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Monday · September 7 · 5:10 pm ✦

CARDINALS @ GIANTS

Oracle Park. · 66 degrees, clear, wind 15 mph out to cf

Final

Cardinals 4
GIANTS 5

Our Pick

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–3 St. Louis Cardinals · Actual: 4–5 Giants

55%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cardinals Giants Projected Result
Baseline St. Louis Cardinals 53% 47% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted San Francisco Giants 49% 51% 3–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted St. Louis Cardinals 58% 42% 4–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon St. Louis Cardinals 56% 44% 4–3 ✗
Logistic St. Louis Cardinals 56% 44% — ✗
Random Forest St. Louis Cardinals 58% 42% — ✗
Consensus St. Louis Cardinals 55% 45% 4–3 ✗
1 of 6 sims got it right — Pitcher-weighted caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cardinals this season

89–66

57% across 155 games

Giants this season

89–65

58% across 154 games