The Red Sox are headed into the last 13 games of the regular season with more to play for than they have in recent years.

At 81-68, Boston is holding onto the American League’s second wildcard spot, but has more work to do before clinching a postseason berth. Because of that, manager Alex Cora is preaching his team — and the media — to pump the brakes on all the talk about October before the Red Sox actually make it there.

Heading into the final 13 games of the year, Boston newcomer but MLB veteran Alex Bregman shared some words of wisdom for the younger Red Sox. Bregman has only missed the playoffs twice in his MLB career, while many of his current teammates haven’t seen the postseason yet.

“Obviously, you can start swinging harder, trying to do more. You can start trying to throw ha

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