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Martinez batted fifth and went 4-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in Monday's 13-4 win over Toronto.

Martinez had batted third in all but one game prior to Monday, but manager Alex Cora wanted to tweak a lineup that he felt had been underperforming since early in the month, per Jordan Horrobin of MLB.com. That includes losing two of three to Yankees over the weekend, a series that saw the Red Sox score just six runs while batting .172. Ironically, Cora wanted to "get some traffic" on the bases in front of Martinez -- Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers -- but none of his plate appearances in this one came with runners in scoring position.

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