I love baseball. Not playing, but watching, tracking and guessing. I suppose it’s fascinating to me that a game that feels so slow and so repetitive can be so full of surprises. This is a sample of my attempt to predict a game that is unpredictable.

MLB — First matchup today

Schedule date (Eastern): 2026-08-28

Active 26-man roster hitters for the first game of the day, scored with PREDICTION (formula v2) vs the probable opposing SP.

1:20 PM CT — CIN @ CHC

CIN vs David Peterson · CHC vs Rhett Lowder

# Hitter Team vs SP PREDICTION AB vs SP H vs SP TB vs SP HR vs SP Platoon OPS Platoon BA K vs SP K/AB/SP K/AB 8/28 H 8/28 TB 8/28 Ks 8/28 AB
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