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12: The amount of consecutive games in which Josh Harrison has a hit. The 12-game streak, which Harrison extended with a triple in the first inning of Friday's series opener with the Padres, is a career high.

"I've seen pitchers get hit all over the place, but never square in the head. To watch it is different, but to actually do it, to be a part of it … It's something I never want to go through again." - Mercer on his liner that struck Jennings on Thursday night.

Stephen Pianovich is an associate reporter for MLB.com.
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