Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, April 21
Today’s recommended picks
Albert Pujols, 1B, Cardinals
10-for-26 (.385 AVG) lifetime vs. Mets starter Oliver Perez
Brian Roberts, 2B, Orioles
.404 AVG in ’09; 11-for-30 (.367 AVG) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Jose Contreras
Matt Kemp, OF, Dodgers
13-game hitting streak to start season; .383 AVG in ’09
BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49
MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56
Yesterday’s results
Thanks to a couple of rainouts that shrunk an already light slate of games, only 31 fans were able to extend their streaks to a BTS-best 15 games. Of course, those who picked hit machines Derek Jeter and Chase Utley from the postponed games simply held steady with their current streaks, so they’ll get another chance to move forward if Mother Nature cooperates with the schedule today.
Yesterday’s Top 5 most selected players
1. Kevin Youkilis (BOS): 8.6%, 1-for-2
2. Miguel Tejada (HOU): 8.4%, 0-for-3
3. Derek Jeter (NYY): 6.6%, 0-for-0
4. Chase Utley (PHI): 6.0%, 0-for-0
5. Robinson Cano (NYY): 5.9%, 0-for-0
Beat the Streak Report 
The top group today, unlike yesterday, in which most concentrated around a few players, features a diverse mix of 18 players, in which no one player garnered more than 4 picks:
Dustin Pedroia: 1
Manny Ramirez: 2
David Wright: 3
Brian Roberts: 3
Felipe Lopez: 1
Aramis Ramirez: 1
Ichiro Suzuki: 3
Orlando Hudson: 1
Kevin Youkilis: 1
Jose Reyes: 3
Albert Pujols: 4
Alfonso Soriano: 1
Derek Jeter: 1
Hanley Ramirez: 2
Ryan Ludwick: 1
Rafael Furcal: 1
Endy Chavez: 1
Carlos Quentin: 1
Ollie and then our bullpen is gonna shut down Pujols
Well so much for that, Ollie is imploding
If only I had a nickel for every time I read that one statement…