Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora accused New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole of intentionally hitting star third baseman Rafael Devers in the first inning of Saturday's game. Cora's comments came after Cole walked Devers intentionally in his second at-bat, a move that further fueled Cora's belief that Cole was trying to avoid facing him.
star third baseman Rafael Devers , and in Saturday's 7-1 loss to Boston, Cole did everything in his power to. In the second at-bat for Devers in the third inning, Cole elected to intentionally walk Devers with one out and nobody on.
In a game that the Red Sox won handily, Boston manager Alex Cora ripped Cole in the aftermath of the victory for hitting Devers in the first inning. "I wasn't surprised at all because in the first at-bat I felt that hit on purpose," Cora said after the game. "He doesn't want to face him. That's the bottom line. He told us with the intentional walk that in the first at-bat he hit him. He hit him. ... We took exception to that."With 13 games remaining in the regular season, the Red Sox are four games out of the second wild-card spot in the American League playoff race.
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