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Final
2026-08-3102:15Busch Stadium
5-4
Team123456789RHE
Pirates021010100580
Cardinals000020200491

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
Pirates scoring tendency
28%
Own scoring 30%
Opponent allowing 25%
Cardinals scoring tendency
38%
Own scoring 30%
Opponent allowing 45%
Sustained highCombined vs league +8pp
#2
Inn.8
Pirates scoring tendency
25%
Own scoring 15%
Opponent allowing 35%
Cardinals scoring tendency
35%
Own scoring 55%
Opponent allowing 15%
Sustained highCombined vs league +5pp
#3
Inn.1
Pirates scoring tendency
28%
Own scoring 30%
Opponent allowing 25%
Cardinals scoring tendency
30%
Own scoring 35%
Opponent allowing 25%
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
28%R 30% · RA 25%
Cardinals offense × Pirates defense
38%R 30% · RA 45%
Sample 20Combined vs league +8pp
Last 20 65% · Season 63% · +2pp

Game phases

1–3 Early
48%
-6pp
4–6 Middle
57%
+2pp
7–9 Late
49%
-3pp
F5 first five
52%
-2pp
F9 full game
51%
-3pp
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Pirates — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

137 games
0275481108746017646269803698048586578636607678075854509192310+ScoredAllowed
Avg Runs Trend
0.00.30.60.81.112345678910+Avg. ScoredAvg. Allowed
Runs 664Runs Allowed 639

Cardinals — Inning Runs / Runs Allowed

137 games
0255177103807114652268463657047976582776526276875847749191710+ScoredAllowed
Avg Runs Trend
0.00.30.71.01.312345678910+Avg. ScoredAvg. Allowed
Runs 606Runs Allowed 620
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Each team is ranked separately: #1–#3 mark the top three scoring rates and allowing rates.

TeamItem12345678910+
PiratesR#231% 43/13723% 31/13726% 36/13725% 34/137#133% 45/137#328% 39/13720% 28/13728% 39/13725% 27/10754% 14/26
RA23% 32/13720% 28/137#134% 47/137#232% 44/137#332% 44/13725% 34/13722% 30/13728% 38/13725% 26/10554% 14/26
CardinalsR#131% 43/13720% 28/13728% 39/13727% 37/13729% 40/137#330% 41/13720% 27/137#231% 42/13721% 23/10861% 11/18
RA28% 38/13720% 27/13719% 26/13728% 39/137#231% 43/137#331% 43/13725% 34/13729% 40/137#134% 38/11267% 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.