The FIAs World Motor Sport Council has ratified a series of rule changes for the 2017 season, including new rules around wet weather starts and the stockpiling of engine components.The changes are designed to tidy up existing rules and close loopholes in the regulations that have become clear this season.Engine stockpiling clampdownThe changes to prevent stockpiling of engine components was proposed after Mercedes decided to amass a 65-place grid penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix. As a cost saving measure, when a driver uses more than their allocation of engine components for the season they are hit with grid penalties, but the spirit of the regulation is open to abuse. In the knowledge that Lewis Hamilton could start no lower than 22nd on the grid in Belgium, Mercedes fitted three new power units to his car over the weekend in order to concentrate all his penalties on one race while ensuring he had fresh engines for the rest of the season.In reaction to the component stockpiling in Spa, the FIA has made the following change to the regulations: During any single event, if a driver introduces more than one of a power unit element that is subject to penalty, only the last element fitted may be used at subsequent events without further penalty. This is to prevent the stockpiling of spare power unit elements.Wet weather startsFollowing a downpour ahead of the British Grand Prix, the race was started under a safety car leading to a single file procession at the start of the first racing lap. Fans complained that they were robbed of a standing start and as a result the procedure for starting races in wet conditions has been changed.A new procedure regarding wet weather starts was also accepted, an FIA statement explained. From 2017, if a safety car is deemed to be required for the beginning of a race due to wet weather, a normal standing start will occur once the track is deemed safe to race. The process will see the safety car return to the pit lane and the cars assemble on the grid for the start.Uniform early-2017 tyre allocationsA new rule this season has seen teams pick which compound tyres they wish to use at a race weekend. Although the change has been a success, leading to mixed strategies and less predictable racing, it requires tyre choices to be made well in advance. Because next years tyres will not be tested until the two pre-season tests ahead of Australia, teams faced the problem of picking tyres before they had even seen them. As a result the FIA and Pirelli will specify which tyres the teams receive.For the first five events of the 2017 Championship season only, the normal team selection procedure for tyres will not be used as the deadline occurs before pre-season testing. For these events the supplier will allocate two sets of the hardest compound specification, four sets of the medium compound specification and seven sets of the softest compound specification to each driver.The Haas ruleThe FIA has also moved to clarify the rules around teams working together in collaborative agreements, such as the relationship between Haas and Ferrari before the American team joined this season.The World Motor Sport Council confirmed changes to Appendices 6 and 8 of the 2017 F1 Sporting Regulations which clarify outsourcing arrangements and conduct permitted regarding Listed Parts, Non-Listed Parts, wind tunnel testing and personnel transfer between teams engaged in a working or developmental relationship. 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Boston, which completed interleague play with a 14-6 record, will play only AL East teams in the final 23 games.Shaw, inserted into the lineup for a slumping Yoan Moncada, hit his 16th homer in the second inning, a two-run shot, and added an RBI single in the fourth.He obviously made an impact, Red Sox manager John Farrell said. He squared some balls up.Ramirezs homer came in the eighth off Jake Smiths first major league pitch.Holt added a pinch-hit homer in the ninthPrice (15-8) won his season-high sixth straight start, allowing two runs and six hits. Price, who has won four of his last five road starts, struck out eight.I definitely felt good tonight to keep the ball away from the middle of the plate and execute pitches, said Price, who threw 76 strikes in 98 pitches.(He) was extremely efficient with the number of pitches he threw, Farrell saidThree relievers finished off the Padres, with Craig Kimbrel getting the final out.Jarred Cosart (0-3) left after 3 1/3 innings after hurting his right leg while covering first base on Jackie Bradley Jr.s grounder. Cosart landed awkwardly after reaching for Wil Myers erratic throw which drew an error and led to the Red Sox rally. Cosart strained his right hamstring and groin.Not really sure which one is worse right now, Padres managger Andy Green said.ddddddddddddBostons three-run fourth inning was the difference. After Shaws RBI, Dustin Pedroia drove in Shaw and Chris Young with a double down the left-field line. Pedroia has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games.Its pretty cool to go out there and face those guys, its a playoff team, Cosart said. I was holding my own against one of the best pitchers in baseball and was finally getting in a good rhythm and I just hit a bump in the road.Myers sacrifice fly tied the game 2-2 in the third. Cosart came around after opening the inning with a single.The Red Sox went ahead 2-1 when Shaw crushed Cosarts 93 mph fastball 425 feet for a two-run homer. Shaw replaced Moncada, a prized Cuban prospect, at third base after Moncada struck out seven straight times.Yangervis Solartes RBI double in the first scored Myers for a 1-0 lead. Myers had reached on a single.Its no stretch to state the Red Sox starting pitching has been stellar. The starters have pitched to a 3.31 ERA in the last 54 games.Our rotation, with Clay (Buchholz) being put back in, it just seems like its one guy passing it off to the next guy, Farrell said.Price has done his part, going 11-7 in his last 23 starts.I knew this was going to happen, Price said.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: RHP Steve Wright (bursitis right shoulder) remains out and Farrell said he doesnt know an end date to the injury.UP NEXT:Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (19-3, 3.23) opens a three-game series in Toronto on Friday. Porcello has thrown eight straight quality road starts. In three starts against the Blue Jays this year he is 2-0 with a 5.21 ERA.Padres: LHP Clayton Richard (1-3, 3.29) gets the nod as the visiting Colorado Rockies arrive on Thursday. Richard threw five innings of one-run ball on Sept. 1 against the Dodgers but didnt factor into the win. He is 1-2 in four starts with the Padres this year. ' ' '