The Red Sox announced during the Tuesday's game that slugger David Ortiz had been hospitalized in Boston for the second time this month. Ortiz felt heart palpitations about 10 days ago and again before Monday night's game in Oakland, causing him to be a late scratch. "We really don't feel he's going to keel over," manager Terry Francona said. "He was tested the other night. A lot of people have these things. ... He has to know that he is fine. We're not going to jeopardize his health."
