BOSTON (AP) a' A rebellious David Ortiz stood on the Fenway Park infield and told the audience to "stay strong," bringing a cheer from Bostonians weary from a of bombings, stay-at-home instructions and a manhunt that closed down the city for per day. Playing at home for initially because two explosions at the Boston Marathon finish point killed three people and injured over 180 others, the Red Sox recognized the victims and the children with a pregame ceremony and a psychological movie of scenes from Monday's competition. "This past week, I actually do not think there's one human being who wasn't suffering from the thing that was going on down here," Ortiz said after the Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals. "I was psychological, very upset about the whole situation. ... Everyone was hurting. I know it's planning to take some time to heal up, however the a very important factor everybody's surely got to remember is that everyone supports each other." Beginning with a video, alternating between celebratory and somber and followed closely by Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah," the tributes continued with a ceremony that honored a primary responder, a victim of the blast, and a gathering institution: Dick and Rick Hoyt, who have participated in the race for more than 20 years. Then Ortiz took the microphone and, in what he later said was an unexpected outburst, let loose having an expletive that drew an enormous cheer from the 35,152 who managed to allow it to be through the beefed-up security and into their seats punctually. "This is our (expletive) town, and no one will dictate our freedom," he said. "Stay strong." Neil Diamond, who asked if he could play "Sweet Caroline," and flew in to town on his or her own offered a live concert in the eighth inning of the Fenway selection that's been followed by opposite ballclubs showing their support for the city. As Diamond, a New York indigenous who wore a Red Sox cap, left the area, fans chanted "U.S.A. !! U.S.A.!" In underneath half the inning, Daniel Nava hit a three-run homer to give the cause to the Red Sox, and they held on to get 4-3. "You give people hope," Ortiz said. "We desired to let them know we are here for them." Across town, the Bruins also came back to the snow after suspending their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night, when a manhunt for the bombing suspects resulted in a "shelter-in-place" order that locked down the area. One imagine died and the other was captured, hiding in a dry-docked ship in a Watertown yard. "At least we will all breathe a little easier and sleep a easier," mentor Claude Julien said after the Bruins dropped 3-2. "And now it's, hopefully, time for you to work ourselves into trying to get things back to normalcy again. However it will often leave a scar somewhere." Penguins coach Dan Bylsma met with reporters prior to the game wearing a black Tshirt with words "Boston Strong" over his shirt and tie. "I feel just like we are using the Bruins currently, not against them," Bylsma said ahead of the game. "I know their pride is shared by me yesterday in their people and their area and truly their police yesterday. I'm certainly not really a Bostonian, but I hope to today with them and certainly share for the reason that pleasure as well." The Bruins got the snow for their pregame preparation donning baseball caps for the Boston and state police, along with one for the police in Watertown presenting the Bruins' "Spoked B" brand and the term "Strong" on the back. Because it was night once the Bruins made their psychological get back after the bombing on Thursday, security was tight at both games. Guard was stood by a SWAT team member with a German shepherd at the entry to the canal ultimately causing Royals dugout about 2A hours before game time. A person in military fatigues checked every one of the players' lockers and the countless breaks in the ceiling tiles with a flashlight. External, supporters milled around, awaiting the gates to open. Several of them were carrying Boston Marathon coats going back so long as 10 years. Long lines of followers waited to be scanned by metal-detecting wands; many were still waiting to get in when the Red Sox and Royals set up along the base-lines for the pregame ceremony. With Boston Athletic Association volunteers in their blue and yellow jackets prearranged before the Green Monster and police and public officials encircling the mound, The Star-Spangled Banner was played by ballpark organist Josh Kantor, with the crowd singing along. A giant U.S. flag was draped over the 37-foot-high Green Monster left-field wall, quickly since the "B Strong" emblem newly painted in left-center field. Pictures of the victims, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology police Sean Collier, were found on the scoreboard, along side images from the aftermath and the gathering. Some of the greatest cheers were for the suspects were tracked down by the police who. Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, along with other law enforcement officers and rank-and-file, circled the mound for the ceremonial first pitches from firefighter Matt Patterson, who rushed to your website of the bombings; from Steven Byrne, who was hurt in the explosions, and from Dick Hoyt, followed closely by his son Rick, who has cerebral palsy. Ortiz, who'd been on the disabled list all year, took the microphone and showed supporters the specially created uniforms saying "Boston" on the leading as opposed to the "Red Sox" they have worn for decades. Patches were worn by both teams with the "B Strong" logo. The Red Sox said their uniforms could be autographed and auctioned off to raise money for the One Fund Boston, the charity established to simply help the patients.
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