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Tuesday · May 26 ✦

CUBS @ PIRATES

PNC Park.

Final

Cubs 1
PIRATES 12

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–4 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 1–12 Pirates

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cubs Pirates Projected Result
Baseline Chicago Cubs 56% 44% 4–3
Pitcher-weighted Chicago Cubs 53% 47% 4–4
Platoon-weighted Chicago Cubs 58% 42% 4–3
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago Cubs 55% 45% 4–4
Logistic Pittsburgh Pirates 44% 56%
Random Forest Pittsburgh Pirates 43% 57%
Consensus Chicago Cubs 52% 48% 4–4
2 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic and Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

40–47

46% across 87 games

Pirates this season

46–41

53% across 87 games