Red Sox lose game; Ortiz goes on DL
BALTIMORE -- It was a lost night for the Boston Red Sox.
First, they lost an eighth-inning lead to the Baltimore Orioles. Then they lost the game, 6-3.
Then Boston learned it lost designated hitter David Ortiz, who will be put on the 15-day disabled list because of a partially torn tendon in his left wrist.
Ortiz leads the Red Sox with 13 home runs homers and 43 runs batted in.
“He’s a big part of the team,” Manny Ramirez said Monday night after homering in a third straight game.
“We have to keep battling without David. Let’s wait for him and pray that he’ll get better soon.”
Ortiz received an MRI exam in Boston on Monday; the injury was determined to be a torn tendon.
“Surgery is very unlikely,” Manager Terry Francona said.
Adam Jones broke a tie with a three-run double in the eighth, and the Orioles avoided a four-game sweep.
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