Pitching Night — Jul 25

Final

Only the mound matters tonight. Build from pitching stats alone and beat The Closer at his own game.

MLB · 15 games · slate of Sat, Jul 25

Restricted stats: entries may only use era, era_plus, fip, whip, hits_per_nine, home_runs_per_nine, strikeouts_per_nine, strikeouts_per_walk, strikeouts_pitching, walks_per_nine, walks_allowed, home_runs_allowed, runs_allowed_per_game, saves, shutouts

Challenge: earn the Ace badge

Finish with 60%+ of graded picks correct. Hit 60% in a pitching-only challenge

Leans vs Machines

Season: Humans 2–1

Humans

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0 of 0 picks

Machines

49.3%

37 of 75 picks · +11.8 pts avg

Standings

Season standings →

#	Entry	Correct	Points
1	Pitcher Only Challenge The_Chosen_One	7/15	18
2	The Closer house +3 when ERA is below the opponent's +4 when WHIP is below the opponent's +6 when Pitcher Strikeouts is above the league average +2 when Saves is above the opponent's	8/15	15
2	Pitching, Not Catching NATURAL_D	7/15	11
4	Home Cooking house Never bets against the home crowd. Ever. Always picks the home team.	8/15	8
5	Coin Flip house Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets. Picks a random side for every game.	7/15	7

How scoring works

This contest uses the original table: each correct pick earns points by how confidently the algorithm favored the winner, and wrong picks are free. A Lock-stamped pick scores as High.

High = 3 ptsMed = 2 ptsLow = 1 pt

A wrong pick — or any game the algorithm predicts as a tie — scores 0, and games that end tied are excluded. Entries rank by total points; a tie in points shares the rank.

Slate

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers3–2

Odds: DET -166 · All 5 on DET

Arizona Diamondbacks at Washington Nationals3–5

Odds: WSN -135 · 4 on ARI · 1 on WSN

Los Angeles Angels at San Francisco Giants2–9

Odds: SFG -130 · All 5 on SFG

Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox6–0

Odds: BOS -110 · 4 on BOS · 1 on TOR

San Diego Padres at Miami Marlins7–2

Odds: MIA -142 · All 5 on MIA

New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies3–1

Odds: NYY -120 · 4 on NYY · 1 on PHI

Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays0–3

Odds: TBR -114 · 3 on CLE · 2 on TBR

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates11–0

Odds: PIT -120 · 3 on CHC · 2 on PIT

Atlanta Braves at Baltimore Orioles2–3

Odds: BAL -112 · 4 on ATL · 1 on BAL

Athletics at Minnesota Twins0–2

Odds: MIN -145 · 4 on MIN · 1 on ATH

Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox4–1

Odds: CHW -120 · 4 on CHW · 1 on HOU

Colorado Rockies at Milwaukee Brewers5–8

Odds: MIL -230 · All 5 on MIL

Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets4–3

Odds: LAD -154 · 3 on LAD · 2 on NYM

Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals0–7

Odds: pick'em · All 5 on STL

Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers1–7

Odds: SEA -108 · 3 on SEA · 2 on TEX