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Friday · August 14 ✦

RANGERS @ ATHLETICS

Sutter Health Park.

Final

Rangers 3
ATHLETICS 8

Our Pick

ATHLETICS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 Athletics · Actual: 3–8 Athletics

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Rangers Athletics Projected Result
Baseline Athletics 40% 60% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Texas Rangers 60% 40% 3–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted Athletics 40% 60% 2–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Athletics 49% 51% 3–3 ✓
Logistic Athletics 41% 59% — ✓
Random Forest Texas Rangers 62% 38% — ✗
Consensus Athletics 47% 53% 3–3 ✓
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