Verlander outpitches Sale in Astros' win over Red Sox
by Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times
Oct 14, 2018
3 minutes
BOSTON - Long before being ejected in the fifth inning for arguing a called strike, Boston Red Sox's first-year manager Alex Cora had a different problem to solve Saturday night at Fenway Park.
He'd tabbed ace Chris Sale to start Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros. Cora had trusted Sale to mow down the Astros and lead the Red Sox to a good start in their quest to dethrone the reigning World Series champions.
But as he stood on the steps of the first base dugout, Cora watched another scene
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