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.
Let’s take a closer at the action from yesterday and today:
Longest active streak: 21 (two participants)
Longest season streak: 21 (two participants)
Longest streak all-time: 51
Most popular picks (yesterday)
1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays (11.2%)
2. Bryce Harper, Phillies (8.7%) *
3. José Iglesias, Rockies (8.4%)
4. Juan Soto, Nationals (7.6%) *
5. Trea Turner, Dodgers (5.1%)
* – Recorded a hit
Most popular picks (this season)
1. Trea Turner, Dodgers (12.8%)
2. Starling Marte, Mets (6.9%)
3. Freddie Freeman, Dodgers (6.8%)
4. Manny Machado, Padres (4.5%)
5. Michael Brantley, Astros (4.1%)
Luis Arraez, Twins
Don’t be deterred by the matchup with Zack Greinke in this one. Sure, the six-time All-Star and former Cy Young winner has a 2.45 ERA through two starts, but don’t let that fool you — he’s been very hittable. Greinke has only one strikeout while allowing 10 hits in 11 innings pitched. He has a whiff percentage of just 12.3% while allowing a hard-hit percentage of 48.7%, all while pumping 50.3% of his pitches into the strike zone — a perfect combination for a hitter like Arraez. Arraez tends to move around the diamond and he gets plugged in wherever needed, so make sure he’s in the Twins’…