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In Boston, the Curtis Mead debut story took a painful turn fast. The Red Sox infielder, just acquired from Washington last week, took a Jack Perkins pitch off the left wrist in the fourth inning Monday night and had to exit. Boston still took the win, four to two, but the injury cloud over Mead's first start is something the Sox will be watching closely in the days ahead.
The man who made sure Boston had those four runs to protect was Ceddanne Rafaela, and the moment was almost too good. Rafaela stepped up with the bases loaded, lofted a fly ball to left, and fully expected an out. He was already processing the disappointment before the ball cleared the fence for a walk-off grand slam. All four Red Sox runs on one swing from a guy who thought he'd made an out.
Meanwhile the New York Knicks' championship is already reshaping the entire NBA landscape. LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo both had to pivot away from New York after the Knicks closed it out, with Giannis ultimately landing in Miami after the Warriors' offer of four first-round picks to Milwaukee got turned down flat.
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