FACTS/FLUKES: Pedroia, Guthrie, Hafner, M. Gonzalez, Profar

Pedroia posts strong BA despite thumb woes…Proving that he’s not Superman, injuries sometimes slow Dustin Pedroia (2B, BOS). When he played through injuries in the early part of 2012, his numbers suffered. While he’s now dealing with a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb, he’s had no trouble hitting for high BA in the first half.

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HR   PX  hr/f  SB  Spd  SBO
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ==  ===  ====  ==  ===  ===
2009  626  .296  .295   11   93  30  39/20/41  15   93    6%  20  110  14%
2010  302  .288  .310   11   87  30  39/22/39  12  131   11%   9   98  11%
2011  635  .307  .288   12   87  33  48/19/33  21  106   11%  26  116  15%
2012  563  .290 ...

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