The Cincinnati Reds become the first team in the 2024 season to hit four home runs in a single inning, doing so during the fourth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. The game is tied 2-2 before the inning begins. In the fourth, Cincinnati erupts for four homers, with the team taking a 7-2 lead going into the fifth inning. Noelvi Marte starts the scoring in the fourth by leading off with a solo home run off Phillies starter Alan Rangel, giving the Reds a 3-2 advantage.
Across coverage, the central point is the rarity of the performance: four homers in one inning mark the first time any team reaches that total this season. The rest of the game context is limited in the provided materials, but both sources describe Cincinnati’s inning as decisive in building the lead.
