Scoring Analysis

Final

2026-05-0507:40Kauffman Stadium

Guardians

Away

2-6

Royals

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Guardians	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
Royals	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	X	6	7	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.6

Guardians scoring tendency

25%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 25%

Royals scoring tendency

40%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 40%

Sustained highCombined vs league +10pp

Inn.1

Guardians scoring tendency

32%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 30%

Royals scoring tendency

32%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 40%

Heating upCombined vs league +7pp

Inn.8

Guardians scoring tendency

28%

Own scoring 30%

Opponent allowing 25%

Royals scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 35%

Sustained highCombined vs league +7pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Guardians offense × Royals defense

25%R 25% · RA 25%

Royals offense × Guardians defense

40%R 40% · RA 40%

Sample 20Combined vs league +10pp

Last 20 65% · Season 55% · +10pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

49%

-4pp

4–6 Middle

58%

+2pp

7–9 Late

56%

+3pp

F5 first five

51%

-3pp

F9 full game

54%

+1pp

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Guardians — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

35 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 146Runs Allowed 149

Royals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

34 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 140Runs Allowed 157

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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+
Guardians	R	#331% 11/35	11% 4/35	26% 9/35	9% 3/35	#140% 14/35	23% 8/35	26% 9/35	#234% 12/35	22% 6/27	50% 1/2
Guardians	RA	26% 9/35	20% 7/35	11% 4/35	#334% 12/35	31% 11/35	#140% 14/35	23% 8/35	#237% 13/35	31% 8/26	100% 2/2
Royals	R	15% 5/34	26% 9/34	18% 6/34	29% 10/34	15% 5/34	#132% 11/34	#232% 11/34	#332% 11/34	22% 6/27	83% 5/6
Royals	RA	29% 10/34	#132% 11/34	21% 7/34	26% 9/34	21% 7/34	15% 5/34	#232% 11/34	29% 10/34	#332% 8/25	50% 3/6

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.