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Rich Hill has a 12.86 ERA against his hometown Red Sox.
Red Sox at Rays | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Game 74: Red Sox at Ray lineups and notes

Mass. native Rich Hill will carry his 3.64 season ERA into his start for Tampa. Garrett Richards is on the mound for the Red Sox.

Watch: Max Scherzer stares down Joe Girardi after third check for foreign substances

When the Phillies manager asked for a third time that Scherzer be checked for the use of foreign substances, the pitcher was not having it.
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Baseball scouts rarely have a reason to visit Vermont. Pitching prospect Owen Kellington is changing that

Kellington, a fireballing high school righty who gave up only 7 hits all season, could end up being chosen within the first 10 rounds of this year’s MLB draft.
Red Sox 9, Rays 5

Red Sox spoil Wander Franco’s impressive debut with extra-inning win, hand Rays seventh straight loss

The 20-year-old phenom had a double and a game-tying home run for the Rays, but at the end of the night, Boston remained in first place in the AL East.

Red Sox notebook
Josh Taylor gestures as umpire Phil Cuzzi, left, checks his cap for any foreign substances at the end of the seventh inning Tuesday night.
New focus on illegal substances shouldn’t be foreign to Red Sox pitchers
The Sox’ first experience with the new policy came Tuesday, with manager Alex Cora saying he expected pitchers to abide knowing that eyes will be on them.

PETER ABRAHAM | RED SOX 9, RAYS 5
Wander Franco homered on his debut, but a four-run 11th inning lifted the Red Sox to a 9-5 win on the road.
A tale of two MLB debuts: Wander Franco lived up to the hype, but Connor Wong and the Red Sox had the last laugh
The Rays' Franco, baseball's top prospect, homered in his much-anticipated debut, but Wong scored the winning run in his first opportunity in the big leagues.

Minor league notebook

Time in Worcester has helped Franchy Cordero find himself at the plate

Heading into Tuesday, the outfielder was hitting .377/.484/.714 with a 1.198 OPS and 5 homers, and had cut his strikeout rate to 21.5 percent.
MLB Notebook

Twins star Byron Buxton shelved again, has broken hand

Byron Buxton is back on the IL, this time with a fracture in his left hand.
Red Sox at Rays | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)

Wander Franco, the top prospect in all of MLB, will make his debut against the Red Sox tonight

Rays shortstop Wander Franco, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, will make his debut against the Red Sox.
chad finn

There are some questions about the Red Sox, but no doubts about their resilience

The ability to bounce back and avoid prolonged skids has been their finest attribute in this surprising season.
mlb notebook

Mets ace Jacob deGrom picks up right where he left off, baffling opposing hitters

In his first game since June 16, deGrom allowed no runs on one hit while striking out six and walking as New York beat Atlanta to open a doubleheader.
red sox notebook

Garrett Whitlock continues to be an exception to the rule

The Rule 5 draftee out of the Yankees organization in is 2-1 with a 1.57 earned run average in 20 appearances in his first season with Boston.
peter abraham | on baseball

Calling up Jarren Duran could put a much-needed charge into scuffling Red Sox

The 24-year-old outfielder is batting .286 with 12 home runs and a 1.006 OPS in 30 games at Triple A.
MINOR LEAGUES

Jarren Duran stays hot, hits first walk-off home run in Polar Park history

The center fielder whose callup to Boston is pined for more by the day is slugging .627 with a 1.006 OPS after his first 30 games in Triple A, the latest capped with a historic three-run game-winner.
RED SOX

Defense did Red Sox no favors Sunday, but Nate Eovaldi admits neither did he

The Opening Day starter needed 87 pitches to finish four innings, and submitted his shortest outing of the season one day after Martín Pérez offered something the wobbly rotation could build on.

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Red Sox at Rays | 7:10 p.m. (NESN)
Rich Hill has a 12.86 ERA against his hometown Red Sox.

Game 74: Red Sox at Ray lineups and notes

Mass. native Rich Hill will carry his 3.64 season ERA into his start for Tampa. Garrett Richards is on the mound for the Red Sox. 1 hour ago

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Ime Udoka (left) is part of the Gregg Popovich coaching tree.

Celtics to hire Nets assistant Ime Udoka as head coach

Udoka, 43, played parts of seven seasons in the NBA, and also worked on the coaching staffs of the 76ers and Spurs. 1 hour ago

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Ime Udoka (left) is part of the Gregg Popovich coaching tree.

Celtics coaching search: Ime Udoka to become next Boston coach

We’ll be tracking all the updates — the newest candidates, the interview requests, the latest developments — right here. 2 hours ago

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Tom Brady took part in Buccaneers minicamp earlier this month.

It’s fascinating to watch the more forthcoming Tom Brady, and other thoughts

Freed from Bill Belichick’s zipped-lip environment, Brady continues to be more open about his thoughts and feelings than he was across two decades in New England. 2 hours ago

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Cam Newton (left) is the presumptive starting quarterback for the Patriots but Mac Jones (right) may not be far behind.

Could there be an actual quarterback competition at Patriots camp in July?

Rookie Mac Jones made a strong impression in spring practices and may be poised to give Cam Newton a run for the job.

Top-seeded Franklin baseball goes forth with a 12-run frame in Division 1 South victory

Batting out of the No. 9 spot, Henry DiGiorgio was 3 for 3 with three runs scored as the inspired Panthers (14-1) play on for eighth-grader Nick Gaspar in town battling a tumor.

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Bryson DeChambeau missed out on golfing for the US in 2016 when the sport returned to the Olympics.

Olympics: Bryson DeChambeau headlines US men’s golf roster for Tokyo

Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, and Xander Schauffele also will represent the US in the 60-man field. World No. 2 Dustin Johnson has opted out.

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Kristie and Sam Mewis scored all of the US' goals vs. Colombia in a friendly in January.

USWNT Tokyo Olympics roster set: Hanson’s Sam and Kristie Mewis tapped for first Games

The US is vying to become the first team to win an Olympic gold medal in women's soccer following a World Cup title.