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Monday · August 17 · 7:05 pm ✦

TIGERS @ PIRATES

PNC Park. · 75 degrees, overcast, wind 6 mph out to rf

Final

TIGERS 8
Pirates 5

Our Pick

DETROIT TIGERS

✓ Correct

Projected: 5–4 Detroit Tigers · Actual: 8–5 Tigers

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Tigers Pirates Projected Result
Baseline Detroit Tigers 62% 38% 5–4
Pitcher-weighted Detroit Tigers 65% 35% 5–4
Platoon-weighted Detroit Tigers 53% 47% 5–4
Pitcher + Platoon Detroit Tigers 64% 36% 4–3
Logistic Pittsburgh Pirates 46% 54%
Random Forest Pittsburgh Pirates 49% 51%
Consensus Detroit Tigers 56% 44% 5–4
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Tigers this season

75–45

62% across 120 games

Pirates this season

67–56

54% across 123 games