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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

45–40

53% across 85 games

Nationals this season

45–41

52% across 86 games