Daily Red Sox Links: Alex Cora, Kyle Schwarber, J.D. Martinez

The Red Sox were the underdogs heading into Tuesday’s Wild Card Game at Fenway, despite hosting the game, and they needed to play pretty much perfectly to win. Their execution was just that: Perfect. (Dan Shaughnessy; Boston Globe)

Fenway was absolutely electric for this game as well, and we really got to feel the pulse of the postseason again for the first time in a couple of years. (Jeff Passan; ESPN)

Alex Cora threw everyone for a bit of a loop putting Kyle Schwarber into the leadoff spot for last night’s game, and it paid off big time. (Ian Browne; RedSox.com)

We got a great moment at Fenway before this game even started, as Jerry Remy came out after missing much of the season dealing with health issues, throwing the first pitch. (Jake Levin; NBC Sports Boston)

As of this writing, J.D. Martinez’ status for the ALDS is still up in the air, but the good news is he won’t need surgery on that ankle. (Steve Hewitt; Boston Herald)

Sox Prospects keeps their awards season going with a look at their All-Star pitchers. (James Dunne; Sox Prospects)