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MLB Predictions for 8/20/2023

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8/20/2023 MLB Games
Time *ET	Matchup	Prediction	Actual	Result
1:05 PM	Seattle Mariners @ Houston Astros Emerson Hancock vs Hunter Brown -192 or 65.8% +/- Lineups Julio Rodriguez CF Eugenio Suarez 3B Ty France 1B Teoscar Hernandez RF Mike Ford DH Dominic Canzone LF Dylan Moore SS Josh Rojas 2B Brian O'Keefe C Emerson Hancock P Jose Altuve 2B Alex Bregman 3B Yordan Alvarez DH Yainer Diaz C Chas McCormick RF Jon Singleton 1B Mauricio Dubon CF Corey Julks LF Jeremy Pena SS Hunter Brown P	Houston Astros WIN 66.2% of sims by 1.1 Prediction	Seattle Mariners wins 7-6
1:35 PM	Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees Nick Pivetta vs Clarke Schmidt -115 or 53.5% +/- Lineups Alex Verdugo RF Rafael Devers 3B Justin Turner 1B Masataka Yoshida DH Adam Duvall CF Jarren Duran LF Trevor Story SS Reese McGuire C Pablo Reyes 2B Nick Pivetta P DJ LeMahieu 1B Aaron Judge DH Gleyber Torres 2B Jake Bauers RF Isiah Kiner-Falefa 3B Harrison Bader CF Billy McKinney LF Anthony Volpe SS Kyle Higashioka C Clarke Schmidt P	Boston Red Sox WIN 51.5% of sims by 0.4 Prediction	Boston Red Sox wins 6-5
1:35 PM	San Francisco Giants @ Atlanta Braves Alex Wood vs Max Fried -235 or 70.1% +/- Lineups Austin Slater CF Thairo Estrada 2B Wilmer Flores 1B Patrick Bailey C J.D. Davis DH Heliot Ramos RF Luis Matos LF Johan Camargo SS Casey Schmitt 3B Alex Wood P Ronald Acuna RF Michael Harris CF Austin Riley 3B Matt Olson 1B Marcell Ozuna DH Eddie Rosario LF Sean Murphy C Orlando Arcia SS Nicky Lopez 2B Max Fried P	Atlanta Braves WIN 67.0% of sims by 1.6 Prediction	San Francisco Giants wins 4-3
1:40 PM	Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians Eduardo Rodriguez vs Logan Allen -105 or 51.2% +/- Lineups Matt Vierling LF Spencer Torkelson 1B Riley Greene CF Miguel Cabrera DH Jake Rogers C Kerry Carpenter RF Javier Baez SS Andy Ibanez 2B Zack Short 3B Eduardo Rodriguez P Steven Kwan LF Jose Ramirez DH Oscar Gonzalez RF Ramon Laureano CF Andres Gimenez 2B Tyler Freeman 3B Gabriel Arias 1B Zack Collins C Brayan Rocchio SS Logan Allen P	Detroit Tigers WIN 61.7% of sims by 1.6 Prediction	Detroit Tigers wins 4-1
1:40 PM	Toronto Blue Jays @ Cincinnati Reds Hyun Jin Ryu vs Hunter Greene -105 or 51.2% +/- Lineups Whit Merrifield 2B Bo Bichette SS Brandon Belt DH Vladimir Guerrero 1B George Springer RF Daulton Varsho LF Matt Chapman 3B Danny Jansen C Kevin Kiermaier CF Hyun Jin Ryu P Stuart Fairchild RF Matt McLain 2B Elly De La Cruz SS Spencer Steer LF Joey Votto DH Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B Noelvi Marte 3B TJ Friedl CF Luke Maile C Hunter Greene P	Cincinnati Reds WIN 50.3% of sims by 0.3 Prediction	Toronto Blue Jays wins 10-3
2:10 PM	Pittsburgh Pirates @ Minnesota Twins Osvaldo Bido vs Dallas Keuchel -137 or 57.8% +/- Lineups Ji Hwan Bae CF Bryan Reynolds LF Andrew McCutchen DH Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B Connor Joe 1B Endy Rodriguez C Henry Davis RF Liover Peguero 2B Alika Williams SS Osvaldo Bido P Jordan Luplow LF Donovan Solano 1B Carlos Correa SS Jorge Polanco DH Edouard Julien 2B Royce Lewis 3B Ryan Jeffers C Matt Wallner RF Michael Taylor CF Dallas Keuchel P	Pittsburgh Pirates WIN 54.3% of sims by 0.8 Prediction	Minnesota Twins wins 2-0
2:15 PM	New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals Carlos Carrasco vs Dakota Hudson -125 or 55.6% +/- Lineups Brandon Nimmo LF Francisco Lindor SS Jeff McNeil 2B Pete Alonso 1B Daniel Vogelbach DH DJ Stewart RF Omar Narvaez C Rafael Ortega CF Jonathan Arauz 3B Carlos Carrasco P Tommy Edman 2B Alec Burleson LF Paul Goldschmidt 1B Nolan Arenado 3B Willson Contreras C Jordan Walker RF Luken Baker DH Richie Palacios CF Masyn Winn SS Dakota Hudson P	St. Louis Cardinals WIN 66.2% of sims by 1.6 Prediction	St. Louis Cardinals wins 7-3
2:20 PM	Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs Jordan Lyles vs Kyle Hendricks -219 or 68.7% +/- Lineups MJ Melendez LF Bobby Witt SS Michael Massey 2B Salvador Perez C Nelson Velazquez DH Kyle Isbel CF Matt Duffy 3B Matt Beaty 1B Dairon Blanco RF Jordan Lyles P Mike Tauchman CF Nico Hoerner 2B Ian Happ LF Cody Bellinger 1B Dansby Swanson SS Christopher Morel DH Jeimer Candelario 3B Seiya Suzuki RF Miguel Amaya C Kyle Hendricks P	Chicago Cubs WIN 70.0% of sims by 1.8 Prediction	Chicago Cubs wins 4-3
2:35 PM	Milwaukee Brewers @ Texas Rangers Adrian Houser vs Max Scherzer -222 or 68.9% +/- Lineups Christian Yelich LF Mark Canha RF Carlos Santana 1B Willy Adames SS Rowdy Tellez DH Andruw Monasterio 3B Victor Caratini C Brice Turang 2B Tyrone Taylor CF Adrian Houser P Marcus Semien 2B Corey Seager SS Nathaniel Lowe 1B Mitch Garver C Travis Jankowski LF J.P. Martinez RF Ezequiel Duran 3B Robbie Grossman DH Leody Taveras CF Max Scherzer P	Texas Rangers WIN 75.8% of sims by 2.5 Prediction	Milwaukee Brewers wins 6-2
3:10 PM	Chicago White Sox @ Colorado Rockies Dylan Cease vs Chris Flexen -115 or 53.5% +/- Lineups Elvis Andrus SS Andrew Benintendi LF Luis Robert CF Andrew Vaughn DH Yoan Moncada 3B Gavin Sheets 1B Yasmani Grandal C Trayce Thompson RF Zach Remillard 2B Dylan Cease P Charlie Blackmon DH Ezequiel Tovar SS Ryan McMahon 3B Nolan Jones LF Elehuris Montero 1B Harold Castro 2B Michael Toglia RF Austin Wynns C Brenton Doyle CF Chris Flexen P	Chicago White Sox WIN 61.2% of sims by 1.6 Prediction	Chicago White Sox wins 10-5
4:07 PM	Baltimore Orioles @ Athletics Kyle Bradish vs JP Sears -162 or 61.8% +/- Lineups Adley Rutschman C Ryan Mountcastle 1B Gunnar Henderson DH Austin Hays LF Ramon Urias 3B Cedric Mullins CF Jordan Westburg 2B Ryan McKenna RF Jorge Mateo SS Kyle Bradish P Lawrence Butler CF Zack Gelof 2B Seth Brown 1B Brent Rooker RF Tony Kemp LF Carlos Perez C Jordan Diaz 3B Tyler Soderstrom DH Nick Allen SS JP Sears P	Baltimore Orioles WIN 61.9% of sims by 1.5 Prediction	Baltimore Orioles wins 12-1
7:10 PM	Philadelphia Phillies @ Washington Nationals Zack Wheeler vs Trevor Williams -187 or 65.2% +/- Lineups Kyle Schwarber DH Trea Turner SS Bryce Harper 1B Nick Castellanos RF Bryson Stott 2B Alec Bohm 3B Brandon Marsh CF Jake Cave LF Garrett Stubbs C Zack Wheeler P CJ Abrams SS Lane Thomas CF Joey Meneses DH Keibert Ruiz C Dominic Smith 1B Stone Garrett RF Jake Alu 2B Ildemaro Vargas 3B Blake Rutherford LF Trevor Williams P	Philadelphia Phillies WIN 67.3% of sims by 2.3 Prediction	Washington Nationals wins 4-3

Legend/Totals

Correct Picks	7 (58.3%)
Incorrect Picks	5 (41.7%)
Final Margin within 5 Runs	2 (16.7%)
Beat the Spread	8 (66.7%)

MLB Predictions for 8/20/2023

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