The Red Sox snapped the team’s eight-game losing streak on Monday night, defeating the Royals 7-5. Andrew Benintendi’s two-run double (which he finished on one knee) proved the difference in the game:
Take a knee and drive 'em in. pic.twitter.com/a5AyeiLQlq
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 6, 2019
Manny Ramirez’s update on David Ortiz: Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is back home now after leaving Mass. General Hospital in late July. Ortiz is still recovering from the near-fatal gunshot wound he suffered in Santo Domingo in June, but according to Manny Ramirez, Ortiz is on the road to a comeback.