Scoring Analysis

Final

2024-09-1807:40Wrigley Field

Athletics

Away

4-3

Cubs

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

38%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 35%

Cubs scoring tendency

38%

Own scoring 47%

Opponent allowing 29%

Sustained highCombined vs league +26pp

Inn.3

Athletics scoring tendency

32%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 40%

Cubs scoring tendency

38%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 40%

Heating upCombined vs league +15pp

Inn.1

Athletics scoring tendency

30%

Own scoring 30%

Opponent allowing 30%

Cubs scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 30%

Heating upCombined vs league +10pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Athletics offense × Cubs defense

38%R 40% · RA 35%

Cubs offense × Athletics defense

38%R 47% · RA 29%

Sample 17Combined vs league +26pp

Last 20 76% · Season 55% · +21pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

63%

+9pp

4–6 Middle

44%

-10pp

7–9 Late

64%

+13pp

F5 first five

57%

+2pp

F9 full game

57%

+4pp

Show team trends+

Athletics — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

151 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 609Runs Allowed 711

Cubs — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

150 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 692Runs Allowed 626

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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% 38/151	21% 31/151	#326% 40/151	25% 38/151	23% 34/151	#132% 49/151	24% 36/151	22% 33/151	#227% 33/122	58% 14/24
Athletics	RA	#232% 49/151	#332% 49/151	27% 41/151	#133% 50/151	20% 30/151	24% 36/151	26% 39/151	22% 33/151	28% 32/114	62% 15/24
Cubs	R	26% 39/150	27% 40/150	#228% 42/150	25% 37/150	26% 39/150	#328% 42/150	25% 37/150	25% 38/150	#131% 36/118	62% 8/13
Cubs	RA	21% 31/150	26% 39/150	24% 36/150	#129% 43/150	#228% 42/150	19% 29/150	21% 31/150	#327% 41/150	24% 28/117	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.