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Sunday · June 21 · 1:40 PM ✦

NATIONALS @ RAYS

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

Final

Nationals 3
RAYS 4

Our Pick

WASHINGTON NATIONALS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–3 Washington Nationals · Actual: 3–4 Rays

54%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Nationals Rays Projected Result
Baseline Washington Nationals 51% 49% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Washington Nationals 53% 47% 3–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted Washington Nationals 55% 45% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Washington Nationals 64% 36% 4–3 ✗
Logistic Tampa Bay Rays 49% 51% — ✓
Random Forest Washington Nationals 55% 45% — ✗
Consensus Washington Nationals 54% 46% 3–3 ✗
1 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic 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