Deja Moo: Betts belts 3 HRs again!

BOSTON — The dynamic Mookie Betts can now share a sentence with Ted Williams after his latest launch party that included three homers and eight RBIs in Sunday’s 16-2 drubbing of the D-Backs.

In the rich history of the Red Sox, Betts and Williams are the only players to have two three-homer games in the same season.

Betts had already performed the feat on May 31 in Baltimore before drilling three baseballs over the Green Monster in the first five innings on Sunday.

Williams, one of the most accomplished hitters in history, had three-homer games just over a month apart in 1957.

“It makes you feel pretty good,” Betts said. “Any time your name is said with his, you know it means you’ve done something well. He had a great career, and mine’s just starting.”

The 23-year-old Betts is one of the game’s rising stars, and he is hitting his way into the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award discussion.

Following his 4-for-6 display on Sunday, Betts had a slash line of .313/.353./.561 with 91 runs scored, 34 doubles, five triples, 26 homers and 84 …

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