WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (56-28) at NEW YORK YANKEES (53-27) Sunday, July 1, 2018 8:05 p.m. ET Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY LHP David Price (9-5, 3.66) vs. RHP Luis Severino (12-2, 2.10) Game #85 Road Game #45 TV: ESPN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox own the majors best record and lead MLB in wins (.667, 56-28)...They have won 5 of their last 6 games, and 7 of their last 9. The Sox are 28 games above.500, matching their season high (also 55-27)...They were last 29+ games over.500 at the end of the 2013 season (+32). HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) Rank Club Win % (Record) 1. Red Sox.667 (56-28) 2. Yankees.663 (53-27) 3. Astros.647 (55-30) ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Red Sox defeated the Yankees last night, 11-0...That is tied for their largest shutout victory against the Yankees on the road, having also earned an 11-0 win in the Bronx on 9/6/2003...Their only other shutout win by 11+ runs vs. NYY came on 5/30/41-G2 in Boston (13-0). SALE AND THE CITY: Chris Sale allowed 1 hit in 7.0 scoreless innings last night (11 SO, 1 BB)...According to Elias, he is the only pitcher in MLB history with multiple outings of 10+ strikeouts and 1 or 0 hits against the Yankees, having also done so on 5/22/14 with the White Sox. Sale has a 1.03 ERA in his last 5 starts (4 ER/35.0 IP)... He has allowed 0 runs in his last 15.0 IP. Among the 500+ pitchers who have made at least 10 starts vs. NYY in the Live Ball Era (1920-pres.), Sale owns the lowest career ERA (1.61) and WHIP (0.89) against the Yankees, as well as the highest SO/9.0 IP (11.62) and SO/BB (6.50) ratios. DEVERS ENDEAVORS: Last night, Rafael Devers set a career high in hits (5) and broke a scoreless tie with a 1stinning grand slam...at 21 years, 249 days old, he became the youngest player ever to hit a grand slam in a Red Sox- Yankees game (source: Elias). Devers is also the youngest Red Sox player ever to go 5-for-5 or better in any game (source: Elias). Since the original Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, Devers is the youngest player ever with 5+ hits against the Yankees on the road. GRAND CENTRAL: The Red Sox hit their AL-leading 7th grand slam last night, after hitting none in 2017...They have hit 3 grand slams against the Yankees in 2018, tied for their most in a single season vs. NYY (also 1959 and 2013). ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead the majors in runs scored per game (5.21), AVG (.267), SLG (.459), OPS (.791), doubles (179), and XBH (312). The Sox had 15 hits or fewer in each of their first 75 games, but they have recorded 16+ hits in 3 of their last 9 games...in their last 9 games, the Sox have scored 64 runs (7.1 R/G) and hit.326 (106-for-325). The Sox rank 2nd in MLB with 120 HR, the franchise s 2nd-most through 84 games (125 in 1977)...They lead MLB with 40 multi-hr contests and are 35-5 (.875) in such games, including 22-1 (.957) since 5/16. The Sox have scored 5+ runs in a game 49 times this season, most in MLB (.857, 42-7)...They are 22-1 (.957) in such games since 5/16. J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads MLB with 25 HR, more than any Red Sox hit in 2017 (Betts-24)...He is the 1st Red Sox since Ted Williams in 1946 to have more HR at the All-Star break than any member of the team had in the entire season prior. Martinez also leads the majors in RBI (67) and total bases (196)...He ranks 3rd in SLG (.641) and OPS (1.033), and 6th in AVG (.327). Martinez is the 4th Red Sox ever with 25+ HR and 100+ hits through 84 team games, joining Jimmie Foxx (1938), Ted Williams (1946), and Manny Ramirez (2001). WANNA GET AWAY?: The Red Sox are 21-5 (.808) in series finales this season, including 16-3 (.842) on getaway days. The Sox are 16-11 (.593) in series openers, and 40-17 (.702) in all other games...they are 18-6-2 in series, including 8-2-2 in their last 12. The Sox are in the midst of a 9-game, 10-day road trip through NYY (3 G), WSH (3 G), and KC (3 G)...They will be off Thursday in Kansas City. BOS ranks 2nd in MLB in winning % (.636), ERA (3.20), and opponent AVG (.212) on the road. SOX & YANKS: The Red Sox lead the Yankees by 1.0 game in the AL East...BOS has played 4 more games than NYY has. The Sox and Yankees have been within 2.0 games of each other since the end of play on 5/1. Tonight will mark the 6th consecutive meeting between BOS and NYY in which the teams held the majors 2 highest winning percentages. MLB TEAM RANKINGS STAT RED SOX YANKEES Runs Per Game 1st (5.21) 2nd (5.08) OPS 1st (.791) 2nd (.781) Run Differential 2nd (+129) 3rd (+101) ERA 4th (3.50) 3rd (3.43) Scoring 1st 2nd (.900, 36-4) 1st (.902, 37-4) PRICE CHECK: David Price has allowed 3 runs or fewer in 9 consecutive starts, his longest streak since joining the Red Sox...The Sox are 8-1 in those games, with Price going 7-1 with a 2.72 ERA (17 ER/56.1 IP). Price has allowed 3 runs or fewer in 10+ consecutive starts twice in his career: 2012 (11) and 2015 (10). IN GOOD COMPANY: This is only the 4th time in the Red Sox 118-year history they have won as many as 56 of their first 84 games, having also done so in 1978 (57-27), 1946 (59-23-2), and 1912 (57-27). The Sox are only the 17th team in the Expansion Era (1961-pres.) to win 56+ of their first 84 games...3 of the previous 5 went on to win the World Series (2017 Astros, 2005 White Sox, and 1998 Yankees). BENNY IN THE BRONX: Andrew Benintendi has 6 HR and 16 RBI in only 15 games at Yankee Stadium from 2017-18, the most for any visiting player in the last 2 seasons. Benintendi stole his 15th base of the season last night...he is the only major leaguer with 50+ runs, 50+ RBI, and 15+ steals. LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts has reached base in 21 of his last 43 plate appearances (13-for-34, 8 BB, 1 SF)...He leads the majors in SLG (.679) and OPS (1.110), while his.341 AVG ranks 2nd behind Jose Altuve (.342)...He also leads MLB in runs per game (1.00; 64 runs in 64 games). Betts has more walks (37) than strikeouts (36)...He is the only major leaguer with 20+ HR and 15+ steals. PITCHING IN: The Red Sox rank 4th in the majors with a 3.50 ERA...In the last 45 seasons (1974-2018), that is the club s 2nd-lowest mark through 84 games (3.41 in 1992). In the Sox last 2 road trips (12 games), BOS starting pitchers have a 2.44 ERA (21 ER/77.1 IP), allowing 2 ER or fewer in 9 of those 12 games...sox starters have thrown 6.0+ innings in 10 straight road games. RUNNIN RED SOX: The Red Sox are 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts in this series...they lead the majors in stolen base success rate and are tied for the MLB lead in steals (83.1%, 64-for-77)...They are 38 for their last 44 (86.4%). Mookie Betts (15-for-17), Andrew Benintendi (15-for- 16), and Jackie Bradley Jr. (9-for-9) are a combined 39-for-42 (92.9%) in steal attempts. REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...1st, +1.0 Home/Road... 28-12/28-16 Day/Night... 20-5/36-23 March/April/May/June...2-1/19-6/18-11/17-10 vs. AL East...29-11 vs. AL Central...6-6 vs. AL West...17-10 vs. National League...4-1 vs. RH/LH starter... 44-18/12-10 Leading after 6 innings...45-3 Tied after 6 innings...6-2 Trailing after 6 innings...5-23 Leading after 7 innings...48-4 Tied after 7 innings...7-2 Trailing after 7 innings...1-22 Leading after 8 innings...51-1 Tied after 8 innings...4-1 Trailing after 8 innings...1-26 Red Sox score first...36-4 Opponents score first...20-24 Shutouts...7-3 Scoring less than 3 runs...4-13 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...10-8 Scoring 5 or more runs...42-7 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR... 46-15/10-13 1-run/2-run games... 13-8/11-4 Walk-offs...1-2 Extra innings (home/road)... 1-1/2-2 Series openers/finales... 16-11/21-5 Series W-L-T (home)... 10-3-0 Series W-L-T (road)... 8-3-2 Series W-L-T (total)... 18-6-2 Series sweeps (home/road)... 4-0/3-0 Come-from-behind wins...23 UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Mon., 7/2 at WSH 7:05 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (9-3, 3.60) RHP Max Scherzer (10-4, 2.04) NESN/ESPN Tue., 7/3 at WSH 6:05 p.m. LHP Brian Johnson (1-2, 4.28) RHP Tanner Roark (3-9, 4.10) NESN/MLBN Wed., 7/4 at WSH 11:05 a.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3, 4.11) RHP Erick Fedde (1-3, 6.00) NESN/MLBN Thu., 7/5 Off Day Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM. * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * VS. THE YANKEES All-Time (Since 1903)... 985-1,184-14 In Boston... 539-547-7 In New York... 446-637-7 At Current Yankee Stadium...43-47 2018... 4-4 In Boston...2-1 In New York...2-3 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/10 H W14-1 SALE Severino 4/11 H L7-10 Tanaka PRICE 4/12 H W6-3 PORCELLO Gray 5/8 R L2-3 Robertson HEMBREE 5/9 R L6-9 Holder BARNES 5/10 R W5-4 KELLY Betances 6/29 R L1-8 Sabathia RODRIGUEZ 6/30 R W11-1 SALE Gray MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL) Rk. Pitcher Wins T1. David Price... 95 T1. Chris Sale... 95 T3. Rick Porcello... 90 T3. Justin Verlander... 90 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Martinez (100) Doubles...Bogaerts (23) Triples...Benintendi (5) HR...Martinez (25) RBI...Martinez (67) Runs...Betts (64) SB...Benintendi/Betts (15) BB...Benintendi (43) AVG (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.341) OBP (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.431) SLG (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.679) OPS (min. 100 AB)...Betts (1.110) Pitching Wins...Porcello/Price/Rodriguez (9) Saves...Kimbrel (24) Appearances... Kelly (36) Starts... Sale (18) ERA (min. 20.0 IP)...Kimbrel (2.16) Innings (reliever)...hembree (35.0) Innings (starter)... Sale (116.0) Strikeouts (reliever)...kimbrel (49) Strikeouts (starter)... Sale (164) Active scoreless streak... Sale (15.0)
24-DAVID PRICE, LHP TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2018 9-5 3.66 16 16 93.1 80 41 38 10 33 89.233 CAREER 136-73 3.24 285 275 1839.2 1633 728 663 177 478 1765.236 TONIGHT S START: The Red Sox are 8-1 in Price s last 9 starts...were 3-4 through his fi rst 7. Allowed 3 ER or fewer in each of his last 9 starts (7-1, 2.72 ERA, 17 ER/56.1 IP)... Surrendered 2 ER or fewer in 7 of those outings. That streak of starts with 3 ER or fewer marks his longest as a Red Sox, and longest since a 10-start stretch in 2015 with TOR (8/3-9/21). Entered today ranked among AL leaders in wins (T-6th, 9) and HR/9.0 IP ratio (12th, 0.96). Price s 3.72 pitches per batter faced began today as the 7th-fewest in the AL (12th in MLB). His 15.2 pitches per inning also started today as the 7th-fewest in the AL (11th in MLB). Threw fewer than 100 pitches in 13 of his 16 starts this year...each of his 3 starts with 100+ pitches have come over his last 5 outings. Has limited opposing LHH to a.212 AVG (11-for-52) and.385 SLG (2B, 3B, 2 HR) this season. Last start: Allowed 1 run over 6.0 IP on 6/26 vs. LAA (W, 5 H, 2 BB, 7 SO). Price s lone run surrendered came on a Chris Young solo HR in the 3rd inning. VS. THE YANKEES: Allowed 4 runs over 1.0 IP on 4/11 vs. NYY (L, 3 H, 2 BB, SO). Is 15-12 with a 4.67 ERA (122 ER/235.1 IP) in 39 career appearances (38 starts) vs. NYY. ON THE ROAD: Allowed a season-high 7 ER over 3.2 IP on 5/3 at TEX...Holds a 2.70 ERA (15 ER/50.0 IP) in his other 8 road starts this year, allowing 3 ER or fewer in 7 and 2 ER or fewer in 5. Surrendered 3 ER or fewer in each of his last 5 road starts (2.90 ERA, 10 ER/30.1 IP)...Marks his longest streak of such road starts since 2016 (6 starts, 8/8-9/22). Is 76-35 (.685) with a 3.39 ERA (350 ER/928.1 IP) in 147 career road appearances (141 starts)...trails only Whitey Ford (.695, 116-51) for the highest road winning percentage since at least 1913. 2018 HIGHLIGHTS: Won 6 consecutive decisions from 5/12-6/14, with the Red Sox winning all 7 of Price s 2018 9.0, 5/17 vs. BAL 9, 4/22 at OAK 9, 5/3 at TEX 7, 5/3 at TEX 4, 3x, last 5/28 vs. TOR 9, 5/23 at TB 2, 2x, last 6/20 at MIN 1, 5/17 vs. BAL - 6, 5/12-6/14 3, 4/22-5/3-2018 4-2, 3.63 ERA, 7 GS 5-3, 3.69 ERA, 9 GS.233 (80-344), 10 HR.212 (11-52), 2 HR.236 (69-292), 8 HR 1.21 9-5, 3.66 ERA, 16 starts SINGLE-GAME HIGHS CAREER IP 9.0, 14x, last 5/17/18 vs. BAL H 13, 5/8/15 vs. KC R 10, 6/23/09 vs. PHI ER 8, 4x, last 4/21/16 vs. TB BB 6, 6/11/09 vs. LAA SO 14, 2x, last 4/26/16 at ATL HR 3, 5x, last 9/27/16 at NYY CG 17, last 5/17/18 vs. BAL SHO 3, last 6/12/15 vs. CLE WIN STREAK 9, 9/5/15-5/1/16 LOSS STREAK 3, 5x, 4/22-5/3/18 10+ SO G 36, last 7/10/16 vs. TB (10) SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 60-38, 3.09 ERA, 138 G, 134 GS 76-35, 3.39 ERA, 147 G, 141 GS.236 (1633-6919), 177 HR.226 (372-1644), 29 HR.239 (1261-5275), 148 HR 1.15 VS. NYY W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO 2018 0-1 36.00 1 1 1.0 3 4 1 2 1 CAREER 15-12 4.67 39 38 235.1 252 122 27 74 203 at NYY 8-6 4.23 20 19 123.1 128 58 17 45 108 starts during that streak...marked both Price s longest streak of team wins in his starts and winning decisions since 8/12-9/22/16 with BOS (9 starts, 8 wins). Allowed 5 hits or fewer in a career-long 7 straight starts from 5/12-6/14 (.205 AVG, 32-for-156)...His previous career-long streak was 5 during 2008-09 with TB. Was the 1st Red Sox member of the Opening Day rotation with scoreless outings in each of his first 2 starts of a season since Bret Saberhagen (2, April 1999). Prior to Price, the last Red Sox to begin a campaign with consecutive scoreless starts of 7.0+ IP as a member of the Opening Day rotation was Mel Parnell in 1949 (2). Price became the 1st ML pitcher in the last 100 seasons to begin a campaign with consecutive scoreless outings of 7.0+ IP while throwing 95 or fewer pitches in each (76 on 3/30 at TB, 91 on 4/5 vs. TB)...KC s Jakob Junis then joined Price, doing so in 2 consecutive starts from 4/3-9 this year. 2018 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 3/30 W1-0 at TB W 1-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 76/55 2nd start with 7.0+ IP & 76 or fewer pitches (7/2/13 with TB) 4/5 W3-2 TB - 0-0 7.0 3 0 0 3 5 0 91/56 Career-long-tying 2nd straight start with 7.0+ IP and 0 runs 4/11 L7-10 NYY L 1-4 1.0 3 4 4 2 1 1 35/16 Shortest career start 4/17 W10-1 at LAA W 9-1 5.0 3 1 1 4 6 0 78/49 2nd consecutive road start with 1 or 0 R 4/22 L1-4 at OAK L 1-4 7.2 9 4 4 1 6 1 96/68 Allowed a 3-run HR to his last batter faced, Khris Davis 4/28 L6-12 TB L 5-6 5.2 8 6 5 4 5 2 85/56 1st home start with 6+ R allowed since 5/1/16 vs. NYY (6) 5/3 L5-11 at TEX L 4-9 3.2 6 9 7 2 4 0 86/54 3rd career start with 9+ R allowed, last 5/4/13 with TB at COL (9) 5/12 W5-2 at TOR W 4-2 5.1 5 2 2 3 6 1 93/55 Snapped a career-long-tying 3-decision losing streak 5/17 W6-2 BAL W 6-2 9.0 5 2 2 0 8 1 95/69 17th career complete game; came within 1 strike of a shutout 5/23 W3-1 at TB - 1-1 6.0 3 1 1 3 9 0 90/56 Season-high 9 SO 5/28 W8-3 ATL W 7-2 5.0 4 2 2 4 4 0 95/57 3rd straight win, longest streak since 2017 (3, 6/29-7/16) 6/2 W5-4 at HOU W 5-3 6.0 5 3 3 1 7 1 109/63 Threw 100+ pitches for the 1st time since 7/22/17 at LAA (102) 6/9 W4-2 CWS W 4-2 6.0 5 2 2 3 6 0 86/56 Tossed 6.0 scoreless IP after the fi rst 2 BF scored with 0 outs 6/14 W-2-1 at SEA W 2-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 7 0 106/73 3rd start of 2018 with 0 BB over 7.0+ IP, 46th career 6/20 L1-4 at MIN L 1-3 6.0 7 3 3 1 3 2 100/60 Snapped a 6-decision winning streak; BOS was 7-0 in that span 6/26 W9-1 LAA W 8-1 6.0 5 1 1 2 7 1 99/60 Lone run came on solo HR (Chris Young, 3rd inning) YANKEES CAREER VS. PRICE PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Andújar - 0 0 0 0 Bird.000 5 0 0 0 Drury.333 3 1 0 0 Gardner.255 47 12 0 5 Gregorius.429 28 12 1 5 Hicks.208 24 5 0 0 Higashioka - 0 0 0 0 Judge.167 6 1 0 0 Romine.429 14 6 0 5 Stanton.364 11 4 0 3 Torres - 0 0 0 0 Walker.250 4 1 0 0 RED SOX CAREER vs. SEVERINO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi.474 19 9 2 10 Betts.318 22 7 0 2 Bogaerts.111 18 2 0 0 Bradley Jr..211 19 4 0 0 Devers.000 9 0 0 0 Holt.111 9 1 0 0 Leon.100 10 1 0 0 Martinez.333 9 3 0 0 Moreland.333 12 4 0 3 Núñez.250 12 3 0 0 Pearce.250 4 1 0 1 Swihart.000 2 0 0 0 Vázquez.333 6 2 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Sale 18 13 69/116.0 5.35 10-8 Price 16 9 58/93.1 5.59 11-5 Porcello 17 11 77/105.0 6.60 11-6 Velázquez 2 0 10/10.2 8.44 2-0 Johnson 2 1 6/10.0 5.40 2-0 Rodriguez 16 5 67/87.2 6.88 13-3 Pomeranz 8 2 19/37.0 4.62 4-4 Wright 4 3 11/24.0 4.13 3-1 Beeks 1 0 1/4.0 2.25 0-1 22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 9-3, 3.60 ERA, 17 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2018 9-3 3.60 17 17 105.0 95 47 42 10 24 99.236 CAREER 127-102 4.21 295 291 1776.2 1916 917 832 207 405 1273.275 TOMORROW'S START: Has surrendered 2 ER or fewer in 4 of his last 6 starts (3-1, 3.35 ERA, 14 ER/37.2 IP). Is 5-1 with a 3.42 ERA (20 ER/52.2 IP) over 9 road starts this season. Allowed 3 ER over 8.0 IP in his lone career start vs. WSH on 4/13/15 with BOS (W, 4 H, 4 R, BB, 6 SO). Is 18-8 with a 4.25 ERA (101 ER/213.2 IP) in 37 career Interleague appearances (35 starts). 2018 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 6/3 at HOU W 6.1 5 3 2 2 5 6/10 CWS L 6.0 5 3 2 3 5 6/15 at SEA - 6.0 7 4 4 1 9 6/21 at MIN W 7.0 1 0 0 1 5 6/27 LAA - 5.2 8 4 4 2 5 3.48 ERA 2-1 31.0 26 14 12 9 29
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.285 AVG 13 HR 53 RBI.369 OBP.508 SLG vs. RHP: 72-235 (.306), 10 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, RBI, SB HOMESTAND: 5-24, 4 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-8, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 SB) vs. LHP: 16-74 (.216), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 2-8, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (5/8-16) Drove in a run and stole a base for the 2nd straight night last night...his 93.8 % SB rate (15-for-16) is the highest in the majors this season. Ranks 7th in the AL with 43 BB and T-6th with 15 SB...Is 36-for-42 (85.7%) in career SB attempts, having gone 17 for his last 18 (94.4%). Leads visiting hitters with 6 HR and 16 RBI at Yankee Stadium since the start of 2017...Is batting.309/.391/.673/1.063 in 15 games at the park in that time. Leads MLB since 2017 with 21 RBI vs. NYY, ranking T-3rd with 6 HR...His 5 HR at Yankee Stadium in 2017 were the most ever by a rookie on the road vs. NYY. Has 20 RBI in his last 31 games, 35 in his last 45, and 53 this season (T-10th in the AL)...Has 7 go-ahead RBI this season, 6 of which have been game-winners. Is 50-for-160 (.313) with 9 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, and 32 RBI in his last 43 games...in his last 59, is batting.307 (71-for-231) with 44 R, 16 2B, 3 3B, 12 HR, and 40 RBI. Ranks 7th in the AL with a.366 AVG and 6th with a 1.118 OPS with RISP...His.355 career AVG with RISP (81-for-228) is the highest since at least 1974 (min. 200 AB). 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.341 AVG 20 HR 41 RBI.431 OBP.679 SLG vs. RHP: 60-181 (.331), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB HOMESTAND: 4-17, 5 R, HR, 2 RBI, 6 BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (7-18, 6 R, 2 2B, HR, RBI) vs. LHP: 24-65 (.369), 7 HR NYY SERIES: 4-8, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (3/31-4/11) Reached base 4 times last night, hitting his 21st 2B and scoring twice...has reached in 24 of his last 49 PA (.490 OBP), going 13-for-37 (.351) with 10 BB. Leads MLB with a.679 SLG and a 1.110 OPS...Ranks 2nd in AVG (.341) and OBP (.431), and 4th in AB/HR (12.30). Despite missing 14 games (5/27-6/10), ranks among AL leaders with 64 runs (3rd), 20 HR (T-6th), 42 XBH (8th), 15 SB (T-6th), and 167 TB (8th). In 8 games vs. NYY this season, is batting.424 (14-for-33) with 11 runs, 6 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI, and a 1.245 OPS...Hit a grand slam on 4/10 off Chasen Shreve. Extended his franchise record with his 15th career leadoff HR Tuesday, his 4th of 2018 (last 4/25 at TOR). Has 7 game-winning HR this season, trailing only J.D. Martinez (8)...Has 7 HR in his last 24 games and 20 this season (T-6th in the majors). Ranks 4th in the majors with a.627 road slugging percentage and 3rd with a 1.035 OPS on the road...12 of his 20 HR have come in away games. Is the 4th Red Sox player to reach 20 HR 3 times before turning 26, joining Tony Conigliaro, Jim Rice, and Ted Williams. Is batting.331 vs RHP,.369 vs. LHP,.375 at home,.320 on the road,.316 with RISP,.421 with 2 outs,.385 with RISP and 2 outs, and.323 with 2 strikes. 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.278 AVG 12 HR 44 RBI.338 OBP.502 SLG vs. RHP: 58-202 (.287), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5, R HOMESTAND: 5-18, R, 4 2B, RBI, 4 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-5, R) vs. LHP: 15-61 (.246), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 2-9, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/17-28) Recorded his 18th multi-hit game of the season last night and has hit in 10 of his last 11 games...leads the team with 23 2B this season (T-8th in the AL). Has doubled in 6 of his last 9 games, including 4 straight from 6/24-28...Marks his longest streak of games with a 2B since 9/29/17-3/31/18 (5). His.502 SLG and.840 OPS are both career highs...has 12 HR in 263 AB this season (21.92 AB/HR) after averaging 47.41 AB/HR through his fi rst 5 ML seasons. Has 35 XBH in just 66 games this year after tallying 48 XBH in 148 games in 2017...Has reached base safely in 38 of his last 42 games. Ranks 6th in the AL with a.658 SLG with RISP, and 10th with a 1.023 OPS (.315/23-for-73, 7 2B, 6 HR). 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.200 AVG 6 HR 23 RBI.289 OBP.329 SLG vs. RHP: 38-180 (.211), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, R, SB HOMESTAND: 8-17, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-5, R, SB) vs. LHP: 10-60 (.167), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 1-7, R, HBP, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/25-6/1) Has reached base in 10 of his last 11 games, and in his last 15 games vs. NYY, batting.320 (16-for-50) with a.424 OBP, 10 R, 8 RBI, 5 BB, and 4 HBP. Has 9 SB in 9 tries, and is 11 for his last 11 dating back to 2017...Ranks 2nd among actives with an 88.6% career SB percentage (39-for-44; min. 40 attempts). Hit 2 HR over the Red Sox series vs. LAA, including a 2-run shot Thursday...Is 9-for-21 (.429) with 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, and 6 RBI over his last 6 games. Has 4 RBI hits in his last 5 games, including 3 on Tuesday vs. LAA...Drove in a season-high 4 runs Tuesday, his most since 5/30/17 at CWS (4). Is 7 for his last 21 (.333) vs. LHP, after beginning the season 3-for-39 (.077) vs. lefties. The Red Sox are 51-23 in games he plays in (5-5 in all other games)...are 54-11 (.831) in his last 65 games with an XBH, including 29-3 (.906) in his last 32. 11 - RAFAEL DEVERS, 3B.251 AVG 14 HR 46 RBI.294 OBP.447 SLG vs. RHP: 57-222 (.257), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 5-5, 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI HOMESTAND: 8-22, 6 R, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (5-5, 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI) vs. LHP: 21-89 (.236), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 5-9, 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/6-15) Went 5-for-5 with a 2B and a game-winning grand slam last night, his 2nd of the season (4/18 at LAA)...Recorded a career-high 3 R and a career-high-tying 4 RBI. Is the youngest player to go 5-for-5 with a grand slam since at least 1908...The last Red Sox hitter with a grand slam in a 5-hit game was Jim Rice on 7/4/84 vs. OAK. Became the youngest player with a grand slam in a BOS-NYY game (source: STATS)...The previous youngest were Ted Williams for BOS and Joe DiMaggio for NYY. Is the youngest hitter with a 5-hit game against NYY since Stuffy McInnis on 4/29/1911...Is the youngest Sox hitter in the last 100 years to go 5-for-5 or better. Hit a game-tying HR Thursday...12 of his 24 career HR have tied the game or given BOS a lead...has 14 RBI in his last 12 games and 18 in his last 19. Has 8 game-tying or go-ahead RBI in June, all in his last 19 games...has 3 such RBI in his last 4 games, and 6 in his last 11. Is 9-for-16 (.563) with 2 2B and 2 HR in his last 4 games...in his last 23 games, is batting.319 (29-for-91) with 16 R, 8 2B, 5 HR, 18 RBI, and a.571 SLG. With 24 career HR, has passed Bobby Doerr (19) for the 3rd-most by a Red Sox hitter before his 22nd birthday since 1908 (Conigliaro-84, Williams-49). LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTAL Benintendi 6/21/18 at MIN Belisle 33 17 10 0 0 27 8 4 1 0 0 13 Betts 6/26/18 vs. LAA Lamb 17 18 6 2 0 26 4 4 2 0 0 10 Bogaerts 6/17/18 at SEA Bradford 42 12 6 0 0 18 6 3 1 0 1 11 Bradley Jr. 6/28/18 vs. LAA Ramirez 5 3 4 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 5 Devers 7/1/18 at NYY Gray 4 13 6 0 1 20 8 1 2 0 0 11 Holt 4/17/18 at LAA Bard 113 8 2 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 Leon 7/1/18 at NYY Gallegos 0 6 1 0 0 7 1 3 0 0 0 4 Martinez 6/27/18 vs. LAA Heaney 14 27 3 3 0 33 14 5 1 1 0 21 Moreland 6/24/18 vs. SEA Gonzales 18 12 6 0 0 18 7 0 2 0 0 9 Núñez 6/27/18 vs. LAA Heaney 14 11 2 0 0 13 2 1 0 0 0 3 Pearce 6/23/18 at LAA Anderson 11 4 2 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 4 Swihart 9/29/15 at NYY Mitchell 149 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vázquez 6/26/18 vs. LAA McGuire 7 11 1 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 2018 vs. NYY CAREER vs. NYY CAREER AT YANKEE STADIUM PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi.321 28 9 1 7.276 127 35 6 23.284 67 19 6 16 Betts.424 33 14 1 8.285 277 79 8 38.275 138 38 4 13 Bogaerts.273 22 6 0 0.253 308 78 7 27.232 168 39 5 15 Bradley Jr..286 21 6 0 1.250 240 60 3 24.220 132 29 2 9 Devers.242 33 8 1 5.275 69 19 4 11.326 46 15 2 7 Holt.182 11 2 0 2.232 168 39 1 12.250 80 20 1 8 Leon.364 11 4 1 3.231 91 21 2 12.200 40 8 2 7 Lin.000 1 0 0 0.133 15 2 0 0.333 3 1 0 0 Martinez.303 33 10 2 11.328 119 39 5 21.339 59 20 4 12 Moreland.222 18 4 1 3.217 184 40 5 19.196 102 20 3 7 Núñez.241 29 7 0 1.241 116 28 2 11.256 464 119 7 48 Swihart.000 2 0 0 0.270 37 10 2 7.273 22 6 2 6 Vázquez.143 21 3 0 0.235 85 20 2 5.152 46 7 0 0
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 612- BROCK HOLT, OF/INF.298 AVG 1 HR 19 RBI.377 OBP.418 SLG vs. RHP: 33-121 (.273), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-1, RBI HOMESTAND: 3-12, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-1, RBI) vs. LHP: 9-20 (.450), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 1-1, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/14-26) Entered last night s game and singled in a run, his 2nd straight game with an RBI...Ranks 13th in the AL with a.377 OBP (min. 150 PA). Has reached 17 times over his last 12 games (11-for-37, 5 BB, HBP)...Over his last 42 games, is batting.328 (41-for-125) with 14 R, 12 2B, 3B, HR, and 18 RBI. His.268/.377/.418 batting line represents all career highs...has 12 RBI in his last 25 games and 19 in 49 games this season after driving in 7 in 64 games last year. Is batting.329/.379/.494/.873 on the road this season, with 10 of his 14 XBH and 13 of his 19 RBI...Has reached base in 19 of 20 starts on the road. 3 - SANDY LEON, C.255 AVG 4 HR 16 RBI.297 OBP.409 SLG vs. RHP: 21-81 (.259), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI HOMESTAND: 2-6, R, HR, 4 RBI, SF CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (4-8, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI) vs. LHP: 7-29 (.241), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/14-24) Homered for the 2nd straight game last night, also doubling and driving in 2...Marks his 3rd career pair of consecutive games with a HR (also 8/17-18/16, 5/6-7/17). Is 24-for-74 (.324) with 12 R, 4 BB, 5 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, and a.554 SLG in his last 23 games. Has driven in a run in a career-long 5 straight games (8 RBI)...Is 7-for-16 (.438) with a 2B, 2 HR, and a 1.349 OPS over those games. Since 2017, the Red Sox are 9-1 when he homers, 24-9 when he drives in a run, and 17-2 in his multi-hit games...bos is 43-14 when he drives in a run since 2015. Leads the majors with a 3.31 catcher s ERA since 2017...Has a 3.05 catcher s ERA in 279.0 innings caught this season (2nd in the AL, min. 200.0 innings). 28 - J.D. MARTINEZ, OF/DH.327 AVG 25 HR 67 RBI.392 OBP.641 SLG vs. RHP: 76-232 (.328), 22 HR YESTERDAY: 3-4, R, 3 RBI HOMESTAND: 11-25, 9 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (3-4, R, 3 RBI) vs. LHP: 24-74 (.324), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 3-8, R, 3 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (4/29-5/11) Drove in 3 last night in his ML-leading 21st multi-rbi game, his 3rd game with 3+ RBI in his last 8 contests...leads MLB with 25 HR, 67 RBI, and 196 TB. Is the 4th Red Sox hitter with 25+ HR and 100+ hits through 84 team games (also Jimmie Foxx in 1938, Ted Williams in 1946, and Manny Ramirez in 2001). His 25 HR were the most by a Red Sox hitter ever through the month of June...Is the 10th Red Sox hitter to reach 25 HR prior to the All-Star break, and the 7th to reach 25 HR in the club's first 81 games...the last Red Sox to reach 25 HR that fast was David Ortiz in his club record-setting 2006 54-HR season. Is the first BOS hitter with more HR before the All-Star break than any Sox hitter had the entire previous year since Ted Williams in 1946 (23). Has 16 hits in his last 9 games (.432 AVG, 12 R, 3 HR, 12 RBI)...Has reached in 35 of his last 75 PA (.467 OBP), going 25-for-65 (.385) with 4 2B, 4 HR. Among active hitters vs. NYY, ranks 5th in AVG (.328), 9th in SLG (.538), and 12th in OPS (.890)...In his last 24 games vs. NYY, has hit.379/.400/.632 (36-for-95) with 9 2B, 5 HR, and 21 RBI. Has hit in 10 of his last 11 games at Yankee Stadium (.432/19-for-44, 4 HR), including the first 3-HR game by a visitor at the current Yankee Stadium on 6/21/15. Ranks 3rd in the majors with 10 game-winning RBI...Leads MLB with 8 game-winning HR, the most by a Red Sox hitter before July since Jim Rice in 1978 (11). Trails only Mookie Betts (.679, 1.110) and Mike Trout (.641, 1.102) in SLG and OPS (.641, 1.033)...Leads MLB with a.669 SLG since the start of 2017. Ranks among AL leaders with a.327 AVG (4th), 100 hits (4th), 58 runs (6th),.392 OBP (6th),.641 SLG (3rd), 1.033 OPS (3rd), 45 XBH (T-2nd), and 196 TB (1st). 18 - MITCH MORELAND, 1B.285 AVG 11 HR 40 RBI.354 OBP.538 SLG vs. RHP: 46-162 (.284), 9 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4, R, BB HOMESTAND: 7-22, 5 R, 2B, 2 3B, HR, 4 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-5 vs. LHP: 17-59 (.288), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 0-4, R, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22) Has hit safely in 9 of his last 11 games (.318/14-for-44, 10 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 8 RBI, 4 BB), including a double in Thursday s win. Ranks 11th in the AL with a.538 SLG and an.892 OPS (min. 200 PA)...Is batting.298 (62-for-208) with a.929 OPS in his last 59 games. Has 7 HR in his last 27 road games, batting.273/.348/.515/.863 (27-for-99)...Is 6-for-18 (.333) in his last 5 road games. Drove in at least 1 run over 5 straight games from 6/21-26, tying a season-long streak (4/30-5/9)...Has 9 runs in his last 9 contests. Tripled in back-to-back games on 6/22-23 for the 2nd time in 2018...Has more 3B in 64 games this season (4) than he had in 922 career games entering 2018 (3). Has 3 RBI in his last 4 games vs. NYY, including 2 on a HR on 5/9 off Masahiro Tanaka. Has homered once every 20.09 AB this season (221 AB/11 HR), tying a career-best rate. Is batting.290/.367/.464/.831 with RISP, including a.367/.472/.633/1.106 line with 2 outs and RISP (11-for-30, 3 2B, 3B, HR). 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF.250 AVG 5 HR 19 RBI.283 OBP.354 SLG vs. RHP: 52-193 (.269), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 5-13, 4 R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-6 vs. LHP: 15-75 (.200), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 1-8 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/16-29) Snappd an 8-game hitting streak last night (.333/8-for-24), his longest with BOS...Has hit safely in 52 of 71 games (73.2%) this season, the 2nd-most on the team. Hit a go-ahead HR Wednesday, his 5th HR of the season, each of which have come with the score within 1 run...has 4 runs in his last 5 games, and 3 RBI in his last 7. Is 9 for his last 25 (.360) with RISP...Has hit.345 (57-for-165) with RISP since the start of last season, ranking 14th among ML hitters in that time. Has a.256 career AVG in 161 games at Yankee Stadium (119-for-464)...Played 4 seasons for NYY from 2010-13, batting.267 (201-for-752) with 40 2B and 10 HR. 25 - STEVE PEARCE, 1B/OF.500 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI.500 OBP.750 SLG vs. RHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-0 HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-4, 2B) vs. LHP: 2-3 (.667), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 2-4, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/13-21) Acquired from TOR Thursday and went 2-for-4 with a 2B in his BOS debut Friday...Is batting.301/.356/.530/.886 with 4 HR and 16 RBI in 28 games this year. Missed time from 5/3-6/21 with a left oblique strain...is 7-for-17 (.412) since returning, including a game-winning 3-run HR in the 9th inning on Saturday at LAA. Is batting.327 (17-for-52) this season vs. LHP, with 6 2B, 2 HR, and a.558 SLG...Has a.496 career SLG and.843 career OPS vs. LHP. In his career vs. NYY, one of his former teams, has hit.287/.379/.526 with 10 HR in 57 games...is a career.308/.382/.604 hitter at Yankee Stadium (8 HR in 33 G). Has played for every AL East team...has played 12 ML seasons for 7 teams, batting.256/.332/.444 with 120 2B, 83 HR, and 268 RBI in 689 games for PIT (2007-11), BAL (2012; 2013-15; 2016), HOU (2012), NYY (2012), TB (2016), TOR (2017-18) and BOS (2018). Over 12 ML seasons, has played 227 games (190 starts) at 1B, 216 (183) in LF, 99 (78) in RF, 33 (27) at 2B, and 12 (8) at 3B. 23 - BLAKE SWIHART, C /UTL.156 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI.217 OBP.182 SLG vs. RHP: 8-50 (.160), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 HOMESTAND: 2-8, 2 R CURRENT STREAK: 0-2 vs. LHP: 4-27 (.148), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-1 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (6/2-7) In 7 career games at Yankee Stadium, is 6-for-22 (.273) with 4 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, and a.545 SLG...Recorded his only career multi-hr game on 9/29/15 at NYY. Entered Tuesday s game as a PH and singled and scored for the 2nd time in his last 3 games...was his 2nd career pinch hit. Played his first career game at 3B last Saturday night...his last 19 games have come at 6 different positions (C, DH, LF, 1B, RF, 3B). 7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ, C.221 AVG 3 HR 12 RBI.259 OBP.313 SLG vs. RHP: 29-143 (.203), 3 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 6-16, 2 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-3 vs. LHP: 14-52 (.269), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-3 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (5/16-23) Has multiple hits in 3 of his last 5 games and 7 of his last 15, batting.314 (16-for-51) over that time. Doubled and homered Tuesday in his 8th career game with multiple XBH (last 6/6 vs. DET)...Was his 10th career HR...Has 4 XBH in his last 7 games. The Red Sox are 17-4 in his last 21 starts at catcher, having allowed 64 total runs in those games. His 38.7% career CCS% (48-for-124) is the highest rate among actives and 4th-highest by any catcher since 1987 (min. 200 G).
Red Sox Game Notes BULLPEN NOTES Page 5 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 32-Matt Barnes 6/27 vs. LAA (W, 2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 27/34 11/0 0/2 1.2 (6/3 at HOU) 3 (3 times) 65-Justin Haley 6/29 at NYY 2.0 4 3 3 0 0 3/3 -/- -/- 2.0 (2 times) -- 37-Heath Hembree 6/30 at NYY 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 27/35 12/3 -/- 2.0 (5 times) 3 (4 times) 56-Joe Kelly 6/28 vs. LAA (H, 15) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 27/36 19/6 2/4 2.0 (2 times) 3 (5/12 at TOR) 46-Craig Kimbrel 6/28 vs. LAA (SV, 24) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 23/34 11/4 24/26 1.1 (2 times) 3 (5 times) 76-Hector Velazquez 6/30 at NYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 13/21 14/6 -/- 3.1 (4/27 vs TB) 3 (2 times) 44-Brandon Workman 6/28 vs. LAA (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 9/10 3/1 -/- 1.1 (6/11 at BAL) 2 (5 times) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.13 ERA 270.2 219 96 94 104 290 177/237 (75%) 89/26 27/34 32-MATT BARNES, RHP 2-2 0 SV 2.60 ERA vs. ALL:.156 (19-122), 1 HR vs. RHB:.100 (8-80), 1 HR vs. LHB:.262 (11-42), 0 HR WHIP: 1.07 Earned the win Wednesday night vs. LAA (1.0 IP, BB, 3 SO, 22 pitches); stranded 2 inherited runners to end the 7th inning and got the first 2 outs of the 8th... Was his 34th appearance of the season and his 4th straight scoreless appearance (4.0 IP, 0 hits, BB, 7 SO). Has held RHH hitless in their last 20 at-bats (last RH hit: 6/6 vs. DET - M. Cabrera)...On the season has allowed only 4 hits in 34 AB s (.118 AVG) with RISP. Has made 4 scoreless appearances (4.0 IP) since allowing 4 ER in 3.0 IP over 3 games prior...posted a 1.17 ERA (3 ER/23.0 IP) over 22 games from 4/13-6/9. No runs allowed in 28 of 34 games this year...posted a career-best 13.0-IP scoreless streak (12 games) from 5/10-6/9 (8 H, 5 BB, 16 SO,.174 AVG, 1.00 WHIP). Among AL relievers this season, ranks T-4th in holds (15), 5th in opp. AVG (.156), 6th in hits/9.0 IP (4.93), 9th in SO/BF (.338), and 13th in SO (48). 65-JUSTIN HALEY, RHP 0-0 0 SV 5.40 ERA vs. ALL:.300 (6-20), 2 HR vs. RHB:.154 (2-13), 1 HR vs. LHB:.571 (4-7), 1 HR WHIP: 1.40 Threw 2.0 innings in Friday night s loss at NYY (4 H, 3 ER, 2 HR, 42 pitches); was his 3rd appearance of the season. Made his BOS debut on 6/13 at BAL, throwing the final 2.0 IP of the Sox win...has thrown 2.0 or more innings in 2 of his 3 appearances with BOS. In his 2nd ML stint with BOS in 2018 (recalled 6/26 from Pawtucket)...Selected to the active ML roster on 6/8 from Pawtucket (AAA) for his 1st ML stint of 2018 & his 1st ML stint w/ BOS; was a 6th-round selection by BOS in 2012. With PawSox this year: 4-6, 3.06 ERA (21 ER/61.2 IP), 18 BB, 54 SO in 12 games/starts...made his ML debut in 2017 with MIN, made their Opening Day roster. 37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 3-1 0 SV 3.60 ERA vs. ALL:.213 (27-127), 4 HR vs. RHB:.224 (19-85), 3 HR vs. LHB:.190 (8-42), 1 HR WHIP: 1.23 Threw a scoreless 8th inning with 1 BB & 1 SO last night at NYY (17 pitches); his 35th appearance of the season and 5th straight scoreless outing (4.1 IP). Allowed only 1 hit over his 12 appearances in the month of June (.030 AVG, 1-for-33, 40 BF)...Has also held LHH hitless in their last 16 AB s (since 5/18). Has posted a 1.53 ERA (3 ER/17.2 IP) with 8 BB, 25 SO & a 0.85 WHIP over his last 19 games since 5/13 which has lowered his ERA from 5.71 on 5/10 to 3.60. Averaging 11.31 SO/9.0 IP this year (44 SO/35.0 IP) & 10.58 (114 SO/97.0 IP) since the start of 2017; averaged 7.66 SO/9.0 IP (80 SO/94.0 IP) from 2013-16. Has stranded 9 of 12 inherited runners this season, including each of his last 7...Has pitched 1.0+ inning in 8 of 35 appearances this year and 2.0+ 5 times. 56-JOE KELLY, RHP 3-0 2 SV 3.38 ERA vs. ALL:.179 (22-123), 2 HR vs. RHB:.246 (17-69), 2 HR vs. LHB:.093 (5-54), 0 HR WHIP: 1.10 Threw the 8th inning of Thursday s win vs. LAA, allowing 1 run in 2 hits and 1 BB (19 pitches); was his 15th hold of the year & his 36th appearance of 2018. Has allowed 5 ER in 3.2 IP over his last 5 appearances after allowing a total 5 ER in his previous 30 appearances from 4/1-6/14 (1.47 ERA, 30.2 IP). 29 of 36 appearances this year are scoreless...since allowing 4 runs in his season debut on 3/29 has gone 3-0, 2.36 ERA, 9 ER, 34.1 IP, 13 BB, 33 SO in 35 G. Leads all BOS relievers in appearances (36)...Among AL relievers, is T-4th in holds (15), 13th in opp. SLG (.276), 15th in opp. OPS (.560), 16th in opp. AVG (.179). Began the year with 13 straight scoreless appearances (12.2 IP) at Fenway Park before allowing runs on Wednesday vs. LAA; has a 4.87 ERA on the road. 46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 1-1 24 SV 2.16 ERA vs. ALL:.142 (16-113), 5 HR vs. RHB:.111 (7-63), 2 HR vs. LHB:.180 (9-50), 3 HR WHIP: 0.87 Struck out 3 & walked 1 Thursday vs. LAA for his 24th SV of the year (19 pitches); his 33rd appearance of the year and 4th straight scoreless outing (4.1 IP). Wednesday night s 1.1 IP SV vs. LAA marked his 12th career multi-inning SV & 1st of 2018; overall has 6 as a Red Sox (his 1st since 6/6/17 at NYY). Among AL relievers this season, ranks 2nd in SV (24), 3rd in opp. AVG (.142), 4th in SO/BF (.386) & SO/9.0 IP (13.23), 5th in SV% (92.3), 6th WHIP (0.87). Since joining the Red Sox in 2016, among AL relievers is 1st in SO/BF (.429) and AVG (.145), 2nd in SO (258), SO/9.0 IP (14.95) & SV (90), 3rd in WHIP (0.86). Has 315 career SV (22nd all time trailing Fernando Rodney - 317) and his 91.0% career conversion rate (346 SVO) is the highest all-time for any closer with 250 or more chances...has 90 career saves as a Red Sox which are 5th most all time (Ellis Kinder is 4th with 91 SV). 76-HECTOR VELAZQUEZ, RHP 6-0 0 SV 2.32 ERA vs. ALL:.296 (50-169), 3 HR vs. RHB:.317 (32-101), 0 HR vs. LHB:.265 (18-68), 3 HR WHIP: 1.38 Finished last night s win at NYY with a scoreless 9th inning (1.0 IP, H, 16 pitches); his 23rd appearance of the year (21st in relief). Posting a 1.86 ERA (6 ER/29.0 IP) over his last 19 appearances, all in relief since 4/20...Has thrown more than 1.0 inning in 10 of his 20 relief appearances. Ranks T-6th among all AL relievers in wins (4) and 14th in ERA (2.32). In 21 relief appearances this year: 4-0, 2.25 ERA (8 ER, 32.0 IP), 7 BB, 18 SO...Made 2 starts for BOS this April: 2-0, 2.53 ERA, 3 ER/10.2 IP, 2 BB, 10 SO. 67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 0-0 0 SV 0.90 ERA vs. ALL:.147 (5-34), 0 HR vs. RHB:.182 (4-22), 0 HR vs. LHB:.083 (1-12), 0 HR WHIP: 0.90 Threw a scoreless 7th inning with 1 BB and 2 SO for his 1st hold of the year Thursday night vs. LAA (15 pitches); his 10th appearance of the year. 9 of his 10 appearances for BOS this season have been scoreless...began his 1st ML stint of 2018 with 6 straight scoreless appearances (6.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 7 SO). Has allowed only 1 hit in 8 at-bats (.125 AVG) with RISP for BOS this season. Recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 6/5 for his 1st ML stint of 2018...In 15 games for Pawtucket this year: 2-1, 1 SV, 4.18 ERA, 5 BB, 30 SO. 2018 VS. NYY CAREER VS. NYY CAREER AT YANKEE STADIUM 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 0-1-0 15.43 3/0 2.1 2 4 1-1-1 7.58 21/0 19.0 18 16 0-1-0 7.56 10/0 8.1 7 7 Haley 0-0-0 13.50 1/0 2.0 4 3 0-0-0 13.50 1/0 2.0 4 3 0-0-0 13.50 1/0 2.0 4 3 Hembree 0-1-0 17.18 4/0 3.2 6 7 0-1-0 6.27 20/0 18.2 21 13 0-1-0 10.29 11/0 7.0 10 8 Johnson 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 4.2 2 0 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 4.2 2 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 Kelly 1-0-0 2.08 4/0 4.1 4 1 5-1-0 4.86 17/4 37.0 37 20 3-0-0 3.60 8/2 20.0 13 8 Kimbrel 0-0-2 6.75 3/0 2.2 2 2 1-1-11 4.15 18/0 17.1 5 8 1-1-4 8.53 7/0 6.1 3 6 Porcello 1-0-0 3.65 2/2 12.1 10 5 9-8-0 3.31 20/20 130.2 126 48 1-4-0 5.56 7/7 43.2 49 27 Price 0-1-0 36.00 1/1 1.0 3 4 15-12-0 4.67 39/38 235.1 252 122 8-6-0 4.27 19/19 118.0 125 56 Rodriguez 0-1-0 4.09 2/2 11.0 8 5 4-3-0 3.16 11/11 62.2 60 22 2-3-0 3.00 7/7 42.0 37 14 Sale 2-0-0 0.69 2/2 13.0 9 1 6-4-0 1.61 17/14 100.2 70 18 2-2-0 1.86 8/7 48.1 34 10 Velazquez 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 Workman -- / 2-2-0 4.21 13/2 25.2 20 12 1-2-0 5.03 7/2 19.2 18 11
Red Sox Game Notes 2018 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY Page 6 DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL 1 3/29 D at Tampa Bay L4-6 0-1 T-4th -1.0 Pruitt (1-0) SMITH (0-1) Colome (1) 31,042* 1 31,042 2 3/30 N at Tampa Bay W1-0 1-1 T-3rd -1.0 PRICE (1-0) Roe (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 19,203 2 50,245 3 3/31 N at Tampa Bay W3-2 2-1 T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Kittredge (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 17,838 3 68,083 4 4/1 D at Tampa Bay W2-1 3-1 1st +1.0 VELÁZQUEZ (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) KELLY (1) 14,256 4 82,339 5 4/2 N at Miami W7-3 4-1 1st +1.0 JOHNSON (1-0) Richards (0-1) 11,113 5 93,452 6 4/3 N at Miami W4-2(13) 5-1 1st +1.0 HEMBREE (1-0) Guerrero (0-1) 14,953 6 108,405 4/4 Off Day 5-1 1st +1.0 7 4/5 D TAMPA BAY W3-2(12) 6-1 1st +2.0 POYNER (1-0) Kittredge (0-2) 36,134* 1 36,134 4/6 OFF DAY 6-1 1st +1.5 8 4/7 D TAMPA BAY W10-3 7-1 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (2-0) Faria (0-1) 31,821 2 67,955 9 4/8 D TAMPA BAY W8-7 8-1 1st +2.5 SMITH (1-1) Colome (0-1) KIMBREL (3) 31,979 3 99,934 4/9 OFF DAY 8-1 1st +2.0 10 4/10 N NEW YORK-AL W14-1 9-1 1st +2.0 SALE (1-0) Severino (2-1) 32,357 4 132,291 11 4/11 N NEW YORK-AL L7-10 9-2 1st +2.0 Tanaka (2-1) PRICE (1-1) 32,400 5 164,691 12 4/12 N NEW YORK-AL W6-3 10-2 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (3-0) Gray (1-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,341 6 201,032 13 4/13 N BALTIMORE W7-3 11-2 1st +2.5 RODRIGUEZ (1-0) Tillman (0-3) 32,610 7 233,642 14 4/14 D BALTIMORE W10-3 12-2 1st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (2-0) Cobb (0-1) WALDEN (1) 33,584 8 267,226 15 4/15 D BALTIMORE W3-1 13-2 1st +3.5 HEMBREE (2-0) Bundy (0-2) KIMBREL (5) 32,489 9 299,715 4/16 D BALTIMORE 13-2 1st +3.5 PPD (Rain) 16 4/17 N at Anaheim W-10-1 14-2 1st +3.0 PRICE (2-1) Ohtani (2-1) 44,822* 7 153,227 17 4/18 N at Anaheim W9-0 15-2 1st +3.0 PORCELLO (4-0) Skaggs (2-1) 34,508 8 187,735 18 4/19 N at Anaheim W8-2 16-2 1st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (2-0) Tropeano (1-1) 36,253 9 223,988 19 4/20 N at Oakland W7-3 17-2 1st +4.0 VELÁZQUEZ (3-0) Graveman (0-4) 23,473 10 247,461 20 4/21 N at Oakland L0-3 17-3 1st +4.0 Manaea (3-2) SALE (1-1) 25,746 11 273,207 21 4/22 D at Oakland L1-4 17-4 1st +4.0 Treinen (1-1) PRICE (2-2) 29,804 12 303,011 4/23 Off Day 17-4 1st +4.0 22 4/24 N at Toronto L3-4(10) 17-5 1st +3.0 Clippard (3-0) KIMBREL (0-1) 20,070 13 323,081 23 4/25 N at Toronto W4-3 18-5 1st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (3-0) Barnes (1-1) KIMBREL (6) 18,914 14 341,995 24 4/26 N at Toronto W5-4 19-5 1st +4.0 SALE (2-1) Estrada (2-2) KIMBREL (7) 23,571 15 365,566 25 4/27 N TAMPA BAY L3-4 19-6 1st +3.0 Snell (4-1) POMERANZ (0-1) Colomé (5) 32,620 10 332,335 26 4/28 D TAMPA BAY L6-12 19-7 1st +2.0 Yarbrough (1-1) PRICE (2-3) 35,795 11 368,130 27 4/29 D TAMPA BAY W4-3 20-7 1st +2.0 KIMBREL (1-0) Colomé (2-3) 32,888 12 401,018 28 4/30 N KANSAS CITY W10-6 21-7 1st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (4-0) Hammel (0-3) 31,314 13 432,332 29 5/1 N KANSAS CITY L6-7(13) 21-8 1st +2.0 Herrera (1-0) JOHNSON (1-1) Flynn (1) 34,466 14 466,798 30 5/2 D KANSAS CITY W5-4 22-8 1st +2.0 POMERANZ (1-1) Duffy (0-4) KIMBREL (8) 32,267 15 499,065 31 5/3 N at Texas L5-11 22-9 1st +1.0 Minor (3-1) PRICE (2-4) 22,348 16 387,914 32 5/4 N at Texas W5-1 23-9 1st +1.0 PORCELLO (5-0) Colon (1-1) 31,404 17 419,318 33 5/5 N at Texas W6-5 24-9 1st +1.0 KELLY (1-0) Kela (2-2) KIMBREL (9) 35,728 18 455,046 34 5/6 D at Texas W6-1 25-9 1st +1.0 SALE (3-1) Fister (1-3) 28,360 19 483,406 5/7 Off Day 25-9 1st +1.0 35 5/8 N at New York-AL L2-3 25-10 T-1st -- Robertson (3-1) HEMBREE (2-1) Chapman (8) 45,773 20 529,179 36 5/9 N at New York-AL L6-9 25-11 2nd -1.0 Holder (1-1) BARNES (0-1) Chapman (9) 47,088* 21 576,267 37 5/10 N at New York-AL W5-4 26-11 T-1st -- KELLY (2-0) Betances (1-2) KIMBREL (10) 46,899* 22 623,166 38 5/11 N at Toronto L3-5(12) 26-12 T-1st -- Gaviglio (1-0) JOHNSON (1-2) 28,695 23 651,861 39 5/12 D at Toronto W5-2 27-12 T-1st -- PRICE (3-4) Estrada (2-3) KIMBREL (11) 37,588 24 689,449 40 5/13 D at Toronto W5-3 28-12 T-1st -- VELÁZQUEZ (5-0) Biagini (0-2) KELLY (2) 37,888 25 727,337 41 5/14 N OAKLAND L5-6 28-13 2nd -0.5 Manaea (5-4) PORCELLO (5-1) Treinen (7) 35,249 16 534.314 42 5/15 N OAKLAND L3-5 28-14 2nd -1.0 Mengden (3-4) RODRIGUEZ (3-1) Treinen (8) 34,906 17 569,220 43 5/16 N OAKLAND W6-4 29-14 2nd -0.5 SALE (4-1) Cahill (1-2) KIMBREL (12) 34,947 18 604,167 44 5/17 N BALTIMORE W6-2 30-14 2nd -- PRICE (4-4) Gausman (3-3) 36,615 19 640,782 45 5/18 N BALTIMORE L4-7 30-15 2nd -- Cobb (1-5) POMERANZ (1-2) Brach (6) 34,935 20 675,717 46 5/19 N BALTIMORE W6-3 31-15 2nd -- PORCELLO (6-1) Bundy (2-6) KIMBREL (13) 34,195 21 709,912 47 5/20 D BALTIMORE W5-0 32-15 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (4-1) Hess (1-1) 35,550 22 745,462 5/21 OFF DAY 32-15 2nd -0.5 48 5/22 N at Tampa Bay W4-2 33-15 2nd +0.5 SALE (5-1) Faria (3-3) KIMBREL (14) 10,642 26 737,979 49 5/23 N at Tampa Bay W4-1 34-15 1st +1.5 KELLY (3-0) Colome (2-5) KIMBREL (15) 10,194 27 748,173 50 5/24 N at Tampa Bay L3-6 34-16 1st +1.0 Snell (6-3) PORCELLO (6-2) Colome (11) 12,468 28 760,641 51 5/25 N ATLANTA W6-2 35-16 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (5-1) Teheran (4-2) 37,008* 23 782,470 52 5/26 D ATLANTA W8-6 36-16 1st +2.0 WRIGHT (1-0) Freeman (1-2) KIMBREL (16) 36,510* 24 818,980 53 5/27 D ATLANTA L1-7 36-17 1st +1.0 Foltynewicz (4-3) SALE (5-2) 36,543* 25 855,523 54 5/28 D TORONTO W8-3 37-17 1st +2.0 PRICE (5-4) Sanchez (2-5) 34,700 26 890,223 55 5/29 N TORONTO W8-3 38-17 1st +2.0 PORCELLO (7-2) Estrada (2-6) KIMBREL (17) 33,380 27 923,603 56 5/30 D TORONTO W6-4 39-17 1st +2.0 RODRIGUEZ (6-1) Gaviglio (2-1) KIMBREL (18) 33,451 28 957,054 57 5/31 N at Houston L2-4 39-18 1st +1.5 McCullers (7-3) POMERANZ (1-3) Giles (10) 30,658 29 791,299 58 6/1 N at Houston L3-7 39-19 2nd +0.5 Cole (6-1) SALE (5-3) 37,244 30 828,543 59 6/2 N at Houston W5-4 40-19 2nd +0.5 PRICE (6-4) Harris (1-3) KIMBREL (19) 38,640 31 867,183 60 6/3 N at Houston W9-3 41-19 2nd +1.0 PORCELLO (8-2) Morton (7-1) 33,431 32 900,614 6/4 Off Day 41-19 1st +1.0 61 6/5 N DETROIT W6-0 42-19 1st +1.0 WRIGHT (2-0) Lewicki (0-1) 34,762 29 991,816 62 6/6 N DETROIT W7-1 43-19 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (7-1) Hardy (2-1) 35,182 30 1,026,998 63 6/7 N DETROIT L2-7 43-20 2nd +0.5 Boyd (4-4) BEEKS (0-1) 36,556 31 1,063,554 64 6/8 N CHICAGO-AL L0-1 43-21 2nd -0.5 Covey (2-1 SALE (5-4) Soria (7) 36,593 32 1,100,147 65 6/9 D CHICAGO-AL W4-2 44-21 2nd -0.5 PRICE (7-4) Rodón (0-1) KIMBREL (20) 36,675* 33 1,136,822 66 6/10 D CHICAGO-AL L2-5 44-22 2nd -0.5 Lopez (2-4) PORCELLO (8-3) Soria (8) 36,998* 34 1,173,820 67 6/11 N at Baltimore W2-0(12) 45-22 2nd -- HEMBREE (3-1) Givens (0-3) KIMBREL (21) 15,934 33 916,548 68 6/12 N at Baltimore W6-4 46-22 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (8-1) Hess (2-3) 21,837 34 938,385 69 6/13 D at Baltimore W5-1 47-22 2nd +1.0 SALE (6-4) Ramirez (0-1) 17,217 35 955,602 70 6/14 N at Seattle W2-1 48-22 2nd +1.0 PRICE (8-4) Hernández (6-6) KIMBREL (22) 30,479 36 986,081 71 6/15 N at Seattle L6-7 48-23 2nd -- Cook (1-0) BARNES (0-2) Díaz (26) 44,459 37 1,030,540 72 6/16 N at Seattle L0-1 48-24 2nd -1.0 LeBlanc (3-0) WRIGHT (2-1) Díaz (27) 44,151 38 1,074,691 73 6/17 D at Seattle W9-3 49-24 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (9-1) Leake (7-4) 46,462* 39 1,121,153 6/18 Off Day 49-24 2nd -- 74 6/19 N at Minnesota L2-6 49-25 2nd -1.0 Duke (3-2) SCOTT (0-1) 28,550 40 1,149,703 75 6/20 N at Minnesota L1-4 49-26 2nd -2.0 Lynn (5-5) PRICE (8-5) Rodney (16) 33,153 41 1,182,856 76 6/21 D at Minnesota W9-2 50-26 2nd -2.0 PORCELLO (9-3) Gibson (2-5) 32,631 42 1,215,487 77 6/22 N SEATTLE W14-10 51-26 2nd -1.0 BARNES (1-2) Nicasio (1-4) 37,342* 35 1,211,162 78 6/23 N SEATTLE L2-7 51-27 2nd -1.0 Leake (7-5) RODRIGUEZ (9-2) 36,051 36 1,247,213 79 6/24 D SEATTLE W5-0 52-27 2nd -- SALE (7-4) Gonzales (7-5) 36,274* 37 1,283,487 6/25 OFF DAY 52-27 2nd -0.5 80 6/26 N ANAHEIM W9-1 53-27 2nd -0.5 PRICE (9-5) Lamb (0-1) 37,366* 38 1,320,853 81 6/27 N ANAHEIM W9-6 54-27 T-1st +0.5 BARNES (2-2) Álvarez (3-3) KIMBREL (23) 37,521* 39 1,358,374 82 6/28 N ANAHEIM W4-2 55-27 1st +1.0 VELÁZQUEZ (6-0) Barria (5-4) KIMBREL (24) 36,992* 40 1,395,366 83 6/29 N at New York-AL L1-8 55-28 2nd -- Sabathia (5-3) RODRIGUEZ (9-3) 47,120* 43 1,262,607 84 6/30 N at New York-AL W11-0 56-28 1st +1.0 SALE (8-4) Gray (5-6) 47,125* 44 1,309,732 85 7/1 N at New York-AL 86 7/2 N at Washington 87 7/3 N at Washington 88 7/4 D at Washington 7/5 Off Day 89 7/6 N at Kansas City 90 7/7 N at Kansas City 91 7/8 D at Kansas City 92 7/9 N TEXAS 93 7/10 N TEXAS 94 7/11 N TEXAS 95 7/12 N TORONTO 96 7/13 N TORONTO 97 7/14 D TORONTO 98 7/15 D TORONTO 7/16 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/17 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/18 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/19 ALL-STAR BREAK * sellout