Konnor Griffin went 4-for-5 with a walk, a run scored, and a pair of runs batted in as the Pirates hammered the Reds, 17-7, on Saturday.
Fantasy Impact: Griffin registered the first four-hit game of his 28-game career, finishing a home run shy of the cycle. He started his day with an RBI double in the first, then drew a bases-loaded walk in the second to bring in another Pirates' run. He tripled and scored in the fourth, and added singles in both the seventh and eighth innings. Griffin is on a career-best five-game hitting streak during which he has gone 9-for-20 with a double, a triple, a home run, four runs scored, and four runs batted in. The 20-year-old is batting .260 (26-for-100) with two home runs, 16 RBI, and seven stolen bases to begin his MLB career.
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Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, two walks, and an RBI on Saturday as the Pirates routed the Reds, 17-7.
Fantasy Impact: Reynolds had another big effort against Reds' pitchers on Saturday, reaching base four times before being lifted in the top of the seventh and replaced by Jake Mangum. After a quiet start to the season, Reynolds is now 6-for-11 with six runs scored, three doubles, one triple, one home run, and five RBI in his last three games. He's now hitting .264 on the season with an .846 OPS. Reynolds ranks fifth in the National League with a .408 on-base percentage - aided by 28 walks, which ranks second in the NL.
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