July 10 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Sam Hilliard, Willy Adames, Zach Neto, Joey Loperfido, Ernie Clement and More

With a couple doubleheaders being played, 17 MLB contests took place on Wednesday, July 10.

It’s time to break down the top performers from the day, starting with hitters. Check back soon for the pitching roundup.

We do these takeaway stories every weekday (here’s Tuesday’s hitting and pitching recaps).

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Twins 3, White Sox 2 (Game 1)

Brooks Lee and Carlos Correa hit solo home runs for Minnesota. Correa also walked in the contest. Matt Wallner had a hit and a walk.

Martin Maldonado hit a solo homer for Chicago. Andrew Benintendi had a hit, walk and RBI.

Royals 6, Cardinals 4 (Game 1)

Salvador Perez hit a solo home run for Kansas City. He had another hit and RBI in the game.

Hunter Renfroe had two hits and a run scored for the Royals. Garrett Hampson drove in two runs on a hit and also stole a base.

Alec Burleson hit a two-run shot for St. Louis, while Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt hit solo bombs. Arenado had two total hits.

Pedro Pages had a hit, walk and run scored for the Cardinals.

White Sox 3, Twins 1 (Game 2)

Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run blast for Chicago. 

Matt Wallner hit a solo homer among his two hits for Minnesota. Carlos Correa had three hits.

Cubs 4, Orioles 0

Christopher Morel hit a solo home run for Chicago. Nico Hoerner and Michael Busch each had two hits, an RBI and a run scored.

Chicago’s Cody Bellinger had two hits and a stolen base before being hit by a pitch and leaving the game. Dansby Swanson had two hits and a run scored. 

Ryan Mountcastle had three of the nine Baltimore hits. James McCann had a hit and was plunked by a pitch.

Tigers 5, Guardians 4

Matt Vierling hit a two-run shot for Detroit, while Andy Ibanez added a solo homer. Vierling also walked, was hit by a pitch and drove in another run.

Colt Keith had a hit, walk, RBI and two runs scored for the Tigers. Riley Greene posted two hits.

Daniel Schneemann hit a solo bomb for Cleveland. Angel Martinez drove in two runs on a hit, while Josh Naylor and Bo Naylor each had a hit, walk and run scored.

Mariners 2, Padres 0

Jorge Polanco had a hit, walk and RBI for Seattle. 

Jake Cronenworth had a hit and a walk for San Diego.

Yankees 2, Rays 1

Juan Soto had two hits and a stolen base for New York, while Trent Grisham drove in two runs on a hit. Gleyber Torres had a hit, walk and run scored.

Brandon Lowe and Taylor Walls each had two hits and a walk for Tampa Bay, while Ben Rortvedt had two knocks and a run scored. Isaac Paredes drew three walks.

Phillies 4, Dodgers 3

Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run for Philadelphia. Trea Turner had two hits, an RBI and a run scored, while Bryson Stott drove in a run on two hits.

Shohei Ohtani had two hits, an RBI and a stolen base for Los Angeles. Andy Pages had two knocks and a run scored, while Miguel Rojas drove in a pair on a hit. Austin Barnes also had two hits.

Athletics 5, Red Sox 2

Lawrence Butler drove in two runs on two hits and a walk for Oakland. He also stole a base.

Brent Rooker had a hit, walk and two runs scored for the Athletics. Max Schuemann had two hits, a stolen base and two runs scored. Shea Langeliers had a hit, walk and RBI.

Rob Refsnyder hit a solo homer for Boston. Jarren Duran led the team with three hits and also stole a base.

Ceddanne Rafaela had two knocks and a run scored for the Red Sox. Tyler O'Neill had a hit, walk and RBI, while Connor Wong had a hit and a walk.

Rockies 6, Reds 5

Sam Hilliard hit a two-run homer and solo shot to power Colorado. 

Jake Cave and Elias Diaz each had two hits and an RBI for the Rockies. Ezequiel Tovar had two knocks and a run scored. Nolan Jones had two hits, a walk and a run scored, while Brenton Doyle had a hit, walk, RBI and run scored. 

Jonathan India and Tyler Stephenson hit solo homers for Cincinnati. India drove in a second run, while Stephenson had a second hit.

Noelvi Marte had three hits and two runs scored for the Reds. Santiago Espinal had a hit, walk and RBI.

Mets 6, Nationals 2

Brandon Nimmo hit a solo home run for New York. Jose Iglesias had three hits, two RBIs and two runs scored.

Mark Vientos had two hits, a walk, an RBI and a run scored for the Mets. Pete Alonso added two hits and scored once. Tyrone Taylor had two hits and an RBI, while Francisco Alvarez had a hit and two walks.

Ildemaro Vargas had a hit and a walk for Washington. He also stole a base.

Royals 8, Cardinals 5 (Game 2)

Salvador Perez, MJ Melendez and Kyle Isbel all hit solo homers for Kansas City. Perez drove in a second run, while Isbel had a second hit, a walk, a stolen base and three total runs scored.

Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino each had two hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Royals. Michael Massey had two knocks

Lars Nootbaar hit a solo home run for St. Louis. He had two total hits and runs scored. Brendan Donovan had two knocks.

Astros 9, Marlins 1

Joey Loperfido hit a two-run homer for Houston. He had another hit and run scored.

Alex Bregman had two hits, an RBI and two runs scored for the Astros. Jose Altuve had a hit, walk, stolen base and two runs scored. Yainer Diaz drove in three runs on three hits. Yordan Alvarez had a hit, walk, stolen base and RBI.

Xavier Edwards had two hits and an RBI for Miami. 

Brewers 9, Pirates 0

Willy Adames hit a three-run blast for Milwaukee, while Rhys Hoskins added a solo shot. Adames had three hits, four RBIs and two runs scored in total.

Sal Frelick had three knocks, a walk, an RBI and a run scored for the Brewers. Christian Yelich had two hits, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored. Andruw Monasterio had two hits, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored. 

William Contreras drove in two runs on a hit for Milwaukee. Blake Perkins had two walks and a stolen base. 

No Pittsburgh player got on base more than once.

Angels 7, Rangers 2

Mickey Moniak hit a three-run homer for Los Angeles, while Zach Neto added a two-run blast. Neto had three hits, three RBIs and two runs scored in total, while Moniak had another hit.

Matt Thaiss had two walks, a hit and a run scored for the Angels. Brandon Drury walked twice and scored three runs. Nolan Schanuel had a hit and a walk.

Leody Taveras hit a two-run homer for Texas. Marcus Semien had two hits and a walk.

Jonah Heim had two hits and a run scored for the Rangers. Josh Smith walked twice and was hit by a pitch. 

Diamondbacks 7, Braves 5

Eugenio Suarez hit a two-run homer for Arizona, while Ketel Marte added a solo bomb. Suarez had another hit, RBI and run scored, while Marte had a second hit and run scored.

Geraldo Perdomo had three hits, an RBI and two runs scored for the Diamondbacks. 

Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run homer for Atlanta. He had a second hit and run scored.

Travis d'Arnaud drove in two runs on two hits for the Braves. Austin Riley had three hits and a run scored.

Blue Jays 10, Giants 6

Ernie Clement hit a three-run home run for Toronto. He finished with three hits, four RBIs and two runs scored.

Alejandro Kirk had three hits, an RBI and two runs scored for the Blue Jays. Davis Schneider had two hits, an RBI and two runs scored. George Springer drove in three runs on two hits, while Leo Jimenez had two knocks and a run scored. 

Matt Chapman and Patrick Bailey hit solo home runs for San Francisco. Bailey had two total hits, three walks and three total runs scored.

LaMonte Wade Jr. had two knocks, a walk and a run scored for the Giants. Michael Conforto drove in two runs on two hits. Heliot Ramos had a hit, walk and RBI.