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by slg 4781 days ago
Sort of but not exactly. In this case a prior outcome is generally caused by the same factors that would influence the next outcome. There are also factors in baseball that make putting together a long streak harder the deeper you get into it.

That said, there are a gazillion other data points that are more granular and would provide more predictive value than simply the binary result of prior games (especially if those games took place 12+ months ago).