FACTS/FLUKES: T. Wood, Koehler, Fowler, Greinke, Lake

Luck fueling Wood's breakout ... Not much has gone right at Wrigley Field this year. But one bright spot has been Travis Wood (LHP, CHC). The southpaw acquired from the Reds in the offseason has by all accounts had a breakout season—or so it appears.

Year      IP   ERA    xERA   H%  S%   Ctl   Dom   Cmd  FB%  HR/9  BPV  
====     ===   ====   ====   ==  ==   ===   ===   ===  ===  ====  === 
2010*    203   3.55   3.84   29  72   2.2   7.7   3.5   48   0.8   87
2011     106   4.84   4.65   33  68   3.4   6.5   1.9   45   0.8   34
2012     156   4.27   4.48   25  70   3.1   6.9   2.2   44   1.4   51
2013     145   3.04   4.32   25  75   3.1   6.5   2.1   43   0.6   45
*Includes MLE  

Wood's success comes with some asterisks:

• A low H%...

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