Tucker, Astros Down Former Bench Coach Cora, Red Sox 11-2
HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker had a season-best three hits and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Houston Astros beat former bench coach Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox 11-2. This was the first time Cora, now managing the Red Sox again, had faced the Astros since being suspended last year for his role in Houston’s illegal sign-stealing scheme in 2017. Cora helped Houston win the 2017 World Series as bench coach, then managed Boston to the 2018 title. He was let go by the Red Sox following Major League Baseball's investigation into the Astros, then suspended by MLB through the 2020 postseason before getting rehired in Boston last November.