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Former Leicester defender, Chris Powell, is backing the Foxes to complete one of the greatest stories in football history by going on to win the Premier League. League leaders Leicester are seven points clear of second-placed Tottenham with five games remaining this season, as they attempt to win the Premier League for the very first time. Powell is convinced his former club, who have won their last five league games on the bounce, are looking like worthy title winners.Nobody could have envisaged Greece winning the Euros [in 2004] but I think this will be greatest story in football history, I really do, Powell told Sky Sports News HQ, after opening a new west London football centre backed by the Football Foundation, the Premier League and the FA Facilities Fund. I mean if it was Manchester City or Chelsea seven points ahead I think everybody would be saying its over. I still think people feel Spurs have a chance, which they do, but Leicester have lost three games this season, Spurs have lost four. There are five games to play and its theirs to lose now.I dont think anyone associated with Leicester - fan or player - would have thought they would qualify for the Champions League and have been in the top three and at the top for most of the season, but theyve done it and it looks like they are going to go all the way. Leicester fans are on the brink of one of the greatest upsets in football history I think it will be one of the greatest stories in football history but it also shows the other teams that they can do it regardless of money or status or structure.Leicester are only five games away from one of the best and heart-warming stories you are ever likely to see.Powell ended his 23-year career at Leicester, taking up a player-coach role with the Foxes under Nigel Pearson in his final season with the club in 2010. Powell made 23 appearances for Leicester The 46-year-old says Pearson must be given some credit for laying the foundations of Leicesters recent success and insists current boss Claudio Ranieri is a standout contender to be named Manager of the Year this season.As a fellow manager you embrace and look at what he [Ranieiri] is doing and thats not only how he manages the team but also how he handles himself, Powell said. Powell says Claudio Ranieri has been the standout manager this season You marvel at (NGolo) Kante, (Jamie) Vardy and (Danny) Drinkwater and rightly so, but sometimes you have to look at the manager.I think he has managed the transition well. Nigel Pearson started everything that they are doing now and Ranieri came in when a lot of the people thought he was the wrong man but quite clearly he is the right man.He deserves all the plaudits and hes Manager of the Year for me for sure. 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The Red Sox, who reside at the opposite end of the AL East standings, long ago stopped playing meaningful games. But this one carried some significance for Ortiz, now in his 12th season with Boston. He hit a solo shot in the fourth inning and connected in the 10th off Darren ODay (5-2), his sixth multihomer game of the season and 47th of his career. Ortiz now has 34 homers and 102 RBIs, the club-record eighth time he has had a 30/100 season -- passing Ted Williams. At 38, Ortiz is the oldest major leaguer to go 30/100 since Frank Thomas did it at the same age in 2006. "I dont know if you can say enough positives or accolades about David Ortiz, not just about what he did tonight but what hes done over an incredible career," Boston manager John Farrell said. "Considering how many RBIs and how many home runs he has contributed this year, who knows where wed be without him?" Ortiz also moved into a second-place tie with Jim Rice for 100-RBI seasons with Boston, one behind Williams, who had nine. "Its a big compliment to be mentioned with him. Its something I have done with a lot of consistency and hard work," Ortiz said. "I have to come in and do my best every day regardless of how the team is playing." This is one of those years in which the Red Sox are faring poorly, despite Ortizs impressive numbers. "Its too bad that we have had the kind of season where we arent in it," said Ortiz, who moved into a tie with Dave Winfield for 33rd on the career home run list with 465. In the race for best recordd in the AL, Baltimore fell three games behind the Los Angeles Angels, who faced Texas later Friday night.dddddddddddd The most prominent starter in the lineup was Nelson Cruz, who had three hits, as did Alejandro De Aza. Junichi Tazawa (4-3) worked the ninth and Edward Mujica got three outs to secure his seventh save and end Bostons five-game losing streak against Baltimore. The star, though, was obvious: The man known as Big Papi. "He comes up big twice for us tonight, and no bigger than that 10th inning," Farrell said. After Ortiz connected off rookie Kevin Gausman, Yoenis Cespedes followed with his fifth home run since coming to Boston, his 22nd overall. That made it 2-1, and the Red Sox added an unearned run in the fifth. Gausman left after five innings with a bothersome blister on his pitching hand. "We originally thought that my nail was coming up," he said, "but then when we finally looked at it after the game, kind of found a blood blister under my nail." In the seventh, the Orioles used a two-out double by De Aza, a pinch-hit triple by Delmon Young, and a throwing error by shortstop Xander Bogaerts to tie it. Young is 10 for 20 as a pinch hitter this season. TRAINERS ROOM Red Sox: It will take some time before INF Brock Holt (concussion) is ready to return. "There are still some important steps he has to complete," Farrell said. Also, 1B Mike Napoli (finger, toe) "will be mixed in there as we go through this final week," Farrell said. Orioles: Markakis missed a second straight game with a sore shoulder. He was struck with a pitch on Tuesday. "It was not a glancing blow," manager Buck Showalter said before the game. "Nickys pretty sore today, but hes available." UP NEXT Winless in his last six starts, Red Sox right-hander Rubby De La Rosa (4-7, 4.31 ERA) tries to break the cycle Saturday night against the Orioles, who will start Chris Tillman (12-5, 3.29), their likely choice to pitch Game 1 of the playoffs. ' ' '