BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Alex Cora went to reliever Brandon Workman in the eighth inning and knew what his options were for his beleaguered bullpen when things got tight in the ninth.
“It’s either him or him,” said Cora after Workman threw 45 pitches and got out of a jam each inning as Boston held on for a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday night.
“He’s been outstanding all season,” Cora said of the right-hander, who has a 1.84 ERA. “He’s been one of the top relievers in the league, too. I think he should have been (at the All-Star Game).