BOSTON RED SOX (42-53) at HOUSTON ASTROS (53-43) Thursday, July 23, 2015 8:10 p.m. ET Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX LHP Wade Miley (8-8, 4.49) vs. RHP Lance McCullers (4-3, 2.52) Game #96 Road Game #51 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) IN HOUSTON LAST NIGHT: The Red Sox dropped a 4-2 decision last night in Houston as the Astros took a 2-gamesto-1 lead in the 3-game set...houston went ahead 4-0, scoring all 4 runs on 3 homers...boston had its fi rst 2 runners reach base in the 5th, 6th, and 7th innings but only scored in the 6th...Dustin Pedroia snapped an 0-for-20 stretch with an RBI double in the 6th, which was followed by Xander Bogaerts run-scoring single. Joe Kelly, recalled prior to last night s game, made his fi rst major league start since 6/23 and took the loss, allowing 4 runs in 5.2 IP on a career-high 3 homers... Robbie Ross Jr. (0.2 IP), Alexi Ogando (1.0 IP), and Tommy Layne (1.0 IP) combined for scoreless relief. SOX AS OF LATE: Boston has lost 7 straight, including the last game prior to the All-Star break and the fi rst 6 games coming out of the break...it matches the club s season-long losing streak, also from June 9-15. In the last 7 contests, the club has scored a total of 15 runs, including 3 games with 1 or no runs...they have scored 9 total runs in 6 games since the All-Star break...boston has hit.210 (49-for-233) during the 7-game slide, including.200 (10-for-50) with RISP. Sox hurlers have surrendered 13 home runs in 6 games since the break, accounting for 18 of the club s 34 runs allowed in that span. STATE OF THE SOX: At 42-53, the club is a season-hightying 11 games under.500 for the 3rd time, 1st since the conclusion of play on 6/17 (28-39)...Boston stood only 4 games under.500 at 41-45 on 7/8 but have since dropped 8 of their last 9 contests. Despite losing 7 in a row, the club is 15-15 (.500) since ending a season-long 7-game losing streak on 6/16... With last night s loss and a win by the Yankees, the Red Sox are now a season-high 11.0 games back in the AL East. WHAT S SLATED: Boston is 17-27 (.386) in divisional games this season...just 6 of the Sox fi rst 41 games immediately following the break (through 8/30) are against the AL East (7/31-8/2 vs. TB, 8/4-6 at NYY)...After that point, the club plays division rivals in 26 of its 32 remaining games. Today is the 7th in a stretch of 17 days without a scheduled off-day immediately following the All-Star break (ends with off-day on August 3). TIGERS IN TOWN: Tomorrow night, Boston opens a 10- game homestand with the fi rst of 3 contests against Detroit...All 6 games between these teams will be played in a span of 2 weeks, concluding with 3 contests at Comerica Park from August 7-9. END OF THE ROAD: Today the Sox conclude a 7-game road trip that opened the post-all-star break schedule...the Sox have dropped the fi rst 2 in Houston after losing all 4 in Anaheim...The current 6-game road losing streak is 1 shy of its season high, a 7-gamer from 5/29-6/17. Overall this year, the Sox are 20-30 (.408) away from Fenway, placing 13th among the 15 AL teams. LOOKING FOR A WIN: Boston is trying to avoid its fi rst 7-game road trip during a single road trip since dropping the fi rst 7 games of an eventual 1-8 trek from 8/28-9/3/2012...The Sox have not been swept in a road trip of at least 7 games since going 0-8 to end the 1951 season... That trip began with 3 losses at the Washington Senators and concluded with 5 losses at Yankee Stadium. SPREAD THE WEALTH: Xander Bogaerts and Hanley Ramirez are tied for the Red Sox lead with 46 RBI each, while Mookie Betts and David Ortiz both have driven in 45 runs...the Red Sox are the only major league team with 4 players each with at least 45 RBI this season. SOX AND STROS: Today these teams play the last of their 6-game season series, which Boston currently trails, 2-games-to-3...All 6 games have taken place within a 3-week stretch, with Boston winning 2 of 3 at Fenway Park from 7/3-5 before the current 3-game set. Boston has won 19 of 28 all-time matchups against the Astros for a.679 win pct., 2nd best among all teams against Houston, barely trailing the Yankees (.680, 17-8 all-time vs. HOU)...Boston has outscored Houston 170-120 all-time, batting.308/.394/.471 with 25 HR in their 28 games. Boston is 8-6 all-time in Houston, winning 4 of their last 7 here and 7 of 11 since dropping 2 of 3 in their fi rst ever road series against the Astros in 2008. CIRCUIT BREAKERS: The Red Sox have won 12 of 19 games (.632) against the Astros since Houston moved to the American League in 2013...It is Boston s best mark against any AL team in that time...the Sox are averaging 6.2 runs scored per game in those 19 contests (118 runs). OUTER ORBIT: Dustin Pedroia s.419 career AVG against the Astros is the highest mark for any active player against a single opponent (min. 100 PA)...Among all-time players with at least 150 PA against the Astros, Hanley Ramirez ranks 2nd in AVG (.364) to Kelly Lofton. In all, 8 current Red Sox have at least 50 PA and a.320 AVG or better against Houston: Pedroia (.419, 36-for-86), Holt (.370, 27-for-73), Ramirez (.364, 68-for-187), Hanigan (.348, 48-for-138), Ortiz (.347, 33-for-95), Sandoval (.336, 42-for-125), and De Aza (.324, 23-for-71). BOGEY S SHORT GAME: Xander Bogaerts has 11 hits in the last 7 games (.407, 11-for-27) and ranks 2nd in the AL with a.400 (26-for-65) in July, trailing only LAA s Erick Aybar (.407)...He leads the majors with a.354 AVG (63-for- 178) since 5/31. BEST BATTING AVERAGE IN MLB SINCE MAY 31 RK PLAYER AVG H/AB 1. Xander Bogaerts.354 63/178 2. Ben Revere.346 54/156 3. Troy Tulowitzki.345 51/148 4. Paul Goldschmidt.342 54/158 5. Gerardo Parra.339 59/174 Overall this season, Bogaerts ranks 6th in the AL with a team-best.311 AVG (105-for-338)...He leads AL shortstops in SLG (.417), hits, doubles (21), extra-base hits (tied, 27), RBI (46), and total bases (141). HEART AND HUSTLE: Dustin Pedroia has been named the Red Sox recipient of the MLB Players Alumni Association s Heart and Hustle Award, honoring active players who demonstrate a passion for the game of baseball and best embody the values, spirit, and tradition of the game...as the season draws to a close, fans, all Alumni and active players will vote to select the final winner from the 30 team winners, a national award that Pedroia won in 2013. Pedroia has received Boston s nomination in each of the last 6 years (2010-15), the longest active streak for any team or player. HEADED TO THE HALL: On Sunday, Pedro Martinez will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, along with Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, and John Smoltz...Two days later, on Tuesday, the Red Sox will retire Pedro s No. 45 during pregame ceremonies at Fenway Park. PEDRO FACT OF THE DAY: Pedro Martinez will be the first pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame after playing his most major league seasons with Boston...Hall of Famer Cy Young s 8 seasons with the Red Sox are his most for any team in the modern major league era, but he played 9 years with the NL s Cleveland Spiders before 1900. REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN Overall...42-53 AL East Standing...5th, 11.0 GB At Home...22-23 On Road...20-30 In day games...15-18 In night games...27-35 April...12-10 May... 10-19 June...14-14 July...6-10 vs. AL East...17-27 vs. AL Central...4-6 vs. AL West...13-16 vs. National League...8-4 vs. RH starter...33-38 vs. LH starter...9-15 Leading after 6 innings...33-3 Tied after 6 innings...5-9 Trailing after 6 innings...4-41 Leading after 7 innings...35-1 Tied after 7 innings...5-9 Trailing after 7 innings...2-45 Leading after 8 innings...36-1 Tied after 8 innings...5-6 Trailing after 8 innings...0-46 Red Sox score fi rst...31-12 Opponents score fi rst...11-41 Shutouts...5-7 Scoring less than 3 runs...5-28 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...10-13 Scoring 5 or more runs...27-12 Red Sox hit HR...30-29 Red Sox hit 0 HR...12-24 1-run games...13-11 2-run games...9-12 Walk-offs...2-5 Extra innings (home)...0-1 Extra innings (road)...3-1 Extra innings (total)...3-2 Series openers...17-14 Series fi nales...14-16 Series W-L-T (home)... 6-6-3 Series W-L-T (road)... 6-8-2 Series W-L-T (total)... 12-14-5 Series sweeps (home)...2-1 Series sweeps (road)...0-3 Series sweeps (total)...2-4 Come-from-behind wins... 13, last 7/11 Innings batting around...11, last 7/2 (1st) Games decided in last AB...6-8 VS. THE ASTROS All-Time vs. Astros... 19-9 In Boston...11-3 In Houston...8-6 2015 vs. Astros... 2-3 In Boston...2-1 In Houston...0-2 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 7/3 H L8-12(10) Hernandez RAMIREZ 7/4 H W6-1 BUCHHOLZ McHugh 7/5 H W5-4 BARNES Sipp 7/21 R L3-8 Velazquez JOHNSON 7/22 R L2-4 McHugh KELLY UPCOMING MILESTONES Sox All-Time List Player (current) RBI, 4th (Evans, 1,346)...Ortiz (1,340) SV, T-7th (Lyle, 69)... Uehara (69) SB, 7th (Parent, 129)...Pedroia (126) MLB ALL-TIME RBI LIST Rk Player RBI 40. Al Kaline 1,582 41. David Ortiz 1,578 TODAY IN RED SOX HISTORY JULY 23, 2002 (13 YEARS AGO): On his 29th birthday, Nomar Garciaparra tied his career high with 3 home runs, driving in 8 runs in a 22-4 thumping of Tampa Bay. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Fri., 7/24 vs. DET 7:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (5-10, 5.79) RHP Justin Verlander (0-3, 6.62) NESN Sat., 7/25 vs. DET 4:05 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (5-3, 4.64) RHP Alfredo Simon (8-6, 4.63) NESN Sun., 7/26 vs. DET 8:08 p.m. TBA RHP Shane Greene (4-7, 6.52) ESPN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM (night games) and WCCM 1110 AM (day games).
Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 20-WADE MILEY, LHP W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 8-8 4.49 19 19 108.1 109 56 54 9 39 79 CAREER 46-43 3.89 125 121 747.0 758 346 323 73 235 578 TONIGHT S START: TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Is making his 20th start of the season and 12th on the road...has posted a 2.22 ERA (6 ER/24.1 IP) in his last 4 away games since 6/21, trailing only TOR s Mark Buehrle (1.23) among AL lefties (4th overall) in that span (min. 20.0 IP). Has held opponents to a.207 AVG (18-for-87) in his last 4 road outings, tops among AL left-handers (2nd overall) during that stretch (min. 50 BF). Has thrown more innings (24.1) in away games than any other AL pitcher since 6/21, behind CHC s Jake Arrieta (31.0) and WSH s Max Scherzer (25.0) in the majors. Overall, has a 7-4 record and 3.62 ERA (32 ER/79.2 IP) in his last 13 starts since 5/13, after going 1-4 with a 6.91 ERA (22 ER/28.2 IP) in his fi rst 6 appearances. Has allowed only 1 SB this season (5/2 vs. NYY: Jacoby Ellsbury), with just 1 SB attempt against him in his last 14 outings (5/30 vs. TEX: Adam Rosales, CS), and none in his last 9...17 of his 19 starts have been without a SB attempt. Last start: Did not factor into the decision on Friday at LAA, despite a 7.0 IP, 1 H scoreless outing...improved to a career 0.60 ERA (1 ER/15.1 IP) vs. the Angels. Retired 16 straight batters before issuing a 1-out walk to Chris Iannetta in the 6th...Lost his no-hit bid in the 7th when Kole Calhoun hit a leadoff double to CF. VS. THE ASTROS: Has gone 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA (6 ER/18.0 IP) in 3 career starts against HOU, including 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA (5 ER/11.0 IP) in 2 games at Minute Maid Park. Last faced the Astros on 6/12/14 at HOU with the Diamondbacks, when he allowed 4 ER on 7 H, 2 BB in 5.0 IP (8 SO) in a no-decision. Is 5-2 with a 2.41 ERA (16 ER/59.2 IP) in 9 career starts vs. the AL West. CAREER NOTES: In 2014, went 8-12 with a 4.34 ERA (97 ER/201.1 IP) in his 2nd straight season with 33 starts and over 200.0 IP...Led ARI and ranked among NL leaders in SO (12th, 183) and IP (13th)...Among NL left-handers, only Clayton Kershaw (239), Madison Bumgarner (219), and Cole Hamels (198) had more strikeouts. 2015 8.0, 5/24 vs. LAA 9, 2 times, last: 6/11 at BAL 7, 2 times, last: 4/26 at BAL 7, 4/15 vs. WSH 7, 7/2 at TOR 8, 3 times, last: 6/27 at TB 3, 6/11 at BAL 3, 5/13-24 3, 4/26-5/8 2015 4-3, 4.68 ERA, 8 GS 4-5, 4.32 ERA, 11 GS.260 (109-420), 9 HR.234 (25-107), 1 HR.268 (84-313), 8 HR 1.37 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 8-8, 4.49 ERA, 19 starts CAREER 8.0, 10 times, last: 5/24/15 vs. LAA 11, 6/5/13 at STL 10, 8/5/14 vs. KC 10,8/5/14 vs. KC 7, 2 times, last: 7/2/15 at TOR 11, 5/27/14 vs. SD 4, 6/1/14 vs. CIN 4, 9/21/11-4/29/12 4, 2 times, last: 8/5-9/9/14 3, last: 7/1/14 at PIT (10 SO) CAREER 23-20, 4.38 ERA, 59 G, 56 GS 23-23, 3.46 ERA, 66 G, 65 GS.264 (758-2874), 73 HR.249 (154-618), 10 HR.268 (604-2256), 63 HR 1.33 VS. ASTROS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 0-0 7.20 1 1 5.0 7 4 4 2 2 8 CAREER 2-0 3.00 3 3 18.0 19 6 6 2 4 22 at HOU 1-0 4.09 2 2 11.0 15 5 5 2 2 13 Is the only lefty pitcher, and 1 of only 6 big league pitchers, to make at least 33 starts in both 2013 and 2014...His 85 starts since the start of 2013 are the most in the majors by a left-handed pitcher and T-3rd-most overall, behind SD s James Shields (89) and TOR s R.A. Dickey (87). 2015 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/10 W6-5 at NYY ND 3-1 5.1 4 2 2 2 6 0 90/54 Made BOS debut in what resulted in 19-inning marathon win 4/15 L5-10 WSH L 2-6 2.1 5 7 7 3 1 1 75/41 Received the losing decision in his Fenway Park debut 4/21 W1-0 at TB W 1-0 5.2 3 0 0 4 3 0 88/52 Credited with his 1st Red Sox victory 4/26 L7-18 at BAL L 0-7 2.1 5 7 6 2 0 0 57/27 Tied his season high in runs allowed (also 4/15 vs. WSH) 5/2 L2-4 NYY L 2-3 7.0 7 3 3 0 3 0 102/62 Allowed no walks in a season-high 7.0 IP 5/8 L0-7 at TOR L 0-4 6.0 8 4 4 1 8 2 104/64 6.0+ IP for 2nd straight start, season-high 8 SO 5/13 W2-0 at OAK W 1-0 6.2 5 0 0 4 1 0 99/60 Tossed his 2nd scoreless outing of the season 5/19 W4-3 TEX W 4-2 7.0 7 2 2 1 7 0 106/68 Earned the win in consecutive starts for the 1st time in 2015 5/24 W6-1 LAA W 6-1 8.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 96/61 Lost a perfect game & no-hit bid with 2 outs in the 5th 5/30 L0-8 at TEX L 0-5 4.0 9 6 5 2 2 0 92/54 Snapped a season-long 3-game winning streak 6/5 W4-2 OAK W 4-2 7.1 6 2 2 1 6 1 96/69 Faced the min. of 12 batters through 4.0 IP, retiring his fi rst 9 6/11 L5-6 at BAL L 3-5 4.0 9 5 5 0 3 3 69/46 Allowed 3 HR for 4th time in his career (last: 6/1/14, 4 HR) 6/16 W9-4 ATL W 5-2 6.1 5 2 2 2 8 0 111/61 Threw season-high 111 pitches; matched season-high 8 SO 6/21 W13-2 at KC W 10-0 6.0 5 0 0 3 2 0 101/60 3rd scoreless start of season and 2nd straight win 6/27 L1-4 at TB L 0-2 6.1 5 2 2 2 8 1 106/65 6.0+ IP for 3rd straight start; 8 SO for 3rd time this season 7/2 W12-6 at TOR W 8-4 5.0 7 4 4 7 2 0 103/57 7-3, 3.41 ERA (23 ER/60.2 IP) in his last 10 starts (since 5/13) 7/7 W4-3 MIA ND 1-3 6.2 7 3 3 2 9 0 107/71 Season-high 9 SO; 6 straight 6.0 IP, 3 ER starts at Fenway 7/12 L6-8 NYY L 3-5 5.1 7 6 6 0 2 1 93/54 Marked the end of his 4-game home winning streak 7/17 L0-1 at LAA ND 0-0 7.0 1 0 0 2 6 0 101/57 Lost a perfect game bid in 6th, no-hitter in the 7th ASTROS CAREER vs. MILEY PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Altuve.556 9 5 0 0 Carter.000 3 0 0 0 Castro.000 3 0 0 0 Conger 0 0 0 0 Correa 0 0 0 0 Gattis.600 5 3 0 1 Gonzalez.250 4 1 0 0 Hoes 0 0 0 0 Marisnick 0 0 0 0 Rasmus 0 0 0 0 Singleton.500 2 1 1 2 Tucker 0 0 0 0 Valbuena.000 2 0 0 0 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS RED SOX CAREER vs. McCULLERS PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Betts.500 2 1 0 0 Bogaerts.333 3 1 0 0 De Aza.000 1 0 0 0 Hanigan 1.000 2 2 0 1 Holt.333 3 1 0 0 Napoli 0 0 0 0 Nava 0 0 0 0 Ortiz.000 3 0 0 0 Pedroia 0 0 0 0 Ramirez.000 1 0 0 0 Sandoval 1.000 2 2 0 0 Swihart 0 0 0 0 Victorino.000 2 0 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Miley 19 10 53/108.1 4.40 10-9 Porcello 18 8 48/105.2 4.09 8-10 Rodriguez 10 6 27/54.1 4.47 6-4 Kelly 15 4 42/80.0 4.73 5-10 Masterson 9 3 29/44.0 5.93 4-5 Buchholz 18 12 47/113.1 3.73 8-10 Wright 5 2 12/28.0 3.86 1-4 Johnson 1 0 3/4.1 6.23 0-1 22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 5-10, 5.79 ERA, 18 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 5-10 5.79 18 18 105.2 123 70 68 18 26 84 CAREER 81-73 4.44 202 198 1179.0 1319 627 581 129 289 739 VS. THE TIGERS: Is facing his former team for the 1st time in his career...spent his fi rst 6 ML seasons with DET. LAST START: Took the loss on Saturday at LAA, allowing 3 R (2 ER) on 4 H, 3 BB in 5.0 IP (5 SO). LAST 5 REGULAR SEASON GAMES DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 6/20 at KC L 5.0 8 6 6 2 2 6/26 at TB ND 6.0 9 3 3 1 5 7/1 at TOR L 2.0 7 7 7 0 3 7/8 MIA W 6.0 8 2 2 1 4 7/18 at LAA L 5.0 4 3 2 3 5 7.50 ERA 1-3 24.0 36 21 20 7 19
Red Sox Game Notes Page 3 BATTING NOTES 50-MOOKIE BETTS, OF.264 AVG 10 HR 45 RBI.316 OBP.444 SLG vs. RHP: 78-279 (.280), 7 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 1-20, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 18-84 (.214), 3 HR HOU SERIES: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 13 G (6/11-26) On Tuesday, snapped a career-long 0-for-20 stretch with a 2-RBI double in the 3rd inning. 7 of his last 8 hits have gone for extra bases (5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR), as well as 21 of his last 42 since 6/11 (12 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR)...His 21 XBH since 6/11 are tied with DET s J.D. Martinez and KC s Lorenzo Cain for most in the AL in that span (T-2nd in majors)...leads the Sox in doubles (23), triples (6), and XBH (39). Ranks 4th in the majors with 21 runs scored since 6/20, scoring at least once in 17 of his last 25 games. Was the only player in the majors with at least 20 doubles, 5 triples, and 10 HR before the All-Star break...is only the 6th player in Red Sox history to accomplish the feat, joining Ted Williams (1939, 1940), Bobby Doerr (1944, 1946), Ellis Burks (1990), Nomar Garciaparra (1997, 2003), and Troy O Leary (1998). 2-XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.311 AVG 3 HR 46 RBI.342 OBP.417 SLG vs. RHP: 74-253 (.292), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, RBI `ROAD TRIP: 9-22, R, 2 2B, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (7-14, R, 2B, 3 RBI) vs. LHP: 31-85 (.365), 1 HR HOU SERIES: 3-8, 2B, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (7/1-17) Ranks 6th in the AL in AVG...Leads the majors with a.354 AVG since 5/31 (44 G, 63-for-178)...Is batting.313 in 116 games since 8/31/14 (137-for-438), the majors 6th-highest mark in that span (min. 400 AB)...Has hit safely in 21 of his last 23 games, recording multiple hits in 3 of his last 4 and in 5 of his last 7. Among 125 players with at least 50 at-bats vs. AL West clubs this season, Bogaerts ranks 1st in AVG (.387, 36-for-93) and 3rd in OBP (.416). Leads MLB with 12 doubles since 6/21...Is batting.400 (26-for-65) in July, the 2nd-highest mark in the AL behind only LAA s Erick Aybar (.407). Leads the AL and ranks 4th in the majors in AVG with RISP (.408, 31-for-76)...Is batting.514 (19-for-37) with RISP since 6/7...The only Red Sox since 1974 to finish a season hitting.400 or higher with RISP (min. 50 AB) are Wade Boggs (.421 in 1982) and Manny Ramirez (.435 in 2002). Has driven in a run in each of his last 3 games, matching his career high (3rd time)...has 15 RBI in his last 18 G...Leads the Red Sox with 7 game-winning RBI. Ranks 5th in the AL and 8th in the majors with a.365 AVG vs. LHP...Has hit.667 vs. lefties since 7/2 (10-for-15). Leads AL shortstops in hits (105), doubles (21), RBI (46), and SLG, and ranks 2nd in AVG and OBP...Ranks 3rd among AL SS in fielding pct. (.988). 31-ALEJANDRO DE AZA, OF.263 AVG 6 HR 26 RBI.317 OBP.450 SLG vs. RHP: 51-177 (.288), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, HBP ROAD TRIP: 2-10, R, BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-3 vs. LHP: 4-32 (.125), 0 HR HOU SERIES: 2-6, R, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/25-7/2) On Wednesday, started in CF for the 1st time since 8/20/14 with CWS vs. BAL...Was his 1st appearance at the position since 9/19/14 with BAL vs. BOS. Has hit.324 with a.410 OBP in 21 career games vs. HOU (23-for-71, 14 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 9 RBI, 10 BB, HBP, 3 SB). Is batting.345 with a.391 OBP and.619 SLG in 27 games since 6/16 (29-for-84, 4 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR, 2 HBP, 5 BB)...Has reached base in 21 of 23 starts in that span. Has hit.311 with a.357 OBP,.538 SLG, and.894 OPS in 36 games and 27 starts (RF-15, LF-11, CF-1) since being acquired along with cash by BOS from BAL in exchange for minor league RHP Joe Gunkel on 6/3 (31-for-101, 5 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR)...Added to the active roster on 6/4. Shares the AL lead with 5 triples since 6/16...Ranks 4th in the majors with 24 triples since the start of the 2012 season. 10-RYAN HANIGAN, C.218 AVG 1 HR 9 RBI.358 OBP.287 SLG vs. RHP: 15-70 (.214), 1 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 1-11, R, 2B, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, R, 2B) vs. LHP: 4-17 (.235), 0 HR HOU SERIES: 1-3, R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/25-5/1) Among active players with at least 100 career at-bats vs. HOU, Hanigan ranks 3rd in AVG (.348, 48-for-138) and 5th in OBP (.416)...Is 12-for-26 (.462) vs. HOU in the last 2 seasons (2014-15)...Went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI and a BB on 7/5 vs. HOU, his first 3-hit game since 4/19/14 with TB vs. NYY. Has reached base in 13 of his last 31 plate appearances (6-for-24, 7 BB). The Sox are 7-0 this season when Hanigan drives in at least 1 run and 9-5 when he scores at least once...are 15-13 in his 28 starts. Owns the best fielding pct. (.996) and third-lowest catcher s ERA (3.67) among active players with at least 500 games behind the plate...is 1 of only 3 active players with at least 1,500 career PA and more walks (237) than strikeouts (216)...The others are Albert Pujols and Nori Aoki. 26-BROCK HOLT, INF.286 AVG 2 HR 22 RBI.370 OBP.404 SLG vs. RHP: 60-206 (.291), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 ROAD TRIP: 2-12, 2B CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-7, 2B) vs. LHP: 13-49 (.265), 0 HR HOU SERIES: 2-7, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (6/29-7/12) Has hit safely in each of his last 12 games vs. HOU since 7/11/14, posting a.404 AVG/.466 OBP/.558 SLG line in that span (21-for-52, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 6 BB)...Only Ryan Braun (14 G) has a longer active hitting streak against the Astros...In his last 5 games at Minute Maid Park, has combined to go 12-for-22 (.545) with 4 R, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 2RBI, and a BB...Went 5-for-6 with 2 R and a solo HR on 7/13/14, the lone 5-hit performance of his career. Ranks 4th in the AL with a.330 AVG on the road (min. 100 AB), also ranking 6th in OBP (.398) and 9th in OPS (.877). Has started at 2B (19), RF (16), 3B (13), LF (6), SS (6), 1B (5), and CF (2) in 2015...Has never committed an error in 73 career games (66 GS) in the OF (133 TC). Was the Sox lone representative at the 2015 All-Star Game in Cincinnati, earning his 1st career selection as an INF by AL manager Ned Yost. 12-MIKE NAPOLI, 1B.198 AVG 10 HR 31 RBI.296 OBP.353 SLG vs. RHP: 38-205 (.185), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 ROAD TRIP: 4-14, 2B, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-11, 2B, RBI) vs. LHP: 18-78 (.231), 5 HR HOU SERIES: 1-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/22-26) Has hit safely in each of his last 3 games, combining to go 4-for-11 (.364) with a double and an RBI...Combined to go 3-for-7 with a double and an RBI in Monday s doubleheader at LAA...Owns the best all-time SLG (.720) and OPS (1.168) against the Angels (min. 100 AB)...Has reached base in each of his last 19 games at Angel Stadium, the majors longest active streak at the venue. Is 4 HR shy of 200 for his career...has 0 HR in 22 career games vs. HOU, 1 of only 6 teams he has never homered against (also CHC, MIA, NYM, PIT, and SD). Has at least 10 HR in each of his 10 ML seasons (2006-15), 1 of 7 active players to reach that total in each of their first 10 seasons (also Miguel Cabrera, 2003-12; Robinson Cano, 2005-14; Matt Holliday, 2004-13; Albert Pujols, 2001-10; Mark Teixeira, 2003-12; and David Wright, 2004-13). 29-DANIEL NAVA, OF/1B.159 AVG 0 HR 7 RBI.250 OBP.190 SLG vs. RHP: 9-57 (.158), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: CURRENT STREAK: 0-6 vs. LHP: 1-6 (.167), 0 HR HOU SERIES: SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (2x, last 5/20-22) Activated from the 15-day DL prior to Tuesday s game...missed 48 games from 5/26-7/20 with a left thumb sprain...made 10 rehab starts with Triple-A Pawtucket (RF-6, 1B-3, DH-1), going 9-for-36 (.250) with 4 R, 2B, HR, 8 RBI, and 2 SB...Recorded 3 straight multi-hit games from 7/10-16 (7-for-12, 3 R, HR, 7 RBI). Is batting.483 with a.516 OBP and.690 SLG during his current 7-game hitting streak vs. HOU (14-for-29, 8 R, 6 2B, 4 RBI, HBP, BB). Has made 18 starts for Boston this year (12 in RF, 5 at 1B, 1 in LF)...Owns a career.285 AVG and.377 OBP vs. RHP. In 2014, hit.313 in June,.349 in July,.280 in August, and.299 in September after batting.130 through May...Hit.308 from 6/1 through the end of the season. 34-DAVID ORTIZ, DH/1B.231 AVG 16 HR 45 RBI.322 OBP.430 SLG vs. RHP: 58-219 (.265), 14 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, BB ROAD TRIP: 5-22, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-7, BB vs. LHP: 15-97 (.155), 2 HR HOU SERIES: 0-7, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/27-5/5) Has reached base in 18 of 19 games against the Astros since they moved to the AL...Has hit.347 with a.447 OBP and.579 SLG in 28 career games against the Astros (33-for-95, 7 2B, 5 HR, 32 RBI, 18 BB)...Among 127 active players with at least 100 career PA vs. HOU, Ortiz ranks 4th in OBP and 7th in AVG. Hit a 2-run homer in game 2 of Monday s doubleheader at LAA, his 482nd career HR...Has 499 HR in the regular season and postseason combined. 8 of his last 15 hits have gone for extra bases (3 2B, 5 HR)...Has homered in 4 of his last 11 road games (6/28 at TB, 6/30 at TOR, 7/2 at TOR, 7/20 at LAA-g2). Has reached base at least twice in 8 of his last 14 games since 7/2, posting a.373 OBP and.490 SLG in that span (12-for-49, 8 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 10 BB). Has 1,578 career RBI, 4 shy of tying Al Kaline (1,582) for 40th place on MLB s all-time list...has 1,340 RBI with the Red Sox, 6 shy of tying Dwight Evans (1,346) for 4th-most in club history...has scored 1,086 runs with Boston, 8 shy of tying Bobby Doerr (1,094) for 5th-most in Red Sox history.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 15-DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.287 AVG 9 HR 34 RBI.348 OBP.426 SLG vs. RHP: 69-231 (.299), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, 2B, RBI ROAD TRIP: 1-22, R, 2B, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, 2B, RBI) vs. LHP: 18-72 (.250), 3 HR HOU SERIES: 1-8, R, 2B, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (5/21-30) Snapped an 0-for-20 stretch with an RBI double in the 6th inning of Wednesday's loss...had gone hitless in 5 straight games, matching a career high (4th time). Activated from the 15-day DL prior to Friday night s game at LAA...Missed 16 games from 6/25-7/16 with a right hamstring strain. Has posted a.419 AVG/.490 OBP/.558 SLG line in 21 career games vs. HOU, hitting safely in 19 of those...among players with at least 75 career at-bats against the Astros, Pedroia ranks 1st all-time in AVG (2nd: Carlos Delgado,.398) and in OBP (2nd: Jimmy Wynn,.474). Pedroia s.419 career AVG against the Astros is the highest mark for any active player against a single opponent (min. 100 PA). On Tuesday, snapped a 12-game hitting streak at Minute Maid Park...Had been the longest active hit streak at the venue by a visiting player...has hit.414 with a.485 OBP (24-for-58, 8 BB, HBP) at HOU...Among players with at least 50 at-bats at Minute Maid Park since it opened in 2000, Pedroia ranks 4th all-time in AVG and 5th all-time in OBP. Is batting.367 and slugging.633 with RISP since 5/22 (11-for-30, 2 2B, 2 HR), including.667 with a 1.000 SLG at home in that span (8-for-12, 2B, HR). 13-HANLEY RAMIREZ, LF.262 AVG 19 HR 46 RBI.308 OBP.470 SLG vs. RHP: 60-231 (.260), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, BB ROAD TRIP: 2-21, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-7, BB) vs. LHP: 22-82 (.268), 6 HR HOU SERIES: 2-7, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/19-7/3) Broke up the Astros no-hit bid with a 5th-inning single yesterday...snapped an 0-for-18 stretch with a 6th-inning single on Tuesday. Has posted a.364 AVG/.420 OBP/.642 SLG line in 46 career games vs. HOU (68-for-187, 9 2B, 2 3B, 13 HR)...Among 567 players with at least 150 career at-bats vs. HOU, Ramirez ranks 2nd all-time in AVG behind only Kenny Lofton (.373) and 2nd all-time in OPS (1.061) behind only Fred McGriff (1.074). Each of his last 3 HR has given the Sox a lead, as well as 4 of his last 5, and 5 of his last 7...The Sox have won 5 of the last 6 games in which he has homered. Leads the Sox in HR (19), RBI (tied, 46), runs (tied, 49), and SLG (.470). 48-PABLO SANDOVAL, 3B.263 AVG 7 HR 30 RBI.304 OBP.378 SLG vs. RHP: 65-221 (.294), 7 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 4-18, 2B, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-9 vs. LHP: 17-91 (.187), 0 HR HOU SERIES: 0-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/10-19) Has hit.336 with a.393 OBP and.496 SLG in 32 career games against the Astros (42-for-125, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 11 BB)...Among 111 active players with at least 100 career at-bats vs. HOU, Sandoval's.336 AVG ranks 7th. Has posted a.300 AVG after the All-Star break in his ML career, including.290 or higher in 2008 (.345), 2009 (.327), 2011 (.325), 2013 (.294), and 2014 (.290). Is batting.294 in 35 games since 6/7 (40-for-136, 8 2B, 3B, 2 HR). Is 7 for his last 18 vs. LHP...Has hit.300 (15-for-50) vs. LHP since 5/24, after going 2-for-41 (.049) against lefties from the beginning of the season to 5/23. 23-BLAKE SWIHART, C.237 AVG 1 HR 11 RBI.279 OBP.317 SLG vs. RHP: 25-99 (.253), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R ROAD TRIP: 1-6, 2 R, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R) vs. LHP: 8-40 (.200), 1 HR HOU SERIES: 1-4, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (5/20-31) On Wednesday, caught Jose Altuve attempting to steal 2B in the 3rd inning (Altuve leads the AL with 27 SB in 36 attempts this season)...has thrown out the last 3 opponents attempting to steal against him...has thrown out 10 attempted base stealers and picked off 1 runner this season...entered the year as the No. 1 catching prospect in baseball, according to Baseball America. Is batting.298 with a.353 OBP in his last 14 games since 6/11(14-for-47, 8 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 4 BB). Has reached base via hit or BB in 17 of his last 18 road games, including in 15 straight from 5/16-6/28...Dustin Pedroia (19 G, 4/24-5/30) is the only Sox player with a longer on-base streak on the road this season...is batting.295 (18-for-61) with 5 doubles on the road since 5/16. Activated from the 15-day disabled list prior to Monday s doubleheader at LAA...Placed on the 15-day DL on 7/3 (retroactive to 7/1) with a sprained left foot... Made rehab appearances with Double-A Portland (2 G) and Triple-A Pawtucket (2 G), combining to go 3-for-13 with a double and a run scored. 18-SHANE VICTORINO, OF.247 AVG 1 HR 4 RBI.330 OBP.303 SLG vs. RHP: 10-54 (.185), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 ROAD TRIP: 4-14 CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4) vs. LHP: 12-35 (.343), 1 HR HOU SERIES: 1-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/12-7/4) Is batting.340 with a.377 OBP in 18 games since 5/12 (17-for-50, 6 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB)...Is 11-for-24 (.458) with a 2B, HR, and 2 BB vs. LHP in that span. Reinstated from the 15-day DL on 7/3...Missed 38 games from 5/24-7/2 with a left calf strain, as well as 14 games from 4/25 (retro to 4/23) to 5/10 with a right hamstring strain. Has been successful in his last 14 SB attempts since 7/29/13 and is 26-for-27 since 4/10/13...Is 5-for-5 in SB attempts this season...has stolen 229 bases in 275 attempts (83.3 percent) in his career, the 3rd-best success rate among active major leaguers (min. 200 SBA). Has not committed an error since 8/14/13 at TOR, playing in 94 games in the field and totaling 206 chances (202 PO, 4 A) in 774.2 innings since then. LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTAL Betts 7/10/15 vs. NYY Pineda 30 19 6 1 0 26 8 1 1 0 0 10 Bogaerts 6/15/15 vs. ATL Eveland 121 21 5 3 0 29 7 3 0 0 0 10 De Aza 6/28/15 at TB Archer 50 13 3 0 0 16 2 2 1 0 0 5 Hanigan 4/17/15 vs. BAL Gausman 66 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 Holt 6/16/15 vs. ATL Teheran 104 13 2 3 0 18 3 2 0 0 0 5 Napoli 6/17/15 at ATL Wood 73 12 1 0 0 13 3 3 1 0 0 7 Nava 9/14/14 at KC Crow 70 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 Ortiz 7/20/15 at LAA Heaney 8 20 1 0 0 21 10 3 0 0 0 13 Pedroia 6/12/15 vs. TOR Hutchison 59 17 7 1 0 25 5 1 1 0 0 7 Ramirez 7/11/15 vs. NYY Nova 28 23 3 1 0 27 10 1 1 1 0 13 Sandoval 6/28/15 at TB Archer 71 22 2 2 0 26 7 2 0 0 0 9 Swihart 6/4/15 vs. MIN Milone 63 7 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 Victorino 5/14/15 at SEA Elias 45 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 vs. HOU CAREER VS. HOU CAREER AT MINUTE MAID PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Betts.375 16 6 0 6.381 21 8 0 6.333 9 3 0 2 Bogaerts.400 20 8 0 4.250 40 10 0 5.263 19 5 0 3 De Aza.167 18 3 0 2.324 71 23 1 9.259 27 7 1 3 Hanigan.455 11 5 0 2.348 138 48 2 21.277 83 23 1 10 Holt.250 20 5 0 0.370 73 27 1 7.406 32 13 1 3 Napoli.077 13 1 0 0.227 75 17 0 4.148 27 4 0 0 Nava - - - - -.389 36 14 0 4.444 9 4 0 0 Ortiz.125 16 2 0 2.347 95 33 5 32.318 44 14 1 10 Pedroia.125 8 1 0 1.419 86 36 1 17.414 58 24 1 11 Ramirez.222 18 4 2 4.364 187 68 13 38.329 82 27 3 8 Sandoval.278 18 5 0 2.336 125 42 3 22.306 62 19 2 13 Swihart.250 4 1 0 0.250 4 1 0 0.250 4 1 0 0 Victorino.273 11 3 0 0.261 180 47 2 17.253 99 25 2 8
Red Sox Game Notes Page 5 BULLPEN NOTES 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 32-Craig Breslow 7/20 at LAA Gm 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 16/28 17/9 0/3 3.0 (4/19 vs BAL) 2 (4 times) 59-Tommy Layne 7/22 at HOU 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 28/38 23/7 1/2 1.2 (2 times) 3 (2 times) 63-Justin Masterson 7/21 at HOU 1.2 4 3 3 0 2 1/3 1/1 -/- 3.0 (7/18 at LAA) 4 (7/18 at LAA) 41-Alexi Ogando 7/22 at HOU 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 27/38 20/4 0/1 2.1 (7/12 vs NYY) 3 (2 times) 66-Noe Ramirez 7/20 at LAA Gm 1 2.1 2 4 0 2 1 1/2 -/- -/- 2.1 (7/20 at LAA) 1 (2 times) 28-Robbie Ross Jr. 7/22 at HOU 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 15/25 21/6 -/- 3.2 (7/10 vs NYY) 4 (7/10 vs NYY) 36-Junichi Tazawa 7/21 at HOU 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 33/41 16/5 0/1 1.2 (4 times) 3 (4 times) 19-Koji Uehara 7/17 at LAA (L, 2-4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 28/37 2/0 22/24 1.0 (29 times) 3 (4/29 vs TOR) 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.81 ERA 304.2 300 146 129 100 259 184/267 (69%) 131/41 23/32 32-CRAIG BRESLOW, LHP 0-0 0 SV 3.74 ERA vs. ALL:.274 (34-124), 6 HR vs. RHB:.278 (22-79), 4 HR vs. LHB:.267 (12-45), 2 HR WHIP: 1.40 Appeared in both games Monday at LAA...Threw a scoreless 8th in Game 1 (1.0 IP, H, BB, SO) and did not allow a hit in the 8th inning of Game 2 (1.0 IP, SO). Is scoreless in last 4 appearances (3.1 IP) since 7/10 with opponents hitting.167 (2-12) in that span...since 6/4, has appeared in only 11 of the club s 41 games. Began 2015 with a season-best 11.0-inning scoreless streak (7 G)...18 of his 28 appearances this season are scoreless, but only 8 of them have come since 6/4. 59-TOMMY LAYNE, LHP 0-1 1 SV 3.00 ERA vs. ALL:.232 (26-112), 2 HR vs. RHB:.296 (16-54), 2 HR vs. LHB:.172 (10-58), 0 HR WHIP: 1.33 Had a 1-2-3 8th with 1 SO last night at HOU...Was his 6th straight scoreless outing (5.2 IP) but has allowed 1 of 3 inherited runners to score in that span. Has appeared in a career-high 37 games this season (previous high: 30 G in 2014). Has allowed 3 ER in 7.2 IP since 6/25 with a.313 opp. AVG (10-for-32)...Had a 2.04 ERA (4 ER/17.2 IP) over his previous 24 games. 63-JUSTIN MASTERSON, RHP 3-2 0 SV 5.98 ERA vs. ALL:.291 (58-199), 5 HR vs. RHB:.253 (21-83), 2 HR vs. LHB:.319 (37-116), 3 HR WHIP: 1.59 Hit the 1st batter he faced with 1 on and 1 out in the 5th Tuesday night at HOU and allowed 2 runs to score that inning (1 inherited runner to Johnson)...Also threw the 6th, surrendering a 2-run HR to Chris Carter (1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 SO). Has a 4.76 ERA (3ER/5/2 IP) in 3 appearances as a reliever...made first relief appearance of the year on 7/10 vs. NYY (1.0 IP), his 1st with the Sox since 2009. Was on DL (right shoulder tendinitis) from 5/13-6/22...Rehabbed with Portland (AA) & Pawtucket (AAA): 0-2, 3.44 ERA (7 ER/18.1 IP), 8 BB, 14 SO, 0 HR. Over his ML career, is 4-4, 3.11 ERA (34 ER/98.1 IP) in 68 games in relief...began this season in Sox starting rotation: 3-2, 6.14 ERA in 9 starts. 41-ALEXI OGANDO, RHP 2-0 0 SV 3.61 ERA vs. ALL:.221 (34-154), 9 HR vs. RHB:.237 (23-97), 8 HR vs. LHB:.193 (11-57), 1 HR WHIP: 1.13 Threw the 7th last night at HOU...Allowed the 1st 2 batters to reach (single, throwing error) but got a force out and double play to end the inning. Has allowed 6 runs all via 4 HR over his last 4 gms (6.0 IP), moving his ERA from 2.72 to 3.61...Allowed a total of 5 runs over his previous 19 gms (20.1 IP). Leads the Sox in relief innings (42.1; 10th in AL)...Has allowed 17 runs this year, 14 via home runs (9 HR total: one 3-run, three 2-run, and 5 solos). 66-NOE RAMIREZ, RHP 0-1 0 SV 5.40 ERA vs. ALL:.294 (5-17), 1 HR vs. RHB:.273 (3-11), 1 HR vs. LHB:.333 (2-46, 0 HR WHIP: 2.10 Entered Game 1 Monday at LAA with 2 outs in the 2nd and got Erick Aybar to fl y out to end the inning...threw the 3rd and 4th innings in a career-high 2.1 IP and allowed 2 H, 2 BB, and 4 R (0 ER) with 1 SO...Is in his 2nd career ML stint, both with BOS this year. In 18 games (1 GS) for Triple-A Pawtucket in 2015: 4-0, 2.15 ERA (7 ER/29.1 IP), 13 BB, 27 SO...Each of his last 5 apps for PawSox were scoreless (7.1 IP). Was a NRI to BOS spring traninng in 2014 & 2015...For his minor league career is 11-10, 2.88 ERA (82 ER/256.2 IP), 65 BB, 240 SO in 112 G (17 GS). 28-ROBBIE ROSS JR., LHP 0-0 0 SV 3.28 ERA vs. ALL:.257 (35-136), 4 HR vs. RHB:.310 (26-84), 2 HR vs. LHB:.173 (9-52), 2 HR WHIP: 1.32 Entered with 1 out in the 6th in relief of Kelly last night at HOU and finished the inning allowing 1 hit and striking out 1 batter (Luis Valbuena). Since 6/17, has held LHB to a.103 AVG (3-for-29, single, double, HR)...Has recorded a SO in each of his last 12 appearances (20 SO in 24.0 IP). Has shuttled between BOS and Triple-A Pawtucket all season...currently in his 5th stint with BOS this year after his 6/15 recall from Triple-A Pawtucket...Since that recall on 6/15, has posted a 1.45 ERA (3 ER/18.2 IP) in 10 relief appearances, stranding 4 of his 8 inherited runners. 36-JUNICHI TAZAWA, RHP 1-3 0 SV 2.68 ERA vs. ALL:.217 (33-152), 3 HR vs. RHB:.191 (17-89), 2 HR vs. LHB:.254 (16-63), 1 HR WHIP: 0.99 Alowed a triple and run-scoring single in the 8th Tuesday night at HOU after retiring the 1st 2 batters he faced to start the inning (1.0 IP, 2 H, ER, SO). 7 of his last 9 outings since 6/21 are scoreless...in that time, has a 1.64 ERA (2 ER/11.0 IP) with a.195 opponent AVG (8-for-41). Among AL relievers this season, ranks T-9th in holds (14), T-16th in games (41), T-18th in innings (40.1), and 8th in strikeout-to-walk rate (5.86, 41 SO/7 BB). Since start of the 2013 season, has made 183 relief appearances, 4th most in the AL (12th in MLB)...Also ranks T-3rd with 55 holds in the AL in that span. 19-KOJI UEHARA, RHP 2-4 22 SV 2.67 ERA vs. ALL:.192 (24-125), 3 HR vs. RHB:.266 (17-64), 1 HR vs. LHB:.115 (7-61), 2 HR WHIP: 0.89 Took the loss Friday night at LAA...Came on for the 9th inning and retired first 2 batters before allowing a walk-off solo shot to Mike Trout...Had not allowed a HR to a right-handed batter since 5/1/14 vs. TB (Yunel Escobar)...Snapped a 10-game scoreless streak from 6/24-7/11 spanning 10.0 IP (2 H, 0 BB, 0.20 WHIP). Has not issued a BB in 18 straight games (18.0 IP/72 BF)...Is 2-2, 5.91 ERA (7 ER/10.2 IP) in 13 non-save situations (has a 1.17 ERA in his 24 save opps). 2015 marks his 3rd straight year with 20-plus saves (21, 26, 22), all for the Red Sox (2013-15)...Has saved 22 of the Sox 42 victories this season. Has coverted each of his last 12 save opportunities (3rd-longest active streak in the AL)...Overall, is a perfect 11-for-11 in save chances at Fenway this season. Ranks T-5th among AL pitchers in saves (22)...His 69 career SV with BOS are tied with Sparky Lyle for 7th place on the all-time list (Derek Lowe is 6th - 85). 2015 VS. HOU CAREER VS. HOU CAREER AT MINUTE MAID PARK PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Breslow 0-0-0 6.75 1/0 1.1 1 1 0-1-0 6.14 8/0 7.1 8 5 0-0-0 4.50 2/0 2.0 1 1 Kelly 0-1-0 6.75 1/1 5.1 6 4 0-2-0 9.28 4/2 10.2 15 11 0-1-0 5.68 2/1 6.1 6 4 Layne 0-0-0 0.00 4/0 3.2 2 0 0-0-0 0.00 6/0 4.1 3 0 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.0 0 0 Masterson 0-0-0 13.50 2/1 5.1 12 8 0-0-0 13.50 2/1 5.1 12 8 0-0-0 16.20 1/0 1.2 4 3 Miley -- / 2-0-0 3.00 3/3 18.0 19 6 1-0-0 4.09 2/2 11.0 15 5 Ogando 0-0-0 10.13 2/0 2.2 4 3 1-0-1 2.61 9/2 20.2 16 6 1-0-0 1.69 5/2 16.0 12 3 Porcello -- / 1-0-0 3.29 2/2 13.2 12 5 0-0-0 3.86 1/1 7.0 5 3 Ramirez -- / -- / -- / Rodriguez 0-0-0 1.80 1/1 5.0 6 1 0-0-0 1.80 1/1 5.0 6 1 -- / Ross Jr. 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 1 0 2-0-0 1.17 11/1 15.1 6 2 2-0-0 0.00 6/1 10.2 3 0 Tazawa 0-0-0 4.50 2/0 2.0 2 1 1-0-0 1.13 9/0 8.0 6 1 1-0-0 2.08 4/0 4.1 4 1 Uehara 0-0-1 0.00 2/0 2.0 0 0 0-0-2 1.13 8/0 8.0 5 1 0-0-1 0.00 2/0 2.0 1 0
Red Sox Game Notes Page 6 2015 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL 1 4/6 D at Philadelphia W8-0 1-0 T-1st -- BUCHHOLZ(1-0) Hamels (0-1) 45,549 1 45,549 4/7 Off Day 1-0 T-2nd -0.5 2 4/8 N at Philadelphia L2-4 1-1 T-2nd -0.5 Harang (1-0) PORCELLO 0-1) Papelbon (1) 26,465 2 72,014 3 4/9 N at Philadelphia W6-2 2-1 T-1st -- MASTERSON (1-0) Buchanan (0-1) 23,418 3 95,432 4 4/10 N at NY Yankees W6-5 (19) 3-1 T-1st -- WRIGHT (1-0) Rogers (0-1) 41,292 4 136,724 5 4/11 D at NY Yankees W8-4 4-1 1st +1.0 KELLY (1-0) Warren (0-1) 46,678 5 183,402 6 4/12 N at NY Yankees L4-14 4-2 T-1st -- Tanaka (1-1) BUCHHOLZ (1-1) 43,019 6 226,421 7 4/13 D WASHINGTON W9-4 5-2 1st +1.0 PORCELLO (1-1) Zimmerman (1-1) 37,203 1 37,203 8 4/14 N WASHINGTON W8-7 6-2 1st +1.0 MUJICA (1-0) Treinen (0-1) UEHARA (1) 35,258 2 72,561 9 4/15 D WASHINGTON L5-10 6-3 1st +1.0 Gonzalez (1-1) Miley (0-1) 33,493 3 105,954 4/16 OFF DAY 6-3 1st +0.5 10 4/17 N BALTIMORE W3-2 7-3 1st +1.5 UEHARA (1-0) Matusz (0-1) 34,341 4 140,295 11 4/18 D BALTIMORE L1-4 7-4 1st +1.0 Tillman (2-1) BUCHHOLZ (1-2) Britton (4) 37,655 5 177,950 12 4/19 D BALTIMORE L3-8 7-5 T-1st -- Gonzalez (2-1) PORCELLO (1-2) 37,761 6 215,711 13 4/20 D BALTIMORE W7-1 (7) 8-5 1st +1.0 MASTERSON (2-0) Chen (0-1) 36,829 7 252,540 14 4/21 N at Tampa Bay W1-0 9-5 1st +2.0 MILEY (1-1) Archer (2-2) UEHARA (2) 14,307 7 240,728 15 4/22 N at Tampa Bay L7-5 9-6 1st +1.0 Boxberger (1-1) MUJICA (1-1) Geltz (1) 12,733 8 253,461 16 4/23 N at Tampa Bay L1-2 9-7 T-1st -- VARVARO (0-1) Boxberger (2-1) 13,834 9 267,295 17 4/24 N at Baltimore W7-5 10-7 T-1st -- OGANDO (1-0) Matusz (0-2) UEHARA (3) 37,359 10 304,654 18 4/25 N at Baltimore L4-5 (10) 10-8 T-1st -- Matusz (1-2) UEHARA (1-1) 36,757 11 341,411 19 4/26 D at Baltimore L7-18 10-9 2nd -1.0 Norriz (1-2) MILEY (1-2) 43,802 12 385,213 20 4/27 N TORONTO W6-5 11-9 T-2nd -1.0 UEHARA (2-1) Castro (0-2) 34,739 8 287,279 21 4/28 N TORONTO L8-11 11-10 T-2nd -2.0 Estrada (1-0) BUCHHOLZ (1-3) 33,920 9 321,199 22 4/29 N TORONTO W4-1 12-10 T-2nd -1.0 PORCELLO (2-2) Dickey (0-3) UEHARA (4) 34,220 10 355,419 4/30 OFF DAY 12-10 T-2nd -1.0 23 5/1 N NY YANKEES L2-3 12-11 3rd -2.0 Rogers (1-1) TAZAWA (0-1) Miller (9) 35,444 11 390,863 24 5/2 D NY YANKEES L2-4 12-12 T-3rd -3.0 MILEY (1-3) Eovaldi (2-0) Betances (1) 36,611 12 427,474 25 5/3 N NY YANKEES L5-8 12-13 4th -4.0 Warren (2-1) KELLY (1-1) Miller (20) 33,198 13 460,672 26 5/4 N TAMPA BAY L1-5 12-14 5th -4.0 Odorizzi (3-2) BUCHHOLZ (1-4) 34,541 14 495,213 27 5/5 N TAMPA BAY W2-0 13-14 4th -4.0 PORCELLO (3-2) Smyly (0-1) UEHARA (5) 33,688 15 528,901 28 5/6 N TAMPA BAY L3-5 13-15 5th -4.0 Colome (2-0) MASTERSON (2-1) 35,060 16 563,961 5/7 OFF DAY 13-15 4th -4.5 29 5/8 N at Toronto L 0-7 13-16 4th -5.5 Sanchez (3-2) MILEY (1-4) 30,430 13 415,643 30 5/9 D at Toronto L 1-7 13-17 5th -5.5 Hutchison (3-0) KELLY (1-2) 42,917 14 458,560 31 5/10 D at Toronto W6-3 14-17 4th -5.5 BUCHHOLZ (2-4) Dickey (1-4) UEHARA (6) 42,419 15 500,979 32 5/11 N at Oakland W5-4 (11) 15-17 4th -5.5 BARNES (1-0) Castro (0-1) 19,743 16 520,722 33 5/12 N at Oakland L2-9 15-18 4th -5.5 Pomeranz (2-3) MASTERSON (2-2) 24,605 17 545,327 34 5/13 D at Oakland W2-0 16-18 4th -4.5 MILEY (2-4) Gray (4-1) UEHARA (7) 22,389 18 567,716 35 5/14 N at Seattle W2-1 17-18 3rd -3.5 BARNES (2-0) Rodney (1-2) UEHARA (8) 20,172 19 587,888 36 5/15 N at Seattle L1-2 17-19 3rd -3.5 Wilhemsen (1-0) LAYNE (0-1) 39,477 20 627,365 37 5/16 N at Seattle W4-2 18-19 3rd -3.5 PORCELLO (4-2) Hernandez (6-1) UEHARA (9) 45,055 21 672,420 38 5/17 D at Seattle L0-5 18-20 3rd -3.5 Paxton (2-2) WRIGHT (1-1) 39,936 22 712,356 5/18 Off Day 18-20 3rd -3.5 39 5/19 N TEXAS W4-3 19-20 3rd -2.5 MILEY (3-4) Gallardo (3-6) UEHARA (10) 36,580 17 600,541 40 5/20 N TEXAS L1-2 19-21 3rd -2.5 Klein (1-0) KELLY (1-3) Tolleson (1) 35,726 18 636,267 41 5/21 N TEXAS L1-3 19-22 4th -3.5 Rodriguez (2-2) BUCHHOLZ (2-5) Tolleson (2) 34,945 19 671,212 42 5/22 N LA ANGELS L5-12 19-23 4th -4.5 Richards (4-2) PORCELLO (4-3) 36,150 20 707,362 43 5/23 N LA ANGELS W8-3 20-23 4th -3.5 WRIGHT (2-1) Wilson (2-3) 37,735 21 745,097 44 5/24 D LA ANGELS W6-1 21-23 3rd -2.5 MILEY (4-4) Santiago (3-3) 37,742 22 782,839 45 5/25 D at Minnesota L2-7 21-24 4th -2.5 Nolasco (5-1) KELLY (1-4) 29,472 23 741,828 46 5/26 N at Minnesota L2-1 21-25 5th -3.0 Pelfrey (4-1) BUCHHOLZ (2-6) Perkins (17) 23,268 24 765,096 47 5/27 D at Minnesota L4-6 21-26 5th -4.0 Hughes (4-4) PORCELLO (4-4) Perkins (18) 30,027 25 795,123 48 5/28 N at Texas W5-1 22-26 4th -3.0 RODRIGUEZ (1-0) Martinez (4-1) 34,085 26 829,208 49 5/29 N at Texas L4-7 22-27 5th -3.0 Gallardo (5-6) WRIGHT (2-2) Tolleson (6) 38,176 27 867,384 50 5/30 N at Texas L0-8 22-28 5th -4.0 Gonzalez (1-0) MILEY (4-5) 42,831 28 910,215 51 5/31 D at Texas L4-3 22-29 5th -4.0 UEHARA (2-2) Ohlendorf (1-0) 32,848 29 943,063 6/1 N MINNESOTA 22-29 5th -4.5 PPD (Rain) 52 6/2 N MINNESOTA W1-0 23-29 5th -4.5 BUCHHOLZ (3-6) Pelfrey (4-2) UEHARA (11) 32,622 23 815,461 53 6/3 D MINNESOTA W6-3 24-29 RODRIGUEZ (2-0) Hughes (4-5) 31,704 24 847,165 54 6/3 N MINNESOTA L0-2 24-30 4th -5.0 May (4-3) PORCELLO (4-5) Perkins (20) 33,291 25 880,456 55 6/4 D MINNESOTA L4-8 24-31 5th -5.5 Thompson (1-1) UEHARA (2-3) 33,615 26 914,071 56 6/5 N OAKLAND W4-2 25-31 5th -5.5 MILEY (5-5) Kazmir (2-4) UEHARA (12) 34,910 27 948,981 57 6/6 D OAKLAND W4-2 26-31 4th -5.5 KELLY (2-4) Chavez (2-6) UEHARA (13) 36,713 28 985,694 58 6/7 D OAKLAND W7-4 27-31 4th -5.5 WRIGHT (3-2) Clippard (0-3) LAYNE (1) 36,913 29 1,022,607 6/8 OFF DAY 27-31 4th -5.5 59 6/9 N at Baltimore L0-1 27-32 5th -6.5 Roe (1-0) BARNES (2-1) Britton (16) 28,460 30 971,523 60 6/10 N at Baltimore L2-5 27-33 5th -6.5 Chen (2-4) PORCELLO (4-6) O Day (2) 22,201 31 993,724 61 6/11 N at Baltimore L5-6 27-34 5th -7.0 Tillman (4-7) MILEY (5-6) Britton (17) 22,840 32 1,016,564 62 6/12 N TORONTO L10-13 27-35 5th -7.0 Delabar (2-0) TAZAWA (0-2) Cecil (3) 37,575 30 1,060,182 63 6/13 D TORONTO L4-5 27-36 5th -7.0 Loup (2-3) BARNES (2-2) Cecil (4) 37,158 31 1,097,340 64 6/14 D TORONTO L5-13 27-37 5th -8.0 Estrada (4-3) RODRIGUEZ (2-1) 36,296 32 1,133,636 65 6/15 N ATLANTA L2-4 27-38 5th -9.0 Perez (3-0) PORCELLO (4-7) 34,439 33 1,168,075 66 6/16 D ATLANTA W9-4 28-38 5th -8.0 MILEY (6-6) Teheran (4-3) 35,662 34 1,203,737 67 6/17 N at Atlanta L2-5 28-39 5th -9.0 Masset (2-1) TAZAWA (0-3) Grilli (18) 28,982 33 1,045,546 68 6/18 N at Atlanta W5-2 29-39 5th -9.0 BUCHHOLZ (4-6) Miller (5-3) UEHARA (14) 31,783 34 1,077,329 69 6/19 N at Kansas City W7-3 30-39 5th -9.0 RODRIGUEZ (3-1) Pino (0-2) 38,190 35 1,115,519 70 6/20 N at Kansas City L4-7 30-40 5th -10.0 Volquez (7-4) PORCELLO (4-8) Holland (18) 39,115 36 1,154,634 71 6/21 D at Kansas City W13-2 31-40 5th -9.0 MILEY (7-6) Young (6-3) 37,975 37 1,192,609 6/22 Off Day 31-40 5th -8.5 72 6/23 N BALTIMORE L4-6 31-41 5th -9.5 Jimenez (6-3) KELLY (2-5) Britton (20) 36,508 35 1,240,245 73 6/24 N BALTIMORE W5-1 32-41 5th -8.5 BUCHHOLZ (5-6) Norris (2-6) 37,762 36 1,278,007 74 6/25 D BALTIMORE L6-8 32-42 5th -9.0 Gonzalez (6-4) RODRIGUEZ (3-2) Britton (21) 37,706 37 1,315,713 75 6/26 N at Tampa Bay W4-3 (10) 33-42 5th -8.0 OGANDO (2-0) Geltz (1-3) UEHARA (15) 17,508 38 1,210,117 76 6/27 D at Tampa Bay L1-4 33-43 5th -9.0 Andriese (3-2) Miley (7-7) Boxberger (20) 23,876 39 1,233,993 77 6/28 D at Tampa Bay W5-3 34-43 5th -8.0 MASTERSON (3-2) Archer (9-5) UEHARA (16) 21,963 40 1,255,956 78 6/29 N at Toronto W3-1 35-43 5th -7.0 BUCHHOLZ (6-6) Dickey (3-8) UEHARA (17) 27,107 41 1,282,063 79 6/30 N at Toronto W3-4 36-43 5th -6.0 RODRIGUEZ (4-2) Estrada (5-4) UEHARA (18) 28,942 42 1,312,005 80 7/1 D at Toronto L2-11 36-44 5th -7.0 Buehrle (9-4) PORCELLO (4-9) 45,392 43 1,357,397 81 7/2 N at Toronto W12-6 37-44 5th -6.0 MILEY (8-7) Boyd (0-2) 29,758 44 1,387,155 82 7/3 N HOUSTON L8-12 (10) 37-45 5th -7.0 Hernandez (3-5) RAMIREZ (0-1) 37,837 38 1,353,550 83 7/4 D HOUSTON W6-1 38-45 5th -7.0 BUCHHOLZ (7-6) McHugh (9-4) 36,703 39 1,390,253 84 7/5 D HOUSTON W5-4 39-45 5th -6.0 BARNES (3-2) Sipp (2-4) UEHARA (19) 36,481 40 1,426,734 7/6 OFF DAY 39-45 5th -6.0 85 7/7 N MIAMI W4-3 40-45 5th -5.0 TAZAWA (1-3) Cishek (2-6) UEHARA (20) 36,863 41 1,463,597 86 7/8 N MIAMI W6-3 41-45 5th -5.0 PORCELLO (5-9) Koehler (7-5) UEHARA (21) 37,009 42 1,500,606 7/9 OFF DAY 41-45 5th -5.5 87 7/10 N NY YANKEES L1-5 41-46 5th -6.5 Pineda (9-5) BUCHHOLZ (7-7) 37,984 43 1,538,590 88 7/11 N NY YANKEES W5-3 42-46 5th -5.5 RODRIGUEZ (5-2) Nova (1-3) UEHARA (22) 38,047 44 1,576,637 89 7/12 D NY YANKEES L6-8 42-47 5th -6.5 Eovaldi (9-2) MILEY (8-8) 37,283 45 1,613,920 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/14 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/15 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/16 ALL-STAR BREAK 90 7/17 N at LA Angels L0-1 42-48 5th -7.5 Smith (4-2) UEHARA (2-4) 43,234 45 1,430,389 91 7/18 N at LA Angels L0-3 42-49 5th -7.5 Richards (10-6) PORCELLO (5-10) 43,631 46 1,474,020 7/19 N at LA Angels 42-49 5th -8.0 PPD (Rain) 92 7/20 D at LA Angels L1-11 42-50 Santiago (7-4) RODRIGUEZ (5-3) 47 93 7/20 N at LA Angels L3-7 42-51 5th -9.0 Heaney (4-0) WRIGHT (3-3) 38,042 48 1,512,062 94 7/21 N at Houston L3-8 42-52 5th -10.0 Velasquez (1-1) JOHNSON (0-1) 26,913 49 1,538,975 95 7/22 N at Houston L2-4 43-53 5th -11.0 McHugh (11-5) KELLY (2-6) Gregerson (20) 31,104 50 1,570,079 96 7/23 N at Houston 97 7/24 N DETROIT 98 7/25 D DETROIT 99 7/26 D DETROIT 100 7/27 N CHI WHITE SOX 101 7/28 N CHI WHITE SOX 102 7/29 N CHI WHITE SOX 103 7/30 N CHI WHITE SOX 104 7/31 N TAMPA BAY 105 8/1 D TAMPA BAY 106 8/2 D NY YANKEES 8/3 OFF DAY