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Sunday · July 5 · 1:05 PM ✦

PIRATES @ NATIONALS

Nationals Park. · 92 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 2 mph out to lf

Final

PIRATES 11
Nationals 5

Our Pick

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–3 Washington Nationals · Actual: 11–5 Pirates

55%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Pirates Nationals Projected Result
Baseline Washington Nationals 44% 56% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 58% 42% 3–2 ✓
Platoon-weighted Washington Nationals 35% 65% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Washington Nationals 38% 62% 3–4 ✗
Logistic Washington Nationals 48% 52% — ✗
Random Forest Washington Nationals 44% 56% — ✗
Consensus Washington Nationals 45% 55% 3–3 ✗
1 of 6 sims got it right — Pitcher-weighted caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Pirates this season

85–70

55% across 155 games

Nationals this season

85–70

55% across 155 games