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Phoenix Snaps Slaybaugh%27s Streak at 23: For 23 straight games%2C Jason Slaybaugh tried to ignore his hitting streak. It wasn%27t easy.%0A%0AWell%2C the 21-year-old Vermont Lake Monsters first baseman can forget about it now -- it%27s over%2C courtesy of the Phoenix Hotspur Reserves. The Hotspur Reserves held him hitless in 3 at-bats at Thunderbirds Stadium today and snapped his consecutive-game hitting string at 23.%0A%0AThere was at least one good note to the end of the streak%2C however%2C as the Lake Monsters took the win by the score of 6-2.%0A%0A%22I tried to ignore it for weeks%2C but you guys in the media wouldn%27t let me%2C%22 he joked with reporters after the game. %22I%27m looking forward to some peace and quiet now.%22%0A%0AThis year Slaybaugh has collected a .380 batting average to date with 89 hits in 234 at-bats%2C 51 RBIs%2C 12 home runs and scored 50 times. He has played in 60 games. %0A