Ortiz Walk Off - June 11, 2006

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June 11, 2006

Walk Off Hit No:	14
Walk Off HR No:	8
Opponent:	Texas Rangers
Stadium:	Fenway Park
Score Before:	4 - 2
Situation:	Two On, Two Out
Result:	3-Run Home Run
Final Score:	5 - 4

1 Summary
2 Batter by Batter
3 Trivia
4 SoSH Links
5 External Links

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Summary

Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4

By 2006, Big Papi was firmly entrenched as one of the premier sluggers in baseball. Akinori Otsuka was about to discover this first hand. Down two runs with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Ortiz stepped to the plate to try and deliver the Sox a win in the first game of a doubleheader. Papi took a 2-2 delivery and sent it skyward toward the right field bleachers for a three-run dinger and the eighth Walk-Off homer of his career.

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Batter by Batter

Boston - Bottom of 9th
- Akinori Otsuka pitching for Texas
- Willie Harris grounded out to first
- Trot Nixon hit for Alex Gonzalez
- Trot Nixon singled to center
- Coco Crisp singled to right, Trot Nixon to second
- Mark Loretta flied out to center
- David Ortiz homered to right, Trot Nixon and Coco Crisp scored

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Trivia

David Ortiz has at least one game-ending home run in each of the last five seasons (2002-2006), the longest streak for any player since Fred McGriff hit walkoff homers in each of five straight years from 1993-97 (for the Padres and Braves).

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