Scoring Analysis

Final

2026-08-3002:15Busch Stadium

Pirates

Away

6-2

Cardinals

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

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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.5

Pirates scoring tendency

25%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 25%

Cardinals scoring tendency

42%

Own scoring 35%

Opponent allowing 50%

Sustained highCombined vs league +11pp

Inn.8

Pirates scoring tendency

25%

Own scoring 15%

Opponent allowing 35%

Cardinals scoring tendency

38%

Own scoring 60%

Opponent allowing 15%

Sustained highCombined vs league +8pp

Inn.1

Pirates scoring tendency

25%

Own scoring 25%

Opponent allowing 25%

Cardinals scoring tendency

35%

Own scoring 40%

Opponent allowing 30%

Short-term swingCombined vs league +1pp

Innings 1–9 scoring tendencies

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

Pirates offense × Cardinals defense

25%R 25% · RA 25%

Cardinals offense × Pirates defense

42%R 35% · RA 50%

Sample 20Combined vs league +11pp

Last 20 68% · Season 62% · +5pp

Game phases

1–3 Early

49%

-5pp

4–6 Middle

58%

+2pp

7–9 Late

50%

-2pp

F5 first five

53%

-2pp

F9 full game

52%

-2pp

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Pirates — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

136 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 658Runs Allowed 637

Cardinals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

136 games

Avg Runs Trend

Runs 604Runs Allowed 614

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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+
Pirates	R	#231% 42/136	23% 31/136	26% 36/136	24% 33/136	#132% 44/136	#329% 39/136	21% 28/136	29% 39/136	25% 26/106	54% 14/26
Pirates	RA	24% 32/136	21% 28/136	#134% 46/136	#232% 44/136	#332% 44/136	24% 33/136	22% 30/136	28% 38/136	25% 26/104	54% 14/26
Cardinals	R	#132% 43/136	21% 28/136	28% 38/136	27% 37/136	#329% 40/136	29% 40/136	20% 27/136	#231% 42/136	21% 23/107	61% 11/18
Cardinals	RA	27% 37/136	20% 27/136	19% 26/136	28% 38/136	#331% 42/136	#232% 43/136	25% 34/136	29% 40/136	#133% 37/111	67% 12/18

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.