In four games since their forced exile from the Roman (Anthony) Empire, the Red Sox haven’t been the same.

They flew to Arizona to face a sub-.500 Diamondbacks team, and spent nearly the entire weekend struggling.

Until the late innings on Sunday, when the offense finally found its spark in pinch-hit fashion and staved off a sweep with a 7-4 win, the 600th victory of Alex Cora’s managerial career.

“Like I always said, it takes a lot of people to win games at this level, and to win 600 games as a group, since that first swing Mookie (Betts) took in Tropicana Field, all the way to the last pitch by (Aroldis Chapman today), it takes a lot of effort,” Cora told reporters.

Ryne Nelson became the fourth opposing starter in a row to hold the Boston bats to one run over six innings. Beginning

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