FACTS/FLUKES: Liriano, Ethier, Nolasco, Blanks, Puig

Pirates patience paying off with Liriano … Getting on the field for Francisco Liriano (LHP, PIT) was a bit tricky in 2013, as he was slowed by a broken non-throwing arm and a re-structured contract. But he’s been lights-out since his May 11 debut:

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  H%  S%   G/L/F    Ctl   Dom  Cmd  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ========  ===  ====  ===  ====  ===
2009  137  5.80  4.56  32  65  40/19/41  4.3   8.0  1.9   13%   47
2010  192  3.62  3.13  34  71  54/19/27  2.7   9.4  3.5    6%  128
2011  134  5.09  4.27  29  67  49/15/36  5.0   7.5  1.5   10%   26
2012  157  5.34  4.12  31  65  44/21/35  5.0   9.6  1.9   13%   60
2013   55  2.30  3.25  33  82  48/26/26  3.6  10.0  2.8    5%  109

Liriano seems to be...

Almost!

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