Needing a triple for a cycle, Ortiz send a pitch from Austin Adams to the center-field triangle in the eighth. The crowd roared with anticipation of a possible three-base hit, but the baseball rattled around the wall and bounced into the stands for his second ground-rule double.
Ortiz's fourth hit of the game
CLE@BOS: Ortiz hits second ground-rule double of game
David Ortiz drills his fourth hit of the game to center where it clears the fence on a bounce for his second ground-rule double of the day
Salazar (4-3, 2.32 ERA) toiled through 40 pitches in the first, marking the most he had thrown in a single frame in his career. The early troubles paved the way for a two-run opening inning for the Red Sox, who took the lead for good, 3-2, when Ortiz delivered a run-scoring double in the second.
Aside from a two-run outburst in the second, Cleveland could not get much going against Red Sox righty Rick Porcello. In that inning, Porcello (7-2, 3.47 ERA) found himnself in a bases-loaded jam with two outs before surrendering a two-run single to Jason Kipnis. That was all the damage done against Porcello, who struck out five and scattered five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Kipnis' bases-loaded single
CLE@BOS: Kipnis plates two with a single in the 2nd
Jason Kipnis bloops a single into right field with the bases loaded, bringing home two runs and tying the game at 2 in the top of the 2nd
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Down goes Danny: In the first inning, Hanley Ramirez sent a 2-0 fastball sharply back to the mound, where it struck Salazar on the back of his left foot for a run-scoring infield single. The exit velocity of Ramirez's comebacker was 114 mph, per Statcast™. Salazar was on the ground in clear pain, but following some time to get loose and warmup again, the pitcher remained in the game.
Salazar hit with a comebacker
CLE@BOS: Salazar hit with comebacker, stays in game
A comebacker off the bat of Hanley Ramirez hits Danny Salazar in the left ankle in the bottom of the 1st, but he stays in the game
Bradley keeps streaking: In the fifth, Bradley hit a line-drive single on a 1-1 curveball into right field to extend his hitting streak to 27 games, the longest streak of the season. The center fielder is seven games away from tying Dom DiMaggio, who has the longest hitting streak in franchise history. Bradley leads the American League with a .342 batting average.
Bradley Jr. extends hit streak
CLE@BOS: Bradley Jr. extends hit streak to 27 games
Jackie Bradley Jr. lines a base hit into right field for a single, extending his league-leading hit steak to 27 games in the 5th inning
Salazar vs. Ortiz: When Salazar's April 7 start against Boston was washed away by rain, he lamented the fact that he would not get to face Ortiz, who was a favorite of his when he was growing up in the Dominican Republic. Be careful what you wish for: Ortiz went 3-for-3 against the righty with an RBI single in the first, an RBI double in the second and a majestic solo home run in the fifth.
Ortiz's ground-rule RBI double
CLE@BOS: Ortiz drives in Betts with a double
David Ortiz lines a ground-rule double into right-center field, scoring Mookie Betts and putting the Red Sox back on top in the 2nd inning
UPON FURTHER REVIEW
In the second, Rajai Davis was grazed on the left elbow by an 0-1 fastball from Porcello. Home-plate umpire Marvin Hudson ruled that Davis was hit by the pitch, but Red Sox manager John Farrell challenged that call. After a swift 55-second instant-replay review, the call on the field was upheld.
Davis hit by a pitch in the 2nd
CLE@BOS: Davis' hit-by-pitch stands after challenge
The Red Sox challenge the a hit-by-pitch call on Rajai Davis, but the ruling on the field stands after review in the top of the 2nd
WHAT'S NEXT
Indians: Cleveland is headed to Chicago, where the Indians and White Sox will engage in a doubleheader on Monday, beginning at 5:10 p.m. ET at U.S. Cellular Field. Rookie righty Mike Clevinger (0-0, 6.75) is slated to take the ball in Game 1, while Cody Anderson (0-3, 7.99 ERA) will be called up from Triple-A Columbus for the nightcap. The first game will mark the 18,000th game in Cleveland's franchise history.
Red Sox: Boston will enjoy a day off Monday, then lefty ace David Price will make his 10th start as the Red Sox welcome in the Rockies for a three-game series beginning Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET at Fenway. Price is coming off a strong start against the Royals, allowing five hits and two runs with five strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. Entering Sunday, Price led the AL with 70 strikeouts.
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Jordan Bastian has covered the Indians for MLB.com since 2011, and previously covered the Blue Jays from 2006-10. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, follow him on Twitter @MLBastian and listen to his podcast.
Deesha Thosar is a reporter for MLB.com based in Boston.
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