Jared Jones, First Pirates’ Pitcher Since 1981 To Retire At Least 30 Consecutive Batters

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jared Jones became the third Pirates pitcher over the past 70 seasons to retire at least 30 straight batters, a streak that began July 2 and ended during a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the first game of a doubleheader. After Bryce Harper lined an RBI double to left field in the third inning, the right-hander retired the last four Phillies batters he faced. Jones then threw six perfect innings against Atlanta on July 8. On Saturday, he got the first eight Cleveland batters out. The run ended when Steven Kwan had a base hit to left. Guardians’ rookie All-Star second baseman followed with an RBI triple into the right-field corner to get Cleveland within 2-1.