LOS ANGELES — Here are two things you need to know about Red Sox manager Alex Cora that are relevant to his team’s 9-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series Saturday night at Dodger Stadium:



1) He is brutally honest when it comes to evaluating his in-game decisions. When he screws up — and, yes, he botched his handling of Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez in the sixth inning — he transforms himself into some crazy Alex from Dorchester-type Red Sox fan, waiting impatiently for the commercials to end so he can do his three-minute rant on talk radio.



2) He takes high roads that other people would need the Space Shuttle to reach.



Let’s discuss the high roads first, given that this World Series has suddenly become an issue of such national importance that President Trump has felt the need to weigh in. Seems the president was watching the game Saturday night and was appalled that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts...