Take a good look now, Joe Turner — this could be your final BTS Report in sole possession of first place on the season leaderboard.

Phils4ever75 advanced to 38 games with Skip Schumaker (!!!) last night, meaning that they could tie Turner atop the season standings by the end of Sunday’s action. Even if Phils falls, letsgonets44 is lurking a game back at 37.

Enjoy the weekend, Streakers — we just might be meeting a few more of you come Monday.

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Friday’s picks:

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Jason Kubel: .429 (12-for-28) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Rick Porcello

Angel Pagan: .450 (9-for-20) since ’06 vs. Braves starter Tim Hudson

Ryan Zimmerman: .500 (7-for-14) since ’06 vs. Reds starter Dontrelle Willis

Feeling kinda spicy?

Ryan Doumit: .750 (6-for-8) since ’06 vs. Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook

Alberto Callaspo: .400 (6-for-15) since ’06 vs. Rangers starter Derek Holland

Marlon Byrd: .400 (4-for-10) since ’06 vs. Brewers starter Randy Wolf

You’ll thank me later

Justin Upton: .083 (1-for-12) since ’06 vs. Padres starter Wade LeBlanc

Michael Cuddyer: .125 (3-for-24) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Rick Porcello

Troy Tulowitzki: .130 (3-for-23) since ’06 vs. Dodgers starter Ted Lilly

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Curtis Granderson: (36 home runs this season) vs. Orioles starter Tommy Hunter

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Saturday’s picks:

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Todd Helton: .462 (12-for-26) since ’06 vs. Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley

Alex Gordon: .448 (13-for-29) since ’06 vs. Indians starter Fausto Carmona

Feeling kinda spicy?

Juan Rivera: .400 (10-for-25) since ’06 vs. Rockies starter Kevin Millwood

You’ll thank me later

Justin Upton: .000 (0-for-10) since ’06 vs. Padres starter Aaron Harang

Martin Prado: .071 (1-for-14) since ’06 vs. Mets starter R.A. Dickey

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Ryan Howard: (26 home runs this season) vs. Marlins starter Anibal Sanchez

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Sunday’s picks:

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Melky Cabrera: .600 (9-for-15) since ’06 vs. Indians starter Justin Masterson

Jose Bautista: .409 (9-for-22) since ’06 vs. Rays starter David Price

Andrew McCutchen: .412 (7-for-17) since ’06 vs. Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse

Feeling kinda spicy?

Alex Gonzalez: .417 (5-for-12) since ’06 vs. Mets starter Dillon Gee

Jose Tabata: .500 (6-for-12) since ’06 vs. Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse

Carlos Lee: .462 (6-for-13) since ’06 vs. Giants starter Matt Cain

You’ll thank me later

Juan Pierre: .143 (2-for-14) since ’06 vs. Mariners starter Jason Vargas

Torii Hunter: .000 (0-for-10) since ’06 vs. Rangers starter Colby Lewis

B.J. Upton: .077 (1-for-13) since ’06 vs. Blue Jays starter Brandon Morrow

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Ryan Braun: (25 home runs this season) vs. Cubs starter Casey Coleman

 

Top MLB Streakers

Robinson Cano: 16 games

Aramis Ramirez: 14 games

Shane Victorino: 12 games

Carlos Gonzalez: 12 games

Joey Votto: 10 games

Joe Turner, don’t get too comfortable in that season leader chair.

Robinson Cano advanced Phils4ever75 to 37 games last night, tying our current leader with Hank Woods for third place in the season standings.

For those of you not keeping score at home, Phils would need five more correct picks to set the $10,000 pace and another 15 after that to multiply the potential prize by 560.

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Thursday’s picks:

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Michael Bourn: .500 (7-for-14) since ’06 vs. Cubs starter Matt Garza

Lance Berkman: .500 (5-for-10) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter Charlie Morton

Ben Zobrist: .455 (5-for-11) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Doug Fister

Matt Holliday: .444 (4-for-9) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter Charlie Morton

Feeling kinda spicy?

Skip Schumaker: .529 (9-for-17) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter Charlie Morton

Cliff Pennington: .429 (3-for-7) since ’06 vs. Yankees starter Phil Hughes

You’ll thank me later

Vladimir Guerrero: .111 (1-for-9) since ’06 vs. Twins starter Francisco Liriano

B.J. Upton: .000 (0-for-5) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Doug Fister

Edwin Encarnacion: .200 (2-for-10) since ’06 vs. Royals starter Jeff Francis

Brett Gardner: .200 (1-for-5) since ’06 vs. A’s starter Rich Harden

Top MLB Streakers

Robinson Cano: 15 games

Aramis Ramirez: 13 games

Shane Victorino: 12 games

Carlos Gonzalez: 12 games

 

 

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Joey Votto: (24 home runs this season) vs. Marlins starter Chris Volstad

Well, that’s it and that’s all for Joe Turner‘s Streak.

Mark Teixeira‘s 0-for-5 against Brandon McCarthy and the A’s last night sealed our season leader’s fate at 41 games. Losing a season-best run on a player who entered Tuesday’s action batting .251? Yikes! Joe certainly had his reasons, though, and that’s gotta be worth something — potentially $10,000, to be specific.

Phils4ever75 is now in the current BTS drivers seat at an impressive 36 games, with letsgonets44 right behind them at 35. Don’t get too comfy on the season throne just yet, Joe.

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Wednesday’s picks:

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Ryan Howard: .375 (15-for-40) since ’06 vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey

Robinson Cano: .545 (6-for-11) since ’06 vs. A’s starter Trevor Cahill

Josh Hamilton: .500 (6-for-12) since ’06 vs. Red Sox starter Josh Beckett

Todd Helton: .400 (8-for-20) since ’06 vs. Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez

Hunter Pence: .385 (5-for-13) since ’06 vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey

 

Feeling kinda spicy?

Casey McGehee: .467 (7-for-15) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter Aaron Thompson

Jack Hannahan: .500 (6-for-12) since ’06 vs. Mariners starter Felix Hernandez

You’ll thank me later

Michael Young: .138 (3-for-22) since ’06 vs. Red Sox starter Josh Beckett

Brian McCann: .083 (1-for-12) since ’06 vs. Cubs starter Randy Wells

Curtis Granderson: .091 (1-for-11) since ’06 vs. A’s starter Trevor Cahill

Miguel Cabrera: .167 (1-for-6) since ’06 vs. Rays starter Wade Davis

Melky Cabrera: .182 (2-for-11) since ’06 vs. Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero

Top MLB Streakers

Robinson Cano: 14 games

Aramis Ramirez: 12 games

Carlos Gonzalez: 11 games

Shane Victorino: 11 games

 

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Ryan Braun: (25 home runs this season) vs. Pirates starter Aaron Thompson

Ladies and gentlemen, your new BTS season leader: Joe Turner.

The current champ summited Mt. 41 Games last night, reaching the peak on the wings of Troy Tulowitzki‘s fifth-inning single off Astros starter Brett Myers.

That hit put Joe in line for a $10,000 payday and moved him just 16 days short of earning 5.6 million real American greenbacks.

Twenty-one past Streakers have reached 41 games, but only seven have survived as high as 44 and none lasted longer than Mike Karatzia’s 49-day run in 2007. Joe — your real test starts now.

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Tuesday’s picks:

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Ian Kinsler: .480 (12-for-25) since ’06 vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey

Josh Hamilton: .478 (11-for-23) since ’06 vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey

Maicer Izturis: .500 (9-for-18) since ’06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle

Victor Martinez: .500 (7-for-14) since ’06 vs. Rays starter David Price

Albert Pujols: .467 (7-for-15) since ’06 vs. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw

Joey Votto: .556 (5-for-9) since ’06 vs. Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco

Feeling kinda spicy?

Vernon Wells: .500 (12-for-24) since ’06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle

Bobby Abreu: .500 (5-for-10) since ’06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle

Craig Counsell: .455 (5-for-11) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf

David Murphy: .385 (5-for-13) since ’06 vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey

You’ll thank me later

Ryan Braun: .083 (1-for-12) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf

B. J. Upton: .111 (1-for-9) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Brad Penny

Matt Kemp: .167 (2-for-12) since ’06 vs. Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse

Coco Crisp: .000 (0-for-10) since ’06 vs. Yankees starter Bartolo Colon

Miguel Cabrera: .000 (0-for-9) since ’06 vs. Rays starter David Price

 

Top MLB Streakers

Robinson Cano: 13 games

Mike Napoli: 11 games

Aramis Ramirez: 11 games

Carlos Gonzalez: 10 games

Shane Victorino: 10 games

 

 

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Josh Hamilton: (16 home runs this season) vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey

With some help from Robinson Cano, Joe Turner became the second member of 2011’s 40-Game Streak Club yesterday.

After making Joe sweat for five innings, the Yankees second baseman cranked a double off Twins reliever Phil Dumatrait to lead off the sixth. The base knock tied our current leader with Jonathan Roy for the season lead, and a successful pick today would place Turner alone in pole position for the $10,000 season-high prize

And ohbytheway, reaching 41 games today would leave him just 16 days short of becoming first streaker Streaker to break Joe DiMaggio‘s 56-game record and claim the $5.6 million grand prize.

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Monday’s picks:

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Dustin Pedroia: .375 (3-for-8) since ’06 vs. Rangers starter C.J.Wilson

Asdrubal Cabrera: .571 (4-for-7) since ’06 vs. Mariners starter Jason Vargas

Miguel Cabrera: .400 (4-for-10) since ’06 vs. Rays starter Jeff Niemann

Delmon Young: .400 (4-for-10) since ’06 vs. Rays starter Jeff Niemann

B.J. Upton: .533 (8-for-15) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Justin Verlander

 

Feeling kinda spicy?

Jamey Carroll: .375 (6-for-16) since ’06 vs. Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter

Carlos Ruiz: .357 (5-for-14) since ’06 vs. Mets starter Dillon Gee

Adam Kennedy: .364 (4-for-11) since ’06 vs. Indians starter Fausto Carmona

 

You’ll thank me later

Brian McCann: .000 (0-for-10) since ’06 vs. Cubs starter Ryan Dempster

Ryan Howard: .077 (1-for-13) since ’06 vs. Mets starter Dillon Gee

Ben Zobrist: .095 (2-for-21) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Justin Verlander

Carl Crawford: .133 (2-for-15) since ’06 vs. Rangers starter C.J.Wilson

Hunter Pence: .125 (1-for-8) since ’06 vs. Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin

 

Top MLB streakers

Mike Carp: 20 games

Robinson Cano: 13 games

Matt Kemp: 11 games

Mike Napoli: 10 games

Aramis Ramirez: 10 games

 

 

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Troy Tulowitzki: (25 home runs this season) vs. Astros starter Brett Myers

The Joe Turner show rolls on …

A day after introducing himself to the BTS Report-reading world, our current leader extended his Streak to 38 games on the wings of Robinson Cano‘s 1-for-5 effort against the Twins.

Joe now sits alone in second place on the season leaderboard and is just 19 successful picks short of claiming the $5.6 million grand prize.

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Friday’s picks:

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Shin-Soo Choo: .583 (7-for-12) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Max Scherzer

Ichiro Suzuki: .400 (4-for-10) since ’06 vs. Rays starter Wade Davis

Hideki Matsui: .455 (5-for-11) since ’06 vs. Blue Jays starter Brett Cecil

Feeling kinda spicy?

Seth Smith: .500 (8-for-16) since ’06 vs. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kurdoa

Wilson Betemit: .467 (7-for-15) since ’06 vs. Indians starter Josh Tomlin

Jamey Carroll: .600 (6-for-10) since ’06 vs. Rockies starter Jason Hammel

You’ll thank me later

Paul Konerko: .100 (1-for-10) since ’06 vs. Rangers starter Matt Harrison

Adrian Gonzalez: .194 (6-for-31) since ’06 vs. Royals starter Jeff Francis

Darwin Barney: 091 (1-for-11) since ’06 vs. Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Ryan Howard: (26 home runs) vs. Nationals starter Livan Hernandez

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Saturday’s picks:

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Asdrubal Cabrera: .385 (5-for-13) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Doug Fister

Melky Cabrera: .429 (6-for-14) since ’06 vs. Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield

Derek Jeter: 400 (6-for-15) since ’06 vs. Twins starter Francisco Liriano

Feeling kinda spicy?

Greg Dobbs: .455 (5-for-11) since ’06 vs. Padres starter Aaron Harang

Mike Cameron: .400 (6-for-15) since ’06 vs. Padres starter Aaron Harang

Corey Patterson: .462 (6-for-13) since ’06 vs. Cubs starter Matt Garza

You’ll thank me later

Joey Votto: .158 (3-for-19) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter Charlie Morton

Troy Tulowitzki: .143 (3-for-21) since ’06 vs. Dodgers starter Ted Lilly

Mark Teixeira: .167 (3-for-18) since ’06 vs. Twins starter Francisco Liriano

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Mike Stanton: (29 home runs) vs. Padres starter Aaron Harang

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Sunday’s picks:

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Brandon Phillips: .444 (4-for-9) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter James McDonald

Mark Teixeira: .769 (10f-ro13) since ’06 vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn

Miguel Cabrera: .357 (5-for-14) since ’06 vs. Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez

Feeling kinda spicy?

Juan Rivera: .409 (9-for-22) since ’06 vs. Rockies starter Kevin Millwood

Alberto Gonzalez: .308 (4-for-13) since ’06 vs. Marlins starter Anibal Sanchez

You’ll thank me later

Joey Votto: .200 (2-for-10) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter James McDonald

Robinson Cano: .143 (2-for-14) since ’06 vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn

David Wright: .182 (2-for-11) since ’06 vs. Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Matt Kemp: (28 home runs) vs. Rockies starter Kevin Millwood

Streakers, current leader Joe Turner has answered the call — well, the email, actually.

After reaching 37 games with Miguel Cabrera last night, Joe disregarded the (FAKE!) BTS Report Curse and agreed to answer a few questions about himself, his life and his favorite foods.

First off, Joe works for a beverage company and lives with his wife, Jennifer, near St. Paul, MN.

He once met Herb Brooks (yup, this interview took a serious turn toward the upper Midwest), roots for the Twins and misses the glory days of Kent Hrbek.  Don’t we all, Joe.

In Streaking news, Joe has been playing BTS for a couple years and claims to be a “big fan” of the Report. #yabuddy. Like season leader Jonathan Roy, he mostly picked random players until his streak reached 20 games. Uh oh, the commenters aren’t going to like that. Forget the previous sentence — Joe actually conducts daily six-hour ballpark wind pattern studies and purchased industrial-grade computer graphing software to help make his selections. I swear, that’s (definitely not) what he told me.

Annnd since you’ve all been waiting for it: Joe’s favorite food is his wife’s taco pie. It’s unclear what taco pie consists of, but if it involves both tacos and pie, it cannot be un-delicious.

Good luck to Joe the rest of the way.  Feel free to offer your congratulations, Mall of America stories and taco pie recipes in the comments.

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Thursday’s picks:

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Juan Pierre: .450 (9-for-20) since ’06 vs. Indians starter Justin Masterson

Carl Crawford: .545 (6-for-11) since ’06 vs. Royals starter Luke Hochevar

Elvis Andrus: .359 (14-for-39) since ’06 vs. Angels starter Jered Weaver

Ryan Zimmerman: .350 (7-for-20) since ’06 vs. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo

Ryan Braun: .364 (4-for-11) since ’06 vs. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw

Feeling kinda spicy?

A.J. Pierzynski: .348 (8-for-23) since ’06 vs. Indians starter Justin Masterson

Gordon Beckham: .333 (5-for-15) since ’06 vs. Indians starter Justin Masterson

 

You’ll thank me later

Carlos Quentin: .053 (1-for-19) since ’06 vs. Indians starter Justin Masterson

Paul Konerko: .182 (4-for-22) since ’06 vs. Indians starter Justin Masterson

Howie Kendrick: .100 (1-for-10) since ’06 vs. Rangers starter Colby Lewis

Michael Cuddyer: .194 (7-for-26) since ’06 vs. Yankees starter C.C. Sabathia

Curtis Granderson: .200 (2-for-10) since ’06 vs. Twins starter Brian Duensing

Top MLB streakers

Mike Carp: 17 games

Torii Hunter: 15 games

Miguel Cabrera: 15 games

Melky Cabrera: 10 games

Robinson Cano: 9 games

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Adrian Gonzalez vs. Royals starter Luke Hochevar

Current leader jturner trucked ahead to 36 games last night thanks to a 3-for-4 effort from Rangers third baseman Michael Young. Interview questions have been sent out, so hopefully we can all find out a little more about the mystery man tomorrow morning. Foreshadowing! Dun-dun-dunnnnn

Elsewhere, mjb22nml (33 games) and ctjohnson84 (31 games) have crept up the leaderboard in turner’s shadow. Just 33 Streakers have broken the 30-game threshold this season, so that accomplishment is certainly nothing to snort and/or sneeze at.

Enjoy Wednesday’s answer key below. The Rays and Red Sox kick things off at 1:35.

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Wednesday’s picks:

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Albert Pujols: .583 (21-for-36) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter Paul Maholm

Ian Kinsler: .425 (17-for-40) since ’06 vs. Angels starter Ervin Santana

Elvis Andrus: .407 (11-for-27) since ’06 vs. Angels starter Ervin Santana

Mark Teixeira: .545 (6-for-11) since ’06 vs. Royals starter Bruce Chen

Paul Konerko: .467 (7-for-15) since ’06 vs. Indians starter Fausto Carmona

Feeling kinda spicy?

Seth Smith: .400 (4-for-10) since ’06 vs. Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco

Shin-Soo Choo: .379 (11-for-29) since ’06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle

 

You’ll thank me later

Carlos Gonzalez: .100 (1-for-10) since ’06 vs. Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco

Matt Holliday: .136 (3-for-22) since ’06 vs. Pirates starter Paul Maholm

Carlos Beltran: .182 (4-for-22) since ’06 vs. Braves starter Jair Jurrjens

Dan Uggla: .200 (3-for-15) since ’06 vs. Giants starter Matt Cain

Top MLB streakers

Mike Carp: 16 games

Miguel Cabrera: 14 games

Torii Hunter: 14 games

Paul Konerko: 12 games

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Mark Teixeira: 32 home runs vs. Royals starter Bruce Chen

Jturner became the seventh Streaker to reach 35 games this season, meaning that they’ll receive a fun little email interview from yours truly within the next 24 hours. I know Streakland is just dying to learn some juicy personal tidbits!

You may remember that doorsrule failed to respond to my missive two weeks ago, only to see their Streak go down in flames at 36. The lesson: the former “BTS Report jinx” has clearly been reversed. Click “delete” at your own peril, Turner.

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Tuesday’s picks:

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Miguel Cabrera: .444 (12-for-27) since ’06 vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn

Marlon Byrd: .421 (8-for-19) since ’06 vs. Astros starter Brett Myers

Shin-Soo Choo: .412 (7-for-17) since ’06 vs. White Sox starter Gavin Floyd

Joe Mauer: .370 (17-for-46) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Justin Verlander

Carlos Lee: .343 (12-for-35) since ’06 vs. Cubs starter Ryan Dempster

Feeling kinda spicy?

Alberto Callaspo: .500 (6-for-12) since ’06 vs. Rangers starter Derek Holland

Magglio Ordonez: .368 (7-for-19) since ’06 vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn

You’ll thank me later

Aramis Ramirez: .194 (6-for-31) since ’06 vs. Astros starter Brett Myers

Starlin Castro: .211 (4-for-19) since ’06 vs. Astros starter Brett Myers

Jose Bautista: .143 (1-for-7) since ’06 vs. Mariners starter Jason Vargas

Top MLB streakers

Mike Carp: 15 games

Miguel Cabrera: 13 games

Torii Hunter: 13 games

Paul Konerko: 11 games

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Josh Hamilton: (14 home runs this season) vs. Angels starter Tyler Chatwood

Annnnd down goes Dan Uggla. The Braves second baseman saw his 33-game hitting streak go up in smoke after an 0-for-3 effort against Matt Garza, Darwin Barney and the rest of the Cubs on Sunday afternoon.

Current BTS leader jturner fared considerably better over the weekend, reaching 34 games thanks to Matt Kemp yesterday. Turner could be in a position to overtake the season lead — and the 10 G’s that come with it — as soon as Sunday.

Good luck, and may the horse be with you in the coming week.

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Monday’s picks:

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Victor Martinez: .500 (10-for-20) since ’06 vs. Twins starter Francisco Liriano

David Wright: .600 (9-for-15) since ’06 vs. Padres starter Aaron Harang

Jason Kubel: .440 (11-for-25) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Rick Porcello

Matt Wieters: .545 (6-for-11) since ’06 vs. A’s starter Gio Gonzalez

Todd Helton: .429 (6-for-14) since ’06 vs. Marlins starter Clay Hensley

 

Feeling kinda spicy?

Casey McGehee: .500 (6-for-12) since ’06 vs. Dodgers starter Ted Lilly

Magglio Ordonez: .375 (9-for-24) since ’06 vs. Twins starter Francisco Liriano

John Buck: .389 (7-for-18) since ’06 vs. Rockies starter Kevin Millwood

 

You’ll thank me later

Michael Cuddyer: .125 (3-for-24) since ’06 vs. Tigers starter Rick Porcello

Adam Jones: .154 (2-for-13) since ’06 vs. A’s starter Gio Gonzalez

Howie Kendrick: .100 (1-for-10) since ’06 vs. Rangers starter Alexi Ogando

Pablo Sandoval: .100 (1-for-10) since ’06 vs. Braves starter Tim Hudson

Adam Lind: .167 (1-for-6) since ’06 vs. Mariners starter Michael Pineda

 

Top MLB streakers

Mike Carp: 14 games

Edwin Encarnacion: 13 games

Yorvit Torrealba: 12 games

Torii Hunter: 12 games

Miguel Cabrera: 12 games

Home Run Beat the Streak pick:

Ryan Braun: (22 home runs this season) vs. Dodgers starter Ted Lilly