The Atlanta Braves won a big-league record 23 straight times when Kris Medlen was the team’s starting pitcher.
Backstory: This record may have gotten lost in the shuffle amid all the no-hitters and perfect games turned in during the 2012 regular season. It deserves attention, however, since what Medlen and the Braves accomplished on Sept. 30 has never been done in the major leagues. Until then, only two other teams won 22 straight games with the same starting pitcher – the Giants with Carl Hubbell in 1936 and 1937, and the Yankees with Whitey Ford between 1950 and 1953.
The Braves won their record-breaking 23rd straight game with Medlen as the starter on Sunday, with a 6-2 victory over the Mets. During the streak, the right-hander from Artesia, Calif., was 14-0 with a .2.38 earned-run average. He was named National League Pitcher of the Month for both August and September.
