BOSTON — Mookie Betts put on a show, hitting solo home runs in three consecutive at-bats as the Boston Red Sox rallied from an early three-run deficit and beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 5-4 Wednesday afternoon. Betts collected four hits and recorded his 13th multi-homer game of his career -- and third this season. It was his second three-homer game in 2018 and fourth of his career, moving past Hall of Famer Ted Williams for the team record. The 25-year-old outfielder also became the first player to have four three-homer games in his career before age 26, and joined Cleveland’s Edwin Encarnacion on the first day with multiple three-homer games since May 29, 2013, when Dioner Navarro and Ryan Zimmerman did it. In his second game back from a brief absence caused by a hamstring injury and first game back in the starting lineup, Betts homered in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings off Royals starter Danny Duffy (0-4). Drew Pomeranz (1-1) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings for the win. Indians 12, Rangers 4 Encarnacion drove in six runs as Cleveland romped past visiting Texas. The slugger produced his third career three-homer game, his first since 2015, and his 30th multi-homer game. Encarnacion hit a three-run home run in the first inning and added a two-run shot in the second, both off Rangers starter Matt Moore. He tagged a solo shot in the eighth inning off Jesse Chavez. The Rangers’ Nomar Mazara, Juan Centeno and Joey Gallo each hit solo home runs off Indians starter Corey Kluber (5-1). Mazara’s fifth of the season came in the second inning, and Centeno’s first of the season came in the third. Gallo hit his 10th homer in 2018 in the seventh inning. Yankees 4, Astros 0 Luis Severino pitched a dominant five-hitter for his first career complete game, and Giancarlo Stanton hit two homers as visiting New York beat Houston. Severino saw his velocity reach 100 mph in the ninth inning. Angels 10, Orioles 7 Albert Pujols continued his assault on the record books with a home run and double and Los Angeles ripped visiting Baltimore early and held on late as the slugger got to 2,998 in his career, leaving him two shy of becoming the 32nd player in major league history to reach the 3,000-hit mark. Braves 7, Mets 0 Sean Newcomb allowed two hits over a career-high seven innings as surging Atlanta moved into first place in the National League East with a victory over host New York, which may have lost something bigger than a game. Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 1 Los Angeles rookie Alex Verdugo had two doubles and scored twice, Cody Bellinger had two singles, and the Dodgers survived an early exit by left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu to beat host Arizona. A’s 3, Mariners 2 Mark Canha homered in the ninth inning as visiting Oakland rallied to spoil an outstanding start by Seattle’s James Paxton, tagging Mariners closer Edwin Diaz (0-1) with his first loss of the season and just his second run. Rockies 11, Cubs 2 Nolan Arenado went 3-for-6 with a double, two home runs and five RBIs, and Colorado pulled away for an easy victory over host Chicago. Trevor Story and Chris Iannetta also homered for the Rockies, who won the rubber match of the three-game series. Cardinals 3, White Sox 2 Carlos Martinez pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and hit his first major league homer, and Dexter Fowler also went deep as St. Louis swept its two-game series against visiting Chicago. Phillies 6, Marlins 0 Aaron Nola (4-1) pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings to lead visiting Philadelphia past Miami. He allowed four hits — all singles — and one walk, striking out seven and lowering his ERA to 2.17. Nationals 9, Pirates 3 Bryce Harper homered for the second consecutive night from the leadoff spot, and Matt Adams also went deep as Washington defeated visiting Pittsburgh to win the first three games of a four-game series. Giants 9, Padres 4 Nick Hundley collected a career-high-tying four hits, and Derek Holland recorded his first win of the season as San Francisco rolled past visiting San Diego to win two of three in their series. Twins 4, Blue Jays 0 Eddie Rosario hit a home run, Fernando Romero pitched into the sixth inning to win his major league debut, and Minnesota defeated visiting Toronto, avoiding a sweep in the three-game series to finish its homestand at 2-4. Tigers 3, Rays 2 (12 innings) John Hicks laid down a bunt single on a squeeze play to bring home JaCoby Jones, giving host Detroit a walk-off win over Tampa Bay after Jones had ripped a triple to center field to lead off the 12th. Brewers 3, Reds 1 Wade Miley pitched six sharp innings in his Milwaukee debut and knocked off host Cincinnati, a team the Brewers have beaten in five of six meetings this season. — Reuters