Reds’ Gennett hits 4 homers, drives in 10
CINCINNATI » Scooter Gennett hit four home runs , matching the major league record, and finished with 10 RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds routed the slumping St. Louis Cardinals 13-1 on Tuesday night.
Gennett became the 17th player to homer four times in one game — and perhaps the least likely. A scrappy second baseman who was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee in late March, he began the night with 38 career home runs in five seasons, including three this year.
Josh Hamilton was the previous player to hit four home runs in one game, for Texas against Baltimore in May 2012.
The 27-year-old Gennett singled his first time up and then homered in four straight at-bats , including a grand slam . His 10 RBIs tied Cincinnati’s club record.
Gennett snapped an 0-for-19 slump during the Reds’ 4-2 win over the Cardinals on Monday. He went 5 for 5 on Tuesday and raised his batting average 32 points to .302.
The last National League player to hit four home runs in one game was Shawn Green for the Los Angeles Dodgers against Milwaukee in May 2002.
Gennett hit an RBI single and his second career slam off St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright (6-4), who brought a long scoreless streak into the game but couldn’t handle a team that has hit him like no other.
He lasted only 3.2 innings and gave up nine runs for just the third time in his career. RED SOX 5, YANKEES 4 » Mitch Moreland and Hanley Ramirez hit backto-back home runs and Andrew Benintendi later connected off struggling Masahiro Tanaka, powering Boston over New York.
The Red Sox made their first visit of the season to Yankee Stadium, and the matchup between the longtime rivals and top teams in the AL East had the feel of October, mostly because of the raw weather — low 50s, windy and damp.
Overpowering closer Craig Kimbrel struck out five in 1.1 innings to seal the win. He fanned one batter on a wild pitch, and struck out bighitting rookie Aaron Judge on a 99 mph fastball to finish it. RANGERS 10, METS 8 » Joey Gallo hit a towering two-run homer that put Texas ahead to stay, and the Rangers ended a four-game losing streak with a victory over New York.
Nomar Mazara had four hits and also homered for the Rangers. ORIOLES 6, PIRATES 5 » Jonathan Schoop tied it in the ninth inning with his second home run of the game and Mark Trumbo singled home a run in the 10th to rally Baltimore past Pittsburgh.
Baltimore trailed 4-1 after six innings and 5-3 in the ninth before coming back. Schoop’s tworun drive off closer Tony Watson knotted it at 5, setting the stage for Trumbo’s big hit. WHITE SOX 4, RAYS 2 » Avisail Garcia, Volmer Sanchez and Todd Frazier homered, helping Chicago stop a five-game losing streak with a victory over Tampa Bay.
Chris Beck (1-0) escaped a basesloaded jam in the sixth inning to get the victory in relief of Jose Quintana, who avoided becoming the first pitcher in the major leagues to lose eight games this season. ANGELS 5, TIGERS 3 » Kole Calhoun and C.J. Cron homered as Los Angeles beat Detroit.
Jesse Chavez (5-6) picked up the win, allowing two runs and seven hits in 5 .2 innings. He struck out four and walked one. BREWERS 5, GIANTS 2 » Chase Anderson pitched 7.2-shutout innings, drove in a run and won his third straight game, Hernán Pérez homered and Milwaukee beat San Francisco.
Anderson (5-1) extended his scoreless streak to 21.2 innings with the win. CUBS 10, MARLINS 2 » Jake Arrieta pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning, Anthony Rizzo drove in four runs and surging Chicago beat Miami for the Cubs’ seasonhigh fifth straight win.