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NEW YORK -- The next time David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox conduct postgame interviews, they hope their comments take place in a raucous clubhouse during a boisterous celebration for clinching the American League East.The Red Sox did not clinch Tuesday as Ortiz was 0-for-5 with two strikeouts and stranded seven runners during a 6-4 loss.Their next opportunity will be Wednesday in Ortizs penultimate game against the Yankees.The Red Sox won 11 of their last 12 to be in position for their eighth division title. They need a win, or a loss by Toronto to Baltimore, but neither happened in the series opener.Ortizs comments were also as quiet as his bat. He did not field any questions and before exiting the clubhouse said: That aint fun. They got me out, just put it down like that. They tricked me tonight. Too much talking between the pitcher and catcher. Ill trick them tomorrow.If Ortiz can trick the Yankees by getting more big hits in a win, the Red Sox will be division champions, doing so after starting their 11-game streak with four straight victories over the Yankees at Fenway Park.I mean its what he always does, Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts said. He comes through in those situations. Nobodys perfect so hell be ready to go tomorrow.Beside Ortizs inability to add to his 124 RBI, David Price allowed three home runs among 12 hits in 6 1/3 innings.The Red Sox hope Clay Buchholz can continue his recent resurgence and further improve his chances of being on the postseason roster. The Red Sox can use an effective Buchholz since Drew Pomeranz (forearm soreness) was scratched from his Thursday start and Steven Wright remains out with shoulder bursitis.On the surface, Buchholzs numbers of 8-10 with a 5.00 ERA in in 36 appearances (20 starts), are not appealing but playoff roster construction often is a what have you done for me lately business.And for Buchholz, the answer is this: 4-0 with a 3.09 ERA in his last six starts. Those wins are not necessarily a situation where he has been blessed with tremendous run support.I knew it wasnt going to be bad all year, Buchholz told reporters in Baltimore last week. There were a stretch that I didnt really know what was going on and I didnt know how to fix it. And when I tried to fix it, I was trying too hard and overdoing a lot of things, overanalyzing.His run of effective starts began Aug. 16 and 23 in a 4-3 loss and a 2-1 victory against Detroit and Tampa Bay, respectively. Three relief appearances followed and then came four more starts this month against San Diego, Toronto, New York and Baltimore.Only the start against the Blue Jays can be considered ineffective as Buchholz allowed six runs and four hits in three innings of Bostons 11-8 victory. In the other three starts, he allowed four earned runs and 18 hits in 19 2/3 innings.Buchholz is 6-9 with a 5.99 ERA in 19 appearances (18 starts) against the Yankees. On Sept. 16, he allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings at Fenway Park.The Yankees have won five of their last 15 games following a seven-game winning streak and are barely mathematically alive. They are four games behind Baltimore with five to play, but also are behind Houston, Seattle and Detroit.Gary Sanchez hit his 20th home run and Tyler Austin had the tiebreaking home run in the seventh Tuesday, and at this point the storylines for the Yankees are not about postseason plans but development.There are some good things that have happened but no because were about winning championships and whenever you fall short, theres a ton of disappointment, manager Joe Girardi said when asked if this season has been successful. Its very difficult. You look and examine everything thats went on with the player and what you need to do to get to that level. So I think there are successful stories but as an overall success, no.Bryan Mitchell makes his fifth start of the season and eighth of his career Wednesday for the Yankees. He pitched in Fridays 9-0 loss at Toronto but allowed three runs (one earned) and six hits in a career-high six innings. 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"I didnt need to be anybody else, I just needed to be myself and be aggressive," said Burks, who scored a career-high 34 points to spark the Utah Jazz to a 118-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Kansas City Chiefs star safety Eric Berry, who has not yet signed his one-year franchise tag and has missed the entire preseason, plans to return to the team Sunday, according to ESPNs Adam Schefter and multiple reports.Chiefs coach Andy Reid had hoped as recently as Tuesday that Berry would return in time for the regular-season opener against the San Diego Chargers, saying that the four-time Pro Bowler could even play on Sept. 11 without appearing in Kansas Citys final preseason game.As an unsigned, franchise-tagged player, Berry was not required to report to training camp, and the club cannot fine him for not reporting.Berrys one-year franchise tag salary is $10.806 million for the 2016 season. The deadline for extending contracts for players on franchise tags passed July 15.The Chiefs had hoped to sign Berry to a long-term deal in the offseason, but the two sides were never close to reaching an agreement by the deadline. The Chiefs remain optimistic they can sign him after this season, though Berry will demand a premium on the free-agent markket.ddddddddddddIt was somewhat surprising that the sides were so far apart, given the goodwill between them.The Chiefs stood by Berry when he was diagnosed with lymphoma, and general manager John Dorsey and others in the front office regularly visited him in Atlanta during treatment. Meanwhile, Berry has been steadfast in his love for the Chiefs, who made him a first-round pick out of Tennessee.Its a weird dynamic that you are juggling with finances and playing, Reid said earlier in camp. But Ive seen it before, guys normally come in and they just go. When its time to play, they just play. They put the business side aside and they get after it.Berry played in every game last season, less than a year after his cancer diagnosis. He made 55 tackles, had a pair of interceptions and resumed his role as the heart and soul of the defense.ESPN Chiefs reporter Adam Teicher and The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '