Rios' gift helps Red Sox end 6-game skid
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A game finally went Boston's way when Toronto right fielder Alex Rios slapped the ball the wrong way. Rios accidentally swatted Alex Cora's fly ball into the stands from about 10 feet in front of the wall for a two-run homer in the seventh inning that gave the Red Sox a 6-4 win Thursday night and snapped their six-game losing streak.
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A big home run by Ruben Sierra, a clutch 11th-inning hit by Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are headed right back where most people figured &#151; playing the Boston Red Sox for the AL pennant &#151; after beating the Minnesota Twins 6-5.
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David Ortiz hit his 31st homer, Josh Beckett got his 11th win despite giving up three homers and the Boston Red Sox used timely two-out hitting Saturday to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-6.
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Josh Beckett gave the Red Sox a reason to smile again. David Ortiz, Jason Varitek and Mike Lowell added to the fun.
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One of Boston&#039;s long streaks survived. Dontrelle Willis and the Florida Marlins ensured the Red Sox streak of greater importance did not.
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Boston Red Soxâs David Ortiz, left, and teammate Johnny Damon celebrate Ortizâs game-winning homer against Anaheim Angels pitcher Francisco Rodriguez in the 10th inning in Boston on Friday to win their AL Division series.
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The latest of David Ortiz's 10 game-winning homers for the Boston Red Sox may not have been one of the longest he has hit although it was one of the biggest.
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Most of the glory has gone to the big guns, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz . But Johnny Damon , the catalyst for the most productive lineup in baseball, last night got his due when he was honored by Red Sox fans as the winner of UPN 38's 10th Player Award.
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David Ortiz smacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Red Sox a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday, enabling Boston to avoid a sweep in the American League Championship Series.
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TORONTO -- Doug Mientkiewicz began the night at first for the Sox, but he exited after 3 1/2 innings, his left shoulder banged up in the third inning when he slid headfirst into second on an unsuccessful attempt for a stretch double ( Alex Rios with the perfect peg from right).
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Boston's David Ortiz drilled a pitch into center field, a clean single that brought home Johnny Damon with the winning run in a marathon Game 5 in the A.L.C.S.
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Juan Rivera homered, Garret Anderson drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single and the Los Angeles Angels dealt the short-handed Boston Red Sox their sixth straight loss with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night.
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BOSTON (Sports Network) - Larry Walker had hits in each of  his first four at-bats, including a homer, helping the St.  Louis Cardinals rally from a five- run deficit to tie the Red  Sox at 7-7 after six innings.
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David Ortiz smacked a grand slam and  Jon Lester pitched a solid six innings as the Boston Red Sox  dumped the Washington Nationals 9-3 to extend their win streak  to six on Wednesday in interleague play at Fenway Park.
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He wasn't tagged with the loss in the Red Sox' 6-5 defeat to the New York Yankees last night so his unblemished record (8-0) is still intact, but Josh Beckett still felt responsible for the runs he allowed in his 6 1/3 innings of work.
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Boston Red Sox&#39;s David Ortiz celebrates his 14th inning game winning single to score teammate Johnny Damon on a pitch from New York Yankees Esteban Loaiza in Game 5 of the ALCS in Boston, Monday Oct. 18, 2004.
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Tim Wakefield tossed a three-hitter  over eight innings to inspire the Boston Red Sox to their sixth  straight victory, a 6-1 defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the  American League Sunday.