Article: David Ortiz's Gaffe Sinks the Red Sox

MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
07-01-2004
Dateline: NEW YORK


Boston Red Sox David Ortiz, right, tosses his gloves into his batting helmet after being called out on strikes in the seventh inning of the Red Sox 4-2 loss to the New York Yankees, Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at New York's Yankee Stadium. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

David Ortiz gave Boston a two-run lead. Then he gave it away.

Ortiz made a crucial error that allowed New York to tie it in the seventh inning Wednesday night, and Gary Sheffield's RBI double in the eighth sent the Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox.

"We should've won the game," said Ortiz, who homered and drove in two runs.

With the bases loaded and ...

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