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 (73-53) at CLEVELAND INDIANS (69-56) Thursday, August 24, 2017 7:10 p.m. ET Progressive Field Cleveland, OH LHP Chris Sale (14-5, 2.62) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.50) Game #127 Road Game #65 TV: NESN/MLBN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are 16-4 (.800) since the non-waiver trade deadline (7/31), marking MLB s highest winning percentage in that span...in that time, they have played 14 games against teams that entered today with a winning record (4-2 vs. CLE, 4-2 vs. NYY, 2-0 vs. STL) and 6 vs. teams with a sub-.500 record (4-0 vs. CWS, 2-0 vs. TB). The Sox are a season-high 20 games above.500...they have not lost consecutive games since 7/22-25 (4 G). BOS is 2 games ahead of its 2016 pace (71-55)...Last year s club lost each of its next 2 games to fall to 71-57. The Sox today continue a stretch of 20 games in 20 days (4-2 so far)...their next off day will be 9/7 in BOS. MLB S BEST RECORDS RK. TEAM RECORD WIN % 1. Dodgers 89-36.712 2. Astros 77-49.611 3. Nationals 75-49.605 4. Red Sox 73-53.579 5. Indians 69-56.552 DAMAGE CONTROL: Red Sox pitchers have allowed only 14 hits in their last 4 games...the last 2 times BOS surrendered 14 or fewer hits over any 4-game span were 1978 (13 hits from 9/28-10/1) and 1957 (14 hits from 5/7-12). The Sox last allowed fewer than 20 hits in a 4-game series in 1977 (18 hits from 6/20-23 at BAL). Sox pitchers have allowed 1 run on 3 hits or fewer in 3 of their last 4 games: Sunday vs. NYY (3 H, 1 R), Tuesday at CLE (1 H, 1 R), and yesterday at CLE (3 H, 1 R)...This is the 1st time the Sox have surrendered 3 or fewer hits in consecutive games since 2000 (7/30-31). PITCHING IN: The Red Sox lead the AL and rank 2nd in the majors in ERA (3.62)...In 51 games since 6/26, the Sox have posted a 3.15 ERA...BOS last finished a season as the AL s ERA leader in 2007 (3.87) and 2000 (4.23). Red Sox starters lead the AL in innings (755.2)...They have an AL-best 3.25 ERA in 56 games since 6/20. The Sox bullpen ranks 3rd in MLB in ERA (3.06) behind CLE (3.03) and LAD (2.97) (source: Elias). EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox own a 4.5-game lead in the AL East and have been alone in 1st place since the end of play on 8/1...Their largest lead of the season is 5.5 games; they last led by 6.0+ games on 9/30/13. The Sox have won 8 of their last 11 games against AL East opponents (17-11 since 6/3). 25 of the Sox remaining 36 games will be played against AL East teams (TOR-9, BAL-6, TB-6, NYY-4). TURNING POINT: BOS dropped to 4th place with an 8-3 loss at OAK on 5/20, falling 4.5 games out of 1st with a 21-21 record and a -1 run differential...since then, BOS owns the AL s best record (52-32,.619) with a +112 run differential. HEATING UP: In their last 20 games since 7/31, the Red Sox lead the AL in runs per game (6.05). The Sox have scored 10+ runs 3 times in August (19 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 31-7 (.816) when hitting 2+ HR, tied with CLE for the highest such winning % in the AL. HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: In 18 August games, Andrew Benintendi has posted a.361/.427/.667 batting line with 6 HR, 17 RBI, and 6 steals in 6 attempts...he has hit safely in 16 of 18 games, recording 2+ hits in 8 of those. Prior to Benintendi, the last Sox rookies with 15+ HR and 15+ RBI in a season were Nomar Garciaparra (1997), Ellis Burks (1987), and Reggie Smith (1967)... The last rookies to do that for any team were Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, and Yoenis Cespedes, all in 2012. SOX & TRIBE: The Red Sox and Indians conclude their 7-game season series tonight (BOS leads, 4-2)...The Sox have won 7 of their last 9 regular season games vs. CLE. MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: Last night, John Farrell earned his 412th win as manager of the Red Sox, passing Don Zimmer for 7th-most in franchise history...he needs only 2 more to tie Jimy Williams for 6th on the all-time list. WELCOME ABOARD: The Red Sox today added OF Rajai Davis to the active ML roster...he was acquired yesterday from OAK in exchange for minor league OF Rafael Rincones. In 30 games since the All-Star break, Davis is 23-for- 76 (.303) with an.848 OPS and 11 steals. Davis ranks 3rd among active players in steals (391- for-490, 79.8%)...He has recorded 40+ steals 5 times, with a career-best 50 in 2010...He was 3-for-3 in SB attempts in the 2016 World Series. In Game 7 of last year s World Series against the Cubs, Davis tied the score at 6-6 with a 2-out, 2-run HR off Aroldis Chapman in the 8th inning at Progressive Field. SUMMER SALE EVENT: Chris Sale leads MLB with 250 SO, 175.1 IP, and 7.81 SO/BB...He leads AL pitchers in ERA (2.62), wins (tied, 14), WHIP (0.89), and opponent AVG (.194). Sale has allowed 1 run in 28.0 IP over 4 starts on the road since the All-Star break (3-0, 0.32 ERA). MOST STRIKEOUTS IN A SEASON, RED SOX HISTORY PITCHER (YEAR) SO PITCHER (YEAR) SO Pedro Martinez (1999) 313 Roger Clemens (1996) 257 Roger Clemens (1988) 291 Roger Clemens (1987) 256 Pedro Martinez (2000) 284 Pedro Martinez (1998) 251 Smoky Joe Wood (1912) 258 Chris Sale (2017) 250 CLOSING TIME: Last night marked the 15th time this season Craig Kimbrel had 3+ SO in an inning...according to Elias, the only pitchers to do that more often this year are Chris Sale (20) and Max Scherzer (17). Kimbrel leads ML relievers with 102 SO and has issued only 9 BB...Elias notes that only 3 other pitchers have ever totaled 100+ SO in relief before walking 10+ batters (also Koji Uehara-2013, Kenley Jansen-2016, and Andrew Miller-2016). Kimbrel has struck out 102 of 197 batters faced this season (51.8%), well ahead of the next-highest rate in the majors (Jansen, 42.2%) (min. 100 BF)...He has had multiple strikeouts in each of his last 9 outings. DEADLINE DIVIDENDS: Eduardo Núñez is 34-for-101 (.337) with 6 HR, 20 RBI, and a.952 OPS in 22 games since joining the Red Sox...Since 5/12, his.347 AVG (95-for-274) ranks 3rd in MLB behind Jose Altuve (.380) and Charlie Blackmon (.355) (min. 200 AB). CONNECT FOUR: Since 6/3, the Red Sox have won 39 of 44 games (.886) when scoring at least 4 runs...they are 65-14 (.823) when scoring 4+ runs, the AL s highest win %. RUNNIN RED SOX: The Red Sox are 38-for-46 (82.6%) in stolen base attempts in 51 games since 6/26...BOS is 20-1 this season when stealing multiple bases. SMALL BALL: The Red Sox have won 22 games this season without hitting a HR, the most in MLB (no other AL team has more than 15 such wins)...their.478 win % in such games (22-24) is the highest in MLB. The Sox have won each of their last 5 games with 0 HR, their longest streak since 2014 (5 G, 5/27-6/1)...They last had a longer win streak in 1999 (6 G, 8/27-9/1). 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. REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing... 1st, 4.5 GA Home/Road... 40-22/33-31 Day/Night... 21-17/52-36 April/May/June... 13-11/16-12/16-12 July/August... 13-14/15-4 vs. AL East...27-24 vs. AL Central...20-13 vs. AL West...13-12 vs. National League...13-4 vs. RH/LH starter... 59-39/14-14 Leading after 6 innings...53-8 Tied after 6 innings...9-5 Trailing after 6 innings...11-40 Leading after 7 innings...55-5 Tied after 7 innings...10-6 Trailing after 7 innings...8-42 Leading after 8 innings...60-1 Tied after 8 innings...10-3 Trailing after 8 innings...3-49 Red Sox score first...52-17 Opponents score first...21-36 Shutouts...6-9 Scoring less than 3 runs...3-27 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...15-19 Scoring 5 or more runs...55-7 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR... 51-29/22-24 1-run/2-run games... 17-15/8-11 Walk-offs...9-4 Extra innings (home/road)... 6-1/5-2 Series openers/finales... 24-19/25-17 Series W-L-T (home)... 13-5-4 Series W-L-T (road)... 9-10-2 Series W-L-T (total)... 22-15-6 Series sweeps (home/road)... 6-2/3-0 Come-from-behind wins...31 VS. CLEVELAND All-Time... 981-1,038-8 In Boston... 532-480-5 In Cleveland... 449-558-3 At Progressive Field...50-50 2017... 4-2 In Boston...2-1 In Cleveland...2-1 DATE H/R W/L WP LP 7/31 H W6-2 Fister Clevinger 8/1 H W12-10 Kimbrel Allen 8/14 H L3-7 Bauer Fister 8/21 R L4-5 Allen Workman 8/22 R W9-1 Fister Carrasco 8/23 R W6-1 Pomeranz Kluber UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Fri., 8/25 vs. BAL 7:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (8-14, 4.48) RHP Jeremy Hellickson (7-7, 5.00) NESN Sat., 8/26 vs. BAL 4:05 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-3, 4.01) RHP Kevin Gausman (9-9, 5.25) NESN Sun., 8/27 vs. BAL 1:35 p.m. RHP Doug Fister (3-6, 4.78) TBD 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. * MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS Rk. Manager Wins 5. Jimmy Collins... 455 6. Jimy Williams... 414 7. John Farrell...412 8. Don Zimmer... 411 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Betts (132) Doubles...Betts (35) Triples... Bogaerts (4) HR... Ramirez (19) RBI...Betts (77) Runs...Betts (81) SB...Betts (18) BB...Betts (59) AVG (min. 100 AB)...Núñez (.337) OBP (min. 100 AB)... Pedroia (.378) SLG (min. 100 AB)...Núñez (.584) OPS (min. 100 AB)...Núñez (.952) Pitching ERA (min. 10.0 IP)...Kimbrel (1.33) Strikeouts...Sale (250) Wins...Sale (14) Saves...Kimbrel (29) Appearances... Barnes (59) Starts...Porcello (26) Innings (Starter)...Sale (175.1) Innings (Reliever)... Barnes (60.0) Opponent AVG (min. 10.0 IP)... Kimbrel (.136)
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 41-CHRIS SALE, LHP W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 14-5 2.62 25 25 175.1 124 54 51 15 32 250.194 CAREER 88-55 2.95 253 173 1285.1 1046 452 421 128 292 1494.220 TONIGHT S START: Is 6 SO shy of 1,500 in his career...would be the 11th pitcher in AL history to reach 1,500 SO before turning 29, and 1st since Felix Hernandez in 2013 (27 years, 3 days). Received the loss in his last outing on 8/19 vs. NYY (7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, BB, 9 SO)...Reached 250 SO for the season...is just the 3rd pitcher ever to reach 250 SO in his first 25 games of a season, joining Randy Johnson (1997, 99-01) and Pedro Martinez (2000) (source: Elias). Holds a 2.24 ERA (21 ER/84.1 IP) in his last 12 starts, allowing 1 or 0 ER in 8 of those outings. Has allowed 4 or fewer H in 9 of his 12 starts since 6/15 (.176 opponent AVG, 54-for-307). Allowed 3 or fewer ER over 7.0+ IP in 11 of his last 18 starts (21 BB, 177 SO). 2017 RANKINGS: Leads MLB with 250 SO, 175.1 IP, a 12.83 SO/9.0 IP ratio, and 7.81 SO/BB ratio. Leads MLB with 16 double-digit SO efforts, the most in a season since Randy Johnson in 2001 with ARI (23) and most by an AL pitcher since Pedro Martinez s Sox-record 19 in 1999. Has recorded 12+ SO in a ML-leading 7 outings...paces MLB since 2012 with 27 such outings, the 10th-highest career total by a pitcher since 1913. Leads the AL with a 2.62 ERA (4th in MLB), a.194 opponent AVG (2nd in MLB), a.555 opponent OPS (2nd in MLB), and a 0.89 WHIP (3rd in MLB)...Is tied for the AL lead with 14 wins (also Jason Vargas, T-2nd in MLB). Paces MLB with 15 starts of 4 or fewer H and 6.0+ IP this year, tied for the 4th-most in the AL since 1913 (Barry Zito-17 in 2003, Justin Verlander-17 in 2016, Johan Santana-16 in 2004). ON THE ROAD: Has allowed just 1 R over 28.0 IP in his last 4 road starts (0.32 ERA)...Limited opponents to a.133 AVG (13-for-98) while posting a 0.68 WHIP with 45 SO and 6 BB in those outings. Has tossed 7.0+ IP in 7 of his last 8 road starts (1.39 ERA, 9 ER/58.1 IP, 9 BB, 88 SO). Recorded 10+ SO in 11 road starts this season...joins Randy Johnson (12 in 2000, 11 in 1999) as the only pitchers since 1913 with 11+ double-digit SO efforts on the road in a single season. Recorded 9+ SO in each of his 14 road starts this year, the longest streak of road starts with 9+ SO since 1913 (previously 9: Randy Johnson in 1999-00, Pedro Martinez in 1998-99). Has the 11th-most road SO (149) in a single season in the AL since 1913 (T-24th in MLB). 2017 HIGHLIGHTS: His 250 SO are the 8th-most ever by a BOS pitcher in a single season (most by BOS LHP). Trails only Pedro Martinez (13.20 in 1999) for the highest single-season SO/9.0 IP ratio in AL history (12.83)...Is the 3rd-highest in ML history (Randy Johnson, 13.41 in 2001). His 0.89 WHIP trails only Pedro Martinez (0.74 in 2000) for the lowest single-season mark in the AL since the DH was introduced (1973-present). Recorded his 200th SO of 2017 on 7/21 at LAA, his 20th start...reached 200 SO in 141.1 IP, the fewest IP to reach 200 SO in AL history (Source: Elias). 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: Holds the highest SO/BB ratio (5.12) in the live ball era (min. 1,000.0 IP)...Ranks 3rd among that group with 10.46 SO/9.0 IP (Randy Johnson-10.61, Stephen Strasburg-10.55). Trails only Scherzer (56) for the most 10+ SO efforts in MLB since 2012 (51)...Sale s 51 career double-digit SO efforts are the 16th-highest career total in MLB since 1913. CLEVELAND CAREER VS. SALE PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Bruce - 0 0 0 0 Encarnacion.375 16 6 2 4 Diaz - 0 0 0 0 Gomes.240 25 6 1 1 Gonzalez - 0 0 0 0 Guyer.300 10 3 1 2 Jackson.057 35 2 0 2 Lindor.474 19 9 1 2 Perez.286 7 2 0 0 Ramirez.412 17 7 0 1 Santana.302 43 12 1 11 Urshela.125 8 1 0 1 Zimmer - 0 0 0 0 BOSTON CAREER vs. BAUER PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi.333 3 1 1 1 Betts.375 8 3 1 4 Bogaerts.250 8 2 0 1 Davis.250 16 4 1 4 Devers.667 3 2 2 2 Holt.333 6 2 0 1 Leon - 0 0 0 0 Moreland.111 9 1 0 0 Núñez.308 13 4 0 0 Ramirez.400 5 2 0 2 Vázquez.000 2 0 0 0 Young - 0 0 0 0 2017 8.1, 6/20 at KC 10, 5/30 at CWS 7, 8/1 vs. CLE 7, 8/1 vs. CLE 3, 2x, last 5/7 at MIN 13, 3x, last 8/8 at TB 2, 5x, last 8/19 vs. NYY 1, 6/15 at PHI - 7, 5/2-6/15 1, 5x, last 8/19 16, last 8/13 at NYY (12) 2017 6-2, 3.03 ERA, 11 GS 8-3, 2.30 ERA, 14 GS.194 (124-640), 15 HR.216 (21-97), 3 HR.192 (103-543), 11 HR 0.89 TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 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 14-5, 2.62 ERA CAREER 9.0, 12x, last 9/16/16 at KC 12, 7/30/15 at BOS 9, 4/30/15 at MIN 8, 4x, last 7/8/16 vs. ATL 5, 2x, last 5/6/15 vs. DET 15, 2x, last 8/16/15 vs. CHC 4, 8/23/13 vs. TEX 15, last 6/15/17 at PHI 2, last 4/15/16 at TB 10, 10/2/15-5/19/16 6, 6/2/13-7/6/13 51, last 8/13/17 at NYY (12) CAREER 48-26, 3.01 ERA, 128 G, 87 GS 40-29, 2.89 ERA, 125 G, 86 GS.220 (1046-4749), 128 HR.204 (197-965), 12 HR.224 (849-3784), 117 HR 1.04 VS. CLEVELAND W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO 2017 0-0 12.60 1 1 5.0 8 7 2 1 5 CAREER 5-7 4.44 28 17 115.2 117 57 19 33 126 at CLE 2-3 3.71 13 6 43.2 46 18 5 11 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 first 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 first 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 7/21 W6-2 at LAA W 6-0 6.0 4 0 0 2 9 0 112/72 Recorded 200th SO of season, quickest in AL history (141.1 IP) 7/26 W4-0 at SEA W 4-0 7.0 3 0 0 1 11 0 115/75 Career-high 3rd consecutive start with 0 R allowed 8/1 W12-10 CLE ND 5-7 5.0 8 7 7 1 5 2 94/61 Season-high 7 ER allowed; 7th career start with 7+ ER allowed 8/8 W2-0 at TB W 2-0 8.0 2 0 0 1 13 0 112/80 Career-high 3rd consecutive scoreless road start 8/13 W3-2 at NYY ND 1-1 7.0 4 1 1 2 12 0 114/80 16th 10+ SO effort this year, 2nd-most in BOS history 8/19 L3-4 NYY L 3-4 7.0 7 4 4 1 9 2 117/84 Became 3rd pitcher ever with 250+ SO in first 25 games of a season 22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 8-14 4.48 26 26 164.2 189 94 82 29 35 149.284 CAREER 115-96 4.23 271 267 1633.0 1774 839 767 188 368 1142.276 TOMORROW S START: Has won each of his last 4 starts, his longest streak of wins in consecutive starts since 6/28-7/29/16 (6 starts)...is tied for the longest such streak by a Red Sox this year (Sale, 5/24-6/10). In 4 starts vs. BAL since 9/14/16, is 1-3 with a 2.48 ERA (8 ER/29.0 IP). STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Porcello 26 17 79/164.2 4.32 12-14 Sale 25 20 91/175.1 4.67 18-7 Wright 5 1 10/24.0 3.75 1-4 Rodriguez 17 9 47/97.2 4.21 10-7 Pomeranz 25 12 103/136.0 6.82 17-8 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 8 4 33/46.1 6.41 4-4 8-14, 4.48 ERA LAST 5 STARTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 7/28 KC L 7.0 6 4 4 1 5 8/3 CWS W 5.1 7 5 5 2 6 8/9 at TB W 6.0 4 2 2 2 7 8/15 STL W 7.0 8 3 3 2 6 8/20 NYY W 6.0 3 1 1 3 4 4.31 ERA 4-1 31.1 28 15 15 10 28
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 6 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.279 AVG 18 HR 71 RBI.357 OBP.447 SLG vs. RHP: 105-359 (.292), 17 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, BB HOMESTAND: 6-25, 4 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (6-17, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) vs. LHP: 17-79 (.215), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 4-12, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (8/5-18) Has hit safely in his last 4 games, and 15 of 16 since 8/5...In 18 August games, is batting.361/.427/.667/1.093 (26-for-72, 16 R, 4 2B, 6 HR, 17 RBI, 6 SB)... Ranks among AL hitters this month in AVG (7th), OBP (8th), SLG (11th), OPS (10th), runs (T-8th), and stolen bases (T-5th). Is tied for the lead among ML rookies with 15 SB...Is the fi rst ML rookie with 15+ HR and 15+ SB since Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, and Yoenis Céspedes in 2012. In the last 100 years, the only other Sox rookies with 15+ HR and 15+ SB have been Nomar Garciaparra in 1997, Ellis Burks in 1987, and Reggie Smith in 1967. Gave the Red Sox a lead with a 2-run HR in the 1st inning Monday night...has 5 HR in his last 12 games, and 6 in his last 16. Has 3 HR in 8 career games vs. CLE, including 5 regular-season games and each of the 3 games of last year's ALDS...Homered off Trevor Bauer in his 1st career postseason PA in Game 1 of the 2016 ALDS, becoming the youngest Red Sox hitter ever to HR in the playoffs. Singled in the game-winning run in the 10th inning on 8/13 at NYY, his team-leading 10th game-winning RBI (T-8th in the AL) and 3rd in extra innings...only 3 Red Sox rookies have ever had more game-winning RBI: Jim Rice (20 in 1975), Nomar Garciaparra (12 in 1997), and Joe Foy (11 in 1966). Recorded his 3rd career multi-hr game on 8/12 at NYY (also 6/4 at BAL and 7/4 at TEX), driving in a career-high-tying 6. Has multiple hits in 8 of 18 games this month...leads the team with 13 games with 3+ hits (6th in the AL). His 71 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.353 (41-for-116) with a 1.020 OPS, including a.377 clip (23-for-61) with a 1.082 OPS with RISP and 2 outs. 6 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.263 AVG 18 HR 77 RBI.340 OBP.440 SLG vs. RHP: 105-405 (.259), 15 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, RBI HOMESTAND: 5-24, R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-10, RBI) vs. LHP: 27-97 (.278), 3 HR CLE SERIES: 2-12, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (7/16-22) Has reached base safely in each of his last 8 games..in his last 10 games vs. CLE, is 14-for-42 (.333) with 11 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, and 10 RBI. Recorded his 35th 2B Saturday (T-3rd in the AL)...Has reached 35 2B in each of the last 3 seasons, becoming the 6th hitter in AL history to reach that mark in 3 seasons before turning 25, joining Ty Cobb (1908-11), Hal Trosky (1934-37), Ruben Sierra (1987-90), Ken Griffey Jr. (1991-93), and Alex Rodriguez (1996-98). Leads the AL with a.385 AVG (40-for-104) with RISP, and ranks 6th with a 1.037 OPS...Leads the AL with a.367 AVG (90-for-245) with RISP since 2016. Has put the ball in play on 54.4% of his swings, more than any other ML hitter...ranks 4th in MLB in percentage of pitches taken (63.0%). Ranks among AL leaders with 502 AB (2nd), 81 R (4th), 132 hits (13th), 77 RBI (T-11th), and 53 XBH (14th)...Leads the AL since 2015 with 295 R and 119 2B. Recorded a walk-off 2-run double with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning on 8/16 vs. STL, 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. 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). Is 1 of 5 AL players this season with 15+ HR and 15+ SB...The only other ML players with 17+ HR and 17+ SB are Jose Altuve and Keon Broxton. 6 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.278 AVG 7 HR 45 RBI.337 OBP.401 SLG vs. RHP: 101-366 (.276), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R HOMESTAND: 7-22, 6 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-8, 2 R, 2B) vs. LHP: 23-80 (.288), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 3-10, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 15 G (4/27-5/12) Has reached base in 10 straight games...in his last 9 games, is batting.313 (10-for-32) with 8 runs, 3 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB, and a.905 OPS. Has reached base in his last 11 games vs. CLE...His.331 career AVG vs. AL Central clubs is the 2nd-best since the division formed in 1994 (min. 400 AB). 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. Led off the 9th inning on 8/16 vs. STL with his 7th HR...Was his first HR at Fenway since 5/25 vs. TEX, snapping a streak of 5 straight on the road. Is 11-for-12 in stolen base attempts this year (91.7%)...Since 2015, is 34-for-41 in SB attempts (82.9%). Ranks 2nd in the AL with 65 2-strike hits this season, and 8th in the AL in AVG with 2 strikes (.251). 6 25 - RAJAI DAVIS, OF.233 AVG 5 HR 18 RBI.294 OBP.353 SLG vs. RHP: 43-194 (.222), 3 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-7 vs. LHP: 27-106 (.255), 2 HR CLE SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (7/8-21) Acquired from OAK yesterday in exchange for minor league OF Rafael Rincones and activated today...hit.233 (70-for-300) with 17 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 18 RBI, and 25 SB in 100 games with OAK this year, including a.303 AVG (23-for-76) and an.848 OPS in 30 games since the All-Star break. Is a career.301 hitter (63-for-209) in 66 games against CLE, one of his former teams...led the AL with 43 SB at age 35 with CLE last season. Is in his 12th major league season, having spent time with PIT (2006-07), SF (2007-08), OAK (2008-10, '17), TOR (2011-13), DET (2014-15), CLE (2016), and now BOS...Ranks 3rd among active hitters with 391 career stolen bases in 490 attempts (79.8%). Tied Game 7 of the 2016 World Series in the 8th inning with a 2-out, 2-run HR off CHC's Aroldis Chapman. 611- RAFAEL DEVERS, 3B.312 AVG 8 HR 16 RBI.373 OBP.613 SLG vs. RHP: 19-68 (.279), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R HOMESTAND: 9-22, 8 R, 2B, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R) vs. LHP: 10-25 (.400), 2 HR CLE SERIES: 1-13, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (2x, last 8/11-19) Is 9-for-25 (.360) with a 2B, 2 HR, and 3 RBI in 6 games vs. CLE so far in his career...recorded his fi rst career multi-hr game on 8/14 vs. CLE...The only other Red Sox hitters since 1913 with a multi-hr game before turning 21 are Ted Williams (1) and Tony Conigliaro (4). Has two 8-game hitting streaks through 24 career games...is batting.312/.373/.613/.985 (29-for-93, 18 R, 4 2B, 8 HR, 16 RBI, 9 BB). Drew his 9th BB Sunday...The only other AL hitter to reach in as many as 19 of his first 21 games at the age of 20 or younger is Ted Williams (19 in 1939). Homered Saturday night for the 2nd time in as many games, and 8th time in 20 career contests...has 5 HR in his last 10 games. The only other hitter in ML history to homer in 3 consecutive games against the Yankees (8/13-19) before turning 21 was Babe Ruth, who hit the fi rst 3 of his 714 career HR in consecutive games vs. NYY from 5/6-6/25/1915 (source: Elias). Joined George Scott in 1966 as the only Red Sox hitters in the last 100 years with as many as 8 HR through their first 20 career games. Is the first ML hitter ever with 8 HR in his fi rst 20 games, all before his 21st birthday (source: Elias). Joined Ted Williams (twice) and Tony Conigliaro (twice) as the only hitters in the last 100 years to homer in consecutive games at Fenway before turning 21. 612- BROCK HOLT, INF/OF.200 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI.284 OBP.233 SLG vs. RHP: 13-71 (.183), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 2-11 CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 5-19 (.263), 0 HR CLE SERIES: 1-7, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (7/26-8/1) Scored a season-high-tying 2 runs last night (3rd time, last 8/9 at TB), tallying his 3rd double and 4th RBI of the season. Is a career.303 hitter (23-for-76) in 19 games vs. CLE (5 2B, 3B, HR, 11 RBI), having reached in 16 of those games...homered on 4/6/16 vs. the club, and in his postseason debut in Game 1 of the 2016 ALDS vs. CLE on 10/6. Since the start of last season, has hit.299 with 2 outs (38-for-127). 63- SANDY LEON, C.242 AVG 6 HR 35 RBI.301 OBP.381 SLG vs. RHP: 37-155 (.239), 5 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 3-11, 2 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-5, 3 R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 15-60 (.250), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 1-2, 2 R, RBI, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3x, last 6/20-7/1) Is tied for a career high with 35 RBI, including Tuesday's game-winner...has driven in a run in each of his last 4 games with a PA (a career-long streak). Has 8 RBI in his last 6 games with a PA, and 12 in his last 12...The Sox are 15-5 this year when he drives in a run, and 34-10 in such games since 2015. Leads the AL with a 3.19 catcher's ERA (2nd in MLB), the lowest by a qualifying Red Sox catcher since at least 1987. Ranks 3rd among active catchers (min. 100 games) with a 38.5 career CCS% (40-for-104).
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 6 18 - MITCH MORELAND, 1B.247 AVG 15 HR 54 RBI.333 OBP.428 SLG vs. RHP: 85-339 (.251), 14 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, HR, RBI HOMESTAND: 7-15, 3 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, HR, RBI) vs. LHP: 13-58 (.224), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 1-8, R, HR, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/4-16) Hit a go-ahead HR in the 5th last night...was his fi rst HR on the road since 6/6, snapping a streak of 7 straight at home...has 2 HR in his last 4 games vs. CLE. In his last 20 games, is batting.306/.368/.581/.948 (19-for-62, 13 R, 8 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI). Has reached base in 10 of his last 22 PA...Hit safely in each of 5 games with an AB over the homestand, going 7-for-15 (.467) with 3 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, and 3 BB. Tied a career high with his 27th double Sunday...Has surpassed his 2016 totals with 57 runs and a career-high 47 BB. Hit a game-winning, 2-out, 2-run single in the 7th on Friday...Since 2014, leads MLB with a.459 AVG (17-for-37) as a PH (min. 40 PA). Won the game for BOS on 8/4 vs. CWS with a walk-off HR in the 11th inning, his 3rd career walk-off HR (last 7/30/16 with TEX vs. KC). After subbing into a game this year, is batting.462/.611/.923 (6-for-13, 5 R, 3 BB, 2 HR, 6 RBI). 6 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF/OF.337 AVG 6 HR 20 RBI.368 OBP.584 SLG vs. RHP: 29-77 (.377), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI HOMESTAND: 7-24, 2 R, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (4-9, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI) vs. LHP: 5-24 (.208), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 4-14, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (5/12-26) Hit his 10th HR of the year last night in the 9th inning, his 2nd straight game with a HR...Mark his 4th career pair of consecutive games with a HR (last 6/4-5). Has 6 HR and 20 RBI in 22 games with BOS after recording 4 HR and 31 RBI with SF (76 G)...Went 2-for-5 Tuesday with a 2B, HR, and a career-high 5 RBI. Recorded his 39th multi-hit game last night...has multiple hits in 17 of his last 30 contests (.361/48-for-133, 15 XBH, 26 RBI). In his last 8 games vs. CLE, including 2 with SF and 6 with BOS, has gone 16-for-35 (.457) with 5 2B, 2 HR, and 14 RBI, including a walk-off RBI on 7/18. Is tied for 4th in the AL with 34 hits since joining BOS on 7/28...Has reached in 38 of 105 PA with the club (.337/34-for-101, 14 R, 7 2B, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 3 SB). Ranks 3rd in the majors with a.404 batting average with RISP (38-for-94, 8 2B, 2 HR)...Has 29 hits in his last 66 such AB since 5/14 (.439/.456/.636/1.092). Has struck out just once every 9.64 plate appearances (44 SO/424 PA), the 3rd-best rate in the majors this season. Has hit safely in 55 of his last 64 games since 5/12...Ranks 4th in the majors with a.347 AVG (95-for-274) 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. 6 13 - HANLEY RAMIREZ, 1B/DH.248 AVG 19 HR 49 RBI.336 OBP.434 SLG vs. RHP: 83-321 (.259), 14 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 4-20, R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-5 vs. LHP: 16-78 (.205), 5 HR CLE SERIES: 3-11, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/23-7/4) Snapped a 4-game hitting streak last night...had gone 5-for-16 (.313) with 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, and a 1.014 OPS over those 4 games. Hit his team-leading 19th HR of the season Monday, a go-ahead 2-run shot in the 5th...6 of his last 10 hits have gone for extra bases (4 2B, 2 HR). 5 of his 6 HR since the All-Star break, and 8 of his 19 this season, have given the Red Sox a lead...is tied for 4th in the AL with 5 go-ahead HR in the 2nd half. Since 6/30, is 11-for-43 with 3 2B and 4 HR vs. LHP, posting a.256/.333/.605/.938 line. Boston is 24-8 in his last 32 games with a HR, and 36-13 in his last 49 games with an RBI, including 18-3 in 21 games with multiple RBI in that time. 6 7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ, C.285 AVG 3 HR 24 RBI.336 OBP.393 SLG vs. RHP: 58-203 (.286), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 4-9, 4 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 11-39 (.282), 2 HR CLE SERIES: 2-8 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (5/20-6/3) Singled twice Monday night...is 7-for-20 (.350) vs. CLE since 7/31, scoring 5 runs and recording 3 XBH in those games. Since 7/29, is 21-for-51 (.412) with 6 XBH, 12 R, 7 RBI, and a 1.082 OPS...His.412 AVG in that time ranks 2nd among all major leaguers (min. 50 AB). On Friday, recorded his 7th game with 3+ hits (last 8/1 vs. CLE), including his 3rd HR of the year...scored a career-high-tying 3 runs (3rd time, last 8/1 vs. CLE). Hit a 3-run walk-off HR with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th on 8/1 vs. CLE, his first career walk-off hit. Has 6 SB this season and in his career, going 6-for-7 in SB attempts...are the most SB by a Sox catcher since Jason Varitek in 2004 (10). 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.242 AVG 7 HR 24 RBI.329 OBP.409 SLG vs. RHP: 32-120 (.267), 6 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-5, R, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-1, R) vs. LHP: 16-78 (.205), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 1-1, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (2x, last 5/30-6/11) Singled and scored after coming off the bench Tuesday...Is batting.313 (5-for-16) with 3 runs and 4 RBI as a sub this season. Pinch ran on 8/16 vs. STL and again on Monday...Has just 1 other PR appearance since joining BOS (4/22/16 at HOU). Walked twice Friday for the 5th time this season (last 6/27 vs. MIN)...Has walked once every 9.00 PA this year, his best walk rate since 2011 with ARI (8.24). 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. 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 8/21/17 at CLE Clevinger 11 19 11 0 2 32 11 3 0 0 2 16 Betts 8/3/17 vs. CWS González 67 24 5 5 0 34 9 7 1 0 1 18 Bogaerts 8/16/17 vs. STL Rosenthal 20 23 9 1 0 33 5 3 1 0 0 9 Davis 8/3/17 at SF Blach 29 13 1 2 0 16 4 0 0 0 0 4 Devers 8/19/17 vs. NYY Warren 17 8 0 1 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 4 Holt 9/7/16 at SD Campos 125 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon 7/26/17 at SEA Moore 31 8 3 0 0 11 7 1 2 0 0 10 Moreland 8/23/17 at CLE Kluber 2 24 4 0 0 28 8 4 1 0 0 13 Núñez 8/23/17 at CLE Shaw 0 27 11 1 0 39 7 3 1 1 0 12 Ramirez 8/21/17 at CLE Clevinger 9 24 4 0 0 28 11 2 0 0 0 13 Vázquez 8/18/17 vs. NYY Montgomery 9 13 5 1 0 19 5 1 0 0 0 6 Young 8/6/17 vs. CWS Pelfrey 11 10 2 0 0 12 3 1 0 1 0 5 2017 vs. CLE CAREER vs. CLE CAREER AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi.294 17 5 2 4.238 21 5 2 4.250 16 4 1 3 Betts.240 25 6 0 5.250 72 18 3 16.139 36 5 1 4 Bogaerts.273 22 6 0 0.247 89 22 3 7.217 46 10 2 3 Davis.278 18 5 1 2.301 209 63 3 29.275 335 92 4 37 Devers.360 25 9 2 3.360 25 9 2 3.077 13 1 0 0 Holt.235 17 4 0 2.303 76 23 1 11.250 36 9 1 6 Leon.500 2 1 0 1.375 8 3 0 1.375 8 3 0 1 Moreland.211 19 4 2 4.220 150 33 6 18.225 80 18 3 7 Núñez.410 39 16 2 14.278 108 30 3 19.209 43 9 3 11 Ramirez.158 19 3 1 3.274 73 20 2 11.323 31 10 2 6 Vázquez.350 20 7 1 3.241 29 7 1 3.250 8 2 0 0 Young.500 2 1 0 0.214 28 6 1 2.286 7 2 0 0
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) 51-Blaine Boyer 8/5 vs. CWS (H, 2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 15/22 8/3 -/- 2.0 (4 times) 6 (7/4 at TEX) 37-Heath Hembree 8/21 at CLE (BS, 3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 32/53 37/18 0/3 3.1 (4/22 at BAL) 5 (4/22 at BAL) 56-Joe Kelly 8/23 at CLE (H, 13) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 30/41 23/9 0/4 2.2 (4/16 vs TB) 2 (8 times) 46-Craig Kimbrel 8/23 at CLE 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 40/52 13/1 29/33 2.0 (4/20 at TOR) 5 (3 times) 43-Addison Reed 8/23 at CLE (H, 8) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 38/58 20/8 0/2 2.0 (3 times) 3 (2 times) 63-Robby Scott 8/21 at CLE 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 32/47 34/10 0/2 1.2 (2 times) 2 (3 times) 67-Brandon Workman 8/21 at CLE (L, 0-1) 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 13/18 3/0 -/- 3.0 (5/4 vs BAL) 3 (7/20 vs TOR) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.04 ERA 387.2 320 140 131 131 402 267/373 (72%) 181/49 31/47 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 on 8/14 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. 51 - BLAINE BOYER, RHP 1-1 0 SV 3.21 ERA vs. ALL:.306 (33-108 ), 2 HR vs. RHB:.276 (21-76 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.375 ( 12-32 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.50 Activated from the DL today...on with a neck strain from 8/6-23; appeared in 1 rehab game with Triple-A Pawtucket...On DL (right elbow strain) from 7/16-25. No runs allowed in 17 of 22 games with the Red Sox...Has worked more than 1.0 IP in 12 of his 22 appearances, including 2.0 IP four times. Signed by BOS as a MiLB FA on 4/5...Began year with PawSox (10 G; 3.14 ERA) and was selected to ML roster on 5/28 and made Sox debut same day vs. SEA. 37 - HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 2-3 0 SV 3.59 ERA vs. ALL:.291 (62-213 ), 9 HR vs. RHB:.280 (45-161 ), 9 HR vs. LHB:.327 ( 17-52 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.42 Struck out his 1st batter (Ramirez) in the 8th inning Monday at CLE, but was charged with his 3rd blown SV after Encarnacion s RBI single (BS, 0.1 IP, H, SO). Has struck out 24 batters in his last 18.0 IP over 18 appearances (12.00 SO/9.0 IP). Averaging a career-bests this year in SO/9.0 IP (9.91; 58 SO in 52.2 IP) & SO/BB ratio (4.46; 13 BB)...Has issued 9 BB over his last 44 games (41.1 IP). 56 - JOE KELLY, RHP 3-1 0 SV 2.34 ERA vs. ALL:.205 (31-151 ), 2 HR vs. RHB:.163 (17-104 ), 1 HR vs. LHB:.298 ( 14-47 ), 1 HR WHIP: 1.18 Threw 1.1 perfect IP, stranding 1 inherited runner last night at CLE (13th hold)...no runs allowed in last 14.0 IP against CLE including the regular & postseason. Has retired 9 of the last 10 batters he has faced over his last 3 appearances (3.0 IP, 0 H, BB, 2 SO)...No runs allowed in 34 of his 41 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 29 SV 1.33 ERA vs. ALL:.136 (25-184 ), 4 HR vs. RHB:.092 (9-98 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.186 ( 16-86 ), 2 HR WHIP: 0.63 Finished last night s win at CLE (1.0 IP, BB, 3 SO, 21 pitches)...reached 100 SO on the year before issuing 10 BB (has 9 BB; 54.0 IP total)...also recorded his 15th 3-SO inning of the year, the 3rd most among all ML pitchers in 2017 behind Max Scherzer (17) and Chris Sale (20) source: Elias. Has made 9 straight scoreless apps. since 8/4 (9.1 IP); has struck out 21 of 32 batters faced in that span...has a decision in 6 of his last 8 games (4 SV, 2 wins). Averaging 18.73 SO/9.0 IP (34 SO/16.1 IP) since the All-Star break...overall, has struck out 102 of 197 batters faced this year (51.7%). Has reached 100 SO for the 3rd time in his ML career; career high is 127 in 2011, had 116 in 2012...Approaching his 7th consecutive season with 30+ SV. Leads all ML relievers in SO/9.0 IP (17.00), WHIP (0.63) & SO (102)...Leads AL relievers in ERA (1.33) & SO/BB (11.33), 2nd in opp. AVG (.136), T-3rd in SV (29). With BOS (2016-17), has converted 60 of 66 SVO (90.9%), including 29 of 33 in 2017... Has 3 SV of more than 3 outs in 2017 & 11 for career (last: 6/6 at NYY). 43 - ADDISON REED, RHP 1-1 0 SV 5.79 ERA vs. ALL:.188 (6-32 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.188 (3-16 ), 1 HR vs. LHB:.188 (3-16 ), 2 HR WHIP: 0.96 Picked up his 4th hold as a Red Sox last night at CLE (1.1 IP, HR, SO); got Lindor to end the 7th and threw the 8th when he allowed a solo HR to Encarnacion. Has made 10 appearances with BOS, allowing runs 3 times; made Sox debut, 8/1 vs. CLE... Allowed 4 runs/4 ER in 0.0 on 8/11 at NYY, in his other 9 games for BOS, has allowed 2 ER in 9.1 IP (1.93 ER) with 2 BB and 10 SO...Ranks 7th among all ML relievers this season in BB/9.0 IP (1.39) and 9th in SO/BB ratio (6.44). 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 3.60 ERA vs. ALL:.190 (20-105 ), 6 HR vs. RHB:.269 (14-52 ), 4 HR vs. LHB:.113 ( 6-53 ), 2 HR WHIP: 1.07 Struck out both Bruce & Zimmer with runners on 2nd & 3rd and the score tied at 3 in the 8th Monday night at CLE (0.2 IP, 2 SO); stranded 2 inherited runners. His 47 appearances are 7th most among ML rookies...for ML career, holding LHH to a.138 AVG (9-for-65), including a.100 AVG (2-for-20) since 7/4. 37 of his 47 appearances for BOS in 2017 are scoreless, including each of his last 5 games (2.1 IP, 10 batters faced) with 5 SO. 67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 0-1 0 SV 1.40 ERA vs. ALL:.233 (21-90), 2 HR vs. RHB:.204 (11-54), 0 HR vs. LHB:.278 (10-36), 2 HR WHIP: 1.01 Took the loss Monday at CLE, allowing an uner run in the 9th (0.0 IP, H, SH)...Run snapped his AL-leading 14.1-IP scoreless streak (1st run since 7/20 vs. TOR). With an unearned run allowed Monday night at CLE, has now gone 13 games without allowing an ER: 14.1 IP, 2 BB, 10 SO,.184 AVG (9-for-49), 0.77 WHIP. No runs allowed in 15 of his 19 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 17 appearances has gone 0-0, 0.89 ERA (2 ER/20.1 IP) with 4 BB, 16 SO,.191 opp. AVG (13-for-68), 0.84 WHIP. 2017 VS. CLE CAREER VS. CLE CAREER AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD 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 0.00 1/0 1.1 0 0 0-1-0 1.35 16/0 13.1 7 2 0-1-0 3.38 7/0 5.1 5 2 Boyer 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 1-0-0 2.57 7/0 7.0 7 2 0-0-0 9.00 3/0 2.0 5 2 Fister 2-1-0 3.43 3/3 21.0 13 8 7-5-0 3.18 19/19 124.2 103 44 2-2-0 3.84 10/10 63.1 55 27 Hembree 0-0-0 3.86 2/0 2.1 3 1 0-0-0 3.86 6/0 7.0 7 3 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 1.1 2 0 Kelly 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.2 0 0 2-0-0 0.44 5/3 20.1 13 1 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.2 0 0 Kimbrel 1-0-0 9.00 2/0 2.0 3 2 2-0-4 2.25 8/0 8.0 4 2 0-0-1 0.00 3/0 3.0 1 0 Pomeranz 1-0-0 0.00 1/1 5.1 2 0 2-0-0 1.69 7/2 16.0 9 3 2-0-0 1.98 4/2 13.2 8 3 Porcello -- / 10-4-0 3.35 22/22 129.0 133 48 5-3-0 2.84 12/12 73.0 79 23 Reed 0-0-0 7.71 2/0 2.1 2 2 0-2-4 7.85 19/0 18.1 22 16 0-1-3 7.36 11/0 11.0 12 9 Rodriguez 0-0-0 4.76 1/1 5.2 4 3 1-0-0 2.63 2/2 13.2 10 4 0-0-0 4.76 1/1 5.2 4 3 Sale 0-0-0 12.60 1/1 5.0 8 7 5-7-3 4.44 28/17 115.2 117 57 2-3-2 3.71 13/6 43.2 46 18 Scott 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 0 0 Workman 0-1-0 0.00 3/0 2.2 4 0 0-1-0 3.29 5/2 13.2 13 5 0-1-0 5.40 2/1 5.0 5 3
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