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 (54-43) at LOS ANGELES ANGELS (47-50) Friday, July 21, 2017 7:07 p.m. PT (10:07 p.m. ET) Angel Stadium of Anaheim Anaheim, CA LHP Chris Sale (11-4, 2.59) vs. RHP Ricky Nolasco (4-10, 4.82) Game #98 Road Game #51 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are 5-8 in their last 13 games, but they have won 2 of their last 3, and 3 of their last 5. At 54-43, the Red Sox own the 2nd-best record in the AL and the 6th-best record in the majors. The Sox are 1 game behind their 2016 pace (55-42); last year s squad lost each of its next 3 contests to fall to 55-45 through 100 games. AMERICAN LEAGUE S BEST RECORDS RK. TEAM RECORD RUN DIFF 1. Astros 63-32 (.663) +166 2. Red Sox 54-43 (.557) +65 3. Rays 51-45 (.531) +16 NO TIME TO REST: The Red Sox will play 24 games in 24 days out of the All-Star break, including 14 games in 13 days from 7/14-26. The Red Sox played 85 innings in 7 days to begin the season s 2nd half: 9 on Friday, 16 on Saturday, 18 on Sunday (two 9-inning games), 9 on Monday, 15 on Tuesday, 9 on Wednesday, and 9 on Thursday...It marked the 1st time in the last 100 years the Sox played multiple games of 15+ innings in a single homestand. EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead the 2nd-place Rays by 2.5 games in the AL East...BOS has been alone in 1st place in the division since the end of play on 6/29. TURNING POINT: The Red Sox fell to 4th place at 21-21 following a season-long 3-game losing streak from 5/18-20 at OAK...Since 5/21, the Sox.600 winning percentage (33-22) ranks 4th in MLB behind LAD, HOU, and WSH. CLOSE CALLS: 9 of the Red Sox last 10 games have been decided by 3 runs or fewer; 4 of those were 1-run games. ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Red Sox are the only AL East team with a non-losing record on the road (25-25)...The Sox won 5 consecutive road games from 6/30-7/4, but they are since 1-4 away from Fenway Park. Only 6 of the Sox first 24 games out of the All-Star break are being played on the road. The Red Sox.617 winning percentage at home (29-18) ranks 1st in the AL and T-3rd in the majors...bos is 17-9 (.654) at Fenway since 5/23. LEAD THE WAY: Dustin Pedroia has hit safely in each of his last 9 games and has homered in 4 of his last 11...He was batting.242 through 4/27, but in 62 games since 4/28 he has hit.335 with a.413 OBP (82-for-245, 32 BB). Pedroia ranks 6th in the AL in AVG (.315) and 4th in OBP (.392)...With 39 BB and 31 SO, he and Mookie Betts (46 BB, 39 SO) are the only qualifying AL players with more walks than strikeouts. RISPY BUSINESS: The Red Sox are 9-for-14 (.643) with RISP in their last 2 games, after going 9-for-82 (.110) in their previous 11 games. Dustin Pedroia (.403) and Mookie Betts (.385) ranks 2nd and T-3rd in the AL in AVG with RISP...Pedroia s.490 OBP with RISP leads the AL. Pedroia is 15 for his last 27 with RISP, including 7-for- 9 since the All-Star break...going back to 8/9/16, he has hit.442 (53-for-120) with RISP, the highest mark in the majors in that time (min. 75 AB with RISP). HERE S THE SITUATION: The Red Sox have won 12 games in which they trailed after 5 innings, the most in MLB. RED SOX SITUATIONAL RECORDS SITUATION 2017 2016 Tied after 6 7-4 (.636) 6-11 (.353) Tied after 7 8-5 (.615) 4-10 (.286) Tied after 8 8-1 (.889) 6-9 (.400) Extra Innings 8-2 (.800) 7-4 (.636) EAST MEETS WEST: BOS is 12-26 against LAA since 5/4/11, but these teams are 5-5 against each other since the start of 2016...BOS has lost 12 of its last 17 games at Angel Stadium, most recently splitting the 2016 series here, 2-2. These teams played a 3-game series at Fenway Park from 6/23-25, with the Red Sox winning the 1st game and the Angels taking the final 2...Each team scored 14 runs, but LAA held a 29-24 edge in hits. SUMMER SALE EVENT: Chris Sale is 5-0 with a 1.39 ERA (7 ER/45.1 IP) in 8 career appearances (6 starts) vs. LAA. Sale leads MLB in strikeouts (191) and leads AL pitchers in innings (135.1), ERA (2.59), WHIP (0.89), opponent AVG (.196), opponent OPS (.551), and SO/ BB ratio (7.96). The Sox are 13-6 in Sale s starts; in those losses, BOS scored a total of 5 runs (1-2, 0-3, 2-3, 0-1, 1-4, 1-4). THREE OF A KIND: Chris Sale, David Price, and Rick Porcello are scheduled to start the Red Sox 3 games at LAA this weekend...in July, those pitchers have combined to post a 1.60 ERA (11 ER/62.0 IP) with 74 SO and 10 BB. RED SOX STARTERS AT ANGELS, 7/21-23 GAME PITCHER JULY STATS Fri., 7/21 Sale 3 GS, 1.66 ERA, 36 SO, 3 BB Sat., 7/22 Price 3 GS, 0.90 ERA, 22 SO, 4 BB Sun., 7/23 Porcello 3 GS, 2.21 ERA, 16 SO, 3 BB PITCHING IN: The Red Sox lead the AL and rank 3rd in the majors in ERA (3.70)...BOS last finished a season as the AL s ERA leader in 2007 (3.87) and 2000 (4.23). In their last 22 games since 6/26, the Sox have posted a 2.90 ERA, the lowest mark in the AL and 2nd-lowest in MLB behind only the Dodgers (2.30). START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers lead the AL with a 3.10 ERA since 6/20 (58 ER/168.1 IP)...BOS starters have thrown 6.0+ innings in 22 of those 27 games. Sox starters lead the AL in innings (578.1) and strikeouts (604)...BOS ranks T-2nd in the majors with 3 complete games (MIN-4, CLE-3). WHAT A RELIEF: The Sox bullpen ranks 3rd in the majors in ERA (2.93) behind only LAD (2.86) and CLE (2.87)...BOS relievers have not finished a season with an ERA below 3.10 in 50 years (2.90 in 1967). DAMAGE CONTROL: The Red Sox have lost as many as 3 consecutive games only once this season (3, 5/18-20)...The only other teams without a losing streak of 4+ games this season are the Dodgers and Astros. PUT ME IN, COACH: Mookie Betts has started each of the Sox last 93 games (beginning 4/9), the club s longest streak since Dustin Pedroia started 94 consecutive games from 2011-12 (source: Elias)...Elias also notes that the last Red Sox player to start 95+ consecutive games was Mo Vaughn (153 straight from 1997-98). According to FanGraphs, Betts 23 defensive runs saved lead the majors at all positions...he also led MLB in that category in 2016 (32). RUNNIN RED SOX: The Red Sox are 16-0 this season when stealing multiple bases...they 20-for-25 (80.0%) in stolen base attempts in 22 games since 6/26. HIGH FIVE: Prior to yesterday s 8-6 loss to TOR, the Red Sox had won each of their last 21 games in which they scored 5+ runs...they are 38-3 in their last 41 such games, after beginning the season 3-3 in those contests. The Red Sox have played 11 games in which they scored 5+ runs without hitting a HR, the most such games in MLB...BOS is 10-1 in those contests. REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing... 1st, 2.5 GA Home/Road... 29-18/25-25 Day/Night... 17-15/37-28 April/May/June... 13-11/16-12/16-12 July...9-8 vs. AL East...21-22 vs. AL Central...11-9 vs. AL West...11-8 vs. National League...11-4 vs. RH/LH starter... 43-33/11-10 Leading after 6 innings...38-4 Tied after 6 innings...7-4 Trailing after 6 innings...9-35 Leading after 7 innings...40-2 Tied after 7 innings...8-5 Trailing after 7 innings...6-36 Leading after 8 innings...45-1 Tied after 8 innings...8-1 Trailing after 8 innings...1-41 Red Sox score first...38-13 Opponents score first...16-30 Shutouts...4-8 Scoring less than 3 runs...2-24 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...11-13 Scoring 5 or more runs...41-6 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR... 38-22/16-21 1-run/2-run games... 13-10/6-9 Walk-offs...5-2 Extra innings (home/road)... 4-1/4-1 Series openers/finales... 18-14/18-14 Series W-L-T (home)... 9-3-4 Series W-L-T (road)... 7-7-2 Series W-L-T (total)... 16-10-6 Series sweeps (home/road)... 3-1/2-0 Come-from-behind wins...22 VS. THE ANGELS All-Time... 339-304-1 In Boston... 190-136-1 In California...149-168 At Angel Stadium...133-139 2017... 1-2 In Boston...1-2 In Los Angeles...0-0 DATE H/R W/L WP LP 6/23 H W9-4 Porcello Meyer 6/24 H L3-6 Ramirez Price 6/25 H L2-4 Bridwell Fister UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sat., 7/22 at LAA 6:07 p.m. LHP David Price (5-2, 3.39) RHP JC Ramirez (8-8, 4.54) NESN/MLBN Sun., 7/23 at LAA 12:37 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (4-12, 4.60) RHP Parker Bridwell (3-1, 3.18) 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/103.7 FM. * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * UPCOMING MILESTONES Dustin Pedroia...1,500 Games (1,477) RED SOX ALL-TIME RANKINGS Rk. Player RBI 14. Mike Greenwell...726 15. Frank Malzone...716 16. Dustin Pedroia...714 MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS Rk. Manager Wins 7. Don Zimmer... 411 8. John Farrell... 393 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Betts (108) Doubles...Betts (29) Triples... Bogaerts (4) HR...Betts (17) RBI...Betts (59) Runs...Betts (68) SB...Betts (17) BB...Betts (46) AVG (min. 100 AB)... Pedroia (.315) OBP (min. 100 AB)... Pedroia (.392) SLG (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.482) OPS (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.837) Pitching ERA (min. 10.0 IP)...Kimbrel (1.32) Strikeouts...Sale (191) Wins...Sale (11) Saves...Kimbrel (24) Appearances... Barnes (44) Starts...Porcello/Sale (19) Innings (Starter)...Sale (135.1) Innings (Reliever)... Barnes (45.1)
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 41-CHRIS SALE, LHP 11-4, 2.59 ERA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 11-4 2.59 19 19 135.1 96 42 39 11 24 191.196 CAREER 85-54 2.96 247 167 1245.1 1018 440 409 124 284 1435.221 TONIGHT S START: Has won 10 of his last 12 decisions...the Red Sox are 13-6 in his starts this season. Struck out 13 and allowed 3 H over 7.2 scoreless IP in his last start on 7/15 vs. NYY (2 BB)...Is the only Red Sox pitcher since 1913 with 13+ SO and 3 or fewer hits in a scoreless start vs. NYY. Has tossed 7.0+ IP in 6 of his last 7 starts...is 4-2 with a 2.10 ERA (12 ER/51.1 IP) in those. Allowed 3 or fewer ER over 7.0+ IP in 8 of his last 12 starts (13 BB, 118 SO). 2017 RANKINGS: Leads the majors with 191 SO and a 12.70 SO/9.0 IP ratio. Leads the AL and ranks 3rd in the majors with a 2.59 ERA. Leads the AL with 135.1 IP (2nd in MLB), a.196 opponent AVG (2nd in MLB), a.551 OPS (2nd in MLB), a 0.89 WHIP (2nd in MLB), and a 7.96 SO/BB ratio (2nd in MLB). Is tied for the ML lead in starts of 7.0+ IP (15, also Clayton Kershaw)...Is tied with Jacob DeGrom and Michael Fulmer (5) for the 2nd-most starts of 8.0+ IP in MLB (Max Scherzer-6). ON THE ROAD: Has tossed 7.0+ IP in each of his last 4 road starts (2.37 ERA, 8 ER/30.1 IP) and in 7 of his 10 road outings this season. Recorded 9+ SO in each of his 10 road starts this year, the longest streak of road starts with 9+ SO since at least 1913. His 8 road starts with 10+ SO are tied with Pedro Martinez (1999 & 2000) for the most such starts by a Red Sox in a single season. VS. THE ANGELS: Is 5-0 with a 1.45 ERA (7 ER/43.1 IP) in 6 career starts vs. LAA...Has limited opposing hitters to a.153 AVG (23-for-150) in those outings while recording 42 SO and 7 BB. Owns the 3rd-highest W-L% (.793, 23-6) vs. AL West clubs since the division formed in 1969 (min. 20 decisions)...trails only Pedro Martinez (.870, 40-6) and Dock Ellis (.815, 22-5). 2017 HIGHLIGHTS: Joins Pedro Martinez (19 in 1999; 15 in 2000) as the only Red Sox pitchers with 10+ SO in at least 13 starts in a single season. Had 10+ SO in 8 straight starts from 4/10-5/19...According to Elias, is tied for the longest single-season streak since 1900 (Sale in 2015; Pedro Martinez in 1999). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2017 8.1, 6/20 at KC 10, 5/30 at CWS 6, 5/30 at CWS 5, 5/30 at CWS 3, 2x, last 5/7 at MIN 13, 2x, last 7/15 vs. NYY 2, 3x, last 7/6 at TB 1, 6/15 at PHI - 7, 5/2-6/15 1, 4x, last 7/6 13, last 7/15 vs. NYY (13) 2017 6-1, 2.07 ERA, 9 GS 5-3, 3.09 ERA, 10 GS.196 (96-491), 11 HR.227 (15-66), 3 HR.191 (81-425), 8 HR 0.89 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS CAREER IP 9.0, 12x, last 9/16/16 at KC H 12, 7/30/15 at BOS R 9, 4/30/15 at MIN ER 8, 4x, last 7/8/16 vs. ATL BB 5, 2x, last 5/6/15 vs. DET SO 15, 2x, last 8/16/15 vs. CHC HR 4, 8/23/13 vs. TEX CG 15, last 6/15/17 at PHI SHO 2, last 4/15/16 at TB WIN STREAK 10, 10/2/15-5/19/16 LOSS STREAK 6, 6/2/13-7/6/13 10+ SO G 48, last 7/15/17 vs. NYY (13) SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 48-25, 2.91 ERA, 126 G, 85 GS 37-29, 3.00 ERA, 121 G, 82 GS.221 (1018-4600), 124 HR.204 (191-934), 11 HR.226 (827-3666), 113 HR 1.05 VS. ANGELS W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO 2016 1-0 0.00 1 1 7.0 2 0 0 0 3 CAREER 5-0 1.39 8 6 45.1 23 7 2 8 44 at LAA 2-0 2.05 5 3 22.0 15 5 2 6 27 Holds the highest SO/BB ratio (5.05) in the live ball era (min. 1,000.0 IP)...Has averaged 10.37 SO/9.0 IP in his career; the only other pitchers in the live ball era to average at least 10.0 SO/9.0 IP (min. 1,000.0 IP) are Randy Johnson (10.61), Kerry Wood (10.32), Max Scherzer (10.15), and Pedro Martinez (10.04). Trails only Scherzer (1,466) and Kershaw (1,339) for the most SO in MLB since 2012 (1,324)...Trails only Scherzer (55) for the most 10+ SO efforts in MLB since 2012 (48). 2017 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/5 W3-0 PIT ND 0-0 7.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 104/69 Made his BOS debut after spending his fi rst 7 seasons w/cws 4/10 L1-2 at DET L 1-2 7.2 5 2 2 1 10 1 108/70 Recorded 10+ SO for the 36th career time (1st w/bos) 4/15 W2-1 TB W 2-1 7.0 3 1 1 3 12 0 111/69 Earned his 1st win as a member of the Red Sox 4/20 W4-1 at TOR ND 1-0 8.0 4 0 0 1 13 0 102/80 Recorded the most SO by a BOS pitcher ever at TOR (13) 4/27 L0-3 NYY L 0-3 8.0 8 3 2 0 10 0 109/82 5th Sox pitcher ever with 10+ SO and 0 BB vs. NYY 5/2 W5-2 BAL W 5-2 8.0 3 2 2 2 11 1 115/78 1st ML pitcher to SO fi rst 5 batters faced this year (Source: Elias) 5/7 W17-6 at MIN W 6-4 6.0 4 4 4 3 10 0 108/70 Joined Pedro Martinez as the only Sox w/10+ SO in 6 straight GS 5/13 W6-3 TB W 6-3 7.0 2 3 3 2 12 2 111/70 Was 5th BOS start since 1913 with 12+ SO & 2 or fewer hits 5/19 L2-3 at OAK ND 2-2 7.0 7 2 2 0 10 0 113/77 9th career start with 10+ SO and 0 BB 5/24 W9-4 TEX W 8-4 7.1 6 4 3 1 6 1 97/63 15th career start with 7.0+ IP and fewer than 100 pitches 5/30 W13-7 at CWS W 10-6 5.0 10 6 5 2 9 1 111/73 1st start vs. CWS after 7 seasons with the club 6/4 W7-3 at BAL W 6-3 6.0 6 3 3 1 9 0 110/75 4th consecutive win vs. BAL 6/10 W11-3 DET W 6-3 7.0 9 3 3 0 7 0 110/82 25th career start with 7.0+ IP and 0 BB 6/15 L0-1 at PHI L 0-1 8.0 4 1 1 1 10 0 110/81 15th career complete game; 5th career complete-game loss 6/20 W8-3 at KC W 8-3 8.1 4 3 3 1 10 2 110/79 Back-to-back 10+ SO & 1 or 0 BB starts for 1st time this year 6/26 W4-1 MIN W 2-1 6.1 4 1 1 2 9 1 108/73 Allowed just 2 runners to reach scoring position 7/1 W7-1 at TOR W 5-0 7.0 4 0 0 1 11 0 116/83 11th career start with 7.0+ IP and 0 R, most in AL since 2012 7/6 L1-4 at TB L 1-4 7.0 7 4 4 0 12 2 113/79 5th career game with 12+ SO and 0 BB 7/15 L1-4 NYY ND 1-0 7.2 3 0 0 2 13 0 118/85 1st Sox starter since 1913 w/13+ SO, 3 or fewer H, & 0 R vs. NYY ANGELS CAREER VS. SALE PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Calhoun.000 5 0 0 0 Cron.000 7 0 0 0 Escobar.286 7 2 0 0 Franklin.000 3 0 0 0 Graterol.167 6 1 0 0 Maldonado - 0 0 0 0 Pennington.429 7 3 0 0 Pujols.111 18 2 1 1 Revere.000 4 0 0 1 Robinson.364 11 4 0 3 Simmons.000 3 0 0 0 Trout.313 16 5 1 4 Valbuena.143 7 1 0 0 RED SOX CAREER vs. NOLASCO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi - 0 0 0 0 Betts.500 4 2 0 0 Bogaerts.286 7 2 0 0 Bradley Jr..333 3 1 0 0 Holt 1.000 2 2 0 0 Leon.000 1 0 0 0 Marrero - 0 0 0 0 Moreland.500 2 1 0 0 Pedroia.294 17 5 0 1 Ramirez.429 7 3 1 4 Vázquez - 0 0 0 0 Young.059 17 1 0 1 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Porcello 20 13 48/125.1 3.45 8-12 Sale 19 16 70/135.1 4.66 13-6 Wright 5 1 10/24.0 3.75 1-4 Rodriguez 11 7 32/66.1 4.34 7-4 Pomeranz 19 9 79/102.2 6.93 13-6 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 10 7 39/61.0 5.75 6-4 Fister 4 1 9/19.0 4.26 1-3 24-DAVID PRICE, LHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 5-2 3.39 10 10 61.0 55 24 23 7 19 58.234 CAREER 126-67 3.22 263 258 1732.2 1543 681 620 166 440 1658.237 TOMORROW S START: Has allowed just 2 ER in 20.0 IP (0.90 ERA) over his last 3 starts (2-0, 4 BB, 22 SO). Tossed a quality start in his last outing vs. LAA on 6/24/17 (L, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, BB, 5 SO). 5-2, 3.39 ERA LAST 5 STARTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 6/24 LAA L 6.0 6 3 2 1 5 6/29 MIN W 7.0 6 3 3 0 7 7/4 at TEX W 6.0 6 0 0 2 9 7/9 at TB - 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 7/16 NYY W 8.0 7 0 0 0 8 1.91 ERA 3-1 33.1 30 8 7 5 34
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 6 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.269 AVG 12 HR 52 RBI.350 OBP.425 SLG vs. RHP: 78-283 (.276), 12 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2 HOMESTAND: 5-29, R, 2B, RBI, 3 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-12 vs. LHP: 12-51 (.235), 0 HR TOR SERIES: 2-14, R, 2B, 2 BB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (6/18-26) Recorded his 23rd multi-hit game Monday, also drawing a BB...Is 0 for his last 12. His 40 BB are already 3rd-most by a Red Sox rookie since 2000, trailing only Dustin Pedroia in 2007 (47) and Jacoby Ellsbury in 2008 (41). Gave the Red Sox a walk-off win with a bases-loaded walk on 7/14, driving in his 6th game-winning run (T-2nd among AL rookies) and 2nd career walk-off RBI (also 6/13 vs. PHI, 12th-inning single)...was the fi rst walk-off walk drawn by a Red Sox hitter since 9/23/00 vs. BAL (Trot Nixon, 10th inning). Posted a career-long 17-game on-base streak from 6/18-7/8 (.328/20-for-61, 4 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 13 BB), the longest such streak by a Sox hitter this season. Drove in 51 runs in the first half, the most by a Boston rookie before the All-Star break since Fred Lynn (71) and Jim Rice (61) in 1975. Has 9 stolen bases, 2nd-most among AL rookies and what was the 4th-most by a Sox rookie before the All-Star break in the last 71 seasons. Over his career with RISP, has hit.333 (33-for-99) with a.951 OPS, including a.358 clip (19-for-53) with a 1.054 OPS with RISP and 2 outs. 6 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.277 AVG 17 HR 59 RBI.355 OBP.482 SLG vs. RHP: 87-319 (.273), 14 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 12-37, 7 R, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 6 G (10-26, 5 R, HR, 4 RBI) vs. LHP: 21-71 (.296), 3 HR TOR SERIES: 6-18, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (7/16-pres.) Has hit safely in his last 6 games, a season-long streak...is 10-for-26 (.385) with 5 runs and 4 RBI in those games. Gave the Sox a lead with a 2-run single yesterday, driving in his team-leading 15th go-ahead RBI...Tied the game with a 2-out RBI single in the 11th Tuesday. Has 3 game-tying or go-ahead hits in his last 5 games...hit a game-winning HR in the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader vs. NYY. Has 9 go-ahead HR this season, tied for 5th-most in the AL...29 of his 71 career HR have put BOS ahead, including 23 since last season (6th in the AL). Has started each of the Red Sox' last 93 games, the longest streak by a Red Sox player since Dustin Pedroia started 94 straight in 2011-12 (source: Elias). Ranks among AL leaders with 29 2B (T-1st), 390 AB (1st), 68 R (3rd), 108 hits (6th) and 46 XBH (T-3rd)...Leads the AL since 2015 with 282 R, 113 2B, and 192 XBH. Has put the ball in play on 55.4% of his swings, the highest rate in the majors...ranks 5th in MLB in percentage of pitches taken (63.4%). Ranks T-3rd in the AL with a.385 AVG (30-for-78) with RISP, and 4th with a 1.076 OPS...Leads the AL with a.365 AVG (80-for-219) with RISP since 2016. Started the All-Star game in CF for the AL on 7/11, going 0-for-2 and recording an outfield assist...retired Nolan Arenado at 2B in an attempt to tag up. Hit a leadoff HR on 7/9 at TB, the 11th of his career...passed Jacoby Ellsbury for the most leadoff HR in Red Sox history. Is the only AL player this season with 15+ HR and 15+ SB (17, T-6th in the AL)...Ranks 2nd in the AL since last year in SB% (86.0) and 5th in SB (43). Has 9 career multi-hr games at the age of 24...The only other Red Sox hitter with as many such games before turning 25 was Jim Rice (12). Recorded his ML-leading 5th 4-hit game on 7/2 at TOR, homering twice and driving in a career-high-tying 8 runs (also 8/14/16 vs. ARI)...According to Elias, tied a ML record for RBI out of the leadoff spot (4th time)...his 7 multi-hr games from the leadoff spot are the most in Red Sox history. 6 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.295 AVG 6 HR 42 RBI.352 OBP.433 SLG vs. RHP: 82-281 (.292), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, 2B HOMESTAND: 4-22, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, 2B) vs. LHP: 19-61 (.311), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 1-8, R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 15 G (4/27-5/12) Snapped an 0-for-11 skid with a double in his first AB yesterday, his 21st of the season and 20th since 5/1. Is batting.322 (19-for-59) in his last 15 games vs. the Angels, with 9 runs, 6 2B, 2 HR, and 7 RBI in those games. Is tied for 2nd on the team with 29 multi-hit games...ranks among AL leaders with 4 triples (T-4th), a.295 AVG (19th), and 101 hits (14th). Is tied for the team lead with 7 game-winning RBI...Has 31 career game-winning RBI, 29 of which have come in the last 3 seasons. Has 4 HR in his last 11 road games, 3 of which have tied the game or given the Red Sox a lead. 19 of his last 32 hits have come with 2 strikes...ranks 2nd in MLB with 55 2-strike hits this season and 2nd in the AL in AVG with 2 strikes (.272). Is batting.306 (26-for-85) with RISP this season, including a.360 clip (9-for-25) with RISP and 2 outs. 6 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.268 AVG 12 HR 38 RBI.346 OBP.457 SLG vs. RHP: 56-226 (.248), 9 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, BB HOMESTAND: 6-34, 3 R, 2B, BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-6 vs. LHP: 22-65 (.338), 3 HR TOR SERIES: 3-17, 3 R, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/9-16) Since 5/13, ranks 14th in the AL with an.891 OPS (66-for-221, 26 XBH). Has 2 HR in his last 6 games vs. LAA...Since 814/15, has hit.300/.359/.571 with 40 runs, 17 2B, 12 HR, and 43 RBI in 53 games vs. AL West clubs. Ranks T-9th in the AL with a.338 AVG vs. LHP and 13th with a.980 OPS vs. LHP this season (min. 50 AB)...Is batting.362 (17-for-47) vs. lefties since 5/30. The Sox are 40-10 (.800) in his 50 career games with a HR and 90-36 (.714) in his 126 games with an RBI. Has recorded a season-high-tying 3 hits in 4 of his last 18 games. Has hit safely in 29 of his last 37 games and in 36 of his last 48...Was batting.171 through 5/12, but has posted a.299/.380/.511 batting line in 59 games since 5/13 (66-for-221, 15 2B, 3B, 10 HR)...In 46 games since 5/30, is batting.311 with an.889 OPS (55-for-177, 12 2B, 3B, 7 HR). Is batting.346 (18-for-52) with 3 HR in his last 12 road games, posting a.970 OPS in those games...in his last 26 away games, is batting.3223/.391/.566. Has 27 career stolen bases in 31 attempts, ranking 3rd among active hitters with an 87.1% stolen base success rate (min. 25 attempts). 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 7/4/17 at TEX Martinez 46 12 9 0 2 23 8 3 0 0 1 12 Betts 7/16/17 vs. NYY Tanaka 20 20 4 5 0 29 7 5 1 0 1 14 Bogaerts 7/5/17 at TEX Cashner 31 21 7 1 0 29 5 3 1 0 0 9 Bradley Jr. 7/7/17 at TB Odorizzi 39 15 5 0 0 20 7 2 1 0 0 10 Holt 9/7/16 at SD Campos 68 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon 6/23/17 vs. LAA Paredes 37 7 3 0 0 10 3 1 2 0 0 6 Marrero 5/30/17 at CWS Quintana 89 5 1 0 0 6 6 1 0 1 0 8 Moreland 6/26/17 vs. MIN Berríos 65 18 4 0 0 22 7 3 1 0 0 11 Pedroia 7/20/17 vs. TOR Barnes 1 27 4 0 0 31 8 3 2 0 0 13 Ramirez 7/18/17 vs. TOR Bolsinger 4 17 4 0 0 21 7 2 0 0 0 9 Vázquez 6/27/17 vs. MIN Santiago 45 8 3 1 0 12 4 0 0 0 0 4 Young 7/18/17 vs. TOR Happ 8 10 1 0 0 11 3 1 0 0 0 4 2017 vs. LAA CAREER vs. LAA CAREER AT ANGEL STADIUM PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi.364 11 4 0 0.364 11 4 0 0 Betts.091 11 1 0 0.222 81 18 2 8.138 29 4 1 4 Bogaerts.250 12 3 0 1.237 93 22 2 10.244 45 11 2 6 Bradley Jr..333 9 3 1 1.200 45 9 2 3.087 23 2 1 1 Holt - 0 0 0 0.265 68 18 0 6.222 36 8 0 1 Leon.750 4 3 1 4.455 22 10 1 7.429 7 3 0 0 Marrero.000 9 0 0 0.100 10 1 0 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 Moreland.333 12 4 2 2.274 332 91 11 43.293 164 48 3 15 Pedroia.091 11 1 0 0.276 319 88 5 28.281 139 39 2 9 Ramirez.273 11 3 1 3.289 83 24 1 10.184 38 7 0 3 Vázquez.286 7 2 0 0.273 33 9 0 1.091 11 1 0 0 Young.000 1 0 0 0.176 85 15 1 6.145 55 8 0 3
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 612- BROCK HOLT, INF/OF.182 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI.300 OBP.182 SLG vs. RHP: 3-27 (.111), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2 R, BB HOMESTAND: 4-18, 4 R, RBI, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, 2 R, BB) vs. LHP: 3-6 (.500), 0 HR TOR SERIES: 3-13, 4 R, RBI, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (4/20-7/16 G1) Has reached base in 5 of 13 PA over the last 3 games (.385 OBP), scoring 4 runs and walking twice. Returned from the DL Saturday...Placed on the 10-day DL with vertigo on 4/21 and transferred to the 60-day DL on 6/24...In 24 rehab games with Portland (4) and Pawtucket (20), went 18-for-82 (.220) with 3 HR and 10 RBI. Since the start of last season, ranks 9th in the AL with a.311 AVG with 2 outs (33-for-106, min. 100 AB). In his last 75 games against AL West clubs, has hit.294 (79-for-269) with a.359 OBP. 63- SANDY LEON, C.243 AVG 5 HR 23 RBI.298 OBP.376 SLG vs. RHP: 29-125 (.232), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 3-13, 2B, RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-8, 2B, RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 13-48 (.271), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 3-8, 2B, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3x, last 6/20-7/1) Has hit.455 (10-for-22) with 3 2B, HR, and a 1.182 OPS in 7 career games vs. LAA...In his most recent such game on 6/23, went 3-for-4 with a 2B, HR, and 4 RBI. Tied yesteday's game with a 2B in the 2nd, his 8th of the year..is 13-for-44 (.295) with 3 2B, HR in his last 13 games. Leads the AL with a 3.43 catcher's ERA (2nd in MLB)...Ranks 2nd among active catchers (min. 100 GS) with a 39.4 career CCS% (39-for-99). 4 of his 5 HR this season have come with runners on base, and all have come in the 6th inning or later. The Red Sox are 10-2 this season when he drives in at least 1 run, and 29-7 in such games over the course of his tenure with the team (2015-present). Is batting.314 (11-for-35) with a 1.076 OPS (4 2B, 3 HR) with RISP this season...is 3-for-10 with a 2B and a HR with RISP and 2 outs (1.117 OPS). 6 17 - DEVEN MARRERO, INF.214 AVG 3 HR 22 RBI.256 OBP.324 SLG vs. RHP: 17-102 (.167), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, R HOMESTAND: 2-16, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-6, 2 R, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 14-43 (.326), 3 HR TOR SERIES: 2-12, 2 R, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (6/27-7/3) Has hit safely and scored in each of his last 2 games, including a go-ahead 2-run single with 2 out Wednesday...Marked his 8th multi-rbi game of the year. Stole a base in Game 2 Sunday night, improving to 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts this season and 6-for-7 in his career. Is batting.326 (14-for-43) this season vs. LHP, with 8 of his 10 XBH coming off lefties...has a 1.013 OPS vs. LHP and a.397 OPS vs. RHP. Recorded his first ML hit in his only career game at Angel Stadium on 7/20/15...BOS is 27-14 in his starts this season. 6 18 - MITCH MORELAND, 1B.245 AVG 12 HR 42 RBI.335 OBP.420 SLG vs. RHP: 67-267 (.251), 12 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 HOMESTAND: 2-22, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-10 vs. LHP: 10-47 (.213), 0 HR TOR SERIES: 1-11 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/4-16) Has played 100 career games vs. LAA, batting.274 (91-for-332) with 11 HR...Has homered in each of his last 2 games vs. LAA (6/24-25) and 5 of his last 17. Pinch hit for Chris Young in the 8th inning in Game 1 Sunday and drew his 39th BB...Since 2014, has reached base in 21 of 39 pinch-hit PA (.538 OBP). Has 39 BB in 361 PA, his most since a career-high 45 in 2013 (in 518 PA)...Has a career-best 9.26 PA/BB rate. Hit his 19th 2B in the 9th inning on 7/8, 2 shy of his total in 147 games last season...5 of his 2B this season have come in the 9th inning or in extra innings. Homered in his fi rst AB in 3 straight games from 6/24-26, the fi rst 2 of which came vs. LAA...Marked his 2nd career set of 3 consecutive games with a HR, both this year (also 5/18-21)...Joins Aaron Judge, Nelson Cruz, and George Springer as the only AL hitters with as many as 2 such streaks this season. 6 15 - DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.315 AVG 6 HR 52 RBI.392 OBP.424 SLG vs. RHP: 81-267 (.303), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 3-5, R, HR, 3 RBI HOMESTAND: 14-34, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 9 G (16-39, 2 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI) vs. LHP: 17-44 (.386), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 8-18, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (2x, last 7/9-pres.) Recorded 3 hits yesterday including a 3-run HR, his 4th HR in his last 11 games and first 3-run HR since 7/31/16 at LAA. Leads the majors with 27 RBI in 21 games since 6/26, ranking 2nd with 34 hits...has 8 multi-rbi games in his last 18 contests. Has hit safely in a season-long-tying 9 straight games, batting.410 (16-for-39) with 2 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, and a 1.157 OPS. Has an RBI in each of his last 5 games, his T-2nd-longest career streak...the last 2 games are his 2nd career pair of consecutive games with 3+ RBI (also 7/30-31/13). Is 12 for his last 19 with RISP (.632), and 15 for his last 27 (.556)...Since 8/9/16, leads the majors with a.442 AVG with RISP (53-for-120, min. 75 AB). Has reached multiple times in 17 of his last 21 games (.391/.475/.586)...Leads the team with 31 multi-hit games, including 18 in his last 33 games. Yesterday's homer was his 72nd at Fenway Park, passing Fred Lynn for 20th all-time...passed Wade Boggs (389) for 14th on the venue s all-time RBI list (391). Ranks 6th in the AL with a.315 AVG and 4th with a.392 OBP)...Since 4/28, is batting.335 (82-for-245) with a.413 OBP. Snapped a 114-game errorless streak Wednesday, a Red Sox record at 2B (last 8/19/16 at DET)...Passed his own record on 6/30 (98, 2009-10). Leads MLB with 11.52 plate appearances per strikeout (357 PA/31 SO)...Leads the AL with a 1.26 walk-to-strikeout ratio (39 BB/31 SO). Leads the AL with a.517 OBP vs. LHP (min. 50 PA)...Has reached base in 19 of his last 29 PA vs. lefties since 6/11 (.655 OBP). 6 13 - HANLEY RAMIREZ, 1B/DH.253 AVG 15 HR 37 RBI.341 OBP.443 SLG vs. RHP: 64-249 (.257), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4, BB HOMESTAND: 5-28, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 12-51 (.235), 4 HR TOR SERIES: 2-14, R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/23-7/4) Hit a walk-off HR in the 15th inning Tuesday, his 3rd career walk-off HR (last 9/15/16 vs. NYY) and the latest walk-off HR by a Red Sox hitter since Shea Hillenbrand's 18th-inning walk-off shot on 6/5/01 vs. DET...The Red Sox are 24-4 in his last 28 games with a HR. The walk-off shot was his 2nd XBH in extra innings in Tuesday's game...holds a.420 career AVG in extra innings (42-for-100). Has multiple hits in 8 of his last 17 games (three 3-hit games)...is batting.287 (25-for-87) with 12 R, 6 2B, 6 HR, and a.904 OPS in his last 21 games. Since 6/30, is 7-for-16 with 2 2B and 3 HR vs. LHP, posting a.438/.500/1.125/1.625 line. Has reached base safely in his last 9 games vs. LAA, hitting in 8 (.333/11-for-33, 4 2B, HR, 6 RBI). 6 7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ, C.261 AVG 1 HR 17 RBI.302 OBP.344 SLG vs. RHP: 40-154 (.260), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 3-15, 2 R, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-5 vs. LHP: 7-26 (.269), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 1-7, R, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (5/20-6/3) Has caught 11 of 31 attempted thefts this year, and 34 of 83 over the course of his career (41.0%), the highest rate among active catchers (min. 100 G). Ranks 12th in the AL with a.248 AVG with 2 strikes (25-for-101). In the first half, set career highs with 10 2B, 12 XBH, 44 hits, and 4 SB in just 49 games...is 3 RBI shy of his career-high 20 (2014). Snapped a 265-AB homerless stretch with a go-ahead 2-run shot on 6/27, his first HR since 5/1/16 vs. NYY...Each of his 3 career HR have been 2-run, tie-breaking shots (also 9/25/14 vs. TB)...Drove in his 4th career go-ahead RBI, all game-winners. 6 30 - CHRIS YOUNG, OF.249 AVG 5 HR 18 RBI.333 OBP.391 SLG vs. RHP: 28-109 (.257), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2, BB HOMESTAND: 3-16, R, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-3 vs. LHP: 14-60 (.233), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 3-9, R, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (2x, last 5/30-6/11) Went 3-for-9 with a 2B and a HR in the Sox' most recent series vs. TOR...Was his 5th HR of 2017, 1st vs. LHP, and his 2nd go-ahead HR of the season. Drew his 500th career walk Tuesday, and has 7 BB in his last 12 games...has walked once every 8.73 PA this season, his best walk rate since 2011 with ARI (8.24). Has reached in 14 of 31 pinch-hit PA since joining Boston, batting.320 (8-for-25) with 5 BB and 1 HBP...His 8 pinch hits lead the team in that time. Extended the Red Sox lead on 6/27 to 9-1 with a 2-out, 3-run HR in the 6th inning, his 4th of the year and fi rst at Fenway...Was his fi rst 3-run HR since 8/4/15 with NYY vs. BOS, snapping a streak of 10 straight solo HR...Has 20 career 3-run HR.
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 7/20 vs. TOR 1.0 0 1 1 2 2 23/31 11/2 1/1 3.0 (7/2 at TOR) 3 (7/2 at TOR) 68-Matt Barnes 7/18 vs. TOR 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 34/44 9/2 0/1 2.0 (6 times) 5 (2 times) 37-Heath Hembree 7/19 vs. TOR 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 27/43 30/14 0/1 3.1 (4/22 at BAL) 5 (4/22 at BAL) 46-Craig Kimbrel 7/18 vs. TOR 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 33/39 10/1 24/27 2.0 (4/20 at TOR) 5 (3 times) 72-Kyle Martin 7/20 vs. TOR 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 1/1 -/- -/- 1.0 (7/20 vs TOR) 1 (7/20 vs TOR) 64-Ben Taylor 7/20 vs. TOR 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 8/13 6/3 1/1 3.2 (4/12 vs BAL) 3 (2 times) 67-Brandon Workman 7/20 vs. TOR 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 4/5 -/- -/- 3.0 (5/4 vs BAL) 3 (7/20 vs TOR) BULLPEN TOTALS: 2.96 ERA 301.1 249 104 99 102 313 211/284 (74%) 131/37 26/35 58 - FERNANDO ABAD, LHP 2-0 1 SV 2.90 ERA vs. ALL:.221 (25-113 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.247 (18-73 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.175 ( 7-40 ), 1 HR WHIP: 1.13 Was charged with 1 run over 1.0-plus inning of work yesterday vs. TOR (1.0 IP, 0 H, ER, 2 BB, 2 SO)...Stranded 1 inherited runner left by Fister in the 5th inning, but issued 2 BB in the 6th inning, 1 of which scored off Ben Taylor...Run allowed snapped his 7.1 scoreless IP streak (fi rst runs allowed since 6/27 vs. MIN). 24 of his 31 appearances (77%) this season are scoreless...overall, holding opponents to a.125 AVG (3-for-24) with RISP in 2017, including 0 hits in last 8 AB. Posting a 1.20 ERA (2 ER/15.0 IP) in 15 games on the road this year and a 4.50 ERA (8 ER/16.0 IP) in 16 games at Fenway. Since 4/28, holding LHH to.118 AVG (4-for-34), 2 BB, 13 SO (37 BF,.162 OBP)...Since joining BOS on 8/1/16, holding LHH to.159 AVG (10-for-63), 4 BB, 20 SO. 68 - MATT BARNES, RHP 5-2 0 SV 3.18 ERA vs. ALL:.195 (31-159 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.184 (19-103 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.214 ( 12-56 ), 3 HR WHIP: 1.15 Threw 2.0 scoreless innings Tuesday night vs. TOR, the 7th & 8th (2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO); worked out of a 1st & 3rd situation with nobody out in the 8th (GIDP, SO). Since 6/26, has posted an 0.71 ERA (1 ER/12.2 IP) in 10 appearances with 4 BB & 14 SO; holding opponents to a.103 AVG (4-39) including 1-for-13 vs. LHH. No runs allowed in 33 of 44 games in 2017...Leads Sox bullpen in wins (5; T-3rd in AL), holds (16; 5th in AL), games (44; T-5th in AL), & IP (45.1, T-7th in AL). Has gone 4-0 with a 0.75 ERA (2 ER/24.0 IP) in 21 home games & is 1-2 with a 5.91 ERA (14 ER/21.1 IP) in 23 road games. Averaging a career-best 10.72 SO/9.0 IP (54 SO/45.1 IP) this year...with RISP in 2017, holding opponents to a.171 AVG (7-for-41) with 19 SO. 37 - HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 1-3 0 SV 3.50 ERA vs. ALL:.291 (52-179 ), 7 HR vs. RHB:.271 (38-140 ), 7 HR vs. LHB:.359 ( 14-39 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.42 Threw 1.1 scoreless innings with 1 hit and 2 SO Wednesday vs. TOR; stranded 1 inherited runner left by Pomeranz in the 7th...His 43rd appearance of the year. No runs allowed in 31 of 43 games (72%) in 2017...Has struck out 15 batters in his last 9.0 IP over 8 appearances. Averaging a career-bests this year in SO/9.0 IP (10.10; 49 SO in 43.2 IP) & SO/BB ratio (4.90; 10 BB)...Has issued 6 BB over his last 34 games (32.1 IP). Ranks 2nd among Red Sox relievers in innings (43.2, T-11th in AL), games (43, 7th in AL) and in holds (13, T-9th in AL) and is 3rd in SO (49). 72 - KYLE MARTIN, RHP 0-0 0 SV 0.00 ERA vs. ALL:.000 (0-3 ), 0 HR vs. RHB:.000 (0-2 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.000 (0 10 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.00 Made his ML debut yesterday vs. TOR with a scoreless 7th inn. (1.0 IP, BB, SO)...Selected to ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket on 7/19 (1st ML stint of career). With PawSox this year: 0-4, 1 SV, 4 SVO, 3.79 ERA (16 ER/38.0 IP), 17 BB, 35 SO,.243 opp. AVG in 23 games; has a 2.43 ERA (9 ER/33.1 IP) in his last 19 games. In his 5th pro season since being selected by BOS in 9th round of 2013 June Draft...Entered 2017 as Sox No. 18 prospect according to Baseball America. 46 - CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 2-0 24 SV 1.32 ERA vs. ALL:.121 (17-140 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.076 (6-79 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.180 ( 11-61 ), 1 HR WHIP: 0.56 Threw a scoreless 9th inning with 1 hit allowed Tuesday night vs. TOR; his 39th appearance of the season. Leads all MLB relievers in WHIP (0.56) & opp. AVG (.121) & is 2nd in SO/9.0 IP (16.02)...Ranks 2nd among AL relievers in ERA (1.32) & SO (73), T-3rd in SV (24). Has struck out 73 of the 148 batters faced this year (49.3%)...No baserunners allowed in 21 of his 39 games this season (T-5th most in MLB). With BOS (2016-17), has converted 55 of his 60 career SV opps (91.7%)...Converted each of his fi rst 30 save opportunities at Fenway Park (includes 1 with ATL); before his 1st blown save here on Saturday vs. NYY. Has allowed only 2 runs in his 21 games at Fenway this season (14 SV, 0.84 ERA, 2 ER/21.1 IP)...No runs allowed over his 1st 16 games (16.0 IP) here this year. Has recorded 20 or more SV in each of the last 7 seasons (since 2011); has a ML-leading 279 SV in that span, 70 more than the next pitcher (K. Jansen-209). Has worked more than 1.0 inning in 6 of his 39 games this year...has 3 SV of more than 3 outs this season and 11 in his career (last: 6/6 at NYY). Was the winning pitcher for the AL All-Stars on 7/11 in Miami after throwing a scoreless 9th inning with 2 BB and 2 SO. 64-BEN TAYLOR, RHP 0-1 1 SV 5.87 ERA vs. ALL:.297 (19-64), 3 HR vs. RHB:.310 (13-42), 3 HR vs. LHB:.273 (6-22), 0 HR WHIP: 1.83 Finished the 6th inning yesterday vs. TOR (0.2 IP, H, SO), but allowed 1 of 2 inherited runners to score (to Abad). Recalled Wed. from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 4th stint of the year with the Red Sox; made Sox OD roster in 2017 and was also recalled on 4/17 and 4/28. 8 of his 12 appearances for BOS this year have been scoreless...allowed only 1 ER over his first 5 appearances (7.2 IP). In 10 games between Pawtucket and Short-A Lowell in 2017: 0-0, 1 SV, 2 SVO, 3.09 ERA (4 ER/11.2 IP), 5 BB, 8 SO...His last 4 appearances (5.0 IP) for the PawSox have been scoreless...made ML debut on 4/7 at DET after not appearing higher than AA prior to 2017...Was a NRI to Red Sox spring training in 2017. 67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 0-0 0 SV 3.18 ERA vs. ALL:.293 (12-41), 2 HR vs. RHB:.240 (6-25), 0 HR vs. LHB:.375 (6-16), 1 HR WHIP: 1.32 Threw the 8th & 9th innings of yesterday s loss vs. TOR (2.0 IP, 2 H, ER, HR, 0 BB, 3 SO)...Threw a perfect 8th with 2 SO, but allowed a solo HR to Smoak in 9th. Recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 7/15 for his 3rd ML stint of the year. With PawSox this year: 18 appearances, 4-1, 2 SV, 3 SVO, 1.55 ERA (5 ER/29.0 IP),16 H, 13 BB, 35 SO,.162 opp. AVG... Did not allow an ER over his last 11.1 innings of work (8 games) for Pawtucket prior to his promotion. Made ML debut for Sox in 2013...Over big league career (2013; 2014; 2017), has gone 7-13, 4.95 ERA (77 ER/140.0 IP) with 127 SO in 45 games (18 starts)... Underwent Tommy John Surgery in June of 2015...His season debut this year (5/4 vs. BAL), that marked his 1st ML appearance since 9/9/14 at PIT. 2017 VS. LAA CAREER VS. LAA CAREER AT ANGEL STADIUM PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Abad 0-0-0 27.00 1/0 0.2 2 2 0-0-0 6.14 13/0 7.1 7 5 1-1-0 5.47 26/0 24.2 22 15 Barnes 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 1.0 1 1 0-0-0 10.80 4/0 3.1 5 4 7-5-1 4.41 74/2 87.2 86 43 Fister 0-1-0 4.50 1/1 6.0 7 3 3-4-0 2.90 13/13 87.0 80 28 2-5-0 4.86 7/6 37.0 44 20 Hembree 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 1.0 1 0 0-0-0 0.00 4/0 6.2 6 0 2-1-0 2.17 59/0 70.2 79 17 Kimbrel 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 1.0 2 1 0-0-5 2.25 9/0 8.0 7 2 1-4-31 2.18 55/0 53.2 24 13 Martin -- / -- / -- / Pomeranz -- / 1-3-0 5.02 9/4 28.2 24 16 6-4-0 4.68 20/16 84.2 85 44 Porcello 1-0-0 4.26 1/1 6.1 8 3 6-6-0 6.11 15/15 84.0 102 57 23-16-0 4.09 44/44 275.1 297 125 Price 0-1-0 3.00 1/1 6.0 6 2 5-6-0 3.24 14/14 94.1 94 34 17-5-0 3.18 32/32 215.0 182 76 Rodriguez -- / 0-1-0 37.80 1/1 1.2 6 7 7-6-0 4.38 25/25 139.2 140 68 Sale -- / 5-0-0 1.39 8/6 45.1 23 7 7-2-1 2.46 15/12 87.2 62 24 Taylor -- / -- / -- / Workman -- 0.00 / 0.0 0 0 0-2-0 3.86 2/1 7.0 7 3 3-7-0 4.50 24/10 74.0 79 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 99 7/22 N at LA Angels 100 7/23 D at LA Angels 101 7/24 N at Seattle 102 7/25 N at Seattle 103 7/26 D at Seattle 7/27 Off Day