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Friday · August 7 ✦

ASTROS @ PADRES

Petco Park.

Final

ASTROS 6
Padres 3

Our Pick

SAN DIEGO PADRES, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–3 San Diego Padres · Actual: 6–3 Astros

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Astros Padres Projected Result
Baseline Houston Astros 65% 35% 4–3
Pitcher-weighted San Diego Padres 47% 53% 3–3
Platoon-weighted Houston Astros 55% 45% 4–4
Pitcher + Platoon San Diego Padres 49% 51% 3–3
Logistic San Diego Padres 41% 59%
Random Forest San Diego Padres 41% 59%
Consensus San Diego Padres 50% 50% 4–3
2 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline and Platoon-weighted caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Astros this season

69–52

57% across 121 games

Padres this season

76–46

62% across 122 games