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Tuesday · July 21 · 6:40 pm ✦

GIANTS @ ROYALS

Kauffman Stadium. · 90 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 11 mph in from lf

Final

Giants 2
ROYALS 3

Our Pick

KANSAS CITY ROYALS, narrowly

✓ Correct

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

51%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Giants Royals Projected Result
Baseline Kansas City Royals 35% 65% 3–4
Pitcher-weighted San Francisco Giants 51% 49% 4–4
Platoon-weighted San Francisco Giants 56% 44% 4–3
Pitcher + Platoon San Francisco Giants 58% 42% 4–3
Logistic San Francisco Giants 55% 45%
Random Forest Kansas City Royals 28% 72%
Consensus Kansas City Royals 49% 51% 4–4
2 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline and Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Giants this season

73–50

59% across 123 games

Royals this season

66–59

53% across 125 games