Ramirez, Ortiz lead 15-hit attack, Sox win finale
Author: Amanda Category: ArticlesManny Ramirez might be happier if the Red Sox traded him. On Sunday night he showed why they shouldn’t.
The quirky slugger caused a pre-game stir by saying he’d be open to a deal. Then he went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs in a revived Boston offense that ruined the New York Yankees perfect post-All-Star break record with a 9-2 win.
Curious comments and stinging line drives—just Manny being Manny.
“Manny says a lot of things,” Mike Lowell said. “Some of them are entertaining. Some of them make you roll your eyes and spin your head. But it seems like every time after he says something he goes 3-for-4 so maybe we should encourage him to say something like that.”
Trading their cleanup hitter, who is 22-for-47 in his last 13 games, seems unlikely for a team just one game behind AL East leader Tampa Bay and two ahead of third-place New York, which is 8-1 since the All-Star game.
