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Sunday · September 20 · 1:16 PM ✦

NATIONALS @ CARDINALS

Busch Stadium. · 81 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 1 mph out to lf

Final

Nationals 3
CARDINALS 5

Our Pick

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 St. Louis Cardinals · Actual: 3–5 Cardinals

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Nationals Cardinals Projected Result
Baseline St. Louis Cardinals 47% 53% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted St. Louis Cardinals 45% 55% 3–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted St. Louis Cardinals 47% 53% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon St. Louis Cardinals 44% 56% 3–4 ✓
Logistic St. Louis Cardinals 45% 55% — ✓
Random Forest Washington Nationals 64% 36% — ✗
Consensus St. Louis Cardinals 47% 53% 3–3 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Nationals this season

85–70

55% across 155 games

Cardinals this season

89–66

57% across 155 games