@BOSTONREDSOXPR * - AL East Champions Bold - Won World Series ALCS SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS

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1 WORLD SIES CAMPIONS ():,,,,,,, AMICAN LEAGUE CAMPIONS ():,,,,,,,,,,,, AMICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CAMPIONS ():,,,,,,,,, AMICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD PRIME TIME: This is the Red Sox th ALCS (st since ), having gone - in their previous appearances. When winning Game of the ALCS, the Sox have gone on to win the series twice and lose the series twice... When losing Game, they have gone on to win the series times and lose the series times. In both and, the Sox lost Game of the ALCS but went on to win the World Series. WINS BY TE UNDRED: The Red Sox (-) are taking on the Astros (-) in the ALCS, after they defeated the Yankees (-) in the ALDS...This is only the nd time BOS has faced multiple -win clubs in a postseason, having defeated the Yankees (-) and Cardinals (-) in. Only teams have ever defeated multiple -win teams in a single postseason: Red Sox, Marlins, Padres, and Dodgers. This is only the rd postseason meeting between teams that won + games in the regular season (also and World Series). This will be the th matchup between -win teams in postseason history, including the th in LCS play (also, NYY-KC;, CIN-PI;, BAL-OAK). BEST OF TE BEST: The Red Sox and Astros owned MLB s best records in the regular season...this is the th time that teams with sole possession of MLB s best records are meeting in the LCS...It previously happened in (NYY- LAA), (BOS-CLE), (NYM-OU), (CWS-BAL), (CIN-PI), (PIT-CIN), and (BAL-OAK). The Sox and Astros combined wins are tied with the ALCS (SEA vs. NYY) for the nd-most for any postseason matchup...only the World Series (NYY vs. SEA) featured a higher combined win total (). TE REMATC: The Red Sox and Astros are facing each other in the postseason for the nd time ever...in the ALDS, OU earned a -games-to- victory. The Sox lost their regular-season series to the Astros, games to...ou out-scored BOS, -, while the Sox out-hit the Astros, -...The margins of victory were,,,,,, and. NEW YORK, NEW YORK: The Red Sox are coming off a -games-to- victory over the Yankees in the ALDS, having won Games,, and...bos out-scored (-) and outhit (-) NYY and committed only error in the series. players recorded at least RBI for the Sox in the ALDS, had at least hit, and had multiple hits... Sox pitchers struck out at least batter, and all on the active roster recorded multiple outs. PITCING IN: In the ALDS, Red Sox pitchers posted a. A ( /. ) and held the Yankees to a. AVG (-for-)...in Games and at Yankee Stadium, BOS pitchers allowed a total of runs on hits ( R). Red Sox starters went - with a. A ( /. )...Matt Barnes, Ryan Brasier, eath embree, and Joe Kelly combined to allow runs in., holding opposing hitters to XB and a. AVG (-for-). SLUGGING SOX: In the ALDS, the Red Sox hit. (-for- ) with a. OBP...They batted. with RISP (-for-). The Sox earned a - win in Game, the largest margin of victory by a road team in postseason history...in that game, Brock olt became the st player ever to hit for the cycle in a postseason game. The Sox have been successful in of their last stolen base attempts...they are -for- in steals since /, including -for- in the postseason. BOSTON RED SOX (-) vs. OUSTON ASTROS (-) Saturday, October, : p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA LP Chris Sale (-,.) vs. RP Justin Verlander (-,.) ALCS Game TV: TBS Radio: WEEI. FM, ESPN Radio, WCCM AM (Spanish) OME, SWEET OME: This is the th time the Red Sox are opening the ALCS at home...of the previous, they advanced to the World Series times (,,, ) and failed to advance twice (, ). The Sox are -- at home in postseason play, including -- at Fenway Park. LARGEST SINGLE-GAME CROWDS AT FENWAY PARK Date Game Att. // ALDS Game vs. CLE, // ALDS Game vs. NYY, // ALDS Game vs. LAA, // ALDS Game vs. NYY, // ALCS Game vs. DET, SOMETING S GOTTA GIVE: In the regular season, the Red Sox owned MLB s highest home win percentage (., -) and the Astros had the majors highest road win percentage (., -). In, the Sox led the majors in runs per game (.), AVG (.), OPS (.), and XB (), while the Astros owned MLB s lowest A (.), opponent AVG (.), opponent OPS (.), and W (.). SEASONED VETS: Nine members of the Red Sox have appeared in at least LCS, including position players (Ian Kinsler, Mitch Moreland, Xander Bogaerts, Steve Pearce, Eduardo Núñez) and pitchers (David Price, Rick Porcello, Joe Kelly, Brandon Workman). of those players have also appeared in at least World Series (all except Pearce and Núñez)...Bogaerts and Workman are the only players on the active roster to win a World Series ( Red Sox). LEAD TE WAY: Alex Cora appeared in postseason games as a player, including with LAD () and with BOS (, -)...In the ALCS, Cora and the Sox trailed CLE, games to, before BOS won the final games of the series. Cora made his MLB managerial debut in...is wins are the nd-most for an individual in his st season as an MLB manager (Ralph ouk, NYY, -). managers have won the World Series in their st season with the Red Sox: Jake Stahl (), Ed Barrow (), Terry Francona (), and John Farrell (). SOXTOB: The Red Sox are making their th postseason appearance, including their th in the last years (- )...This is their rd straight playoff appearance, matching the franchise s longest streak (also - and -). The only other teams to qualify for the postseason in each of the last years (-) are CLE, CC, and LAD. POSTSEASON ISTORY: The Red Sox are -- all-time in postseason play...they are - in postseason series, having gone - in trips to the ALDS (- in DS play), - in the ALCS (-), and - in the World Series (--). The Sox have won of the last World Series (,, ), tied with SF for the most titles this century. RED SOX POSTSEASON APPEARANCES YEAR END MANAG WS J. Collins WS J. Stahl WS B. Carrigan WS B. Carrigan WS E. Barrow WS J. Cronin WS D. Williams * WS D. Johnson * WS J. McNamara * ALCS J. McNamara/ J. Morgan * ALCS J. Morgan * ALDS K. Kennedy YEAR END MANAG ALDS J. Williams ALCS J. Williams ALCS G. Little WS T. Francona ALDS T. Francona * WS T. Francona ALCS T. Francona ALDS T. Francona * WS J. Farrell * ALDS J. Farrell * ALDS J. Farrell * --- A. Cora * - AL East Champions Bold - Won World Series REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...st, +. ome/road... -/- Day/Night... -/- March/April/May/June... -/-/-/- July/August/September... -/-/- vs. AL East...- vs. AL Central...- vs. AL West...- vs. National League...- vs. R/L starter... -/- Leading after innings...- Tied after innings...- Trailing after innings...- Leading after innings...- Tied after innings...- Trailing after innings...- Leading after innings...- Tied after innings...- Trailing after innings...- Red Sox score first...- Opponents score first...- Come-from-behind wins... Shutouts...- Scoring less than runs...- Scoring or runs...- Scoring or more runs...- Red Sox hit R/hit R... -/- -run/-run games... -/- Walk-offs...- Extra innings (home/road)... -/- Series openers/finales... -/- Series W-L-T (home) Series W-L-T (road) Series W-L-T (total) Series sweeps (home/road)... -/- VS. TE ASTROS (REG. SEASON) All-Time... - In Boston...- In ouston In Boston...- In ouston...- DATE /R SCORE WP LP / R L- McCullers POMANZ / R L- Cole SALE / R W- PRICE arris / R W- PORCELLO Morton / L- Pressly KELLY / L- Morton RODRIGUEZ / W- KIMBREL Rondon VS. TE ASTROS (POSTSEASON) All-Time... - In Boston...- In ouston...- DATE GAME /R SCORE // ALDS- R L- // ALDS- R L- // ALDS- W- // ALDS- L- ALCS SCEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCING MATCUPS DATE EVENT SITE BOS TIME RED SOX START OPPOSING START TV Sun., / Game Fenway Park : p.m. LP David Price (-,.) RP Gerrit Cole (-,.) TBS Tue., / Game Minute Maid Park : p.m. TBD TBD TBS Wed., / Game Minute Maid Park : p.m. TBD TBD TBS Thu., / Game Minute Maid Park : p.m. TBD TBD TBS Sat., / Game Fenway Park : or : p.m. TBD TBD TBS Sun., / Game Fenway Park : p.m. TBD TBD TBS Red Sox on the Radio: All postseason games are broadcast in English on WEEI. FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCCM AM/. FM. * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * SEASON IN REVIEW The Boston Red Sox Season in Review book is available for download at pressroom.redsox.com (under Media Guides ) and at RED SOX POSTSEASON TEAM LEADS Batting its...bogaerts/martinez () AVG (min. AB)...Martinez (.) XB... olt () R...Bogaerts/olt/Martinez/Vázquez () RBI...Martinez () Runs...Benintendi () SB...Benintendi () BB...Benintendi/Betts/Bradley/Martinez () Pitching Innings... Eovaldi (.) Appearances...Brasier () Starts... Eovaldi/Porcello/Price/Sale () Strikeouts... Sale () Wins... Eovaldi/Porcello/Sale ()

2 -CRIS SALE, LP TONIGT S STARTING PITC Red Sox Game Notes Page W-L A G GS R R BB SO AVG -... CARE -... POSTSEASON -... POSTSEASON: Earned the win in Game of the ALDS vs. NYY, allowing R over. (, BB, SO). Struck out while retiring all batters faced during the th inning of the Red Sox ALDSclinching Game victory at Yankee Stadium. eld the Astros scoreless through. relief before allowing runs in the th inning of the Red Sox - loss in Game of the ALDS at Fenway Park (.,, R, SO). Also started Game of the ALDS at Minute Maid Park, his st career postseason appearance...suffered the loss after allowing runs over. (, BB, SO). IGLIGTS: Earned his th consecutive All-Star Game selection, starting for the AL club. Fell. shy of qualifying for the A title...was on the -day disabled list with mild left shoulder inflammation from /-/ and again from /-/. Led the majors (min.. ) in W (.) and SO/. (.)...Also ranked nd among that group in opponent AVG (.) and opponent OPS (.), as well as rd in A (.). Owned MLB s longest scoreless streak (. ) and longest homerless streak (. ) of. is starts with + SO were tied for the rd-most in MLB (Scherzer-, Verlander-, degrom-)...led the majors with starts of + SO. Won his final decision of the regular season beginning / ( starts). Posted a. SO/. ratio in, the highest single-season mark in MLB history (min.. )...is. W and. opponent AVG trail only Pedro Martinez in (.,.) for the lowest single-season marks in club history (min.. ). VS. TE ASTROS: Suffered the loss on / at OU...Allowed runs over. innings (, BB, SO). AT FENWAY PARK: Over home starts during the regular and postseason, is - with a. A ( /. ),. opponent AVG (-for-), and. W. as averaged. SO/. and. SO/BB at Fenway Park this year ( SO, BB). CARE IGLIGTS: -,. A, appearances, start REGULAR SEASON SINGLE-GAME IGS., / at TOR, / vs. NYY, / vs. ATL, / vs. ATL, / vs. OAK, / at TOR, / at TOR - -, /-present, /-/, last / at BAL () -,. A, GS -,. A, GS. (-), R. (-), R. (-), R. R BB SO R CG SO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK + SO G REGULAR SEASON SPLITS OME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LB VS. RB W CARE., x, last // at TOR, // at BOS, // at MIN, x, last // vs. ATL, x, last // vs. DET, x, last // at TOR, x, last // vs. TOR, last // at KC, last // at TB, //-//, //-//, last // at BAL () CARE -,. A, G, GS -,. A, G, GS. (-), R. (-), R. (-), R. VS. OU (INCL. POSTSEASON) W-L A G GS R BB SO -.. CARE -.. at FENWAY -.. olds the highest SO/. ratio (.) and SO/BB ratio (.) in the Live Ball Era (min.,. )...olds the rd-lowest W (.) among that group. Recorded + SO times since the start of, more than any other pitcher in that time (Scherzer-) and tied with Steve Carlton for th-most since at least...is games with + SO since trail only Max Scherzer s for the most in MLB during that time, and the th-most since at least. DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WEN LEFT R BB SO R PIT/STRIKES NOTES / L- at TB - -. / Made th career Opening Day start / W- at MIA - -. / st career streak of starts with or R to begin a season / W- NYY W -. / Earned his st win of / W- BAL - -. / Allowed R in the st inning before. scoreless / L- at OAK L -. / st + SO effort of / W- at TOR W -. / Gave up multiple R for the st time this season / L- KC - -. / Longest start with or R since // at BAL (.) / W- at TEX W -. / Season-high SO, most since // at BALL () / L- at TOR - -. / Career-high-tying SO (rd time) / W- OAK W -. / Season-high BB, most since // with CWS () / W- at TB W -. / st pair of wins in straight starts since /- of () / L- ATL L -. / Season-high R, most since // at CLE ( R, ) / L- at OU L -. / Lost consecutive starts for st time since /-/ () / L- CWS L -. / eld the White Sox scoreless through innings / W- at BAL W -. / Fewest hits () in a start of.+ since / at TB () / L- at MIN - -. / Retired his first BF before in IF single in the th inning / W- SEA W -. / rd career start with.+ and or fewer pitches (last ) / W- at NYY W -. / th career start with hit over.+ scoreless (last in ) / W- at KC W -. / Season-high-tying th consecutive winning decision / W- TEX W -. / AL-leading th start with.+ and or allowed / W- at DET W -. / rd scoreless road start in (T-rd in AL) / W- MIN - -. / ML-leading th start with or allowed this season / W- at BAL W -. / First pitcher since with + SO on or fewer pitches / W- TOR - -. / Activated from the -day DL that day / W- NYM - -. / th straight team win in GS (career-high: with CWS, - ) / W- at CLE - -. / Snapped career-long scoreless streak (. ) in rd inning / L- BAL - -. / Most pitches since / vs. MIN ASTROS CARE VS. SALE PLAY AVG. AB R RBI Altuve. Bregman. Correa. Gattis. Gonzalez. Gurriel. Kemp. Maldonado. Marisnick. McCann. Reddick. Springer. White. RED SOX CARE vs. VLAND PLAY AVG. AB R RBI Benintendi. Betts. Bogaerts. Bradley Jr.. Devers. olt. Kinsler. Leon. Martinez. Moreland. Núñez. Pearce. Swihart. Vázquez. REGULAR SEASON STARTING PITCS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX START GS STARTS RS/ RSA REC. Sale /.. - Price /.. - Porcello /.. - Velázquez /.. - Johnson /.. - Rodriguez /.. - Pomeranz /.. - Wright /.. - Beeks /.. - Eovaldi /.. - Cuevas /.. - -DAVID PRICE, LP TOMORROW S STARTING PITC W-L A G GS R R BB SO AVG -... CARE -... POSTSEASON -... TOMORROW S START: Was - with a. A ( /. ),. opponent AVG (-for-), and. W over regular season starts following the All-Star break. Over career appearances ( starts) vs. OU, including the postseason, is - with a. A ( /. ). -,. A, start LAST STARTS DATE OPP DEC R BB SO / OU -. / TOR W. / at NYY -. / BAL W. / NYY L.. A -.

3 BATTING NOTES Red Sox Game Notes -ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG Page R RBI. OBP TUESDAY: -, R, BP CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, B, R, RBI, BB, BP, SB ALDS: -, R, B, RBI, BB, BP, SB. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-/) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (//-//) Started all ALDS games vs. NYY in LF, going -for- (.) with BB and a. OBP...Reached base times and drove in runs in Game at NYY. as a. career postseason AVG (-for-,. OPS)...as multiple hits in of his last overall games (./-for-,. OPS, RBI). Stole bases in the ALDS, and is the rd-youngest Red Sox player ever to steal a base in the postseason, after Jacoby Ellsbury ( SB in ) and Rafael Devers. In games vs. the Astros this season, posted a././. batting line with R (-for-, R, B, RBI). Set career highs this season with runs scored, hits, B, B, stolen bases, BB, XB, TB, and. bwar...improved his./././. batting line from to./././. in. Ranked in the top in the AL in runs (th), AVG (th), OBP (th), OPS (th), doubles (T-th), triples (T-th), RBI (th, ), BB (T-th), and XB (th). as career postseason R, in his first career postseason PA (// at CLE) and his final postseason game of (/ vs. OU). -MOOKIE BETTS, OF vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI. OBP TUESDAY: -, BB CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, B, RBI, BB, SB ALDS: -, R, B, RBI, BB. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (//-//) as started all Red Sox playoff games since in RF, reaching base in of. Ranks among all-time hitters vs. OU in AVG (th,.), OBP (rd,.), SLG (th,.), and OPS (nd,.)...it. (-for-) in the ALDS. Led the majors with. WAR this season according to Baseball-Reference, the highest mark for any position player since Barry Bonds in (.) and the rd-highest by a position player in Red Sox history, trailing only Carl Yastrzemski in (.) and Ted Williams in (.). Also led the majors with a. AVG and. SLG and ranked nd in OBP (.), OPS (.), and XB ()...Tied for the ML lead with runs. Became the st Red Sox player to win the AL batting title since Bill Mueller in (.), and the st to lead the majors in AVG since Wade Boggs in (.)...Is the first Red Sox player to lead the majors in both AVG and SLG since Ted Williams in (./.). Was the nd Red Sox hitter ever with + R and + SB in the same season (also Jacoby Ellsbury in )...Is the only major leaguer ever to win a batting title for either league in a season in which he also hit + R and stole + bases (source: Elias). is. bwar was the th-highest by a position player before turning, trailing Babe Ruth in, Lou Gehrig in, and Mickey Mantle in -. -XAND BOGATS, SS vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI. OBP TUESDAY: -, BB CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, B, B, R, RBI, BB ALDS: -, R, R, RBI, BB, SF. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (//-pres.) as hit in a career-best straight playoff games (./-for-, R, R, RBI)...Drove in run each in Games and of the ALDS, hitting a solo R in Game. In regular season games vs. OU since, has hit././. ( B, R, RBI)...From /- vs. OU at Fenway, went -for- (.) with R. In his last games dating back to / at CLE, has a./././. batting line (-for-, R, B, R, RBI). In games this season, hit. (-for-) and set career highs in R (), RBI (), doubles (), XB (), OBP (.), SLG (.), and OPS (.). Ranked among AL leaders in RBI (T-th), AB/RBI (., th), B (th), XB (th), AVG (th), OBP (th), SLG (th), and OPS (th)...led MLB with grand slams. Won a World Series with BOS in his first major league season in...selected to Boston s active roster on // and played just regular season games before that championship run...at age, became the youngest Red Sox position player ever to appear in the postseason (passed in by Rafael Devers). -JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI. OBP TUESDAY: -, SB CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, B, R, RBI, BB, SB ALDS: -, R, B, BB, SB. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (x, last /-) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (x, last /-/) Reached base times in ALDS Game (B, BB)...Tied for the team high with RBI in last year's ALDS vs. OU, including a -run R in BOS's Game win. Was hitting. with a. OPS through / ( games), but in his remaining games he batted. with an. OPS (-for-, XB, RBI). Finished the season with a season-long -game hitting streak (./-for-, R, B, R, RBI)...In his final games of the season, hit././.. The Red Sox went - in games in which he homered and - when he recorded at least RBI. Stole a career-high bases in tries...is.% success rate led MLB (min. attempts) and was the best by a Sox player since Dustin Pedroia in (.%). -RAFAEL DEVS, B vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI. OBP CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, R, RBI, BB, SB ALDS: -, R, RBI, SB. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (/-/) In his first full ML season in, played games, recording runs, B, R, and RBI...Ranked th on the team in R, with in his last games. as hit././. with RBI in career postseason games...in Game, became the th player with a playoff SB before turning (last Addison Russell in ). as driven in at least RBI in all career postseason starts (./-for-, R, R, RBI,. OPS), with multiple hits in each of his last. Led BOS with R and RBI (tied) in the ALDS vs. OU...it a game-winning -run R in Game at Fenway and an inside-the-park R in the bottom of the th in Game...Was the th inside-the-park R in postseason history, rd by a Red Sox hitter (Patsy Dougherty, WS G; Larry Gardner, WS-G). Became the th player and st Sox player with a postseason R before turning (Mickey Mantle, Andruw Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Manny Machado, Bryce arper). -BROCK OLT, OF/INF vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI. OBP CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, B, B, R, RBI ALDS: -, R, B, B, R, RBI. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (/-/) it for the first cycle in MLB postseason history in Game of the ALDS, homering with outs in the th...was his nd career cycle (also // vs. ATL), making him the nd hitter in Sox history to hit for the cycle twice (also Bobby Doerr)...Drove in a career-high-tying runs, becoming the th Sox hitter with + RBI in a playoff game. In career postseason games with a PA, has hit./././. (-for-, R, B, B, R, RBI)...omered in his postseason debut in (ALDS Game ). as R and RBI in his last games, batting./././. ( R, B, B)...as hit safely in a career-high-tying straight overall games with an AB. A Texas native, has hit. (-for-) with R, B, B, R, and RBI in career games vs. OU...as hit safely in of his last starts vs. the club. Played games for the Red Sox this season...set career highs with a. OBP,. SLG, and. OPS and tied a career high with R (also ). Went -for- (.) as a P with B, B, and both of the Red Sox' pinch-hit R...According to Elias, became the first player in Red Sox history with multiple go-ahead pinch-hit R in a single season...is. SLG and. OPS as a P were the highest by a Red Sox hitter in a single season since. LAST OME RUN PLAY DATE, OPP. PITC Benintendi // at CWS Minaya Betts // vs. BAL Bundy Bogaerts // vs. NYY Tanaka Bradley Jr. // at NYY Green Devers // vs. BAL G Peterson olt // at NYY Romine Kinsler // at CWS Burr Leon // vs. PI Pivetta Martinez // vs. NYY app Moreland // vs. CLE Otero Núñez // at CWS Rodon Pearce // vs. NYY app Swihart // vs. BAL G Carroll Vázquez // at NYY Britton ** - Includes regular and postseason MULTI-IT GAMES in AB SINCE TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES in RBI RBI RBI RBI +RBI TOTAL

4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Red Sox Game Notes -IAN KINSL, B vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI TUESDAY: -, R, B, RBI CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, B, B, R, RBI, BB, SB ALDS: -, R, B, RBI, BB Page. OBP. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: (x, last /-/) it safely in each of the games of the ALDS vs. NYY (./-for-), hitting RBI doubles in Games and...as a career././. playoff batting line ( G). This marks his first LCS since reaching the World Series in consecutive years with TEX in -...as RBI in career ALCS games. as a././. career batting line vs. OU, with R and runs in games...went -for- with B and a R on / with LAA vs. OU. In his final games of the regular season (beginning /), hit. (-for-) with runs, B, R, and RBI. -SANDY LEON, C vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, R, RBI, BB ALDS: -. OBP. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (/-/) In a career-high games this season, led the majors with a. catcher s A, the lowest by a qualifying Red Sox catcher since at least. The Red Sox went - (.) in his starts, - (.) when he recorded at least hit, - when he hit a R, and - (.) when he drove in a run. Went -for- with RBI in last year's ALDS, going -for- with an RBI in Game and in Game...omered in his first career postseason game on // at CLE. Posted a. fielding percentage this season ( error, chances)...is. career caught stealing percentage ranks th among active catchers (min. GS). -J.D. MARTINEZ, OF/D vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI TUESDAY: -, RBI, BB, SF CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, B, R, RBI, BB ALDS: -, R, R, RBI, BB, SF. OBP. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-/) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (//-pres.) Over ALDS games, hit./././. (-for-, R, RBI)...as R and RBI in postseason games ( with DET, with ARI, and with BOS). Led BOS with RBI in the ALDS, and has R and RBI in his last games...as RBI in his last games vs. his former club, with which he played from -. Earned his nd career All-Star selection in his first year with BOS...Led MLB with RBI and TB and finished nd with a. AVG and R. Became the rd Red Sox ever to hit at least. with + R and + RBI, joining Ted Williams () and Jimmie Foxx (, ). is R represented a Red Sox record for R in a player's first season with the club...is RBI were th-most by a first-year Red Sox. The Red Sox are - (.) when he homers this year and - (.) when he drives in at least run (including - in the postseason). -MITC MORELAND, B vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (---), R. AVG R RBI CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, B, R, RBI, BB ALDS: -, R. OBP. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (//-//) as hit safely in all postseason starts since joining BOS (./-for-)...as reached base in of his last overall PA, going -for- (.) with B. Earned his first career All-Star selection this season...in games, hit. (-for-) with R and RBI. as played in postseason games, including in the ALDS vs. OU (./-for-, B)...Reached the World Series in and with TEX. Is batting. (-for-) as a sub since joining the Red Sox...Since, has hit. (-for-) in pinch-hit situations. -EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI TUESDAY: -, B, RBI CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, B, B, R, RBI, BB, SB ALDS: -, B, RBI, BB. OBP. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (/-/) as hit safely in his last regular season games vs. OU...Ranks among active hitters vs. OU in AVG (th,.), SLG (T-nd,.), and OPS (rd,.). Played in games in his first full season with BOS...In his final games from / on, batted. (-for-) with a. SLG, R, B, B, R, RBI. Went -for- (.) against AL teams that made the postseason (CLE, OU, NYY, OAK). as played career playoff games between NYY (-), SF (), and BOS (-)... of his career postseason hits have gone for extra bases ( B, B, R). -STEVE PEARCE, B/OF vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI TUESDAY: -, R CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, B, RBI, BB, BP ALDS: -, R, RBI, BB. OBP. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (//-pres.) Reached base in of PA over the ALDS vs. NYY (. OBP), driving in and reaching safely in all games (./-for-). In his last games overall, has hit. (-for-) with runs, R, RBIm and a. OPS...it a grand slam and drove in in the regular season finale vs. NYY. Split the season between TOR and BOS, combining to hit./././. with R over games. it. (-for-) with a. OPS vs. LP this season...batted. (-for-) with R and a. OPS in PA with RISP. -BLAKE SWIART, C/UTL vs. RP: - (---), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI CARE POSTSEASON: - ALDS: -. OBP. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: --- Made his postseason debut in ALDS Game...From / through the end of the regular season, hit. (-for-) with R, B, R, and RBI in games. Played defensive positions: C ( G, GS); B ( G, GS); B ( G); B ( G, GS); LF ( G, GS); and RF ( G, GS)...Made just error (/ vs. TOR, B). In games coming off the bench during the regular season, hit. (-for-) with an. OPS...From / through the end of the season, batted. (-for-) with runs, B, RBI, and a. OPS when coming off the bench. -CRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ, C vs. RP: - (.), R vs. LP: - (.), R. AVG R RBI TUESDAY: -, R, R, RBI, BB CARE POSTSEASON: -, R, R, RBI, BB ALDS: -, R, R, RBI, BB. OBP. SLG SEASON-IG STREAK: G (/-) POSTSEASON STREAK: G (//-pres.) it his first career postseason R in Game of the ALDS...Became the th Red Sox catcher to homer in the postseason, first since Sandy Leon in. Recorded an RBI in each of his games with a PA in the ALDS...In career playoff games, has hit. (-for-) with a. OBP,. SLG, runs, and BB. as a. career AVG (-for-) in career games vs. OU, homering on / at OU...Reached base in of PA in the ALDS vs. OU (-for-, BB). Threw out of SB attempts this season (.%)...as caught of in his career (.%), the best rate among active C (min. GS). vs. OU PLAY AVG AB R RBI AVG Benintendi.. Betts.. Bogaerts.. Bradley Jr... Devers.. olt.. Kinsler.. Leon.. Martinez.. Moreland.. Núñez.. Pearce.. Swihart.. Vázquez.. ** - Includes all regular and postseason stats vs. OU and at Fenway Park CARE vs. OU AB R CARE AT FENWAY PARK RBI AVG AB,,, R RBI

5 BULLPEN NOTES Red Sox Game Notes PITC LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) R -Matt Barnes / at NYY - ALDS Gm (). -Ryan Brasier / at NYY - ALDS Gm (). -eath embree / at NYY - ALDS Gm. -Joe Kelly / vs. NYY - ALDS Gm. -Craig Kimbrel / at NYY - ALDS Gm (SV). -Rick Porcello / vs. NYY - ALDS Gm. -Edurado Rodriguez / at NYY - ALDS Gm. -Chris Sale / at NYY - ALDS Gm (). -Brandon Workman / vs. NYY - ALDS Gm. REG SEASON TOTALS:. A. POSTEASON TOTALS:. A. x-matt SO ST BATTS RETIRED/FACED / / / / / / / / / / (%) / (%) BB BARNES, RP vs. ALL:. (-), R Page vs. RB:. (-), R RELIEF IGS INNINGS STRIKEOUTS RI/S SAVES/OPP / / / / / / / / / / / - / / / / / / / / -// /. (/ at OU). (/ vs TOR). ( times). ( times). ( times). (/ vs. NYY). ( times). ( times). ( times) SV ( times) (/ at CWS) (/ at WS) (/ at TOR) (/ vs TEX) - (/ vs BAL) (/ vs BAL) (/ at BAL). A vs. LB:. (-), R W:. ALDS vs. NYY: -, holds,. A (. ), hits, BB, SO,. AVG (-for-) in games...threw a perfect th inning for a hold in Gm Tuesday, / at NYY ( pitches)...allowed of inherited runners to score in the th inning and earned a hold Gm, / vs. NYY (., BB, SO, pitches). In his nd career Postseason; in his PS career is -,. A,.,, R,, BB, SO in games between the ALDS vs. CLE & ALDS vs. NYY. Posted single-season career-bests for the Red Sox this year in SO (), SO/. (.;. ), A (.), opponent AVG (.), and SO/BB ratio (.). Among all AL relievers in, ranked th in holds () and SO/., th in SO/BF, and T-th in SO... Stranded of inherited runners on the season. Since, ranks th in the AL in appearances () and innings (.), th in SO ()...In that same span, has stranded of inherited runners (.%). x-ryan BRASI, RP vs. ALL:. (-), R vs. RB:. (-), R - SV. A vs. LB:. (-), R W:. In his st Postseason...ALDS vs. NYY: -, hold,. A (. ), hit, BB, SO,. AVG (-for-) in games...threw a perfect th inning with SO in the Gm clincher, Tuesday at NYY ( pitches)...threw a scoreless th inning with BB and SO in the Gm loss vs. NYY ( pitches)...threw. in Gm (, BB, pitches); allowed inherited runners to score (to Sale). Made a career-high appearances for BOS in his st ML action since for LAA...Signed a MiLB deal with BOS on / and assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket. Selected to ML roster on / and remained with BOS for the rest of the season...limited ML opponents to a. OPS ( hits, XB, BB, batters). Among all MLB relievers with a minimum of batters faced this year, ranked rd in W, th in opponent OPS, and th in A. x-natan EOVALDI, RP vs. ALL:. (-), R vs. RB:. (-), R - SV. A vs. LB:. (-), R W:. In his st Postseason...ALDS vs. NYY: -,. A ( /. ), hits, BB, SO,. AVG (-for-), ( pitches)...in his st career Postseason appearance, earned the win in the Sox' - victory in Gm at NYY on /. Set career bests this year in W and SO/BF (.) over games ( starts) between TB & BOS...Acquired from TB in exchange for LP Jalen Beeks on /. Was -,. A ( /. ), BB, SO in games ( GS) for BOS (since /), including only run (unearned) allowed over. vs. NYY. Of his career ML appearances, are starts...is -,. A ( /. ) as a starter and -,. A ( /. ) in relief appearances. x-eat EMBREE, RP vs. ALL:. (-), R vs. RB:. (-), R - SV. A vs. LB:. (-), R W:. In his st Postseason...ALDS vs. NYY: -,. A (. ), hits, BB, SO in games...threw a perfect th inning with SO in the Gm win at NYY on / (., pitches)...worked. scoreless, the th and th, in his Postseason debut in the Gm loss vs. NYY on / (. BB, SO, pitches). Was added to the ALDS roster on /, replacing RP Steven Wright (left knee injury). Set career bests in in in SO/. (.;. ), SO (), appearances () and holds ()...Retired.% of his st batters faced ( of ). Began with a career slash line of././. vs. LB; this year:././. vs. LB...Since / LB were (., -) & (., -) since /. x-joe KELLY, RP vs. ALL:. (-), R vs. RB:. (-), R - SV. A vs. LB:. (-), R W:. ALDS vs. NYY: -,. A (. ), hit, BB, SO,. AVG (-for-) in game...made his only appearance of the series in Gm vs. NYY; stranded inherited runners to end the nd inning and threw. scoreless with hit and SO ( pitches/ strikes)...extended his PS scoreless streak to. innings. In his th Postseason...Is -,. A ( /. ) with SO in career games ( GS)...With BOS, no runs allowed in Postseason games (. ). In his nd full season working exclusively as a reliever, appeared in a career-high games (T-th in AL), most by a BOS pitcher since Koji Uehara ( in ). Averaged. SO/., highest rate next to his mark (.)...Allowed only R in. (. R/. ratio, nd-lowest mark for a BOS reliever in ). As a Red Sox (since //), has gone -,. A ( /. ) with SO and a. opp. AVG in appearances in relief. x-craig KIMBREL, RP vs. ALL:. (-), R vs. RB:. (-), R - SV. A vs. LB:. (-), R W:. ALDS vs. NYY: -, SV, SVO,. A ( /. ),, R, BB, SO,. AVG (-for-) in games...recorded the SV to clinch the ALDS in Gm, Tuesday at NYY (.,,, BB, SO, pitches)...got a -out SV in Gm on / vs. NYY which was his st career Postseason SV for BOS; stranded runner in the th and threw the th ininng (., solo R, SO, pitches). In his th Postseason...Is -, SV, SVO,. A ( /. ), SO in games...as a Red Sox, -, SV, SVO,. A ( /. ), SO in games. Recorded SV in his rd season with BOS, his most for BOS & his th + SV season...is SV were T-nd most for a single season in BOS history (D. Lowe). AL relievers ranks: nd in SV, rd in opp. AVG, th in SO/BF (.), th in SO/. (.), th in SV% (.), T-th in SO (), and th in W. as the nd-highest career SV% in ML history (.; /)...Is th on MLB s all-time SV list...among active relievers, ranks nd in career SO/. (.). VS. OU PLAY Barnes Brasier Eovaldi embree Kelly Kimbrel Porcello Price Rodriguez Sale Workman W-L-SV A G/GS --. / --. / --. / --. / --. / --. / --. / --. / --. / --. / --. / CARE VS. OU ** - Includes all regular and postseason stats vs. OU and at Fenway Park W-L-SV A G/GS / / / / / / / / / / / CARE AT FENWAY PARK W-L-SV A G/GS / / / / / / / / / / /

6 Red Sox Game Notes BULLPEN NOTES Page x-rick PORCELLO, RP - SV. A vs. ALL:. (-), R vs. RB:. (-), R vs. LB:. (-), R W:. ALDS vs. NYY: -, hold,. A ( /. ), hits, BB, SO,. AVG (-for-) in games ( start)...earned his st career Postseason win in the Sox series clincher in Gm, / at NYY (.,,, BB, SO, pitches)...got a hold in Gm, / vs. NYY after getting the first outs of the th. In his th Postseason...For his career, is -, hold,. A ( /. ), BB, SO in games ( starts)...in his starts: -,. A ( /. ) and in relief appearances is -,. A ( /. ). Set career bests in in SO () & SO/. (.;. )...Is of pitchers (Verlander) in the last years to make + starts in each from -. Among all AL pitchers finished T-rd in starts (), T-th in wins (), T-th in (.), and th in SO (). x-eduardo RODRIGUEZ, LP - SV. A vs. ALL:. (-), R vs. RB:. (-), R vs. LB:. (-), R W:. ALDS vs. NYY: -,. A ( /. ), hits, BB, SO,. AVG (-for-) in games...finished the Gm win on / at NYY with a scoreless th inning (., BB, SO, pitches)...made series debut in Gm, / vs. NYY (.,,, BB, SO, R, pitches); stranded inherited runners to end the th ininng but allowed a -run R in the th. In his nd Postseason...In career appearances between the ALDS vs. OU and the ALDS vs. NYY: -,. A ( /. ), BB, SO. Posted a career-low. A in a career-high appearances for BOS...Made starts (-,. A) and also made relief appearances (-,. A). Finished with the th-highest winning percentage in the AL (-,.)...ad a career-long.-inning scoreless streak from, /-/. x-brandon WORKMAN, RP - SV. A vs. ALL:. (-), R vs. RB:. (-), R vs. LB:. (-), R W:. ALDS vs. NYY: -,. A ( /. ), hits, BB, SO,. AVG (-for-) in games...started the th inning in Gm, / vs. NYY (.,, SO, pitches)...earned a hold in the Gm win / vs. NYY; struck out Torres with bases loaded to end the th inning, stranding runners (.,,, BB, SO). In his nd Postseason; has appeared in career games, -,. A (/. ), BB, SO...Appeared in games over all rounds of the Postseason for the World Champion Red Sox. Made career-high appearances for BOS despite starting w/ PawSox...ML opponents hit. (-) w/ RISP...Stranded of inherited runners (%). of his appearances at Fenway Park this year were scoreless (. A; /. ); had a. A ( /. ) games on the road. POSTSEASON DAY-BY-DAY GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE SIES RECORD WINNING PITC LOSING PITC SAVE ATTENDACE ALDS G / N NEW YORK-AL W- - SALE (-) app (-) KIMBREL (),* ALDS G / N NEW YORK-AL L- - Tanaka (-) PRICE (-),* / OFF DAY ALDS G / N at New York-AL W- - EOVALDI (-) Severino (-),* ALDS G / N at New York-AL W- - PORCELLO (-) Sabathia (-) KIMBREL (),* * Sellout STARTS BY BATTING ORD (TOTAL, RED SOX W-L) st: Betts (, -) nd: Benintendi (, -) rd: Pearce (, -), Martinez (, -) th: Martinez (, -), Bogaerts (, -) th: Bogaerts (, -), Moreland (, -), Devers (, -) th: Núñez (, -), Pearce (, -), Kinsler (, -) th: Kinsler (, -), olt (, -), Núñez (, -) th: León (, -), Vázquez (, -), Bradley Jr. (, -) th: Bradley Jr. (, -), Vázquez (, -) STARTS BY POSITION (TOTAL, RED SOX W-L) C: León (, -), Vázquez (, -) B: Pearce (, -), Moreland (, -) B: Kinsler (, -), olt (, -) SS: Bogaerts (, -) B: Núñez (, -), Devers (, -) LF: Benintendi (, -) CF: Bradley Jr. (, -) RF: Betts (, -) D: Martinez (, -)