CLEVELAND — It started to rain on Friday just a few minutes after Alex Cora was asked about the idea of managing his 1,000th regular season game. The drizzle became a downpour and Cora will have to wait until Saturday for his personal odometer to add a digit.

CLEVELAND — Manager Alex Cora’s Game 1 lineup Saturday is slightly different from the one he drew up before Friday’s rainout. The Red Sox and Guardians will play a doubleheader today here at Progressive Field. Game 1 is at 1:10 p.m. Game 2 is at 7:10 p.m.

Following a brutal year-plus, Lucas Giolito has finally reached the end of a long road to recovery. The veteran starting pitcher is set to make his Boston Red Sox debut. After undergoing an internal brace procedure to repair a partial tear in his UCL in 2024 and enduring a hamstring injury in March,