FACTS/FLUKES: Machado, S. Gray, Souza, Berrios, Smoak

Machado explodes in 2H ... One of the more prominent first-half disappointments, Manny Machado (3B, BAL) has flipped the script on his 2017 season. Machado's post-July numbers (.345 BA, 15 HR, 5 SB in 232 AB) have shoved the "bust" label aside, but which version will see going forward?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  ct%  h%  GB/LD/FB  HctX  HR   PX/xPX  hr/f  SB  Spd  SBO 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ==  ========  ====  ==  =======  ====  ==  ===  ===
2014  327  .278  .262   79  30  49/20/31   100  12  106/101   15%   2  112   2%
2015  633  .286  .279   82  30  44/18/38   119  35  127/122   18%  20  112  15%
2016  640  .294  .283   81  31  37/20/43   117  37  136/118   17%   0  108   2%
2017  527  .273  .276   82  28  42/16/42   132  30 ...

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