BOSTON -- For the last two games, Cody Ross has had the best seat in the house.
With David Ortiz at the plate, Ross has stood in the on-deck circle awaiting his turn and watching Ortiz inch closer to the 400 home run mark.
Ortiz hit his 399th career home run in Wednesday afternoon's 10-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park. He finished the game 1-for-2 with three walks, an RBI, and four runs scored.
Ross was Boston's clean-up hitter, behind Ortiz on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
And while it's not exactly 762, Ross compared the experience to watching Major League Baseball's official home run king.
"He's on fire," said Ross after the win. "He's not getting too many pitches to hit. Almost Barry Bonds-ish. You can't have enough protection for him. But when he's getting that pitch, he's not missing it. And that was a perfect example today. I think he might have saw one strike, and he hit that ball out.
"I can't tell you how neat it is to stand on-deck and just watch him, and see him hit a homer and come around, and be able to give him a high-five. I mean, I'm a fan too. So, it's pretty neat."
Ortiz' solo blast to the right-field tunnel in the bottom of the fifth, that put Boston up 10-2, marked his 21st home run of the season. That's just eight home runs less than his total of 29 home runs in 146 games in 2011. And it's only June 27.
He had a chance to hit No. 400 during his final at-bat in the bottom of the eighth inning, but Ortiz struck out swinging on a 1-2 slider.
"It's coming, obviously," said Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia after the win.
And if it doesn't come during this upcoming seven-game West-Coast road trip that begins Thursday night in Seattle?
"I'll get it done when I get back," said Ortiz with a smile and a wink after Wednesday's game.
Either way, Ortiz said that home run No. 400 isn't on his mind.
"Right now, that's not really something I think about," said Ortiz. "But I know that at some point, when I'm not playing, you start looking at things, and start realizing my good career I'll probably have.
"Right now, my focus is just on producing for this ball club and try to win some games, and put ourselves in a better situation."