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From the archives | Sept. 29

David Ortiz’s walkoff hit boosts Red Sox playoff hopes

By Chris Snow

 |  Globe Staff  

  September 30, 2005

Ortiz, whose homer one inning earlier tied the game, singled home the winning run in the 9th as the Red Sox claimed a vital win in the fourth-to-last game en route to a wild card berth in 2005.

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