The Red Sox kicked off their Wild Card series against the Yankees with plenty of drama and a couple of unexpected heroes. In his postseason debut, 28-year-old Nick Sogard played like he’d been there before. He delivered a clutch performance when Boston’s offense needed it most. Meanwhile, Garrett Crochet was lights-out, retiring 17 straight hitters at one point and fanning 11 Yankees over 7.2 innings. Thanks to those performances, the Sox pulled off a comeback win in Game 1.

But before fans start celebrating too much, Alex Cora reminded everyone that there’s still work to be done. Because Boston’s offense has holes, especially with Roman Anthony still sidelined. And the manager didn’t sugarcoat it heading into Game 2. The Red Sox need more than one night of magic to make a real run.

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