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Eugenio Suárez Hits Four Home Runs in Game, but Diamondbacks Fall in Extra Innings

The Arizona slugger becomes the 19th player in MLB history to achieve the feat, raising his season totals in a rare individual milestone overshadowed by an 8–7 loss to Atlanta.

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez reacts after hitting his fourth home run against Atlanta.
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Eugenio Suarez of the Arizona Diamondbacks hits a two run home run in the fourth inning against the Atlanta Braves

Overview

  • Eugenio Suárez hit four home runs in a single game, becoming the 19th player in MLB history to achieve this milestone and the first since J.D. Martinez in 2017.
  • The Diamondbacks third baseman entered the game batting .167 and raised his season totals to 19 hits and 10 home runs after the performance.
  • Suárez's homers included a solo shot in the 2nd, a two-run blast in the 4th, and two more solo homers in the 6th and 9th, traveling a combined 1,655 feet.
  • Despite Suárez's historic night, the Diamondbacks lost 8–7 in extra innings after the Braves scored on a wild pitch in the 10th.
  • Manager Torey Lovullo and over 43,000 fans at Chase Field celebrated Suárez's achievement, describing the night as magical despite the team's defeat.