Diamondbacks' J.D. Martinez hits four home runs against Dodgers

The Arizona slugger tied the single-game record by going deep in four consecutive plate appearances

On Monday night against the Dodgers, Diamondbacks outfielder J.D. Martinez hit four home runs. In doing so, he ties the all-time single-game record and becomes the 18th player in MLB history and first D-Back to go deep four times in a game. 

Martinez had six RBI. Arizona won 13-0 and has won 11 consecutive games. Here's a look at his four homers: 

.@JDMartinez14 makes history. #JustDingerspic.twitter.com/vyRqYQvjkY

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) September 5, 2017

What makes his night all the more remarkable is that he didn't hit his second home run until the seventh inning. Also, give a dominant Robbie Ray an assist for this nugget ... 

J.D. Martinez had 4 HR. The Dodgers had 3 hits. This is the first 4-HR game in which the player had more HR than the opponent had HITS.

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 5, 2017

To put the rarity of the feat into perspective, as noted Martinez is the 18th player to hit four home runs in a game (and second of 2017, joining Scooter Gennett of the Reds). Meantime, 23 pitchers have thrown perfect games. Here's the NL list that Martinez joins: 

Player, Team	Date	Result
J.D. Martinez, Arizona	Sept. 4, 2017	Arizona 13, Los Angeles 0
Scooter Gennett, Cincinnati	June 6, 2017	Cincinnati 13, St. Louis 1
Shawn Green, Los Angeles	May 23, 2002	Los Angeles 16, Milwaukee 3
Mark Whiten, St. Louis	Sept. 7, 1993	St. Louis 15, Cincinnati 2
Bob Horner, Atlanta	July 6, 1986	Montreal 11, Atlanta 8
Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia	April 17, 1976	Philadelphia 18, Chicago 16 (F10)
Willie Mays, San Francisco	April 30, 1961	San Francisco 14, Milwaukee 4
Joe Adcock, Milwaukee	July 31, 1954	Milwaukee 15, Brooklyn 7
Gil Hodges, Brooklyn	Aug, 31, 1950	Brooklyn 15, Boston 3
Chuck Klein, Philadelphia	July 10, 1936	Philadelphia 9, Pittsburgh 6 (F10)
Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia	July 13, 1896	Chicago 9, Philadelphia 8
Bobby Lowe, Boston	May 30, 1894	Boston 12, Cincinnati 11

And here's the list of AL four-homer games:

Player, Team	Date	Result
Josh Hamilton, Texas	May 8, 2012	Texas 10, Baltimore 3
Carlos Delgado, Toronto	Sept. 25, 2003	Toronto 10, Tampa Bay 8
Mike Cameron, Seattle	May 2, 2002	Seattle 15, Chicago 4
Rocky Colavito, Cleveland	June 10, 1959	Cleveland 11, Baltimore 8
Pat Seerey, Chicago	July 18, 1948	Chicago 12, Philadelphia A's 11
Lou Gehrig, New York	June 3, 1932	New York 20, Philadelphia 13

On the season, Martinez is batting .285/.367/.654 with 34 home runs. Eighteen of those 34 home runs have come since the July 18 trade that brought him to Arizona from Detroit. 

Martinez is a pending free agent, and he's positioned himself for a substantial payday, even at age 30. He famously rebuilt his swing following the 2013 season, and since then he's authored a line of .295/.358/.554 while averaging 37 homers and 39 doubles per 162 games played. Actually, those numbers don't include Monday night's bestowals, so nudge those up ever so slightly. 

Simply put, Martinez has worked himself into one of the top power hitters in the game today. Monday night provided a vivid reminder of that fact.