August 6 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Willy Adames, James Wood, Elly De La Cruz, Isaac Paredes, Donovan Solano and More

There were 13 MLB games on Tuesday, August 6, so there’s plenty to discuss from a fantasy baseball perspective.

Let’s discuss the top performers from the day, beginning with hitters. We’ll cover pitchers in another story, so check back for that. Here’s the writeup from Monday.

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Reds 8, Marlins 2

Ty France and Tyler Stephenson hit solo home runs for Cincinnati. Stephenson had a second hit an RBI.

Elly De La Cruz stayed hot with four hits, two RBIs, a stolen base and two runs scored. Noelvi Marte had two hits and runs scored. Jeimer Candelario had two hits and a walk. TJ Friedl had two RBIs on a hit, while Jake Fraley had a hit, walk and run scored.

Xavier Edwards had two hits for Miami. Derek Hill drove in two runs on a hit, while Jonah Bride had two walks and was hit by a pitch.

Padres 6, Pirates 0

Donovan Solano drove in four runs on four hits to power San Diego. Tyler Wade had two hits, an RBI, was hit by a pitch, stole a base, and scored two runs. 

Jurickson Profar had two hits, was hit by a pitch and scored two runs for the Padres. Luis Campusano added two hits. 

Andrew McCutchen had a hit and was plunked by a pitch for Pittsburgh. 

Nationals 11, Giants 5

CJ Abrams hit a three-run homer for Washington. James Wood added a two-run shot, while Keibert Ruiz hit a solo blast. Wood had two total hits, two walks, two stolen bases and four runs scored, Abrams had a second hit and Ruiz had three total hits and two runs scored.

Alex Call drove in two runs on two hits and a walk, while also scoring once for the Nationals. Ildemaro Vargas and Juan Yepez each had two hits and a walk, with Vargas also scoring a run. Travis Blankenhorn drove in two runs without a hit.

Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer for San Francisco, while Heliot Ramos added a solo shot. Conforto had a second hit and also walked once, while Ramos had two total knocks and a stolen base.

Tyler Fitzgerald had two hits and a run scored for the Giants. Jerar Encarnacion had two knocks. 

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 2

Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run homer for Toronto. He had a second hit in the contest.

Spencer Horwitz had two hits, a walk and a run scored for the Blue Jays. Daulton Varsho had two hits and a run scored. Addison Barger drove in two runs on a hit, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Ernie Clement had a hit, walk and run scored. Clement and Varsho each stole a base.

Jackson Holliday hit a solo homer for Baltimore. 

Brewers 10, Braves 0

Willy Adames hit a pair of two-run home runs for Milwaukee. He had four total hits.

William Contreras had three hits, a walk, four RBIs and two runs scored for the Brewers. Brice Turang and Joey Ortiz each had two hits, an RBI and a run scored, while Turang also stole a base and Ortiz was also hit by a pitch. 

Jackson Chourio and Rhys Hoskins had two hits and a run scored each for Milwaukee. Sal Frelick had a hit, walk, stolen base and run scored. 

Matt Olson had two hits for Atlanta. Austin Riley had a hit and a walk. 

Cardinals 4, Rays 3

Victor Scott II and Tommy Pham each hit a two-run homer for St. Louis. Pham had a second hit.

Pedro Pages had two hits for the Cardinals. Masyn Winn had a hit, walk and run scored. 

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

Jonny DeLuca had two hits and an RBI for the Rays. Jose Siri had two knocks and stolen bases.

Cubs 7, Twins 3

Isaac Paredes hit a three-run homer for Chicago. He had a second hit and also walked once.

Nico Hoerner had two hits and runs scored, along with a stolen base for the Cubs. Dansby Swanson drove in a run on three hits and also scored once. Michael Busch had a hit, walk and run scored.

Royce Lewis hit a two-run homer, while Christian Vazquez added a solo blast for Minnesota. 

Astros 4, Rangers 2

Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer for Houston. He had a second hit in the game.

Jeremy Pena walked once and scored two runs for the Astros. Jake Meyers had two hits and RBIs. Alex Bregman and Yainer Diaz each had two hits, while Jose Altuve had two hits and a walk. Jon Singleton had a hit and two walks.

Corey Seager hit a two-run homer for Texas. Marcus Semien had two walks.

Red Sox 6, Royals 5

Masataka Yoshida hit a solo homer for Boston. He had a second hit and three RBIs total.

Dominic Smith had a hit, was plunked by a pitch and scored twice for the Red Sox. Wilyer Abreu had two walks.

Michael Massey hit a solo homer for Kansas City. Vinnie Pasquantino had three hits, two RBIs and a run scored.

Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits and runs scored for the Royals. MJ Melendez drove in two runs on a hit and walk. Salvador Perez had a hit, walk and run scored.

Rockies 6, Mets 3

Jake Cave hit a two-run shot for Colorado. Elias Diaz had two hits and RBIs, along with a run scored.

Brendan Rodgers had two hits, was hit by a pitch, drove in a run and scored two runs for the Rockies. Kris Bryant had two knocks.

Brandon Nimmo drove in a run on two hits for New York, while Harrison Bader drove in a pair on a knock. Jose Iglesias had two hits and a run scored. Pete Alonso had a hit, walk and run scored.

White Sox 5, Athletics 1

Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer for Chicago. He had two knocks and runs scored in total.

Brooks Baldwin had two hits and a run scored for the White Sox. Miguel Vargas walked twice and scored once.

Zack Gelof hit a solo homer for Oakland among his two hits. Miguel Andujar had two hits and was hit by a pitch, while Brent Rooker finished with two knocks. 

Tigers 4, Mariners 2

Parker Meadows hit a solo bomb for Detroit. He had a second hit and RBI. 

Wenceel Perez had two hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Tigers. Matt Vierling had two hits, while Javier Baez had a hit, walk and run scored.

Luke Raley hit a solo homer for Seattle. 

Phillies 6, Dodgers 2

Kyle Schwarber and Edmundo Sosa hit a solo homer for Philadelphia. Schwarber had two total hits, a stolen base and two RBIs, while Sosa had two knocks, a stolen base and three RBIs.

Alec Bohm had three hits and a run scored for the Phillies. Nick Castellanos drove in a run on two hits and also stole a base and scored once. Austin Hays and Bryce Harper had two hits each, with Hays also scoring once. Brandon Marsh and J.T. Realmuto each walked once and were hit by a pitch, while Realmuto also scored a run. 

Teoscar Hernandez hit a solo homer for Los Angeles. He had a second hit and run scored. Andy Pages had two hits and a run scored.