BOSTON, MA 10/08/2017 Red Sox Hanley Ramirez rated after hitting two-run double in the seventh inning. The Boston Red Sox host the Houston Astros in Game Three of the ALDS at Fenway Park in Boston on Oct. 8, 2017. (San Grossfeld/Globe Staff)

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

There are powerful reasons not to like this Hanley Ramirez move

In the interest of saving money, the Red Sox cut loose a proven postseason hitter.

8Boston, MA - 5/25/2018 - (4th inning) Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) greets Boston Red Sox right fielder J.D. Martinez (28) at home plate after Martinez's solo home run in the fourth inning. Moments later Bogaerts duplicated the feat with one of his own in back to back home run's. The Boston Red Sox host the Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Julian Benbow, Topic: 26Red Sox-Braves, LOID: 8.4.2031464638.

Red Sox 6, Braves 2

Red Sox overpower the Braves

On a night when the Red Sox lineup cranked out four homers, it was the production from the bottom of the lineup that gave the home team the edge.

Talking shop

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tlumacki_newonnewbury_business227.jpg Check out all the new shops opening on Newbury Street

More than a dozen new storefronts are opening on the city?s best-known shopping street.

CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 25: Al Horford #42 of the Boston Celtics shoots against Larry Nance Jr. #22 of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter during Game Six of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on May 25, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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Cleveland, OH: 5-25-18: The Cavaliers LeBron James (23) reacts after hitting a three pointer late in the game over the Celtics Jayson Tatum (not pictured) to give Cleveland a 107-96 lead, on their way to a 109-99 victory. The Boston Celtics visited the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game Six of their NBA Eastern Conference Finals playoff series at the Quicken Loans Arena. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 25: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts after a basket in the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics during Game Six of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on May 25, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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Cleveland, OH: 5-25-18: The Celtics Marcus Smart gets rid of the ball from the floor as the Cavaliers LeBron James defends during a fourth quarter loose ball scrum. The Boston Celtics visited the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game Six of their NBA Eastern Conference Finals playoff series at the Quicken Loans Arena. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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Cleveland, OH: 5-25-18: The message board in the backround is flashing

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CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 25: Terry Rozier #12 of the Boston Celtics looks on after being defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game Six of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on May 25, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, rear, and Boston Celtics' Marcus Smart battle for the ball during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals Friday, May 25, 2018, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 109-99. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

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CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 25: Marcus Morris #13 of the Boston Celtics reacts with teammates after being defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game Six of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on May 25, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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CHAD FINN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_six1_spts.jpg LeBron?s one-man show, the Celtics on the doorstep, and the symmetry of it all

It?s time for a new generation of Celtics to take back what LeBron James seized from their predecessors. It?s time, and there is no better place.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper-19674.jpg It took a royal performance for the Cavaliers to survive Game 6 against the Celtics

There wasn?t much to feel good about for the Celtics on a lost night in Ohio. But they can click their sneakers together and chant, ?There is no place like home.?

Dinner with Cupid

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Will these two early birds stay out way past their bedtimes?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/25/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/dba60040c9b3408682a6739438b55ce1-dba60040c9b3408682a6739438b55ce1-0.jpg Homeland Security releases 15,000 additional H-2B visas

New slots will bring some relief to employers facing a labor shortage on the Cape and Islands as the summer season begins.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/25/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/5c9fe81cd6ae4158958fc2085c976b4f-cc8efdfa74424769bfb6ea2f8934d104-0.jpg Famed chef Mario Batali?s Vegas Strip restaurants will close

The move came days after police in New York confirmed an investigation into a woman?s claim on ??60 Minutes?? that Batali drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2005.

Shoddy work by a contractor is why ferries have been breaking down, Mass. says

The head of the Steamship Authority this week cast blame on a Rhode Island-based contractor for many of its mechanical failures.

Allston, MA - May 25, 2018: Lead singer Brandon Flowers performs with the Killers during the Boston Calling Music Festival in Allston, MA on May 25, 2018. With 45 musical acts, seven comedians, two podcasts, and one Natalie Portman performing on three stages and one arena over the course of three days, Boston Calling has never offered festival-goers so many options. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: arts reporter:

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music review

Boston Calling gets off to a spirited, crowd-pleasing start

Shorter lines and a fan-friendly lineup of artists, capped by the Killers? arena-rock set, made for a seamless first day.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/PQPFStormTotalQPFWeb1-16429.jpg Today will start sunny, but rain is possible this afternoon ? and likely on Sunday

Today will see sunny skies and high temperatures in the 80s, with a chance of rain this afternoon. Sunday will be cooler and rainy. Memorial Day will see cloudy skies but less of a chance of rain.

What She?s Having

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/turner051718FOOD23whatshes66.jpg In search of a perfect brain freeze in Boston

Shaved ice is a blank template on which we impose the flavors of the world.

Harvard student?s arrest to be reviewed by former state chief justice

The former chief justice of the state?s highest court will review the forcible arrest last month of a visibly distressed black Harvard University student.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/ecdfcbdd02bf4f6a8a743ab1905061ab-ecdfcbdd02bf4f6a8a743ab1905061ab-0.jpg North Korea?s Kim meets with South?s Moon for 2nd time

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in discussed carrying out the peace commitments they reached in their first summit and Kim?s potential meeting with President Trump.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/962385362.jpg Exit polls in Ireland predict win for repealing abortion ban

The 1983 constitutional amendment requires authorities to treat a fetus and its mother as equals under the law, effectively banning abortions.

Robert Gardner stood outside the pavilion at the Massachusetts National Cemetery where a service was held for Air Force veteran Laurence Phillips. Gardner will help place the flowers and the casket into a truck to be transported to the burial plot nearby.

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THOMAS FARRAGHER

Creating a resting place befitting a hero

Surgically correct. That?s been Bob Gardner?s workplace ethos since he first walked into the Massachusetts National Cemetery shortly after its dedication in 1980.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_6958.JPG Ceiling collapses at Ipswich church

?It looks like a war zone in there,? said the Rev. Adam Randazzo, pastor of Living Faith United Methodist Church.

Boston Globe files lawsuit seeking information from former employee

The lawsuit aims to compel a former employee to turn over details about an allegedly inappropriate text exchange with the Globe?s editor.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/24/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/turner052418METRObluebikes51.jpg For bike-sharing programs, it?s time to share

Getting cars off the road should be as easy as riding a bike.

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Real Estate

Back Bay penthouse goes for $8 million

In our weekly roundup, the four priciest home sales were in Boston proper. A penthouse apartment on Huntington Avenue took the top spot, raking in $8,000,000, followed by a downtown high-rise that sold for $5,000,000, and units in the South End and the Seaport District that went for $3,000,000-plus.