Bronx villain ready for his curtain call

ON this night there was no moon over Big Papi and no clinching of the AL East by the Red Sox.

Only an 0-for-5 night by the Yankees killer David Ortiz, including the final out of the game, a strikeout at the hands of Tyler Clippard with two runners on base. After the 6-4 Yankees victory Tuesday night , Ortiz turned around at his locker to see a small army of reporters.

“I went 0-for-5, I ain’t got s--- to talk about,’’ Ortiz said with a smile. “That ain’t fun. They tricked me tonight. Too much talking between the pitcher and catcher. I trick them tomorrow.’’

With that, his final Yankees Stadium series grows that much more fascinating.

Already, there is a website urging Yankees fans to moon Ortiz in his final appearance at Yankee Stadium come Thursday night.

“That moon thing,’’ Ortiz said with a laugh before the game, “can you imagine? If it happens, I want to make sure I have my cell phone in my back pocket.’’

The Yankees will honor Big Papi on Thursday night just as the Red Sox honored Mariano Rivera in 2013 and Derek Jeter in 2014. Rivera will be part of this ceremony. Ortiz is going out in a much different fashion than Rivera and Jeter.

The Red Sox are going to the postseason, those Yankees teams each finished 12 out. One more Red Sox win or a Blue Jays loss will give Boston the AL East crown.

When Ortiz was announced in the first inning as the Red Sox designated hitter, the cheers were louder than the boos — and there were a number of fans standing.

In his other appearances the boos from the 35,161 fans grew louder. This is going to be fun. Ortiz, 40, said he was expecting boos. “When you get used to them booing, it feels weird when it doesn’t happen,’’ he said.

In the bottom of the first against David Price, Yankees designated hitter Gary Sanchez blasted his 20th home run. Fellow rookie Tyler Austin’s two-run home run in the seventh off Price was the difference. As for Ortiz, he is retiring at the end of the postseason. He owns 540 home runs. But Sanchez is the slugger of the future for this rivalry.

Every great rivalry has a hero and a villain and Ortiz has blossomed in that role — a villain at Yankee Stadium, a hero at Fenway Park.

“That is kind of special,’’ Ortiz said of living in both of those worlds. “Not too many guys get to be both. You’re either a hero or a villain. In this rivalry you get to be a little of both. You do some good things for some people. You do some damage for some others. You are not going to have everyone cheering for you. You are not going to make everyone happy.’’

Ortiz has been a thorn in the Yankees side since the Red Sox reversed the Curse in 2004.

“There’s always motivation when you play at Yankee Stadium,’’ Ortiz said. “We have a lot of Dominicans in New York and most of them are Yankee fans. My people, they give me much love.’’

Ortiz said the Red Sox’s comeback from 3-0 down over the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS sticks out as his most memorable time in the rivalry.

In February, Ortiz told The Post he would love to receive a standing ovation from the fans in New York. He said now he was only joking when he made that comment but he seemed extremely sincere that day.

“There are some athletes,’’ Ortiz said, “when you get booed, you get their best out of them.’’ Ortiz is one of those athletes. “I definitely love playing here,’’ Ortiz said. “Yankee Stadium might be my favorite place to hit, regardless. The dimensions are perfect for a left-handed power hitter. All the emotions. All the adrenaline. I’ve competed against so many great players with the Yankees and when you don’t see them there anymore, it kind of hits you a little.

“Yankee Stadium is always going to be part of my success,’’ Ortiz said. “It’s a place I’ve always loved to play.’’

Let’s see if Big Papi has any tricks left for the Yankee Stadium crowd.