Red Sox manager Alex Cora rang in his 43rd birthday with a press conference.
“That was an interesting game, to say the least,” Cora told reporters at Minute Maid Park during Thursday’s wee morning hours. “But I’m glad that we ended up winning.”
It was almost 2 a.m. when the Red Sox pulled off a thrilling 8-5 win Thursday in Game 4 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros. After four hours and 33 minutes of baseball — featuring a controversial fan interference call by umpire Joe West, a two-run homer by center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr.