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Braves' Freeman takes hitting streak to season-best 30 games

Published Sep. 28, 2016 10:48 p.m. ET

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ATLANTA (AP) Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 30 games on Wednesday night, the longest in the majors this season.

He reached on a sixth-inning single off Philadelphia's Phil Klein. Boston's Jackie Bradley, who had a 29-game streak from April 24 through May 25.

Freeman had already extended his on-base streak to 46 games when hit by a pitch in the third, equaling the longest this season in the big leagues. Washington's Jayson Werth reached in 46 straight games before his run was halted Aug. 18.

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