haunted him most was blowing a big chaance at Wimbled

BALTIMORE -- Mookie Betts is at his best when facing the Baltimore Orioles -- especially in cozy Camden Yards.Feasting again on Baltimore pitching, Betts homered twice and drove in five runs to carry the resurgent Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.Betts hit a three-run drive in the fifth inning and added a tiebreaking two-run shot in the seventh. Hes 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. Yet the right-handed hitting Betts insists theres no plausible explanation for his success in this ballpark.Im going to continue to say I dont know why, he said. Im just trying to put good swings on it and enjoy it.Red Sox manager John Farrell certainly gets a kick out of watching it.He feels comfortable in this ballpark and obviously sees the ball well, Farrell said.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.PAPELBON RUMORFarrell confirmed that the team has had discussions with reliever Jonathan Papelbon, who was recently released by Washington. Papelbon pitched for Boston from 2005-11, primarily as a closer, but would not hold that same role if he returned, Farrell said.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: 3B Aaron Hill was scratched shortly before game time with right forearm tightness. ... RHP Steven Wright (right shoulder strain) will come off the DL next Tuesday. ... There is no timetable for RHP Koji Uehara (right pectoral strain) to throw off a mound, but he is doing better than anticipated, Farrell said. ... OF/C Blake Swihart underwent successful surgery on his left ankle Monday and is expected to be ready for spring training in 2017.Orioles: 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. Price has gone at least eight innings in eight of his 25 starts.Orioles: After the game, Showalter announced that RHP Dylan Bundy (6-3, 2.93) would start Wednesday in place of RHP Chris Tillman, whos experiencing shoulder discomfort and was moved back to Saturday vs. Houston. Roger Maris Yankees Jersey . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. 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He is still on the lookout for a full-time coach.But Bernard Tomic believes he is primed to launch a bold quest to crack the ATP Tour top 10.Tomic said he hoped to eventually find a full-time mentor next year despite enjoying a career-high world ranking of 17 in January, while flying solo.He said finding a new coach would be a key step toward his 2017 goal of finally joining the top 10.Hopefully in 2017 I can have someone there, a mentor - that is going to be important, said world No.26 Tomic.I would like to reach the top 10 mark.And Tomic believes the homecourt advantage this summer will provide an ideal launching pad for his plan.Tomic will start his preparation for the Australian Open at the Brisbane International, which begins on January 1.I think Australia will push me forward so I have to be ready and step up here, Tomic said.Brisbane is a huge start for me. And I feel it could be a huge year for me.While 2016 featured Tomic in the headlines for some incidents off the court, including a spat with Australian Olympic Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller and a run-in with a heckler at the US Open, what haunted him most was blowing a big chaance at Wimbledon.ddddddddddddHis five-set, fourth round loss to Frenchman Louis Pouille, from two-sets-to-one up a major pain point.I could have pushed for a quarter maybe a semi, Tomic lamented.Another was his see-sawing Acapulco Open final loss to rising star Dominic Thiem in February.A win would have catapulted him to world No.13 and closer to the the top 10.I missed a few chances but I know what I need to do to progress in 2017,Tomic said before elaborating that only he could help himself at times.No one can help myself more than I can - thats up to me, he said.Mentality is the key. Its why the top five, top 10 are so good - its something I lack.Tomic remains confident that despite the crushing pressure to do well at home, Australia is the best place for him to launch his season with a big Australian Open performance.Its not easy. You have to try and put that aside and not get distracted, he said.It always gets to you that pressure. You just have to control it.But Australia is my favourite place to play. ' ' '