Willson Contreras when asked about Alex Cora's firing, via @timbhealey: "The guys got loose a little more, because I feel like the tension was gone." Asked why: "I don't know ... When Alex wasn't in the dugout, the team, was like [exhale noise], like loose. But it doesn't matter. We have to play better." Red Sox are 3-4 since Cora was fired.