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Sunday · August 16 · 1:40 PM ✦

NATIONALS @ METS

Citi Field. · 79 degrees, cloudy, wind 13 mph out to lf

Final

Nationals 3
METS 4

Our Pick

WASHINGTON NATIONALS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–4 Washington Nationals · Actual: 3–4 Mets

51%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Nationals Mets Projected Result
Baseline New York Mets 49% 51% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Washington Nationals 53% 47% 4–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Washington Nationals 53% 47% 4–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Washington Nationals 55% 45% 4–4 ✗
Logistic Washington Nationals 50% 50% — ✗
Random Forest New York Mets 43% 57% — ✓
Consensus Washington Nationals 51% 49% 4–4 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline and Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Nationals this season

85–70

55% across 155 games

Mets this season

81–74

52% across 155 games