Numerical nonsense

6…Number of runs given up by the Pitt baseball team in first two games against Notre… 6…Number of runs given up by the Pitt baseball team in first two games against Notre Dame this season, both wins.

36…Number of runs given up by Pitt baseball in the last three games against Notre Dame this season, all losses.

10…NCAA records either tied or broken in a baseball game between Miami (Ohio) and Quinnipiac in the second round of the NCAA baseball tournament. The Red Hawks won 35-8 and set team NCAA regional records for runs scored (35), at-bats (59), hits (33) and triples (six). The teams combined to set a new NCAA all-time record for triples in one game (seven) and broke single-game regional records for at-bats (101), runs scored (43), hits (50), total bases (80) and doubles (10).

1.5…Games separating first-place Washington (31-26) and last-place Philadelphia (30-28) in the NL East as of Monday.

20.5… Games separating first-place Chicago (38-19) and last-place Kansas City (17-39) in the AL Central as of Monday.

Numerical nonsense is a weekly compilation of statistical oddities in the wide world of sports and will appear in The Pitt News every Wednesday. Assistant sports editor Brian Weaver and sports editor Geoff Dutelle contributed to this week’s edition.