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Today's PicksMay 13, 2026 › WSN @ CIN
WSN 50%
@ May 13, 2026
CIN 50%
ML WSN ML (+140) — 50% win, +8.2% edge

Pitching Matchup

WSN Jake Irvin
vs
CIN Nick Lodolo

Win Probability

WSN 50%
CIN 50%
SourceWSNCIN
Model (blended) 49.6% 50.4%
Simulation only 46.5% 53.5%
Elo ratings 52.8% 47.2%
Market (implied) 40.5% 59.5%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

WSN avg runs 5.1
CIN avg runs 5.0
Avg total 10.1

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = WSN wins, Positive = CIN wins

-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
WSN 4.2% 8.2% 11.0% 11.9% 12.6% 12.0% 9.9% 8.7% 6.4% 5.0% 3.3% 2.6%
CIN 4.4% 7.7% 10.9% 13.1% 12.9% 12.3% 10.5% 8.4% 6.5% 4.9% 3.2% 1.9%

Lineups PROJECTED

WSN

  1. James Wood
  2. Curtis Mead
  3. Brady House
  4. CJ Abrams
  5. Jacob Young
  6. Daylen Lile
  7. Joey Wiemer
  8. Nasim Nuñez
  9. Keibert Ruiz

CIN

  1. TJ Friedl
  2. JJ Bleday
  3. Elly De La Cruz
  4. Sal Stewart
  5. Nathaniel Lowe
  6. Spencer Steer
  7. Will Benson
  8. Matt McLain
  9. Ke'Bryan Hayes

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.05 HR: 1.29 BB: 1.0 K: 1.0

Weather

Forecast 65°F Wind: 15 mph cross

Elo Ratings

WSN: 1494 CIN: 1450

Sportsbook Odds

BookWSNCIN
FanDuel +134 -158
Bovada +139 -165
BetMGM +140 -165
DraftKings +139 -168
Caesars +140 -165

Model Analysis

Lodolo's surface numbers paint him as a problem, but the splits tell a different story: he is a left-hander who left-handed hitters handle just fine, and Washington happens to run a lineup full of them. James Wood gets the kind of platoon look that has produced a .341 xwOBA against southpaws, and the rest of the order (Abrams, the lefty bats behind Wood) keeps the matchup tilted the wrong way for Cincinnati. Irvin is no prize, but a park with a 1.29 HR factor and crosswinds cuts both ways, and the sim has this as a coin flip the market is pricing as a clear dog. +140 on a team that profiles dead-even is the entire argument.