Unluckiest hitters of 2025 show a stark gap between expected and actual results, per BaseballSavant. Perez and Conforto lead the list with a 3.0 unlucky score, proving big names can stumble in the clutch.

Perez finished 155 games with 30 homers, a .236/.284/.729 line and 0.4 WAR. Conforto hit .199 with OPS+ 79 and -0.7 WAR in his Dodgers debut. Soto, Rice, Adell, Garcia Jr., Seager, Swanson, Lopez and Bell also showed notable misfortune, shaping postseason bets.

Colson Montgomery delivered a clutch two-run homer in the ninth, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 10-9 win at Nationals Park and snapping a five-game skid in the opener of their final series. Washington slugged six homers, led by Luis García Jr., but Chicago rallied late to steal the victory.

Lenyn Sosa supplied early offense with an RBI single, a solo homer, and an RBI double as the Sox sprinted to an 8-1 lead. Yoendrys Gómez battled through six innings, giving up four homers, yet a ninth-inning sequence—Teel reached on Ferrer’s error and Montgomery’s go-ahead blast—sealed the dramatic finish for Chicago.

Pirates explode for a decisive eighth, snapping a seven-game skid with a 5-1 win at Nationals Park as Bubba Chandler silenced Washington by retiring the first 15 batters he faced. The inning opened with a bases-loaded situation and Pittsburgh capitalized with two timely hits from Andrew McCutchen and Nick Yorke to take control.

Spencer Horwitz and Tommy Pham drew walks to fuel the rally, Bryan Reynolds added the final blow, and Pittsburgh padded the lead with cushion runs. The result offers a spark for fantasy managers, underscoring late-season depth and a potential uptick in value for Pirates role players the rest of the way.

Nationals aim to snap a six-game slide as Jake Irvin starts at Nationals Park against Tampa Bay. Brady House sits, Paul DeJong starts, and Luis García Jr. slides to the 8th against a righty. Rays reshuffle the bottom of the order with Jake Mangum, Chandler Simpson, Bob Seymour and Hunter Feduccia while Ryan Pepiot takes the mound.

This afternoon doubles as an audition for Washington’s young core with a month left in the season, while Tampa Bay looks to maintain momentum in an afternoon clash that could ripple through late-season lineups and fantasy rosters.