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Pujols' Last Hurrah?

Just over one-quarter of the season remains, and sluggers have lost their appetite for taters! The leaguewide home run pace dropped for a second consecutive week and the third time over the last four weeks. The pace now sits at 5,206. It's not so bad as it sounds. A total of 199 home runs were hit over the last week – about 20 below the expected total. Plenty of individuals performed well. Let's check in on them.

Weekly Leaders

Thirteen players managed at least three home runs. On the whole, it's a pretty plain-vanilla group.