Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ildemaro Vargas had his hitting streak ended at 27 video games after going 0-for-4 in Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
Vargas, 34, received a base hit in every of the D-Backs’ earlier 24 video games this season and three extra in Arizona’s last three video games final yr. After hitting 4-for-4 — his finest efficiency in the course of the streak — he got here into Saturday’s recreation with a .404 batting common.
With the hitless recreation, Vargas nonetheless leads MLB with an .388 batting common. His .412 on-base proportion ranks fifth within the Nationwide League and he leads the league with a .673 slugging proportion.
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In his 4 plate appearances on Saturday, Vargas grounded out to 3rd base within the first inning, flew out to heart discipline within the fourth and grounded out to shortstop within the seventh towards Cubs starter Shota Imanaga. Within the ninth, Vargas hit a floor ball to shortstop going through reliever Ben Brown.
As a workforce, Arizona managed solely 4 hits towards Imanaga and Brown on Saturday.
Vargas’ streak ends because the second-longest to start a season in MLB historical past. Ron LeFlore opened the 1976 marketing campaign with hits in 30 consecutive games for the Detroit Tigers. However Vargas nonetheless had the longest hitting streak in baseball since Trea Turner’s 27 video games from 2021-22.
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Within the Diamondbacks’ file e-book, Vargas’ 27-game streak ranks second behind Luis Gonzalez’ 30 video games in 1999. His 24-game streak to open a season is tied with Tony Womack’s streak in 2000.
Moreover, Vargas recorded successful in 20 consecutive street video games which set a franchise file. The earlier excessive mark was 18 video games by Junior Spivey in 2002 and Stephen Drew in 2010.
Nevertheless, Vargas’ 27-game streak is the longest by a Venezuelan player, one thing he noted with pride after Saturday’s recreation. Wilson Ramos had a 26-game streak with the New York Mets in 2019.
Throughout his 10 major-league seasons, Vargas has had three separate stints with the Diamondbacks. He started his MLB profession in 2017 earlier than shifting on in 2020., then returning to Arizona for the 2021 marketing campaign. The infielder has additionally performed for the Minnesota Twins, Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals.