J.D. Martinez a homer away from history after slam vs. Giants
Sep 26, 2017, 8:46 PM | Updated: Sep 27, 2017, 11:27 am
J.D. Martinez is incredible. His grand slam – his 28th HR in 58 AZ games – gives @Dbacks an 8-0 lead.
Stream here: https://t.co/9DRRaiRHAy pic.twitter.com/nE1Y3XyyRQ
— FOX Sports Arizona (@FOXSPORTSAZ) September 27, 2017
Closer and closer, the Diamondbacks’ J.D. Martinez gets to hitting into history.
And he’s two home runs away from breaking a record that has held for 68 years. With one more home run, Martinez can tie Ralph Kiner, who in 1949 hit 15 home runs in the month of September for a National League record that’s since held.
Through just two innings on Tuesday in an 11-4 win over the Giants, Martinez had recorded six RBI, already tying his career-best for a single game. Four of those runs came courtesy of a second-inning grand slam that put Arizona ahead 8-0 and chased San Francisco starter Matt Moore.
That slam gave Martinez 35 RBI in the month of September, tying Luis Gonzalez for the franchise record of RBI in a single month.
Martinez has now hit 28 home runs in 58 games played for the D-backs.
Before the grand slam, Martinez hit a two-RBI double to score A.J. Pollock and Paul Goldschmidt in the first inning. A single in the fourth frame put the right fielder a triple shy of completing the cycle.
“Right now, we’re on a mission.” — @JDMartinez14, who is not a believer in being able to turn the “switch” on and off. pic.twitter.com/elzPY8mgwf
— FOX Sports Arizona (@FOXSPORTSAZ) September 27, 2017
