July 2 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Trea Turner, Nathaniel Lowe, Shohei Ohtani, Nolan Gorman, Elly De La Cruz and More

Discussing some of the best hitting performances from July 2.

After just three MLB games on Monday, a full 15-game slate of action happened on Tuesday, July 2.

It’s time to go over the top performers from the day, starting with the best hitters. Check back soon for the pitching roundup.

We do this every weekday, so check back daily to see the best performers. Here’s the combined story from Monday’s action.

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Red Sox 8, Marlins 3

Ceddanne Rafaela hit a three-run home run for Boston, while Jarren Duran added a solo shot. Duran also walked and stole a base in the contest.

Rafael Devers drove in two runs on two hits and scored twice for the Red Sox. Tyler O'Neill had two hits, a walk and two runs scored. Masataka Yoshida drove in a run on three hits and scored once.

Jake Burger and Jesus Sanchez hit solo homers for Miami. Burger had two total hits. Emmanuel Rivera had two hits and an RBI.

Guardians 7, White Sox 6

Tyler Freeman and Daniel Schneemann each hit two-run homers for Cleveland. Freeman added a second hit and scored another run.

Andres Gimenez had two hits and a run scored for the Guardians. 

Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run blast for Chicago, while Andrew Vaughn added a solo bomb. Robert had two hits, a stolen base and four RBIs total.

Lenyn Sosa drove in a run on two hits and scored once for the White Sox. Paul DeJong had a hit, walk and run scored.

Cardinals 7, Pirates 4

Nolan Gorman hit a grand slam for St. Louis. He added a second hit in the contest.

Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer among his two hits for the Cardinals. Brendan Donovan had three hits, a walk, an RBI and a run scored. Masyn Winn and Paul Goldschmidt each had two hits and a run scored.

Jack Suwinski hit a three-run homer for Pittsburgh, while Andrew McCutchen added a solo homer. Suwinski had three total hits in the game.

Mets 7, Nationals 2 (10 inn.)

Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer for New York, while Francisco Lindor added a solo blast. Lindor finished with two hits and runs, while Alonso also had a second hit.

Brandon Nimmo drove in two runs on two hits, stole a base and scored once for the Mets. Mark Vientos had two hits and an RBI.

CJ Abrams had two hits and an RBI for Washington. Jacob Young had a hit, walk and run scored.

Reds 5, Yankees 4

Will Benson and Elly De La Cruz each hit two-run homers for Cincinnati. De La Cruz had another hit and run scored. 

Spencer Steer had a hit and a walk for the Reds.

Aaron Judge hit a solo homer for New York. He finished with three hits and two runs scored. Ben Rice drove in a pair on a hit.

Blue Jays 7, Astros 6

George Springer hit a three-run blast for Toronto, while Spencer Horwitz added a solo homer. 

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a hit, walk and two runs scored for the Blue Jays. Justin Turner had a hit, two walks, an RBI and a run scored.

Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run blast for Houston. He had two hits and a run scored in total.

Jose Altuve added three hits for the Astros, while also driving in a run and scoring once. Jon Singleton had a hit, walk and run scored, while Cesar Salazar had a hit, walk, RBI and run scored.

Giants 5, Braves 2

Jorge Soler, LaMonte Wade Jr. and Heliot Ramos all hit a solo home run for San Francisco. Wade also walked, while Ramos had a second hit, stole a base and also drew a walk.

Mike Yastrzemski had two hits for the Giants. Patrick Bailey walked twice, while Michael Conforto had a hit, walk and run scored.

Austin Riley and Sean Murphy hit solo homers for Atlanta. Adam Duvall had a hit and a walk.

Twins 5, Tigers 3

Carlos Correa and Manuel Margot each had solo homers for Minnesota. Margot had a second hit and run scored.

Royce Lewis drove in two runs on a hit for the Twins before leaving the game with an injury. Kyle Farmer had a hit, walk and run scored, while Byron Buxton had a hit, two walks and a run scored. 

Ryan Kreidler hit a two-run shot for Detroit, while Justyn-Henry Malloy added a solo blast. Malloy had a second hit in the game.

Phillies 6, Cubs 4

Trea Turner hit two homers (a two-run shot and solo homer) to power Philadelphia to the win. He had three hits and four RBIs in total.

Bryson Stott had two hits and runs scored for the Phillies. Garrett Stubbs drove in two on a hit. Nick Castellanos had a hit, walk and run scored.

Seiya Suzuki had a three-run home run for Chicago. He had a second hit in the contest.

Cody Bellinger drove in a run on two hits and scored once for the Cubs. Michael Busch had a hit, walk and run scored.

Rangers 7, Padres 0

Nathaniel Lowe hit a pair of two-run homers to power Texas to victory.

Josh Smith had a hit, walk and two runs scored for the Rangers. Leody Taveras had two hits, a walk, an RBI and two runs scored. Wyatt Langford had a hit and a walk, while Jonathan Ornelas had a hit, walk and RBI.

San Diego only had two hits in the contest, along with no walks.

Rays 5, Royals 1

Brandon Lowe hit a solo homer for Tampa Bay. He also walked and scored a second run. 

Richie Palacios had three hits, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored for the Rays. Isaac Paredes drove in two runs on a hit and a walk. Taylor Walls walked twice, stole a base and scored a run, while Jose Siri had a hit, stolen base and a walk.

Bobby Witt Jr. hit a solo homer to account for the lone Kansas City run. MJ Melendez had three hits.

Brewers 4, Rockies 3

Christian Yelich had three hits for Milwaukee. Willy Adames had two hits, a walk, an RBI and a run scored.

Jackson Chourio had two knocks, a stolen base and a run scored for the Brewers. Andruw Monasterio had a hit, walk and run scored. Garrett Mitchell had a hit and a walk, while Brice Turang had a hit, walk, RBI and run scored.

Brenton Doyle hit a solo homer for Colorado. He had a second hit and RBI, along with a walk.

Elias Diaz had two hits for the Rockies. Ryan McMahon had a hit, walk and run scored, while Jacob Stallings had a hit, two walks and a run scored. Michael Toglia had two walks and an RBI.

Athletics 7, Angels 5

Lawrence Butler hit a three-run homer for Oakland, while Brent Rooker added a solo shot. Butler had a second hit and run scored, while Rooker also walked and stole a base.

Zack Gelof had a walk and two runs scored for the Athletics. Brett Harris had a hit, two RBIs and a run scored. 

Nolan Schanuel drove in four runs on two hits and scored a run for Los Angeles. Brandon Drury had a hit, two walks and three runs scored. 

Luis Rengifo had two hits, a stolen base and an RBI for the Angels. Logan O'Hoppe had two knocks and a walk. 

Orioles 2, Mariners 0

Anthony Santander drove in a run on two hits for Baltimore. Ryan O'Hearn and Colton Cowser added two hits each. Cedric Mullins had a hit, walk and RBI.

Josh Rojas had both of the Seattle hits. Ty France walked twice.

Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 5

Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run homer for Los Angeles. He had three hits and two runs scored total.

Teoscar Hernandez drove in three runs on three hits for the Dodgers. Will Smith had two hits and runs scored. Freddie Freeman had two knocks, an RBI and a run scored. 

Christian Walker hit a two-run homer for Arizona, while Joc Pederson added a solo blast. Walker added a second hit, while Pederson had another hit and run scored.

Ketel Marte had a hit, walk and RBI for the Diamondbacks. Gabriel Moreno had a hit, walk and run scored, while Eugenio Suarez had a hit and a walk. 

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