August 23, 2023

August 16-19: Julio Rodríguez: 17-for-22, .773
August 15-19: NY Yankees: 17-for-119, .143


Last week:
Seattle's Julio Rodríguez had 17 hits over a four-game span.
The New York Yankees had 17 hits over a four-game span.
      Julio              Yankees
0816  4-for- 6    0815   1-for- 24
0817  5-for- 5    0816   4-for- 31
0818  4-for- 5    0818  10-for- 35
0819  4-for- 6    0819   2-for- 29
     17-for-22        17-for-119
        .773              .143
August 4-19: Over nine consecutive road games, Rodríguez banged out 27 hits, which was one shy of the major league record for hits over a span of nine road games. In 1901, the first American League season,  Nap Lajoie had 28 hits from July 23 and August 10, 1901. Lajoie batted .426 that season; his post-game average never dropped below .411.

August 17 and 19, 2023: Red Sox infielder Luis Urías became the first major league player to hit a grand slam out of the #9 spot in the lineup in back-to-back games played.

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