"If David Ortiz truly didn't deserve an RBI on Wednesday night, Kevin Youkilis would have known it.

Youkilis was the runner in question when official scorer Charles Scoggins reversed his decision to give Ortiz a two-run single in a 4-3 victory against the Indians at Fenway Park.

Official scorers change their calls after reviewing the video all the time, but this one became a minor issue Thursday when Ortiz interrupted the pregame press conference of manager Terry Francona to complain. The scene was captured on camera.

Left out of the ensuing coverage was the fact that Ortiz and Francona were later seen laughing about it in the manager's office. But by that point the story had taken on a life of its own.

So did Ortiz have a beef?

"David has every right to be upset," Youkilis said yesterday.

The play in question occurred when Ortiz ripped a single to left-center in the first inning with runners on second and third. Adrian Gonzalez scored and Youkilis breezed home after him while Cleveland left fielder Austin Kearns bobbled the ball."