NERD Game Scores for June 4, 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
Severino (61.1 IP, 67 xFIP-) vs. Stroman (68.2 IP, 81 xFIP-)
Responsible for yesterday’s most compelling game, the Yankees and Blue Jays conspire to offer today’s most compelling, as well, according to the author’s haphazardly constructed algorithm. Of particular interest probably is Luis Severino, who’s been one of the majors’ top pitchers by the most relevant measures — including, for example, strikeout rate (12th out of 92 qualifiers), walk rate (21st), park-adjusted xFIP (fifth) among others.
Here’s video footage featuring three of Severino’s sliders from his most recent start:
Readers’ Preferred Broadcast: Toronto Radio.
Another Brief Note
Today’s Free Game
Today’s free game features Los Angeles NL at Milwaukee, starts at 14:10 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.
Away | SP | TM | GM | TM | SP | Home | Time | ||
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Luis Severino | NYA | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | TOR | Marcus Stroman | 13:07 |
Braden Shipley* | AZ | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | MIA | Vance Worley* | 13:10 |
Julio Teheran | ATL | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | CIN | Amir Garrett | 13:10 |
David Holmberg* | CHA | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | DET | Justin Verlander | 13:10 |
Trevor Williams | PIT | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | NYN | Tyler Pill* | 13:10 |
Chris Sale | BOS | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | BAL | Chris Tillman | 13:35 |
Matt Moore | SF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | PHI | Jeremy Hellickson | 13:35 |
Kenta Maeda | LAN | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | MIL | Zach Davies | 14:10 |
Trevor Bauer | CLE | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | KC | Eric Skoglund* | 14:15 |
Brad Peacock* | HOU | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | TEX | Martin Perez | 15:05 |
Jose Berrios | MIN | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | LAA | Ricky Nolasco | 15:37 |
Tanner Roark | WAS | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | OAK | Sonny Gray | 16:05 |
Erasmo Ramirez | TB | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | SEA | Ariel Miranda | 16:10 |
Tyler Anderson | COL | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | SD | Jarred Cosart | 16:40 |
Michael Wacha | STL | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | CHN | Kyle Hendricks | 19:35 |
TM denotes team score.
GM denotes overall game score.
Highlighted portion denotes game of the day.
* = Fewer than 10 IP, NERD at discretion of doomed author.
Carson Cistulli has published a book of aphorisms called Spirited Ejaculations of a New Enthusiast.