NEW YORK — Alex Cora and Garrett Crochet were in the visitors’ dugout at Yankee Stadium during the team workout on Monday and spotted members of the front office standing in the bullpen. Cora suggested he should call the bullpen phone, perhaps as a joke, when Crochet offered a one-liner to his manager.

“Tomorrow you are going to make one call to the bullpen,” Crochet said.

“Maybe two?” Cora replied.

“No,” said Crochet, insisting that he’d pitch deep enough into the game to allow Cora to go straight to Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman.

On Tuesday night, Crochet made good on that promise. The left-hander took complete control in the opening game of the American League Wild Card Series, stifling the New York Yankees in a 3-1 victory that has the Red Sox one win away from advancing to

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