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Friday · August 7 · 6:40 pm ✦

GUARDIANS @ WHITE SOX

Rate Field. · 82 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 8 mph in from rf

Final

GUARDIANS 8
White Sox 2

Our Pick

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–4 Cleveland Guardians · Actual: 8–2 Guardians

52%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Guardians White Sox Projected Result
Baseline Cleveland Guardians 51% 49% 4–4
Pitcher-weighted Cleveland Guardians 56% 44% 4–3
Platoon-weighted Cleveland Guardians 60% 40% 4–3
Pitcher + Platoon Cleveland Guardians 55% 45% 5–4
Logistic Chicago White Sox 46% 54%
Random Forest Chicago White Sox 42% 58%
Consensus Cleveland Guardians 52% 48% 4–4
4 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Guardians this season

61–62

50% across 123 games

White Sox this season

60–62

49% across 122 games