Scoring Analysis

Final

2021-07-1107:15Wrigley Field

Cardinals

Away

6-0

Cubs

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	6	11	1
Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1

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.8

Cardinals scoring tendency

32%

Own scoring 33%

Opponent allowing 30%

Cubs scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 44%

Heating upCombined vs league +12pp

Inn.1

Cardinals scoring tendency

28%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 30%

Cubs scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 30%

Sustained highCombined vs league +4pp

Inn.2

Cardinals scoring tendency

40%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 40%

Cubs scoring tendency

20%

Own scoring 20%

Opponent allowing 20%

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 × Cubs defense

32%R 33% · RA 30%

Cubs offense × Cardinals defense

35%R 25% · RA 44%

Sample 18Combined vs league +12pp

Last 20 66% · Season 43% · +23pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

60%

+5pp

4–6 Middle

50%

-5pp

7–9 Late

51%

-2pp

F5 first five

57%

+2pp

F9 full game

54%

-1pp

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Cardinals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

89 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 352Runs Allowed 398

Cubs — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

89 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 378Runs Allowed 396

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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	#231% 28/89	#133% 29/89	#331% 28/89	18% 16/89	26% 23/89	19% 17/89	18% 16/88	21% 18/85	26% 17/66	83% 5/6
Cardinals	RA	#229% 26/89	22% 20/89	#328% 25/89	26% 23/89	28% 25/89	#133% 29/89	26% 23/88	27% 23/85	18% 11/60	17% 1/6
Cubs	R	#331% 28/89	27% 24/89	#135% 31/89	#233% 29/89	27% 24/89	25% 22/89	25% 22/88	26% 23/88	16% 10/64	75% 6/8
Cubs	RA	27% 24/89	25% 22/89	#328% 25/89	#231% 28/89	26% 23/89	#133% 29/89	25% 22/89	12% 11/88	11% 7/63	88% 7/8

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.