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On August 25, 2017, Cora was ejected from an [[away game]] between the Astros and the [[Los Angeles Angels]] after arguing with home plate umpire [[Laz Díaz]] who refused to check the baseball for scuff markings following a line drive out into left field.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/25/angels-deficit-grows-after-loss-to-astros-in-duel-between-parker-bridwell-collin-mchugh/ |title=Parker Bridwell loses duel with Collin McHugh as Angels fall to Astros |publisher=ocregister.com |accessdate=August 26, 2017}}</ref>

On August 31, 2017, in a [[home game]] between the [[Texas Rangers]] and the Astros, Cora assumed managerial duties after Manager [[A.J. Hinch]] was ejected for the first time during the 2017 season for arguing a [[Interference (baseball)#Offensive interference|batter's interference]] call by an Astros hitter resulting in an out at second base during an attempted steal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Astros-manager-A-J-Hinch-ejected-by-Joe-West-12164528.php |title=Astros manager A.J. Hinch ejected by umpire Joe West |publisher=chron.com |accessdate=September 1, 2017}}</ref> Due to [[Hurricane Harvey]], the game had been moved from Houston's [[Minute Maid Park]] to the neutral site of [[Tropicana_FieldTropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], home of the [[Tampa Bay Rays]].

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