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Monday · September 7 · 7:05 pm ✦

BLUE JAYS @ ATHLETICS

Sutter Health Park. · 84 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 4 mph out to rf

Final

Blue Jays 5
ATHLETICS 6

Our Pick

ATHLETICS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 Athletics · Actual: 5–6 Athletics

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Blue Jays Athletics Projected Result
Baseline Athletics 49% 51% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Athletics 49% 51% 3–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Athletics 44% 56% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Toronto Blue Jays 55% 45% 3–3 ✗
Logistic Athletics 44% 56% — ✓
Random Forest Athletics 46% 54% — ✓
Consensus Athletics 47% 53% 3–3 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Blue Jays this season

73–82

47% across 155 games

Athletics this season

92–64

59% across 156 games