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On Tuesday evening, Scooter Gennett of the Cincinnati Reds did two things he had never before done in 502 previous Major League games: First, the 5-foot-10-inch utility infielder played left field. On most nights in June, at least 30 men play left field in Major League Baseball games. It is a feat rarer than a perfect game, of which there have been 23. Continue to Article

June 07, 2017 12:19:pm EST

On Tuesday evening, Scooter Gennett of the Cincinnati Reds did two things he had never before done in 502 previous Major League games: First, the 5-foot-10-inch utility infielder played left field. Second? He smote four home runs. On most nights in June, at least 30 men play left field in Major League Baseball games. In the 148-year history of the national pastime, only 17 men—including Gennett—have ever hit four home runs in one game. It is a feat rarer than a perfect game, of which there have been 23. “It’s just short of a miracle,” Gennett, who entered the game in the midst of an 0-for-19 slump, told reporters. “It’s surreal, man. It really is.” Baseball’s 162-game season is an epic odyssey Continue to Article

June 07, 2017 12:19:pm EST

Scooter Gennett of the Cincinnati Reds became just the 15th big leaguer to hit four home runs in one game, accomplishing the feat on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Here are all four home runs, with the fourth coming in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Reds' 13-1 win. Gennett entered the game with just three home runs this season and 38 home runs in his career. Continue to Article

June 06, 2017 11:06:pm EST

Scooter Gennett of the Cincinnati Reds became just the 15th big leaguer to hit four home runs in one game, accomplishing the feat on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Here are all four home runs, with the fourth coming in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Reds' 13-1 win. Gennett entered the game with just three home runs this season and 38 home runs in his career. Continue to Article

June 06, 2017 11:06:pm EST

MILWAUKEE — The Giants can dream about what their new right-hander might become. Sam Dyson is a former closer, a right-hander with 99 mph in his arm, and a proven track record in the majors. If he gets back to form, the Giants will have a setup man for Mark Melancon, and they’ll have acquired him virtually for free.  It’s not hard to picture a reliever with a 10.80 ERA turning it around. It happens all the time. It’s much harder to hit that kind of jackpot with position players, so there’s no help coming for this lineup that continues to need it.  The Giants nearly got shut out Tuesday, settling for a 5-2 loss thanks to a ninth-inning rally that was cut short just as quickly as it started. There Continue to Article

June 06, 2017 10:38:pm EST