Mookie Betts is getting hot at just the right time.
The 2018 American League MVP blasted three home runs in Friday's Red Sox-Yankees matchup. The first was a leadoff shot off Yankees southpaw James Paxton in the bottom of the first inning:
Betts enjoyed putting one over the Green Monster so much that he decided to do it again in the bottom of the third:
And then again in the fourth.
That marks the 14th multi-homer game of Betts' career.
The Red Sox also benefitted from a two-run bomb off the bat of J.D. Martinez in the first inning. Their offense is picking up right where it left off in Thursday night's record-breaking 19-3 victory over the Yankees.
For Betts, those were his 16th, 17th and 18th longballs of the season.
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