BEST MLB RECORDS IN 2013 TEAM W-L WPCT Atlanta LA Dodgers Boston Detroit Pittsburgh

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1 BOSTON RED SOX (82-57) VS. DETROIT TIGERS (8-57) Tuesday, September 3, 23 7: p.m. ET Fenway Park, Boston, MA LHP Jon Lester (2-8, 3.99) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (9-, 2.9) Game #4 Home Game #7 TV: NESN/MLBN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WUFC 5 AM (Spanish) STANDING TALL: Boston plays the 2nd of 3 games against the Tigers tonight in the 3rd and final series of a 9-game homestand...the Sox are 5-2 thus far on the stand, after taking 2 of 3 from Baltimore, sweeping the White Sox in 3 games, and dropping last night s series opener. On the homestand, the Sox are outscoring opponents with a.286 batting average and a 3.4 ERA. Boston s weekend sweep of the White Sox was the club s st sweep since 7/3-8/ vs. SEA at Fenway (3- ) and 8th of the year overall (6th at home). AMERICAN LEADER: At (.59) the Red Sox own the best record in the AL and 3rd-best record in the majors behind the Braves (.63, 84-53) and Dodgers (.599, 82-55). BEST MLB RECORDS IN 23 TEAM W-L WPCT Atlanta LA Dodgers Boston Detroit Pittsburgh Boston s 82 wins are st in the AL and T-2nd in MLB behind Atlanta s 84...The Red Sox have won 3 more games than they did all of last year (69-93). The Sox are the only AL team and of 2 ML clubs whose record has been above.5 all year (also ATL). WINNING RECORD: Boston s win over the White Sox on Sunday was the club s 82nd victory of the year, ensuring a winning season for the 5th time in the last 6 years beginning in The lone exception was 22 (.426, 69-93). SOX LATELY: The Red Sox have won 7 of their last 9 and 9 of their last 3 games...the Sox are T-st in the AL with a -5 record (.667) since 8/7, and have the 4th-best record in the AL since the All-Star break at 24-8 (.57). IN THE STANDINGS: The Sox are in st place in the AL East, 5.5 games ahead of the Rays...It matches Boston s largest division lead of the season. The Sox retook the division on 8/25 and have held the top spot 3 of the last 33 days starting 7/3...Boston has been in st or T-st an AL-high 3 days in 23. SERIES TALK: The Red Sox lead the majors with 28 series victories this season...boston has won its last 4 sets following a season-high-tying 3-series slide. FRIENDLY FENWAY: The Red Sox are an AL-best (.643) at home, tied for the 3rd-best home record in MLB. The Sox have won of their last 6 home games and 22 of their last 32 at home...boston has also taken 26 of its last 37 and 32 of its last 46 at Fenway. The Sox lead MLB with a.46 SLG, 263 XBH, and 79 doubles at home, and are 2nd with a.354 OBP and.84 OPS...Their 79 doubles at Fenway are 45 more than any other club at home (Cubs, 34). SOX & TIGERS: The Sox and Tigers are playing the 2nd of 3 games in their only series this season at Fenway Park... Boston dropped 3 of 4 in their previous set in DET, 6/2-23. Boston trails the season series -4, ensuring the club s st season loss to the Tigers since 27 (3-4). Despite losing of 7 games to Detroit starting on 5/29/, Boston owns the majors best record against the Tigers since 28 (.6, 25-6). PITCHING IN: Sox pitchers own a 2.4 ERA (3 ER/5.2 IP) starting on 8/9, the 2nd-best mark in the majors in that time behind the Angels (2.3)...Boston has held opponents to 3 runs or fewer in 2 of the club s 3 games in that time. Sox starters have a 2.58 ERA in that 3-game stretch, holding opponents to 3 runs or fewer in 2 of those contests and run or fewer 5 times...beginning on 8/3, the Red Sox are pacing MLB starters in opponent AVG (.223) and OBP (.275), and lead MLB in ERA (3.2). LESTER S LAST 5: Tonight s starter Jon Lester has quality starts in his last 5 outings since 8/8...In that time, he ranks 3rd in the AL in ERA (tied,.8) and opponent AVG (.98). PEN STRENGTH: The Red Sox bullpen has been charged with runs in just of 7 games during the current homestand...in that time, Sox relievers have allowed just 2 runs and 8 hits over 8.2 innings (.96 ERA). MR. 2,: David Ortiz has,998 career hits, 2 shy of 2,...He will be the 39th player ever with 2, hits, 4 home runs, and,4 RBI...Among actives, only Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez have done it. THEFT ALERT: Jacoby Ellsbury leads the majors with 5 stolen bases...he has been caught just 4 times and also tops MLB with a 92.7 success rate (min. 2 SB). According to Elias, the last player to finish a season with at least 3 stolen bases and as the major league leader in both stolen bases and stolen base percentage was Tim Raines with Montreal in 98 (7 SB/ SB; 86.6%)...The last player to accomplish the feat in a non-strike year was Bert Campaneris with the Kansas City Athletics in 967 (55 SB/6 CS; 77.5%). STARTING SOMETHING: Daniel Nava, 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and a walk yesterday, has a.32 AVG/.43 OBP/.48 SLG against right-handers this season...he has reached base safely in a career-high 37 straight starts beginning 6/22, with a.36 AVG/.429 OBP/.463 SLG in those contests. It is the longest active on-base streak in MLB as a starter...the only longer streaks in the AL this season belong to Miguel Cabrera (44), and Mike Trout (4). It is the longest on-base by a Red Sox since Dustin Pedroia s 37 starts, 6/5-7/28/...The last longer starting on-base streak on the club was a 44-start stretch by Kevin Youkilis from 7/2-9//8. KOJI S ROLL: Koji Uehara has retired his last 8 batters faced...he has been perfect in 4 of his 6 saves this year, including each of his last 5 save tries...the only longer streak of perfect save tries in Red Sox history was 6 in a row by Jeff Russell from 5/2-6/3/93. Uehara has not allowed a run in his last 24. inning, the longest scoreless streak of his career, including NPB...It is the longest active scoreless streak in the AL and the 2nd-longest active streak in MLB (ATL s Craig Kimbrel, 25. IP)...It is the longest streak by a Red Sox since Daniel Bard went 26. IP from 5/27-7/3/. This 24.-IP scoreless streak has spanned 2 games beginning 7/9, tied with Jonathan Papelbon (2, 2) for 2nd-longest consecutive scoreless outings streak in club history after Daniel Bard (25 in 2). Uehara s 27. IP streak without an ER is the longest by a Sox since Clay Buchholz went 3. IP, 8/6-28/. OFFENSIVE FORCE: The Sox rank 2nd in the majors this year with 698 runs and an average of 5.2 runs per game, trailing only Detroit in both (72 R, 5.9 R/G). Boston leads MLB with 3 doubles, 477 extra-base hits and 53 walks, and ranks 2nd behind Detroit with a.274 AVG,.347 OBP,.783 OPS,,323 hits, 67 RBI, 2,7 total bases, and,885 times on base. WINNING LATE: The Red Sox are tied with Cleveland and Kansas City for the AL lead with 2 last at-bat wins in 23. The Sox lead the AL (T-2nd in MLB) with walk-off wins, the club s most in a season since 978 ()... Boston last had more walk-offs in 96 (2). DOUBLE-A POW: Sea Dogs OF J.C. Linares was named the Double-A Eastern League s final Player of the Week for 8/26-9/2...In 8 games, he hit.486 with 4 HR and 3 RBI. REHAB UPDATE: Clay Buchholz, on the 6-day DL with a neck strain, has had his 3rd rehab start rescheduled for Thursday night in Triple-A Pawtucket s 2nd playoff game at IL Wild Card-winner Rochester (MIN). RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall AL East Standing...st, 5.5 GA At Home On Road In day games In night games April May June July August September... - vs. AL East vs. AL Central vs. AL West vs. National League vs. RH starter vs. LH starter 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 st Opponents score first Shutouts Scoring less than 3 runs Scoring 3 or 4 runs Scoring 5 or more runs Red Sox hit HR Red Sox hit HR run games run games Walk-offs Extra innings (home) Extra innings (road) Extra innings (total) Series openers Series finales Series W-L-T (home) Series W-L-T (road) Series W-L-T (total) Series sweeps (home) Series sweeps (road) Series sweeps (total) Come-from-behind wins...3, last 8/28 Innings batting around... 9, last 9/ (2nd) Games decided in last AB VS. THE TIGERS All-Time vs. Tigers..., In Boston In Detroit vs. Tigers In Boston... - In Detroit DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 6/2 R L3-4 Smyly Bailey 6/2 R W-6 Lester Fister 6/22 R L3- Scherzer Webster 6/23 R L5-7 Benoit Miller 9/2 H L-3 Fister Lackey UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone Player (current) 2, H...Ortiz (,998) HR... Pedroia (98) 5 RBI... Pedroia (485), G...McDonald (999), G... Pedroia (994) MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rk Player HR 47 Billy Williams David Ortiz Darrell Evans 44 THIS DATE IN RED SOX HISTORY 25: Mike Timlin made a 7th appearance of a season for a 3rd time with the Sox, the only hurler to do that 3 times. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Wed., 9/4 vs. DET 7: p.m. RHP Ryan Dempster (7-9, 4.75) RHP Rick Porcello (-7, 4.44) NESN/ESPN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affi liates, and in Spanish on WUFC 5 AM.

2 Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 3-JON LESTER, LHP W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO CAREER TONIGHT S START: TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Ranks among ML left-handers in wins (T-9th, 2), starts (T-3rd, 28), innings (th, 78.), strikeouts (2th, 45), and pitches per game (3rd, 7.). Has notched a quality start in each of his last 5 games since 8/8...Has allowed 7 earned runs in 35. innings (.8 ERA) over those contests, tied for the 3rdbest mark in the American League...Ranks 3rd in the AL with a.98 opponent AVG (25-for-26) during the stretch. Owns a 2.75 ERA (8 ER/59. IP) over his last 9 games since 7/3, the 7th-best rate in the AL in that time...8 of those 9 outings have been quality starts. Last start: Took the loss as the Red Sox were defeated by the Orioles, 3-2, on 8/29 at Fenway...Allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks over 6. innings... Struck out 4 while tossing 2 pitches (67 strikes)...gave up a 2-run double to Manny Machado in the 3rd inning...surrendered an RBI double to Chris Davis in the 5th...Exited after the 6th with the Sox trailing 3-2. VS. THE TIGERS: Owns a 5.26 ERA (22 ER/37.2 IP) in 6 career starts against the Tigers, his 2ndhighest mark against any AL club (CWS, 5.43)...Detroit hitters are batting.34 (45-for-48) against Lester, his worst opponent AVG against any AL club. Earned his st career win against the Tigers in his last start vs. the club on 6/2, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits and 3 walks over 5.2 innings. RECENT HIGHLIGHTS: Made his 2th career start on 6/6 vs. TEX, becoming the 3rd Red Sox lefthander to reach that milestone...appeared in his 2th game on 5/3 at NYY. Threw a -hit SHO on 5/ vs. TOR, retiring the st 7 batters...was the st Sox lefty to allow base runner or less in a CG since Dutch Leonard, 6/3/8 at DET , 5/ vs. TOR, 8/2 vs. ARI 7, 6/ at TB 7, 6/ at TB 7, 6/ at TB 8, 4x, last: 7/28 at BAL 3, 6/ at TB 24, 5/25 vs. CLE G, 5/ vs. TOR G, 5/ vs. TOR 6 G, 4/-5/5 4 G, 5/2-6/ , 3.72 ERA, GS 8-7, 4.4 ERA, 8 GS.253 (74-689), 8 HR.234 (34-45), 6 HR.257 (4-544), 2 HR.3 2-8, 3.99 ERA, 28 starts SINGLE-GAME HIGHS IP H R ER BB SO HR PITCHES CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 9., 7x, last: 5//3 vs. TOR 2, 5/2/ vs. CHC, 7/22/2 vs. TOR, 7/22/2 vs. TOR 7, 2x, last: 6//3 at TB 3, 7/24/ at SEA 4, 7/22/2 vs. TOR 3, 5/9/8 vs. KC G, last: 5//3 vs. TOR 3 G, last: 5//3 vs. TOR 8 G, 4/28-6/6/ 5 G, 2x, last: 7/8-8/7/2 CAREER 43-26, 3.87 ERA, G, GS 54-3, 3.72 ERA, 5 GS.25 (263-55), 28 HR.24 (3-287), 37 HR.253 ( ), 9 HR.3 VS. THE TIGERS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO CAREER FENWAY CAREER NOTES: Is the all-time Red Sox left-handed leader with,25 K s, ranking 5th overall on Boston s strikeout list (Cy Young is next with,34)...also among Red Sox lefty leaders, ranks 3rd with 97 wins (th overall, Lefty Grove is next with 5) and 25 starts (9th overall, Bruce Hurst and Tom Brewer are next with 27). 23 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG - STARTER DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB K HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/ W8-2 at NYY W /63 Became the st BOS lefty starter to win on OD since 97 4/7 W3- at TOR W /67 Won his st 2 starts of a season for st time in career 4/3 W2- () TB /63 Passed Luis Tiant for 6th on the Sox all-time strikeout list 4/8 W6-3 at CLE W /72 Set new mark with 4 GS to begin year without a HR allowed 4/24 W6-5 OAK W /74 Allowed st homer of the season, a 3-run shot by Chris Young 4/3 L7-9 at TOR /58 Ended 5-GS streak of no more than 3 R and 6 H to begin 23 5/5 L3-4 at TEX /7 Yu Darvish struck out 4 Red Sox batters for the Rangers 5/ W5- TOR W /79 Maicer Izturis doubled with 2 outs in the 6th for TOR s only hit 5/5 W9-2 at TB W /74 Passed Josh Beckett for 5th on the Sox all-time strikeout list 5/2 L4-6 at CWS L /7 Snapped a streak of 9 games with at least 5 strikeouts 5/25 W7-4 CLE /8 Struck out the side in order in the 6th inning 5/3 L-4 at NYY L /67 Made his 2th career appearance, all with the Red Sox 6/6 W6-3 TEX /66 David Ortiz hit a walk-off 3-run HR in the bottom of the 9th 6/ L3-8 at TB L /5 Gave up at least run in each inning of the game 6/6 L3-6 at BAL L /75 Has lost last 2 GS vs. O s after going 4- in st 2 career GS 6/2 W-6 at DET W /57 Was st win since 5/5 at TB, ending 6-game winless drought 6/27 W7-4 TOR W /58 Allowed fewest runs since 5/3 at NYY (4 R) 7/3 W2- SD /7 Made st career appearance against the Padres 7/8 L4- at SEA L /73 Suffered his st loss at Seattle since 7/24/ 7/3 L-3 at OAK L /63 A.J. Griffin tossed 8. shutout innings for OAK 7/23 W6-2 TB W /64 Earned his st win since 6/27 vs. TOR 7/28 W5- at BAL W /65 Held an opponent scoreless for the st time since 5/ vs. TOR 8/2 L6-7 ARI /67 Tied his most runs allowed vs. NL club (also 6/28/8 at HOU) 8/8 L-5 at KC L /76 Tossed 6. scoreless innings after giving up 3 runs in the st 8/4 L3-4 () at TOR /72 Brett Lawrie singled in the winning run in the th 8/9 W7- at SF W /77 Snapped a 3-start winless stretch since 7/28 at BAL 8/24 W4-2 at LAD W /64 Earned the win in his st career appearance vs. LAD 8/29 L2-3 BAL L /67 Suffered his st loss of the season at Fenway Park TIGERS CAREER vs. LESTER PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Avila Cabrera Castellanos --- Dirks.5 2 Fielder Holaday --- Hunter Iglesias --- Infante. 3 Jackson.2 2 Kelly --- Martinez Pena Perez --- Santiago. 3 Tuiasosopo. 2 Worth RYAN DEMPSTER, RHP BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS RED SOX CAREER vs. SCHERZER PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Berry --- Bogaerts --- Carp Drew. 6 Ellsbury Gomes. 3 Lavarnway --- McDonald. 2 Middlebrooks. 3 Napoli. 9 Nava.67 6 Ortiz Pedroia Ross.5 2 Saltalamacchia Snyder --- Victorino TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Lester 28 6 / Buchholz 2 55/ Dempster / Doubront / Lackey / Aceves 6 2 2/ Webster / Morales 5/ Workman 3 3 8/ Peavy / Wright / , 4.75 ERA, 26 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO CAREER VS. THE TIGERS: Is making just his 3rd career appearance, 2nd start, against the Tigers...Last faced DET on 6/8/6, tossing. inning of relief for the Cubs...Made his only start versus the Tigers on 6/23/2 while with FLA (7. IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, K)...DET and NYY are the only 2 ML clubs that he has not defeated in his career. REGULAR SEASON STARTS - LAST 5 DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB K 8/ SEA /7 at HOU /3 at TOR /8 NYY L /3 CWS W ERA

3 Red Sox Game Notes Page 3 BATTING NOTES 5-QUINTIN BERRY, OF --- AVG HR RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: - (---), HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: - CURRENT STREAK: -for-5 vs. LHP: - (---), HR CWS SERIES: - SEASON-HIGH STREAK: G Selected to the Sox ML roster Sunday from Triple-A Pawtucket and made season debut as a defensive replacement in CF in the 9th that day vs. CWS. Combined for 3 SB in 34 SBA this season (88.2%) in 99 combined games at Triple-A level between DET s Toledo (49 G), KC s Omaha (48 G), and Pawtucket (2 G)...Hit.93 (6-for-36) w/ doubles, triple, 3 homers, 3 RBI, 5 BB. Acquired from KC in a minor league trade 8/27 for RHP Clayton Mortensen...Had been claimed off waivers by KC from DET on 6/4. Made ML debut w/ DET last year and named club s 22 Rookie of the Year by the Detroit Broadcasters Association...Hit.258 (75-for-29) w/ doubles, 6 triples, 2 homers, 29 RBI, and 2 stolen bases in 94 games. Was successful in all 2 SB attempts w/ the Tigers in 22, the most SB without a CS in an AL season since CS became universally tracked in XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.36 AVG HR RBI.35 OBP.368 SLG vs. RHP: 2-2 (.67), HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 3-, R, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (.429, 3-7) vs. LHP: 4-7 (.57), HR CWS SERIES: 3-7, R, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G, 2 times, last 8/3-pres. Fri. night vs. CWS, went 2-for-3 w/ a BB, RBI, and run...at 2 years and 334 days old, became the youngest Red Sox to drive in a run, score a run, and reach base at least 3 times in a game since Tony Conigliaro ( times) and Tony Horton (3 times) did it in 965. Has 5 starts since selection to ML roster on 8/2 (3 at SS, 2 at 3B)...Hits in 4 of 8 games overall. Made st ML start was 8/2 at SF (SS)...Singled off Brandon League 8/24 at LAD for st ML hit. At 2 years old, was the youngest player in the IL this season and is the 3rd-youngest active major leaguer (Bryce Harper, Jurickson Profar)...On 8/2 became BOS s youngest position player to appear in a game since Dwight Evans in Is the 5th Aruban-born major leaguer and the st Aruban on the Red Sox. Between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket, combined to hit.297 w/ 23 doubles, 6 triples, 5 HR, 67 RBI, and 63 walks...began season w/ 56 games for Portland (.3, 2 2B, 6 3B, 6 HR, 35 RBI)...Played 6 games w/ PawSox after 6/3 promotion (.284, 2B, 9 HR, 32 RBI), including 49 at SS and at 3B. 37-MIKE CARP, B/OF.37 AVG 8 HR 3 RBI.365 OBP.547 SLG vs. RHP: (.36), 7 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 2-4, R, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (.5, 2-4) vs. LHP: 6-24 (.25), HR CWS SERIES: -3, R, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G, 6/8-3 (.45, 9-2) Scratched from the starting lineup Thur. night vs. BAL due to left shoulder soreness and did not play again until a start at B Sunday vs. CWS. Is 6-for-7 (.353) over his last 8 contests...has reached in 26 of his last 34 games with a PA (.34 AVG, 32-for-2, BB, HBP). W/ 2 on and 2 out, knocked a go-ahead pinch-hit RBI single in the 8th inning of 8/28 s 4-3 win vs. BAL...Is 6-for-46 (.348) this season with RISP. Among AL players w/ at least 5 PA, ranks 6th in SLG (.547)...25 of 55 hits are XBH (5 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR)...Has a.328 AVG (38-for-6) in 4 games since 6/. Has reached in 35 of 47 starts (26 in LF, 9 at B, 2 in RF)...2nd on the team and T-8th in the AL w/ 7 PA as a PH (.25 AVG, 4-for-6, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB). 7-STEPHEN DREW, SS.245 AVG HR 54 RBI.328 OBP.428 SLG vs. RHP: (.272), 7 HR YESTERDAY: -4 HOMESTAND: 4-9, 4 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: -for-6 vs. LHP: (.95), 4 HR CWS SERIES: 2-8, R, HR, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G, 7/3-8/ (.422, 9-45, 9 RBI, 9 BB) Has reached safely in 24 of his last 29 tilts, batting.292 (3-for-6) w/ 7 RBI and 5 BB in that time...has reached in 8 of his last 9 games (7-for-3, 5 BB). Has hit.292 w/ a.58 SLG over his last 33 contests (35-for-2, 8 2B, 6 HR, 22 RBI, 9 R, 6 BB)...That stretch began 7/27 at BAL when he tied a career high w/ 5 RBI and tallied his 2nd career multi-hr game in a 3-for-5 effort. Hit th homer 8/2 at SF for his 5th career double-digit HR season and st since 2 (5)...Hit game-winning, 3-run HR in the 9th on 8/7 at HOU. Had 5th-inn. walk-off, bases-loaded single on 7/3 vs. SEA, his 2nd walk-off in 23 (5/6 vs. MIN, 2B). T-4th in AL w/ 6 triples...his 46 walks are st in AL as a shortstop...t-2nd in HR () and RBI (54) as an AL SS...2nd among active AL SS w/.986 fielding %. 2-JACOBY ELLSBURY, OF.297 AVG 7 HR 5 RBI.355 OBP.48 SLG vs. RHP: (.326), 5 HR YESTERDAY: -3, BB HOMESTAND: -29, 7 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 4 SB CURRENT STREAK: -for-5 vs. LHP: (.25), 2 HR CWS SERIES: 4-4, 4 R, 2B, 4 RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G, 6/9-7/ (.43, 33-8) Batting.33 (2-for-64) w/ 4 doubles, 4 runs and 7 SB in his last 5 tilts...has driven in 3 runs and scored 4 over the last 3 games. His.329 AVG (4-for-347) since 5/26 ranks 5th in AL...Hitting.37 (86-for-27) in his last 63 games starting w/ 9-game hit streak, 6/9-7/ (.43, 33-for- 8), the AL s longest this season...has 4 hit streaks of at least games this year, 2nd most double-digit hit streaks in MLB after DET s Miguel Cabrera (5). Tops MLB w/ 5 stolen bases in 55 SBA and a 92.7% success rate...swiped his 5th base Thur. night and now has his 3rd career 5-steal season (5 in 28, 7 in 29)...No other Red Sox has more than...set club single-game record with 5 SB, 5/3 at PHI. T-2nd in AL w/ 8 triples, 2 shy of his single-season career high (, 29)...Also among AL leaders in hits (5th, 65), multi-hit G (T-8th, 46), 3+ hit games (T-2nd in MLB, 6), runs (6th, 87), AB (3rd, 555), and AVG vs. RHP (5th,.326). Has most hits (65) and games w/ a hit () among leadoff men...has 2 leadoff HR in 23 and 9 career, tied for club record (Dom DiMaggio, Tommy Harper). 5-JONNY GOMES, OF.228 AVG HR 43 RBI.333 OBP.44 SLG vs. RHP: 3-25 (.248), 5 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 3-9, R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, HBP CURRENT STREAK: -for-3 vs. LHP: (.2), 6 HR CWS SERIES: 2-9, R, 2B, RBI, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G, 6/23-7/5 (.39, 9-23) Has driven in runs in his last games...has gone 9-for-25 (.36) w/ 5 RBI in RISP situations since the start of August. Has 4 HR in the pinch this year, tied for tops in MLB (also ATL s E. Gattis)...His 4 PH HR are tied for 2nd-most for a Sox in a single season (also Del Wilber in 953) and shy of Joe Cronin s club/al record (5 in 943). Has reached in 4 of 24 PA as PH (.375, 6-for-6, 2B, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 6 BB, 2 HBP)...Tied for ML lead w/ 5 XBH in the pinch and T-st in AL w/ 7 PH RBI. Hit a pinch-hit, walk-off HR to lead off the 9th inning on 7/3 vs. SD, his 4th career walk-off HR and 2nd this season (also G2 on 6/8 vs. TB off Joel Peralta). Has made 65 starts for the Sox this year, including team-high 54 in LF (8 G overall), 9 as DH ( G), and 2 in RF (4 G)...53 of last 55 starts have been in LF. 2-RYAN LAVARNWAY, C.283 AVG HR 8 RBI.323 OBP.383 SLG vs. RHP: -34 (.294), HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: DNP CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (.4, 8-2) vs. LHP: 7-26 (.269), HR CWS SERIES: DNP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G, 5/8-7/7 (.348, 8-23) Recalled Sunday for 4th stint w/ the Sox in 23...Played 6 times, w/ 3 starts behind the plate, in his last stretch w/ the club from 6/8-8/8...Has hit in 2 of 5 starts overall w/ BOS this season...posted a career-high 7-game hit streak from 5/8-7/7 (.348 AVG, 8-for-23). Has driven in 4 runs while going 5-for-3 (.385) over his last 3 ML games w/ PA...Is hitting.4 (8-for-2) over his last 5 contests w/ PA. Allowed 4 passed balls in the st on 8/6 at HOU while catching S. Wright, tying the modern ML record for a single frame (3rd time; also NYG s Ray Katt, 9//954 & TEX s Geno Petralli on 8/22/987). Played 3 games (2 starts) w/ Sox in 2nd stint w/ BOS from 5/ Was also w/ Sox 4/25-27, but did not appear in a game...hit.25 (45-for-8, 9 2B, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 23 R, 25 BB) in 5 games w/ Pawtucket overall in 23...Threw out 8 of 45 attempted base stealers (4.%) at Triple-A.

4 Red Sox Game Notes Page 4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) -JOHN McDONALD, INF. AVG HR RBI.25 OBP. SLG vs. RHP: 6-43 (.4), HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: DNP CURRENT STREAK: G (.333, -3) vs. LHP: -8 (.), HR CWS SERIES: DNP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: G, last 8/29-present Acquired Saturday from PHI w/ cash considerations in exchange for minor league RHP Nefi Ogando...A 5-year ML veteran, has previously played for CLE (999-24; 23), TOR (25; 26-), DET (25), ARI (2-2), PIT (23), and PHI (23). Has appeared in 45 games this season between the Pirates (6), Indians (8), and Phillies (2), appearing primarily at SS (9 G/ starts). Has a.972 fielding percentage in 575 career games (429 starts) at SS...In his career, has also played 2 games at 2B (42 starts), 43 games at 3B (66 starts), 7 games in the OF (4 starts), and pitched in game for Philadelphia this season. Will be the 2st native of Connecticut to appear in a game for the Red Sox (born in New London, CT)...Is a current resident of Scituate, MA. 6-WILL MIDDLEBROOKS, 3B.223 AVG HR 32 RBI.272 OBP.48 SLG vs. RHP: (.99), 7 HR YESTERDAY: -3 HOMESTAND: 4-7, 3 R, BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: G (.333, -3) vs. LHP: (.27), 4 HR CWS SERIES: -7, R, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G, 8/-8 (.462, 2-26) Batting.323 (2-for-62, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 BB) since 8/ recall for 2nd stint w/ BOS this season, w/ hits in 5 of 9 games with a PA in that time. Set season-highs with an 8-game hit streak (.462, 2-for-26) and -game on-base streak (.44, 5-for-34, 7 BB, HBP) immediately following 8/ recall. Is 9th Red Sox with double-digit HR in each of his st 2 seasons appearing in MLB, st since Shea Hillenbrand (2-2). Played in 53 games w/ BOS to start the year before being optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on 6/25...W/ PawSox, hit.268 w/ 5 2B, HR, 35 RBI, 6 BB, 25 R. 27 of his 59 hits w/ BOS are XBH (6 2B, HR)...Set career highs w/ 4 hits and 3 HR 4/7 at TOR, the st 3-HR game by a Sox since Pedroia, 6/24/ at COL. 2-MIKE NAPOLI, B.248 AVG 7 HR 76 RBI.34 OBP.445 SLG vs. RHP: (.24), 2 HR YESTERDAY: -2, 2 BB HOMESTAND: 3-8, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: -for-4 vs. LHP: (.263), 5 HR CWS SERIES: 2-7, R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G, 5/8-25 (.296, 8-27, 9 BB) Tallied 76th RBI Fri. night, setting a new career single-season high (prev. 75 w/ TEX in 2)...Ranks th in the AL with 5.79 AB/RBI. Is 8-for-26 (.38, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI) over his last 7 games, reaching safely in 6 of those contests...homered in back-to-back games, 8/2-24. Hit a game-tying, 9th-inning 2-run HR on 8/4 at TOR...In games beginning on that day, has 3 homers and 9 RBI. His 7 HR are 2nd on Sox...2 multi-xbh games are 4th-most in MLB, trailing Chris Davis (6), Alfonso Soriano (4), and Mike Trout (3). 8-for-7 (.47) w/ 3 doubles, 2 grand slams (T-st in AL), and 24 RBI (T-st in MLB) w/ bases loaded...his 5, 4+ RBI games are T-3rd in MLB. 29-DANIEL NAVA, OF.3 AVG HR 56 RBI.387 OBP.445 SLG vs. RHP: 9-28 (.32), 8 HR YESTERDAY: 3-3, 2 2B, BB HOMESTAND: 7-4, R, 4 2B, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: G (., 3-3) vs. LHP: (.242), 2 HR CWS SERIES: -3, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G, 3 times, last 7/5- (.375, 2-32) Has reached in a career-high 37 straight starts beginning on 6/22, the longest such active streak in MLB (.36 AVG/.429 OBP, 49-for-36, BB, 7 HBP). Hitting.47 (22-for-54) in 9 games since 8/...Is 8-for-39 (.462) w/ 9 doubles and 7 runs over his last 3 games w/ a PA. Among AL leaders in OBP (5th,.387), HBP (T-st, 4), sac fl ies (T-6th, 7), AVG vs. RHP (8th,.32), and home AVG (th,.35)...his OBP ranks 2nd among primary outfielders in the AL to LAA s Mike Trout (.432)...Among ML switch-hitters, ranks st in OBP, 7th in runs (63), and 9th in RBI (56). Has reached in 89 of a career-high 3 games (prev. 88 in 22) and in 88 of starts this season...has 56 games in LF (49 GS) and 53 in RF (37 GS)...Only ML game at CF was a start 7/8 at SEA...Also has 6 games at B (8 GS), his st pro action at B. 34-DAVID ORTIZ, DH.32 AVG 24 HR 85 RBI.395 OBP.554 SLG vs. RHP: (.34), 9 HR YESTERDAY: -4 HOMESTAND: 5-24, 2B, 7 RBI, 5 BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: -for-5 vs. LHP: (.265), 5 HR CWS SERIES: 5-9, 2B, 6 RBI, 4 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G, 4/2-5/7 (.44, 24-58) Is 2 hits shy of 2, career...is 5-for-3 (.385) w/ 6 RBI over last 4 games...snapped an -for-23 slump w/ 2-run single in the 4th Fri. night vs. CWS. Has team-high 24 home runs, shy of 9th career 25-HR season, all w/ BOS (his 8, 25-HR season are 2nd in club history to Ted Williams 4)...Is of 2 major leaguers w/ 2+ HR in all 2 seasons beginning in 22 (also Alfonso Soriano). Has reached safely in 54 of his last 63 games since 6/8, batting.322 (76-for-236) w/ 6 doubles, homers, 36 RBI, and 35 walks in that time...snapped a season-high 23-game on-base streak on 8/ at KC (.352 AVG, 32-for-9, BB). This year was an All-Star for the 4th straight year and the 9th time in his career, most in MLB since 24...Went -for-2 as the starting DH in the game on 7/6. Leads MLB in IBB (8) and 3rd in AVG vs. RHP (.346)...AL rankings: AVG (5th,.32), OBP (4th,.395), SLG (4th,.554), OPS (4th,.949), RBI (7th, 85), XBH (T-8th, 55), AB/HR (9th, 8.), AB/RBI (4th, 5.), road AVG (7th,.32), and day AVG (8th,.33). 5-DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.3 AVG 8 HR 76 RBI.377 OBP.47 SLG vs. RHP: (.279), 6 HR YESTERDAY: -4, 2B HOMESTAND: 8-26, 3 R, 4 2B, 5 RBI, 5 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (.375, 3-8) vs. LHP: 59-7 (.345), 2 HR CWS SERIES: 3-, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 3 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G, 5/27-6/ (.32, 8-56) Hits in 6 of his last 9 tilts at.354 (28-for-79)...Snapped a 9-game hit streak Thur. night...hit.429 (5-for-35) over the 9-game stretch...has reached in 25 of his last 28 games at.327 (37-for-3, 3 BB, HBP). His 38 games are tied for the ML lead...has started at 2B in all but game this year...has reached safely in 2 games, 4th most in MLB. AL leaders: times on base (3rd, 235), hits (T-6th, 64), multi-hit G (T-4th, 5), 2B (T-4th, 36), BB (8th, 68), OBP (th,.377), AB (5th, 547), home AVG (9th,.38), AVG vs. LHP (4th,.345), and day AVG (7th,.333)...Leads Sox with 2 go-ahead RBI (T-8th in AL) and game-winning RBI (T-th in AL). This season was named an All-Star for the 4th time in his career (also 28-)...Went -for-2 in the All-Star Game on 7/6 at Citi Field. On 7/24 signed an 8-year contract w/ the Red Sox beginning in 24 and continuing through the 22 season...22 would be his 6th season w/ the Sox. 3-DAVID ROSS, C.95 AVG 4 HR 6 RBI.279 OBP.43 SLG vs. RHP: 6-34 (.76), HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 2-4, R, 2B, BB CURRENT STREAK: G (.667, 2-3) vs. LHP: 9-43 (.29), 3 HR CWS SERIES: 2-3, R, 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G, 5/3-6/8 (.375, 3-8) Made 3rd start since his 8/9 activation from the DL Fri. night vs. CWS and tallied his 2nd mulit-hit game of the season. His start 8/2 at SF was his st game action since 6/4 at BAL...Went on the 7-day concussion DL after the st game of doubleheader on 6/8, and transferred to the 6-day DL on 6/25...Was his 2nd stint on the 7-day concussion DL this season, also 5/2-24. Has drawn 8 walks in his last 7 ML games with a PA, beginning with a career-high tying 3 walks 5/2 at TOR (4th time). 8 of 5 hits this season have been XBH (3 2B, 4 HR)...Set career high w/ 4 hits on 4/26 vs. HOU, including matching career-high w/ 2 HR (th time). Leads AL catchers (2nd in MLB) w/ a 2.93 catchers ERA this year (min. 2 G) and has an MLB-best 3.28 mark since the beginning of 29 (min. 2 G)...Since 2 is 4th among ML catchers (min. G) in catcher CS% (34.4, 3 of 9).

5 Red Sox Game Notes Page 5 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 39-JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA, C.263 AVG HR 52 RBI.334 OBP.442 SLG vs. RHP: (.279), HR YESTERDAY: -4 HOMESTAND: 3-2, 3 R, 2B, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: -for-4 vs. LHP: 25- (.225), HR CWS SERIES: -6, R, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G, 8/9-2 (.36, 3-36) Hits in 2 of his last 7 games (.27, 7-for-63, 7 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 7 BB, 2 R) and 2 of his last 27 games w/ AB (.282, 29-for-3, 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 8 R)... Swiped 2nd career stolen base on Sunday (also 9/3/ vs. TEX). Had a season-high 9-game hit streak from 8/9-2 (.36, 3-for-36, 6 2B, 7 RBI, 8 R), matching his longest career stretch (3rd time, st since 7/8-8//). T-6th in AL w/ career-high 35 doubles (prev. 23 in )...Tops AL with 35 doubles as a catcher (2nd in MLB) and is T-2nd in MLB with 46 XBH as a catcher. Has also set single-season career-highs in hits (), XBH (46), runs (56), and walks (4). Ranks T-3rd in the AL w/ 99 starts at catcher and 4th w/ 9. innings at catcher...has started 34 of BOS 42 games since the All-Star break...has appeared at catcher in 88 of the club s last games beginning 5/3 and ranks 2nd in MLB in that time with 748. innings behind the plate...also has start at DH. 23-BRANDON SNYDER, INF.29 AVG 2 HR 7 RBI.227 OBP.49 SLG vs. RHP: -5 (.), HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: DNP CURRENT STREAK: -for-6 vs. LHP: 9-28 (.32), 2 HR CWS SERIES: DNP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G, 7/29-8/3 (.429, 3-7) Activated from the DL Sunday...Was placed on the 5-day DL on 8/ (retro to 8/8) w/ right elbow ulnar neuritis...played 4 rehab games w/ Triple-A Pawtucket from 8/28-3 (2-for-3,.54). Has played in 2 games ( starts, all at 3B) since 6/25 selection to BOS...Has driven in a run in 4 of starts...is -for-5 vs. right-handed pitching. 5 of 8 hits have been XBH (3 2B, 2 HR)...Hit 2nd HR on 7/29 off TB s D. Price...7/4 vs. SD hit st HR with Sox, his st in MLB since 5/5/2 for TEX vs. KC. Hit.26 (65-for-249, 6 2B, 3B, HR, 37 RBI, 37 R, 2 BB) in 68 games w/ PawSox overall this year...signed w/ Red Sox as a minor league free agent on 3/3. Has appeared defensively at B (27 G/7 GS), 3B (24 G/ GS), LF (5 G/ GS), RF (5 G/3 GS), and C ( G) in his career at the major league level. 8-SHANE VICTORINO, OF.295 AVG 2 HR 5 RBI.35 OBP.448 SLG vs. RHP: (.286), 6 HR YESTERDAY: -3, HBP HOMESTAND: -26, 9 R, 2B, 3 HR, RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP, SB CURRENT STREAK: G (.333, -3) vs. LHP: 47-5 (.3), 6 HR CWS SERIES: 4-2, 4 R, RBI, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G, 5/6-6/5 (.263, -38) Has reached in 4 of his last 5 games, batting.47 (24-for-59) w/ XBH (5 2B, 5 HR), 4 RBI, 5 HBP, and 3 BB...His 76 total bases beginning 7/3 rank st in the AL...In that time, batting.34 (45-for-32) w/ doubles, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 29 runs, and 4 stolen bases. Led Sox in homers (7, T-6th in AL), RBI (22, 4th in AL), runs (24, 2nd in AL), hits (T-3rd, 38), XBH (5, T-6th in AL), total bases (67, 3rd in AL), and SLG (.578, th in AL) in August. Went 3-for-3, 2B, 2 HR, BB, HBP, and a career-high 7 RBI on 8/27 vs. BAL...Was the most RBI by a Red Sox since J.D. Drew, 6/8/7 at ARI (7)...Was st Red Sox w/ 7 RBI and 4 R since Dwight Evans, 8/3/88 vs. DET (7 RBI, 4 R)...Per Elias, was st in Sox history to go 3-for-3 or better w/ at least 2 HR, 4 R, and 7 RBI. Is T-6th in the AL w/ a team-high 7 sac hits and is 3rd in the AL w/ 2 HBP...6th in the AL in home AVG (.325)...7th-hardest to double up in AL (3.3 AB/GIDP). T-5th in AL w/ a team-best 9 outfield assists...the 9 assists are the most as a Red Sox RF since Trot Nixon in 25 (9); last BOS RF with more: Evans-984 (). 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 Berry 7/22/2 vs. CWS Humber 3 Bogaerts No ML home runs Carp 6/5/3 at BAL Garcia Drew 8/2/3 at SF Kickham Ellsbury 8/6/3 at HOU Cisnero Gomes 8/24/3 at LAD Ryu Lavarnway 9/4/2 at TOR Laffey McDonald 8/8/3 vs. CHC Bowden Middlebrooks 8/2/3 at SF Zito Napoli 8/27/3 vs. BAL Chen Nava 6/8/3 vs. TB (G2) Odorizzi Ortiz 8/7/3 vs. NYY Warren Pedroia 7/3/3 vs. SEA Perez Ross 5/5/3 at TEX Darvish 4 2 Saltalamacchia 8/25/3 at LAD Withrow Snyder 7/4/3 vs. SD Stults Victorino 8/29/3 vs. BAL Tillman VS. DET CAREER VS. DET CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Berry Bogaerts Carp Drew Ellsbury , Gomes Lavarnway McDonald Middlebrooks Napoli Nava Ortiz , Pedroia , Ross Saltalamacchia Snyder Victorino VS. DET CAREER VS. DET 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 Breslow --. 2/ / / Britton / / / De La Rosa / / / 3. 4 Dempster / / / Doubront / / / Lackey / / / Lester / / / Morales / / / Peavy / / / Tazawa --. 2/ / / Thornton --. 2/ / / Uehara --. / / / Workman / / /

6 Red Sox Game Notes Page 6 BULLPEN NOTES PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO 32-Craig Breslow 9/ vs CWS (H, 2) 66-Drake Britton 8/3 vs CWS 62-Rubby De La Rosa 8/6 vs NYY 56-Franklin Morales 9/ vs CWS (H, 2) 36-Junichi Tazawa 9/ vs CWS (H, 2) 38-Matt Thornton 9/2 vs DET 9-Koji Uehara 9/ vs CWS (SV, 6) 67-Brandon Workman 9/ vs CWS (W, 4-2) 23 BULLPEN TOTALS 3.59 ERA ST BATTERS RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP /5 9/4 2/4 7/ 37/6 9/3 48/6 6/8 244/377 (64.7%) 32-CRAIG BRESLOW, LHP. vs. ALL:.244 (44-8), 3 HR vs. RHB:.26 (22-2), 2 HR 34/ /6 / 5/ 28/9 7/4 2/7 9/ 87/ / /2 / / /7 / 6/9 / 28/48 REG. SEASON RELIEF HIGHS INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 2. (7/9 at SEA) 2 (6 times) 2. (8/6 at HOU) 3 (2 times) 2. (8/6 vs NYY) 2 (8/6 at HOU) 2. (6/22 at DET) 4 (6/22 at DET) 2. (4 times) 4 (4/7 at CLE).2 (2 times) 2 (4 times) 2. (3 times) 3 (6 times) 4.2 (8/6 at HOU) 4 (2 times) *Red Sox Totals Only SV vs. LHB:.282 (22-78), HR 2.22 ERA WHIP:.7 Had his career-best 6-game scoreless streak (3.2 IP) come to an end when he allowed a solo HR (Flowers) in the 8th inning Sunday vs CWS...Earned his 2th hold of the season...lowered his ERA from 2.9 on 7/2 to 2.8 over that 6-game stretch that spanned 3/2 innings, 7/22-8/3. Ranks T-4th among AL relievers in ERA (2.22) and 5th among AL lefty relievers...has allowed only 2 ER over his last 2 apps (.87 ERA, 3 R, 2 ER, 2.2 IP). 4 of his 5 apps in 23 have been scoreless (has 6 perfect apps)...allowed 3 ER in.2 IP, 6/9 vs. TB; has a.69 ERA (9 ER/48. IP) in other 49 games... Since his activation from DL on 5/6, he has appeared in a team-high 5 games (T-4th most in AL)...Began the season on the 5-day DL (left shoulder tendinitis). Is 2-,.73 ERA (2 ER/24.2 IP) in 23 road games this season and 2-, 3.75 ERA ( ER/24. IP) in 27 games at Fenway...Has allowed runs in only road game. 66-DRAKE BRITTON, LHP vs. ALL:.274 (7-62), HR vs. RHB:.25 (8-32), HR - SV vs. LHB:.3 (9-3), HR 3.2 ERA WHIP:.27 Threw a scorless 9th inning with BB and SO Saturday night vs. CWS... of his 4 appearances for BOS have been scoreless. Did not allow a run in the first. innings of his career, the most for a Red Sox pitcher to begin his career since 995 (Vaughn Eshelman, 8. IP)...Earned his st ML win with 2. scoreless innings in the Sox 5-inning victory on 7/3 vs. SEA. Made his ML debut on 7/2 vs. NYY...Was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 7/4...Is the st ML stint of his career. Began the season with Double-A Portland where he was an Eastern League All-Star: 7-6, 3.5 ERA (38 ER/97. IP), 36 BB, and 8 SO in 7 games (6 starts)... Was promoted to Pawtucket on 7/5 and made his Triple-A debut on 7/9 at Lehigh Valley (L, 5. IP, 5 ER) - his only appearance for the PawSox in RUBBY DE LA ROSA, RHP vs. ALL:.235 (4-7), 2 HR vs. RHB:.333 (3-9), 2 HR - SV vs. LHB:.25 (-8), HR 3.86 ERA WHIP:.7 Recalled from Pawtucket Sunday...Has pitched in 5 games, all in relief, over 3 major league stints with the Red Sox this season...all 5 apps came in August. In last ML outing, 8/8 vs. NYY, gave up run on 2 hits in. IP...Threw a career relief-high 2. IP 8/6 vs. NYY...Made Red Sox debut 8/6 at HOU (. IP, 2 SO). Was recalled on 8/3 for his 2nd stint of the season...did not appear in a game during his st stint...was recalled the st time on 6/4 (optioned on 6/6). With Pawtucket this season where he was an International League All-Star: 3-3, 4.26 ERA (38 ER/8. IP), 48 BB, 76 SO,.224 (65-for-29) in 24 games (2 GS). 56-FRANKLIN MORALES, LHP vs. ALL:.273 (8-66), 2 HR vs. RHB:.3 (3-42), 2 HR 2- SV vs. LHB:.28 (5-24), HR 5.82 ERA WHIP:.7 Earned his 2nd hold of the season with. scoreless innings Sunday vs. CWS...Allowed hit and struck out a batter. Is -, 6.75 ERA (9 ER/2. IP) in relief apps (-, 3.6 ERA (2 ER/5. IP) in start...allowed 4 ER in a pair of games (4 ER in.2 IP on 6/8 vs LAA & 4 ER in 2. IP on 6/22 at DET)...Exlcuding those two games, he has a.93 ERA (3 ER/4. IP) in his other 9 apps this season (unscored upon in 7 of those 9 games). Has thrown more than. inning in 6 of his apps this season and in 5 of his relief apps...has thrown 2. or more innings out of the bullpen twice. Activated on 8/ from 2nd DL stint of the year (left pectoralis strain, 6/23-8/9)...Began the season on DL with a low back strain, 3/3-5/27...Appeared in 4 rehab assignment games between Triple-A Pawtucket (3G) and Double-A Portland (G) from 7/29-8/7: (-,.69 ERA ( ER/5. IP), BB, 7 SO).. 36-JUNICHI TAZAWA, RHP vs. ALL:.26 (6-23), 8 HR vs. RHB:.262 (32-22), 4 HR 5-3 SV vs. LHB:.257 (28-9), 4 HR 2.67 ERA WHIP:.5 Stranded a pair of inherited runners with.2 scoreless innings in the 7th Sunday vs. CWS...Recorded his team-leading 2st hold of the season. Has set single-season career-highs this year in appearances (6, T-8th among AL relievers) and wins (5, T-7th)...Prev. career highs were 37 G in 2, 2 W in 9. Ranks 3rd among AL relievers in BB/9. IP (.5) and in SO/BB ratio (6.4)...Ranks 7th in the AL with a team-high 2 holds. Has thrown more than. inning times this season and is 2- with a.6 ERA (2 ER/7. IP) when doing so. 38-MATT THORNTON, LHP vs. ALL:.27 (4-48), 4 HR vs. RHB:.32 (24-75), HR -4 SV vs. LHB:.29 (6-73), HR 3.2 ERA WHIP:.32 Entered in the 8th inning in relief of Lackey yesterday vs. DET...Allowed of 2 inherited runners to score on a SF...Threw a season-high-tying.2 IP, allowed hit and had SO...His 8th straight scoreless appearance (7.2 IP) since 7/28. Was activated from the DL on 8/25...Missed time with a right oblique strain from, 8/5-24. Since joining BOS on 7/2: -,.59 ERA (2 ER,. IP), 5 H, 2 BB, & 7 SO in 3 games...ranks T-th among AL relievers with 9 holds (4th among LHP). 4 of his 53 apps have been scoreless, including of 3 with BOS...Has reached 5 appearances in a single season for the 9th time in his ML seasons. 9-KOJI UEHARA, RHP vs. ALL:.37 (29-2), 5 HR vs. RHB:.68 (7-), 4 HR 3-6 SV vs. LHB:.9 (2-), HR.7 ERA WHIP:.62 Threw a th inning for his 6th SV of the year Sunday vs CWS (5th straight perfect SV)...Was his 2st straight scoreless appearance (since 7/9)...His 24. scoreless IP over that stretch is the 2nd-longest active streak in MLB (Kimbrel, ATL IP) and is his longest for a single-season in his ML career. Has not allowed an ER or HR in his last 27. IP...Last ER allowed came on a Jose Bautista HR on 6/3 at Fenway. Of last 77 batters faced (last 2 G), 7 have reached...since 6/: 35 G, 3-, 5 SV, 7 SVO,.24 ERA (2 R, ER/37. IP), 3 BB, 49 SO,.9 opp. AVG (-for-2). In save situations this season: -, 6 SV, 9 SVO,.95 ERA (2 ER/9. IP), BB, 27 SO,.9 AVG (7-for-64)...4 of his 6 SV have been perfect appearances. 54 of 6 apps this year have been scoreless...54 scoreless games are T-st in the AL...Overall among AL relievers: st in SO/BB ratio (9.2), WHIP (.62), BB/9. IP (.3), and ERA (.7), 2nd in opp. AVG (.37), 3rd in SO (83), 8th in SO/9. IP (2.2), T-8th in games (6), and th in innings (6.). 67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP vs. ALL:.269 (35-3), 4 HR vs. RHB:.296 (6-54), 2 HR 4-2 vs. LHB:.25 (9-76), 2 HR SV 4.5 ERA WHIP:.38 Earned the win in Sunday s victory over CWS...Allowed run on 2 hits with BB and SO in. IP...His 3 relief wins are the most by a Red Sox pitcher in his st career ML games since 957 (Murray Wall - 3)...Averaging 9.8 SO/9. IP (37 SO/34. IP) for BOS. Has a 3. ERA (3 ER, 9. IP) with a.26 (7-for-34) opponent batting average over his last 6 appearances. Earned wins in 3 straight appearances, 7/3-8/...Became the st Red Sox rookie to do so since Justin Masterson in 28. Recalled on 8/6 for his 2nd career ML stint...was recalled the st time on 7/9 and made his ML debut in relief on 7/ at SEA (ND, 3 ER/2. IP)...Has made 3 starts for BOS: -, 2.45 ERA (5 ER/8. IP), 4 BB, 8 SO...Earned his st ML win on 7/3 vs. SEA (in 4th ML appearance). Began 23 at Double-A Portland...Promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket in June...Between both: 8-2, 3.2 ERA (36 ER/. IP), 3 BB, 8 SO in 7 G (6 GS).

7 Red Sox Game Notes Page 7 23 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY 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 4/ D at NY Yankees W8-2 - st +.5 LESTER (-) Sabathia (-) 49,54* 49,54 4/2 Off Day T-st /3 N at NY Yankees W st +. BUCHHOLZ (-) Kuroda (-) HANRAHAN () 4, ,73 3 4/4 N at NY Yankees L T-st +. Pettitte (-) DEMPSTER (-) Rivera () 4,6 3 3,34 4 4/5 N at Toronto W T-st +. TAZAWA (-) Rogers (-) HANRAHAN (2) 45, , /6 D at Toronto L T-st +. Happ (-) LACKEY (-) 45, , /7 D at Toronto W3-4-2 st +. LESTER (2-) Dickey (-2) 4, , /8 D BALTIMORE W3-5-2 st +2. BUCHHOLZ (2-) Chen (-) HANRAHAN (3) 37,8* 37,8 4/9 OFF DAY 5-2 st / N BALTIMORE L st +. O Day (-) HANRAHAN (-) Johnson (3) 3, ,87 9 4/ N BALTIMORE L T-st +.5 Matusz (-) MORTENSEN (-) Johnson (4) 27, ,574 4/2 N TAMPA BAY 5-4 T-st +.5 PPD (Rain) 4/3 D TAMPA BAY W2-() 6-4 st +.5 TAZAWA (2-) Gomes (-) 33, ,63 4/4 D TAMPA BAY W5-7-4 st +. BUCHHOLZ (3-) Cobb (-) 35, ,8 2 4/5 D TAMPA BAY W st +.5 BAILEY (-) Peralta (-) 37,449* 6 2,26 3 4/6 N at Cleveland W st +.5 DOUBRONT (-) Jimenez (-) 9, , /7 N at Cleveland W st +.5 ACEVES (-) Masterson (3-) Bailey (), ,59 5 4/8 N at Cleveland W st +2.5 LESTER (3-) McAllister (-2) BAILEY (2) 2, ,995 4/9 N KANSAS CITY -4 st +2. PPD 6 4/2 D KANSAS CITY W st +2. BUCHHOLZ (4-) Herrera (-2) BAILEY (3) 35, ,42 7 4/2 D KANSAS CITY L Santana (2-) DEMPSTER (-2) Holland (4) 3, , /2 N KANSAS CITY L4-5() 2-6 st +.5 Herrera (2-2) MILLER (-) Holland (5) 33,27 9 3,65 9 4/22 N OAKLAND W st +2. DOUBRONT (2-) Griffin (2-) BAILEY (4) 28,926 33,9 2 4/23 N OAKLAND L st +. Colon (3-) ACEVES (-) 29,6 359,97 2 4/24 D OAKLAND W st +2. LESTER (4-) Anderson (-4) BAILEY (5) 29, , /25 N HOUSTON W st +2. BUCHHOLZ (5-) Humber (-5) 3, , /26 N HOUSTON W st +2. DEMPSTER (-2) Bedard (-2) 29, , /27 N HOUSTON W st +2. DOUBRONT (3-) Peacock (-3) 34, , /28 D HOUSTON W6-8-7 st +2.5 LACKEY (-) Norris (3-3) 36,527* 6 59,29 4/29 OFF DAY 8-7 st /3 N at Toronto L st +2. Delabar (2-) TAZAWA (2-) Janssen (7) 22,95 37,9 27 5/ N at Toronto W- 9-8 st +2. BUCHHOLZ (6-) Buehrle (-2) 2,94 339,4 28 5/2 N at Toronto W3-2-8 st +2.5 DEMPSTER (2-2) Happ (2-2) HANRAHAN (4) 25, , /3 N at Texas L st +2.5 Holland (2-2) DOUBRONT (3-) 42, , /4 N at Texas L-5 2- st +.5 Ogando (3-2) LACKEY (-2) 47, , /5 D at Texas L st +.5 Nathan (-) MORTENSEN (-2) 46, , /6 N MINNESOTA W6-5() 2- st +2. MORTENSEN (-2) Burton (-) 3, ,7 33 5/7 N MINNESOTA L st +. Diamond (3-2) DEMPSTER (2-3) 3, , /8 N MINNESOTA L T-st +. Pressly (-) WEBSTER (-) 29, , /9 N MINNESOTA L T-2nd --- Correia (4-2) LACKEY (-3) Perkins (8) 3, , / N TORONTO W T-2nd --- LESTER (5-) Ortiz (-5) 33, , / D TORONTO L T-2nd -. Oliver (2-) TAZAWA (2-2) Janssen () 36,543* 22 72, /2 D TORONTO L rd -2. Jenkins (-) DEMPSTER (2-4) 35, ,887 5/3 OFF DAY rd /4 N at Tampa Bay L rd -3. Moore (7-) LACKEY (-4) Rodney (7) 5, , /5 N at Tampa Bay W T-2nd -2. LESTER (6-) Price (-4) 5, ,69 4 5/6 N at Tampa Bay W nd -. TAZAWA (3-2) Rodney (-2) 6, , /7 N at Minnesota W3-2 () nd -. WILSON (-) Roenicke (-) UEHARA () 3, , /8 N at Minnesota W nd -. BRESLOW (-) Diamond (3-4) 36, , /9 D at Minnesota W nd -.5 LACKEY (2-4) Hernandez (2-) 33, , /2 N at Chi White Sox L nd -.5 Axelrod (2-3) LESTER (6-) Reed (5) 2, , /2 N at Chi White Sox L nd -.5 Quintana (3-) DOUBRONT (3-2) Reed (6) 2, , /22 N at Chi White Sox W nd -.5 BUCHHOLZ (7-) Santiago (-3) 2, , /23 N CLEVELAND L nd -. McAllister (4-3) DEMPSTER (2-5) 35, ,4 49 5/24 N CLEVELAND W nd -. LACKEY (3-4) Masterson (7-3) 34, ,25 5 5/25 D CLEVELAND W nd -. TAZAWA (4-2) Pestano (-) BAILEY (6) 36,54* ,79 5 5/26 D CLEVELAND W nd --- BRESLOW (2-) Perez (2-) 37,46* 27 89, /27 N PHILADELPHIA W st +. ACEVES (2-) Cloyd (-) 33, , /28 N PHILADELPHIA L st +. Lee (6-2) DEMPSTER (2-6) Papelbon () 33, , /29 N at Philadelphia L st +. Kendrick (5-3) LACKEY (3-5) Papelbon () 38, , /3 N at Philadelphia W st +2. MORALES (-) Pettibone (3-) 4, , /3 N at NY Yankees L st +. Sabathia (5-4) LESTER (6-2) Rivera (9) 45, ,8 57 6/ N at NY Yankees W st +2. DOUBRONT (4-2) Hughes (2-4) 48,784* , /2 N at NY Yankees W st +2.5 BUCHHOLZ (8-) Kuroda (6-4) 43, ,55 6/3 Off Day st /4 N TEXAS W st +2.5 DEMPSTER (3-6) Grimm (5-4) 32, ,89 6 6/5 N TEXAS L st +.5 Cotts (-) BRESLOW (2-) 33,296 3,23,86 6 6/6 N TEXAS W st +.5 BAILEY (2-) Kirkman (-2) 35,352 32,58,538 6/7 N LA ANGELS st +2. PPD (Rain) 62 6/8 D LA ANGELS L st +.5 Hanson (3-2) DOUBRONT (4-3) Frieri (4) 34,499 33,93, /8 N LA ANGELS W BUCHHOLZ (9-) Wilson (4-5) 36,58 34,29, /9 D LA ANGELS W st +.5 DEMPSTER (4-6) Blanton (-) 37,54* 35,66, / N at Tampa Bay W-8 (4) 4-25 st +2. MORALES (2-) Ramos (-2) 5, , / N at Tampa Bay L st +2. Hernandez (4-6) LESTER (6-3) 6, , /2 N at Tampa Bay W st +3. ACEVES (3-) Archer (-2) BAILEY (7) 5, , /3 N at Baltimore L4-5 (3) 4-27 st +2.5 McFarland (-) WILSON (-) 2, ,5 69 6/4 N at Baltimore L st +.5 Tillman (7-2) DEMPSTER (4-7) Johnson (24) 39,58 34,36,29 7 6/5 D at Baltimore W st +2.5 LACKEY (4-5) Garcia (3-4) BAILEY (8) 42,422 35,78,63 7 6/6 D at Baltimore L st +.5 Gonzalez (5-2) LESTER (6-4) Johnson (25) 4,3 36,9,942 6/7 Off Day st /8 D TAMPA BAY W ACEVES (4-) Archer (-3) 33,43 36,2, /8 N TAMPA BAY W st +2.5 BAILEY (3-) Peralta (-3) 32,56 37,232, /9 N TAMPA BAY L st +.5 Hellickson (5-3) DEMPSTER (4-8) 35,7 38,267, /2 N at Detroit L st +. Smyly (3-) BAILEY (3-) 36,939 37,56, /2 N at Detroit W st +2. LESTER (7-4) Fister (6-5) 4,26* 38,98,7 77 6/22 N at Detroit L st +2. Scherzer (-) WEBSTER (-2) 42,58* 39,24, /23 D at Detroit L st +2. Benoit (2-) MILLER (-2) 4,57* 4,282,22 6/24 Off Day st /25 N COLORADO W st +2.5 DEMPSTER (5-8) Nicasio (4-4) 36,286 39,34,9 8 6/26 D COLORADO W st +3.5 LACKEY (5-5) Oswalt (-2) UEHARA (2) 34,632 4,338, /27 N TORONTO W st +3.5 LESTER (3) Wang (-) UEHARA (3) 34,75 4,373, /28 N TORONTO W st +3.5 MILLER (-2) Wagner (-2) UEHARA (4) 36,383 42,49, /29 D TORONTO L st +2.5 Delabar (5-) TAZAWA (4-3) 37,437* 43,447, /3 D TORONTO W st +2.5 UEHARA (-) Perez (-) 37,425* 44,484,88 7/ OFF DAY 5-34 st /2 N SAN DIEGO W st +3.5 LACKEY (6-5) Erlin (-) UEHARA (5) 36,498 45,52, /3 N SAN DIEGO W st +3.5 UEHARA (2-) Gregerson (4-4) 36,9* 46,558, /4 D SAN DIEGO W st +4.5 WEBSTER (-2) Stults (6-7) 37,67* 47,595, /5 N at LA Angels W st +5.5 DOUBRONT (5-3) Wilson (8-6) 37,92 4,39,4 89 7/6 N at LA Angels L7-9 () st +5. De La Rosa (4-) BRESLOW (2-2) 36,2 42,355, /7 D at LA Angels L st +4.5 Weaver (3-4) LACKEY (6-6) Frieri (22) 39,8 43,394, /8 N at Seattle L st +3.5 Hernandez (9-4) LESTER (8-5) 2,83 44,46, /9 N at Seattle W st +3.5 BRESLOW (3-2) Beavan (-2) UEHARA (6) 2,72 45,437, / N at Seattle W st +3.5 DOUBRONT (6-3) Harang (4-8) 2,48 46,457, / D at Seattle W8-7 () st +3.5 WRIGHT (-) Wilhelmsen (-3) UEHARA (7) 25,367 47,482, /2 N at Oakland W st +4.5 LACKEY (7-6) Doolittle (3-3) UEHARA (8) 27,84 48,5, /3 N at Oakland L st +3.5 Griffin (8-6) LESTER (8-6) Balfour (25) 36,67 49,546, /4 D at Oakland L2-3 () st +2.5 Thornton (-4) Cook (2-2) 3,47 5,577,56 7/5 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/6 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/7 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/8 OFF DAY 98 7/9 N NY YANKEES W st +2.5 DOUBRONT (7-3) Pettitte (7-7) UEHARA (9) 38,3* 5,633, /2 D NY YANKEES L st +.5 Kuroda (9-6) LACKEY (7-7) Rivera (3) 37,6* 52,67,565 7/2 N NY YANKEES W8-7 () 6-4 st +.5 BEATO (-) Warren (-) 38,38* 53,79,73 7/22 N TAMPA BAY L st +.5 Moore (4-3) WORKMAN (-) 35,6 54,744,79 2 7/23 N TAMPA BAY W st +.5 LESTER (9-6) Hernandez (5-) 34,69 55,779, /24 N TAMPA BAY L st +.5 Price (5-5) DOUBRONT (7-4) 36,54 56,85,842 7/25 N TAMPA BAY 6-42 st +.5 PPD (rain) * Sellout