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Morning sports update: Dave Dombrowski takes responsibility for depleting the Red Sox farm system

Jake Arrieta struck out seven in seven innings as the Phillies snapped a four-game slide with a 3-1 win over the Red Sox on Tuesday night. J.D. Martinez drove in Boston’s only run with a double in the sixth.

Dave Dombrowski takes responsibility for depleting the Red Sox farm system

Dave Dombrowski had plenty of success as general manager of the Detroit Tigers, delivering two pennants and four consecutive AL Central titles. The executive displayed a knack for winning trades, but those victories came at a price: prospects. He left a near-empty farm system cupboard behind when his Tigers tenure ended in 2015.