As the Globe headline puts it, yesterday was “a new low” for Ortiz, who went 0 for 7 and stranded 12 men.

And how’s this for a Freudian slip [emphasis added] from Globe reporter Adam Kilgore:

Ortiz, for several seasons and countless playoff games, has injected Red Sox games with drama and fans with elation…..

Or is Kilgore actually trying to tell us something?

The Angels won, 5-4, so Ortiz pretty much cost the Sox the game. Which is a good thing in general, but even better when the Yankees win, as they did yesterday, beating Toronto 3-2. CC Sabathia went eight and gave up two runs, after pitching a complete game shutout his last start. It’s starting to come together for him.

The Yankees are back at .500 and have won their last two series, which is, I think, a first for the season. Johnny Damon was 1-4 with a double, the tenth straight game in which he’s hit an extra base hit…