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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

73–50

59% across 123 games

Royals this season

66–57

54% across 123 games