MLB: What to watch on November 1, 2025
Here are today's MLB games, ordered by watchability, based on how interesting the teams and starting pitchers look. Higher is better. For more information, read this post.
| Score | Time (PT) | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Starter (V) | Score | Starter (H) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.8 | 5:00p | Los Angeles Dodgers | 7.6 | Toronto Blue Jays | 6.9 | TBD | No data | Max Scherzer | 4.1 |
Notes:
- Pitcher 'no data': Pitchers only have a pNERD score once they've started at least one game and have at least 20 innings pitched. I also show 'no data' when I can't correctly link a starting pitcher with their stats.
- Generated by the mlb-watchability project on GitHub.
Detail
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Toronto Blue Jays, 5:00p
Summary
Max Scherzer gets a second crack at a World Series Game 7, while the Dodgers answer with a choose‑your‑own‑adventure staff card. That veteran-versus-voltron setup makes this more watchable than its merely above‑average gNERD implies.
At 11.81, the gNERD sits above the historical median for past slates and is today’s top score by default, but the appeal is the contrast: the Dodgers’ loud bats (plus a deep, high‑leverage bullpen) against a Blue Jays club that rates well on the run‑prevention side, especially with the glove. Scherzer is the headline; he’ll become the only living pitcher to start two World Series Game 7s, a feat built on experience as much as stuff, and he just won a turn in the ALCS after an injury‑choppy year. The Dodgers’ starter is TBD because Tyler Glasnow slammed the door in Game 6; Dave Roberts says Shohei Ohtani could cover the first few frames, with Glasnow looming again if needed. With a pNERD gap (Scherzer above average, Dodgers’ arm unknown) and both teams’ tNERDs solid, expect a tight, tactical watch: Toronto leaning on defense and veteran savvy, Los Angeles on depth, patience, and barrel rate, with every warm body in the pen live.
(A model from OpenAI generated the above text using instructions, the NERD scores, and these sources: 1, 2, 3.)
Recommended broadcasts: TV, Toronto Blue Jays (3.10); radio, Los Angeles Dodgers (2.51)
Los Angeles Dodgers
| Batting | Barrel% | BaseR | Fielding | Bullpen | Payroll | Age | Luck | TV | Radio | C | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw stat | 95.1 | 10.0% | -1.2 | 1.5 | 56.5 | $341.0M | 29.6 | -3.0 | 2.45 | 2.51 | — | — |
| Z-score | 1.33 | 1.16 | -0.24 | 0.07 | 1.09 | 2.26 | 0.89 | -0.14 | 0.12 | 0.26 | — | — |
| tNERD | 1.33 | 1.16 | -0.24 | 0.07 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 4.00 | 7.61 |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Batting | Barrel% | BaseR | Fielding | Bullpen | Payroll | Age | Luck | TV | Radio | C | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw stat | 90.8 | 8.1% | -5.6 | 38.6 | 30.3 | $248.4M | 29.6 | 17.0 | 3.10 | 2.39 | — | — |
| Z-score | 1.27 | -0.41 | -0.88 | 1.60 | -0.10 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 0.74 | 1.40 | 0.01 | — | — |
| tNERD | 1.27 | -0.41 | -0.88 | 1.60 | -0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 6.94 |
Max Scherzer, Toronto Blue Jays
| xFIP- | SwStr% | Strike% | Velocity | Age | Pace | Luck | KN% | C | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw stat | 109 | 10.7% | 66.5% | 93.6 mph | 40 | 19.2s | 18 | 0.0% | — | — |
| Z-score | 0.46 | 0.01 | 1.12 | -0.14 | 3.01 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — |
| pNERD | -0.92 | 0.01 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.27 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 4.07 |
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