Every Monday Baseball Musings compares the offense of the current season to the previous season through the same number of full weeks. After ten full weeks, major league games produced 8.68 runs per game compared to 9.07 R/G in 2023. The changes stayed pretty much the same, with home runs down about 0.2 per game from 2.29 in 2023 to 2.07 in 2024. Other hits dropped as well, from 14.36 to 14.09. Strikeouts and walks are down, also, so somehow the majors reduced three true outcomes, which has been a goal for a while.

The week produced some high scoring, as it came in at 9.09 runs per game, the first time above nine runs per game since week two. The week saw home runs hit at a higher rate of 2.30 per game, but other hits were not that high. It was the fourth week in a row with a walk rate below 6.0 per game. It was also the lowest K week of the season, with just 16.02 K per game. So lots more balls in play this week, but the defense seems to be up to the challenge.