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How rare is Ryan Zimmerman's Triple Crown start?

Ryan Zimmerman's batting line was even more astonishing a week ago. Last Saturday, after a remarkable 17-game run in which he hit .500 with 10 home runs and 28 RBIs, Zimmerman was hitting .435 and slugging .907. He led the majors in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, home runs (tied with Aaron Judge), RBIs and OPS.

He didn't get a plate appearance on Sunday and then went 0-for-4 on Monday, 1-for-5 on Tuesday and 0-for-5 on Wednesday before Thursday's rainout, which dropped his average to .393. Still, he leads the majors in all three Triple Crown categories.