Choo extends on-base streak to 43 games
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ARLINGTON -- Rangers designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo extended his Major League-high on-base streak to 43 games in the third inning of Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Astros by drawing a walk against left-handed starter Dallas Keuchel.
Choo's streak is now tied for the longest in the American League since 2015, when Minnesota's Joe Mauer had a 43-game on-base streak. The only streak longer in the Majors over the past three seasons was 46 games by Atlanta's Freddie Freeman in 2016.
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Choo would reach three more times on the night, tapping an RBI single into left field in the fifth, drawing a walk in the eighth and collecting an infield single in the ninth.
Choo received the Rangers' Player of the Month award for June in a pregame ceremony. He hit .347, drew 20 walks and had a .466 on-base percentage in the month.