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Saturday · July 18 · 1:10 PM ✦

PIRATES @ GUARDIANS

Progressive Field. · 89 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 14 mph out to rf

Final

Pirates 0
Guardians 0

Our Pick

PITTSBURGH PIRATES, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–4 Pittsburgh Pirates · Actual: 0–0 None

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Pirates Guardians Projected Result
Baseline Cleveland Guardians 47% 53% 4–4
Pitcher-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 53% 47% 4–3
Platoon-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 55% 45% 4–4
Pitcher + Platoon Cleveland Guardians 49% 51% 3–4
Logistic Cleveland Guardians 49% 51%
Random Forest Cleveland Guardians 48% 52%
Consensus Pittsburgh Pirates 50% 50% 4–4
None of the 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Pirates this season

69–56

55% across 125 games

Guardians this season

62–62

50% across 124 games