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Wednesday · July 8 · 6:40 pm ✦

GUARDIANS @ TWINS

Target Field. · 76 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph out to rf

Final

Guardians 5
TWINS 6

Our Pick

MINNESOTA TWINS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 Minnesota Twins · Actual: 5–6 Twins

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Guardians Twins Projected Result
Baseline Minnesota Twins 49% 51% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Minnesota Twins 47% 53% 3–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted Cleveland Guardians 60% 40% 3–2 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Minnesota Twins 40% 60% 3–4 ✓
Logistic Minnesota Twins 48% 52% — ✓
Random Forest Minnesota Twins 46% 54% — ✓
Consensus Minnesota Twins 48% 52% 3–3 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Guardians this season

78–81

49% across 159 games

Twins this season

83–72

54% across 155 games