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Wednesday · August 5 · 6:40 pm ✦

TWINS @ ROYALS

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

Final

Twins 1
ROYALS 2

Our Pick

KANSAS CITY ROYALS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 Kansas City Royals · Actual: 1–2 Royals

54%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Twins Royals Projected Result
Baseline Minnesota Twins 51% 49% 3–3
Pitcher-weighted Kansas City Royals 33% 67% 2–3
Platoon-weighted Kansas City Royals 49% 51% 3–4
Pitcher + Platoon Kansas City Royals 47% 53% 3–3
Logistic Kansas City Royals 48% 52%
Random Forest Kansas City Royals 45% 55%
Consensus Kansas City Royals 46% 54% 3–3
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Twins this season

64–59

52% across 123 games

Royals this season

66–58

53% across 124 games