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Wednesday · August 19 · 6:40 pm ✦

GIANTS @ GUARDIANS

Progressive Field. · 77 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 5 mph in from lf

Final

GIANTS 1
Guardians 0

Our Pick

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 San Francisco Giants · Actual: 1–0 Giants

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Giants Guardians Projected Result
Baseline San Francisco Giants 60% 40% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Cleveland Guardians 49% 51% 3–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted San Francisco Giants 60% 40% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Cleveland Guardians 45% 55% 3–3 ✗
Logistic Cleveland Guardians 49% 51% — ✗
Random Forest San Francisco Giants 50% 50% — ✓
Consensus San Francisco Giants 52% 48% 3–3 ✓
3 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Giants this season

89–65

58% across 154 games

Guardians this season

78–81

49% across 159 games