Get live play-by-play, scores and stats as the Boston Red Sox take on the Atlanta Braves. — sportsillustrated.cnn.com

ATLANTA (AP) -- David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox were in desperate need of a big hit. On Monday, at long last, Big Papi delivered. Ortiz homered and drove in four runs as the defending World Series champions ended their 10-game losing streak, rallying from a five-run deficit to defeat the Atlanta Braves 8-6. " It's been too long since we last shook hands following a win," manager John Farrell . Farrell called it " a total team win," then pointed to the two powerful bats in the middle of the lineup - Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia .

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