"I'm just going to keep on swinging," said Ortiz. "I'm not trying to put any pressure on myself. I'm just trying to put a good swing on it when I'm at the plate. Hopefully I'll get there."
Ortiz has 48 games left to hit his 500th during the '15 season. Ortiz, 39, would become the 27th member of baseball's 500-homer club.
"Hey, look, I'm not trying to really accomplish any personal thing," Ortiz said. "I'm just trying to play the game the way I'm supposed to play it. If I'm swinging the bat good, I'm going to try to put a good swing on the pitch every time.