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Red Sox win features Papi power and Betts breakout

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  • Doug Tucker, Special to ESPN.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Moments like this in a long, extraordinary career make Big Papi feel like -- well, almost like Little Papi. Growing up on the playgrounds of Puerto Rico, David Ortiz thought of men like Stan Musial and Willie Stargell as giants. What's more, he still does, even after hitting career home run No. 476 and breaking a three-way tie for 29th all-time with Pops and Stan the Man.