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Friday · May 1 ✦

GUARDIANS @ ATHLETICS

Sutter Health Park.

Final

GUARDIANS 8
Athletics 5

Our Pick

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

✓ Correct

Projected: 6–4 Cleveland Guardians · Actual: 8–5 Guardians

60%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Guardians Athletics Projected Result
Baseline Cleveland Guardians 69% 31% 6–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Cleveland Guardians 64% 36% 6–5 ✓
Platoon-weighted Cleveland Guardians 75% 25% 7–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Cleveland Guardians 78% 22% 6–4 ✓
Logistic Athletics 34% 66% — ✗
Random Forest Cleveland Guardians 51% 49% — ✓
Consensus Cleveland Guardians 60% 40% 6–4 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Guardians this season

78–81

49% across 159 games

Athletics this season

92–64

59% across 156 games