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Tuesday · May 19 ✦

PIRATES @ CARDINALS

Busch Stadium.

Final

Pirates 6
CARDINALS 9

Our Pick

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–2 Pittsburgh Pirates · Actual: 6–9 Cardinals

62%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Pirates Cardinals Projected Result
Baseline Pittsburgh Pirates 69% 31% 3–2
Pitcher-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 64% 36% 3–3
Platoon-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 67% 33% 3–2
Pitcher + Platoon Pittsburgh Pirates 75% 25% 4–2
Logistic St. Louis Cardinals 40% 60%
Random Forest Pittsburgh Pirates 68% 32%
Consensus Pittsburgh Pirates 62% 38% 4–2
1 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic caught what the others missed.

— 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