j. d. martinez hit 4 homeruns in one game on september 4, 2017.
j. d. martinez hit 4 homeruns in one game on september 4, 2017.
who hit 4 homeruns in one game on september 4, 2017?
j. d. martinez
the dodgers returned home on september 4 to play the arizona diamondbacks. j. d. martinez tied a major league record by hitting four homeruns in the game and robbie ray struck out 14 in 7 innings as the diamondbacks routed the dodgers 13–0. it was the dodgers worst shutout loss since the 2004 season. in the next game, hyun-jin ryu and zack greinke both pitched well and the game went to extra innings tied at one. however, pedro báez walked the first two batters he faced in the 10th and two runs scored on a justin turner throwing error giving the diamondbacks their 12th straight win, 3–1. in the final game of the series, kenta maeda struck out eight in five innings while allowing only one run, but the diamondbacks scored a couple of runs off the bullpen and it was enough to sweep the dodgers for the second straight series, 3–1. it was the dodgers first six-game losing streak of the season and their 11th loss in their last 12 games. the colorado rockies came to town for the next series and in the opener got to kershaw early, as he allowed a three-run homer to nolan arenado in the first inning en route to a 9–1 shellacking. it was the dodgers first seven-game losing streak since may of the 2013 season. the dodgers jumped out to a 4–1 lead in the next game but the rockies scored four in the fifth off of yu darvish and won the game 5–4. the dodgers lost their ninth straight game on september 9, when they fell to the rockies, 6–5. it was their longest losing streak since the 1992 season. andre ethier homered in the game for the dodgers, his first home run in almost one year. the homestand ended with an 8–1 loss. mark reynolds hit a grand slam in the eighth inning to put the game out of reach. it was the first time the dodgers had been swept at home in two years and the first time they had lost every game of a homestand of five or more games since they moved to los angeles.
2017 los angeles dodgers season
in the following year's summer koshien, he recorded 4 homeruns as the team's 4th batter during the entire tournament, 2 of which were hit in 2 consecutive at-bats. this feat of hitting 4 homeruns in one tournament was last accomplished by former yomiuri member kazuhiro kiyohara in 1985. in the tournament's final round, his team battled with pitching sensation and soon-to-be tigers teammate shintaro fujinami of osaka toin high, but kosei was once again denied the championship when they failed to score a single run (3-0). nevertheless, due to his consistent performance at the plate which helped brought his team to 3 consecutive tournament championship rounds, 29 rbis in all of his koshien appearances (the most in koshien history, tied with kiyohara), and a total of 25 homeruns in his entire high school career, hojo caught the attention of baseball scouts.
fumiya hojo