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Friday · August 7 · 7:05 pm ✦

BRAVES @ YANKEES

Yankee Stadium. · 87 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 6 mph in from rf

Final

Braves 2
YANKEES 3

Our Pick

NEW YORK YANKEES, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–5 New York Yankees · Actual: 2–3 Yankees

54%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Braves Yankees Projected Result
Baseline Atlanta Braves 53% 47% 4–4 ✗
Pitcher-weighted New York Yankees 45% 55% 4–5 ✓
Platoon-weighted New York Yankees 36% 64% 4–5 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon New York Yankees 47% 53% 4–5 ✓
Logistic New York Yankees 43% 57% — ✓
Random Forest Atlanta Braves 53% 47% — ✗
Consensus New York Yankees 46% 54% 4–5 ✓
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Braves this season

86–76

53% across 162 games

Yankees this season

83–76

52% across 159 games