O’s go back-to-back for 3rd straight game

MINNEAPOLIS — The Orioles are hitting home runs at an insane clip, and on Wednesday they did it in record-breaking fashion.

The O’s again went back-to-back in a 9-2 win over the Twins, with Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo’s fourth-inning homers giving Baltimore a new franchise record with a three-game streak of consecutive home runs.

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“We obviously have a lot of power in our lineup,” Davis said. “I think guys have really had good at-bats, especially these last couple days. Not just going up there and hacking, [but] looking for a purpose and driving. And we haven’t been missing them. I don’t know if [going back-to-back] is a thing, but it’s definitely nice to see.”

Baltimore has hit 12 homers in its last three games, four of which came on Wednesday, two on Tuesday and six on Sunday.

“It’s not a big topic of conversation,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of the home run frenzy, which also included Adam Jones going deep Wednesday for the second …

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