BOSTON — As the Red Sox got ready to welcome the Yankees to Fenway Park for the first time this season, Alex Cora was excited for the challenge. And though New York entered the four-game series 14 games ahead in the division, the manager believed his team stood on similar ground to its rival.
“We feel like we belong in the conversation, and they’ve been great so far,” Cora said. “So, we’ll see how it goes.”
On Thursday, Rafael Devers certainly belonged. But it wasn’t enough.
