BASEBALL

Scooter Gennett equalled a Major League Baseball record by whacking four home runs in the Cincinnati Reds’ 13-1 rout of the St Louis Cardinals. Gennett had his eye in as he became just the 17th player in the history of MLB to achieve such a feat, while also driving in a franchise-record 10 runs. The Houston Astros’ 11-game winning run is over after they lost 9-7 to the Kansas City Royals. The Astros were on course for a 12th win on the bounce as they led 7-3 going into the bottom of the eighth inning, before the Royals produced a late turnaround. Whit Merrifield hit a three-run double in the eight to help tie it at 7-7 before Mike Moustakas’ two-run homer with two outs in the ninth won it. MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks 10 San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1 Philadelphia Phillies 3, Baltimore Orioles 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (10 innings), Chicago Cubs 10 Miami Marlins 2, Cincinnati Reds 13 St Louis Cardinals 1, Colorado Rockies 11 Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 3 LA Angels 5, Kansas City Royals 9 Houston Astros 7, LA Dodgers 1 Washington Nationals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 5 San Francisco Giants 2, NY Yankees 4 Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 4 Toronto Blue Jays 1, Seattle Mariners 12 Minnesota Twins 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Texas Rangers 10 NY Mets 8.