Betts 3 homers powers Red Sox past O's

 Mookie Betts celebrates with Chris Young after hitting a three run homer in the second inning. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Mookie Betts hit three home runs and the Boston Red Sox routed the Baltimore Orioles for the second day in a row, this time 6-2

Betts smashed his first home run over the centerfield wall on the second pitch of the game. Dustin Pedroia homered to left-center for back to back home runs for the Sox, going up early 2-0. Betts hit his second home run the following inning into the left field seats, a two run shot. Orioles starting pitcher Kevin Gausman allowed all of the runs as the home team was down 5-0.

The Orioles finally got on the board in the third with an RBI double by Nolan Reimold into centerfield. In the fifth Adam Jones singled home Paul Janish to cut the deficit to 5-2.

That was the closest Baltimore would get. Betts hit his third home run of the night into right field in the seventh to give the Red Sox a 6-2 win.

The Orioles look to get out of this slump tonight in game three at 7:05.

"I think it's pretty obvious that we're kind of struggling right now, but hopefully we can just kind of turn it around and even this series up. They are the best team in baseball right now, so you have to be on your game and if you're not, it's tough against this team, against this lineup, against their bullpen," said Gausman.