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Sunday · August 30 · 1:11 PM ✦

WHITE SOX @ TWINS

Target Field. · 85 degrees, overcast, wind 8 mph in from cf

Final

White Sox 1
TWINS 5

Our Pick

CHICAGO WHITE SOX, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 4–3 Chicago White Sox · Actual: 1–5 Twins

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick White Sox Twins Projected Result
Baseline Chicago White Sox 56% 44% 3–3 ✗
Pitcher-weighted Minnesota Twins 42% 58% 3–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted Chicago White Sox 53% 47% 4–3 ✗
Pitcher + Platoon Chicago White Sox 53% 47% 4–4 ✗
Logistic Chicago White Sox 57% 43% — ✗
Random Forest Minnesota Twins 46% 54% — ✓
Consensus Chicago White Sox 52% 48% 4–3 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Pitcher-weighted and Random Forest caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

White Sox this season

81–81

50% across 162 games

Twins this season

83–72

54% across 155 games