20-Game Hitting Streak for Benavides
The <Texas Spurs:team#73> fell to the <Pennsylvania Railroaders:team#4> in PNC Park today, even as 29-year-old right fielder <Tony Benavides:player#970> upped his consecutive-game hitting streak to 20 games.  Benavides finished with 3 hits in 4 at-bats, but could not stop the Spurs from dropping the 5-3 decision.

"Yeah, I kept my streak going, but it would have been better to come away with a win," said Benavides. 
<Tony Benavides:player#970> grounded out in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and walked in the 9th.

This season <Benavides:player#970> has banged out 190 hits in 579 at-bats for a .328 average with 3 home runs. He is getting on base at a .397 pace and his totals also include 36 RBIs and 103 runs scored.