Marlins reach 13 straight with 10-plus hits [View All]

MIAMI -- The Marlins' streak of consecutive games with double-digit hits survived Sunday's doubleheader.

After John Baker extended the run to 12 games with a fourth-inning double in Game 1 of a doubleheader, it continued in Game 2 when Jorge Cantu smacked a one-out RBI single in the seventh.

The Marlins ended up losing the nightcap, 7-3, despite putting up 13 hits. But Florida has now notched 13 consecutive games with 10 or more hits. Its previous high in that category was six straight from June 26-July 1, 2003.

"It's just a tribute to everybody building off each other," rookie Chris Coghlan, who finished the doubleheader 5-for-10, said about the offense. "Like I always preach, I think hitting is contagious.

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Obviously the number of hits doesn't always translate to a win...but it usually does. And it sure shows how hot the bats are for them right now. The last time a team did this was the Sox back in '99. The record is 18 by Cleveland in 1925. There's 9 teams between 18 and 14 games, but everyone is from the 20's and 30's.