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Friday · September 18 · 7:15 pm ✦

NATIONALS @ CARDINALS

Busch Stadium. · 90 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 5 mph in from lf

Final

NATIONALS 9
Cardinals 1

Our Pick

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–3 St. Louis Cardinals · Actual: 9–1 Nationals

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Nationals Cardinals Projected Result
Baseline St. Louis Cardinals 42% 58% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Washington Nationals 51% 49% 3–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Washington Nationals 55% 45% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Washington Nationals 56% 44% 3–3 ✓
Logistic Washington Nationals 50% 50% — ✓
Random Forest St. Louis Cardinals 43% 57% — ✗
Consensus St. Louis Cardinals 50% 50% 3–3 ✗
4 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