Red Sox manager Alex Cora explains controversial Game 2 decision

Red Sox manager defends third base coach after controversial play in Game 2

NEW YORK — With two outs and the score tied at 3-3 in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s Game 2, Masataka Yoshida legged out an infield single, loading the bases and giving Trevor Story an opportunity to blow the game open. But had Nate Eaton been sent home on the play, the Red Sox likely could have taken the lead right then and there. Eaton being held at third became a hot topic following the game, with much of the postgame analysis suggesting t…

Red Sox manager Alex Cora explains controversial Game 2 decision

After a disappointing loss to the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora opened up on a controversial decision he made in Game 2.