The pressure on the mound is nothing to Brennan Bernardino [Video]

BALTIMORE – For many, Brennan Bernardino’s night would have been grounds for giddiness.

The reliever came on to hold a one-run lead for the Red Sox in the same ballpark he first put on the Boston uniform just more than a year before, getting out of a no-out bases-loaded jam in the sixth inning on the way to his team’s 8-3 win over the Orioles. That performance, in itself, was a great story.

Then, after the Sox’ win, there was the revelation regarding the scene in Texas just prior to Opening Day when Cora had to tell Bernardino he was starting the year in Triple-A, with the club choosing to go with fellow lefty Joely Rodriguez. That was also a good anecdote.

“We had a tough conversation in Texas. He mentioned two things: heart and, well, a pair of something,” Cora said.

“I guess. It wasn’t like, I just said, …