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Saturday · September 26 · 6:40 pm ✦

ASTROS @ ATHLETICS

Sutter Health Park. · 79 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph out to cf

Final

ASTROS 13
Athletics 2

Our Pick

HOUSTON ASTROS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–3 Houston Astros · Actual: 13–2 Astros

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Astros Athletics Projected Result
Baseline Houston Astros 55% 44% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Houston Astros 60% 40% 4–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Athletics 40% 60% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Houston Astros 60% 40% 4–3 ✓
Logistic Athletics 43% 57% — ✗
Random Forest Athletics 47% 53% — ✗
Consensus Houston Astros 50% 49% 4–3 ✓
3 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Astros this season

90–65

58% across 155 games

Athletics this season

92–64

59% across 156 games