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Terry Francona had to love this first trip back To Fenway clothed in enemy laundry. For all the talk of his downplaying the visit, the fact that his new players awarded him
a 12-3 laugher of a win has got to be sweet. Kudos to the Sox ownership for playing a well-deserved video tribute to Francona after the first inning. As
Mark Reynolds said,
"It was just neat to see the organization do that for him. I think I saw him teary-eyed a little bit during that thing. It was pretty neat and I was glad to be a part of it.'' Reynolds was pretty glad to be walking to the plate against
Ryan Dempster, too—who lasted just three innings giving up four earned runs.
David Ortiz got the Sox close with his eighth home run (a three-run shot), but this one was all Tito's. Angst Level:
ELEVATED
