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Wednesday · April 22 · 7:05 pm ✦

PIRATES @ RANGERS

Globe Life Field. · 72 degrees, roof closed, wind 0 mph none

Final

PIRATES 8
Rangers 4

Our Pick

TEXAS RANGERS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–4 Texas Rangers · Actual: 8–4 Pirates

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Pirates Rangers Projected Result
Baseline Texas Rangers 47% 53% 4–4
Pitcher-weighted Texas Rangers 45% 55% 3–4
Platoon-weighted Texas Rangers 49% 51% 3–4
Pitcher + Platoon Texas Rangers 44% 56% 3–4
Logistic Texas Rangers 43% 57%
Random Forest Pittsburgh Pirates 56% 44%
Consensus Texas Rangers 48% 52% 3–4
1 of 6 sims got it right — Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Pirates this season

26–21

55% across 47 games

Rangers this season

28–17

62% across 45 games