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Final
2026-05-2601:35PNC Park
Cubs
Away
1-2
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Cubs000010000162
Pirates00100010X280

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
Cubs scoring tendency
22%
Own scoring 20%
Opponent allowing 25%
Pirates scoring tendency
42%
Own scoring 35%
Opponent allowing 50%
Sustained highCombined vs league +10pp
#2
Inn.6
Cubs scoring tendency
25%
Own scoring 20%
Opponent allowing 30%
Pirates scoring tendency
38%
Own scoring 45%
Opponent allowing 30%
Sustained highCombined vs league +9pp
#3
Inn.4
Cubs scoring tendency
32%
Own scoring 35%
Opponent allowing 30%
Pirates scoring tendency
28%
Own scoring 15%
Opponent allowing 40%
Heating upCombined vs league +5pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Cubs offense × Pirates defense
22%R 20% · RA 25%
Pirates offense × Cubs defense
42%R 35% · RA 50%
Sample 20Combined vs league +10pp
Last 20 65% · Season 64% · +1pp

Game phases

1–3 Early
48%
-4pp
4–6 Middle
62%
+8pp
7–9 Late
46%
-6pp
F5 first five
54%
+1pp
F9 full game
52%
-1pp
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Cubs — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

53 games
0112233451920128322342233231424365303063017727288241495310+ScoredAllowed
Avg Runs Trend
0.00.20.50.81.012345678910+Avg. ScoredAvg. Allowed
Runs 253Runs Allowed 233

Pirates — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

53 games
013263953342113510218183182743742537266162672625822219131810+ScoredAllowed
Avg Runs Trend
0.00.40.71.11.412345678910+Avg. ScoredAvg. Allowed
Runs 256Runs Allowed 234
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Each team is ranked separately: #1–#3 mark the top three scoring rates and allowing rates.

TeamItem12345678910+
CubsR17% 9/53#330% 16/5328% 15/5330% 16/5325% 13/5328% 15/5330% 16/53#232% 17/53#134% 14/4171% 5/7
RA21% 11/53#134% 18/5328% 15/5328% 15/53#232% 17/53#332% 17/5317% 9/5332% 17/5322% 9/4129% 2/7
PiratesR#142% 22/5326% 14/5317% 9/5321% 11/53#238% 20/53#338% 20/5313% 7/5326% 14/5327% 11/4156% 9/16
RA17% 9/5313% 7/5323% 12/53#230% 16/53#134% 18/5325% 13/5325% 13/53#326% 14/5323% 10/4462% 10/16

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.