FACTS/ FLUKES: Hudson, Miller, Braun, Parra, Arenado

Hudson better than numbers show ... Just when you thought Tim Hudson (RHP, ATL) was a lock for double-digit wins and a sub-4.00 ERA, the veteran has scuffled through the first third of the season, including three losses in his last four outings.

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  S%  hr/9    G/L/F   HH%  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ==  ====  ========  ===  ===
2010   229  2.83  3.49  2.9  5.5  1.9  79   0.8  64/14/22   27   62
2011   215  3.22  3.32  2.3  6.6  2.8  73   0.6  57/19/25   20   91
2012   179  3.62  4.03  2.4  5.1  2.1  71   0.6  55/19/25   27   60
2013    69  4.80  3.79  2.3  6.4  2.7  63   1.0  54/18/28   31   83 

Hudson's skills are actually slightly better than they were a year ago:

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