| Outcome | Probability | Yes Bid | Yes Ask | 24h Change | Volume | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 runs in the first 5 innings | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Over 1.5 runs in the first 5 innings | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Over 2.5 runs in the first 5 innings | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Over 3.5 runs in the first 5 innings | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Over 4.5 runs in the first 5 innings | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Over 5.5 runs in the first 5 innings | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Over 6.5 runs in the first 5 innings | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
This market asks traders to predict the combined number of runs scored by Washington and Chicago C during the first five innings of their game. Outcomes on this market are useful for bettors and analysts who focus on starting pitching, early-inning strategy, and run-scoring tempo.
First-five-inning markets isolate the portion of a baseball game most influenced by starting pitchers and planned bullpen usage, rather than late-game reliever matchups. Historical matchups, typical starter workloads, park scoring tendencies, and recent team lineup changes all provide context that can persistently affect expectations for early-inning scoring.
Market prices reflect the crowd’s consensus expectation for the first-five innings total and update as new information (pitching announcements, weather, injuries) arrives. Prices are not guarantees; they summarize information and sentiment at a moment in time and can move quickly as conditions change.
It refers to the combined runs scored by both teams over innings one through five inclusive; the outcome is determined by the official score after the fifth inning as recorded by the league and the market’s settlement rules.
Starting pitchers set the tone for the first five innings—ace-level starters who go deeper tend to suppress early scoring, while volatile or recently injured starters increase the likelihood of higher early totals.
Settlement in those cases follows the market’s official rules; many platforms require the first five innings to be completed to settle normally, but exact handling (void, postpone settlement, or use provisional scores) depends on the exchange’s policy—check the event rules for this market.
Seven outcomes typically correspond to discrete run-total ranges or buckets that partition the plausible first-five-inning totals; each outcome represents one of those mutually exclusive run ranges that can be traded or paid out if realized.
Watch for official starting pitcher confirmations and pitch counts, bullpen availability notes, late lineup changes or injuries, and any weather updates at the ballpark—those items often prompt the largest price moves.