I used my simulator to simulate 100000 baseball games between the Padres and the Dodgers using what to the best of my knowledge will be close to today's starting lineups. The simulator outputs a win probability for each team, along with the average total runs scored, a distribution matrix of all the final scores and how often they occurred, and an averaged box score tally of all games combined. The simulator takes into account such things as defense, park factors, home field advantage, pitchers tiring and a proprietary set of hitter and pitcher projections that are calibrated on a daily basis. There are many references to Vegas win probabilities. This is just a measuring stick I use to determine how well my simulator does. This by no means is meant as a tool to use to gamble on baseball games, it is more of an exercise in analyzing baseball games. You may find it strange that there are so many one run games listed as the most likely score, and that the home team is always favored to win in the top couple of scores. This is due to basic math and the way that baseball rules play out of having the home team bat last. Here is a great article explaining this phenomenon. Here are the latest Vegas MLB odds.

Today's Results... (Last simulation ran Tuesday at 11:45 PM)

Notes: Not enough to put a scare into the rest of the NL West teams, but the Dodgers did manage to knock off the first place Padres last night, thanks to the newly acquired Ted Lilly. Both Vegas and the simulator give the Dodgers a moderate chance of making it two in a row against the pests from down south. Get your game score and over/under guesses in.

Over/Under Questions:

1. Total runs both teams combined: 6.5
2. V.Padilla number of pitches: 101.5
3. Number of Dodgers bullpen pitchers used: 2.5
4. W.LeBlanc total batters faced: 25.5
5. Total bases from Dodgers starting C/2B/SS combined: 3.5

Sample Answer: UOOUU

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