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MLB Deserve-to-Win
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Aug 12, 2026
Royals
2
Final
Dodgers
4
Simulated win probability — "deserved to win"Royals 0% · tied 1% · Dodgers 99%
How win probability is simulated
  • Win probability comes from resampling every batted ball thousands of times — using launch angle, exit velocity, and ballpark factors.
  • It's the simulator's view of who "deserved" to win, regardless of the actual scoreboard.

Team comparison

Both team bars grow from the same left edge, scaled within each row — longer is more.

Runs
2
4
Est. bases
6.7
19.4
Total bases
7
18
Home runs
0
3
Barrels
0
3
Walks/HBP
3
4
Strikeouts
8
7
GIDP
0
2
Stolen bases
1
0
Left on base
9
4
Errors
0
2

Deserved run flow by inning

By the end the Dodgers lead on deserved runs by 5.8.

Dodgers deserved lead ↑
0+2+4+6+8+5.8+2
Royals deserved lead ↓Through inning 1: deserved Royals +0.2 (80% band -1.0 to 0.0) · this inning -0.2 deserved runs · actual evenThrough inning 2: deserved Dodgers +0.4 (80% band -1.0 to +1.0) · this inning +0.6 deserved runs · actual evenThrough inning 3: deserved Dodgers +2.2 (80% band 0.0 to +4.0) · this inning +1.7 deserved runs · actual Dodgers +1Through inning 4: deserved Dodgers +2.5 (80% band +1.0 to +4.0) · this inning +0.3 deserved runs · actual Dodgers +1Through inning 5: deserved Dodgers +4.3 (80% band +2.0 to +6.0) · this inning +1.8 deserved runs · actual Dodgers +2Through inning 6: deserved Dodgers +5.0 (80% band +3.0 to +7.0) · this inning +0.7 deserved runs · actual Dodgers +2Through inning 7: deserved Dodgers +5.3 (80% band +3.0 to +8.0) · this inning +0.2 deserved runs · actual Dodgers +2Through inning 8: deserved Dodgers +5.8 (80% band +3.0 to +9.0) · this inning +0.5 deserved runs · actual Dodgers +2Through inning 9: deserved Dodgers +5.8 (80% band +3.0 to +9.0) · this inning +0.1 deserved runs · actual Dodgers +2123456789

Inning

Deserved (mean)ActualDodgers sideRoyals side
How to read this chart
How the simulated “deserved” run differential built up inning by inning — shaded bands show the middle 50% and 80% of simulations, the grey steps show what actually happened. It breaks the headline deserved margin down inning by inning, so the endpoint lands on the headline verdict.

Batting

Bases created

Total bases each batter created (estimated bases from batted balls, plus one per walk).

Royals
Dodgers
How to read this chart
Ranked top to bottom. Grouped by team, longest first.

Bases above replacement

Bases each hitter created beyond a freely-available bench bat.

How to read this chart
“Replacement” is the bench bat any team could call up for free, so the scale puts a pinch-hitter and a full-game starter side by side: it measures bases produced against that baseline in the same number of plate appearances, not raw totals.

Batting luck diagnostic

Each batter's net luck: actual bases minus the bases their contact deserved.

Royals
Lucky
Unlucky
Dodgers
Lucky
Unlucky
How to read this chart
“Deserved” is estimated bases — what contact like that usually earns, regardless of where it landed. Click a batter to see each ball and watch it on Baseball Savant.

Pitching

Bases given up

Total bases each pitcher allowed (estimated bases from balls in play, plus one per walk).

Royals
Dodgers
How to read this chart
Sorted most to least. Grouped by team, longest first.

Bases above replacement

Bases each pitcher prevented beyond a freely-available replacement arm.

How to read this chart
“Replacement” is the arm any team could call up for free, and the comparison accounts for the batters each pitcher actually faced. Starters and relievers are held to separate baselines, because a reliever’s inning is the easier job.

Pitching matchup

Each staff’s pitchers side by side.

How to read this chart
Hover or tap the ⓘ on any metric for what it means, or click a row to see the per-pitcher breakdown.

How each pitcher performed

Each pitch type graded in bases saved or cost vs. an average pitcher in the same counts.

Royalspitching
Daniel Lynch IV2.3 IP · 10 BF · 3 K · 0 BB
4.9 bases cost

The Four-Seamer got hit — 2 balls in play worth 5.3 expected bases. Overall 4.9 bases worse than an average pitcher facing the same counts.

Slider9 thrown (23% tonight, season 23%) · 2 whiffs
−0.6 bases saved
Changeup4 thrown (10% tonight, season 24%)
−0.1 bases saved
Jose Cuas1.7 IP · 6 BF · 2 K · 1 BB
0.1 bases saved

His Sweeper did the damage prevention — 0.9 bases better than average on 13 pitches. 4 of his 5 whiffs came on the Sweeper.

Four-Seamer11 thrown (37% tonight, season 37%) · 1 whiff
+0.2 bases cost
Cutter3 thrown (10% tonight, season 8%)
+0.2 bases cost
Mason Black3.0 IP · 13 BF · 1 K · 2 BB
4.1 bases cost

The Four-Seamer got hit — 3 balls in play worth 4.1 expected bases. Overall 4.1 bases worse than an average pitcher facing the same counts.

Curveball4 thrown (9% tonight, season 6%) · 1 whiff
−0.2 bases saved
Changeup2 thrown (5% tonight, season 4%)
−0.2 bases saved
Craig Kimbrel1.0 IP · 3 BF · 0 K · 1 BB
even

Faced only 3 batters.

Knuckle Curve2 thrown (20% tonight, season 9%)
+0.2 bases cost
Dodgerspitching
Eric Lauer6.3 IP · 27 BF · 6 K · 2 BB
5.1 bases saved

His Cutter did the damage prevention — 2.5 bases better than average on 44 pitches. 9 of his 19 whiffs came on the Four-Seamer.

Slider1 thrown (1% tonight, season 8%)
−0.1 bases saved
Landon Knack2.7 IP · 11 BF · 2 K · 0 BB
2.5 bases saved

His Four-Seamer did the damage prevention — 1.3 bases better than average on 20 pitches. Overall 2.5 bases better than an average pitcher facing the same counts.

Changeup6 thrown (17% tonight, season 25%) · 3 whiffs
−0.3 bases saved
Knuckle Curve4 thrown (11% tonight, season 14%) · 1 whiff
+0.1 bases cost
Lg avg pitcher = 0
How to read this chart
  • Every pitch is scored against the league: throwing a strike (or getting a whiff or weak contact) beats the average outcome from that count; balls and hard contact fall short of it.
  • “Saved” means fewer expected bases than an average pitcher facing the same counts; “cost” means more. Contact is judged by estimated bases, not luck.
  • This grades every pitch against an average pitcher. The “Bases above replacement” board higher up compares the whole outing to a freely available fill-in arm instead, so its totals read a few bases friendlier — same outing, different question.
  • Click a pitch row to watch the balls hit against it.

Pitching luck diagnostic

Each pitcher's net luck on contact: deserved bases against minus what actually scored.

Royals
Lucky
Unlucky
Dodgers
Lucky
Unlucky
How to read this chart
“Deserved” is estimated bases on the opponents' contact. Unlucky means bloops and seeing-eye hits fell in; lucky means hard contact found gloves. Click a pitcher to see their biggest swings and watch them on Baseball Savant.

Player spotlight

Pick any player from this game to see what they actually did — every ball they hit, every pitch they saw or threw, and who they did damage against.

Where Shohei Ohtani hit it

Every ball Shohei Ohtani hit this game, where it landed.

330'403'330'
EBlowhigh

Cumulative bases through the game

Finished −1.3 bases behind deserved.

4 PA2 H0 BB0 HBP1 K109.5 mph Hardest hit

Total basesActual: 5Deserved: 6.3
PA 1 vs Daniel Lynch IV: strikeoutPA 2 vs Daniel Lynch IV: home run — 3.8 deserved basesPA 3 vs Mason Black: out — 1.7 deserved basesPA 4 vs Mason Black: single — 0.8 deserved bases
K
How to read this chart
Every plate appearance, actual bases vs. what their contact deserved. Hover a column for that plate appearance.

Pitch mix

Share of pitches seen by type, and how much damage they did on contact.

Fastball73%

4.6 deserved bases on contact

Breaking27%

1.7 deserved bases on contact

Matchups vs pitchers

Actual vs. deserved bases against each opponent, biggest matchup first.

Daniel Lynch IV
K
Actual
4.0
Deserved
3.8
Mason Black
Actual
1.0
Deserved
2.5
How to read this chart
The symbols beside each name are that matchup's plate appearances — BB walk, HBP hit by pitch, K strikeout, and a dot for a ball in play. Both bars share one scale across every row.

Batted balls

Every ball put in play in this game — where it landed and how many bases that kind of contact usually earns.

Where every ball landed

Every ball in play, split by team, on Dodger Stadium.

Royals27 BIP · 3 BB/HBP
330'403'330'
Dodgers21 BIP · 4 BB/HBP
330'403'330'
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Exit velosoft → hard
How to read this chart
Dot size scales with exit velocity; color shows estimated bases (EB), from pale slate (easy out) to dark teal (home-run territory). Tap a dot for its details, then use the Watch on Savant link to see the play. Dodger Stadium — outfield wall drawn from real park dimensions.

The hardest-hit contact of the game, ranked by estimated bases.

How to read this table
Tap a row for exact outcome odds and a Savant video link, or show all batted balls to sort by any column and filter by team or player.

Run distribution information