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Sunday · September 6 · 1:40 PM ✦

TIGERS @ GUARDIANS

Progressive Field. · 75 degrees, sunny, wind 14 mph in from rf

Final

Tigers 2
GUARDIANS 3

Our Pick

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 Cleveland Guardians · Actual: 2–3 Guardians

54%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Tigers Guardians Projected Result
Baseline Detroit Tigers 55% 45% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Cleveland Guardians 38% 62% 3–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Cleveland Guardians 49% 51% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Cleveland Guardians 45% 55% 3–3 ✓
Logistic Cleveland Guardians 42% 58% — ✓
Random Forest Cleveland Guardians 48% 52% — ✓
Consensus Cleveland Guardians 46% 54% 3–3 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Tigers this season

95–58

62% across 153 games

Guardians this season

78–81

49% across 159 games