[Cora's Wall] Win #119, World Series Game 5, October 28, 5-1 at Dodgers: YOUR 2018 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: THE BOSTON RED SOX! It had to be another group shot. This team just kept finding ways to win. Cora said in Spring Training it would take more than 25 guys, and there's no question he was right.
[Cora's Wall] Win #3, April 1, 2-1 at Rays: Joe Kelly celebrating with Christian Vazquez after stranding 2 runners in the 9th inning for Kelly's first career save. The April 1 save was the start of 24 straight appearances in which Kelly allowed a total of 1 run during a terrific start to the season.
[Cora's Wall] Win #66, July 12, 6-4 vs. Blue Jays: Bottom of the 4th. Down by 1. 2 outs. Bases loaded. Mookie at-bat. rEd SoX kIlLeR J.A. Happ pitching. Mookie down to his final strike just 3 pitches into his at-bat. And we all know what happened next... THE BEST DAMN MOMENT IN THE (REGULAR) SEASON!
[Cora's Wall] Win #114, ALCS Gm 4, Oct 17, 8-6 at Astros: The only thing that could overshadow another pivotal Bradley home run was a spine-tingling, game-ending Benintendi catch. Apt for an edge-of-your-seat victory, the picture shows Benintendi immediately after his grab, overflowing with emotion.
[Cora's Wall] Win #109, ALDS Gm 1, Oct 5, 5-4 vs. Yankees: J. D. Martinez rounding the bases after a 3-run home run in the 1st inning of his 1st Red Sox playoff game. He provided an early lead that shrunk in the late innings, but the Sox ultimately held on to win by 1 and take control of the series.
[Cora's Wall] Win #4, April 2, 7-3 at Marlins: Hanley Ramirez with his bat extended watching his first home run of the year. A few innings later, he would add his second stolen base. It was the start of a productive stretch around the beginning of Ramirez's season, and suggested a career resurgence.
[Cora's Wall] Win #110, ALDS Gm 3, Oct 8, 16-1 at Yankees: The 1st cycle in postseason history meant that Brock Holt got the full Gatorade bath treatment, and the Red Sox celebrated in style. Holt was 1 of 6 Sox with multiple hits, stealing the spotlight from Nathan Eovaldi (7 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 5 K).
[Cora's Wall] Win #57, July 2, 4-3 at Nationals: Rick Porcello (6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) stands on 2nd base after hitting a clutch, 2-out, 2-strike, bases-clearing double off Nationals ace Max Scherzer in the 2nd inning to give himself a 3-0 lead. Porcello's WPA for this game was a whopping .333!
[Cora's Wall] Win #106, September 24, 6-2 vs. Orioles: The scoreboard says it all. Could've used a Betts picture (he hit his 32nd HR) or an Eovaldi picture (5 IP, 10 K), but this shot shows a line of Red Sox shaking hands with “106 WINS” glowing above them. This set a franchise record for victories.
[Cora's Wall] Win #108, September 30, 10-2 vs. Yankees: The Sox became the 12th team since 1900 to win 108 games. Cora has the 2nd-most wins ever for a rookie manager, 1 shy of the record. Fittingly, the last win came at Fenway, where the Red Sox had MLB’s best home record at 57-24 (.703 winning %).
[Cora's Wall] Win #104, September 20, 11-6 at Yankees: Took 'em long enough! After back-to-back losses, the Red Sox finally clinched the AL East with a late rally in the Bronx. 3 runs in the 7th, 3 more in the 8th, and the celebration was on! Honorable mention: Mike Stanton's premature curtain call.
[Cora's Wall] Win #13, April 15, 3-1 vs. Orioles: Andrew Benintendi slides into 3rd base with a game-tying RBI triple in the 5th inning. He entered the game with one of the weirdest slash lines, batting .229/.383/.333, but went 3-for-4 with a 3B and 2B in this game to raise his average by 40 points.
[Cora's Wall] Win #19, April 26, 5-4 at Blue Jays: J. D. Martinez pointing to the sky after his first-pitch, 3-run, go-ahead home run in the 5th inning which pulled the Red Sox out of a hole. This was his 10th start in the outfield as he pretty evenly split his time between DH and playing the field.
[Cora's Wall] Win #29, May 16, 6-4 vs. Athletics: Xander Bogaerts stepping into the dugout, as Mookie Betts' home run celebration ritual of grabbing the headgear of whoever just went deep takes place behind him. In this case, Bogaerts had just put the Red Sox in control with a 3-run shot in the 6th.
[Cora's Wall] Win #16, April 19, 8-2 at Angels: Mookie Betts celebrating with Andrew Benintendi after hitting a lead-off home run for his 6th HR in just 16 starts. Betts also doubled as the Sox completed another series sweep against an Angels team that had lost just 3 games heading into that series.
[Cora's Wall] Win #102, September 15, 5-3 vs. Mets: Brock Holt is front-and-center for 5 pictures on this wall, and 3 of them come from games he didn't start. In this photo, Holt is standing at second base, in his trademark \\o/ fashion, after a pinch-hit, two-run double to put the Red Sox in front.
[Cora's Wall] Win #90, August 23, 7-0 vs. Indians: Another shot of David Price screaming, this time because of perhaps his best start of 2018. He finished with a line of 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, and 7 K on just 101 pitches against a dangerous Indians lineup—his longest scoreless start of the season.
[Cora's Wall] Win #83, August 11, 5-0 at Orioles (Game 1): Jackie Bradley Jr. celebrating a 2-homer game that pushed his 2nd half OPS to .900, starting an even better stretch through the middle of August when he hit .368 and slugged .614. Special mention: David Price (6 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 10 K).
[Cora's Wall] Win #85, August 12, 4-1 at Orioles: What a day to get Chris Sale back from the DL temporarily. With the pitching staff depleted from the previous day's doubleheader, Sale went 5 innings (1 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 12 K, 68 pitches), and 5 relievers combined for the rest to wrap a series sweep.
[Cora's Wall] Win #30, May 17, 6-2 vs. Orioles: A multiple-exposure image of David Price in various stages of his delivery. Price spun a gem, with his line reading: 9 IP (CG), 5 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 95 pitches. Only a 2-strike, 2-out homer by Manny Machado in the 9th stood between Price & a Maddux.
[Cora's Wall] Win #97, September 5, 9-8 at Braves: Brandon Phillips smiling from ear to ear surrounded by his new teammates in the Red Sox dugout. The longtime Reds 2B signed a MiLB deal in June, got a call-up and hit a 9th inning game-winning home run with 2 outs and the Sox down by 1 in his debut!
[Cora's Wall] Win #91, August 28, 8-7 vs. Marlins: Classic Eduardo Nunez reaction to getting the Gatorade shower following his walk-off groundout-with-an-error to beat the lowly Marlins. Nunez had finally found some offensive traction since the All-Star Break and was earning more playing time at 3B.
[Cora's Wall] Win #99, September 11, 7-2 vs. Blue Jays: Here is Brock Holt unable to contain himself after a 2-out, 2-strike, 3-run, go-ahead home run in the 7th inning. Cora's Wall ran out of space after this win, and he had to start a new collection on a side wall for all of the triple-digit wins.
[Cora's Wall] Win #28, May 13, 5-3 at Blue Jays: J. D. Martinez pointing to the sky after another first-pitch home run, this time a 1-out, 2-run shot in the 1st inning which gave the Red Sox a quick lead. J. D. loved batting at Rogers Centre, slashing .382/.475/1.299 with 4 homers & 13 RBIs in 2018.
[Cora's Wall] Win #93, August 30, 9-4 vs. White Sox: Ian Kinsler with his hands up, as if surrendering, but actually doing anything but giving up. He's scoring the go-ahead run in the 9th inning which saw the Sox score 5 times (after scoring 4 times in the 7th) to make the final score look lopsided.
[Cora's Wall] Win #113, ALCS Gm 3, Oct 16, 8-2 at Astros: Jackie Bradley Jr. front and center after his 8th inning grand slam put the Red Sox in control. They had gone into the 8th with a small lead, but JBJ made it a blowout behind another strong start by Nathan Eovaldi (6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K).
[Cora's Wall] Win #88, August 18, 5-2 vs. Rays: David Price letting out a roar. The Red Sox offense only had 4 hits in the game, but they were backed by a resurgent Price who went 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 8 K on 103 pitches during a terrific stretch in which the Red Sox won 9 of his starts in a row.
[Cora's Wall] Win #94, September 1, 6-1 at White Sox: Eduardo Rodriguez back on the mound for his first big league start since July 14, and it was a good one: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, and 12 K on just 90 pitches. Honorable mentions: Nunez, Bradley Jr., and Kinsler, who had solo shots in this game.
[Cora's Wall] Win #95, September 3, 8-2 at Braves: Eduardo Nunez channeling his inner Brock Holt while standing in the Red Sox dugout celebrating a 3-run 5th inning during the first Sox game at the Braves' new SunTrust Park. Honorable mentions: Kinsler (2-for-5, 3 RBIs) and Moreland (1-for-2, 3 BB).
