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David Eckstein

6/16/2006

Eckstein was scratched from the lineup on Friday after sustaining a minor concussion breaking up a double play on Thursday. The St. Louis Cardinals shortstop is second in the NL with 86 hits and is batting .322. He was expected to hit leadoff against the Colorado Rockies, but said his head "was kind of throbbing pretty good" when he attempted to take batting practice several hours before game time.

9/12/2005

Eckstein's 14-game hitting streak stalled on Saturday, but the Cardinals' shortstop went 2-for-3 on Sunday to give him 10 multihit performances in 16 games since his hitting streak began. In that 16-game stretch, Eckstein is batting .400 (28-for-70) with 10 runs scored and nine RBI.

9/9/2005

Eckstein went 1-for-4 against the Mets in Chris Carpenter's 21st win on Thursday, giving the Cardinals' shortstop a 13-game hitting streak. During his 13-game run, Eckstein is batting .400 (24-for-60) with five doubles, two homers, nine runs scored and nine RBI.

8/8/2005

Eckstein took a 1-0 Chris Reitsma pitch over the left-field fence with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a walk-off victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. The shortstop also added a double, two walks and a stolen base in the contest. The grand slam was the fourth of his major league career. For the season, Eckstein is batting .272 with five homers, 38 RBI and eight steals.

6/7/2005

Eckstein's consistency at the plate continued in Monday's meeting with the Boston Red Sox, as he went 3-for-5 with a triple and three RBI. The Cardinals' shortstop has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games, including nine straight. Over that span, he is batting .333 (23-for-69) with one home run, two triples, six RBI and two stolen bases. He's also scored 13 runs.

5/12/2005

Eckstein went 3-for-4 with an RBI, one run scored and a walk in Thursday's win over the Dodgers to extend his hitting streak to 13 games and finish the four-game series against LA 11-for-16 at the plate. During his streak, the Cardinals' shortstop is batting .424 (25-for-59) with three doubles, seven RBI, 10 runs scored and one stolen base.

The light-hitting Eckstein has been a solid addition to the top of the Cardinals' batting order this season, posting an on-base percentage near .400.

5/11/2005

Eckstein went 3-for-4 with a walk and RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers to extend his current hitting streak to 11 games. Over that span, the Cardinals' shortstop is batting .360 with three doubles, five RBI, eight runs scored and a stolen base.

Eckstein lacks power, but he has been solid at the top of the Cardinals' batting order this season, posting a .378 on-base percentage. In 31 games, he is hitting .299 with nine RBI, two steals and 15 runs scored.