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Friday · August 7 · 6:40 pm ✦

BLUE JAYS @ PHILLIES

Citizens Bank Park. · 89 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 8 mph out to cf

Final

BLUE JAYS 5
Phillies 4

Our Pick

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–4 Philadelphia Phillies · Actual: 5–4 Blue Jays

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Blue Jays Phillies Projected Result
Baseline Philadelphia Phillies 49% 51% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Philadelphia Phillies 49% 51% 4–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Toronto Blue Jays 56% 44% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Philadelphia Phillies 44% 56% 3–4 ✗
Logistic Philadelphia Phillies 48% 52% — ✗
Random Forest Philadelphia Phillies 33% 67% — ✗
Consensus Philadelphia Phillies 48% 52% 3–4 ✗
1 of 6 sims got it right — Platoon-weighted caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Blue Jays this season

73–82

47% across 155 games

Phillies this season

94–64

59% across 158 games