The struggle has been very real for fantasy owners of Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo thus far this season. His performance in Tuesday's game at Wrigley conjured up a little bit of hope for a resurgence, as he went 2-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB (IBB) against the Reds. However, it cannot be ignored that despite the .500 evening, Rizzo is only batting .143 in the month of May and .221 overall. In the power department, he had not homered since April 29, and he'd also failed to amass multiple hits since April 26. On a positive note, his BABIP is a colossally low .219, so you'd like to think there's a ton of room and time for that normalize. His walk rate is significantly up and his strikeout rate is significantly down, as compared to past years, so that's also cause for optimism. But it has definitely been a brutal start for a guy projected to be a top 15 bat league-wide; the road ahead will hopefully feature a successful clambering out of the hole he has dug for himself. The 20 RBI have helped soothe the wound his low average has inflicted upon your team's 5x5 chances every week.
Let’s take a look at what else happened hitting-wise around the league:
