Red Sox rally past Diamondbacks as Cora earns 600th win

PHOENIX — The Boston Red Sox rallied from a multi‑run deficit Sunday to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4, avoiding a three‑game sweep and handing manager Alex Cora the 600th victory of his big league career. Pinch‑hitter Nick Sogard delivered a two‑run, go‑ahead double in the ninth and Carlos Narváez added an RBI single, while closer Aroldis Chapman struck out four in the final frame for his 29th save.

Arizona took a 3-1 lead after six innings, but the game turned in the seventh in a sequence of unusual plays. A pickoff attempt and a stolen base set the table for Boston, and a two‑run throwing error by Diamondbacks third baseman Jordan Lawler allowed the Red Sox to take a 4-3 lead. Arizona answered with an RBI single in the eighth to knot the score before Boston’s ninth‑inning rally.

Manager Alex Cora said the victory was a group effort. "It takes a lot of people to win games at this level," he said after the game, praising players, staff and family for their roles. The win kept Boston within 1 1/2 games of the New York Yankees for the top American League wild card and pulled the Red Sox to within 3 1/2 games of AL East leader Toronto with 19 games remaining.