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Saturday · August 29 · 4:10 PM ✦

PADRES @ RAYS

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

Final

Padres 6
RAYS 7

Our Pick

TAMPA BAY RAYS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–4 Tampa Bay Rays · Actual: 6–7 Rays

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Padres Rays Projected Result
Baseline San Diego Padres 53% 47% 4–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted San Diego Padres 65% 35% 4–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted Tampa Bay Rays 45% 55% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Tampa Bay Rays 49% 51% 3–4 ✓
Logistic Tampa Bay Rays 47% 53% — ✓
Random Forest Tampa Bay Rays 30% 70% — ✓
Consensus Tampa Bay Rays 50% 50% 4–4 ✓
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