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Red Sox emerge after Ortiz, timely strikeouts help hard-hit Beckett

Associated Press

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Big Papi is getting big hits again and it couldn't come at a better time for the Boston Red Sox. David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs, and Josh Beckett allowed two runs over six innings to lift the Red Sox to a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals 6-2 Wednesday night. Hitting so poorly early in the season that people questioned his eyesight, Ortiz is back is back to blasting balls out of the ballpark as the Red Sox move closer to the postseason. Despite a measly .234 a ...

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