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Saturday · August 29 · 7:15 pm ✦

RED SOX @ YANKEES

Yankee Stadium. · 77 degrees, clear, wind 3 mph out to cf

Final

Red Sox 2
YANKEES 9

Our Pick

BOSTON RED SOX, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–3 Boston Red Sox · Actual: 2–9 Yankees

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Red Sox Yankees Projected Result
Baseline Boston Red Sox 55% 45% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted New York Yankees 47% 53% 3–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted New York Yankees 49% 51% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon New York Yankees 49% 51% 3–3 ✓
Logistic Boston Red Sox 53% 47% — ✗
Random Forest New York Yankees 49% 51% — ✓
Consensus Boston Red Sox 50% 50% 3–3 ✗
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Red Sox this season

85–72

54% across 157 games

Yankees this season

83–76

52% across 159 games