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Dog dies after being found in hot pickup truck

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Boston Red Sox's Eduardo Nunez watches the flight of his three-run double off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller during the sixth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Behind Nunez and Devers, first-place Red Sox hitting hard

By KEN POWTAK - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox's Christian Vazquez, right, is doused with water by Hanley Ramirez after his walk-off, three-run home run in the bottom of ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indian at Fenway Park, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Boston. The Red Sox won, 12-10. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Vazquez’s 3-run HR in 9th lifts Red Sox over Indians 12-10

By DOUG ALDEN - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia sits in the dugout prior a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Boston. The Red Sox placed Pedroia on the 10-day disabled list due to a left knee injury prior to the game. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Red Sox put 2B Dustin Pedroia on 10-day DL with knee injury

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Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer, left, scores on a hit by Royals' Alcides Escobar as Boston Red Sox's Christian Vazquez, right, tries to get his glove on the ball in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 30, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Gordon’s triple caps Royals’ rally in 5-3 win over Red Sox

By KEN POWTAK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2005 file photo, defrocked priest Paul Shanley, a figure in the sex scandal that rocked the Boston Roman Catholic Archdiocese, stands prior to the reading of a verdict in his trial at Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge, Mass. Shanley was convicted of raping and fondling a boy at his Roman Catholic church during the 1980s and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Shanley is due to be released Friday, July 28, 2017. (Mark Garfinkel/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool, File)

Ex-priest in Boston sex abuse scandal released from prison

By MARK PRATT and DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

FILE -- In this Sunday, May 28, 2017 photo made available Thursday July 27, 2017 Roma President James Pallotta, right, applauds as Francesco Totti salutes his fans after an Italian Serie A soccer match between Roma and Genoa at the Olympic stadium in Rome. The American president of the Roma soccer club is running out of patience. If regional authorities don't approve construction of a long-delayed new stadium for the team, Boston executive James Pallotta is prepared to sell the team. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

AP Interview: Roma’s US president issues stadium ultimatum

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 6, 2010 file photo, former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky recites one of his poems on stage at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, N.J. Dozens of prominent poets will be at the Boston Public Library on Thursday evening, July 27, 2017, to read aloud from the city's first anthology of poetry ,“City of Notions.&quot; Pinsky, who teaches English and creative writing at Boston University, is among nearly 60 contributors to the anthology. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Wicked good poems: Boston gets its 1st anthology of poetry

By WILLIAM J. KOLE - Associated Press

FILE--In this Feb. 15, 2005 file photo defrocked priest Paul Shanley is led from Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge, Mass. in handcuffs following his sentence of 12 to 15 years in prison for raping a boy repeatedly in the 1980s. Prosecutors in Massachusetts say that Shanley, one of the most notorious figures in the Boston clergy sex abuse scandal, has completed his sentence on child rape charges and will be released from prison this week. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Sex abuse victims seek help to track ex-priest’s whereabouts

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox's Rafael Devers hits a single in the seventh inning of a baseball game as Seattle Mariners catcher Carlos Ruiz looks on, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Sale Away: Red Sox ace Ks 11 in 4-0 win over Mariners

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

FILE--In this Jan. 31, 2005 file photo, defrocked priest Paul Shanley listens during testimony in his trial at Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge, Mass. Prosecutors in Massachusetts say one of the most notorious figures in the Boston clergy sex abuse scandal has completed his sentence on child rape charges and will be released from prison this week. Shanley was known in the 1960s and '70s for being a hip &quot;street priest&quot; who reached out to troubled youths. But in 2005, he was convicted of repeatedly raping and fondling a boy at a suburban parish in the 1980s. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Priest at center of clergy sex abuse scandal to be released

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

ADDS LOCATION- In this Monday, July 17, 2017 photo the USS Constitution, &quot;Old Ironsides,&quot; the world's oldest commissioned warship, sits in dry dock in Boston after a more then two year long restoration. The ship is scheduled to be refloated overnight Sunday July 23, 2017 and be docked back at its berth Monday morning. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

The Latest: USS Constitution returns to water after repairs

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Boston Red Sox second baseman Brock Holt dives but can't make the play on a single by Toronto Blue Jays's Steve Pearce during the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, July 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Smoaked: 2 HRs, sun help Blue Jays shade Red Sox 8-6

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Aron Baynes, Marcus Morris join Celtics together

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox's Hanley Ramirez flips his bat after his game-winning solo home run during the 15th inning of the team's baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, early Wednesday, July 19, 2017. The Red Sox won 5-4. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Ramirez homers in 15th after 1 am, Red Sox outlast Jays 5-4

By DOUG ALDEN - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz is congratulated by teammates after being taken out of the game during the seventh inning at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Pomeranz allowed three hits in his outing. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Pomeranz, Pedroia strong in Boston’s 5-1 win over Blue Jays

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Pierce signs with Boston to retire as member of Celtics

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays' Steve Pearce rounds the bases on a solo home run off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez during the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, July 17, 2017.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Pearce (HR, RBI single) leads Blue Jays over Red Sox 4-3

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Andre Jones of New York, speaks outside the Suffolk County Courthouse Monday, July 17, 2017, in Boston after a lawsuit was filed on his behalf against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. He holds a photo of himself when he was 8 years old. The suit alleges Jones was sexually abused as a child by the late Brother Edward Anthony Holmes, a deceased convicted pedophile who was a supervisor at Nazareth Child Care Center where Jones said he lived from 1975 to 1978, starting when he was 8 years old. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

Man sues Boston archdiocese citing sex abuse at orphanage

By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press

New York Yankees' Didi Gregorius runs on his RBI single during the 16th inning of the team's baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Saturday, July 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Yankees top Red Sox 4-1 in 16th; Boston plays under protest

By KEN POWTAK - Associated Press