FACTS/FLUKES: Encarnacion, Mauer, Scherzer, Gentry, Maurer

Encarnacion's home run rate hasn't slowed….With only two home runs in the first three weeks of the season, it looked like the nay-sayers were right—Edwin Encarnación (1B, TOR) had over-achieved in 2012. But thanks to a recent hot streak, Encarnacion is back on track to match last season’s HR totals.

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HR   PX  hr/f  SB  Spd  SBO%
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ==  ===  ====  ==  ===  ====
2009*  330  .226  .248   12   78  25  37/17/46  15  111   12%   2   76    3% 
2010*  364  .251  .281    8   83  25  32/17/51  23  143   15%   1   61    1% 
2011   481  .272  .275    8   84  29  36/19/44  17  124    9%   8   68    8% 
2012   542  .280  .285   13   83  27  33/18/49  42  157...

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