Overview
- Peters homered for a fifth straight game with a sixth-inning, two-run shot off Texas reliever Robby Ahlstrom, marking his first career homer against a left-handed pitcher.
- The five-game streak ties the White Sox franchise mark held by seven players and matches the longest streak by an MLB rookie.
- With Munetaka Murakami also reaching a five-game streak earlier this season, Elias Sports Bureau and MLB.com say the White Sox are the first team since at least 1900 to have two rookies with five-game homer streaks in the same year.
- OptaSTATS notes Peters’ season pairs rare achievements — a cycle, a grand slam and a walk-off, a multi-game homer streak and a six-RBI game — placing him alongside Jimmie Foxx and Joe DiMaggio in historical company.
- Peters credits staying back on pitches and better pitch recognition for the power surge, his teammates and manager have praised the form, and he has slashed strongly over his recent stretch, adding depth and late-inning power to Chicago’s lineup.