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Esmil Rogers’ Streak Ends, Then Ends Again

by Rob Neyer

According to Tracy Ringolsby, Colorado's Esmil Rogers entered tonight's start against the Giants with MLB's longest streak of not giving up a home run. The streak reached 228 plate appearances until Pat Burrell homered in the first inning ... and Nate Schierholtz followed with another.

↵Baseball’s a funny game.

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