9 Jul 2005

Baltimore Orioles defeat Boston Red Sox, 9-1

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BALTIMORE -- They say it's impossible for a slumping slugger to hit a five-run homer, but yesterday the Red Sox were done in by a six-run catch in a 9-1 whipping by the Orioles.

Come again? In the top of the third, Orioles center fielder Luis Matos took away what would have been a three-run home run by David Ortiz, reaching with the full length of his gloved left arm over the 7-foot fence by the 410-foot sign, intercepting the ball before it landed in the Orioles' bullp...

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