Red Sox edge Indians

By Associated Press | August 3, 2006

The Boston Red Sox got a much needed victory despite the ongoing struggles of David Ortiz.

Manny Ramirez and Wily Mo Pena homered, Mark Loretta brought home the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded double, and the Red Sox snapped a one-game losing streak yesterday with a 6-5 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians.

>Ortiz was the Sox's designated hitter because he commits errors in nearly every game he plays -- and this time his woes were at the plate. He went 0 for 4 with four strikeouts..``It was just one of those days. It makes your head spin a little bit, but you put it behind you," Ortiz said.

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SportsCenter lead story: Ortiz fails! Sox win despite oh-for-four with four strikeouts!

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Ok well none of that actually happened as far as the reporting. In fact, the SportCenter highlights never even showed Ortiz, and the AP story only mentions him as a hero... well of course he's the reigning AL Player of the Month!

Oh, wait.. anyone remember this? Here's the original, undoctored AP story from a couple of weeks ago. You may notice some similarities to the story I posted above, what with the reigning AL Player of the Month going 0-4 with 4 Ks and his team having a comeback win and all.

Let's just hope Ortiz doesn't decide to sun himself shirtless in Central Park. *shudder*