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Tuesday · September 1 · 6:40 pm ✦

GIANTS @ PIRATES

PNC Park. · 88 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph out to lf

Final

Giants 12
PIRATES 13

Our Pick

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–4 Pittsburgh Pirates · Actual: 12–13 Pirates

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Giants Pirates Projected Result
Baseline Pittsburgh Pirates 44% 56% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 33% 67% 3–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 45% 55% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Pittsburgh Pirates 44% 56% 3–3 ✓
Logistic San Francisco Giants 51% 49% — ✗
Random Forest San Francisco Giants 50% 50% — ✗
Consensus Pittsburgh Pirates 44% 56% 3–4 ✓
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Giants this season

89–65

58% across 154 games

Pirates this season

85–70

55% across 155 games