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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

92–64

59% across 156 games

Royals this season

78–77

50% across 155 games