He now has three more homers than any other leadoff hitter.
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Boston rallied after a slow start and knocked out Jimenez with a five-run sixth. “I just didn’t execute”.
As for the Orioles starter, Tyler Wilson, it was not the most pleasant of afternoons but he did not do all that bad.
Below is his first-inning home run off Joe Kelly.
The Orioles added another run in that inning and pulled away with a three-run seventh.
– The Orioles’ seven homers marked their highest total since June 16, 2015, when they hit a club-record eight against the Philadelphia Phillies. He walked a season-high four batters, making it seven walks in his last two starts. Then, for the second day in-a-row again, Betts hit another home run in the second inning.
– Brewers shortstop Jonathan Villar, who hit a home run Thursday, leads the majors with 19 stolen bases.
The Sox bounced back to score five runs in the top of the sixth to erase the Orioles’ 4-0 lead.
HOUSTON – Zack Greinke delivered his best start of the season and Arizona averted a four-game series sweep with a victory over Houston at Minute Maid Park. Chris Young also hit two homers, a two-run shot in the second and a solo blast in the eighth and drove in three runs overall.
In a game that seemed to drag on forever, it was not for it’s lack of excitement that is for sure. Dellin Betances (2-2) got the win in relief, allowing one run and one hit in 1 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. It just so happens those pitchers are Brad Brach and Zach Britton.
WHITE SOX 2, METS 1 (13) Pitcher Matt Albers doubled leading off the 13th inning for his first hit since 2007 and scored the tiebreaking run, his first major league run, as the Chicago White Sox rallied past the New York Mets, helped by Todd Frazier’s major league-leading 17th home run. Soler scored on Miguel Montero’s one-out sacrifice grounder. Alvarez hit a solo shot off Tazawa, Pena launched the first of his career off Noe Ramirez with a man on and Jones followed with his 200th home run with Baltimore for a 12-5 lead.
Worley replaced Wright with two outs and gave up a two-run single to Ryan Hanigan that gave Boston a 7-5 lead in that third inning. All told, nine Orioles have had multi-homer games this season: Trumbo (four times), Schoop (twice), Manny Machado, Jones and J.J. Hardy.
Mookie Betts followed up his three-homer game Tuesday by homering in his first two at-bats Wednesday against the Orioles.
Porcello finished his outing giving up five runs over six innings, striking out three and not walking a batter. Jimenez on the night went 5 innings allowing five runs on six hits while striking out only three but walking only two as well.
Lucky enough for Jimenez, he has the Orioles offense there to back him up when he inevitably implodes.
Adam Jones would follow-up in the 5th with his 6th home run of the year and extend Baltimore’s lead to 4-0. “Just having my teammates behind me day in and day out”.
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“I felt pretty good”, Betts said after the game. “Yet, the inability to locate consistently is the difference in the last two ball games, compared to the first two of the series”.
