Red Sox Notes: David Ortiz, David Price Enter All-Star Break With A Bang

BOSTON — David Ortiz always has had a flair for the dramatic, so it was only fitting that he’d do something special to cap off the first half of his magical 2016 campaign.

The Red Sox designated hitter delivered the goods again Sunday, hitting a two-run, opposite-field home run off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi to help lift Boston to a 4-0 win at Fenway Park.

Big Papi’s towering blast gave him 22 homers at the All-Star break, an astonishing achievement for a 40-year-old DH who tallied a total of 23 homers during an injury-riddled 2012 season. Four years later, Ortiz somehow is playing some of the best baseball of his career, entering the…

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