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Wednesday · September 2 · 6:40 pm ✦

TIGERS @ TWINS

Target Field. · 86 degrees, clear, wind 4 mph in from cf

Final

TIGERS 11
Twins 6

Our Pick

MINNESOTA TWINS

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–4 Minnesota Twins · Actual: 11–6 Tigers

55%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Tigers Twins Projected Result
Baseline Minnesota Twins 33% 67% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Minnesota Twins 35% 65% 3–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Minnesota Twins 45% 55% 3–4 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Minnesota Twins 49% 51% 3–3 ✗
Logistic Detroit Tigers 56% 44% — ✓
Random Forest Detroit Tigers 53% 47% — ✓
Consensus Minnesota Twins 45% 55% 3–4 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Logistic and Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Tigers this season

95–58

62% across 153 games

Twins this season

83–72

54% across 155 games