Baltimore Orioles: Chris Davis Breaks Streak In A Big Way

The streak is finally over for Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis!

It’s done. We can finally put the issue to bed and never talk about it again, ever. Chris Davis finally recorded his long-awaited base hit and both he and the Baltimore Orioles (and fans) can celebrate the moment, say goodbye, and move on.

Chris Davis didn’t break his historic streak with just any hit. He did it against the Boston Red Sox, gave the Orioles a lead, and then did it again soon after.

Overshadowing a very hot start from Trey Mancini, early production out of Dwight Smith Jr. and other positives from the first few weeks of the regular season, all attention was on the streak. You couldn’t talk about, read about, or listen to any discussions about the Baltimore Orioles and not find yourself immersed inntalk about Chris Davis and his two new MLB records.

Dating back to September of last season, Davis had run his hitless streak to an MLB record 0-54 and had reached an MLB record 62 plate appearances without a base hit. Davis is hitless no more!

With two outs and the bases loaded in the first inning against Rick Porcello, Davis climbed into the batter’s box and warmed the hearts of Baltimore Orioles fans everywhere.

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After grounding out to former teammate Steve Peace in the third inning, Davis took his third at-bat of the afternoon in the fifth inning, this time with no outs and two runners on base. Heath Hembree replaced Rick Porcello before facing Davis. Like Porcello, Hembree was unable to contain the hitting machine that is Chris Davis. Davis doubled into right field, scoring Renato Nunez and putting the Orioles up 3-2.

The afternoon wasn’t over for Davis after recording two hits and driving in three runs. Davis came up in the sixth inning, again with two runners on base. A third hit on the afternoon eluded him, however, Davis was able to drive in Renato Nunez, again, on a force out as part of a four-run sixth inning for the Orioles.

At the moment, Baltimore is up 7-3 over the Red Sox in the seventh inning. Ruiz, Nunez, and Trey Mancini have each joined Chris Davis with multi-hit performances of their own.

Update: Davis led off the 8th inning with a 2-2 double, his second extra-base hit of the afternoon. The Baltimore Orioles currently lead 9-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Story will be updated after the completion of the game.