The Red Sox showered David Ortiz with baby powder after his game-winning double

Red Sox celebrate David Ortiz's walk-off double
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Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz carried his team to an epic 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday. Big Papi blasted an RBI triple to left-center field in the ninth to send the game to extra innings. Then, in the bottom of the 11th, Ortiz won the game with a walk-off double.

To celebrate, his teammates doused him with baby powder.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.