Hanley Ramirez told his Red Sox teammates in the dugout that he wasn't going to swing for the fences in his final at-bat. ''I don't hit homers when I try to hit homers,'' he explained to reporters after Boston's 11-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Ramirez homered three times to drive in a career-high six runs and also helped the Red Sox with some nifty fielding on Wednesday night as Boston moved into first place in the AL East.
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