June 19 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Sean Murphy, Josh Naylor, Michael Toglia, Enmanuel Valdez, Ramon Urias and More

There was another full slate of MLB action on Wednesday, June 19, so it’s time to break down all the top performances.

We’ll begin with the top hitters in this story. Check back soon for the pitching roundup.

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Braves 7, Tigers 0

Sean Murphy hit two home runs (both two-run shots) to power Atlanta. Ramon Laureano added a solo home run. Murphy finished with four hits and three runs scored, while Laureano added a second hit.

Ozzie Albies drove in a run on two hits, stole a base and scored once for the Braves. Austin Riley had two knocks and a run scored. Marcell Ozuna walked twice.

Wenceel Perez, Gio Urshela and Andy Ibanez all had two hits for Detroit. Perez also stole a base.

Pirates 1, Reds 0

Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds hit a home run for the game’s only run. 

No Cincinnati player got on base more than once.

Marlins 4, Cardinals 3

Jesus Sanchez and Bryan De La Cruz each hit solo home runs for Miami. Sanchez also walked and scored a second run. Josh Bell led the Marlins with two hits. 

Nolan Gorman hit a solo bomb for St. Louis. Brendan Donovan drove in a run on two hits.

Matt Carpenter and Nolan Arenado each added two hits for the Cardinals, with Arenado going on to score a run. Arenado also stole a base.

Padres 5, Phillies 2

Jackson Merrill hit a solo home run for San Diego. He finished with two hits and runs scored.

Kyle Higashioka drove in three runs on a hit for the Padres. Luis Arraez plated a run on two hits, while Jurickson Profar and Manny Machado added two hits each. Machado also scored once. Tyler Wade had a hit and a walk.

Bryce Harper hit two solo home runs for Philadelphia. 

Cubs 6, Giants 5

Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ hit solo home runs for Chicago. Swanson finished with two hits and three RBIs, while Happ added a second hit.

Michael Busch and Nico Hoerner each had two hits for the Cubs - Busch also walked once, and Hoerner stole a base. Seiya Suzuki walked twice.

Jorge Soler hit a grand slam for San Francisco. 

Brett Wisely had two hits and a walk for the Giants. Austin Slater walked twice and scored a run.

Nationals 3, Diamondbacks 1

Jesse Winker hit a two-run home run for Washington. He also walked in the contest.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two of Arizona’s four hits. 

Guardians 8, Mariners 0

Josh Naylor hit a pair of home runs (a two-run shot and solo blast) for Cleveland. Steven Kwan hit a two-run homer. Kwan finished with two hits, a walk and two total runs scored, while Naylor had three total hits.

Jose Ramirez drove in a run on two hits and scored once for the Guardians. He also stole a base.

No Seattle player reached base more than once.

Orioles 7, Yankees 6 (10 inn.)

Ramon Urias hit a two-run home run for Baltimore. He finished with two hits.

Ryan O'Hearn drove in two runs on two hits for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson reached base twice, stole two bases and scored two runs. Cedric Mullins had two hits, two stolen bases, an RBI and two runs scored.

Jorge Mateo also had two hits for Baltimore. Ryan Mountcastle had two hits, a walk and an RBI. 

Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run home run for New York. Stanton finished with two hits, four RBIs and a walk.

Anthony Volpe had three hits, a walk and two runs scored for the Yankees. Juan Soto had a hit, walk and two runs scored. DJ LeMahieu had two knocks, while Ben Rice had a hit, walk and RBI. Jose Trevino drew two walks.

Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 3

Enmanuel Valdez and Jarren Duran hit solo home runs for Boston. Duran finished with two hits, stolen bases and RBIs, while Valdez had two hits, a walk and three total runs scored.

David Hamilton had two hits, a stolen base and an RBI for the Red Sox. Reese McGuire had a hit and walk.

Spencer Horwitz, Justin Turner and Addison Barger all had two hits for Toronto. Barger and Turner scored a run each, while Horwitz also walked.

Rays 3, Twins 2 (10 inn.)

Isaac Paredes hit a solo homer for Tampa Bay. He finished with two hits and a walk.

Yandy Diaz drove in a run on two hits for the Rays. Randy Arozarena had two hits, two stolen bases, a walk and a run scored, while Ben Rortvedt had a pair of hits. Tyler Walls walked two times.

Royce Lewis hit a solo home run for Minnesota. He had three total hits and a walk.

Willi Castro had two hits for the Twins. Carlos Santana had a hit and a walk.

Rangers 5, Mets 3

Leody Taveras hit a two-run home run for Texas. Wyatt Langford had two hits and RBIs and a stolen base.

Robbie Grossman had a hit, walk, stolen base and two runs scored for the Rangers. Josh Smith had a hit, walk, RBI and run scored.

Pete Alonso hit a two-run blast for New York. J.D. Martinez walked twice and scored once.

Astros 4, White Sox 1

Cesar Salazar drove in two runs on two hits for Houston. Jake Meyers had two hits and runs scored.

Jose Altuve had two knocks for the Astros. Alex Bregman and Yainer Diaz each had a hit and walk, while Diaz also scored a run.

Andrew Benintendi hit a solo home run for the lone Chicago run. Luis Robert Jr. had two hits, a stolen base and a walk, while Korey Lee added two knocks.

Rockies 7, Dodgers 6

Michael Toglia hit a three-run homer for Colorado. He had two hits and runs scored total.

Ryan McMahon had two hits and a run scored for the Rockies. Adael Amador had two hits and a walk. Brenton Doyle drove in two runs without the benefit of a hit. Jacob Stallings and Jake Cave each had a hit, walk and run scored.

Shohei Ohtani drove in three runs on two hits and scored once for Los Angeles. Jason Heyward drove in a pair on a hit and walk.

Freddie Freeman drove in a run on two hits for the Dodgers. Andy Pages had two hits and a run scored. Enrique Hernandez had a hit, walk and run scored.

Brewers 2, Angels 0

Willy Adames had a hit, two walks and RBI for Milwaukee. Christian Yelich had a hit, walk, stolen base and run scored. Gary Sanchez had a hit and walk.

Kevin Pillar was the only Los Angeles player to reach base multiple times, walking twice. Pillar also stole a base.

Athletics 5, Royals 1

Zack Gelof hit a solo home run for Oakland. Brent Rooker drove in two runs on two hits and a walk.

Miguel Andujar drove in a run on three hits and scored once for the Athletics. JJ Bleday walked once and scored twice. Max Schuemann walked three times and scored once.

Bobby Witt Jr. drove in a run on two hits for Kansas City. Kyle Isbel also had a pair of hits. Nick Loftin had a hit and two walks.