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Monday · May 25 · 1:39 PM ✦

CUBS @ PIRATES

PNC Park. · 73 degrees, cloudy, wind 5 mph out to cf

Final

Cubs 1
PIRATES 2

Our Pick

CHICAGO CUBS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–4 Chicago Cubs · Actual: 1–2 Pirates

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

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

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cubs this season

77–80

49% across 157 games

Pirates this season

85–70

55% across 155 games