Corey Seager – anatomy of a seventeen game hitting streak

♦ July 5, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

Corey Seager extended his streak to 17 games last night in style with a single and triple. Both hits came in key moments and helped propel the Dodgers to their fifth win in a row.

In his first two at-bats, Seager had a pop up and strikeout. In his 3rd at-bat with the Dodgers down 5 – 3, and Van Slyke on 3rd base, Seager slapped a single to LF to move the Dodgers closer at 5 – 4.  With the score tied in the bottom of the 7th, Seager slammed a shot down the right field line, and when the ball hugged the corner, he turned on the Seager jets and slid into 3rd with a triple. From there it was a simple sacrifice fly by Justin Turner to put the Dodgers ahead for good 6 – 5.

  • 76 PA, 29 hits, 15 runs scored, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs
  • Nine multi-hit games, seven times he’s had two hits, one time he’s had three hits, one time he’s had four hits
  • Triple slash line during the streak of .414 / .461  / .671 with a robust OPS of 1.132
  • Now holds the longest major league hitting streak of 2016 passing Ozuna and Zobrist
  • 3rd longest streak for a LAD rookie, just one behind Bill Sudakis at 18, and three behind Tommy Davis at 20
  • The streak started on June 16th, at the time Seager had a triple slash line of .275 / .337 / . 504 with an OPS of 841. His triple slash line is now .305 / .363 / .540 with an OPS of 903

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