Alex Cora explained his thought process before Eduardo Nunez’s pinch-hit home run

The Red Sox dugout reacts after Eduardo Nunez's three-run home run in Game 1 of the World Series.Red Sox manager Alex Cora offered a view into his tactical mindset after his team’s 8-4 Game 1 win in the World Series.

“I love it,” Cora said about in-game management against an opponent. “It’s a challenge. They’re going to mix and match. They’re going to pinch-hit, they’re going to bring their relievers. And you have to – and you know how I say I hate managing the other team, but actually you have to manage them, and see who they have, and where they’re going to come in, and when is going to be the point that the matchup is going to benefit us.”

For Cora and the Red Sox, such a point arrived in…