Ortiz out with wrist injury, Ramirez steps in at DH

David Ortiz sat in front of his locker, his ailing left wrist heavily bandaged. Ortiz wasn't in the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, and the designated hitter could only hope his injury was a minor setback.

Ortiz sprained his left wrist Saturday night while swinging at a pitch in Boston's 6-3 win over Baltimore. He left for a pinch hitter with the count full.

"It feels the same," Ortiz said Sunday morning. "We'll see what the doctors say. I got to get an MRI."

Ortiz had missed only four games before Sunday. He is batting .252 and leads the Red Sox with 13 homers and 43 RBIs.

The Red Sox need him in the …