FACTS/ FLUKES: Soriano, Heyward, Vogelsong, Happ, Simmons
Jun 20 2012
Soriano's bat awakens ... It appeared in mid-May that the wheels had finally fallen off for Alfonso Soriano (OF, CHC). The former All-Star was batting .230 with nary a home run. But something apparently clicked, and he has been among the NL's hottest bats since then with 12 HRs and a near-.300 average.
Period AB BA xBA ct% Eye HR PX hr/f FB% ====== === ==== ==== === ==== == === ==== === 2010 496 .258 .273 75 0.37 24 167 12% 54 2011 475 .244 .275 75 0.24 26 159 15% 51 2012 225 .271 .268 76 0.29 12 142 17% 41 ------------------------------------------------------------ April 76 .237 .199 76 0.11 0 25 0% ...
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