July 11 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Cal Raleigh, Tyler Stephenson, Seiya Suzuki, Masataka Yoshida, Brandon Marsh and More

There were 12 MLB games played on Thursday, July 11.

Let’s go over the top performers from the day, starting with the best hitters. Check back soon for a story on how pitchers fared.

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Reds 8, Rockies 1

Tyler Stephenson popped two home runs (a three-run shot and two-run blast) to power Cincinnati at the plate. Santiago Espinal hit a solo homer among his two knocks.

Jeimer Candelario drove in two runs on a hit and also scored once for the Reds. Spencer Steer had three hits, a stolen base and two runs scored, while Jonathan India had three hits, a walk and two runs scored. Rece Hinds had two hits and a stolen base.

Michael Toglia homered to produce the lone Colorado run. He also walked in the contest.

Nolan Jones had a hit and a walk for the Rockies. 

Tigers 10, Guardians 1

Carson Kelly hit a solo homer for Detroit. He also walked twice and scored a second run.

Riley Greene drove in three runs on three hits and also scored once for the Tigers. Gio Urshela drove in three runs on two hits and also scored once.

Colt Keith drove in a run, walked twice and scored two runs for Detroit. Javier Baez had a hit, two walks and a run scored. Wenceel Perez had a hit, walk, stolen base and run scored. 

Bo Naylor homered for the lone Cleveland run. 

Mets 7, Nationals 0

J.D. Martinez drove in a run on three hits and a walk, while also scoring twice for New York. Brandon Nimmo drove in three runs on a hit and also scored a run.

Pete Alonso had two hits, one RBI and a run scored for the Mets. 

Lane Thomas had two hits, was hit by a pitch and walked twice for Washington. Juan Yepez had a hit and two walks.

Pirates 1, Brewers 0

Andrew McCutchen had a hit and two walks for Pittsburgh. Yasmani Grandal drove in the game’s only run, plating Jack Suwinski.

Garrett Mitchell had one of the two hits for Milwaukee, along with one of the two walks. Jake Bauers had a hit and was hit by a pitch to reach base twice.

Blue Jays 5, Giants 3

Spencer Horwitz and Danny Jansen had a solo home run each for Toronto. Horwitz had another hit and run scored, while Jansen added a second knock.

Kevin Kiermaier had two hits for the Blue Jays. George Springer and Ernie Clement had a hit and walk each, with Springer also scoring once and Clement stealing a base.

Heliot Ramos hit a two-run homer for San Francisco, while Mike Yastrzemski added the other run on a solo bomb. Yastremski had two hits in the contest.

Patrick Bailey had two hits and a run scored for the Giants. 

Phillies 5, Dodgers 1

Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh all hit a solo home run for Philadelphia. Marsh had a second hit, RBI and run scored, Turner had a second hit, stole a base and walked once and Schwarber also walked.

Nick Castellanos had a hit, walk and run scored for the Phillies. Bryce Harper had a hit and a walk.

Gavin Lux homered for the lone Los Angeles hit. He had two of the team’s five hits in the contest.

Teoscar Hernandez had a hit and a walk for the Dodgers. Chris Taylor walked three times.

Cubs 8, Orioles 0

Dansby Swanson hit a solo homer for Chicago. He had a second hit and RBI.

Michael Busch had two hits, a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored for the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki had three hits, three RBIs and a run scored.

Chicago’s Nico Hoerner had two hits and a run scored, while Miles Mastrobuoni added two knocks. Hoerner was also hit by a pitch.

Anthony Santander had a hit and a walk for Baltimore. 

Rays 5, Yankees 4

Randy Arozarena hit a two-run homer for Tampa Bay. Brandon Lowe had three hits, an RBI and a run scored.

Yandy Diaz had two hits and runs scored for the Rays. Isaac Paredes had two walks and a run scored. Amed Rosario had a hit, was plunked by a pitch and drove in a run.

Juan Soto hit a two-run homer for New York. He had two hits and two walks in the contest. Austin Wells hit a solo homer among his two knocks.

Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit, walk and two runs scored for the Yankees. Ben Rice had a hit, walk and two RBIs.

Red Sox 7, Athletics 0

Masataka Yoshida hit a two-run homer for Boston, while Connor Wong and Wilyer Abreu added solo bombs. Yoshida had three total hits and four RBIs, Abreu had three knocks and two RBIs and Wong had two hits, a walk and three total runs scored.

David Hamilton had two hits and a run scored for the Red Sox. 

Max Schuemann had a hit and a walk for Oakland. Seth Brown had a hit and was plunked by a pitch.

Astros 6, Marlins 3

Alex Bregman and Joey Loperfido had a walk, RBI and run scored each for Houston. 

Bryan De La Cruz and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each hit solo homers for Miami. De La Cruz had three total hits.

Jesus Sanchez had two knocks for the Marlins. Xavier Edwards had a hit, walk, stolen base and run scored. 

Mariners 11, Angels 0

Cal Raleigh socked two homers (a three-run blast and solo shot) to power Seattle. J.P. Crawford added a two-run homer. Crawford had three total hits, RBIs and runs scored, while Raleigh had a third hit and run scored.

Julio Rodriguez had three hits and a walk for the Mariners. Ty France drove in a run on two hits and also scored once. Jorge Polanco had two hits, two RBIs and a run scored. Josh Rojas had a hit, walk and RBI, while Luke Raley was hit by two pitches and scored a run.

Mickey Moniak had two hits for Los Angeles. Anthony Rendon had a hit and a walk. Zach Neto had a hit and was plunked by a pitch.

Diamondbacks 1, Braves 0

Eugenio Suarez homered for the game’s only run. He also walked once.

Ketel Marte had two hits for the Diamondbacks. Gabriel Moreno had a hit and a walk. 

Austin Riley and Marcell Ozuna had two hits each for Atlanta.