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BOSTON

RED SOXBOS

66-58  |  Road

3
FINAL
Sun, Aug 16 • 1:35 PM ET
PNC Park
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PITTSBURGH

PIRATESPIT

61-65  |  Home

8
Probable Pitchers
Patrick Sandoval
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Patrick Sandoval

#43 | Starting Pitcher
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Lake Bachar
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Lake Bachar

#71 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Patrick Sandoval 1-1 3.30 1.70 30.0 29
Lake Bachar 1-2 3.97 1.08 65.2 68
1-1 W-L 1-2
3.30 Ldr ERA 3.97
1.70 WHIP Ldr 1.08
30.0 IP (Innings Pitched) Ldr 65.2
29 K (Strikeouts) Ldr 68
AI Model Win Probability
RED SOX
53%
📊
PIRATES
47%
RED SOX 53% Book Odds: -114
PIRATES 50% Book Odds: +100
Book Implied: 53.30% / 50%
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
7.7
Projected
Book Total
8.5
Over / Under Line
▼ Edge: +0.8 (Under)
Over 8.5 48%
Under 8.5 52%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
+0.3
PITTSBURGH
Book Spread
+1.5
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.2 points (Pittsburgh)
Red SoxBOS (-1.5) 0 PiratesPIT (+1.5)
Pittsburgh Pirates (+1.5) expected to cover
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Red Sox Cover

47.0%

Pirates Cover

53.0%

-12-8-40+4+8+12
Distribution centered around PIT +0.3 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (PIT)

BOS By 1-2 runs

18.9%

BOS By 3-4 runs

14.4%

PIT By 1-2 runs

17.9%

PIT By 3-4 runs

12.7%

AI Model Projected Score
4
BOSTON
Book Implied: 5
3.7
PITTSBURGH
Book Implied: 3.50
Simulated Score
4
BOSTON
Book Implied: 5
6
PITTSBURGH
Book Implied: 3.50
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Red Sox Loss
53% Win Prob
D
Sim Pirates Win
69% Win Prob
C
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement 👑 Top Selection
AI Pirates (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: +0.3
B
Sim Pirates (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: -2.0
A
Over/Under (Total)
Divergence
AI u8.5 Loss
Proj Total: 7.7
D
Sim o8.5 Win
Proj Total: 10.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Aug 16, 2026 BOS @ PIT 3 - 8
Aug 15, 2026 BOS @ PIT 4 - 0
Aug 14, 2026 BOS @ PIT 4 - 8
Aug 31, 2025 PIT @ BOS 2 - 5
Aug 30, 2025 PIT @ BOS 10 - 3
Season Statistics Comparison
Boston BOS
vs
Pittsburgh PIT
2
Games Played
▲ 162
1.00
Runs / Game
▲ 4.73
.117
Avg (AVG)
▲ .253
.159
On-Base (OBP)
▲ .330
.250
Slugging (SLG)
▲ .404
.409
OPS
▲ .734
2
Home Runs
▲ 186
Key Model Drivers
Walks (L5) +17.3% more
Boston: 3.3 vs Pittsburgh: 2.7
Home Runs (Season) +9200.0% more
Pittsburgh: 186.0 vs Boston: 2.0
Runs per Game (Season) +373.0% more
Pittsburgh: 4.7 vs Boston: 1.0
Errors (L5) +41.0% more
Pittsburgh: 0.9 vs Boston: 0.5
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
BOS Score 4.0 3
PIT Score 3.7 8
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.9 / 0.5 0.0 / 1.0
Hits 8.2 / 8.9 11.0 / 5.0
Home Runs 1.2 / 0.8 0.0 / 1.0
Strikeouts 9.2 / 8.4 7.0 / 13.0
Total Bases 13.1 / 13.8 14.0 / 9.0
Walks 2.7 / 3.3 4.0 / 3.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: +100 / -120 → -114 / +100 ↓
65%TICKETS35%
60%MONEY40%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -1.5 / +1.5 → -1.5 / +1.5
72%TICKETS28%
78%MONEY22%
Total (O/U)
Open: 8 → 8.5 ↑
62%TICKETS38%
64%MONEY36%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
BOS Advantage
87-77-0 (53.1%)
Margin: 0.4 ATS +/-:
PIT
82-80-0 (50.6%)
Margin: 0.2 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
BOS
(46.3%)
Margin: 0.4 ATS +/-:
PIT Advantage
(49.4%)
Margin: 0.2 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
BOS
74-86-4
O: 46.3% / U: 53.8% Total +/-: 0.0
PIT
81-74-7
O: 52.3% / U: 47.7% Total +/-: +1.0
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
PIT
BOS
PIT
BOS
ML
52% 82-77
50% 80-80
52% 85-78
47% 76-87
ATS
54% 86-73
58% 93-67
50% 81-82
48% 79-84
TTL
47% 72-81-6
46% 72-83-5
50% 79-78-6
47% 74-83-6
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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