BALTIMORE _ Khris Davis reached another career milestone as he continues to mark his territory as baseball's most prolific power hitter over the past few seasons.
The A's crushed a season-high five home runs in Wednesday's 10-3 win over the Orioles and of course, Davis got in on the action. The slugger hit a pair of home runs, the second being his seventh of the year and 200th home run of his career.
Since the start of the 2016 season, Davis' 140 home runs are the most in Major League Baseball. As has been the case with most of those, Davis' two home runs were driven the opposite field to deep right.
Davis' second home run was a solo shot in the seventh which came immediately after a two-run home run by Matt Chapman. It was the first time the two have gone back-to-back in their careers.
Jurickson Profar and Chad Pinder were the other players to complete the five-homer feat. The A's (8-8) hit five home runs twice in 2018, first on April 6 in Anaheim and again June 20 at San Diego.
The offensive firepower was plenty of support for Frankie Montas, who looked sharp through six innings of work. The right-hander did not allow a hit until the fifth when Baltimore (5-7) broke through with home runs by Trey Mancini and Rio Ruiz. Montas finished his day allowing three runs on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts before turning it over to the bullpen.
The A's collected at least 11 hits for a fourth consecutive game with a total of 13 in Wednesday night's victory.
