Scoring Analysis

Final

2024-09-1601:35PNC Park

Royals

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3-4

Pirates

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

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

Royals scoring tendency

33%

Own scoring 12%

Opponent allowing 53%

Pirates scoring tendency

30%

Own scoring 47%

Opponent allowing 13%

Sustained highCombined vs league +13pp

Inn.6

Royals scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 35%

Pirates scoring tendency

28%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 30%

Sustained highCombined vs league +8pp

Inn.4

Royals scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 30%

Opponent allowing 40%

Pirates scoring tendency

22%

Own scoring 20%

Opponent allowing 25%

Sustained highCombined vs league +4pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Royals offense × Pirates defense

33%R 12% · RA 53%

Pirates offense × Royals defense

30%R 47% · RA 13%

Sample 15Combined vs league +13pp

Last 20 63% · Season 56% · +6pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

48%

-6pp

4–6 Middle

58%

+4pp

7–9 Late

57%

+6pp

F5 first five

52%

-3pp

F9 full game

54%

+1pp

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Royals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

149 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 706Runs Allowed 602

Pirates — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

148 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 623Runs Allowed 677

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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+
Royals	R	28% 42/149	26% 38/149	26% 38/149	28% 42/149	#329% 43/149	#136% 54/148	#229% 43/148	26% 38/148	25% 27/108	78% 7/9
Royals	RA	21% 32/149	20% 30/149	24% 36/149	#130% 44/149	19% 29/149	26% 38/148	#229% 43/148	#328% 42/148	22% 26/116	78% 7/9
Pirates	R	22% 33/148	22% 32/148	21% 31/148	26% 39/148	#328% 42/148	#229% 43/148	23% 34/148	22% 32/148	#130% 35/118	68% 15/22
Pirates	RA	27% 40/148	20% 29/148	27% 40/148	26% 39/148	#235% 52/148	#330% 44/148	20% 30/148	24% 35/148	#136% 42/117	64% 14/22

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.