📋 Quick Hits Recap — Tuesday August 18
Backtest. simulated results, today's model calibration replayed on past games using only pre-game data. This edition was not published on this date. Live editions started September 30, 2026.
Tuesday: 7 of 9 (78%) on our free and members calls.
☀️ Early
- ✅ Free: Chandler Simpson (Tampa Bay Rays) — H+R+RBI 1+ · 2-for-5
- ❌ 🔒 Members: Carlos Narváez (Baltimore Orioles) — R+RBI 1+ · 0-for-2
🌤️ Midday
- ✅ Free: Drake Baldwin (Atlanta Braves) — H+R+RBI 1+ · 2-for-4, HR, 1 R, 1 RBI
- ❌ Free: Elly De La Cruz (Cincinnati Reds) — H+R+RBI 1+ · 0-for-4
- ✅ 🔒 Members: Caleb Durbin (Boston Red Sox) — R+RBI 1+ · 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI
🌙 Night
- ✅ Free: Andy Pages (Los Angeles Dodgers) — H+R+RBI 1+ · 1-for-5
- ✅ Free: Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers) — H+R+RBI 1+ · 2-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, BB
- ✅ 🔒 Members: Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) — R+RBI 1+ · 1-for-5, HR, 1 R, 2 RBI
- ✅ 🔒 Team call: Los Angeles Dodgers to win vs. Colorado Rockies
🔒 Members picks are unlocked day-of on Winible and revealed here the next morning.
🔥 Above and beyond
- Drake Baldwin (Atlanta Braves): we called H+R+RBI 1+ and he went 2-for-4, HR, 1 R, 1 RBI.
- Caleb Durbin (Boston Red Sox): we called R+RBI 1+ and he went 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI.
- Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers): we called H+R+RBI 1+ and he went 2-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, BB.
- Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers): we called R+RBI 1+ and he went 1-for-5, HR, 1 R, 2 RBI.
📊 Record: regular season backtest through Aug 18
- Free picks (The Steady Ones): 419 of 577 (72.6%)
- Members card (free + members picks): 734 of 1149 (63.9%)
Every call is graded against the official box score the next morning, wins and losses.