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BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles seem to bring out the best in Mookie Betts.Betts homered twice and drove in five runs, a performance that almost single-handedly carried the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.Bostons cleanup hitter launched a three-run drive in the fifth inning and added a tiebreaking two-run shot in the seventh. Betts is batting .426 with 12 homers and 18 RBI in 11 games against the Orioles this season.Exactly one-quarter of his 28 home runs this season have come in Baltimore, where the left-field foul line is a mere 333 feet from the plate.He feels comfortable in this ballpark and obviously sees the ball well, Boston manager John Farrell said.Maybe thats the reason for his success. Maybe not.Im going to continue to say I dont know why, Betts said. Im just trying to put good swings on it and enjoy it.Betts had three homers and eight RBI in a 16-2 win over Arizona on Sunday, so its not as if hes only picking on the Orioles.Im sure there are some numbers to dictate that its more us, manager Buck Showalter said, but hes been having that type of year against most everybody.The victory lifted Boston into a tie with Baltimore in the AL East, one game behind division-leading Toronto.We all are well aware of what is at stake, where we are in the standings and who is around us, Farrell said.The Red Sox were in first place on July 21, then lost 13 of 20 before their current streak of five wins in row.Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez had a no-hitter before leaving in the fifth inning with left hamstring tightness. The Red Sox hope they caught it early enough to keep the lefty in the rotation without missing a turn.Matt Barnes kept the Orioles hitless until Steve Pearce reached on a dribbler that got past the mound with one out in the seventh.Baltimore ended up batting around and tying the game at 3. After Matt Wieters hit a two-run single, Brad Ziegler (1-3) walked Adam Jones with the bases loaded before striking out Jonathan Schoop.The deadlock didnt last long. David Ortiz led off the eighth with a single against Brad Brach (7-2) and Betts lined an 0-1 pitch into the front row of seats beyond the left-field wall.Craig Kimbrel, the sixth Boston pitcher, worked a perfect ninth for his 21st save.Rodriguez and Yovani Gallardo were locked in a scoreless duel until the fifth. After Andrew Benintendi hit a leadoff double and Xander Bogaerts drew a one-out walk, Gallardo struck out Ortiz with a 2-2 fastball. Betts hit the next pitch over the left-field wall.Gallardo lasted five innings, surviving a line shot off his right forearm in the fifth.It got me pretty good, he said. Its a little stiff, but Ill be all right.PAPELBON RUMORFarrell confirmed that the team has had discussions with reliever Jonathan Papelbon, who was recently released by Washington.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: Showalter expects reliever Darren ODay (rotator cuff strain) to spend the minimum time on the DL and return on Aug. 27. ... LHP T.J. McFarland (inflamed left knee) gave up four hits and three runs in 1/3 inning for Class A Frederick in his first rehab game.UP NEXTRed Sox: LHP David Price (10-8. 4.29 ERA) starts in the finale of the series Wednesday night. 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To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans.LOS ANGELES -- Alex Smith hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 31 points, Jarrell Tate had 28 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Bethesda beat Cal State Northridge 100-95 on Friday night.Buddha Boyd had 15 points and seven rebounds, while Travis Divita scored 10 for Bethesda, a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association.A 3-pointer by Jesse Henderson started a 10-2 run that gave Bethesda the lead for good late in the first half. Alex Smith hit another 3 to cap the spurt and make it 48-41 before a layup by Kendall Smith pulled CSUN (3-8) within five at halftime. The Matadors pulled within two points on seven second-half occasions, the last of which on a Tavrion Dawson layup that made it 71-69 with 10 minutes left.ddddddddddddoyd answered with a jumper before back-to-back 3s by Divita gave the Flames their biggest lead, 79-69, with 8:39 remaining.Dawson led CSUN with 22 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and three blocked shots. Smith and Darin Johnson added 20 points and six assists apiece.Bethesda made 13 3-pointers and scored 23 points off 15 CSUN turnovers. ' ' '