May 27 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting/Pitching Performances | Charlie Blackmon, Robert Gasser, Kyle Stowers, Joe Ryan, Jacob Young and More

Discussing some of the best hitting and pitching performances from May 27.

There were just 10 MLB games played on Monday, May 27. 

It’s time to look at the top performances from the day. We’ll cover hitters and pitchers in one story today.

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Orioles 11, Red Sox 3

Kyle Stowers drove in four runs on three hits and scored once to power Baltimore. Adley Rutschman drove in two runs on a hit and also scored once.

Ryan Mountcastle had an RBI on three hits and scored two runs for the Orioles. Colton Cowser scored two runs, while Cedric Mullins drove in two runs on a hit and scored once. Jordan Westburg got on base twice, drove in a run and scored once.

Cole Irvin got the win to improve to 5-2. He didn’t allow a run over five innings, giving up four hits and three walks along the way. Irvin struck out six.

Cooper Criswell was tagged for seven runs (six earned) on six hits and one walk over four innings. He struck out two batters and saw his record drop to 2-2.

Romy Gonzalez drove in three runs on a triple and also walked for Boston. Rob Refsnyder had two hits, while Vaughn Grissom got on base three times. Connor Wong, Garrett Cooper and David Hamilton reached twice and scored once each.

Blue Jays 5, White Sox 1

Davis Schneider and George Springer each hit two-run homers and drew a walk for Toronto. Springer added a second hit.

Bo Bichette hit a solo homer for the Blue Jays. Daulton Varsho walked twice and scored a run, while Cavan Biggio reached twice and stole a base.

Chris Bassitt improved to 5-6 after striking out seven over five scoreless innings. He allowed five hits and no walks.

Nick Nastrini fell to 0-4 after allowing three runs over five innings. He gave up three hits and four walks, while striking out five.

Gavin Sheets hit a solo homer among his two hits for Chicago. Andrew Benintendi posted three hits, while Corey Julks had two knocks.

Twins 6, Royals 5

Trevor Larnach hit a three-run homer for Minnesota, while Jose Miranda added a two-run blast. 

Ryan Jeffers had two hits for the Twins, while Edouard Julien got on base three times and scored twice. 

Joe Ryan improved to 4-3 after allowing one run over seven innings. He struck out nine batters while giving up four hits and no walks.

Jhoan Duran got the final out in the ninth to earn his seventh save.

Alec Marsh allowed five runs on five hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out seven and saw his record slip to 4-2.

Maikel Garcia drove in a run on two hits and scored once for Kansas City. Bobby Witt Jr. had two knocks, while MJ Melendez got on base twice and scored once.

Nationals 8, Braves 4

CJ Abrams hit a solo homer among his two hits and drove in two runs total for Washington. Jacob Young drove in a run on three hits and stole one base.

Nick Senzel drove in two runs on two hits, while scoring once for Washington. Jesse Winker had two hits and runs scored and one RBI and stolen base. Lane Thomas had two knocks and a run scored.

Eddie Rosario got on base twice, stole a base, drove in a run and scored twice for the Nationals. Keibert Ruiz got on base three times and scored one run. 

Mitchell Parker got the win to improve to 4-2. He allowed three runs on five hits and no walks, while striking out six over 6 1/3 innings. 

Charlie Morton fell to 3-2 after allowing eight runs on 12 hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out seven along the way.

Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer for Atlanta. Orlando Arcia drove in a run on two hits. Michael Harris II got on base twice, stole a base and scored a run. 

Reds 3, Cardinals 1

Jeimer Candelario hit a solo homer and walked once for Cincinnati. Elly De La Cruz walked twice, Jonathan India got on twice and scored a run and Jake Fraley had a hit and walk.

Nick Lodolo got the win on the mound to improve to 4-2. He gave up a run on five hits, while striking out three and walking none.

Lucas Sims earned his first save for the Reds after striking out a pair in the ninth.

Lance Lynn fell to 2-3 after allowing three runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks. He struck out five over six innings.

Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo homer for St. Louis. 

Rockies 8, Guardians 6

Charlie Blackmon hit a three-run homer for Colorado. He had three hits and four RBIs total.

Sean Bouchard and Elehuris Montero each got on base twice and drove in two runs, while Bouchard scored twice and stole a base and Montero scored once. Brenton Doyle got on twice and scored two runs. Elias Diaz reached twice and scored once.

Josh Rogers was Colorado’s bulk pitcher and got the win after pitching five frames. He allowed two runs on four hits, while striking out two and walking none. 

Jalen Beeks allowed a ninth-inning run, but still was able to secure his fifth save.

Xzavion Curry was tagged for seven runs (six earned) on six hits and two walks over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out three batters.

Tyler Freeman had three hits, one RBI and two runs scored for Cleveland. Jose Ramirez drove in two runs on two hits, while also scoring once. 

Bo Naylor had two hits and a run scored for the Guardians. Kyle Manzardo got on twice and scored once. David Fry reached twice, drove in a run and scored once.

Brewers 5, Cubs 1

Willy Adames hit a three-run homer for Milwaukee among his two hits. Jackson Chourio drove in a run on two hits, while Brice Turang walked twice and scored a run.

Robert Gasser started for Milwaukee and struck out seven over six scoreless innings. He gave up three hits and no walks.

Bryan Hudson got his third win out of the pen after striking out three over two innings.

Justin Steele struck out eight over seven scoreless innings for Chicago. He allowed three hits and one walk.

Mark Leiter Jr. took the loss after allowing three runs (two earned).

Seiya Suzuki got on twice and scored the lone Chicago run. Cody Bellinger had a pair of hits.

Giants 8, Phillies 4

Heliot Ramos and Brett Wisely each drove in two runs on two hits for San Francisco. Patrick Bailey and Thairo Estrada each drove in a run on two hits and scored once.

Luis Matos had two knocks and a run scored for the Giants. Mike Yastrzemski drove in two runs on a hit and walk, while also scoring twice. Matt Chapman scored two runs.

Blake Snell started for San Fran and allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out seven.

Randy Rodriguez got his first win out of the pen.

Taijuan Walker fell to 3-1 after allowing six runs (five earned) on nine hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out four along the way.

Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer for Philadelphia among his two hits. He also walked once and stole a base. Johan Rojas drove in a run on two hits, stole two bases and scored once.

Padres 2, Marlins 1

Donovan Solano hit a solo homer and also reached after being hit by a pitch for San Diego. Jake Cronenworth got on twice and drove in a run. Jurickson Profar got on twice as well.

Michael King struck out seven over five innings in his start for the Padres. He allowed a run on three hits and a walk.

Adrian Morejon got the win out of the pen, while Robert Suarez got his 16th save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.

Trevor Rogers started for Miami, allowing a run on six hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out three along the way. A.J. Puk fell to 0-6 after allowing a run in 2/3 of an inning.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homer for Miami among his two hits. 

Mariners 3, Astros 2

J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodriguez each had two hits and a run scored for Seattle. Rodriguez also stole a pair of bases. Mitch Garver walked twice and scored a run, while Ty France got on twice and drove in a run.

Bryce Miller improved to 4-5 after striking out six over six innings. He allowed two runs on five hits and two walks.

Andres Munoz struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth inning to grab his 11th save.

Framber Valdez fell to 3-3 after allowing three runs on six hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out four along the way.

Jake Meyers had two hits and scored a run for Houston.

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