Mookie Betts could have hit for the cycle against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, but he decided to give the Boston Red Sox some additional runs instead.
The 24-year-old outfielder stepped to the plate a triple shy of the cycle in the ninth inning and hammered his second home run of the game to give his team two added runs of support in an eventual 7-3 victory.
Betts on Wednesday
| AB | R | H | HR | RBIs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Missing out on that feat wasn't a complete loss for Betts, though, as he instead etched his name into the franchise's record books thanks to another multi-homer game - the sixth of his short career.
Mookie Betts has already set a Red Sox career record for multi-HR games as a leadoff hitter (6). Johnny Damon held the previous record of 5.
— Red Sox Notes (@SoxNotes) June 15, 2017
The 2016 American League MVP runner-up had gone the entire month of June without hitting a homer before Wednesday's performance. He last went yard May 30 against the Chicago White Sox.
