Walker’s 12-game hitting streak comes to an end in 5-0 Pirates loss

St. Louis rookie Jordan Walker ended his hitting streak at 12 games when he went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in the Cardinals’ 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.

The 20-year-old tied Eddie Murphy’s record for longest hitting streak at the start of a career by a player 20 or younger. Murphy hit in 12 straight games with the Philadelphia Athletics from Aug. 26, 1912, to Sept. 5, 1912. The longest streak at the start of a career, regardless of age, is 17 by Chuck Aleno of the 1941 Cincinnati Reds and David Dahl of the 2016 Colorado Rockies.

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