The streak is over, and apparently Ryan Zimmerman is no Joe DiMaggio. Zim’s hitting streak ended at 30 games today, but the Nationals still pulled out a victory over Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants by a score of 6-3. Shairon Martis started for the Nationals and got the win, improving his record to an impressive 5-0 this season. He is one of just 5 pitchers in the modern era to start a season 5-0 while playing for a team whose winning percentage was below .300.

Zimmerman showed a lot of respect towards the late DiMaggio following the game, noting how much tougher it must have been to get to 56 consecutive games with a hit. It’s fitting that Zim’s streak ended in San Francisco, as DiMaggio was a San Fran native himself.

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