Longest team HR streaks to start a season

It’s all the time good to get off to a robust begin from the facility perspective at the start of a brand new season. Sometimes which means hitting dwelling runs early and sometimes.

There have been 11 groups to homer in not less than 12 straight video games to begin a season. The document is 20 straight by the 2019 Mariners, who smashed the earlier document of 14 set by Cleveland in 2002. They might be joined by the Rays, who’ve homered of their first 19 video games of 2023.

The 2019 season was the primary time in Major League historical past that two groups homered in not less than 10 straight to begin the season — with the Dodgers doing so in 10 straight and Seattle in 20.

The total document — at any level within the season — is 31 straight video games with a house run, by the 2019 Yankees. They surpassed the ’02 Rangers’ earlier document of 27, going from May 26-June 30 earlier than the Mets snapped the streak in a Subway Series tilt at Citi Field on July 2.

Here’s a take a look at probably the most consecutive video games with a house run to begin a season:

1) 2019 Mariners — 20 straight: The Mariners hit two homers of their Opening Day recreation in Japan towards the A’s, one in every of 11 instances Seattle produced a number of massive flies out of its first 20 video games. Jay Bruce led the way in which with eight dwelling runs throughout that span, Daniel Vogelbach had six, Mitch Haniger and Edwin Encarnacion had 5, and Tim Beckham and Domingo Santana had 4 every to guide the cost.

The Mariners saved their streak within the late innings twice greater than as soon as. On April 15, Encarnacion and Omar Narvaez’s back-to-back homers within the eighth inning prolonged it to 19 video games. On April 16, Bruce’s homer within the eighth pushed it to twenty, and gave Seattle a Major League-leading 42 dwelling runs. Finally, the following day, Cleveland shut out the M’s, 1-0.

2) 2023 Rays — 19 straight (and counting): The Rays got here out of the gate crimson scorching in 2023, tying a Modern Era (since 1900) document with 13 straight wins to start the season. Tampa Bay slugged 32 dwelling runs throughout its 13-0 begin, the third-most homers in a group’s first 13 video games of a season behind the 2019 Mariners (33) and 2000 Cardinals (33). Although their successful streak got here to an finish of their 14th recreation, the Rays have continued to mash, operating their dwelling run streak to 19. It’s been a team-wide effort — by way of their first 18 video games, 12 Rays went deep not less than twice, and 5 (Yandy Díaz, Brandon Lowe, Randy Arozarena, Wander Franco and Josh Lowe) had not less than 4 homers.

3) 2002 Cleveland — 14 straight: Cleveland set the document with 14 straight video games with a house run to begin the 2002 season. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the membership went 11-3 in that stretch. The dwelling run barrage was led by Matt Lawton, who had 5 throughout the streak. The solely different Cleveland batter with greater than two in that span was Jim Thome, who knocked 4. In all, 10 Cleveland gamers hit not less than one dwelling run throughout the stretch, with Russell Branyan, Ellis Burks, Travis Fryman and Omar Vizquel hitting two every and Brady Anderson, Milton Bradley, Einar Diaz and Ricky Gutierrez every hitting one. Cleveland hit 21 dwelling runs throughout these 14 video games.

The group ended up with 192 dwelling runs, seventh within the Majors. They completed 74-88, third within the AL Central.

4-T) 2017 Tigers — 13 straight: The Tigers hit three dwelling runs on Opening Day and didn’t look again for some time — homering in 13 straight to begin the season. They went 8-5 throughout that stretch. Miguel Cabrera and James McCann every hit three dwelling runs throughout that span, tied for probably the most on the group throughout the 13-game streak. Alex Avila, Nicholas Castellanos, Ian Kinsler and Justin Upton every hit two, and Tyler Collins, Jose Iglesias, JaCoby Jones and Andrew Romine every added one. The Tigers hit 18 dwelling runs throughout the streak, hitting simply one among however 4 video games throughout the run.

The Tigers completed with 187 dwelling runs, twenty third within the Majors. They completed 64-98, final within the AL Central.

4-T) 1954 Cubs — 13 straight: The Cubs began their season with three dwelling runs at St. Louis on Opening Day and went on to hit a homer in 13 straight complete to begin the 12 months. They hit 28 dwelling runs complete throughout the span, going 6-7 over the stretch. Hank Sauer led the way in which on the plate for the membership, knocking eight dwelling runs. Randy Jackson hit 5, Gene Baker had 4, Ralph Kiner had three and Ernie Banks had two. Frank Baumholtz, Dee Fondy, Hal Jeffcoat, Clyde McCullough, Paul Minner and Dale Talbot added one every. The 13-game stretch included a 23-13 victory over the Cardinals within the third recreation of the season, although they hit solely two dwelling runs in that recreation.

The Cubs completed with 159 dwelling runs, third within the Majors. They completed 64-90, seventh within the National League.

6-T) 2020 Yankees — 12 straight: The Bronx Bombers needed to wait a very long time for Opening Day, which lastly arrived on July 23. Once it did, there was no obvious rust for the membership’s massive bats. In the highest of the primary inning of the season, Giancarlo Stanton set the tone by blasting a 112.2 mph, 459-foot solo shot off Max Scherzer. The Yankees had been off and operating from there, together with a stretch of eight straight video games with a number of massive flies from July 26 by way of the primary recreation of a doubleheader on Aug. 5. Aaron Judge had a five-game homer streak throughout that point, and each he and Stanton have hit two dingers of 450 ft or longer. Gary Sánchez lastly joined the fray along with his first homer of the season at Philadelphia on Aug. 6 to push New York’s streak to 12. The streak ended at 12 straight on Aug. 7 when the Rays shut the Yankees out.

6-T) 2013 Mets — 12 straight: The Mets began the season with a singular Opening Day dwelling run — from Collin Cowgill. They went on to homer in 12 straight video games complete, with the streak ending within the second recreation of a doubleheader in Colorado on April 16. They hit 17 dwelling runs throughout the streak, hitting a number of homers in simply three video games throughout the streak. John Buck led the way in which with six dwelling runs throughout the streak, and Lucas Duda had three. Cowgill, Daniel Murphy and David Wright had two every, and Marlon Byrd and Ike Davis every hit one. They went 7-5 throughout the 12 video games.

The Mets completed with 130 dwelling runs, tied for twenty fifth within the Majors. They completed 74-88, third within the NL East.

6-T) 2007 Devil Rays — 12 straight: The Devil Rays bought a solo dwelling run from Elijah Dukes in an Opening Day loss and went on to hit one in every of the primary 12 video games of the season total. The Devil Rays bought dwelling run contributions from 10 gamers throughout the streak, with none hitting greater than three. Carl Crawford, Ty Wigginton and Delmon Young tied with three every. The group hit 19 complete dwelling runs throughout the streak and compiled a 5-7 document.

The Devil Rays completed with 187 dwelling runs, seventh within the Majors. They completed 66-96, final within the AL East.

6-T) 2001 D-backs — 12 straight: The D-backs’ World Series championship season bought off to an auspicious begin with dwelling runs in every of their first 12 video games. However, it could not have appeared like such omen on the time, contemplating the group went 4-8 in these first 12 video games. Luis Gonzalez led the way in which throughout the streak, as he would all 12 months for the D-backs. He hit 9 dwelling runs throughout the streak, six greater than anybody else on the group. They totaled 21 dwelling runs in these first 12 video games. The solely different D-backs with a number of dwelling runs throughout the run had been Matt Williams (3), Rod Barajas (2) and Erubiel Durazo (2).

The D-backs completed with 208 dwelling runs, tied for seventh within the Majors. They completed 92-70, successful the NL West on their strategy to a title.

6-T) 1997 Rockies — 12 straight: The Rockies hit two dwelling runs on Opening Day in Cincinnati and went on to hit not less than one in every of their first 12 video games that season. They hit seven dwelling runs in recreation quantity 5 that season, setting a franchise mark for a single recreation that’s been tied as soon as (in 2016) however has but to be surpassed. They hit 29 dwelling runs complete all through the streak, throughout which they went 9-3. Larry Walker led the way in which with 9, adopted by Vinny Castilla with six. Others with a number of homers had been Ellis Burks (4), Andres Galarraga (3), Dante Bichette (2) and Jeff Reed (2).

The Rockies completed with 239 dwelling runs, second within the Majors. They went 83-79 and completed third within the NL West.

6-T) 1986 Reds — 12 straight: The Reds began their 1986 marketing campaign by hitting 17 dwelling runs throughout their first 12 video games, with not less than one in every of these video games. They went 5-7 in that span. Dave Parker led the way in which with 5. Eric Davis and Nick Esasky hit three every, and Dave Concepcion and Bo Diaz every hit two. Sal Butera and and Kal Daniels every hit one.

The Reds completed with 144 dwelling runs, tied for 14th within the Majors. They went 83-79 in Pete Rose’s last season as participant/supervisor (however not his last as supervisor) and completed second within the NL West.