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Friday · June 19 · 7:10 pm ✦

NATIONALS @ RAYS

Tropicana Field. · 72 degrees, dome, wind 0 mph none

Final

Nationals 2
RAYS 5

Our Pick

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–3 Washington Nationals · Actual: 2–5 Rays

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Nationals Rays Projected Result
Baseline Tampa Bay Rays 45% 55% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Washington Nationals 62% 38% 3–2 ✗
Platoon-weighted Tampa Bay Rays 49% 51% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Washington Nationals 58% 42% 3–3 ✗
Logistic Washington Nationals 60% 40% — ✗
Random Forest Washington Nationals 66% 34% — ✗
Consensus Washington Nationals 56% 44% 3–3 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline and Platoon-weighted caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Nationals this season

85–70

55% across 155 games

Rays this season

78–80

49% across 158 games