Cora’s comments drew attention from fans, and also analysts. In the NESN postgame show, longtime host Tom Caron and former third baseman Will Middlebrooks were both stunned.

The Boston Red Sox will miss the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season if things don't turn around relatively soon, and manager Alex Cora is growing frustrated.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been proclaiming recently that he didn’t think his team was far from putting good baseball together following a dismal stretch of games. Those days of optimism appear to be dwindling after Boston’s latest setback.