The Thursday Quickie Quiz & Single Digits -- Cole Hamels, Rhys Hoskins, Steve Jeltz, Bryce Harper, Jon Lester, Gleyber Torres, Lou Gehrig

THURSDAY’S QUICKIE QUIZ

>>> Cole Hamels was the MVP of the NLCS and the World Series in 2008. Can you name the two players that have pulled off that same double since then?

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THURSDAY’S SINGLE DIGITS

>>> The Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins has now gone 14 consecutive games without an extra-base hit. That is the longest such streak of his career . . . Steve Jeltz (59 games) holds the Phillies’ record for non-pitchers since Divisional Play began in 1969.

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>>> Since the end of the sixth inning Tuesday, when Bryce Harper tossed a ball over the Cubs fans in right field and out of Wrigley Field, Chicago has outscored the Phillies by 10-6 . . . Before that throw, the Phils had outscored the Cubs, 6-4, this series.

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>>> Cubs are 9-1 all-time when Thursday’s starter Jon Lester faces the Phillies. He is 8-0, 1.49 in those 10 starts.

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>>> Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres has 10 home runs in 11 games against the Baltimore Orioles this season . . . The Yankees’ Lou Gehrig holds the MLB record for most home runs against one club in a season. He had 14 in 23 games against the Indians in 1936.

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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER

>>> The Cardinals’ David Freese (2011) and the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner (2014) have pulled off the postseason MVP Double since Hamels did so in 2008.