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Dahl learns quickly, extends streak with homer
- Updated: August 5, 2016
DENVER — Rockies rookie David Dahl had never seen Dodgers righty Kenta Maeda before Thursday night. But, as has been the case throughout his 10 games since being called to the Majors, he knew what to do when his pitch showed.
In the fourth inning, Dahl flailed at a curveball — the pitch that had given Dahl trouble during a first-inning strikeout. But Maeda offered a fastball on the next pitch, and Dahl swatted it for a two-run homer that was the Rockies’ only scoring during a 4-2 loss.
The homer, Dahl’s third since being promoted from Triple-A Albuquerque on July 25, gave him a 10-game hit streak to start his Major League career. It’s the second-longest career-opening hit streak in club history to Juan Pierre’s 16-gamer in 2000 and the longest in the Majors since the Pirates’ Gregory Polanco went 11 games in 2014.
The streak’s place in rookie lore is notable, but the approach that led to the homer …
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