With his team’s season at a crossroads, Red Sox manager Alex Cora wants to pump the brakes. And hopefully, reset.

“I think we should stop talking October, to be honest with you,” said Cora on Saturday afternoon. “There’s a lot of stuff going on and we have to play better. I’m not saying we’re in a bad spot, but I think we have to wait, you know, to see if October is part of this.”

The Red Sox entered Saturday 81-67, but 6-7 in their last 13 games and 17-16 since Aug. 6. They posted an MLB-best 25-6 record at home between June 4 and Aug. 16, but have since gone 3-7 at Fenway. They’re sliding down the division and Wild Card standings while other American League clubs surge uncomfortably close.

Offensive production has largely evaporated in the absence of the injured Wilyer Abreu (calf) an

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