FACTS/FLUKES: Wainwright, Sandoval, Alonso, Detwiler, Kratz

Wainwright doesn't miss a beat ... In early May, we raved about how although he had a high ERA, Adam Wainwright's (RHP, STL) skills show no effect from his 2011 Tommy John surgery. Now in mid-September, Wainwright's season is even more impressive:

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  hr/9  S%    G/L/F   hr/f  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ====  ==  ========  ====  ===
2008   132  3.20  4.03  2.3  6.2  2.7   0.8  76  46/19/35    8%   73
2009   233  2.63  3.45  2.5  8.2  3.2   0.7  81  51/19/30    8%  108
2010   230  2.42  3.18  2.2  8.3  3.8   0.6  79  52/18/31    8%  121
2011   ----------did not pitch; Tommy John surgery------------------
2012   174  4.04  3.17  2.2  8.5  3.8   0.7  68  52/23/25   10% ...

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