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Marcelo Mayer wore some stunning Fenway Park-themed cleats during his appearance at the MLB Futures Game.

BOSTON — Since being taken out of the starting rotation in mid-May Nick Pivetta has emerged as a formidable weapon out of the bullpen, and Friday he made his strongest case yet for a potential return to full-time starting duty.

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…

BOSTON — Where would the Red Sox be without Brayan Bello?

BOSTON — All season long Trevor Story’s potential return has loomed as a distant possibility, but now the two-time All-Star is nearing the final phases of his recovery from elbow surgery and may be weeks away from getting back on the field at Fenway Park.

After losing 16 of 19 games to the Toronto Blue Jays last year, the Red Sox have turned the tables on their division rivals in an unbelievable way this season.

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 — In their first two games at Fenway Park, the Miami Marlins scored 16 runs on 26 hits to clinch their series against the Boston Red Sox.

The Cubs and Cardinals split the weekend series 1-1.

The victory put off the possibility of the White Sox (33-45) dropping their fifth series in a row until Sunday and kept them from matching a season-high 14 games under .500.