FACTS/FLUKES: Encarnacion, Mauer, Scherzer, Gentry, Maurer
May 14 2013
Encarnacion's home run rate hasn't slowed….With only two home runs in the first three weeks of the season, it looked like the nay-sayers were right—Edwin Encarnación (1B, TOR) had over-achieved in 2012. But thanks to a recent hot streak, Encarnacion is back on track to match last season’s HR totals.
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F HR PX hr/f SB Spd SBO% ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== == === ==== == === ==== 2009* 330 .226 .248 12 78 25 37/17/46 15 111 12% 2 76 3% 2010* 364 .251 .281 8 83 25 32/17/51 23 143 15% 1 61 1% 2011 481 .272 .275 8 84 29 36/19/44 17 124 9% 8 68 8% 2012 542 .280 .285 13 83 27 33/18/49 42 157...
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