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

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  Roch Kubatko

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  July 20, 2010 7:44 pm

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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…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.