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Tuesday · July 28 · 6:40 pm ✦

D-BACKS @ PIRATES

PNC Park. · 78 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 11 mph l to r

Final

D-BACKS 8
Pirates 7

Our Pick

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–4 Pittsburgh Pirates · Actual: 8–7 D-backs

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick D-backs Pirates Projected Result
Baseline Pittsburgh Pirates 44% 56% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 47% 53% 4–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 35% 65% 4–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Pittsburgh Pirates 47% 53% 3–4 ✗
Logistic Arizona Diamondbacks 51% 49% — ✓
Random Forest Pittsburgh Pirates 34% 66% — ✗
Consensus Pittsburgh Pirates 44% 56% 4–4 ✗
1 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

D-backs this season

79–76

51% across 155 games

Pirates this season

85–70

55% across 155 games