Red Sox manager feels crushed after 5-4 loss to Yankees, but is still playoff hopeful | Sporting News

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora felt devastated after last night's loss to the Yankees, but still holds hope for the end of the season, per Masslive .

Its up there with some of them (crushing losses) but you look up and youre like, How? I hate to say it but its still there for us, he said.

Weve just got to win a few games and make it interesting next week.

Are other teams playing better than us? Yeah.

Are there other teams playing just like us? Yeah, its true.

The last Wildcard spot holder, the Minnesota Twins, lost yesterday as well, keeping the distance of 4.5 games ahead.

The Sox also have to get through the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners, who are ahead of them trying to get that final Wildcard spot as well.

With 14 games left, the Sox need to win out and tie this series with New York, win two out of three or sweep the Tampa Bay Rays, sweep Minnesota, win two out of three against the Toronto Blue Jays, and win two out of three or sweep Tampa again to even sniff a chance at the playoffs.

The Sox play New York today to try and get the opportunity to tie the series at 1:05pm EST.

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