BOSTON RED SOX (22-29) vs. MINNESOTA TWINS (30-19) Tuesday, June 2, 2015 7:10 p.m. ET Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Clay Buchholz (2-6, 4.33) vs. RHP Mike Pelfrey (4-1, 2.77) Game #52 Home Game #23 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) FENWAY RAINOUT: Last night s Red Sox game against the Twins at Fenway Park was postponed due to wet grounds and forecasted rain...the game will be made up tomorrow at 1:35 p.m. as the first game of a split-admission, daynight doubleheader...it will be followed by the regularlyscheduled 7:10 p.m. contest. ROAD TRIP RECAP: The Red Sox lost to the Rangers on Sunday, 4-3, in walk-off fashion at Globe Life Park...It concluded a 1-6 road trip through Minnesota (0-3) and Texas (1-3) in which Boston was outscored 35-19...Of the 6 losses, 3 were by 2 runs or less, including a pair of 1-run losses. STATE OF THE SOX: This is the 14th day in a season-long stretch of 20 consecutive days with a game scheduled from 5/19-6/7 (4-9 thus far). The Red Sox have lost 3 straight and are 1-6 in their last 7 games...they have gone 3-8 in their last 11 contests and are 9-12 since ending a 1-7 stretch with a win on 5/10. DIVISIONAL DISCUSSION: At 22-29, the Sox are a season-high 7 games under.500...with the Yankees improving to 27-25 yesterday, Boston fell to 4.5 games back in the standings and remain in last place for a 4th straight day. The Yankees and Rays yesterday entered the month of June tied for the division lead with identical 26-25 records (.510)...According to Elias, that was the worst record by an AL East leader entering June in the divisional era (since 1969). YAWKEY TALKIE: The Sox begin a 7-game homestand tonight against the Twins (4G) and then the Athletics (3G) before heading out for a brief 3-game road trip to Baltimore from 6/9-11...The Sox play 12 of their fi rst 15 and of their fi rst 23 June games at home. Red Sox hit.303 (63-for-208) with 7 home runs in splitting their last homestand, a 6-gamer from 5/19-24 (3-3)...They had 11 or more hits in 4 of those games, including the last 3...Boston has gone deep in 18 of its 22 home games thus far this season. Dustin Pedroia has hit.325 (26-for-80) at home this season...mike Napoli has 9 of his 14 extra-base hits at home this season for a.563 SLG at Fenway Park (T-8th in AL). MONTH BY MONTH: After a 12-10 April, tied for 5th best in the AL, Boston went 10-19 in May (last in AL), the club s fewest wins in any May since 1997 (9-17)...The team s 22-29 record is its worst entering June since the same year (also 22-29 through May in 1997). After ranking 3rd in the majors with 113 runs scored in April, the Red Sox offense ranked last among the 30 teams with only 82 runs scored in May...In 29 games last month, they were held to 2 runs 7 times, 1 run 6 times, and were blanked 3 times. Red Sox hurlers posted an MLB-high 5.04 ERA in April but it was nearly a run lower in May (4.12). LEADING MAN: Dustin Pedroia went 0-for-5 yesterday, his fi rst hitless game in the last 9 games since taking over as Boston s leadoff hitter...as the leadoff man this season, he is batting.324 (12-for-37), including a 2-homer effort on Wednesday at MIN. It also snapped a streak of reaching base in 18 consecutive leadoff starts, which began on 5/10/14 (.329, 24-for-73, 6 BB)...In his career, he has reached in 103 of 122 starts in the lineup s 1-spot (84%). DEEP THOUGHTS: The Red Sox have 6 players each with at least 5 home runs in Hanley Ramirez (12), Mike Napoli (8), Dustin Pedroia (7), David Ortiz (6), Mookie Betts (5), and Pablo Sandoval (5)...The Astros are the only AL team that have more players with at least 5 homers, with 7 such players...seattle and New York also have 6 such players. TWIN TALK: Tonight the Red Sox and Twins continue their 7-game season set with the fi rst of 4 games this year between these teams at Fenway Park. They opened the season set at Target Field last Monday through Wednesday, a 3-game sweep by Minnesota in which the Sox were outscored 13-6 and crossed the plate no more than 3 runs in any single contest. Despite going 0-3 against the Twins in 2015, the Sox have won their season set each of the past 8 seasons (2007-14)...Boston needs a sweep of the current 4-game set to sustain its longest ever season series win streak against this franchise (since 1901). Dustin Pedroia (.345, 76-for-220) and David Ortiz (.332, 80-for-241) rank 3rd and 6th, respectively, among active players in AVG against the Twins (min. 150 PA). CHAMPS BACK TOGETHER: Both Red Sox hitting coach Chili Davis and pitching coach Carl Willis, who was named to the post on 5/9, were both members of the last Twins team that won a World Series in 1991. WHEN WE LAST MET: The Red Sox and Twins have eac swept their last home series against the other...boston dropped all 3 games in Minnesota last week...the last time they met in Boston, the Red Sox swept, winning the 3 games from 6/16-18/14 by scores of 1-0, 2-1, and 2-1... According to Elias, Boston s 5 runs marked their fewest ever in a sweep of 3+ games. REHAB NEWS: Justin Masterson, on the 15-day DL since 5/14 (retro to 5/13) with right shoulder tendinitis, began a rehab stint Sunday with a start for Triple-A Pawtucket against Louisville (CIN)...He took the loss allowing 3 runs (2 ER) in 1.2 innings and threw 50 pitches. Masterson is slated to continue his rehab with a start in Double-A Portland s game on Friday night s home game against Bowie (BAL) beginning at 7:00 p.m. LAYNE S GAMES: Tommy Layne retired his first batter faced Sunday in Texas, getting Shin-Soo Chu to ground out and strand a runner at 2nd base...he has now stranded his last 8 inherited runners and his 90.9% strand rate (10 of 11) ranks T-6th in AL. He retired his 1st batter faced in all 14 outings during the month of May, and in 17 of 18 (94.4%) of his total outings in 2015...Among AL pitchers, his.336 OPS against left-handed hitters ranks T-8th (min. 35 PA). BOSTON BITS: Boston has benefi tted from 46 opponent errors this season, tied with Texas for the major league lead, which has resulted in the Red Sox scoring more unearned runs (29) than any other team in MLB. Boston has 113 starts from players age 23 or younger (Betts, 47; Bogaerts, 46; Swihart, 20), nearly twice as many as the next AL team (BAL, 58)...In MLB, only the Cubs have at least as many such (130). The club has scored 45% of its runs with 2 outs (87 of 195), the highest rate among AL teams...the Sox lead the AL in OBP with 2 outs (.354). Mookie Betts leads the major leagues with 925 pitches seen this season. Hanley Ramirez has multi-hits in 3 of his last 4 games (.353, 6-for-17)...He has driven in 5 runs in the last 7 contests after 19 consecutive games without an RBI from 5/1-24. PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Yesterday, High-A Salem RHP Teddy Stankiewicz was selected as Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for 5/25-31...In his only start during the week, on Memorial Day, the 2nd-round selection in the 2012 draft tossed 8.0 shutout innings on 2 hits and earned the win vs. Winston-Salem, fanning 4. REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN Overall...22-29 AL East Standing...5th, 4.0 GB At Home...10-12 On Road...12-17 In day games...7-10 In night games...15-19 April...12-10 May...10-19 vs. AL East...10-15 vs. AL Central...0-3 vs. AL West...8-9 vs. National League...4-2 vs. RH starter...15-21 vs. LH starter...7-8 Leading after 6 innings...17-2 Tied after 6 innings...2-3 Trailing after 6 innings...3-24 Leading after 7 innings...17-1 Tied after 7 innings...4-5 Trailing after 7 innings...1-25 Leading after 8 innings...17-1 Tied after 8 innings...4-2 Trailing after 8 innings...0-26 Red Sox score fi rst...14-6 Opponents score fi rst...8-22 Shutouts...4-3 Scoring less than 3 runs...4-16 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...4-7 Scoring 5 or more runs...14-6 Red Sox hit HR...17-15 Red Sox hit 0 HR...5-14 1-run games...8-7 2-run games...4-6 Walk-offs...2-4 Extra innings (home)...0-0 Extra innings (road)...2-1 Extra innings (total)...2-1 Series openers...11-5 Series fi nales...6-10 Series W-L-T (home)... 3-3-1 Series W-L-T (road)... 3-5-1 Series W-L-T (total)... 6-8-2 Series sweeps (home)...0-1 Series sweeps (road)...0-1 Series sweeps (total)...0-2 Come-from-behind wins... 8, last 5/23 Innings batting around...5, last 5/3 (6th) Games decided in last AB...5-4 VS. THE TWINS All-Time vs. Twins (since 1961)... 298-301 In Boston...172-126 In Minnesota...126-175 At Target Field...10-8 2015 vs. Twins... 0-3 In Boston...0-0 In Minnesota...0-3 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 5/25 R L2-7 Nolasco KELLY 5/26 R L1-2 Pelfrey BUCHHOLZ 5/27 R L3-4 Hughes PORCELLO UPCOMING MILESTONES Sox All-Time List Player (current) R, T-6th (Boggs, 1,067)...Ortiz (1,067) SB, 7th (Parent, 129)...Pedroia (126) SV, 9th (L. Smith, 58)... Uehara (57) MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rk Player HR 31. Carlos Delgado 473 32. David Ortiz 472 MLB ALL-TIME RBI LIST Rk Player RBI 42. Willie McCovey 1,555 43. David Ortiz 1,551 TODAY IN RED SOX HISTORY JUNE 2, 1995 (20 YEARS AGO): John Valentin went 5-for-5 with a 2B and 3 HR for 15 total bases...only 2 other Red Sox have collected 15+ total bases in a game (Fred Lynn, 6/18/75; Dustin Pedroia on 6/24/10). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Wed., 6/3 vs. MIN 1:35 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-0, 0.00) RHP Phil Hughes (4-4, 4.59) NESN Wed., 6/3 vs. MIN 7:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (4-4, 5.37) RHP Trevor May (3-3, 5.07) NESN Thurs., 6/4 vs. MIN 4:05 p.m. RHP Steven Wright (2-2, 3.90) TBA NESN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM (night games) and WCCM 1110 AM (day games).
Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 11-CLAY BUCHHOLZ, RHP W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 2-6 4.33 10 10 60.1 62 32 29 5 16 62 CAREER 68-50 3.95 161 159 975.1 922 469 428 94 355 761 TONIGHT S START: TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Is making his 11th start of the season and 5th at Fenway Park...Took the loss in his previous home start on 5/21 vs. TEX, despite allowing only 3 R (2 ER) on 5 H, 2 BB in 7.1 IP (4 SO)...Has not won in his last 6 starts at Fenway...Last win at home came on 9/6/14 vs. TOR in a 4-3 Red Sox victory (6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO). Has a 1.99 ERA (5 ER/22.2 IP) in his last 3 starts since 5/15, ranking 7th among AL pitchers in that span (min. 20.0 IP)...Is also among the AL s Top 10 in opponent AVG (T-7th,.190), opponent OBP (3rd,.229), and WHIP (3rd, 0.79) during that stretch. Has gone 6.0+ IP in 7 of his last 8 starts, and in 8 of 10 games this season, including each of his last 5...In such outings, has posted a 2.65 ERA (16 ER/54.1 IP)... Has thrown 7.0+ IP in 3 straight games for the 1st time since 5/11-22/13. Has allowed 2 ER or fewer in 3 consecutive starts for the 1st time since 8/31-9/11/14, when he had a 1.66 ERA (4 ER/21.2 IP) over a 3-game stretch...has received 1 run of support in each of his last 3 starts, including 6 of 10 starts this season. Ranks 7th in the AL with a 9.25 SO/9.0 IP ratio in 2015 (career average: 7.02)... Has tallied the 12th-most SO in the AL this season, trailing only TB s Chris Archer (82) and NYY s Michael Pineda (76) in the AL East. Finished with a 1-3 record and 3.31 ERA (13 ER/35.1 IP) in May, after going 1-3 with a 5.76 ERA (16 ER/25.0 IP) in April...Marked his best ERA in a single month since September 2013, when he went 3-1 with a 1.88 ERA (5 ER/24.0 IP). VS. THE TWINS: Owns a 3-2 record and 4.02 ERA (25 ER/56.0 IP) with 50 SO in 9 career starts vs. MIN...Is 0-1 with a 2.97 ERA (11 ER/33.1 IP) and 31 SO in his last 5 games against the Twins...Last faced MIN on Tuesday at Target Field, taking the loss after allowing just 2 ER on 7 H, 1 BB in 7.1 IP (4 SO)...In 4 career starts against the Twins at Fenway, has gone 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA (6 ER/26.0 IP). CAREER NOTES: 2015 8.0, 5/15 at SEA 11, 4/18 vs. BAL 10, 4/12 at NYY 9, 4/12 at NYY 3, 2 times, last: 5/10 at TOR 11, 5/15 at SEA 2, 4/12 at NYY --- --- 1, 2 times, last: 5/10 4, 4/12-5/4 2015 0-4, 5.24 ERA, 4 GS 2-2, 3.79 ERA, 6 GS.264 (62-235), 5 HR.231 (31-134), 4 HR.307 (31-101), 1 HR 1.29 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS IP H R ER BB SO HR CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP 2-6, 4.33 ERA, 10 starts CAREER 9.0, 6 times, last: 8/31/14 at TB 13, 4/5/14 vs. MIL 10, 4/12/15 at NYY 9, 4/12/15 at NYY 8, 5/26/14 at ATL 12, 7/13/14 at HOU 5, 2 times, last: 4/20/12 vs. NYY 8, last: 8/31/14 at TB 6, last: 8/31/14 at TB 11, 4/3-9/15/13 7, 5/12-8/20/08 CAREER 30-25, 4.03 ERA, 76 G, 75 GS 38-25, 3.87 EREA, 85 G, 84 GS.251 (922-3675), 94 HR.253 (501-1981), 52 HR.249 (421-1694), 42 HR 1.31 VS. TWINS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 0-1 2.45 1 1 7.1 7 2 2 0 1 4 CAREER 3-2 4.02 9 9 56.0 60 26 25 2 20 50 FENWAY 2-0 2.08 4 4 26.0 21 7 6 0 5 25 Led BOS with 28 starts and 170.1 IP in 2014, despite missing nearly a month on the disabled list...went 8-11 with a 5.34 ERA (101 ER), his highest ERA since 2008 (6.75)...Struck out a career-high 132 batters and had a career-best 2.9 BB/9.0 IP ratio (54 BB). Is the longest-tenured member of the Red Sox pitching staff, now in his 9th ML season...has a 68-50 career record in 118 ML decisions...his.576 winning percentage ranks 13th among AL pitchers since the start of 2007 (min. 85 decisions). Since the start of 2010, ranks 12th in the AL with a 3.73 ERA...Has 56 wins in that span, T-14th most in the AL. 2015 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/6 W8-0 at PHI W 4-0 7.0 3 0 0 1 9 0 94/65 Earned the win in his 1st career Opening Day start 4/12 L4-14 at NYY L 3-10 3.1 9 10 9 2 3 2 79/50 Took the loss after surrendering a career-high 10 runs 4/18 L1-4 BAL L 1-2 6.0 11 2 2 1 7 0 102/69 Became 2nd Red Sox with 2 ER or less, 11+ H in 1 G since 99 4/23 L1-2 at TB ND 1-1 6.0 2 1 1 3 10 0 104/62 Recorded 10+ SO in 6.0 IP or less for 1st time in career 4/28 L8-11 TOR L 4-5 2.2 6 5 4 1 4 0 62/41 Tossed a season-low 2.2 IP in his 3rd straight losing decision 5/4 L1-5 TB L 1-4 6.1 9 5 5 2 7 1 107/67 Moved into 17th on the Red Sox all-time strikeouts list 5/10 W6-3 at TOR W 6-2 6.1 7 3 3 3 3 0 102/69 Snapped a 5-game winless stretch since 4/6 at PHI 5/15 L1-2 at SEA ND 1-1 8.0 3 1 1 0 11 1 102/71 Struck out a season-high 11 batters; 6th career 10+ SO game 5/21 L1-3 TEX L 1-3 7.1 5 3 2 2 4 1 106/70 Posted his 2nd consecutive 7.0+ IP performance 5/26 L1-2 at MIN L 1-2 7.1 7 2 2 1 4 0 102/62 In his last 5 starts with 2 ER or fewer, Red Sox are 0-5 TWINS CAREER vs. BUCHHOLZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Dozier.188 16 3 0 1 Escobar.333 9 3 0 0 Hermann --- 0 0 0 0 Hicks.182 11 2 0 1 Hunter.167 24 4 0 0 Mauer.368 19 7 0 1 Nunez.500 2 1 0 0 Plouffe.188 16 3 0 1 Robinson --- 0 0 0 0 Rosario.333 3 1 0 0 Santana.333 3 1 0 0 Suzuki.500 18 9 0 3 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS RED SOX CAREER vs. PELFREY PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Betts.333 3 1 0 0 Bianchi --- 0 0 0 0 Bogaerts.000 3 0 0 0 Castillo.000 2 0 0 0 Holt --- 0 0 0 0 Leon 1.000 2 2 0 0 Napoli.500 2 1 0 1 Ortiz.200 5 1 0 0 Pedroia.333 6 2 0 0 Peguero --- 0 0 0 0 Ramirez.200 50 10 1 3 Sandoval.200 20 4 0 2 Swihart --- 0 0 0 0 CAREER VS. TWINS AT FENWAY DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 5/19/10 MIN W 8.0 5 2 2 1 7 5/7/11 MIN W 5.0 2 0 0 1 6 8/4/12 MIN ND 7.0 7 1 0 1 3 5/6/13 MIN ND 6.0 7 4 4 2 9 2.08 ERA 2-0 26.0 21 7 6 5 25 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Buchholz 10 7 23/60.1 3.43 2-8 Porcello 10 5 34/62.0 4.94 6-4 Rodriguez 1 1 5/7.2 5.87 1-0 Wright 3 1 6/17.0 3.18 1-2 Miley 10 4 19/54.1 3.15 5-5 Kelly 10 3 25/54.0 4.17 4-6 Masterson 7 3 22/35.1 5.60 3-4 52-EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ TOMORROW S GAME 1 STARTING PITCHER 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 start 2015 W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO RED SOX 1-0 0.00 1 1 7.2 3 0 0 0 2 7 PAWTUCKET 4-3 2.98 8 8 48.1 46 22 16 2 7 44 ML CAREER 1-0 0.00 1 1 7.2 3 0 0 0 2 7 2015 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 5/28 at TEX W 7.2 3 0 0 2 7 0.00 ERA 1-0 7.2 3 0 0 2 7 LAST START: Won his ML debut on Thursday at TEX, tossing 7.2 scoreless frames (3 H, 2 BB, 7 SO)...Teamed with 23-year-old Blake Swihart to become the Red Sox 1st starting battery both under 24 years old since 8/23/83 at MIN, when Rich Gedman caught Oil Can Boyd (both 23). Was the 1st pitcher in BOS history to go at least 7.2 IP, allow no runs, give up 3 hits or less, and strike out at least 7 in his big league debut...marked the longest scoreless outing for a Red Sox in his ML debut since Billy Rohr on 4/14/67 at NYY (9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R).
Red Sox Game Notes Page 3 BATTING NOTES 50-MOOKIE BETTS, OF.246 AVG 5 HR 25 RBI.304 OBP.389 SLG vs. RHP: 40-153 (.261), 3 HR SUNDAY: 1-4, R, BB, SB ROAD TRIP: 9-27, 2 R, 2B, 3B, RBI, 3 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, BB, SB) vs. LHP: 10-50 (.200), 2 HR TEX SERIES: 5-16, 2 R, 3B, RBI, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (5/2-11) Is batting.315 (17-for-54) with 4 R, 2 2B, 3B, and 4 RBI since 5/19, hitting safely in 11 of those 13 games and striking out only 4 times. Hit safely in each of his 3 games at MIN last week, going 4-for-11 (.364, 2B, BB, SB). Has hit.309 (21-for-68) and slugged.529 at home since 4/20, hitting safely in 14 of those 16 games (11 R, 6 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 4 BB). Owns the 2nd-best PA/SO ratio in the AL since 5/3 (14.5)...Has struck out only 8 times in his last 27 games (116 PA), after striking out 19 times in his first 23. Became only the 4th player in Red Sox history to record at least 100 hits, 10 HR, and 10 SB in their first 100 career games, joining Nomar Garciaparra (121 H, 16 HR, 18 SB), Ellis Burks (112 H, 19 HR, 21 SB), and Jim Tabor (114 H, 10 HR, 10 SB). Recorded his 5th game-winning RBI of the season Thursday at TEX, breaking a scoreless tie in the 5th inning...ranks T-6th in the AL in game-winning RBI. 16-JEFF BIANCHI, INF --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR SUNDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: --- CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, R, 2B) vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR TEX SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Is in his 2nd ML stint of the season...made his Red Sox debut as a pinch-runner on 5/24 vs. LAA...Has not played in a major league game since then. Was a non-roster invitee to Red Sox spring training in 2015...Selected to the major league roster on 5/24, designated for assignment on 5/28, and signed to a 1-year major league contract on 5/31...Full bio is available on page 77 of the 2015 Boston Red Sox Media Guide. In 17 games for Triple-A Pawtucket this year, went 16-for-53 (.302 AVG) with 2 2B, 4 RBI, and 6 R...Appeared in 9 games at 2B, 5 at SS, 3 in LF, and 1 at 1B. 2-XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.274 AVG 2 HR 17 RBI.322 OBP.378 SLG vs. RHP: 31-119 (.261), 2 HR SUNDAY: 3-4, RBI ROAD TRIP: 3-19, 2 RBI, HBP, SF CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (3-4, RBI) vs. LHP: 14-45 (.311), 0 HR TEX SERIES: 3-7, 2 RBI, HBP, SF SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/17-24) Snapped an 0-for-16 stretch Sunday at TEX, singling in each of his final 3 at-bats...is batting.317 (19-for-60) in his last 19 games (since 5/11). Has a hit in each of his last 5 PA at home...has hit safely in 7 straight home games since 5/6, batting.462 in that span (12-for-26, 5 R, 3 2B, HR, BB, 3 RBI). Has a.311 AVG/.357 OBP/.462 SLG line at night this season (32 G), compared to.207/.258/.224 in 16 day games. Leads the Red Sox in AVG with RISP (.313, 10-for-32, 2B, 3 3B)...Is 4-for-10 (.400) with the bases loaded and 6-for-18 (.333) with RISP and 2 out. Owns the AL s best PA/SO ratio since 5/6 (16.2), 2nd in all of MLB to only SF s Nori Aoki (49.0)...Has struck out only 5 times in his last 81 plate appearances... Struck out only 24 times in April and May of this season, after striking out 49 times before 6/1 in 2014. 38-RUSNEY CASTILLO, OF.233 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI.258 OBP.233 SLG vs. RHP: 4-20 (.200), 0 HR SUNDAY: 2-4, SB ROAD TRIP: 4-18, RBI, BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-4, SB) vs. LHP: 3-10 (.300), 0 HR TEX SERIES: 4-15, RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (5/22-24) Recorded his 1st multi-hit game of 2015 on Sunday, going 2-for-4 and stealing his 1st base of the season...is 4-for-4 in SB attempts in 18 career ML games. Has hit safely in 6 of his 8 games since being recalled by BOS on 5/22, making 7 starts in RF and 1 in CF. Has hit safely in each of his last 7 home games since 9/25/14, posting a.440 AVG/.481 OBP/.720 SLG line in that span (11-for-25, 6 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, HBP, BB). In 2014, played 11 minor league games then 10 major league games in his 1st pro action in the U.S...Reached base safely via hit or walk in 9 of 10 games for BOS, all starts in CF, batting.333 (12-for-36) with 6 R, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, and 3 BB...Was successful in all 3 SB attempts. 26-BROCK HOLT, INF.286 AVG 1 HR 11 RBI.370 OBP.410 SLG vs. RHP: 23-79 (.291), 1 HR SUNDAY: 0-0 ROAD TRIP: 3-14, 2 R, 2B, BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4) vs. LHP: 7-26 (.269), 0 HR TEX SERIES: 1-10, R, BB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/11-19) Is batting.304 (7-for-23) with a.407 OBP in his last 7 games (6 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 1 HBP, 3 BB)...Is 4 runs shy of 100 for his career (6 R with PIT, 90 R with BOS). Has recorded at least 1 hit and scored at least 1 run in each of his last 3 home games, reaching base in 6 of his last 11 PA at Fenway (4-for-9, 2 BB, 2 2B, 4 R). Appeared in only 1 game during the Sox 3-game series at MIN last week, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and a double on 5/27. Has started at RF (9), 3B (8), SS (5), LF (4), CF (2), and 2B (1) in 2015...Has never committed an error in 62 career games (57 starts) in the OF (113 chances). Committed 2 errors at SS on Saturday, the 1st of his career at the position...was his 1st game with multiple errors since 9/7/12 vs. CHC with PIT. 3-SANDY LEON, C.190 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI.277 OBP.190 SLG vs. RHP: 7-28 (.250), 0 HR SUNDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 2-6, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-3 vs. LHP: 1-14 (.071), 0 HR TEX SERIES: 0-3, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (5/24-pres.) Has a 2.52 catcher s ERA in his last 7 starts since 5/10 (17 ER/60.2 IP), with Red Sox pitchers allowing 2 ER or fewer in 5 of those 7 games. Has not allowed a SB in his last 10 starts, throwing out all 3 attempted base stealers in that span...last allowed a SB on 4/19 vs. BAL. Has caught 4 of 5 attempted base stealers this season and 49% (191 of 394) between the major and minor leagues over the last 6 seasons (2010-15). Has started 14 games in 2015...Named to 1st Opening Day roster of his career...acquired by BOS from WSH in exchange for cash considerations on 3/30/15. 12-MIKE NAPOLI, 1B.208 AVG 8 HR 22 RBI.323 OBP.403 SLG vs. RHP: 23-111 (.207), 4 HR SUNDAY: 0-4 ROAD TRIP: 5-21, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 7 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-4 vs. LHP: 10-48 (.208), 4 HR TEX SERIES: 2-10, 2 R, 2B, 6 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/22-26) Has reached base multiple times via hit or BB in 8 of his last 10 games since 5/22, leading the AL with 10 BB and a.500 OBP in that span. Hit 7 HR in May, tied for 7th-most in the month among AL batters...marked his highest single-month HR total since April 2012 (also 7 HR). Has drawn 2 BB in a game 7 times this season...among AL hitters, only CLE s Carlos Santana (10 times) and DET s Ian Kinsler (7 times) have recorded as many games with at least 2 BB...Drew 2 BB in 3 straight games from 5/28-30, the longest multi-bb streak by a Red Sox since David Ortiz (3 straight from 6/16-18/10). Homered in his last 3 home games from 5/22-24 vs. LAA...The last Red Sox player to homer in at least 4 consecutive home games was Kevin Youkilis, who went deep in 4 straight appearances at Fenway from 5/19-29/07...Prior to Napoli, no Red Sox player had homered in at least 3 consecutive home games since David Ortiz accomplished the feat from 6/10-20/12, and none had done it in 3 consecutive days at home since Jason Bay from 8/10-12/09 vs. DET. Has hit each of the Red Sox last 2 walk-off home runs: 6/18/14 vs. MIN (off Casey Fien, 10th inning) and 7/21/13 vs. NYY (off Adam Warren, 11th inning). 34-DAVID ORTIZ, DH/1B.224 AVG 6 HR 18 RBI.309 OBP.382 SLG vs. RHP: 30-108 (.278), 6 HR SUNDAY: 1-4, BB ROAD TRIP: 4-20, R, 2 2B, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-8, 2B, BB) vs. LHP: 8-62 (.129), 0 HR TEX SERIES: 3-8, 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/27-5/5) Went 3-for-8 vs. TEX over the weekend, including 2-for-5 vs. LHP and 1-for-3 vs. RHP. Spent his first 6 major league seasons with the Twins (1997-2002)...Has the 2nd-highest SLG (.660), 3rd-highest OBP (.417), 2nd-highest OPS (1.076), and 6th-highest batting AVG (.332) against MIN among active players (80-for-241, 19 2B, 20 HR, 35 BB). Has hit.343 (35-for-102) with 10 HR in 27 career games against the Twins at Fenway Park. Is batting.284 (21-for-74) with a.375 OBP and.446 SLG at home this season, drawing 12 BB and striking out only 8 times. The Sox are 5-1 this season in games in which Ortiz homers. Has scored 1,067 runs as a member of the Red Sox, tied with Wade Boggs for 6th-most in club history...has also walked 998 times since joining the Red Sox, only 2 BB shy of 1,000 and 6 BB shy of tying Boggs (1,004 BB) for 4th-most in club history. Has recorded 6,268 at-bats w/ BOS, 2 shy of tying Harry Hooper (6,270 AB) for 6th-most in Red Sox history. With 1,551 career RBI, is 4 shy of tying Willie McCovey (1,555 RBI) for 42nd place on MLB s all-time list...has 472 HR and needs only 1 more to tie Carlos Delgado for 31st place on MLB s all-time list...his 556 career doubles are only 4 shy of tying Eddie Murray and Jeff Kent (560 2B) for 24th-most in MLB history.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 15-DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.289 AVG 7 HR 21 RBI.354 OBP.433 SLG vs. RHP: 48-155 (.310), 5 HR SUNDAY: 0-5 ROAD TRIP: 10-30, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-5 vs. LHP: 10-46 (.217), 2 HR TEX SERIES: 5-18 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (5/21-30) Snapped a 10-game hitting streak by going 0-for-5 Sunday at TEX...Hit.390 (16-for-41) with 2 HR during that streak, the longest by a Red Sox this season... Was his 3rd hit streak of at least 7 games this season (also 8 G from 4/26-5/4, 7 G from 5/6-13). Has hit leadoff in each of the Sox last 9 games (12-for-37,.324 AVG, 3 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB), his first appearances in the leadoff position since 5/22/14 vs. TOR... Prior to going 0-for-5 on Sunday, had reached base in each of his last 18 leadoff starts dating back to 5/10/14 (.333, 23-for-69, 6 BB). Owns the 3rd-highest batting AVG against the Twins among active players (.345, 76-for-220), trailing only Mark Teixeira (.367) and Howie Kendrick (.358)... Hit 2 HR last Wednesday at MIN against Phil Hughes and now has more homers off him (5) than any other pitcher. Has hit.325 (26-for-80) with a.387 OBP at home this season, reaching base in 19 of 21 games...has a career.312 AVG/.375 OBP/.479 SLG line at Fenway Park. Is batting.315 (41-for-130) with a.372 OBP in his last 33 games overall (since 4/26)...Has hit safely in 27 of those 33 games. Hit his 7th HR of the 2015 season in his 46th game, after totaling 7 HR in 2014...This is the 2nd time he reached 7 HR before 6/1 (8 HR before 6/1 in 2010). Has scored 742 runs in his career, 1 shy of tying Manny Ramirez (743 R) for 11th place in Sox history...has recorded 2,122 total bases, 1 shy of tying Frank Malzone (2,123 TB) for 15th place in Red Sox history...has 494 career BB, tied with Kevin Youkilis for 19th-most in club history. 39-CARLOS PEGUERO, OF.178 AVG 4 HR 9 RBI.307 OBP.397 SLG vs. RHP: 11-66 (.167), 4 HR SUNDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 0-3, R, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-19 vs. LHP: 2-7 (.286), 0 HR TEX SERIES: 0-3, R, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (4/11-14) Made his Red Sox debut Thursday at TEX (0-for-2, R, BB), pinch-hitting for Xander Bogaerts in the 4th inning and remaining in the game in LF...Entered Friday's game as a defensive replacement and Saturday's as a pinch-hitter. Appeared in 30 games for the Rangers this season before being designated for assignment on 5/20...Acquired by BOS on 5/27 in exchange for cash considerations...added to the Red Sox 25-man roster on 5/28. Hit 4 HR during the Rangers 7-game road trip from 5/4-10, homering once on 5/5 at HOU, twice the following day against the Astros, and again on 5/9 at TB. Signed by the Mariners as a non-drafted free agent in 2005...Prior to joining the Red Sox, combined to hit.194 (55-for-284) with 28 R, 10 2B, 3 3B, 13 HR, and 37 RBI in 99 career games with SEA (2011-13), KC (2014), and TEX (2015). 13-HANLEY RAMIREZ, LF.261 AVG 12 HR 27 RBI.311 OBP.483 SLG vs. RHP: 32-132 (.242), 8 HR SUNDAY: 2-5, R, RBI, SB ROAD TRIP: 7-28, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-5, R, RBI) vs. LHP: 15-48 (.313), 4 HR TEX SERIES: 6-17, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (3x, last 5/23-25) Went 6-for-17 with 2 HR and 4 RBI during the Sox 4-game series at TEX...Snapped an 85-AB homerless stretch on Thursday and added his 12th HR on Friday. Has driven in at least 1 run in 3 of his last 4 games and in 4 of his last 7...Had not recorded an RBI in his previous 19 games from 5/1-24, tied for the longest such streak of his career (0 RBI in 19 straight games from 6/9-7/1/06 with FLA). Has scored a run in each of his last 3 home games and reached base in 5 of his last 11 PA at Fenway (3-for-9, BB, HBP). Has 4 HR in 4 games as the Red Sox DH, combining to go 6-for-17 (.353) with a 1.118 SLG in those games (4/26 at BAL, 5/17 at SEA, 5/28-29 at TEX). In his 1st season as an OF after playing only SS (1,077 G) and 3B (98 G) in his first 10 ML seasons (2005-14). 48-PABLO SANDOVAL, 3B.251 AVG 5 HR 17 RBI.317 OBP.371 SLG vs. RHP: 36-118 (.305), 5 HR SUNDAY: 1-4, R ROAD TRIP: 4-28, R, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R) vs. LHP: 6-49 (.122), 0 HR TEX SERIES: 2-16, R, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (4/10-13) Is only 12 hits shy of 1,000 (988) and 3 doubles shy of 200 (197) for his career. Leads the Red Sox with a.333 home batting AVG this season (18-for-54). Is 4-for-7 vs. LHP while batting left-handed, compared to 2-for-42 (.048) while batting right-handed. Committed 2 errors Sunday at TEX, snapping a stretch of 28 consecutive games (27 starts) without a miscue (last error: 4/24 at BAL)...Has a.973 fielding percentage since 5/25/14 (10 E, 364 TC), 3rd-best in the majors at 3B in that span (Kyle Seager-.986, Luis Valbuena-.980). Has been hit by a pitch 5 times, his 2nd-highest single-season total (6 in 2013). 23-BLAKE SWIHART, C.225 AVG 0 HR 7 RBI.257 OBP.268 SLG vs. RHP: 12-51 (.235), 0 HR SUNDAY: 1-4, SB ROAD TRIP: 6-17, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 8 G (9-28, 5 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB) vs. LHP: 4-20 (.200), 0 HR TEX SERIES: 4-11, R, 3 RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (5/20-pres.) Went 1-for-4 and recorded his 1st career stolen base on Sunday, swiping 2nd base in the 6th inning. Is riding a career-best 8-game hitting streak (.321, 9-for-28), tied for the 2nd-longest hit streak by an AL rookie this season (TOR s Devon Travis, 11 G from 4/12-25; KC s Christian Colon, 8 G from 4/21-5/3)...Marks the Red Sox longest active hit streak. Has scored or driven in 9 of the Sox 26 runs in his last 6 starts (7-for-20, 5 R, 4 RBI)...Has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 starts. Has thrown out 5 attempted base stealers this season, including 4 of his last 11. Began the season with Triple-A Pawtucket, batting.338 (23-for-68) with a.392 OBP in 18 games...entered the year as the No. 1 catching prospect in baseball, according to Baseball America. LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTAL Betts 5/6/15 vs. TB Jepsen 92 11 2 0 0 13 5 0 1 0 0 6 Bianchi 9/24/13 at ATL Garcia 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bogaerts 5/20/15 vs. TEX Klein 35 7 2 2 0 11 2 1 0 0 0 3 Castillo 9/26/14 vs. NYY Kelley 36 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holt 4/24/15 at BAL O Day 72 8 1 1 0 10 1 2 0 0 0 3 Leon 4/14/14 at MIA Slowey 87 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Napoli 5/24/15 vs. LAA Santiago 23 6 1 0 0 7 2 3 1 0 0 6 Ortiz 5/19/15 vs. TEX Gallardo 40 11 1 0 0 12 3 1 0 0 0 4 Pedroia 5/27/15 at MIN Hughes 19 12 5 0 0 17 3 0 1 0 0 4 Peguero 5/9/15 at TB Andriese 22 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 Ramirez 5/29/15 at TEX Ohlendorf 9 13 2 1 0 16 5 1 1 1 0 8 Sandoval 5/16/15 at SEA Hernandez 40 9 0 2 0 11 2 2 0 0 0 4 Swihart - - - 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2015 vs. MIN CAREER VS. MIN CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Betts.333 9 3 0 3.364 11 4 0 0.280 186 52 5 25 Bianchi - - - - -.250 12 3 0 1.500 4 2 0 1 Bogaerts.000 12 0 0 0.167 36 6 0 1.265 351 93 8 33 Castillo.000 3 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0.344 32 11 2 6 Holt.500 4 2 0 0.267 15 4 0 0.273 297 81 1 25 Leon.667 3 2 0 0.667 3 2 0 0.211 19 4 0 2 Napoli.273 11 3 0 1.276 181 50 7 21.264 587 155 30 98 Ortiz.083 12 1 0 1.332 241 80 20 51.309 3,195 986 189 717 Pedroia.417 12 5 2 4.345 220 76 5 25.312 2,380 743 60 313 Peguero - - - - -.250 12 3 1 3.000 1 0 0 0 Ramirez.091 11 1 0 1.211 38 8 1 3.220 91 20 4 10 Sandoval.167 12 2 0 0.250 36 9 2 6.333 54 18 1 6 Swihart.333 6 2 0 0.333 6 2 0 0.172 29 5 0 2
Red Sox Game Notes Page 5 BULLPEN NOTES 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 68-Matt Barnes 5/30 at TEX 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 4/10 5/4 -/- 3.1 (5/25 at MIN) 5 (5/25 at MIN) 32-Craig Breslow 5/29 at TEX 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 7/17 8/6 0/3 3.0 (4/19 vs BAL) 2 (4 times) 59-Tommy Layne 5/31 at TEX (H, 2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 17/18 11/1 0/1 1.2 (4/10 at NYY) 3 (4/10 at NYY) 41-Alexi Ogando 5/31 at TEX (H, 5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 15/20 9/2 -/- 2.0 (4/27 vs TOR) 2 (3 times) 36-Junichi Tazawa 5/31 at TEX (H, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 20/24 7/3 -/- 1.2 (5/10 at TOR) 3 (4/13 vs WSH) 19-Koji Uehara 5/31 at TEX (BS, 2; L, 2-2) 0.2 1 2 0 1 0 13/18 2/0 10/12 1.0 (14 times) 3 (4/29 vs TOR) 2015 BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.61 ERA 164.1 161 72 66 60 134 105/146 (72%) 65/23 10/17 68-MATT BARNES, RHP 2-0 0 SV 2.03 ERA vs. ALL:.310 (18-58), 2 HR vs. RHB:.333 (10-30), 1 HR vs. LHB:.286 (8-28), 1 HR WHIP: 1.73 Pitched fi nal frame Saturday at TEX, his 3rd straight scoreless outing (4.2 IP) beginning 5/25 at MIN with career highs in IP and SO (3.1 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 5 SO). Has made 10 relief appearances for BOS this year; 8 are scoreless...has pitched more than 2.0 innings 3 times in his 10 appearances for BOS this year. 8 of his 10 appearances this year have come on the road where he has a 0.75 ERA (1 ER/12.0 IP)...Has a 13.50 ERA (2 ER/1.1 IP) in 2 games in Boston this year. Is in his 2nd stint with the Red Sox this season after being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 5/9 (1st recall was on 4/25)...For his ML career, is 2-0, 2.82 ERA (7 ER/22.1 IP), 7 BB, 19 SO in 15 games (all in relief)...made his ML debut with the Red Sox last year as a September call-up. For Pawtucket this year: 0-0, 4.15 ERA (6 ER/13.0 IP), 6 BB, 14 SO in 4 G (3 GS)...His fi rst 3 appearances in 2015 came as a starter (4.50 ERA; 6 ER/12.0 IP). 32-CRAIG BRESLOW, LHP 0-0 0 SV 4.22 ERA vs. ALL:.288 (23-80), 3 HR vs. RHB:.245 (12-49), 1 HR vs. LHB:.355 (11-31), 2 HR WHIP: 1.50 Gave up 2 runs in 1.0 IP Friday night at TEX (3 H, BB, SO) and has allowed runs in 4 of his last 5 appearances (5 ER in 5.1 IP). Ranks 2nd on the staff in relief innings this season at 21.1...Has pitched more than 1.0 inning in 7 of his 17 appearances this season. Has allowed 11 runs this season (10 ER), all over his last 10 outings (8.71 ERA; 10.1 IP)...Began 2015 with a season-best 11.0-inning scoreless streak (7 G). Is 4 appearances shy of 500 for his ML career...174 of his 496 career appearances have been with the Red Sox (2006, 2012-15). 59-TOMMY LAYNE, LHP 0-1 0 SV 2.87 ERA vs. ALL:.214 (12-56), 0 HR vs. RHB:.318 (7-22), 0 HR vs. LHB:.147 (5-34), 0 HR WHIP: 1.15 Threw 1.1 scoreless IP Sunday at TEX with 1 SO...Stranded 1 inherited runner left by Ogando to end the 6th & threw a 1-2-3 7th...Has stranded 10 of 11 inherited runners this season, including his last 8...Has retired his 1st batter faced in 14 straight outings beginning 5/1, and in 17 of 18 appearances overall. Has allowed runs in just 3 of his 18 games this season...since allowing a career-high 3 ER on 4/12 at NYY, has posted a 1.64 ERA (2 ER/11.0 IP) in 14 games. In his 2nd stint with the Red Sox this year after making his 1st career Opening Day roster in 2015...Was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket after 4 relief appearances with the Red Sox postgame on 4/12, and was recalled again on 4/29...Had 3 SV and 6 SO in 5.0 scoreless IP over 4 outings for the PawSox this year. Has made 88 relief appearances over his ML career between SD (2012-13) and BOS (2014-15), posting a 2.25 ERA (15 ER/60.0 IP) with 58 SO and 1 HR allowed...holding LHB to a.154 AVG (12-for-78) for his career with the Red Sox (48 games over 2014-15).. 41-ALEXI OGANDO, RHP 1-0 0 SV 3.66 ERA vs. ALL:.230 (17-74), 3 HR vs. RHB:.244 (11-45), 3 HR vs. LHB:.207 (6-29), 0 HR WHIP: 1.12 Earned his 5th hold of the year Sunday at TEX (0.2 IP, H, SO)...Started the 6th inning and got the 1st two outs before being lifted by Layne. Allowed 3 hits and 2 runs in 0.2 IP Friday night at TEX, marking the 1st time he had allowed multiple runs since surrendering a 3-run HR on 4/11 at NYY...In 15 games between those multi-run outings, posted a 1.72 ERA (3 ER/15.2 IP) with a.179 opp. AVG (10-for-56). Has allowed 8 total runs this year, 5 of which have come on home runs (3 HR total: one 3-run & 2 solos)...the 6th such run scored on a HR off another reliever. Holding opponents hitless in their last 10 at-bats against him with RISP (last hit with RISP: 4/14 vs. WSH)...Has allowed 2 hits in 12 AB's with RISP overall. 36-JUNICHI TAZAWA, RHP 0-1 0 SV 1.64 ERA vs. ALL:.203 (16-79), 3 HR vs. RHB:.146 (7-48), 2 HR vs. LHB:.290 (9-31), 1 HR WHIP: 0.91 Threw a perfect 8th inning with 1 SO on 12 pitches Sunday at TEX...Recorded his 9th hold of the season...was his 1st game action since Wednesday at MIN. Posting an 0.87 ERA (1 ER/10.1 IP) with 3 BB, 9 SO, and 4 holds over his last 12 games (since 5/4)...Has 9 perfect appearances this year, 2nd most on Sox staff. Among all AL relievers this season, ranks T-10th in games (24) and 8th in holds (9)...His 22.0 relief innings lead the Red Sox (Breslow: 21.1). Since the start of the 2013 season, has made 166 relief appearances, 4th most in the AL in that time (11th in MLB). 19-KOJI UEHARA, RHP 2-2 10 SV 1.69 ERA vs. ALL:.148 (8-54), 2 HR vs. RHB:.148 (4-27), 0 HR vs. LHB:.148 (4-27), 2 HR WHIP: 0.81 Took his 2nd loss and blown save of the season Sunday at TEX (0.2 IP, H, 2 R, 0 ER, IBB)...Allowed 2 unearned runs to come across in the bottom of the 9th... With 2 outs and a runner on 3rd, intentionally walked P. Fielder...Pinch-hitter J. Hamilton doubled to the left-cf gap scoring the tying and winning runs. Has not allowed baserunners in 10 of his 18 appearances...his 10 perfect appearances in 2015 lead Red Sox relievers (Tazawa has 9) and is 11th in the AL. Converted 7 straight SV chances before Sunday s blown save (1st 4/25 at BAL)...Went 1-0, 7 SV, 0.82 ERA (1 ER/11.0 IP), 4 BB, 12 SO in 12 games in between. Ranks T-10th among AL pitchers in saves (10)...His 0.81 WHIP is 12th among all AL relievers. Has 57 SV as a Red Sox and needs 1 more to tie Lee Smith (58) for 9th place on the Sox all-time list...tom Gordon is 8th with 68 saves...uehara s SV on 5/10 at TOR was his 100th between Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan (33 saves) and MLB...Currently has 71 saves in his MLB career. Began season on the DL (left hamstring strain) from 3/27-4/12...Activated on 4/13...Made 1 rehab appearance for Single-A Greenville on 4/11 (1.0 IP, ER, SO). 2015 VS. MIN CAREER VS. MIN CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Barnes 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 3.1 5 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 3.1 5 0 0-0-0 4.91 5/0 7.1 8 4 Breslow 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 2 0 2-0-0 2.21 22/0 20.1 16 5 5-6-0 4.75 104/0 96.2 113 51 Buchholz 0-1-0 2.45 1/1 7.1 7 2 3-2-0 4.02 9/9 56.0 60 25 30-25-0 4.03 76/75 466.1 456 209 Kelly 0-1-0 37.80 1/1 1.2 8 7 0-1-0 37.80 1/1 1.2 8 7 1-4-0 5.48 8/8 46.0 48 28 Layne 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 1-0-0 0.79 18/0 11.1 11 1 Miley -- / -- / 2-2-0 4.81 4/4 24.1 23 13 Ogando 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 0 0 1-1-1 2.30 11/1 15.2 13 4 1-2-0 2.45 14/1 22.0 12 6 Porcello 0-1-0 7.71 1/1 7.0 7 6 8-8-0 4.10 24/24 138.1 153 63 5-3-0 5.82 9/9 51.0 55 33 Rodriguez -- / -- / -- / Tazawa 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 0-0-0 1.69 6/0 5.1 6 1 6-6-0 2.98 108/3 117.2 113 39 Uehara -- / 1-0-2 1.50 11/0 12.0 10 2 8-6-27 2.09 88/1 94.2 54 22 Wright -- / -- / 2-1-0 2.67 6/2 27.0 22 8
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 53 6/2 D MINNESOTA 54 6/3 N MINNESOTA 55 6/4 D MINNESOTA 56 6/5 N OAKLAND 57 6/6 D OAKLAND 58 6/7 D OAKLAND 6/8 OFF DAY 59 6/9 N at Baltimore 60 6/10 N at Baltimore 61 6/11 N at Baltimore 62 6/12 N TORONTO 63 6/13 D TORONTO 64 6/14 D TORONTO 65 6/15 N ATLANTA 66 6/16 D ATLANTA 67 6/17 N at Atlanta 68 6/18 N at Atlanta 69 6/19 N at Kansas City 70 6/20 N at Kansas City 71 6/21 D at Kansas City 6/22 Off Day 72 6/23 N BALTIMORE 73 6/24 N BALTIMORE 74 6/25 D BALTIMORE 75 6/26 N at Tampa Bay 76 6/27 D at Tampa Bay 77 6/28 D at Tampa Bay 78 6/29 N at Toronto 79 6/30 N at Toronto 80 7/1 D at Toronto 81 7/2 N at Toronto 82 7/3 N HOUSTON 83 7/4 D HOUSTON 84 7/5 D HOUSTON 7/6 OFF DAY 85 7/7 N MIAMI 86 7/8 N MIAMI 7/9 OFF DAY 87 7/10 N NY YANKEES 88 7/11 N NY YANKEES 89 7/12 D NY YANKEES 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 91 7/18 N at LA Angels 92 7/19 N at LA Angels 93 7/20 N at LA Angels 94 7/21 N at Houston 95 7/22 N at Houston 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
Red Sox Game Notes Page 7 107 8/4 N at NY Yankees 108 8/5 N at NY Yankees 109 8/6 N at NY Yankees 110 8/7 N at Detroit 111 8/8 N at Detroit 112 8/9 D at Detroit 8/10 Off Day 113 8/11 N at Miami 114 8/12 D at Miami 8/13 Off Day 115 8/14 N SEATTLE 116 8/15 D SEATTLE 117 8/16 D SEATTLE 118 8/17 N CLEVELAND 119 8/18 N CLEVELAND 120 8/19 N CLEVELAND 121 8/20 N KANSAS CITY 122 8/21 N KANSAS CITY 123 8/22 N KANSAS CITY 124 8/23 D KANSAS CITY 125 8/24 D at Chi White Sox 126 8/25 N at Chi White Sox 127 8/26 D at Chi White Sox 8/27 Off Day 128 8/28 N at NY Mets 129 8/29 N at NY Mets 130 8/30 D at NY Mets 131 8/31 N NY YANKEES 132 9/1 N NY YANKEES 133 9/2 D NY YANKEES 9/3 OFF DAY 134 9/4 N PHILADELPHIA 135 9/5 D PHILADELPHIA 136 9/6 D PHILADELPHIA 137 9/7 D TORONTO 138 9/8 N TORONTO 139 9/9 N TORONTO 9/10 OFF DAY 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 DATE March 18 March 20 March 26 March 30 March 31 April 2 April 3 TRANSACTION 2015 TRANSACTIONS INFs Sean Coyle and Travis Shaw optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHPs Miguel Celestino, Keith Couch, and Noe Ramirez, and 1B/OF Bryan LaHair reassigned to minor league camp. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez and C Blake Swihart optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. OF Bryce Brentz, 3B/OF Garin Cecchini, and RHPs Heath Hembree and Zeke Spruill optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Henry Owens reassigned to minor league camp...rhp Mitchell Boggs released. C Sandy Leon acquired from Washington Nationals in exchange for cash considerations...c Christian Vazquez placed on 60-day DL with a right elbow sprain. RHP Felipe Paulino released. OFs Jackie Bradley Jr. and Rusney Castillo optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Dalier Hinojosa, SS Deven Marrero, and C Matt Spring reassigned to minor league camp. RHPs Matt Barnes and Brandon Workman optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Dana Eveland reassigned to minor league camp...rhp Joe Kelly placed on 15-day DL (retroactive to March 27) with a right biceps strain. April 5 RHP Koji Uehara placed on 15-day DL (retroactive to March 27) with a left hamstring strain...lhp Edwin Escobar placed on 15-day DL (retroactive to March 29) with left elbow inflammation...lhp Brian Johnson, Cs Luke Montz and Humberto Quintero, INFs Jeff Bianchi and Jemile Weeks, and OF Quintin Berry reassigned to minor league camp. April 6 RHP Rick Porcello signed 4-year contract extension through the 2019 season. April 11 RHP Joe Kelly activated from 15-day DL...RHP Steven Wright optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/10). April 13 RHP Koji Uehara activated from 15-day DL...LHP Tommy Layne optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/12)...RHP Brandon Workman option reversed and placed on 15-day major league DL (retroactive to April 3). April 25 OF Shane Victorino placed on 15-day DL (retroactive to April 23) with a right hamstring strain...rhp Matt Barnes recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. April 26 RHP Heath Hembree recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Matt Barnes optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. April 27 RHP Steven Wright recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Heath Hembree optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. April 28 OF Jackie Bradley Jr. recalled from Triple-A Pawtcket...RHP Steven Wright optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. April 29 RHP Dalier Hinojosa selected to active ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Anthony Varvaro designated for assignment...lhp Tommy Layne recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...OF Jackie Bradley Jr. optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/28). May 2 C Ryan Hanigan placed on 15-day DL...C Blake Swihart recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. May 3 INF Luis Jimenez claimed off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers...C Ryan Hanigan was transferred to the 60-day disabled list...rhp Anthony Varvaro claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. May 4 INF Luis Jimenez added to active ML roster...rhp Dalier Hinojosa optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (5/3). May 7 Juan Nieves relieved of duties as pitching coach. May 8 RHP Edward Mujica designated for assignment...inf Travis Shaw recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. May 9 INF Travis Shaw optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Matt Barnes recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. May 10 OF Jackie Bradley Jr. and RHP Steven Wright recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...OF Allen Craig and LHP Robbie Ross Jr. optioned Pawtucket (5/9). May 11 OF Shane Victorino activated from 15-day DL...INF Luis Jimenez designated for assignment. May 14 RHP Justin Masterson placed on15-day DL (retroactive to May 13)...Robbie Ross Jr. recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. May 20 RHP John Cornely acquired from Atlanta in exchange for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Pawtucket. May 22 OF Rusney Castillo recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...OF Jackie Bradley Jr. optioned to Pawtucket. May 23 RHP Heath Hemree recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Robbie Ross Jr. optioned to Pawtucket. May 24 OF Shane Victorino on 15-day DL...INF Jeff Bianchi selected to the active major league roster from Triple-A Pawtucket... RHP Anthony Varvaro returned to Boston form Chicago (NL) and placed on the 15-day DL (retroactive to April 29). May 27 OF Carlos Peguero acquired from Texas in exchange for cash considerations...rhp Anthony Varvaro transferred to the 60-day DL. May 28 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Heath Hemree optioned to Pawtucket (5/27)...OF Daniel Nava placed on 15-day DL...LHP Robbie Ross Jr. recalled from Pawtucket...OF Carlos Peguero added to active ML roster...inf Jeff Bianchi designated for assignment. May 31 INF Jeff Bianchi signed 1-year ML contract for 2015...LHP Robbie Ross Jr. optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (5/30). DISABLED LIST PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED GAMES MISSED Christian Vazquez Recovery from Tommy John surgery (60-day) March 30 --- 51 (22-29) Joe Kelly Right biceps strain April 3 (March 27) April 11 4 (3-1) Koji Uehara Left hamstring strain April 5 (March 27) April 13 6 (4-2) Edwin Escobar Left elbow inflammation April 5 (March 29) --- 51 (22-29) Brendon Workman Right elbow Strain April 13 (April 3) --- 51 (22-29) Shane Victorino Right hamstring strain April 25 (April 23) May 11 14 (4-10) Ryan Hanigan Fractured right hand (60-day) May 2 --- 28 (10-18) Justin Masterson Right shoulder tendinitis May 14 (May 13) --- 18 (7-11) Anthony Varvaro Right flexor strain (60-day) May 24 (April 29) --- 30 (11-19) Shane Victorino Left calf strain May 24 --- 8 (2-6) Daniel Nava Left thumb strain May 26 --- 6 (1-5) 2015 Totals 10 Players 11 DL stints 268 Games Missed