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Red Sox bench slumping slugger Ortiz (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Slumping slugger David Ortiz has finally been benched. Ortiz has been left out of the lineup for Boston's series opener at Seattle on Friday night, a day after he went 0-for-7 and stranded 12 base runners -- tying a team record -- in an extra-inning loss at the Los Angeles Angels. Ortiz is batting .208 without a home run.