Aaron Boone defends using Cortes in World Series opener, regrets not sticking with Weaver longer
Jake Cousins replaced Weaver in the 10th. Cousins got Will Smith to fly out but walked Gavin Lux and gave up an infield single to Tommy Edman. That's when Boone went to Cortes. Weaver threw 19 pitches. Had he faced a couple more batters, he likely would not have been available until the Series went to New York for Game 3 on Monday.