Triston Casas of the Red Sox hits 3 home runs in his first 3 at-bats

BOSTON – Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas hit a home run in his first three at-bats in the opener of a split doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Casas scored seven runs in the 8-1 win.

The record for most home runs in a game is four and has been achieved 18 times in MLB history.

The last player to score four runs in a game was JD Martinez on September 4, 2017, while playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Los Angeles Dodgers. No American League player has accomplished this since Josh Hamilton, playing for the Texas Rangers, did so on May 8, 2012 against the Baltimore Orioles.

Amid cheers from the crowd, Casas made the jump to first base in his fourth at-bat, ending the sixth inning.

Casas' first home run came with two runners on in the first inning, off a Pablo Lopez fastball on the first pitch. It flew an estimated 400 feet and landed in the seats behind Boston's bullpen.

His second hit – also against López – was an opposite-field hit into the Green Monsters' seats in the third inning, also with two runners on base, making the score 6-0. It was the second game of his career with two home runs, the other coming on July 22, 2023.

The third hit came on reliever Brent Headrick's first pitch in the fifth inning, giving the Red Sox an 8-1 lead.

The Red Sox have won just eight of their last 22 games and are 23-36 since the All-Star break.

López allowed seven runs and nine hits in four innings. He had allowed two or fewer runs in ten of his last twelve starts.

Trying to secure one of the AL's wild-card spots, the Twins have lost 12 of their last 18 games and are 11-21 since Aug. 17, when they were 17 games over .500.