By Steve Kroner
The Associated Press
June 24, 2026 - 9:56 am
SAN FRANCISCO — Athletics 2nd baseman Zack Gelof’s 24-game hitting streak came to a speedy and achy extremity Tuesday night.
Gelof flied retired to close arsenic the leadoff hitter successful the Athletics’ 3-1 nonaccomplishment to San Francisco. In the 2nd inning, the Giants’ Matt Chapman deed a liner disconnected the left-field partition to bring location Willy Adames and springiness San Francisco a 2-0 lead.
Chapman tried for a double, but the propulsion from Tyler Soderstrom successful near tract to Gelof was successful clip to nail Chapman. But Chapman inadvertently stepped connected Gelof’s close manus arsenic the 2nd baseman was applying the tag with his mitt hand.
Gelof rapidly near the tract successful evident symptom — ending his nighttime and his streak.
He was unavailable for remark aft the game, but manager Mark Kotsay said X-rays were antagonistic and Gelof did not request stitches.
Gelof’s hitting streak matched the longest successful the majors successful the past 2 seasons, joining Arizona’s Ildemaro Vargas. It’s besides the seventh longest successful Athletics franchise past and the 2nd longest since the nine moved to California successful 1968. Jason Giambi had a 25-game hitting streak successful 1997.
Gelof besides had his on-base streak of 27 games end, on with a streak of scoring successful 13 consecutive games.
The Athletics selected Gelof from the University of Virginia successful the 2nd circular of the 2021 draft. He had a beardown rookie play successful 2023, batting .267 with 14 homers successful 69 games. He struggled the adjacent 2 seasons, hitting .211 with 188 strikeouts successful 2024 and batting .174 past year, erstwhile injuries constricted him to 30 games.
Gelof is hitting .282 this season. Before Tuesday’s game, Kotsay said 1 crushed for Gelof’s resurgence was a alteration successful his bat-angle attack to the baseball.
“We’re seeing a subordinate that resembles the feline that came up and truly excited america astir (his) future,” Kotsay said. “The assurance that helium has continues to turn and you spot it retired determination connected the shot field.”
Also connected Tuesday, Athletics archetypal baseman Nick Kurtz went 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts, ending a 22-game on-base streak.
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