After Garrett Crochet’s gem, Alex Cora admits his ace stops slumps and fuels winning streaks for the Boston Red Sox.

Hendriks has not pitched since May 27, with the former All-Star closer hampered by an injury that was initially deemed as right hip inflammation. He was later diagnosed with a sports hernia, but additional testing identified his injury as a strained abdominal side wall.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora confirmed Tuesday that he and injured reliever Liam Hendriks spoke and cleared the air.