Scoring Analysis

Final

2023-06-0307:05PNC Park

Cardinals

Away

5-7

Pirates

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	13	0
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	X	7	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.1

Cardinals scoring tendency

42%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 50%

Pirates scoring tendency

28%

Own scoring 15%

Opponent allowing 40%

Sustained highCombined vs league +8pp

Inn.5

Cardinals scoring tendency

20%

Own scoring 20%

Opponent allowing 20%

Pirates scoring tendency

40%

Own scoring 30%

Opponent allowing 50%

Heating upCombined vs league +5pp

Inn.3

Cardinals scoring tendency

18%

Own scoring 15%

Opponent allowing 20%

Pirates scoring tendency

40%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 40%

Sustained highCombined vs league +2pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Cardinals offense × Pirates defense

42%R 35% · RA 50%

Pirates offense × Cardinals defense

28%R 15% · RA 40%

Sample 20Combined vs league +8pp

Last 20 70% · Season 77% · -7pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

59%

+3pp

4–6 Middle

52%

-5pp

7–9 Late

50%

-3pp

F5 first five

56%

-1pp

F9 full game

54%

-2pp

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Cardinals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

57 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 273Runs Allowed 266

Pirates — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

55 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 241Runs Allowed 235

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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+
Cardinals	R	#142% 24/57	26% 15/57	28% 16/57	#330% 17/57	14% 8/57	30% 17/57	21% 12/57	30% 17/57	#235% 16/46	40% 2/5
Cardinals	RA	#135% 20/57	26% 15/57	#233% 19/57	28% 16/57	30% 17/57	30% 17/57	#332% 18/57	21% 12/57	20% 9/44	80% 4/5
Pirates	R	#329% 16/55	#136% 20/55	#235% 19/55	27% 15/55	20% 11/55	24% 13/55	24% 13/55	18% 10/55	25% 11/44	67% 2/3
Pirates	RA	#147% 26/55	22% 12/55	25% 14/55	22% 12/55	#327% 15/55	25% 14/55	#231% 17/55	22% 12/55	16% 7/43	67% 2/3

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.