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Mattingly ties homer mark; Brewers lose

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19870719
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Don Mattingly homered in his eighth consecutive game Saturday night, tying the major league record, but Ruben Sierra hit a three-run homer in the fifth to lead the Texas Rangers over the visiting New York Yankees 7-2.

Mattingly tied the mark set in 1956 by Pittsburgh's Dale Long when he homered to left field off Jose Guzman (8-8) leading off the fourth. It was his 18th of the season and his 10th during the eight-game streak, which began on July 8 against Mike Smithson of the Minnesota Twins.

Charlie Hudson (7-3) allowed Sierra's homer, which broke a 2-2 tie and ended the Yankees ...

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