If the euphoria continues every time David Ortiz lofts a ball out of Fenway Park, the man is going to have one tired arm, swinging his helmet around at a crowd that seemingly can't get enough. Ortiz made it 3 for 3 last night, with perhaps his best swing and best at-bat of the season, taking a third curtain call on his third home run of 2009.
His manager looked on, his teammates milling around the dugout, as Ortiz popped out to wave at a crowd that wants him to succeed....
Dustin Pedroia dove to haul in a fourth-inning ground ball off the bat of Robinson Cano, but couldn't make the play at first base when the ball slipped out of his hand. It was the only hit given up by Beckett.
Attribution: Jim Davis / Globe Staff
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