George Kirby of the Mariners achieved the rare feat of starting the game with 24 consecutive hits; Julio Rodriguez joins club 20-20
Mariners right-handed person George Kirby performed a rare feat by throwing 24 consecutive hits to start the game on Wednesday night in one Lost 3-1 arrive Citizens of Washington.
Kirby missed five shots and one run before throwing his first ball to Joey Meneses In the third time. Kirby was the first pitcher since 1988 to start making appearances by pitching 24 consecutive shots, topping 21 in a row. Joe Musgrove let Pittsburgh meet St. Louis in 2018 and Brett Cecil for St. Louis met Milwaukee in 2017 to kick off their respective games, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
“I looked up to 15 or 16, and I was like ‘Oh, man,’,” said 24-year-old Kirby, who was selected in the first round of Seattle in 2019 and made his major league debut for the Mariners in May. .
Kirby hit nine out of seven rounds, dropping eight without walking.
Not to be outdone, Kirby’s teammate, slugger Julio Rodriguez became the first rookie in Mariners history to score 20 home runs and 20 steals in the same season when he hit a solo in the eighth inning, according to ESPN Stats & Info. The 21-year-old feeling who performed quite well at the All-Star Home Run Derby also became the fourth rookie in American League history to achieve the feat since 2000, joining Mike Trout (2012), Andrew Benintendi (2017) and Randy Arozarena (2021). “I’m happy about that,” Rodriguez said. “Not many people do it all the time.”
Rodriguez led all rookies in house runaways and stole 23 bases.
The teams split their brief two-game streak, with Seattle winning 3/4 this year after wiping out Washington in doubles on July 13. The Mariners held the third and final spot in the wild card race. AL while the Nationals have the worst record in the majors.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
