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RIO DE JANEIRO -- In a hallway beneath the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Missy Franklin was surrounded by the media after her first race of the Rio de Janeiro Games.Until Katie Ledecky walked by.At least half the reporters bolted away from Franklin while she was in mid-answer Monday, all of them eager to fire a few questions at Ledecky.It was the clearest sign yet of the changing of the guard on the U.S. womens swim team.Franklin was the darling of the London Games, a high schooler who captured four gold medals and the hearts of everyone back home with her bubbly personality.Ledecky won gold in her only London race -- quite an accomplishment for a 15-year-old -- but her triumph was dwarfed by Franklins long shadow.Now, its Ledecky who is poised to be the biggest womens star in Rio. The 19-year-old already has two medals and one world record, blowing away the field Sunday night in the 400-meter freestyle.By the time Ledecky is done, she very well could have four golds and a silver, which would surpass Franklins medal haul (four golds and a bronze) in 2012.Franklin seems to have accepted her fate.Its so hard knowing all the work you put in everyday and then to get here and be so far behind where you feel like you can be, she said, her eyes tearing up.Franklin isnt anywhere close to the form she showed four years ago.She struggled mightily at the U.S. trials, qualifying for the team in only two individual events and one relay -- a far cry from her seven-event program at the London Games.Her first event of the Olympics gave scant evidence that shes suddenly regained her speed over the past month. Franklin failed to qualify for the final of the 200-meter freestyle, finishing last in her semifinal heat and posting only the 13th-best time among 16 swimmers. She actually went slower in the evening than she did during the afternoon preliminaries.Ledecky, on the other hand, cruised into the final as the second-fastest qualifier, with a time of 1 minute, 54.81 seconds -- nearly 3 seconds faster than Franklin.For Ledecky, this is already her third event of the games. For Franklin, it was the first chance to swim after sitting out the first two days.She conceded that her confidence level is really different than it was before the London Games.Its been awesome coming back here and just kind of accepting the expectations I have now, and knowing thats just to do my best, Franklin said.Ledecky, of course, is aiming so much higher.Nothing less than gold in any of her remaining events will do.I feel like every year at the big championship meets, my stroke just feels as good as it ever has, she said. Once I get going, its kind of hard to stop.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . 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When asked what he did during the delay, Lackey laughed and said he did what everyone else left at the stadium did while it poured. "Watched The Sandlot. I hadnt seen that in a while," he said before getting back to talking about his performance. "I wanted to go at least another inning. I was definitely frustrated a little bit not to keep going. But winning the game is all that really matters." The game resumed about 80 minutes after the movie ended and many fans moved into the first eight rows behind the dugouts. Lackey (2-4) gave up one unearned run and struck out five before dark skies and heavy rain sent fans running for cover as he was warming up to start the seventh. Lackey ended his three-game losing streak. He didnt allow a runner until Trevor Plouffe led off the fifth with a double. Plouffe later scored on shortstop Pedro Ciriacos throwing error. "Crisp. He was powerful," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Overall just a solid performance for him." Earlier this month, Lackeys throwing error against the Twins resulted in four unearned runs and a frustrating loss in the midst of a stretch where the Red Sox went 2-9. After Andrew Miller pitched a 1-2-3 seventh, Koji Uehara loaded the bases in the eighth, but struck out Joe Mauer to end the threat. "We didnt really come up with key hits when we needed to or when we wanted to," Twins outfielder Chris Parmelee said. "Its tough to win a ballgame when you dont have any clutch hits." Junichi Tazawa pitched the ninth and capped a weekend where the Red Sox bullpen didnt alllow a run.dddddddddddd. Mauers 15-game hitting streak was snapped. The All-Star catcher struck out three times and has now fanned in 16 straight games. "Its baseball, man," Plouffe said. "These games, they happen throughout the season and its something youve got to deal with." Pedroia drove in three runs, scored twice and extended his hitting streak to 11 games. His two-run homer in the ninth bounced off the wrist of a leaping Josh Willingham and over the left-field wall. "Lucky," Pedroia said. "But well take the break. Theyre usually robbing em." Middlebrooks two-out homer in the second off Pedro Hernandez (2-1) travelled 402 feet and flew over the flower pots on top of the scoreboard wall in right-centre field. Movie or no movie, Farrell chuckled when asked about his teams focus coming out of the long delay. "Thats built in," he said. "Even with a three-hour rain delay, theyre rarin to go. Keeping this group focused, Im not going to say is not an issue, but the game is clearly a priority to them." NOTES: Red Sox reliever Andrew Bailey threw 17 pitches in one inning of a rehab appearance at Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday night. Farrell said Bailey -- on the DL since May 6 with a right bicep strain -- is on track to be activated on Monday. ... Franklin Morales, on the DL since March 31 wish a low back strain, started the game for Pawtucket and allowed five runs in four innings. Hes expected to make at least one more rehab start. ... Boston SS Stephen Drew missed his second straight game with a sore back. ... Patrick Renna and Chauncey Leopardi, aka "Ham" and "Squints" from "The Sandlot," visited Twins manager Ron Gardenhire in his office before the game. "The players wondered what we did wrong to get summoned to the managers office," Renna said. ... Jon Lester (6-0, 2.72 ERA) starts on Monday as the Red Sox begin a three-game series in Chicago against the White Sox. Dylan Axelrod (1-3, 4.27) is scheduled to start for Chicago. ... Kevin Correia (4-3, 3.35) starts for Minnesota as the Twins kick off a nine-game road trip against Atlanta on Monday. Julio Teheran (2-1, 4.57) starts for the Braves. ' ' '