Braves slugger Dan Uggla snapped his 33-game hitting streak Sunday in a 6-5 loss to the Cubs.
The second baseman plated Michael Bourn with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning, fouled out to first base in the third inning, was robbed of a bloop single by Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney in the fifth, then grounded out in his final at-bat to end the seventh. It was as an 0-for-3 day.
Uggla’s historical streak began on July 5 and boosted his batting line from .178/.250/.344 to .231/.297/.450. He had 15 homers, five doubles and 32 RBI in the five-week span, and the Braves as a team went 19-15, maintaining a healthy lead in the NL Wild Card.
The 33-game hitting streak set a Braves record and ends as the 19th-longest in major league history.
