Boston blows a ninth-inning lead, but heads-up base running by Xander Bogaerts in the 11th gives the Red Sox a 5-4 victory.

After working on his control problems in the minors, the left-handed reliever made his first appearance of the season in the majors on Thursday.

Matt Carpenter homers twice and drives in seven runs, and Aaron Judge also goes deep twice.

Tampa Bay erases a 3-0 deficit with five runs in the seventh inning and gets its sixth straight win over Boston.

Boston’s struggles against AL East opponents continue with a 4-1 loss.

It’s still unclear if Trevor Story and/or Matt Strahm will avoid the injured list.

Boston’s designated hitter, who is hitting .313, replaces Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, who will miss the game with an injury.

Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will be inducted into Cooperstown on July 24 as a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Trevor Story hits a three-run double in the seventh inning and Boston beats New York, 11-6.

Bogaerts joins Rafael Devers as Boston’s only All-Stars, while Shohei Ohtani is named a two-way All-Star.