July 4 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Ian Happ, Jose Miranda, Christian Walker, Brandon Lowe, Jonathan India and More

The Fourth of July provided a full 15-game slate of MLB action, so there’s plenty to discuss from a fantasy baseball perspective.

Let’s get into the top performers, starting with the top hitters. Check back soon for a story on how pitchers fared.

We do these takeaway stories everyday, so check back daily to see which players are consistently getting mentioned. Here’s the writeups from Wednesday’s games (hitters and pitchers).

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Nationals 1, Mets 0

Jesse Winker homered in the eighth inning to help Washington prevail.

Riley Adams had two hits for the Nationals, while Lane Thomas and James Wood each had a hit and a walk. Thomas also stole two bases.

New York had just one hit and one walk in the contest.

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2 (10 inn.)

Alec Burleson and Dylan Carlson each had two hits and an RBI for St. Louis. Masyn Winn had two walks and a hit.

Bryan Reynolds hit a solo homer for Pittsburgh. 

Reds 8, Yankees 4

Spencer Steer hit a three-run home run for Cincinnati. Nick Martini and Jonathan India each added solo shots. India had three hits and two runs scored in total, Steer also walked and scored another run and Martini also reached on a walk.

Elly De La Cruz had a hit, walk, stolen base and two runs scored for the Reds. Jake Fraley drove in three runs on two hits and also stole a base.

Juan Soto hit a two-run homer for New York, while Austin Wells and Ben Rice added solo shots. Soto also walked once.

Alex Verdugo had three hits for the Yankees. Trent Grisham had a hit, walk and run scored.

Astros 5, Blue Jays 3

Jeremy Pena hit a solo homer for Houston. He had two hits, a walk and two runs scored in total.

Mauricio Dubon drove in a run on two hits for the Astros. Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman had two hits and a run scored each, while Altuve also walked once. 

Houston’s Yordan Alvarez walked twice, was hit by two pitches and scored a run. Jon Singleton drove in two runs on a hit. 

Spencer Horwitz had three hits and two RBIs for Toronto. George Springer and Davis Schneider had two hits and a run scored each. Danny Jansen had a hit, walk and run scored.

Guardians 8, White Sox 4

Steven Kwan hit a solo homer for Cleveland. He had three hits, a walk and two RBIs total.

Josh Naylor drove in two runs on two hits and scored twice for the Guardians. Bo Naylor drove in two runs on two hits and stole a base, while Andres Gimenez had a hit, two RBIs and a run scored.

Angel Martinez had two hits, a walk and two runs scored for Cleveland. Jhonkensy Noel had a hit, walk, was hit by a pitch and scored a run.

Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer for Chicago, while Lenyn Sosa added a solo blast. Sosa had two total hits and RBIs. Andrew Benintendi had a hit and a walk.

Red Sox 6, Marlins 5 (12 inn.)

Tyler O'Neill had three hits, a walk, two RBIs, two stolen bases and a run scored for Boston. Rafael Devers walked three times and drove in a pair.

David Hamilton had a hit, walk, RBI, two stolen bases and run scored for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela had a hit, walk, stolen base and run scored.

Jesus Sanchez hit a two-run homer for Miami. He had three total hits.

Vidal Brujan had two walks and runs scored for the Marlins. Bryan De La Cruz drove in a run on two hits. Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a hit, two walks, a stolen base and an RBI.

Twins 12, Tigers 3 (7 inn.)

Ryan Jeffers hit a two-run homer for Minnesota. He had three hits, four RBIs and two runs scored total.

Jose Miranda had five hits, three RBIs and four runs scored for the Twins. Max Kepler drove in a pair on two hits. Carlos Correa had a hit, walk and two runs scored.

Trevor Larnach walked twice and scored two runs for Minnesota. Brooks Lee had a hit, walk and RBI.

Colt Keith hit a solo homer among his two knocks for Detroit. Gio Urshela had two hits and a run scored, while Jake Rogers drove in a pair on a hit.

Cubs 10, Phillies 2

Ian Happ hit two home runs (two three-run blasts) for Chicago. He had four total hits in the contest.

Seiya Suzuki had two hits, two walks, a stolen base and three runs scored for the Cubs. Cody Bellinger had a hit, walk, RBI and two runs scored. 

Nick Castellanos hit a solo homer among his two hits for Philadelphia. 

Padres 3, Rangers 1

Jurickson Profar hit a solo homer for San Diego. He had two hits and runs scored in total.

Donovan Solano had three hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Padres. Luis Arraez had two knocks. 

Josh Smith and Corey Seager each had two hits for Texas. Seager also scored a run. Wyatt Langford had a hit, walk and RBI.

Athletics 5, Angels 0

Lawrence Butler hit a solo homer for Oakland. He also walked once.

Brent Rooker had two hits, a walk, a stolen base and an RBI for the Athletics. Kyle McCann had two walks.

No Los Angeles player reached base more than once.

Mariners 7, Orioles 3

Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer for Seattle, while Julio Rodriguez added a solo blast. Rodriguez added a second hit and run scored, while also stealing a base.

Ty France had a hit, walk and two runs scored for the Mariners. J.P. Crawford had two hits, three RBIs, a stolen base and a run scored. Mitch Haniger walked twice and scored a run.

Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run bomb for Baltimore, while Jordan Westburg added a solo shot. Henderson had three total hits.

James McCann had two hits, a walk and run scored for the Orioles. Cedric Mullins had two knocks. 

Giants 4, Braves 2

Heliot Ramos hit a two-run homer for San Francisco among his two hits. Matt Chapman had a solo homer - he finished with two hits and two RBIs.

LaMonte Wade Jr. had two knocks, a walk and a run scored for the Giants. Michael Conforto walked twice.

Ozzie Albies had two hits and a run scored for Atlanta. Matt Olson had a hit and a walk.

Rockies 4, Brewers 3

Jake Cave hit a solo home run for Colorado. Charlie Blackmon drove in two runs on two hits and scored once. Nolan Jones had a hit and a walk.

Andruw Monasterio drove in two runs on two hits for Milwaukee. William Contreras also had two hits, while Jackson Chourio had a hit, two walks and an RBI. Christian Yelich walked twice and scored a run, while Sal Frelick had a hit, walk and run scored.

Rays 10, Royals 8

Brandon Lowe and Jonny DeLuca hit solo homers for Tampa Bay. Lowe had three total hits, a walk and three runs scored, while DeLuca had three total hits and two RBIs.

Ben Rortvedt drove in two runs on two hits and scored once for the Rays. Amed Rosario had two knocks. 

Tampa Bay’s Isaac Paredes and Randy Arozarena each had a hit, two walks, an RBI and a run scored, while Arozarena also stole a base. Richie Palacios and Josh Lowe each had a hit, walk, RBI and run scored each, while Lowe also stole a base.

Bobby Witt Jr. and Michael Massey each hit solo home runs for Kansas City. Witt had three total hits and two RBIs, while Massey scored another run.

Hunter Renfroe had two hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino drove in two runs on a hit.

Diamondbacks 9, Dodgers 3

Christian Walker hit two home runs (a two-run shot and solo bomb) for a second straight night for Arizona. He also walked twice and scored a third run.

Joc Pederson hit a solo homer, walked twice and scored two total runs for the Diamondbacks. Gabriel Moreno had three hits, a stolen base and two RBIs.

Ketel Marte had two hits, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored for Arizona. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a hit, two RBIs and a run scored. 

Andy Pages had two hits and a run scored for Los Angeles. Teoscar Hernandez added two knocks.

Austin Barnes drove in two runs on a hit and also stole a base for the Dodgers. Chris Taylor drew two walks.