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Sunday · August 30 · 1:40 PM ✦

PADRES @ RAYS

Tropicana Field. · 72 degrees, dome, wind 0 mph none

Final

Padres 4
RAYS 5

Our Pick

TAMPA BAY RAYS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–4 Tampa Bay Rays · Actual: 4–5 Rays

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Padres Rays Projected Result
Baseline San Diego Padres 51% 49% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Tampa Bay Rays 44% 56% 3–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted San Diego Padres 58% 40% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Tampa Bay Rays 38% 62% 2–4 ✓
Logistic Tampa Bay Rays 45% 55% — ✓
Random Forest Tampa Bay Rays 49% 51% — ✓
Consensus Tampa Bay Rays 47% 52% 3–4 ✓
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Padres this season

97–63

61% across 160 games

Rays this season

78–80

49% across 158 games