LEADING OFF: Ortiz, Red Sox try again to clinch in New York

Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz strikes out swinging, stranding two runners on base, for the final out in the Red Sox's 6-4 loss to the New York Yankees in a baseball game in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz strikes out swinging, stranding two runners on base, for the final out in the Red Sox's 6-4 loss to the New York Yankees in a baseball game in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

By Associated Press September 28, 2016 2 min read

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TRY AGAIN

David Ortiz and the playoff-bound Red Sox get their second chance to clinch the AL East title at Yankee Stadium. A victory over New York or a Toronto loss to Baltimore would do the trick. Boston’s party was put on hold Tuesday night, when Big Papi came up uncharacteristically small in the clutch during a 6-4 defeat that snapped Boston’s 11-game winning streak. Beginning his final series in the Bronx, Ortiz went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts and stranded seven runners. He ended the game by whiffing with two on against Tyler Clippard.

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