Alex Cora Points Out Irony After Red Sox’s Loss In Bitter Cold

The Red Sox bats went pretty cold Tuesday night, but the actual weather conditions in Boston were even colder.

The first-pitch temperature for Game 2 of the Blue Jays-Red Sox series was a frigid 35 degrees, and with wind gusts nearing 40 mph, it probably felt closer to 25 degrees. As Boston’s PR team revealed upon Garrett Crochet taking the hill, Tuesday marked the third-coldest first pitch temperature ever recorded at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox never managed to heat up and suffered their second straight loss by way of a 6-1 defeat. Some in Boston’s clubhouse might have pointed to brutal conditions as a main reason for the listless performance. But as Alex Cora pointed out after the game, his team could face similar situations down the road when it really wants to be playing baseball.

“I always say that we always complain about the weather in April, but we don’t in October,” Cora told reporters, per The Boston Globe. “So it is what it is. We’re here. We needed to play the game and we get another one tomorrow.”

Unfortunately for the Red Sox, the cold front likely will be sticking around for the remainder of their series against the Jays. Temperatures could dip into the 30s again Wednesday night and the forecast calls for very, very brisk conditions for Thursday’s series finale.

Boston should try to embrace those situations, though. Because as its manager noted, warm evenings won’t be aplenty at the point of the season when games matter the most.