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Wednesday · July 1 · 1:36 PM ✦

NATIONALS @ RED SOX

Fenway Park. · 95 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 2 mph out to rf

Final

NATIONALS 10
Red Sox 2

Our Pick

WASHINGTON NATIONALS, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 3–3 Washington Nationals · Actual: 10–2 Nationals

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Nationals Red Sox Projected Result
Baseline Washington Nationals 56% 44% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Boston Red Sox 40% 60% 3–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted Washington Nationals 51% 49% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Washington Nationals 60% 40% 3–2 ✓
Logistic Washington Nationals 51% 49% — ✓
Random Forest Washington Nationals 67% 33% — ✓
Consensus Washington Nationals 53% 47% 3–3 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Nationals this season

85–70

55% across 155 games

Red Sox this season

85–72

54% across 157 games