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ST. PETERSBURG -- As if hitting three home runs in one game wasn’t enough for Isaac Paredes …

The night after he almost single-handedly pushed the Rays past the Yankees in Tuesday’s 5-4 win, Paredes went deep again in his first at-bat on Wednesday night. It wasn’t enough to win this time, as the Yankees came back to beat the Rays, but it was enough for Paredes to make history.

Paredes became the first player in franchise history to homer in four consecutive at-bats and joined White Sox slugger José Abreu (Aug. 22-23, 2020) as only the second Major Leaguer to do so in the past five seasons. He’s also only the fourth Tampa Bay player to hit four homers in the span of two games, a list that also includes Brandon Lowe (last Sept. 30-Oct. 2), Curt Casali (2015) and Greg Vaughn (2002).

By hitting four homers in one series, he tied a club record for a three-game series, matching Casali (July 27-29, 2015, vs. Tigers), Carlos Peña (June 8-10, 2010, vs. Blue Jays), Vaughn (May 17-19, 2002, vs. Orioles) and Fred McGriff (May 4-6, 1999, vs. Royals).

And because we all knew there simply had to be a connection between Paredes and “Bo Knows” … Paredes became the second player in the expansion era to homer in four consecutive at-bats against the Yankees, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The other was, yes, Bo Jackson, who did so for the Royals and White Sox from July 17, 1990-April 9, 1993. (Hat tip to the Rays and Elias for that bit of research.)

The Rays have been encouraged by the quality of Paredes’ at-bats, even if it hasn’t necessarily translated yet to his batting average (.211) or on-base percentage (.273). But they knew he had untapped power and flexibility around the infield, and they’ve seen both show up as he’s held his own at first, second and third base while emerging as the team’s unexpected home run leader.

The 23-year-old Paredes has hit all of his team-leading nine homers over the last 24 games (20 starts), compared to the two homers he hit in his first 65 games (55 starts) as a big leaguer. With all their injuries, the Rays would love to see Paredes -- acquired for Austin Meadows just before Opening Day -- take this opportunity and run with it.

“I'm feeling really good,” Paredes said through interpreter Manny Navarro. “I think we just have to continue to work, continue to work and stick to the same routine and see what happens.”