“We didn’t play defense,” Cora said. “The pop-up drops, it’s a double, and then there’s a walk. They didn’t hit the ball hard, but they found holes and it just happened fast.”

The Boston Red Sox's season is over, as their playoff fate was sealed with a wild card series loss to the New York Yankees.

The Red Sox prevailed in Game 1 of this series, coming from behind in the late stages to steal a win against the New York bullpen.