Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder J.D. Martinez slammed four home runs and drove in six runs en route to a 13-0 shellacking of the Los Angeles Dodgers. This extends their winning streak to 11 games.
Martinez is the 18th player in MLB history to blast four home runs in a game and the second in 2017. On June 6th, Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett hit four dingers in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
It should be noted that D'Backs starter Robbie Ray struck out 14 batters in seven innings pitched.
Although the Dodgers still own the best record in MLB and have a 13.5 game lead over the D'Backs, they have lost five in a row and 9 of their last 10 games.
But the man of the hour is J.D. Martinez. Not only did he hit 4 home runs today, he has belted 11 home runs and driven in 20 runs in his past 17 games going back to August 16th. Interestingly, Martinez now has more home runs and RBI this season with the D'Backs than he does with the Tigers despite playing fewer games. In 57 games with Detroit, Martinez hit 16 HR and 39 RBI. In 40 games with the D'Backs, Martinez has hit 18 HR and 40 RBI and counting. Martinez is a big reason why the D'Backs have won 11 consecutive games.
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