
David Ortiz's drive was plenty deep - and more importantly, it was headed toward the right part of the ballpark. ''I think I broke my own record for hitting hard balls right at people,'' Ortiz said. ''After you put a good swing on the ball, the next hope is the ball travels where nobody's at.'' Ortiz hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, snapping their five-game losing streak. The Red Sox left men on base all night long, including when Ortiz was retired on a deep flyball to center in the seventh, but there was no doubt about his homer off Joba Chamberlain, which carried about halfway up the section of seats beyond the wall in right.
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