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Saturday · August 22 · 6:05 pm ✦

CARDINALS @ PHILLIES

Citizens Bank Park. · 74 degrees, overcast, wind 6 mph in from rf

Final

Cardinals 3
PHILLIES 12

Our Pick

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–3 St. Louis Cardinals · Actual: 3–12 Phillies

51%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Cardinals Phillies Projected Result
Baseline St. Louis Cardinals 55% 44% 4–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted St. Louis Cardinals 53% 47% 4–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted Philadelphia Phillies 44% 56% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon St. Louis Cardinals 60% 40% 4–3 ✗
Logistic Philadelphia Phillies 47% 53% — ✓
Random Forest St. Louis Cardinals 51% 49% — ✗
Consensus St. Louis Cardinals 51% 48% 4–3 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Platoon-weighted and Logistic caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Cardinals this season

89–66

57% across 155 games

Phillies this season

94–64

59% across 158 games