FACTS/FLUKES: Shoemaker, C. Santana, K. Seager, A. Miller, Maybin

Split-finger fueling Shoemaker's run ... After giving up 21 earned runs in five April starts, there were many reasons to doubt Matt Shoemaker (RHP, LAA) for the rest of 2016. But something changed, as Shoemaker has been one of the best pitchers in the game since the calendar hit May (2.82 ERA in 13 starts). What happened?

Year  IP   ERA   xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  hr/f  FpK  SwK  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  =====  ====  ===  ===  ===
2014  136  3.04  3.31  1.6  8.2  5.2  41/20/39  29/76    9%  63%  11%  124
2015  135  4.46  4.13  2.3  7.7  3.3  39/18/42  29/71   14%  60%  10%   93
2016  106  4.08  3.66  1.9  9.3  5.0  37/26/37  34/71   12%  69%  14%  133 

Shoemaker's splitter has worked...

Almost!

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