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Newcastle Snaps López's Streak at 33 Monday, July 19th, 2032 For 33 straight games, Manny López tried to ignore his hitting streak. It wasn't easy. Well, the 21-year-old Orlando Magic catcher can forget about it now -- it's over, courtesy of the Newcastle Mermen. The Mermen held him hitless in 3 at-bats at Newcastle Stadium today and snapped his consecutive-game hitting string at 33. There was at least one good note to the end of the streak, however, as the Magic took the win by the score of 3-1. "I tried to ignore it for weeks, but you guys in the media wouldn't let me," he joked with reporters after the game. "I'm looking forward to some peace and quiet now." In 51 games López is hitting .358 this season with 76 hits, 14 home runs, 47 RBIs, 18 walks, .427 OBP and has scored 31 runs. |
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