Interesting tidbit in the Cora press conference today regarding analytics: he gave the example of Game 4 of the World Series 2018, when he let ERod pitch to Puig, and it resulted in a 3-run homer. Cora's decision was solely driven by pre-game info that said Puig was better vs. righties than lefties. But then Cora mentioned that he knew this wasn't the same Eddie, who hadn't started a game in 16 days. Translation: Cora's gut said yank him, but he stuck with the plan and got burned. Of course, he added that that was the same game that Roberts pulled Rich Hill too soon (according to media, fans and lame ducks everywhere).

Btw: i was ok with letting ERod pitch to Puig, but the one decision I was totally against was letting Eovaldi pitch to Puig with two outs, first base open, Austin Barnes on deck, and the typing run on second in the 13th inning of Game 3. Kinsler misplayed Puig's grounder (I didn't use the "c" word!) and the marathon lasted another 17 hours...