Pittsburgh Pirates Moneyline
Boston Red Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates · MLB Baseball
The Matchup
This was a MLB Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Played at PNC Park. Starting pitchers: Patrick Sandoval for BOS, Lake Bachar for PIT. Market: Moneyline. Pick was logged at the time the lines were posted; every model probability and signal value frozen on this page reflects that moment, not retrospective data.
Why We Took This Side
- FIP edge (home starter quality): +3.42
- Platoon edge: -0.20
- Rolling wOBA (offense form): +0.22
- External: ESPN matchup predictor 64.9% on our side
Each driver above is a numerical signal feed-in to the model at pick time. Strongly positive values support the side we took; near-zero values mean that input had no opinion. Read more in the methodology.
Looking Back
The Pittsburgh Pirates pick lost. The model's signals pointed this way at the time, but baseball — and probability — both reserve the right to disagree on any given night. The pitching matchup at the time showed a FIP edge of -0.63 (lower is better) in favor of the home starter. For comparison, ESPN's matchup predictor gave this side a 64.9% chance. Our model had it at 62.8%.
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