FACTS/FLUKES: P. Alvarez, Cishek, Werth, K. Kendrick, Strop

Alvarez: A slugger with limitations … When Pedro Álvarez (3B, PIT) entered June with just a .200 BA, it was fair to wonder if his 10 HR over the season’s first two months were worth it. But things have picked up in a big way since then (.271 BA, 17 HR), and Alvarez currently leads the NL in HR: 

Year    AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%   Eye  h%   PX    G/L/F   hr/f  HR  vLHP
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ==  ===  ========  ====  ==  ====
2010   347  .256  .241   10   66  0.31  34  160  46/15/40   18%  16  .228
2011   235  .191  .217    9   66  0.30  27   86  55/19/25   10%   4  .158
2012   525  .244  .244   10   66  0.32  31  165  47/19/34   25%  30  .207
2013   370  .241  .251    9   65  0.25  29  179  40/22/38   30%  27 ...

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