Scoring Analysis

Final

2024-09-1707:40Wrigley Field

Athletics

Away

2-9

Cubs

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	0
Cubs	1	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	X	9	18	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

39%

Own scoring 42%

Opponent allowing 35%

Cubs scoring tendency

39%

Own scoring 50%

Opponent allowing 28%

Sustained highCombined vs league +27pp

Inn.1

Athletics scoring tendency

30%

Own scoring 30%

Opponent allowing 30%

Cubs scoring tendency

32%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 25%

Heating upCombined vs league +7pp

Inn.3

Athletics scoring tendency

28%

Own scoring 20%

Opponent allowing 35%

Cubs scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 35%

Heating upCombined vs league +7pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Athletics offense × Cubs defense

39%R 42% · RA 35%

Cubs offense × Athletics defense

39%R 50% · RA 28%

Sample 17Combined vs league +27pp

Last 20 78% · Season 55% · +23pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

59%

+5pp

4–6 Middle

46%

-8pp

7–9 Late

67%

+16pp

F5 first five

55%

+1pp

F9 full game

57%

+4pp

Show team trends+

Athletics — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

150 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 607Runs Allowed 702

Cubs — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

149 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 683Runs Allowed 624

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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	25% 38/150	21% 31/150	#326% 39/150	25% 38/150	23% 34/150	#133% 49/150	24% 36/150	22% 33/150	#227% 33/121	58% 14/24
Athletics	RA	#232% 48/150	#332% 48/150	27% 40/150	#133% 49/150	20% 30/150	24% 36/150	26% 39/150	22% 33/150	28% 32/114	62% 15/24
Cubs	R	26% 38/149	26% 39/149	#328% 41/149	24% 36/149	26% 39/149	#228% 42/149	25% 37/149	26% 38/149	#131% 36/118	62% 8/13
Cubs	RA	21% 31/149	26% 39/149	23% 35/149	#129% 43/149	#228% 42/149	19% 29/149	21% 31/149	#328% 41/149	24% 28/116	46% 6/13

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.