Scoring Analysis

Final

2021-05-2009:40Oakland Coliseum

Astros

Away

8-1

Athletics

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	8	15	2
Athletics	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	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.1

Astros scoring tendency

40%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 40%

Athletics scoring tendency

28%

Own scoring 30%

Opponent allowing 25%

Sustained highCombined vs league +13pp

Inn.8

Astros scoring tendency

32%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 30%

Athletics scoring tendency

32%

Own scoring 30%

Opponent allowing 35%

Sustained highCombined vs league +9pp

Inn.3

Astros scoring tendency

25%

Own scoring 15%

Opponent allowing 35%

Athletics scoring tendency

32%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 40%

Heating upCombined vs league +3pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Astros offense × Athletics defense

40%R 40% · RA 40%

Athletics offense × Astros defense

28%R 30% · RA 25%

Sample 20Combined vs league +13pp

Last 20 68% · Season 56% · +11pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

57%

+4pp

4–6 Middle

52%

-1pp

7–9 Late

55%

+3pp

F5 first five

55%

+2pp

F9 full game

55%

+2pp

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Astros — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

42 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 221Runs Allowed 166

Athletics — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

43 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 181Runs Allowed 188

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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+
Astros	R	31% 13/42	#333% 14/42	17% 7/42	#243% 18/42	33% 14/42	21% 9/42	26% 11/42	24% 10/42	#145% 13/29	67% 2/3
Astros	RA	24% 10/42	14% 6/42	#229% 12/42	26% 11/42	#329% 12/42	21% 9/42	24% 10/42	#133% 14/42	29% 10/35	33% 1/3
Athletics	R	28% 12/43	28% 12/43	19% 8/43	#142% 18/43	26% 11/43	19% 8/43	#337% 15/41	34% 14/41	#238% 13/34	100% 2/2
Athletics	RA	#330% 13/43	26% 11/43	#233% 14/43	19% 8/43	19% 8/43	#140% 17/43	26% 11/43	22% 9/41	23% 8/35	50% 1/2

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.