""I think we should stop talking October, to be honest with you," Cora told reporters when asked about trying to find the best possible lineup against left-handed pitchers before the playoffs. "There's a lot of stuff going on, and we have to play better. "I'm not saying we're in a bad spot, but I think we have to wait, you know, to see if October is part of this.""
"The Red Sox hold the second wild card spot in the American League as of Saturday afternoon, sitting behind the Yankees by 1.5 games for the top spot. They also trail the Blue Jays by 4.5 games for first place in the AL East. On the flip side, the Rangers' recent hot streak has helped them move just three games behind the Red Sox in the wild-card race entering Saturday."
"Still, even with the Red Sox in a bit of a slump and the Rangers on a tear, most analytic models have Boston making the postseason. The Red Sox have a 90.6 percent chance to make the postseason, according to ESPN. FanGraphs gives the Red Sox roughly the same probability of making the playoffs as well (90.1 percent). Baseball-Reference is slightly more bullish about the Red Sox' playoff chances, giving them a 92.9 percent chance of playing in October."
The Red Sox hold the American League's second wild-card spot and sit 1.5 games behind the Yankees for the top wild-card position while trailing the Blue Jays by 4.5 games in the AL East. The Texas Rangers have surged and sit three games back of Boston in the wild-card race, and the Rangers' remaining schedule is slightly easier. Analytic models project Boston's postseason probability around 90–93 percent across ESPN, FanGraphs, and Baseball-Reference. Manager Alex Cora said it is too early to manage with the postseason in mind and emphasized that the team must play better before considering October.
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