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Morning sports update: Frustrated Alex Cora used extra innings loss to summarize disappointing Red Sox season

The Red Sox lost to the Giants in the early hours of Wednesday morning 7-6 in 15 innings. Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski was there to see his grandson hit a home run for San Francisco.

Alex Cora cites loss against Giants as a microcosm for the season: The challenges of repeating as World Series champion have been thoroughly demonstrated by the 2019 Red Sox. The team never find its stride after a tough start, and suffered another close and tough loss in the early hours of Wednesday after 15 innings against the Giants produced a 7-6 defeat.