learning to do. He expects to get better game by game

CLEVELAND -- David Ortiz bid farewell to Progressive Field with a game-changing home run Monday.Ortiz hit a go-ahead, two-run drive in a three-run sixth inning, and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-2 to extend their winning streak to four.Ortizs 27th home run this season, the 530th of his big league career, overcame a 1-0 deficit. Ortiz homered in all three games the Red Sox played in Cleveland in his final season.I always love hitting in this park, he said. Who doesnt? Its a really good hitting ballpark.Ortizs drive came off Josh Tomlin (11-6), who has given up a major league-leading 29 home runs this season.Asked whether he was glad Ortiz was retiring, Tomlin said, I am now, yeah. Hes an unbelievable hitter and he made me pay.The game was a makeup of an April 7 postponement caused by snow and cold. Ortiz also homered on April 5 and 6.Boston is starting an 11-game trip to four cities. Manager John Farrell never considered resting his 40-year-old slugger.He doesnt cease to amaze, Farrell said. By no means was there any plan for him not to be in todays lineup.Jackie Bradley Jr. also homered off Tomlin in the sixth.Drew Pomeranz (1-2) allowed two runs and five hits in 7 2/3 innings to win for the first time since he was acquired from San Diego on July 14. He had been 0-2 in five starts for the Red Sox.Selected by Cleveland with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 amateur draft, Pomeranz gave up Rajai Davis leadoff homer in the fourth and RBI double in the eighth.Francisco Lindor doubled against Craig Kimbrel leading off the ninth and Mike Napoli walked. Carlos Santana and pinch-hitter Jason Kipnis struck out, and Abraham Almonte hit a drive to right that hooked foul before he popped out. Kimbrel got his 20th save in 22 chances.Tomlin lost his third straight outing and for the fifth time in seven decisions after a 9-1 start, allowing three runs and seven hits in 7 2/3 innings. AL Central-leading Cleveland had won its previous four games.This was a good win, Farrell said. They pushed us, obviously, but Kimbrel was able to get the last one.Boston trails AL East-leading Toronto by 1 1/2 games in the AL East and leads for the leagues second wild card.Every win matters, Ortiz said.PAPI FAREWELLOrtiz was given a loud ovation during each at-bat. He lined out in the first, bounced into a double play in the fourth and singled in the eighth. 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WASHINGTON -- Patrik Laine isnt afraid to be himself, whether hes talking or playing hockey.The No. 2 pick in the NHL draft thought he deserved to be No. 1 and said so. His on-ice persona is just as confident, and itll be put to the test playing for Finland at the World Cup of Hockey.Laine is the youngest player in the tournament, and the Winnipeg Jets prospect is eager to show he belongs with the best.Im going to have to prove that to everybody, and Im going to show that when the tournament starts, Laine said.Laines offensive arsenal has more moves than his surname, which is pronounced Line-EH. He can shake defenders out of their skates but is best known for a wicked shot, which he used to beat Jonathan Quick in Finlands exhibition game against the United States on Tuesday.On a team that lacks the talent on paper of Canada, the U.S., Sweden and Russia, Laine has the ability to singlehandedly take a game over, despite being just under 18 years, 5 months old.When we named Patrik (to) this team, we know that he (had) good offensive-game skills and that shot was unbelievable, coach Lauri Marjamaki said. Of course hes a young guy, but he has something we need and were trying to find some new elements about our offensive game.Picking Laine was a risk, though he earned it by scoring seven goals and adding five assists in 10 games at the world hockey championship in the spring. It was no surprise that he lit up the world juniors over the winter, but he had grown-up production playing with and against grown men.Laines influence has continued leading up to the World Cup, as he struggled in the first two exhibition games before finding a groove.Hes just 18 years old, and I think he plays like a major player, linemate Aleksander Barkov said.Laine is a major player for Finland and could start the tournament alongside Barkov and either Teuvo Teravainen or 19-year-old Sebastian Aho. Hell have chances to back up his braggadocio from before the draft, when he said the Toronto Maple Leafs should have selected him first overall instead of Auston Matthews. Hes not shying away from that, even while older teammates tell hhim players werent like that back in their day.ddddddddddddI know thats how good I am, and I can say that, Laine said. Its not a problem for me. And if thats a problem to somebody else, its not my problem. I dont care what people think. I know that Im a good player and Im going to stick with that.Laines talent isnt debatable, but there are questions about adjusting to smaller NHL rinks and, in this tournament, fitting into Finlands team-first, stringent structure. The Finns hallmark is to play stronger as a group than as individual players, so its on Laine to fit into that concept without losing his creativity.He plays structure as good as anyone, captain Mikko Koivu said. But for sure when you get a skillset like that that can make a difference in a hockey game, I think youve just got to be careful when you use it and where.While plenty cocky about his game, Laine still has his teenage moments. His mother is moving to Winnipeg with him to help him adjust to North America, and after practice this week he stared in awe at some teammates lockers -- after watching them in the NHL, hes now playing with them.Laine gets the benefit of plenty of veterans on and around Finland, most notably Teemu Selanne, who set the rookie goal-scoring record with 76 back in 1992-93 playing in, of course, Winnipeg. Selanne plans to talk with Laine about the NHL, Winnipeg and more during the World Cup.Everybody in their lives cant speak with those kind of players, Laine said. Its so good to have that kind of opportunity to talk with him and discuss about games and everything.For all his boasting, Laine concedes he has plenty of learning to do. He expects to get better game by game, whic