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Wednesday · August 19 · 6:40 pm ✦

ATHLETICS @ ROYALS

Kauffman Stadium. · 81 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 6 mph in from cf

Final

Athletics 7
ROYALS 9

Our Pick

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–4 Kansas City Royals · Actual: 7–9 Royals

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Athletics Royals Projected Result
Baseline Kansas City Royals 38% 62% 3–4
Pitcher-weighted Kansas City Royals 38% 62% 2–3
Platoon-weighted Kansas City Royals 42% 58% 3–4
Pitcher + Platoon Kansas City Royals 49% 51% 3–3
Logistic Kansas City Royals 46% 54%
Random Forest Kansas City Royals 49% 51%
Consensus Kansas City Royals 44% 56% 3–4
All 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