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Mr. Walk-off: Papi powers Sox past Astros
- Updated: May 14, 2016
BOSTON — The legend of David Ortiz continues to grow in his final season.
Ortiz tied the game in the ninth and won it in the 11th on Saturday, carrying the Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Astros.
With Xander Bogaerts on second and two outs in the 11th, Ortiz smoked a double off Michael Feliz that reached the center-field wall and put an exclamation point on his heroic afternoon.
Two innings earlier, with Luke Gregerson trying to protect a 5-4 Astros lead in the ninth, Ortiz laced a two-out triple to left-center field that scored Bogaerts and tied the game.
Hanley Ramirez followed by trying unsuccessfully to bunt for a hit with Ortiz on third, sending the game to extra innings.
Houston led most of the afternoon after George Springer hit a towering grand slam in the second inning off Clay Buchholz — his second go-ahead homer in as many games — to give the Astros a 5-2 lead.
Carlos Correa also took …
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