Back-to-back-to-back (updated twice)

By Roch Kubatko

Orioles

July 20, 2010, 3:44pm

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Three straight Orioles homered in the second inning, the first time it's happened in 15 years. Luke Scott led off the inning with a 352 foot shot off Rays starter Matt Garza. He rounded the bases carefully, making sure his hamstring held up. Up stepped Ty Wigginton, who launched a ball 382 feet. Up stepped Adam Jones, who beat them all with a 408-foot shot. Scott Moore grounded to second and was booed. That's the first time the Orioles have hit back-to-back-to-back homers since Jeff Manto, Mark Smith and Brady Anderson on Sept. 5, 1995 against the California Angels. Wigginton and Jones remain tied for the team lead with 15. Update: I didn't realize until later that Manto, Smith and Anderson homered on 2,130. In the second inning. Hold me. The pitcher? Brian Anderson, now the Rays' TV analyst. I received confirmation that Carl Crawford wasn't wearing a protective cup when injured on Jake Arrieta's pickoff throw. I leave no stone unturned. Update II: Scott just homered again in the third inning, the ninth multi-homer game of his career. Orioles 4, Rays 1. Scott's ball traveled 412 feet.