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Rendon launches 3 HRs in historic 10-RBI outburst

Geoff Burke / USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

Anthony Rendon raked his way into the Washington Nationals' history books Sunday afternoon, setting a new single-game franchise record by driving in 10 runs - while going 6-for-6 with three home runs - in his club's horrifyingly lopsided 23-5 victory over the New York Mets.

With a two-run single in the first, a solo shot in the third, a three-run bomb in the fourth, a three-run double in the fifth, and another solo shot in the eighth, Rendon surged past the previous single-game franchise record for RBIs jointly held by Josh Willingham, Tim Wallach, Andre Dawson, and Chris Speier (the last three, by the way, all did it with the Montreal Expos).

Player Date▼ Tm PA H HR RBI WPA
Anthony Rendon 2017-04-30 WSN 6 6 3 10 0.406
Josh Willingham 2009-07-27 WSN 5 3 2 8 0.407
Tim Wallach 1990-05-13 MON 6 4 2 8 0.354
Andre Dawson 1985-09-24 MON 6 4 3 8 0.267
Chris Speier 1982-09-22 MON 5 3 1 8 0.276

Rendon, a former Silver Slugger Award winner, is also just the second player since 1920 to record six hits, three homers, and 10 RBIs in a game, joining Walker Cooper, who accomplished the feat with the Cincinnati Reds in 1949.

"That was ridiculous," Nationals starter Joe Ross told MLB.com. "I was pretty impressed when Trea (Turner) hit for the cycle the other day. I mean he had six hits and three homers. I don't think he'll ever do that again. I mean, it's pretty ridiculous. He's swinging it. Everyone's swinging it pretty well."

Before Sunday's outburst at Nationals Park, Rendon - who had never driven in more than four runs in a game since debuting with Washington in 2013 - had collected just five RBIs all season.

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