"Particularly on a 97-mph fastball that's probably chest-high, he goes up and hooks," manager John Farrell said of Ortiz's home run. "The distance, the impact, all of it."
There wasn't much offense the rest of the way. The Red Sox left the bases loaded in the eighth inning against Danny Farquhar. Brad Ziegler was summoned for the save in the ninth with Craig Kimbrel and Koji Uehara unavailable, and after allowing a leadoff double to Evan Longoria, he clamped down for the final three outs.