Meanwhile, Rick Porcello just keeps rolling, The sinkerballer improved to 16-3 -- and 12-0 at home -- by allowing three hits, one run and no walks over seven crisp innings.
The eight RBIs by Betts (4-for-6) were the most by a Red Sox player since Bill Mueller had nine on July 29, 2003. Betts joined Ted Williams as the only players in Red Sox history to have two three-homer games in the same season. Betts also hit three homers on May 31, and Williams did it twice in roughly a one-month span in 1957.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Mookie's missiles Earlier this week, Red Sox manager John Farrell moved Betts from leadoff to third in the batting order to take advantage of his increase in power.