August 28, 2016

Good Week for Streaks

After Trea Turner collected hits in eight straight at bats, Dustin Pedroia collected 11 hits in a row to fall one short of the record.

With one more hit, he would have tied Boston’s Pinky Higgins, (1938), Detroit’s Walt Dropo (1952) and the Cubs’ Johnny Kling (1902) as the only players in history to have hits in 12 straight at-bats. But Pedroia hit into a 4-6-3 double play.

Pedrioa went through a career lull from 2012 through 2014 as he battled injury. He showed signs of a comeback in 2015, and now in 2016 he is rivaling the best years of his youth.

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