Scioscia saw something in Big Papi back in Minors

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ANAHEIM — During his time as Angels manager, Mike Scioscia has made himself quite familiar with Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz.

The regular-season numbers are staggering — a .276/.371/.558 slash line with 32 homers and 90 RBIs in 124 games against the Angels entering Friday’s matchup at Angel Stadium. Even more memorable are his performances in the postseason, most notably his walk-off home run to eliminate the Angels from the 2004 American League Division Series.

“We got a little revenge in ’09,” Scioscia said of the Red Sox, who battled the Angels in the playoffs in 2004, ’07, ’08 and ’09. “But those guys had our number for a while and [Ortiz] played a huge part in it.”

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