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Friday · September 4 · 7:05 pm ✦

RED SOX @ ORIOLES

Oriole Park at Camden Yards. · 86 degrees, overcast, wind 6 mph l to r

Final

RED SOX 1
Orioles 0

Our Pick

BOSTON RED SOX, narrowly

✓ Correct

Projected: 4–3 Boston Red Sox · Actual: 1–0 Red Sox

54%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Red Sox Orioles Projected Result
Baseline Boston Red Sox 55% 45% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Boston Red Sox 58% 42% 4–3 ✓
Platoon-weighted Boston Red Sox 53% 47% 4–4 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Boston Red Sox 67% 33% 4–3 ✓
Logistic Boston Red Sox 51% 49% — ✓
Random Forest Baltimore Orioles 38% 62% — ✗
Consensus Boston Red Sox 54% 46% 4–3 ✓
5 of 6 sims got it right.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Red Sox this season

85–72

54% across 157 games

Orioles this season

81–72

53% across 153 games