LEADING OFF: Franco ties a Mantle mark, Civale returns

A look at what’s happening around the majors on Tuesday: ___ WANDERFUL FRANCO Rays rookie Wander Franco keeps putting up impressive numbers and has reached base safely in 36 straight games. That’s the longest active streak in the majors and is tied with Mickey Mantle (1951-52) for the best by an American League player under age 21; Frank Robinson holds that MLB record with 43 in a row for the Reds in 1956. The 20-year-old Franco tripled in his first at-bat Monday at Fenway Park. He wound up with

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