Pujols doubles for hit No. 2,999

ARLINGTON -- Hardly travel weary, Red Sox star right fielder Mookie Betts continued his power surge on Thursday night at Globe Life Park by reclaiming the Major League lead in homers with No. 12 with two outs in the top of the third inning.

This, coming one day after Betts thrilled the fans at Fenway Park in a 5-4 win over the Royals with his second three-homer game of the season.

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CLEVELAND -- Yangervis Solarte nearly had to leave the game in the third inning when an awkward slide into third base caused him to faceplant and left a cut inside his upper lip and cuts on his nose.

But Solarte stayed in the game and made it count with an RBI single the next inning and a…