“It’s too bad that we have had the kind of season where we aren’t in it,” said Ortiz, who moved into a tie with Dave Winfield for 33rd on the career home run list with 465. This is one of those years in which the Red Sox are faring poorly, despite Ortiz’s impressive numbers. “I have to come in and do my best every day regardless of how the team is playing.”
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It’s something I have done with a lot of consistency and hard work,” Ortiz said. “It’s a big compliment to be mentioned with him. Ortiz also moved into a second-place tie with Jim Rice for 100-RBI seasons with Boston, one behind Williams, who had nine. “Considering how many RBIs and how many home runs he has contributed this year, who knows where we’d be without him?”
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“I don’t know if you can say enough positives or accolades about David Ortiz, not just about what he did tonight but what he’s done over an incredible career,” Boston manager John Farrell said. At 38, Ortiz is the oldest major leaguer to go 30/100 since Frank Thomas did it at the same age in 2006. Ortiz now has 34 homers and 102 RBIs, the club-record eighth time he has had a 30/100 season - passing Ted Williams. He hit a solo shot in the fourth inning and added a two-run drive in the 10th off Darren O’Day (5-2), his sixth multihomer game of the season and 47th of his career. But this one carried some significance for Ortiz, now in his 12th season with Boston. The Red Sox, who reside at the opposite end of the AL East standings, long ago stopped playing meaningful games.
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Although the Orioles are still in the running for home-field advantage throughout the postseason, manager Buck Showalter rested several regulars, including Adam Jones, J.J.