BOSTON – Nomar Garciaparra’s two-run double highlighted a five-run fifth inning, and Curt Schilling pitched the Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 win Thursday night over the San Diego Padres.

Manny Ramirez hit a long, two-run homer, and Pokey Reese had a solo shot on his 31st birthday for Boston, which has won four of five.

David Ortiz matched a career high with four hits, all singles.

Garciaparra, playing his second game of the season after missing the first 57 with right Achilles’ tendinitis, went 1-for-4 and was hit by a pitch just above his left knee in the seventh.

The star shortstop was 1-for-2 with a single in his debut Wednesday.

Schilling (8-3) gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings. He walked two and struck out eight to raise his total to 81, three behind teammate Pedro Martinez for AL lead.

Alan Embree, Mike Timlin and Lenny DiNardo finished it.

Boston, which committed three errors and allowed four unearned runs in an 8-1 loss Wednesday, moved ahead 3-1 in the fourth when Ramirez hit a shot out of Fenway Park over the Green Monster seats after Ortiz singled.

The Red Sox broke the game open and chased Ismael Valdez (5-3) in the fifth. Reese singled and Johnny Damon walked before Kevin Youkilis doubled to make it 4-1, ending Valdez’s night.

Brandon Puffer entered and fanned Ortiz before Ramirez was intentionally walked, loading the bases. With the crowd on its feet chanting his name, Garciaparra hit a line drive off The Wall in left.

One out later, Kevin Millar doubled in two more runs, increasing the lead to 8-1.

Valdez allowed six runs and six hits in four-plus innings.

Terrence Long’s run-scoring grounder cut it to 8-2 in the sixth. Miguel Ojeda added an RBI single in the eighth before Ramirez drove in his third run with an RBI single in the bottom half.

The Padres took a 1-0 lead in the first when Sean Burroughs opened the game with a double and scored on Brian Giles’ groundout.

Reese, playing second base now that Garciaparra is back, tied the game with his homer in the third.

Notes: All of Ortiz’s hits were singles to right field. … Boston’s Trot Nixon played right field and went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and a strikeout in his first rehab game with Triple-A Pawtucket. … Boston’s Mark Bellhorn got the night off after starting at second Wednesday. … Giles made a leaping grab of Damon’s fly ball near the right-field fence in the first. Damon left the game after his at-bat in the sixth. … The Red Sox honored Ray Charles, who died Thursday, by playing a video of when he sang “America The Beautiful” on opening day last year.

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