SAN DIEGO -- The Padres played 16 innings and 5 1/2 hours in Arizona on Sunday. Sure enough, Freddy Galvis was right back in the starting lineup on Monday night. Why wouldn't he be? Freddy Galvis is always in the lineup.
When Galvis trotted to shortstop on Monday night against the Dodgers, it marked the 256th consecutive game in which he's played. It's not quite Cal Ripken Jr.'s record of 2,632 straight. But as of Monday night, Galvis' streak is the longest active in Major League Baseball.
The Royals gave shortstop Alcides Escobar the day off on Sunday afternoon, bringing his streak to an end at 421 games.