NERD Game Scores for June 3, 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
New York AL at Toronto | 13:07 ET
Montgomery (50.1 IP, 107 xFIP-) vs. Biagini (42.0 IP, 76 xFIP-)
So far this season, Yankees hitters have produced a collective 115 wRC+, the second-best mark among all major-league clubs. Among Yankees teams from recent history, that 115 figure would represent the organization’s top mark since the 2009 club produced a 117 wRC+. That 2009 version of the Yankees recorded the American League’s most wins and most Pythagorean wins en route to a world championship. Where the 2009 offense was heavily dependent on well compensated free agents such as Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira, however, this club has benefited considerably from the work of Aaron Hicks.

Readers’ Preferred Broadcast: Toronto Radio.

Another Brief Note
Today’s Free Game
Today’s free game features Tampa Bay at Seattle, 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.