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Wednesday · June 17 · 1:05 PM ✦

ROYALS @ NATIONALS

Nationals Park. · 84 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 6 mph out to cf

Final

ROYALS 6
Nationals 2

Our Pick

WASHINGTON NATIONALS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–3 Washington Nationals · Actual: 6–2 Royals

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Royals Nationals Projected Result
Baseline Kansas City Royals 58% 42% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Washington Nationals 45% 55% 2–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted Washington Nationals 44% 56% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Washington Nationals 45% 55% 3–4 ✗
Logistic Washington Nationals 47% 53% — ✗
Random Forest Kansas City Royals 53% 47% — ✓
Consensus Washington Nationals 48% 52% 3–3 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline and Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Royals this season

78–77

50% across 155 games

Nationals this season

85–70

55% across 155 games