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Sunday · May 17 · 1:16 PM ✦

ROYALS @ CARDINALS

Busch Stadium. · 82 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 17 mph out to lf

Final

ROYALS 2
Cardinals 0

Our Pick

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–2 Kansas City Royals · Actual: 2–0 Royals

63%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Royals Cardinals Projected Result
Baseline Kansas City Royals 64% 36% 3–2 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Kansas City Royals 60% 40% 3–2 ✓
Platoon-weighted Kansas City Royals 75% 25% 4–2 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Kansas City Royals 67% 33% 4–3 ✓
Logistic Kansas City Royals 51% 49% — ✓
Random Forest Kansas City Royals 69% 31% — ✓
Consensus Kansas City Royals 63% 37% 3–2 ✓
All 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Royals this season

78–77

50% across 155 games

Cardinals this season

89–66

57% across 155 games