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Werth’s RBI double extends on-base streak to 41
- Updated: August 13, 2016
WASHINGTON — With a seventh-inning RBI double off Braves pitcher Jose Ramirez, Jayson Werth extended his on-base streak to 41 games in the Nationals’ 8-5 loss on Friday.
The outfielder has reached base in every game since June 20. Werth’s streak is the longest of his career and the longest in the Majors this season. The Nationals’ franchise record is 43 games, set by Ryan Zimmerman in 2009.
The MLB record for the longest on-base streak is 84 games by Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams in 1949. George Van Haltren holds the NL record of 60, achieved for the Pittsburgh …
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