FACTS/FLUKES: Scherzer, Encarnacion, Iwakuma, Wells, Archer

Scherzer dominant after early struggles…Practice excruciating patience. If you weathered the storm of Max Scherzer’s (RHP, DET) horrid April (7.77 ERA in five starts), you’ve been repaid for your virtue; he’s been lights-out since mid-June.

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  H%  S%  Ctl   Dom  Cmd   G/L/F    hr/9  hr/f  BPV    
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2008* 109  2.95  2.74  31  76  3.5  10.6  3.0  41/28/31   0.6   12%  122
2009  170  4.12  3.82  32  72  3.3   9.2  2.8  42/18/40   1.1   10%   96
2010* 211  3.30  3.22  29  75  3.1   8.4  2.7  40/20/40   0.9   10%   91
2011  195  4.43  3.66  32  71  2.6   8.0  3.1  40/20/39   1.3   13%   93
2012  177  3.77  3.18  34  75  2.8  11.2  4.0  37/22/41   1.2...

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