Jose Miranda zipped past Joe Mauer and into a tie with Tony Oliva — as well as Mickey Hatcher and Todd Walker — and then into a place all his own on Friday.
Miranda hit a single, home run, double and a single in his first four plate-appearances against the Houston Astros to become the first Twins player to ever hit safely in 10 consecutive at-bats.
Playing as the designated hitter in a game that wasn’t finished before this edition of the Pioneer Press went to press, Miranda tied Joe Mauer with his eighth straight hit when his solo home run just inside the foul pole in left field tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the third.
Miranda then tied the club record with a double into the left field corner that scored Manuel Margot to give the Twins a 4-3 lead in the fifth.
Oliva, Hatcher and Walker each hit safely in nine consecutive at-bats. The record is tracked for at-bats, but Miranda did it in 10 straight plate appearances, as well.
Oliva, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, hit safely in nine straight at-bats Sept. 8-9, 1967. Hatcher did it 27-28, 1985, and Walked did it July 24-25, 1989.
In the seventh inning, he singled to break the record, then scored from second on a single by Max Kepler. Since his last at-bat on July 3, Miranda was 10 for 10 with six runs scored and five RBIs.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last player with hits in 10 straight plate appearances was Corey Dickerson for the St. Louis Cardinals from Aug. 23-25, 2022.
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