Batting eighth tonight, Andrelton Simmons went 3-for-4 with two homers and four RBI to lead the Braves to a 7-4 victory over the Reds on Monday.

Simmons struggled to get on base hitting first or second for the Braves, but he's shown nice pop, hitting four homers in 107 at-bats. He now has more homers (seven) in 273 at-bats as a major leaguer than he did in 1,042 at-bats as a minor league (six).

Andrelton Simmons went 2-for-4 with a double in a losing effort against the Tigers on Friday.

Simmons also struck out once in the game, one of 17 strikeouts recorded by Tigers' starter Anibal Sanchez. After a very slow start to the season offensively, Simmons now has multi-hit games in three of his last four starts. He's still hitting a disappointing .225 on the season, but has all the talent in the world and is certainly trending in the right direction.

Andrelton Simmons hit a three-run homer Sunday in the Braves' victory over the Nationals.

Simmons belted his three-run blast off Gio Gonzalez in the third inning. It was his first home run of the season.