Scooter Gennett hits 4 home runs as Reds blast Cardinals

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CINCINNATI (AP) – 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, including
three this season.

Josh Hamilton was the previous player to hit four home runs in one game, for
Texas against Baltimore in May 2012.

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.

Game three of the four-game series is Wednesday night in Cincinnati. Lance
Lynn (4-3) starts for St. Louis while Bronson Arroyo (3-4) toes the rubber
for the Reds. Game time is 6:10 with the pre-game at 5:15 on KTLO-AM.

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