It was all on display Thursday night, and it ultimately cost the Red Sox their season. “We needed to be perfect tonight, because he was perfect,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. Schlittler overpowered the Red Sox batters, and the only one who could seem to touch him was Masataka Yoshida. Then came the bottom of the fourth when the wheels came off for the Red Sox. It was a remarkable star turn for a Massachusetts native who grew up rooting for the Red Sox.