Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado extended his hitting streak to 28 games on Thursday, setting a new franchise record.
He set the record with a line-drive single to shallow center field off Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison with two outs in the top of the third.
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Arenado's streak, which is the longest active in the majors, surpassed teammate Michael Cuddyer's 27-game record that was set last season.
The Rockies are now just the second team in the past 100 years to have a player with at least a 27-game hitting streak in consecutive seasons. The last time that this was accomplished was in 2005 and 2006 when Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley had 38 and 35-game hitting streaks, respectively.
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