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Saturday · July 4 · 11:06 AM ✦

PIRATES @ NATIONALS

Nationals Park. · 93 degrees, sunny, wind 5 mph in from lf

Final

PIRATES 7
Nationals 1

Our Pick

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–3 Pittsburgh Pirates · Actual: 7–1 Pirates

58%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Pirates Nationals Projected Result
Baseline Pittsburgh Pirates 53% 47% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 69% 31% 5–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted Washington Nationals 49% 51% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Pittsburgh Pirates 76% 24% 5–2 ✓
Logistic Washington Nationals 46% 54% — ✗
Random Forest Pittsburgh Pirates 57% 43% — ✓
Consensus Pittsburgh Pirates 58% 42% 4–3 ✓
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— 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