Anytime the Braves head out to the desert to play the Diamondbacks the two National League teams seem to have a battle of epic proportions. The latest installment was no different as fans at Chase Field were treated to a historic performance from Diamondbacks' third baseman Eugenio Suarez.
Suarez became the 19th player in MLB history to record four home runs in a single game, and the first since J.D. Martinez did so with Arizona in September of 2017. Despite the all-time heroics from Suarez, the Braves found a way to comeback in the eighth inning once again, before finally sealing the victory in extra innings. Suraez belted three homers off Braves starter Grant Holmes, and finished his historic night with a game-tying bomb against closer Raisel Iglesias.
Hitting four home runs in a game is more rare than a pitcher throwing a perfect game. Beating a team who has a player that hit those four home runs against you is an even more rare feat. In fact, it was just the third time in MLB history a team has done so. The last time it happened it was the Braves who couldn't punctuate the historic night with a win.
There has been just one time in baseball history when a team won a game during which it allowed 4 homers to an opposing player. Those of you watching TBS on July 6, 1986 might remember the Braves lost that Bob Horner 4-HR game against the Expos. https://t.co/iK8pIkHUmd
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) April 27, 2025
Braves flip the script and win thrilling game despite Suarez's four-homer game
Back on July 6, 1986 former Atlanta Braves number one pick and 1978 NL Rookie of the Year Bob Horner had a career game against the Expos. Horner belted four home runs for the Braves, who somehow lost an 11-8 slugfest to end up on the wrong side of history.
The only other instance in which this happened was all the way back in July of 1896 when Ed Delahanty of the Phillies accomplished the feat in a 9-8 loss to the Chicago Colts. Suarez looked prime to help his club get on the winning side when he tied the game with a solo shot in the ninth inning off a struggling Raisel Iglesias. Thankfully, the Braves found a way to prevail in extra innings despite Suarez's best efforts.
Marcell Ozuna, Sean Murphy, and a red-hot Eli White each slugged homers of their own to keep Atlanta in the ballgame while Suarez ran wild. Money Mike gave the Braves the lead in the eighth, and a wild pitch and defensive gem from the corner infielders to end the game proved to be the difference in extras. Atlanta will go for the sweep tomorrow afternoon with Spencer Schwellenbach on the mound.