Betts went deep twice off Orioles starter Kevin Gausman, including a leadoff shot, and then again off reliever Dylan Bundy in the seventh. He became the first Red Sox player with a three-homer game since Will Middlebrooks on April 7, 2013. Betts is also the first Red Sox leadoff hitter to go deep three times in one game.
"He's been having a solid year for us -- you look at 35 RBIs out of the leadoff spot coming into tonight," said Red Sox manager John Farrell, "so I can't say that we were waiting for him to turn it on.