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Thursday · August 6 ✦

WHITE SOX @ RED SOX

Fenway Park.

Final

White Sox 11
RED SOX 12

Our Pick

BOSTON RED SOX, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–3 Boston Red Sox · Actual: 11–12 Red Sox

50%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick White Sox Red Sox Projected Result
Baseline Chicago White Sox 51% 49% 3–3
Pitcher-weighted Chicago White Sox 60% 40% 4–3
Platoon-weighted Chicago White Sox 55% 45% 4–4
Pitcher + Platoon Boston Red Sox 45% 55% 3–3
Logistic Boston Red Sox 40% 60%
Random Forest Chicago White Sox 54% 46%
Consensus Boston Red Sox 50% 50% 4–3
2 of 6 sims got it right — Pitcher + Platoon and Logistic caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

White Sox this season

60–62

49% across 122 games

Red Sox this season

66–57

54% across 123 games