May 15 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Aaron Judge, William Contreras, Jordan Beck, Bryce Harper, Willie Calhoun and More

Discussing some of the best hitting performances from May 15.

There were 15 MLB games played on Wednesday, May 15, so it’s time to discuss the day’s top performances.

We’ll look at the top hitters here. Check back soon for the story on pitching.

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Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2

Adley Rutschman hit a two-run, walk-off home run for Baltimore. He had two hits total, while also walking once. Rutschman now has nine homers for the season.

Jordan Westburg hit a solo homer (his seventh overall) among his two hits, and scored a second run. Anthony Santander had two knocks for the Orioles. Colton Cowser got on base two times.

Bo Bichette drove in two runs on two hits and walked once for Toronto. Davis Schneider walked twice, while George Springer got on base twice and scored a run.

Marlins 2, Tigers 0

Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run homer (his ninth) for Miami. Jazz Chisholm Jr. got on base twice and scored the other run. 

Carson Kelly had three of Detroit’s seven hits - he also walked once. Mark Canha reached base twice.

Brewers 10, Pirates 2

William Contreras hit a three-run homer for Milwaukee. He finished with three hits and four RBIs. Contreras has six homers for the season and is now batting .359.

Gary Sanchez hit a two-run homer (his sixth) among his two hits for the Brewers. Joey Ortiz hit a solo shot (his fourth) among his two hits, walked twice and scored two runs. 

Jackson Chourio hit a two-run homer (his fifth) among his two hits and scored two runs for Milwaukee. Sal Frelick hit a solo homer (his second) among his three hits and scored three times. 

Andrew McCutchen hit a solo homer (his fifth) among his three hits and scored two runs for Pittsburgh. Joey Bart added two hits.

White Sox 2, Nationals 0

Korey Lee had three hits, a stolen base and an RBI to power Chicago. Andrew Benintendi had two hits and scored once, while Tommy Pham drove in a run on two knocks. Zach Remillard got on base twice.

Ildemaro Vargas and Riley Adams each got on base twice for Washington. Vargas also stole a base.

Diamondbacks 2, Reds 1

Christian Walker hit a solo homer (his eighth) for Arizona among his two hits. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. got on base twice and drove in a run.

Santiago Espinal homered (his second) for the lone Cincinnati run.

Rockies 8, Padres 0

Jordan Beck hit a two-run homer (the first of his career) for Colorado, while Brenton Doyle added a solo shot (his fifth). Beck had three hits and five RBIs in total, while Doyle also walked and scored a second run.

Jacob Stallings drove in two runs on two hits, while also scoring a run for Colorado. Jake Cave had two knocks and runs scored. Elehuris Montero got on base twice and scored once.

Donovan Solano had two hits and a walk for San Diego. Fernando Tatis Jr. walked twice. 

Mariners 4, Royals 2

Ty France hit a solo homer (his fourth) for Seattle. Luke Raley drove in a run on two hits and stole a base, while Julio Rodriguez had two hits. Mitch Haniger got on base twice.

Adam Frazier and Freddy Fermin had two hits each for Kansas City, with Fermin also scoring twice. Bobby Witt Jr. drove in two runs. 

Phillies 10, Mets 5

Bryce Harper hit a solo homer (his 10th) among his three hits and drove in three runs and scored twice total to lead Philadelphia.

Kyle Schwarber got on base three times, drove in a run and scored once for the Phillies. Cristian Pache drove in two runs, walked once and scored a run. Bryson Stott got on base twice and scored two runs.

Edmundo Sosa reached twice, scored two runs and drove in one for Philly. Alec Bohm got on base twice and scored once.

J.D. Martinez hit a solo homer (his second) among his two hits for New York. Mark Vientos drove in a run on two hits and scored once. Tomas Nido drove in a run on two knocks.

Rays 4, Red Sox 3

Yandy Diaz drove in two runs on a hit and walk for Tampa Bay. Jose Siri plated one on two hits and also scored once.

Wilyer Abreu and Rafael Devers each hit a solo homer for Boston. Abreu has four homers this season, while Devers is at five. Jarren Duran had two hits and scored once.

Cubs 7, Braves 1

Mike Tauchman and Seiya Suzuki hit solo home runs for Chicago. Both players had two hits total, while Suzuki scored a second run. Both hitters are at four homers for the season.

Cody Bellinger got on base three times for the Cubs. Nick Madrigal had three hits, Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two runs on two hits, stole a base and scored once and Michael Busch reached base twice and scored two runs. Miles Mastrobuoni got on base three times and scored a run.

Zack Short had two hits and drove in Atlanta’s run. Travis d'Arnaud got on base twice.

Yankees 4, Twins 0

Aaron Judge hit a solo homer (his 11th) among his four hits for New York. He also walked, drove in two runs total and scored a second run.

Alex Verdugo and Giancarlo Stanton had two hits each for the Yankees, with Stanton also driving in a run. Gleyber Torres reached base twice, stole a base and scored once. 

No Minnesota player reached base more than once.

Rangers 4, Guardians 0

Marcus Semien and Adolis Garcia each hit a two-run homer for Texas. Garcia finished with two knocks. Semien has eight homers this season, while Garcia has 10.

Jonah Heim walked twice for the Rangers. Corey Seager reached base two times.

Andres Gimenez had two of the six Cleveland hits. Jose Ramirez and Will Brennan each got on base twice.

Astros 3, Athletics 0

Jeremy Pena led Houston with two hits and a run scored. Kyle Tucker reached base twice and scored once.

Oakland had just two hits in the game. No batter reached base more than once.

Angels 7, Cardinals 2

Nolan Schanuel, Zach Neto and Taylor Ward all hit a solo home run for Los Angeles. Schanuel had two total hits and also walked while Ward and Neto had another knock each. Schanuel and Neto have four homers each, while Ward hit his eighth.

Willie Calhoun tallied three hits for Los Angeles, while also driving in a run and scoring twice. Luis Guillorme had two hits, two walks and a run scored.

Kevin Pillar had two hits and was hit by a pitch - he drove in one run and scored once. Pillar also stole a base.

Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo homer (his fourth) for St. Louis and also walked in the contest. 

Alec Burleson had two hits and the Cardinals other run. Brendan Donovan had two hits and drove Burleson in. Lars Nootbaar had two hits and a walk, while Ivan Herrera and Masyn Winn reached base twice each. 

Giants 4, Dodgers 1

Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run homer (his fourth) among his two hits for San Francisco. Curt Casali reached base two times and scored once.

Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman all had two hits and a walk for Los Angeles, but the team only had one other hit or walk. Freeman scored the team’s lone run. Will Smith had a hit and was hit by a pitch.

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