The Padres have the best bullpen in baseball, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Friday.

By late Sunday afternoon, when David Morgan finished off the Padres’ series-clinching victory in the East Village, Cora’s words resonated.

Padres relievers overwhelmed several Boston hitters. They struck out 14 Sox on Saturday and six more on Sunday, leading the home team to a series win.

Cora doesn’t toss around superlatives on a whim. He was bench coach for the 2017 Houston Astros team that won the franchise’s first World Series title. A year later, he led the Sox to 108 wins and the trophy as a rookie manager.

Following the 6-2 defeat Sunday, Cora mentioned it once again. The Padres, he said, have MLB’s best bullpen.

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