Watch Out Pirates, Here Comes Hunter Pence
The Houston Astros suck a lot right now, but Hunter Pence is on fire.
The 28-year-old outfielder extended his hitting streak to 23 games after going 3-for-4 with 4 RBI in his team’s 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.
Pence, who missed his first game of the season on Sunday with tightness in his back, went yard off Derek Lowe in the third inning for his ninth homer of the year and drove in two more with a base hit in Houston’s five-run sixth.
His hit streak is the longest in the big leagues currently, while batting .325 with 50 RBI on the season. He’s now tied up with Art Howe, Moises Alou and Luis Gonzalez for the fourth-longest streak in franchise history. Good company. If he wants to be the best, he’ll need to hit in eight more games consecutively to beat Willy Taveras’ 30-game hitting streak from back in 2006.
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