The Red Sox broke the game open with six runs in the fourth. David Ortiz ignited the rally with his fifth homer of the season and fourth in the last 10 days, lining a Volstad pitch into the Florida bullpen. After Mike Lowell lined to second, Ellsbury singled and stole his 27th base and raced home on a double by Green. George Kottaras singled home Green to put the Red Sox ahead 5-1.
A single by Dustin Pedroia and a two-out walk to Youkilis loaded the bases and finished Volstad.
Reliever Burke Badenhop walked Bay, the first batter he faced, to force in another run as the Red Sox finished batting around in the inning. Ortiz lashed a two-run single to center, his second hit of the inning, to cap the scoring and put the Sox comfortably ahead 8-1.
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