July 22 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Juan Soto, Bobby Witt Jr., Francisco Lindor, Teoscar Hernandez, Will Benson and More

There were 13 MLB games played on Monday, July 22. As we do every weekday, it’s time to go over the top performers from the day.

We’ll start with the top hitters here. Check back later for a pitching roundup.

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Yankees 9, Rays 1

Juan Soto hit two home runs (a three-run shot and solo blast) to power New York to victory. He had three total hits in the contest.

Austin Wells, Anthony Volpe and DJ LeMahieu all added solo blasts for the Yankees. Wells had three total hits and two runs scored, Volpe added a second hit and LeMahieu also walked in the contest.

Aaron Judge had two hits and a run scored for New York. Oswaldo Cabrera drove in two runs on two hits and scored once. Trent Grisham and Alex Verdugo had a hit and walk each, with Grisham also scoring a run.

Jose Siri hit a solo homer for Tampa Bay. He also walked once. Amed Rosario had two knocks.

Tigers 8, Guardians 2

Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a two-run homer for Detroit, while Colt Keith added a solo shot. Keith also walked once in the contest.

Wenceel Perez drove in a run on two hits, stole a base and scored three runs for the Tigers. Matt Vierling and Mark Canha had three hits and a run scored each. Gio Urshela drove in two runs without a hit.

Tyler Freeman led Cleveland with three hits. David Fry added two knocks and also scored once. Austin Hedges and Jose Ramirez had two hits and an RBI each, with Hedges also scoring once. Angel Martinez had a hit and a walk.

Mets 6, Marlins 4

Francisco Lindor hit two homers (both solo shots) to lead New York. Jeff McNeil added a two-run homer. Lindor also walked once and stole a base, while McNeil drove in a third run.

J.D. Martinez and Pete Alonso each had two hits and a walk for the Mets, while Martinez also scored once. Harrison Bader had two knocks and a stolen base. DJ Stewart walked twice and scored a run, while Jose Iglesias had a hit, was hit by a pitch, drove in a run and scored once.

Josh Bell and Bryan De La Cruz hit solo home runs for Miami. De La Cruz had three total hits and also stole a base, while Bell also walked twice and drove in a second run.

Vidal Brujan had a hit, two walks and an RBI for the Marlins. Xavier Edwards had a hit, walk, stolen base and run scored.

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Rowdy Tellez led Pittsburgh with two hits. Oneil Cruz had a hit, walk, two stolen bases and an RBI. Jack Suwinski had a hit, walk and stolen base.

Nolan Gorman homered for the lone St. Louis run. Paul Goldschmidt had two hits, while Willson Contreras had a hit and a walk. 

Reds 4, Braves 1

Will Benson hit a solo homer for Cincinnati. He had two total hits, two stolen bases and a walk.

Elly De La Cruz had two hits, a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored for the Reds. Jeimer Candelario drove in two runs on two hits. 

Marcell Ozuna had two hits, a walk and a run scored for Atlanta. Sean Murphy walked three times.

Twins 7, Phillies 2

Max Kepler had two hits, a walk, an RBI and two runs scored for Minnesota. Diego Castillo had a hit, walk and two runs scored.

Manuel Margot drove in two runs on two hits, while Carlos Santana had two hits, a walk, an RBI and a stolen base for the Twins. 

Minnesota’s Ryan Jeffers had two hits and scored once. Willi Castro had a hit, walk and two RBIs. Trevor Larnach had a hit and was hit by a pitch.

Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer for Philadelphia. Trea Turner had a hit, walk and run scored.

Cubs 3, Brewers 1

Ian Happ hit a solo homer for Chicago. Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson had two hits and a stolen base each, with Busch also driving in a run.

Miguel Amaya had a hit, two walks and a run scored for the Cubs. Mike Tauchman had a hit, walk and run scored.

Willy Adames had a solo homer and two walks for Milwaukee. Garrett Mitchell had two knocks, while William Contreras and Joey Ortiz had a walk and a hit each.

Rangers 4, White Sox 3 (10 inn.)

Leody Taveras and Marcus Semien had a solo homer each for Texas. 

Wyatt Langford had two hits, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored for the Rangers. Nathaniel Lowe had a hit and two walks, while Josh Smith walked twice.

Paul DeJong and Tommy Pham hit solo blasts for Chicago. Andrew Vaughn and Luis Robert Jr. had two hits each, with Vaughn also scoring once and Robert stealing a base. Nicky Lopez drew three walks.

Royals 10, Diamondbacks 4

Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer for Kansas City. He had three total hits, was plunked by a pitch and scored three runs.

Salvador Perez added a two-run homer. He had three total RBIs. Hunter Renfroe added a solo homer for the Royals.

Vinnie Pasquantino had three hits, an RBI and a run scored for Kansas City. Kyle Isbel drove in two runs on three hits and also scored once. Maikel Garcia had two hits and a run scored. Drew Waters had a hit, walk and run scored.

Ketel Marte hit a two-run homer for Arizona. He had two total hits.

Christian Walker added two hits and scored once for the D-Backs. Alek Thomas had a hit, walk, RBI and run scored. Gabriel Moreno walked once and was hit by a pitch.

Rockies 9, Red Sox 8 (12 inn.)

Sam Hilliard and Charlie Blackmon hit two-run homers for Colorado. Blackmon had two total hits and also walked once, while Hilliard also walked once.

Brendan Rodgers had a hit, walk and two runs scored for the Rockies. Jake Cave had a hit, walk, RBI and two runs scored. Ezequiel Tovar had three hits, an RBI and a run scored.

Brenton Doyle finished with two hits, an RBI and a run scored for Colorado. Aaron Schunk had two hits, a walk and a run scored. Jacob Stallings drove in a run on two hits and a walk. Michael Toglia had a hit, walk, stolen base and RBI.

Jamie Westbrook hit a three-run homer for Boston, while Connor Wong added a solo blast. 

Jarren Duran had a hit and two runs scored for the Red Sox. Tyler O'Neill had three hits and a run scored, while Romy Gonzalez had two knocks and a run scored. Masataka Yoshida had a hit, was plunked by a pitch and also walked once.

Athletics 4, Astros 0

JJ Bleday had three hits and a RBI for Oakland. Lawrence Butler had two knocks and a run scored, while Max Schuemann had two hits, an RBI and a run scored. 

Jose Altuve and Jeremy Pena had two knocks each for Houston. Yordan Alvarez had a hit and a walk.

Angels 3, Mariners 1

Taylor Ward drove in a run on two hits for Los Angeles. Logan O'Hoppe was hit by two pitches and stole a base.

Jo Adell had a hit, walk, RBI, stolen base and run scored for the Angels. Anthony Rendon had a hit, walk and stolen base.

Victor Robles led Seattle with two hits. Cal Raleigh had a hit, walk and RBI.

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Teoscar Hernandez hit a solo homer for Los Angeles. He had three total hits and RBIs.

Tyler Fitzgerald hit a solo blast for San Francisco. He also walked once. LaMonte Wade Jr. and Patrick Bailey each had two hits and a walk, while Wade also scored a run and Bailey stole a base.