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Saturday · August 15 ✦

RANGERS @ ATHLETICS

Sutter Health Park.

Final

RANGERS 5
Athletics 3

Our Pick

TEXAS RANGERS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–3 Texas Rangers · Actual: 5–3 Rangers

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Rangers Athletics Projected Result
Baseline Texas Rangers 60% 40% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Texas Rangers 67% 33% 4–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted Athletics 49% 51% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Texas Rangers 55% 45% 3–3 ✓
Logistic Athletics 38% 62% — ✗
Random Forest Texas Rangers 52% 48% — ✓
Consensus Texas Rangers 53% 47% 4–3 ✓
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Rangers this season

87–68

56% across 155 games

Athletics this season

92–64

59% across 156 games