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Thursday · August 20 · 1:10 PM ✦

BLUE JAYS @ RAYS

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

Final

BLUE JAYS 5
Rays 1

Our Pick

TORONTO BLUE JAYS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 Toronto Blue Jays · Actual: 5–1 Blue Jays

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Blue Jays Rays Projected Result
Baseline Toronto Blue Jays 53% 47% 4–3
Pitcher-weighted Tampa Bay Rays 44% 56% 3–3
Platoon-weighted Toronto Blue Jays 64% 36% 3–2
Pitcher + Platoon Tampa Bay Rays 49% 51% 3–3
Logistic Tampa Bay Rays 50% 50%
Random Forest Tampa Bay Rays 39% 61%
Consensus Toronto Blue Jays 50% 50% 3–3
2 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline and Platoon-weighted caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Blue Jays this season

60–63

49% across 123 games

Rays this season

61–60

50% across 121 games