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Thursday · August 20 · 1:10 PM ✦

ATHLETICS @ ROYALS

Kauffman Stadium. · 80 degrees, sunny, wind 3 mph in from rf

Final

Athletics 2
ROYALS 6

Our Pick

KANSAS CITY ROYALS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–4 Kansas City Royals · Actual: 2–6 Royals

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Athletics Royals Projected Result
Baseline Kansas City Royals 33% 67% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Kansas City Royals 45% 55% 3–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted Kansas City Royals 49% 51% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Athletics 56% 44% 3–3 ✗
Logistic Kansas City Royals 50% 50% — ✓
Random Forest Athletics 54% 46% — ✗
Consensus Kansas City Royals 48% 52% 3–4 ✓
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Athletics this season

92–64

59% across 156 games

Royals this season

78–77

50% across 155 games