Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, July 22

 

Today’s recommended picks

Kendry Morales, 1B, Angels
.375 AVG (27-for-72) during 19-G hitting streak

James Loney, 1B, Dodgers
.583 AVG (7-for-12) lifetime vs. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo

Jermaine Dye, OF, White Sox
.500 AVG (5-for-10) lifetime vs. Rays starter James Shields

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

Yesterday’s results

Another day of action produced another change at the top of the BTS leaderboard.

This time, it was btkroos who fell from the top of the pack. The BTS leader went with Colorado’s Todd Helton, who entered the day with a robust .388 average in July, but Helton went 0-for-5 to end btkroos’ run at 31 games.

As a result, momfannie and rockinrick rocked into the top spot, at 30 games, with their respective picks of Miguel Tejada (2-for-3) and Ichiro Suzuki (1-for-5). rbgoulet1 also went with the Seattle hit king to push his streak to 29 games and take over third place.

Yesterday’s Top 5 most selected players

1. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA): 14.7%, 1-for-5
2. Derek Jeter (NYY): 8.2%, 1-for-3
3. Scott Rolen (TOR): 4.9%, 2-for-4
4. Ryan Braun (MIL): 4.6%, 1-for-5
5. Joe Mauer (MIN): 3.1%, 2-for-5