Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Athletics vs Angels - April 9th Simulation Results


Here is a screenshot of the results of today's simulation of the Athletics vs Angels game.  Please keep in mind that the simulation was ran before the lineups were announced.  The lineups should be close but not an exact match of the actual ones.  This game was simulated 100K times.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Angels vs Rangers - April 5th Simulation Results



Here are the simulation results for the April 5th game between the Angels and the Rangers.

Angels (1-2) vs Rangers (2-1)
Jason Vargas vs Derek Holland

Record: 1-2 (0.333)
RS: 11
RA: 11
Pythag Win%: 0.500
Pythag Pace: 81- 81
Pythag Record: 1.5 - 1.5
Record As Favorites: 0-1
Record As Underdogs:  1-1

Simulation Results Notes:
Angels win expectancy is  51.73%
Angels on average score 5.72 runs
Rangers on average score 5.23  runs
Total Runs scored on average: 10.95

Starting Pitching Lines:
Jason Vargas - 5.4ip, 3.3so, 1.8bb, 6.7hits, 1.07hrs, 88pitches,  5.554fip
Derek Holland - 5.4ip, 5.1so, 1.9bb, 6.3hits, 1.15hrs, 90pitches,  5.097fip

Some numbers from the Vegas odds:
Angels win expectancy:  47.28%
Over/Under: 10.0 -110o +100u
Notes: This looks like a high scoring game.

Top 20 Most Likely Final Scores:
1. Rangers 5-4
2. Rangers 4-3
3. Rangers 6-5
4. Rangers 3-2
5. Angels 5-4
6. Angels 4-3
7. Rangers 7-6
8. Angels 6-5
9.  Angels 5-3
10. Rangers 5-3
11. Angels 6-4
12. Angels 3-2
13. Rangers 6-4
14. Rangers 4-2
15. Angels 4-2
16. Angels 6-3
17. Angels 7-6
18. Rangers 8-7
19. Angels 7-5
20. Rangers 6-3
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100. Angels 11-2

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Angels vs Reds - April 4th Simulation Results


Here are the simulation results for the April 4th game between the Angels and the Reds.

Angels vs Reds
Joe Blanton vs Bronson Arroyo

Simulation Results Notes:
Angels win expectancy: 50.56%
Angels on average score 4.40 runs
Reds on average score 4.16 runs
Total Runs scored on average: 8.56

Starting Pitching Lines:
Joe Blanton - 6.0ip, 5.7so, 1.5bb, 6.1hits, 1.1hrs, 94pitches, 4.410fip
Bronson Arroyo - 6.0ip, 4.3so, 1.2bb, 6.8hits, 1.1hrs, 92pitches, 4.691fip

Angels player most likely to hit a HR: Josh Hamilton
Reds player most likely to hit a HR: Jay Bruce

Angels hitter most strikeouts: Josh Hamilton (1.1 times)
Reds hitter most strikeouts: Chris Heisey (1.1 times)

Angels hitter most walks: Chris Iannetta (0.366 times)
Reds hitter most walks: Joey Votto (0.606 times)

Some numbers from the Vegas odds:
Angels win expectancy: 48.31%
Over/Under: 8.5 o105, u-125

Top 20 Most Likely Final Scores:
1. Reds 4-3
2. Reds 3-2
3. Reds 5-4
4. Angels 3-2
5. Angels 4-3
6. Reds 2-1
7. Angels 4-2
8. Angels 5-4
9. Reds 6-5
10. Reds 4-2
11. Angels 5-3
12. Reds 5-3
13. Angels 3-1
14. Angels 5-2
15. Angels 2-1
16. Angels 4-1
17. Reds 3-1
18. Reds 5-2
19. Angels 6-3
20. Angels 6-4
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100. Angels 11-2
 

Monday, April 1, 2013

Angels vs Reds, Opening Day Simulation Results


Here are the simulation results for the opening day game between the Angels and the Reds.

Angels vs Reds
Jered Weaver vs Johnny Cueto

Simulation Results Notes:
Angels win expectancy: 44.32%
Angels on average score 3.42 runs
Reds on average score 3.72 runs
Total Runs scored on average: 7.14

Starting Pitching Lines:
Jered Weaver - 6.0ip, 6.3so, 1.8bb, 6.1hits, 0.8hrs, 97pitches, 3.763fip
Johnny Cueto - 6.5ip, 6.3so, 1.5bb, 6.4hits, 0.6hrs, 100pitches, 3.173fip

Angels player most likely to hit a HR: Josh Hamilton
Reds  player most likely to hit a HR: Jay Bruce

Angels hitter most strikeouts: Josh Hamilton (1.3 times)
Reds hitter most strikeouts: Ryan Ludwick (1.2 times)

Angels hitter most walks: Chris Iannetta (0.385 times)
Reds  hitter most walks: Joey Votto (0.656 times)

Some numbers from the Vegas odds:
Angels win expectancy: 47.96%
Over/Under: 7.5 110o -120u

Top 20 Most Likely Final Scores:
1. Reds 3-2
2. Reds 4-3
3. Reds 2-1
4. Angels 3-2
5. Reds 5-4
6. Angels 2-1
7. Angels 4-3
8. Reds 3-1
9. Reds 4-2
10. Angels 4-2
11. Angels 3-1
12. Reds 4-1
13. Reds 1-0
14. Reds 5-3
15. Reds 5-2
16. Angels 5-4
17. Angels 4-1
18. Angels 5-3
19. Reds 6-5
20. Reds 2-0
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98. Angels 9-0

Friday, March 8, 2013

Best Lineup - New York Yankees


In my previous post, I looked at the best lineup for the Cincinatti Reds.  Next up are the New York Yankees in my Best Lineup series.  The Yankees have had many injuries along with a few new faces this pre-season.  I will compare the lineup that MLB Depth Charts lists as their most likely lineup against what the simulator thinks is the best lineup and this will be done both against a RH and LH pitcher.  In order to do this the simulator plays one game millions of times and picks the game with the highest winning percentage as the best lineup.  And a last note before the results are shown.  The injury to Mark Teixeira happened after I had started the Yankees portion of this exercise.  I will address a lineup without Teixeira in a later post.  Below are the results.

Important Reading Source: Optimizing Your Lineup By The Book