SPORT TOPIC · retained for continuity
Why this topic exists
Baseball is a low-scoring, high-frequency sport, and both properties shape how it is priced. Daily games produce a large volume of markets, while low scoring makes small margins — one run, one bad inning — disproportionately decisive.
Why the pitching assignment dominates
A baseball moneyline is largely a statement about the starting pitcher rather than the two lineups. That is why a late scratch can reprice the whole board within minutes, and why the listed-pitcher question is the first rule a reader should confirm.
Markets that isolate an inning
Run lines, totals and first-five-innings markets each draw a different boundary around the game. The first-five market deliberately excludes the bullpen, which is useful when you have a view on the starters rather than the closing innings.