May 1 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Willy Adames, Jake Cronenworth, Michael Massey, Willi Castro, Matt Vierling and More

Discussing some of the best hitting performances from May 1.

All 30 MLB teams were in action on Wednesday, May 1, so it’s time to discuss all the top performances.

We’ll talk about the hitters in this story. Check back later for the writeup on pitchers.

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Tigers 4, Cardinals 1

Matt Vierling hit a two-run homer among his two hits for Detroit. Vierling finished with three RBIs and two runs scored.

Willson Contreras homered for the lone St. Louis run. Michael Siani led the team with two hits.

Brewers 7, Rays 1

Willy Adames popped two home runs to power Milwaukee. Adames, who has six homers this season, had a three-run shot and solo blast.

Oliver Dunn and Blake Perkins added two hits each for the Brewers - Dunn also walked once and scored two runs, while Perkins drove in a run and scored once. William Contreras drove in two runs on a hit and also walked once - he’s hitting .345 for the season.

Richie Palacios had two hits, a stolen base and a walk, while scoring the lone Tampa Bay run. Jose Caballero also had two hits, while Austin Shenton walked twice.

Twins 10, White Sox 5

Alex Kirilloff hit a solo homer, walked once and scored two runs for Minnesota. Willi Castro finished with three hits, one RBI, a stolen base and a run scored.

Jose Miranda - who is hitting .315 - drove in two runs on three hits, while also scoring once for the Twins. Carlos Correa got on base three times and scored twice. Ryan Jeffers drove in two runs on a hit and scored once, while Max Kepler got on twice, drove in a run and scored once.

Tommy Pham and Korey Lee hit solo home runs for Chicago. Pham finished with two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. Robbie Grossman drove in a run on two hits and also scored once.

Royals 6, Blue Jays 1

Michael Massey hit a three-run homer for Kansas City - he finished with four RBIs.

Bobby Witt Jr. - who is hitting .320 this season - drove in a run on two hits and scored twice for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino had two hits, a walk and scored twice.

Danny Jansen hit a solo homer for Toronto’s run. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was the only player on the team to reach base twice.

Athletics 4, Pirates 0

Abraham Toro and Tyler Nevin belted solo homers for Oakland. Nevin - who now has a .325 average - finished with two hits and two runs scored, while Toro had two total hits and a walk.

Kyle McCann also delivered two hits for Oakland, driving in one run. JJ Bleday walked twice.

No Pittsburgh player got on base more than once.

Braves 5, Mariners 2

Austin Riley drove in two runs on two hits, walked once and scored a run for Atlanta. Ronald Acuna Jr. had two hits, an RBI and two runs scored.

Marcell Ozuna - who is hitting .321 - walked twice and drove in a run for the Braves. Matt Olson got on base twice and drove in a run, while Ozzie Albies reached twice and scored once.

Julio Rodriguez posted three hits for Seattle. Jorge Polanco had two knocks and RBIs, while Ty France also had two hits. Seby Zavala was another Mariner with two hits - he also scored once.

Phillies 2, Angels 1

Kyle Schwarber drove in two runs on two hits for Philadelphia. Whit Merrifield had two hits, a walk and a run scored. Bryce Harper reached base twice in the contest.

Ehire Adrianza hit a solo homer for the only Los Angeles run. Nolan Schanuel and Luis Rengifo had two hits and a walk each, while Taylor Ward and Zach Neto each added two knocks. 

Padres 6, Reds 2

Jake Cronenworth hit a grand slam for San Diego. He also walked once.

Jurickson Profar plated two runs on four hits, while also scoring once for the Padres. Profar now has a .342 average for the season. Tyler Wade had a hit, stolen base and two runs scored. Ha-Seong Kim reached base twice.

Spencer Steer hit a solo homer for Cincinnati. Santiago Espinal got on base twice and scored the team’s other run.

Yankees 2, Orioles 0

Oswaldo Cabrera hit a two-run homer for the game’s only runs. He had two hits total. Juan Soto reached base twice for the Yankees.

Ryan O'Hearn and Heston Kjerstad each got on base twice for Baltimore. O'Hearn is getting on base at a .380 clip so far.

Marlins 4, Rockies 1

Emmanuel Rivera had two hits, was hit by a pitch, walked once and scored two runs for Miami. Dane Myers drove in two runs with a hit.

Jesus Sanchez got on base three times for the Marlins. Vidal Brujan walked twice.

Ryan McMahon got on base three times for Colorado and is now hitting .324 with a .408 OBP. Brenton Doyle reached twice and scored a run.

Red Sox 6, Giants 2

Connor Wong had three hits, an RBI and a run scored for Boston. Wong now has a .366 average for the season. Jarren Duran reached base three times, drove in a run and scored once.

Rafael Devers got on base twice and drove in one for the Red Sox. Wilyer Abreu got on twice, stole a base and scored once.

Tom Murphy hit a solo homer for San Francisco. No player reached base twice.

Cubs 1, Mets 0

Nico Hoerner had two hits, a stolen base and a walk for Chicago. Pete Crow-Armstrong plated Matt Mervis for the game’s only run. 

Jeff McNeil had two of the five New York hits. J.D. Martinez got on base twice.

Nationals 1, Rangers 0

Nick Senzel had two knocks for Washington. Alex Call drove in Ildemaro Vargas for the game’s only run. Vargas is hitting .321 and has a .400 OBP.

Nathaniel Lowe walked twice for Texas. Adolis Garcia, Josh Smith and Leody Taveras all had one hit and one walk. Smith has a .318 average and .420 OBP so far, while Lowe has a .314 average and .415 OBP.

Guardians 3, Astros 2

Will Brennan hit a solo homer for Cleveland - he finished with two hits. Steven Kwan doubled and tripled among his three hits and drove in two runs. Kwan now has a .360 average and .403 OBP.

David Fry also had two hits for the Guardians. Andres Gimenez and Brayan Rocchio each had a hit and two walks, with Rocchio also scoring a run.

Kyle Tucker hit a solo home run for the only Houston run. Mauricio Dubon led the team with two hits, while Jon Singleton reached base two times.

Dodgers 8, Diamondbacks 0

Andy Pages hit a two-run homer for Los Angeles, while Will Smith had a solo blast. 

Los Angeles’ Mookie Betts drove in two runs on three hits. Miguel Rojas had two hits and one walk, stolen base, RBI and run scored.

Enrique Hernandez walked three times and scored once for the Dodgers. Chris Taylor had a hit, two walks, one RBI and a run scored. Teoscar Hernandez also got on base two times.

Joc Pederson had three of Arizona’s seven hits on the night. Jake McCarthy, Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll and Blaze Alexander each got on base twice.

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