Red Sox manager Alex Cora joked about reconnecting with Xander Bogaerts: “It’s great because now he pays for dinner. He has a lot of money. I tried yesterday and he’s like, ‘Nah, nah, don’t even do it.

The Boston Red Sox are on the road to face the San Diego Padres, reuniting Alex Cora and his former shortstop, Xander Bogaerts.

The Boston Red Sox open up a crucial series against the San Diego Padres on Friday, with both teams surging toward first place in their respective divisions. San Diego enters Friday just two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, while Boston sits four games back of the Toronto Blue Jays.