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Thursday · September 17 · 7:05 pm ✦

RED SOX @ RANGERS

Globe Life Field. · 72 degrees, roof closed, wind 0 mph none

Final

RED SOX 4
Rangers 3

Our Pick

TEXAS RANGERS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–3 Texas Rangers · Actual: 4–3 Red Sox

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Red Sox Rangers Projected Result
Baseline Boston Red Sox 62% 38% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Texas Rangers 45% 55% 4–4 ✗
Platoon-weighted Boston Red Sox 55% 45% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Texas Rangers 49% 51% 4–3 ✗
Logistic Texas Rangers 50% 50% — ✗
Random Forest Texas Rangers 31% 69% — ✗
Consensus Texas Rangers 50% 50% 4–3 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline and Platoon-weighted caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Red Sox this season

85–72

54% across 157 games

Rangers this season

87–68

56% across 155 games