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Thursday · August 20 · 1:10 PM ✦

GIANTS @ GUARDIANS

Progressive Field. · 76 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph in from rf

Final

Giants 2
GUARDIANS 5

Our Pick

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 Cleveland Guardians · Actual: 2–5 Guardians

56%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Giants Guardians Projected Result
Baseline Cleveland Guardians 40% 60% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted San Francisco Giants 53% 47% 3–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted Cleveland Guardians 47% 53% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Cleveland Guardians 44% 56% 3–3 ✓
Logistic Cleveland Guardians 39% 61% — ✓
Random Forest Cleveland Guardians 41% 59% — ✓
Consensus Cleveland Guardians 44% 56% 3–3 ✓
5 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