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Final
2026-05-1802:15Busch Stadium
Royals
Away
2-0
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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.5
Royals scoring tendency
28%
Own scoring 15%
Opponent allowing 40%
Cardinals scoring tendency
35%
Own scoring 35%
Opponent allowing 35%
Heating upCombined vs league +6pp
#2
Inn.1
Royals scoring tendency
30%
Own scoring 35%
Opponent allowing 25%
Cardinals scoring tendency
30%
Own scoring 25%
Opponent allowing 35%
Short-term swingCombined vs league +3pp
#3
Inn.9
Royals scoring tendency
47%
Own scoring 38%
Opponent allowing 56%
Cardinals scoring tendency
13%
Own scoring 19%
Opponent allowing 7%
Sustained highCombined vs league +7pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Royals offense × Cardinals defense
28%R 15% · RA 40%
Cardinals offense × Royals defense
35%R 35% · RA 35%
Sample 20Combined vs league +6pp
Last 20 62% · Season 54% · +9pp

Game phases

1–3 Early
48%
-4pp
4–6 Middle
58%
+3pp
7–9 Late
58%
+6pp
F5 first five
52%
-1pp
F9 full game
55%
+2pp
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Royals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

46 games
0102131421526115282131833321482453317627247182381320912910+ScoredAllowed
Avg Runs Trend
0.00.50.91.41.912345678910+Avg. ScoredAvg. Allowed
Runs 187Runs Allowed 210

Cardinals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

45 games
010213243242318172248319274342352425621117313481230911510+ScoredAllowed
Avg Runs Trend
0.00.40.81.11.512345678910+Avg. ScoredAvg. Allowed
Runs 208Runs Allowed 203
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Each team is ranked separately: #1–#3 mark the top three scoring rates and allowing rates.

TeamItem12345678910+
RoyalsR20% 9/4622% 10/4617% 8/46#135% 16/4615% 7/46#235% 16/46#330% 14/4628% 13/4625% 9/3675% 6/8
RA28% 13/46#133% 15/4622% 10/4626% 12/4626% 12/4617% 8/46#330% 14/46#233% 15/4624% 8/3362% 5/8
CardinalsR29% 13/4516% 7/45#233% 15/4524% 11/45#331% 14/4527% 12/4529% 13/45#140% 18/4519% 7/3678% 7/9
RA33% 15/4522% 10/4513% 6/4531% 14/45#236% 16/4533% 15/4516% 7/45#336% 16/45#139% 15/3856% 5/9

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.