Ortiz, who started at first base Saturday, was pulled after three at-bats due to general stiffness, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Red Sox have famously not asked Ortiz to play in the field this season, a nod to an assortment of lower leg and ankle issues, but he was on the field Saturday as Red Sox manager John Farrell tried to get four at-bats out of the 40-year-old DH instead of a random pinch-hit appearance. Despite a couple of nice fielding plays, the plan was aborted after six innings. "He started to stiffen up overall - first time he's been on the field in nearly a year," said Farrell. Ortiz says he's fine, but the Red Sox avoided a potential disaster. With three more games in a National League park later this month, when Boston is at San Diego, it will be interesting to see if Farrell makes the same gamble.