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Today's PicksAugust 15, 2026 › SDP @ CLE
SDP 61%
@ August 15, 2026
CLE 39%
ML SDP ML (+111) — 62% win, +9.2% edge

Pitching Matchup

SDP Randy Vasquez
vs
CLE Joseph Cantillo

Win Probability

SDP 61%
CLE 39%
SourceSDPCLE
Model (blended) 61.5% 38.5%
Simulation only 48.4% 51.6%
Elo ratings 74.5% 25.5%
Market (implied) 47.1% 52.9%

Simulation Results

Based on 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations

SDP avg runs 4.7
CLE avg runs 4.4
Avg total 9.0

Win Margin Distribution

Negative = SDP wins, Positive = CLE wins

-10
-9
-8
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-6
-5
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-3
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-1
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7
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9
10

Run Scoring Distribution

Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
SDP 5.6% 9.7% 12.6% 12.9% 12.8% 11.4% 9.9% 7.8% 5.6% 4.0% 3.0% 1.9%
CLE 6.2% 10.0% 13.0% 13.9% 14.1% 12.4% 9.5% 6.9% 5.0% 3.3% 2.4% 1.4%

Lineups PROJECTED

SDP

  1. Fernando Tatis Jr.
  2. Luis Rengifo
  3. Manny Machado
  4. Ty France
  5. Jackson Merrill
  6. Austin Hays
  7. Luis Campusano
  8. Xander Bogaerts
  9. Jake Cronenworth

CLE

  1. Steven Kwan
  2. Chase DeLauter
  3. José Ramírez
  4. Nathaniel Lowe
  5. Jo Adell
  6. Travis Bazzana
  7. Angel Genao
  8. Patrick Bailey
  9. Brayan Rocchio

Park Factors & Conditions

Park Factors

Runs: 1.0 HR: 0.95 BB: 1.0 K: 1.05

Weather

Forecast 82°F Wind: 5 mph in

Elo Ratings

SDP: 1629 CLE: 1419

Sportsbook Odds

BookSDPCLE
FanDuel +106 -114
Bovada +101 -121
BetMGM +105 -125
DraftKings +111 -119
Caesars +110 -121

Model Analysis

San Diego is the far better team getting a plus price because the market can't get past the "road dog in Cleveland" framing. Elo has the Padres 210 points clear of the Guardians, which is the kind of gap you usually see in September when a contender rolls into a tanker's yard. Vasquez isn't a great arm, but Cleveland's lineup outside of Ramirez doesn't punish mediocre command the way San Diego's does, and Tatis and Machado are both sitting north of a .355 xwOBA against right-handed pitching this year. At +111, you're getting the stronger roster, the deeper lineup, and a coin-flip price on a game that isn't a coin flip.