UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone Player (current) 400 HR...Ortiz (399) 50 W...Matsuzaka (49)

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1 BOSTON RED SOX (40-35) at SEATTLE MARINERS (32-45) Thursday, June 28, :10 p.m. ET Safeco Field, Seattle, WA LHP Franklin Morales (1-1, 3.12) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (5-5, 3.36) Game #76 Road Game #34 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM/850 AM, WWZN 1510 AM (Spanish) ON A ROLL: With a 10-4 victory over the Blue Jays yesterday, the Red Sox finished their 9-game homestand with a 7-2 mark...boston has won 9 of its last 11 contests (.818), tied for the Majors best record since 6/16 (also TEX, 9-2)... The club is 11-3 (.786) since 6/12, tied for 2nd in the ML in that time behind only the Rangers (12-3,.800). STAND AND DELIVER: At 40-35, the Red Sox are a season-high 5 games over they have tied the Rays for 3rd place in the AL East, their highest place in the standings this year, and remain 6.5 games behind the division-leading Yankees for the 3rd straight day. SERIES TALK: Yesterday s victory gave the Sox their 11th series win in their last 14 sets dating back to 5/10...They have lost just 3 sets in that time and tied once. The Sox have won each of their last 5 series, their longest stretch since 6 straight series victories, 7/1-24/11. SINCE MID-MAY: Boston has won 28 of its last 44 games (.636), 3rd best in the Majors since 5/11...All 16 losses in that span have been by 4 runs or less, including 1-run defeats 4 times and 2 runs or less on 7 occasions. MAJOR LEAGUE WIN PERCENTAGE LEADERS SINCE 5/11 TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. NY Yankees LA Angels Boston San Francisco Boston has outscored opponents in its 44 games since 5/11...Starters have allowed 2 ER or less 24 times in the stretch and the bullpen has a 2.40 ERA (32 ER/120.0 IP). THE LAST 61: Following a 4-10 start to the season, Boston has gone (.590) since 4/23, the 3rd best win percentage in the Majors during that span after the Yankees (37-22,.627) and Angels (36-23,.610), and tied for the 2ndmost wins in the ML in that time, trailing only New York. DOING THE MATH: The Red Sox have scored 53 more runs than they have allowed, the 3rd-best differential in the AL (TEX, +95; NYY, +63)...Only 1 NL team has scored at least 53 more runs than allowed (STL, +69). WEST COAST SWING: The Red Sox tonight begin a 7-day, 7-game west coast trip with the 1st of 4 contests in Seattle... Following the current series, the team will travel to Oakland for a 3-game set...the Sox return to the west coast from 8/28-9/5 for 9 games against the Angels, A s and Mariners. ROAD RUN: The Red Sox are (.576) on the road, the 4th-best mark in the AL...They have posted a Major Leagueleading 18-9 (.667) road mark in 27 tilts away from home since 4/23 and have won 10 of their last 14 road contests. Since 4/23, Boston paces the AL in runs per game away from home (5.19, 140 R/27 G). VS. THE MARINERS: Tonight marks the Sox 1st tilt of a 4-game set in Seattle...The 2 clubs last met in Boston on 5/14-15 when the Red Sox swept a short 2-game set...the Red Sox will return to Seattle from 9/3-5 for a 3-game series to complete their 9-game slate against the M s in Despite losing their last 2 games in Seattle last season, the Sox are 13-8 vs. the M s in the Emerald City since 8/4/07 and 10-6 at Safeco dating back to 7/21/08. The Sox won the season set vs. the Mariners in 2011 (5-4) and 2010 (7-3), taking back-to-back series for the 1st time since (5-2, 5-4). The Red Sox are (.579) all-time against the Mariners, the top winning percentage for any American League club against Seattle since the Mariners 1st season in FLYING OUT AT FENWAY: Sox batters went deep 16 times in 9 tilts on their homestand that ended yesterday, their most homers during a homestand of 9 games or less since they hit 20 during a 9-game stand from 5/14-23/1996 (Elias). 10 AGAIN: Boston tallied 10 runs in yesterday s win, the Major League-leading 12th time the club has scored at least 10 runs in a game this year. 400 FEVER: David Ortiz hit his team-leading 21st home run yesterday, tied for 5th-most in the AL...He is now 1 home run shy of 400 career and would become the 8th active player to reach the mark...he is currently tied with Andres Galarraga and Al Kaline for 49th on baseball s all-time home run list at 399. With 2 homers on Monday vs. Toronto, Ortiz matched his single-game career-high for the 39th time...it was his 37th multi-homer game as a member of the Red Sox, tying Ted Williams for the most in club history. PAPI LEADING THE WAY: After scoring a career-high tying 4 times in yesterday s win, David Ortiz is now tied for the Major League lead with 56 runs scored this season (also TEX s Ian Kinsler)...Ortiz also paces the AL with 44 extrabase hits, 2nd in the Majors to the Reds Joey Votto (46). TOP BACKSTOP: Jarrod Saltalamacchia leads all Major League catchers with 14 homers and paces all AL backstops with 27 extra-base hits and a.539 SLG (min. 150 PA). Of Saltalamacchia s 7 homers since 5/26, 3 have been game-tying or go-ahead shots in the 7th inning or later. GONZO IN THE CLUTCH: Adrian Gonzalez leads all AL qualifiers with a.390 mark (30-for-77) with RISP...He is hitting at a.667 clip (6-for-9) and has collected 6 RBI with RISP over his current 8-game hit streak. FRANKKKKKLIN: Tonight s starter Franklin Morales has posted the 2 largest strikeout totals of his career over his last 2 starts (9 at CHC on 6/17, 8 vs. ATL on 6/23)...Since 1985, the only other Sox to fan at least 8 batters in their 1st 2 starts of a season were Roger Clemens (1988) and Pedro Martinez (3 times, ). SWEET RELIEF: Since 4/23, Boston s bullpen paces the Majors with a 2.06 ERA (43 ER/188.0 IP)...Sox relievers have lowered their combined ERA from 8.44 to 3.24 in that time. EXTRA BASES: The Sox lead the Majors with 285 extrabase hits, including an ML-high 189 doubles...they have 23 more XBH and 38 more doubles than the next-highest total for any teams (TEX, 262 XBH and CIN, 151 2B). REHAB UPDATES: OF Carl Crawford, on the 60-day DL recovering from left wrist surgery, played in his 3rd rehab game with the GCL Red Sox today...facing the GCL Orioles and starting in left field (played 7.0 innings), he went 1-for-3 with a walk...he is 2-for-9 with a double, run and 3 walks over the 3 rehab contests, with 2 starts in left and 1 at DH... He is scheduled to play with the GCL club again tomorrow. OF Jacoby Ellsbury, on the 60-day DL with a right shoulder subluxation, is slated to begin a rehab stint tomorrow afternoon for the GCL Sox at the GCL Twins, as the DH. OF Scott Podsednik, on the 15-day DL with a left groin strain, will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket tomorrow night vs. Charlotte (CWS), starting at DH. BOBBY AT THE HELM: Bobby Valentine, in his 1st season as Red Sox manager, ranks 4th among active ML skippers in games (2,264) and 5th in wins (1,157)...He is 43rd on the alltime managerial wins list with John McNamara next at 1,160. POLLS CLOSING TONIGHT: Fans can vote for their favorite Red Sox to make the All-Star team at redsox.com through tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET. FIRST AND THIRD ROUNDERS SIGNED: The Red Sox yesterday announced that they have signed LHP Brian Johnson, the club s 2nd selection in the 1st round (31st overall) of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, and RHP Austin Maddox, taken by Boston in the 3rd round...boston has now signed 21 players selected in this year s draft, including all 12 of their picks over rounds 1 through 10. IL ALL-STARS: 4 players from the Sox Triple-A Pawtucket club were yesterday selected to the International League All- Star Team for the Triple-A All-Star Game that will be played on 7/11 in Buffalo, NY...C Ryan Lavarnway, INF Pedro Ciriaco, DH Mauro Gomez and RHP Justin Germano will all represent the IL while manager Arnie Beyeler will serve as a coach. RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall AL East Standing...T-3rd, -6.5 GB At Home On Road In day games In night games April May June 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 1st Opponents score 1st Shutouts Scoring less than 3 runs Scoring 3 or 4 runs Scoring 5 or more runs Red Sox hit HR Red Sox hit 0 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...17, last 6/27 Innings batting around... 11, last 6/27 (1st) Games decided in last AB VS. THE MARINERS All-Time vs. Mariners In Boston In Seattle At Safeco Field vs. Mariners In Boston In Seattle DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 5/14 H W6-1 Lester Vargas 5/15 H W5-0 Beckett Beavan UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone Player (current) 400 HR...Ortiz (399) 50 W...Matsuzaka (49) MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rk Player HR 48 Duke Snider Andres Galarraga Al Kaline David Ortiz Dale Murphy THIS DATE IN FENWAY PARK HISTORY 1984: Dwight Evans doubled, tripled, made 3 outs, then singled in the 10th, and completed the cycle in style with a 3-run, walk-off homer in the 11th off Edwin Nunez, for a 9-6 win over the Mariners. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Fri., 6/29 at SEA 10:10 p.m. RHP Aaron Cook (1-1, 9.39) RHP Hector Noesi (2-9, 5.50) NESN Sat., 6/30 at SEA 10:10 p.m. RHP Josh Beckett (4-7, 4.14) RHP Erasmo Ramirez (0-2, 4.18) NESN/MLBN Sun., 7/1 at SEA 4:10 p.m. LHP Felix Doubront (8-4, 4.54) LHP Jason Vargas (7-7, 4.54) NESN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM/850 AM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on Spanish Béisbol Productions WWZN 1510 AM.

2 Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 46-FRANKLIN MORALES, LHP TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER 1-1, 3.12 ERA, 24 games, 2 starts 2012: 1-1, 3.12 ERA (12 ER/34.2 IP) in 24 G, 2 GS 2011 vs. SEA: 0-0, ERA (3 ER/2.0 IP) in 3 G CAREER: 9-13, 4.37 ERA (104 ER/214.1 IP) in 162 G, 17 GS CAREER vs. SEA: 0-0, ERA (3 ER/2.0 IP) in 3 G CAREER on ROAD: 7-9, 4.73 ERA (58 ER/110.1 IP) in 78 G, 11 GS CAREER at SAFECO FIELD: 0-0, 0.00 (0 ER/1.1 IP) in 2 G LAST START: Earned his 1st win of the season on 6/23 vs. ATL...It was also his 1st victory as a starter for the Red Sox and 1st as a starter overall since 4/8/09 with COL at ARI...Tossed 6.0 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 ER) on 7 hits and 1 walk...fanned 8 batters while tossing 86 pitches...surrendered single runs in the 1st, 5th and 6th innings...exited with a 6-3 lead after matching the longest outing of his career for the 6th time, 1st since that 4/8/09 contest. THE K-ZONE: Has posted the 2 largest strikeout totals of his career over his last 2 starts (9 at CHC on 6/17, 8 vs. ATL on 6/23)...Since 1985, the only other Red Sox to fan at least 8 batters in their 1st 2 starts of a season were Roger Clemens (1988) and Pedro Martinez (3 times, ). Since 1913, when earned runs began being calculated in the AL, is the only Red Sox with at least 8 strikeouts and no more than 1 walk or 2 ER in each of his 1st 2 starts of a season...is also the 1st Red Sox ever to achieve that feat over his 1st 2 starts for the team (Source: Elias)...Ted Lilly and Roy Halladay were the last American Leaguers to accomplish the feat in their 1st 2 starts of a season (2002). SETTLING IN: Has a 1.96 ERA (4 ER/18.1 IP), 24 K s and 1 walk over his last 4 appearances (2 GS). AS A STARTER: Is 6-4 with a 4.30 ERA (40 ER/83.2 IP), 61 strikeouts and 33 walks in 17 career starts... It was his 1st start with the Red Sox after the previous 16 came with the Rockies from 2007 to Has held opponents to a.256 average (80-for-313) as a starter...all 17 of his career starts have come against National League teams. Is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA (4 ER/11.0 IP), 17 strikeouts and just 1 walk over his 2 starts this season with the Red Sox...Has gone 6-2 with a 3.80 ERA (28 ER/66.1 IP) in his last 13 career starts, including his final 11 while with the Rockies. INSIDE THE NUMBERS 2012 AT FENWAY: 1-1, 4.34 ERA, 14 games, 1 start 2012 ON THE ROAD: 0-0, 1.69 ERA, 10 games, 1 start 2012 vs. OPP:.242 (32-132), 2 HR 2012 vs. LHB:.241 (13-54), 0 HR 2012 vs. RHB:.244 (19-78), 2 HR WHIP: 1.18 SEASON HIGH K s: 9, 6/17/12 at CHC CAREER HIGH K s: 9, 6/17/12 at CHC LAST WIN (Has made 0 starts since) 6/23/12 vs. ATL (8-4 over Randall Delgado) LAST LOSS (Has made 13 appearances since) 5/4/12 vs. BAL (4-6 to Troy Patton) LAST COMPLETE GAME (Has made 17 starts) Has not thrown a complete game in the Majors LAST SHUTOUT (Has made 17 starts) Has not thrown a shutout in the Majors SHORTEST CAREER START 2.0 IP, 4/21/09 at ARI with COL (ND) Made 145 consecutive regular-season appearances out of the bullpen from 7/7/09-6/9/12 after beginning his Big League career with 15 straight starts for Colorado. Went 5-2 with a 3.90 ERA (24 ER/55.1 IP) in his last 11 starts with the Rockies beginning 9/11/07. GOING LONG: Tossed 7.1 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts over his last 2 relief outings this season from 6/3-9, his 2 longest career appearances in relief...lowered his ERA from 4.41 to 3.04 in that span...threw 3.0 perfect frames with 3 strikeouts on 6/9 vs. WSH, his longest career perfect outing...fanned 4 in 4.1 scoreless innings on 6/3 at TOR, more than doubling his previous career long as a reliever (2.0 innings, 12 times) and his longest scoreless outing overall since a 6.0-inning start on 4/6/08 vs. ARI with Colorado...The 4 strikeouts matched a career high in relief, also 8/30/09 at SF with the Rockies (1.2 IP). FEELING RELIEVED: Has held opponents scoreless in 17 of his 22 relief appearances this season, including 13 of his last 16 (2.00 ERA, 4 ER/18.0 IP). Has 8 holds this season, 3rd on the team behind Vicente Padilla (17) and Andrew Miller (10), and tied for 8th among American League left-handers. HARD ON LEFTIES: Has held left-handed hitters to a.209 average (53-for-253) in his Major League career. ROAD WARRIOR: Has a 1.69 ERA (3 ER/16.0 IP) with 21 strikeouts compared to 1 walk in 10 road outings (1 GS) in Has posted a WHIP and held opponents to a.203 average (12-for-59) on the road this season. Has allowed just 1 run (5/18 at PHI) in his last 26 road relief appearances (0.35 ERA, 26.0 IP)...That stretch began with a 23-game scoreless streak on the road from 6/28/11-5/16/12, the most consecutive scoreless outings on the road ever by a Red Sox left-handed pitcher and the most for a Sox hurler on the road overall since Jonathan Papelbon s 25-gamer from 9/23/05-7/8/06 (28.1 IP)...His 20.1 scoreless innings in those 23 games were 4.2 shy of the club s all-time scoreless streak on the road by a left-hander, a 25.0-inning run by Dutch Leonard in VS. THE MARINERS: Is making his 1st career start against an American League club...last faced Seattle in relief on the road on 8/13/11, tossing 0.2 perfect innings... Has a ERA (3 ER/2.0 IP) in his career against the Mariners, tied with LAA for his highest mark against any club. PREVIOUS START: Did not factor in the decision on 6/17 at Chicago (NL) in his 1st career start with Boston, a 7-4 Red Sox victory...tossed 5.0 innings in his 1st start since 4/21/09 at ARI with Colorado...Gave up 2 runs on 4 hits without issuing a walk...fanned a career-high 9 batters...exited with a 1-run lead but the Cubs tied the score 3-3 with an unearned run in the bottom of the 6th...The Sox scored 3 times in the 7th to go ahead for good. Became the 1st American League pitcher to fan at least 9 with no walks in an outing of 5.0 innings or less since CLE s Dave Burba on 9/20/00-G2 at BOS...Since 1918, the only other Red Sox to do that was John Henry Johnson on 8/7/84 vs. DET-G2 (9 K in 5.0 IP) IN REVIEW: Appeared in a career-high 50 games overall between the Red Sox and Rockies last year...also set career marks in innings pitched (46.1), strikeouts (42) and holds (10)...Acquired by the Red Sox from Colorado on 5/19 in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations...pitched in 36 games for Boston out of the bullpen, going 1-1 with a 3.62 ERA (13 ER/32.1 IP). FRANKLIN MORALES 2012 STARTS DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB K HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 6/17 W7-4 at CHC /65 Had a career-high 9 K s in his 1st start since 4/21/09 with COL 6/23 W8-4 ATL W /62 Earned his 1st win as a starter since 4/8/09 with COL at ARI MARINERS CAREER vs. MORALES PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Ackley Figgins Gutierrez Jaso Kawasaki Montero Olivo Ryan Saunders Seager Smoak Suzuki Wells BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS RED SOX CAREER vs. HERNANDEZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Aviles Gonzalez Kalish Lillibridge McDonald Middlebrooks Nava Ortiz Pedroia Punto Ross Saltalamacchia Shoppach STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Lester / Beckett / Buchholz / Doubront / Bard / Cook 2 0 7/ Matsuzaka 4 1 3/ Morales 2 1 9/ AARON COOK, RHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 1-1, 9.39 ERA, 2 starts 2012: 1-1, 9.39 ERA (8 ER/7.2 IP) in 2 GS 2011 vs. SEA: First appearance CAREER: 73-69, 4.55 ERA (668 ER/1,320.0 IP) in 240 G, 208 GS CAREER vs. SEA: First appearance CAREER on ROAD: 36-36, 4.39 ERA (308 ER/631.0 IP) in 116 G, 102 GS CAREER at SAFECO FIELD: First appearance LAST START: Returned from the 15-day disabled list to earn the win over Atlanta on 6/24...It was his 1st win of the season, 1st as a Red Sox and 1st overall since 8/17/11 vs. FLA with COL...Went 5.0 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 ER) on 6 hits...did not tally a walk or strikeout while tossing 79 pitches...it was the 4th time in his career that he did not record a K or walk in a start (last 8/6/09 at PHI with COL)...Held the Braves scoreless over the 1st 4 innings...exited with a 7-3 lead after giving up 3 runs in the 5th inning. GROUND FORCES: Has a 16.8 ground-into-double-play percentage in his career, 1st among active Major League hurlers with at least 1,000.0 innings...owns a 2.63 ground ball-to-fly ball ratio (2,691 GB/1,024 FB) in 11 seasons, 3rd highest among active pitchers with at least 1,000.0 IP behind CLE s Derek Lowe (3.06) and STL s Jake Westbrook (2.67). DOUBLE UP: Is 1 of 4 Major League hurlers to induce at least 14 ground into double plays in each season from including MIA s Mark Buehrle, CLE s Derek Lowe and NYY s CC Sabathia...Has 188 career GIDP, 9th most in the Majors since VS. THE MARINERS: Is making his 1st career appearance against Seattle, leaving CLE, TEX and COL as the only teams that he has not faced in his career...is 3-1 with a 2.13 ERA (9 ER/38.0 IP) in 5 starts against the American League West in his career.

3 Red Sox Game Notes Page 3 BATTING NOTES 3-MIKE AVILES, SS.266 AVG 9 HR 43 RBI.287 OBP.423 SLG vs. RHP: (.254), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB STAND: 8-30, 5 R, 3 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB, SF, SB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-7, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SB) vs. LHP: (.295), 5 HR TOR SERIES: 3-7, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G, 4/17-27 (14-39) Batting.304 (14-for-46) with 4 doubles, a homer and 6 RBI over last 12 games...knocked 9th homer 6/20 vs. MIA, 1 shy of career single-season high (10 in 2008). T-2nd on team with 43 RBI overall (Ortiz, 53)...His 6 game-winning RBI are 2nd on the team to Gonzalez (8)...Leads the Majors with 43 RBI at SS and tied for 2nd in the ML with 19 doubles at the position...1st in AL with 28 XBH at SS and T-2nd in circuit with 9 homers. Started in the leadoff spot a career-high 36 times this year...hitting at a.258 clip (41-for-159) with 24 runs in those contests...ranks T-2nd in the Majors in HR (8) and 6th in the AL in RBI (23) batting in the 1-hole...Owns.292 AVG (105-for-360) with 13 HR and 46 RBI in 81 career leadoff starts. Led off both 5/19 and 5/20 at PHI with homers, only the 2nd Red Sox with a leadoff HR in consecutive games, also Harry Hooper who did it in both games of a DH on 5/30/1913 at WAS (Elias)...Homered in a career-high 3 straight games overall from 5/18-20, the 1st Sox leadoff man to do that since Felix Mantilla, 9/18-20/64. Tied career high with season-best 4 RBI on 4/30 vs. OAK (4th time)...matched career highs with 4 hits (6th time), 3 XBH (2nd time) and 2 doubles on 4/24 at MIN. 28-ADRIAN GONZALEZ, 1B.269 AVG 6 HR 43 RBI.322 OBP.412 SLG vs. RHP: (.265), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5, R, 3 RBI STAND: 12-36, 6 R, 2 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 8 G (12-33, 6 R, 2 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB) vs. LHP: (.274), 3 HR TOR SERIES: 5-13, R, 2 2B, 5 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G, 5/20-5/30 (12-40) Leads AL with a.390 clip with RISP...Tied for AL lead with 24 doubles and 6 sac fl ies...leads Sox with 8 game-winning RBI (T-5th in AL) and 12 go-ahead RBI. Hitting at a.364 clip (12-for-33) with 2 doubles, 1 homer, 7 RBI and 6 runs over current 8-game hit streak after going 3-for-28 (.107) in his previous 9 contests. Has driven in a run in each of his last 5 games (7 total RBI)...Homer on 6/8 vs. WSH was his 200th career, 1 of 34 active players to reach the plateau. Posted season-high 10-game hit streak from 5/20-30 (12-for-40,.300)...Has reached in 59 of 75 tilts this season with hits in 50. Started each of BOS s 1st 65 contests and has appeared in all 75 of the club s games (74 starts)...has started 18 games in RF after entering the year with just 3 games in the OF in his career, all in RF...Appeared in OF only once in an AL park prior to 2012 (9/30/05 vs. LAA with TEX)...Recorded 1st career OF assist 6/9 vs. WSH. 55-RYAN KALISH, OF.250 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI.300 OBP.286 SLG vs. RHP: 5-21 (.238), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 (def. repl. - CF) STAND: 6-24, 5 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 2-7 (.286), 0 HR TOR SERIES: 3-7, R, 2B, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G, 6/20-21 (3-8) Recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 6/17 and has started 7 of the last 10 games, all in CF (9 G total)...it is his 1st Major League action since Hit a pinch-hit double and scored the deciding run in the 7th inning Tues. night vs. TOR, a 5-1 Red Sox win...scored winning run in 8th 6/21 vs. MIA after a single earlier in the frame...on 6/17 at CHC, drove in tying run in the 7th and later scored on a squeeze play. Began 2012 on 60-day DL recovering from left shoulder surgery...activated and optioned to PawSox on 6/9...Hit.345 (20-for-58) with 5 homers, 11 RBI and 4 stolen bases in 15 minor league tilts this year with Salem, Portland and Pawtucket, including 9 on rehab...in 9 tilts with Pawtucket, hit.378 (14-for-37) with 4 HR and 10 RBI. Prior to 2012, had 53 games of ML experience with the Sox in 2010, going 41-for-163 (.252) with 11 doubles, a triple, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 26 runs, 12 walks and 10 steals. 23-BRENT LILLIBRIDGE, INF/OF.169 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI.225 OBP.185 SLG vs. RHP: 9-38 (.237), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2 STAND: 0-2 CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 2-27 (.074), 0 HR TOR SERIES: 0-2 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G, 4 times, last 5/30-6/3 (2-5) Made his 1st start for Boston Tues. night in RF after making his Red Sox debut as a defensive replacement in RF in the 9th inning Mon. night vs. TOR...Acquired from CWS on Sunday with RHP Zach Stewart in exchange for 3B Kevin Youkilis and cash considerations. Was 5-for-25 (.200) with double, RBI and 4 runs over last 19 games with the White Sox despite making only 5 starts...is 1-6 as a pinch-hitter this season. Has played in 51 games between BOS and CWS this season...is 1 of 3 Major Leaguers this year to appear at all 3 outfield positions as well as 1st and 3rd base... Has made appearances at 1st base (20 G, 2 GS), 3rd base (6 G, 6 GS), LF (16 G, 2 GS), CF (5 G, 3 GS) and RF (2 G, 1 GS). Has not hit a HR this season after homering once every at-bats in Is 7-for-9 (77.8%) in SB attempts this year after swiping a career-high 10 in Last year ranked 9th in the AL with a.585 SLG vs. left-handed pitchers (min. 100 PA vs. LHP). 54-DARNELL McDONALD, OF.214 AVG 2 HR 9 RBI.309 OBP.369 SLG vs. RHP: 9-42 (.214), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, RBI, BB STAND: 2-9, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 9-42 (.214), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 1-4, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G, 6/12-17 (4-9) Has hit safely in 10 of last 15 starts, and reached in 13 of those tilts, going 14-for-46 (.304) with 6 doubles, 2 homers, 8 RBI, 10 runs and 7 walks. Is 8-for-28 (.286) with 3 doubles, 5 runs and 4 walks in 12 games (9 starts) since being activated from the DL on 6/5...Placed on the DL on 5/13 (retro to 5/12) with a right oblique strain...played in 6 rehab games with the PawSox, going 4-for-21 (.190) with 3 doubles, 2 RBI and 2 runs, appearing at all 3 OF positions and as DH. Came in as a PR-DH in the 8th inning on 5/6 vs. BAL and pitched the 17th inning...took the loss, allowing a 3-run homer to Adam Jones...Was his 2nd career pitching appearance, also having done so on 8/26/11 vs. OAK, which had been the last time a Red Sox position player pitched. Tied career high 4/30 vs. OAK with 3 hits (5th time, 1st in 2012) and set career high with 3 runs, falling a triple shy of the cycle...had career-high 4 RBI 4/27 at CWS, going 2-for-4 with a double and 1st HR of Has played 20 games in LF (16 starts), 6 in CF (4 starts), 10 in RF (2 starts), 3 at DH and 1 at P...Pinch-hit 7 times (0-for-6, RBI) and pinch-run 5 times (scored 4 runs). 64-WILL MIDDLEBROOKS, 3B.310 AVG 9 HR 36 RBI.345 OBP.555 SLG vs. RHP: (.317), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4, RBI STAND: 11-27, 6 R, 4 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, BB, HBP, 2 SF CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: (.296), 3 HR TOR SERIES: 1-11, 2B, 2 RBI, SF SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G, 5/23-6/6 (12-29) Named AL Player of the Week for 6/ Batted.625 (10-for-16) with 3 doubles, 3 homers, 10 RBI and 6 runs in 6 games in that span...led the AL in AVG, SLG (1.375), OBP (.632) and total bases (22) during the week. Hits in 31 of 44 ML games since 5/2 ML debut after being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket that day...11-for-27 (.407) with 4 doubles, 3 homers, 12 RBI and 6 runs over his last 9 games...has extra-base hits in 6 of those contests, including a 5-game streak with an XBH from 6/19-23, tying career long stretch (also 5/2-8). Batting.340 (33-for-97) with 6 doubles, 5 homers, 22 RBI and 14 runs in last 30 tilts since 5/18, including career-long 8-game hit streak, 5/23-6/6 (12-for-29,.414). Leads ML rookies in SLG and RBI and tops AL rookies in homers (tied)...also among AL rookies in AVG (3rd), OBP (3rd), doubles (3rd, 11), hits (3rd, 48), multi-hit games (3rd, 13), XBH (T-2nd, 20), walks (T-9th, 8), runs (T-3rd, 23) and total bases (3rd, 86). Has 14 RBI in his last 11 games...has at least 4 RBI 3 times this year (5/6 vs. BAL, 5/7 at KC, 6/21 vs. MIA)...Since 1920, is 1 of 4 Sox rookies to have 3 tilts with 4+ RBI before end of June (Elias)...Had 9 RBI in 1st 4 games from 5/2-7, matching the ML record for a player s 1st 4 contests (Elias). Is 1st American Leaguer with 36 RBI in his 1st 44 Major League games since CAL s Wally Joyner in 1986 (41)...It is the most RBI to start a career by a Red Sox since Walt Dropo s 1st 44 games from (43)...His 9 homers are the most by a Red Sox in his 1st 44 games in 25 years (Sam Horn and Ellis Burks in 1987). 66-DANIEL NAVA, OF.315 AVG 2 HR 25 RBI.433 OBP.480 SLG vs. RHP: (.360), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4, R, BB STAND: 11-31, 6 R, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 8-38 (.211), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 0-9, R, BB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G, 2 times, last 6/17-25 (12-23) Is 12-for-32 (.375) with 3 doubles, 6 RBI and 6 runs over last 10 games starting with a 7-game hit streak from 6/ Hitting.355 (22-for-62) in 20 June games with multi-hits 7 times...has 11 XBH (all doubles) and 14 RBI over his last 24 games. Knocked in game-winning run with an RBI single in the 8th 6/21 vs. MIA...Matched career high with 4 hits 6/20 vs. MIA, also 6/1 at TOR when he had a career-best 3 XBH (all doubles) and tied a career high with 3 runs (also 5/13/12 vs. CLE). Since joining the Sox on 5/10, is 2nd in the AL in OBP and 10th in OPS (min. 137 PA)...Has played in 41 of BOS 45 tilts in that time and reached safely in 34 games. 14 lead off starts in 2012, including 7 of the last 8, going 17-for-57 (.298) in those tilts...has reached in 14 of 16 career leadoff starts (18-for-63,.286, 11 BB, 2 HBP). Tops the Sox with 4 outfield assists, T-9th among AL outfielders...has made 35 starts, all in LF, including starts in BOS 1st 25 games beginning with his 5/10 call-up. Put BOS ahead 5/23 at BAL with a solo homer in the 6th inning, his 2nd HR of the year, setting a single-season career-high...2-run homer on 5/13 vs. SEA marked his 2nd career, 1st since a grand slam in 1st ML PA on 6/12/10 vs. PHI. Started year with 27 games for Triple-A Pawtucket...Hit safely in 1st 7 games with Sox, 5/10-16, his longest career streak (.474, 9-for-19, 4 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 6 BB). 34-DAVID ORTIZ, DH.309 AVG 21 HR 53 RBI.399 OBP.628 SLG vs. RHP: (.293), 12 HR YESTERDAY: 1-2, 4 R, HR, RBI, 3 BB STAND: 8-38, 11 R, 2 2B, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 6 BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (5-9, 8 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB) vs. LHP: (.333), 9 HR TOR SERIES: 5-9, 8 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G, 3 times, last 6/13-20 (9-20) Has 3 homers in last 3 games, including 2 Tues. night vs. TOR, tying a single-game career high for 39th time (2nd this season, also 4/30)...Was 37th multi-hr tilt with BOS, tying Ted Williams for the club record...since 2003, his 37 multi-homer games are 2nd in ML (Albert Pujols, 40). Has team-high 21 homers, T-5th in AL, and is 1 shy of 400 career HR...Is the only Major Leaguer with at least 20 HR in all 11 seasons since of those have come with BOS, 4th-most as a Red Sox after Ted Williams (16), Dwight Evans (11) and Jim Rice (11). Tied for ML lead with 56 runs...leads the AL in OPS (1.028) and XBH (44, 2nd in ML)...4th in the AL home AVG (.340) and 2nd in day AVG (.372)...Also among AL leaders in AVG (9th), doubles (T-4th, 23), RBI (6th), BB (T-6th, 42), SLG (2nd), OBP (5th), multi-hit games (T-6th, 26) and total bases (2nd, 169)...1st in AL with 10 IBB. Hitting.347 (17-for-49) with 4 doubles, 8 homers and 16 RBI over last 15 games...posted season-high tying 6-game hit streak from 6/13-20 (9-for-20,.450, 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R and 5 BB)...Homered in 3 straight games from 6/17-20 for the 1st time since 9/23-25/09. Knocked 11th career grand slam 6/20 vs. MIA, his 10th slam as a Sox, passing Rico Petrocelli for 2nd on club s all-time list after Ted Williams (17). 9 HR this year have come off LHP, the most in Majors...Among LHB vs. LHP leads ML in SLG (.604) and leads AL in AVG (.331) since start of 2011 (min. 130 PA). Has played in 74 of the Sox 75 games, including the club s 1st 71 contests this year, reaching safely in 62...Has reached in 62 of 72 starts (65 at DH, 7 at 1st base). 8th among actives with 399 career HR, T-49th all-time with Galarraga and Kaline...Snider is next at Owns all-time mark for HR (351) and RBI (1,140) as DH.

4 Red Sox Game Notes Page 4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 15-DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.270 AVG 5 HR 31 RBI.329 OBP.406 SLG vs. RHP: (.277), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, R, 2B, RBI STAND: 9-31, 6 R, 3 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 3 BB, SAC, SB CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (8-19, 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 3 BB, SB) vs. LHP: (.256), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 4-12, 3 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 14 G, 4/29-5/13 (21-60) 11-for-36 (.306) over last 9 games, including going 8-for-19 (.421) with 2 doubles, a triple, 5 RBI and 5 runs over current 5-game hit streak...hit a game-winning, 2-run single in the 7th Tues. night vs. TOR...Notched 3 hits on 6/23 vs. ATL, tying a season high (last 5/11 vs. CLE). 3rd in the AL in XBH (26), 4th in hits (76) and 4th in total bases (114) as a 2nd baseman...has reached safely in 58 of 68 games this year with at least 1 hit 51 times. Missed 6 games after leaving 5/28 vs. DET due to a jammed right thumb. Has reached in 41 of his last 48 games beginning with a season-long 18-game on-base streak from 4/29-5/17...Has hit safely in all but 12 of those 48 tilts. Posted season-high 14-game hit streak from 4/29-5/13 over which he hit.350 (21-for-60) with 8 doubles, 2 homers, 11 RBI, 11 runs and 8 walks...tied for 4thlongest stretch of his career and is the longest streak by a Red Sox in NICK PUNTO, INF.197 AVG 1 HR 7 RBI.319 OBP.276 SLG vs. RHP: (.215), 1 HR YESTERDAY: DNP STAND: 0-7, R, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 1-11 (.091), 0 HR TOR SERIES: 0-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G, 6/1-10 (6-15) Is 9-for-27 (.333) with 2 doubles, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 runs and 4 walks in 14 tilts since 6/1...Has hits in 4 of 6 starts (6-for-22,.273) in that time. Started at SS on Monday night, 1st start since 6/20 vs. MIA (2nd base)...has appeared in 11 games at 2nd base (7 starts), 12 at 3rd base (6 starts) and 5 at shortstop (4 starts)...has reached base in 13 of his 17 starts (12-for-59, 8 BB). Is 1-for-8 with AL-best 5 walks (T-1st in ML) and 1 sac hit as a PH...Overall AVG of 6.64 PA/BB is 10th-best in AL (min. 60 PA). Led off the 8th as a PH on 6/13 at MIA and had 2 hits in the inning...was 1st Sox with 2 hits as a PH in a single frame since Eric Hinske, 7/21/07 vs. CWS (7th inn.). Stole 1st 2 bases of season in 9th inning on 6/3 at TOR, 1st multi-steal game since 9/21/09 at CWS with MIN (6th career) and 1st time swiping 2 in an inning... Matched season-high 6/2 at TOR with 3 hits, including 1st HR of season. Went 3-for-6 with 3 RBI on 4/8 at DET, his 3rd career game with at least 3 hits and 3 RBI, 1st since 9/10/06 vs. DET with MIN. 7-CODY ROSS, OF.283 AVG 11 HR 38 RBI.353 OBP.578 SLG vs. RHP: (.272), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, 2 R, 2B, BB STAND: 11-33, 9 R, 5 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, BB, SAC, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (8-19, 7 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, BB) vs. LHP: (.308), 6 HR TOR SERIES: 4-11, 4 R, 2 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G, 5/16-6/21 (8-19) Is 11-for-33 (.333) with 5 doubles, 3 homers and 10 RBI in 9 tilts since being activated from the disabled list on 6/19...Has an XBH in all but 3 of those contests. Hitting.421 (8-for-19) with 4 doubles, 2 homers, 6 RBI and 7 runs over current 5-game hit streak...posted a season-high 6-game hit streak from 5/16-6/21 over which he hit.421 (8-for-19) with 3 homers and 9 RBI...Homered in 3 straight games 5/17-6/19, tying a career-long stretch (also 5/10-14/08). Hit 10th and 11th homers 6/24 vs. ATL, 9th career multi-hr game and 2nd of 2012 (also 4/23)...Had a season-high 5 RBI, his 8th career game driving in at least 5, 1st since 6/2/09 vs. MIL (5)...Has reached double-digits in homers for 7th straight seasons, reaching the mark in 43rd game, his 2nd fastest after 2008 with FLA (41 G). Has hit safely in 19 of his last 23 tilts since 5/4, going 25-for-84 (.298) with 9 doubles, 6 homers, a triple and 20 RBI in the 23 games...has tallied 30 RBI over his last 33 tilts dating back to 4/21...Reached safely in each of 17 tilts from 5/4-6/21, tied for the longest on-base streak of his career (also a 17-gamer, 6/27-7/13/08). Was placed on the DL on 5/22 (retro to 5/19) with a fracture of the navicular bone in his left foot...suffered the injury on 5/18 at PHI, fouling a ball of his left foot. Owns a career.284 clip (209-for-736) off left-handed pitching, while his.577 SLG vs. southpaws is the 5th-best mark in the Majors since JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA, C.254 AVG 14 HR 35 RBI.301 OBP.539 SLG vs. RHP: (.264), 13 HR YESTERDAY: DNP STAND: 5-22, 7 R, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, HR, RBI) vs. LHP: 6-30 (.200), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 1-8, R, HR, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G, 4/20-26 (10-21) Knocked game-tying solo homer in the 7th Tues. night vs. TOR...His 14 homers are tops in the Majors among players whose primary position is catcher...also 1st among AL backstops with 27 XBH and leads AL catchers in SLG (min. 150 PA)...3 of his last 7 HR have been game-tying or go-ahead shots in the 7th inning or later. Is 8-for-27 (.296) with 2 doubles, 3 homers, 5 RBI and 9 runs over his last 8 games after going 0-for-16 in his previous 4 contests. Made 3rd start of season/career in the cleanup spot Mon. night (also 6/16 at CHC and 6/23 vs. ATL)...Is 3-for-11 (.273) with a double, homer and 2 RBI in those tilts. Has 30 homers over the last 2 years, all since 5/15/11...Since that date ranks 2nd among AL catchers in homers, trailing ony TEX s Mike Napoli (36). Has 49 starts behind the plate and 56 games caught overall...is 3-for-10 (.300) with a homer and 4 RBI as a pinch-hitter, hitting safely in 3 of last 4 PH appearances. Hit 6 roundtrippers in May, a career high for any month (prev. 5 in August 2007)...Connected for 1st career walk-off homer and 1st career pinch-hit homer with a 2-run shot 5/26 vs. TB in the 9th...Was the 1st PH walk-off homer by a Red Sox since Wes Chamberlain on 5/9/95 vs. BAL...Was the club s 1st walk-off homer since Jacoby Ellsbury 8/3/11 vs. CLE and 1st PH HR since Yamaico Navarro 7/2/11 at HOU. Hit 2 HR on 4/26 at CWS, 3rd career multi-hr tilt and 1st since 8/22/07 with TEX at BAL...Matched career high on 4/21 vs. NYY with 4 hits (2nd time, also 8/22/07). 10-KELLY SHOPPACH, C.276 AVG 4 HR 12 RBI.364 OBP.540 SLG vs. RHP: (.300), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2B, BB STAND: 3-10, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (3-10, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB) vs. LHP: (.255), 2 HR TOR SERIES: 1-3, 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G, 4/13-27 (7-19) Batting.314 (11-for-35) over last 14 games with 4 doubles, 3 homers, 6 RBI and 7 runs...has hit safely in 13 of his last 19 games with a PA at a.296 clip (16-for-54) with 4 doubles, a triple, 4 homers and 8 RBI in that time. The Sox are 17-9 in his 26 starts behind the plate this year and he has reached safely in 20 of those contests...has been hit by a pitch 5 times, T-9th most in the AL. All 4 homers have come in last 15 games since 5/14...Leads AL catchers (min. 100 PA) with a.540 SLG...Hit 1st homer of 2012 on 5/14 vs. SEA, his 1st with BOS and 2nd at Fenway (5/30/07 with CLE). Notched 1st career triple 5/7 at KC in his 472nd Major League game...stole 1st career base 4/13 vs. TB in his 464th career ML game...was the most career games among actives without a triple, as well as the most career games among actives without a SB. Career rate of AB/HR ranks 3rd among catchers with at least 1,500 plate appearances since 2005 after Mike Napoli (15.92) and David Ross (20.87). 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 Aviles 6/20/12 vs. MIA Nolasco Gonzalez 6/24/12 vs. ATL Minor Kalish 9/13/10 at SEA Fister Lillibridge 8/31/11 vs. MIN Diamond McDonald 4/30/12 vs. OAK Milone Middlebrooks 6/23/12 vs. ATL Martinez Nava 5/23/12 at BAL Arrieta Ortiz 6/27/12 vs. TOR Chavez Pedroia 5/10/12 vs. CLE Sipp Punto 6/2/12 at TOR Villanueva Ross 6/24/12 vs. ATL Minor Saltalamacchia 6/26/12 vs. TOR Frasor Shoppach 6/19/12 vs. MIA Buehrle RED SOX 2012 AND CAREER BATTING VS. THE MARINERS 2012 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI Aviles Gonzalez Kalish Lillibridge McDonald Middlebrooks Nava Ortiz Pedroia Punto Ross Saltalamacchia Shoppach

5 Red Sox Game Notes Page 5 BULLPEN NOTES 1ST BATTERS REG. SEASON RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 91-Alfredo Aceves 6/26 vs. TOR /36 8/4 18/ (5/4 vs. BAL) 6 (5/4 vs. BAL) 32-Matt Albers 6/25 vs. TOR /28 22/7 0/3 2.0 (4 times) 3 (2 times) 48-Scott Atchison 6/26 vs. TOR /32 21/7 0/1 4.0 (4/17 vs. TEX) 4 (5/28 vs. DET) 37-Mark Melancon 6/27 vs. TOR /11 0/0 0/1 1.2 (6/22 vs. ATL) 1 (5 times) 30-Andrew Miller 6/26 vs. TOR (W, 2-0) /21 16/2 0/0 1.2 (2 times) 3 (5/6 vs. BAL) 59-Clayton Mortensen 6/27 vs. TOR /7 5/2 0/0 3.1 (5/5 vs. BAL) 6 (5/2 vs. OAK) 44-Vicente Padilla 6/26 vs. TOR (H, 17) /28 17/1 1/2 4.0 (4/8 at DET) 4 (4/8 at DET) 2012 BULLPEN TOTALS /209 (71.8%) 130/35 20/29 91-ALFREDO ACEVES, RHP SV 4.30 ERA vs. ALL:.225 (31-138), 3 HR vs. RHB:.185 (12-65), 3 HR vs. LHB:.260 (19-73), 0 HR WHIP: 1.17 Pitched the 9th Tue. night vs. TOR, his 4th straight perfect outing since 6/19 (4.0 IP). Is 5th in AL with 18 saves...tied for Major League lead with 3, 4-out saves...has converted 16 of 17 save chances since 4/23 with a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) in those 17 contests...had 9 straight successful saves from 4/23-5/23, during which he tallied a 0.96 ERA (2 ER/18.2 IP) and 19 K s in 15 games overall. No K s in last 3 games after a career-high 13-game streak with at least 1 strikeout, 5/23-6/19 (17 K s, 14.1 IP). Owns a 3.00 ERA (8 ER/24.0 IP) since 5/12, a stretch that began with a career-high tying 7 straight scoreless games from 5/12-23 (8.0 IP). Has gone at least 2.0 innings 3 times this season and in 52 of his ML relief outings, the most such games by an AL reliever since Owns a career record of 24-7 (.774), the best win percentage by any player with at least 30 decisions in modern Major League history (since 1900). 32-MATT ALBERS, RHP SV 2.67 ERA vs. ALL:.221 (25-113), 5 HR vs. RHB:.216 (16-74), 2 HR vs. LHB:.231 (9-39), 3 HR WHIP: 1.09 Has allowed runs in each of his last 2 games (3 runs, all on 2 HR) after yielding earned runs just 3 times in his previous 21 outings beginning 4/24, posting a 1.48 ERA (4 ER/24.1 IP) in the latter span...19 of 28 outings this year have been scoreless and 13 of those 19 scoreless outings have been at least 1.0 inning. Went 0.2 scoreless IP on 6/19 vs. MIA for 3rd hold...earned 2nd win 6/17 at CHC despite 3rd blown save, yielding game-tying run (unearned) in the 6th. Has entered with the bases loaded a team-high 4 times, including 6/13 at MIA when he stranded 3 in the 8th before tossing a perfect 9th. Tied season-long appearance with 2.0 shutout IP 5/18 at PHI (4th time)...all 4 of his 2.0-inning outings have been scoreless. Leads the AL with 92 relief outings longer than 1.0 inning since the start of the 2008 season, including 10 this year. 48-SCOTT ATCHISON, RHP SV 1.33 ERA vs. ALL:.207 (30-145), 1 HR vs. RHB:.225 (18-80), 1 HR vs. LHB:.185 (12-65), 0 HR WHIP: th among AL relief qualifiers in ERA...2nd in AL with 40.2 IP in relief...t-1st among AL relievers with at least 2.0 IP 10 times and T-3rd with 3.0 IP or more 4 times. Earned 2nd win with 2.0 scoreless frames on 6/21 vs. MIA, his AL-high 9th scoreless effort of at least 2.0 innings. 23 of last 25 outings have been scoreless (3 ER/29.0 IP, 0.93 ERA)...Stretch began with a career-high 15-game scoreless streak from 4/29-6/3...His 19.2 shutout frames in that time mark the longest scoreless inning streak for a Sox hurler this year...also tallied a 6-game scoreless streak, 6/8-21 (6.2 IP). Has 30 K s over last 31 outings since 4/9 (39.1 IP), allowing just 5 runs in that time (1.14 ERA). Tossed 3.0 shutout frames 3 times in 2012 (4/9 at TOR, 5/5 vs. BAL and 5/25 vs. TB), tying longest career scoreless outing (7 overall)...had career-high 4.0 IP, 4/17 vs. TEX. Owns a 2.15 ERA (17 ER/71.0 IP) since the start of His 1.78 mark (13 ER/65.2 IP) since 5/20/11 is 4th lowest in the AL in that time (min IP). 37-MARK MELANCON, RHP SV ERA vs. ALL:.359 (14-39), 5 HR vs. RHB:.273 (6-22), 2 HR vs. LHB:.471 (8-17), 3 HR WHIP: 2.00 Has allowed just 1 run in 7 outings since 6/10 recall for 2nd stint with BOS in 2012 (1.29 ERA, 7.0 IP). Did not allow a hit in 1st 4 games after recall, 6/11-20 (3.1 IP)...Recorded 1st hold of season 6/17 at CHC, getting the final out in the 7th. Began season with Sox and optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on 4/18...Recorded 11 saves, an 0.83 ERA (2 ER/21.2 IP) and 27 K s in 21 relief outings with PawSox. Gave up runs in his 1st 4 ML outings in 2012 and at least 1 HR in career-high 3 straight tilts, 4/ Tagged with loss in 1st 2 outings as a Sox, 4/5 and 4/8 at DET. Allowed 1 run in 6 Interleague contests in 2012 (1.50 ERA, 6.0 IP) and owns a 0.51 ERA (1 ER/17.2 IP) in last 17 outings vs. NL foes dating back to 8/29/ ANDREW MILLER, LHP SV 2.12 ERA vs. ALL:.175 (10-57), 1 HR vs. RHB:.200 (4-20), 0 HR vs. LHB:.162 (6-37), 1 HR WHIP: 0.94 Struck out only batter faced in the 7th Tue. night and stranded a runner on 3rd for 2nd win in Owns a 1.35 ERA (1 ER/6.2 IP) in his last 10 outings since 5/30... Has tallied a hold in 10 of his last 18 appearances, including 6 of his last 11 tilts...his 10 holds are a single-season career high (prev. 2, 2008), T-4th among AL lefties. Has 19 K s in 17.0 IP over 21 outings this season, all since being activated from the DL on 5/ of the 21 appearances have been scoreless and 11 have been perfect...has at least 1 strikeout in all but 7 of the outings and has allowed walks in only 5 tilts. Posted 8.0 scoreless IP over 1st 8 tilts of the year, 5/ Tallied career-high 9 straight scoreless games overall, 9/25/11-5/21 (9.0 IP)...Threw 1.2 perfect IP 5/21 at BAL, stranding 2 inherited runners in the 6th, for 1st win of the year and 2nd career out of the pen (9/14/08 with FLA vs. WSH)...Was longest career perfect outing. Began year on 15-day DL with left hamstring strain...activated 5/6 after 12 rehab games with Single-A Greenville and Triple-A Pawtucket (7 ER/13.0 IP, 4.85 ERA, 26 K s). 59-CLAYTON MORTENSEN, RHP SV 1.20 ERA vs. ALL:.170 (9-53), 2 HR vs. RHB:.179 (5-28), 2 HR vs. LHB:.160 (4-25), 0 HR WHIP: 0.60 Has tossed 3.2 perfect frames over last 3 appearances...threw 2.1 perfect frames on Mon. night vs. TOR, his longest career perfect outing...1 run in 5.2 IP (1.59) over 4 outings in 2nd stint with BOS this year after 6/16 recall. Made 3 appearances in 1st stint with Sox, 5/2-9, with at least 3.0 IP in each...had 5 K s in each of his 1st 2 outings with the club, tossing 6.1 innings with 11 K s from 5/2-5...Became 2nd pitcher since 1918 to record at least 5 strikeouts out of the bullpen in each his 1st 2 appearances for BOS, joining Bill Lee from 6/25-29/69. Recalled prior to 5/2 game vs. OAK and made his BOS debut that night with 3.0 scoreless IP and 6 K s, setting a career high for strikeouts in relief...became the 1st pitcher with at least 6 strikeouts out of the pen in his 1st game with the Red Sox since Diego Segui on 4/5/74 at MIL (7 K s in 3.2 IP). In 15 games with Triple-A PawSox in 2012, has gone 4-2 with 2 saves, a 2.39 ERA (7 ER/26.1 IP) and 24 K s while holding opponents to a.165 clip (15-for-91). Acquired from COL in January, owns a 2.81 ERA (13 ER/41.2 IP) in 18 Big League relief appearances. 44-VICENTE PADILLA, RHP SV 3.86 ERA vs. ALL:.273 (30-110), 2 HR vs. RHB:.345 (20-58), 1 HR vs. LHB:.192 (10-52), 1 HR WHIP: 1.29 Current 10-game scoreless streak is the longest of his career (8.2 IP)...Has a 1.47 ERA (3 ER/18.1 IP) over last 19 games since 5/6, with ER in just 3 of those contests. Has 14 holds in his last 17 games and leads team with 17 holds overall, T-2nd most in AL...Picked up a hold in 10 straight outings from 5/11-6/2, tied for the longest holds streak in ML history for the 3rd time (last, WSH s Tyler Clippard, 5/31-6/22/11)...Broke the Red Sox record of 8 straight by Hideki Okajima from 4/21-5/6/07. 6/2 at TOR allowed 1st of 17 inherited runners this season to score on an error (Sweeney)...His 5.9 inherited runners scored percent leads the AL (2nd in ML). Pitched 3 straight days from 5/19-21 with holds in all 3 games...matched most consecutive days appearing in his career, also 3-gamer from 7/3-5/00 with ARI. Collected 1st save of 2012 with 2.2 scoreless IP 5/7 at KC, his 6th career save (last 5/11/11 at PIT for LAD) and his only save longer than 1.0 IP...Earned the win with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief 4/15 vs. TB, his 8th career victory in relief and 1st since 6/15/01 vs. BAL with PHI. RED SOX 2012 AND CAREER PITCHING VS. THE MARINERS 2012 CAREER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER / Alfredo Aceves / / Matt Albers / / Scott Atchison / / Aaron Cook / / Felix Doubront / / Jon Lester / / Daisuke Matsuzaka / / Mark Melancon / / Andrew Miller / / Franklin Morales / / Clayton Mortensen / / Vicente Padilla /