Shaheen hit it lucky with her game choice. In addition to this being the renewal of a storied baseball rivalry right after the All-Start break, the game is tentatively to be the return of David Ortiz who’s been on the disabled list with a nagging wrist injury.

    Anyone who donates $25 to Shaheen’s campaign automatically gets you a chance at the tickets and for each additional $25 you get another chance.

    The online contest ends Friday at midnight.

    Last fall, then-Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd's campaign violated Major League Baseball regulations in trying to auction off a pair of Red Sox playoff tickets.

    Civic club raffles for regular season ducats, however, are commonplace.

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