FACTS/FLUKES: Scherzer, Corbin, Suarez, T. d'Arnaud, Gyorko

Scherzer keeps mowing them down ... Max Scherzer (RHP, WAS) continues to rack up the strikeouts, as he's amassed a major league leading 181 of them through 21 starts. Oddly enough, he's served up 22 home runs, tops in the National League. Is there any reason for concern?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK   Vel    G/L/F   H%  S%  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ====  ========  ==  ==  ====  ===
2012  188  3.74  3.35  2.9  11.1  3.9  61%  13%  94.2  36/22/41  34  75   12%  136
2013  214  2.90  3.16  2.4  10.1  4.3  64%  13%  93.3  36/19/45  27  73    8%  132
2014  220  3.15  3.24  2.6  10.3  4.0  63%  12%  92.8  37/22/42  33  76    8%  131
2015  229  2.79  3.00  1.3  10.9  8.1  71%  16%  94.2 ...

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