Scoring Analysis

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2026-04-2806:40PNC Park

Cardinals

Away

4-2

Pirates

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

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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

35%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 35%

Pirates scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 30%

Sustained highCombined vs league +15pp

Inn.8

Cardinals scoring tendency

30%

Own scoring 45%

Opponent allowing 15%

Pirates scoring tendency

40%

Own scoring 30%

Opponent allowing 50%

Sustained highCombined vs league +14pp

Inn.1

Cardinals scoring tendency

22%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 10%

Pirates scoring tendency

45%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 50%

Sustained highCombined vs league +9pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Cardinals offense × Pirates defense

35%R 35% · RA 35%

Pirates offense × Cardinals defense

35%R 40% · RA 30%

Sample 20Combined vs league +15pp

Last 20 70% · Season 65% · +5pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

52%

-1pp

4–6 Middle

64%

+9pp

7–9 Late

54%

+0pp

F5 first five

57%

+4pp

F9 full game

57%

+3pp

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Cardinals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

27 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 125Runs Allowed 140

Pirates — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

28 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 135Runs Allowed 111

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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	33% 9/27	19% 5/27	#237% 10/27	19% 5/27	26% 7/27	#337% 10/27	26% 7/27	#141% 11/27	18% 4/22	83% 5/6
Cardinals	RA	#241% 11/27	22% 6/27	22% 6/27	#144% 12/27	33% 9/27	#341% 11/27	11% 3/27	41% 11/27	32% 7/22	50% 3/6
Pirates	R	#139% 11/28	25% 7/28	18% 5/28	21% 6/28	#236% 10/28	#332% 9/28	7% 2/28	25% 7/28	29% 6/21	64% 7/11
Pirates	RA	11% 3/28	11% 3/28	14% 4/28	#136% 10/28	#236% 10/28	21% 6/28	#329% 8/28	14% 4/28	22% 5/23	55% 6/11

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.