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Saturday · May 9 · 6:10 pm ✦

TIGERS @ ROYALS

Kauffman Stadium. · 80 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph out to rf

Final

Tigers 1
ROYALS 5

Our Pick

KANSAS CITY ROYALS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–4 Kansas City Royals · Actual: 1–5 Royals

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Tigers Royals Projected Result
Baseline Kansas City Royals 47% 53% 4–4
Pitcher-weighted Kansas City Royals 49% 49% 3–3
Platoon-weighted Detroit Tigers 53% 47% 4–4
Pitcher + Platoon Kansas City Royals 45% 55% 3–3
Logistic Kansas City Royals 49% 51%
Random Forest Kansas City Royals 37% 63%
Consensus Kansas City Royals 46% 53% 4–4
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Tigers this season

31–13

70% across 44 games

Royals this season

22–23

49% across 45 games