As the Boston Red Sox continue their grind toward the MLB postseason, manager Alex Cora issued a firm reminder to his players to stay grounded. Cora's playoff message came just hours before Game 2 of a pivotal three game series against the New York Yankees, following a 4-1 loss in the opener.

Boston has hit a wall offensively, tallying just two hits in Game 1 while continuing a stretch of inconsistent at-bats. Kutter Crawford surrendered four earned runs across five innings as the team fell to 81-67. The defeat narrowed their lead in the MLB Wild Card race, now just one game ahead of both Houston and Seattle.

Amid this tense backdrop, MLB.com's Ian Browne posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) that Cora is urging his team to stop thinking ahead and focus on execution.

“I think we

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