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The Red Sox’ Masataka Yoshida, who might not have batted in the fifth inning had Hoerner made the play, hit a grand slam to right.

Coming into the All-Star break as the hottest team in baseball, the Red Sox could have easily lost their momentum after four days away from the ballpark.

BOSTON — Nathan Eovaldi is having a spectacular season. The former Red Sox right-hander has emerged as a Cy Young contender since joining the Texas Rangers, and while he wasn’t at his best Thursday night, he still walked off the mound with a 5-3 lead in the sixth inning, earning…

After a frustrating June in which bad weather and befuddling baseball were the only constants, the Red Sox were ready to turn the calendar page.

Coming into Friday, Boston’s bats were as cold as ice. The Red Sox had managed just 11 runs in their last seven games, and they hadn’t managed more than two in a game since last Saturday.

BOSTON — It’s looking like Brayan Bello is on the verge of enjoying a long and successful MLB career, and the way he’s pitched against the New York Yankees so far, that’s bad news for the folks in the Bronx.

BOSTON — For the second weekend in a row, the Red Sox snatched a series from the Yankees.

BOSTON — Alex Cora has said it so often these past few weeks that it’s felt like a recording. If you give the other team more than 27 outs, they’re going to make you pay.

BOSTON — Yankees right-hander Domingo German had been on a roll, but the Red Sox put a forceful end to his recent run of success on Friday night.

After a last-place finish, Boston has been able to reinvent itself as a plucky team of overachievers. But it’s unsustainable.

It seemed like it was going to be another one of those frustrating days.