FTR Beat the Streak All-Time Accuracy: 71% (5-7)
MLB Beat the Streak is a daily game you can play on the MLB app or here on the MLB website. With over 5 million users since 2001 as well as tens of thousands of players this season, it’s one of the most popular free-to-play baseball games out there.
The premise is simple. Every day, you can pick a player to get a hit. If they get a hit, your virtual streak increases by one. You can also “Double Down” and pick two players to get a hit. If they both get a hit, your streak improves by two. But if either of them fails to record a knock, your streak reverts back to zero. If your streak reaches 57, you win the $5.6 million grand prize.
Here are the best research-backed batter picks for MLB Beat the Streak for May 23rd, 2025:
Ryan O’Hearn (BAL) @ Lucas Giolito (BOS): Coming off a four-hit game on Wednesday, look for O’Hearn to stay hot against Lucas Giolito in the second game of a doubleheader today. The Red Sox starter has a 14.09 ERA and 2.74 WHIP in two starts at Fenway Park this season and has an opponent xBA of 2.85.
He’s struggled on pretty much every level in four starts this year, with a 10th percentile average exit velocity and 15th percentile whiff rate. Perhaps the only thing he’s done well this year? Limit walks, which should help O’Hearn’s cause on Thursday night. The Orioles first baseman is hitting .317 this season with a .319 mark against right-handed pitchers.
Aaron Judge (NYY) vs. Kyle Freeland (COL): Aaron Judge is batting .400. Against left-handed pitchers, that metric skyrockets to .467. Freeland has been one of the worst pitchers in MLB over the last few years, and that’s continued this season. His .299 opponent xBA and inability to register strikeouts (17.7% strikeout rate, 20th percentile) make this a mouth-watering matchup for Beat the Streak players and Yankees fans.
Paul Goldschmidt (NYY) vs. Kyle Freeland (COL): Goldschmidt is a perfect pick here for many of the same reasons that make Judge a great option. He’s hitting .335 this season and has consistently been one of the best hitters in baseball during the last decade. Hitting at Coors Field won’t hurt his cause.
You can play Beat the Streak here.