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Rosario's plate discipline key to his success

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DETROIT -- With improved plate discipline, left fielder Eddie Rosario has quietly become one of the Twins' most productive hitters and is enjoying a breakout season offensively.

Rosario entered Saturday's game against the Tigers hitting .292/.332/.492 with a career-high 15 homers, 23 doubles and 44 RBIs in 105 games. Rosario is laying off bad pitches that gave him trouble in the past, as he swung at 44.5 percent of pitches categorized as balls last year, but has improved that to 38.9 percent this year, per FanGraphs.com. He's still aggressive, swinging at just as many strikes, 72 percent compared to 71.