Pavin Smith dominates Astros on Sunday Night Baseball

Then, an inning later, following three singles and a walk, Smith cleared the bases with a booming grand slam, making it an 8-0 game.

But Smith wasn’t done once Verlander was taken out. In the 5th inning, he capped off his career night with a third homer, this time a solo shot. The home run brought him a two-run bomb away from completing the home run cycle.

Smith, who was called up from Triple-A Reno on August 19th, has now played 43 games for the Diamondbacks this season. Sunday marked his first career multi-homer game.

With the Padres and Mets both losing, Arizona’s explosive start against Houston was exactly what they needed to regain momentum after three consecutive losses. The D-backs piled up nine hits in the first four innings, with just one swing and miss against Verlander.