FACTS/FLUKES: Moore, Rios, Fister, Napoli, Doumit

Hit, strand rate power Moore's hot start ... Matt Moore (LHP, TAM) is finally pitching like the ace we thought he'd become, as he holds the league's second-lowest ERA among qualified starters. But don't pat yourselves on the back yet, Moore owners—not much has changed under the hood. 

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  H%  S%   G/L/F    Ctl   Dom  Cmd  hr/f  
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ========  ===  ====  ===  ====  
2011* 164  2.08  2.10  41  82  43/19/38  2.9  14.5  5.0   13%   
2012  177  3.81  4.24  30  74  37/20/43  4.1   8.9  2.2    9%   
2013   32  1.13  3.29  16  96  42/12/46  4.2  10.7  2.5    9%
*inc MLEs

Moore has been one of the luckiest pitchers in the early going:

  • H% and S% are at the "good" polar extremes, allowing him to...

Almost!

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