This Miguel Cabrera feller is pretty good.

After tripling and homering in last night’s 7-5 comeback over the
Orioles, Miggy now leads all humans everywhere with a .343 average. And
21 homers. And 73 RBIs.

Triple Crown much?

But enough with Cabrera and enough with Beat the Streak.

It’s time to give credit where credit is due and right now a streaker
who goes by three small letters (“tpw”)is doing very big things in Home
Run Beat the Streak — a game that seems so absurdly difficult and
luck-driven I don’t even pretend to give (below-average) advice.

“tpw” is currently rolling with a seven-game homer streak, thanks to (obviously) Cabrera’s ninth-inning blast last night.

The seven-game streak puts him tied for the season lead with
“holidave”, and if Miggy can just crank one out today it would put
“tpw” in the driver’s seat for two tickets to the 2011 All-Star Game in
Phoenix and an outside shot at $10,000.

This is quite impressive.

Wait, what’s that? You want me to give a HR BTS Pick of the Day?

Oh, stop it. I couldn’t. It would just be too nonsensical. 

Alllllllright fineeee, twist my arm.

Special bonus Home Run Beat the Streak Pick of the Day: Ryan Braun, who has two homers in 13 career at-bats vs. Tim Lincecum.

Consider yourself warned.

Time for Wednesday’s picks

Oh, hello there …

? Miguel Cabrera: 15-game hitting streak; 1-for-3 lifetime vs. Orioles starter Brad Bergesen

? Ryan Braun: .462 AVG (6-for-13) lifetime vs. Giants starter Tim Lincecum

? Torii Hunter:.400 AVG (16-for-40) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Freddy Garcia

? Andre Ethier: .500 AVG (5-for-10) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Josh Johnson

? Troy Glaus: .350 AVG (21-for-60) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Jamie Moyer

? Martin Prado: .364 AVG (8-for-22) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Jamie Moyer

? Vernon Wells:.545 AVG (6-for-11) lifetime vs. Twins starter Kevin Slowey

Feeling kinda spicy?

? Franklin Gutierrez: .571 AVG (8-for-14) lifetime vs. Royals starter Kyle Davies

You had me at Davies.

You’ll thank me later …

? Dan Uggla: .091 AVG (1-for-11) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda

? James Loney: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Josh Johnson

? Matt Holliday: .167 AVG (1-for-6) lifetime vs. Rockies starter Jason Hammel

Leaderboard time!

Joe Mauer’s 1-for-4 evening gave our leader, “scott.fredrickson”, a 34-game streak.

Milk might be a bad choice but picking Miguel Cabrera tonight (probably) is not.

Top MLB streakers

? Miguel Cabrera: 15 games

? Clint Barmes: 13 games

? Jason Kendall: 11 games

? Rafael Furcal: 10 games

? Austin Jackson: 10 games 

A rough day in Streakland yesterday, as Josh Hamilton’s 23-game run
came to a close and he took 12.9 percent of BTSers with him. Tack in a
couple 0-fers from Ryan Braun and Adrian Gonzalez, and more than 20
percent of all streakers are now beginning their holiday weekend at 0.

Speaking of holiday weekends …it’s, um, a holiday weekend! So make sure to plan ahead and select your guys through Monday.

The last you want is to see your 24-gamer slip through the
cracks because you were too distracted grilling and keeping your Uncle
Sam beard out of the flaming charcoal.

On to the weekend’s picks …

Oh, hello there …

Friday

? Miguel Tejada: .387 5-year AVG (12-for-31) vs. Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield

? Jose Guillen: .500 5-year AVG (5-for-10) vs. Angels starter Joe Saunders

? Torii Hunter: .412 5-year AVG (7-for-17) vs. Royals starter Kyle Davies

Saturday

? Alfonso Soriano: .444 5-year AVG (8-for-18) vs. Reds starter Johnny Cueto

? Alex Rodriguez: .364 5-year AVG (4-for-11) vs. Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero

? Coco Crisp: .667 5-year AVG (8-for-12) vs. Indians starter Jake Westbrook

Sunday

? Chone Figgins: .357 5-year AVG (5-for-14) vs. Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman

? Alex Rios: .353 5-year AVG (6-for-17) vs. Rangers starter Scott Feldman

? Chipper Jones: .464 5-year AVG (13-for-28) vs. Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco

Monday

? Justin Upton: .400 5-year AVG (4-for-10) vs. Cubs starter Tom Gorzelanny

? Adrian Beltre: .421 5-year AVG (8-for-19) vs. Rays starter Matt Garza

? Josh Hamilton: .571 5-year AVG (4-for-7) vs. Indians starter Aaron Laffey

Feeling kinda spicy?

Friday

? Chase Headley: .300 AVG (3-for-10) lifetime vs. Astros starter Roy Oswalt

Saturday

? Mark Reynolds: .333 AVG (3-for-9) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw

Sunday

? Matt Diaz: .467 AVG (7-for-15) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco

Monday

? Juan Rivera: .417 AVG (5-for-12) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Gavin Floyd

You’ll thank me later …

Friday

? Martin Prado: .133 AVG (2-for-15) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Josh Johnson

? Josh Hamilton: .143 AVG (1-for-7) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Freddy Garcia

Saturday

? Ryan Howard: .118 AVG (2-for-17) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Paul Maholm

? Derek Jeter: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero

Sunday

? Brandon Phillips: .120 AVG (3-for-25) lifetime vs. Cubs starter Ted Lilly

? Denard Span: .077 AVG (1-for-13) lifetime vs. Rays starter James Shields

Monday

? Alex Rios: .176 AVG (6-for-34) since ’05 vs. Angels starter Scott Kazmir

? Carlos Guillen: .083 AVG (2-for-25) lifetime vs. Orioles starter Kevin Millwood

Leaderboard time!

You know how we had three streakers atop our leaderboard yesterday with 30-game streaks? Well, now we have one.

“wolfenstein35” is our lonesome streak now, riding high with a 31-gamer thanks to Derek Jeter 1-for-4 performance.

Odds “wolfenstein35” plays Castle Wolfenstein over the long weekend? I’ll leave that for you all to discuss.

Be safe, have a good one.

Top MLB streakers

? Corey Hart: 16 games

? Mark Teixeira: 12 games

? Miguel Cabrera : 11 games

? Cody Ross: 11 games

? Russell Branyan : 10 games 

Leader Kyle Barr upped his streak to a stellar 41-game clip last
night thanks to Miguel Cabrera, who extended the lives of 14.9 percent
of the BTS universe with a 2-for-3 evening vs. the Twins.

Barr is now 71.9 percent on the way to the big bucks and you
can already smell the white truffles, golden caviar and rich sea urchin
bustling along in his kitchen. Will our fearsome leader start counting
his cash and dare slap some insanely expensive saffron-season lobster
on his menu tonight?

We shall find out soon enough.

Regardless, it’s clear that our cook is on a mission and there is no stopping him*

* = Assuming he doesn’t pick Ichiro

Time for Wednesday’s picks

Dave’s Updated Note: Barr selected Denard Span. Span went 0-for-2. Well, that was fun. How Barr puts his $3,000,000 on Span, who has never faced opposing lefty Andy Oliver — who throws in the low-to-mid 90s by the by — is beyond me. Full post tomorrow. 

Oh, hello there …

? Corey Hart: 14-game hitting streak; .407 AVG (11-for-27) lifetime vs. Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez

? Hunter Pence: .471 AVG (8-for-17) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Dave Bush

? Aubrey Huff: .571 AVG (8-for-14) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Vicente Padilla

? Adrian Beltre: .438 AVG (7-for-16) lifetime vs. Rays starter Matt Garza

? Matt Kemp: .412 AVG (7-for-17) lifetime vs. Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez

? Vladimir Guerrero: .429 AVG (6-for-14) lifetime vs. Angels starter Scott Kazmir

Feeling kinda spicy?

? A.J. Pierzynski: .400 AVG (16-for-40) lifetime vs. Royals starter Zack Greinke

Didn’t we see you here yesterday, A.J.? Don’t you get the message?

You’ll thank me later …

? Paul Konerko: .137 AVG (7-for-51) lifetime vs. Royals starter Zack Greinke

? David DeJesus: .000 AVG (0-for-11) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Jake Peavy

? Ian Kinsler: .115 AVG (3-for-26) lifetime vs. Angels starter Scott Kazmir

? Nelson Cruz: .167 AVG (2-for-12) lifetime vs. Angels starter Scott Kazmir

Leaderboard time!

Objects in Barr’s mirror are further away than they appear, as
our fearsome foursome each survived another day and are all riding
29-game streaks.

Can this pack keep up the pressure on Barr while he’s filleting kobe beef with his eyes closed while making his picks?

We shall find out soon enough.

Top MLB streakers

? Josh Hamilton: 22 games

? Corey Hart: 14 games

? Jose Lopez: 12 games

? Miguel Cabrera : 10 games

? Cody Ross: 10 games

? Mark Teixeira: 10 games 

The kiddy gloves came flying off for our new leader, “kbarr9”, who
took the bull by the horns in his first day atop the Beat the Streak
kingdom by riding Andrew McCutchen (1-for-5) to a 40-game streak.

Despite an uncanny trail of victims who have seen their streaks
vanish within days of agreeing to an interview with yours truly,
“kbarr9” consented to answer a few questions to let the world know
about the man behind the streak.

“kbarr9”, aka Kyle Barr, is a cook at a small restaurant called
the Country Post Inn in Huntington, Indiana. A native of Huntington,
Barr grew up a Cubs fan and his favorite player is Ryne Sandberg except
that it’s really Ichiro Suzuki (huh?).

At this point, I’d like to ask you BTS diehards who have been
playing this game for several aggravating (but enjoyable! Enjoyably
aggravating!) years to clutch a pillow because you will starting hating
yourselves in about five seconds:

This is the first year Barr has ever played Beat the Streak. In
fact, Barr only started playing this game in late April or early May
(he doesn’t remember). And better yet, before his 40-game streak, he
already had a 16-game streak already snap. I mean, what?

Beat the Streak has pretty much been “Candy Land” wrapped in “Chutes in
Ladders” peppered with a dash of “Rummikub” for this guy; he’s been
check-mating Bobby Fisher from birth and we apparently haven’t even
been playing checkers for the last 10 years; we’ve been playing
rock-paper-scissors for beginners.

Imagine what his Salisbury steak must taste like!

Anyway, the good news is that Barr is a frequent reader of the BTS
Report, claims to have frequently taken my advice (hiyoooooo!) and put
in a special request to thank his baseball coach, Josh Schoeff, for
introducing him to Beat the Streak.

Thanks, Josh. Because of you, Free Milk Shake Mondays could soon be eliminated from the MLB.com Fantasy Department budget.

Time for Tuesday’s picks

Oh, hello there …

? Andre Ethier: .545 AVG (18-for-33) lifetime vs. Giants starter Matt Cain

? Joe Mauer: .471 AVG (8-for-17) lifetime vs. Tigers starter Armando Galarraga

? Miguel Cabrera: .421 AVG (8-for-19) lifetime vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn

? Cristian Guzman: .615 AVG (8-for-13) since ’05 vs. Braves starter Derek Lowe

? Denard Span: .462 AVG (6-for-13) lifetime vs. Tigers starter Armando Galarraga

? Magglio Ordonez: .429 AVG (6-for-15) lifetime vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn

Feeling kinda spicy?

? A.J. Pierzynski: .414 AVG (12-for-29) lifetime vs. Royals starter Brian Bannister

Pierzynski is batting .243 on the year and his average is
sinking like an anvil in an above-ground pool with just one hit over
his last 13 at-bats.

That’s a no for those of you scoring at home.

You’ll thank me later ...

? Kevin Youkilis: .107 AVG (3-for-28) lifetime vs. Rays starter James Shields

? Nick Markakis: .133 AVG (2-for-15) lifetime vs. Athletics starter Dallas Braden

? Manny Ramirez: .154 AVG (2-for-13) lifetime vs. Giants starter Matt Cain

? Andrew McCutchen: .176 AVG (3-for-17) lifetime vs. Cubs starter Ted Lilly

Leaderboard time!

12 games back from Barr is a four-pack of streakers riding 28-gamers.

Yeah, um, good luck with that!

Top MLB streakers

? Josh Hamilton: 21 games

? Corey Hart: 13 games

? Jose Lopez: 11 games

? Chipper Jones: 11 games

? Jonathan Herrera : 10 games 

All good things must come to an end. This apparently includes 43-game hitting streaks that carry the weight of $3,000,000.

That’s right, our dear friend and season leader, Dick George, saw his
43-game streak snap yesterday afternoon thanks to an 0-for-4
performance from Ichiro Suzuki.

I guess the old adage is true — you just never know when Chris
Narveson (career 4.68 ERA) is going to hurl an eight-inning shutout.

Anyway, much kudos to Mr. George for his incredible run. His
streak has inspired millions across the nation and has reminded us all
that this game is in fact, perhaps, maybe if everything goes right and
blind luck is totes on your side, actually beatable.

Time for Monday’s picks

Oh, hello there …

? Jose Reyes: .378 AVG (14-for-37) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco

? Matt Kemp: .457 AVG (16-for-35) lifetime vs. Giants starter Barry Zito

? David Wright: .386 AVG (17-for-44) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco

? Ryan Ludwick: .556 AVG (5-for-9) lifetime vs. Diamondbacks starter Dan Haren

? Carlos Lee: .533 AVG (8-for-15) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Manny Parra

? Kelly Johnson: .500 AVG (6-for-12) lifetime vs. Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter

? Adam Dunn: .421 AVG (8-for-19) lifetime vs. Braves starter Tim Hudson

Feeling kinda spicy?

? Juan Uribe: .500 AVG (5-for-10) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley.

Uribe is batting .184 (7-for-38) over his last 10 games and,
sure, I guess you never know how a pitcher does in his first game back
from the DL. But look, there are seven guys listed above who are
actually quality everyday players and have tasty matchups with great
previous success against their opposing hurlers. If you are still
reading this paragraph after reading the “Uribe is batting .184” part,
you clearly have no interest in trying to get a hit or win $3 million.
But, yes, your charming audacity is noted and appreciated.

Let’s just move on.

You’ll thank me later …

? James Loney: .050 AVG (1-for-20) lifetime vs. Giants starter Barry Zito

? Josh Willingham: .056 AVG (1-for-18) lifetime vs. Braves starter Tim Hudson

? Stephen Drew: .077 AVG (1-for-13) lifetime vs. Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter

? David DeJesus: .171 AVG (12-for-70) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle

? Adrian Gonzalez: .167 AVG (4-for-24) lifetime vs. Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez

Leaderboard time!

Rising from the crowd like a baby Simba clasped in Rafiki’s hands gazing over the mountain top, is our new leader — “kbarr9”.

“kbarr9” took the lead by doing absolutely nothing and watching his/her
selection, Justin Morneau, sit idly by on the bench in an at-bat-free
game in the Twins’ loss to the Mets.

With a 39-game streak, “kbarr9” is 68.4 percent on the way to
the big bucks and could single-handedly re-trigger the slaps bracelet
fad across the nation.

I would not be opposed to this.

Top MLB streakers

? Jose Guillen: 21 games

? Josh Hamilton: 21 games

? Corey Hart: 12 games

? Jose Lopez: 11 games

? Chipper Jones: 10 games

? Paul Konerko: 10 games

? Ruben Tejada: 10 games 

And now the magic number is 16.

After Ryan Braun’s third-inning double, Beat the Streak leader Dick
George sits atop his cushy thrown with a wow-that’s-really-high 41-game
hitting streak.

Unlike yesterday, when George’s rational seemed so obvious it could
have come straight from Bill Walton’s lips, he gave a more detailed
analysis with his Braun selection:

“Braun had a great record against [opposing Twins starter Nick
]Blackburn and Blackburn has been pitching especially poorly lately ( I
have him on my rotisserie league team, so I know). Again it’s a home
game for Braun on a field where there can never be a weather issue. I
hesitated a little when I went to the Brewer’s web site and saw that
Braun was opening a new restaurant tonight — would he be focused?”

Now that’s the kind of homework I want to see from a man with a
41-game streak. Enough with this whole “well, it was a lefty-righy
matchup and Ichiro is fast” shenanigans. I need more undercover,
player-X-is-opening-a-restaurant TMZ-style Carmen Sandiego groundwork.

On to the weekend’s picks …

Oh, hello there …

Friday

? Manny Ramirez: .571 AVG (12-for-21) lifetime vs. Yankees starter CC Sabathia

? Orlando Cabrera: .389 AVG (7-for-18) lifetime vs. Indians starter Aaron Laffey

? Alfonso Soriano: .368 AVG (7-for-19) lifetime vs. White Sox starter Jake Peavy

Saturday

? Paul Konerko: .375 AVG (12-for-32) since ’05 vs. Cubs starter Carlos Silva

? Ryan Zimmerman: .444 AVG (4-for-9) lifetime vs. Orioles starter Brad Bergesen

? Yunel Escobar: .455 AVG (5-for-11) lifetime vs. Tigers starter Max Scherzer

Sunday

? Ian Kinsler: .462 AVG (6-for-13) lifetime vs. Astros starter Roy Oswalt

? Aaron Hill: .435 AVG (10-for-23) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Jaime Moyer

? Shin-Soo Choo: .444 AVG (4-for-9) lifetime vs. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo

Feeling kinda spicy?

Friday

? Aaron Rowand: .647 AVG (5-for-17) lifetime vs. Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield

Saturday

? Corey Patterson: .407 AVG (11-for-27) lifetime vs. Nationals starter Livan Hernandez

Sunday

? Travis Hafner: .538 AVG (7-for-13) lifetime vs. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo

You’ll thank me later ...

Friday

? Josh Hamilton: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Astros starter Brian Moehler

? Alex Rodriguez: .167 AVG (2-for-12) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Vicente Padilla

Saturday

? Hanley Ramirez: .182 AVG (2-for-11) since ’05 vs. Padres starter Jon Garland

? Nick Markakis: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Nationals starter Livan Hernandez

Sunday

? Marlon Byrd: .083 AVG (1-for-12) lifetime vs. White Sox starter John Danks

? Ryan Zimmerman: .091 AVG (1-for-11) lifetime vs. Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie

Leaderboard time!

Our second-place stallion, “kbarr9”, pressed the pause button on a
37-game streak by questionably selecting Joe Mauer, who not-so
shockingly didn’t play because it was a day game after a night game and
the whole Mauer is a catcher and the Twins don’t want to go Enron on
their $184 million investment in year one.

Is it possible “kbarr9” pulled an Algeria, playing for a tie
while under the pressure of a must-win situation with Dick George
distancing himself with a big lead?

The weekend will tell us a lot.

Top MLB streakers

? Jose Guillen: 18 games

? Josh Hamilton: 18 games

? Corey Hart: 9 games

? Miguel Montero: 9 games

Four tied with eight-game streaks.                                

And Ichiro makes 40.

Beat the Streak elader Dick George upped his streak to an incredible 40
games after Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-4 in the Mariners’ 9-1 win over
the Cubs and starter Randy Wells, who Ichiro had never faced before
heading into the night’s festivities.

I e-mailed George hoping to get the inside scoop on why he selected Ichiro.

Maybe George knew something that we all didn’t; like that Ichiro
has never gone hitless in eight career games vs. the Cubs (this is not
true), or that he’s hit safely in every game he’s ever played on June
23 (also not true; 0-for-4 vs. OAK on 6/23/05), or that George just had
a sneaking suspicion that Ichiro ate an Arby’s Melt before Wednesday’s
game and that in the history of Major League Baseball, anytime anyone
ever eats an Arby’s Melt before gametime, that player always gets at
least one hit in that night’s game (this is entirely possible).

But, alas, here was George’s response when prompted about his
selection: “Ichiro seemed like the best choice because it was a righty
vs. lefty matchup for him against a mediocre pitcher at home.”

That’s it. That’s the huge in-depth analysis. That’s the whole unsolvable, head-spinning Good Will Hunting chalkboard solution.

It was a righty vs. lefty matchup and he was facing a mediocre pitcher at home.

Who said this game was hard, again?

Time for Thursday’s picks

Oh, hello there …

? Ryan Braun: .600 AVG (6-for-10) lifetime vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn

? David Ortiz: .625 AVG (5-for-8) lifetime vs. Rockies starter Jason Hammel

? Carlos Lee: .455 AVG (5-for-11) lifetime vs. Giants starter Matt Cain

? Miguel Tejada: .421 AVG (8-for-19) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Nate Robertson

? Freddy Sanchez: .435 AVG (10-for-23) lifetime vs. Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez

Feeling kinda spicy?

? Johnny Peralta:
.391 AVG (9-for-23) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Joe Blanton. Peralta
is two for his last 12, is batting .258 for the year and you’d almost
never want to select him. Except when he is facing Joe Blanton, who has
yielded 71 hits over 53 innings and sports a 10.20 June ERA.

You’ll thank me later ...

? Manny Ramirez: .159 AVG (7-for-44) lifetime vs. Angels starter Scott Kazmir

? Alex Rios: .000 AVG (0-for-10) lifetime vs. Braves starter Derek Lowe

? Nick Markakis: .176 AVG (3-for-17) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Nate Robertson

? Prince Fielder: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn

Leaderboard time!

Walking kitty corner from Dick George is “kbarr9”, who also rode Ichiro last night en route to a 37-game streak.

With George at 40 and “kbarr9” at 37, let’s just say we have a lot of
sleepless nights ahead of us here at MLB.com headquarters.

Top MLB streakers

? Jose Guillen: 18 games

? Josh Hamilton: 17 games

? Adrian Gonzalez: 11 games

? Miguel Montero: 9 games

? Corey Hart: 8 games 

And the beat goes on for Dick George.

Our unflappable leader shined through the stardom and successfully
broke the will of the Beat the Streak paparazzi after selecting
Robinson Cano for the second straight day to extend his streak to a
season-high 39 games.

George is now officially 68.4 percent on his way to the
$3,000,000 grand prize and a lifelong supply of Applebee’s steak tips.
What’s better than a steak tip? Nothing is the only correct answer.

Anyway, our streaks of the day don’t end there, as the guys who
actually are on the field — ya know, real-life Major Leaguers — kept
their impressive streaks alive as Josh Hamilton and Jose Guillen each
laced hits last night to extend their respective streaks and tie Cano
and Jorge Cantu with season-high 17-game streaks of their own.

All we need now is for Dick George to select Hamilton tonight
and watch the entire world self-combust into the abyss the exact moment
Hamilton gets his first hit, simultaneously extending the season-high
streaks of both these courageous leaders.

Time for Wednesday’s picks

Oh, hello there ..

? Raul Ibanez: .700 AVG (7-for-10) since ’05 vs. Indians starter Jake Westbrook

? Casey Blake: .438 AVG (7-for-16) since ’05 vs. Angels starter Joel Pineiro

? Edgar Renteria: .405 AVG (15-for-37) lifetime vs. Astros starter Brett Myers

? Adam Kennedy: .444 AVG (4-for-9) lifetime vs. Royals starter Brian Bannister

Feeling kinda spicy?

? Corey Patterson: .444 AVG (4-for-9) lifetime vs. Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco. Hey, look — it’s Corey Patterson!

You’ll thank me later …

? Freddy Sanchez: .067 AVG (1-for-15) lifetime vs. Astros starter Brett Myers

? Andre Ethier: .000 AVG (0-for-10) lifetime vs. Angels starter Joel Pineiro

? Troy Glaus: .000 AVG (0-for-10) since ’05 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle

? Matt Kemp: .143 AVG (2-for-14) lifetime vs. Angels starter Joel Pineiro

Leaderboard time!

“Kbarr9” continues to keep the pressure mounting on Dick George, reaching a stellar 36-game streak thanks to Mr. Hamilton.

And as a side note, I’d like to take this time and acknowledge
my incredible blunder in somehow forgetting to mention how the Yankees’
Monday night loss to the D-backs completely obliterated the streaks of
about 72 percent of our Survivor participants.

This will forever be known as the Survivor Massacre of ’10 and I have no idea how this slipped under the cracks.

My most sincere apologies.

Top MLB streakers

? Josh Hamilton: 17 games

? Jose Guillen: 17 games

? Jeff Mathis: 13 games

? Garrett Jones: 12 games

? Adrian Beltre: 11 games