BOSTON — Boston’s leaky bullpen is set to get a life raft tonight (Tuesday), as Steven Wright will be activated after serving his 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. 

LOWELL — Baseball has filled Elih Marrero’s life from the second he entered the world.

BOSTON — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. came strolling out of Toronto’s clubhouse to an interview area wearing a wrestling-belt lookalike with a big smile on his face.

One of the great wins in North Andover sports history and even area sports history was the 1987 Scarlet Knight football team, then playing in the Cape Ann League, stunning Andover of the big, bad MVC on a frigid November afternoon at Andover’s Lovely Field.

BOSTON — A roster crunch is coming to the Red Sox infield, but Michael Chavis’ name shouldn’t even enter the odd-man-out conversation. 

BOSTON — The Red Sox should have been able to flip on autopilot and cruise to an easy victory over the Blue Jays. Instead, they wrecked in remarkable fashion.

BOSTON (AP) — Freddy Galvis and Rowdy Tellez hit back-to-back homers to help Toronto rally from a six-run deficit, and Eric Sogard drew a four-pitch, bases-loaded walk to break an eighth-inning tie and give the Blue Jays an 8-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

BOSTON — Alex Cora said it last week and it’s rang true ever since. 

BOSTON — The crack of the bat was so severe that anybody with their nose in a cellphone looked up right away. 

On June 12, the Red Sox sat an even 34-34. 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eduardo Rodríguez picked up Boston’s bullpen a night after a 17-inning loss, Brock Holt drove in three runs and the Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday night.

It certainly didn’t start the way he wanted thanks to a “funny but not funny” poke to the eye from his two-year-old, but in the midst of his walk year, Brock Holt is looking like Brock Holt again. 

HAVERHILL — A North Andover school year that began last September with great optimism couldn’t have ended more superbly.

HAVERHILL — A North Andover school year that began last September with great optimism couldn’t have ended more superbly.

HAVERHILL — As Jake McElroy leaned over to sign his name on a baseball for a young fan who politely requested his autograph, he tried to come up with anything to describe his emotions.

While it has seemed it at times, nothing has come easy for the North Andover baseball team this spring.

LOCAL CHAMPS

BALTIMORE — Rafael Devers led off the 10th inning with a home run after Marco Hernandez tied it with a solo shot in the ninth, and Boston beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 Sunday to move a season-high five games over .500.

BALTIMORE -- After getting off to a miserable start, Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox are beginning to perform to their usual high standard.

Mookie Betts needed to redecorate his trophy case after a ridiculously fruitful few weeks last November. 

BALTIMORE (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit two of Boston’s season-high six home runs, and the Red Sox staged another impressive power display at the expense of the Baltimore Orioles’ beleaguered pitching staff in a 13-2 rout Friday night.

LOWELL — As Nick Decker emerges from the LeLacheur Park home dugout in a Lowell Spinners jersey for the first time, he looks every bit the power hitting prospect the Red Sox have been in search of for years..

BOSTON — It hasn’t gotten much attention because the team has far more glaring issues, but the Red Sox have endured a season-long problem starting ballgames at the plate. 

BOSTON — It’s not often that a bullpen steals a baseball game, but that’s exactly what happened at Fenway Park last night. 

BOSTON — It was a wonky win that came on a walk-off walk, but Alex Cora wasn’t mincing words about how sorely needed it was.

BROCKTON — At this point, North Andover baseball coach Todd Dulin is used to just sitting back and watching Sebastian Keane do his thing. 

TIP OF THE CAP

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A says a second person has been arrested in the investigation into the shooting of former Red Sox star David Ortiz. There is no public indication the man is the suspected shooter.

BOSTON — A bizarre night at Fenway Park saw an inside-the-park home run, both managers ejected, and the Red Sox continuing to free fall.

BOSTON — Surprisingly, mild-mannered Andrew Benintendi was ejected for the first time in his career tonight.

BOSTON — The Minnesota Twins are running away with the AL Central. They don’t have a conventional closer. 

BOSTON — Matt Barnes and Ryan Brasier are supposed to be Alex Cora’s two most reliable relievers. 

BOSTON — Matt Barnes and Ryan Brasier are supposed to be Alex Cora’s two most reliable relievers.

What a pair!

BOSTON — David Ortiz is the most important ballplayer in Red Sox history, bar none. 

BOSTON — The Red Sox are hoping that by later tonight, David Ortiz will be in the medical care of the best doctors in the world.

Red Sox icon David Ortiz was shot in the Dominican Republic Sunday night, per multiple reports.

David Ortiz was shot in the Dominican Republic tonight.

BOSTON — Brandon Lowe hardly looks like he has the build of someone that hit two balls as deep as he did in Fenway Park.

BOSTON — Marco Hernández hit a key two-run double in his first major league start in over two years, David Price pitched six solid innings in his 300th career start and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 to salvage a split of their day-night doubleheader Saturday.

With a third of the season gone, Boston’s needs are coming into focus, and Dave Dombrowski has never been one to wait until July 31 if the right deal comes around. 

BOSTON (AP) — Yonny Chirinos pitched two-hit ball for eight scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays stopped Boston’s four-game winning streak, beating the Red Sox 5-1 on Friday night.

First things first: Yes, the Royals are an awful baseball team. They’re sitting at 19-43 (deservedly) and represent the what-are-we-watching talent gap between the haves and the have-nots in Major League Baseball right now; Kansas City doesn’t have a single starter with an ERA under 4.50.  

First things first: Yes, the Royals are an awful baseball team.

The 2019 national champion Merrimack College men's lacrosse program will throw out a ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park when the Boston Red Sox host the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, July 16.

Red Sox 2019 draft picks

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals came into the night hoping to snap a four-game losing slide that started over the weekend in Texas, but the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox refused to cooperate with that desire.

FRANKLIN — Sebastian Keane just had the best day any 18-year-old high school kid could possibly have.