July 23 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Lawrence Butler, Tyler O'Neill, Shohei Ohtani, Ketel Marte, Jeff McNeil and More

There were 14 MLB games played on Tuesday, July 23. It’s time to go over the day’s top performers, as we do every weekday.

We’ll cover the top hitters first - check back soon for the pitching roundup. Here are the writeups from Monday (hitters and pitchers)

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Guardians 5, Tigers 4

Jose Ramirez, Steven Kwan and Jhonkensy Noel all hit solo homers for Cleveland. Ramirez had a second hit and RBI, Kwan had another hit and also walked and Noel had a second knock.

Tyler Freeman had a hit, walk, was plunked by a pitch and scored once for the Guardians. Freeman also stole a base.

Wenceel Perez hit a two-run homer for Detroit - he also stole a base. Gio Urshela walked twice and scored once.

Marlins 6, Orioles 3

Jesus Sanchez hit a solo home run for Miami. He had another hit and run scored in the game.

Josh Bell and Otto Lopez each had two hits and a run scored for the Marlins, while Lopez also stole a base. Jazz Chisholm Jr. drove in two runs on two hits and also stole two bases. Nick Gordon drove in two runs on a hit and scored once.

Ryan O'Hearn had two hits, a walk and an RBI for Baltimore. Ryan Mountcastle had two knocks, while Adley Rutschman had a hit, walk and two runs scored. 

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

Nolan Arenado hit a solo home run for St. Louis. 

Jack Suwinski led Pittsburgh with two hits. Oneil Cruz and Bryan Reynolds had a hit and walk each, while Cruz also scored once.

Padres 4, Nationals 0

Jurickson Profar and Luis Arraez hit solo homers for San Diego. 

San Diego’s Xander Bogaerts and Manny Machado had two hits and a run scored each, with Machado also walking once. Jackson Merrill drove in two runs on two hits. 

Juan Yepez had two of the five Washington hits. 

Mets 3, Yankees 2

Jeff McNeil hit a two-run homer for the Mets. He had a second hit and run scored, while also walking once.

Pete Alonso had two hits and a run scored for the Mets. Luis Torrens had a hit and a walk. Francisco Lindor had a hit, was plunked by a pitch and drove in a run.

Gleyber Torres hit a solo shot for the Yankees. He also walked once.

Anthony Volpe had two hits and a run scored for the Yankees. Aaron Judge walked four times, while Alex Verdugo had a hit, walk and RBI.

Rays 4, Blue Jays 2

Brandon Lowe hit a two-run blast for Tampa Bay.

Richie Palacios and Ben Rortvedt each had a hit and two walks for the Rays, while Palacios also stole a base and scored a run. Randy Arozarena had two walks, a stolen base and a run scored. 

Justin Turner and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each hit solo bombs for Toronto. Turner had three total hits, while Guerrero also walked once.

Phillies 3, Twins 0

Nick Castellanos drove in two runs on a hit for Philadelphia. J.T. Realmuto had a hit, two walks and a run scored. 

Max Kepler and Christian Vazquez had a hit and a walk each for Minnesota.

Brewers 1, Cubs 0

Brice Turang had a hit, walk, stolen base and an RBI for Milwaukee. Jackson Chourio had two knocks, while Christian Yelich walked twice.

Nico Hoerner and Dansby Swanson had two hits each for Chicago. Swanson also stole a base.

Rangers 3, White Sox 2

Marcus Semien and Josh Smith each had two hits and a run scored for the Rangers. Smith also drove in a run and stole a base. Adolis Garcia had a hit, walk, stolen base and RBI.

Andrew Benintendi hit a solo homer for Chicago. 

Diamondbacks 6, Royals 2

Ketel Marte hit a two-run home run for Arizona. He had two total hits, a walk and three runs scored.

Gabriel Moreno had a hit and two RBIs for the Diamondbacks. 

Freddy Fermin led Kansas City with two hits. Hunter Renfroe walked twice, while Vinnie Pasquantino had a hit, walk and run scored.

Red Sox 6, Rockies 0

Tyler O'Neill hit two homers (a two-run shot and solo bomb) to power Boston. 

Jarren Duran had a hit, walk and two runs scored - he was also hit by a pitch. Rafael Devers had two hits, a walk, an RBI and a run scored. Rob Refsnyder drove in two runs on two hits.

Masataka Yoshida had two knocks and a walk for Boston. Romy Gonzalez had two hits and a stolen base. Jamie Westbrook walked twice and scored once.

Charlie Blackmon had two hits for Colorado. 

Athletics 8, Astros 2

Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run for Oakland. Lawrence Butler, Seth Brown, Zack Gelof and Shea Langeliers all added solo bombs.

Rooker also walked once and stole a base in the contest. Butler had three total hits, a walk and a second run scored, while Brown had a second knock. 

Abraham Toro had two hits and an RBI for the Athletics. He also stole a base.

Jeremy Pena and Victor Caratini homered for the lone Houston runs. Pena had three total hits and a stolen base, while Caratini had two knocks. Yordan Alvarez had two hits.

Angels 5, Mariners 1

Luis Rengifo drove in two runs on a hit for Los Angeles. Mickey Moniak had a hit, walk, RBI and run scored, while Nolan Schanuel had a hit, walk and run scored.

Jason Vosler and Cade Marlowe had a hit and a walk each for Seattle. Vosler scored the team’s only run. Cal Raleigh had a walk and was hit by a pitch to reach base a second time.

Dodgers 5, Giants 2

Shohei Ohtani drove in three runs on two hits for Los Angeles - he also stole a base. Gavin Lux had two hits and RBIs.

Teoscar Hernandez and Jason Heyward had a hit, two walks and a run scored each for the Dodgers. Freddie Freeman was hit by a pitch, walked once and scored a run. 

Tyler Fitzgerald hit a solo home run for San Francisco. He had three total hits and two RBIs, while also walking once. 

Heliot Ramos had two knocks for the Giants. Jorge Soler walked two times.