Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz has not played in an actual game in nearly eight months because of an Achilles injury. His road to recovery takes another positive step as he begins a minor league rehab assignment with the Pawtucket Red Sox on Thursday night at McCoy Stadium. He's scheduled to hit third and get four to five at-bats during the PawSox's opening night against the Rochester Red Wings. "Come down here and get the engine going," Ortiz said prior to the game. "It's been good lately. I'm finally seeing good results." He struggled to get healthy during spring training, but after the team decided to shut him down, that's when he started to feel better again. "Right after they shut me down and treating everything differently, I started to feel better," he said. "I had a lot of inflammation down there, so the main key was to get rid of it and it's working pretty good." Read more http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story...rtiz-boston-red-sox-begin-rehab-stint-planned
