Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Athletics vs Tigers - ALDS Game #4 Simulation Results




                                  Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankAthleticsTigersOccurrencesRankAthleticsTigersOccurrences
12343325129595
23439915276591
31235385378585
44528875440581
53225345548571
61324385661569
72424375708554
84322485872550
92121375919549
101420566073538
113519586139481
122518776258481
1356184463210468
1415170164110449
1503163965310419
164216386650408
175416286709406
183116126849394
190115566968374
200215057083372
210414167171367
225314007282359
232613777384357
243613617485357
254612047587353
261611917659340
274111527786336
2865111778111327
2905110479010315
305210778060312
3167106881311302
3264102982410299
331799083211283
34379738481278
35279728589258
36109688669253
37069188794241
382089488011235
394787889411235
40638339093233
41307879192230
422877492212225
43577679379219
44627619470211
455174695112205
46187319696191
473872297510186
48076839895185
49756449997185
5074606100312182

Monday, October 07, 2013

Braves vs Dodgers - NLDS Game #4 Simulation Results



Notes: I had trouble calibrating what input stats to give Freddie Garcia. Vegas says the Dodgers have a 67.2% chance of winning this game. Best to go with them on this one.


Sunday, October 06, 2013

Braves vs Dodgers - NLDS Game #3 Simulation Results




                                 Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankBravesDodgersOccurrences RankBravesDodgersOccurrences
1125813 5167473
2235395 5273459
3013846 5371449
4343696 5474420
5213611 5538382
6323411 5608355
7133354 5757351
8022885 5875350
9242661 5919307
10142574 6070305
11032564 6182305
12312478 6229303
13102425 6376286
14432402 6448275
15422123 6583271
16452044 6609270
17201974 6781265
18041972 6839255
19251868 6958232
20151775 7084214
21411775 7192213
22351534 72110211
23301531 7385193
24051486 7478186
25531472 7580185
26541342 7693178
27521339 77210170
28161220 7849169
29261216 7991157
30511109 8086140
31401076 8168139
32361063 82310131
33561055 8394130
3406992 84010127
3562824 8587121
3617798 8695117
3727773 8790114
3846770 88011108
3964759 89410107
4063752 90102102
4150677 91211100
4265675 925993
4361661 9311191
4437626 9410191
4507604 956986
4618525 9610486
4747499 9731182
4828488 9810381
4972482 999679
5060474 10021269

Cardinals vs Pirates - NLDS Game #3 Simulation Results




                                       Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankCardinalsPiratesOccurrences RankCardinalsPiratesOccurrences
1234469 5128547
2124389 5274532
3343334 5375494
4013146 5457492
5132992 5538489
6212872 5671476
7322834 5708470
8242659 5860439
9142624 5976427
10022564 6083404
11032480 6182385
12452246 6281361
13432160 6329359
14252131 6419358
15042069 6548341
16312046 6684331
17102007 6758320
18151888 6839317
19421885 6970305
20351750 7009298
21201711 7185295
22051653 7278287
23541398 7392266
24411387 7449238
25531375 7593238
26161366 7668237
27261361 7780230
28521289 7886221
29561251 7987215
30361234 8094210
31061142 81010198
32301072 82110195
33511014 8391191
3417969 8459189
3546967 85210177
3663916 86310168
3764890 87102168
3827877 8895167
3940853 89103153
4065835 9069151
4162815 91410146
4207808 9296139
4337757 9390133
4461724 94101130
4547670 95104125
4667667 96211122
4773638 97011116
4850617 9889111
4918615 99111104
5072606 100112102

Saturday, October 05, 2013

Tigers vs Athletics - ALDS Game #2 Simulation Results




                                 Top 100 Most Likely Final Score
RankTigersAthleticsOccurrences RankTigersAthleticsOccurrences
1234683 5107537
2124571 5218510
3343537 5375506
4213498 5447480
5323435 5528478
6012743 5657455
7132720 5776445
8432567 5882435
9312499 5970420
10422389 6083420
11242183 6138416
12452162 6281416
13022159 6308371
14102141 6484370
15142016 6578347
16031933 6619346
17411849 6748329
18201833 6829317
19541567 6985308
20301558 7092304
21351530 7191301
22531520 7293283
23521473 7309282
24151465 7486276
25251456 7539265
26041411 7680261
27561291 77110253
28511164 7858248
29401107 79210242
3063999 8068226
3126997 81102223
3265971 8287208
3364967 83101206
3405960 8449205
3536936 8594204
3662934 8690203
3716921 87010179
3861857 8895178
3946806 89310174
4050761 90211165
4106674 91103165
4217651 9259162
4373646 9396152
4427635 94410150
4572629 95104148
4671618 96113148
4767615 97100138
4837589 98111137
4974588 9989136
5060548 10097128

Rays vs Red Sox - ALDS Game #2 Simulation Results




                                    Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankRaysRed SoxOccurrences RankRaysRed SoxOccurrences
1234099 5176652
2343613 5217622
3123298 5382585
4322790 5483568
5452692 5560561
6432431 5606542
7242373 5728540
8212246 5838534
9132184 5984527
10422150 6078499
11312042 6148478
12561768 6218470
13351745 6358466
14531739 6481463
15141731 6570441
16411719 6685436
17251705 6793434
18541702 6892424
19521693 6907415
20011630 7039393
21021413 7129365
22361361 7286358
23511306 7391345
24641248 7468341
25151234 7587328
26631234 7694320
27031226 7749319
28461215 7819312
29621215 7995301
30201208 8080300
31261137 8108284
32301117 82102284
33651087 8359274
34101080 84310261
35401029 85103255
3604969 86104242
3761966 8796239
3867921 88210231
3972896 8969228
4073868 9089228
4174861 91101209
4216855 92110203
4347841 9390195
4437824 9409194
4527802 95105192
4675734 9679186
4750731 97410181
4857699 98113177
4971689 9997175
5005678 100510171

Friday, October 04, 2013

Did Mattingly Blow The Bottom of the 7th Inning?


It's not easy to manage a major league baseball team.  Lots of eyeballs looking over your shoulders, lots of second guessers and definitely a lot at stake.  But there was some controversy or at the very least some second guessing as to how Dodgers manager Don Mattingly handled the bottom of the 7th inning pitching matchups.

The Dodgers were trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th inning.  Chris Withrow was pitching with two outs and runners on second and third.  He had just struck out Elliot Johnson for the innings second out.  The Braves sent up rookie outfielder (left handed bat) Jose Constanza who had really made the Braves post-season roster as nothing more than a pinch runner and an emergency pinch hitter.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly decided to pull Withrow and go with the platoon matchup and bring in LHP Paco Rodriguez.  Of course Mattingly failed to think ahead to the Braves next move, or at least think clearly ahead and the Braves manager sent up the right handed hitting Reed Johnson to bat for Constanza.  On deck was the leadoff hitter Jayson Heyward.  Yes, he is left handed... but he also is pretty good.  At this point do you go against the platoon matchup but with the pinch hitter penalty (yes players hit significantly worse as pinch hitters than they do as starters) and pitch to Reed Johnson with first base open or do you walk Johnson and go lefty vs lefty against Jayson Heyward.  Mattingly chose to give the intentional walk to Johnson and face Jayson Heyward with Paco Rodriguez with the bases loaded.

So here are the three scenarios we need to look at in terms of which scenario has the highest win probability for the Dodgers (or lowest for the Braves).

1. Chris Withrow pitches to Jose Constanza with two outs and runners at second and third.
2. Paco Rodriguez pitches to Reed Johnson with two outs and runners at second and third.
3. Paco Rodriguez intentionally walks Reed Johnson and pitches to Jayson Heyward with two outs and the bases loaded.

                      Mattingly's Brain Table (100K Games Simulated)
FavoredATL %PitcherBasesOutsScenario
ATL84.607%C.Withrow2nd, 3rd2Pitch to Costanza
ATL84.277%P.Rodriguez2nd, 3rd2Pitch to Reed Johnson
ATL85.842%P.RodriguezLoaded2Walk R.Johnson, pitch to Heyward

Well, it appears that the best decision was to have Paco Rodriguez pitch to Reed Johnson, followed by having Chris Withrow pitch to Jose Constanza and lastly to give the intentional walk to Reed Johnson and have Paco Rodriguez pitch to Jayson Heyward with the bases loaded.  But did it cost the Dodgers enough win probability to really have any heartburn over it?  Only if you think that 1.24% win probability is enough to complain over.

Tigers vs Athletics - ALDS Game #1 Simulation Results




Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankTigersAthleticsOccurrences RankTigersAthleticsOccurrences
1124703 5182506
2234616 5217493
3213946 5306480
4323764 5437460
5343516 5576431
6313010 5683429
7012825 5747427
8432707 5857405
9132542 5980402
10422490 6084374
11102393 6192357
12202374 6218348
13412262 6307346
14452138 6428338
15242028 6591331
16302002 6685313
17021899 6738309
18141740 6893300
19521739 6929261
20531686 7048260
21541596 7108259
22031564 7278249
23511482 7386242
24401453 7458238
25351346 7594236
26251345 76101236
27621164 7790233
28041102 7819231
29631097 79102226
30561093 80103218
31151048 8187213
32611030 8239204
33501017 8395191
3464941 8468189
3565855 8509169
3636833 86100167
3746817 87210160
3826775 88110158
3960763 89310152
4016754 90112150
4171744 91111147
4272741 92104142
4373704 93113142
4405677 9459140
4567599 9596137
4674594 9649125
4781551 97110125
4827544 98410115
4970520 9989115
5075512 100010113

Dodgers vs Braves - NLDS Game #2 Simulation Results




                                    Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankDodgersBravesOccurrences RankDodgersBravesOccurrences
12344292 51755695
21241105 52705586
33434887 53815478
43233977 54175419
52132445 55835271
63126841 56065137
74326615 57765031
81325131 58574929
94224704 59844345
100122837 60284188
112422805 61803910
124522671 62383807
134120505 63853647
142018789 64923634
151418611 65183504
161018202 66073488
170217869 67933431
185217831 68913416
195317462 69483231
203017048 70783045
215416887 71583041
222516112 72942787
233515989 73292762
245115262 74862723
250314713 75392509
264013400 76902466
275613021 77682417
286212479 78082335
296312320 79192323
301512137 801022316
316111439 81872233
326410845 821012120
335010816 831032019
343610745 84952010
350410297 85491991
36269670 862101679
37659613 871041675
38469531 88961650
39728718 89591611
40718226 903101528
41608069 911001492
42737975 921101442
43167949 93091423
44747193 94691400
45057140 95891392
46676773 961121377
47276339 971111287
48376165 981051281
49476043 994101275
50825802 100971204

Rays vs Red Sox - ALDS Game #1 Simulation Results




Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankRaysRed SoxOccurrences RankRaysRed SoxOccurrences
12337101 51736863
23435129 52486623
31230573 53726542
44527358 54756541
52422768 55766316
63222302 56076304
71322020 57786117
84320521 58586093
93518616 59295873
105618527 60505641
112518485 61395556
122118341 62195161
131418255 63715096
144217097 64834876
150116066 65084840
165415964 66844675
173115754 67684652
183614794 68494635
191514606 69824391
200214557 70854323
215314501 712104135
222613621 72604084
230313356 73864013
244613072 743103905
255212524 75593895
264112246 761103653
271611851 77813519
280411333 78873477
296710974 79093466
302710462 80693301
316510431 814103282
326410413 82893177
333710381 83933177
344710280 84943016
356310083 85703015
36519626 86922905
37109569 87952833
38059483 882112682
39209439 893112637
40179125 905102588
41629071 91792558
42578151 92962546
43068105 930102433
44308101 941112403
45288063 95912349
46387574 964112204
47187250 97972087
48747149 981032079
49617098 99802029
50407055 1006101955

Pirates vs Cardinals - NLDS Game #2 Simulation Results




Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankPiratesCardinalsOccurrences RankPiratesCardinalsOccurrences
11247488 51285936
22346126 52745384
33435998 53085198
40132110 54605095
51329872 55384935
63229245 56714809
72128892 57574800
80225235 58754586
92424689 59194335
104522910 60294154
111422583 61763966
123122562 62483705
130322119 63833535
144322065 64093485
154220544 65393433
161018798 66823430
172518428 67843271
184117354 68703129
190416930 69583073
202016766 70782901
211515985 711102899
223515804 72812862
235214615 73852804
245314508 742102764
255413940 75492484
263013796 760102378
270513208 773102377
285612807 78682185
295112093 79862112
301611997 80931933
312611739 811111884
323611565 82801842
334010818 83941824
34069723 84921819
35629685 85591803
36639509 864101793
37468974 87871793
38178696 882111767
39648569 890111600
40278301 90951598
41658033 913111533
42617929 92911519
43507886 93691404
44077182 94961268
45377084 95891206
46676503 965101204
47476251 971121202
48186063 984111148
49736053 992121116
50726018 1001031023

Thursday, October 03, 2013

Divisional Series Simulation Results - 10/4


AwayHomeAway StarterHome StarterVegas FaveVegas Win%Vegas RunsSim Win%Sim Runs
PiratesCardinalsGerrit ColeLance LynnCardinals56.24%6.9060.43%6.82
RaysRed SoxMatt MooreJon LesterRed Sox56.80%7.4761.63%8.36
DodgersBravesZack GreinkeMike MinorBraves50.37%6.4048.74%7.05
TigersAthleticsMax ScherzerBartolo ColonTigers53.81%6.5452.71%6.77

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Pirates vs Cardinals - NLDS Game #1 Simulation Results




                                   Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankPiratesCardinalsOccurences RankPiratesCardinalsOccurences
11252649 51675527
22347906 52735424
30137457 53085095
43433903 54714922
52132679 55744799
61330363 56384423
73229342 57194167
80228071 58574084
93124166 59754050
102424081 60293807
111023254 61093500
121423062 62763332
130322645 63703316
144320981 64483282
154520902 65823236
162020575 66833167
174220300 67393110
184118290 68812808
192517475 691102796
200417174 70842779
213016573 71582717
221516030 722102635
235214580 73782453
243514433 74852304
255313522 75492265
265412894 760102221
270512891 773102161
285112595 78801946
294012447 791111847
301611584 80921815
315611376 81931815
322610890 82681787
333610689 83861776
34069884 842111722
35628976 85911614
36508831 86941566
37638708 870111545
38178440 884101518
39618147 89871477
40468063 90591457
41278010 913111334
42647829 92951279
43077041 93691168
44656813 94901132
45376379 951121093
46186002 96891063
47605662 97961055
48725659 982121054
49285648 994111017
50475593 100012981

Dodgers vs Braves - NLDS Game #1 Simulation Results





Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankDodgersBravesOccurencesRankDodgersBravesOccurrences
1124700151164770
2234284752924625
3214180853054581
4323706054674210
5313361055754195
6203032956843746
7343027157933674
80130010581013475
9102977259373432
10302750960473406
11422616261273392
124125589621003373
13432456263763241
144022636641023088
15132229465173042
16511876166062944
17021873667572899
18241855968942674
19521842969852667
204517383701032411
215016086711112365
225315905721102234
23141462673282221
24541365474182121
256113558751122019
26621303376071977
27601260577861928
28031197578381921
29351152279481829
30251136980951823
31631088481781819
327110191821041721
3370947483581668
34729013841131667
35568764851211479
3615833686871443
3764831087081428
3804770688291422
3981762489191405
4073757690681329
41807067911221323
42657033921201280
4382657893961260
4436651194391229
45266083951051184
46465992961141149
47745596972101085
4891526098110992
498350379949967
50905007100123962

Monday, September 30, 2013

Rays vs Indians - AL WildCard Simulation Results




Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankRaysIndiansOccurrences RankRaysIndiansOccurrences
11251522 51744913
22349197 52184537
32140859 53474490
43237421 54284489
53434646 55754367
60133286 56704194
73129224 57763688
81328554 58573665
91027262 59823628
104326146 60083622
110224932 61383618
124224098 62813548
132023317 63833207
142422288 64482944
151421749 65292924
160321501 66192862
174520662 67842806
184119846 68802432
193017980 69092369
200416730 70852320
215215502 71782310
225315466 72392275
235415170 73922150
241515155 74582142
252514991 75911953
263513935 76861876
275113542 77931857
284013080 781101817
290511160 79491691
305610599 802101689
312610465 81681580
32169981 82871574
33629567 83941538
34639494 840101438
35509451 85901417
36618906 863101403
37368746 87591276
38648548 88951254
39068087 891021199
40657614 904101091
41467497 911111057
42176849 922111053
43276653 931011042
44606204 94961038
45726042 951031016
46375817 96104903
47715667 9789900
48735553 9869875
49075511 99311860
50675050 10097819

Rays vs Rangers - AL WildCard Play-In Game Simulation Results


Sunday, September 29, 2013

The Braves Have Only Seen The Piece Of Crap Dodgers Team


The Braves and Dodgers faced each other seven times during the regular season with the Braves winning 5 out of 7 games.  All seven games were back when the Dodgers were a crappy team.  The Braves never had to face Kershaw and only had to face Greinke once.  A game the Dodgers won 5-0.  Below is a list of the seven games, showing the starting pitching matchup for each game and the Vegas win probabilities for each game.

@ATL May 17th, Loss 5-8, Ryu vs Maholm, Braves 58.1%
@ATL May 18th, Loss 1-3, Capuano vs Medlen, Braves 62.9%
@ATL May 19th, Loss 2-5, Magill vs Minor, Braves 64.3%
@LAD June 6th, WIN 5-0, Hudson vs Greinke, Braves 50.4%
@LAD June 7th, WIN 2-1, Maholm vs Ryu, Dodgers 52.5%
@LAD June 8th, LOSS 1-2, Medlen vs Fife, Braves 56.2%
@LAD June 9th, LOSS 1-8, Minor vs Magill, Braves 61.8%

Reds vs Pirates - NL WildCard Game Simulation Results




Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankRedsPiratesOccurrencesRankRedsPiratesOccurrences
1126277951474008
2015749752183851
3234842353083791
4214204454673646
5023951855743619
6103624756283512
7133346457813424
8323181658823336
9342976859752944
10032926860572871
11202745761832842
12312651062802773
13142398563382708
14242312064192551
15041997865092516
16431980266762456
17421944867842195
18301784168912144
19411711569292139
20451620970922025
21251587271481994
22151503972581704
23051377773391684
24401316874931664
25351302175851652
26521265876901639
275111838771101540
285311713780101487
29541072179781484
3016989880941341
3106976881861331
32509224822101263
3326901783681261
34368391841011254
3562812485491194
36568003861021140
37617920873101064
3863711888103995
3946650389100986
401763629087958
416063459195941
426462389259924
4307620493111912
4427553094011842
4571535895104790
4665531296211781
4772505497410752
483745239869736
4973438999111722
5070428610096702

Friday, September 27, 2013

Playoff Simulations


For those five or six people who read my simulation charts. I will not be simulated any Dodgers games the final weekend of the season and instead focus on getting all of the rosters, depth charts and statistics for the 10 playoff bound teams so I can simulate every post-season game for all teams.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Dodgers vs Giants - Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores


RankDodgersGiantsOccurrences RankDodgersGiantsOccurrences
12348604 51605232
21245598 52715184
33437888 53185137
43236676 54284970
52135611 55754792
61329105 56384351
74328068 57764307
83126208 58574306
90125157 59083697
102424378 60823580
114223848 61293515
124523614 62483461
131422556 63833422
140220594 64193404
151019987 65703253
160319513 66843093
174118756 67812982
182018238 68392894
192517482 69852676
205417323 70782668
215316343 71582585
223515970 72092534
231515917 731102396
245215610 742102384
250415202 75492346
263015192 76862201
275112995 773102076
285612596 78922045
292611862 79932008
304011590 80801979
313610694 81681942
321610533 82871865
330510404 83941785
346310029 840101731
35629908 85911665
36649485 86591606
37659077 872111584
38468863 881111538
39618417 89951426
40508162 904101407
41067538 913111377
42277512 92961203
43177383 930111145
44376956 94891126
45736120 95691120
46676119 96901078
47726119 971021070
48475561 982121046
49745401 991031017
50075370 1005101009