David Ortiz hit his 536th home run to tie Mickey Mantle for 17th on baseball's career list, and David Price allowed just a pair of solo homers to lead the Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles 12-2 on Monday night and protect Boston's lead in the AL East. Chris Young homered, doubled twice and singled, and Hanley Ramirez also homered for the Red Sox, who maintained a two-game lead over Toronto. The Red Sox won for the fifth time in six games, scoring in each of the first seven innings before going down in order in the eighth.
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