David Ortiz To Sit A Couple Of Days To Clear Head Work On Swing

Ortiz, who has started 42 of 47 games this season, has seen his average drop to .216 while in a 1-for-20 slide.

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Earlier this week, Farrell had dropped Ortiz from the third spot in the lineup to fifth. Ortiz (.216/.303/.377) had hit third 38 times and fourth just twice this season before the change for Tuesday’s game against the Twins. Ortiz went 1-for-4, but then took an 0-for-4 on Wednesday.

The Red Sox, who are 3-7 over the last 10, on open a four-game series Thursday at Texas.