Twice capades: O’s sock tops Betts’ 1-2 feat

BALTIMORE — Mookie Betts made some more history on Wednesday night. With two more homers in a 13-9 loss to the Orioles, the Red Sox outfielder became the first player in Major League history to hit a homer in each of the first two innings in consecutive games, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. And that was just one of the notable numbers about his night.

For the second straight game, Betts hit a leadoff blast, launching a 1-0 pitch from Orioles right-hander Mike Wright to right-center field for his 13th of the season. Then in the second, he took Wright deep to left a few pitches after Wright threw one over his head. Both benches were warned after that pitch.

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“I didn’t think he did anything wrong or that anything was going on,” Betts said. “Maybe he wanted to send a message, I don’t know.”

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