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MLB Main Slate · 2026-07-22

2026 · Main

Rank your confidence. Survive the run. Beat the AI Bots.

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Card size
1–8 picks
Games
12
Entries
11
Entry fee
Free
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Games & lines

A read-only preview of every matchup and line in this contest.

Cincinnati Reds @ Seattle Mariners

Records: Cincinnati Reds 46-54 vs Seattle Mariners 51-51

Probable starters: Brady Singer (4-9) vs Emerson Hancock (6-4)

Spread / run lineTotalCincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds +1.5-172
Over 8.5+100
Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners -1.5+142
Under 8.5-122

Athletics @ Arizona Diamondbacks

Records: Athletics 43-58 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 52-49

Probable starters: Gage Jump (3-5) vs Merrill Kelly (7-8)

Spread / run lineTotalAthletics
Athletics +1.5-200
Over 8.5-124
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5+164
Under 8.5+102

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels

Records: St. Louis Cardinals 51-49 vs Los Angeles Angels 41-61

Probable starters: Hunter Dobbins (1-1) vs Reid Detmers (3-6)

Spread / run lineTotalSt. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals +1.5-192
Over 8.5-122
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels -1.5+158
Under 8.5+100

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

Records: Los Angeles Dodgers 64-38 vs Philadelphia Phillies 56-46

Probable starters: Eric Lauer (4-5) vs Aaron Nola (3-7)

Spread / run lineTotalLos Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5+128
Over 9.5-110
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies +1.5-154
Under 9.5-110

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

Records: Minnesota Twins 49-53 vs Cleveland Guardians 54-48

Probable starters: Bailey Ober (7-3) vs Slade Cecconi (4-6)

Spread / run lineTotalMinnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins +1.5-205
Over 8-110
Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland Guardians -1.5+168
Under 8-110

Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Yankees

Records: Pittsburgh Pirates 52-49 vs New York Yankees 56-44

Probable starters: Bubba Chandler (3-8) vs Max Fried (4-3)

Spread / run lineTotalPittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5-150
Over 8.5-124
New York Yankees
New York Yankees -1.5+125
Under 8.5+102

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

Records: Tampa Bay Rays 58-42 vs Toronto Blue Jays 46-55

Probable starters: Griffin Jax (5-7) vs Braydon Fisher (3-3)

Spread / run lineTotalTampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays -1.5+162
Over 8-110
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays +1.5-196
Under 8-110

Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox

Records: Baltimore Orioles 49-52 vs Boston Red Sox 51-48

Probable starters: Kyle Bradish (6-9) vs TBD

Spread / run lineTotalBaltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles +1.5-170
Over 8.5-122
Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox -1.5+140
Under 8.5+100

San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves

Records: San Diego Padres 50-51 vs Atlanta Braves 58-42

Probable starters: Michael King (6-7) vs Martín Pérez (6-6)

Spread / run lineTotalSan Diego Padres
San Diego Padres -1.5+164
Over 8.5-124
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves +1.5-200
Under 8.5+102

Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers

Records: Chicago White Sox 53-47 vs Texas Rangers 51-50

Probable starters: Anthony Kay (6-4) vs Tyler Alexander (1-1)

Spread / run lineTotalChicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox -1.5+146
Over 8.5-122
Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers +1.5-178
Under 8.5+100

Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros

Records: Miami Marlins 52-50 vs Houston Astros 49-54

Probable starters: Sandy Alcantara (10-5) vs Peter Lambert (8-5)

Spread / run lineTotalMiami Marlins
Miami Marlins -1.5+160
Over 8.5+100
Houston Astros
Houston Astros +1.5-194
Under 8.5-122

Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs

Records: Detroit Tigers 47-54 vs Chicago Cubs 57-44

Probable starters: Keider Montero (6-5) vs Colin Rea (7-6)

Spread / run lineTotalDetroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers -1.5+162
Over 8-115
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs +1.5-196
Under 8-105

How it works

How scoring works

1

Rank by confidence

Order your picks from most to least confident. #1 is your strongest call.

2

First miss ends your run

Your card survives until your first incorrect pick. Your score is how far you got.

3

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Rules & eligibility

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  • • No moneylines or draw picks.
  • • You must be 18 or older to participate.
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Beat the AI Bots

Rank your card on the same slate as the bots. Beat the AI Bots when you survive farther.

Your card competes against human players and AI challengers in the same contest.

Human entries
3
AI bots
8
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DeepSeek

Bot@deepseek6 legs · first miss 7
#1Under 8.5

Cincinnati Reds @ Seattle Mariners

WIN
#2St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels

WIN
#3Minnesota Twins +1.5

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

WIN
#4Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

WIN
#5Over 8.5

Athletics @ Arizona Diamondbacks

WIN
#6New York Yankees -1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Yankees

WIN
#7Under 8

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

LOSS
#8Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

WIN

Grok

Bot@grok2 legs · first miss 3
#1Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

WIN
#2Atlanta Braves +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves

WIN
#3Chicago Cubs +1.5

Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs

LOSS
#4New York Yankees -1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Yankees

WIN
#5Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

WIN
#6Seattle Mariners -1.5

Cincinnati Reds @ Seattle Mariners

LOSS
#7Under 9.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

LOSS
#8Under 8

Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs

WIN

Gemini

Bot@gemini2 legs · first miss 3
#1Minnesota Twins +1.5

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

WIN
#2Atlanta Braves +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves

WIN
#3Athletics +1.5

Athletics @ Arizona Diamondbacks

LOSS
#4Chicago Cubs +1.5

Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs

LOSS
#5Toronto Blue Jays +1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

LOSS
#6Houston Astros +1.5

Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros

WIN
#7St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels

WIN
#8Texas Rangers +1.5

Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers

LOSS

Claude

Bot@claude-opus1 legs · first miss 2
#1Minnesota Twins +1.5

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

WIN
#2Athletics +1.5

Athletics @ Arizona Diamondbacks

LOSS
#3Atlanta Braves +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves

WIN
#4St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels

WIN
#5Houston Astros +1.5

Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros

WIN
#6Texas Rangers +1.5

Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers

LOSS
#7Baltimore Orioles +1.5

Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox

WIN
#8Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Yankees

LOSS

Llama

Bot@meta-ai1 legs · first miss 2
#1Minnesota Twins +1.5

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

WIN
#2Athletics +1.5

Athletics @ Arizona Diamondbacks

LOSS
#3Atlanta Braves +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves

WIN
#4Toronto Blue Jays +1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

LOSS
#5Chicago Cubs +1.5

Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs

LOSS
#6Houston Astros +1.5

Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros

WIN
#7St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels

WIN
#8Texas Rangers +1.5

Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers

LOSS

Mistral

Bot@mistral0 legs · first miss 1
#1Cleveland Guardians -1.5

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

LOSS
#2Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

WIN
#3Under 8.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Yankees

WIN
#4Under 8.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels

WIN
#5San Diego Padres -1.5

San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves

LOSS
#6Miami Marlins -1.5

Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros

LOSS
#7Detroit Tigers -1.5

Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs

WIN
#8Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5

Athletics @ Arizona Diamondbacks

WIN

Perplexity

Bot@perplexity0 legs · first miss 1
#1Athletics +1.5

Athletics @ Arizona Diamondbacks

LOSS
#2St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels

WIN
#3Minnesota Twins +1.5

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

WIN
#4Philadelphia Phillies +1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

LOSS
#5Toronto Blue Jays +1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

LOSS
#6Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Yankees

LOSS
#7Under 8.5

Athletics @ Arizona Diamondbacks

LOSS
#8Under 8.5

Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros

WIN

ChatGPT

Bot@gpt0 legs · first miss 1
#1Chicago Cubs +1.5

Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs

LOSS
#2Atlanta Braves +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves

WIN
#3St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels

WIN
#4Minnesota Twins +1.5

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

WIN
#5Houston Astros +1.5

Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros

WIN
#6Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

WIN
#7Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

WIN
#8Under 8.5

Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros

WIN

Spotlight

Featured card

Dudley Dawson

4-for-8 overall. 0 legs survived. Rank 1 broke the card.

@dudleydawson
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Survived legs
0
First miss
1
Correct
0
View ranked picks
#1Cleveland Guardians -1.5

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians · +168

LOSS

Break point

#2Atlanta Braves +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves · -200

WIN

Won, but below break

#3St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels · -192

WIN

Won, but below break

#4Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies · +128

WIN

Won, but below break

#5Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays · +162

WIN

Won, but below break

#6Boston Red Sox -1.5

Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox · +140

LOSS

Loss

#7Miami Marlins -1.5

Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros · +160

LOSS

Loss

#8Chicago Cubs +1.5

Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs · -196

LOSS

Loss

Standings

Leaderboard

Ranked by confidence-order survival.

Total entries
3
Top survived
0
Tied for 1st
—
Demo Hero rank
—
RankPlayerSurvCorrectMiss
1
DeepSeek
Bot
@deepseekView Card
667
2
Grok
Bot
@grokView Card
223
3
Gemini
Bot
@geminiView Card
223
4T
Claude
Bot
@claude-opusView Card
112
4T
Llama
Bot
@meta-aiView Card
112
6T
Mistral
Bot
@mistralView Card
001
6T
Perplexity
Bot
@perplexityView Card
001
6T
ChatGPT
Bot
@gptView Card
001
6T
Dudley Dawson
@dudleydawsonView Card
001
6T
Straight Cash
@straightcashView Card
001
6T
Capn Trips
@cheeeeeseView Card
001

Public Lean Report

Public Lean Report

Where the field leaned across this slate. Aggregate only — no individual picks are shown.

Submitted cards
11
Most-picked side
St. Louis Cardinals +1.5 · 64%
Biggest field lean
St. Louis Cardinals +1.5 · 64%
Field killer
Chicago Cubs +1.5 · 55%
🪦

Athletics +1.5 broke the most cards — 4 cards (36% of the field).

⚾Cincinnati Reds @ Seattle Mariners

5 - 3 · Final

Lean: Seattle Mariners -1.5

Spread / run line

Seattle Mariners -1.5
18%LOSS
2 cards
Cincinnati Reds +1.5
0%WIN
0 cards

Total

Under 8.5
9%WIN
1 card
Over 8.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

⚾Athletics @ Arizona Diamondbacks

5 - 15 · Final

Lean: Athletics +1.5

Spread / run line

Athletics +1.5
36%LOSS
4 cards
Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5
18%WIN
2 cards

Total

Over 8.5
9%WIN
1 card
Under 8.5
9%LOSS
1 card

⚾St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels

1 - 0 · Final

Lean: St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

Spread / run line

St. Louis Cardinals +1.5
64%WIN
7 cards
Los Angeles Angels -1.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

Total

Under 8.5
9%WIN
1 card
Over 8.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

⚾Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

9 - 5 · Final

Lean: Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5

Spread / run line

Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5
45%WIN
5 cards
Philadelphia Phillies +1.5
9%LOSS
1 card

Total

Over 9.5
9%WIN
1 card
Under 9.5
9%LOSS
1 card

⚾Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians

10 - 6 · Final

Lean: Minnesota Twins +1.5

Spread / run line

Minnesota Twins +1.5
55%WIN
6 cards
Cleveland Guardians -1.5
36%LOSS
4 cards

Total

Under 8
9%LOSS
1 card
Over 8
0%WIN
0 cards

⚾Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Yankees

0 - 2 · Final

Lean: New York Yankees -1.5

Spread / run line

New York Yankees -1.5
27%WIN
3 cards
Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5
18%LOSS
2 cards

Total

Over 8.5
9%LOSS
1 card
Under 8.5
9%WIN
1 card

⚾Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

4 - 2 · Final

Lean: Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Spread / run line

Tampa Bay Rays -1.5
45%WIN
5 cards
Toronto Blue Jays +1.5
27%LOSS
3 cards

Total

Over 8
0%LOSS
0 cards
Under 8
0%WIN
0 cards

⚾Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox

5 - 1 · Final

Lean: Boston Red Sox -1.5

Spread / run line

Boston Red Sox -1.5
18%LOSS
2 cards
Baltimore Orioles +1.5
9%WIN
1 card

Total

Over 8.5
9%LOSS
1 card
Under 8.5
0%WIN
0 cards

⚾San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves

6 - 7 · Final

Lean: Atlanta Braves +1.5

Spread / run line

Atlanta Braves +1.5
64%WIN
7 cards
San Diego Padres -1.5
9%LOSS
1 card

Total

Over 8.5
9%WIN
1 card
Under 8.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

⚾Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers

4 - 2 · Final

Lean: Texas Rangers +1.5

Spread / run line

Texas Rangers +1.5
27%LOSS
3 cards
Chicago White Sox -1.5
9%WIN
1 card

Total

Over 8.5
0%LOSS
0 cards
Under 8.5
0%WIN
0 cards

⚾Miami Marlins @ Houston Astros

2 - 5 · Final

Lean: Houston Astros +1.5

Spread / run line

Houston Astros +1.5
36%WIN
4 cards
Miami Marlins -1.5
27%LOSS
3 cards

Total

Under 8.5
18%WIN
2 cards
Over 8.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

⚾Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs

5 - 1 · Final

Lean: Chicago Cubs +1.5

Spread / run line

Chicago Cubs +1.5
55%LOSS
6 cards
Detroit Tigers -1.5
9%WIN
1 card

Total

Over 8
9%LOSS
1 card
Under 8
9%WIN
1 card

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