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May 04, 2026
Pirates on pace for highest run-total average since 1930
The Pirates are averaging 5.26 runs per game through Saturday and would be the highest average for the Pirates since 1930. Of the Brewers, Reds, and Cardinals, who do you think can most sustain it? The bottom nine teams in strikeout rate last year all missed the playoffs.