April 22 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Edouard Julien, Kody Clemens, Bo Bichette, Mark Canha, Nolan Gorman and More

Discussing some of the best hitting performances from April 22.

Eleven MLB games on Monday, April 22 gave fantasy baseball owners plenty to discuss. Let’s take a look at the top hitting performances from the day after already looking at pitching.

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Athletics 2, Yankees 0

Zack Gelof hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to power Oakland to the win. Esteury Ruiz walked twice for the Athletics.

New York finished with just three singles, one each from Anthony Volpe, Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Trevino.

Phillies 7, Reds 0

Kody Clemens hit a solo home run and doubled for Philadelphia while driving in three total runs. Bryson Stott drove in two runs, walked once and scored a run, while Alec Bohm doubled among his two hits and scored twice.

Nick Castellanos also had two hits for the Phillies, while scoring one run. 

Stuart Fairchild and Christian Encarnacion-Strand each singled for Cincinnati in the contest.

Pirates 4, Brewers 2

Andrew McCutchen hit a solo home run among his three hits for Pittsburgh. Oneil Cruz doubled among his three hits and drove in two runs. Bryan Reynolds drew a pair of walks for the Pirates.

Rhys Hoskins hit a solo homer for Milwaukee - he finished with both of the team’s RBIs. William Contreras reached base twice and scored a run.

Tigers 7, Rays 1

Mark Canha and Parker Meadows each hit solo home runs for Detroit. Canha had three hits, two RBIs, two runs scored and also was hit by a pitch.

Javier Baez drove in a run on two hits and scored twice for the Tigers. Jake Rogers reached base three times and scored once.

Jose Caballero hit a solo homer for the lone Tampa Bay run. Amed Rosario had two hits to raise his average to .359.

Braves 3, Marlins 0

Travis d'Arnaud stayed hot and belted his fifth homer of the season to power Atlanta - it was a two-run shot. d'Arnaud finished two hits two.

Michael Harris II and Orlando Arcia had two hits each for the Braves. Harris also stole two bases.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubled among his two hits for Miami. 

Blue Jays 5, Royals 3

Daulton Varsho hit a two-run homer for Toronto. He also walked in the contest, and the homer was his sixth.

Bo Bichette tripled and drove in three runs for the Blue Jays. Justin Turner walked twice, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Isiah Kiner-Falefa each got on base twice and scored a run.

Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer for Kansas City. Kyle Isbel hit a solo shot for the team’s other run. Salvador Perez had two knocks for the Royals.

Twins 7, White Sox 0

Edouard Julien hit a solo homer among his three hits, drove in two runs and scored twice to lead Minnesota at the plate. It was Julien’s fifth homer of the season.

Max Kepler doubled among his two hits, drove in three runs and scored once for the Twins. Willi Castro doubled among his two hits and drove in a run. Trevor Larnach got on base three times, scored once and drove in a run.

Nicky Lopez and Danny Mendick had two singles each for Chicago.

Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 3

Nolan Gorman hit a two-run walk-off homer for St. Louis. Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo shot among his two hits, and scored twice.

Lars Nootbaar drove in two runs on a hit for the Cardinals. Michael Siani walked twice and scored a run, while Masyn Winn got on base twice, stole a base and scored a run.

Eugenio Suarez drove in two runs on three hits and scored once for Arizona. Joc Pederson had two hits, one walk and a run scored. Ketel Marte reached base twice and drove in a run, while Jake McCarthy also got on base twice.

Padres 3, Rockies 1

Jackson Merrill bumped his average to .317 after a pair of hits - he also drove in a run. Luis Campusano had two hits and a run scored for San Diego. 

Fernando Tatis Jr. reached base three times for the Padres. Jurickson Profar got on twice and drove in a run - his on-base percentage is .407 so far.

Ryan McMahon drove in Charlie Blackmon for the lone Colorado run. 

Orioles 4, Angels 2

James McCann and Colton Cowser each hit a solo homer for Baltimore. Adley Rutschman drove in two runs on two hits, while Gunnar Henderson had two knocks and a run scored.

Jo Adell hit a solo homer and stole a base for Los Angeles. Logan O'Hoppe delivered three hits and scored once, while Zach Neto had a pair of knocks. Mike Trout walked twice in the contest.

Giants 5, Mets 2

Michael Conforto hit a solo homer among his two hits and scored twice for San Francisco. Nick Ahmed drove in a pair on two hits.

Jorge Soler finished with two hits, one walk and one run scored for the Giants. Matt Chapman doubled, stole a base and drove in a pair. Jung Hoo Lee reached base twice and scored a run.

Pete Alonso hit his seventh homer of the season (a solo shot) for New York. He finished with two hits, as did Starling Marte, who also stole a base.

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