Jose Miranda sets Twins record with 10th straight hit

Jul 5, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins designated hitter Jose Miranda (64) hits a single setting a franchise record for 10 straight hits during the seventh against the Houston Astros inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports
By Dan Hayes
Jul 6, 2024

Jose Miranda was phenomenal again Friday night, setting a club record. Twins pitchers weren’t quite as effective.

Miranda went 4-for-4 to establish a club record with hits in 10 straight plate appearances, but Pablo López and two relievers were hit hard and the Houston Astros survived a late Minnesota rally to defeat the Twins 13-12.

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Miranda singled, homered, doubled and singled before he was lifted in the ninth inning for a pinch hitter. His third-inning home run tied the score, and the Twins pulled ahead 4-3 in the fifth on Miranda’s RBI double.

But López allowed three straight singles to start the sixth inning and the bullpen couldn’t hang on to the one-run lead. López surrendered six earned runs in five-plus innings.

Relievers Josh Winder and Kody Funderburk combined to surrender seven runs (six earned) between the seventh and ninth innings.

Miranda bested a record previously held by three Twins: Tony Oliva, Mickey Hatcher and Todd Walker. A streak that began in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s loss to the Detroit Tigers with a leadoff single has raised Miranda’s batting average by 30 points to .324.

Even after Miranda was removed, the Twins weren’t done. They scored seven ninth-inning runs and forced Houston closer Josh Hader into the game. Hader took over with the bases loaded and Houston ahead by five, surrendering a grand slam to Carlos Correa. But Hader struck out Manny Margot to end it.

(Photo: Matt Krohn / USA Today) 

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Dan Hayes

Dan Hayes is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Minnesota Twins. Dan joined The Athletic after 5 1/2 years at NBC Sports Chicago and eight years at The North County Times, where he covered the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, four World Series, the NBA Finals, NHL Stanley Cup Final, NASCAR, UFC, Little League World Series, PGA and the NFL. Follow Dan on Twitter @DanHayesMLB