Saturday · August 29 · 4:10 PM ✦
ROYALS @ GUARDIANS
Progressive Field. · 81 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 4 mph l to r
Final
ROYALS
8
Guardians
3
Our Pick
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS, narrowly
✗ WrongProjected: 3–3 Cleveland Guardians · Actual: 8–3 Royals
54%
Consensus
— Simulation Breakdown —
| Simulation | Pick | Royals | Guardians | Projected | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Cleveland Guardians | 49% | 51% | 3–3 | ✗ |
| Pitcher-weighted | Cleveland Guardians | 40% | 60% | 3–4 | ✗ |
| Platoon-weighted | Cleveland Guardians | 42% | 58% | 3–4 | ✗ |
| Pitcher + Platoon | Kansas City Royals | 51% | 49% | 3–3 | ✓ |
| Logistic | Cleveland Guardians | 43% | 57% | — | ✗ |
| Random Forest | Kansas City Royals | 54% | 46% | — | ✓ |
| Consensus | Cleveland Guardians | 46% | 54% | 3–3 | ✗ |
2 of 6 sims got it right — Pitcher + Platoon and Random Forest caught what the others missed.
— How We've Done On These Teams —
Royals this season
78–77
50% across 155 games
Guardians this season
78–81
49% across 159 games