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MLB Predictions for 5/20/2025

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5/20/2025 MLB Games
Time *ET	Matchup	Prediction	Actual	Result
6:40 PM	Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates Nick Martinez vs Bailey Falter -125 or 55.6% +/- Lineups TJ Friedl CF Santiago Espinal 3B Elly De La Cruz SS Austin Hays LF Spencer Steer 1B Tyler Stephenson DH Jose Trevino C Matt McLain 2B Connor Joe RF Nick Martinez P Oneil Cruz CF Andrew McCutchen DH Bryan Reynolds RF Joey Bart C Spencer Horwitz 1B Alexander Canario LF Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B Adam Frazier 2B Jared Triolo SS Bailey Falter P	Pittsburgh Pirates WIN 51.4% of sims by 0.1 Prediction	Pittsburgh Pirates wins 1-0
6:40 PM	Chicago Cubs @ Miami Marlins Jameson Taillon vs Ryan Weathers -124 or 55.4% +/- Lineups Ian Happ LF Seiya Suzuki RF Kyle Tucker DH Carson Kelly C Dansby Swanson SS Pete Crow-Armstrong CF Nico Hoerner 2B Justin Turner 1B Matt Shaw 3B Jameson Taillon P Jesus Sanchez RF Agustin Ramirez DH Kyle Stowers CF Matt Mervis 1B Eric Wagaman LF Ronny Simon 2B Graham Pauley 3B Nick Fortes C Javier Sanoja SS Ryan Weathers P	Chicago Cubs WIN 56.1% of sims by 0.7 Prediction	Chicago Cubs wins 14-1
6:45 PM	New York Mets @ Boston Red Sox Clay Holmes vs Walker Buehler -115 or 53.5% +/- Lineups Francisco Lindor SS Juan Soto RF Pete Alonso 1B Brandon Nimmo LF Mark Vientos DH Jeff McNeil 2B Francisco Alvarez C Brett Baty 3B Tyrone Taylor CF Clay Holmes P Jarren Duran LF Rafael Devers DH Alex Bregman 3B Wilyer Abreu RF Kristian Campbell CF Nick Sogard 1B Trevor Story SS David Hamilton 2B Carlos Narvaez C Walker Buehler P	Boston Red Sox WIN 53.6% of sims by 0.1 Prediction	Boston Red Sox wins 2-0
6:45 PM	Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals Spencer Strider vs Mitchell Parker -142 or 58.7% +/- Lineups Alex Verdugo LF Austin Riley 3B Marcell Ozuna DH Matt Olson 1B Sean Murphy C Ozzie Albies 2B Eli White RF Michael Harris CF Nick Allen SS Spencer Strider P CJ Abrams SS James Wood LF Nathaniel Lowe 1B Keibert Ruiz C Luis Garcia 2B Josh Bell DH Dylan Crews RF Jose Tena 3B Jacob Young CF Mitchell Parker P	Washington Nationals WIN 50.8% of sims by 0.1 Prediction	Washington Nationals wins 5-3
7:05 PM	Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays Brandon Walter vs Zack Littell -136 or 57.6% +/- Lineups Jeremy Pena SS Isaac Paredes 3B Jose Altuve 2B Christian Walker 1B Victor Caratini C Jake Meyers CF Zach Dezenzo DH Cam Smith RF Chas McCormick LF Brandon Walter P Yandy Diaz DH Jose Caballero CF Jonathan Aranda 1B Junior Caminero 3B Christopher Morel LF Danny Jansen C Josh Lowe RF Taylor Walls SS Curtis Mead 2B Zack Littell P	Houston Astros WIN 55.5% of sims by 0.8 Prediction	Tampa Bay Rays wins 3-2
7:05 PM	Texas Rangers @ New York Yankees Patrick Corbin vs Will Warren -218 or 68.6% +/- Lineups Josh Smith SS Wyatt Langford LF Josh Jung 3B Adolis Garcia RF Marcus Semien 2B Joc Pederson DH Jake Burger 1B Jonah Heim C Sam Haggerty CF Patrick Corbin P Paul Goldschmidt 1B Trent Grisham CF Aaron Judge RF Cody Bellinger LF Anthony Volpe SS Ben Rice DH DJ LeMahieu 2B Austin Wells C Oswald Peraza 3B Will Warren P	New York Yankees WIN 78.6% of sims by 3.0 Prediction	New York Yankees wins 5-2
7:07 PM	San Diego Padres @ Toronto Blue Jays Dylan Cease vs Chris Bassitt -106 or 51.5% +/- Lineups Fernando Tatis RF Luis Arraez 1B Manny Machado 3B Jackson Merrill CF Xander Bogaerts SS Gavin Sheets DH Jake Cronenworth 2B Jason Heyward LF Martin Maldonado C Dylan Cease P Bo Bichette SS Vladimir Guerrero 1B Daulton Varsho CF George Springer RF Alejandro Kirk C Anthony Santander DH Addison Barger 3B Ernie Clement 2B Nathan Lukes LF Chris Bassitt P	Toronto Blue Jays WIN 52.2% of sims by 0.0 Prediction	Toronto Blue Jays wins 3-0
7:40 PM	Seattle Mariners @ Chicago White Sox Casey Lawrence vs Adrian Houser -152 or 60.3% +/- Lineups J.P. Crawford SS Jorge Polanco DH Julio Rodriguez CF Cal Raleigh C Randy Arozarena LF Rowdy Tellez 1B Leody Taveras RF Dylan Moore 2B Ben Williamson 3B Casey Lawrence P Chase Meidroth SS Josh Rojas LF Joshua Palacios RF Miguel Vargas 3B Luis Robert CF Edgar Quero C Andrew Vaughn DH Lenyn Sosa 2B Tim Elko 1B Adrian Houser P	Seattle Mariners WIN 59.8% of sims by 0.9 Prediction	Chicago White Sox wins 1-0
7:40 PM	Cleveland Guardians @ Minnesota Twins TBD vs TBD -115 or 53.5%	Simulate	Postponed
7:40 PM	Baltimore Orioles @ Milwaukee Brewers Chayce McDermott vs Logan Henderson -124 or 55.4% +/- Lineups Jackson Holliday 2B Adley Rutschman C Gunnar Henderson SS Ramon Laureano RF Ryan O'Hearn DH Ryan Mountcastle 1B Cedric Mullins CF Heston Kjerstad LF Ramon Urias 3B Chayce McDermott P Brice Turang 2B Jackson Chourio CF William Contreras C Christian Yelich DH Rhys Hoskins 1B Isaac Collins LF Sal Frelick RF Caleb Durbin 3B Joey Ortiz SS Logan Henderson P	Baltimore Orioles WIN 53.9% of sims by 0.6 Prediction	Milwaukee Brewers wins 5-2
7:45 PM	Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Cardinals Tarik Skubal vs Erick Fedde -150 or 60.0% +/- Lineups Kerry Carpenter RF Gleyber Torres 2B Zach McKinstry 3B Riley Greene DH Spencer Torkelson 1B Trey Sweeney SS Javier Baez CF Akil Baddoo LF Jake Rogers C Tarik Skubal P Lars Nootbaar LF Masyn Winn SS Brendan Donovan 2B Willson Contreras 1B Ivan Herrera DH Nolan Arenado 3B Jordan Walker RF Pedro Pages C Victor Scott CF Erick Fedde P	Detroit Tigers WIN 55.5% of sims by 0.9 Prediction	Detroit Tigers wins 5-4
8:40 PM	Philadelphia Phillies @ Colorado Rockies Jesus Luzardo vs Antonio Senzatela -235 or 70.1% +/- Lineups Bryson Stott 2B Trea Turner SS Bryce Harper 1B Kyle Schwarber DH Nick Castellanos RF Max Kepler LF J.T. Realmuto C Alec Bohm 3B Brandon Marsh CF Jesus Luzardo P Jordan Beck LF Ezequiel Tovar SS Hunter Goodman C Michael Toglia 1B Brenton Doyle CF Kyle Farmer DH Tyler Freeman RF Adael Amador 2B Aaron Schunk 3B Antonio Senzatela P	Philadelphia Phillies WIN 60.4% of sims by 1.6 Prediction	Philadelphia Phillies wins 7-4
9:45 PM	Kansas City Royals @ San Francisco Giants Michael Lorenzen vs Hayden Birdsong -135 or 57.4% +/- Lineups Jonathan India DH Bobby Witt SS Vinnie Pasquantino 1B Salvador Perez C Maikel Garcia 3B Cavan Biggio LF Michael Massey 2B Drew Waters RF Kyle Isbel CF Michael Lorenzen P Mike Yastrzemski RF Wilmer Flores DH Jung Hoo Lee CF Heliot Ramos LF Willy Adames SS LaMonte Wade 1B Casey Schmitt 3B Patrick Bailey C Tyler Fitzgerald 2B Hayden Birdsong P	San Francisco Giants WIN 56.5% of sims by 0.4 Prediction	San Francisco Giants wins 3-2
10:05 PM	Los Angeles Angels @ Athletics Kyle Hendricks vs Gunnar Hoglund -170 or 63.0% +/- Lineups Zach Neto SS Nolan Schanuel 1B Yoan Moncada 3B Taylor Ward LF Logan O'Hoppe DH Travis d'Arnaud C Jo Adell RF Luis Rengifo 2B Kyren Paris CF Kyle Hendricks P Lawrence Butler RF Jacob Wilson SS Tyler Soderstrom LF Brent Rooker DH Shea Langeliers C Miguel Andujar 3B Nick Kurtz 1B Luis Urias 2B JJ Bleday CF Gunnar Hoglund P	Athletics WIN 52.7% of sims by 0.1 Prediction	Los Angeles Angels wins 7-5
10:10 PM	Arizona Diamondbacks @ Los Angeles Dodgers Ryne Nelson vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto -236 or 70.2% +/- Lineups Corbin Carroll RF Ketel Marte 2B Lourdes Gurriel LF Josh Naylor 1B Gabriel Moreno C Pavin Smith DH Geraldo Perdomo SS Alek Thomas CF Jordan Lawlar 3B Ryne Nelson P Shohei Ohtani DH Mookie Betts SS Freddie Freeman 1B Will Smith C Max Muncy 3B Andy Pages RF Michael Conforto LF Enrique Hernandez CF Hyeseong Kim 2B Yoshinobu Yamamoto P	Los Angeles Dodgers WIN 62.6% of sims by 1.3 Prediction	Los Angeles Dodgers wins 4-3

Legend/Totals

Correct Picks	7 (50.0%)
Incorrect Picks	7 (50.0%)
Final Margin within 5 Runs	4 (28.6%)
Beat the Spread	8 (57.1%)

MLB Predictions for 5/20/2025

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