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Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Boston Red Sox had his hitting streak ended at 29 games on Thursday night and teammate Xander Bogaerts took over the mantle of the longest current streak in the majors by keeping his alive at 19 games. Bradley went 0 for 4 in the 8-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies after moving up to the leadoff spot for the first time this season. Thursday marked the first time this season any Red Sox player besides Mookie Betts, who had the night off, had led off a game. Continue to Article

May 27, 2016 1:04:am EST

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr.'s pursuit of Joe DiMaggio's all-time hitting streak has officially come to an end. Bradley went 0-4 during Thursday's game against the Colorado Rockies, ending his current streak at 29 games.  [ Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now ] Bradley had been moved to the leadoff spot for the contest, but failed to collect a hit against Rockies starter Jon Gray. In his four at-bats, Bradley flew out to right, grounded out to the pitcher, flew out to center and grounded out to second.  After leading off the eighth inning with a groundout, it seemed unlikely Bradley would receive another at-bat during the contest. The Red Sox made things interesting in the ninth inning, though. With two outs, Chris Young doubled and Blake Swihart singled. That brought pinch-hitter Mookie Betts up to the plate. If Betts reached base, Bradley would get one more shot at extending the record. That didn't happen. Betts grounded out to first baseman Mark Reynolds, leaving Bradley standing in the on-deck circle as the Red Sox lost 8-2. While Bradley's 29-game streak was fun, and worthy of coverage, it highlights just how impressive DiMaggio was over his 56 games. Getting close to 30 games feels significant, but that still puts hitters over 20 games away from the eventual record. Bradley did get more than halfway there , and that's no small feat. Bradley came much closer to setting the Red Sox record for longest hit streak, but ultimately fell short of that goal as well. Dom DiMaggio holds that record for Boston, picking up a hit in 34 straight games in 1949.  In recent years, no player has seriously challenged Joe DiMaggio's record. Jimmy Rollins came the closest, picking up a hit in 38 straight games across 2005 and 2006. Later during the 2006 season, Rollins' teammate, Chase Ultey had a 35-game hitting streak. Dan Uggla made it to 33 games in 2011. He's the most recent player to have a hit streak of at least 30 games.  [Elsewhere: Bryce Harper sent this home run to the third deck at Nationals Park ] Though Bradley couldn't set a new record, that shouldn't take away from his performance this year. The 26-year-old is hitting an incredible .341/.408/.610 in 46 games. Combine that with his exceptional defense, and Bradley has played like an MVP candidate thus far.  One bad game won't ruin that narrative. As long as Bradley doesn't go into a lengthy slump following this game, everything will be fine. The best way to get over a hitless night is to start a new hitting streak the next day, right? More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: - - - - - - - Chris Cwik is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at christophercwik@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Chris_Cwik Continue to Article

May 26, 2016 11:12:pm EST

Atlanta Braves outfielder Hector Olivera was suspended for 82 games Thursday by Major League Baseball for violating its domestic violence policy in an incident last month. The 31-year-old Cuban, who helped his Communist homeland to Olympic gold in 2008 at Beijing, defected in 2014 and last year signed a six-year deal worth $62.5 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who traded him to the Braves last July. Olivera, who will not appeal the suspension, was the third player punished under the major league's domestic abuse policy and received by far the longest ban after being arrested in an incident involving a woman in Arlington, Virginia, near where the team was playing the Washington Nationals. Continue to Article

May 26, 2016 7:14:pm EST

Jackie Bradley Jr. swears he isn't thinking about his current hitting streak. Bradley had two hits to extend his major league-best streak to 29 games, Xander Bogaerts homered to extend his hitting streak to 18 games and the Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. Travis Shaw added three RBIs and Blake Swihart had a pair of triples as Boston moved to a season-best 12 games over .500. Continue to Article

May 25, 2016 11:29:pm EST

Brandon Crawford's alert baserunning in the second inning gave the Giants an early lift. Crawford singled in Matt Duffy with two outs in the 10th inning, and the surging Giants beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 Wednesday for their 13th win in 14 games. It was the fourth game-ending hit of Crawford's career and the major league-high fifth walkoff win this season by San Francisco. Continue to Article

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