If the Red Sox win tonight, we probably won’t remember Alex Cora pulling Brayan Bello so quickly in yesterday’s Game 2 loss to the Yankees. But if the Sox lose — and if they do so in large part thanks to a tired bullpen — it’ll be something we’ll talk about forever. But no one in the Sox clubhouse was surprised at Cora’s aggression last night, that’s just who he is in the postseason. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe)
Of course, the aggression didn’t pay off, as Garrett Whitlock couldn’t hold the lead while throwing more pitches out of the bullpen than he has all season. Whitlock admits he was tiring by the end of his outing. (Christopher Smith, MassLive)
Given the state of the bullpen, which will be missing one of it’s most potent weapons in Whitlock, the Sox really need a good showing from