RF Mookie Betts extended his hitting streak to nine games with an RBI single in the sixth inning. Betts finished 1-for-3 with a walk and a run. He is hitting .312 with three doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs during his run.

OF Mookie Betts posted his major league-best 47th multi-hit game, going 3-for-5 wth a solo home run and an RBI single. Betts has hit safely in his last seven games since July 30. He has gone 12-for-31 with three home runs, three doubles and six RBIs during that span.

RF Mookie Betts became the third Boston player in two games to deliver a ninth-inning homer. His solo shot led off Monday's ninth, giving Boston its first lead of the game at 2-1. Betts now has 22 homers on the season. "He's emerging as one of the elite players in the game," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.

RF Mookie Betts hit his sixth leadoff home run, one less than the team's season record, in Saturday night's 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Betts hit LHP Hector Santiago's third pitch, an 89 mph fastball, into Boston's bullpen behind the left-field fence. Betts finished 1-for-4 with a walk and also slid to make a one-handed catch of RF Shane Robinson's sinking line drive in the sixth inning. The right fielder needs one more leadoff homer to match Nomar Garciaparra's record of seven, set in 1997.

RF Mookie Betts returned to the lineup Monday after missing two games with right knee soreness, and he went 0-for-5. Betts made a critical groundout with the bases loaded and the Red Sox down by two runs with two outs in the eighth inning to end the threat. Betts was pulled in the fifth inning Friday as a precaution and missed Boston's last two games against Minnesota.

RF Mookie Betts (right knee soreness) was not in the lineup for the second straight game Sunday. "(He's) improved today, to the point of being potentially available late today," Red Sox manager Farrell said. Betts took some swings in the batting cage ahead of Sunday's game, and Farrell anticipates Betts returning to the lineup Monday against Detroit. Betts exited Friday's game against Minnesota in the fifth inning and hasn't played since.

RF Mookie Betts (right knee soreness) was not in the lineup Saturday after leaving Friday's game in the fifth inning. The move to hold Betts out was precautionary after an MRI exam revealed no major damage. "Structurally everything's fine," Betts said. "Just trying to get some fluid out." Red Sox manager John Farrell said Betts may be out a few days, but doesn't anticipate lingering effects. Betts, batting .307/.345/.534 with 20 homers and 63 RBIs in 94 games, was replaced by INF/OF Michael Martinez on Friday, who also started in right Saturday.

RF Mookie Betts exited Friday's game in the top of the fifth inning with right knee soreness and is day-to-day. "We wouldn't take any risks with Mookie certainly," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. Betts led off the game with a solo blast, his 20th home run of the season. Betts also had a leadoff homer Thursday and has five this season and seven in his career. Betts was 1-for-2 before departing and is batting .307 with 63 RBIs in 94 games.

BOSTON -- Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts was removed in the fifth inning of Friday night's game against the Minnesota Twins with right knee soreness.The team announced Betts is day-to-day. He was replaced in right by utility man Michael Martinez.Betts opened Friday's game with a leadoff home run, his 20th blast of the season. Betts also hit a leadoff shot in Thursday's series opener against Minnesota, giving him seven career leadoff homers and five this season.Betts was 1-for-2 before departing and is now batting .307 with 63 RBIs over 94 games this season.

RF Mookie Betts went 3-for-5 on Thursday for his major-league-leading 42nd multi-hit game of the year. It was Betts' 10th three-hit outing of the year, and he also slugged his 19th homer of the year to lead off the Boston first -- his sixth-career leadoff homer and his fourth of the season.

RF Mookie Betts had a 13-game hitting streak snapped Sunday when he flew out three times and was 0-for-4. Betts batted .397 (23-for-58) during the streak, which equaled the second longest of his career.

RF Mookie Betts, who said he turned down an offer to be in the Home Run Derby, had a single, a walk and two stolen bases Friday night. Betts, who started the weekend with 18 home runs, said, "I wasn't ever going to participate in the Home Run Derby. I don't know why the ball goes over the fence, but it does. How? Why? I have no idea how it does, but for me to go out there and try and do it on purpose I would mess myself up."

RF Mookie Betts was named an American League All-Star starter, marking his first career selection. Betts ranks second in the majors in runs (71) and is tied for third in hits (110). He is batting .298 with 18 home runs and 57 RBIs.

RF Mookie Betts is only the third player in Red Sox history to record at least 100 hits, 70 runs and 15 home runs before the All-Star break, joining Wade Boggs (1987) and Manny Ramirez (2003). Betts went 1-for-5 on Sunday.

RF Mookie Betts stroked his 17th homer and two doubles and became the third hitter in franchise history to reach 70 runs, 100 hits and 15 homers before the All-Star break. Wade Boggs did it in 1987 and Manny Ramirez in 2003. He has a 23-game hitting streak against AL West opposition, batting .389 with 25 runs and 23 RBIs over that span. His 35 multi-hit games lead the major leagues.

RF Mookie Betts now has a 14-game road hitting streak as he's 24-for-63 in that stretch away from Fenway Park. Betts also has a 21-game hitting streak against teams in the American League West.

RF Mookie Betts went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak against American League West teams to 20 games. Betts isn't just terrorizing the West though. In his last 25 games he's hitting .336 with seven home runs and 19 RBIs. His average has gone from .269 to .292 in that stretch.

OF Mookie Betts made some history with his game-tying homer Friday. It was his first career game-tying or go-ahead homer in the ninth inning or later. Betts felt like he hit the ball well enough to get out of Globe Life Park and wouldn't have been happy if it didn't clear the fence. "That one was one of the ones I figured was going out," Betts said. "If it didn't, I would have probably cried."

RF Mookie Betts drove in Boston's only run Tuesday night on a third-inning sacrifice fly. "It's definitely frustrating," Betts said of the Red Sox's recent offensive woes -- they've scored two runs or fewer in four straight games. "We're not scoring five or six like we usually do, but honestly I feel like we've been hitting the ball well." Betts went 0-for-3 on Tuesday.

RF Mookie Betts went 3-for-5 with a go-ahead home run, his 15th of the season,Sundaya gainst Seattle. Betts has reached base in each of his past 20 games and has batted .360 (31-for-86) with six home runs and 15 RBI in those games. After he singled leading off the bottom of the first, Betts was caught stealing for the first time in 12 tries this season and his streak of 13 straight steals, dating back to last season, ended.