Christian Vazquez isn't a first baseman, and that showed in Saturday night's game vs. the Dodgers. Cora reacts to Angels' no-hitter for Skaggs The Red Sox catcher has been swinging a hot bat this season, so with Sandy Leon behind the plate for Chris Sale, manager Alex Cora kept Vazquez in the lineup by having him start at first. That decision nearly came back to bite him in the fourth inning.