BALTIMORE -- Upon finding out Monday that he would be making his third career major league start, Boston Red Sox rookie infielder Marco Hernandez got a hitting tip from none other than David Ortiz.
Trust your hands and be aggressive, Big Papi said.
And now, after one mighty swing, Hernandez has a reason to do both.
Hernandez belted his first career home run, a three-run shot in the eighth inning against hard-throwing Baltimore Orioles reliever Mychal Givens that put away a 7-2 victory in the Memorial Day opener of a four-game series between the top two teams in the American League East.