The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry bubbled up a bit in the Bronx on Saturday as Boston manager Alex Cora accused Gerrit Cole of intentionally throwing at Rafael Devers.
NEW YORK – The Red Sox won the game, 7-1 after back-to-back losses in the Bronx. But much of the attention following the game was on how Cole handled Devers, who entered 14 for 41 with eight home runs against Cole, including the postseason.Alex Cora criticizes Gerrit ColeIn the first inning, Cole plunked the Red Sox slugger. Then in the fourth, Cole intentionally walked Devers with the bases empty, sparking Boston's three-run rally. That move raised some eyebrows in the Boston dugout.
'Gerrit Cole hits Rafael DeversRed Sox starter Brayan Bello opened the sixth inning with a pitch that went behind Yankees superstar Aaron Judge, though nothing developed between the two teams.'We don't want to hit people on purpose, right? You can get hurt. Especially in the position they're in. They're 20-whatever games over. We hit somebody and somebody gets hurt and puts us in a bad spot,' Cora said.
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