Baseball is a statistical sport, for which "streaks" are widely monitored and acclaimed. From
Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak, to
Cal Ripken's 2632 games played to
Orel Hershiser's 59 consecutive scoreless innings to
Johnny Vander Meer's consecutive no-hitters. San Francisco Giants pitcher
Yusmeiro Petit
can etch his name among those baseball legends now by retiring 46
consecutive batters. No hits, no walks, no errors, no hit batsmen. The
record had been held by
Mark Buehrle with 45 consecutive outs set in 2009 (27 of which were his perfect game). For the week in question, Petit went 6 1/3 innings with no baserunners and 10 strikeouts. The record was actually broken Thursday, but Petit is a worthy Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
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