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Papi recharges batteries before Orioles series
- Updated: September 19, 2016
BOSTON — The Red Sox didn’t have David Ortiz’s big bat in the lineup for their Sunday night finale against the Yankees.
With a late night of travel followed by seven straight road games, manager John Farrell huddled with Ortiz and decided that this was the night that made sense to get him off his feet.
This was a change, of course, from Thursday afternoon, when Farrell said it was possible Ortiz would start every game for the rest of the season.
“When I talked with David after Friday night’s game, in large part because of the number of times he was on base and the extent to which he ran, with a quick turnaround on Saturday, we talked …
