Final
Papi steals Manny's thunder, spot on Red Sox list
Jun 19, 2010 - 3:34 AMVideo
BOSTON(AP) -- David Ortiz hugged Manny Ramirez to welcome him back to Fenway Park. Then Ortiz hit a home run to move alongside his former teammate on Boston's all-time home run list.
Ortiz hit his 274th homer for the Red Sox to tie his quirky friend for fifth in franchise history, leading Boston to a 10-6 victory over the Dodgers on Friday night in Ramirez's first game back since his acrimonious departure from the team he helped win two World Series titles.
"Manny did so many good things the longer he played here," Ortiz said. "All he did was put up numbers. To be right there with him, that caliber of power hitter, it's a great feeling."
Adrian Beltre hit a two-run homer in a seven-run fifth inning that helped 22-year-old left-hander Felix Doubront win in his major league debut. J.D. Drew also homered for Boston before leaving with a strained right hamstring in the third inning.
The Dodgers scored once in the ninth to cut the deficit to four runs, and they had men on second and third when Ramirez came up with two out in the ninth. Josh Bard struck him out to end the game and earn his third save.
Ortiz said he wasn't nervous.
"I wasn't the pitcher," he said. "So I was fine."
Garret Anderson homered for Los Angeles, and Carlos Monasterios (3-2) lost his second straight decision. He was chased after facing three batters in the fifth inning, giving up six runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out two.
Ramirez was greeted warmly by the Red Sox and with a mixed reaction from a sold-out crowd that included Roger Clemens, another polarizing former Boston star. Clemens declined to talk to reporters - like Ramirez - before taking his seat in the front row atop the Green Monster.
"He seemed fine. He was very determined," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. "He didn't seem edgy at all. He was out there, he was a teammate. He did all the things he'd normally do. He seemed pretty comfortable to me. He kidded about it a couple of times during the week but nothing that indicated to me that he wasn't looking forward to it."
In the lineup at designated hitter, Ramirez went 1 for 5 with a sixth-inning single that brought out the boos from Boston fans still smarting over Los Angeles' victory in Game 7 of the NBA finals on Thursday night.
"I know the fans here love to boo," said Torre, who spent 12 years with the archrival New York Yankees. "I certainly hope they understand how much Manny meant to this club and they won two World Series with him."
The "Beat L.A.!" chants that had permeated the ballpark all week were tepid, and no consolation for the Lakers' victory that deprived the Celtics of an unprecedented 18th NBA championship.
Doubront (1-0) allowed three runs - two of them off his own error - in the third inning, and he had given up just three hits through five before running into more trouble in the sixth. Ramirez led off with a single to center, and the next three batters also reached safely to make it 10-5 and chase Doubront.
In all, Doubront gave up three earned runs on six hits and two walks, striking out two in five-plus innings.
It was also Drew's first game against his former team since he controversially opted out of his contract after the 2006 season. He homered in the first inning - it was originally ruled a double before the umpires consulted the replay - but left in the third when he strained his right hamstring stretching for Ramirez's line drive.
Drew made the catch, but Darnell McDonald pinch-hit for him in the bottom half.
NOTES: To make room for Doubront on the roster, the Red Sox designated RHP Boof Bonser for assignment. Doubront was 6-1 record with a 2.11 ERA in 12 Double- and Triple-A starts. Bonser spent most of the season on the disabled list with a right groin strain, and he was 0-0 with an 18.00 ERA in two appearances.
- Red Sox 10, Dodgers 6 - FINAL
LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Kemp cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .266
R Martin c 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .261
A Ethier rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .330
M Ramirez dh 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .291
C Blake 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .273
J Loney 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .305
R Bell
Jun 18 10:29 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY GARRET ANDERSON (2) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 9TH OFF DUSTIN RICHARDSON.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6, BOSTON 10
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J CARROLL (.284, 0-FOR-2, SAC)
Dodgers 6, Red Sox 10 Top 9, 0 OutsJun 18 10:14 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAMES LONEY SCORED CASEY BLAKE AND MANNY RAMIREZ
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J LONEY ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
BOSTON 10 TOP,6TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R BELLIARD (.262, 1-FOR-2)
Dodgers 5, Red Sox 10 Top 6, 0 OutsJun 18 9:18 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY DUSTIN PEDROIA SCORED MIKE CAMERON
SITUATION: 7 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
BOSTON 10 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.269, 1-FOR-1, 2 BB, HR, 2 RBI)
Dodgers 3, Red Sox 10 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 18 9:07 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
FORCE OUT BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED JASON VARITEK
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, M CAMERON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
BOSTON 9 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.275, 2-FOR-3)
Dodgers 3, Red Sox 9 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 18 9:06 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ADRIAN BELTRE (10) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF RAMON TRONCOSO SCORED DARNELL MCDONALD.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3, BOSTON 8
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.269, 1-FOR-2)
Dodgers 3, Red Sox 8 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 18 8:55 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY MATT KEMP ALLOWED KEVIN YOUKILIS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D MCDONALD ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
BOSTON 6 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: A BELTRE (.339, 1-FOR-2)
Dodgers 3, Red Sox 6 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 18 8:53 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DARNELL MCDONALD SCORED DAVID ORTIZ
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D MCDONALD ON FIRST, K YOUKILIS ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
BOSTON 5 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: A BELTRE (.339, 1-FOR-2)
Dodgers 3, Red Sox 5 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 18 8:53 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY KEVIN YOUKILIS SCORED DUSTIN PEDROIA
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K YOUKILIS ON SECOND, D ORTIZ ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
BOSTON 4 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D MCDONALD (.283, 1-FOR-1)
Dodgers 3, Red Sox 4 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 18 8:49 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY RUSSELL MARTIN SCORED MATT KEMP
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
BOSTON 3 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.337, 0-FOR-1)
Dodgers 3, Red Sox 3 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 18 7:54 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY MATT KEMP SCORED REED JOHNSON
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M KEMP ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
BOSTON 3 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.260, 0-FOR-1)
Dodgers 2, Red Sox 3 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 18 7:52 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY FELIX DOUBRONT ALLOWED RONNIE BELLIARD TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R JOHNSON ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
BOSTON 3 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J CARROLL (.288, 0 HR, 10 RBI)
Dodgers 1, Red Sox 3 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 18 7:49 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY J.D. DREW (8) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF CARLOS MONASTERIOS.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, BOSTON 3
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: A BELTRE (.337, 9 HR, 46 RBI)
Dodgers 0, Red Sox 3 Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 18 7:24 PM - ML
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY DAVID ORTIZ (15) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF CARLOS MONASTERIOS SCORED DUSTIN
PEDROIA.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, BOSTON 2
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.312, 13 HR, 44 RBI)
Dodgers 0, Red Sox 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 18 7:21 PM
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