The Cincinnati Reds become the first team in Major League Baseball this season to hit four home runs in a single inning, doing it in the fourth inning Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. The game is tied 2-2 as Cincinnati begins the inning. Cincinnati then takes a decisive lead, scoring multiple runs through a run of four homers, while Philadelphia’s pitching comes under pressure during the frame. Noelvi Marte starts the burst by leading off the fourth with a solo home run off Phillies starter Alan Rangel, giving the Reds a 3-2 advantage. After the inning, Cincinnati carries the big edge forward, entering the fifth with a 7-2 lead. The homers mark a season first for the Reds and the league, with the inning producing the team’s biggest offensive stretch of the game. The rest of the game follows the Reds’ sizable lead after the fourth inning surge.