Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski joined the 2,000 hit club on Wednesday night, driving an opposite-field single off of Red Sox starter Steven Wright in the top of the seventh inning. Pierzynski is the 280th player in baseball history to join the 2,000 hit club and the ninth catcher to do so, according to Baseball Reference.
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Unlike last year, Pierzynski has been slow to start the 2016 season. The 39-year-old entered play Wednesday hitting .213/.275/.234 with only one extra-base hit and four RBI in 51 plate appearances.
