Jonathan Aranda Homers, Reaches Base Five Times On Sunday
Jonathan Aranda reached base five times on Sunday, going 3-for-4 with two walks in six plate appearances during the 7-5 victory over the Yankees. The 26-year-old hit his fifth home run of the season in the contest and collected three RBI. After a week-and-a-half lull where he went 4-for-27 (.148) in nine games, Aranda has gone 5-for-11 (.455) over his past three, now slashing .316/.414/.561 with a .423 wOBA and 183 wRC+ in what is looking like a true breakout season. The left-handed hitter's average exit velocity and hard-hit rates rank 97th-percentile or better thus far, and together with a 14.9 percent barrel rate, fantasy managers should expect the extra-base hits to keep on coming. While he doesn't get much play versus lefties, Aranda is eligible at both 1B and 2B on Yahoo!, and only rostered in 43 percent of leagues for those looking for some production at one of those positions.
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