David Ortiz swatted a three-run homer and delivered a go-ahead sacrifice fly Monday as the Red Sox snapped their 10-game losing streak with an 8-6 victory over the Braves. Making the start at first base under National League rules, Ortiz tied things up with his three-run homer in the fifth inning and put them ahead with his sacrifice fly in the seventh. The home run was his 12th of the season, but just his first extra-base hit since May 14. Coincidentally, that's also the date of Boston's last victory.

David Ortiz is back in the Red Sox' lineup Sunday. Ortiz didn't start Saturday due to some minor calf soreness, though he did pinch-hit. He's batting .275/.372/.515 with 11 homers and 25 RBI for the Red Sox this season.

David Ortiz is not in the Red Sox starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays. It's just a routine day off for the veteran slugger against tough opposing southpaw David Price. Mike Carp will get the start at first base while A.J. Pierzynski serves as the designated hitter for the Red Sox.

David Ortiz stayed hot in Friday's loss to the Tigers, going 1-for-3 plus a walk. On a night where the Red Sox could only muster three total hits, all singles, against Max Scherzer and company, Ortiz's output looks like a Herculean effort. He continues to defy age, slashing a healthy .297/.390/.574 with 11 homers and 25 RBI.

David Ortiz homered twice in a second straight game Wednesday as the Red Sox beat the Twins 9-4. Ortiz also doubled. He's raised his average from .241 to .298 by going 15-for-29 with five homers and three doubles over his last seven games, and he's now tied for second in the majors with 11 homers this season.

David Ortiz went 4-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Twins. Ortiz drove in runs with each of his four hits, the first two times with solo homers and the last two with RBI singles. His monster night raised his line to .287/.384/.537 with nine home runs and 23 RBI. Papi took a little while to get rolling, but it appears the train is currently moving full speed ahead.

David Ortiz went 2-for-4 and scored the game-winning run in the Red Sox' win over the Reds on Tuesday. Ortiz led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a single and advanced to second on a Mike Napoli single before coming around to score on Grady Sizemore's walk-off hit. Ortiz also walked twice, giving him 19 walks against 22 strikeouts this year. Despite still sporting a .250 average, Big Papi appears to be coming around at the plate, and his numbers should reflect that sooner than later.

David Ortiz is back in Tuesday's lineup against the Rays. Ortiz got a day of rest on Sunday, but he's back in there against the southpaw Erik Bedard. The veteran slugger is hitting .253/.359/.460 with five home runs and 13 RBI through 24 games this year.

David Ortiz is not in the Red Sox' lineup Sunday. It's just a day of rest. A.J. Pierzynski is in the DH spot Sunday while David Ross handles the catching duties. Shane Victorino is also getting a breather, as Jonny Gomes is covering right field.

David Ortiz went 2-for-4 and hit his third homer as the Red Sox topped the Orioles 4-2 on Saturday. Ortiz was also robbed of a homer by Adam Eaton on Thursday before getting Friday off, so perhaps he's starting to warm up at the plate. Today's homer gave him 40 in 200 career games against Baltimore. That's actually slightly below his career rate (he has 394 homers in 1,786 games against everyone else).