Seattle OF Jarrod Dyson uncharacteristically did a little bit of everything in the same game Thursday when he posted a 2-4, 3 R, HR, RBI, 2 SB line on the evening. The B3 solo shot off White Sox righty Dylan Covey was just Dyson's second homer of the year. He owns an unfortunately low .222 average, but he is so dynamic at stealing bases that it makes up for minor inefficiencies in BA. He is tied for second in the league with Miami 2B Dee Gordon at the 12-swipe mark, and the pair trail only Billy Hamilton's 20. So he's already astronomically valuable in one category, right? With 24 runs scored but just 11 RBI, though, Dyson would ideally be a guy you can pair up with a moderately inexpensive RBI monster like Albert Pujols, who's often lifted for pinch runners and doesn't score as much himself. Even Maikel Franco would work well for this model, too, as his 28 RBI double up his 14 runs during a year where his average of .216 has him registering low popularity. Dyson and an RBI partner can sort of make up for the other's shortcomings in that way by providing you plenty of statistically distinct things.
Let’s take a look at what else happened hitting-wise around the league:
