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The Red Sox began a four-game stay in Houston with a loss.

9-4 to the Astros.

Adam DeBall hit a three-run homer, but James Paxton allowed seven runs in four innings to take to defeat.

Sox visit Houston again tonight,

and Tanner Halk will start for the first time

since getting hit in the face with a line drive two months ago.

Good to be back, long road, but I know things could have been much worse,

so excited to get back out there tomorrow.

Sox are four games out of a playoff spot.

Also, Jaron did not play yesterday thanks to a sore toe.

He is scheduled to have an MRI today.

The Tampa Bay Rays will reportedly have an update on shortstop Wander Franco as soon as today.

He's been on the restricted list for over a week after a social media report that he had had a relationship with an underage girl.

Patriots will hold a team practice this afternoon in Foxborough.

They visit Tennessee in their third and final exhibition game Friday night.

Indianapolis has been unable to get Jonathan Taylor on the field during their preseason.

They have reportedly given him permission to seek a trade.

According to the Miami Herald, the dolphins are interested.

And the Bruins have signed

free agent forward Alex Chason to a tryout agreement. The 32-year-old played half a season in

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