FACTS/FLUKES: Belt, Zeigler, Carpenter, H. Alvarez, A. Wood

Belt making his power statement … Brandon Belt (1B, SF) is having a outstanding August, with 5 HR padding his career-best power numbers in what looks like a breakout season.

Year    AB   BA    xBA   OPS  bb%  ct%  h%   PX   G/L/F    hr/f  HR
====   ===  ====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ===  ========  ====  ==
2011   187  .225  .225  .711   10   70  27  137  42/14/44   16%   9
2012   411  .275  .247  .780   12   74  36  107  38/26/37    6%   7
2013   376  .274  .261  .826   10   75  33  146  35/22/43   12%  15
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13-2H  129  .295  .266  .939   12   71  37  182  30/25/45   17%   7

Though whether he can sustain his second half performance is a valid question, his improvements...

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