Jose Siri did not wait around on Wednesday night to try and extend his hitting streak to 31 games for the Dayton Dragons. He swung at the first pitch of the game and he hit it over the wall for a solo home run. It was his 17th of the season and pushed him one game closer to the Midwest League record of 35 games. While the start of the game was dramatic and exciting, it was just getting started for the Cincinnati Reds prospect.
After starting off the 1st inning with a home run, Jose Siri ended the 1st inning by throwing out a baserunner at the plate. He walked in his second plate appearance and popped out to first base in his third plate appearance. In the 7th inning he took a 2-2 pitch over the wall in left field for his 2nd home run of the game and 18th of the season. He capped off his night with a double in the top of the 9th inning.
Since May 21st, Jose Siri has gone to the plate 241 times for Dayton. In that span he’s hit .350/.384/.691 with 14 doubles, five triples and 17 home runs. He’s been on a tear that hasn’t been seen in the Reds organization, at least at the minor league levels in quite a while. The last time someone was this good for a long period of time that I can recall was in 2008 when Jay Bruce hit .364/.393/.630 for Louisville in 201 plate appearances to start the year.
For the entire season he’s hitting .298/.343/.539 with the Dragons in 92 games played. He really struggled to get going in April, which is holding down his overall line on the season despite his incredible run over the last ten weeks. On top of the hitting, he’s also stolen 29 bases, which leads the farm system and he’s played a very strong center field.