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Morning Sports Update: Koji Uehara suffers pectoral injury

Good morning, sports fans.

Koji Uehara left the game with an injury during the ninth inning of the Red Sox' 4-0 win over the Giants. Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports

Koji Uehara suffers an injury, Rob Gronkowski throws out the opening pitch, and John Farrell comments on Joe Kelly’s transition to the bullpen.

Koji Uehara suffers strained pectoral: “It’s some muscle soreness that I feel,” Uehara said through a translator. “I’m just praying that it’s not that serious.” (RedSox.com)

What the stats say about Drew Pomeranz: The Sox traded elite pitching prospect Anderson Espinoza for Pomeranz, who is on one of the hottest streaks of his career. (Boston.com)

Rob Gronkowski throws out the opening pitch at Fenway Park:

Is the Boston Celtics’ next star already on the roster? While Boston Celtics fans obsess over trade speculation with hopes that a midsummer blockbuster might deliver another established star and cement the team’s status as a legitimate contender, here’s something to ponder. (ESPN.com)

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John Farrell on Joe Kelly’s transition to bullpen: ‘That is going as we could have hoped’: ‘”He was very strong,” Red Sox manager John Farrell said. “(It was) his second outing at Pawtucket. So as far as him moving to the bullpen, that is going as we could have hoped.” (MassLive.com)

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