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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Martinez hits 2 HRs as Red Sox beat Orioles 6-4 for sweep

By DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts is congratulated in the dugout after scoring against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in Toronto. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)

Mookie monster! Betts homers in 9th to complete cycle

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Authorities say Brandon Ziobrowski, who's 33 years old, tweeted last month to his more than 400 followers, "I am broke but will scrounge and literally give $500 to anyone who kills an ICE agent." (Associated Press)

Brandon Ziobrowski arrested for offering $500 for ICE agent’s killing

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

In this Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, file photo, youths look at computer screens at an internet cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) ** FILE **

Advocates condemn psych techniques used to keep kids online

By LINDSEY TANNER and MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox'sRafael Devers high-fives with Eduardo Nunez after Devers hit a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, in Toronto. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)

Devers hits 2-run HR in return as Red Sox beat Jays 10-5

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox's Jackie Bradley Jr., right, scores in front of New York Yankees' Austin Romine after a throwing error by Miguel Andujar during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Red Sox stun Yankees 5-4 in 10 for 4-game sweep

By KEN POWTAK - Associated Press

Man who jumped out of freezer and died was cold-case suspect

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In this July 23, 2018 photo, newly appointed Boston Police Commissioner William Gross speaks at City Hall after he was introduced to succeed William Evans. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via AP) **FILE**

Boston readies to install first black police commissioner

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

In this May 31, 2016 photo, Joel Ortiz, center, poses for a photo with Mayor Marty Walsh, left, and public schools Superintendent Tommy Chang, right, during a luncheon for public schools valedictorians in Boston. Ortiz, who studies information technology at University of Massachusetts, Boston, was arrested on July 12, 2018, at Los Angeles International Airport, on suspicion of using his tech skills to hack victims' personal cell phones and steal millions of dollars in digital currency. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via AP)

Student charged in elaborate digital money theft scheme

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

New York Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka, of Japan, reacts during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Tanaka extends unbeaten streak to 13, Yanks beat Orioles 6-3

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2017, file photo, pedestrians walk past Faneuil Hall in Boston. In an open letter to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, dated July 30, 2018, some black Bostonians are threatening a boycott because the building's 18th-century namesake was a slave owner. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Boycott looms for landmark named after slave owner

By SARAH BETANCOURT - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox's Blake Swihart, right, is doused with sports drink after his walk-off RBI double off Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Luis Garcia during the 13th inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, July 30, 2018. The Red Sox defeated the Phillies 2-1. At left is Boston Red Sox second baseman Brock Holt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Swihart wins it in 13th, then Red Sox get Kinsler from LAA

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts celebrates his walk-off solo home run as he rounds the bases in the 10th inning of the team's baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Boston. The Red Sox won 4-3. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Game-ending homer by Betts lifts Boston over Twins 4-3 in 10

By DOUG ALDEN - Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles' Jonathan Schoop, right, rounds the bases past Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz, front left, and third baseman Rafael Devers after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Schoop, Beckham HRs lift Orioles over Red Sox 7-6

By DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Sale shuts down Tigers in Boston’s 9-1 victory

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

Celtics’ Smart ‘ecstatic’ to have summer in limbo over

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

National League, Washington Nationals Bryce Harper, center, smiles as players mingle during a team photo, Monday, July 16, 2018, at Nationals Park, in Washington. The the 89th MLB baseball All-Star Game will be played Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Harper’s future is shadow hanging over DC’s All-Star moment

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Officers work at the scene where a Weymouth police officer was shot and critically wounded while in a foot chase with a suspect following a vehicle crash on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Weymouth, Mass. (Matt Stone/The Boston Herald via AP)

Michael Chesna, Weymoth officer, attacked with stone, killed with own gun

By Sarah Betancourt - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox' Xander Bogaerts, right, is greeted by teammates at home plate after hitting a grand slam in the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Boston. The Red Sox won 6-2. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

Bogaerts’ grand slam gets Red Sox back to winning ways

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays' Justin Smoak celebrates his solo home run with Kendrys Morales (8) during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Blue Jays win 13-7, snap Red Sox win streak at 10 games

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press