FACTS/FLUKES: Liriano, D. Brown, Rusin, Tejada, Schwarber
Sep 2 2015
Liriano fading in 2H … Francisco Liriano (LHP, PIT) got off to a terrific start, posting a 3.21 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in the first half. However, he hasn’t been nearly as sharp in the second half. What’s going on here?
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd FpK SwK GB/LD/FB H%/S% hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== === ==== === === === ======== ===== ==== === 2010 192 3.62 2.99 2.7 9.4 3.5 61% 13% 54/19/27 34/71 6% 128 2011 134 5.09 4.35 5.0 7.5 1.5 49% 12% 49/15/36 29/67 10% 26 2012 157 5.34 4.12 5.0 9.6 1.9 54% 13% 44/21/35 31/65 13% 60 2013 161 3.02 3.26 3.5 9.1 2.6 58% 14% 50/24/25 30/76 8% 97 2014 162 3.38 3.33 4.5 9.7 2.2 56% 14% 54/19/27 29/76 12% ...
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