DAVID GREENE, HOST: Good morning. I'm David Greene with a record-breaking moment in baseball.</s>UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER: Line drive, left field - but it hangs up for Grossman. And he goes back on it and makes the catch.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: That was Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles lining out. It makes 47 consecutive at-bats for Davis without a hit. That's a major league record. ESPN reports Baltimore's manager saw a bright side. That record-breaking ball came off the bat at over 100 mph. So at least Davis was swinging for the fences. You're listening to MORNING EDITION.
Chris Davis went 0-for-3 in his first three plate appearances in a 12-4 win over the Oakland A's Monday night. That extends his hitless streak to 47 consecutive at-bats — a Major League record.