August 28 Fantasy Baseball Takeaways: Best Hitting/Pitching Performances | Yordan Alvarez, Brayan Bello, Christian Bethancourt, Spencer Arrighetti, Corbin Carroll and More

There was a full 15-game slate of MLB action on Wednesday, so there’s plenty of things to discuss from a fantasy baseball perspective. Let’s talk about the top performers.

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Top Hitters

Texas Rangers’ Corey Seager, San Diego Padres’ Luis Arraez, Houston Astros’ Yordan Alvarez, Kansas City Royals’ Vinnie Pasquantino and Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong all had four hits.

Seager had two singles and doubles for his hits. He drove in a run as well.

Arraez also had two singles and doubles. He went on to score once.

Alvarez hit three home runs and a single. He drove in four runs, scored three times and also walked once.

Pasquantino had three singles and a home run. He drove in a run and scored once.

Crow-Armstrong hit four singles on the night. He drove in a run, scored four times and also walked and struck out once each.

Cubs’ Christian Bethancourt and Ian Happ, Houston’s Ben Gamel, Pittsburgh Pirates’ Rowdy Tellez, Bryan Reynolds and Connor Joe, Cleveland Guardians’ Josh Naylor, Seattle Mariners’ Randy Arozarena and Boston Red Sox’s Masataka Yoshida all had three hits.

Bethancourt had a single, double and home run. He drove in seven runs, stole a base and scored three runs.

Happ had two singles and a double. He drove in two runs, scored twice and also walked two times.

Gamel had two singles and a double for his hits. He scored a run and also struck out once.

Tellez hit three singles and drove in two runs. He also scored a run and had a strikeout.

Reynolds hit two singles and a home run. He drove in two runs, walked once, scored three times and struck out once.

Joe had two singles and a home run. He drove in two runs, scored once, walked twice and struck out once.

Naylor had two singles and a double. He drove in two runs and scored once.

Arozarena tallied two singles and a home run. He drove in a run and scored two times.

Yoshida had three singles on the night. He didn’t record any other statistics.

Oakland Athletics’ Seth Brown and Arizona Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll hit two homers each on the night.

Brown drove in four runs, scored twice and struck out two times.

Carroll drove in five runs and scored two times.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani scored three runs on Wednesday. He had a single and a home run, stole two bases, drove in a run and also struck out once.

Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez drove in three runs on a home run. He also struck out once.

Cincinnati Reds’ Will Benson hit a home run and drove in three runs. He also struck out twice.

Texas’ Wyatt Langford had a homer and three RBIs as well. 

Chicago White Sox’s Andrew Benintendi had a single, double and two walks. He drove in two runs as well.

Houston’s Alex Bregman had a single and double, and was also hit by a pitch.

Baltimore Orioles’ Ramon Urias drove in two runs on a single and double, and also was hit by a pitch. He scored a run and also struck out once.

Cleveland’s Jhonkensy Noel hit two singles and was plunked by a pitch. He drove in a run, scored once and also was a strikeout victim.

Washington Nationals’ James Wood stole three bases. He had two singles, an RBI and a run scored, while also striking out twice.

Oakland’s Zack Gelof hit two singles and stolen bases.

Top Starting Pitchers

Boston’s Brayan Bello had the longest start of the night, tossing eight scoreless innings. He allowed two runs and a hit, while striking out nine. Bello got the win.

Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti also was a winner after working 7 2/3 scoreless innings. He gave up four walks and two hits, while striking out 11.

Milwaukee Brewers’ Freddy Peralta tossed six shutout innings to get a win. He allowed two hits and three walks, while striking out eight.

Toronto Blue Jays’ Chris Bassitt took a loss despite allowing just one run over 6 2/3 innings. He gave up five hits and a walk, while striking out nine and also hitting a batter.

Atlanta Braves’ Chris Sale was a winner after allowing just one run over six frames. He allowed six hits and one walk, while striking out six.

Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes took the loss after working the first five innings. He only gave up one earned run, but six runs in total, on five hits. Burnes struck out four and walked none.

Colorado Rockies’ Kyle Freeland earned a win after striking out five over six innings. He allowed two runs on six hits and one walk.

Washington’s MacKenzie Gore had a similar line on his way to a victory. He gave up two runs on six hits and one walk. He struck out six and also hit a batter.

Oakland’s Osvaldo Bido took a no decision after working six innings. He allowed two runs on three hits, while striking out five and walking none.

Top Relief Pitchers

Boston’s Kenley Jansen, Washington’s Kyle Finnegan, Milwaukee’s Devin Williams, Dodgers’ Michael Kopech, Detroit Tigers’ Jason Foley, Texas’ Grant Anderson, Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase, Arizona’s Justin Martinez and Oakland’s Mason Miller all earned saves.

Jansen worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning, striking out a batter along the way.

Finnegan worked around a hit and a walk in his scoreless inning. He also struck out a batter.

Williams retired the three batters he faced, striking out one of them.

Kopech struck out two of the three batters he faced in a clean ninth inning.

Foley also had two strikeouts in his scoreless inning of work.

Anderson faced and retired one batter to record the save.

Clase worked around a hit in his scoreless inning. He struck out one batter.

Martinez struck out a batter in his 1-2-3 ninth inning.

Miller surrendered a hit and a walk, but struck out a pair to escape unscathed.

Cubs’ Drew Smyly struck out five batters in his two innings of work out of the pen. He allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits though.

Detroit’s Kenta Maeda was a bulk pitcher on Wednesday, tossing 4 1/3 innings. He allowed two unearned runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out five and getting the win.

Colorado’s Jeff Criswell struck out five over his two scoreless innings. He allowed just one walk along the way.

Minnesota Twins’ Michael Tonkin struck out three batters in an inning of work. He did allow two hits in the frame.

Atlanta’s Joe Jimenez struck out three in his inning of work. He allowed one walk.

Texas’ Jose Urena picked up a win after working four scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and one walk, while striking out a pair.

San Francisco Giants’ Austin Warren and Cubs’ Porter Hodge tossed two scoreless innings each. 

Warren allowed a hit and walk, but only faced six batters. Hodge got the win after working around a hit and walk - he struck out three batters.