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Conventional wisdom says the Blue Jays have the best offence in baseball. It’s their pitching that has dragged them into mediocrity over the first six weeks of the season.

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Indeed, the Jays have scored more runs – 185 – than any team in the majors. But using that figure to identify baseball’s “best” offence might be a little misleading.

Here’s why. The Jays have played 35 games. They have scored 43% of their runs in seven games – the seven in which they have scored 10 or more runs. (They won those games, although a couple were close.)

In 15 games, they have scored three or fewer runs. Their record is 1-14 in those games. The only win: a 3-1 victory over the Yankees on May 4, in which R.A. Dickey worked eight innings.