Slade highlighted Cleveland +1.5 at ‑166 as the model’s preferred derivative, projecting a 62% chance the Guardians stay within a run. The simulation leans on Cleveland’s 9‑4 record in one‑run games, a Yankee bullpen that has logged 10.2 high‑leverage innings over the past three days, and Progressive Field’s run‑suppressing profile (bottom‑10 in HR factor). With neither starter working deep—Schmidt averages 4.8 IP, Williams 5.1—the model expects a tight, bullpen‑heavy contest that favors taking the extra run and a half.