FACTS/FLUKES: C. Santana, J. Johnson, A. Jackson, W. Chen, Cisnero

Santana can't recapture power stroke ... Carlos Santana (C, CLE) had "bounceback season" written all over him following 2012's impressive 2H (13 HRs, 84 BPV). But instead, he's plodding through this season at a relatively uninspired pace. Is another strong second half in the cards?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F     PX  hr/f  HR
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ====  ==
2009+  429  .265  .284   16   78  30  --------  135  ----  19
2010*  346  .263  .280   17   79  30  35/21/44  144   11%  15
2011   552  .239  .269   15   76  27  45/15/40  147   16%  27
2012   507  .252  .256   15   80  28  43/19/38  108   12%  18
2013   353  .278  .277   14   79  32  44/22/34  129   13%  12
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