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Saturday · September 5 · 6:05 pm ✦

BRAVES @ PHILLIES

Citizens Bank Park. · 82 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph in from cf

Final

Braves 2
PHILLIES 4

Our Pick

ATLANTA BRAVES, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–4 Atlanta Braves · Actual: 2–4 Phillies

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Braves Phillies Projected Result
Baseline Philadelphia Phillies 45% 55% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Atlanta Braves 58% 42% 4–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Atlanta Braves 55% 45% 5–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Philadelphia Phillies 42% 58% 4–4 ✓
Logistic Atlanta Braves 54% 46% — ✗
Random Forest Philadelphia Phillies 45% 55% — ✓
Consensus Atlanta Braves 50% 50% 4–4 ✗
3 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Braves this season

86–76

53% across 162 games

Phillies this season

94–64

59% across 158 games