Daily Red Sox Links: Alex Cora, Brock Holt, Sam Kennedy

This season has obviously been pretty much the opposite of 2018, but Alex Cora is the same guy. (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)

With the first round of September call-ups out of the way, the Red Sox acted more like a contender than a team that doesn’t think they’re going to the postseason. (Chad Jennings; The Athletic)

Here are the two teams to focus on in the wildcard race. (John Tomase; NBC Sports Boston)

This past west coast trip went a hell of a lot better than the last one. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal)

Don’t sleep on the career year for Brock Holt. (Jason Mastrodonato; Boston Herald)

Should the Red Sox be starting their games earlier? (Christopher Smith; Masslive)