Alex Cora says Gerrit Cole hit Rafael Devers intentionally in the first inning Saturday
While the focus for many was on the oddity, Red Sox manager Alex Cora went elsewhere. Specifically, he connected the dots from that free pass to the first inning, when Cole hit Devers with a pitch. Cora's theory here is that Cole didn't want to face Devers, illustrated by the intentional walk, so that HBP must've been intentional.