NEW YORK – David Ortiz got more than even for getting drilled.
Ortiz broke loose soon after CC Sabathia hit him with a pitch, starting and finishing a seven-run burst in the seventh inning that led the Boston Red Sox over the Yankees 8-3 early Friday in a rain-delayed game that ended at 1:43 a.m.
When it was over, Ortiz seemed more angry at the media — maybe for playing up the possibility of trouble between the teams — than at Sabathia.
"Finally got hit," Ortiz said in a short rant that included some profanity.
After a wait of almost 3 1/2 hours, Josh Beckett (5-2) outpitched Sabathia (7-4) for the third time this season. The Red Sox outscored New York 25-13 while completing their second three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium in a month.
Only a few thousand fans were left in the ballpark when Boston wrapped up its sixth win in a row overall and beat the Yankees for the seventh straight time. The Red Sox are 8-1 against their longtime rivals this year.
"It's not how you wanted it to end tonight, it did and you've got to move on," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
A storm that brought lightning bolts over the Bronx delayed the start for 3 hours, 27 minutes. Shortly after the game began at 10:32 p.m., Beckett and Sabathia began zapping hitters, further ramping up baseball's most-spirited rivalry.
Plunked in the right thigh by Sabathia's 97 mph fastball in the fourth inning, Ortiz swung things in Boston's favor a little later. The Red Sox trailed 2-0 when he singled off Sabathia to start the seventh, and his two-run double off David Robertson capped the big rally.
"He feels good about himself, and he should," Boston manager Terry Francona said.
Bad blood seemed to be brewing from the get-go on a humid night. Ortiz appeared a likely target after homering in the first two games of the series — he irked the Yankees by admiring one of those shots, which came after a brushback, and some in pinstripes talked about how Big Papi looked too comfortable at the plate.
Beckett had already hit Derek Jeter — near the elbow, with his second pitch of the game — and Alex Rodriguez around the hip when Ortiz came up in the fourth with one out and a runner on first.
Sabathia's first pitch was a heater that squarely nailed Ortiz.
"The ball just got away from me," the lefty ace said.
Plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt immediately pointed at both dugouts to issue warnings against further hostilities.
"I'm still trying to figure out whether David got hit for something I did," Beckett said.
Ortiz slowly walked to first base as the crowd chanted "CC! CC!" When the inning ended, Sabathia shot a glance toward the slugger before heading to the dugout, where his Yankees teammates met him with fist bumps, high fives, handshakes and back slaps.
Ortiz broke loose soon after CC Sabathia hit him with a pitch, starting and finishing a seven-run burst in the seventh inning that led the Boston Red Sox over the Yankees 8-3 early Friday in a rain-delayed game that ended at 1:43 a.m.
When it was over, Ortiz seemed more angry at the media — maybe for playing up the possibility of trouble between the teams — than at Sabathia.
"Finally got hit," Ortiz said in a short rant that included some profanity.
After a wait of almost 3 1/2 hours, Josh Beckett (5-2) outpitched Sabathia (7-4) for the third time this season. The Red Sox outscored New York 25-13 while completing their second three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium in a month.
Only a few thousand fans were left in the ballpark when Boston wrapped up its sixth win in a row overall and beat the Yankees for the seventh straight time. The Red Sox are 8-1 against their longtime rivals this year.
"It's not how you wanted it to end tonight, it did and you've got to move on," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
A storm that brought lightning bolts over the Bronx delayed the start for 3 hours, 27 minutes. Shortly after the game began at 10:32 p.m., Beckett and Sabathia began zapping hitters, further ramping up baseball's most-spirited rivalry.
Plunked in the right thigh by Sabathia's 97 mph fastball in the fourth inning, Ortiz swung things in Boston's favor a little later. The Red Sox trailed 2-0 when he singled off Sabathia to start the seventh, and his two-run double off David Robertson capped the big rally.
"He feels good about himself, and he should," Boston manager Terry Francona said.
Bad blood seemed to be brewing from the get-go on a humid night. Ortiz appeared a likely target after homering in the first two games of the series — he irked the Yankees by admiring one of those shots, which came after a brushback, and some in pinstripes talked about how Big Papi looked too comfortable at the plate.
Beckett had already hit Derek Jeter — near the elbow, with his second pitch of the game — and Alex Rodriguez around the hip when Ortiz came up in the fourth with one out and a runner on first.
Sabathia's first pitch was a heater that squarely nailed Ortiz.
"The ball just got away from me," the lefty ace said.
Plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt immediately pointed at both dugouts to issue warnings against further hostilities.
"I'm still trying to figure out whether David got hit for something I did," Beckett said.
Ortiz slowly walked to first base as the crowd chanted "CC! CC!" When the inning ended, Sabathia shot a glance toward the slugger before heading to the dugout, where his Yankees teammates met him with fist bumps, high fives, handshakes and back slaps.