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Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers — 2026-08-26

1:10 PM ETComerica ParkSP: Freddy Peralta vs Troy MeltonMLBFINAL
Recap

Tampa Bay Rays won 3-0 over Detroit Tigers on 2026-08-26. Our pre-game pick missed. Margin of 3 runs.

Model prediction (pre-game)

Tampa Bay Rays
52%
Detroit Tigers
48%
Projected
Rays 4.5 - 4.4 Tigers

What our model sees

Our MLB model rates Tampa Bay Rays as the more likely winner at 52%. The driver is a 36-point Elo gap (1537 vs 1500) reflecting roster strength, recent results, and quality-of-opposition adjustments. Detroit Tigers would need above-baseline variance to flip the script. This page auto-updates with the final score and our recap once the game ends.

Recent form (last 10)

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Detroit Tigers
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What we said before the game

Pre-game model: Tampa Bay Rays 52% / Detroit Tigers 48%. Projected Tampa Bay Rays 4.5 — 4.4 Detroit Tigers.

Our MLB model rates Tampa Bay Rays as the more likely winner at 52%. The driver is a 36-point Elo gap (1537 vs 1500) reflecting roster strength, recent results, and quality-of-opposition adjustments. Detroit Tigers would need above-baseline variance to flip the script. This page auto-updates with the final score and our recap once the game ends.

Our model said X. Here's what happened.

Pre-game call: Detroit Tigers ML at -114 at -114. Pre-game: model 58.5% vs market 52.3% implied, a +6.2pp edge.

What happened: Tampa Bay Rays 3 @ Detroit Tigers 0.

Bet returned -1.50u on 1.5u risked.

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