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Friday · August 28 · 7:10 pm ✦

PADRES @ RAYS

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

Final

Padres 4
RAYS 9

Our Pick

SAN DIEGO PADRES

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–3 San Diego Padres · Actual: 4–9 Rays

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Padres Rays Projected Result
Baseline San Diego Padres 55% 45% 4–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted San Diego Padres 62% 38% 3–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted San Diego Padres 60% 40% 4–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon San Diego Padres 64% 36% 5–3 ✗
Logistic Tampa Bay Rays 49% 51% — ✓
Random Forest Tampa Bay Rays 43% 57% — ✓
Consensus San Diego Padres 56% 44% 4–3 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic and Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— 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