Earlier, he had moved into sole possession of 22nd place on the all-time HR list. Then, in the ninth, he tied the game with a rare triple. He came to the plate in the 11th with the winning run having just advanced to second, and Sox announcer
Jerry Remy wondered why the Astros didn't walk
David Ortiz with first base open.
"It's a gamble", warned
RemDawg. Ortiz then rifled a change-up into the CF triangle to
win the game, 6-5. The double—his 600th—tied him with
Barry Bonds and
Hank Aaron as the only players with 500 HRs and 600 two-baggers. Other cool stuff happened in this game, but who cares, right?
