FACTS/FLUKES: Sale, Reddick, Smoak, Richards, Perez

Sale cruises into Cy Young territory ... Prior to the season, the only thing standing between Chris Sale (LHP, CHW) and clear-cut ace status was questions about his durability, given his wonky throwing motion and history as a reliever. So far, he's managed to put those fears to rest. 

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  H%  S%  Ctl   Dom  Cmd   G/L/F    hr/9  hr/f  BPV   
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ===  ====  ===  ========  ====  ====  ===
2010   23  1.93  2.72  28  87  3.9  12.3  3.2  51/12/37   0.8   11%  147    
2011   71  2.79  2.90  28  78  3.4  10.0  2.9  50/18/32   0.8   11%  116
2012  192  3.05  3.27  30  77  2.4   9.0  3.8  45/23/32   0.9   12%  120
2013  158  2.73  2.96  30  78  2.0   9.5  4.8  46/22/31   0.8   11%  141 

Sale has...

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