Play Beat the Streak now -- and lock in these stars
Beat the Streak is back for the 2022 season -- and the $5.6 million prize is still up for grabs.
The idea is simple -- pick one player (or two) every day who you think will get a hit. The objective -- surpass Joe DiMaggio's record-long 56-game hitting streak -- is a bit more challenging.
But we are here to help with that. We'll provide BTS leaderboard updates and daily insights on favorable matchups in this space, as well as every weekday on the new “Beat the Streak Daily: Inside the Hits” podcast.
Let's take a closer at the action from yesterday and today:
LEADERBOARD DATA
Longest active streak: 33 (Matthew3116)
Longest season streak: 45 (kiyoshilotus26)
Longest streak all-time: 51
Most popular picks (yesterday)
1. Manny Machado, Padres (25.4%)*
2. Eric Hosmer, Padres (9.3%)
3. Nomar Mazara, Padres (4.8%)*
4. Harold Ramirez, Rays (4.1%)*
5. Tim Anderson, White Sox (3.9%)*
* - Recorded a hit
Most popular picks (this season)
1. Trea Turner, Dodgers (9.1%)
2. Freddie Freeman, Dodgers (6.4%)
3. J.D. Martinez, Red Sox (5.5%)
4. Manny Machado, Padres (4.3%)
5. Michael Brantley, Astros (3.3%)
HITTERS TO TARGET TODAY
Luis Arraez, Twins (vs. Brewers)
Arraez continues to lead the MLB batting race at .348, and he's batting .378 vs. righties and .368 at home. Brewers right-hander Jason Alexander is allowing 11.8 hits per nine innings with only 4.3 strikeouts per nine.
Manny Machado, Padres (at Rockies)
Austin Gomber has a 6.64 ERA at Coors Field and has allowed 51 hits with only 24 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings. Machado is batting .310 on the season, he's faced Gomber more than any other hitter and is batting .308 against him and he has the platoon advantage in a great hitter's park.
Aaron Judge, Yankees (vs. Reds)
Judge is batting .301 with 22 homers and a 1.014 OPS against righty starters, and he's batting .299 with 17 homers and a 1.008 OPS at Yankee Stadium. The Reds' Graham Ashcraft has allowed 40 hits to just 16 strikeouts in 26 innings over his past five starts with a 7.27 ERA.
OFFENSE(S) TO AVOID
Rays (vs Red Sox -- Chris Sale)
We don't know exactly how long Sale will be able to go in his first start of the season. But we do know the lefty is one of baseball's best strikeout aces, with a 13.0 K/9 since joining the Red Sox.
Mets (at Braves -- Spencer Strider)
The Braves' rookie flamethrower has a 14.0 K/9 and 0.97 WHIP this season, and he's had back-to-back double-digit strikeout games, with 23 K's and only three hits allowed in 12 innings.
NOTABLE BATTER VS. PITCHER MATCHUPS
Favorable
Tommy Pham (Reds): 9-for-18 (.500), HR, 2 2B vs. Gerrit Cole
Jared Walsh (Angels): 7-for-14 (.500), 2 HR, 2 2B vs. Luis Garcia
Austin Riley (Braves): 5-for-10 (.500), 3 2B vs. David Peterson
Unfavorable
Luis Robert (White Sox): 1-for-15 (.067), 6 K vs. Shane Bieber
Marcell Ozuna (Braves): 0-for-10 (.000), 4 K vs. David Peterson
José Iglesias (Rockies): 1-for-13 (.077), 3 K vs. Mike Clevinger