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Winter Leagues: Jose Osuna Extend Record Hitting Streak with Home Run

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In Venezuela on Sunday, Jose Osuna extended his team record hitting streak to 17 games with a home run. He was the DH and went 1-for-3 with a walk. The home run, which is shown below, was his fourth of the season and hit off of Logan Duran, who is a 36-year-old veteran winter league pitcher. Osuna is now hitting .321/.376/.538 through 22 games.

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Elvis Escobar went 1-for-2 with a single and a walk on Sunday. He is now hitting .276/.335/.337 through 53 games.

Engel Vielma lost his eight-game hitting streak on Sunday, but he did reach base safely, going 0-for-3 with a walk.