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Final
2026-05-1608:15Busch Stadium
Royals
Away
4-5
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Cardinals00021000011X5120

Scoring Analysis

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

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.

#1
Inn.1
Royals scoring tendency
32%
Own scoring 40%
Opponent allowing 25%
Cardinals scoring tendency
28%
Own scoring 20%
Opponent allowing 35%
Short-term swingCombined vs league +2pp
#2
Inn.6
Royals scoring tendency
38%
Own scoring 50%
Opponent allowing 25%
Cardinals scoring tendency
22%
Own scoring 15%
Opponent allowing 30%
Sustained highCombined vs league +5pp
#3
Inn.7
Royals scoring tendency
25%
Own scoring 25%
Opponent allowing 25%
Cardinals scoring tendency
35%
Own scoring 35%
Opponent allowing 35%
Sustained highCombined vs league +11pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Royals offense × Cardinals defense
32%R 40% · RA 25%
Cardinals offense × Royals defense
28%R 20% · RA 35%
Sample 20Combined vs league +2pp
Last 20 60% · Season 55% · +5pp

Game phases

1–3 Early
50%
-2pp
4–6 Middle
56%
+1pp
7–9 Late
58%
+6pp
F5 first five
52%
-2pp
F9 full game
55%
+1pp
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Royals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

44 games
0102030401525115282131833119472153217627247182281220911710+ScoredAllowed
Avg Runs Trend
0.00.61.11.72.312345678910+Avg. ScoredAvg. Allowed
Runs 181Runs Allowed 201

Cardinals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

43 games
01021324323231817224831725431225242462111730348122999410+ScoredAllowed
Avg Runs Trend
0.00.40.81.21.612345678910+Avg. ScoredAvg. Allowed
Runs 199Runs Allowed 197
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Each team is ranked separately: #1–#3 mark the top three scoring rates and allowing rates.

TeamItem12345678910+
RoyalsR20% 9/4423% 10/4418% 8/44#134% 15/4414% 6/44#234% 15/44#332% 14/4430% 13/4424% 8/3483% 5/6
RA27% 12/44#134% 15/4423% 10/4425% 11/4423% 10/4418% 8/44#232% 14/44#332% 14/4425% 8/3250% 3/6
CardinalsR28% 12/4316% 7/43#235% 15/4323% 10/4328% 12/4328% 12/43#330% 13/43#140% 17/4320% 7/3571% 5/7
RA#335% 15/4323% 10/4314% 6/4330% 13/4335% 15/4333% 14/4316% 7/43#237% 16/43#139% 14/3657% 4/7

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.