The music had to stop at some point. We celebrated good times at the Coliseum two nights in a row, but the walk-off streak ends there as the Oakland Athletics were blown to pieces by the Seattle Mariners.
However, with the end of one streak came the continuation of another as sophomore sensation Lawrence Butler not only extended his hit streak to 14 games, he set a new franchise record, going nine consecutive games with an extra-base hit. Whenever it seems Law’s peaked, he climbs a bit higher and continues to surprise the baseball world.
That record-breaking hit came on the A’s offense’s first pitch of the game, as he slashed a 97 mph fastball the other way into the left field corner.