Today’s recommended picks

Albert Pujols, 1B, Cardinals
13-for-33 (.394 AVG) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Jeff Suppan

Carl Crawford, OF, Rays
7-for-16 (.438 AVG) lifetime vs. Indians starter Carl Pavano; Pavano: .318 AVG against in ’09

Alfonso Soriano, OF, Cubs
9-for-18 (.389 AVG) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Ian Snell

BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49
MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56

Yesterday’s results

The BTS season-high streak for Choteria is up to 32 games, thanks to the selection of Washington third baseman Ryan Zimmerman (1-for-4). However, adnaz stayed right on the leader’s tail, pushing his own streak to 30 games by getting just enough from Houston shortstop Miguel Tejada (1-for-5).

Third-place contestant stubs_22 didn’t have to wait for his player to eke out a lone hit, as he quickly extended his streak to 27 games when Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki rapped the first of his four base knocks. No Nickname and brett_chance rounded out the Top 5, at 26 games, with their respective picks of Tampa Bay’s Carl Crawford (1-for-4) and Boston’s Dustin Pedroia (3-for-5).

Yesterday’s Top 5 most selected players

1. Hanley Ramirez (FLA): 13.6%, 1-for-4
2. Joe Mauer (MIN): 8.5%, 1-for-1
3. Dustin Pedroia (BOS): 6.6%, 3-for-5
4. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA): 4.2%, 4-for-4
5. Albert Pujols (STL): 3.0%, 0-for-2