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Saturday · July 18 · 4:10 pm ✦

RAYS @ RED SOX

Fenway Park. · 80 degrees, cloudy, wind 20 mph out to lf

Final

Rays 6
RED SOX 7

Our Pick

BOSTON RED SOX

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–4 Boston Red Sox · Actual: 6–7 Red Sox

55%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Rays Red Sox Projected Result
Baseline Boston Red Sox 44% 56% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Boston Red Sox 45% 55% 3–4 ✓
Platoon-weighted Boston Red Sox 45% 55% 3–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Tampa Bay Rays 51% 49% 3–4 ✗
Logistic Boston Red Sox 42% 58% — ✓
Random Forest Boston Red Sox 44% 56% — ✓
Consensus Boston Red Sox 45% 55% 3–4 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Rays this season

78–80

49% across 158 games

Red Sox this season

85–72

54% across 157 games