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Boston’s Bradley extends hitting streak to 27 games

Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts, right, celebrates his grand slam that also drove in Christian Vazquez (7) and Jackie Bradley Jr., left, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in Boston, Saturday, May 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts, right, celebrates his grand slam that also drove in Christian Vazquez (7) and Jackie Bradley Jr., left, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in Boston, Saturday, May 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

By Associated Press May 22, 2016 1 min read

BOSTON (AP) – Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Boston Red Sox has extended his hitting streak to 27 games.

Bradley singled in the fifth inning Sunday against Cleveland at Fenway Park.

Dom DiMaggio set the Red Sox record with a 34-game streak in 1949. DiMaggio’s brother, Joe, owns the longest streak in major league history at 56 games.