Alex Cora discusses the Red Sox's loss, how the Braves were able to put the ball in play, how the team can get better and more

The chilly wind that blew over the Green Monster during Monday night’s game against the Mets left Fenway Park feeling more like October than May. It was postseason weather. With the season now a third over, the Red Sox rank as one of the biggest disappointments in baseball, a jumble of useful players who haven’t fit together well.

Red Sox starter Brayan Bello endured his worst outing of the season, allowing seven runs over 4.1 innings in Sunday’s blowout loss to the Braves.

BOSTON — Red Sox starter Richard Fitts threw a 40-pitch live batting practice here at Fenway Park on Saturday The 25-year-old Fitts, who has been on the 15-day injured list with a right pectoral strain since April 13, said “it went really well.” “I haven’t had pain in about a week or two and just building up from there,” Fitts said.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora is never too young to have fun with his older brother Joey’s birthday. Joey, the third-base coach for the Tigers, celebrated his 60th birthday on Wednesday, the finale of a three-game series against Alex and the Red Sox.