Martinez returns from COVID list, hits 3 HRs

J.D. Martinez came off the COVID-19 list and hit three home runs, powering the visiting Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 14-9 Sunday for their sixth straight win.

Martinez got a chance at a record-tying fourth homer in the ninth inning and struck out swinging.

The 33-year-old Martinez was back in the lineup one day after being placed on the COVID-19 injured list because of cold symptoms. He passed the required tests and went 4 for 6 with four RBIs and four runs scored.

Martinez is hitting .472 (17 for 36) with five homers and 16 RBIs in eight games.

He hit solo homers in the third, sixth and eighth innings. The three-time All-Star also had an RBI single.

Rafael Devers homered twice and Alex Verdugo added a three-run shot for the Red Sox, who completed a three-game sweep — Boston lost three in a row to Baltimore at Fenway Park to start the season.

DIAMONDBACKS 7, REDS 0 » Luke Weaver retired the first 17 batters he faced, Eduardo Escobar homered for the fourth straight game and Arizona beat visiting Cincinnati.

Weaver (1-0) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before giving up a brokenbat single to Eugenio Suárez.

PADRES 2, RANGERS 0 » Trent Grisham and Manny Machado homered, Craig Stammen led a parade of six effective San Diego relievers after starter Adrian Morejon left early with an am elbow/forearm strain, and San Diego completed a three-game sweep.

PHILLIES 7, BRAVES 6 » Didi Gregorius hit a three-run homer in a four-run fourth inning and had the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth to help first Philadelphia snap host Atlanta’s four-game winning streak.

The Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr., went 9 for 13 in the three-game series and homered twice.