Trout had homered in seven straight games, but he walked and hit three routine fly balls in Tuesday’s 3-1 loss. The MLB record streak of eight games is shared by Dale Long, Don Mattingly and Ken Gr…
CLEVELAND — Mike Trout’s streak came up just short of history.
The major league record is eight, achieved by Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Don Long in 1956 and matched by New York Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly in 1987 and Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. in 1993.Trout drew a walk and he hit three routine fly balls. Pitchers Cody Morris and Kirk McCarty – a pair of rookies who had pitched nine career big league games combined – pitched Trout even more carefully than opponents normally do.
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