Bradley's single extends hitting streak to 27 games
Still got it.
During the fifth inning of Sunday's series finale against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his hitting streak to 27 games with a single to right field off right-hander Danny Salazar.
Bradley, now one game shy of the halfway mark to Joe DiMaggio's all-time record of 56 straight games with a base hit, walked in his first plate appearance of the afternoon and struck out swinging in the third before stroking a 1-1 curveball into right with one out in the fifth.
One of just nine players in Red Sox history with a hitting streak of at least 27 games, Bradley explained ahead of Sunday's contest that the streak isn't affecting his plan at the plate.
"I'm just going up there and sticking to my approach," Bradley told MLB.com's Deesha Thosar. "If it's meant to end, it's meant to end. I'm just going to do what I have to do and grind and put together some great at-bats."
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