Sunday’s MLB slate featured just one game, but it delivered a tight postseason battle. The Tampa Bay Rays traveled to Cleveland and came away with a 3-1 victory over the Guardians, keeping their October run alive. The Rays controlled the game from start to finish, holding Cleveland to just a single run in what turned out to be a well-pitched, low-scoring affair. It was the kind of grinding playoff baseball that makes October special, with Tampa Bay’s pitching staff doing just enough to keep the Guardians offense quiet throughout.
The XO Sports model had a solid showing on Sunday, correctly predicting Tampa Bay as the winning side with a probability of just over 53 percent. The model projected a final score of 4-3 in favor of the Rays, which nailed the direction of the result even if the exact run totals came in a tick lower than expected at 3-1. With the pick landing correctly, the model finishes Sunday’s slate at a perfect 1-for-1, a clean and confident call on a competitive postseason matchup.