Red Sox manager Alex Cora sounded a little tired of using the same words over and over when he spoke to the media after Wednesday’s 7-6 loss to the Guardians — the latest in a series of frustrating, sloppy losses his squad has endured.
Still, even a frustrating baseball season is at least 162 games long, and sometimes you have to repeat yourself a little bit.
“We didn’t play good defense near the end,” Cora said wearily. “That’s the result. We gave the opposition more than 27 outs at this level, we paid the price…It’s been going on for a while here.