Ortiz is out of the hospital after botched assassination attempt in Dominican Republic.

Boston ace Chris Sale gives up a pair of homers and six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Andrew Cashner drops his second straight game with Boston, which manages one hit off a pitcher who hadn’t won a big league game in nearly two years.

Jackie Bradley hits two three-run homers, and Boston again gives Rick Porcello an abundance of offensive support.

David Price allows one run in five innings for his 150th career victory as Boston finishes a sweep of Detroit.

Boston hits three home runs in the first inning, then gives up nine runs in the seventh in a 12-8 loss to the Yankees.

Xander Bogaerts breaks a 3-3 tie with a two-run homer in the fifth inning on a wet night at Fenway Park.

Knuckleballer Steven Wright will be ineligible for the postseason because of the suspension, but hopes to help the Red Sox get there while pitching out of the bullpen.

The manager made a mid-at-bat pitching change during Monday’s game against the White Sox, and it worked out, in the end.