CLEVELAND — It started to rain on Friday just a few minutes after Alex Cora was asked about the idea of managing his 1,000th regular season game. The drizzle became a downpour and Cora will have to wait until Saturday for his personal odometer to add a digit.

“He was good after the first inning,” manager Alex Cora said. “The first inning they put the ball in play. Seems like we made some adjustments or game-planning wise. They got three or four hits on the split, their lefties, and they scored four.”

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora is set to make history, as he is about to become the fifth manager in team history to manage 1,000 games.