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Thursday · May 14 · 6:41 PM ✦

ROYALS @ WHITE SOX

Rate Field. · 62 degrees, clear, wind 11 mph in from cf

Final

Royals 2
WHITE SOX 6

Our Pick

KANSAS CITY ROYALS, comfortably

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–2 Kansas City Royals · Actual: 2–6 White Sox

65%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Royals White Sox Projected Result
Baseline Kansas City Royals 65% 35% 3–2 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Kansas City Royals 73% 27% 4–2 ✗
Platoon-weighted Kansas City Royals 64% 36% 3–2 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Kansas City Royals 75% 25% 4–2 ✗
Logistic Kansas City Royals 53% 47% — ✗
Random Forest Kansas City Royals 62% 38% — ✗
Consensus Kansas City Royals 65% 35% 4–2 ✗
None of the 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Royals this season

78–77

50% across 155 games

White Sox this season

81–81

50% across 162 games