Scoring Analysis

Final

2024-05-2002:10Kauffman Stadium

Athletics

Away

4-8

Royals

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	11	0
Royals	2	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	X	8	10	0

H/A

Data range

Ranked from both teams’ inning offense and defense. Each team value combines its scoring rate with the opponent’s allowing rate; the league gap sums both sides. This is historical context, not a prediction.

Scoring hotspots

Inn.9

Athletics scoring tendency

46%

Own scoring 36%

Opponent allowing 57%

Royals scoring tendency

26%

Own scoring 13%

Opponent allowing 38%

Sustained highCombined vs league +21pp

Inn.2

Athletics scoring tendency

40%

Own scoring 45%

Opponent allowing 35%

Royals scoring tendency

25%

Own scoring 10%

Opponent allowing 40%

Sustained highCombined vs league +13pp

Inn.7

Athletics scoring tendency

40%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 45%

Royals scoring tendency

25%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 15%

Heating upCombined vs league +14pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

Each cell combines both teams’ tendencies; select an inning to see the split

Athletics offense × Royals defense

46%R 36% · RA 57%

Royals offense × Athletics defense

26%R 13% · RA 38%

Sample 13Combined vs league +21pp

Last 20 72% · Season 56% · +16pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

54%

+1pp

4–6 Middle

52%

-1pp

7–9 Late

66%

+15pp

F5 first five

53%

+0pp

F9 full game

57%

+5pp

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Athletics — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

48 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 176Runs Allowed 232

Royals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

47 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 213Runs Allowed 162

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Each team is ranked separately: #1–#3 mark the top three scoring rates and allowing rates.

Team	Item	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10+
Athletics	R	17% 8/48	#133% 16/48	23% 11/48	23% 11/48	#327% 13/48	25% 12/48	21% 10/48	25% 12/48	#228% 11/40	40% 2/5
Athletics	RA	#238% 18/48	#333% 16/48	25% 12/48	#142% 20/48	21% 10/48	27% 13/48	23% 11/48	17% 8/48	27% 9/33	40% 2/5
Royals	R	#234% 16/47	19% 9/47	15% 7/47	17% 8/47	23% 11/47	#137% 17/46	#333% 15/46	26% 12/46	23% 7/31	50% 1/2
Royals	RA	15% 7/47	23% 11/47	#226% 12/47	#326% 12/47	13% 6/47	24% 11/46	24% 11/46	22% 10/46	#135% 13/37	50% 1/2

Scoring rate is the share of actual offensive innings with at least one run. Unplayed half-innings are excluded; extras do not enter the top-three ranking.