April 23 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Pavin Smith, Mike Tauchman, Riley Greene, Byron Buxton, Santiago Espinal and More

Discussing some of the best hitting performances from April 23.

All 30 MLB teams were in action on Tuesday, April 23, so it’s time to break down the top individual performances from the day.

It’s time to discuss the top hitters after already going over the top pitchers.

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Guardians 4, Red Sox 1

Jose Ramirez hit a solo home run for Cleveland. Will Brennan doubled among his two hits and scored a run, while Tyler Freeman got on base twice, scored twice and drove in a run. 

Steven Kwan and David Fry each walked twice for Cleveland. Estevan Florial got on base twice and drove in a run.

Wilyer Abreu hit a solo homer for Boston’s lone run. Rob Refsnyder doubled among his three hits

Reds 8, Phillies 1

Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run homer, walked once, stole a base and scored twice for Cincinnati. He’s batting .295 and has a .402 on-base percentage this season.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubled among his three hits, drove in two runs and scored twice for the Reds. Santiago Espinal hit a solo homer among his three hits and drove in two runs total. Tyler Stephenson got on base twice and scored a run.

Alec Bohm doubled twice and drove in Philadelphia’s lone run. Johan Rojas got on base two times.

Pirates 2, Brewers 1

Andrew McCutchen hit a solo homer and finished with two hits for Pittsburgh. Bryan Reynolds reached base twice and scored a run.

Gary Sanchez hit a solo homer for Milwaukee’s lone run. Brice Turang got on base twice and stole two bases - Turang and De La Cruz lead the MLB with 12 steals.

Dodgers 4, Nationals 1

Shohei Ohtani hit a solo homer and walked once for Los Angeles. Miguel Rojas drove in a run on two hits and stole a base, while Teoscar Hernandez reached base twice, stole a base and scored two runs.

Freddie Freeman doubled among his two hits and walked once for the Dodgers. Max Muncy drew two walks and now has a .330 OBP despite a .225 average.

CJ Abrams collected three hits to raise his average to .316. Ildemaro Vargas and Luis Garcia Jr. each got on base twice. 

Tigers 4, Rays 2

Riley Greene popped two homers (driving in three runs) and drew a walk for Detroit. Mark Canha hit a solo homer among his two knocks for the team’s final run - Canha has a .400 OBP this season.

Wenceel Perez got on base twice for the Tigers. 

Isaac Paredes belted a two-run homer among his two hits for Tampa Bay. Harold Ramirez had two hits and a stolen base, while Yandy Diaz got on base twice.

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer for New York. Giancarlo Stanton drove in two runs on a double and scored once. 

Aaron Judge got on base twice and scored a run, while Anthony Volpe also reached base two times.

Shea Langeliers and Lawrence Butler each hit solo homers for Oakland. Tyler Nevin delivered two hits

Braves 5, Marlins 0

Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer among his two hits for Atlanta - he scored two runs. Michael Harris II and Travis d'Arnaud each had two hits and a RBI, with Harris also stealing a base.

Marcell Ozuna reached base twice and scored two runs for the Braves. Ronald Acuna Jr. reached base twice and now has a .408 OBP.

Luis Arraez had two of Miami’s three hits.

Cubs 7, Astros 2

Mike Tauchman hit a pair of homers (driving in four) and walked once for Chicago. Dansby Swanson reached base twice and scored two runs.

Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer for the Cubs. Miguel Amaya reached base three times, while Christopher Morel walked twice and scored a run. Ian Happ reached base twice and scored a run.

Jake Meyers hit a solo homer for Houston. Kyle Tucker doubled among his two hits, walked once and scored a run - his OBP is .398. Jose Altuve added two hits.

Royals 3, Blue Jays 2

Bobby Witt Jr. doubled among his three hits, stole a base and drove in two runs for Kansas City. Maikel Garcia had two hits, one walk and a run scored.

George Springer had three hits and scored once for Toronto. Justin Turner drove in a run on two hits and scored a run. 

Twins 6, White Sox 5

Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer among his two hits and scored twice for Minnesota. Byron Buxton had a solo bomb among his three hits and scored twice.

Carlos Santana reached base two times and drove in a run for the Twins.

Eloy Jimenez hit a three-run homer among his two hits, drew a walk, stole a base and scored twice for Chicago. 

Danny Mendick had two hits and scored twice. Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs on a hit. Gavin Sheets and Andrew Vaughn got on base twice each, with Sheets also scoring a run.

Diamondbacks 14, Cardinals 1

Pavin Smith hit a grand slam among his two hits, drove in six runs total and scored twice for Arizona. Christian Walker hit a three-run homer among his two hits, walked once and scored two runs. Kevin Newman had a two-run homer.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove in a run on three hits and scored three times. Gabriel Moreno drove in a run on two hits and scored once. Jake McCarthy had two hits, a walk and one run scored. Ketel Marte got on base twice and scored two runs. Randal Grichuk reached base twice, scored two runs and drove in one. 

Willson Contreras homered for the lone St. Louis run in the first inning - Contreras also walked. Nolan Gorman finished with two hits, while Alec Burleson got on base two times.

Mariners 4, Rangers 0

Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer among his two hits for Seattle. Julio Rodriguez also hit a two-run shot and walked once.

Jorge Polanco drew two walks. J.P. Crawford got on base twice and scored a run.

Nathaniel Lowe had two of the three Texas hits. 

Rockies 7, Padres 4

Brendan Rodgers hit a grand slam to power Colorado. Elehuris Montero doubled among his three hits, drove in a run, walked once and scored a run.

Ezequiel Tovar drove in a run on two hits for the Rockies. Brenton Doyle had two knocks and scored twice. Elias Diaz, Ryan McMahon and Sean Bouchard all got on base twice, while Diaz also scored once and Bouchard stole a base.

Jake Cronenworth had three hits, a walk and a RBI for San Diego. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ha-Seong Kim each had two hits and a run scored, with Kim stealing his seventh base of the season.

Jackson Merrill had two knocks to raise his average to .329, drove in a run and walked once for the Padres. Xander Bogaerts reached base twice and scored a run.

Angels 7, Orioles 4

Mike Trout hit his ninth homer of the season for Los Angeles. Zach Neto drove in two runs on two hits, while Luis Rengifo had two knocks, an RBI and two runs scored.

Logan O'Hoppe and Jo Adell had two hits, an RBI and a run scored each. Taylor Ward scored a run after reaching base twice, which raised his OBP to .317.

Gunnar Henderson hit a solo shot (his seventh of the season) and finished with two RBIs for Baltimore. Adley Rutschman had three hits and scored once.

Ryan O'Hearn drove in two runs and reached base three times for the Orioles.

Giants 5, Mets 1

Mike Yastrzemski drove in three runs on two hits and also scored once for San Francisco. Thairo Estrada drove in a run on two hits and also scored two runs.

Michael Conforto delivered two hits and scored once for the Giants. 

Starling Marte had three of the nine New York hits. Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil had two knocks each, with Alonso also scoring once. 

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