BOSTON — Less than 24 hours after the Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays in heartbreaking fashion on a three-run, eighth-inning blast by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Alex Cora explained why he chose not to intentionally walk Toronto’s $500 million Thursday night.
With the Red Sox up, 4-2, the Jays had two runners in scoring position with one out after Nathan Lukes singled and Bo Bichette doubled off Justin Slaten in the eighth. Instead of putting Guerrero on base to get to Anthony Santander, Cora chose to have Slaten pitch to him — and the Red Sox got burned.