WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (8): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (69-51) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (65-55) Friday, August 18, 2017 7:10 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA LHP Drew Pomeranz (12-4, 3.39) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (7-6, 3.94) Game #121 Home Game #60 TV: NESN/MLBN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox have won 12 of 14 games since the non-waiver trade deadline (7/31), marking MLB s highest winning percentage in that span (.857)... They are a season-high 18 games above.500. BOS is 48-30 (.615) since 5/21, the AL s best record and MLB s 2nd-best in that time (LAD-.800, 60-15). The Sox are 2 games ahead of their 2016 pace (67-53). MLB S BEST RECORDS RK. TEAM RECORD WIN % 1. Dodgers 85-34.714 2. Astros 74-47.612 3. Nationals 72-47.605 4. Red Sox 69-51.575 THE FIRST OF 20: The Red Sox today begin a stretch of 20 games in 20 days, following a span of only 8 games in 11 days from 8/7-17...Their next off day will be 9/7 in BOS. EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox are 4.0 games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East...BOS has been alone in 1st place since the end of play on 8/1. 28 of the Sox remaining 42 games will be played against AL East teams (TOR-9, NYY-7, BAL-6, TB-6). IT S A WALK-OFF: The Red Sox have 9 walk-off wins this season, 6 more than they had in 2016...8 of the Sox last 19 wins at Fenway have come in walk-off fashion (all since 6/12). The Sox rank T-2nd in the majors in walk-off wins (LAD-10, OAK-9)...They last had 10 or more walk-off victories in a season in 2013 (11). According to Elias, this is only the 3rd time in Red Sox history the club earned 8+ walkoff wins within a span of 29 or fewer home games in a single season (also 1935 and 1943). IT AIN T OVER TIL IT S OVER: The Red Sox have won 3 games in August in which they trailed when they came to bat in the 9th inning (8/1 vs. CLE, 8/13 at NYY, 8/16 vs. STL)...According to Elias, the last time BOS won 3 such games in a single calendar month was April 1998 (5 wins). HEATING UP: In their last 13 games since 7/31, the Red Sox lead the AL in runs per game (6.07), rank 2nd in AVG (.284) and OBP (.358), and are 3rd in SLG (.472). The Sox have scored 10+ runs 3 times in August (13 G), matching their total from June and July combined (55 G)...They have recorded 15+ hits 3 times in August, also matching their June/July total. BOS is 28-6 (.824) this season when hitting 2+ HR, marking the highest such winning % in the AL. CONNECT FOUR: Since 6/3, the Red Sox have won 35 of 39 games (.897) when scoring at least 4 runs...they are 61-13 (.824) when scoring 4+ runs, the AL s highest win %. SMALL BALL: The Red Sox have won 21 games this season without hitting a HR, the most in MLB (no other AL team has more than 14 such wins)...their.467 win % in such games (21-24) is the highest in MLB. The Sox have scored 10+ runs without hitting a HR 3 times, the most such games in the AL and tied for most in the majors...16 teams have 0 such games in 2017. In the past 20 years (1998-2017), the only other season in which the Sox scored 10+ runs without hitting a HR in 3 or more games was 2007 (5 games). DEVERS ENDEAVORS: In 18 ML games, Rafael Devers (20 years and 298 days old today) is 24-for-69 (.348) with 6 HR...That is the most hits recorded by a Red Sox player in their first 18 games since Johnny Pesky (25 in 1942). The only other Red Sox in the last 100 years with 6+ HR in their first 18 ML games were Sam Horn (7 in 1987) and George Scott (9 in 1966). SOX & YANKS: The Red Sox have won 3 of their last 4 games against the Yankees, including each of the last 2... BOS is 44-44 against NYY under John Farrell (2013-17), including 21-22 at Fenway Park. This is the 1st season since 2004 the Sox have defeated NYY in multiple games in which they trailed after 8 innings (source: Elias): 7/14 vs. NYY (trailed 4-3, won 5-4) and 8/13 at NYY (trailed 2-1, won 3-2). TONY C: The Red Sox today will unveil a new display at Gate C that pays tribute to former Red Sox OF Tony Conigliaro... The display is being unveiled exactly 50 years after Conigliaro suffered a life-altering injury in 1967, when he was struck in the left eye by a pitch thrown by CAL s Jack Hamilton. Tony C made his ML debut in 1964 at age 19...On 4/17, in his 1st game in Fenway Park, he hit the 1st pitch he saw for a HR...His 24 HR in 64 were the most ever by a teenager, and in 65 he became the youngestever HR champion with 32...On 7/23/67, he became the youngest player in AL history to reach 100 HR. HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi has hit safely in each of his last 10 games, the longest active streak in the AL and the longest of his career...during the stretch, he is batting.421 with a 1.331 OPS (16-for-38, 5 HR, 1 2B, 12 RBI, 11 R, 5 BB, 1 HBP, 5 SO). Benintendi ranks among ML rookie leaders in steals (T-1st, 14), hits (3rd, 115), BB (2nd, 51), RBI (3rd, 67), and runs (3rd, 62)...He is 1 of 2 major leaguers with multiple 5-hit games (also Ender Inciarte). HOME, SWEET HOME: BOS is 38-21 (.644) at Fenway Park this season, marking the highest home winning percentage in the AL and the 2nd-highest in MLB (LAD-.785). The Sox have won 8 of their last 9 home games and are 26-12 (.684) at Fenway since 5/23...They have sold out 31 of their last 34 home games, including each of their last 14. BOSTON S HOME/ROAD SPLITS STAT HOME (AL RANK) ROAD (AL RANK) WIN %.644 (1st).508 (4th) ERA 3.39 (1st) 3.93 (3rd) AVG.275 (3rd).252 (7th) PITCHING IN: The Red Sox rank 2nd in the AL and 4th in the majors in ERA (3.66)...In 45 games since 6/26, the Sox have posted a 3.18 ERA, 2nd-lowest in MLB (LAD-2.75). Red Sox starters lead the AL in innings (719.1)...They have a 3.38 ERA in 50 games since 6/20. The Sox bullpen ranks 3rd in MLB in ERA (3.008) behind LAD (3.005) and CLE (2.99). CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has struck out 94 of 187 batters faced this season (50.3%), well ahead of the nexthighest rate in the majors (Knebel, 41.9%) (min. 100 BF). HOW THEY DREW IT UP: Drew Pomeranz had a 5.29 ERA through his first 7 starts of 2017, but since 5/20 he is 9-1 with a 2.70 ERA (28 ER/93.1 IP)...He has not lost any of his last 11 starts, with the Sox going 8-3 in those games. Pomeranz ranks T-3rd in the AL with a career-best 12 wins...his 6-game win streak is also a career best. ONE-TWO PUNCH: The Red Sox are 33-14 in games started by Chris Sale (14-4, 2.51 ERA) and Drew Pomeranz (12-4, 3.39)...The only other team that features 2 pitchers with at least 12 wins apiece is LAD (Kershaw-15, Wood-14). LOWEST ERA SINCE 5/20, AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHER (CLUB) ERA STATS Corey Kluber (CLE) 1.85 14 GS, 102.1 IP, 21 ER Drew Pomeranz (BOS) 2.70 16 GS, 93.1 IP, 28 ER Chris Sale (BOS) 2.72 15 GS, 102.2 IP, 31 ER *Min. 50.0 IP REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing... 1st, 4.0 GA Home/Road... 38-21/31-30 Day/Night... 20-17/49-34 April/May/June... 13-11/16-12/16-12 July/August... 13-14/11-2 vs. AL East...25-23 vs. AL Central...18-12 vs. AL West...13-12 vs. National League...13-4 vs. RH/LH starter... 56-38/13-13 Leading after 6 innings...49-7 Tied after 6 innings...9-5 Trailing after 6 innings...11-39 Leading after 7 innings...51-4 Tied after 7 innings...10-6 Trailing after 7 innings...8-41 Leading after 8 innings...56-1 Tied after 8 innings...10-2 Trailing after 8 innings...3-48 Red Sox score first...48-16 Opponents score first...21-35 Shutouts...6-9 Scoring less than 3 runs...3-27 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...15-17 Scoring 5 or more runs...51-7 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR... 48-27/21-24 1-run/2-run games... 17-13/8-11 Walk-offs...9-3 Extra innings (home/road)... 6-1/5-2 Series openers/finales... 23-18/24-17 Series W-L-T (home)... 12-5-4 Series W-L-T (road)... 9-10-2 Series W-L-T (total)... 21-15-6 Series sweeps (home/road)... 6-2/3-0 Come-from-behind wins...30 VS. THE YANKEES All-Time (Since 1903)... 978-1,176-14 In Boston... 535-545-7 In New York... 443-631-7 At Yankee Stadium...40-41 2017... 5-7 In Boston...2-4 In New York...3-3 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/26 H L1-3 Severino Porcello 4/27 H L0-3 Tanaka Sale 6/6 R W5-4 Pomeranz Tanaka 6/7 R L0-8 Sabathia Porcello 6/8 R L1-9 Pineda Price 7/14 H W5-4 Scott Chapman 7/15 H L1-4(16) Heller Fister 7/16 H L0-3 Sabathia Porcello 7/16 H W3-0 Price Tanaka 8/11 R L4-5 Warren Reed 8/12 R W10-5 Pomeranz Severino 8/13 R W3-2(10) Kimbrel Chapman UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sat., 8/19 vs. NYY 7:10 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (14-4, 2.51) LHP CC Sabathia (9-5, 4.05) NESN/MLBN Sun., 8/20 vs. NYY 1:35 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (7-14, 4.59) RHP Sonny Gray (7-7, 3.37) NESN/TBS Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM. * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS Rk. Manager Wins 7. Don Zimmer... 411 8. John Farrell...408 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Betts (129) Doubles...Betts (34) Triples... Bogaerts (4) HR... Betts/Ramirez (18) RBI...Betts (75) Runs...Betts (79) SB...Betts (17) BB...Betts (54) AVG (min. 100 AB)... Pedroia (.303) OBP (min. 100 AB)... Pedroia (.378) SLG (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.453) OPS (min. 100 AB)... Benintendi (.810) Pitching ERA (min. 10.0 IP)...Kimbrel (1.41) Strikeouts...Sale (241) Wins...Sale (14) Saves...Kimbrel (28) Appearances... Barnes (56) Starts...Porcello (25) Innings (Starter)...Sale (168.1) Innings (Reliever)... Barnes (58.1)
Red Sox Game Notes TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Page 2 31-DREW POMERANZ, LHP 12-4, 3.39 ERA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 12-4 3.39 23 23 127.1 124 53 48 15 47 132.255 CAREER 37-40 3.71 161 102 589.2 524 267 243 70 239 579.238 TONIGHT S START: Earned his career-high 12th win in his last start on 8/12 at NYY (6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 SO). Has won a career-high 6 consecutive decisions (9 starts, 2.48 ERA, 15 ER/54.1 IP)...Marks the 2nd-longest winning streak by a Red Sox pitcher this season (Chris Sale, 7, 5/2-6/10). The Red Sox have won 11 of his last 15 starts (9-1, 2.72 ERA, 27 ER/89.1 IP). Tossed 6.0+ IP in 7 of his last 8 starts (2.74 ERA, 15 ER/49.1 IP). Has allowed 2 or fewer ER in 8 of his last 11 starts (2.42 ERA, 18 ER/67.0 IP). Holds a 2.70 ERA (28 ER/93.1 IP) in 16 starts since 5/20, lowering his season ERA from 5.29 to 3.39...Has surrendered 2 or fewer ER in 12 of those outings. Has allowed 22 XBH in his last 17 starts after giving up 14 XBH in his fi rst 6 starts of 2017. AT HOME: Is 7-2 with a 3.43 ERA (25 ER/65.2 IP) at Fenway this year...the Sox are 9-3 in his 12 home starts. Has tossed 6.0+ IP in each of his last 4 starts at Fenway Park. Allowed only 2 ER in 19.2 IP (0.92 ERA) over his last 3 home outings. Has recorded 10.28 SO/9.0 IP (75 SO/65.2 IP) at Fenway Park this year (8.32 on the road). RANKINGS: Trails only Corey Kluber (1.85) for the lowest ERA in the AL since 5/20/17 (2.70, 4th in MLB). Ranks among AL leaders this season in wins (T-3rd, 12), ERA (6th, 3.39), SO (T-13th, 132), SO/9.0 IP ratio (9th, 9.33), and opponent SLG (10th,.397). Opponents are batting just.190 (19-for-100) vs. Pomeranz with RISP this year, the lowest mark among AL qualifers and the 6th-lowest in the majors. Trails only Marcus Stroman (18) for the most starts with 2 or fewer ER allowed in the AL this season (17, T-5th in MLB)...His 37 such starts since the beginning of 2016 trails only Max Scherzer (41) for the most in the majors during that span. VS. THE YANKEES: Is 2-1 with a 3.32 ERA (15 ER/40.2 IP) in 7 career starts vs. the club. Over 10 career starts as a visitor in AL East ballparks, is 6-4 with a 2.41 ERA (15 ER/56.0 IP)...Has allowed 2 or fewer ER in 9 of those outings, and 1 or 0 ER in 5. 2017 HIGHLIGHTS: 2017 7.0, 5/31 at CWS 8, 6/11 vs. DET 6, 2x, last 6/11 vs. DET 6, 5/9 at MIL 5, 2x, last 7/19 vs. TOR 11, 5/25 vs. TEX 2, 3x, last 5/9 at MIL - - 6, 6/27-present 2, 5/9-5/14 2, last 5/25 vs. TEX (11) 2017 7-2, 3.43 ERA, 12 GS 5-2, 3.36 ERA, 11 GS.255 (124-486), 15 HR.324 (34-105), 3 HR.236 (90-381), 12 HR 1.34 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 CAREER 7.2, 8/15/16 at CLE 9, 3x, last 6/8/16 vs. ATL 8, 6/16/14 vs. TEX 7, 2x, last 6/16/14 vs. TEX 6, 8/4/16 at SEA 11, 2x, last 5/25/17 vs. TEX 3, 6/19/16 vs. WAS - - 6, 6/27/17-present 6, 7/17-9/15/12 5, last 5/25/17 vs. TEX (11) CAREER 20-16, 3.78 ERA, 81 G, 50 GS 17-24, 3.65 ERA, 80 G, 52 GS.238 (524-2206), 70 HR.223 (121-542), 10 HR.242 (403-1664), 60 HR 1.29 VS. YANKEES W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO 2017 2-0 4.08 3 3 17.2 19 8 3 6 19 CAREER 3-1 3.16 8 7 42.2 43 15 6 10 41 at FENWAY 0-0 5.40 3 3 15.0 19 9 3 5 15 Has thrown a 1st-pitch strike to 60.8% of his batters faced, the highest single-season mark of his career. Tossed 6.0+ IP in a career-high-tying 4 straight starts from 7/2-7/19 (3-0, 2.55 ERA, 7 ER/24.2 IP). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: In 54 appearances (53 starts) since the beginning of 2016, is 23-16 with a 3.35 ERA (111 ER/298.0 IP), 318 SO, 112 BB, and a.234 opponent AVG (261-for-1,117). 2017 GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/11 W8-1 BAL W 3-1 6.0 4 1 1 1 6 0 91/55 Earned his 1st career win at Fenway Park 4/16 W7-5 TB ND 5-4 4.1 5 5 5 2 10 2 103/65 Recorded his 4th career 10+ SO game 4/21 L0-2 at BAL L 0-2 5.2 5 2 2 2 4 1 102/60 Career-high 7th straight road GS with 2 or fewer R 4/28 W5-4 CHC W 5-2 6.0 6 2 2 2 7 2 95/63 Earned his fi rst career Interleague win 5/3 W4-2 BAL W 4-0 5.1 5 2 2 2 7 0 100/66 Retired 12 straight from 2nd batter of 1st to 1 out in 4th 5/9 L7-11 at MIL L 1-6 4.0 7 6 6 2 2 2 79/48 5th career GS w/4.0 or fewer IP and 6+ R (last 6/16/14 w/oak) 5/14 L2-11 TB L 2-3 3.0 3 2 2 3 3 0 57/33 Snapped career-long streak of 15 straight GS with 2 or fewer BB 5/20 L3-8 at OAK ND 2-2 4.0 5 2 1 2 6 0 97/62 Reached 500.0 career IP 5/25 W6-2 TEX W 4-2 6.0 4 2 2 1 11 1 96/64 Reached 500 career SO 5/31 W4-1 at CWS W 4-1 7.0 7 1 1 0 8 0 108/72 1st start with 7.0+ IP since 8/15/16 at CLE (7.2) 6/6 W5-4 at NYY W 5-2 5.0 6 2 1 2 7 1 123/72 Career-high 123 pitches 6/11 L3-8 DET L 2-3 4.1 8 6 5 2 2 1 93/60 Season-high 8 hits allowed 6/16 W2-1 at HOU ND 1-1 6.1 4 1 1 3 4 1 97/60 5th start this season with 6.0+ IP 6/21 L4-6 at KC ND 4-2 6.1 6 2 2 1 5 0 93/60 Has allowed 2 or fewer ER in 11 of his 14 starts this season 6/27 W9-2 MIN W 5-1 5.0 4 1 0 0 7 0 83/58 3rd career start with 7+ SO and 0 BB 7/2 W15-1 at TOR W 15-1 6.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 104/62 3rd consecutive road start with 2 or fewer ER over 6.0+ IP 7/7 W8-3 at TB W 7-2 6.0 6 2 2 5 6 0 109/67 Earned the win in his career-high-tying 3rd consecutive start 7/14 W5-4 NYY ND 3-4 6.0 6 4 4 2 7 1 101/63 Season-high 3rd straight start with 6.0+ IP 7/19 W5-1 TOR W 5-1 6.2 3 1 0 5 3 0 116/65 Longest scoreless outing since 7/7/16 with SD at LAD (7.0 IP) 7/25 L5-6 at SEA ND 3-4 5.0 4 3 3 4 7 1 105/67 Issued 4+ BB in consecutive starts for the 1st time in 2017 7/30 L3-5 KC ND 3-1 6.2 7 1 1 1 4 0 106/65 Made his 100th career start 8/5 W4-1 CWS W 4-1 6.1 7 1 1 1 8 1 100/68 Extended his career-long winning streak to 5 8/12 W10-5 at NYY W 10-3 6.2 7 3 3 2 5 1 111/76 Earned his career-high 12th win (previous: 11 in 2016) YANKEES CAREER VS. POMERANZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Austin - 0 0 0 0 Ellsbury.231 13 3 0 1 T. Frazier.125 8 1 0 1 Gardner.286 21 6 1 3 Gregorius.471 17 8 1 2 Headley.263 19 5 0 0 Hicks.143 7 1 0 0 Judge.286 7 2 0 0 Romine.400 5 2 0 0 Sanchez.462 13 6 3 6 Torreyes.250 8 2 0 1 Wade - 0 0 0 0 RED SOX CAREER vs. MONTGOMERY PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi.000 2 0 0 0 Betts.167 6 1 0 0 Bogaerts.250 4 1 0 0 Bradley Jr..500 4 2 0 1 Devers - 0 0 0 0 Holt 1.000 1 1 0 0 Leon.000 2 0 0 0 Moreland - 0 0 0 0 Núñez.000 3 0 0 0 Ramirez.250 4 1 1 2 Vázquez.500 2 1 0 0 Young.000 4 0 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Porcello 25 16 76/158.2 4.31 11-14 Sale 24 20 88/168.1 4.70 18-6 Wright 5 1 10/24.0 3.75 1-4 Rodriguez 16 9 43/92.0 4.21 10-6 Pomeranz 23 12 100/127.1 7.07 15-8 Johnson 5 2 21/27.0 7.00 5-0 Kendrick 2 0 5/8.1 5.40 0-2 Velázquez 2 0 5/10.1 4.35 0-2 Price 11 7 42/66.0 5.73 6-5 Fister 7 3 24/37.1 5.79 3-4 41-CHRIS SALE, LHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 14-4 2.51 24 24 168.1 117 50 47 13 31 241.191 CAREER 88-54 2.94 252 172 1278.1 1039 448 417 126 291 1485.220 TOMORROW S START: Struck out 12 and allowed 1 R over 7.0 IP in his last start on 8/13 at NYY (ND, 4 H, 2 BB). Has allowed just 1 R in 15.0 IP (0.60 ERA) over his last 2 outings (6 H, 3 BB, 25 SO). Has a 1.98 ERA (17 ER/77.1 IP) in his last 11 starts, allowing 1 or 0 ER in 8 of those outings. Holds a 1.19 ERA (3 ER/22.2 IP), a 0.84 WHIP, 35 SO, and 4 BB in 3 starts vs. NYY this year (0-1). 14-4, 2.51 ERA LAST 5 STARTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 7/21 at LAA W 6.0 4 0 0 2 9 7/26 at SEA W 7.0 3 0 0 1 11 8/1 CLE - 5.0 8 7 7 1 5 8/8 at TB W 8.0 2 0 0 1 13 8/13 at NYY - 7.0 4 1 1 2 12 2.18 ERA 3-0 33.0 21 8 8 7 50
6 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.279 AVG 17 HR 67 RBI.361 OBP.449 SLG vs. RHP: 98-341 (.287), 16 HR WEDNESDAY: 1-3, BB HOMESTAND: 3-11, 3 R, HR, RBI, BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 10 G (16-38, 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI) vs. LHP: 17-71 (.239), 1 HR STL SERIES: 2-6, 2 R, BB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (8/5-pres.) Has hit safely in a career-long 10 straight games (.421/16-for-38, 12 RBI)...Has 4 HR in his last 6 games, and 5 in his last 10. In 12 August games, is batting.413/.491/.804/1.295 (19-for-46, 13 R, 3 2B, 5 HR, 13 RBI)...Ranks among AL hitters this month in AVG (T-3rd), OBP (4th), SLG (5th), OPS (5th), runs (T-5th), and HR (T-8th). Over last weekend's 3-game series at NYY, went 5-for-13 (.385) with 3 HR and 9 RBI...His 9 RBI were the most by a Red Sox player in a 3-game series at NYY since RBI became official in 1920 (source: ESPN Stats & Info). Singled in the game-winning run in the 10th inning Sunday at NYY, his team-leading 10th game-winning RBI (T-6th in the AL) and 3rd in extra innings...according to Elias, the only other ML player with as many game-winning RBI in extras this season is Mark Trumbo (4). Recorded his 3rd career multi-hr game Saturday at NYY (also 6/4 at BAL and 7/4 at TEX), driving in a career-high-tying 6. According to Elias, became the fi rst Red Sox rookie ever with a 2-HR, 6-RBI game vs. NYY...Was his 2nd such game this season, making him the 5th rookie player ever to have 2 games with 2+ HR and 6+ RBI (last Max Kepler, 2016; source: Elias). Leads the team with 13 games with 3+ hits (5th in the AL)...Has reached base 3+ times in 23 games, tied for 9th-most in the AL. Is tied for the lead among ML rookies with 14 SB, 4th-most by a Sox rookie in the last 50 years...in the last 100 years, the only other Red Sox rookies to amass 10+ HR and 10+ SB have been Nomar Garciaparra in 1997, Ellis Burks in 1987, Jim Rice and Fred Lynn in 1975, Reggie Smith in 1967, and Jim Tabor in 1939. His 67 RBI are 2nd-most on the team and the most by a Red Sox rookie since Brian Daubach in 1999 (73). Over his career with RISP, has hit.355 (39-for-110) with a 1.025 OPS, including a.362 clip (21-for-58) with a 1.048 OPS with RISP and 2 outs. 6 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.269 AVG 18 HR 75 RBI.343 OBP.453 SLG vs. RHP: 103-389 (.265), 15 HR WEDNESDAY: 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI HOMESTAND: 4-13, R, 2B, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (4-9, R, 2B, 3 RBI) vs. LHP: 26-90 (.289), 3 HR STL SERIES: 4-9, R, 2B, 3 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (7/16-22) Recorded a walk-off double with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning Wednesday, his 2nd career walk-off RBI (4/27/15 vs. TOR)...Has 12 RBI in the 9th inning or later this season, including 4 that tied the game or gave the Red Sox the lead. Since the start of July, ranks 7th in the AL with 29 runs and T-7th with 32 RBI in 37 games. In his last 39 games vs. NYY, has hit.301/.335/.497 (49-for-163, 24 R, 12 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 23 RBI)...Has multiple hits in 16 of his last 33 such games. Leads the AL with a.390 AVG (39-for-100) with RISP, and ranks 4th with a 1.060 OPS...Leads the AL with a.369 AVG (89-for-241) with RISP since 2016. Ranks among AL leaders with 479 AB (2nd), 34 2B (4th), 79 R (T-4th), 129 hits (11th), 75 RBI (T-10th), and 52 XBH (T-11th)...Leads the AL since 2015 with 293 R and 118 2B. Marks his 3rd straight season with 50+ XBH...The only other Red Sox hitters with as many as 3 such seasons before turning 25 are Ted Williams (1939-42), Carl Yastrzemski (1962-64), and Jim Rice (1975-77). Has put the ball in play on 54.7% of his swings, 3.0% more than any other ML hitter...ranks 4th in MLB in percentage of pitches taken (63.0%). Is 1 of 7 ML players this season with 15+ HR and 15+ SB...The only others player with 17+ HR and 17+ SB are Jose Altuve and Keon Broxton. 6 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.279 AVG 7 HR 45 RBI.335 OBP.404 SLG vs. RHP: 97-349 (.278), 6 HR WEDNESDAY: 1-4, R, HR, RBI HOMESTAND: 5-12, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (5-12, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 22-77 (.286), 1 HR STL SERIES: 4-9, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 15 G (4/27-5/12) Led off the 9th inning Wednesday with his 7th HR (last 7/5 at TEX)... Was his fi rst HR at Fenway since 5/25 vs. TEX, snapping a streak of 5 straight on the road. Has hit safely in his last 10 home games...has 3 hit streaks of 9+ games at home this season...the rest of the team has 2 such streaks. Singled 3 times Tuesday and drove in his 44th run, 1st since 7/21 at LAA...Since 2015, ranks 2nd in the AL with 47 games with 3+ hits. Stole bases in consecutive games from 8/6-8 for the 1st time since 4/25-26/16, and is 11-for-12 this year (91.7%)...Since 2015, is 34-for-41 in SB attempts (82.9%). The Red Sox are 18-4 in his last 22 games with an RBI...In his last 33 games with multiple RBI, the club has gone 28-5. Ranks 2nd in the AL with 62 2-strike hits this season, and 7th in the AL in AVG with 2 strikes (.254). 6 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.255 AVG 13 HR 47 RBI.335 OBP.418 SLG vs. RHP: 67-285 (.235), 10 HR WEDNESDAY: 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB HOMESTAND: 1-8, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-2 vs. LHP: 28-88 (.318), 3 HR STL SERIES: 1-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/9-16) Walked and scored twice Wednesday...Also recorded his 4th OF assist of the season...leads AL CF with 17 assists since last year. His 30 assists from CF since the start of 2014 rank 3rd in the majors...the last Red Sox to collect as many as 30 assists from CF were Ellis Burks (34 from 1987-1992) and Fred Lynn (63 from 1974-1980). Has hit.294 (37-for-126) with 20 runs, 9 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, a.399 OBP, and an.867 OPS in his last 39 games vs. NYY. Is batting.318 (28-for-88) vs. LHP this season, including a.329 clip vs. lefties (23-for-70) since 5/30. The Red Sox are 41-10 (.804) in his 51 career games with a HR and 96-37 (.722) in his 133 games with an RBI...Are 43-8 (.843) in his 51 career multi-rbi games. Was batting.171 through 5/12, but has posted a.274/.358/.449 batting line in 82 games since 5/13 (83-for-303, 18 2B, 3B, 11 HR). 611- RAFAEL DEVERS, 3B.348 AVG 6 HR 13 RBI.416 OBP.667 SLG vs. RHP: 17-51 (.333), 5 HR WEDNESDAY: 1-3, 2B, BB HOMESTAND: 5-11, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 6 G (9-22, 2 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI) vs. LHP: 7-18 (.389), 1 HR STL SERIES: 3-7, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (7/26-8/4) Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 Hit his 4th career 2B last night, his 5th XBH in his last 6 games...his 24 hits are the most by any Sox hitter through 18 games since Johnny Pesky in 1942 (25). Has hit safely in his last 6 games, and 15 of his 18 career games, batting.348/.416/.667/1.082 (24-for-69, 13 R, 4 2B, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 8 BB). Is the 1st Red Sox hitter in the last 100 years to hit safely in as many as 15 of his fi rst 18 games, all before turning 21...Is just the 6th major leaguer to do so in that time, joining Preston Ward in 1948, Roberto Clemente in 1955, Johnny Callison in 1958, Ivan Rodriguez in 1991, and Omar Infante in 2002. Recorded his first career multi-hr game Monday, going deep in each of his fi rst 2 AB...Had 3 HR in 4 AB beginning the 9th inning Sunday. Became the 2nd Red Sox hitter in the last 100 years with 6+ HR in his first 16 career games, joining only Sam Horn (7). The only other Red Sox hitters since 1913 with a multi-hr game before turning 21 are Ted Williams (1) and Tony Conigliaro (4)...Those 2 are also the only other Red Sox in that time to homer in consecutive games before turning 21. Homered off Aroldis Chapman to tie Sunday's game in the 9th inning...was his fi rst HR off a left-handed pitcher, and just the 2nd by a left-handed hitter off Chapman in his career (also Luke Scott, 6/26/11)...According to Elias, became the youngest hitter to homer off Chapman. His HR Sunday night came off a 102.8 mph fastball, the fastest pitch to be hit for a HR since Statcast began measuring pitch velocity in 2008. 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 8/14/17 vs. CLE Bauer 9 17 11 0 2 30 10 3 0 0 2 15 Betts 8/3/17 vs. CWS González 44 24 5 5 0 34 9 7 1 0 1 18 Bogaerts 8/16/17 vs. STL Rosenthal 0 22 9 1 0 32 5 3 1 0 0 9 Bradley Jr. 8/5/17 vs. CWS Shields 30 19 5 0 0 24 9 2 1 0 0 12 Devers 8/14/17 vs. CLE Bauer 9 6 0 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 3 Holt 9/7/16 at SD Campos 113 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon 7/26/17 at SEA Moore 22 7 3 0 0 10 6 1 2 0 0 9 Moreland 8/4/17 vs. CWS Bummer 32 23 4 0 0 27 7 4 1 0 0 12 Núñez 8/6/17 vs. CWS Pelfrey 41 25 11 1 0 37 6 3 1 0 0 10 Ramirez 8/11/17 at NYY Garcia 19 23 4 0 0 27 10 2 0 0 0 12 Vázquez 8/1/17 vs. CLE Allen 23 12 4 1 0 17 5 1 0 0 0 6 Young 8/6/17 vs. CWS Pelfrey 7 10 2 0 0 12 3 1 0 1 0 5
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 612- BROCK HOLT, INF/OF.192 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI.281 OBP.218 SLG vs. RHP: 11-62 (.177), 0 HR WEDNESDAY: 0-1 HOMESTAND: 0-6 CURRENT STREAK: 0-8 vs. LHP: 4-16 (.250), 0 HR STL SERIES: 0-2 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (7/26-8/1) Has hit safely in 13 of his last 16 starts vs. the Yankees...Is batting.286 (14-for-49) with 3 2B, 7 BB, and a.375 OBP in those contests. Is a career.300 hitter (175-for-584) with runners on base, compared to a.244 clip with the bases empty. Since the start of last season, ranks 13th in the AL with a.306 AVG with 2 outs (37-for-121, min. 100 AB). 63- SANDY LEON, C.238 AVG 6 HR 31 RBI.295 OBP.379 SLG vs. RHP: 34-148 (.230), 5 HR WEDNESDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 15-58 (.259), 1 HR STL SERIES: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3x, last 6/20-7/1) In his last 13 games, has 5 XBH, 6 runs, and 9 RBI...The Sox are 13-4 this season when he drives in a run, and 32-9 in such games since he joined BOS in 2015. Over the last 3 homestands (since 6/23), is batting.314 (11-for-35) with 6 runs, 5 2B, HR, 8 RBI, and a.943 OPS in 12 games. Leads the AL with a 3.25 catcher's ERA (2nd in MLB), the lowest by a qualifying Red Sox catcher since at least 1987. Is 0 for his last 23 vs. NYY...Is hitless in his last 10 games vs. the club, the longest hitless streak by a BOS non-pitcher vs. NYY in the last 100 years. Ranks 3rd among active catchers (min. 100 games) with a 38.5 career CCS% (40-for-104). 6 18 - MITCH MORELAND, 1B.245 AVG 14 HR 51 RBI.332 OBP.422 SLG vs. RHP: 81-326 (.248), 13 HR WEDNESDAY: 1-2, 2 BB HOMESTAND: 4-10, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-10, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB) vs. LHP: 13-58 (.224), 1 HR STL SERIES: 3-6, R, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/4-16) Singled and walked twice on Wednesday, his 6th game with multiple walks this season (last 7/31 vs. CLE). Has reached base 5 times in his last 2 games...in his last 10 games at Fenway, has hit.353 (12-for-34) with 9 runs, 6 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, and a 1.127 OPS. Has surpassed his 2016 totals with 54 runs, 26 doubles, and a career-high 46 BB. Won the game for BOS on 8/4 vs. CWS with a walk-off HR in the 11th inning, his 2nd HR in 3 nights and 3rd career walk-off HR (last 7/30/16 with TEX vs. KC). Was his 2nd HR in his 10th AB this season after subbing into a game...is batting.417/.563/.917 as a sub (5-for-12, 5 R, 3 BB, 2 HR, 4 RBI). 6 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF/OF.372 AVG 4 HR 13 RBI.402 OBP.603 SLG vs. RHP: 24-61 (.393), 3 HR WEDNESDAY: 1-5 HOMESTAND: 6-15, R, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (6-15, R, RBI) vs. LHP: 5-17 (.294), 1 HR STL SERIES: 3-10, R, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (5/12-26) Has reached base safely in his last 9 games...has multiple hits in 15 of his last 25 contests (.391/43-for-110, 12 XBH, 19 RBI), and 3+ hits in 7 of his last 21. Has reached base in 13 of 14 career starts against NYY, his former team...hit.267 in 270 games over 4 seasons with NYY from 2010-13. Ranks 4th in the AL with 29 hits since joining BOS on 7/28...Has reached in 33 of 82 PA in those 17 games (.372/29-for-78, 10 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 3 SB). Is a career.333 hitter (43-for-129) with 18 runs, 8 2B, 3B, 5 HR, and 19 RBI in 35 games at Fenway Park...Since joining the Red Sox, has hit.400 (22-for-55) with 4 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, a.691 SLG, and a 1.112 OPS in 12 home games. Has 7 game-tying or go-ahead RBI in 17 games with the Red Sox. Ranks 4th in the majors with a.391 batting average with RISP (34-for-87, 7 2B)...Has 25 hits in his last 59 such AB since 5/14 (.424/.443/.525/.968). Has hit safely in 52 of his last 59 games since 5/12...Ranks 2nd in the majors with a.359 AVG (90-for-251) in that time (min. 200 PA). According to Elias, the only players in Red Sox history to reach 10 RBI in fewer games with the club (6) are Carl Reynolds in 1934 and Jake Jones in 1947. On 7/29, recorded his 2nd career multi-hr game (also 6/7/16 with MIN vs. MIA) and drove in the game-winning run on a groundout in the 10th inning. 6 13 - HANLEY RAMIREZ, 1B/DH.250 AVG 18 HR 46 RBI.338 OBP.434 SLG vs. RHP: 78-305 (.256), 13 HR WEDNESDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 2-8, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-6 vs. LHP: 16-71 (.225), 5 HR STL SERIES: 2-8, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/23-7/4) Singled, doubled, walked, and drove in 2 Tuesday...Has reached base in 18 of his last 21 games, including 9 of 11 at home in that time. Is batting.328/.408/.687/1.094 over his last 19 games vs. the Yankees, going 22-for-67 with 7 HR (including 4 go-ahead HR) and 16 RBI in those games. Hit his 18th HR of the season on 8/11 at NYY, tying Mookie Betts for the team lead...was his 7th go-ahead HR, including 4 of his last 5. The game on 8/11 at NYY marked his 5th this season with multiple XBH, all of which have come against divisional opponents (last 7/18 vs. TOR). Since 6/30, is 11-for-36 with 3 2B and 4 HR vs. LHP, posting a.306/.390/.722/1.112 line. Boston is 24-7 in his last 31 games with a HR, and 35-12 (.745) in his last 47 games with an RBI, including 18-2 in 20 games with multiple RBI in that time. 6 7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ, C.277 AVG 2 HR 23 RBI.317 OBP.377 SLG vs. RHP: 55-194 (.284), 1 HR WEDNESDAY: 1-3, R HOMESTAND: 1-6, R, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, R) vs. LHP: 9-37 (.243), 1 HR STL SERIES: 1-3, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (5/20-6/3) Ranks 2nd in the AL with a.364 home AVG (min. 100 AB)...In his last 9 games at Fenway, is 14-for-33 (.424) with 8 runs, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, and a 1.124 OPS. Is 16 for his last 40 (.400) with 5 XBH, 9 R, 6 RBI, and a 1.042 OPS...Hit safely in 7 straight games from 7/25-8/4, including a career-long streak of 5 straight multi-hit games (7/29-8/3)...The last 2 Red Sox catchers with 5+ straight multi-hit games were Victor Martinez in 2010 and Carlton Fisk in 1977. Hit a 3-run walk-off HR with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th on 8/1 vs. CLE, his fi rst career walk-off hit...was his 2nd HR of the year and 4th of his career, all of which have been go-ahead HR with runners on base at Fenway Park. Has caught 15 of 42 attempted thefts this year, and 38 of 94 over the course of his career (40.4%), the highest rate among active catchers (min. 100 G). 6 30 - CHRIS YOUNG, OF.244 AVG 7 HR 24 RBI.326 OBP.415 SLG vs. RHP: 31-119 (.261), 6 HR WEDNESDAY: 0-0, R HOMESTAND: 0-1, R CURRENT STREAK: 0-7 vs. LHP: 16-74 (.216), 1 HR STL SERIES: 0-1, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (2x, last 5/30-6/11) Entered Wednesday's game as a PR in the 9th and scored the game-tying run...was his 2nd PR appearance with BOS (also 4/22/16 at HOU). Recorded his 15th career multi-hr game on 8/6 (2nd in 2017, also 5/6 at MIN), driving in a career-high-tying 5 runs (6th time, last 7/28/15 with NYY at TEX). Tied the game on 8/6 with a 3rd-inning 2B and gave BOS a lead with his 2nd HR of the day, a 3-run shot in the 5th...Was his 3rd go-ahead HR of the season, and fi rst go-ahead 3-run shot since 6/26/15 with NYY at HOU. Has walked once every 9.48 PA this season, his best walk rate since 2011 with ARI (8.24). Has reached in 15 of 33 pinch-hit PA since joining Boston, batting.308 (8-for-26) with 5 BB and 2 HBP...His 8 pinch hits lead the team in that time. 2017 vs. NYY CAREER vs. NYY CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi.227 44 10 4 11.250 72 18 4 13.285 235 67 6 31 Betts.260 50 13 1 4.283 219 62 7 29.313 960 300 31 154 Bogaerts.140 43 6 0 2.257 272 70 7 26.309 1,131 349 25 145 Bradley Jr..143 42 6 0 1.233 202 47 3 17.258 778 201 24 110 Devers.364 11 4 1 3.364 11 4 1 3.391 46 18 4 8 Holt.250 8 2 0 0.236 148 35 1 10.263 674 177 6 64 Leon.000 17 0 0 0.215 65 14 1 5.286 273 78 4 32 Moreland.172 29 5 1 3.215 149 32 4 14.279 233 65 12 37 Núñez.154 13 2 0 0.279 61 17 1 8.333 129 43 5 19 Ramirez.256 43 11 3 5.284 197 56 11 30.274 702 192 36 124 Vázquez.182 22 4 0 0.241 54 13 1 4.290 279 81 4 30 Young.063 16 1 0 1.139 79 11 1 4.279 262 73 9 36
Red Sox Game Notes BULLPEN NOTES Page 5 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 58-Fernando Abad 8/14 vs. CLE 1.1 0 1 0 1 0 25/35 15/2 1/1 3.0 (7/2 at TOR) 3 (7/2 at TOR) 68-Matt Barnes 8/16 vs. STL 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 43/56 15/2 0/2 2.0 (7 times) 5 (2 times) 37-Heath Hembree 8/14 vs. CLE 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 31/50 34/15 0/1 3.1 (4/22 at BAL) 5 (4/22 at BAL) 56-Joe Kelly 8/16 vs. STL 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 28/37 18/9 0/3 2.2 (4/16 vs TB) 2 (8 times) 46-Craig Kimbrel 8/16 vs. STL (W, 5-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 37/49 13/1 28/32 2.0 (4/20 at TOR) 5 (3 times) 43-Addison Reed 8/16 vs. STL 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 35/55 17/8 0/2 2.0 (3 times) 3 (4/27 vs ATL) 63-Robby Scott 8/15 vs. STL 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 30/44 32/10 0/2 1.2 (2 times) 2 (2 times) 67-Brandon Workman 8/14 vs. CLE 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 12/15 2/0 -/- 3.0 (5/4 vs BAL) 3 (7/20 vs TOR) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.01 ERA 371.0 306 132 124 124 382 253/351 (72%) 167/46 30/44 58 - FERNANDO ABAD, LHP 2-0 1 SV 2.91 ERA vs. ALL:.210 (26-124 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.238 (19-80 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.159 ( 7-44 ), 1 HR WHIP: 1.12 Allowed 1 unearned run in 1.1 IP of work Monday vs. CLE (BB); got the final 2 outs of the 5th inning to strand 1 inherited runner and started the 6th inning. 26 of his 35 appearances this season are scoreless...overall, holding opponents to a.107 AVG (3-for-28) with RISP in 2017, including no hits in last 12 AB. Posting a 1.17 ERA (2 ER/15.1 IP) in 16 games on the road this year and a 4.34 ERA (9 ER/18.2 IP) in 19 games at Fenway. Since 4/28, holding LHH to.105 AVG (4-for-38), 4 BB, 15 SO (43 BF,.186 OBP)...Since joining BOS on 8/1/16, holding LHH to.149 AVG (10-for-67), 6 BB, 22 SO. 68 - MATT BARNES, RHP 6-3 0 SV 3.24 ERA vs. ALL:.192 (39-203 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.190 (24-126 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.195 ( 15-77 ), 3 HR WHIP: 1.11 Threw 1.2 scoreless innings with 1 hit and 2 SO Wednesday night vs. STL; stranded 1 inherited runner in the 6th. In August: 8 games, 1.08 ERA (1 ER/8.1 IP), 2 hits, 4 BB, 8 SO,.080 AVG (2-for-25)...Has held LHH hitless this month (0-for-13); RHH are hitting.167 (2-for-12). Despite allowing 4 runs (3 ER) on 7/30 vs. KC, is posting a 2.10 ERA (6 ER/25.2 IP) over his last 22 appearances with 12 hits in 83 AB, 9 BB, 25 SO (0.82 WHIP). No runs allowed in 42 of 56 games in 2017...Leads Sox bullpen in wins (6; T-2nd in AL), holds (20; 4th in AL), games (56; T-5th in AL), & IP (58.1, 6th in AL). 37 - HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 2-3 0 SV 3.48 ERA vs. ALL:.284 (59-208 ), 98 HR vs. RHB:.268 (42-157 ), 9 HR vs. LHB:.333 ( 17-51 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.37 Allowed 1 run in 2.0 innings Monday vs. CLE (2 H, ER, HR, 3 SO); allowed 1 inherited runner to score (to Abad) on Encarnacion s 2-run HR in the 6th. Has struck out 22 batters in his last 17.0 IP over 15 appearances (11.65 SO/9.0 IP). Averaging a career-bests this year in SO/9.0 IP (9.75; 56 SO in 51.2 IP) & SO/BB ratio (4.67; 12 BB)...Has issued 8 BB over his last 41 games (40.1 IP). 56 - JOE KELLY, RHP 3-1 0 SV 1.85 ERA vs. ALL:.209 (29-139 ), 1 HR vs. RHB:.170 (16-94 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.289 ( 13-45 ), 1 HR WHIP: 1.18 Threw the 8th inning Tuesday night vs. STL, allowing 1 run on 2 hits with 1 SO...Was his 3rd appearance since being activated off the DL on 8/5. Ranks 5th among all AL relievers in ERA...No runs allowed in 31 of his 37 appearances this year. Posted a career-best 22.0-inning scoreless streak from 5/1-7/9...Had his 15-game win streak, the 2nd longest in BOS history and a career best, snapped on 7/9. Was on DL with a left hamstring strain from 7/15-8/4...Made 1 rehab appearance with Triple-A Pawtucket on 8/2 (1.0 IP)...Reinstated on 8/5. 46 - CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 5-0 28 SV 1.41 ERA vs. ALL:.143 (25-175 ), 4 HR vs. RHB:.096 (9-94 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.198 ( 16-81 ), 2 HR WHIP: 0.65 Got his 5th win of the year, 2nd in as many games & 3rd in his last 7 appearances, Wed. vs. STL...Threw a perfect 9th inn. with 2 SO in the Sox walk-off victory. Has made 6 straight scoreless apps. since 8/4 (6.1 IP); has struck out 13 of 22 batters faced in that span...has a decision in each of last 5 games (3 SV, 2 wins). Averaging 17.55 SO/9.0 IP (26 SO/13.1 IP) since the All-Star break...overall, has struck out 94 of 187 batters faced this year (50.2%). Approaching what would be his 3rd year with 100+ SO (others: 127 in 2011 & 116 in 2012)...Also approaching his 7th consecutive season with 30+ SV. Leads all MLB relievers in SO/9.0 IP (16.59) and WHIP (0.65)...Leads AL relievers in SO (94) and ERA (1.41), T-3rd in SV (28), and 5th in opp. AVG (.143). With BOS (2016-17), has converted 59 of 65 SVO (90.7%), including 28 of 32 in 2017... Has 3 SV of more than 3 outs in 2017 & 11 for career (last: 6/6 at NYY). 43 - ADDISON REED, RHP 0-1 0 SV 8.44 ERA vs. ALL:.263 (5-19 ), 2 HR vs. RHB:.200 (2-10 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.333 (3-9 ), 2 HR WHIP: 1.31 Threw a scoreless 8th inning with 1 hit and 1 SO Wednesday night vs. STL. Averaging 1.33 BB/9.0 IP this season (6th lowest among all ML relievers) and 6.63 SO/BB (8th highest among ML relievers). Has made 7 appearances with BOS, allowing runs twice; made Sox debut on 8/1 vs. CLE... Allowed 4 runs/4 ER in 0.0 on 8/11 at NYY, in his other 6 appearances for BOS, has allowed 1 ER in 5.1 IP (1.69 ER) with 1 BB and 5 SO. Acquired from NYM in exchange for 3 MiLB pitchers (RHP s Jamie Callahan, Steve Nogosek & Gerson Bautista) on 7/31. 63 - ROBBY SCOTT, LHP 1-1 0 SV 3.72 ERA vs. ALL:.196 (20-102 ), 6 HR vs. RHB:.269 (14-52 ), 4 HR vs. LHB:.120 ( 6-50 ), 2 HR WHIP: 1.07 Finished Tuesday night s win vs. STL (1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO), struck out 2 of the 4 batters he faced and issued a walk...holding LHH to a.118 AVG (2-for-17) since 7/4. 34 of his 44 apps for BOS in 2017 are scoreless; his 44 appearances are T-7th most among ML rookies...for ML career, holding LHH to a.145 AVG (9-for-62). Recalled Saturday from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 3rd ML stint of 2017...With Pawtucket this year: 7 games, 0-0, 7.1 IP, 0 runs, 5 BB, 5 SO,.130 AVG (3-for-23). 67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 0-0 0 SV 1.57 ERA vs. ALL:.238 (19-80), 2 HR vs. RHB:.196 (9-46), 0 HR vs. LHB:.294 (10-34), 2 HR WHIP: 1.00 Worked 1.1 scoreless Mon. vs. CLE (H, BB); stranded 1 runner...was his 10th straight scoreless outing (11.2 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 9 SO,.179 AVG, 0.69 WHIP, 40 BF)... His scoreless is the 2nd-longest active streak in the AL (7th in the AL). No runs allowed in 13 of his 16 appearances with the Red Sox this year...is in his 3rd stint with the Red Sox this season. Since being recalled on 7/15, in 14 appearances has gone 0-0, 1.02 ERA (2 ER/17.2 IP) with 3 BB, 15 SO,.190 opp. AVG (11-for-58), 0.79 WHIP. 2017 VS. NYY CAREER VS. NYY 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 5.40 4/0 1.2 3 1 0-2-0 9.00 16/0 10.0 10 10 1-1-0 5.27 29/0 27.1 23 16 Barnes 0-0-0 4.15 4/0 4.1 2 2 1-0-1 6.14 15/0 14.2 11 10 8-6-1 4.39 81/2 94.1 91 46 Fister 0-1-0 10.13 1/0 2.2 4 3 2-4-0 6.38 7/6 36.2 51 26 4-6-0 4.23 10/9 55.1 63 26 Hembree 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.0 1 0 0-0-0 2.77 12/0 13.0 10 4 3-1-0 2.11 64/0 76.2 83 18 Kelly 0-0-0 3.00 3/0 3.0 3 1 4-1-0 4.35 10/4 31.0 31 15 12-5-0 3.99 42/20 133.0 131 59 Kimbrel 1-0-2 1.80 4/0 5.0 2 1 1-1-7 4.63 12/0 11.2 3 6 3-4-33 2.26 61/0 59.2 31 15 Pomeranz 2-0-0 4.08 3/3 17.2 19 8 3-1-0 3.16 8/7 42.2 43 15 7-4-0 4.24 22/18 97.2 99 46 Porcello 0-3-0 3.79 3/3 19.0 22 8 7-8-0 3.36 17/17 112.1 113 42 25-17-0 4.18 47/47 294.2 318 137 Reed 0-1-0 54.00 2/0 0.2 2 4 0-1-4 5.79 10/0 9.1 9 6 0-0-1 3.18 7/0 5.2 4 2 Rodriguez 0-0-0 0.00 1/1 6.0 2 0 4-1-0 2.31 8/8 46.2 42 12 7-6-0 4.53 28/28 155.0 159 78 Sale 0-1-0 1.19 3/3 22.2 15 3 4-2-0 1.18 13/10 76.1 47 10 7-2-1 3.01 16/13 92.2 70 31 Scott 1-0-0 5.06 6/0 5.1 4 3 2-0-0 2.79 9/0 9.2 7 3 2-0-0 0.92 26/0 19.2 8 2 Workman 0-0-0 3.18 4/0 5.2 3 2 2-2-0 4.50 10/2 22.0 17 11 3-7-0 4.13 30/10 80.2 86 37
Red Sox Game Notes 2017 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY Page 6 DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL 1 4/3 D PITTSBURGH W5-3 1-0 T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Cole (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 36,594* 1 36,594 4/4 OFF DAY 1-0 T-1st 2 4/5 N PITTSBURGH W3-0 (12) 2-0 T-1st -- KELLY (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) 36,137 2 72,731 4/6 D PITTSBURGH T-1st -- PPD (Rain) 3 4/7 D at Detroit L5-6 2-1 2nd -1.0 Rodriguez (1-0) HEMBREE (0-1) 45,013* 1 45,013 4 4/8 D at Detroit L1-4 2-2 3rd -2.0 Zimmermann (1-0) RODRIGUEZ (0-1) Wilson (1) 32,622 2 77,635 5 4/9 D at Detroit W7-5 3-2 3rd -1.0 BARNES (1-0) Rondon (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 33,662 3 111,297 6 4/10 D at Detroit L1-2 3-3 3rd -1.5 Wilson (1-0) SALE (0-1) Rodriguez (2) 24,672 4 135,969 7 4/11 N BALTIMORE W8-1 4-3 3rd -0.5 POMERANZ (1-0) Bundy (1-1) 37,497* 3 110,228 8 4/12 N BALTIMORE L5-12 4-4 T-3rd -1.5 Givens (2-0) WRIGHT (0-1) 32,211 4 142,439 9 4/13 D PITTSBURGH W4-3 5-4 T-2nd -1.5 BARNES (2-0) Nicasio (0-2) KIMBREL (3) 32, 400 5 174,839 10 4/14 N TAMPA BAY L5-10 5-5 4th -2.5 Archer (2-0) PORCELLO (1-1) 36,813 6 211,652 11 4/15 D TAMPA BAY W2-1 6-5 3rd -1.5 SALE (1-1) Hunter (0-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,686* 7 248,338 12 4/16 D TAMPA BAY W7-5 7-5 3rd -1.5 KELLY (2-0) Farquhar (0-1) KIMBREL (5) 36,209 8 284,547 13 4/17 D TAMPA BAY W4-3 8-5 3rd -1.0 WRIGHT (1-1) Snell (0-2) KIMBREL (6) 37,318* 9 321,865 14 4/18 N at Toronto W8-7 9-5 T-2nd -- JOHNSON (1-0) Stroman (1-2) 29,281 5 165,250 15 4/19 N at Toronto L0-3 9-6 3rd -1.0 Liriano (1-1) PORCELLO (1-2) Osuna (1) 30,842 6 196,092 16 4/20 D at Toronto W4-1 (10) 10-6 3rd -1.0 KIMBREL (1-0) Grilli (0-2) 44,283 7 240,375 17 4/21 N at Baltimore L0-2 10-7 3rd -2.0 Bundy (3-1) POMERANZ (1-1) Brach (3) 34,442 8 274,817 18 4/22 N at Baltimore L2-4 10-8 3rd -3.0 Aquino (1-0) WRIGHT (1-2) O Day (1) 35,457 9 310,274 19 4/23 D at Baltimore W6-2 11-8 3rd -2.0 RODRIGUEZ (1-1) Gausman (1-2) KIMBREL (7) 35,522 10 345,796 4/24 Off Day 11-8 3rd -2.5 4/25 N NEW YORK-AL 3rd -2.0 PPD (Rain) 20 4/26 N NEW YORK-AL L1-3 11-9 3rd -3.0 Severino (2-1) PORCELLO (1-3) Chapman (5) 32,072 10 353,937 21 4/27 N NEW YORK-AL L0-3 11-10 3rd -3.5 Tanaka (3-1) SALE (1-2) 34,054 11 387,991 22 4/28 N CHICAGO-NL W5-4 12-10 3rd -2.5 POMERANZ (2-1) Arrieta (3-1) KIMBREL (8) 37,054* 12 425,045 23 4/29 D CHICAGO-NL L4-7 12-11 3rd -3.5 Lackey (2-3) WRIGHT (1-3) Davis (6) 36,776* 13 461,821 24 4/30 N CHICAGO-NL W6-2 13-11 3rd -2.5 BARNES (3-0) Uehara (0-2) 36,916* 14 498,737 25 5/1 N BALTIMORE L2-5 13-12 3rd -3.5 Bundy (4-1) PORCELLO (1-4) Brach (5) 33,489 15 532,226 26 5/2 N BALTIMORE W5-2 14-12 3rd -2.5 SALE (2-2) Asher (1-1) KIMBREL (9) 32,932 16 565,158 27 5/3 N BALTIMORE W4-2 15-12 3rd -2.5 POMERANZ (3-1) Gausman (1-3) KIMBREL (10) 33,162 17 598,320 28 5/4 N BALTIMORE L3-8 15-13 3rd -3.0 Wilson (2-1) KENDRICK (0-1) 36,563 18 634,883 29 5/5 N at Minnesota L3-4 15-14 3rd -4.0 Kintzler (1-0) BARNES (3-1) 28,707 11 374,503 30 5/6 D at Minnesota W11-1 16-14 3rd -4.0 PORCELLO (2-4) Tepesch (0-1) 30,859 12 405,362 31 5/7 D at Minnesota W17-6 17-14 3rd -4.0 SALE (3-2) Santana (5-1) 31,763 13 437,125 5/8 Off Day 17-14 3rd -4.5 32 5/9 N at Milwaukee L7-11 17-15 3rd -5.0 Torres (2-3) POMERANZ (3-2) 22,524 14 459,649 33 5/10 N at Milwaukee L4-7 17-16 3rd -5.0 Scahill (1-1) KENDRICK (0-2) 23,095 15 482,744 34 5/11 D at Milwaukee W4-1 18-16 3rd -4.5 KIMBREL (2-0) Feliz (0-4) 26,499 16 509,243 35 5/12 N TAMPA BAY L4-5 18-17 3rd -4.5 Cobb (3-3) PORCELLO (2-5) Colome (9) 36,496 19 671,379 36 5/13 D TAMPA BAY W6-3 19-17 3rd -3.5 SALE (4-2) Snell (0-4) KIMBREL (11) 35,447 20 706,826 37 5/14 D TAMPA BAY L2-11 19-18 3rd -4.0 Andriese (3-1) POMERANZ (3-3) 35,080 21 741,906 5/15 OFF DAY 19-18 3rd -4.0 38 5/16 N at St. Louis W6-3 20-18 3rd -4.0 RODRIGUEZ (2-1) Lynn (4-2) KIMBREL (12) 41,514 17 550,757 39 5/17 N at St. Louis W5-4 (13) 21-18 3rd -4.0 ABAD (1-0) Tuivailala (2-1) TAYLOR (1) 44,365 18 595,122 40 5/18 N at Oakland L3-8 21-19 3rd -4.0 Gray (1-1) VELÁZQUEZ (0-1) 12,016 19 607,138 41 5/19 N at Oakland L2-3 (10) 21-20 3rd -4.0 Dull (2-2) HEMBREE (0-2) 24,728 20 631,866 42 5/20 D at Oakland L3-8 21-21 4th -4.5 Manaea (2-3) TAYLOR (0-1) 20,235 21 652,101 43 5/21 D at Oakland W12-3 22-21 3rd -4.0 RODRIGUEZ (3-1) Triggs (5-3) 20,691 22 672,792 5/22 Off Day 22-21 3rd -4.5 44 5/23 N TEXAS W11-6 23-21 3rd -3.5 PORCELLO (3-5) Cashner (1-4) 34,769 22 776,675 45 5/24 N TEXAS W9-4 24-21 3rd -3.5 SALE (5-2) Dyson (1-5) 36,089 23 812,764 46 5/25 N TEXAS W6-2 25-21 3rd -3.0 POMERANZ (4-3) Martínez (1-3) 33,484 24 846,248 47 5/26 N SEATTLE W3-0 26-21 2nd -2.0 RODRIGUEZ (4-1) Gallardo (2-5) KIMBREL (13) 35,080 25 881,328 48 5/27 D SEATTLE W6-0 27-21 2nd -2.0 JOHNSON (2-0) Whalen (0-1) 36,985* 26 918,313 49 5/28 D SEATTLE L0-5 27-22 2nd -3.0 Bergman (2-2) PORCELLO (3-6) 37,174* 27 955,487 50 5/29 D at Chicago-AL L4-5 27-23 2nd -3.0 Minaya (1-0) BARNES (3-2) Robertson (8) 27,148 23 699,940 51 5/30 N at Chicago-AL W13-7 28-23 2nd -3.0 SALE (6-2) Quintana (2-7) KIMBREL (14) 21,852 24 721,792 52 5/31 N at Chicago-AL W4-1 29-23 2nd -2.0 POMERANZ (5-3) Swarzack (2-1) KIMBREL (15) 19,075 25 740,867 53 6/1 N at Baltimore L5-7 29-24 2nd -3.0 Miley (2-3) RODRIGUEZ (4-2) 20,150 26 761,017 54 6/2 N at Baltimore L2-3 29-25 3rd -3.0 Asher (2-3) PORCELLO (3-7) BRACH (11) 33,193 27 794,210 55 6/3 N at Baltimore W5-2 30-25 2nd -3.0 PRICE (1-0) Bundy (6-4) KIMBREL (16) 35,470 28 829,680 56 6/4 D at Baltimore W7-3 31-25 2nd -2.0 SALE (7-2) Tillman (1-3) 31,819 29 861,499 6/5 Off Day 31-25 2nd -2.0 57 6/6 N at New York-AL W5-4 32-25 2nd -1.0 POMERANZ (6-3) Tanaka (5-6) KIMBREL (17) 41,516 30 903,015 58 6/7 N at New York-AL L0-8 32-26 2nd -2.0 Sabathia (7-2) PORCELLO (3-8) 44,380 31 947,395 59 6/8 N at New York-AL L1-9 32-27 2nd -3.0 Pineda (7-3) PRICE (1-1) 46,194* 32 993,589 60 6/9 N DETROIT W5-3 33-27 2nd -3.0 BARNES (4-3) Wilson (1-3) KIMBREL (18) 36,853* 28 992,340 61 6/10 N DETROIT W11-3 34-27 2nd -3.0 SALE (8-2) Saupold (1-1) 37,162* 29 1,029,502 62 6/11 N DETROIT L3-8 34-28 2nd -4.0 Norris (3-4) POMERANZ (6-4) 35,457 30 1,064,959 63 6/12 N PHILADELPHIA W 6-5 (11) 35-28 2nd -4.0 BARNES (5-2) Fien (0-1) 36,757* 31 1,101,716 64 6/13 N PHILADELPHIA W4-3 (12) 36-28 2nd -3.0 ABAD (2-0) Garcia (1-1) 37,141* 32 1,138,857 65 6/14 N at Philadelphia W7-3 37-28 2nd -2.0 VELÁZQUEZ (1-1) Hellickson (5-5) 28,263 33 1,021,852 66 6/15 N at Philadelphia L0-1 37-29 2nd -2.0 Pivetta (2-1) SALE (8-3) Neris (6) 30,729 34 1,052,581 67 6/16 N at Houston W2-1 38-29 2nd -1.0 KELLY (3-0) Harris (2-2) KIMBREL (19) 36,189 35 1,088,770 68 6/17 N at Houston L1-7 38-30 2nd -1.0 Paulino (1-0) PORCELLO (3-9) 41.017* 36 1,129,787 69 6/18 N at Houston W6-5 39-30 2nd -- PRICE (2-1) Musgrove (4-6) KIMBREL (20) 38,389 37 1,168,176 70 6/19 N at Kansas City L2-4 39-31 2nd -0.5 Hammel (4-6) BOYER (0-1) Herrera (16) 27,992 38 1,196,168 71 6/20 N at Kansas City W8-3 40-31 1st +0.5 SALE (9-3) Strahm (2-4) 25,983 39 1,222,151 72 6/21 D at Kansas City L4-6 40-32 2nd -0.5 Soria (3-2) SCOTT (0-1) Herrera (17) 30,826 40 1,252,977 6/22 Off Day 40-32 2nd -- 73 6/23 N LA ANGELS W9-4 41-32 2nd -- PORCELLO (4-9) Meyer (3-4) 37,034* 33 1,175,891 74 6/24 N LA ANGELS L3-6 41-33 2nd -- Ramirez (7-5) PRICE (2-2) Parker (4) 36,868* 34 1,212,759 75 6/25 D LA ANGELS L2-4 41-34 2nd -- Bridwell (2-0) FISTER (0-1) Petit (1) 36,474* 35 1,249,233 76 6/26 N MINNESOTA W4-1 42-34 2nd -- SALE (10-3) Berríos (7-2) KIMBREL (21) 37,172* 36 1,286,405 77 6/27 N MINNESOTA W9-2 43-34 1st +1.0 POMERANZ (7-4) Santiago (4-7) 36,804* 37 1,323,209 78 6/28 N MINNESOTA L1-4 43-35 2nd -- Mejía (3-3) PORCELLO (4-10) Kintzler (21) 37,487* 38 1,360,696 79 6/29 N MINNESOTA W6-3 44-35 1st +1.0 PRICE (3-2) Gibson (4-6) KIMBREL (22) 37,445* 39 1,398,141 80 6/30 N at Toronto W7-4(11) 45-35 1st +1.0 BOYER (1-1) Loup (2-2) KIMBREL (23) 41,357 41 1,294,334 81 7/1 D at Toronto W7-1 46-35 1st +2.0 SALE (11-3) Liriano (4-4) 46,672* 42 1,341,006 82 7/2 D at Toronto W15-1 47-35 1st +3.0 POMERANZ (8-4) Biagini (2-8) ABAD (1) 46,696* 43 1,387,702 83 7/3 N at Texas W7-5(11) 48-35 1st +3.0 HEMBREE (1-2) Frieri (0-1) 45,448 44 1,433,150 84 7/4 N at Texas W11-4 49-35 1st +4.0 PRICE (4-2) Darvish (6-7) 43,267 45 1,476,417 85 7/5 N at Texas L2-8 49-36 1st +4.0 Cashner (4-7) FISTER (0-2) 32,276 46 1,508,693 86 7/6 N at Tampa Bay L1-4 49-37 1st +3.5 Faria (4-0) SALE (11-4) Colome (23) 23,375 47 1,532,068 87 7/7 N at Tampa Bay W8-3 50-37 1st +4.5 POMERANZ (9-4) Odorizzi (5-4) 24,842 48 1,556,910 88 7/8 D at Tampa Bay L0-1 50-38 1st +3.5 Cobb (7-6) PORCELLO (4-11) Colome (24) 23,419 49 1,580,329 89 7/9 D at Tampa Bay L3-5 50-39 1st +3.5 Boxberger (1-0) KELLY (3-1) Colome (25) 20,812 50 1,601,141 7/10 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/11 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/12 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 90 7/14 N NEW YORK-AL W5-4 51-39 1st +3.5 SCOTT (1-1) Chapman (2-1) 37,570* 40 1,435,711 91 7/15 D NEW YORK-AL L1-4(16) 51-40 1st +2.5 Heller (1-0) FISTER (0-3) 36,936* 41 1,472,647 92 7/16 D NEW YORK-AL L0-3 51-41 1st +2.5 Sabathia (8-3) PORCELLO (4-12) Chapman (12) 37,343* 42 1,509,990 93 7/16 N NEW YORK-AL W3-0 52-41 1st +3.0 PRICE (5-2) Tanaka (7-9) KIMBREL (24) 36,719* 43 1,546,709 94 7/17 N TORONTO L3-4 52-42 1st +2.0 Tepera (5-1) HEMBREE (1-3) Osuna (23) 36,144 44 1,582,853 95 7/18 N TORONTO W5-4(15) 53-42 1st +2.0 VELÁZQUEZ (2-1) Bolsinger (0-3) 36,488 45 1,619,341 96 7/19 N TORONTO W5-1 54-42 1st +3.0 POMERANZ (10-4) Sanchez (1-3) 37,360* 46 1,656,701 97 7/20 D TORONTO L6-8 54-43 1st +2.5 Leone (2-0) FISTER (0-4) Osuna (24) 37,094* 47 1,693,795 98 7/21 N at LA Angels W6-2 55-43 1st +3.5 SALE (12-4) Nolasco (4-11) 37,714 51 1,638,855 99 7/22 N at LA Angels L3-7 55-44 1st +3.5 Ramirez (9-8) PRICE (5-3) 43,829* 52 1,682,684 100 7/23 D at LA Angels L2-3 55-45 1st +2.5 Bridwell (4-1) PORCELLO (4-13) Norris (15) 40,471 53 1,723,155 101 7/24 N at Seattle L0-4 55-46 1st +2.0 Paxon (10-3) RODRIGUEZ (4-3) 29,262 54 1,752,417 102 7/25 N at Seattle L5-6(13) 55-47 1st +1.0 Zych (5-2) FISTER (0-5) 28,992 55 1,781,409 103 7/26 D at Seattle W4-0 56-47 1st +1.0 SALE (13-4) Moore (1-3) KIMBREL (25) 39,797 55 1,821,206 7/27 Off Day 56-47 1st +0.5