average runs per game MLB by month

	LEAGUE	MONTH	R/G	R	G	W%	W	L	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	NL	March	8.09	1,844	228	.501	194	193	13,229	3,256	629	45	442	1,769	1,457	148	3,298	269	72	15,036	5,301	1,116	87	115	70	275	.246	.325	.401	.726
2	AL	March	7.2	1,592	221	.499	186	187	12,533	2,943	589	54	398	1,508	1,292	154	3,236	219	66	14,107	4,834	1,041	38	90	43	249	.235	.312	.386	.698
3	NL	April	8.45	108,310	12,819	.501	12,426	12,373	842,215	212,958	39,159	6,174	19,949		84,681	7,045		16,116	5,793	951,450	324,312	65,282	12,378	5,443	5,781	15,538	.253	.324	.385	.709
4	AL	April	8.7	109,493	12,580	.499	12,146	12,199	826,573	210,779	39,568	5,502	20,402		85,507	7,354		15,554	5,711	934,681	322,557	65,472	9,894	5,518	4,056	16,365	.255	.328	.390	.719
5	FL	April	8.86	930	105	.500	105	105	6,993	1,836	303	125	52	794	802	63		237		8,105	2,545	480	247				.263	.344	.364	.708
6	NL	May	8.43	159,377	18,913	.499	18,137	18,204	1,240,903	320,306	56,586	10,265	27,838		118,522	9,566		23,913	7,674	1,395,090	480,936	94,689	19,796	6,830	8,059	21,304	.258	.326	.388	.713
7	AL	May	8.71	165,573	19,006	.501	18,292	18,225	1,246,182	324,027	57,906	9,868	29,535		124,148	9,596		23,024	7,637	1,404,253	490,274	97,309	17,600	7,399	5,754	22,680	.260	.330	.393	.723
8	FL	May	8.19	1,515	185	.500	180	180	12,171	3,152	514	179	106	1,307	1,140	99		410		13,808	4,342	799	398				.259	.327	.357	.684
9	NL	June	7.93	160,652	20,269	.497	18,084	18,291	1,244,797	325,107	56,368	10,290	28,778		113,793	9,417		23,203	7,300	1,394,117	488,389	95,436	19,684	6,820	8,010	21,084	.261	.326	.392	.718
10	AL	June	8.24	168,386	20,423	.503	18,451	18,244	1,257,687	330,889	58,054	10,105	30,692		121,119	9,626		22,300	7,151	1,413,166	501,229	98,851	18,110	7,149	5,766	22,544	.263	.331	.399	.729
11	FL	June	8.8	1,909	217	.500	217	217	14,364	3,850	647	205	119	1,642	1,276	115		513		16,225	5,264	971	470				.268	.333	.366	.699
12	NL	July	8.41	163,958	19,497	.500	18,690	18,683	1,279,248	335,532	57,878	10,789	28,431		114,522	9,523		23,513		1,430,454	500,281	97,098	21,078		7,751		.262	.326	.391	.717
13	AL	July	8.82	173,268	19,651	.500	18,815	18,822	1,291,780	341,964	59,851	10,651	30,388		122,057	9,922		22,568		1,449,822	514,281	100,890	19,535				.265	.331	.398	.729
14	FL	July	7.83	1,887	241	.500	239	239	16,031	4,100	589	255	113	1,621	1,352	108		605		18,006	5,538	957	515				.256	.318	.345	.663
15	NL	August	8.31	165,596	19,939	.500	19,298	19,286	1,317,838	342,983	58,394	10,405	29,427		117,709	9,821		24,029	7,290	1,473,204	510,468	98,226	21,379	6,785	8,332	22,219	.260	.324	.387	.711
16	AL	August	8.67	174,707	20,148	.500	19,489	19,501	1,335,219	350,046	60,966	10,270	31,011		125,689	10,029		23,210	7,131	1,497,308	524,585	102,247	19,278	7,525	6,045	23,774	.262	.329	.393	.721
17	FL	August	7.12	1,546	217	.500	212	212	14,111	3,611	543	176	68	1,334	1,204	118		537		15,910	4,710	787	477				.256	.320	.334	.653
18	NL	September	8.28	152,973	18,470	.500	18,035	18,025	1,227,423	315,195	53,718	9,782	25,717		112,419	9,069		24,000	6,700	1,374,557	465,628	89,217	19,824	6,453	7,803	20,240	.257	.322	.379	.702
19	AL	September	8.58	157,308	18,340	.500	17,903	17,913	1,221,085	316,252	54,384	9,407	26,741		116,650	9,205		22,830	6,609	1,369,738	469,673	90,532	16,904	6,806	5,332	21,510	.259	.327	.385	.711
20	FL	September	7.7	1,778	231	.500	223	223	14,891	3,797	548	204	80	1,503	1,322	112		544		16,850	4,993	832	525				.255	.320	.335	.656
21	NL	October	8.02	10,177	1,269	.500	1,248	1,250	84,130	21,352	3,585	789	1,416		7,354	605		2,063	467	93,812	30,763	5,790	1,388	371	451	1,164	.254	.317	.366	.683
22	AL	October	8.38	10,335	1,234	.500	1,213	1,211	82,005	21,110	3,587	730	1,528		7,352	680		1,953	459	91,676	30,741	5,845	1,259	412	336	1,313	.257	.322	.375	.697
23	FL	October	7	329	47	.500	44	44	3,007	760	104	35	7	272	233	23		104		3,372	955	146	109				.253	.311	.318	.629

StatMuse has team, game-level data for runs going back to the 1901 season.

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Caminero

35

Alvarez

35

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

87

Stewart

87

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

.314

Lopez

.313

Arraez

Hit Leaders

148

Lopez

144

Arraez

140

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Crow-Armstrong

86

Olson

OBP Leaders

.436

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.621

Alvarez

.553

Caminero

.549

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

33

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

185

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.87

Schlittler

5.78

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Ryan

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,055.4

Ohtani

1,685.7

Crow-Armstrong

1,661.5

Wood

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,433.6

Ohtani

1,282

Crow-Armstrong

1,236

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

71-48

70-50

70-52

68-54

67-54

67-55

Worst Record ATS

44-77

47-75

50-71

53-68

55-66

56-66

MLB 2026 Standings

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	46	.617
Yankees	68	52	.567	6.0
Red Sox	64	56	.533	10.0
Blue Jays	59	63	.484	16.0
Orioles	58	63	.479	16.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	62	57	.521
Twins	60	62	.492	3.5
Tigers	59	61	.492	3.5
Guardians	59	62	.488	4.0
Royals	49	73	.402	14.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	62	60	.508
Rangers	60	61	.496	1.5
Mariners	56	65	.463	5.5
Athletics	47	74	.388	14.5
Angels	47	74	.388	14.5

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	48	.603
Phillies	64	58	.525	9.5
Marlins	62	59	.512	11.0
Nationals	59	63	.484	14.5
Mets	53	69	.434	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	47	.612
Cubs	71	50	.587	3.0
Cardinals	61	60	.504	13.0
Reds	57	62	.479	16.0
Pirates	58	64	.475	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	73	48	.603
Padres	65	57	.533	8.5
Diamondbacks	64	58	.525	9.5
Giants	50	71	.413	23.0
Rockies	48	73	.397	25.0