Game times are down a minute compared to April of last season. I’m not sure the two fewer seconds with men on base made the difference:

The major league batting average of .239 is down from .249 through the first month last season following the implementation of limits on defensive shifts. The average finished at .248 last year.

Chron.com

As followers of this blog are aware, all aspects of offense are down, and lower scoring games tend to go a bit faster.