September 19-22 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting/Pitching Performances | Shohei Ohtani, Gerrit Cole, Michael Harris II, Brandon Pfaadt, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and More

Discussing some of the best hitting and pitching performances from September 19-22.

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Top Hitters

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani has been on fire of late, with 14 hits over the past four games. He has five home runs and two doubles among the hits, along with 13 RBIs, nine runs scored, a walk, six stolen bases and two strikeouts. He was also hit by a pitch.

Atlanta Braves’ Michael Harris II had 11 hits across four games. He had two home runs and a double along the way. He drove in five runs, scored seven times, was hit by a pitch and struck out twice.

Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 10 hits over the past four games. He’s homered two times among the hits. Guerrero also had three RBIs, two runs scored, a walk and two strikeouts in that span.

Houston Astros’ Yainer Diaz and Seattle Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez posted eight hits each.

Diaz had three doubles among the hits. He drove in three runs, scored six times and struck out twice.

Rodriguez had three home runs among his nine knocks. He drove in nine runs, scored five times, stole a base and struck out five times.

Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte, Atlanta’s Matt Olson, Tampa Bay Rays’ Jonathan Aranda, and Boston Red Sox’s Triston Casas all had three home runs between Thursday and Sunday.

Marte had seven hits over that span, including a double. He also posted six RBIs, five runs scored, six walks, a stolen base and three strikeouts.

Olson had six total hits, with the other three knocks being singles. He drove in eight runs, scored four times, walked five times and struck out twice.

Aranda has five hits since Thursday, with the other two being singles. He drove in five runs, scored four times, walked once and struck out five times.

Casas’ only hits in that span were home runs. He drove in seven runs, scored four times, walked on three occasions and struck out five times.

Dodgers’ Max Muncy and Chicago Cubs’ Dansby Swanson scored six runs each. 

Muncy had three hits (two singles and one double) and four walks across three games played. He drove in a run, was plunked by a pitch and struck out twice.

Swanson had six singles and a walk across four contests. He drove in a run, stole a base and struck out once.

New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge had five hits and five walks across four contests. He had two home runs, two singles and a double for his knocks. He drove in two runs, stole a base, scored five runs and struck out twice.

Houston’s Kyle Tucker had eight hits and five walks over four games played. He homered twice, doubled once and singled five times. Tucker drove in three runs, scored five times and struck out twice.

Philadelphia Phillies’ Trea Turner had five hits, was plunked by a pitch and stole four bases over four games played. He singled four times and homered once for his hits. He drove in three runs, scored four times and was a strikeout victim three times.

Top Starting Pitchers

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole earned a win after completing a game. He allowed a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out seven.

Boston’s Kutter Crawford worked 7 2/3 innings and got himself a win. He gave up three runs on eight hits and a hit batter, while punching out seven.

Arizona’s Brandon Pfaadt was the only starting pitcher to record double-digit strikeouts over the past four days. He struck out 12 over seven brilliant innings. Pfaadt got a win after allowing a run on two hits and no walks.

Arizona’s Merrill Kelly, Cubs’ Jameson Taillon and Shota Imanaga, Cincinnati Reds’ Nick Martinez and Rhett Lowder, San Diego Padres’ Joe Musgrove, San Francisco Giants’ Blake Snell, Mason Black and Landen Roupp, Toronto’s Kevin Gausman, Boston’s Nick Pivetta and Richard Fitts, Tampa Bay’s Zack Littell, Yankees’ Carlos Rodon, Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes, Los Angeles Angels’ Jose Suarez and Pittsburgh Pirates’ Paul Skenes all pitched five or more innings and had 0.00 earned run averages.

Kelly got a win after working five innings. He allowed two hits and no walks, while punching out six.

Taillon worked six scoreless to get a victory. He gave up two hits, two walks, while striking out four and also hitting a batter.

Martinez got a win after tossing six innings. He allowed two hits, while striking out nine and walking none.

Musgrove took a no decision after working six frames. He gave up four hits, while striking out nine and walking none.

Snell was a winner after punching out nine over six innings. He surrendered just two hits and one walk.

Gausman got a win after striking out six over five frames. He did not allow a hit, while allowing just one walk.

Pivetta got a win as well after pitching five innings. He gave up an unearned run on four hits and three walks, while striking out four.

Littell struck out seven over seven innings and got the win. He allowed just one hit and no walks.

Rodon was a winner after working six scoreless. He gave up five hits and one walk, while striking out four.

Burnes earned a win after punching out eight over seven frames. He gave up three hits and three walks.

Suarez tossed five innings and took a no decision. He allowed an unearned run on three hits and two walks, while striking out five.

Roupp was a winner after tossing five innings. He gave up three hits and three walks, while also striking out three.

Fitts took a no decision after working five innings and striking out three. He surrendered five hits and one walk.

Black got the win after tossing 5 2/3 innings. He gave up four hits and one walk, while punching out four.

Skenes got another win after striking out nine over five frames. He allowed two hits and hit a batter, but didn’t walk any.

Imanaga was a winner after working seven innings. He allowed six hits, while striking out four and walking none.

Lowder got a win after pitching five innings. He gave up five hits and two walks, while striking out four.

Top Relief Pitchers

Pittsburgh’s Aroldis Chapman, Houston’s Josh Hader, New York Mets’ Edwin Diaz, Yankees’ Luke Weaver, St. Louis Cardinals’ Ryan Helsley and Cubs’ Porter Hodge earned two saves each.

Chapman allowed just one hit across two innings, striking out two along the way.

Hader was tagged for four runs on three hits and two walks over 2 1/3 innings. He struck out three batters.

Diaz worked 4 1/3 innings over three games, striking out eight batters along the way. He allowed one hit and two walks.

Weaver struck out six over 2 2/3 innings. He allowed an unearned run on a single hit.

Helsley retired the six batters he faced, punching out three of them.

Hodge gave up a hit and walk, but struck out two to work two scoreless frames.

Arizona’s A.J. Puk struck out seven batters over three scoreless innings. He allowed one hit and no walks.

Milwaukee Brewers’ Aaron Ashby tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out six along the way. He allowed one hit and one walk.

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