Scoring Analysis

Final

2023-08-2400:35PNC Park

Cardinals

Away

6-4

Pirates

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	10	0
Pirates	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	10	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.5

Cardinals scoring tendency

45%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 50%

Pirates scoring tendency

30%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 35%

Heating upCombined vs league +19pp

Inn.7

Cardinals scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 35%

Pirates scoring tendency

40%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 45%

Sustained highCombined vs league +20pp

Inn.4

Cardinals scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 45%

Pirates scoring tendency

38%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 40%

Heating upCombined vs league +14pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Cardinals offense × Pirates defense

45%R 40% · RA 50%

Pirates offense × Cardinals defense

30%R 25% · RA 35%

Sample 20Combined vs league +19pp

Last 20 75% · Season 53% · +22pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

57%

-0pp

4–6 Middle

67%

+10pp

7–9 Late

60%

+7pp

F5 first five

64%

+6pp

F9 full game

61%

+6pp

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Cardinals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

127 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 580Runs Allowed 638

Pirates — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

126 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 530Runs Allowed 611

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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	#331% 39/127	#131% 40/127	#231% 40/127	27% 34/127	25% 32/127	29% 37/127	26% 33/127	26% 33/127	31% 31/101	44% 4/9
Cardinals	RA	#335% 44/127	25% 32/127	#235% 45/127	27% 34/127	29% 37/127	28% 36/127	#136% 46/127	25% 32/127	31% 30/97	67% 6/9
Pirates	R	25% 31/126	#230% 38/126	25% 32/126	#131% 39/126	21% 27/126	#329% 36/126	25% 32/126	17% 22/126	20% 20/98	60% 6/10
Pirates	RA	#138% 48/126	25% 31/126	29% 37/126	28% 35/126	29% 37/126	#230% 38/126	#330% 38/126	29% 37/126	21% 20/94	80% 8/10

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.