| Hot | 5/19/2013 11:03:00 AM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz socked two homers and drove in six runs Saturday night against the Twins. | Insight: Ortiz' walk rate is way down (14.6 percent to 7.8 percent), but that's probably because the DH is crushing most of the pitches he sees. He's hitting .393 (11-for-28) with 11 extra-base hits on flyballs this season and .875 (14-for-16) with five doubles on line drives. Overall, he's hitting .362 with seven homers and 29 RBI in just 24 games. | | |
| Cold | 5/15/2013 12:01:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz is a career .200 hitter (5-for-250 against 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner David Price without a home run and seven strikeouts. | Insight: After a 27-game hitting streak, Ortiz has gone cold, batting just .175 over the past two weeks. Add in an unfavorable matchup and fantasy owners should give Ortiz the night off. | | |
| Hot | 5/11/2013 9:25:00 AM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz is a career .359 hitter with three home runs and 13 RBI against Toronto starter Mark Buehrle (23-for-64). | Insight: After a 27-game hitting streak, Ortiz has gone three straight games without a hit, but this is a favorable matchup. | | |
| Hot | 5/10/2013 9:50:00 AM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz, who saw his 27-game hitting streak come to an end Wednesday, should be able to start a new one against Blue Jays starter Ramon Ortiz. | Insight: The Red Sox slugger is 5-for-15 lifetime in their matchups with four home runs and a 1.545 OPS. | | |
| 5/8/2013 11:03:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz saw his 27-game hitting streak come to an end Wednesday versus the Twins. | Insight: He went 0-for-5 as Boston lost for the fifth time in six games. Ortiz's streak was the third-longest by a DH in major league history. | | |
| Hot | 5/5/2013 9:23:00 PM |
Description: Boston DH David Ortiz extended his hitting streak to 25 games Sunday in a loss to the Rangers. | Insight: Papi went yard for his fourth home run of the season in the first inning. The 17-year veteran has produced 15 RBI in his last ten games. | | |
| Hot | 5/2/2013 4:50:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz is not in Thursday's starting lineup, according to Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe. | Insight: Ortiz is batting .487 with three homers and 15 RBI in 10 games since returning from the DL. We understand the team wants to get him a day off every once and awhile to keep him healthy, but it's tough not having his production even for one game. | | |
| Hot | 5/1/2013 10:48:00 AM |
Description: Boston DH David is a career .361 hitter with three homers and 13 RBI against Toronto starter Mark Buehrle. | Insight: Ortiz slammed his third homer of the season and went 2-for-5 with four RBI Tuesday against the Blue Jays. Big Papi has started off with a nine-game hitting streak since returning from his injury. He's hitting an even .500 with 15 RBI and a 1.429 OPS. | | |
| Hot | 4/30/2013 10:55:00 PM |
Description: Boston DH David Ortiz slammed his third homer of the season and went 2-for-5 with four RBI Tuesday against the Blue Jays. | Insight: Big Papi has started off with a nine-game hitting streak since returning from his injury. He's hitting an even .500 with 15 RBI. | | |
| Hot | 4/30/2013 10:55:00 AM |
Description: Boston DH David Ortiz has 6 hits in 14 at-bats (.429) against Toronto right-hander Brandon Morrow with a pair of home runs. | Insight: Big Papi has hits in all eight games since returning from the disabled list and is batting .516 with a stunning 1.400 OPS. He's a must start in this favorable matchup. | | |
| Hot | 4/28/2013 5:20:00 PM |
Description: Boston DH David Ortiz has 16 hits in 31 at-bats (.516) with five doubles, two homers, 11 RBIs and seven runs in eight games since returning from the DL. | Insight: Big Papi went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs Sunday against Houston, his sixth multi-hit game since returning to the lineup. | | |
| Hot | 4/25/2013 10:04:00 PM |
Description: Boston DH David Ortiz slammed his first home run of the season Thursday in a win over Houston. | Insight: Papi is off to an absurd start. Since coming off the DL on Saturday, he's 11-for-20 with four extra base hits and five RBI. It's hard to believe this guy is 37. | | |
| 4/23/2013 5:05:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Athletics. Jonny Gomes is starting at DH. SOURCE: Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.com | Insight: Ortiz sat out the second game of Boston's doubleheader Sunday but he has played three straight days since coming off the DL. Plus, he is a career .130 hitter (6-for-46) against Oakland hurler Bartolo Colon, and Gomes has a .385 average versus the veteran starter. | | |
| 4/23/2013 11:35:00 AM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz is just a career .130 hitter (6-for-46) against Oakland hurler Bartolo Colon. | Insight: Ortiz just returned to the Red Sox after missing the first few weeks with a heel injury and is off to a flying start batting .500 in his first three games. This matchup, however, isn't a favorable one and could be an opportunity to get Jonny Gomes into the lineup who is a career .385 hitter versus Colon. | | |
| Hot | 4/21/2013 6:40:00 PM |
Description: As expected, Red Sox DH David Ortiz will sit out the second game of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Royals. | Insight: Given his recent string of injuries, playing 18 innings in one day would be asking a lot of Ortiz right now. Instead, Jarrod Saltalamacchia will DH with David Ross getting the start behind the plate. Ortiz should be available to pinch hit if the Red Sox need him to. | | |
| Hot | 4/21/2013 4:38:00 PM |
Description: Boston DH David Ortiz is off to a blazing start. In his first two games back from a heel injury, Papi has already generated five hits. | Insight: Three of those hits came Sunday in the first game of a day/night double-header against Kansas City. He still isn't moving around the bases too well so owners can expect manager John Farrell to use pinch runners for Ortiz (.625, 0 HR, 2 RBI) in most late game situations. | | |
| 4/21/2013 10:46:00 AM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz will likely get one game off Sunday as Boston plays a doubleheader against the Royals, but he has strong numbers against both starters the Red Sox will face. | Insight: Ortiz returned from the DL Saturday and had two hits. He is 7-for-24 (.292) with two homers against Ervin Santana and 13-for-38 (.342) with five doubles, three homers and five walks against Jeremy Guthrie. It's doubtful Boston will trot him out there for both games after he just returned from inflammation in both heels that dogged him all spring. | | |
| 4/20/2013 10:15:00 AM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz (heels) was activated Friday and has a nice matchup to return to as he's a career .314 hitter (16-for-51) with three homers, 15 RBI and a 1.073 OPS against Royals right-hander James Shields. | Insight: Ortiz said he feels fine in terms of timing and the condition of his Achilles and heels. He is a strong fantasy option as long as he's healthy. | | |
| 4/19/2013 1:25:00 PM |
Description: Red Sox DH David Ortiz (heels) was activated for Friday and has a nice matchup to return to as he's a career .314 hitter (16-for-51) with three homers, 15 RBI and a 1.073 OPS against Royals right-hander James Shields. | Insight: Ortiz said he feels fine in terms of timing and the condition of his Achilles and heels. He is a strong fantasy option as long as he's healthy. | | |
| 4/19/2013 9:55:00 AM |
Description: If Red Sox DH David Ortiz (heels) is activated for Friday, he has a nice matchup to return to as he's a career .314 hitter (16-for-51) with three homers, 15 RBI and a 1.073 OPS against Royals right-hander James Shields. | Insight: Ortiz said he feels fine in terms of timing and the condition of his Achilles and heels. He is a strong fantasy option as long as he's healthy. | | |
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