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Betts falls homer shy of cycle
- Updated: April 23, 2016
HOUSTON — Mookie Betts got a look at a home run that would have given him the cycle, at least in an unconventional way, during the Red Sox’s 6-2 win over the Astros on Friday night.
Betts rolled into third in the ninth inning knowing he could have tested the Astros’ relay ability in a play for just the second Red Sox cycle in the past 20 years.
Given that it was a 5-1 game at the time, there would have been little consequence if Betts headed for home and an elusive inside-the-park home run.
“I didn’t want to try anything,” Betts said. “It was still a [one-swing] ballgame, so don’t try anything stupid, play the game the way you’re supposed to.”
Betts played the way the Red Sox want him to play, launching two triples in a 4-for-5 night at the plate with an RBI and three runs scored. He’s the first Boston player to record a pair of three-baggers in a game since Carl Crawford on May 26, 2011, against Detroit.
.@MookieBetts hit just about everything tonight. #YaBettsBelievehttps://t.co/nl7KQpFq63
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) April 23, 2016
.@MookieBetts hit just about everything tonight. #YaBettsBelievehttps://t.co/nl7KQpFq63
“You don’t see that often, and two in one game is pretty special,” manager John Farrell …
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