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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolinas season opener ended up being a repeat of last years first game, down to letting a winnable game against a Southeastern Conference opponent slip away.The No. 22 Tar Heels now will find out whether they can repeat last years surge out of a crushing loss, too.It can be done and weve done it, junior defensive tackle Nazair Jones said Monday, but we cant lean on that to just say, `Oh, we did it last year, were just going to waltz in and do it again. We definitely still have to put that work in to get the job done.The Tar Heels lost 33-24 to No. 18 Georgia in Atlanta on Saturday. And much like last years opening loss to South Carolina, their run defense struggled, their starting quarterback couldnt get the high-scoring offense in gear and the teams top weapon -- tailback Elijah Hood -- just didnt get many carries despite finding holes.Last years team followed that Week 1 disappointment by winning 11 straight games, climbing into the top 10 of the Top 25 poll for the first time since 1997 and winning a division title to earn a trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. The Tar Heels will try to repeat that surge, starting Saturday at Illinois.Fifth-year coach Larry Fedora was quick to point out the first loss doesnt impact the Tar Heels primary goals of winning the ACCs Coastal Division, saying the league title and winning a mythical state title by beating every instate opponent on the schedule.You guys may find this hard to believe, but Im going to say I felt relief, all right? Fedora said of watching the film. Because flying home the other night, thats not the way I felt. After watching the film, Im like `OK, every issue we had was correctable. . Its not like, `We were deficient here, were not going to be able to hold up, now what are we going to have to do scheme-wise to cover that hole?He didnt have to look far to see the problems, either.Georgia ran for 289 yards behind Nick Chubb, just the latest huge performance allowed by a defense that has surrendered 1,561 yards on the ground in its last four games.The Tar Heels didnt get a strong performance from starting quarterback Mitch Trubisky, who missed on a couple of deep balls and couldnt get the offense into a consistent big-play rhythm that can wear out defenses.Then there was the lack of workload for Hood, a physical back who runs with a tackler-punishing style and gets better with more carries. A year after running for 138 yards but getting just 13 carries against South Carolina, Hood got just 10 carries for 72 yards to go with six catches for 28 yards against Georgia.While Hood and T.J. Logan (six carries for 80 yards and a touchdown) combined for 16 carries, Trubisky threw 40 times but managed just 156 yards. And an offense that averaged program records of 40.7 points and 486.9 yards last year finished with 315 yards against the Bulldogs.For me, its not really looking at the numbers, Trubisky said. Its all about feel. And I feel like we were inconsistent.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap and the APs college football site at http://collegefootball.ap.org Lorenzen Wright Jersey . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Stitched Grizzlies Jerseys . 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BOSTON -- Drew Smyly has a chance to break a team record Wednesday when he closes the Tampa Bay Rays three-game series with the Red Sox at Fenway Park.The left-hander, who faces Steven Wright as he tries to help his team win the three-game series in the rubber game, has thrown 20 1/3 straight scoreless innings -- eight this season -- against the Red Sox. The Rays record is the 25 1/3 straight spun by Matt Garza against the Toronto Blue Jays in 2008.Smyly, who pitched eight innings of one-hit ball with 11 strikeouts against Boston in April, comes into this start 6-11 on the season. But he is 4-0 with a 2.82 ERA in his last seven, lowering his season ERA from 5.64 to 4.80, and going at least six innings in all seven starts.Smyly shook off a shaky first inning that saw him throw 34 pitches, and needed only 55 more to get through the next five in his last start, a no-decision against the Houston Astros.I guess I was just nibbling a little bit in the first couple of innings, Smyly said after that game. Just missing. Got behind in the count. Made it hard on myself. But I was happy to get out of the first with just two runs. My pitch count was up, so in my head I was just thinking attack, go right at them and see how long you can last.The last-place Rays lost that game.Smyly is 3-1 with a 1.48 ERA in nine games -- seven starts -- against the Red Sox lifetime, 1-1 with a 1.71 ERA in four aappearances at Fenway.ddddddddddddOnly two of Bostons better hitters have done well against Smyly -- David Ortiz 5-for-14 and Mookie Betts 5-for-15. Dustin Pedroia is 2-for-16, Xander Bogaerts 3-for-15, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Travis Shaw both 1-for-9 and Brock Holt 1-for-7.Wright makes his second start since coming back from a shoulder injury suffered diving back into second base as a pinch runner in Los Angeles, gave up five runs on seven hits, walking three and striking out one, against the Kansas City Royals in his return last Friday night.He struggled with his delivery early in that game but was, like Smyly, better as the game went on.It was fair to say that the first inning or two ... he was trying to establish a release point after some down time, manager John Farrell said before Tuesday nights game. He really settled in after that and was, I think, very sharp the final four innings, with the normal action and violence to his knuckleball.Wright, one of the pleasant surprises that have helped the Red Sox back into contention after another last-place finish, is 13-6 with a 3.18 ERA -- 9-2, 3.62 in his last 14 starts.This will be the first time hes faced the Rays, but comes in 6-3 with a 1.89 ERA in nine career starts against the American League East. ' ' '