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1 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, BOSTON RED SOX (21-7) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (7-21) Tuesday, May 1, :10 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA LHP Chris Sale (2-1, 2.31) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (3-2, 3.34) Game #29 Home Game #14 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox have won 4 of their last 6 games, including each of their last 2...They are 4-5 in their last 9 games, after going 17-2 in their first 19. Following this 6-game homestand vs. TB and KC, the Sox have an 11-day, 10-game trip scheduled for 5/3-13 at TEX (4), NYY (3), and TOR (3). HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) RK. CLUB WIN % (RECORD) 1. Red Sox.750 (21-7) 2. Diamondbacks.714 (20-8) 3. Astros.667 (20-10) FOR THE RECORD: The Red Sox lead the majors with 21 wins...their 21-7 record is tied for their 2nd-best start through 28 games (23-5 in 1946, 21-7 in 2002). The Sox went 19-6 in April, setting a franchise record for wins in the month...bos won 18 games in April in 1998, 2003, and BOS is 10-5 when its opponent scores the game s 1st run, after going (.388) in such games last season...12 of the Sox 21 wins have been in comefrom-behind fashion. EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox are 14-5 vs. the AL East, having posted a winning record against every team in the division: 7-3 vs. TB, 3-0 vs. BAL, 2-1 vs. TOR, 2-1 vs. NYY. The Sox moved into a tie for 1st place on 3/31...They moved into sole possession of 1st place on 4/1 and have held it ever since. CLOSE CALLS: The Red Sox 7 losses have been by a total of 19 runs...they have lost only 1 game by 4+ runs, tied with ARI for the fewest such losses in the majors. The Sox are 8-2 in 1-run games, after going (.537) in such games in MONSTER MASH: The Red Sox lead the majors in AVG (.295) and runs per game (7.00) at home...mookie Betts (2nd,.400), J.D. Martinez (4th,.365), and Hanley Ramirez (8th,.349) each rank in the top 10 in the AL in home AVG. X FACTOR: Xander Bogaerts turned a 3-2 deficit into a 6-3 lead with a grand slam in the 3rd inning of last night s win, his 2nd grand slam of the season and 3rd of his career... Since 1974, the only other Red Sox player to hit multiple grand slams before May 1 is Carl Everett (2 in 2001). Bogaerts is 7-for-13 with 6 RBI since returning from the DL on Friday...Among players with 50+ at-bats this season, he ranks 1st in AVG (.412) and SLG (.745). HIGHEST OPS IN THE MAJORS (MIN. 50 AB) RK. PLAYER (CLUB) OPS 1. Mookie Betts (BOS) Xander Bogaerts (BOS) Didi Gregorius (NYY) GRAND CENTRAL: The Red Sox lead the majors with 6 grand slams this season...according to Elias, BOS tied the MLB record for most grand slams hit before May 1 (also 1996 Expos)...The Sox became the 1st team to hit 6+ grand slams in any calendar month since the 2006 Mets (6 in July). The Sox single-season grand slam record is 11 (2005). 5 different Red Sox have hit a grand slam this season: Xander Bogaerts (4/7 vs. TB, 4/30 vs. KC), Mookie Betts (4/10 vs. NYY), J.D. Martinez (4/11 vs. NYY), Rafael Devers (4/18 at LAA), and Mitch Moreland (4/20 at OAK). CLEANUP CREW: J.D. Martinez leads the Sox with 22 RBI and 34 hits...in his last 15 games (since 4/13), he has hit.421 (24-for-57) with 3 HR and 5 2B...In his last 6 games (since 4/25), he is 11-for-22 (.500) with 7 RBI. Hanley Ramirez has hit.519 with a.588 OBP with runners in scoring position, MLB s 3rd-highest marks... He is 3 for his last 3 with RISP, and has reached base in 9 of his last 12 PA with RISP. LEAGUE LEADERS: The Red Sox lead the majors in AVG (.273), doubles (74), and XBH (109)...They also rank 2nd in run differential (+63), runs scored (159), SLG (.451), and OPS (.790), as well as 3rd in OBP (.340). The Sox feature 5 of the AL s top 11 batting averages (min. 50 AB): Xander Bogaerts (1st,.412), Mookie Betts (4th,.344), Brock Holt (6th,.340), J.D. Martinez (8th,.337), and Hanley Ramirez (11th,.330). RED SOX THROUGH 28 GAMES STAT Record Run Differential Runs Scored HR XBH PITCHING & DEFENSE: Red Sox pitchers rank 2nd in the AL and 5th in the majors in ERA (3.34)...They also rank among AL leaders in HR/9.0 IP (1st, 0.84), WHIP (3rd, 1.16), SO/BB ratio (3rd, 3.35), and opponent OPS (3rd,.654). The Sox have committed only 8 errors, tied with HOU for the fewest in MLB...Through their first 28 games of 2017, the Sox led the majors with 26 errors. THE RIGHT STUFF: Right-handed starters are 1-13 with a 7.86 ERA (85 ER/97.1 IP) in 23 starts against the Red Sox in 2018, with BOS going 19-4 in those games...only 3 of those 23 outings were quality starts. The Red Sox have hit.297 vs. RHP, 34 points higher than any other club (ATL-.263)...The Sox also own the majors highest OBP, SLG, and OPS against RHP (.366/.502/.868). ROAD TO RECOVERY: RHP Tyler Thornburg threw a scoreless inning of relief for Triple-A Pawtucket last night (3 SO, 1 H), his 1st appearance in a regular season game since Acquired by BOS from MIL on 12/6/16, he missed the entire 2017 season on the disabled list and underwent surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome in his right shoulder on 6/16/17. SOX & ROYALS: The Red Sox defeated the Royals, 10-6, last night, taking a lead in the all-time series...the Royals have won each of their last 4 series vs. BOS. HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE VS. KC, ACTIVE PLAYERS PLAYER AVG Xander Bogaerts (BOS).373 (38-for-102) Matt Carpenter (STL).365 (35-for-96) Mookie Betts (BOS).360 (36-for-100) Dustin Pedroia (BOS).353 (83-for-235) *Min. 100 PA SETENTA Y SEIS: Hector Velázquez earned the win after throwing 2.0 scoreless innings of relief yesterday vs. KC... He suffered the loss in his ML debut on 5/18/17 at OAK, but since then he is 7-0 with a 1.51 ERA (7 ER/41.2 IP) in 14 outings (4 starts)...in 10 career relief appearances, he owns a 0.83 ERA (2 ER/21.2 IP) and a.521 opponent OPS (0 HR). CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel is 2 saves shy of 300 for his career...in 491 appearances, he has converted 298 of 327 save opportunities (91.1%), the highest rate in ML history (min. 250 SVO)...He will turn 30 years old on 5/28. Kimbrel is on pace to become the fastest pitcher to reach 300 saves, in terms of appearances, save opportunities, and age...those distinctions currently belong to Mariano Rivera (537 G), Joe Nathan (335 SVO), and Francisco Rodriguez (31 years old). LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts has 3 leadoff HR this season, making him the only Red Sox player ever with 3+ leadoff HR before May 1...He and Dwight Evans (3 in September 1985) are the only BOS players ever to hit 3+ leadoff HR in any calendar month (Betts also hit 3 in July 2016). Betts has 65 HR as a leadoff hitter, 2nd-most in club history behind Dom DiMaggio (69). REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...1st, +3.0 Home/Road /11-4 Day/Night /14-4 March/April /19-6 vs. AL East vs. AL Central vs. AL West vs. National League vs. RH/LH starter /2-3 Leading after 6 innings Tied after 6 innings Trailing after 6 innings Leading after 7 innings Tied after 7 innings Trailing after 7 innings Leading after 8 innings Tied after 8 innings Trailing after 8 innings Red Sox score first Opponents score first Shutouts Scoring less than 3 runs Scoring 3 or 4 runs Scoring 5 or more runs Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR /8-4 1-run/2-run games /2-1 Walk-offs Extra innings (home/road) /1-1 Series openers/finales /8-1 Series W-L-T (home) Series W-L-T (road) Series W-L-T (total) Series sweeps (home/road) /2-0 Come-from-behind wins...12 VS. THE ROYALS All-Time In Boston In Kansas City At Kauffman Stadium In Boston In Kansas City DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/30 H W10-6 VELÁZQUEZ Hammel UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Wed., 5/2 vs. KC 1:05 p.m. LHP Drew Pomeranz (0-1, 7.27) LHP Danny Duffy (0-3, 5.40) NESN/MLBN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM. * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * UPCOMING MILESTONES Craig Kimbrel Career Saves (298) J.D. Martinez Career RBI (498) Blake Swihart Career Hits (99) RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Martinez (34) Doubles...Betts (11) Triples...Benintendi (2) HR...Betts (8) RBI...Martinez (22) Runs...Betts (29) SB...Benintendi (5) BB...Benintendi (17) AVG (min. 50 AB)...Bogaerts (.412) OBP (min. 50 AB)...Betts (.439) SLG (min. 50 AB)...Bogaerts (.745) OPS (min. 50 AB)...Betts (1.173) Pitching ERA (reliever, min IP)...Kimbrel (0.77) ERA (starter, min IP)...Porcello (2.23) Wins... Porcello/Velázquez (4) Saves...Kimbrel (7) Appearances... Hembree/Kimbrel (12) Starts...Porcello/Price/Sale (6) Innings (reliever)...hembree (13.1) Innings (starter)... Porcello (40.1) Strikeouts (reliever)... 3 players tied (15) Strikeouts (starter)... Sale (45) MOST WINS FROM (AL) Rk. Pitcher Wins 1. Chris Sale David Price Justin Verlander Rick Porcello... 84

2 TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 41-CHRIS SALE, LHP 2-1, 2.31 ERA, 6 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG CAREER TONIGHT S START: Earned the win in his last start on 4/26 at TOR (6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 SO). Has recorded 10+ SO in 19 of his 38 starts with BOS since the beginning of Is tied with Max Scherzer for the most double-digit SO efforts during that time. Ranks among AL leaders in ERA (8th, 2.31), WHIP (12th, 0.97), SO (T-7th, 45), SO/9.0 IP ratio (5th, 11.57), and SO/BB ratio (9th, 5.63). His 4 starts with 1 or 0 runs allowed this season are tied for the 2nd-most in the AL and tied for the 3rd-most in the majors...sale s 18 such starts since the beginning of 2017 are tied with Max Scherzer for the 2nd-most in the majors over that time (Luis Severino-19). Leads the majors in scoreless starts since the beginning of 2017 (11). Enters tonight limiting RHH to a.196 AVG (22-for-112) this season...is the 3rd-lowest mark among AL lefties (8th in ML) with at least 50 RHH faced. Has allowed just 1 hit to 17 batters faced with RISP (.059)...Among all pitchers with 15+ batters faced with RISP, ranks tied for the 4th-lowest mark in the AL and tied for 8th-lowest in the majors. Is 1 win shy of 20 with BOS (38 starts, 19-9, 2.82 ERA, 78 ER/249.1 IP)...The Red Sox are during his starts since the beginning of 2017 (.679). VS. THE ROYALS: Made 1 start vs. KC last season...earned the win on 6/20 at Kauffman Stadium after allowing 3 runs over 8.1 innings (4 H, BB, 10 SO). Is 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA (10 ER/32.1 IP) in his last 4 starts vs. KC, tossing 7.0+ IP in each. Has thrown 8.0+ innings in each of his last 3 starts vs. the club...is tied for his 3rdlongest such streak vs. a single opponent and is the longest by any pitcher vs. KC since CC Sabathia also did so in 3 straight with NYY from In 21 starts against the club, is 9-8 with a 2.97 ERA (49 ER/148.1 IP). Sale s 154 career SO vs. KC are his 2nd-most vs. a single opponent (DET-175). Of the 5 teams that Sale s logged IP against, his 2.99 career ERA vs. KC is the lowest. AT HOME: Is 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA (2 ER/11.0 IP) over 2 home starts this season , 4/21 at OAK 8, 4/10 vs. NYY 3, 2x, last 4/26 at TOR 3, 2x, last 4/26 at TOR 3, 3/29 at TB 10, 4/21 at OAK 2, 4/26 at TOR - - 1, 2x, last 4/25 1, 4/21 1, 4/21 at OAK (10) , 1.64 ERA, 2 GS 1-1, 2.63 ERA, 4 GS.203 (26-128), 4 HR.250 (4-16), 0 HR.196 (22-112), 4 HR 0.97 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS IP H R ER BB SO HR CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK 10+ SO G SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 9.0, 12x, last 9/16/16 at KC 12, 7/30/15 at BOS 9, 4/30/15 at MIN 8, 4x, last 7/8/16 vs. ATL 5, 2x, last 5/6/15 vs. DET 15, 2x, last 8/16/15 vs. CHC 4, 2x, last 9/26/17 vs. TOR 14, last 9/16/16 at KC 2, last 4/15/16 at TB 10, 10/2/15-5/19/16 6, 6/2/13-7/6/13 54, last 4/21/18 at OAK (10) CAREER 50-27, 3.00 ERA, 132 G, 91 GS 43-32, 2.93 ERA, 134 G, 95 GS.221 ( ), 141 HR.204 ( ), 11 HR.226 ( ), 130 HR 1.05 VS. KC W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO CAREER at FENWAY Has recorded 8+ SO in each of his last 5 starts at Fenway Park, the longest streak by a Red Sox since Pedro Martinez did so in 8 straight in 2002 (5/18-8/10). Has made 15 starts at Fenway Park with BOS...Is 8-3 with a 2.99 ERA (33 ER/99.1 IP)...The Red Sox are 11-4 in those games HIGHLIGHTS: Made his 4th career Opening Day start on 3/29 at TB (ND, 6.0 IP, H, 9 SO). Allowed 1 or 0 runs in each of his fi rst 4 starts...became the 4th Red Sox member of the Opening Day rotation with such a streak since at least 1908, joining Cy Young (4 in 1908), Dutch Leonard (6 in 1914), and Roger Clemens (4 in 1991). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Holds the highest SO/BB ratio (5.14) in the Live Ball Era (min. 1,000.0 IP)...Also ranks 2nd among that group with SO/9.0 IP (Randy Johnson-10.61). According to Elias, reached 1,500 career SO in fewer IP than any pitcher in ML history (1,290.0 IP), breaking Kerry Wood s previous record (1,303.0 IP). Has recorded 12+ SO 28 times since the start of 2012, 11 more than any other pitcher in that time (Kershaw-17)...His 54 games with 10+ SO since 2012 trail only Max Scherzer s 62 for the most in MLB during that time, and are tied for the 14th-highest career total since at least His SO/9.0 IP ratio in 2017 is the 3rd-highest single-season mark in ML history behind Randy Johnson (13.41 in 2001) and Pedro Martinez (13.20 in 1999). In 2017, recorded the 35th 300-SO season since 1900 (source: Elias)...Leads the majors with 353 SO from (next: Max Scherzer-325) REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 3/29 L4-6 at TB /54 Made 4th career Opening Day start 4/3 W4-2 at MIA /62 1st career streak of starts with 1 or 0 R to begin a season 4/10 W14-1 NYY W /65 Earned his 1st win of /15 W3-1 BAL /56 Allowed 1 R in the 1st inning before 4.0 scoreless IP 4/21 L0-3 at OAK L /72 1st 10+ SO effort of /26 W5-4 at TOR W /71 Gave up multiple HR for the 1st time this season ROYALS CAREER VS. SALE PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Almonte Butera Cuthbert Duda Escobar Goins Gordon Jay Merrifield Moustakas Perez Soler RED SOX CAREER vs. JUNIS PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi Betts Bogaerts Bradley Jr Devers Leon Lin Martinez Moreland Núñez Ramirez Swihart Vázquez STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Sale / Price / Porcello / Velázquez / Johnson 1 1 6/ Rodriguez / Pomeranz 2 0 3/ DREW POMERANZ, LHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG CAREER , 7.27 ERA, 2 starts 2018 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 4/20 at OAK /27 TB L ERA TOMORROW S START: Ranked among AL leaders last season in wins (T-4th, 17), win % (4th,.739), ERA (7th, 3.32), starts (T-9th, 32), SO (12th, 174), and opponent AVG (12th,.252). Made 2 starts vs. KC in Allowed 2 runs over 6.1 IP on 6/21 at Kauffman Stadium and 1 run over 6.2 IP on 7/30 at Fenway Park (0-0, 2.08 ERA).

3 Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.242 AVG 1 HR 15 RBI.351 OBP.389 SLG vs. RHP: (.293), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, RBI, SF HOMESTAND: 4-13, 4 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, RBI) vs. LHP: 1-20 (.050), 0 HR TB SERIES: 3-9, 3 R, 2 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (2x, last 4/8-12) Singled, scored, and drove in a run on a sacrifice fl y last night...in his last 5 games, is batting.353 (6-for-17) with 5 runs scored, 3 2B, and 2 RBI. Drew his 17th BB Sunday, T-8th in the AL, and has just 18 SO this season (0.94 BB/SO)...His 6 games with multiple BB are tied for 2nd in the AL. Has multiple hits in 5 of his last 9 games at Fenway (.382/13-for-34)...In 12 games at the venue this year, has hit.326 (15-for-46) with 6 2B, 2 3B, and 8 BB/6 SO. Is tied for 3rd in the AL with 5 SB in 5 attempts, and no AL hitter has more without being caught...is 26-for-31 in his career (83.9%). Is a.350 career hitter (62-for-177) with RISP...His.388 career AVG (33-for-85) with RISP and 2 outs is the highest since at least 1974 (min. 50 AB) MOOKIE BETTS, OF.344 AVG 8 HR 18 RBI.439 OBP.733 SLG vs. RHP: (.373), 6 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 3-5, 4 R, 3 2B, RBI, BB, SB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-5, 4 R, 3 2B, RBI, BB, SB) vs. LHP: 6-23 (.261), 2 HR TB SERIES: 3-5, 4 R, 3 2B, RBI, BB, SB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (3/31-4/11) Led MLB in April with a.367 AVG (29-for-79),.797 SLG, OPS, and 29 runs (tied)...finished among AL leaders with 18 XBH (1st), 10 2B (3rd) and 8 HR (T-5th). His 29 runs in April set an AL record for the month (source: Elias)...The only hitters with as many runs in a single April in the Modern Era (since 1900) are Bryce Harper (32 in 2017) and Larry Walker (29 in 1997)...The last Red Sox hitter with as many runs through 26 team games was Johnny Pesky in 1946 (31). Leads the majors with a OPS...In addition to his AL lead with 29 runs, ranks among AL leaders in AVG (3rd,.344), OBP (5th,.439), SLG (2nd,.733), hits (T-16th, 31), 2B (T-2nd, 11), HR (T-6th, 8), RBI (T-18th, 18), XBH (T-1st, 19), and TB (6th, 66). Ranks 2nd among active hitters with a.360 career AVG vs. KC (36-for-100, min. 100 AB), 4th with a.580 SLG, and 9th with a.969 OPS (16 R, 5 2B, 5 HR, 15 RBI). In 10 games at home this season, is batting.400 (14-for-35) with 17 runs, 9 2B, HR, 10 RBI, and 7 BB/6 SO...Is a career.312 hitter (333-for-1,066) at Fenway. Leads active major leaguers with a.340 career AVG (153-for-450) with RISP (min. 200 AB)...Is a career.367 hitter (90-for-245) with RISP at Fenway. Recorded his 2nd multi-hr game of the season and the 12th of his career Wednesday (2 HR, also 3 HR on 4/17 at LAA)...Has 6 HR in his last 10 games. Has reached base to lead off 10 of his last 17 games, scoring on 9 of those occasions...led off Wednesday s game with a HR for the 3rd time in 7 games (4/17 & 4/19 at LAA), becoming the fi rst Red Sox hitter ever to hit 3 leadoff HR before May...Is tied for the ML lead with 3 leadoff HR this season (also George Springer). 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.412 AVG 3 HR 15 RBI.426 OBP.745 SLG vs. RHP: (.436), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 3-5, R, HR, 4 RBI HOMESTAND: 7-13, R, 2B, HR, 6 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 6 G (11-23, 3 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI) vs. LHP: 4-12 (.333), 0 HR TB SERIES: 4-8, 2B, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/5-pres.) Hit a game-winning grand slam last night, his 2nd grand slam in his last 5 games (also 4/7 vs. TB) and the 3rd of his career (also 9/14/14 at KC)...Since 1974, the only other Red Sox hitter with multiple grand slams before May was Carl Everett in 2001 (2). Among players with 50+ AB, leads MLB with a.412 AVG (21-for-51) and a.745 SLG and ranks 2nd with a OPS, trailing only Mookie Bettts (1.173). Leads active hitters vs. KC with a.373 AVG (38-for-102, 5 HR, 22 RBI; min. 20 G)...Has hit safely in 22 of his last 23 games vs. the club (four 3-hit games). Leads MLB with a.478 home AVG (11-for-23, min. 15 AB), a.436 AVG vs. RHP (17-for-39, min. 30 AB), and a.457 AVG vs. the AL East (16-for-35, min. 15 AB). Activated from the DL on Friday and is 7-for-13 (.538) with 6 RBI since...has hit safely in each of his last 6 games (4/5-present,.478/11-for-23). Has hit safely in his last 12 home games, the AL s longest active home hitting streak (.447/21-for-47, 9 R, 5 2B, 3 HR, 16 RBI). 13 of his 21 hits, including 7 XBH, have come with 2 strikes (.433/.452/.800/1.252)...Leads MLB in AVG, SLG, and OPS with 2 strikes. Has multiple hits in 7 of his 12 games this season, including four 3-hit games (T-2nd in MLB)...Ranks 2nd in the AL since 2015 with 54 games with 3+ hits JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.195 AVG 2 HR 7 RBI.290 OBP.310 SLG vs. RHP: (.233), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, R, BB HOMESTAND: 1-13, R, RBI, 2 BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-8 vs. LHP: 3-27 (.111), 0 HR TB SERIES: 1-10, RBI, BB, SF SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (2x, last 4/17-20) Walked and scored last night...in his last 14 games vs. KC, is batting.354 (17-for-48) with 10 runs, 5 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, and 9 BB. Tied Sunday s game with a sacrifi ce fl y in the 6th...Was his 2nd game-tying RBI of the season after hitting a 3-run HR on 4/20 at OAK to knot the game at 3. The Red Sox are (.815) in his last 54 games with an XBH, including an 19-2 record (.905) in his last 21. Is 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts this season...among active hitters, ranks 4th with an 86.5% career stolen base percentage (32-for-37, min. 35 attempts). When nobody out this season, is batting.313 (10-for-32) with 3 2B and 4 BB (.405 OBP) RAFAEL DEVERS, 3B.257 AVG 4 HR 21 RBI.310 OBP.429 SLG vs. RHP: (.263), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4, R, RBI HOMESTAND: 3-13, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-8 vs. LHP: 6-25 (.240), 2 HR TB SERIES: 3-9, R, HR, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (2x, last 4/15-20) Drove in a run with a fielder s choice last night and came around to score...is 4-for-16 (.250) with 3 R, 2B, HR, and 3 RBI in his 4 career games vs. KC. Hit a game-tying solo HR to left field off LHP Ryan Yarbrough in the 5th inning Saturday...Was his 4th HR of the season, the last 2 of which have come off of LHP (also 4/18 at LAA, grand slam off Tyler Skaggs)...4 of his 14 career HR have come vs. LHP. Drove in 2 with a season-high-tying 3-hits Saturday (3rd time, last 4/19 at LAA)...Is tied for 8th in the AL with 21 RBI. Has a.500 career slugging percentage in 46 games at Fenway Park (.285/49-for-172, 29 R, 13 2B, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 15 BB). Is 11-for-34 (.324) with 3 2B, 1 HR, and an.890 OPS with RISP this season...has a career.307 AVG (27-for-88) and.940 OPS with RISP. Is batting.326 (15-for-46) in the 6th inning or later, including a.385 clip (5-for-13) in the 9th inning or later. 63- SANDY LEON, C.129 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI.156 OBP.129 SLG vs. RHP: 4-19 (.211), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 1-3, RBI, HBP, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, RBI, HBP, SB) vs. LHP: 0-12 (.000), 0 HR TB SERIES: 1-3, RBI, HBP, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (4/12-14) Hit a game-winning single with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th Sunday...Was his 11th career go-ahead RBI, 9 of which have been game-winners...4 of his goahead RBI have come in the 8th or later (last 7/25/17 at SEA, 13th)...Also stole his first career base. Since 2017, the Red Sox are 5-1 when he homers, 18-8 when he drives in a run, and 11-1 in his multi-hit games...bos is when he drives in a run since Ranks 2nd in MLB with a 3.33 catcher s ERA since Has a 2.54 catcher s ERA in 71.0 innings caught this season. Ranks 3rd among active catchers (min. 100 games) with a 37.6 career CCS% (44-for-117)...Cut down 16 of 47 attempts last season (34.0%). LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTAL Benintendi 4/19/18 at LAA Tropeano Betts 4/25/18 at TOR Barnes Bogaerts 4/30/18 vs. KC Hammel Bradley Jr. 4/20/18 at OAK Graveman Devers 4/28/18 vs. TB Yarbrough Leon 9/26/17 vs. TOR Dermody Lin Martinez 4/26/18 at TOR Estrada Moreland 4/30/18 vs. KC Hammel Núñez 4/13/18 vs. BAL Tillman Ramirez 4/14/18 vs. BAL Cobb Swihart 9/29/15 at NYY Mitchell Vázquez 9/14/17 at OAK Gossett

4 Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page TZU-WEI LIN, INF.207 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI.303 OBP.276 SLG vs. RHP: 6-19 (.316), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-6 CURRENT STREAK: 0-18 vs. LHP: 0-10 (.000), 0 HR TB SERIES: 0-6 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/13-15) Is 0 for his last 18...Had multiple hits in each of 3 games over a career-long hitting streak from 4/ In 12 games between Triple-A Pawtucket and Boston this season, has reached in 16 of 41 PA (.390 OBP). In 23 career starts with BOS, is batting.284 (21-for-74) with a.369 OBP...Has appeared defensively at 2B (11 G, 4 GS), 3B (9 G, 6 GS), and SS (16 G, 13 GS). Is 6-for-19 (.316) with 2 2B and an.856 OPS vs. RHP this season...has hit.275 (19-for-69) with a.390 OBP against RHP so far in his career J.D. MARTINEZ, OF/DH.337 AVG 5 HR 22 RBI.384 OBP.574 SLG vs. RHP: (.350), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, BB HOMESTAND: 8-16, 3 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (6-8, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 6-21 (.286), 0 HR TB SERIES: 6-12, R, 2B, 4 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3/31-4/7) Went 2-for-4 with a 2B and a BB last night and has 11 hits in his last 6 games (.500/11-for-22, 2 2B, HR, 7 RBI). Tied a career high with 4 hits Sunday (6th time, last 4/18 at LAA), driving in 2 to bring his RBI total to 22 (T-6th in the AL). Ranks among AL leaders with a.337 AVG (5th),.574 SLG (11th),.958 OPS (10th), 34 hits (T-5th), and 58 TB (T-9th)...In his last 24 games, is batting.358 (34- for-95) with 16 runs, 7 2B, 3B, 5 HR, and 22 RBI. Hit a game-winning 3-run HR with 2 outs in the 5th inning Thursday, his 5th of the season...was his fi rst go-ahead HR with the Red Sox (last 9/12/17 vs. COL). Is T-5th in the AL with a.350 AVG vs. RHP (28-for-80), and 4th with a.365 AVG at home (19-for-52)...Is 11-for-20 (.550, 1st in MLB) when leading off an inning. His.392 career AVG at Fenway (31-for-79) leads actives and ranks 4th since 1913 (min. 75 AB)...Has 13 runs, 6 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, and a OPS in 20 games MITCH MORELAND, 1B.305 AVG 3 HR 13 RBI.373 OBP.559 SLG vs. RHP: (.318), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 3-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 3-11, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (3-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 4-15 (.267), 0 HR TB SERIES: 0-7 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22) Snapped an 0-for-13 skid with his third 3-hit game of the season, including his 3rd HR, all in his last 9 games (11 RBI)...Scored a career-high-tying 3 runs (7th time, last 9/15/17 at TB)...Recorded a season-high 7 TB and reached base a season-high-tying 4 times (also 4/18 at LAA). After beginning the season 0-for-12, is batting.360 (18-for-50) with a OPS in his last 15 games. Has 5 HR in his last 9 games vs. KC...Since 2015, is batting.386 (22-for-57) with 11 runs, 3 2B, 6 HR, and 12 RBI in 17 games vs. the Royals. Each of his 3 HR this season have come while hitting in the 4th spot in the order (5 G,.450/9-for-20)...Has driven in 10 of his 13 runs from that spot. His fi rst 3 HR of the season have come on the fi rst strike of the AB...Hit fi rst-pitch HR on 4/18 at LAA and 4/20 at OAK, and homered on an 0-1 pitch tonight. Drew a bases-loaded walk last night...has a career.378 OBP with the bases loaded EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF.240 AVG 2 HR 8 RBI.277 OBP.375 SLG vs. RHP: (.288), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, RBI HOMESTAND: 3-17, 2 R, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (3-13, 2 R, RBI) vs. LHP: 2-23 (.087), 0 HR TB SERIES: 2-13, 2 R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/2-8) Has hit safely in his last 3 games, driving in a run last night...in 62 games since joining BOS, has hit.291 (76-for-261) with 36 R, 19 2B, 10 HR, 35 RBI, and 7 SB. Made his Red Sox debut vs. the Royals last season, going 2-for-3 with a BB in his club debut on 7/28/17 and hitting 2 HR and a walk-off single on 7/29/17... Since 2016, has hit.340 (18-for-53) with 3 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, and 8 RBI in 14 games vs. KC. Has hit.288 (21-for-73) vs. RHP so far this season, and.315 (129-for-409) since the start of last year. Since joining the Red Sox, has hit.314 (43-for-137) with 19 runs, 7 2B, 5 HR, and 20 RBI in 33 games at Fenway...Is a career.303 hitter (64-for-211) at the park. Hit a game-winning 3-run HR on 4/13 vs. BAL...Marked his 4th career 3-run HR, 2 of which have come with BOS (also 8/22/17 at CLE)...His only other go-ahead 3-run HR came on 5/21/16 with MIN vs. TOR HANLEY RAMIREZ, 1B.330 AVG 3 HR 17 RBI.400 OBP.474 SLG vs. RHP: (.324), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5, R, 2B HOMESTAND: 5-15, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (5-11, 2 R, 2B, RBI) vs. LHP: 8-23 (.348), 0 HR TB SERIES: 3-10, R, RBI, 2 BB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (3/30-4/14) Recorded his 12th multi-hit game last night, tied for the ML lead...has reached base 8 times in the last 3 games, going 5-for-11 (.455) with 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB. Ranks among AL leaders with a.330 AVG (8th), a.400 OBP (12th), 19 runs (T-13th), and 32 hits (T-11th). Ranks 8th in the AL with a.349 AVG at home (15-for-43)...Is batting.348 (8-for-23) vs. LHP and.324 (24-for-74) vs. RHP. Has reached base in 31 of his last 34 games (.357/.417/.519), including the 2017 postseason...has 22 runs and 23 RBI in those games. Reached in 4 PA with RISP Saturday (2-for-2, 2 BB)...Has reached base in 20 of 34 PA with RISP this season, batting.519 (14-for-27) with an AL-best.588 OBP. His 6 multi-hit, multi-rbi games are more than any other hitter...is 1 of just 9 ML hitters to have recorded multiple hits and multiple RBI in as many as 6 of their team s fi rst 14 games of a season...the last to do so was Manny Ramirez with CLE in 1999 (6)...The only other Sox hitter to do so was Bobby Doerr in 1941 (6). Has reached base in 11 of 25 PA in the 1st inning (.440 OBP), batting.364 (8-for-22) with a 2B and 2 HR BLAKE SWIHART, C/UTL.150 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI.190 OBP.200 SLG vs. RHP: 2-13 (.154), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-3 CURRENT STREAK: 0-11 vs. LHP: 1-7 (.143), 0 HR TB SERIES: 0-3 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (2x, last 4/14) In 4 career games vs. KC, is 9-for-14 (.643) with 5 runs, 4 2B, 4 RBI, and a OPS...On 8/21/15 vs. KC, went 4-for-4 with 2 2B and 2 RBI. In 21 PA over 12 games in 2018, has gone 3-for-20 (.150) with a run, RBI, BB...Is 1 hit shy of 100 for his career. Made his first ML appearances at 1B this season (2 G)...Has 121 games of ML experience, batting.264 (99-for-375) with 18 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, and 37 RBI. Posted a.485 SLG in 25 spring training games, tying for the league lead with 7 2B and homering 3 times...appeared defensively at C, 1B, 3B, and LF. 7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ, C.187 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI.247 OBP.240 SLG vs. RHP: (.179), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 HOMESTAND: 2-11, R, 2B CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4) vs. LHP: 4-19 (.211), 0 HR TB SERIES: 1-7, R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/8-11) Singled in the 4th inning yesterday...in his last 61 games since 7/29/17, is batting.288 (60-for-208) with 12 2B, 3B, 4 HR, and 18 RBI. Threw out 2 runners Friday...His 40.4% career CCS% (44-for-109) is the 3rd-highest rate by any catcher since 1987, highest among actives (min. 200 G). Finished 2nd in the AL last season with a.348 home AVG (54-for-155), the highest home AVG by a Red Sox C since Hal Wagner in 1944 (.350). After beginning his career 0-for-16 vs. KC, has gone 9-for-24 (.375) with 2 R, 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, in his last 6 games vs. the club vs. KC CAREER vs. KC CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi Betts , Bogaerts , Bradley Jr Devers Leon Lin Martinez Moreland Núñez Ramirez Swihart Vázquez

5 Red Sox Game Notes BULLPEN NOTES Page 5 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 32-Matt Barnes 4/28 vs. TB /10 6/0 0/1 1.1 (2 times) 3 (4/26 at TOR) 37-Heath Hembree 4/28 vs. TB /12 5/3 -/- 2.0 (3 times) 3 (4/3 at MIA) 61-Brian Johnson 4/30 vs. KC /7 1/0 -/- 3.0 (4/17 at LAA) 3 (2 times) 46-Craig Kimbrel 4/29 vs. TB (W, 1-1) /12 2/0 7/7 1.1 (4/29 vs TB) 3 (2 times) 39-Carson Smith 4/30 vs. KC (H, 3) /11 4/3 0/1 1.0 (5 times) 2 (4/30 vs KC) 76-Hector Velazquez 4/30 vs. KC (W, 4-0) /5 3/0 -/- 3.1 (4/27 vs TB) 3 (4/30 vs KC) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.48 ERA /81 (74%) 25/7 9/ MATT BARNES, RHP SV 2.61 ERA vs. ALL:.094 (3-32 ), 0 HR vs. RHB:.091 (2-22 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.100 ( 1-10 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.06 Finished the 7th inning of Saturday s loss vs. TB and stranded 2 inherited runners (1.0 IP, 2 SO, 9 pitches)...entered with men on 1st and 2nd and nobody out. Has made 5 straight scoreless appearances (5.2 IP, 3 BB, 10 SO, 0.71 WHIP,.056 AVG, 1-for-18) since allowing 2 runs on 4/11 vs. NYY. Among AL relievers this season, ranks 3rd in opp. AVG (.094), T-6th in holds (5), 7th in SO/BF (.366), and 9th in SO/9.0 IP (13.06). 8 of his 10 appearances this year have been scoreless. Led BOS relievers last season in wins (7), innings (69.2), games (70), and holds (21) HEATH HEMBREE, RHP SV 4.05 ERA vs. ALL:.260 (13-50 ), 2 HR vs. RHB:.270 (10-37 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.231 (3-13 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.20 Finished the 6th inning & started the 7th inning in Saturday s loss vs. TB (0.1 IP, 3 H, ER, HR, BB, 32 pitches); had his 5-game (5.0 IP) scoreless streak snapped. Has posted a 5.00 SO/BB ratio (15 SO/3 BB) in 12 games this season. Has pitched more than 1.0 inning in 4 of his 12 appearances this year. Has thrown 6.2 scoreless innings in 6 road appearances this year (6 ER in 6.2 IP at Fenway Park) BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP SV 4.76 ERA vs. ALL:.290 (20-69 ), 2 HR vs. RHB:.300 (15-50 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.263 (5-19 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.53 Threw the 8th and 9th innings of last night s win vs. KC (2.0 IP, 2 H, ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 31 pitches). In 7 relief appearances this season: 0-0, 6.55 ERA, 14 hits, 8 ER, 11.0 IP, 4 BB, 13 SO. Made 1st career Opening Day roster in Made season debut in a start, 4/2 at MIA (W, 6.0 IP, 1 ER). In 2017 was 2-0, 4.33 ERA in 5 games/starts over 4 ML stints with BOS and 3-4, 3.09 ERA in 17 starts for Triple-A Pawtucket CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP SV 0.77 ERA vs. ALL:.154 (6-39 ), 1 HR vs. RHB:.091 (2-22 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.235 ( 4-17 ), 1 HR WHIP: 0.86 Earned his 1st win of 2018 in Sunday s come from behind victory vs. TB (1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 26 pitches)...was his 1st appearance of more than 1.0 IP in Among AL relievers this season, ranks T-2nd SV (7), 8th in ERA (0.77), and 9th in SO/BF(.341). Has 298 career SV (29th all time; Isringhausen & Sutter T-27th with 300) and his 91.1% career conversion rate (327 SVO) is the highest all-time for any closer with 250 or more opportunities...has 73 career saves as a Red Sox which is good for 8th place all time, trailing Koji Uehara who is in 7th place with 79. Would be the fastest in MLB history to reach 300 saves in terms of career appearances and save opportunites (enters today with 491 games and 327 SVO)... Would also be the 1st pitcher in history to reach 300 saves before turning 30 years old (30th birthday is 5/28/88). Dating to last year (since 8/29/17), has allowed 2 runs in his last 25 regular season appearances (24.2 IP, 0.73 ERA, 12 H, 7 BB, 38 SO,.146 AVG, 0.77 WHIP). Has converted each of his last 17 SV opportunities (since 8/4/17) which is the longest active saves streak in MLB CARSON SMITH, RHP SV 5.19 ERA vs. ALL:.235 (8-34 ), 1 HR vs. RHB:.280 (7-25 ), 1 HR vs. LHB:.111 ( 1-9 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.62 Earned his 3rd hold of the year with a scoreless 7th inning in last night s win vs. KC (1.0 IP, H, 2 SO, 20 pitches). Has allowed only 1 run over his last 7 appearances (6.0 IP)...Had not allowed a run since his appearance on 4/5 vs. TB (Matt Duffy 2-run HR) prior to Thursday night at TOR, snapped a 4.1-inning scoreless streak. For his ML career, has held opponents to a.196 AVG (68-347) with just 3 HR...Has also averaged SO/9.0 IP (121 SO/96.1 IP) for his big league career HECTOR VELAZQUEZ, RHP SV 2.05 ERA vs. ALL:.267 (23-86 ), 2 HR vs. RHB:.269 (14-52 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.265 ( 9-34 ), 2 HR WHIP: 1.23 Earned his 4th win of the year after throwing 2.0 scoreless innings with 1 hit and 3 SO in last night s win vs. KC (24 pitches)...tied for the AL lead in wins. Has thrown 8.1 scoreless innings over his last 3 appearances (since 4/20). Between starting and relieving this season, has allowed only 3 hits in 17 AB with RISP (.176 AVG). In 5 relief appearances this year: 2-0, 1.59 ERA (2 ER, 11.1 IP), 2 BB, 5 SO... For his ML career, he is 5-0, 0.83 ERA (21.2 IP, 5 BB, 13 SO) in 10 relief appearances...his 0.83 ERA as a reliever is the lowest mark for any Red Sox reliever in the last 100 years (min IP) VS. KC CAREER VS. KC CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Barnes -- / / / Hembree -- / / / Johnson / / / Kimbrel -- / / / Pomeranz -- / / / Porcello -- / / / Price -- / / / Rodriguez / / / Sale -- / / / Smith / / / Velazquez / / /

6 DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL 1 3/29 D at Tampa Bay L T-4th -1.0 Pruitt (1-0) SMITH (0-1) Colome (1) 31,042* 1 31, /30 N at Tampa Bay W T-3rd -1.0 PRICE (1-0) Roe (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 19, , /31 N at Tampa Bay W T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Kittredge (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 17, , /1 D at Tampa Bay W st +1.0 VELÁZQUEZ (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) KELLY (1) 14, , /2 N at Miami W st +1.0 JOHNSON (1-0) Richards (0-1) 11, , /3 N at Miami W4-2(13) 5-1 1st +1.0 HEMBREE (1-0) Guerrero (0-1) 14, ,405 4/4 Off Day 5-1 1st /5 D TAMPA BAY W3-2(12) 6-1 1st +2.0 POYNER (1-0) Kittredge (0-2) 36,134* 1 36,134 4/6 OFF DAY 6-1 1st /7 D TAMPA BAY W st +2.5 PORCELLO (2-0) Faria (0-1) 31, , /8 D TAMPA BAY W st +2.5 SMITH (1-1) Colome (0-1) KIMBREL (3) 31, ,934 4/9 OFF DAY 8-1 1st /10 N NEW YORK-AL W st +2.0 SALE (1-0) Severino (2-1) 32, , /11 N NEW YORK-AL L st +2.0 Tanaka (2-1) PRICE (1-1) 32, , /12 N NEW YORK-AL W st +2.5 PORCELLO (3-0) Gray (1-1) KIMBREL (4) 36, , /13 N BALTIMORE W st +2.5 RODRIGUEZ (1-0) Tillman (0-3) 32, , /14 D BALTIMORE W st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (2-0) Cobb (0-1) WALDEN (1) 33, , /15 D BALTIMORE W st +3.5 HEMBREE (2-0) Bundy (0-2) KIMBREL (5) 32, , /16 D BALTIMORE st +3.5 PPD (Rain) 17 4/17 N at Anaheim W st +3.0 PRICE (2-1) Ohtani (2-1) 44,822* 7 153, /18 N at Anaheim W st +3.0 PORCELLO (4-0) Skaggs (2-1) 34, , /19 N at Anaheim W st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (2-0) Tropeano (1-1) 36, , /20 N at Oakland W st +4.0 VELÁZQUEZ (3-0) Graveman (0-4) 23, , /21 N at Oakland L st +4.0 Manaea (3-2) SALE (1-1) 25, , /22 D at Oakland L st +4.0 Treinen (1-1) PRICE (2-2) 29, ,011 4/23 Off Day st /24 N at Toronto L3-4(10) st +3.0 Clippard (3-0) KIMBREL (0-1) 20, , /25 N at Toronto W st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (3-0) Barnes (1-1) KIMBREL (6) 18, , /26 N at Toronto W st +4.0 SALE (2-1) Estrada (2-2) KIMBREL (7) 23, , /27 N TAMPA BAY L st +3.0 Snell (4-1) POMERANZ (0-1) Colomé (5) 32, , /28 D TAMPA BAY L st +2.0 Yarbrough (1-1) PRICE (2-3) 35, , /29 D TAMPA BAY W st +2.0 KIMBREL (1-0) Colomé (2-3) 32, , /30 N KANSAS CITY W st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (4-0) Hammel (0-3) 31, , /1 N KANSAS CITY 31 5/2 D KANSAS CITY 32 5/3 N at Texas 33 5/4 N at Texas 34 5/5 N at Texas 35 5/6 D at Texas 5/7 Off Day 36 5/8 N at New York-AL 37 5/9 N at New York-AL 38 5/10 N at New York-AL 39 5/11 N at Toronto 40 5/12 D at Toronto 41 5/13 D at Toronto 42 5/14 N OAKLAND 43 5/15 N OAKLAND 44 5/16 N OAKLAND 5/17 OFF DAY 45 5/18 N BALTIMORE 46 5/19 N BALTIMORE 47 5/20 D BALTIMORE 5/21 OFF DAY * sellout DATE Red Sox Game Notes 2018 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY Page 6 TRANSACTION 2018 TRANSACTIONS February 20 OF Bryce Brentz traded to Pirates in exchange for cash considerations. March 11 LHP Jalen Beeks, LHP Williams Jerez, RHP Ty Buttrey and RHP Chandler Shepherd optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...C Austin Rei, INF Michael Chavis, INF Esteban Quiroz, OF Jeremy Barfield, OF Steve Selsky, RHP Kyle Martin, and RHP Fernando Rodriguez Jr. reassigned to minor league camp. March 15 C Óscar Hernández reassigned to minor league camp. March 19 INF Chad De La Guerra reassigned to minor league camp. March 24 INF Deven Marrero traded to the Diamondbacks in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations...inf Tzu-Wei Lin and LHP Roenis Elias and Robby Scott optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...C Dan Butler, INF Iván De Jesús Jr., and OF Rusney Castillo and Aneury Tavárez reassigned to minor league camp. March 25 1B Sam Travis optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. March 26 LHP Drew Pomeranz placed on 10-day DL...LHP Eduardo Rodriguez placed on 10-day DL...RHP Steven Wright placed on 10-day DL...RHP Brandon Workman optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Justin Haley reassigned to minor league camp. March 29 LHP Bobby Poyner and RHP Marcus Walden selected to active ML roster...inf Marco Hernandez placed on 60-day DL...RHP Austin Maddox, 2B Dustin Pedroia, and RHP Tyler Thornburg placed on 10-day DL. April 8 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez activated from 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/7). April 9 SS Xander Bogaerts placed on 10-day DL. April 10 INF Tzu-Wei Lin recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. April 12 LHP Bobby Poyner placed on 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. April 20 LHP Drew Pomeranz activated from 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/19). April 22 LHP Bobby Poyner activated from 10-day DL and optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. April 23 LHP Roenis Elias traded to Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. April 26 RHP Joe Kelly suspended for 6 games. April 27 SS Xander Bogaerts activated from 10-day DL...INF/OF Brock Holt placed on 10-day DL. April 28 RHP Steven Wright activated from 10-day DL and placed on restricted list for 15 games. DISABLED LIST PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED GAMES MISSED Drew Pomeranz Left forearm flexor strain March 26 April (16-2) Eduardo Rodriguez Recovery from right knee surgery March 26 April 8 8 (7-1) Steven Wright Recovery from left knee surgery March (19-7) Marco Hernandez Left shoulder surgery March (21-7) Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain March (21-7) Dustin Pedroia Recovery from left knee surgery March (21-7) Tyler Thornburg Recovery from right shoulder surgery March (21-7) Xander Bogaerts Left ankle injury April 9 April (11-4) Bobby Poyner Left hamstring strain April 12 April 22 9 (8-1) Brock Holt Left hamstring injury April (2-2) 2018 Totals 10 Players 10 DL stints 192 Games Missed

7 Red Sox Game Notes Page 7 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game... 14, 4/10 vs. NYY Most runs, inning...9, 4/10 vs. NYY (6th) Most hits, game (9 innings)... 15, 2 times, last 4/17 at LAA Most hits, game (extra innings)...12, 4/3 at MIA (13 inn.) Most hits, inning... 7, 4/8 vs. TB (8th) Consecutive hits, inning...6, 4/8 vs. TB (8th) Fewest hits, game...0, 4/21 at OAK Most doubles, game... 5, 2 times, last 4/27 vs. TB Most triples, game...1, 3 times, last 4/15 vs. BAL Most home runs, game... 6, 4/17 at LAA Most home runs, inning...3, 4/17 at LAA (3rd) Most extra-base hits... 7, 4/19 at LAA Most stolen bases, game... 2, 4 times, last 4/29 vs. TB Most walks, game (9 innings)... 7, 4/10 vs. NYY Most walks, game (extra innings)...6, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.) Most strikeouts, game (9 innings)... 14, 4/28 vs. TB Most strikeouts, game (extra innings)...14, 4/24 at TOR (10 inn.) Most hit by pitch, game... 3, 4/1 at TB Most left on base (9 innings)...11, 2 times, last 4/13 vs. BAL Most left on base (extra innings)...11, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits... 4, 3 times, last Martinez, 4/29 vs. TB Most runs... 5, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYY Most doubles...2, 7 times, last Benintendi, 4/28 vs. TB Most triples...1, 3 times, last Benintendi, 4/15 vs. BAL Most home runs... 3, Betts, 4/17 at LAA Most extra-base hits...3, 2 times, last Betts, 4/17 at LAA Most total bases...12, Betts, 4/17 at LAA Most RBI... 6, Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TB Most stolen bases...2, Benintendi, 4/25 at TOR Most walks... 2, 13 times, last Ramirez, 4/28 vs. TB Most strikeouts (9 innings)... 3, 5 times, last Martinez, 4/28 vs. TB Most strikeouts (extra innings)...4, Benintendi, 4/24 at TOR (10 inn.) Longest hitting streak... 10, Ramirez, 3/30-4/14 TEAM PITCHING Most walks (9 innings)... 7, 3/29 at TB Most walks, (extra innings)...6, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.) Fewest walks... 0, 4/29 vs. TB Most runs allowed, game... 12, 4/28 vs. TB Most runs allowed, inning...6, 3/29 at TB (8th) Most hits allowed, game (9 innings)... 18, 4/28 vs. TB Most hits allowed, game (extra innings)...9, 4/3 at MIA (13 inn.) Fewest hits allowed, game...3, 4/15 vs. BAL Most hits allowed, inning...4, 4/28 vs. TB (9th) Most home runs allowed, game... 4, 4/28 vs. TB Most consecutive scoreless inn , 4/17 (4th)-4/19 (2nd) INDIVIDUAL BATTING 5 hits in a game... Andrew Benintendi, 7/4/17 at TEX 6 hits in a game...nomar Garciaparra, 6/21/03 at PHI (13 innings) 6 RBI in a game... Xander Bogaerts, 4/7/18 vs. TB 7 or more RBI in a game...mookie Betts, 7/2/17 at TOR (8) 10 RBI in a game (ties club record)...nomar Garciaparra, 5/10/99 vs. SEA 3 home runs in a game (ties club record)...mookie Betts, 4/17/18 at LAA Game-ending home run... Mitch Moreland, 8/4/17 vs. CWS (11th inning) Pinch-hit grand slam... Mike Carp, 9/11/13 at TB 2 grand slams in a game...bill Mueller, 7/29/03 at TEX Home run in 1st ML game...daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) HR in 1st Red Sox PA...Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) Grand Slam in 1st Red Sox PA...Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI Inside-the-park home run... Eduardo Núñez, 3/29/18 at TB (2nd inning) Homered from both sides of the plate... Victor Martinez, 5/17/10 at NYY Pitcher collected a hit...david Price, 9/22/17 at CIN, 1B off Asher Wojciech Pitcher hit a home run... Josh Beckett, 6/14/09 at PHI off J.A. Happ Hit for the cycle... Brock Holt, 6/16/15 vs. ATL Hitting streak of at least 30 games...nomar Garciaparra (30), 7/26-8/29/97 Hitting streak of at least 20 games... Jackie Bradley Jr. (29), 4/24-5/26/16...Xander Bogaerts (26), 5/6-6/2/16 Straight steal of home...jacoby Ellsbury, 4/26/09 vs. NYY Steal of home on double steal... Travis Shaw, 4/21/16 vs. TB 5 steals in a game (club record)... Jacoby Ellsbury, 5/30/13 at PHI INDIVIDUAL PITCHING No-hitter...Jon Lester, 5/19/08 vs. KC (W, 7-0) One-hitter... Doug Fister, 8/22/17 at CLE (W, 9-1) 15 or more strikeouts in a game... Jon Lester (15), 5/3/14 vs. OAK Position player pitched...mitch Moreland, 8/25/17 vs. BAL Pitcher played another defensive position...javier Lopez (RF), 4/30/09 at TB SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS THE LAST TIME THE SOX... INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most innings pitched, starter...7.2, 2 times, last Porcello, 4/29 vs. TB Fewest innings pitched, starter...1.0, Price, 4/11 vs. NYY Most innings pitched, reliever...3.1, Velázquez, 4/27 vs. TB Most strikeouts, starter... 10, Sale, 4/21 at OAK Most strikeouts, reliever... 3, 9 times, last Velázquez, 4/30 vs. KC Most walks allowed...4, 2 times, last Price, 4/28 vs. TB Longest winning streak... 4, 2 times, last Velázquez, 4/1-present Longest losing streak...2, Price, 4/22-present Most consec. scoreless inn., starter , 2 times, last Porcello, 4/12-24 Most consec. scoreless inn., reliever , Kelly, 4/1-present Most runs allowed...6, Price, 4/28 vs. TB Most earned runs allowed...5, 3 times, last Rodriguez, 4/30 vs. KC Most hits allowed... 9, Price, 4/22 at OAK Fewest hits allowed, CG... N/A Most home runs allowed...3, Pomeranz, 4/27 vs. TB Most pitches thrown...116, Porcello, 4/29 vs. TB MISCELLANEOUS TEAM Longest winning streak...9, 3/30-4/10 Longest losing streak...3, 4/21-4/24 Most games over , 4/20 at OAK (17-2) Most games under , 3/29 at TB (0-1) Longest game, innings...13, last 4/3 at MIA Longest game, time (9 innings)... 3:59, 4/11 vs. NYY Longest game, time (extra innings)... 4:27, 4/3 at MIA Shortest game, time...2:16, 4/21 at OAK Largest crowd, Fenway Park... 36,341 Smallest crowd, Fenway Park... 31,314 Largest crowd, road... 44,822, 4/17 at LAA Smallest crowd, road... 11,113, 4/2 at MIA Largest winning margin...13, 4/10 vs. NYY (14-1) Largest losing margin...6, 4/28 vs. TB (6-12) Largest deficit overcome to win...5, 4/8 vs. TB (down 2-7, won 8-7) Largest lead relinquished to lose...4, 3/29 at TB (led 4-0, lost 4-6) Most double plays turned... 3, 4/27 vs. TB Most double plays turned by opponent... 3, 4/19 at LAA Most errors...2, 2 times, last 4/25 at TOR Most errors by an opponent...3, 4/14 vs. BAL Most stolen bases by an opponent... 2, 4/11 vs. NYY TEAM Walk-off win... 4/5/18 vs. TB (3-2 in 12 innings) Scored 20 runs in a game... 8/15/15 vs. SEA (22) Had 20 hits in a game... 7/2/17 at TOR (21, 9 innings) Scored 10 runs in an inning...5/7/17 at MIN (10 runs in 9th inning) Hit 8 home runs in a game (club record)...2 times, last 9/4/13 vs. DET Hit 4 consec. HR (club & MLB record)...4/22/07 vs. NYY (3rd inning):... Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell & Jason Varitek Hit game-ending HR in back-to-back games...5/10-11/05 vs. OAK:... 5/10 (9th inning, Kevin Millar off Octavio Dotel),... 5/11 (9th inning, Jason Varitek off Octavio Dotel) Turned a triple play... 8/15/17 vs. STL (4th inning):... 3B Rafael Devers to 2B Eduardo Núñez to 1B Mitch Moreland Hit into a triple play...5/2/17 vs. BAL (8th inning, Jackie Bradley Jr.) Back-to-back 1-0 wins... 7/18-19/06 vs. KC