Twins DH José Miranda sets a club record with hits in 10 consecutive batting appearances

MINNEAPOLIS — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — José Miranda, designated hitter of the Minnesota Twins set a team record on Friday night with hits in 10 consecutive batting appearances.

Miranda surpassed the Twins’ record of nine consecutive hits, set by Tony Oliva in 1967 and matched by Mickey Hatcher in 1985 and Todd Walker in 1998.

The major league record for most consecutive hits is 12, by Walt Dropo of Detroit (1952), Pinky Higgins of Boston (1938) and Johnny Kling of the Chicago Cubs (1902).

Miranda, 26, entered the game against the Houston Astros with hits in six consecutive at-bats and had a hit in each of his four attempts before being replaced by a pinch hitter in the ninth inning.

Miranda finished the game 4 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Entering Wednesday night’s game, when the winning streak began, his batting average was .296, and he has since improved his average to .324.

He hit a single in the second inning and a 414-foot home run to left field in the third. Miranda set the Twins record of nine consecutive hits with a two-run double in the fifth. His record-breaking tenth hit in a row – a single to right field – came in the seventh inning.

With the Twins trailing 13-5 in the ninth inning, Austin Martin came in as a pinch hitter for Miranda – and hit a single.

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