BOSTON RED SOX (61-52) vs. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (48-66) Friday, August 12, 2016 7:10 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA LHP David Price (9-8, 4.34) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (4-11, 5.37) Game #114 Home Game #63 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: Boston today continues a stretch of 23 games in 23 days (1-2 so far)...monday marked the Sox lone off day in a span of 44 days from 7/19-8/31. Boston leads Detroit by a half-game for the AL s 2nd Wild Card spot and is 3.0 games behind Toronto in the AL East...The Sox went 9-1 from 7/6-21, but they are only 7-13 since then. AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS TEAM W-L GB Baltimore Orioles 64-50 +2.5 Boston Red Sox 61-52 --- Detroit Tigers 61-53 -0.5 Seattle Mariners 60-53 -1.0 WELL, FOR STARTERS...: Boston s starting pitchers have posted a 3.44 ERA in the club s last 28 games (beginning 7/9), which ranks 2nd in the AL and 4th in MLB in that time...no team has received more innings from its starters than Boston has in that span (178.0)...Red Sox starters have allowed 3 ER or fewer in 22 of those 28 games. Since 8/1, Boston s starters lead the AL and rank 2nd in the majors in ERA (2.73; 20 ER/66.0 IP)...They also lead the AL and rank 3rd in the majors in opponent AVG (.211) this month. YOU COMPLETE ME: The Sox threw 3 complete games on their most recent road trip: 1 by Steven Wright (8/5 at LAD) and 2 by Rick Porcello (8/3 at SEA, 7/29 at LAA)...21 MLB teams have thrown fewer than 3 CG this entire season. Boston has 7 complete games (Wright-4, Porcello-2, Price-1), the club s most since 2009 (8)...The only other team with more than 5 CG in 2016 is San Francisco (9). KINGS OF LEON: Sandy Leon is 6-for-10 with 2 doubles and a triple on this homestand...among hitters with at least 100 at-bats, he leads the majors in AVG (.383), SLG (.617), and OPS (1.040) and ranks 3rd in OBP (.423). Leon has caught 7 of the Sox 15 shutouts since the start of 2015, despite making only 65 starts in that time. FOR THE 1,000TH TIME: David Ortiz has 999 XBH with Boston...The only players to reach 1,000 XBH as a Red Sox are Carl Yastrzemski (1,157) and Ted Williams (1,117). The Giants are the only franchise with 3 players who recorded at least 1,000 XBH (Mays, Ott, Bonds)...The only others with 2 players to reach 1,000 XBH are the Braves (Aaron, C. Jones) and Yankees (Gehrig, Ruth). Ortiz recorded his 63rd XBH of the season last night, breaking Dave Winfield s record for most XBH in a season by a player age 40 or older (62)...Winfield s 62 XBH in 92 all came at the age of 40 (source: Elias). POWER OUTAGE: The Red Sox hit 0 HR against the Yankees from Tuesday-Thursday, their first time going homerless vs. NYY in a series of 3+ games at Fenway Park since a 4-game set in April 2001 (4/13-16). The Sox have 0 HR in their last 5 games, their longest such stretch since July 2014 (5 games, 7/7-11)... Boston has not gone 6+ games without homering since April 2001 (6 games, 4/11-16). LEAGUE LEADERS: Overall the Sox have scored a major league-best 609 runs, 44 more than the AL s 2nd-highest mark (CLE-565)...Boston also leads the majors in doubles (257), AVG (.283), OBP (.350), SLG (.464), and OPS (.814). Boston has recorded 10+ hits in a game a major league-best 60 times, 7 more than any other team... The Sox also lead MLB with 15+ hits in 16 of their games, 8 more than any other AL team. Boston is batting.300 with an.857 OPS at home, the majors 2nd-best marks behind only Colorado (.303/.891)...The Sox lead MLB with 171 doubles at home, 33 more than any other team (COL-138) and 53 more than any other AL club (TOR-118). WELCOME BACK: This weekend marks the 6th Interleague series between Boston and Arizona, 5 of which have taken place at Fenway Park...The D-Backs went 5-2 against the Sox in the first 7 meetings, but Boston has won 7 of the last 8... The Sox have won each of the last 4 head-to-head series. Boston s Aaron Hill (2011-15), Chris Young (2006-12), and Brad Ziegler (2011-16) are all former Diamondbacks...They were all teammates on the 2011 squad that won the NL West division. NATIONAL ACCLAIM: At 9-5 with 6 games against NL clubs remaining, a win today would guarantee the Sox at least a.500 record in Interleague play...boston has had only 1 losing record against the NL since 2003 (9-11 in 2014). Boston owns MLB s best Interleague record since 2003 (.634, 161-93), well ahead of the 2nd-best mark in that time (NYY;.588, 151-106)...The Sox are 206-151 (.577) all-time in Interleague action, only 3.0 games behind NYY (210-149) for MLB s best record. Dustin Pedroia s.3328 lifetime batting average in Interleague play is the 3rd-highest all-time (min. 400 AB) behind Mike Piazza (.340) and Darin Erstad (.3333). IT S BEEN DONE BEFORE: At 61-52, the Sox are 2 games behind their 2004 World Series pace (63-50)...3 of the last 10 World Series champs were 61-52 or worse after 113 games: WORLD SERIES CHAMPS AFTER 113 GAMES TEAM 113 GAMES FINAL RECORD 2012 Giants 61-52 94-68 2011 Cardinals 60-53 90-72 2006 Cardinals 61-52 83-78 CLOSE CALLS: The Red Sox last 14 losses (beginning 7/17) have come by a total of 29 runs...they have lost 5 of those games by 1 run, 5 by 2 runs, 3 by 3 runs, and 1 by 4+ runs. Boston has lost its last 2 games despite holding a lead after 6 innings in each of them...prior to this homestand, the Sox were 49-6 when carrying a lead into the 7th. DOUBLIN DUSTIN: Dustin Pedroia is 5-for-14 with 4 doubles and 4 RBI on this homestand...with 512 career extrabase hits, he needs only 1 more to tie Jason Varitek (513) for 9th place in Red Sox history...his 367 doubles rank 8th in club history and are only 6 fewer than Jim Rice (7th; 373) and 14 fewer than Bobby Doerr (6th; 381). Pedroia has a 24-game on-base streak at home since 6/21, during which he has a.343/.395/.514/.909 batting line (36-for-105, 9 2B, 3 HR, 9 BB, 9 SO)...He has hit.391 with a 1.078 OPS during his current 10- game hitting streak at Fenway (began 7/21). FEATS OF MOOKIE: Mookie Betts is riding an 11-game hitting streak (began 7/30)...Since 7/1 he leads MLB in XBH (24) and doubles (16) and ranks among leaders in AVG (3rd;.376), OPS (3rd; 1.087), and hits (3rd; 50). Betts and Mike Trout are the only major leaguers with 75+ RBI, 75+ runs, and a.300+ AVG...Betts joins WSH s Daniel Murphy as the only players with at least 30 doubles, 5 triples, and 20 HR this season. 17 of Betts last 29 hits have gone for extra bases...he ranks T-2nd in the majors in XBH (62) and doubles (34). ARM & HAMMER: Boston outfielders have combined for 6 double plays (T-4th in MLB), 28 assists (4th in MLB), and a.992 fielding % (3rd in MLB)...Jackie Bradley Jr. has 11 assists, most among major league CF this season. Boston leads MLB with a.492 SLG as an outfield...sox outfielders lead the AL in hits (379), runs (214), doubles (83), RBI (192), XBH (148), and OPS (.845), and rank 2nd in triples (14), HR (51), AVG (.290), and OBP (.352). REHAB NEWS: Chris Young began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket yesterday, starting at DH and going 0-for-2 with a strikeout and a lineout against Durham...His next rehab game is scheduled for Saturday. REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...3rd, 3.0 GB Home/Road... 35-27/26-25 Day/Night... 21-16/40-36 April/May/June... 14-10/18-10/10-16 July/August... 15-10/4-6 vs. AL East...22-22 vs. AL Central...11-14 vs. AL West...19-11 vs. National League...9-5 vs. RH/LH starter... 48-39/13-13 Leading after 6 innings...49-8 Tied after 6 innings...5-7 Trailing after 6 innings...7-37 Leading after 7 innings...53-6 Tied after 7 innings...3-5 Trailing after 7 innings...5-41 Leading after 8 innings...53-1 Tied after 8 innings...5-6 Trailing after 8 innings...3-45 Red Sox score first...39-23 Opponents score first...22-29 Shutouts...5-4 Scoring less than 3 runs...3-26 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...7-12 Scoring 5 or more runs...51-14 Red Sox hit HR...49-35 Red Sox hit 0 HR...12-17 1-run/2-run games... 13-14/12-13 Walk-offs...2-3 Extra innings (home/road)... 2-2/4-1 Series openers/finales... 23-14/20-17 Series W-L-T (home)... 10-7-3 Series W-L-T (road)... 6-6-5 Series W-L-T (total)... 16-13-8 Series sweeps (home/road)... 4-1/1-0 Come-from-behind wins... 25, last 8/9 Innings batting around... 18 (last 8/5, 8th) VS. THE DIAMONDBACKS All-Time...9-6 In Boston...7-5 In Arizona...2-1 2016... 0-0 In Boston...0-0 In Arizona...0-0 UPCOMING MILESTONES David Ortiz 1,000 XBH with BOS (999) David Ortiz 1,500 RBI with BOS (1,491) David Ortiz 1,000 Games at Fenway (995) ALL-TIME RBI (MLB) 22. Honus Wagner *1,733 23. David Ortiz 1,729 *According to National Baseball HOF ALL-TIME DOUBLES (MLB) 10. Hank Aaron 624 11. David Ortiz 621 ALL-TIME HOME RUNS (MLB) 18. Jimmie Foxx 534 19. David Ortiz 528 ALL-TIME MANAGER WINS (RED SOX) 9. Ralph Houk 312 10. John Farrell 307 ALL-TIME RELIEF APPS. (RED SOX) 4. Manny Delcarmen 289 5. Junichi Tazawa 287 ALL-TIME EXTRA-BASE HITS (RED SOX) 8. Manny Ramirez 537 9. Jason Varitek 513 10. Dustin Pedroia 512 ALL-TIME HITS AT FENWAY PARK 6. Bobby Doerr 1,120 7. David Ortiz 1,116 TODAY IN RED SOX HISTORY AUGUST 12, 1934 (82 YEARS AGO): More than 46,000 fans packed Fenway Park to see Babe Ruth play his final AL game in Boston in a doubleheader against NYY... Ruth went 2-for-6 between the 2 games with a double, 2 walks, and a run. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sat., 8/13 vs. ARI 7:10 p.m. RHP Clay Buchholz (4-9, 5.64) RHP Archie Bradley (4-7, 4.80) NESN Sun., 8/14 vs. ARI 1:35 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (15-3, 3.40) RHP Zack Greinke (11-3, 3.67) NESN 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 (night games) and WCCM 1110 AM (day games).
Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 24-DAVID PRICE, LHP TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 9-8 4.34 24 24 155.2 163 79 75 18 336 159 CAREER 113-64 3.21 242 237 1597.1 1424 630 570 147 407 1531 TONIGHT S START: Ranks among AL leaders with 159 SO (3rd), 24 starts (T-2nd), and 155.2 IP (3rd). Is among AL leaders with 4.42 SO/BB (6th), 9.19 SO/9.0 IP (6th), and 2.08 BB/9.0 IP (11th)...Is tied with Justin Verlander for the most starts of 100+ pitches in ML (21). Has a 3.69 ERA (22 ER/53.2 IP) over his last 8 starts (1-4 record)...has thrown 8.0 innings in 6 of his last 12 starts. Is 4-3 with a 2.78 ERA (18 ER/58.1 IP), a 1.08 WHIP, and 65 SO/10 BB over his last 8 home outings...has gone at least 7.0 innings in 6 of those and 8.0 innings in 4. Is 1 of 4 Major League pitchers with as many as 7 starts of 8.0+ innings this season (also Clayton Kershaw - 7, Chris Sale - 7, and Corey Kluber - 7). Leads the AL with 7 double-digit strikeout efforts, tied with Jon Lester for the most by a Red Sox pitcher in a single season since Pedro Martinez in 2002 (9). Last start: Allowed 6 runs (3 ER) on 6 hits over 5.0 innings on 8/7 at LAD. VS. THE DIAMONDBACKS: In his only career start vs. ARI on 6/26/10, allowed 2 R with 11 SO over 7.0 IP. Is 2-2 with a 3.21 ERA (10 ER/28.0 IP), a.196 opponent AVG (20-for-102), a 1.07 WHIP, and 30 SO/10 BB in 4 starts vs. the National League this year. Has a 2.64 ERA (32 ER/109.0 IP) in Interleague play since 2013 (15 starts). 2016 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: His 140 strikeouts and 7 double-digit strikeout games prior to the All-Star break are the most ever by a Red Sox LHP...Is 1 of 3 pitchers in Red Sox history to have as many as 7 double-digit strikeout games before the All-Star break (also Pedro Martinez, 3 times, and Roger Clemens, 1 time). Recorded 10 SO and 1 BB in 3 consecutive starts from 6/29-7/10...According to Elias, the only other Red Sox to ever make 3 consecutive starts of 10+ SO and 1 or fewer BB are Pedro Martinez (Aug. 1999) and Rich Hill (Sept. 2015). 2016 8.0, 7 times, last 7/28 at LAA 12, 6/24 at TEX 8, 4/21 vs. TB 8, 4/21 vs. TB 5, 8/7 at LAD 14, 4/26 at ATL 2, 3 times, last 6/14 vs. BAL 1, 6/8/16 at SF --- 4, 4/5-5/1 3, 6/3-6/14 7, last 7/10 vs. TB (10 SO) 2016 6-3, 4.33 ERA, 12 GS 3-5, 4.34 ERA, 12 GS.270 (163-603), 18 HR.286 (44-154), 4 HR.265 (119-449), 14 HR 1.28 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS IP H R ER BB SO HR CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK 10+ SO G SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP 9-8, 4.34 ERA, 24 starts CAREER 9.0, 13 times, last 6/12/15 vs. CLE 13, 5/8/15 vs. KC 10, 6/23/09 vs. PHI 8, 4 times, last 4/21/16 vs. TB 6, 6/11/09 vs. LAA 14, 2 times, last 4/26/16 at ATL 3, 4 times, last 5/16/15 at STL 15, last 6/8/16 at SF 3, last 6/12/15 vs. CLE 9, 9/5/15-4/5/16 3, 4 times, last 6/3-6/14/16 36, last 7/10/16 vs. TB (10 SO) CAREER 51-35, 3.08 ERA, 119 G, 118 GS 62-29, 3.35 ERA, 123 G, 119 GS.237 (1424-6012), 147 HR.226 (332-1466), 24 HR.240 (1092-4546), 123 HR 1.15 VS. DIAMONDBACKS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 --- --- 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 1-0 2.25 1 1 8.0 7 2 2 1 1 11 at FENWAY --- --- 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On 6/8 at SF, threw his 1st complete game in a Red Sox uniform and 15th of his career (last 6/12/15 with DET vs. CLE)...Was his 4th career loss in 15 CG (11-4)...Marked his fewest hits allowed in a CG since a 1-hit loss on 8/21/14 with DET at TB. On 4/26 at ATL, tied a career high and set a team season high with 14 SO over 8.0 IP, allowing 2 ER and earning his 3rd win of the season...was also the highest singlegame SO total on the road by a BOS LHP in the last 100 years. 2016 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/5 W6-2 at CLE W 4-2 6.0 5 2 2 2 10 0 103/71 Most SO ever by a Red Sox LHP in team debut 4/11 L7-9 BAL ND 5-5 5.0 5 5 5 2 8 1 104/65 Allowed fi rst 3-run HR since 6/14/14 (55 GS) 4/16 W4-2 TOR W 4-2 7.0 6 2 2 0 9 0 107/74 First BOS LHP since 1913 with 8+ SO in fi rst 3 GS with BOS 4/21 L8-12 TB ND 5-7 3.2 8 8 8 2 5 2 87/55 T-career high 8 ER 4/26 W11-4 at ATL W 6-2 8.0 6 2 2 2 14 0 114/78 T-career high 14 SO; Most SO ever by a BOS LHP on the road 5/1 W8-7 NYY W 6-6 7.0 8 6 6 1 3 1 100/71 Set career high with 9th straight win (11 GS) since 9/5/15 5/7 L2-8 at NYY L 2-6 4.2 7 6 6 3 4 0 104/62 First L with BOS; Snapped streak of 7 straight W in road starts 5/12 W11-1 HOU W 8-1 6.2 6 1 1 1 12 0 113/72 4th straight 10+ SO effort vs. HOU 5/18 (G2) W5-2 at KC W 5-1 7.1 5 2 2 1 5 1 108/75 7th straight quality start in AL Central ballparks 5/24 W8-3 COL W 7-3 7.0 5 3 3 1 6 1 108/73 Passed 1,500.0 career IP 5/29 W5-3 at TOR ND 3-2 6.1 5 2 2 3 3 1 105/68 4th straight QS (13th such streak of career) 6/3 L2-5 TOR L 1-3 7.0 6 3 2 4 5 1 114/68 Snapped 7-decision win streak at home (8/3/15-5/24/16) 6/8 L1-2 at SF L 1-2 8.0 3 2 2 2 7 2 107/71 Allowed season-low 3 H in his 1st CG of the season 6/14 L2-3 BAL L 1-3 8.0 5 3 3 0 11 2 105/75 10th career game with 10+ SO and 0 BB (last 8/5/14) 6/19 W2-1 SEA W 2-1 8.0 8 1 1 0 7 1 110/79 3rd straight GS with 8.0+ IP, most since 4 GS from 7/6-25/14 6/24 W8-7 at TEX ND 0-6 2.1 12 6 6 0 1 1 59/42 Shortest outing since 4/22/15 vs. NYY with DET (2.1 IP) 6/29 L0-4 at TB L 0-4 6.1 9 4 4 1 10 1 103/67 Snapped a streak of 23.1 IP without a BB in the 5th inning 7/5 L2-7 TEX L 2-3 8.0 8 3 3 1 10 1 109/73 Back-to-back GS with 10+ SO/1 or 0 BB (last 3 GS, 6/4-15/14) 7/10 W4-0 TB W 4-0 8.0 4 0 0 1 10 0 113/78 1st career GS with 8.0+ IP, 10+ SO, and 0 R 7/17 L3-1 at NYY L 1-3 5.2 11 3 3 1 1 0 106/77 7th consecutive GS with 1 or 0 BB, his season-long streak 7/23 L9-11 MIN ND 7-5 5.2 11 5 5 2 4 0 106/66 2nd consecutive GS with 11 H, 1st such streak of career 7/28 L1-2 at LAA ND 1-0 8.0 7 0 0 1 6 0 109/74 1st Red Sox w/8.0+ IP & 0 R at LAA since John Lackey (4/24/11) 8/2 L4-5 at SEA ND 4-2 7.0 7 4 4 0 5 1 98/70 Snapped season-high streak of 4 straight GS without a HR 8/7 L5-8 at LAD L 2-6 5.0 6 6 3 5 3 1 100/59 Most BB issued since 6/16/11 vs. BOS (5) DIAMONDBACKS CAREER vs. PRICE PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Bourn.158 19 3 0 0 Brito --- 0 0 0 0 Drury --- 0 0 0 0 Goldschmidt --- 0 0 0 0 Gosewich --- 0 0 0 0 Gosselin --- 0 0 0 0 Hernandez --- 0 0 0 0 Lamb --- 0 0 0 0 Owings --- 0 0 0 0 Segura.000 3 0 0 0 Tomas --- 0 0 0 0 Weeks Jr..167 6 1 0 0 RED SOX CAREER vs. CORBIN PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi --- 0 0 0 0 Betts --- 0 0 0 0 Bogaerts --- 0 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. --- 0 0 0 0 Hill --- 0 0 0 0 Holaday --- 0 0 0 0 Holt --- 0 0 0 0 Leon --- 0 0 0 0 Ortiz.333 3 1 0 0 Pedroia.333 3 1 0 0 Ramirez.571 7 4 0 0 Shaw --- 0 0 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Price 24 14 92/155.2 5.32 11-13 Buchholz 13 3 35/71.1 4.42 3-10 Kelly 6 1 19/22.1 7.66 3-3 Porcello 23 16 118/151.0 7.03 17-6 Wright 22 15 109/146.2 6.69 14-8 Owens 3 1 9/12.1 6.57 3-0 O Sullivan 4 0 30/20.1 13.28 4-0 Rodriguez 12 5 25/64.2 3.48 4-8 Elias 1 0 2/4.0 4.50 0-1 Pomeranz 5 2 15/25.2 5.26 2-3 11-CLAY BUCHHOLZ, RHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 4-9, 5.64 ERA, 26 games, 13 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 4-9 5.64 26 13 91.0 90 63 57 17 38 58 CAREER 77-60 4.00 195 180 1119.1 1064 548 497 112 400 864 TOMORROW S START: Has a 3.20 ERA (7 ER/19.2 IP) with 12 strikeouts in 13 games out of the bullpen (2-1 record). Has allowed just 1 run in 8.1 innings (1.08 ERA) over his last 6 appearances out of the bullpen. Earned the win in his only career start vs. ARI on 6/15/10, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits over 5.2 innings. LAST 5 GAMES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 7/27 DET - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 7/31 at LAA W 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 8/6 at LAD - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 8/7 at LAD - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 8/10 vs. NYY - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 ERA 1-0 6.1 1 0 0 1 2
Red Sox Game Notes Page 3 BATTING NOTES 40 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.391 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI.417 OBP.435 SLG vs. RHP: 7-18 (.389), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, BB HOMESTAND: 4-10, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 2-5 (.400), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 4-10, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (8/7-10) Hit safely, scored, and drove in a run in 3 straight games from Sunday-Wednesday...On Tuesday, became the first Red Sox player since 1913 with back-to-back 3-hit performances within his first 6 career games...the only other Sox hitter since that date with multiple 3-hit efforts through 6 games was Jody Reed in 1987. Made his ML debut on 8/2, just 14 months after being drafted by the Red Sox 7th overall in the 2015 Draft, and has gone 9-for-23 (.391) with 4 runs and 4 RBI through his first 8 games...has hit.312 (178-for-570) with 106 R, 38 2B, 16 3B, 20 HR, 107 RBI, 26 SB, and 74 BB in 151 games over 2 minor league seasons. Had split this season between High-A Salem (34 games) and Double-A Pawtucket (63 games) prior to joining the Red Sox...Combined to hit.312 (116-for-372) with 31 2B, 12 3B, 9 HR, 76 RBI, and 16 SB...At the time, his 76 RBI led all Sox minor leaguers, while his 12 triples were tied for the overall minor league lead. Was named Eastern League Player of the Week for 7/25-31...In his last 43 games with Portland since 6/10, hit.340 (54-for-159) with 8 HR. 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.312 AVG 23 HR 75 RBI.353 OBP.548 SLG vs. RHP: 123-384 (.320), 17 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 3-8, R, 3 2B, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 11 G (18-46, 6 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI) vs. LHP: 26-94 (.277), 6 HR NYY SERIES: 3-8, R, 3 2B, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 13 G (6/28-7/16) Doubled twice Wednesday for the 6th time this season (last 7/26 vs. DET), tied with David Ortiz and Jose Altuve for the most such games in the AL...Is tied for the ML lead with 49 multi-hit games. Trails only David Ortiz (63) for the ML lead with 62 XBH...Ranks among ML leaders in hits (2nd, 149), runs (4th, 87), 2B (T-2nd, 34), and RBI (T-14th, 75). Has 6 doubles and 3 home runs over an 11-game hitting streak, batting.391 (18-for-46) with a 1.157 OPS...Has multiple hits in 6 of his last 10 contests. Was named American League Player of the Month for July, the 2nd such award granted to a Red Sox player this season (also Bradley Jr. in May)...Since 7/1, leads the AL with 16 2B and 24 XBH and ranks 2nd with 50 hits, a.376 AVG, a.669 SLG, and a 1.087 OPS...Has gone 50-for-133 with 21 RBI over that time. With 2 outs and RISP, leads the majors in SLG (1.000) and OPS (1.571)...Is 18-for-36 (.500) with 4 doubles, a triple, and 4 HR in those situations. Has 6 leadoff home runs this season, tied with Jose Altuve for most in the AL and the 2nd-most by a Sox hitter in a single season since 1913 (Garciaparra, 7, 1997)...Is batting.347/.407/.602 as the 1st batter of the game this season (34-for-98, 5 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 10 BB). Over his last 78 games since 5/10, is batting.339 (114-for-336) with 63 runs, 57 RBI, a.988 OPS, and 50 extra-base hits (28 2B, 3 3B, 19 HR). 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.314 AVG 14 HR 69 RBI.370 OBP.459 SLG vs. RHP: 115-370 (.311), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, R HOMESTAND: 1-8, R, RBI, BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-5, R) vs. LHP: 30-92 (.326), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 1-8, R, RBI, BB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 26 G (5/6-6/2) Has reached base safely in his last 11 home games, hitting in 10 of those...has reached multiple times in 40 of 61 home games, more than any other ML hitter at home this season and more than any Red Sox hitter through 112 team games since Mo Vaughn (42, 1996)...Is hitting 335 (83-for-248) at home this season. Ranks 3rd in MLB with 145 hits...also ranks among AL leaders in AVG (3rd,.314), runs (T-7th, 80), OBP (7th,.370), 2B (T-19th, 25), and RBI (T-19th, 69)...Ranks 3rd in the majors with 17 3-hit games this season, and tied for 6th with 40 multi-hit games. Recorded multiple hits for the 40th time on 8/4 night...joined Mookie Betts as the 2nd pair of Red Sox teammates in the last 20 years with as many as 40 multi-hit games apiece through the club s first 107 contests (also Adrian Gonzalez and Jacoby Ellsbury in 2011). In his last 31 Interleague games, is hitting.320 (40-for-125) with 25 RBI...Has reached base in his last 14 such games at Fenway Park (.333/18-for-54,.928 OPS). Since the start of 2015, ranks 2nd in the majors hits (341) and 4th in AVG (.317). 25 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.286 AVG 17 HR 62 RBI.369 OBP.511 SLG vs. RHP: 83-281 (.295), 15 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2, BB, HBP HOMESTAND: 3-11, R, BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-3 vs. LHP: 30-114 (.263), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 3-11, R, BB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 29 G (4/24-5/25) Ranks among AL leaders in OBP (8th,.369), SLG (15th,.511), OPS (11th,.880), triples (T-2nd, 6), and extra-base hits (T-14th, 49). Ranks 4th in the American League with a.316 batting average (84-for-266) and a.961 OPS in night games. Has hit.342 (63-for-184) in his last 50 home games since 4/29...40 of his 62 RBI have come at Fenway, where he has a.955 OPS (8th in the AL at home). His 11 assists this year lead all ML CF, while his 12 double plays since 2014 lead all OF...10 of his 11 assists have come at Fenway Park. Has been caught in his last 2 stolen base attempts after beginning his career 20-for-20...His 90.9% career success rate leads active players (min. 15 attempts). 618- AARON HILL, INF.217 AVG 1 HR 5 RBI.288 OBP.300 SLG vs. RHP: 5-32 (.156), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 HOMESTAND: 0-3 CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 8-28 (.286), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 0-3 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/30-5/8) Faces his former team for the first time since being traded from the Diamondbacks to the Brewers in January...In parts of 5 seasons with ARI, hit.273 with 245 runs, 121 doubles, 12 triples, 55 home runs, and 241 RBI...Earned a Silver Slugger Award with the club in 2012 (.302 AVG, 26 HR, 85 RBI). Has reached base safely in 5 of his last 10 PA, including a pinch-hit RBI double Sunday...Is 4-for-7 in pinch-hit opportunities this season, scoring twice and driving in 2...His.390 career average as a pinch hitter (23-for-59) ranks 3rd all-time (min. 50 AB). Has hit.297 (74-for-249) with a.380 OBP, 11 2B, 8 HR, and 27 RBI in his last 76 games since 5/1. Acquired on 7/7 from MIL and has reached in 11 of 14 starts with BOS...Is hitting.271 (85-for-314) with 13 2B, 9 HR, 34 RBI, and 42 R in 98 games this year. 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 - - - 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Betts 8/5/16 at LAD Kazmir 18 38 10 1 0 49 12 2 0 2 0 16 Bogaerts 7/30/16 at LAA Street 36 23 14 3 0 40 5 8 1 0 0 14 Bradley Jr. 7/29/16 at LAA Lincecum 44 21 6 0 0 27 7 3 0 0 2 12 Hill 8/1/16 at SEA Paxton 17 15 4 0 0 19 5 1 0 0 1 7 Holaday 5/31/16 at CLE Kluber 19 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 Holt 7/19/16 vs. SF Peavy 61 10 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 1 0 4 Leon 8/5/16 at LAD Kazmir 15 10 2 2 0 14 3 1 2 0 0 6 Ortiz 7/26/16 vs. DET Pelfrey 45 23 8 1 0 32 14 9 2 0 0 25 Pedroia 7/30/16 at LAA Street 26 22 10 0 1 33 10 2 0 1 0 13 Ramirez 8/2/16 at SEA LeBlanc 20 20 7 0 0 27 9 4 0 0 1 14 Shaw 8/5/16 at LAD Chavez 17 20 6 0 0 26 6 3 0 3 0 12 2016 vs. ARI CAREER vs. ARI CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi - 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.400 10 4 0 2 Betts - 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.319 646 206 22 104 Bogaerts - 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.313 839 263 19 115 Bradley Jr. - 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.276 539 149 17 87 Hill - 0 0 0 0.077 13 1 1 1.289 225 65 7 28 Holaday - 0 0 0 0.000 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 Holt - 0 0 0 0.167 6 1 0 1.270 599 162 5 57 Leon - 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.312 125 39 1 9 Ortiz - 0 0 0 0.321 28 9 3 6.310 3,597 1116 217 829 Pedroia - 0 0 0 0.341 44 15 2 6.314 2,706 849 69 354 Ramirez - 0 0 0 0.273 264 72 10 31.264 447 118 16 72 Shaw - 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.299 321 96 15 53
Red Sox Game Notes Page 4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 59 - BRYAN HOLADAY, C.000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI.250 OBP.000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-2 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-11 vs. LHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/29-6/9) Claimed off waivers from TEX Friday and made his Red Sox debut Sunday...The Rangers went 17-8 in his 25 starts, winning each of his last 8 and 11 of his final 12. Over parts of 5 major league seasons with DET (2012-15), TEX (2016), and BOS, has hit.246 (85-for-346) with 18 2B, 5 HR, 43 RBI, and a 4.38 catcher s ERA. Is batting.294 (10-for-34) with runners on base this season...is 3-for-9 with a HR with 2 outs and RISP. 612- BROCK HOLT, OF/ INF.251 AVG 5 HR 27 RBI.324 OBP.377 SLG vs. RHP: 47-172 (.273), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 HOMESTAND: 1-8 CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4) vs. LHP: 3-27 (.111), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 1-8 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (7/1-20) Is 23-for-86 (.267) with 9 BB, 6 2B, 2 HR, and 8 RBI in 28 games since returning from the DL on 7/1, reaching base in 23 of those contests. Is a career.299 hitter (44-for-147) with 12 extra-base hits (8 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR) in 42 Interleague games...in his last 25 such games, is hitting.326/.398/.500. Has already set a career high with 5 HR this season...of his 11 career homers, 6 have given the Red Sox a lead. The Sox are 32-21 in his starts this season, including 24-16 in his last 40 since 4/24. Ranks 6th in the AL with a.339 AVG with RISP (39-for-115, 6 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 42 RBI,.400 OBP) since the 2015 All-Star break (min. 100 AB). 3 - SANDY LEON, C.383 AVG 4 HR 20 RBI.423 OBP.617 SLG vs. RHP: 27-80 (.338), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 3-4, 2 2B HOMESTAND: 6-10, 3 R,2 2B, 3B, BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (6-10, 3 R,2 2B, 3B, BB) vs. LHP: 19-40 (.475), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 6-10, 3 R,2 2B, 3B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (2x, 7/9-17 & 7/27-8/1) Has 6 hits over a 3-game hitting streak, including a 3-hit, 2-double effort last night...among hitters with at least 100 AB, ranks 1st in the majors in AVG (.383) SLG (.617), and OPS (1.040)...Hit.455 in the first half, the highest batting average ever by a major league hitter prior to the All-Star break (min. 50 AB). His last 2 home runs have come in the Sox last 2 Interleague series (7/20 vs. SF, 8/5 at LAD)...Is a career.314 hitter (11-for-35) with a.985 OPS in such games. In 32 plate appearances with RISP, has gone 13-for-30 (.433) with 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI, and a 1.204 OPS. Has caught 7 of the Sox 15 shutouts since the start of 2015, despite making only 66 starts in that time...has caught 3 of 5 shutouts this season. Has caught 9 of 21 attempted thefts this season (43%), and 19 of 41 since joining the Red Sox in 2015 (46%)...In 108 career games at catcher (91 starts) between WSH (2012-14) and BOS (2015-16), has posted a 3.73 catcher s ERA. 34 - DAVID ORTIZ, DH/1B.307 AVG 25 HR 88 RBI.401 OBP.612 SLG vs. RHP: 88-278 (.317), 22 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, R, 2B, BB HOMESTAND: 2-8, R, 2B, RBI, 5 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, R, 2B, BB) vs. LHP: 27-96 (.281), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 2-8, R, 2B, RBI, 5 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 13 G (5/21-6/5) Has 3 HR in 6 career games vs. ARI at Fenway, batting.333 (7-for-21) with a 1.223 OPS in those games...has reached base in all 8 career games vs. ARI. Leads the majors in SLG (.612) and OPS (1.013)...Ranks among AL leaders in AVG (8th,.307), OBP (4th,.401), and RBI (2nd, 88). Has 6 home runs and 19 RBI in his last 15 home games, and 7 HR in his last 20...Is leading MLB at home with a.718 SLG, a 1.170 OPS, 60 RBI, and 46 XBH. According to Elias, has set single-season records for players age 40 or older with a ML-leading 37 doubles and 63 extra-base hits. Scored his 1,391st career run last night, passing Joe DiMaggio for 31st-most in AL history...needs only 1 more XBH to reach 1,000 for his Red Sox career (999). Is the only AL player with more walks (60) than SO (57) this season (min. 20 BB). Is tied for 10th in the AL with 25 HR...Has hit 25+ HR in 12 different seasons (all with BOS), trailing only Ted Williams (14) for the most in Red Sox history. In 197 games since 6/11/15, leads the majors with 175 RBI (tied), a.635 SLG, and a 1.033 OPS, and ranks 2nd with 62 2B (Betts, 65). 15 - DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.297 AVG 12 HR 50 RBI.366 OBP.446 SLG vs. RHP: 111-359 (.309), 10 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, 2B HOMESTAND: 5-14, R, 4 2B, 4 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (5-14, R, 4 2B, 4 RBI) vs. LHP: 21-85 (.247), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 5-14, R, 4 2B, 4 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 16 G (5/24-6/10) Has 4 doubles in his last 3 games...marks the 2nd time this season he has doubled in as many as 3 consecutive games (also 5/27-29)...Is just 1 extra-base hit shy of tying Jason Varitek (513) for 9th-most in Red Sox history (512)...His last 10 2B have come at Fenway. Has reached base in each of his last 24 home games since 6/21, the longest active such streak in the American League and his 6th career home on-base streak of at least that length (last 5/21/15-4/18/16, 30 games)...is batting.343 (36-for-105) with 9 2B, 3 HR, and a.395 OBP over the stretch. Has a career.341 AVG (15-for-44) in 12 games vs. ARI, and a.366 mark (68-for-186) in 51 games vs. NL West teams (.407/46-for-113 at home)...his.3328 career Interleague AVG (210-for-631) ranks 3rd all-time (min. 350 AB), trailing only Mike Piazza (.340) and Darin Erstad (.3333). Has reached base in 54 of 61 home games...ranks 11th in the AL with a.366 OBP...Has reached in 96 of 109 games overall this season, including 39 of his last 42...Has hit safely in 86 of the Red Sox 113 games. Is the 10th Red Sox hitter to tally 25 doubles in as many as 8 seasons, and just the 2nd since Mike Greenwell s 8th such year in 1995 (also Ortiz, 14). Ranks 2nd among AL 2nd basemen with a.991 fielding %...Has committed 1 error in 275 chances (.996) over his last 58 games at 2B (beginning 6/2). 13 - HANLEY RAMIREZ, 1B.271 AVG 14 HR 64 RBI.346 OBP.438 SLG vs. RHP: 72-292 (.247), 9 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI HOMESTAND: 2-12, 2B, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 33-96 (.344), 5 HR NYY SERIES: 2-12, 2B, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (4/24-5/7) Snapped an 0-for-16 hitless skid with 2 go-ahead RBI hits last night, a single in the 1st and a double in the 5th...Became the 2nd Red Sox hitter this season with multiple go-ahead RBI in a single game (also David Ortiz, 5/22 vs. CLE)...Was the first time he has achieved that feat since 7/10/13 with LAD at ARI. Is hitting.305 (54-for-177) with 14 doubles, 8 HR, 39 RBI, and a.908 OPS in his last 47 home games since 4/28. Was named AL Player of the Week for the week of 7/18-24 after hitting 5 home runs (all with runners on) in 6 games (.333/.440/1.048/1.488), including his first career 3-homer game on Wednesday...Became just the 7th Red Sox hitter ever with 3+ HR and 6+ RBI in a game at Fenway Park (last: Nomar Garciaparra, 7/23/02 vs. TB)...Was the first 3+ HR game by a Red Sox hitter at Fenway Park since Kevin Millar on 7/23/04 vs. NYY. Hit first-pitch, go-ahead, 3-run homers on 7/23 and 7/24 vs. MIN, becoming the first Sox hitter with go-ahead 3-run HR in consecutive games since Cody Ross on 7/18-19/12 vs. CWS...5 of his last 9 HR have put the Sox ahead. 47 - TRAVIS SHAW, INF.258 AVG 14 HR 58 RBI.322 OBP.454 SLG vs. RHP: 78-280 (.279), 10 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 0-8, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-9 vs. LHP: 18-92 (.196), 4 HR NYY SERIES: 0-8, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (2x, 4/12-18 & 5/9-14) Has reached base in 14 of his last 18 games, hitting safely in 11 of those...has 8 runs, 4 HR, and 8 RBI in those contests. Homered in consecutive games on last Thursday at SEA and Friday at LAD for the first time since 9/7-8/15 vs. TOR...Passed last season s HR total with his 14th. Has hit safely in each of his last 4 Interleague games including home runs in each of the Sox last 2 such series (7/20 vs. SF, 8/5 at LAD). Ranks 6th in the major leagues since the start of last season with a 1.410 OPS on first-pitches (24-for-54, 6 2B, 7 HR, 19 RBI,.466 OBP,.944 SLG). Is 1 of 2 major leaguers with three 5-RBI games this season (also Manny Machado)...Joins Mo Vaughn (1995-96), Fred Lynn (1979), and Ted Williams (1939, 1949-50) as the only left-handed Red Sox hitters in the last 100 years to have 3 such games in a single campaign.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 5 BULLPEN NOTES 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 58-Fernando Abad 8/10 vs. NYY (BS, 3; L, 1-6) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 28/43 33/15 1/4 2.0 (2 times) 4 (4/24 at WSH) 68-Matt Barnes 8/11 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 29/44 35/6 1/1 3.0 (7/20 vs. SF) 4 (6/24 at TEX) 51-Roenis Elias 4/23 at HOU 1.2 4 3 3 2 1 0/1 2/0 -/- 1.2 (4/23 at HOU) 1 (4/23 at HOU) 46-Craig Kimbrel 8/9 vs. NYY (H, 1) 0.2 0 1 1 4 1 29/36 8/4 18/20 2.0 (6/23 vs CWS) 3 (6 times) 28-Robbie Ross Jr. 8/10 vs. NYY 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 28/36 27/6 -/- 3.0 (4/19 vs TB) 4 (4/19 vs TB) 36-Junichi Tazawa 8/10 vs. NYY 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 32/42 18/11 0/1 1.2 (4/24 at HOU) 3 (4 times) 29-Brad Ziegler 8/11 vs. NYY (BS, 2; L, 0-3) 1.0 4 3 3 1 2 28/48 7/2 21/25 2.0 (4/16 at SD) 3 (4/16 at SD) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.92 ERA 333.1 301 160 145 134 359 224/313 (72%) 150/54 28/40 58-FERNANDO ABAD, LHP 1-6 1 SV 3.19 ERA vs. ALL:.230 (31-135), 3 HR vs. RHB:.263 (21-80), 1 HR vs. LHB:.182 (10-55), 2 HR WHIP: 1.25 Took the loss and was charged with a blown save Wednesday night vs. NYY (0.1 IP, 2 H, ER, SO)...Allowed 2 inherited runners to score (to Barnes) in the 7th. Holding LHH this season to a.182 AVG (10-for-55) with 4 XBH (2 2B, 2 HR)...Lefties have a.207 OBP,.327 SLG, and a.190 batting average on balls in play. Acquired via trade from MIN on 8/1 in exchange for RHP Pat Light...Over his ML career, has pitched for HOU (2010-12), WSH (2013), OAK (2014-15) & MIN. Has appeared in 174 games since the start of the 2014 season, the 3rd most among all AL lefthanders behind Zach Britton and Andrew Miller. No runs allowed in 32 of his 43 appearances this year...among AL left-handed relievers this season, is 10th in ERA and 12th in opp. AVG. 68-MATT BARNES, RHP 3-3 1 SV 3.42 ERA vs. ALL:.235 (46-196), 5 HR vs. RHB:.233 (28-120), 1 HR vs. LHB:.237 (18-76), 4 HR WHIP: 1.25 Struck out all 3 batters he faced in the 9th inning last night vs. NYY on 16 pitches. No runs allowed in 30 of a career-high 44 games this year...leads all Sox relievers in appearances this year (44) and leads in innings (52.2; T-8th in AL). Has stranded 29 of 35 inherited runners this season; his 17.1 inherited runners scored percent is 6th lowest among AL pitchers. Holding opponents to a.154 AVG (10-65) with RISP this season, the 4th-lowest mark for all AL pitchers (minimum 70 batters faced); 7th lowest in MLB. 51-ROENIS ELIAS, LHP 0-1 0 SV 15.88 ERA vs. ALL:.407 (11-27), 2 HR vs. RHB:.412 (7-17), 2 HR vs. LHB:.400 (4-10), 0 HR WHIP: 2.82 Recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket yesterday for his 3rd stint with BOS in 2016...With Sox has appeared as a starter (6/17 vs. SEA) & as a reliever (4/23 at HOU). With the PawSox this season: 8-4, 3.72 ERA (42 ER/101.2 IP), 48 BB, 89 SO in 17 games (15 starts)...over his last 12 outings at Pawtucket (11 starts), has gone 8-1 with a 3.05 ERA (26 ER/76.2 IP) and a.223 opponent AVG...Last appeared on 8/5 vs. Buffalo (W, 7.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 8 SO, 98 pitches). For his ML career, is 15-21, 4.20 ERA (133 ER/284.2 IP) in 53 games (50 starts) between the Mariners and Red Sox (2016). 46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 2-3 18 SV 3.50 ERA vs. ALL:.164 (21-128), 3 HR vs. RHB:.159 (11-69), 1 HR vs. LHB:.169 (10-59), 2 HR WHIP: 1.14 Issued a career-high 4 BB and struck out 2 in the 9th inning Tuesday night vs. NYY...Did get credit for his 1st hold of the season as Barnes got the save. Was on the DL with a left knee medial meniscus tear from 7/9-31...Had arthroscopy & partial media menisectomy surgery on 7/11 in NYC (Dr. Altchek)...Activated from the DL on 8/1 and got the save that night at SEA which was exactly 3 weeks after his surgery...made 1 rehab app for Pawtucket (AAA) on 7/30. No baserunners allowed in 16 of his 37 appearances...is perfect in save opportunities at Fenway Park this season (11-for-11). Named an AL All-Star this year (5th career; 4 in NL)...Among AL relievers in 2016: 3rd in opp. AVG, 4th in SO/9.0 IP (14.25), 8th in SV% (90.0), & 12th in SV. Is 0-1, 18 SV, 1.37 ERA (3 ER/19.2 IP),.134 AVG (9-67) in 20 SV chances this season...is 2-2, 6.06 ERA (11 ER/16.1 IP),.198 AVG (12-61) in 17 non-sv chances. 28-ROBBIE ROSS JR, LHP 1-2 0 SV 3.89 ERA vs. ALL:.217 (33-152), 1 HR vs. RHB:.250 (25-100), 1 HR vs. LHB:.154 (8-52), 0 HR WHIP: 1.18 Allowed 1 run on 1 hit with 1 BB, 1 SO and a career-high 3 wild pitches Wednesday night vs. NYY...Allowed 1 inherited runner to score in the 8th (to Tazawa). Has worked more than 1.0 inning in 4 of his last 8 appearances (2.61 ERA; 3 ER/10.1 IP in that span) and overall in 14 of his 36 games this season. Has stranded 21 of 27 inherited runners this season, including 12 of his last 13...His 22.2 inherited runners scored percent is 9th lowest among AL pitchers. Has allowed only 3 runs in 16.0 IP (1.68 ERA) over 13 appearances since allowing a career-high 6 ER in 0.1 IP on 7/2 vs. LAA... Allowed 6 of his 15 total ER on the season in 0.1 IP on 7/2 vs. LAA...Has a 2.61 ERA (12 ER/41.1 IP) in his other 35 appearances this year. Has at least 1 SO in 28 of his 36 games this season...averaging 9.7 SO/9.0 IP (45 SO/41.2 IP) this season, thus far the highest rate of his 5-year ML career. 36-JUNICHI TAZAWA, RHP 2-1 0 SV 3.96 ERA vs. ALL:.236 (35-148), 8 HR vs. RHB:.277 (23-83), 5 HR vs. LHB:.185 (12-65), 3 HR WHIP: 1.24 Allowed 2 runs on 2 hits with 2 BB and a HR in 0.1 IP Wednesday vs. NYY...Allowed 2 inherited runners to score (to Abad) in the 7th...Allowed a HR in the 8th. Has made 7 appearances (4 ER/6.1 IP) since being activated from the DL on 7/22...Was on the DL with a right shoulder impingement from 7/4-21. No runs allowed in 32 of his 42 games...ranks 2nd on the staff in relief appearances (42) this season behind Matt Barnes (44)...Leads club in holds (13). Posting a 2.42 ERA (6 ER/22.1 IP) in 24 games at Fenway Park this season compared to a 6.06 ERA (11 ER/16.1 IP) in 18 games on the road. Ranks 5th in Red Sox history with 287 relief appearances trailing Manny Delcarmen (289) for 4th place. 29-BRAD ZIEGLER, RHP 0-3 3 SV 3.42 ERA vs. ALL:.244 (11-45), 1 HR vs. RHB:.269 (7-26), 1 HR vs. LHB:.211 (4-19), 0 HR WHIP: 1.24 Charged with a blown save and the loss last night vs. NYY (1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB-IBB, 2 SO)...Three runs allowed were a season high as a Red Sox. No runs allowed in 9 of 12 appearances as a Red Sox (ER allowed in just 2 of 12 games). In save situations this season between both ARI and BOS has 21 SV in 25 chances with a 1-3 record, 2.45 ERA (7 ER/25.2 IP), 10 BB and 23 SO. Acquired from ARI on 7/9 in exchange for 2 minor leaguers...between both clubs this year: 2-6, 21 SV, 25 SVO, 2.90 ERA (16 ER/49.2 IP), 18 BB, 38 SO in 48 G. Leads all ML relievers in opponent GIDP since 2008 with 109 (ATL s Jim Johnson is 2nd with 88). 2015 VS. ARI CAREER VS. ARI 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 Abad -- / 0-0-0 4.50 5/0 4.0 5 2 0-1-0 6.00 4/0 3.0 3 2 Barnes -- / -- / 2-5-1 5.59 45/2 58.0 65 36 Buchholz -- / 1-0-0 4.76 1/1 5.2 7 3 34-32-0 4.12 98/90 563.1 560 258 Elias -- / -- / 0-1-0 15.75 1/1 4.0 7 7 Kimbrel 0-0-5 2.84 6/0 6.1 4 2 0-2-12 3.79 19/0 19.0 14 8 1-3-12 3.70 26/0 24.1 13 10 Pomeranz 0-0-1 4.50 2/0 2.0 2 1 0-3-1 8.51 8/5 24.1 28 23 0-1-0 4.42 6/3 18.1 21 9 Porcello -- / 0-1-0 5.11 2/2 12.1 13 7 18-8-0 3.99 29/29 180.2 188 80 Price -- / 1-0-0 2.25 1/1 8.0 7 2 12-4-0 3.19 23/23 155.0 129 55 Rodriguez -- / -- / 6-5-0 4.31 18/18 104.1 105 50 Ross Jr. -- / 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 1.0 3 0 1-2-3 3.71 50/1 63.0 55 26 Tazawa -- / 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.2 2 0 8-9-2 3.10 154/3 162.1 159 56 Wright -- / -- / 11-3-0 3.71 22/16 119.0 113 49 Ziegler -- / 0-0-0 0.00 5/0 5.1 6 0 0-2-2 3.86 18/0 18.2 18 8
Red Sox Game Notes Page 6 2016 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL 4/4 D at Cleveland PPD (Rain) 1 4/5 D at Cleveland W6-2 1-0 T-1st -- PRICE (1-0) Kluber (0-1) 34,493* 1 34,493 2 4/6 N at Cleveland L6-7 1-1 T-2nd -1.0 McAllister (1-0) Tazawa (0-1) Allen (1) 10,298 2 44,791 4/7 N at Cleveland 1-1 T-3rd -1.5 PPD (Rain) 3 4/8 N at Toronto W8-7 2-1 2nd -1.5 BARNES (1-0) Storen (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 48,871* 3 93,662 4 4/9 D at Toronto W8-4 3-1 2nd -1.0 PORCELLO (1-0) Dickey (1-1) 47,138* 4 140,800 5 4/10 D at Toronto L0-3 3-2 T-2nd -2.0 Estrada (1-0) WRIGHT (0-1) Osuna (3) 46,158* 5 186,958 6 4/11 D BALTIMORE L7-9 3-3 3rd -3.0 Brach (2-0) KIMBREL (0-1) Britton (3) 37,160* 1 37,160 7 4/12 N BALTIMORE L5-9 3-4 T-3rd -4.0 Wright (1-0) BUCHHOLZ (0-1) 31,114 2 68,274 8 4/13 N BALTIMORE W4-2 4-4 3rd -3.0 KELLY (1-0) Jimenez (1-1) KIMBREL (2) 31,011 3 99,285 4/14 OFF DAY 4-4 T-2nd -2.5 9 4/15 N TORONTO W5-3 5-4 2nd -2.5 PORCELLO (2-0) Dickey (1-2) KIMBREL (3) 31,415 4 130,700 10 4/16 D TORONTO W4-2 6-4 2nd -1.5 PRICE (2-0) Estrada (1-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,267 5 166,967 11 4/17 D TORONTO L3-5 6-5 2nd -2.0 Sanchez (1-0) WRIGHT (0-2) 37,217* 6 204,184 12 4/18 D TORONTO L3-4 6-6 T-2nd -2.5 Happ (2-0) UEHARA (0-1) Storen (1) 37,168* 7 241,352 13 4/19 N TAMPA BAY L0-3 (10) 6-7 T-3rd -2.5 Ramirez (3-0) BARNES (1-1) Colome (2) 32,061 8 273,413 14 4/20 N TAMPA BAY W7-3 7-7 T-2nd -2.5 PORCELLO (3-0) Archer (0-4) 31,689 9 305,102 15 4/21 D TAMPA BAY L8-12 7-8 T-3rd -3.5 Ramirez (4-0) CUEVAS (0-1) Colome (0-1) 37,954* 10 343,056 16 4/22 N at Houston W6-2 8-8 2nd -2.5 WRIGHT (1-2) McHugh (1-3) KIMBREL (5) 26,672 6 213,650 17 4/23 D at Houston L3-8 8-9 3rd -3.5 Fiers (2-1) BUCHHOLZ (0-2) 40,232 7 253,862 18 4/24 N at Houston W7-5 (12) 9-9 T-2nd -2.5 HEMBREE (1-0) Giles (0-2) 32,416 8 286,278 19 4/25 N at Atlanta W1-0 10-9 2nd -1.5 PORCELLO (4-0) Teheran (0-3) KIMBREL (6) 22,735 9 309,013 20 4/26 N at Atlanta W 11-4 11-9 2nd -0.5 PRICE (3-0) Wisler (0-2) 23,487 10 332,500 21 4/27 N ATLANTA W9-4 12-9 2nd -0.5 WRIGHT (2-2) Norris (1-4) 33,380 11 376,436 22 4/28 N ATLANTA L3-5 12-10 2nd -1.5 Chacin (1-1) Buchholz (0-3) Vizcaino (2) 32,232 12 408,668 23 4/29 N NY YANKEES W4-2 13-10 2nd -1.5 UEHARA (1-1) Betances (0-2) KIMBREL (7) 37,115* 13 445,783 24 4/30 N NY YANKEES W8-0 14-10 2nd -0.5 PORCELLO (5-0) Pineda (1-3) 37,901* 14 483,684 25 5/1 N NY YANKEES W8-7 15-10 1st +0.5 PRICE (4-0) Nova (1-1) KIMBREL (8) 34,279 15 517,963 5/2 OFF DAY 15-10 1st +0.5 26 5/3 N at Chi White Sox L1-4 15-11 2nd -0.5 Quintana (4-1) WRIGHT (2-3) Robertson (9) 15,025 11 347,525 27 5/4 N at Chi White Sox W5-2 16-11 1st +0.5 BUCHHOLZ (1-3) Rodon (1-4) KIMBREL (9) 14,383 12 361,908 28 5/5 N at Chi White Sox W7-3 17-11 1st +0.5 BARNES (2-1) Johnson (0-1) 20,126 13 382,034 29 5/6 N at NY Yankees L2-3 17-12 2nd +2.0 Yates (1-0) PORCELLO (5-1) Miller (6) 45,756 14 427,790 30 5/7 D at NY Yankees L2-8 17-13 2nd -0.5 Eovaldi (2-2) PRICE (4-1) 47,822* 15 475,612 31 5/8 N at NY Yankees W5-1 18-13 2nd -0.5 WRIGHT (3-3) Severino (0-5) 41,869 16 517,481 32 5/9 N OAKLAND W14-7 19-13 2nd -- BUCHHOLZ (2-3) Gray (3-4) 35,227 16 553,190 33 5/10 N OAKLAND W13-5 20-13 2nd -- O SULLIVAN (1-0) Manaea (0-1) 32,167 17 585,357 34 5/11 N OAKLAND W13-3 21-13 2nd -- PORCELLO (6-1) Surkamp (0-3) 33,283 18 618,640 35 5/12 N HOUSTON W11-1 22-13 2nd -- PRICE (5-1) Keuchel (2-5) 34,982 19 653,622 36 5/13 N HOUSTON L6-7 22-14 2nd -1.0 Feldman (2-2) BARNES (2-2) Gregerson (8) 33,148 20 686,770 37 5/14 D HOUSTON W6-5 (11) 23-14 2nd -1.0 UEHARA (2-1) Feliz (1-1) 37,430* 21 724,200 38 5/15 D HOUSTON W10-9 24-14 2nd -- HEMBREE (2-0) Feldman (2-3) KIMBREL (10) 35,736 22 759,936 5/16 N at Kansas City 24-14 2nd -- PPD (Rain) 39 5/17 N at Kansas City L4-8 24-15 2nd -- Ventura (4-2) PORCELLO (6-2) 25,215 17 542,696 40 5/18 D at Kansas City L2-3 24-16 Flynn (1-0) WRIGHT (3-4) Davis (9) 33,613 18 576,309 41 5/18 N at Kansas City W5-2 25-16 2nd -0.5 PRICE (6-1) Volquez (4-4) KIMBREL (11) 23,739 19 600,048 5/19 D Off Day 25-16 2nd -- 42 5/20 N CLEVELAND L2-4 25-17 2nd -1.0 Kluber (3-5) BUCHHOLZ (2-4) Allen (10) 37,354* 23 797,290 43 5/21 D CLEVELAND W9-1 26-17 2nd -1.0 KELLY (2-0) Bauer (3-2) 37,254* 24 834,544 44 5/22 D CLEVELAND W5-2 27-17 2nd -- PORCELLO (7-2) Salazar (4-3) KIMBREL (12) 36,021 25 870,565 5/23 OFF DAY 27-17 2nd -- 45 5/24 N COLORADO W8-3 28-17 1st +1.0 PRICE (7-1) De La Rosa (1-4) 36,123 26 906,688 46 5/25 N COLORADO W10-3 29-17 1st +2.0 WRIGHT (4-4) Bettis (4-3) 36,430 27 943,118 47 5/26 N COLORADO L2-8 29-18 1st +2.0 Gray (2-2) BUCHHOLZ (2-5) 36,162 28 979,280 48 5/27 N at Toronto L5-7 29-19 1st +1.0 Biagini (2-1) UEHARA (2-2) Osuna (11) 46,470 20 646,518 49 5/28 D at Toronto L9-10 29-20 1st +1.0 Floyd (2-3) KIMBREL (0-2) 48,154 21 694,672 50 5/29 D at Toronto W5-3 (11) 30-20 1st +1.0 BUCHHOLZ (3-5) Floyd (2-4) UEHARA (1) 47,916* 22 742,588 51 5/30 D at Baltimore W7-2 31-20 1st +2.0 WRIGHT (5-4) Wilson (2-4) 43,926 23 786,514 52 5/31 N at Baltimore W6-2 32-20 1st +3.0 RODRIGUEZ (1-0) Gausman (0-3) 17,664 24 804,178 53 6/1 N at Baltimore L9-13 32-21 1st +2.0 Brach (5-0) BUCHHOLZ (3-6) Britton (15) 20,750 25 824,928 54 6/2 N at Baltimore L7-12 32-22 1st +1.0 Givens (4-0) ROSS (0-1) 21,534 26 846,462 55 6/3 N TORONTO L2-5 32-23 2nd -- Dickey (3-6) PRICE (7-2) Osuna (13) 37,129* 29 1,016,409 56 6/4 D TORONTO W6-4 33-23 1st +1.0 WRIGHT (6-4) Stroman (5-2) KIMBREL (13) 37,762* 30 1,054,171 57 6/5 D TORONTO L4-5 33-24 2nd -- Estrada (4-2) RODRIGUEZ (1-1) 35,823 31 1,089,994 6/6 OFF DAY 33-24 2nd -0.5 58 6/7 N at San Francisco W5-3 (10) 34-24 2nd -0.5 TAZAWA (1-1) Casilla (1-1) KIMBREL (14) 41,512* 27 887,974 59 6/8 N at San Francisco L1-2 34-25 2nd -1.5 Gearrin (2-0) PRICE (7-3) Strickland (1) 41,635* 28 929,609 6/9 Off Day 34-25 2nd -2.0 60 6/10 N at Minnesota W8-1 35-25 2nd -1.0 WRIGHT (7-4) Duffey (2-5) 22,786 29 952,395 61 6/11 D at Minnesota W15-4 36-25 T-1st -- HEMBREE (3-0) Gibson (0-4) 28,633 30 981,028 62 6/12 D at Minnesota L4-7(10) 36-26 T-1st -- Tonkin (2-2) BARNES (2-3) 26,087 31 1,007,115 6/13 Off Day 36-26 T-1st -- 63 6/14 N BALTIMORE L2-3 36-27 2nd -1.0 Tillman (9-1) PRICE (7-4) Britton (20) 38,009* 32 1,128,003 64 6/15 N BALTIMORE W6-4 37-27 T-1st -- WRIGHT (8-4) Gausman (0-4) Kimbrel (15) 36,233 33 1,164,236 65 6/16 N BALTIMORE L1-5 37-28 2nd -1.0 Wilson (3-5) RODRIGUEZ (1-2) 36,757 34 1,200,993 66 6/17 N SEATTLE L4-8 37-29 2nd -1.0 Iwakuma (6-5) ELIAS (0-1) Cishek (16) 35,896 35 1,236,889 67 6/18 D SEATTLE W6-2 38-29 2nd -1.0 PORCELLO (8-2) Sampson (0-1) 37,195* 36 1,274,084 68 6/19 D SEATTLE W2-1 39-29 2nd -1.0 PRICE (8-4) Diaz (0-1) Kimbrel (16) 37,211* 37 1,311,295 69 6/20 N CHI WHITE SOX L1-3 (10) 39-30 2nd -1.0 Duke (2-0) KIMBREL (0-3) Robertson (17) 36,291 38 1,347,586 70 6/21 N CHI WHITE SOX L1-3 39-31 2nd -1.0 Sale (12-2) BUCHHOLZ (3-7) Robertson (18) 36,544 39 1,384,130 71 6/22 N CHI WHITE SOX L6-8 39-32 2nd -2.0 Jennings (3-1) UEHARA (2-3) Duke (1) 37,413* 40 1,421,543 72 6/23 D CHI WHITE SOX W8-7 (10) 40-32 2nd -1.5 KIMBREL (1-3) Purke (0-1) 37,790* 41 1,459,333 73 6/24 N at Texas W8-7 41-32 2nd -1.5 HEMBREE (4-0) Bush (2-1) UEHARA (2) 46,811* 32 1,053,926 74 6/25 N at Texas L3-10 41-33 2nd -3.0 Ramos (2-3) WRIGHT (8-5) 47,559* 33 1,101,485 75 6/26 D at Texas L2-6 41-34 2nd -4.0 Perez (7-4) BUCHHOLZ (3-8) 36,312 34 1,137,797 76 6/27 N at Tampa Bay L7-13 41-35 2nd -4.5 Snell (1-2) RODRIGUEZ (1-3) 18,024 35 1,155,821 77 6/28 N at Tampa Bay W8-2 42-35 2nd -4.5 PORCELLO (9-2) Archer (4-11) 16,986 36 1,172,807 78 6/29 N at Tampa Bay L0-4 42-36 2nd -5.5 PRICE (8-5) Moore (4-5) 24,110 37 1,196,917 6/30 Off Day 42-36 2nd -5.0 79 7/1 N LA ANGELS W5-4 43-36 2nd -4.0 WRIGHT (9-5) Chacin (2-5) KIMBREL (17) 37,117* 42 1,496,450 80 7/2 N LA ANGELS L2-21 43-37 2nd -4.0 Santiago (5-4) BUCHHOLZ (3-9) 36,552 43 1,533,002 81 7/3 D LA ANGELS W10-5 44-37 2nd -3.0 O SULLIVAN (2-0) Shoemaker (3-9) 36,801* 44 1,569,803 82 7/4 D TEXAS W12-5 45-37 2nd -2.0 PORCELLO (10-2) Martinez (1-2) 36,253 45 1,606,056 83 7/5 N TEXAS L2-7 45-38 3rd -3.0 Ramos (3-3) PRICE (8-6) 35,964 46 1,642,020 84 7/6 N TEXAS W11-6 46-38 3rd -3.0 WRIGHT (10-5) Perez (7-5) 37,175* 47 1,679,195 7/7 OFF DAY 46-38 3rd -3.0 85 7/8 N TAMPA BAY W6-5 47-38 3rd -2.0 ROSS (1-1) Archer (4-12) UEHARA (3) 37,739* 48 1,716,934 86 7/9 D TAMPA BAY W4-1 48-38 2nd -2.0 PORCELLO (11-2) Moore (5-6) UEHARA (4) 36,900* 49 1,753,834 87 7/10 D TAMPA BAY W4-0 49-38 2nd -2.0 PRICE (9-6) Odorizzi (3-5) 36,669* 50 1,790,053 7/11 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/12 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/14 ALL-STAR BREAK 88 7/15 N at NY Yankees W5-3 50-38 2nd -2.0 WRIGHT (11-5) Pineda (3-9) UEHARA (5) 47,439* 38 1,244,356 89 7/16 D at NY Yankees W5-2 51-38 2nd -2.0 RODRIGUEZ (2-3) Sabathia (5-7) UEHARA (6) 48,329* 39 1,292,685 90 7/17 N at NY Yankees L1-3 51-39 2nd -2.0 Tanaka (7-2) PRICE (9-7) Chapman (18) 42,884 40 1,335,569 7/18 Off Day 51-39 2nd -1.5 91 7/19 N SAN FRANCISCO W4-0 52-39 2nd -0.5 PORCELLO (12-2) Peavy (5-8) 38,082* 51 1,828,585 92 7/20 N SAN FRANCISCO W11-7 53-39 1st +0.5 BARNES (3-3) Cain (1-6) 38,201* 52 1,866,786 93 7/21 N MINNESOTA W13-2 54-39 1st +0.5 WRIGHT (12-5) Duffey (5-7) 37,566* 53 1,904,352 94 7/22 N MINNESOTA L1-2 54-40 2nd -0.5 GIBSON (3-6) Rodriguez (2-4) 37,001* 54 1,941,353 95 7/23 N MINNESOTA L9-11 54-41 2nd -1.5 Pressly (4-5) LAYNE (0-1) Kintzler (8) 37,600* 55 1,978,953 96 7/24 D MINNESOTA W8-7 55-41 2nd -1.5 PORCELLO (13-2) Milone (3-3) ZIEGLER (1) 36,806* 56 2,015,759 97 7/25 N DETROIT L2-4 55-42 2nd -2.5 Verlander (10-6) POMERANZ (0-1) Rodriguez (28) 37,479* 57 2,053,238 98 7/26 N DETROIT L8-9 55-43 3rd -2.5 Wilson (1-0) ROSS (1-2) Rodriguez (29) 38,378* 58 2,091,616 99 7/27 D DETROIT L3-4 55-44 3rd -2.5 Rondon (4-2) ZIEGLER (0-1) Wilson (1) 37,842* 59 2,129,458