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Thursday · May 21 · 12:15 PM ✦

PIRATES @ CARDINALS

Busch Stadium. · 67 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 8 mph l to r

Final

PIRATES 6
Cardinals 2

Our Pick

PITTSBURGH PIRATES, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 Pittsburgh Pirates · Actual: 6–2 Pirates

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Pirates Cardinals Projected Result
Baseline Pittsburgh Pirates 58% 42% 3–3
Pitcher-weighted St. Louis Cardinals 44% 56% 3–3
Platoon-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 51% 49% 4–3
Pitcher + Platoon Pittsburgh Pirates 55% 45% 3–3
Logistic Pittsburgh Pirates 51% 49%
Random Forest Pittsburgh Pirates 52% 48%
Consensus Pittsburgh Pirates 52% 48% 3–3
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Pirates this season

26–19

58% across 45 games

Cardinals this season

27–17

61% across 44 games