Ryan Zimmerman Sees Hitting Streak End
May 13, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
Ryan Zimmerman, the emerging superstar third baseman for the Washington Nationals, had a 30-game hitting streak heading into Wednesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Although Zimmerman walked twice, he didn’t get a hit and saw his hitting streak end.
Despite the end of his hitting streak, Zimmerman is still having a very good season. He’s hitting .357 with eight homers, 26 RBI and 28 runs. The 24-year-old from North Carolina is the best thing going for the last place Nationals.
On this day, the Nationals didn’t need production from Zimmerman to take home a rare win. Scoring three runs in the top of the seventh and two more in the top of the ninth, Washington was able to beat the Giants by a final count of 6-3. The Nationals are now 11-21, while the Giants are 18-15.
Zimmerman’s 30-game hitting streak was the second longest in franchise history. The longest was 31 games by Vladimir Guerrero in 1999.
Ryan Zimmerman (Image: Zuma Press)
