BALTIMORE -- For the second straight game, Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts hit a leadoff home run, launching a 1-0 pitch from Orioles right-hander Mike Wright to right-center field for his 13th of the season.
And for the second straight game, Betts homered twice in the first two innings, taking Wright deep to left a few pitches after Wright threw one over his head. Both benches were warned after that pitch.
According to ESPN, Betts tied the record for homers in two games with five. After his two homers Wednesday, he had five homers in his past seven at-bats.
Betts is the first Red Sox player to lead off consecutive games with a homer since Mike Aviles on May 19-20, 2012, in Philadelphia.
Betts hit a career-high three homers Tuesday, becoming the first Red Sox leadoff hitter to go deep three times in a game. His first-inning blast Wednesday was his fifth career leadoff homer and his third since May 11.
The 23-year-old leads the Majors with 14 homers and 42 RBIs as a leadoff hitter this season.
Ben Raby is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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