5 Things To Know About Yusmeiro Petit And His MLB Record

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Yusmeiro Petit
San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Yusmeiro Petit
San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Yusmeiro Petit Matt Marton USA TODAY Sports

1. 46 over 37 days

Petit has retired 46 straight batters in the span of eight appearances, which included two starts (the rest in relief) and one win. Marlon Byrd was the last person to garner a hit off of Petit on July 22 before Jordan Lyles doubled in the third innings of Thursday’s game.

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