Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
David Ortiz finally had a good game for the Boston Red Sox this afternoon. Mired in a terrible slump, Big Papi appeared to break out of an early season slump during the Sox's traditional Patriot's Day afternoon game versus the Orioles.
Entering this afternoon's game, Ortiz was hitting .170 with 0 homer and only 4 RBI, with an astonishingly low .446 OPS. He hadn't been hitting the ball with any power or authority and was being blown away by 88-89 miles per hour fastballs. This was not the dominating slugger of years past. Things may have started to come around today after going 2-4 with a double, triple and 2 RBI. In the past, David Ortiz was so successful allowing the ball to come to him and pound the Green Monster time after time. He was finally able to get back to that today as both his double and triple found their way off the Monster in Left and Left Center. The key to those hits was his patience in letting the ball travel deeper into the zone, keep his front shoulder in and take the ball the other way. Granted the Sox didn't face good pitching this weekend, but this may be exactly what Ortiz, and the rest of the Sox, need to get back on the offensive track.
Ortiz still hasn't hit a homer, but as anyone who follows baseball knows, the sure fire way to get out of a slump is to concentrate on hitting the ball up the middle and the opposite way. If Ortiz can get back on track and start driving in runs, the Red Sox should continue this hot streak they're on. Take solace Sox fans, Big Papi may be close to returning. Now all you have to do is wait and see if it's true.
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