Sunday · September 27 · 2:10 PM ✦
GUARDIANS @ ROYALS
Kauffman Stadium. · 72 degrees, cloudy, wind 4 mph r to l
Final
Guardians
2
ROYALS
3
Our Pick
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS, narrowly
✗ WrongProjected: 3–3 Cleveland Guardians · Actual: 2–3 Royals
51%
Consensus
— Simulation Breakdown —
| Simulation | Pick | Guardians | Royals | Projected | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Cleveland Guardians | 51% | 49% | 3–3 | ✗ |
| Pitcher-weighted | Cleveland Guardians | 56% | 44% | 3–3 | ✗ |
| Platoon-weighted | Cleveland Guardians | 56% | 44% | 3–3 | ✗ |
| Pitcher + Platoon | Kansas City Royals | 47% | 53% | 3–3 | ✓ |
| Logistic | Kansas City Royals | 44% | 56% | — | ✓ |
| Random Forest | Cleveland Guardians | 59% | 41% | — | ✗ |
| Consensus | Cleveland Guardians | 51% | 49% | 3–3 | ✗ |
2 of 6 sims got it right — Pitcher + Platoon and Logistic caught what the others missed.
— How We've Done On These Teams —
Guardians this season
78–81
49% across 159 games
Royals this season
78–77
50% across 155 games