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1 , 2016 DOWN, BUT NOT OUT: The Red Sox have won 3 of the last 6 postseason series in which they lost the first 2 games, coming back to win the 2004 ALCS vs. NYY (down 3-0, won 4-3), the 2003 ALDS vs. OAK (down 2-0, won 3-2), and the 1999 ALDS vs. CLE (down 2-0, won 3-2)...Overall, Boston is 3-6 when losing the first 2 games of a postseason series. HOME, SWEET HOME: The Red Sox are (.667) in postseason games at Fenway Park since 1999, including 10-3 in ALDS play...the only teams with a higher win percentage at home in the postseason since 1999 are the Royals (.813, 13-3) and Indians (.692, 9-4). During the regular season, the Sox led the AL and ranked 2nd in MLB behind only the Rockies in runs per game (5.89), AVG (.300), OBP (.365), SLG (.492), OPS (.858), and XBH (325) at home...boston also led the majors with 209 doubles at home. BACK IN THE POSTSEASON: The Red Sox clinched their 22nd postseason appearance with a 6-4, come-from-behind win at TB on 9/24...Boston has made 8 trips to the postseason in the past 14 years ( ). The Red Sox are all-time in postseason play... They are in 32 postseason series, having gone 6-4 in the ALDS (19-20 in DS play), 5-5 in the ALCS (26-31), and 8-4 in the World Series ( ). The Red Sox 8 World Series titles are tied with the Giants for 4th all-time behind the Yankees (27), Cardinals (11), and A s (9). RED SOX POSTSEASON APPEARANCES YEAR RESULT MANAGER 1903 WS Jimmy Collins 1912 WS Jake Stahl 1915 WS Bill Carrigan 1916 WS Bill Carrigan 1918 WS Ed Barrow 1946 WS Joe Cronin 1967 WS Dick Williams 1975* WS Darrell Johnson 1986* WS John McNamara 1988* ALCS McNamara/Morgan 1990* ALCS Joe Morgan 1995* ALDS Kevin Kennedy 1998 ALDS Jimy Williams 1999 ALCS Jimy Williams 2003 ALCS Grady Little 2004 WS Terry Francona 2005 ALDS Terry Francona 2007* WS Terry Francona 2008 ALCS Terry Francona 2009 ALDS Terry Francona 2013* WS John Farrell 2016* John Farrell * - AL East Champions Bold - Won World Series HOW THE EAST WAS WON: Boston clinched the organization s 8th AL East title on 9/28 at NYY when Baltimore defeated Toronto, The Sox took over sole possession of 1st place on 9/7 and never relinquished their lead. TURNING POINT: The Sox began July with a 5.0-game deficit in the AL East and suffered a 21-2 loss to LAA on 7/2...Beginning 7/3, Boston s.610 win % (50-32) led the AL and ranked 2nd in MLB behind CHC (.642, 52-29). MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: John Farrell has led the Sox to 2 AL East titles in a 4-year span (2013, 2016)...Prior to this stretch, Boston won only 2 AL East crowns in the previous 22 seasons ( )...The last Sox manager to win 2 AL East titles was Joe Morgan (1988, 1990). WORST TO FIRST: Boston won the 2016 AL East title after finishing in last place in 2015 and The Sox were also crowned AL East champs in 2013 after finishing in last place in According to Elias, the Red Sox are the first team ever to go from worst to first twice in a 5-year span. BOSTON RED SOX (0-2) vs. CLEVELAND INDIANS (2-0) Sunday, October 9, :08 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA RHP Clay Buchholz (8-10, 4.78) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (13-9, 4.40) ALDS Game 3 TV: TBS Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, ESPN Radio, WCCM 1110 AM (Spanish) CLAY-L-D-S: Clay Buchholz will make his 6th career postseason appearance, all starts for Boston...The Sox have won each of his last 3 postseason starts, most recently Game 4 of the 2013 World Series at STL (4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER). In his last 16 appearances (8 starts) since 7/27, Buchholz has posted a 2.80 ERA, a 1.08 WHIP, and a.212 opponent AVG (54.2 IP, 41 H, 17 ER)...In his last 7 starts, he is 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA (12 ER/41.0 IP). WHAT A RELIEF: Red Sox relief pitchers have yet to allow an earned run in this series (8.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 11 SO)...Dating back to the beginning of the 2013 postseason, Boston s Bullpen has a 1.09 ERA and.211 opponent AVG in playoff games (57.2 IP, 43 H, 7 ER, 18 BB, 50 SO). EDDIE AND THE BABE: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to start Game 4 on Monday (if necessary)...at 23 years and 186 days old, he would become the youngest Red Sox pitcher to start a postseason game since Babe Ruth started Game 2 of the 1916 World Series against the Brooklyn Robins exactly 100 years ago today at the age of 21...The Babe threw all 14.0 innings in the Sox 2-1 victory. THE CONSTANT: David Ortiz has played in all 75 of Boston s postseason games since 2003, most in team history... Ortiz is also the Red Sox all-time postseason leader in HR (17), doubles (19), XBH (38), hits (80), runs (51), RBI (56), and BB (57)...The 3-time World Series champion was named MVP of the 2004 ALCS and 2013 World Series. Ortiz has reached base in each of his 11 career ALDS games at Fenway Park (.471 OBP). Ortiz has 12 HR in his last 30 postseason games at Fenway Park, including 6 HR in his last 10...Beginning with Game 5 of the 2003 ALCS, he has posted a.348/.471/.750 batting line in postseason home games (39-for-112, 7 2B, 3B, 12 HR, 33 RBI, 32 R). HAMMERIN HANLEY: Hanley Ramirez is 2-for-8 with 2 doubles and an RBI in this series...among active players with at least 50 PA in the postseason, he ranks 6th in AVG (.340) and OBP (.426) and 10th in SLG (.566). Ramirez has posted a.421/.476/.737 career batting line in the ALDS (16-for-38, 7 2B, 3B, HR, 3 BB)...That is the 3rd-highest AVG all-time in DS history (min. 25 PA), while his OPS ranks 4th. CLOSING TIME: Spanning 4 postseasons with the Braves (2010, 12, 13) and Red Sox (2016), Craig Kimbrel has held opponents to a.053 AVG (7.0 IP, ER, 1-for-19, 3 BB, 11 SO)...6 of his 7 postseason outings have been scoreless. Koji Uehara threw a scoreless 8th inning in Game 1 of the ALDS...He has not allowed a run or issued a walk in his last 12 postseason appearances, beginning with Game 4 of the 2013 ALDS (13.0 IP, 7 H, 14 SO)...He is 7-for-7 in save opportunities in his postseason career. FIRST TIMERS: Brock Holt, Sandy Leon, and Andrew Benintendi who combined for 16 HR in the regular season each homered Thursday in their 1st career postseason game...holt (3-for-4, HR, 2B) became the 5th Red Sox with 3+ hits in a postseason debut, as well as the 3rd player in club history with 7+ total bases in his first career playoff game. HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi led off the 3rd inning of Game 1 with a HR in his first career postseason plate appearance...the only other players to homer for BOS in their first career postseason PA are Todd Walker (2003 ALDS g1 at OAK) & Jose Santiago (1967 WS g1 vs. STL). At 22 years and 92 days old, Benintendi became the youngest player ever to homer in a postseason game for the Red Sox (previous: Reggie Smith, 22y/188d). MOST IMPROVED: The Red Sox won 15 more games in 2016 (93) than they did in 2015 (78), the largest improvement among any team in the majors this season...their.574 winning percentage (93-69) ranked 5th in the majors. POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE The Boston Red Sox 2016 Season in Review is available at and REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...1st, +4.0 GA Home/Road /46-35 Day/Night /66-46 April/May/June /18-10/10-16 July/August /17-13 September/October /0-2 vs. AL East vs. AL Central vs. AL West vs. National League vs. RH/LH starter /20-17 Leading after 6 innings Tied after 6 innings Trailing after 6 innings Leading after 7 innings Tied after 7 innings Trailing after 7 innings Leading after 8 innings Tied after 8 innings Trailing after 8 innings Red Sox score first Opponents score first Shutouts Scoring less than 3 runs Scoring 3 or 4 runs Scoring 5 or more runs Red Sox hit HR Red Sox hit 0 HR run/2-run games /18-15 Walk-offs Extra innings (home/road) /5-2 Series openers/finales /29-24 Series W-L-T (home/road) / Series W-L-T (total) Series sweeps (home/road) /5-1 Come-from-behind wins... 37, last 9/30 Innings batting around (last 9/9, 7th) REGULAR SEASON VS. THE INDIANS All-Time ,036-8 In Boston In Cleveland At Progressive Field In Boston In Cleveland DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/5 R W6-2 PRICE Kluber 4/6 R L6-7 McAllister TAZAWA 5/20 H L2-4 Kluber BUCHHOLZ 5/21 H W9-1 KELLY Bauer 5/22 H W5-2 PORCELLO Salazar 8/15 R W3-2 POMERANZ Tomlin POSTSEASON VS. THE INDIANS All-Time In Boston In Cleveland DATE GAME H/R SCORE 10/3/95 ALDS 1 R L4-5 (13) 10/4/95 ALDS 2 R L0-4 10/6/95 ALDS 3 H L2-8 9/29/98 ALDS 1 R W11-3 9/30/98 ALDS 2 R L5-9 10/2/98 ALDS 3 H L3-4 10/3/98 ALDS 4 H L1-2 10/6/99 ALDS 1 R L2-3 10/7/99 ALDS 2 R L /9/99 ALDS 3 H W9-3 10/10/99 ALDS 4 H W /11/99 ALDS 5 R W /12/07 ALCS 1 H W /13/07 ALCS 2 H L6-13 (11) 10/15/07 ALCS 3 R L2-4 10/16/07 ALCS 4 R L3-7 10/18/07 ALCS 5 R W7-1 10/20/07 ALCS 6 H W /21/07 ALCS 7 H W /6/16 ALDS 1 R L4-5 10/7/16 ALDS 2 R L0-6 ALDS SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE SITE BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Mon., 10/10 Fenway Park 6:08 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7, 4.71) RHP Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26) TBS Wed., 10/12 Progressive Field 6:08 p.m. TBD TBD TBS Red Sox on the Radio: All Red Sox ALDS games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM, its network affiliates, and ESPN Radio, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM (night) and WCCM 1110 AM (day)

2 Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 11-CLAY BUCHHOLZ, RHP W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO CAREER POSTSEASON POSTSEASON CAREER: TODAY S STARTING PITCHER The Sox have won each of his last 3 postseason starts, most recently Game 4 of the 2013 World Series at STL (4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER). Has allowed 3 or fewer runs in 4 of his 5 career postseason starts. Surrendered 2 runs over 5.0 innings in 2 of his 3 career home postseason starts: Game 3 of the 2009 ALDS vs. LAA (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R) and Game 6 of the 2013 ALCS vs. DET (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R). VS. THE INDIANS: Is making his first career postseason appearance vs. the Indians. In his last start against the Indians on 5/20 at Fenway, allowed 4 runs (3 ER) on 5 hits with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts over 6.0 innings and received the loss. Has tossed a quality outing in 5 of his 7 career starts vs. CLE, including a complete game effort on 8/10/12 (9.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 SO). TODAY S START: Allowed only 1 run in 13.0 IP (0.69 ERA) over his final 2 starts of the season... Limited BAL to 1 run on 3 hits over 7.0 IP on 9/21 at Camden Yards...Did not allow a run over 6.0 one-hit innings in his final start of the season on 9/28 at NYY. Was 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA (12 ER/41.0 IP), a 1.12 WHIP, 33 SO, and 12 BB in his last 7 starts of the season...allowed 2 or fewer runs over 6.0+ innings in 6 of those, and 1 or fewer runs in 5. Limited opposing hitters to a.212 AVG over his last 6 starts (7/27 through the end of the year), the 5th-lowest mark in the AL during that time (min IP). In 19 appearances (8 starts) after the All-Star break, went 5-1 with a 3.22 ERA (21 ER/58.2 IP) while holding opponents to a.223 AVG (47-for-211). The Red Sox won 6 of his last 8 starts (4-0, 2.98 ERA, 15 ER/45.1 IP) REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Made a career-high 37 appearances, spending time in the Red Sox starting rotation and bullpen (21 starts, 16 relief appearances). Tossed 6.0+ IP and allowed 1 R in each of his 3 starts from 8/18-9/6, tied for his 2nd-longest career streak (4 starts, 9/8-28/08)...Was 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA (3 ER/19.0 IP) in those. Had 2 scoreless outings as a starter: 6.2 IP on 4/18 vs. TOR & 6.0 IP on 9/28 at NYY, both no-decisions. 8-10, 4.78 ERA, 37 games, 21 starts REGULAR SEASON SINGLE-GAME HIGHS , 2 times, last 9/21 at BAL 8, 2 times, last 9/6 at SD 6, 3 times, last 9/11 at TOR 6, 2 times, last 9/11 at TOR 5, 6/26 at TEX 9, 8/23 at TB 3, 5/26 vs. COL 3, 9/6-9/28 4, 6/1-7/ , 5.60 ERA, 21 G, 11 GS 6-3, 3.90 ERA, 16 G, 10 GS.250 ( ), 21 HR.280 (71-254), 6 HR.222 (59-266), 15 HR 1.33 IP H R ER BB SO HR CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK 10+ SO G REGULAR SEASON SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 9.0, 7 times, last 7/4/15 vs. HOU 13, 4/5/14 vs. MIL 10, 4/12/15 at NYY 9, 4/12/15 at NYY 8, 5/26/14 at ATL 12, 7/13/14 at HOU 5, 2 times, last 4/20/12 vs. NYY 9, last 7/4/15 vs. HOU 6, last 8/31/14 at TB 11, 4/3-9/15/13 7, 5/12-8/20/08 6, last 5/15/15 at SEA (11 SO) CAREER 35-33, 4.14 ERA, 103 G, 92 GS 46-28, 3.79 ERA, 103 G, 96 GS.251 ( ), 116 HR.256 ( ), 58 HR.246 ( ), 58 HR 1.30 Held right-handed batters to a.222 AVG (59-for-266), the 4th-lowest mark among qualified AL pitchers and 18th-lowest in the majors...also ranked among AL leaders vs. RHB with a.286 OBP (10th) and a.695 OPS (16th) REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG REGULAR SEASON VS. INDIANS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO CAREER at FENWAY DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/6 L6-7 at CLE ND /54 Held right-handed batters hitless in 7 AB 4/12 L9-5 BAL L /60 Multiple HR allowed for 1st time since 4/12/15 at NYY 4/18 L3-4 TOR ND /59 3rd start with 0 ER in last 11 games 4/23 L3-8 at HOU L /67 Allowed first career grand slam in the 5th inning 4/28 L3-5 ATL L /64 First game with 4+ BB since 8/3/14 vs. NYY 5/4 W5-2 at CWS W /58 Snapped 6-start win streak since 7/4/15 5/9 W14-7 OAK W /54 Fewest pitches in a win since 6/25/14 at SEA (76) 5/14 W6-5 HOU ND /67 0 ER over final 4.0 IP 5/20 L2-4 CLE L /56 3rd QS of the campaign 5/26 L2-8 COL L /55 Allowed season highs in runs (6) and HR (3) 5/29 W5-3 at TOR W /14 Relief appearance 6/1 L9-13 at BAL L /40 Relief appearance 6/5 L4-5 TOR ND /7 Relief appearance 6/11 W15-4 at MIN ND /7 Relief appearance 6/16 L1-5 BAL ND /29 Relief appearance 6/21 L1-3 CWS L /52 1st GS since 5/26 vs. COL 6/26 L2-6 at TEX L /58 Season-high 5 BB, most since 8/3/14 vs. NYY (5) 7/2 L2-21 LAA L /39 7 hits in back-to-back GS, 1st such streak this season 7/21 W13-2 MIN ND /13 Relief appearance 7/23 L9-11 MIN ND /24 Relief appearance 7/25 L2-4 DET ND /16 Relief appearance 7/27 L3-4 DET ND /3 Relief appearance 7/31 W5-3 at LAA W /24 Relief appearance 8/6 L0-3 at LAD ND /5 Relief appearance 8/7 L5-8 at LAD ND /11 Relief appearance 8/10 L4-9 NYY ND /3 Relief appearance 8/13 W6-3 ARI ND /43 1st GS since 7/2 vs. LAA 8/18 L3-4 at DET ND /52 Fewest ER in road GS since 6/29/15 at TOR (1) 8/23 W2-1 at TB W /63 Season-high 9 SO 8/27 W8-3 KC ND /10 Relief appearance 8/29 W9-4 TB ND /19 Relief appearance 8/30 L3-4 TB L /8 Relief appearance 9/6 W5-1 at SD W /61 3rd consecutive GS w/6.0+ IP & 1 or 0 R 9/11 W11-8 at TOR ND /35 Shortest GS since 4/28/15 vs. TOR (2.2 IP) 9/16 W7-4 NYY W /60 Earned his 1st win at Fenway since 5/9 vs. OAK 9/21 W5-1 at BAL W /60 Season high-tying 7.0 IP (also 5/4 at CWS) 9/28 L3-5 at NYY ND /56 Fewest H in GS of 1.1+ IP since no-hitter vs. BAL (9/1/07) INDIANS CAREER vs. BUCHHOLZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Chisenhall Crisp Davis Gimenez Gomes Guyer Kipnis Lindor Martinez Napoli Naquin Perez Ramirez Santana RED SOX CAREER vs. TOMLIN PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi Betts Bogaerts Bradley Jr Hernandez Hill Holt Leon Ortiz Pedroia Ramirez Shaw Vazquez Young * Includes postseason STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Price / Buchholz / Kelly / Porcello / Wright / Owens / O Sullivan / Rodriguez / Elias 1 0 2/ Pomeranz /

3 Red Sox Game Notes Page 3 BATTING NOTES 40 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.295 AVG 2 HR 14 RBI.359 OBP.476 SLG vs. RHP: (.338), 2 HR FRIDAY: SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (8/23-9/22) vs. LHP: 5-28 (.179), 0 HR 2016 ALDS: 2-7, R, HR, RBI CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: 1 G (10/6/16) Homered in his first postseason at-bat Thursday night, giving the Red Sox a 2-1 lead in the 3rd...Became the youngest Red Sox player ever to homer in a postseason game, and the 3rd to homer in his 1st postseason plate appearance (also Jose Santiago, 1967 WS Game 1 and Todd Walker, 2003 ALDS Game 1). According to Elias, became the 2nd-youngest hitter in ML history to record a home run in his first postseason plate appearace (Brian McCann, 21 in 2005). Made his ML debut on 8/2 despite having never played a game at the Triple-A level...appeared in 34 regular season games with Boston, making 27 starts in LF and 3 in CF and hitting.295 (31-for-105) with 16 runs scored, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, and 14 RBI...The Sox went in his starts. Went 13-for-24 with 6 doubles and a triple when leading off an inning during the regular season (.542/.577/.875/1.452), and 8-for-23 (.348) with RISP...14 of his 31 regular season hits went for extra bases (.476 SLG), including 13 of his last MOOKIE BETTS, OF.318 AVG 31 HR 113 RBI.363 OBP.534 SLG vs. RHP: (.331), 23 HR FRIDAY: 1-3, BB 2016 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 13 G (6/28-7/16) vs. LHP: (.264), 8 HR 2016 ALDS: 1-6, 2 BB CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: 1 G (10/7/16) Is playing in his first postseason after an All-Star campaign in his 3rd major league season...led the majors with 359 total bases and 67 multi-hit games. Ranked among major league leaders this season in hits (214, 2nd), runs (122, T-2nd), doubles (42, T-6th), XBH (78, T-7th), RBI (113, 5th), AVG (.318, 7th), SLG (.534, 16th), and OPS (.897, 18th)...Also ranked 6th in the AL with 26 steals in only 30 attempts; his success rate of 86.7% ranked 6th in the majors. Finished among all-time Red Sox single-season leaders with 214 hits (T-3rd), 359 total bases (13th), and 67 multi-hit games (5th). Was the fi rst Sox hitter to reach 200 hits since Adrian Gonzalez (213) and Jacoby Ellsbury (212) in 2011, and 14th in club history (26th time)...the only other Red Sox hitter to do so before turning 24 was Johnny Pesky in Was the 2nd Sox player with 25+ HR and 25+ SB since 1913 (also Jacoby Ellsbury, 2011). Went 10-for-27 (.370) with 3 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, and a OPS in 6 regular season games vs. CLE this season...homered twice and drove in 5 on 5/21 vs. CLE. 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.294 AVG 21 HR 89 RBI.356 OBP.446 SLG vs. RHP: (.292), 15 HR FRIDAY: SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 26 G (5/6-6/2) vs. LHP: (.304), 6 HR 2016 ALDS: 1-8 CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: 3 G (2x, last 10/26-28/13) Tied for 7th in the majors this season with 192 hits, after fi nishing 3rd with 196 hits in Also ranked 8th with 115 runs in his first All-Star season. Returns to postseason play after winning a World Series with the Red Sox in his first major league season in Selected to Boston s active roster on 8/19/13 and played just 18 regular season games before that championship run...at age 21, became the youngest Red Sox position player ever to appear in the postseason, and the 3rd Sox player to play in the postseason at age 21 or younger, joining Babe Ruth ( ) and Ken Brett (1967). Scored 3 runs without recording an at-bat in the 2013 ALDS vs. TB, including the game-tying run in the 7th inning of a series-clinching Game 4. Posted a.412 OBP over the duration of the 2013 postseason, going 8-for-27 (.296) with 9 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 RBI, and 6 walks. Turned 24 years old on 10/1...The only Red Sox to record more hits than Bogaerts 524 before turning 24 are Ted Williams (714), Bobby Doerr (661), and Tris Speaker (547)...The only Red Sox to record more RBI than Bogaerts 221 before turning 24 are Williams (491), Doerr (363), Tony Conigliaro (294), and Carl Yastrzemski (235) JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.267 AVG 26 HR 87 RBI.349 OBP.486 SLG vs. RHP: (.277), 23 HR FRIDAY: 0-2, HBP 2016 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 29 G (4/24-5/25) vs. LHP: (.244), 3 HR 2016 ALDS: 0-6, HBP CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: Is playing in his first postseason in his 4th major league season...recorded an outfield assist in Game 1, the first by a Red Sox centerfielder in the postseason since Johnny Damon had 2 in the 2003 ALDS...Joined Damon as the only Sox centerfielders with an assist in a Division Series. Hit 26 home runs this season after combining for 14 from Recorded 87 RBI, more than he totaled in his first 3 ML seasons combined (83)...His 149 hits matched his total from Has hit.429 (9-for-21) over a 7-game regular-season hitting streak vs. CLE...Has homered 3 times in his last 10 regular season games vs. the club MARCO HERNANDEZ, INF.294 AVG 1 HR 5 RBI.357 OBP.373 SLG vs. RHP: (.256), 1 HR FRIDAY: DNP 2016 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (7/3-9/20) vs. LHP: 4-8 (.500), 0 HR 2016 ALDS: 0-0 CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: Made his major league debut this season, appearing in 40 games and making 10 starts over 5 stints with the Red Sox...Hit.333 (12-for-36, 2B, HR) with 3 BB and only 3 SO in his starts...made his postseason debut Thursday, pinch-running for David Ortiz in the 8th inning. Recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 4/15 and made his ML debut on 4/17 vs. TOR...Played 14 games at 2nd base, 10 at 3rd base, and 2 at shortstop. In 57 games with Pawtucket this season, hit.309 (69-for-223) with 7 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs, 29 RBI, and 4 SB AARON HILL, INF.218 AVG 2 HR 9 RBI.287 OBP.290 SLG vs. RHP: 9-61 (.148), 0 HR FRIDAY: DNP 2016 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/30-5/8) vs. LHP: (.286), 2 HR 2016 ALDS: CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: 1 G (2x, last 10/7/11) Acquired from MIL on 7/7 and combined to hit.262 (99-for-378) with 48 runs scored, 14 doubles, and 10 home runs in 125 games (101 starts) this season between the 2 clubs...the Red Sox went in his starts, all at 3B. Is in the postseason for the 2nd time in his 12-year career, having played with the Diamondbacks in the 2011 NLDS vs. MIL (with teammate Chris Young)... Started at 2nd base in all 5 games of that series and posted a.435 OBP, going 5-for-18 (.278) with 3 runs, 5 walks, and 1 home run. Reached base 5 times in Game 2 of the 2011 NLDS, going 3-for-3 with a run scored and 2 walks...hit his only postseason HR in Game 4 on 10/ BROCK HOLT, OF/ INF.255 AVG 7 HR 34 RBI.322 OBP.383 SLG vs. RHP: (.279), 7 HR FRIDAY: SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (7/1-20) vs. LHP: 4-39 (.103), 0 HR 2016 ALDS: 4-8, R, 2B, HR, RBI CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: 2 G (10/6-7/16) Fell a triple shy of the cycle in his first career postseason game Thursday, collecting 7 total bases...was the 13th Red Sox hitter with a single, double, and home run in a postseason game (last Mike Napoli, 10/17/13 at DET, ALCS Game 5)...Was 1 of 6 hitters to record his first postseason home run in Game 1. Is making his postseason debut in his 5th major league season...played 26 games for the 2013 Red Sox, but was not on the postseason roster. Hit.255 (74-for-290) with 45 runs, 16 doubles, a career-high 7 home runs, and 34 RBI in 94 games for the club this season. LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES in 2016 MULTI-RBI GAMES in 2016 PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTAL Benintendi 10/6/16 at CLE Bauer Betts 9/19/16 at BAL Bundy Bogaerts 9/29/16 at NYY Sabathia Bradley Jr. 9/20/16 at BAL Gausman Hernandez 5/30/16 at BAL Givens Hill 9/27/16 at NYY Layne Holt 10/6/16 at CLE Shaw Leon 10/6/16 at CLE Bauer Ortiz 9/30/16 vs. TOR Cecil Pedroia 9/24/16 at TB Farquhar Ramirez 10/2/16 vs. TOR Sanchez Shaw 9/7/16 at SD Cosart Vazquez 5/1/16 vs. NYY Betances Young 9/12/16 vs. BAL Worley ** - Includes regular and postseason

4 Red Sox Game Notes Page 4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 3 - SANDY LEON, C.310 AVG 7 HR 35 RBI.369 OBP.476 SLG vs. RHP: (.286), 3 HR FRIDAY: 0-2, BB 2016 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3x, last 9/6-12) vs. LHP: (.373), 4 HR 2016 ALDS: 1-6, R, HR, RBI, BB CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: 1 G (10/6/16) Homered in the 5th inning Thursday night, becoming the 5th catcher in Red Sox history to homer in the postseason. Among hitters with at least 250 AB this season, finished 9th in the AL in AVG (.310) and 14th in OBP (.369)...His AVG was the highest by any Sox catcher with at least 250 AB since Carlton Fisk hit.315 in Hit 7 HR and drove in 35 in 78 games after recording 1 HR and 8 RBI in the 4 years prior combined (75 G). Caught 13 of 33 attempted base stealers this season (39.4%)...His.998 fielding percentage ranked 2nd among catchers with at least 500 total chances DAVID ORTIZ, DH/1B.315 AVG 38 HR 127 RBI.401 OBP.620 SLG vs. RHP: (.315), 33 HR FRIDAY: SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 13 G (5/21-6/5) vs. LHP: (.313), 5 HR 2016 ALDS: 1-8, 2B CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: 14 G (10/26/04-10/20/07) Ranks 4th in postseason history with 22 2B and 41 XBH and 5th with 165 TB and 60 RBI, including 17 go-ahead RBI (3rd) and 10 game-winning RBI (T-2nd). Is the Red Sox all-time postseason leader in games (75), runs (51), hits (80), 2B (19), HR (17), XBH (38), RBI (56), total bases (154), and BB (57). In 2007, logged the highest AVG (.714), OBP (.846), and OPS (2.418) ever in a single Division Series (min. 10 PA)...Went 5-for-7 with 5 runs, 2 HR, and 6 BB. In the postseason, has hit.409/.500/.705/1.205 in 52 PA with 2 outs and RISP...Has a.393/.500/.798/1.298 line in the 7th inning and after (112 PA). Led MLB this season in doubles (48), XBH (87), SLG (.620), and OPS (1.021)...Also tied for the AL lead in RBI (127, T-2nd in MLB) and ranked among AL leaders in AVG (6th,.315), OBP (3rd,.401), go-ahead RBI (4th, 33), and game-winning RBI (2nd, 18)...Was named to his 10th All-Star Game (3rd-most in BOS history). Set major league single-season records for HR, RBI, doubles, and XBH by a player in his final season, and by a player age 40 or older (source: Elias). Recorded 30+ HR and 100+ RBI for the 10th time, all with Boston...The only other players with at least 10 seasons of 30+ HR and 100+ RBI for a single team are Babe Ruth (12-NYY), Albert Pujols (10-STL), Hank Aaron (10-MIL/ATL), and Lou Gehrig (10-NYY) DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.318 AVG 15 HR 74 RBI.376 OBP.449 SLG vs. RHP: (.320), 12 HR FRIDAY: 0-3, BB 2016 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 16 G (5/24-6/10) vs. LHP: (.305), 3 HR 2016 ALDS: 1-8, R, 2B, BB CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: 7 G (10/16/07-10/27/07) Has played in 46 postseason games, 3rd-most in Red Sox history behind David Ortiz (75) and Jason Varitek (63). Ranks among all-time Red Sox postseason leaders in 2B (2nd, 14), runs (3rd, 31), hits (4th, 45), HR (T-6th, 5), XBH (3rd, 19), and RBI (25, 4th). Hit.345 (10-for-29) in the 2007 ALCS vs. CLE, setting an ALCS rookie record with 8 runs scored...had multiple hits in each of the final 3 games of the series, including a 3-for-5 effort with a home run, 5 RBI, and 3 runs scored in Game 7. Is playing in his 5th Division Series...Has doubled at least once in all 10 of his career postseason series. Ranked 4th in the majors this season with 201 hits, the 2nd-highest single-season total of his career (213 in 2008)...Became only the 5th Red Sox ever with multiple seasons of 200+ hits, joining Wade Boggs (7), Jim Rice (4), Johnny Pesky (3), and Mo Vaughn (2). Ranked 3rd in the AL (8th in MLB) with a.318 AVG, the 2nd-highest mark of his career (.326 in 2008), and scored 105 runs, his most since 2009 (115) HANLEY RAMIREZ, 1B.286 AVG 30 HR 111 RBI.361 OBP.505 SLG vs. RHP: (.268), 19 HR FRIDAY: SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (4/24-5/7) vs. LHP: (.346), 11 HR 2016 ALDS: 2-8, 2 2B, RBI CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: 4 G (10/3-7/13) Doubled twice Thursday night, the fi rst multi-double postseason game by a Red Sox hitter since Coco Crisp on 10/11/08 at TB and just the 6th in Red Sox Division Series history...was the 2nd such Division Series game of his career...also doubled twice in Game 2 of the 2013 NLDS with LAD at ATL. Is a career.421/.476/.737/1.213 hitter in Division Series, having reached safely in 9 of 10 games played over 3 Series...His career AVG and OPS rank 2nd in Division Series history (min. 30 AB)...Has hit.340/.426/.566/.992 overall in the playoffs over the course of his career (15 games). Hit.500 (8-for-16) in the 2013 NLDS vs. ATL, tying the record for extra-base hits in a single Division Series with 6 (4 2B, 3B, HR). Established a new career high this season with 111 RBI, his 2nd season driving in at least 100 runs (106 in 2009 with FLA)...His 63 RBI after the All-Star break were tied with COL s Nolan Arenado for most in the majors...reached 30 HR for the 2nd time in his career (33 in 2008) TRAVIS SHAW, INF.242 AVG 16 HR 71 RBI.306 OBP.421 SLG vs. RHP: (.257), 12 HR FRIDAY: DNP 2016 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (2x, 4/12-18 & 5/9-14) vs. LHP: (.187), 4 HR 2016 ALDS: CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: Made his first career Opening Day roster this season, and is making his postseason debut...in his first full ML season, made 127 starts and recorded 52 XBH. Hit.400 with a OPS against Cleveland this year, going 8-for-20 with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 4 RBI. Hit.317/.427/.619 this season with runners in scoring position and 2 outs...is a career.409 hitter with a OPS on first pitches (27-for-66, 6 2B, 9 HR). 7 - CHRISTIAN VAZQUEZ, C.227 AVG 1 HR 12 RBI.277 OBP.308 SLG vs. RHP: (.212), 1 HR FRIDAY: DNP 2016 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/23-5/6) vs. LHP: (.286), 0 HR 2016 ALDS: CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: Is making his postseason debut in his 2nd major league season (also 2014) at the age of 26. Appeared in 57 games and made 49 starts over a pair of major league stints this season...threw out 8 of 23 (34.8%) attempted base stealers. Among active players with at least 100 games caught, has the league s highest career caught stealing percentage (44.2%, 23 of 52) CHRIS YOUNG, OF.276 AVG 9 HR 24 RBI.352 OBP.498 SLG vs. RHP: (.246), 6 HR FRIDAY: DNP 2016 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (5/24-6/2) vs. LHP: (.329), 3 HR 2016 ALDS: CAREER POSTSEASON STREAK: 4 G (10/2-7/11) Has 13 games of postseason experience with the Diamondbacks (12 games) and Yankees (1 game)...has not appeared in the LDS since 2011 with ARI vs. MIL. Ranks 4th in postseason history with a career OPS (min. 50 PA), trailing Lou Gehrig (1.214), Babe Ruth (1.214), and Troy Glaus (1.154). Has reached safely in all but 1 of his 13 postseason games, batting.311 (14-for-45) with 5 home runs...homered twice on 10/5/11 vs. MIL, 1 of just 16 multihomer games in NLDS history, and the only multi-homer game in Diamondbacks postseason history. Hit.296 (56-for-203) with 18 2B, 9 HR, and a.498 SLG in 76 games in his first season with BOS this season...posted a.329/.410/.589 line vs. LHP vs. CLE CAREER vs. CLE CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi Betts Bogaerts Bradley Jr Hernandez Hill Holt Leon Ortiz , Pedroia , Ramirez Shaw Vazquez Young ** - Includes all regular and postseason stats vs. CLE and at Fenway Park

5 Red Sox Game Notes Page 5 BULLPEN NOTES REG SEASON 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER PS LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 68-Matt Barnes 10/7 at CLE - ALDS GM /62 49/11 1/2 3.0 (7/20 vs. SF) 4 (6/24 at TEX) 56-Joe Kelly 10/7 at CLE - ALDS GM /14 9/4 0/1 2.2 (9/25 at TB) 4 (2 times) 46-Craig Kimbrel 10/7 at CLE - ALDS GM /56 15/4 31/ (6/23 vs CWS) 4 (9/17 vs NYY) 31-Drew Pomeranz 10/6 at CLE - ALDS GM /1 2/0 -/- 1.1 (10/2 vs TOR) 2 (10/2 vs TOR) 28-Robbie Ross Jr. 10/7 at CLE - ALDS GM /54 34/9 -/- 3.0 (4/19 vs TB) 4 (4/19 vs TB) 19-Koji Uehara 10/6 at CLE - ALDS GM /50 1/1 7/9 1.0 (44 times) 3 (2 times) 29-Brad Ziegler 10/7 at CLE - ALDS GM /69 21/4 22/ (4/16 at SD) 3 (3 times) Reg. Season Bullpen Totals: 3.56 ERA /463 (73%) 222/75 43/61 68-MATT BARNES, RHP SV 4.05 ERA vs. ALL:.248 (62-250), 6 HR vs. RHB:.256 (40-156), 2 HR vs. LHB:.234 (22-94), 4 HR WHIP: 1.40 Made postseason debut Friday in GM 2 at CLE; allowed 1 run (unearned) on 3 hits with 1 SO in 1.2 IP...Allowed inherited runner to score (to Price) in the 4th. In his 1st full ML season, set career highs in games (62), IP (66.2), SO (71), SO/9.0 IP (9.59) & wins (4)...Led Sox relievers in games & IP (T-19th in AL). Allowed only 1 ER over his final 12 appearances of the season (7.2 IP)...No runs allowed in 44 of his 62 appearances (71%). Stranded 38 of 49 inherited runners this season; his 22.4 inherited runners scored percent was 8th lowest among AL pitchers (min. 30 inherited runners). Held opponents to a.181 AVG (15-for-83) with RISP this season, the 2nd-lowest mark for all AL pitchers (minimum 95 batters faced); 7th lowest in MLB. 56-JOE KELLY, RHP SV 5.18 ERA vs. ALL:.278 (44-158), 5 HR vs. RHB:.283 (30-106), 2 HR vs. LHB:.269 (14-52), 3 HR WHIP: 1.70 Is in his 3rd postseason...threw a perfect 1.2 IP with 1 SO, Friday in GM 2 at CLE...Appeared in both games at CLE, retiring all 6 batters with 2 SO over 2.0 IP. Has appeared in 13 career postseason games (4 GS) between 2012, 2013, and 2016: 0-1, 3.45 ERA (12 ER/31.1 IP), 13 BB, 26 SO for STL ( 12-13) & BOS. Had 3 stints with BOS this year; made the Opening Day roster working in starting rotation, but the last 2 stints came as a reliever. Began year 2-0, 8.46 ERA in his 6 starts from 4/8-6/1...Beginning on 7/25, all of his 14 apps for Sox came in relief: 2-0, 1.02 ERA (2 ER/17.2 IP), 5 BB, 21 SO. As a reliever, held opponents to a.203 AVG (13-64); including.214 (9-42) vs. RHB and.182 (4-22) vs. LHB...With RISP, as a reliever:.125 AVG (2-16). 46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP SV 3.40 ERA vs. ALL:.152 (28-184), 4 HR vs. RHB:.158 (16-101), 2 HR vs. LHB:.145 (12-83), 2 HR WHIP: 1.09 In his 4th postseason...struck out the only batter he faced (Perez) to end the 8th inning in GM 2, Friday at CLE...In the postseason, is 0-1, 1 SV, 1 SVO, 1.29 ERA (1 ER/7.0 IP), 3 BB, 11 SO in 7 games between 2010, , and Has allowed just 1 hit in 19 AB's (.053 AVG) for his postseason career. 1st-time AL All-Star in his 1st year in BOS...Led all AL relievers in opp. AVG...In AL, was 3rd in SV% (93.9), 4th in SO/9.0 (14.09), 8th in SV & T-10th in SO (83). Underwent left knee surgery on 7/11...Returned to action on 8/1 and went 1-3, 14 SV-14 SVO, 3.15 ERA (7 ER/20.0 IP), 15 BB, 33 SO,.106 AVG (7-66) in 23 G. Had 30+ SV for the 6th straight year...had 2 SV of more than 1.0 IP this year: 8/20 at DET & 9/17 vs. NYY (1.1 IP)...Recorded his 250th career SV on 9/11. Was 0-1, 31 SV, 1.09 ERA (4 ER/33.0 IP),.109 AVG (12-110) in 33 SV opps this year...was 2-5, 7.20 ERA (16 ER/20.0 IP),.216 AVG (16-74) in 24 non-sv chances. 31-DREW POMERANZ, LHP SV 4.59 ERA vs. ALL:.262 (70-267), 14 HR vs. RHB:.255 (52-204), 13 HR vs. LHB:.286 (18-63), 1 HR WHIP: 1.37 Is in his 1st postseason...went 2.1 IP in postseason debut Thursday in GM 1 at CLE; allowed 1 inherited runner to score in the 5th, but struck out 5 and walked 1 (3 hits, 0 runs)...over his last 2 appearances, including 10/2 vs. TOR, has struck out 7 of the last 16 batters he has faced with 1 IBB (3.2 IP, 3 hits in 15 AB s). Appeared in 31 G (30 GS) between SD & BOS and combined to go 11-12, 3.32 ERA (63 ER/170.2 IP), 65 BB, 186 SO... Averaged a career-high 9.81 SO/9.0 IP. Acquired by BOS via trade with SD on 7/14...Appeared in 14 games with the Red Sox, and made 13 starts: 3-5, 4.68 ERA, 35 ER, 67.1 IP, 24 BB, 69 SO. For his ML career, is 4-4, 3 SV-6 SVO, 2.10 ERA (15 ER/64.1 IP), 21 BB, 68 SO in 59 relief appearances...has a.189 opp. AVG (43-for-227). 28-ROBBIE ROSS JR, LHP SV 3.25 ERA vs. ALL:.228 (47-206), 2 HR vs. RHB:.254 (32-126), 2 HR vs. LHB:.188 (15-80), 0 HR WHIP: 1.27 Made postseason debut in GM 2, Fri. at CLE; fanned only batter faced (Chisenhall) in the 6th...Averaged a career-best 9.11 SO/9.0 IP (56 SO/55.1 IP) this year. Held lefties to a.188 AVG (15-for-80) with 3 XBH (all doubles) the 8th-lowest AVG for all AL pitchers this season (minimum 95 batters faced). Went 3-1, 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) in 31 appearances following his appearance on 7/2 vs. LAA in which he allowed a career-high 6 ER in 0.1 IP. Stranded 25 of 34 inherited runners this season; his 26.4 inherited runners scored percent was 12th lowest among AL pitchers (minimun 30 inherited runners). 19-KOJI UEHARA, RHP SV 3.45 ERA vs. ALL:.200 (34-170), 8 HR vs. RHB:.253 (23-91), 5 HR vs. LHB:.139 (11-79), 3 HR WHIP: 0.96 In his 4th postseason...threw a scoreless 8th inning in GM 1 Thursday at CLE; allowed a leadoff infield single, then induced a GIDP & a groundout (1.0 IP, H). Has appeared in a total of 18 postseason games for his career between TEX ( ) and BOS (2013, 16): 1-1, 7 SV, 3.18 ERA (6 ER/17.0 IP), 2 BB, 20 SO. Went 1-1, 7 SV-7 SVO, 0.66 ERA (1 ER/13.2 IP), 0 BB, 16 SO in 13 games postseason games for the 2013 World Series champion Red Sox. Was named MVP of the 2013 ALCS vs. DET...Set Red Sox single postseason records with 7 saves and 13 appearances (tied with Junichi Tazawa) in Ended the year with a 14.1-inning scoreless streak (15G); was longest active streak in AL at season s end...no runs allowed in 41 of 50 games this year (82%). Finished 7th among AL relievers in SO/batter faced (.342), 9th in SO/9.0 IP (12.06) and 10th in WHIP. 29-BRAD ZIEGLER, RHP SV 1.52 ERA vs. ALL:.234 (26-111), 1 HR vs. RHB:.237 (18-76), 1 HR vs. LHB:.229 (8-35), 0 HR WHIP: 1.25 In his 2nd postseason...threw 0.2 scoreless innings with 1 BB and 1 SO, but did allow 1 inherited runner to score in the 6th inning in GM 2, Friday at CLE. Acquired from ARI via trade on 7/9...No ER allowed in 30 of 33 appearances for BOS. Between ARI and BOS, held opponents to a.200 AVG (16-for-80) with RISP and allowed only 2 HR in 68.0 IP all season. Induced 16 GIDP this year, 2nd most among all ML relievers; 10 came with ARI and 6 with BOS which was tied for the lead among relievers (Robbie Ross Jr). Posted an 0.49 ERA (1 ER/18.1 IP) over his final 21 appearances of the season beginning on 8/13...Had a 2-1 record with 1 save in that span VS. CLE CAREER VS. CLE CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Barnes / / / Buchholz / / / Kelly / / / Kimbrel / / / Pomeranz / / / Porcello / / / Price / / / Rodriguez -- / / / Ross Jr / / / Uehara / / / Ziegler / / / ** - Includes all regular and postseason stats vs. CLE and at Progressive Field