One of the things that makes baseball great is the unexpected oddities that can pop up without notice or warning. Players without much of a pedigree can all of a sudden, for just one game, do something that's only been done by a handful of others.
Dallas Braden can throw a perfect game. Brandon Barnes can hit for the cycle. Joe Blanton can hit a World Series home run.
Some of baseball's greatest moments weren't authored by the stars of the game. Some came from an average joe, a steady, no-nonsense player who normally didn't move the needle a whole lot
On Tuesday night, Scooter Gennett put his signature on the game, hitting a record-tying four home runs in the Cincinnati Reds' 13-1 victory over the St.