CHICAGO -- It was three up, three out for Manny Machado on Sunday afternoon as the Orioles' third baseman blasted a career-high three home runs in the first three innings of Baltimore's series finale against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
Machado, who got things going with a two-run first-inning homer off of Chicago starter James Shields, struck again with a three-run shot in his next at-bat in the second. After the O's chased Shields -- who surrendered four home runs -- after four outs, Machado did the unthinkable: he homered again.
The third blast, a two-run shot off Matt Albers, gave Machado a career-high seven RBIs in just the third inning and put the Orioles out in front, 10-0. It marked Machado's 25th homer of the season. He has two multihomer games this year and eight in his career.
Machado is the first O's player to record a three-homer game since Chris Davis did it on May 20, 2014, in Pittsburgh. He's the first opponent to hit three homers at U.S. Cellular Field since Justin Morneau accomplished the feat with Minnesota on July 6, 2007.
The Major League record for RBIs in a game is 12.
Brittany Ghiroli has covered the Orioles for MLB.com since 2010. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, follow her on Facebook and Twitter @britt_ghiroli, and listen to her podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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