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Friday · August 14 · 6:40 pm ✦

RED SOX @ PIRATES

PNC Park. · 80 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 5 mph r to l

Final

Red Sox 4
PIRATES 8

Our Pick

PITTSBURGH PIRATES, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–4 Pittsburgh Pirates · Actual: 4–8 Pirates

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Red Sox Pirates Projected Result
Baseline Boston Red Sox 55% 44% 4–3
Pitcher-weighted Boston Red Sox 62% 38% 4–3
Platoon-weighted Pittsburgh Pirates 45% 55% 4–5
Pitcher + Platoon Pittsburgh Pirates 49% 51% 3–3
Logistic Pittsburgh Pirates 48% 52%
Random Forest Pittsburgh Pirates 31% 69%
Consensus Pittsburgh Pirates 49% 50% 4–4
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Red Sox this season

66–57

54% across 123 games

Pirates this season

68–56

55% across 124 games