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Morning Sports Update: Drew Pomeranz explains what went wrong in Red Sox debut

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Drew Pomeranz is pulled from the game in the fourth inning against the Giants on Wednesday. Adam Glanzman/Getty Images

The Red Sox win, Drew Pomeranz struggles, and Julian Edelman takes batting practice with the Sox.

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Drew Pomeranz explains what went wrong in Red Sox debut: “I think I just threw at some bad spots,” he added. “I was a little off with my rhythm, my timing tonight. And that was the thing with my fastball. It kept kind of shooting up over the plate.” (NESN.com)

Hanley Ramirez’s three homers power Red Sox to 11-7 win over Giants: Hanley Ramirez told his Red Sox teammates in the dugout that he wasn’t going to swing for the fences in his final at-bat. It doesn’t work for him that way. (Boston.com)

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Watch Julian Edelman hit a homer over the Green Monster: “Unbelievable experience,” Edelman said. “I’ve known Butterfield for a while and got to hang out with him and the coaching staff. These guys are the best. We’ve been trying to get this done.” (The Boston Globe)

Brad Ziegler to serve as closer with Koji Uehara headed to DL: With interim Red Sox closer Koji Uehara on the 15-day disabled list with a right pectoral strain, right-hander Brad Ziegler will, for the most part, get a majority of the save situations. (RedSox.com)

Some final thoughts on the key players in Deflategate: Deflategate lasted 545 days, or roughly 230 more days than another unnecessary mess of recent Boston sports vintage: Bobby Valentine’s tenure as Red Sox manager. (Boston.com)

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