NERD Game Scores for June 24, 2017

Devised originally in response to a challenge issued by sabermetric forefather Rob Neyer, and expanded at the request of nobody, NERD scores represent an attempt to summarize in one number (and on a scale of 0-10) the likely aesthetic appeal or watchability, for the learned fan, of a player or team or game.

How are they calculated? Haphazardly, is how. An explanation of the components and formulae which produce these NERD scores is available here. All objections to the numbers here are probably justified, on account of how this entire endeavor is absurd.

Most Highly Rated Game
Colorado at Los Angeles NL | 22:10 ET
Chatwood (90.1 IP, 92 xFIP-) vs. Kershaw (103.1 IP, 68 xFIP-)
One doesn’t require the aid of a haphazardly constructed algorithm to reach the conclusion that a game started by Clayton Kershaw might offer thrills and/or delights. Of course, there are a number of things one doesn’t require in this life and yet pursues anyway. Like a degree in the humanities, for example. Or a distant father’s love.

Readers’ Preferred Broadcast: Los Angeles NL Radio.

Another Brief Note
Today’s Free Game
Today’s free game features Detroit at San Diego, starts at 22:10 ET, and can be accessed by means of this hyperlinked text.

Complete Schedule
Here’s the complete and also sortable table for all of today’s games. Pitching probables and game times aggregated from MLB.com and the rest of the internet. Note that calculations both for team and game NERD scores feature adjustment for postseason odds that increases as season progresses. Read more about those adjustments here and here.