Extras from Machado and Wieters (O's down 5-2)

Five pitches into tonight's start, Kevin Gausman served up two home runs to put the Orioles in an early hole.

Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia went back-to-back, both jumping on fastballs, to give Boston a 2-0 lead.

This is the first time that the Red Sox opened a game with back-to-back home runs since July 27, 2011 versus the Royals.

Gausman tied his career high by giving up three home runs in five innings in his last start in Houston. He threw 18 pitches in the first inning tonight, retiring the next three batters after Pedroia's shot to left-center field.

Orioles third baseman-turned-shortstop Manny Machado has collected 211 extra-base hits in his first 500 career games.

Why is this noteworthy? Stay with me here.

The 211 extra-base hits in 500 games are an Orioles record, three more than Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.

Machado also is the major league's active leader in games started and played at 211. It's a magic number for him.

Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria ranks second on the active list with 152 consecutive starts. Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is fourth with 123.

Matt Wieters is behind the plate tonight, which would have happened whether or not Caleb Joseph went on the disabled list. Joseph started yesterday. It was Wieters' turn.

With his elbow responding favorably to the extra work, Wieters caught three consecutive days on May 24-26 in Houston. He won't be splitting time with new backup Francisco Pena, who was recalled today from Triple-A Norfolk.

It's just a question of how many games in a row he's allowed to catch before Pena takes over.

Wieters and Pena understand and accept the risks associated with their position on the field. They've lost count of all the foul tips they've absorbed over the years. Unfortunately for Joseph, he was hit yesterday in an area that led to a surgical procedure and trip to the disabled list with what the club called a "testicular injury."

"Anybody that relies on their body for a living, you could have one thing change it in a matter of seconds. But I think mainly you've just got to rely on how everything happens for a reason and you've got to be able to grind through it and turn what bad happens into good," Wieters said earlier today.

"I know Caleb will do that. Nobody would wish this on anybody, but he'll find a way to come back and be stronger."

If there's a mental hurdle attached to his return, Joseph figures to clear it. Again, it's all part of the job - one that few if any of his teammates want to include on their resumes.

"I think the mental side of catching is something you're not going to be able to get at any other position and I think that's why you see a lot of managers come from the catching position, because your brain's got to be on all the time," Wieters said.

"I know for me, a lot of catchers can't do what other guys do because our athletics aren't quite as good as theirs are. But no, catching is something that once you learn to love calling pitches and running the game, it's tough moving somewhere else."

It's tough moving, period, if hit in the wrong place by a foul ball.

Joseph is home resting while the Orioles continue their series against the Red Sox. Manager Buck Showalter's wife, Angela, called Brooke Joseph last night to check whether she needed any help caring for son Walker Everett, who was born in March 2015.

It's a team, but it's also an extended family.

Note: Single-A Frederick's Wynston Sawyer has been named the Carolina League's Player of the Week and Mathew Grimes has been chosen as Pitcher of the Week. Grimes has received the honor twice this season.

The Keys hadn't swept the awards since June 6-13, 2011 with outfielder Steven Bumbry and pitcher Nick Haughian.

Sawyer, 24, hit .385 (10-for-26) with one double, one triple, two home runs, five RBIs, six walks and a stolen base in eight games.

Grimes, 24, didn't allow a run or issue a walk in 15 innings. He shut out Carolina on two hits over eight innings on Sunday.

Grimes, an 18^th-round pick in 2014 out of Georgia Tech, is 7-2 with a 1.21 ERA in 10 starts this season.

Update: Betts hit a three-run homer just inside the left field foul pole with two outs in the second inning to give the Red Sox a 5-0 lead.

Gausman has surrendered six home runs in his last two starts. He's at 42 pitches tonight through two innings.

Walks to the Nos. 7 and 9 hitters set up Betts' second home run of the night.

Update II: Nolan Reimold's two-out double in the third scored Joey Rickard, who singled, and reduced the lead to 5-1.

Machado followed with a drive to left-center that appeared to be a home run until Chris Young made a leaping catch in front of the Orioles bullpen.

Update III: Paul Janish doubled with two outs in the fifth and scored on Adam Jones' single to reduce the lead to 5-2.

Gausman has retired seven in a row. He's at 97 pitches.