Jason Bartlett set a new Bays club record by extending his hit streak to 19 games in Thursday night's 10-4 victory over the Phillies with a single in the fifth inning.
The hit broke the Rays' previous record of 18 games, set by Quinton McCracken in 1998.
"I'm happy about it, but I'd rather not think about it," Bartlett said. "It's not that I'm putting pressure on myself, but it's in my head and I'd rather it not be."
It's now the longest active streak in the Major Leagues, after the Cubs' Derrek Lee failed to connect Thursday against the Tigers to curtail his streak to 21 games.
Bartlett is hitting .384 with 21 RBIs over the stretch, which began on May 15 and was interrupted by his 19-game stay on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle.
He also ranks second among all shortstops in stolen bases (14) and RBIs (35).
He's having quite a season, but thankfully doesn't plan on taking the souvenir game ball tossed into the dugout after his fifth-inning single. "I don't plan on stopping," he said.
The hit broke the Rays' previous record of 18 games, set by Quinton McCracken in 1998.
"I'm happy about it, but I'd rather not think about it," Bartlett said. "It's not that I'm putting pressure on myself, but it's in my head and I'd rather it not be."
It's now the longest active streak in the Major Leagues, after the Cubs' Derrek Lee failed to connect Thursday against the Tigers to curtail his streak to 21 games.
Bartlett is hitting .384 with 21 RBIs over the stretch, which began on May 15 and was interrupted by his 19-game stay on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle.
He also ranks second among all shortstops in stolen bases (14) and RBIs (35).
He's having quite a season, but thankfully doesn't plan on taking the souvenir game ball tossed into the dugout after his fifth-inning single. "I don't plan on stopping," he said.
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