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Saturday · April 18 · 4:05 pm ✦

RAYS @ PIRATES

PNC Park. · 80 degrees, overcast, wind 16 mph out to lf

Final

RAYS 8
Pirates 7

Our Pick

TAMPA BAY RAYS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 Tampa Bay Rays · Actual: 8–7 Rays

54%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Rays Pirates Projected Result
Baseline Tampa Bay Rays 60% 40% 4–3
Pitcher-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 42% 58% 3–4
Platoon-weighted Tampa Bay Rays 55% 45% 4–3
Pitcher + Platoon Pittsburgh Pirates 47% 53% 3–3
Logistic Tampa Bay Rays 50% 50%
Random Forest Tampa Bay Rays 67% 33%
Consensus Tampa Bay Rays 54% 46% 3–3
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Rays this season

19–25

43% across 44 games

Pirates this season

26–21

55% across 47 games