@BOSTONREDSOXPR

Transcription

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 (22-9) at TEXAS RANGERS (13-20) Friday, May 4, :05 p.m. CT/8:05 p.m. ET Globe Life Park Arlington, TX RHP Rick Porcello (4-0, 2.23) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (1-0, 2.87) Game #32 Road Game #17 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are 5-7 in their last 12 games after beginning the season The Sox 22-9 record marks the franchise s 3rd-best start through 31 games (25-6 in 1946, 24-7 in 2002). 13 of the Sox 22 wins have been in come-from-behind fashion...they are 11-7 (.611) when their opponent scores 1st, after going (.388) in such games in HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) RK. CLUB WIN % (RECORD) 1. Red Sox.710 (22-9) T-2. Diamondbacks.677 (21-10) T-2. Yankees.677 (21-10) GOOD, BETTER, BETTS: Mookie Betts hit his 12th home run of the season last night, passing Mike Trout for the outright major league lead...it was his 4th HR in the last 2 games, over a span of 5 at-bats. Betts has 10 HR in his last 13 games since 4/17 at LAA...According to Elias, the only other Red Sox hitter ever to homer 10 times in a span of as few as 13 games was Fred Lynn (13 G, 8/5-17/79). 69 of his 90 career HR have come as a leadoff hitter, tied with Dom DiMaggio for the most in club history. Betts recorded 4 RBI last night and has driven in 7 of the Red Sox 10 runs over the last 2 games. LEAGUE LEADERS: Mookie Betts leads the majors outright in FanGraphs WAR (2.5), HR (12), runs (33), XBH (24), TB (85), AVG (.370), SLG (.850), and OPS (1.299). The Sox feature 4 players among the AL s top 8 in batting average with a minimum of 50 PA: Mookie Betts (1st,.370), Xander Bogaerts (2nd,.365), J.D. Martinez (7th,.345), and Brock Holt (8th,.340)... Mitch Moreland ranks 14th with a.323 AVG. The Sox also feature 6 players with 15+ RBI, more than any other team. 297, 298, : Craig Kimbrel is 1 save shy of 300 for his career...in 493 appearances, he has converted 299 of 329 save opportunities (90.9%), 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). THE RIGHT STUFF: Right-handed starters are 1-13 with a 7.58 ERA (87 ER/103.1 IP) in 24 starts against the Red Sox in 2018, with BOS going 19-5 in those games...only 4 of those 24 outings were quality starts. The Red Sox lead the majors in batting average (.289), OBP (.357), SLG (.489), and OPS (.847) vs. RHP. ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Tonight marks the 2nd game of the Red Sox 11-day, 10-game road trip through TEX (0-1, 3 more games), NYY (3), and TOR (3)...This is tied for the Sox longest road trip of the season, with another 10-gamer scheduled for 6/11-21 at BAL (3), SEA (4), and MIN (3). ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead the AL in AVG (.271), OBP (.336), SLG (.454), OPS (.790), doubles (80), XBH (122), and run differential per game (+1.84). J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez has multiple hits in 4 of his last 5 games, 6 of his last 8, and 13 of 29 this season (3rd in the AL)...Martinez leads the Red Sox with 39 hits and ranks 5th in the AL with a.345 AVG. In his last 18 games (since 4/13), Martinez has hit.420 (29-for-69) with 4 HR and 5 2B...In his last 9 games (since 4/25), he is 16-for-34 (.471) with 9 RBI. His.364 AVG (39-for-107) since 3/31 ranks 2nd in MLB. SOX & RANGERS: The Red Sox dropped the first game of their 4-game series in Texas last night...these teams will also meet for a 3-game series at Fenway Park from 7/9-11. The Sox went 5-1 against the Rangers in 2017, after going (.371) vs. TEX from RED SOX AT GLOBE LIFE PARK PLAYER G Stats OPS Andrew Benintendi 3 6-for-9 (.667), 2 HR Hanley Ramirez for-56 (.321), 6 HR J.D. Martinez for-61 (.361), 4 HR Totals for-126 (.365) LONE STAR SOX: Four players on the Red Sox active roster or disabled list were born in Texas: Brock Holt (Fort Worth), Carson Smith (Midland), Blake Swihart (Bedford), and Tyler Thornburg (Houston)...Holt lives in Stephenville, TX, and Smith lives in Houston...In addition, 1st base coach Tom Goodwin resides in Grapevine, TX. BARTOLO VS. BOSTON: Bartolo Colon, who will start today s game for TEX, has pitched against 7 players on the Red Sox ML roster and 4 Red Sox coaches, from 25-yearold Mookie Betts to 49-year-old Tom Goodwin. Manager Alex Cora and coaches Carlos Febles, Tom Goodwin, and Ramon Vázquez were a combined 13- for-57 (.228) with 1 HR against Colon in their careers. Colon made 7 starts for BOS in 2008, when he was teammates with both Alex Cora and Dustin Pedroia. CY OF RELIEF: Rick Porcello leads the AL with 9.50 SO/BB, 0.89 BB/9.0 IP, and 0.22 HR/9.0 IP...He also ranks among AL leaders in wins (T-3rd, 4), winning percentage (T-1st, 1.000), ERA (7th, 2.23), opponent AVG (10th,.199), opponent OPS (3rd,.488), and WHIP (5th, 0.84). Dating back to 2016, the Sox have won 25 consecutive games when they provide Porcello with 3+ runs of support...in the last 36 starts in which Porcello received 3+ runs of support, he is 30-0 with a 3.09 ERA (82 ER/239.0 IP); the Sox are 35-1 in those games. HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: In 6 career games against the Rangers, Andrew Benintendi has reached base in 15 of 24 PA (.625 OBP). On 7/4/17 at TEX, he went 5-for-5 with 2 HR, 6 RBI, and a double...according to Elias, the only other rookie ever to go 5-for-5 or better with 2+ HR and 6+ RBI in a game was Kevin Seitzer for the 1987 Royals. THIS LAND IS MORELAND: Mitch Moreland had a.571 OBP against the Rangers in 2017, going 9-for-17 (.529) with 4 RBI, 2 BB, and 1 HBP. Moreland was selected by the Rangers in the 17th round of the 2007 June Draft and played his fi rst 10 professional seasons in the TEX organization. Since starting the season 0-for-12, Moreland is 21-for- 53 (.396) with a OPS (6 2B, 4 HR). BOBBY BIG LEAGUE: LHP Bobby Poyner was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket today...poyner has gone 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA (2 ER/7.0 IP) in 6 ML outings this season. Poyner entered 2018 having never pitched above the Double-A level...since 1981, the only other Red Sox minor leaguers to make the Opening Day roster without experience above Double-A are Shea Hillenbrand (2001), Jackie Bradley Jr. (2013), and Ben Taylor (2017). 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 sole possession of 1st place on 4/1 and have held it ever since...their 1.0-game advantage over the Yankees in the East marks their narrowest lead since 4/4 (1.0 IP). REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...1st, +1.0 Home/Road /11-5 Day/Night /14-6 March/April/May /19-6/1-2 vs. AL East vs. AL Central vs. AL West vs. National League vs. RH/LH starter /3-4 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 /9-1 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...13 VS. THE RANGERS All-Time (since 1972) In Boston In Texas In Boston In Texas DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 5/3 R L5-11 Minor PRICE UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sat., 5/5 at TEX 8:05 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-0, 4.78) LHP Cole Hamels (1-4, 4.08) NESN Sun., 5/6 at TEX 3:05 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (2-1, 2.14) RHP Doug Fister (1-2, 2.88) NESN Mon., 5/7 Off Day 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 (299) Blake Swihart Career Hits (99) RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Martinez (39) Doubles...Betts (12) Triples...Benintendi (2) HR...Betts (12) RBI...Betts (25) Runs...Betts (33) SB...Benintendi (5) BB...Benintendi (17) AVG (min. 50 AB)...Betts (.370) OBP (min. 50 AB)...Betts (.449) SLG (min. 50 AB)...Betts (.850) OPS (min. 50 AB)...Betts (1.299) Pitching ERA (reliever, min IP)...Kimbrel (1.32) ERA (starter, min IP)...Sale (2.14) Wins... Porcello/Velázquez (4) Saves...Kimbrel (8) Appearances...Kimbrel (14) Starts... Sale/Price (7) Innings (reliever)...hembree (15.1) Innings (starter)... Sale (42.0) Strikeouts (reliever)...kimbrel (19) Strikeouts (starter)... Sale (51) 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 22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP 4-0, 2.23 ERA, 6 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG CAREER TONIGHT S START: Allowed 3 R over a season-high 7.2 IP in his last start on 4/29 vs. TB (ND, 7 H, 6 SO)...Was his 36th career start with 7.0+ IP and 0 BB, trailing only David Price (44) for the most in the AL since debuting in Has logged 7.0+ IP with 3 ER or fewer 4 times this season, all in his last 5 starts. Porcello s 2.23 ERA (10 ER/40.1 IP) this season is his lowest through the end of April. The Red Sox have won 25 straight games when providing Porcello with 3+ runs of support. Has won each of his last 6 decisions beginning 9/16/17...Marks his longest winning streak since a 6-decision stretch from 8/9-9/9/16...Porcello has had 1 winning streak longer than 6 decisions during his career, an 8-decision streak from 5/22-7/29/16. Leads the AL with a 0.89 BB/9.0 IP ratio (2nd in ML) and 9.50 SO/BB ratio (3rd in ML). Ranks among AL leaders in wins (T-3rd, 4), ERA (7th, 2.23), opponent OPS (3rd,.488), and WHIP (5th, 0.84). Entering today, Porcello s 40.1 IP are the 2nd-most by a ML pitcher with 1 or 0 HR allowed this season...trails only STL s Carlos Martínez (45.0). His 21 starts with 0 BB since the beginning of 2016 trail only Josh Tomlin (32) and Masahiro Tanaka (23) for the most in the AL during that time. Leads the majors with 160 starts of 1 or 0 BB since the beginning of Are 31 more than the next AL pitcher during that time (David Price-129). VS. THE RANGERS: Was 1-0 with a 4.85 ERA (7 ER/13.0 IP) in 2 starts vs. TEX last season...allowed 4 R in 6.2 IP on 5/23 at Fenway Park, and 3 R in 6.1 IP on 7/3 at TEX. Allowed 6 ER over 4.0 IP in his 1st career start at TEX (4/25/10 with DET)...In 6 starts since, is 4-1 with a 2.31 ERA (10 ER/39.0 IP), allowing 1 or 0 runs over 6.0+ IP in 4 of those. Tossed a shutout on 6/26/14 with DET at TEX (9.0 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 SO). Has allowed 3 ER or fewer in 14 of his last 15 starts in AL West ballparks beginning 5/2/13 with DET...Is 7-4 with a 2.93 ERA (33 ER/101.1 IP) and 0.99 WHIP in those 15 outings. ON THE ROAD: Is 2-0 with a 1.96 ERA (4 ER/18.1 IP) in 3 road starts this season...in 17 road starts since the beginning of 2017, is 6-6 with a 3.39 ERA (41 ER/109.0 IP) , 4/29 vs. TB 7, 4/29 vs. TB 3, 2x, last 4/29 vs. TB 3, 3x, last 4/29 vs. TB 3, 4/24 at TOR 9, 4/24 at TOR 1, 4/29 vs. TB - - 4, 3/31-present , 2.45 ERA, 3 GS 2-0, 1.96 ERA, 3 GS.199 (30-151), 1 HR.209 (14-67), 1 HR.190 (16-84), 0 HR 0.84 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, 6x, last 9/19/16 at BAL 12, 6x, last 7/4/16 vs. TEX 11, 8/25/17 vs. BAL 9, 4/20/13 at LAA 6, 5/29/14 at OAK 13, 9/1/15 vs. NYY 4, 4/14/17 vs. TB 9, last 7/23/17 at LAA 3, last 8/20/14 at TB 8, 5/22/16-7/29/16 7, 5/22-7/1/15 4, last 9/1/15 vs. NYY (13) CAREER 63-48, 4.40 ERA, 140 GS 59-51, 4.01 ERA, 144 G, 140 GS.275 ( ), 198 HR.286 ( ), 112 HR.263 ( ), 86 HR 1.31 VS. TEX W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO CAREER at TEX Has won a career-long-tying 5 consecutive decisions on the road since 8/9/17 at TB...Holds a 2.34 ERA (11 ER/42.1 IP) in 7 starts during the streak. Threw 6.0+ innings in 26 consecutive road starts from 5/28/16-9/16/17, the majors longest streak since Justin Verlander did so in 34 straight from for Detroit. Porcello tossed 6.0+ innings in each of his first 13 road starts last season...marked the majors longest streak of road starts with 6.0+ IP in HIGHLIGHTS: Has thrown the most IP (40.1) of any Red Sox pitcher with 4 BB or fewer prior to May in the last 100 seasons...is 1 of 11 AL pitchers, and 19 ML pitchers, in that span with IP and 4 BB or fewer prior to May. Allowed his 1st HR of the season in his last start on 4/29 vs. TB...Porcello s 40.1 IP through the end of April are the 2nd-most by a Red Sox before May with 1 or 0 HR allowed since 1913, trailing only Babe Ruth in 1917 (45.0 IP, 0 HR). Is 1 of 5 Red Sox pitchers to make 6 starts prior to May 1st in a season and not receive the loss in any (Clemens-1988, Martinez-1998, Matsuzaka-2008, Lester-2013). Earned the win in each of his first 4 starts (3/31-4/18) and 5 straight including his final start of 2017 (9/27)...Marked his longest streak of wins in consecutive starts since a 6-start stretch from 6/28-7/29/16...Was the 1st Red Sox to win his first 4+ starts of a season since winning his first 5 in Issued just 1 BB in his first 4 starts (25.2 IP)...After walking TB s Jesus Sucre in the 3rd inning on 3/31, went 22.2 IP before issuing his next BB (1st inning, 4/24 at TOR). Tossed 6.0+ innings with 0 BB in 3 consecutive starts from 4/7-18, the longest streak by a Red Sox since his own 3-start stretch from 5/1-12 in Hurled 6.0 scoreless IP on 4/18 at LAA and 7.0 scoreless IP on 4/12 vs. NYY, both with 0 BB...Was his 1st streak of scoreless starts with 6.0+ IP since 2016 (2, 4/25-30)... Became the 4th Red Sox since at least 1908 with consecutive scoreless starts of 6.0+ IP and 0 BB: Josh Beckett (2, 2009), Bill Monbouquette (2, 1964), Wes Ferrell (2, 1934) REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 3/31 W3-2 at TB W /61 Held TB scoreless through 5.0 IP 4/7 W10-3 TB W /66 Retired 17 straight Rays from the 2nd inning to the 7th 4/12 W6-3 NYY W /69 Carried a no-hitter through 6.0 IP 4/18 W9-0 at LAA W /71 1st back-to-back scoreless starts since 2016 (2, 4/25-30) 4/24 L3-4 at TOR /65 9+ SO for the 1st time since 4/26/17 (also 9) 4/29 W4-3 TB /82 Longest start with 0 BB since 7/8/17 at TB (8.0 IP) RANGERS CAREER VS. PORCELLO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Chirinos Choo DeShields Gallo Guzman Kiner-Falefa Mazara Núñez Pérez Profar Robinson Rua RED SOX CAREER vs. COLON 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 3 1 7/ EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 3-0, 4.78 ERA, 5 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG CAREER TOMORROW S START: Allowed 3 ER or fewer over 6.0+ IP in 3 consecutive starts from 4/13-25, tied for the 2nd-longest career streak of quality starts (7, 4/23-5/26/17). Has made 1 career start vs. the Rangers, his ML debut on 5/28/15 at TEX (W, 7.2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 SO) REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 4/8 TB /13 BAL W /19 at LAA W /25 at TOR W /30 KC ERA

3 Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.248 AVG 1 HR 15 RBI.347 OBP.390 SLG vs. RHP: (.300), 1 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 7-23, 5 R, 3 2B, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 2-25 (.080), 0 HR KC SERIES: 4-14, 2 R, 2B, RBI, SF SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (2x, last 4/8-12) Hit safely 3 times Tuesday, including his 8th 2B of the year...in his last 7 games, is batting.333 (9-for-27) with 6 R, 4 2B, and 2 RBI. Has a.556/.625/.944/1.569 batting line in 6 career games vs. TEX...On July 4 of last year, went 5-for-5 with 2 HR and 6 RBI at Globe Life Park...Was 1 of 2 rookies ever to go 5-for-5 or better with 2+ HR and 6 + RBI in a game, joining Kevin Seitzer of the 1987 Royals (source: Elias). Is tied for 10th in the AL with 17 BB...His 6 games with multiple BB are tied for 2nd in the AL. Is tied for 6th in the AL with 5 SB in 5 attempts...the only AL hitter with more SB without being caught is Kevin Pillar (6)...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.370 AVG 12 HR 25 RBI.449 OBP.850 SLG vs. RHP: (.371), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI HOMESTAND: 7-11, 7 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, BB, SB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (6-8, 4 R, 2B, 4 HR, 7 RBI) vs. LHP: (.367), 6 HR KC SERIES: 4-6, 3 R, 3 HR, 3 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (3/31-4/11) Doubled and homered yesterday...has 4 HR in his last 2 games and 10 HR in his last 13 games...according to Elias, the only other Red Sox hitter with 10 HR in a span of as few as 13 games was Fred Lynn (13 G, 8/5-17/79). Passed Mike Trout for the outright ML lead with 12 HR yesterday, and leads MLB with 2.5 WAR (source: FanGraphs)...Also leads MLB runs (33), XBH (24), TB (85), AVG (.370), SLG (.850), and OPS (1.299)...Ranks among AL leaders in hits (T-8th, 37), 2B (T-3rd, 12), RBI (6th, 25), and multi-hit games (T-4th, 12). Tied a franchise record with 3 HR Wednesday for the 4th career time, 2nd this season (also 4/17 at LAA)...His 4 career 3-HR games are the most in Red Sox history, passing Ted Williams (3)...Passed Boog Powell and Ralph Kiner for the most such games by any player before turning 26. Reached four 3-HR performances in fewer games (534) than any player in MLB history (previous: Johnny Mize, 701 games). Is 1 of 17 players since 1908 with as many as four 3-HR games...the only other active player with 4 such games is Albert Pujols (4). Is just the 2nd Red Sox hitter since 1908 with 3 multi-hr games in the team s fi rst 30 games (also Manny Ramirez, 3 in 2001)...The only other ML hitters since 1908 to have multiple 3-HR games in their team s fi rst 30 games were TOR s Carlos Delgado in 2001 and PIT s Willie Stargell in Has 69 HR as a leadoff hitter, tied with Dom DiMaggio for the most in club history. His 33 runs through 31 team games are the most by any Sox hitter since Johnny Pesky in 1946 (35)...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). 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.365 AVG 3 HR 15 RBI.397 OBP.651 SLG vs. RHP: (.370), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2B, BB HOMESTAND: 8-22, R, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-7, 2B, BB) vs. LHP: 6-17 (.353), 0 HR KC SERIES: 4-14, R, HR, 4 RBI, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/5-30) Among players with 50+ AB, ranks 2nd in the AL with a.365 AVG (23-for-63), 8th with a.651 SLG, and 7th with a OPS. Has 5 XBH in his last 6 games vs. TEX (.346/9-for-26, 8 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI)...In his last 13 games vs. TEX, is 18-for-55 (.327) with 14 runs and 9 RBI. Has hit.355 (11-for-31) with 5 R and 7 XBH in 7 road games this season (1.020 OPS). Activated from the DL on Friday and is 9-for-25 (.360) with 3 XBH and 6 RBI since...has 23 hits, 12 XBH, and 15 RBI in just 15 games this season. 14 of his 23 hits, including 8 XBH, have come with 2 strikes (.378/.395/.703/1.097)...Leads MLB in AVG, SLG, and OPS with 2 strikes. Has multiple hits in 7 of his 15 games this season, including four 3-hit games (T-6th in MLB)...Ranks 2nd in the AL since 2015 with 54 games with 3+ hits. Hit a game-winning grand slam Monday, 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) JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.180 AVG 2 HR 9 RBI.265 OBP.280 SLG vs. RHP: (.227), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 2-22, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-10 vs. LHP: 3-34 (.088), 0 HR KC SERIES: 1-12, R, 2 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (2x, last 4/17-20) Drove in a game-tying run in the 6th Tuesday and another run in the 13th...3 of his last 4 PA resulting in RBI have erased Red Sox defi cits. Is a career.267 hitter (20-for-75) with 4 HR in 21 games vs. TEX...Has homered on each of his last 2 trips to Arlington, including on July 4 last season. 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). With nobody out this season, is batting.286 (10-for-35) with 3 2B and 4 BB (.371 OBP) RAFAEL DEVERS, 3B.261 AVG 4 HR 21 RBI.313 OBP.429 SLG vs. RHP: (.261), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, R HOMESTAND: 6-22, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-14, 3 R, 2 2B, BB) vs. LHP: 8-31 (.258), 2 HR KC SERIES: 3-13, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (2x, last 4/15-20) Has hit safely in 22 of his last 26 road games since 9/1/17, batting.296 (32-for-108) with 11 runs, 6 2B, 4 HR, and 21 RBI in that time. Is tied for 15th in the AL with 21 RBI...Drove in 2 with a season-high-tying 3-hits Saturday (3rd time, last 4/19 at LAA). Played his first game vs. the Rangers last night...has hit safely in 13 of 16 games vs. AL West teams, sluggin.485 (18-for-66, 9 runs, 5 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI). Is 11-for-37 (.297) with 3 2B, 1 HR, and an.823 OPS with RISP this season...has a career.297 AVG (27-for-91) and.911 OPS with RISP. 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. Is batting.302 (16-for-53) in the 6th inning or later, including a.313 clip (5-for-16) in the 9th inning or later. 63- SANDY LEON, C.118 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI.143 OBP.118 SLG vs. RHP: 4-19 (.211), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 1-6, RBI, HBP, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-3 vs. LHP: 0-15 (.000), 0 HR KC SERIES: 0-3 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (4/12-14) Leads the majors with a 3.34 catcher s ERA since Has a 2.70 catcher s ERA in 80.0 innings caught this season. 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 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 5/3/18 at TEX Minor 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 5/2/18 vs. KC Duffy Moreland 5/1/18 vs. KC Junis Núñez 5/1/18 vs. KC Herrera 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.188 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI.278 OBP.250 SLG vs. RHP: 6-22 (.273), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 HOMESTAND: 0-8 CURRENT STREAK: 0-23 vs. LHP: 0-10 (.000), 0 HR KC SERIES: 0-2 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/13-15) Is 0 for his last 21...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 44 PA (.364 OBP). In 24 career starts with BOS, is batting.276 (21-for-76) with a.360 OBP...Has appeared defensively at 2B (12 G, 5 GS), 3B (9 G, 6 GS), and SS (17 G, 13 GS). Is 6-for-22 (.273) with 2 2B vs. RHP this season...has hit.264 (19-for-72) with a.376 OBP against RHP so far in his career J.D. MARTINEZ, OF/DH.345 AVG 6 HR 24 RBI.392 OBP.584 SLG vs. RHP: (.337), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5 HOMESTAND: 11-23, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (11-20, 4 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI) vs. LHP: (.370), 1 HR KC SERIES: 5-11, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (2x, last 4/29-pres.) Has 16 hits in his last 9 games (.471/16-for-34)...Has multiple hits in 4 of his last 5 games, 6 of his last 8, and 13 of 29 this season (3rd in the AL). Ranks among AL leaders with a.345 AVG (5th),.584 SLG (8th),.976 OPS (9th), 39 hits (T-5th), and 66 TB (T-9th)...In his last 27 games, is batting.364 (39-for- 107) with 17 runs, 7 2B, 3B, 6 HR, and 24 RBI. Hit a game-tying 2-run HR in the 4th inning Wednesday, his 6th of the year...reached 500 career RBI, including 24 this season (T-7th in the AL). Was his 13th career game-tying HR, fi rst since 9/20/17 with ARI at SD...Was his fi rst HR this season off a LHP (last 9/26/17 with ARI vs. SF). Is 7th in the AL with a.337 AVG vs. RHP, and T-6th with a.370 AVG vs. LHP (min. 25 AB)...Is 12-for-25 (.480, 2nd in AL) when leading off an inning. Has 4 HR and 10 RBI in his last 11 games at TEX (.721 SLG)...Is a career.361/.412/.656 hitter in 16 games at Globe Life Park (22-for-61, 8 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI) MITCH MORELAND, 1B.323 AVG 4 HR 14 RBI.384 OBP.600 SLG vs. RHP: (.340), 4 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 6-17, 5 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (6-10, 5 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI) vs. LHP: 4-15 (.267), 0 HR KC SERIES: 6-10, 5 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22) Has back-to-back 3-hit games with a HR for the fi rst career time...has four 3-hit games this season (T-6th in the AL)...Has 4 HR and 12 RBI in his last 10 games. Marks his first pair of consecutive games with a HR since 9/27-28/17...Has 18 career sets of consecutive such games, including two 3-game streaks in Ranks 11th in the AL with a.323 AVG, T-9th with a.600 SLG, and 8th with a.984 OPS (min. 60 AB). After beginning the season 0-for-12, is batting.375 (21-for-56) with a OPS in his last 16 games. Has hit.529 (9-for-17) in 6 games vs. his former team...played 7 years with the Rangers ( ), batting.254 (633-for-2,496) with 110 HR and 354 RBI. Each of his 4 HR this season have come in 6 games while hitting in the 4th spot in the order (.462/12-for-26)...Has driven in 11 of his 14 runs from that spot. Ranks 13th in Globe Life Park history with 53 HR in 385 games at the venue (.255/315-for-1,233, 168 R, 63 2B, 193 RBI) EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF.243 AVG 3 HR 9 RBI.277 OBP.393 SLG vs. RHP: (.289), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R HOMESTAND: 5-24, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 6 G (6-24, 4 R, HR, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 4-31 (.129), 0 HR KC SERIES: 3-11, R, HR, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/28-pres.) Has hit in a season-long 6 straight games (.250/6-for-24)...In 64 games since joining BOS, has hit.290 (79-for-272) with 38 R, 19 2B, 11 HR, 36 RBI, and 7 SB. Tied Tuesday s game with his 3rd HR of the season in the bottom of the 12th, his fi rst career extra-inning HR...7 of his 11 HR with the Red Sox have tied the game or given BOS a lead...marked the latest game-tying HR by a Red Sox hitter since at least Is a career.318 hitter (28-for-88) with a.511 SLG in 26 games vs. TEX, ranking 7th among active hitters (min. 25 G)...In his last 9 games vs. the club, has hit.381 (16-for-42) with 9 runs, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, and a.995 OPS...Homered in his most recent game vs. the team prior to this series, on 7/9/16 at Globe Life Park. Has hit.289 (22-for-76) vs. RHP so far this season, and.316 (130-for-412) since the start of last year. Is a career.296 hitter (115-for-388) in 114 games vs. AL West clubs, including a.322 clip (69-for-214) since the start of HANLEY RAMIREZ, 1B.300 AVG 3 HR 17 RBI.376 OBP.436 SLG vs. RHP: (.289), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4, BB HOMESTAND: 6-24, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-5 vs. LHP: 9-27 (.333), 0 HR KC SERIES: 3-14, 2 R, 2 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (3/30-4/14) Has reached base multiple times in 4 of his last 6 games...recorded his 12th multi-hit game Monday, tied for 7th in the majors. Ranks among AL leaders with a.300 AVG (16th), 20 runs (T-18th), 33 hits (T-20th), and 12 multi-hit efforts (T-4th). Has 6 HR in just 14 career games at Globe Life Park, batting.321/.387/.696/1.084 (13 R, 13 RBI)...Ranks 4th among actives at the park in OPS (min. 50 AB). Has reached base in 33 of his last 37 games (.331/.396/.486), including the 2017 postseason...has 23 runs and 23 RBI in those games. Reached in 4 PA with RISP Saturday...Has reached base in 20 of 37 PA with RISP this season, batting.467 (14-for-30) with a.541 OBP (2nd in the AL). His 6 multi-hit, multi-rbi games are tied for most in the majors...became 1 of just 9 ML hitters to have recorded multiple hits and multiple RBI in 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 28 PA in the 1st inning (.393 OBP), batting.320 (8-for-25) with a 2B and 2 HR BLAKE SWIHART, C/UTL.136 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI.240 OBP.182 SLG vs. RHP: 2-13 (.154), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2, R, 2 BB HOMESTAND: 0-3 CURRENT STREAK: 0-13 vs. LHP: 1-9 (.111), 0 HR KC SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (2x, last 4/14) Walked twice last night for the first time since 6/4/16 vs. TOR...In 13 games in 2018, is 3-for-22 (.136) with a run, RBI, 3 BB...Is 1 hit shy of 100 for his career. In 4 career games at Globe Life Park, is 4-for-13 (.308) with a.438 OBP, 1 run, 3 BB, 1 SB, and 3 RBI. Made his first ML appearances at 1B this season (2 G)...Has 122 games of ML experience, batting.263 (99-for-377) 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.200 AVG 0 HR 5 RBI.253 OBP.247 SLG vs. RHP: (.177), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, R, RBI HOMESTAND: 3-17, R, 2B, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-14, R, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 6-23 (.261), 0 HR KC SERIES: 2-10, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/8-11) Recorded multiple hits for the 4th time last night, driving in a run for the 2nd straight game...has 7 hits in his last 4 games vs. TEX (.438/7-for-16, 2B, 2 RBI). In his last 63 games since 7/29/17, is batting.289 (63-for-218) with 12 2B, 3B, 4 HR, and 20 RBI. His 40.5% career CCS% (45-for-111) is the 2nd-highest rate by any catcher since 1987, trailing only HOF Ivan Rodriguez (min. 200 G). Ranks 4th in the AL with a 3.90 catcher s ERA vs. TEX CAREER vs. TEX CAREER AT GLOBE LIFE 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 5/2 vs. KC (H, 7) /12 6/0 0/1 1.1 (2 times) 3 (4/26 at TOR) 37-Heath Hembree 5/1 vs. KC /13 5/3 -/- 2.0 (4 times) 3 (4/3 at MIA) 61-Brian Johnson 5/1 vs. KC (L, 1-1) /8 1/0 -/- 3.0 (4/17 at LAA) 3 (2 times) 56-Joe Kelly 5/2 vs. KC (H, 2) /12 -/- 1/1 2.0 (2 times) 2 (3 times) 46-Craig Kimbrel 5/2 vs. KC (SV, 8) /14 2/0 8/9 1.1 (4/29 vs TB) 3 (3 times) 66-Bobby Poyner 4/11 vs. NYY /6 2/1 -/- 2.0 (2 times) 3 (2 times) 39-Carson Smith 5/1 vs. KC /12 4/3 0/1 1.0 (6 times) 2 (4/30 vs KC) 76-Hector Velazquez 5/3 at TEX /6 6/3 -/- 3.1 (4/27 vs TB) 3 (4/30 vs KC) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.62 ERA /91 (75%) 30/10 10/ MATT BARNES, RHP SV 2.92 ERA vs. ALL:.146 (6-41 ), 1 HR vs. RHB:.148 (4-27 ), 1 HR vs. LHB:.143 ( 2-14 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.14 Threw the 8th inning & earned his 7th hold in Wednesday s win vs. KC (1.0 IP, H, ER, solo HR, 2 SO, 17 pitches). Wednesday s outing (Cuthbert solo HR) snapped a 6-game scoreless streak (6.2 IP) that began on 4/ of his 12 appearances this year have been scoreless. Among AL relievers this season, ranks T-4th in holds (7), 7th in opp. AVG (.146), 8th in SO/9.0 IP (13.14), and 9th in SO/BF (.353) HEATH HEMBREE, RHP SV 4.11 ERA vs. ALL:.263 (15-57 ), 2 HR vs. RHB:.275 (11-40 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.235 (4-17 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.24 Threw the 11th and 12th innings in Tuesday night s loss vs. KC (2.0 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, SO, 31 pitches). Has posted a 4.00 SO/BB ratio (16 SO/4 BB) in 13 games this year...has thrown 6.2 scoreless IP in 6 road appearances this year (7 ER in 8.2 IP at Fenway Park). Has pitched more than 1.0 inning in 5 of his 13 appearances this year and has gone 2.0 IP four times BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP SV 6.00 ERA vs. ALL:.307 (23-75 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.315 (17-54 ), 3 HR vs. LHB:.286 (6-21 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.61 Took the loss in Tuesday night s 13-inning game vs. KC (1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, 16 pitches); allowed a 3-run HR to Soler. In 8 relief appearances this season: 0-1, 8.25 ERA, 11 ER, 12.0 IP, 4 BB, 14 SO...Has allowed runs in each of his last 3 appearances (9 ER in 5.0 IP) after throwing 6.2 scoreless innings over his previous 4 appearances...made 1st career Opening Day roster in Made 2018 debut in a start, 4/2 at MIA (W, 6.0 IP, 1 ER) JOE KELLY, RHP SV 2.84 ERA vs. ALL:.159 (7-44 ), 0 HR vs. RHB:.217 (5-23 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.095 (2-21 ), 0 HR WHIP: 0.87 Picked up his 2nd hold of the year Wednesday vs. KC (1.0 IP, H, 2 SO, 16 pitches), his 1st appearance since being reinstated after his 6-game suspension. Has made 11 straight scoreless appearances (12.1 IP, BB, 12 SO,.143 AVG (6-for-42), 0.57 WHIP) since allowing 4 runs in 0.1 IP on Opening Day, 3/29 at TB... His active 12.1-inning scoreless streak is the 2nd-longest streak among all AL pitchers (5th longest in MLB). Dating back to 8/21/17, has held left-handed hitters to a.085 AVG (4-for-47) with 17 SO CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP SV 1.32 ERA vs. ALL:.152 (7-46 ), 2 HR vs. RHB:.077 (2-26 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.250 ( 5-20 ), 2 HR WHIP: 0.80 Struck out all 3 batters he faced in the 9th inning for his 8th SV - and the 299th of his career - Wednesday vs. KC (17 pitches). Among AL relievers this season, ranks T-2nd SV (8), 6th in SO/BF (.373), 8th in opp. AVG (.152), 10th in WHIP (0.80), and 12th in ERA (1.32). Has 299 career SV (29th all time; Isringhausen & Sutter T-27th with 300) and his 91.0% career conversion rate (329 SVO) is the highest all-time for any closer with 250 or more opportunities...has 74 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 493 games and 329 SVO)... Would also be the 1st pitcher in history to reach 300 saves before turning 30 years old (30th birthday is 5/28/88). 66-BOBBY POYNER, LHP SV 2.57 ERA vs. ALL:.296 (8-27), 1 HR vs. RHB:.375 (6-11), 1 HR vs. LHB:.182 (2-11), 0 HR WHIP: 1.29 Was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 2nd ML stint of 2018/ML career today...was 0-0, 2.08 ERA (ER, 4.1 IP), 0 BB, 4 SO in 4 appearances for the Paw- Sox...Was on the Sox 10-day DL with a left hamstring strain from 4/12-22; made 1 rehab appearance with Double-A Portland (1.0 IP, SO) on 4/19/. Earned his 1st ML win in the Sox come-from-behind victory in the home opener, 4/5 vs. TB...Made his ML debut on 3/31 at TB. Non-roster invite to 1st spring training made 1st Opening Day roster...selected to active roster, 3/29...Entered 2018 having never appeared above Double-A CARSON SMITH, RHP SV 4.66 ERA vs. ALL:.256 (10-39 ), 1 HR vs. RHB:.308 (8-26 ), 1 HR vs. LHB:.154 (2-13 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.66 Threw a scoreless 10th inning with 2 hits and 1 SO in Tuesday night s loss vs. KC (19 pitches). Has allowed only 1 run over his last 8 appearances (7.0 IP)...Had not allowed a run since his appearance on 4/5 vs. TB (Matt Duffy 2-run HR) prior to 4/26 at TOR which snapped a 4.1-inning scoreless streak. For his ML career, has held opponents to a.199 AVG (70-352) with just 3 HR...Has also averaged SO/9.0 IP (122 SO/97.1 IP) for his big league career HECTOR VELAZQUEZ, RHP SV 2.38 ERA vs. ALL:.267 (24-90 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.259 (14-54 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.278 ( ), 3 HR WHIP: 1.28 Faced 5 batters in last night s loss at TEX (0.2 IP, H, ER, Mazara HR, BB, SO, 18 pitches); allowed 3 inherited runners to score (to Price). HR allowed last night at TEX snapped his 8.1-inning scoreless streak that began on 4/20. In 6 relief appearances this year: 2-0, 2.25 ERA (3 ER, 12.0 IP), 3 BB, 6 SO...Overall this season, has allowed only 4 hits in 18 AB with RISP (.222 AVG). For ML career, is 5-0, 1.21 ERA (3 ER, 22.1 IP, 6 BB, 14 SO) in 11 relief appearances VS. TEX CAREER VS. TEX CAREER AT GLOBE LIFE 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 -- / -- / -- / Kelly -- / / / Kimbrel -- / / / Pomeranz -- / / / Porcello -- / / / Poyner -- / -- / -- / Price / / / 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 L6-7(13) st +2.0 Herrera (1-0) JOHNSON (1-1) Flynn (1) 34, , /2 D KANSAS CITY W st +2.0 POMERANZ (1-1) Duffy (0-4) KIMBREL (8) 32, , /3 N at Texas L st +1.0 Minor (3-1) PRICE (2-4) 22, , /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. May 2 RHP Joe Kelly reinstated to active ML roster...lhp Eduardo Rodriguez placed on family medical leave list...rhp Marcus Walden recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. May 4 LHP Bobby Poyner recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to Pawtucket (5/13). 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 (22-9) Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain March (22-9) Dustin Pedroia Recovery from left knee surgery March (22-9) Tyler Thornburg Recovery from right shoulder surgery March (22-9) 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 (3-4) 2018 Totals 10 Players 10 DL stints 207 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, 2 times, last 5/1 vs. KC(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, 4 times, last Betts, 5/2 vs. KC Most runs... 5, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYY Most doubles... 2, 8 times, last Devers, 5/1 vs. KC (13 inn.) Most triples...1, 3 times, last Benintendi, 4/15 vs. BAL Most home runs... 3, 2 times, last Betts, 5/2 vs. KC Most extra-base hits...3, 3 times, last Betts, 5/2 vs. KC Most total bases...13, Betts, 5/2 vs. KC Most RBI... 6, Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TB Most stolen bases...2, Benintendi, 4/25 at TOR Most walks... 2, 14 times, last Swihart, 5/3 at TEX Most strikeouts (9 innings)...3, 6 times, last Benintendi, 5/2 vs. KC 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)... 15, 5/1 vs. KC(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, 2 times, last 5/2/18 vs. KC 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, 10 times, last Kimbrel, 5/2 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...3, 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...9, Price, 5/3 at TEX Most earned runs allowed...7, Price, 5/3 at TEX 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, 2 times, last 5/1 vs. KC 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, 2 times, last 5/2 vs. KC 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