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Tuesday · September 8 · 6:40 pm ✦

ASTROS @ PHILLIES

Citizens Bank Park. · 84 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 6 mph out to rf

Final

ASTROS 6
Phillies 5

Our Pick

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–4 Philadelphia Phillies · Actual: 6–5 Astros

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Astros Phillies Projected Result
Baseline Houston Astros 55% 45% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Houston Astros 53% 47% 4–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Philadelphia Phillies 45% 55% 4–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Philadelphia Phillies 49% 51% 4–4 ✗
Logistic Philadelphia Phillies 48% 52% — ✗
Random Forest Philadelphia Phillies 35% 65% — ✗
Consensus Philadelphia Phillies 48% 52% 4–4 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline and Pitcher-weighted caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Astros this season

90–65

58% across 155 games

Phillies this season

94–64

59% across 158 games