New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
August 7, 2026 · MLB
Zac Thornton vs Carmen Mlodzinski
TrueTail's simulation - context only
Pirates wins about 51 times out of 100.
51%
Sim projects a total of 9.0 runs.
MLB sim opinions are gated: the model does not yet beat always picking the home team (Brier 0.2495 vs 0.2493) - projections below are context, not leans.
n=10,000 simulated trials · model game-sim-v6
The distribution
TrueTail's sims land on 8 total runs most often (9% of simulated outcomes).
Show the math
Win probability: home 51.0%, away 49.0%.
Projected score: home 4.5, away 4.5.
Dispersion: 3.23.
Mean margin (home): +0.1.
Run line: home -1.5 (36.2% cover), away 1.5 (63.8% cover).
Model game-sim-v6, n=10,000, computed 8/7/2026, 2:05:11 PM.