July 1 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting/Pitching Performances | Brenton Doyle, Hunter Brown, Francisco Alvarez, William Contreras, Yariel Rodriguez and More

There were only three MLB games played on Monday, July 1. Two of them went to extra innings and all three games were within two runs.

There’s not a ton to break down from the day, but let’s still go over the top hitting and pitching performances. We’ll combine everything into one story instead of breaking things into two.

We cover the top performers every weekday, so check back each day for those writeups. Here’s the stories from the top weekend performers: hitters and pitchers.

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Astros 3, Blue Jays 1

Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning for some big insurance runs for Houston. Jeremy Pena homered in the fifth inning for the team’s first run. Alvarez also walked earlier in the contest.

Alex Bregman led the Astros with two hits and he also scored a run. 

Hunter Brown started for Houston and got the win after working six scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and three walks, while striking out five. 

Over his past five starts, Brown is 5-0 with a 0.29 earned run average (one earned run across 31 innings). He’s faced some bad offenses over that stretch, but he’s pitching too well to treat as a streaming option right now.

Rafael Montero and Bryan Abreu each tossed scoreless innings to earn holds for the Astros. Josh Hader allowed a homer in the ninth, but was still able to record his 13th save of the season.

Yariel Rodriguez started for Toronto and took the tough loss after allowing a run on two hits and two walks over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out six batters along the way.

Ernie Clement homered for the Blue Jays. He had two of the team’s four hits in the contest and was the only batter to reach base twice.

Mets 9, Nationals 7 (10 inn.)

New York scored six runs in the 10th inning and then held Washington to four in the bottom half to escape with a win.

J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer in the 10th for New York. Jose Iglesias added a two-run shot in the frame. Martinez also walked twice in the contest.

Harrison Bader had two hits, was hit by a pitch, stole two bases and scored two runs for the Mets. Tyrone Taylor had a hit and two runs scored.

Mark Vientos had two hits, an RBI and a run scored for New York. Francisco Alvarez drove in three runs on two hits and also scored once. 

David Peterson started for the Mets, allowing two runs on seven hits and a walk over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out a pair along the way.

Dedniel Nunez pitched next and was charged with a blown save. Jake Diekman worked next and got the win after working a scoreless inning.

Tyler Jay was tagged for four runs (three) earned in the bottom of the 10th before Reed Garrett got the final out and his fourth save.

MacKenzie Gore allowed a run on five hits and a walk over 5 2/3 innings in his start for Washington. He struck out eight along the way.

Derek Law pitched next and was charged with a blown save. Hunter Harvey eventually took the loss after giving up five runs (four earned) in 2/3 of an inning in the 10th.

Joey Meneses had two hits and RBIs to lead Washington at the plate. Ildemaro Vargas drove in a pair on a hit and also scored once. 

Keibert Ruiz drove in one run on three hits for the Nationals. Jesse Winker had a hit, walk, RBI and two runs scored, while CJ Abrams had a hit, two walks and two runs scored.

James Wood had a hit and walk in his MLB debut.

Rockies 8, Brewers 7 (10 inn.)

Colorado won a back-and-forth contest over Milwaukee, scoring once in the 10th to secure the home win.

Brenton Doyle hit two home runs for Colorado (a two-run shot and solo blast), while Charlie Blackmon added a solo bomb. Blackmon had two hits total, while Doyle added a third hit and run scored and also walked once and stole a base.

Brendan Rodgers drove in a run on two hits and two walks and also scored once for Colorado. Jake Cave and Nolan Jones each drove in a run on two hits, while Cave also scored once and Jones drew a walk.

Austin Gomber started for Colorado and allowed four runs on nine hits over six innings. He struck out three and walked none.

Anthony Molina earned a hold before Justin Lawrence was charged with a blown save. Tyler Kinley got the win after working a scoreless 10th inning.

Bryse Wilson was the bulk pitcher for Milwaukee, giving up five runs on seven hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out three.

Elvis Peguero was charged with a blown save, and Joel Payamps eventually took the loss.

William Contreras hit a solo homer for Milwaukee. He had three hits and two runs scored total.

Christian Yelich had two hits, a stolen base and two runs scored for the Brewers. Willy Adames had three hits, an RBI and a run scored, while Eric Haase had two hits and an RBI. Jackson Chourio drove in a pair on a hit and also scored once.

Sal Frelick had a hit, walk, stolen base and run scored for the Brewers. Garrett Mitchell had one hit and walk.