His strikeout rate has actually fallen to 4.5 per nine innings but he 's made up for the lack of missed bats by nibbling less and letting the movement of his pitches induce an AL - high 61 percent ground balls .
Nine innings is among MLB 's worst .
His strikeout rate has actually fallen to 4.5 per nine innings , which is among MLB 's worst , but he 's made up for the lack of missed bats by nibbling less and letting the movement of his pitches induce an AL - high 61 percent ground balls .