SAN DIEGO -- The Orioles had already hit back-to-back-to-back home runs once this season. Left-hander Nestor Cortes had already given up back-to-back-to-back home runs once this season.

Guess what happened Wednesday afternoon at Petco Park?

Baltimore tagged Cortes for three consecutive homers during the third inning of the O’s series finale vs. the Padres , as Colton Cowser , Coby Mayo and Alex Jackson achieved the feat. Jackson’s blast chased Cortes, who previously gave up a leadoff home run to Jackson Holliday in the first.

It’s the first time the Orioles have hit back-to-back-to-back home runs twice in the same season. Gary Sánchez, Ramón Urías and Ryan O'Hearn did so on June 24 , when the trio all went deep off Rangers right-hander Chris Martin in a 6-5 loss at Camden

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