Cincinnati Reds utility man Scooter Gennett had an absolutely stunning night at the plate on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, going 5-for-5, with four (!) home runs and 10 (!) runs batted in.
Historic.
Scooter Gennett is the 1st player in MLB history with 5 hits, 4 HR and 10 RBI in a game. pic.twitter.com/s5yjg4PrfQ
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 7, 2017
Yes, Scooter Gennett. The same Scooter Gennett that the Milwaukee Brewers waived in May. The same Scooter Gennett that entered play on Tuesday with 38 home runs in 1,754 plate appearances.
He hit four home runs in one game! As Keith Law points out, that’s good for 9.5% of Gennett’s career dingers.
https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/872269659910885378
Gennett’s first homer was a grand slam off Adam Wainwright:
He followed that up with a two-run shot:
And then some oppo taco action for his third blast of the game:
And then this rope over the right field wall for No. 4:
Gennett becomes just the 17th player in MLB history to hit four homers in a game, and is the first player in Reds history to do so.
1st #Reds player ever with a 4-homer game is Scooter Gennett
— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) June 7, 2017
Scooter Gennett: 17th player in MLB history with a 4-HR game (1st since Josh Hamilton in 2012) pic.twitter.com/sixuN3iJsz
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 7, 2017
More tweets on the unbelievable feat:
With a 5-for-5, 4-homer, 10-RBI night, Scooter Gennett has a legit claim to putting up the single best offensive game in baseball history.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 7, 2017
Scooter Gennett for #Reds tonight: 5-for-5, 4 HRs, 10 RBIs, 17 total bases. Claimed on waivers from #Brewers on March 28.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 7, 2017
There have been 21 perfect games since 1900.
Scooter is 17th player with four HRs in a game.#Cardinals had a nice seat for history.#Reds— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) June 7, 2017
Scooter Gennett entered tonight 1-for-his-last-20
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 7, 2017
Home run leaderboard:
4 — Scooter Gennett tonight.
3 — Giants left fielders all season.— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) June 7, 2017
Amazing. This will definitely go down as one of the most incredible, unexpected performances in baseball history.
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