BOSTON RED SOX (19-23) vs. LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM (22-20) Saturday, May 23, 2015 7:15 p.m. ET Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Steven Wright (1-1, 4.02) vs. LHP C.J. Wilson (2-2, 3.06) Game #43 Home Game #21 TV: FOX Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) YESTERDAY S NEWS: The Red Sox lost last night s series opener against the Angels at Fenway Park, 12-5...Boston fell to 1-3 in the current 6-game homestand...starter Rick Porcello (4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 3 BB, 4 SO) took the loss for the first time since 4/19 vs. BAL, snapping a 3-game wininng streak over his previous 5 starts. The Angels scored 9 runs in the 5th inning, the most runs allowed in a single frame by Sox hurlers since 7/28/14 vs. TOR (allowed 9 runs in the top 6th inning). Every Red Sox in the starting lineup had a hit other than Hanley Ramirez (0-for-1, R, HBP), who left the game with left hand soreness after the 5th inning. Mike Napoli went deep, a solo shot for the first run of the game in the bottom of the 2nd inning, his 2nd homer in the last 4 games, over which he is 5-for- 15 (.333)...Dustin Pedroia led the team with 3 hits, including an RBI single in the 7th inning. STATE OF THE SOX: Tonight the Red Sox continue a 6-game homestand with the 2nd of 3 against the Angels after dropping 2 of 3 to the Rangers...On Monday, Boston begins a 7-game road trip through MIN (3G) and TEX (4G). The Red Sox are in 4th place for a 2nd straight day after holding 3rd place for 7 days in a row...they have lost ground in the standings the last 2 days after not doing so in any of the previous 12 from 5/9-20... Boston is as many as 4.5 games back for the first time since 5/13 (also 4.5 GB)...Their season-high was 5.5 games back over 5 consecutive days from 5/8-12. ON THE RECORD: At 19-23, Boston has its worst record through 42 games since a 16-26 start in 1997...The club has lost 20 of its last 32 games after a 7-3 start to the season. The Red Sox have lost 3 straight, 1 shy of their seasonhigh 4-game slide from 5/1-4...They are 6-6 (.500) dating back to 5/10 and have dropped 13 of 20 games in May, being outscored 85-49 in the month. STREAKS STOPPED: Boston allowed 12 runs (10 ER) last night after giving up just 18 runs (16 ER) in their previous 8 contests...last night s game marked the club s most runs allowed in a home game this season and their most in any game since an 18-7 loss on 4/26 at BAL. Boston permitted 11 hits last night, ending a streak of 8 consecutive games without allowing double-digit hits, their longest streak since 6/15-22/14 (also 8G). Rick Porcello s 7 ER allowed in last night s loss also ended Boston s streak of 8 straight starters allowing no more than 2 ER, which was their longest such streak since 8 games from 6/29-7/7/13. CLOSE CALLS: 7 of Boston s last 9 games have been decided by 1 or 2 runs, with the Sox winning 4 of those 7. All 11 of Boston s wins dating back to 4/21 have been by 3 runs or less, Boston s longest streak of that kind within a season since the team s final 11 wins of the 2000 season (Source: Elias). 2 of Boston s last 4 games (1-1) and 4 of the club s last 8 (2-2) have been decided by 1 run...overall this season, the Sox are 8-5 in 1-run games (.615)...In the AL, only the Astros (.714, 10-4) and White Sox (.692, 9-4) have better 1-run records than Boston. YAWKEY TALKIE: At 8-12 at Fenway Park, the Red Sox are a season-low 4 games under.500 at home. They have gone deep in 16 of their 20 home games this season, the 2nd-most home games with a home run in the AL behind only the Astros 18. David Ortiz, 1-for-5 last night, has reached safely in all 19 of his home games played this season, batting.318 (21-for-66) with a.413 OBP...It is the longest home on-base streak of his career to begin a season. RED HOSE AND HALOS: Tonight the Red Sox and Angels continue their 7-game season set with the 2nd of 3 contests in Boston...These clubs meet again 4 times in Anaheim from 7/17-20, immediately following the All-Star break. The Red Sox have dropped their last 5 games against the Angels, encompassing all 5 of their matchups at Fenway Park since the start of 2014...In those contests, the Sox have been outscored 13-30...LAA s 4-game sweep last season was their 2nd in Boston over the past 3 years (also 3G, 8/21-21/12). HEAVENLY HITTER: David Ortiz has hit.305/.396/.637 in 83 regular season games against the Angels since joining the Red Sox in 2003, including a.390 AVG (69-for-177) with 33 extra-base hits (13 BB, 1 3B, 19 HR), 54 RBI, 33 BB, and a.484 OBP in his 48 such games at Fenway Park. Ortiz has gone deep in 2 of his last 3, 4 of his last 6, 7 of his last 12, and 15 of his last 31 home games against the Angels beginning on 4/14/07. REMEMBER ME?: Mike Napoli, who was drafted by Anaheim in 2000 and played the first 5 years of his major league career for the Angels (2006-10), has hit.321 (51- for-159), 10 2B, 1 3B, 15 HR, and 29 RBI in 45 career games against his former team...he owns the best all-time SLG (.679) and OPS (1.120) against the Angels (min. 125 PA). PLAYERS WITH 1.000+ OPS VS. ANGELS (MIN. 125 PA) RK PLAYER OPS 1. Mike Napoli 1.120 2. Bobby Bonds 1.056 3. Alex Rodriguez 1.050 4. Oscar Gamble 1.008 5. Frank Thomas 1.007 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: MLB will again participate in the National Moment of Remembrance during Memorial Day Weekend to honor soldiers who lost their lives during active military duty...mlb will conduct a moment of silence before all games this weekend and all games on Monday, including the Red Sox game in Minnesota, will pause at 3 p.m. local time for a moment of silence. On Memorial Day, MLB clubs will wear special caps and jerseys...all of MLB s net proceeds from the sale of those caps and jerseys will be donated to Welcome Back Veterans, which provides grants to university hospitals throughout the country to treat veterans suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injury...mlb has committed $30 million to Welcome Back Veterans. SCORING STORY: Despite ranking 13th in the AL with just 3.9 runs per game, the Sox offense has the 2nd-highest walk rate (BB in 9.1% of PA) and the 2nd-lowest strikeout rate (SO in 16.9% of PA) among AL teams. Last night s 5-run output marked the first time the Sox snapped a 9-game stretch in which the club scored no more than 4 runs...boston has been held to 2 or fewer runs in 13 of the club s 20 games since 5/1, has not scored more than 6 runs in a game this month, and is averaging 2.5 runs per game in May. LEANING LEFT: When this series ends tomorrow, Boston will have faced 8 left-handed starting pitchers over a 13- game stretch that began on 5/11 (2-4 thus far)...the club entered these 12 games having faced only 6 lefty starters in the club s first 31 games of the season (3-3 record). BOSTON BITS: Boston is 10-15 against the AL East but 9-8 against other opponents (5-6 vs. AL West, 4-2 vs. NL East). Shane Victorino is 8-for-19 (.421) with a 2B, HR, 3 BB, and a.500 OBP since returning from the DL on 5/11. Boston has benefitted from more opponent errors (42) and has also scored more unearned runs (25) than any other team in MLB. REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN Overall...19-23 AL East Standing...4th, 4.5 GB At Home...8-12 On Road...11-11 In day games...6-7 In night games...13-16 April...12-10 May...7-13 vs. AL East...10-15 vs. AL Central...0-0 vs. AL West...5-6 vs. National League...4-2 vs. RH starter...14-16 vs. LH starter...5-7 Leading after 6 innings...14-1 Tied after 6 innings...2-3 Trailing after 6 innings...3-19 Leading after 7 innings...14-0 Tied after 7 innings...4-5 Trailing after 7 innings...1-20 Leading after 8 innings...14-0 Tied after 8 innings...4-2 Trailing after 8 innings...0-21 Red Sox score first...12-4 Opponents score first...7-19 Shutouts...4-2 Scoring less than 3 runs...4-13 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...4-4 Scoring 5 or more runs...11-6 Red Sox hit HR...14-13 Red Sox hit 0 HR...5-10 1-run games...8-5 2-run games...4-5 Walk-offs...2-3 Extra innings (home)...0-0 Extra innings (road)...2-1 Extra innings (total)...2-1 Series openers...10-4 Series finales...5-8 Series W-L-T (home)... 2-3-1 Series W-L-T (road)... 3-3-1 Series W-L-T (total)... 5-6-2 Series sweeps (home)...0-1 Series sweeps (road)...0-0 Series sweeps (total)...0-1 Come-from-behind wins... 7, last 5/16 Innings batting around...5, last 5/3 (6th) Games decided in last AB...5-3 VS. THE ANGELS All-Time vs. Angels... 332-295-1 In Boston... 185-133-1 At the Angels...147-162 At Angel Stadium...131-133 2015 vs. Angels... 0-1 In Boston...0-1 In Anaheim...0-0 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 5/22 H L5-12 Richards Porcello UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone Player (current) 200 2B... Sandoval (197) Sox All-Time List Player (current) R, 6th (Boggs, 1,067)...Ortiz (1,066) SB, 7th (Parent, 129)...Pedroia (126) SV, 9th (L. Smith, 58)... Uehara (57) MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rk Player HR 31. Carlos Delgado 473 32. David Ortiz 472 MLB ALL-TIME RBI LIST Rk Player RBI 42. Willie McCovey 1,555 43. David Ortiz 1,550 Fred McGriff 1,550 TODAY IN RED SOX HISTORY MAY 23, 1999 (16 years ago): Tom Gordon converted a 50th straight save chance in the Sox 10-8 win over TOR (0 R, 0.1 IP). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sun., 5/24 vs. LAA 1:35 p.m. LHP Wade Miley (3-4, 5.10) LHP Hector Santiago (3-2, 2.25) NESN Mon., 5/25 at MIN 2:10 p.m. RHP Joe Kelly (1-3, 5.13) RHP Ricky Nolasco (4-1, 6.00) NESN Tues., 5/26 at MIN 8:10 p.m. RHP Clay Buchholz (2-5, 4.58) RHP Mike Pelfrey (3-1, 3.00) NESN Wed. 5/27 at MIN 1:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (4-3, 5.07) RHP Phil Hughes (3-4, 4.50) 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 35-STEVEN WRIGHT, RHP W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 1-1 4.02 3 1 15.2 17 8 7 3 7 9 CAREER 3-2 3.78 13 3 50.0 50 24 21 5 20 41 TONIGHT S START: TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Is making his 2nd start of the season (4th appearance) and 1st at Fenway Park... Was recalled by the Red Sox on 5/10 for his 3rd big league stint in 2015...Was optioned back to Triple-A Pawtucket on 4/28 after being recalled a 2nd time on 4/27...Made his 1st career Opening Day roster this season. Has gone 1-1 with a 2.61 ERA (6 ER/20.2 IP) and.237 opponent AVG in 5 career games (1 start) at Fenway...His 2.61 ERA ranks 7th among ML pitchers with at least 20.0 IP at Fenway since the start of 2013...Trails only Koji Uehara (4th, 2.15 ERA) among current BOS pitchers in that span. Last home start was on 9/26/14 vs. NYY, when he took the loss despite allowing just 2 R (0 ER) on 4 H, 2 BB in 5.0 IP (4 SO)...In 3 games (1 start) at Fenway in 2014, went 0-1 with a 0.64 ERA (1 ER/14.0 IP), 3 BB, 14 SO, and.200 opponent AVG. Is seeking his 1st career win as a ML starter...has gone 0-2 with a 4.09 ERA (5 ER/11.0 IP) and.227 opponent AVG in 3 career big league starts. Owns a 3.05 ERA (7 ER/20.2 IP) over his last 4 outings (2 starts) since 9/26/14... Earned the win in his season debut on 4/10 at NYY, the Red Sox 6-5, 19-inning victory (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB 1 SO)...Pitched the 15th through 19th innings. Opponents are hitting just.091 (3-for-33) against him after an 0-1 count, the 8thbest mark in the AL (10th in the majors) (min. 30 BF)...Also has a.118 opponent OBP following 0-1 counts, ranking 3rd in the AL (5th in the majors) behind only NYY s Dellin Betances (.091, 44 BF) and KC s Ryan Madson (.103, 36 BF). Worked exclusively as a starter with the PawSox this year...in 4 starts, had a 2-1 record, 3.24 ERA (9 ER/25.0 IP), 0 HR, 26 SO, and.258 opponent AVG (24-for-93)... In his last minor league stint, went 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA (1 ER/14.0 IP) in 2 starts. As a starter in the minor leagues since 2012, has gone 26-20 with a 3.11 ERA (139 ER/402.0 IP), 316 SO, and 1.30 WHIP (169 BB, 355 H) in 69 games...in that span, last 7.0+ IP 18 times (26.1%), 8.0+ IP 8 times, and tossed 3 CG. Last start: Made his 1st start of the season on Sunday at SEA, taking the loss despite allowing only 3 R (2 ER) on 5 H, 1 BB in 5.0 IP (4 SO). 2015 5.2, 5/12 at OAK 6, 2 times, last: 5/12 at OAK 3, 2 times, last: 5/17 at SEA 3, 5/12 at OAK 3, 2 times, last: 5/12 at OAK 4, 2 times, last: 5/17 at SEA 1, 3 times, last: 5/17 at SEA 1, 4/10 1, 5/17 2015 1-1, 4.02 ERA, 3 G, 1 GS.274 (17-62), 3 HR.256 (11-43), 1 HR.316 (6-19), 2 HR 1.53 2014 CAREER FENWAY 1-1, 4.02 ERA, 3 appearances, 1 start SINGLE-GAME HIGHS IP H R ER BB SO HR CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 5.2, 2 times, last: 5/12/15 at OAK 6, 3 times, last: 5/12/15 at OAK 5, 4/23/13 vs. OAK 5, 4/23/13 vs. OAK 4, 4/23/13 vs. OAK 6, 2 times, last: 9/20/14 at BAL 1, 4 times, last: 5/12/15 at OAK 2, 7/11-8/1/13 1, 2 times, last: 5/17/15 CAREER 1-1, 2.61 ERA, 5 G, 1 GS 2-1, 4.60 ERA, 8 G, 2 GS.259 (501-93), 5 HR.267 (31-116), 3 HR.247 (19-77), 2 HR 1.40 VS. ANGELS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Making 1st career appearance VS. THE ANGELS: Has never faced LAA in his career...is 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA (14 ER/28.0 IP) and.252 opponent AVG in 7 career appearances (2 starts) against AL West clubs. 2014 & CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Is now in his 2nd full season in the Red Sox organization...made his ML debut for BOS in 2013, his 1st full season in the system following his acquisition from CLE via trade on 7/31/12...Converted to a knuckleball pitcher to begin the 2011 season. In 2014, began the year on the disabled list recovering from sports hernia surgery, but did appear in 21 games between the Red Sox and Triple-A Pawtucket. Was the 2013 recipient of the Lou Gorman Award which is annually given to a BOS minor league player that has demonstrated dedication and perseverance in overcoming obstacles while working his way to the major league team. 2015 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/10 W6-5 at NYY W 6-5 5.0 6 2 2 3 1 1 78/47 Earned the win in the Red Sox 19-inning marathon victory 5/12 L2-9 at OAK ND 2-9 5.2 6 3 3 3 4 1 110/72 Tied for the longest outing of his career (also 7/11/13 at SEA) 5/17 L5-0 at SEA L 0-3 5.0 5 3 2 1 4 1 83/55 Credited with the loss in his 1st start of the season LAST 5 GAMES AT FENWAY PARK DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 4/23/13 OAK - 3.2 6 5 5 4 4 8/1/13 SEA W 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 8/17/14 HOU - 4.0 4 1 1 0 4 9/7/14 TOR - 5.0 2 0 0 1 6 9/26/14 NYY L 5.0 4 2 0 2 4 2.61 ERA 1-1 20.2 18 8 6 8 20 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Buchholz 9 6 22/53.0 3.74 2-7 Porcello 9 5 30/55.0 4.91 6-3 Masterson 7 3 22/35.1 5.60 3-4 Miley 8 3 13/42.1 2.76 4-4 Kelly 8 3 22/47.1 4.18 4-4 Wright 1 0 0/5.0 0.00 0-1 ANGELS CAREER vs. WRIGHT PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Aybar 0 0 0 0 Calhoun 0 0 0 0 Cowgill 0 0 0 0 Cron 0 0 0 0 Featherston 0 0 0 0 Freese 0 0 0 0 Giavotella 0 0 0 0 Iannetta 0 0 0 0 Joyce 0 0 0 0 Krauss 1.000 1 1 0 0 Perez 0 0 0 0 Pujols 0 0 0 0 Trout 0 0 0 0 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS RED SOX CAREER vs. WILSON PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Betts.500 2 1 0 0 Bogaerts.000 3 0 0 0 Castillo 0 0 0 0 Holt.333 3 1 0 1 Leon 0 0 0 0 Napoli.194 31 6 1 3 Nava.333 6 2 0 0 Ortiz.176 17 3 0 2 Pedroia.417 24 10 1 6 Ramirez.286 7 2 1 4 Sandoval 1.000 2 2 0 1 Swihart 0 0 0 0 Victorino.286 7 2 0 0 20-WADE MILEY, LHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 3-4, 5.10 ERA, 8 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 3-4 5.10 8 8 42.1 44 25 24 3 17 29 CAREER 41-39 3.87 114 110 681.0 693 315 293 67 213 528 VS. THE ANGELS: Has never faced LAA in his career...in 2 starts vs. AL West opponents this season, is 2-0 with a 1.32 ERA (2 ER/13.2 IP) and.226 opponent AVG...Owns a career 3-1 record, 2.16 ERA (8 ER/33.1 IP), 8.64 SO/9.0 IP ratio (32 SO), and.244 opponent AVG in 5 career starts against the AL West. LAST 5 REGULAR SEASON GAMES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 4/26 at BAL L 2.1 5 7 6 2 0 5/2 NYY L 7.0 7 3 3 0 3 5/8 at TOR L 6.0 8 4 4 1 8 5/13 at OAK W 6.2 5 0 0 4 1 5/19 TEX W 7.0 7 2 2 1 7 4.66 ERA 2-3 29.0 32 16 15 8 19 LAST START: Earned the win on Tuesday vs. TEX, allowing only 2 ER on 7 H, 1 BB in 7.0 IP (7 SO)...Has recorded at least 6.0 IP in each of his last 4 starts, posting a 3.04 ERA (9 ER/26.2 IP) in that span...matched his season high with 7.0 IP (also 5/2 vs. NYY)...Prior to surrendering an RBI single to Tommy Field in the 6th inning, had retired 19 consecutive batters faced with RISP dating back to his previous start on 5/13 at OAK (0-for-19, 5 SO).
Red Sox Game Notes Page 3 BATTING NOTES 50-MOOKIE BETTS, OF.232 AVG 5 HR 22 RBI.290 OBP.387 SLG vs. RHP: 32-127 (.252), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, RBI HOMESTAND: 6-19, R, 2B, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (6-19, R, 2B, RBI) vs. LHP: 7-41 (.171), 2 HR LAA SERIES: 1-5, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (5/2-11) Increased his home hitting streak to 9 games by going 1-for-5 on Friday...Has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 home games since 4/20, posting a.317 AVG/.354 OBP/.567 SLG line in that span (19-for-60, 10 R, 6 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 4 BB). Among major league leadoff hitters, ranks in the top 5 in RBI (22, 2nd), BB (14, T-5th), 2B (9, T-5th), HR (5, T-3rd), and XBH (15, T-3rd). Has 4 game-winning RBI this season, 3 of which have come in the 9th inning or later...broke a 1-1 tie with a 9th-inning sacrifice fly on 5/14 at SEA...Also had a go-ahead sac fly in the 19th inning on 4/10 at NYY, a walk-off single on 4/27 vs. TOR, and 2 solo HR in a 2-0 win over TB on 5/5. On 5/5, broke up the Rays' no-hitter with a leadoff HR in the 6th and added a leadoff HR in the 8th, his 1st career multi-hr game...became the youngest Red Sox player with a multi-hr game since Jim Rice (1975, 22 years old) and the youngest Sox leadoff hitter with a HR since Bobby Doerr (1939, 21 years old)...marked the 1st time in 75 years the Sox won a 2-0 game in which both runs were provided by a pair of solo homers from the same player (6/23/40 at CLE-G2, Jim Tabor). 2-XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.270 AVG 2 HR 13 RBI.324 OBP.387 SLG vs. RHP: 28-103 (.272), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R HOMESTAND: 5-14, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (6-17, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 9-34 (.265), 0 HR LAA SERIES: 1-4, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/8-13) Is batting.333 (11-for-33) with a.371 OBP and.515 SLG in his last 10 games, hitting safely in each of his last 5. Has struck out only twice in his last 53 plate appearances...owns the AL s best PA/SO ratio since 5/6 (26.00), trailing only PHI s Ben Revere (67 PA, 1 SO) and SF s Nori Aoki (55 PA, 1 SO) for the ML lead in that span...went 11 games without a strikeout from 5/6-19, recording at least 3 PA in each contest...the only player in the majors with a longer streak this season is CLE s Michael Brantley, who did not strike out in 13 straight games with at least 3 PA from 4/27-5/10. Has a.337 AVG/.382 OBP/.505 SLG line at night this season, compared to.119/.196/.119 in day games...his.337 AVG at night ranks 4th-best in the AL. Snapped a career-long, 30-game errorless streak on Thursday, committing his 1st miscue since 4/13 vs. WSH...Ranks 3rd among American League SS in fielding percentage (.974), trailing only TB's Asdrubal Cabrera (.992) and DET's Jose Iglesias (.977). 38-RUSNEY CASTILLO, OF.250 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI.250 OBP.250 SLG vs. RHP: 1-4 (.250), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R HOMESTAND: 1-4, R CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (9-17, 6 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI) vs. LHP: 0-0 (), 0 HR LAA SERIES: 1-4, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (5/22-pres.) Made his season debut Friday vs. LAA, starting in RF and recording his 1st hit in the 7th inning (single). Has a 5-game hitting streak dating back to last season (9-for-17, 2 HR)...Has scored a run in each of his last 6 major league games. Has hit.293 (22-for-75) with 8 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 6 BB, and 6 SB in 18 games for Triple-A Pawtucket this season, appearing 9 times in CF (8 starts) and 6 times in RF (all starts)...is batting.327 (17-for-52) with 4 2B, 2 HR, and 8 RBI over his last 12 games...missed time in April with right shoulder inflammation. In 2014, played 11 minor league games then 10 major league games in his 1st pro action in the U.S...Reached base safely via hit or walk in 9 of 10 games for BOS, all starts in CF, batting.333 (12-for-36) with 6 R, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, and 3 BB...Was successful in all 3 SB attempts...following the season, posted a combined.342/.375/.452 line between Surprise of the Arizona Fall League (8 G) and Caguas of the Puerto Rican League (10 G). In 360 games (including postseason) over 5 seasons in Cuba s major league, Serie Nacional, posted a.319/.383/.516 line with 75 2B, 11 3B, 51 HR, 99 BB, 256 R, and 76 SB...Spent all 5 campaigns with his hometown team, Ciego de Avila...Appeared primarily in CF and RF. 26-BROCK HOLT, INF.294 AVG 1 HR 11 RBI.375 OBP.424 SLG vs. RHP: 20-66 (.303), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 2-10, R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 5-19 (.263), 0 HR LAA SERIES: 2-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/11-19) Reached base 3 times on Friday (2-for-3, BB), marking the 5th game this season in which he has reached that many times. Has started games this season at 2B (1), SS (4), 3B (6), LF (2), CF (2), and RF (8). Committed a throwing error on Thursday, snapping a streak of 56 games (51 starts) without a miscue...had combined for 168 chances in 476.2 defensive innings at 6 positions (2B, SS, 3B, LF, CF, and RF) since his last error on 8/2/14 vs. NYY, which also came at 3B. Has not committed an error in 58 career games (54 starts) in the OF (107 total chances) or in 16 career games (15 starts) at SS (71 total chances). 3-SANDY LEON, C.152 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI.243 OBP.152 SLG vs. RHP: 5-23 (.217), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-2 CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-9 vs. LHP: 0-10 (.000), 0 HR LAA SERIES: SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (3x, last 5/10) Has a 2.47 catcher's ERA (12 ER/43.2 IP) in his last 5 starts...has not allowed a SB in his last 7 starts...caught all 9.0 innings of a 2-0 win at OAK on 5/13. Has caught 3 of 4 attempted base stealers this season and 48% (190 of 393) between the major and minor leagues over the last 6 seasons (2010-15). Has started 11 games in 2015...Named to 1st Opening Day roster of his career...acquired by BOS from WSH in exchange for cash considerations on 3/30/15. Made Red Sox debut on 4/10 at NYY as the club s starting catcher, throwing out the Yankees' only attempted base stealer (Gardner, 8th inning). 12-MIKE NAPOLI, 1B.182 AVG 5 HR 14 RBI.280 OBP.333 SLG vs. RHP: 17-94 (.181), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 5-15, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 7-38 (.184), 1 HR LAA SERIES: 1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (4/12-15) Has 5 HR since 4/25, tied with Pablo Sandoval for most among Red Sox in that span...is 5-for-15 with 2 HR during the Sox current 6-game homestand. Owns the best all-time SLG (.679) and OPS (1.120) against the Angels (min. 125 AB)...Has hit.321(51-for-159) with 15 HR in 45 career games vs. LAA...Has reached base via hit or BB in each of his last 13 games vs. the Angels...Spent his first 11 professional seasons in the Angels organization (2000-10). Has a.419 OBP vs. LHP since 2014, the 6th-highest mark in the AL in that span. Has hit each of the Red Sox last 2 walk-off home runs: 6/18/14 vs. MIN (off Casey Fien, 10th inning) and 7/21/13 vs. NYY (off Adam Warren, 11th inning). 29-DANIEL NAVA, OF/1B.167 AVG 0 HR 7 RBI.261 OBP.200 SLG vs. RHP: 9-54 (.167), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2 HOMESTAND: 2-10, 2B CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-3 vs. LHP: 1-6 (.167), 0 HR LAA SERIES: 0-2 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (2x, last 5/20-22) Entered Friday s game in the 6th, replacing Hanley Ramirez in LF...Has reached base via hit or BB in 7 of his last 8 starts and has hit safely in each of his last 2. Is 5-for-17 (.294) with runners in scoring position this season, including 4-for-9 (.444) with RISP and 2 out. Owns a career.286 AVG and.378 OBP vs. RHP. Has made 17 starts this year (11 in RF, 5 at 1B, 1 in LF)...Made the Red Sox Opening Day roster for the 3rd consecutive season. 34-DAVID ORTIZ, DH/1B.239 AVG 6 HR 17 RBI.333 OBP.415 SLG vs. RHP: 28-94 (.298), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5 HOMESTAND: 4-15, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB (3 IBB) CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-9, 2B, RBI) vs. LHP: 6-48 (.125), 0 HR LAA SERIES: 1-5 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/27-5/5) The Sox are 5-1 this season in games in which Ortiz homers...has homered in 15 of his last 31 home games vs. LAA (since 4/14/07), including in 2 of his last 3, in 4 of his last 6, and in 7 of his last 12. In his last 34 home games vs. LAA beginning 7/29/06, has posted a.426 AVG/.523 OBP/.876 SLG line (55-for-129, 32 R, 10 2B, 16 HR, 42 RBI, HBP, 25 BB)... Has recorded multiple hits in 21 of those 34 games, including in 5 of his last 6. Has reached base via hit or BB in 13 of his last 28 plate appearances, reaching multiple times in 4 of his last 6 games. Has reached base via hit or BB in all 19 home games in 2015, the longest home on-base streak of his career to begin a season...has reached in 39 of his last 40 home games beginning 7/28/14, posting a.341 AVG/.446 OBP/.578 SLG line at Fenway in that span (46-for-135, 17 R, 11 2B, 7 HR, 25 RBI, HBP, 28 BB). Is batting.298 (28-for-94) vs. RHP this season, including.346 (18-for-52) with 3 HR and a.453 OBP since 4/24 (22 G). Has scored 1,066 runs for the Red Sox (2003-15), 1 shy of tying Wade Boggs (1,067 R) for 6th-most in club history...has 472 career HR and needs only 1 more to tie Carlos Delgado for 31st place on MLB s all-time list...also has 1,550 career RBI, tied with Fred McGriff for 43rd on MLB s all-time list.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 15-DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.280 AVG 5 HR 16 RBI.358 OBP.421 SLG vs. RHP: 38-126 (.302), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 3-5, RBI HOMESTAND: 6-19, R, 3 2B, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (4-9, 2B, RBI) vs. LHP: 8-38 (.211), 2 HR LAA SERIES: 3-5, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/26-5/4) Is batting.312 (29-for-93) with a.387 OBP in his last 24 games (since 4/26)...Has recorded multiple hits in 5 of his last 10 games. Leads the Red Sox in hits (46) and multi-hit games (14), ranks 2nd in doubles (8) and BB (20), and is T-3rd in HR (5). Has hit safely in 18 of his last 20 games vs. LAA since 2012, batting.326 (30-for-92) against the Angels in that span. Has played in 1,192 games in his career, tied with George Scott for 14th-most in Red Sox history...has 452 career XBH and needs only 1 more to pass Dom DiMaggio (452) for 12th place on the Sox all-time list...has scored 739 runs in his career, 4 shy of tying Manny Ramirez (743 R) for 11th place in Sox history... Has 493 career BB and needs only 1 more to tie Kevin Youkilis (494 BB) for 19th-most in club history. Has hit.329 (24-for-73) with a.393 OBP at home this season, reaching base in 17 of 19 games...has a career.312 AVG/.376 OBP/.480 SLG line at Fenway Park. Went 0-for-5 on Wednesday, snapping a streak of 23 consecutive games reaching base via hit or BB...Is the majors 3rd-longest on-base streak of the season and tied for the 4th-longest on-base streak of his career...no Red Sox has had a longer on-base streak since Mike Napoli s 33-game stretch from 4/4-5/14/14. Snapped a 27-game errorless streak on Tuesday, dropping a pop fly in the 4th inning for his 1st miscue since 4/17 vs. BAL. 13-HANLEY RAMIREZ, LF.257 AVG 10 HR 22 RBI.306 OBP.486 SLG vs. RHP: 25-106 (.236), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1, R, HBP HOMESTAND: 3-15, 2 R, 2 2B, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-11 vs. LHP: 12-38 (.316), 4 HR LAA SERIES: 0-1, R, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (2x, last 4/24-26) Left Friday's game after 5 innings with left hand soreness...was hit by a pitch in the 4th...Has hit.357 (10-for-28) in 8 career games vs. LAA. Has 3 doubles in his last 8 games, after each of his first 10 XBH of the season had been a HR...Was the first player to homer for his first 10 XBH of a season since Mark McGwire in 1990 (also first 10). Is batting.478 (11-for-23) in counts of either 0-2 (5-for-10, 2 HR) or 1-2 (6-for-13)...LAD s Joc Pederson is the only other player in the majors with more than 1 HR on an 0-2 count in 2015. Has not recorded an RBI in his last 16 games, the 3rd-longest such streak of his career. Hit his 10th HR of the season on 4/29 vs. TOR, tying the franchise record for HR hit before May 1 (David Ortiz hit 10 HR in April 2006). 48-PABLO SANDOVAL, 3B.268 AVG 5 HR 16 RBI.340 OBP.413 SLG vs. RHP: 35-97 (.361), 5 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 1-4, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-3 vs. LHP: 2-41 (.049), 0 HR LAA SERIES: SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (4/10-13) Has recorded only 1 AB in the Red Sox last 3 games...was removed from Tuesday's game after being hit by a pitch in the 7th inning...has been hit by a pitch 5 times, his 2nd-highest single-season total (6 in 2013). Is batting.321 (17-for-53) at home this season, but has hit 4 of his 5 HR on the road...is 2-for-12 vs. LHP at Fenway Park (0-for-29 vs. LHP on the road). Has hit.318 (7-for-22) in 6 career games vs. LAA. Ranks T-4th in the AL and T-5th in the majors with a.361 AVG vs. RHP...Is batting.377 (20-for-53) with a.441 OBP and.717 SLG vs. RHP since 4/24 (21 G). Has a.977 fielding percentage (8 E, 342 TC) since 5/25/14, 2nd-best in the majors at 3B in that span (Kyle Seager-.985)...Has not committed an error in his last 22 games (21 starts) at 3B, totaling 46 chances (38 A, 8 PO) in that time (last error: 4/24 at BAL). 23-BLAKE SWIHART, C.176 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI.192 OBP.235 SLG vs. RHP: 7-38 (.184), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 HOMESTAND: 2-12 CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-8) vs. LHP: 2-13 (.154), 0 HR LAA SERIES: 1-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (2x, last 5/20-pres.) Has thrown out 2 of his last 6 attempted base stealers...recorded his 1st career pickoff Wednesday vs. TEX (Leonys Martin, 1st base). Has hit safely in 4 of his last 5 starts...ranks T-7th among AL rookies in doubles (3). Recorded his 1st career game-winning RBI in last Saturday s 4-2 win at SEA, scoring Xander Bogaerts with a double off Felix Hernandez in the 6th inning. Made his major league debut on 5/2 vs. NYY after being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket prior to the game...recorded his 1st ML hit in the 5th inning, a 2-out infield single...at 23 years and 29 days old, became the youngest Red Sox starting catcher since Rich Gedman at 22 years old in 1982. Began the season with Triple-A Pawtucket, batting.338 (23-for-68) with a.392 OBP in 18 games...entered the year as the No. 1 catching prospect in baseball, according to Baseball America. 18-SHANE VICTORINO, OF.241 AVG 1 HR 3 RBI.369 OBP.333 SLG vs. RHP: 5-32 (.156), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 2-2, BB CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (8-15, 3 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 BB) vs. LHP: 8-22 (.364), 1 HR LAA SERIES: 2-2, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/12-pres.) Has hit.421 (8-for-19) with a.500 OBP since returning from the DL on 5/11, striking out only twice in 22 PA (3 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 BB). Is 8-for-15 during his current 5-game hitting streak, including 7-for-11 vs. LHP...Marks his longest hit streak since a 6-game stretch from 7/19-25/14. The Red Sox are 11-8 in his appearances this season and 8-15 in all other games. Has not committed an error since 8/14/13 at TOR, playing in 83 games and totaling 187 chances (183 PO, 4 A) in 692.0 innings since then...has never committed an error at Fenway Park, including in 85 games (81 starts) and 721.0 innings as a member of the Red Sox (189 PO, 2 A). Has been successful in his last 12 SB attempts since 7/29/13 and is 24-for-25 since 4/10/13...Is 3-for-3 in SB attempts this season. Is the all-time MLB leader among Hawaiian-born players in at-bats (4,506), runs (718), hits (1,246), 2B (229), 3B (68), HR (108), and RBI (485). 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 Betts 5/6/15 vs. TB Jepsen 57 9 1 0 0 10 4 0 1 0 0 5 Bogaerts 5/20/15 vs. TEX Klein 8 7 1 1 0 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 Castillo 9/26/14 vs. NYY Kelley 10 - - - - - - - - - - - Holt 4/24/15 at BAL O Day 52 7 1 1 0 9 1 2 0 0 0 3 Leon 4/14/14 at MIA Slowey 78 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Napoli 5/22/15 vs. LAA Richards 2 3 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 Nava 9/14/14 at KC Crow 97 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 Ortiz 5/19/15 vs. TEX Gallardo 12 10 1 0 0 11 3 1 0 0 0 4 Pedroia 5/2/15 vs. NYY Eovaldi 73 10 4 0 0 14 3 0 0 0 0 3 Ramirez 4/29/15 vs. TOR Dickey 64 9 2 1 0 12 4 1 1 1 0 7 Sandoval 5/16/15 at SEA Hernandez 11 9 0 2 0 11 2 2 0 0 0 4 Swihart - - - 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Victorino 5/14/15 at SEA Elias 10 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 vs. LAA CAREER VS. LAA CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Betts.200 5 1 0 1.222 18 4 0 1.281 178 50 5 23 Bogaerts.250 4 1 0 0.067 30 2 0 1.257 343 88 8 31 Castillo.250 4 1 0 0.250 4 1 0 0.375 24 9 2 6 Holt.667 3 2 0 2.237 38 9 0 5.271 291 79 1 25 Leon - - - - -.333 3 1 0 0.188 16 3 0 2 Napoli.333 3 1 1 1.321 159 51 15 29.260 581 151 27 91 Nava.000 2 0 0 0.255 55 14 0 4.278 652 181 7 94 Ortiz.200 5 1 0 0.275 404 111 30 86.309 3,187 986 189 717 Pedroia.600 5 3 0 1.298 258 77 4 22.312 2,373 741 60 312 Ramirez.000 1 0 0 0.357 28 10 0 4.205 83 17 4 10 Sandoval - - - - -.318 22 7 2 5.321 53 17 1 5 Swihart.250 4 1 0 0.250 4 1 0 0.154 26 4 0 1 Victorino - - - - -.160 25 4 0 0.298 332 99 8 36
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 68-Matt Barnes 5/22 vs. LAA 0.1 2 4 2 1 0 3/7 2/2 -/- 2.0 (2 times) 1 (5 times) 32-Craig Breslow 5/22 vs. LAA 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 6/15 7/5 0/3 3.0 (4/19 vs BAL) 2 (4 times) 59-Tommy Layne 5/21 vs. TEX 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 13/14 6/1 0/1 1.2 (4/10 at NYY) 3 (4/10 at NYY) 41-Alexi Ogando 5/21 vs. TEX 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 12/16 7/2 -/- 2.0 (4/27 vs TOR) 2 (3 times) 28-Robbie Ross Jr. 5/22 vs. LAA 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 7/14 8/1 -/- 2.1 (5/22 vs LAA) 2 (2 times) 36-Junichi Tazawa 5/20 vs. TEX 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 17/21 7/3 -/- 1.2 (5/10 at TOR) 3 (4/13 vs WSH) 19-Koji Uehara 5/19 vs. TEX (SV, 10) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 10/14 1/0 10/11 1.0 (12 times) 3 (4/29 vs TOR) 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.69 ERA 141.1 135 62 58 54 111 90/125 (72%) 51/19 10/16 68-MATT BARNES, RHP 2-0 0 SV 3.12 ERA vs. ALL:.297 (11-37), 2 HR vs. RHB:.389 (7-18), 1 HR vs. LHB:.211 (4-19), 1 HR WHIP: 1.73 Allowed a career-high 4 runs (2 ER) in 0.1 IP & allowed 1 inherited runner to score (to Porcello) last night vs. LAA...Had his 5.0-inning scoreless streak snapped. Has made 7 relief appearances for BOS this year with no runs allowed in 5 of 7 games. Is in his 2nd stint with the Red Sox this season after being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 5/9 (1st recall was on 4/25)...For his ML career, is 2-0, 3.57 ERA (7 ER/17.2 IP), 6 BB, 13 SO in 12 games (all in relief)...made his ML debut with the Red Sox last year as a September call-up. In 4 games (3 starts) for the PawSox this year: 0-0, 4.15 ERA (6 ER/13.0 IP), 6 BB, 14 SO,.264 AVG (14-for-53)...His fi rst 3 appearances in 2015 came as a starter (4.50 ERA; 6 ER/12.0 IP) and his most recent appearance came in relief, 5/6 at Toledo (1.0 IP, 2 H, SO)...Was only his 2nd career relief appearance in the minors. 32-CRAIG BRESLOW, LHP 0-0 0 SV 3.72 ERA vs. ALL:.254 (18-71), 3 HR vs. RHB:.222 (10-45), 1 HR vs. LHB:.308 (8-26), 2 HR WHIP: 1.34 Threw the fi nal 2.0 innings of last night s game vs. LAA (2.0 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, SO, SF)...Was his 1st appearance since Sunday, 5/17 at SEA. Leads the Red Sox staff in relief innings this season at 19.1 (J. Tazawa: 19.0 IP)...Has pitched more than 1.0 inning in 7 of his 15 appearances this season. Has allowed 9 total runs this season (8 ER) all over his last 8 appearances (8.64 ERA; 8.1 IP)...Began the season with 7 scoreless appearances (11.0 IP). Began season with career-best 11.0-inning scoreless streak (7 G); allowed 1st runs, 4/26 at BAL...7 scoreless apps to start season matched career best (2012). 37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 0-0 0 SV 40.50 ERA vs. ALL:.600 (6-10), 1 HR vs. RHB:.333 (2-6), 0 HR vs. LHB: 1.000 (4-4), 1 HR WHIP: 5.25 Appeared in only 1 game in his 1st stint with BOS (4/26 at BAL - 1.1 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, HR, BB, 3 SO)...Was optioned back to Triple-A Pawtucket on 4/27. Began the season with Pawtucket...In 14 relief appearances for the PawSox this year: 0-2, 5 SV, 7 SVO, 1.08 ERA (2 ER/16.2 IP), 2 BB, 17 SO,.190 AVG (11-for- 58)...Made 9 scoreless appearances to open the season (11.0 IP)...Has not allowed a HR in the minors this season. Since being acquired from SF on 7/26/14, has appeared in 7 games for BOS (all in relief) with no record and a 8.74 ERA (11 ER/11.1 IP), 6 BB, 9 SO. 59-TOMMY LAYNE, LHP 0-1 0 SV 3.00 ERA vs. ALL:.214 (9-42), 0 HR vs. RHB:.294 (5-17), 0 HR vs. LHB:.160 (4-25), 0 HR WHIP: 1.25 Ended the 8th inning Thursday vs. TEX (0.2 IP, BB)...Stranded his 1 inherited runner (Buchholz)...No runs allowed in any of his 5 apps (3.0 IP) at home in 2015. In 10 appearances this month: 1.35 ERA (1 ER/7.1 IP, 4 BB, 4 SO,.160 opp AVG, 4-for-25). In his 2nd stint with the Red Sox this year after making his 1st career Opening Day roster in 2015 (recalled on 4/29)...Was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket after 4 relief appearances with the Red Sox postgame on 4/12...Had 3 SV and 6 SO in 5.0 scoreless IP over 4 outings for the PawSox this year. Has made 84 relief appearances over his ML career between SD (2012-13) and BOS (2014-15), posting a 2.24 ERA (14 ER/56.1 IP) with 53 SO and no HR s allowed...holding LHB to a.159 AVG (11-for-69) for his career with the Red Sox (44 games).. 41-ALEXI OGANDO, RHP 1-0 0 SV 3.18 ERA vs. ALL:.206 (13-63), 3 HR vs. RHB:.216 (8-37), 3 HR vs. LHB:.192 (5-26), 0 HR WHIP: 1.06 Faced his former team and threw a scoreless 9th inning with 2 hits allowed Thursday night vs. TEX (his 1st appearance since Sunday at SEA). Since allowing a 3-run HR on 4/11 at NYY, has posted a 1.88 ERA (3 ER/14.1 IP) with a.192 opp. AVG (10-for-52) in 13 games...has allowed 6 total runs this year, 5 of which have come on home runs (3 HR total: one 3-run & 2 solos)...the 6th run was an inherited runner that scored on a HR off another reliever. Holding opponents hitless in their last 8 at-bats against him with RISP (last hit with RISP: 4/14 vs. WSH)...Has allowed 2 hits in 10 AB's with RISP overall. 36-JUNICHI TAZAWA, RHP 0-1 0 SV 1.42 ERA vs. ALL:.191 (13-68), 3 HR vs. RHB:.143 (6-42), 2 HR vs. LHB:.269 (7-26), 1 HR WHIP: 0.90 Stranded 2 inherited runners in the 8th inning Wed. vs. TEX (fanned Beltre & Moreland swinging)...faced 5 batters in TEX series & struck out 4 of them. Has strung together a season-high 9 scoreless apperances since 5/4 (7.1 IP, 3 BB, 7 SO,.125 opp. AVG, 3-for-24) since allowing 3 runs in 3.2 IP over a span of 4 games, 4/24-5/1...Began the the year with 8 scoreless appearances (8.0 IP), and 13 straight dating to last year (12.2 IP). Among all AL relievers this season, ranks T-1st in games (21) and 5th in holds (8)...Ranks 2nd on the Red Sox staff lead in IP from the bullpen (19.0). Since the start of the 2013 season has made 163 relief appearances, 4th most in the AL in that time (T-9th in MLB). 19-KOJI UEHARA, RHP 2-1 10 SV 2.08 ERA vs. ALL:.159 (7-44), 2 HR vs. RHB:.190 (4-21), 0 HR vs. LHB:.130 (3-23), 2 HR WHIP: 0.69 Got his 10th SV of the season Tuesday vs. TEX (1.0 IP, 2 H, ER, HR, SO)...Was his 7th straight save converted since his only BS of the year, 4/25 at BAL...Allowed a leadoff, PH, HR to L. Martin to start the 9th inning Tuesday, snapping a 7.2-inning scoreless streak & a streak of 23 consecutive batters faced without a hit. Had retired all 15 batters he had faced in each of his previous 5 appearances at Fenway Park this season before the pinch-hr on Tuesday. His 0.69 WHIP ranks 9th among all AL relievers this season...is T-7th in saves (10). Has 57 SV as a Red Sox and needs 1 more to tie Lee Smith (58) for 9th place on the Sox all-time saves list...tom Gordon is 8th with 68 saves...uehara s SV on 5/10 at TOR was his 100th between Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan (33 saves) and MLB...Currently has 71 saves in his MLB career. Has recorded a decision in all but 1 of his 14 games this season, including 1 in each of his first 9 appearances of this year. Began season on the DL (left hamstring strain) from 3/27-4/12...Activated on 4/13...Made 1 rehab appearance for Single-A Greenville on 4/11 (1.0 IP, ER, SO). 2015 VS. LAA CAREER VS. LAA CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Barnes 0-0-0 54.00 1/0 0.1 2 2 0-0-0 54.00 1/0 0.1 2 2 0-0-0 4.91 5/0 7.1 8 4 Breslow 0-0-0 4.50 1/0 2.0 2 1 2-2-0 3.16 31/0 31.1 32 11 5-6-0 4.75 104/0 96.2 113 51 Buchholz 0-0-0 0/0 0.0 0 0 6-4-0 4.83 12/12 76.1 85 41 30-25-0 4.03 76/75 466.1 456 209 Hembree 0-0-0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 4.0 2 0 1-4-0 5.48 8/8 46.0 48 28 Kelly 0-0-0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0-0-0 0/0 0.0 0 0 1-4-0 5.48 8/8 46.0 48 28 Layne 0-0-0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 2.0 1 0 1-0-0 0.79 18/0 11.1 11 1 Miley 0-0-0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0-0-0 0/0 0.0 0 0 1-2-0 6.61 3/3 16.1 19 12 Ogando 0-0-0 0/0 0.0 0 0 5-0-0 2.38 26/6 56.2 53 15 1-2-0 2.53 13/1 21.1 12 6 Porcello 0-1-0 14.54 1/1 4.1 7 7 4-5-0 7.07 12/12 63.2 85 50 5-3-0 5.82 9/9 51.0 55 33 Ross Jr. 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 2.1 1 0 0-0-0 5.31 21/0 20.1 23 12 0-0-0 2.65 12/1 17.0 14 5 Tazawa 0-0-0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0-0-0 2.31 10/0 11.2 12 3 6-6-0 2.93 107/3 116.2 111 38 Uehara 0-0-0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0-2-4 2.89 23/1 28.0 24 9 8-6-27 2.14 86/1 92.2 54 22
Red Sox Game Notes Page 6 2015 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 1 4/6 D at Philadelphia W8-0 1-0 T-1st -- BUCHHOLZ(1-0) Hamels (0-1) 45,549 1 45,549 4/7 Off Day 1-0 T-2nd -0.5 2 4/8 N at Philadelphia L2-4 1-1 T-2nd -0.5 Harang (1-0) PORCELLO 0-1) Papelbon (1) 26,465 2 72,014 3 4/9 N at Philadelphia W6-2 2-1 T-1st -- MASTERSON (1-0) Buchanan (0-1) 23,418 3 95,432 4 4/10 N at NY Yankees W6-5 (19) 3-1 T-1st -- WRIGHT (1-0) Rogers (0-1) 41,292 4 136,724 5 4/11 D at NY Yankees W8-4 4-1 1st +1.0 KELLY (1-0) Warren (0-1) 46,678 5 183,402 6 4/12 N at NY Yankees L4-14 4-2 T-1st -- Tanaka (1-1) BUCHHOLZ (1-1) 43,019 6 226,421 7 4/13 D WASHINGTON W9-4 5-2 1st +1.0 PORCELLO (1-1) Zimmerman (1-1) 37,203 1 37,203 8 4/14 N WASHINGTON W8-7 6-2 1st +1.0 MUJICA (1-0) Treinen (0-1) UEHARA (1) 35,258 2 72,561 9 4/15 D WASHINGTON L5-10 6-3 1st +1.0 Gonzalez (1-1) Miley (0-1) 33,493 3 105,954 4/16 OFF DAY 6-3 1st +0.5 10 4/17 N BALTIMORE W3-2 7-3 1st +1.5 UEHARA (1-0) Matusz (0-1) 34,341 4 140,295 11 4/18 D BALTIMORE L1-4 7-4 1st +1.0 Tillman (2-1) BUCHHOLZ (1-2) Britton (4) 37,655 5 177,950 12 4/19 D BALTIMORE L3-8 7-5 T-1st -- Gonzalez (2-1) PORCELLO (1-2) 37,761 6 215,711 13 4/20 D BALTIMORE W7-1 (7) 8-5 1st +1.0 MASTERSON (2-0) Chen (0-1) 36,829 7 252,540 14 4/21 N at Tampa Bay W1-0 9-5 1st +2.0 MILEY (1-1) Archer (2-2) UEHARA (2) 14,307 7 240,728 15 4/22 N at Tampa Bay L7-5 9-6 1st +1.0 Boxberger (1-1) MUJICA (1-1) Geltz (1) 12,733 8 253,461 16 4/23 N at Tampa Bay L1-2 9-7 T-1st -- VARVARO (0-1) Boxberger (2-1) 13,834 9 267,295 17 4/24 N at Baltimore W7-5 10-7 T-1st -- OGANDO (1-0) Matusz (0-2) UEHARA (3) 37,359 10 304,654 18 4/25 N at Baltimore L4-5 (10) 10-8 T-1st -- Matusz (1-2) UEHARA (1-1) 36,757 11 341,411 19 4/26 D at Baltimore L7-18 10-9 2nd -1.0 Norriz (1-2) MILEY (1-2) 43,802 12 385,213 20 4/27 N TORONTO W6-5 11-9 T-2nd -1.0 UEHARA (2-1) Castro (0-2) 34,739 8 287,279 21 4/28 N TORONTO L8-11 11-10 T-2nd -2.0 Estrada (1-0) BUCHHOLZ (1-3) 33,920 9 321,199 22 4/29 N TORONTO W4-1 12-10 T-2nd -1.0 PORCELLO (2-2) Dickey (0-3) UEHARA (4) 34,220 10 355,419 4/30 OFF DAY 12-10 T-2nd -1.0 23 5/1 N NY YANKEES L2-3 12-11 3rd -2.0 Rogers (1-1) TAZAWA (0-1) Miller (9) 35,444 11 390,863 24 5/2 D NY YANKEES L2-4 12-12 T-3rd -3.0 Eovaldi (2-0) MILEY (1-3) Betances (1) 36,611 12 427,474 25 5/3 N NY YANKEES L5-8 12-13 4th -4.0 Warren (2-1) KELLY (1-1) Miller (20) 33,198 13 460,672 26 5/4 N TAMPA BAY L1-5 12-14 5th -4.0 Odorizzi (3-2) BUCHHOLZ (1-4) 34,541 14 495,213 27 5/5 N TAMPA BAY W2-0 13-14 4th -4.0 PORCELLO (3-2) Smyly (0-1) UEHARA (5) 33,688 15 528,901 28 5/6 N TAMPA BAY L3-5 13-15 5th -4.0 Colome (2-0) MASTERSON (2-1) 35,060 16 563,961 5/7 OFF DAY 13-15 4th -4.5 29 5/8 N at Toronto L 0-7 13-16 4th -5.5 Sanchez (3-2) MILEY (1-4) 30,430 13 415,643 30 5/9 D at Toronto L 1-7 13-17 5th -5.5 Hutchison (3-0) KELLY (1-2) 42,917 14 458,560 31 5/10 D at Toronto W6-3 14-17 4th -5.5 BUCHHOLZ (2-4) Dickey (1-4) UEHARA (6) 42,419 15 500,979 32 5/11 N at Oakland W5-4 (11) 15-17 4th -5.5 BARNES (1-0) Castro (0-1) 19,743 16 520,722 33 5/12 N at Oakland L2-9 15-18 4th -5.5 Pomeranz (2-3) MASTERSON (2-2) 24,605 17 545,327 34 5/13 D at Oakland W2-0 16-18 4th -4.5 MILEY (2-4) Gray (4-1) UEHARA (7) 22,389 18 567,716 35 5/14 N at Seattle W2-1 17-18 3rd -3.5 BARNES (2-0) Rodney (1-2) UEHARA (8) 20,172 19 587,888 36 5/15 N at Seattle L1-2 17-19 3rd -3.5 Wilhemsen (1-0) LAYNE (0-1) 39,477 20 627,365 37 5/16 N at Seattle W4-2 18-19 3rd -3.5 PORCELLO (4-2) Hernandez (6-1) UEHARA (9) 45,055 21 672,420 38 5/17 D at Seattle L0-5 18-20 3rd -3.5 Paxton (2-2) WRIGHT (1-1) 39,936 22 712,356 5/18 Off Day 18-20 3rd -3.5 39 5/19 N TEXAS W4-3 19-20 3rd -2.5 MILEY (3-4) Gallardo (3-6) UEHARA (10) 36,580 17 600,541 40 5/20 N TEXAS L1-2 19-21 3rd -2.5 Klein (1-0) KELLY (1-3) Tolleson (1) 35,726 18 636,267 41 5/21 N TEXAS L1-3 19-22 4th -3.5 Rodriguez (2-2) BUCHHOLZ (2-5) Tolleson (2) 34,945 19 671,212 42 5/22 N LA ANGELS L5-12 19-23 4th -4.5 Richards (4-2) PORCELLO (4-3) 36,150 20 707,362 43 5/23 N LA ANGELS 44 5/24 D LA ANGELS 45 5/25 D at Minnesota 46 5/26 N at Minnesota 47 5/27 D at Minnesota 48 5/28 N at Texas 49 5/29 N at Texas 50 5/30 N at Texas 51 5/31 D at Texas DATE March 18 March 20 March 26 March 30 March 31 April 2 April 3 TRANSACTION 2015 TRANSACTIONS INFs Sean Coyle and Travis Shaw optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHPs Miguel Celestino, Keith Couch, and Noe Ramirez, and 1B/OF Bryan LaHair reassigned to minor league camp. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez and C Blake Swihart optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. OF Bryce Brentz, 3B/OF Garin Cecchini, and RHPs Heath Hembree and Zeke Spruill optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Henry Owens reassigned to minor league camp...rhp Mitchell Boggs released. C Sandy Leon acquired from Washington Nationals in exchange for cash considerations...c Christian Vazquez placed on 60-day DL with a right elbow sprain. RHP Felipe Paulino released. OFs Jackie Bradley Jr. and Rusney Castillo optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Dalier Hinojosa, SS Deven Marrero, and C Matt Spring reassigned to minor league camp. RHPs Matt Barnes and Brandon Workman optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Dana Eveland reassigned to minor league camp...rhp Joe Kelly placed on 15-day DL (retroactive to March 27) with a right biceps strain. April 5 RHP Koji Uehara placed on 15-day DL (retroactive to March 27) with a left hamstring strain...lhp Edwin Escobar placed on 15-day DL (retroactive to March 29) with left elbow inflammation...lhp Brian Johnson, Cs Luke Montz and Humberto Quintero, INFs Jeff Bianchi and Jemile Weeks, and OF Quintin Berry reassigned to minor league camp. April 11 RHP Joe Kelly activated from 15-day DL...RHP Steven Wright optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/10). April 13 RHP Koji Uehara activated from 15-day DL...LHP Tommy Layne optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/12)...RHP Brandon Workman option reversed and placed on 15-day major league DL (retroactive to April 3). April 25 OF Shane Victorino placed on 15-day DL (retroactive to April 23) with a right hamstring strain...rhp 0Matt Barnes recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. April 26 RHP Heath Hembree recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Matt Barnes optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. April 27 RHP Steven Wright recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Heath Hembree optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. April 28 OF Jackie Bradley Jr. recalled from Triple-A Pawtcket...RHP Steven Wright optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. April 29 RHP Dalier Hinojosa selected to active ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Anthony Varvaro designated for assignment...lhp Tommy Layne recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...OF Jackie Bradley Jr. optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/28). May 2 C Ryan Hanigan placed on 15-day DL...C Blake Swihart recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. May 3 INF Luis Jimenez claimed off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers...C Ryan Hanigan was transferred to the 60-day disabled list...rhp Anthony Varvaro claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. May 4 INF Luis Jimenez added to active ML roster...rhp Dalier Hinojosa optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (5/3). May 7 Juan Nieves relieved of duties as pitching coach. May 8 RHP Edward Mujica designated for assignment...inf Travis Shaw recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. May 9 INF Travis Shaw optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Matt Barnes recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. May 10 OF Jackie Bradley Jr. and RHP Steven Wright recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...OF Allen Craig and LHP Robbie Ross Jr. optioned Pawtucket (5/9). May 11 OF Shane Victorino activated from 15-day DL...INF Luis Jimenez designated for assignment. May 14 RHP Justin Masterson placed on15-day DL (retroactive to May 13)...Robbie Ross Jr. recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. May 20 RHP John Cornely acquired from Atlanta in exchange for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Pawtucket. May 22 OF Rusney Castillo recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...OF Jackie Bradley Jr. optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. DISABLED LIST PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED GAMES MISSED Christian Vazquez Recovery from Tommy John surgery (60-day) March 30 42 (19-23) Joe Kelly Right biceps strain April 3 (March 27) April 11 4 (3-1) Koji Uehara Left hamstring strain April 5 (March 27) April 13 6 (4-2) Edwin Escobar Left elbow inflammation April 5 (March 29) 42 (19-23) Brendon Workman Right elbow Strain April 13 (April 3) 42 (19-23) Shane Victorino Right hamstring strain April 25 (April 23) May 11 14 (4-10) Ryan Hanigan Fractured right hand (60-day) May 2 19 (7-12) Justin Masterson Right shoulder tendinitis May 14 (May 13) 9 (4-5) 2015 Totals 8 Players 8 DL stints 178 Games Missed