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Monday · August 31 · 6:45 PM ✦

MARLINS @ NATIONALS

Nationals Park. · 83 degrees, cloudy, wind 3 mph r to l

Final

Marlins 3
NATIONALS 6

Our Pick

MIAMI MARLINS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–3 Miami Marlins · Actual: 3–6 Nationals

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Marlins Nationals Projected Result
Baseline Miami Marlins 53% 47% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Washington Nationals 47% 53% 2–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted Miami Marlins 51% 47% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Washington Nationals 49% 51% 3–3 ✓
Logistic Miami Marlins 51% 49% — ✗
Random Forest Miami Marlins 68% 32% — ✗
Consensus Miami Marlins 52% 48% 3–3 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Pitcher-weighted and Pitcher + Platoon caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Marlins this season

81–74

52% across 155 games

Nationals this season

85–70

55% across 155 games