April 2 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Bryce Harper, Garrett Cooper, Christian Walker, Brice Turang, Trevor Story and More

Thirteen MLB games were played on Tuesday, April 2, so there’s plenty to discuss from a fantasy baseball perspective.

Let’s break down some of the top hitting performances from the day. Check back later for a story on the top pitching performances.

Some of the players in this story might be available on your league’s waiver wire, but there’s others who you would need to trade for to acquire. Mentioning the top hitters each day will help you determine the most consistent fantasy hitters over the course of the season, so be sure to keep checking back!

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Brewers 3, Twins 2

Brice Turang, owned in 25% of leagues, led Milwaukee with a pair of hits. He also walked once and stole two bases (he’s up to six steals on the season already). Turang drove in one run.

Christian Yelich belted a solo home run, while William Contreras and Oliver Dunn, rostered in 1% of leagues, got on base two times each. Rhys Hoskins had a hit and was hit by a pitch on his way to scoring two runs.

Minnesota finished with three singles in the contest. Carlos Correa didn’t have a hit, but walked three times and scored once. Matt Wallner and Christian Vazquez drove in a run each, while Alex Kirilloff scored the team’s other run.

Royals 4, Orioles 1

Maikel Garcia, rostered in 60% of leagues, doubled and tripled, walked once and drove in three runs to power Minnesota at the plate. 

Salvador Perez added two hits for the Royals. Nick Loftin (1%) had two hits and one walk, drove in a run and scored two times.

Colton Cowser, owned in 11% of leagues, had two hits and an RBI for Baltimore. Jordan Westburg (44%) doubled and scored a run.

Angels 3, Marlins 1

Aaron Hicks, rostered in 2% of leagues, homered among his two hits, drove in two runs and scored twice for Los Angeles. 

Logan O'Hoppe, owned in 69% of leagues, had two hits, while Zach Neto, owned in 23% of leagues, scored a run after doubling. Nolan Schanuel, rostered in 10% of leagues, drew two walks.

Bryan De La Cruz (18% owned) homered for Miami’s lone run. Tim Anderson (17%) added two hits.

Phillies 9, Reds 4

Bryce Harper clubbed three home runs and drove in six runs for Philadelphia. 

Brandon Marsh (6%) had three hits - including a homer - one RBI and two runs scored. Trea Turner had a hit and walk and scored twice.

Spencer Steer had three hits and a RBI for Cincinnati. Tyler Stephenson, rostered in 12% of leagues, scored two runs.

Rays 5, Rangers 2

Isaac Paredes (90%) hit a three-run homer for Tampa Bay. Harold Ramirez (6%) and Curtis Mead (2%) had two hits each.

Jonah Heim, owned in 78% of leagues, had two RBIs on two hits for Texas. Jared Walsh (2%) added two hits and scored a run.

White Sox 3, Braves 2

Paul DeJong, who is barely owned in any leagues, homered for Chicago. Gavin Sheets, also barely owned, walked twice, had a hit and drove in a run.

Marcell Ozuna (96%) had two of Atlanta’s five hits. He hit two solo home runs. Orlando Arcia (22%) added two hits.

Cubs 12, Rockies 2

Chicago had 14 hits in a rout of Colorado. Garrett Cooper, barely owned in any leagues, tripled and homered among his three hits, drove in three runs, walked once and scored two runs to lead the Cubs at the plate.

Nick Madrigal (1%) doubled among his two hits and drove in three runs. Cody Bellinger and Seiya Suzuki each homered among their two hits, while also driving in two runs and scoring twice each.

Christopher Morel (80%) had a hit and walk, drove in a run and scored twice for Chicago. Ian Happ had two hits and a walk, scored twice and drove in a run. Dansby Swanson chipped in two hits and scored a run.

Michael Toglia (1%) hit a two-run homer for the Rockies. Charlie Blackmon (11%) had three hits, including a double.

Blue Jays 2, Astros 1

Davis Schneider (4%) hit a go-ahead two-run home run for Toronto in the top of the ninth inning. Justin Turner (77%) had three of the team’s eight hits and also drew a walk.

Jose Altuve homered to score the Astros only run - he finished with two hits. Yainer Diaz also had two hits, while also walking once.

Diamondbacks 7, Yankees 0

Christian Walker hit a three-run home run to power Arizona at the plate. He finished with two hits and two runs scored.

Ketel Marte and Blaze Alexander had two hits and two runs scored each, with Alexander (who is barely owned in any leagues) also walking once and driving in a run. Jake McCarthy (3%) and Geraldo Perdomo (12%) chipped in two hits each.

New York only had three singles in the game. Oswaldo Cabrera (63%) continued his hot start with a hit and a walk.

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4 (11 inn.)

Trevor Story (64%) drove in two runs on three hits to help Boston prevail in extra innings. Jarren Duran (75%) added two hits, drove in a run and also scored once. Triston Casas (96%) had a hit, walked twice and scored a run.

Shea Langeliers, owned in 9% of leagues, and JJ Bleday, rostered in just 3% of leagues, each homered for Oakland. Bleday got on base three times in total. Each guy drove in two runs.

Cardinals 5, Padres 2

Willson Contreras (89%) hit a two-run home run and got on base twice for St. Louis. Brendan Donovan (21%) reached base three times and scored twice.

Luis Campusano, rostered in 67% of leagues now, stayed hot and recorded three hits for the Padres - he also drove in a run and scored once. Fernando Tatis Jr. added two hits.

Guardians 5, Mariners 2

Bo Naylor (34%) led Cleveland with two hits, two RBIs and one run scored. He hit a two-run home run in the contest.

Jose Ramirez added two hits and scored twice, while Will Brennan (1%) and Brayan Rocchio (5%) each had two hits and a run scored. 

Seattle had nine hits in the contest, with Cal Raleigh (92%) being the only player with more than one hit. He also scored one of the team’s runs.

Ty France (21%) got on base twice and scored the team’s other run. Mitch Garver (55%) also got on base twice.

Dodgers 5, Giants 4

Mookie Betts remained hot at the plate, clubbing his fifth homer of the season in a two-hit effort for Los Angeles. Betts scored two runs in the contest.

Freddie Freeman doubled among his three hits and drove in a run. Enrique Hernandez, rostered in 6% of leagues, drove in a pair of runs on one hit. Gavin Lux, owned in 35% of leagues, doubled, drove in a run, walked twice and scored a run. 

Jorge Soler (92%) hit his first home run for San Francisco. He finished with two hits and a walk.

Michael Conforto (55%) stayed hot with two hits, an RBI and a run scored, while Wilmer Flores (14%) got on base three times and scored a run.