Scoring Analysis

Final

2021-03-1806:05

Cardinals

Away

4-4

Astros

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	7	1
Astros	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0X	4	8	2

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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.9

Cardinals scoring tendency

38%

Own scoring 62%

Opponent allowing 14%

Astros scoring tendency

44%

Own scoring 38%

Opponent allowing 50%

Sustained highCombined vs league +18pp

Inn.6

Cardinals scoring tendency

37%

Own scoring 31%

Opponent allowing 43%

Astros scoring tendency

33%

Own scoring 36%

Opponent allowing 31%

Sustained highCombined vs league +5pp

Inn.1

Cardinals scoring tendency

26%

Own scoring 31%

Opponent allowing 21%

Astros scoring tendency

38%

Own scoring 21%

Opponent allowing 54%

Sustained highCombined vs league +4pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Cardinals offense × Astros defense

38%R 62% · RA 14%

Astros offense × Cardinals defense

44%R 38% · RA 50%

Sample 7Combined vs league +18pp

Last 20 82% · Season 82% · +0pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

52%

-8pp

4–6 Middle

56%

-7pp

7–9 Late

58%

-2pp

F5 first five

51%

-10pp

F9 full game

55%

-6pp

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Cardinals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

13 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 63Runs Allowed 70

Astros — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

14 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 52Runs Allowed 56

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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% 4/13	#331% 4/13	23% 3/13	15% 2/13	31% 4/13	31% 4/13	23% 3/13	25% 3/12	#162% 5/8	-
Cardinals	RA	#154% 7/13	23% 3/13	8% 1/13	23% 3/13	#338% 5/13	31% 4/13	31% 4/13	17% 2/12	#250% 4/8	-
Astros	R	21% 3/14	21% 3/14	21% 3/14	14% 2/14	14% 2/14	#236% 5/14	8% 1/13	#330% 3/10	#138% 3/8	-
Astros	RA	21% 3/14	29% 4/14	29% 4/14	21% 3/14	#336% 5/14	#143% 6/14	#238% 5/13	10% 1/10	14% 1/7	-

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.