"Honestly, today, we felt good from the get-go regardless of the score," said Cora. "Obviously we wanted David to go deep and pitch well, but we never felt that we were out of the game. J.D. put a good at-bat and then Jackie did what he did. But honestly, today was a different vibe in the dugout, which was good."
The different vibe might have been nothing more than the sweet sounds of the Red Sox barreling the baseball with the type of authority that had been lacking in recent days.
"It's always offense," said Cora. "I feel like guys are finding their stride. They're finding their swing. It's hard to create energy when you're not swinging the bat well. Right away J.D. goes deep. Jackie goes deep. Raffy goes deep and that's how you get energy. It's offense. I felt they were putting on good at-bats, good swings from the get-go."