Longtime major leaguer Brett Myers spent the All-Star break this year in the minors, thanks to a horrendous first half. He was sent down to work some things out, but returned in July to the Phillies.

Obviously, he figured something out in the minors.

Check out his splits so far this year:

 I Split         G   GS GF  W  L  S CG SHO   IP    ERA   H   R   ER HR  BB IBB  SO HBP
+-+------------+---+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+-----+------+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+
   1st Half      17  17  0  3  9  0  0   0 101.2   5.84 115  70  66 24  44   3  88   3 
   2nd Half       9   9  0  6  1  0  1   1  63.2   1.55  53  12  11  2  15   1  56   3 

More than 4 runs have come off his ERA and his HR rate has all but vanished. His K/BB ratio has improved considerably, as has his hits/9IP.

If the Phillies stand any chance of overtaking the Mets again this year just like they did last season, they'll need Myers to continue his fantastic second half.

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