After Detroit OF J.D. Martinez boldly decided to go 2-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, 2 K last night, it’s a delight to announce that his white-hot start over the last two weeks since his return is continuing and doesn’t show signs of flagging. Twelve games and just 37 at-bats have allowed him to tally seven homers, 11 runs and 13 RBI all while bating .378. It’s been a better fortnight of production than his owners could have even dreamed about while he was sidelined through April, and he’s proving that stashing him on the bench or in a DL spot and suffering through that stretch was well worth it.
Let's take a look at what else happened hitting-wise around the league: