April 29 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Justin Turner, Alec Bohm, Andy Pages, Freddy Fermin, Tyler Nevin and More

Discussing some of the best hitting performances from April 29.

There were 11 MLB games played on Monday, April 29. Let’s take a look at the top performances from the day, as we do every weekday.

We’ll look at the top hitters here after already going over the top pitchers.

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Orioles 2, Yankees 0

Gunnar Henderson hit a solo home run (his 10th of the season) and scored both of Baltimore’s runs. Ryan O'Hearn reached base twice.

Gleyber Torres tallied two of New York’s seven hits. Giancarlo Stanton and Trent Grisham reached base two times.

Nationals 7, Marlins 2

CJ Abrams hit a two-run homer (his seventh) for Washington. Abrams finished with two runs scored and drew two walks.

Ildemaro Vargas led Washinton with two hits - he drove in one run. Jacob Young had a hit, two stolen bases and two runs scored. Jesse Winker drove in two runs, walked once, stole a base and scored once. Nick Senzel also got on base twice.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run homer (his fourth) for Miami. 

Blue Jays 6, Royals 5

Justin Turner hit two homers (a two-run shot and solo homer) to lead Toronto at the plate. Danny Jansen added a solo homer.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in a run on two hits, walked once and scored a run for the Blue Jays. Davis Schneider added two hits and a RBI, while Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two knocks. Daulton Varsho reached base twice and scored once.

Kyle Isbel and Freddy Fermin hit a solo homer each for Kansas City. Isbel finished with two hits and two RBIs, while Fermin also had two hits, a walk and scored a second time.

Maikel Garcia added two hits for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. and Hunter Renfroe each got on base twice, with Witt also stealing a base and scoring a run.

Cubs 3, Mets 1

Christopher Morel hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to help Chicago rally past New York. 

Brandon Nimmo hit a solo homer for the lone New York run. Nimmo also walked once. Jeff McNeil reached base twice.

Twins 3, White Sox 2

Carlos Santana stayed hot and hit a two-run homer for Minnesota. 

Andrew Vaughn drove in a run on two hits and scored once for Chicago. Gavin Sheets and Danny Mendick each got on base twice.

Rays 1, Brewers 0

Isaac Paredes and Niko Goodrum each tallied two hits for Tampa Bay. Goodrum also stole a base. Yandy Diaz walked, was hit by a pitch and scored the game’s only run. 

Milwaukee had only three hits and two walks in the contest. Rhys Hoskins walked and was hit by a pitch to be the only Brewer to reach base twice.

Angels 6, Phillies 5

Jo Adell hit a solo homer for Los Angeles. Taylor Ward and Brandon Drury each had two hits and a run scored, while Ehire Adrianza drove in a run on two hits and scored once.

Zach Neto added two hits for the Angels. Cole Tucker reached base twice, stole a base and drove in a run. 

Trea Turner delivered two hits and scored twice for Philadelphia. Alec Bohm drove in three runs on a hit, walk and sacrifice. 

Philly’s Kyle Schwarber scored twice after posting a hit and walk. Bryce Harper got on base three times and scored once, while Bryson Stott drew two walks and stole a base.

Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 4

Will Smith hit a solo homer, walked once and scored twice for Los Angeles. Andy Pages drove in three runs with a double and sacrifice. 

Teoscar Hernandez drove in two runs on two hits and scored twice for the Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani had two hits, a walk, one RBI and a run scored. Enrique Hernandez also had two hits, a walk and an RBI.

Miguel Rojas had a hit, two walks and a run scored for LA. Mookie Betts walked twice. Freddie Freeman got on base twice and scored once.

Ketel Marte had two hits for Arizona. Blaze Alexander walked three times and scored two runs. Christian Walker walked twice, drove in a run and scored once, while Gabriel Moreno got on twice.

Athletics 5, Pirates 1

Tyler Nevin hit a solo homer among his two hits and drove in two runs total for Oakland. 

JJ Bleday got on base three times for the Athletics. Shea Langeliers got on base twice and drove in a run, while Darell Hernaiz reached twice and scored once.

Jack Suwinski was the lone Pirate to reach twice, walking both times.

Reds 5, Padres 2

Elly De La Cruz hit a solo homer for Cincinnati. Santiago Espinal drove in two runs on a hit, while Nick Martini scored twice and had one hit.

Jeimer Candelario and Will Benson each had two hits and a run scored for the Reds. 

Jurickson Profar hit a solo homer for San Diego. Xander Bogaerts reached base twice.

Mariners 2, Braves 1

Mitch Garver hit a two-run, walk-off homer for Seattle. Garver also walked in the contest.

No Atlanta player got on base more than once. Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit, two stolen bases and a run scored.

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