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Wednesday · July 29 ✦

RED SOX @ ATHLETICS

Sutter Health Park.

Final

RED SOX 4
Athletics 2

Our Pick

ATHLETICS, narrowly

✗ Wrong

Projected: 3–3 Athletics · Actual: 4–2 Red Sox

53%

Consensus

— Simulation Breakdown —

Simulation Pick Red Sox Athletics Projected Result
Baseline Boston Red Sox 56% 44% 4–3 ✓
Pitcher-weighted Athletics 49% 51% 3–3 ✗
Platoon-weighted Boston Red Sox 53% 47% 3–3 ✓
Pitcher + Platoon Athletics 49% 51% 3–3 ✗
Logistic Athletics 37% 63% — ✗
Random Forest Athletics 39% 61% — ✗
Consensus Athletics 47% 53% 3–3 ✗
2 of 6 sims got it right — Baseline and Platoon-weighted caught what the others missed.

— How We've Done On These Teams —

Red Sox this season

85–72

54% across 157 games

Athletics this season

92–64

59% across 156 games