Alex Cora Knocks Red Sox's Cold Lineup After Latest Letdown Vs. Yankees
Cora sent a message to Boston's slumping batters after another flat performance vs. New York.
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The Boston Red Sox 's bats have been ice-cold on their current homestand, and that trend continued on Wednesday against the New York Yankees. After getting shut out by the Yankees at Fenway Park for the first time since 2020 on Tuesday, the Red Sox were nearly blanked again. They didn't score until they were down to their last out, managing just one run on five hits and two walks in their 4-1 loss to New York.
It was another frustrating night at the plate for Boston's lineup, which was missing Roman Anthony due to back soreness. Max Fried took advantage of Anthony's absence and dominated the Red Sox , racking up nine strikeouts over eight scoreless innings while yielding just three hits and two walks. Alex Cora on the Red Sox's cold bats "It's been tough [scoring], the whole homestand...
We've gotta be better. Everybody here believes we have a good team. Good teams have to find a way to score runs against good pitching.