BOSTON — The Red Sox weren’t sure what they were going to get from young starter Kyle Harrison Friday night. But clearly, they were hoping for more than they got.

The lefty recorded just nine outs and had trouble with his control, issuing three walks. He worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the first inning, but when the first five Detroit Tigers he faced in the fourth all reached, resulting in three runs scoring, manager Alex Cora wasn’t about to show the same patience.

With the bases loaded and no outs, Cora decided to go to his bullpen. It proved to be exactly what the team needed.

“We had to. We had to,” said Cora of his strategy to go to the bullpen early. “It didn’t feel great because there’s a game (Saturday) and a game Sunday. I was telling (pitching coach Andrew Bailey), ‘This

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