August 14 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting Performances | Jonathan India, Eugenio Suarez, Pete Alonso, Adolis Garcia, Daulton Varsho and More
Discussing some of the best hitting performances from August 14.
There were 15 more MLB games played on Wednesday, August 14, so there’s plenty of top performers to go over.
Let’s go over the top hitters in this story - check back soon for the pitching roundup. Here’s the writeups from Tuesday’s games (hitters and pitchers).
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Royals 4, Twins 1
Bobby Witt Jr. and Paul DeJong hit solo home runs for Kansas City. Witt had a second hit and walked once, while DeJong finished with three hits, a walk and two runs scored.
Adam Frazier had three knocks for the Royals. Freddy Fermin had two hits. Vinnie Pasquantino had a hit, walk and RBI.
Carlos Santana hit a solo homer for Minnesota. Manuel Margot had two knocks.
Diamondbacks 11, Rockies 4
Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam for Arizona. He finished with three hits and five RBIs. Suarez was also hit by a pitch.
Corbin Carroll had a hit, two walks and two runs scored for the D-Backs. Joc Pederson had a hit, walk, was plunked by a pitch, two RBIs and two runs scored, while Josh Bell had a walk and scored twice.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two hits, was hit by a pitch and scored two runs for Arizona. Jake McCarthy had a hit, walk and run scored - he was also hit by a pitch.
Brenton Doyle and Michael Toglia had two hits each for Colorado. Doyle scored once and Toglia drove in a run.
Jacob Stallings had a hit, walk, RBI and run scored for the Rockies. Jordan Beck had a hit and a walk.
Padres 8, Pirates 2
Jake Cronenworth hit a three-run homer for San Diego, while David Peralta added a two-run blast. Cronenworth also walked and scored a second run, while Peralta had another hit.
Jackson Merrill drove in two runs on two hits and scored once for the Padres. Luis Arraez had two knocks, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored, while Tyler Wade had two hits and a run scored.
Joey Bart hit a solo homer for Pittsburgh among his two hits. Bryan De La Cruz had two hits and a run scored. Michael A. Taylor and Yasmani Grandal had a hit and a walk.
Rangers 9, Red Sox 7 (10 inn.)
Adolis Garcia hit two homers (both solo blasts) for Texas. Wyatt Langford belted a three-run homer, while Jonah Heim had a two-run shot. Garcia had a third hit, while Langford finished with three hits and runs scored.
Josh Smith had three knocks for the Rangers. Leody Taveras had two hits and an RBI. Corey Seager and Carson Kelly each had a hit and a walk, with Seager also scoring once.
Wilyer Abreu hit a solo blast for Boston. Romy Gonzalez drove in three runs on a hit.
Danny Jansen had a hit, walk, RBI and two runs scored for the Red Sox. Masataka Yoshida had three hits and a run scored, while Rafael Devers had a hit, walk and run scored.
Orioles 4, Nationals 1
Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run home run for Baltimore. He also walked once. Colton Cowser and Coby Mayo each had a hit, walk and run scored.
Alex Call had two hits and an RBI for Washington. Andres Chaparro walked twice.
Reds 9, Cardinals 2
Jonathan India hit two homers (a three-run shot and solo bomb) for Cincinnati. TJ Friedl also hit two blasts (both solo homers). India had a third hit in the contest.
Tyler Stephenson added a solo homer for the Reds. Noelvi Marte had two hits and runs scored, while Jake Fraley drove in a run on two knocks. Spencer Steer and Will Benson each had a hit, walk and run scored.
Masyn Winn had two hits and a run scored for St. Louis, while Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras had two knocks each. Tommy Pham walked once and was hit by a pitch.
Guardians 6, Cubs 1
Jose Ramirez walked twice, drove in a run, stole a base and scored twice for Cleveland. Andres Gimenez drove in three runs on three hits and also stole a base.
Steven Kwan had two hits and a run scored for the Guardians. Lane Thomas walked once, was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored a run.
Seiya Suzuki had a hit, walk and run scored for Chicago.
Tigers 3, Mariners 2 (10 inn.)
Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run homer for Detroit. Matt Vierling had two hits and a run scored, while Justyn-Henry Malloy had two knocks and a walk.
Julio Rodriguez drove in a run on two hits for Seattle. Cal Raleigh walked twice, while Jorge Polanco had a hit, walk and RBI.
Phillies 9, Marlins 5
Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam for Philadelphia. J.T. Realmuto drove in two runs on two hits and a walk, while also scoring once.
Bryson Stott had two hits, a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored for the Phillies. Johan Rojas had a hit, walk, stolen base and two runs scored. Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm each had two hits, an RBI and a run scored. Brandon Marsh had two hits as well, while Nick Castellanos had a hit and walk.
Jonah Bride hit a three-run homer for Miami. He added a second hit and drove in a fourth run.
Jake Burger had two hits, was plunked by a pitch and scored two runs for the Marlins. Jesus Sanchez had two knocks, an RBI and a run scored, while Derek Hill had two hits. Xavier Edwards walked twice, had a hit, stole a base and scored once.
Astros 2, Rays 1 (10 inn.)
Jeremy Pena hit a solo homer for Houston. Yordan Alvarez walked twice and Mauricio Dubon had a hit, walk, stolen base and RBI.
Taylor Walls had a hit, walk and run scored for Tampa Bay.
Mets 9, Athletics 1
Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor hit solo homers for New York. Lindor had a second hit, RBI and run scored, while Alonso finished with four hits and three RBIs.
Mark Vientos had a hit, walk, RBI and run scored for the Mets. Francisco Alvarez had a hit, walk and run scored.
Miguel Andujar had two hits, a walk and a run scored for Oakland. Darell Hernaiz had two hits and a walk.
Yankees 10, White Sox 2
Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer for New York, while Juan Soto and Austin Wells belted solo shots each. Soto also walked three times and scored three total runs. Judge had two total hits, a walk and two runs scored, while Wells had three total hits and RBIs.
Oswaldo Cabrera had two hits, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored for the Yankees. Alex Verdugo drove in two runs on a hit and also scored once. Trent Grisham had a hit and a walk.
Gavin Sheets hit a solo homer for Chicago. He had another hit and RBI.
Brewers 5, Dodgers 4
Jake Bauers hit a solo homer for Milwaukee. Jackson Chourio had two hits, a walk and an RBI.
Brice Turang had a hit, walk, RBI, stolen base and run scored for the Brewers.
Freddie Freeman had three hits and a run scored for Los Angeles. Mookie Betts had two hits and runs scored.
Kevin Kiermaier had two knocks and an RBI for the Dodgers. Gavin Lux had a hit and a walk.
Blue Jays 9, Angels 2
Daulton Varsho hit a three-run homer for Toronto, while Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added two-run blasts. Varsho finished with three hits and runs scored, while Guerrero had three knocks and RBIs and Clement had two hits and runs scored.
George Springer walked twice and scored a run for Toronto.
Matt Thaiss hit a solo homer for Los Angeles among his two hits.
Braves 13, Giants 2
Michael Harris II hit a grand slam for Atlanta. Sean Murphy added a two-run blast, while Matt Olson and Austin Riley each provided solo homers.
Olson had two hits, a walk and three runs scored in total. Riley scored two runs, while Harris drove in a fifth run. Murphy also walked once.
Ramon Laureano had two hits, a walk, an RBI and two runs scored for the Braves. Whit Merrifield had two knocks, a walk and a run scored. Jarred Kelenic drove in two runs on a hit. Orlando Arcia had a hit, two walks, an RBI and a run scored.
Tyler Fitzgerald hit a solo homer among his two hits for San Francisco. Michael Conforto had two hits and a walk - he was also hit by a pitch.