Scoring Analysis

Final

2024-06-1402:15Busch Stadium

Pirates

Away

3-4

Cardinals

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
Cardinals	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	X	4	8	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.5

Pirates scoring tendency

38%

Own scoring 45%

Opponent allowing 30%

Cardinals scoring tendency

32%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 40%

Sustained highCombined vs league +17pp

Inn.3

Pirates scoring tendency

28%

Own scoring 30%

Opponent allowing 25%

Cardinals scoring tendency

40%

Own scoring 55%

Opponent allowing 25%

Heating upCombined vs league +13pp

Inn.6

Pirates scoring tendency

18%

Own scoring 15%

Opponent allowing 20%

Cardinals scoring tendency

45%

Own scoring 45%

Opponent allowing 45%

Sustained highCombined vs league +7pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Pirates offense × Cardinals defense

38%R 45% · RA 30%

Cardinals offense × Pirates defense

32%R 25% · RA 40%

Sample 20Combined vs league +17pp

Last 20 70% · Season 68% · +2pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

48%

-5pp

4–6 Middle

59%

+6pp

7–9 Late

53%

+2pp

F5 first five

52%

-1pp

F9 full game

54%

+1pp

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Pirates — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

67 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 273Runs Allowed 297

Cardinals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

66 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 259Runs Allowed 298

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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+
Pirates	R	21% 14/67	24% 16/67	#327% 18/67	25% 17/67	#133% 22/67	24% 16/67	22% 15/67	19% 13/67	#227% 15/55	62% 10/16
Pirates	RA	21% 14/67	16% 11/67	27% 18/67	21% 14/67	#137% 25/67	#234% 23/67	22% 15/67	#331% 21/67	26% 14/53	50% 8/16
Cardinals	R	21% 14/66	21% 14/66	#230% 20/66	23% 15/66	29% 19/66	#133% 22/66	#330% 20/66	21% 14/66	24% 12/51	43% 3/7
Cardinals	RA	#329% 19/66	23% 15/66	24% 16/66	23% 15/66	#136% 24/66	29% 19/66	#233% 22/66	15% 10/66	25% 12/48	57% 4/7

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.