Danny Valencia put his name into the Mariners’ record book on Sunday afternoon. But it’s a record he’ll have to share.
Coming into the series finale against the Rays, Valencia had hits in seven consecutive at-bats.
In his first plate appearance on Sunday, he punched a single into left-center field to make it eight consecutive hits. In his second trip to the plate, he reached on an infield single, tying the club record of nine consecutive hits set by Raul Ibanez in 2004.
Valencia didn’t get the record-breaking 10th, though he probably should’ve had a walk and another crack at it.