Nightly self-improvement · slate 2026-08-31

Generated 2026-09-01T02:00:00.005160-04:00 ET from official finals (mlb-api). Every learning stage is listed with what it did. "Blocked" means it wanted to act and a safety rule stopped it; "nothing to learn" means it had no eligible evidence.

Slate
2026-08-31
status completed
Winners
8/12
Brier 0.2315
Learned or changed
0
of 5 stages
Blocked
0
wanted to act and could not
Release
v4.10.0
consistent
AuditDetailedDeep Slate ReviewLuna Post-mortemDaily LearningAdaptive Status

What each learning stage did

StageOutcomeDetail
KPI settlementfaileddid not run
Bullpen usage modelnothing to learnNo pregame bullpen forecasts to settle. Refit: not attempted.
Adaptive parameter proposal (Luna)nothing to learnunavailable:
Auto-applynothing to learnno_promotable_candidate
Code agentnothing to learndisabled_by_config: code changes are made on the development host, never in the container.

Games

GamePredictedActualHome win probResultMain driverStarters
BAL@COL7-42-10.251hitCade Povich: 14 proj / 15 real outs; Tanner Gordon: 15 proj / 15 real outs
CHW@HOU4-53-60.530hitAnthony Kay: 16 proj / 14 real outs; Peter Lambert: 16 proj / 14 real outs
DET@MIN4-51-110.530hitJackson Jobe: 14 proj / 15 real outs; Taj Bradley: 16 proj / 21 real outs
MIA@WAS3-43-60.530hitRyan Gusto: 14 proj / 13 real outs; Will Dion: 15 proj / 9 real outs
MIL@CHC6-53-170.470missStarting-pitcher projection was wrongKyle Harrison: 17 proj / 11 real outs; Clay Holmes: 18 proj / 18 real outs
NYM@TB3-53-20.665missStarting-pitcher projection was wrongRobert Stock: 12 proj / 16 real outs; Ian Seymour: 15 proj / 19 real outs
NYY@LAA5-41-100.449missBacked the wrong side with real convictionElmer Rodríguez: 14 proj / 11 real outs; Walbert Ureña: 17 proj / 21 real outs
OAK@TEX3-51-80.530hitGage Jump: 15 proj / 13 real outs; Jacob deGrom: 15 proj / 21 real outs
PHI@ARI5-42-10.473hitAaron Nola: 16 proj / 15 real outs; Brandon Pfaadt: 19 proj / 18 real outs
SD@CIN6-45-00.326hitMichael King: 18 proj / 18 real outs; Brady Singer: 15 proj / 13 real outs
SEA@BOS2-38-90.560hitGeorge Kirby: 17 proj / 15 real outs; Payton Tolle: 18 proj / 17 real outs
SF@ATL4-57-30.530missStarting-pitcher projection was wrongAnthony Molina: 9 proj / 15 real outs; Bryce Elder: 18 proj / 16 real outs

Day over day

Rolling evidence window against the prior night. Associations, not causal proof.

MetricPriorCurrentChangeResult
brier_score0.23850.24080.0024regressed
accuracy0.60830.61670.0084improved
team_run_mae2.50002.65000.1500regressed
total_run_mae3.60003.73330.1333regressed
calibration_error0.11060.13210.0215regressed
starter_er_mae1.75631.81470.0584regressed
starter_outs_mae3.16393.0345-0.1294improved

Calibration produced for the next slate

MetricScale usedMeasuredRowsStatus
No calibration produced.

Luna KPI candidates and their promotion gate

Promotion needs 400+ prospective rows over 5+ slates after the proposal, with a gain interval above zero. Only verified pregame forecasts count; local replays never do.

KPIStatusTargetProposedRowsSlatesGain intervalProgress
luna_pitcher_release_speed_vs_righthanded_startersshadowSO20260923330/4005/5[-0.0007, 0.0007]
luna_pitcher_barrel_rate_vs_rhh_righthanded_startersshadowHR20260923330/4005/5[-0.0004, 0.0049]
luna_batter_contact_rate_vs_breaking_righthanded_startersshadowH20260923330/4005/5[-0.0045, 0.0044]
luna_batter_contact_rate_vs_breaking_left_handed_starters_for_strikeoutsshadowSO20260924122/4004/5[-0.0027, 0.0021]
luna_pitcher_contact_xwoba_allowed_vs_righthanded_starters_for_strikeoutsshadowSO20260924122/4004/5[-0.0001, 0.0000]
luna_pitcher_whiff_rate_breaking_vs_left_handed_hitters_for_hitsshadowH20260924122/4004/5[-0.0056, -0.0011]
luna_pitcher_home_run_rate_vs_righthanded_startersshadowHR20260925122/4004/5[-0.0010, 0.0056]
luna_batter_ground_ball_rate_vs_fastball_vs_lhp_for_home_runsshadowHR2026092686/4003/5[-0.0001, -0.0000]
luna_pitcher_whiff_rate_vs_right_handed_starters_for_batter_strikeoutsshadowSO2026092951/4002/5[–, –]
luna_batter_whiff_rate_vs_breaking_right_handed_starters_for_hitsshadowH2026092951/4002/5[–, –]
luna_batter_walk_rate_vs_righthanded_pitchers_for_home_runsretiredHR202609240/4000/5[–, –]

Operator actions the cycle asked for (0)

Changes to code or a model recipe are never made by the nightly cycle. These are the measured findings that need one.

PriorityOwnerFindingAction
No operator actions requested.

Luna post-mortem

Luna (gpt-5.6-luna) post-mortem, status received. Full analysis.

# 1. Evidence receipt and gaps

## Source manifest

All seven manifest entries were checked against their recorded status:

| Source | Path | Bytes | Status | Use |
|---|---|---:|---|---|
| Prediction review | `/app/output/reports/prediction_review_20260831.json` | 300,127 | Loaded | Official outcomes and scoring errors |
| Forensic deep audit | `/app/output/reports/PREDICTION_SYSTEM_DEEP_AUDIT_20260831.json` | 195,470 | Loaded | Probability, provenance, starter, and decision contracts |
| Continuous learning | `/app/output/learning/continuous_learning_daily_20260831.json` | 1,934,747 | Loaded | Stage quality, calibration, lineage, margins, starter comparisons |
| Detailed report | `/app/output/reports/detailed_20260831.html` | 284,841 | Loaded | Game and simulation rendering |
| Ultra-detailed player audit | `/app/output/reports/20260831_ultra_detailed_player_audit.html` | 4,202,742 | Loaded | Player-level prediction trace |
| Structural audit | `/app/output/reports/audit_report_20260831.html` | 257,116 | Loaded | Invariant findings |
| Integrity revision audit | `/app/output/reports/audit_report_20260831_integrity_revision.html` | Not supplied | **Missing** | Post-remediation proof for immutable revision artifacts |

## Coverage

All 12 expected games were reviewed:

- Canonical artifacts loaded: **12**
- Continuous-learning games: **12**
- Forensic deep-audit games: **12**
- Games with starter comparisons: **12**
- Structural audits completed: **12**
- Games structurally a