Joshua Baez went 3-for-4 with three home runs and five RBI for the St. Louis Cardinals. The performance registered as the highest score in The Game Network Performance Index across 15 games played that day.
The Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-4 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois. Baez's three home runs and five RBI accounted for the bulk of St. Louis' offensive production in the victory.
Baez finished 3-for-4 with three home runs, five RBI and three runs scored. His performance stood out as the only three-home run game in the majors that day. Reid Detmers, the runner-up, pitched 8.0 innings with 11 strikeouts and zero earned runs for the Los Angeles Angels.
The outing marked Baez's first game of the tracked season, in which he is batting .750 with a 3.750 OPS across one game, four at-bats, three hits, three home runs, five RBI and three runs scored. It marked his first season-tracked top performer selection.