Wednesday’s win wasn’t pretty. The Red Sox had to scratch and claw for every inch to pull out an extra-innings walk-off against a team that ranks among the worst in baseball.

But for Red Sox manager Alex Cora, Wednesday was the kind of night a team shows what it’s really made of.

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“A lot of guys grew up today,” Cora said. “That’s where we’re at too, it’s not like we have a bunch of veterans that know what happens in October.”

Once a virtual lock to make the postseason, the Red Sox have seen their cushion grow uncomfortably small in recent days. The club entered Wednesday only 2.5 ahead of the red hot Cleveland Guardians for the last American League Wild Card spot, and another loss to the Athletics could have dealt the team a massive blow.

From here on out every win is

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