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David Ortiz had one of those games last night. He cranked out
two HRs (including his 400th in a Red Sox uniform) and knocked in
six of the team's runs in
Boston's 10-7 win over the LastRos (who by the way—unlike
The Carmine Hose—are in
fourth place in their division). Only
Ted Williams and
Carl Yastrzemski could claim 400 HRs with Boston—now they are joined by
Big Papi. Said Ortiz,
"It's an honor to be mentioned with those legends that were with the Red Sox. When you come to this organization to play, you're not expecting to be mentioned with those guys." The Astros had built 5-1 and 6-3 leads, but Ortiz started the comeback efforts that were also aided by sacrifice flies by
Daniel Nava and (Saints preserve us!)
Jackie Bradley, Jr. In the eighth inning, Ortiz doubled in two runs to complete the Boston scoring effort. Nava collected three more hits and is quietly putting together another good season (.267)—after a horrific start.
