BOSTON RED SOX (69-88) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (90-67) Saturday, September 29, 2012 7:05 p.m. ET Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD LHP Felix Doubront (11-9, 4.91) vs. RHP Steve Johnson (4-0, 1.62) Game #158 Road Game #77 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM/850 AM, WWZN 1510 AM (Spanish) FINAL TREK: The Red Sox tonight continue a 6-day, 6-game road trip with the 2nd of 3 games in Baltimore... The club will travel to New York after tomorrow s game for their final series of 2012, a 3-game set vs. the Yankees. The Sox are 35-41 (.461) in away games this year, 8thbest in the AL, and have won 5 of their last 10 road tilts. EASTERN END: Beginning on 9/7, Boston s final 24 tilts are all vs. AL East rivals...the Sox are 6-13 thus far in those tilts. Jacoby Ellsbury is batting.296 (37-for-125) against the AL East this season...his career.315 AVG (346-for-1,098) within the division is the 2nd-best mark among Major Leaguers with at least 200 games vs. the AL East since 2007. QUITE A RUN: With 88 losses this season, Boston is a season-high 19 games under.500, and guaranteed its 1st losing season since 1997 (78-84,.481)...The only other team to finish over.500 in all 14 years from 1998-2011 was the Yankees... Boston tallied at least 90 wins 10 times in that 14-year span... Boston has endured just 7 losing campaigns since 1967. The Sox are tied for 4th place in the AL East, 22.0 games behind the division-leading Yankees, their largest defi cit in the division this year...the Red Sox have not finished last in their division since 1992 when they went 73-89 (.451) and came in last in the 7-team AL East. FENWAY FINALE: The Red Sox concluded their 2012 home schedule with a 4-2 loss to the Rays on Wednesday night...the Sox went 34-47 (.420) at Fenway Park this year, posting their worst home record since going 34-47 in 1965 and finished under.500 at home for the 1st time since 1997 (39-42,.481). The Sox lead the Majors with 211 home doubles and top the AL with 308 extra-base hits...the 211 doubles tied for their 3rd-highest total at Fenway Park since 1921 behind 218 in 2004 and 216 in 2003. 3-MILLION MARK: The Red Sox drew 3,043,003 fans during the 2012 campaign, surpassing the 3-million mark for the 5th time in club history, all since 2008...Boston has hosted 793 straight sell-outs at Fenway Park dating back to 5/15/03, the longest regular-season sellout streak in the history of major league sports. VS. THE ORIOLES: The Sox and Orioles are meeting for the final time this year with a 3-game set this weekend...the Red Sox dropped the series opener last night and trail the season set 5-11 and are guaranteed their 1st season series loss to the O s since going 9-10 against the club in 2004. Boston has dropped 6 of their last 7 completed series with the O s dating back to last September...The Red Sox have lost 16 of their 23 matchups with Baltimore since the beginning of that 7 series stretch on 9/19/11. With wins in the last 2 games this weekend, Boston can take the season series in Baltimore for the 1st time since winning 8 of 9 at Camden Yards in 2009. FEISTY FELIX: Tonight s starter Felix Doubront is averaging 9.18 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (157 K/154.0 IP) this season, 4th best among American Leaguers and 3rd among Big League left-handers (min. 125.0 IP). Doubront s 157 strikeouts on the season are the most by a Red Sox left-hander age 24 or younger since Babe Ruth struck out 170 in 1916...The last right-handed Sox hurler 24 or younger to strike out that many in a season was Roger Clemens (256 K s in 1987). ONE-HIT WONDER: Red Sox batters were held to only 1 hit in last night s 9-1 loss in Baltimore, the 1st time the team has recorded only 1 hit since a 6-inning, rain-shortened game on 6/18/09 vs. FLA and 1st time in a 9.0-inning affair since 4/30/09 at TB. Scott Podsednik s leadoff bunt single was Boston s only hit last night...according to Elias, the last player to get his team s only hit on a bunt single to lead off a game was Cesar Tovar for the Twins at Washington on 8/13/70. SIX FOR SCOTT: Scott Podsednik has hit safely in each of his last 6 games, 1 shy of his season-high stretch, batting.391 (9-for-23) in that time...his.308 season AVG is 12th in the American League among players with at least 200 PA and 2nd on the Sox this year among players with at least 50 PA with the club behind only David Ortiz s.318 clip. TAZ-MANIA: Junichi Tazawa ranks 2nd in the AL (3rd in the ML) among pitchers with at least 40.0 IP with a 1.54 ERA (7 ER/41.0 IP) behind only the Rays Fernando Rodney (.062)... Since 1916, only 2 Red Sox have posted a lower singleseason mark while throwing at least 40.0 innings: Jonathan Papelbon, 0.92 in 2006 and Calvin Schiraldi, 1.41 in 1986. Tazawa s 8.60 strikeout-to-walk ratio (43 Ks/5 BB) is best in the Majors this season among hurlers with at least 40.0 IP. K S FROM THE PEN: Red Sox relievers have combined for 27 strikeouts over 21.2 innings in the club s last 5 games, walking only 6 batters in that time...sox relievers have tallied 94 K s in September, 3rd-most in the AL during the month behind Baltimore s (107) and Tampa Bay s (95) bullpens. EXTRA, EXTRA: Boston leads the Majors with 331 doubles, 29 more than the next-highest total (Arizona, 302)... The Red Sox are 3rd in the AL with 507 extra-base hits...the Sox have tallied at least 300 doubles and 500 extra-base hits in each of the last 17 seasons beginning in 1996. BACKSTOP BARRAGE: Jarrod Saltalamacchia s 24 long balls in 2012 rank 2nd among AL catchers behind CWS A.J. Pierzynski (27)...Saltalamacchia is tied for 4th on the team s all-time single-season homers list by a catcher, 2 shy of the club mark set by Carlton Fisk in 1973 and 1977. ROSTER RECORD: The Red Sox have had 56 players appear in a game this year, establishing a new club record (previously 55 in 1996)...No other team has used more than 53 players in 2012...No AL club had used as many as 56 players in a season since the 2004 Royals (58)...All 36 players on the Sox current active roster have played with the club this year. GOING DEEP: 22 different players have homered for the Red Sox this year, tied for 2nd-most in the Majors (T-1st in the AL)...Only 2 previous Boston teams have had more players homer: 24 in 2009 and 23 in 1996. 27 PLAYERS, 34 STINTS: The Red Sox have had 27 different players on the DL this season for 34 separate stints, both of which are the most by a Sox team since at least 1971 and, according to STATS, the most by any team since at least 1987...13 players who have been on the DL with the Sox this year are current or former All-Stars. BOBBY V. AT THE HELM: Bobby Valentine, in his 1st season as Red Sox manager, ranks 4th among active Major League skippers in games (2,346) and 5th in wins (1,186)... He is 40th on the all-time managerial wins list, 2 shy of Mike Hargrove (1,888). STAFF EXPANDED: Triple-A Pawtucket Manager Arnie Beyeler and Pitching Coach Rich Sauveur have joined the team to assist the Red Sox coaching staff for the remainder of the season...the PawSox won the International League s 2012 Governor s Cup Championship. HOPE FOR SHANNON: Friend and colleague Shannon Forde, the Mets Sr. Director of Media Relations, is battling Stage 4 cancer and a fundraiser is being held 11/1 in NJ to help support her...to donate, go to hopeshinesforshannon.com. TEK S NEW POSITION: The Red Sox Thursday announced Jason Varitek has been named Special Assistant to the General Manager...The former Sox captain retired in March after spending his entire 15-year Major League career with Boston. HONORING NO. 6: Johnny Pesky, who spent 61 years with the Red Sox, passed away on 8/13 at the age of 93...The team is wearing a black patch with a white No. 6 on the left sleeve of their home white and alternate jerseys, and the right sleeve of their gray road uniforms will have a black armband for the remainder of the season in honor of Pesky. THIS DATE IN FENWAY PARK HISTORY 2005: David Ortiz tied the game in the bottom of the 8th with his 47th home run of the season, and won it in the 9th with a single, giving Boston a 5-4 win over Toronto...It was his 10th walk-off hit in 3 seasons with the Sox...The home run placed him 2nd only to Jimmie Foxx s 50 for the most home runs in a single season by a Red Sox batter (Jim Rice hit 46 in 1978)...Ortiz broke that club record the next season, clubbing 54 homers in 2006. RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall... 69-88 AL East Standing...T-4th, -22.0 GB At Home... 34-47 On Road... 35-41 In day games... 21-24 In night games... 48-64 April... 11-11 May... 15-14 June... 15-12 July... 12-14 August... 9-20 September... 7-17 vs. AL East... 26-41 vs. AL Central... 24-16 vs. AL West... 8-24 vs. National League... 11-7 vs. RH starter... 43-65 vs. LH starter... 26-23 Leading after 6 innings... 53-14 Tied after 6 innings... 9-10 Trailing after 6 innings... 7-64 Leading after 7 innings... 57-8 Tied after 7 innings... 6-10 Trailing after 7 innings... 5-70 Leading after 8 innings... 57-7 Tied after 8 innings... 8-10 Trailing after 8 innings... 3-71 Red Sox score 1st... 38-26 Opponents score 1st... 31-62 Shutouts... 4-7 Scoring less than 3 runs... 5-41 Scoring 3 or 4 runs... 14-31 Scoring 5 or more runs... 50-16 Red Sox hit HR... 55-45 Red Sox hit 0 HR... 14-43 1-run games... 17-20 2-run games... 14-22 Walk-offs... 3-7 Extra innings (home)... 0-7 Extra innings (road)... 2-2 Extra innings (total)... 2-9 Series openers... 19-32 Series finales... 21-29 Series W-L-T (home)...10-15-0 Series W-L-T (road)... 10-11-4 Series W-L-T (total)...20-26-4 Series sweeps (home)... 2-8 Series sweeps (road)... 1-4 Series sweeps (total)... 3-12 Come-from-behind wins...37, last 9/18 Innings batting around...16, last 9/17 (7th) Games decided in last AB... 14-20 VS. THE ORIOLES All-Time vs. O s (since 1954)... 519-436 In Boston... 264-212 In Baltimore... 255-224 At Oriole Park at Camden Yards... 99-63 2012 vs. Orioles... 5-11 In Boston... 2-7 In Baltimore... 3-4 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 5/4 H L4-6 (13) Patton Morales 5/5 H L2-8 Hammel Cook 5/6 H L6-9 (17) Davis McDonald 5/21 R W8-6 Miller Gregg 5/22 R L1-4 Matusz Doubront 5/23 R W6-5 Bard Arrieta 6/5 H L6-8 (10) Johnson Aceves 6/6 H L1-2 Chen Beckett 6/7 H W7-0 Buchholz Matusz 8/14 R L1-7 Chen Beckett 8/15 R L3-5 Gonzalez Cook 8/16 R W6-3 Buchholz Ayala 9/21 H L2-4 Gonzalez Lester 9/22 H L6-9 (12) Hunter Aceves 9/23 H W2-1 Tazawa Ayala 9/28 R L1-9 Tillman Cook UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sun., 9/30 at BAL 1:35 p.m. RHP Zach Stewart (1-3, 7.91) TBA NESN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM/850 AM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on Spanish Béisbol Productions WWZN 1510 AM.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 61-FELIX DOUBRONT, LHP TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 11-9, 4.91 ERA, 28 starts 2012: 11-9, 4.91 ERA (84 ER/154.0 IP) in 28 GS 2012 vs. BAL: 0-1, 2.08 ERA (3 ER/13.0 IP) in 2 GS CAREER: 13-11, 4.90 ERA (103 ER/189.1 IP) in 51 G, 31 GS CAREER vs. BAL: 0-1, 2.81 ERA (5 ER/16.0 IP) in 5 G, 2 GS CAREER on ROAD: 7-5, 4.59 ERA (44 ER/86.1 IP) in 24 G, 14 GS CAREER at CAMDEN YARDS: 0-1, 5.14 ERA (4 ER/7.0) in 2 G, 1 GS LAST START: Struck out a career-high 11 batters but did not factor in the decision on 9/23 vs. BAL in a 2-1 Sox win...gave up 1 run on 4 hits and 2 walks while tossing a career-high 112 pitches over a careerhigh-matching 7.0 innings...held the O s hitless until Lew Ford singled to lead off the 5th, allowing just 2 base runners (2 BB) to that point...ford came around to score on a single by Manny Machado...Exited with the game tied 1-1 and Boston plated the winning run in the 8th on an RBI double by Cody Ross. Became the 2nd Red Sox with a 10-K game this season, joining Jon Lester on 8/12 at CLE (12 K)...At 24 years and 336 days old, became the youngest Sox left-hander to record 11 strikeouts in a game in the DH era (since 1973)...The only other AL lefty that young to reach 11 K s in 2012 is Chris Sale (4 times)... Overall, is the 1st Sox 24 or younger to fan 11 since a 23-year-old Aaron Sele on 9/28/93 vs. DET (11 K)... The last Sox lefty to do it Doubront s age or younger was a 22-year-old Ken Brett, 9/19/70 vs. WSH (11 K). RECENT RESULTS: Has allowed 6 runs in 19.1 IP (2.79 ERA) with 21 K s over his last 3 starts...has held opponents to 2 earned runs or less in 11 of 22 starts since 5/12...Has tallied 125 strikeouts in 121.2 innings in that time...has pitched at least 5.0 innings in 20 of 26 starts since 4/21. Has had a decision in 20 of 25 starts since 4/26 with 3 of 5 no-decisions coming in extra-inning games. QUALITY CONTROL: Has 14 quality starts in 2012, tied with Clay Buchholz for 2nd on the Sox...Tallied 7 quality starts in his 1st 11 outings of the season compared to 7 QS over his last 17 games since 6/8. Has allowed 3 earned runs or less in 20 of 31 career starts, including 2 ER or less in 15 contests. THE K-ZONE: Has recorded 9.18 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (157 K/154.0 IP) this season, 4th best among American Leaguers and 3rd among Big League left-handers with a minimum of 125.0 IP. Has 157 strikeouts on the season, the most by a Red Sox left-hander age 24 or younger since Babe Ruth INSIDE THE NUMBERS 2012 AT FENWAY: 5-5, 5.33 ERA, 15 starts 2012 ON THE ROAD: 6-4, 4.42 ERA, 13 starts 2012 vs. OPP:.259 (155-598), 22 HR 2012 vs. LHB:.250 (42-168), 4 HR 2012 vs. RHB:.263 (113-430), 18 HR WHIP: 1.46 SEASON HIGH K s: 11, 9/23/12 vs. BAL CAREER HIGH K s: 11, 9/23/12 vs. BAL LAST WIN (Has made 1 start since) 9/18/12 at TB (7-5 over Jeremy Hellickson) LAST LOSS (Has made 2 starts since) 9/13/12 vs. NYY (0-2 to Phil Hughes) LAST COMPLETE GAME (Has made 31 starts) Has not pitched a complete game in his career LAST SHUTOUT (Has made 31 starts) Has not pitched a shutout in his career SHORTEST CAREER START 3.0 IP, 9/1/12 at OAK (L) struck out 170 in 1916...The last right-handed Sox hurler 24 or younger to strike out that many in a season was Roger Clemens (256 K s in 1987). Has fanned 6 or more in 16 starts in 2012 and 7 or more 10 times, both the most such games on Boston and T-5th among AL left-handers...is the only Sox lefty beside Jon Lester to record 7+ K s at least 9 times in a season since John Tudor in 1982 (10). SHOW OF SUPPORT: Ranks 2nd in the Majors with 6.90 runs of support per 9.0 innings (118 RS/154.0 IP) this season (min. 125.0 IP)...Has received 6 or more runs of support in an outing on 9 occasions in 2012...Has 5 or more runs of support in 10 of his last 18 outings, including 6 in a row from 5/28-6/25. VS. THE ORIOLES: Has a 2.08 ERA (3 ER/13.0 IP) against BAL this season, his lowest mark against any club in 2012...Has posted a 2.81 ERA (5 ER/16.0 IP) and.203 opponent average versus the O s in his career, his 2nd-lowest marks against any club with a minimum of 2 starts (both NYY, 2.73 ERA and.183 AVG). PREVIOUS OUTING: Earned the win on 9/18 at TB, allowing just 1 hit over 6.0 innings...surrendered 3 runs on 5 walks with 5 strikeouts while tossing 101 pitches... Gave up all 3 runs in the 3rd inning after walking the bases loaded...exited with a 7-3 lead after a 1-2-3 6th inning. Became the 6th Red Sox starter ever to allow 1 hit or less over an outing of at least 5.0 innings while giving up 3 or more runs (last Tim Wakefield on 6/19/01) Snapped a streak of 8 consecutive starts without a victory since 7/23, the longest single-season winless stretch by a Red Sox since Wade Miller in 2005 (8 GS). FELIX DOUBRONT S 2012 STARTS DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB K HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/9 W4-2 at TOR --- 1-2 5.0 4 2 2 3 6 0 101/62 Trailing 2-1, the Sox scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th to win 4/15 W6-4 TB --- 4-4 5.0 9 4 4 1 7 1 96/60 Tallied at least 1 strikeout in each of the 1st 5 innings 4/21 L9-15 NYY --- 9-1 6.0 4 1 1 3 7 1 99/59 NYY scored 14 runs after he left the game with a 9-1 lead 4/26 W10-3 at CWS W 9-3 6.0 5 3 3 3 2 1 110/66 Earned 1st Major League win since 8/10/10 at TOR 5/1 L3-5 OAK L 1-5 4.0 6 5 5 2 8 0 94/58 Recorded 8 of his 12 outs via the strikeout 5/7 W11-5 at KC W 7-5 6.1 7 5 3 3 2 0 111/69 Will Middlebrooks hit a pair of homers and drove in 5 runs 5/12 W4-1 CLE W 4-1 6.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 109/66 Won consecutive starts for the 1st time in his career 5/17 W5-3 at TB W 3-2 5.2 6 2 1 4 7 0 97/62 Cody Ross drove in 4 of the Red Sox 5 runs 5/22 L1-4 at BAL L 1-2 6.0 4 2 2 2 9 1 108/74 Gave up only runs on a 2-run homer by Steven Tolleson 5/28 W7-4 DET W 6-2 6.0 4 2 2 1 6 2 95/64 Surrendered runs on a pair of solo homers 6/2 W7-4 at TOR W 5-3 6.1 7 3 2 1 7 2 101/68 Allowed 2 earned runs on solo roundtrippers 6/8 L4-7 WAS L 2-6 4.0 8 6 6 2 6 1 82/54 Gave up more than 5 runs for 1st time in 15 career starts 6/13 W10-2 at MIA W 4-2 7.0 3 2 2 1 9 1 99/66 Did not allow a hit until Jose Reyes homer with 2 outs in 5th 6/20 W15-5 MIA W 13-4 6.0 9 4 4 0 4 1 88/61 David Ortiz hit his 11th career grand slam in the 4th inning 6/25 L6-9 TOR L 5-7 6.0 11 7 5 1 2 2 83/51 Surrendered double-digit hits for the 1st time in his career 7/1 W2-1 at SEA (10) --- 0-1 4.1 3 1 1 5 4 0 103/61 The Red Sox came from behind to win in the 10th inning 7/7 (2) W9-5 NYY W 5-4 6.1 4 4 3 1 6 2 101/57 Boston snapped its 5-game losing streak with the win 7/18 W10-1 CWS W 10-1 6.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 96/58 Became the 1st Red Sox to earn his 10th victory of the year 7/23 L1-9 at TEX L 1-6 5.0 8 6 6 3 6 1 111/67 Texas scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning and 5 in the 6th 7/29 W3-2 at NYY (10) --- 2-1 6.1 4 1 1 5 8 1 109/68 Pedro Ciriaco drove in the winning run in the 10th inning 8/3 L5-6 MIN (10) --- 5-5 5.0 8 5 5 4 2 0 97/60 The Twins scored a run off Vicente Padilla in the 10th to win 8/9 L3-5 at CLE L 3-3 4.1 7 4 4 2 4 1 94/58 Placed on DL following game due to a right knee contusion 8/26 W8-6 KC --- 4-4 5.0 6 4 4 2 7 1 98/67 Returned from the DL but did not factor in the decision 9/1 L1-7 at OAK L 0-5 3.0 6 5 5 2 6 1 77/51 Is 1st Sox starter with 6+ K s in 3.0 IP or less since 2010 9/7 L5-7 TOR L 0-4 4.0 6 5 5 2 4 2 84/54 Faced 1 batter in the 5th inning before being removed 9/13 L0-2 NYY L 0-2 6.1 4 2 2 5 5 0 105/56 Charged with ER in the 7th after exiting with 1 out and 2 on 9/18 W7-5 at TB W 7-3 6.0 1 3 3 5 5 0 101/56 Allowed just 1 hit over 6.0 innings of work 9/23 W2-1 BAL --- 1-1 7.0 4 1 1 2 11 0 112/69 Held the O s hitless until Lew Ford singled to lead off the 5th ORIOLES CAREER vs. DOUBRONT PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Andino.000 7 0 0 0 Avery.000 2 0 0 0 Betemit.000 2 0 0 0 Chavez --- 0 0 0 0 Davis.375 8 3 0 0 Exposito --- 0 0 0 0 Flaherty --- 0 0 0 0 Ford.500 2 1 0 0 Hall --- 0 0 0 0 Hardy.000 5 0 0 0 Hoes --- 0 0 0 0 Jones.250 8 2 0 0 Machado.500 2 1 0 1 Markakis.750 4 3 0 0 McLouth.000 3 0 0 0 Quintanilla --- 0 0 0 0 Reynolds.000 3 0 0 0 Teagarden --- 0 0 0 0 Thome --- 0 0 0 0 Tolleson.500 2 1 1 2 Wieters.000 7 0 0 0 47-ZACH STEWART, RHP BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS RED SOX CAREER vs. JOHNSON PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Aviles --- 0 0 0 0 Ciriaco --- 0 0 0 0 De Jesus --- 0 0 0 0 Ellsbury.000 1 0 0 0 Gomez --- 0 0 0 0 Iglesias --- 0 0 0 0 Kalish --- 0 0 0 0 Lavarnway --- 0 0 0 0 Lin --- 0 0 0 0 Loney --- 0 0 0 0 Nava --- 0 0 0 0 Pedroia.000 1 0 0 0 Podsednik --- 0 0 0 0 Quiroz --- 0 0 0 0 Ross.000 1 0 0 0 Saltalamacchia.000 1 0 0 0 Valencia --- 0 0 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Lester 32 17 104/200.1 4.67 13-19 Beckett 21 10 67/127.1 4.74 7-14 Buchholz 28 14 114/187.2 5.47 15-13 Doubront 28 14 120/154.0 7.01 17-11 Bard 10 3 33/54.1 5.47 4-6 Cook 18 8 50/94.0 4.79 5-13 Matsuzaka 10 2 17/43.1 3.53 4-6 Morales 9 3 28/45.2 5.52 4-5 Stewart 1 0 2/8.2 2.08 0-1 1-3, 7.91 ERA, 19 games, 2 starts 2012: 1-3, 7.91 ERA (29 ER/33.0 IP) in 19 G, 2 GS 2012 vs. BAL: 0-1, 4.50 ERA (1 ER/2.0 IP) in 2 G CAREER: 3-9, 6.55 ERA (73 ER/100.1 IP) in 32 G, 13 GS CAREER vs. BAL: 0-1, 3.00 ERA (3 ER/9.0 IP) in 3 G, 1 GS CAREER on ROAD: 2-4, 7.07 ERA (33 ER/42.0 IP) in 10 G, 7 GS CAREER at CAMDEN YARDS: First appearance LAST MINOR LEAGUE OUTING: Earned the win in Game 2 of the Governors Cup Final on 9/12 vs. Charlotte as the PawSox were victorious 2-0...Tossed 6.0 shutout innings, allowing 4 hits and a walk while fanning 4...Exited with Pawtucket leading 2-0 and 3 relievers combined to toss 3.0 hitless frames. LAST MAJOR LEAGUE START: Took the loss on 8/29 at LAA in his only appearance with the Red Sox as Boston was defeated 10-3...Allowed a career-highmatching 9 runs on 10 hits, including 2 homers, in a career-low 3.0 innings...struck out 2 without surrendering a walk while tossing 72 pitches...gave up 4 runs on 4 hits in the 1st inning, 1 run on 2 hits in the 2nd, and 4 runs on 4 hits in the 3rd...Exited after completing the 3rd inning with the Red Sox trailing 9-1.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 3 BATTING NOTES 3-MIKE AVILES, SS.251 AVG 13 HR 60 RBI.283 OBP.383 SLG vs. RHP: 86-362 (.238), 8 HR YESTERDAY: DNP STAND: 2-6, R CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-9, R, BB) vs. LHP: 42-147 (.286), 5 HR TB: DNP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G, 4/17-27 (14-39) Ranks 3rd in the AL with 13 HR and T-5th with 59 RBI at SS...Also 7th in the AL at SS with 40 XBH...Is 7th-hardest AL player to double up (84.8 AB/GIDP). Reached in 17 of his last 22 tilts with a PA since 8/22 (21-for-85, 3 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 5 BB)...Batting.321 AVG (18-for-56) with 2 out & RISP, 11th in AL (min. 50 PA). Has set career-highs with 13 homers, 28 doubles and 60 RBI (prev. 10 HR, 27 2B and 51 RBI in 2008)...13 HR are most for a Sox SS since N. Garciaparra s 28 in 2003. His 14 stolen bases match a single-season career high (also 2010 and 2011)...Is the 1st Red Sox SS with double-digit homers and steals since Garciaparra in 2003. Has 2 appearances in the club s last 11 games, including his 1st of the year at 3rd base 9/20 at TB...Knocked 8 homers over a career-high 36 leadoff starts this year. 77-PEDRO CIRIACO, INF.285 AVG 2 HR 19 RBI.305 OBP.380 SLG vs. RHP: 47-170 (.276), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, SAC STAND: 5-21, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 22-72 (.306), 2 HR TB: 1-8 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G, 2 times, last 8/21-26 (13-28) Is 1-for-15 in his last 4 games...last night tallied 5th sacrifice hit of the season, his 3rd in his last 16 games. 5 of 19 RBI this year were game-winners...has 7 go-ahead RBI, including 6 in the 6th inning or later and 3 in the 9th or later. T-7th in the AL with 15 SB since 7/7 season debut...was successful in his 1st 15 SB attempts to begin the year...it was the 2nd-most SB without being caught to being a player s 1st season with the Red Sox in the live ball era (since 1920), trailing only Julio Lugo in 2007 (1st 20 SBA). Knocked a go-ahead, pinch-hit solo homer in the 8th on 8/4 vs. MIN, his 1st career HR...Became the 1st player to hit a go-ahead PH shot for his 1st homer as a Sox. Has played 71 games, 63 starts, since 7/6 selection from Pawtucket, with hits in 42 of those tilts...has 32 starts at 3rd base, 11 at SS, 10 at 2nd base, 8 at DH, 1 in LF and 1 in CF...Has 7 OF appearances this year, including his 1st ML start in the OF 9/2 at OAK (LF)...Made 1st pro app. in CF 8/11 at CLE and 1st start in CF 9/20 at TB. 56-IVAN DE JESUS JR, INF.000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI.000 OBP.000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-5 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 (def. repl. - 2B) STAND: DNP CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR TB: DNP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G, 5/29-6/1 (4-11) Entered defensively at 2nd base last night, his 7th game with the Sox since 9/2 recall...has played 2B (4 G, 1 GS), 3B (1 G) and SS (1 G)...Is hitless in 7 AB with BOS. Acquired by BOS as part of a 9-player trade with the Dodgers on 8/25 and optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...Hit.385 (10-for-26) with a double and 2 walks in 7 tilts for PawSox...Spent majority of 2012 with LAD s Triple-A Albuquerque club, hitting.295 (66-for-224) with 12 doubles, 3 triples, 3 homers and 33 RBI in 60 games. Appeared in 23 contests for the Dodgers over 2 Major League stints in 2012, batting.273 (9-for-33) with 3 doubles, 4 RBI and 5 runs. Was the Dodgers 2nd-round pick in 2005 First-Year Player Draft and made ML debut last year with LAD...Is the son of 15-year Major League SS Ivan De Jesus, Sr. 2-JACOBY ELLSBURY, OF.277 AVG 4 HR 26 RBI.321 OBP.382 SLG vs. RHP: 48-184 (.261), 4 HR YESTERDAY: DNP STAND: DNP CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 31-101 (.307), 0 HR TB: DNP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G, 8/21-28 (15-37) Last played on 9/20 and last started 9/19...Is 7-for-15 (.467) with 6 RBI over his last 4 tilts...hits in 10 of last 12 games at.375 (18-for-48) with 2 HR and 10 RBI... Has hit in 12 of his last 15 tilts (20-for-60,.333) and 14 of his last 18 (22-for-72,.306). Celebrated 29th birthday 9/11 and tied career high with 4 hits (8th time, last 9/13/11) and knocked in the game-winning run with a walk-off single in the 9th... Marked his 3rd career walk-off hit (last 8/3/11)...Since 1918, the only other Sox player to record 4 hits on his birthday was Carl Yastrzemski on 8/22 in 1961 and 1976. Was T-2nd in ML with 11 doubles in August...Season-long 8-game hit streak 8/21-28 (.405, 15-for-37) with career-long tying 6-game multi-hit streak 8/23-28. Hits in 44 of 62 games with a PA since coming off DL on 7/13 at.286 (74-for-259) with 16 doubles, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 36 runs and all 14 SB on the year...started the Red Sox 1st 7 games before suffering a right shoulder subluxation on 4/13 vs. TB and missed the next 79 contests on the DL. 50-MAURO GOMEZ, 1B.290 AVG 2 HR 17 RBI.330 OBP.441 SLG vs. RHP: 17-50 (.340), 2 HR YESTERDAY: DNP STAND: 2-12 CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4) vs. LHP: 10-43 (.233), 0 HR TB: 1-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G, 7/4-7 (8-17, 2 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI) Is 10-for-32 (.313) with 9 RBI over his last 14 games...had go-ahead RBI triples 9/14 at TOR and 9/20 at TB, the 1st Sox with 3-baggers in consecutive starts since Coco Crisp, 7/17-18/07...Knocked in the game-winning runs with his 1st ML triple in the 9th inning 9/14 at TOR...Also scored a career-high 3 runs in the contest. Is 14-for-42 (.333) with 7 RBI in last 11 starts since 8/25 and has hit safely in 13 of his 20 starts overall (24-for-78,.308), including 7 multi-hit efforts...recalled 8/18 for his 4th ML stint, all with BOS in 2012...With Sox this year overall, has played 9 games at 3rd base (6 GS), 13 at 1st base (10 GS) and 6 at DH (4 GS). Went 2-for-2 with his 2nd career homer and a career-high-tying 3 RBI on 9/7 vs. TOR on his 28th birthday after pinch-hitting in the 7th. On 8/25 vs. KC set career-highs with 4 hits and 3 RBI and knocked his 1st ML homer, a solo shot in 2nd inning. Named 2012 Triple-A IL MVP...Led IL in SLG (.589) and AB/HR (16.13) and placed among leaders in AVG (2nd,.310), XBH (2nd, 59) and HR (T-3rd, 24). 58-JOSE IGLESIAS, SS.111 AVG 1 HR 1 RBI.213 OBP.185 SLG vs. RHP: 2-31 (.065), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3 STAND: 1-9 CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 4-23 (.174), 1 HR TB: 0-6 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G, 2 times, last 9/20-pres. (4-7) In an 0-for-12 drought over his last 4 games...collected 1st ML home run, RBI and career multi-hit tilt Thurs. night at TB, going 3-for-4...At 22 years 259 days old, was 1st BOS INF under 23 years old to homer since 21-year-old Wilton Veras 7/9/99 and 1st Sox SS to do it since 22-year-old Ray Quinones 6/4/86. Recalled 8/25 for his 2nd stint with BOS this year and has since appeared in 21 tilts, his 1st ML action of 2012...Has started at SS in 19 of BOS last 28 games...has reached safely in 8 of his last 14 tilts with a PA (6-for-38, 2 HBP, 3 BB)...Made ML debut with 10 games for BOS in 2011. Elected a 2012 post-season International League All-Star...Hit.329 (24-for-73) in 19 August games for Triple-A Pawtucket with 5 doubles, 9 walks and 14 runs... Hit in 21 of his last 27 Triple-A tilts...in 88 games overall for Pawtucket, was 94-for-353 (.266) with 9 doubles, a triple, a homer 23 RBI, 27 walks, 46 runs and 12 SB. 55-RYAN KALISH, OF.229 AVG 0 HR 5 RBI.272 OBP.260 SLG vs. RHP: 17-81 (.210), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP STAND: 0-0 CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (5-12, R, BB) vs. LHP: 5-15 (.333), 0 HR TB: 0-0 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G, 6/29-7/3 (5-17) Pinch-ran Wed. night vs. TB, his 1st action since 9/16 at TOR...Last started 9/11 vs. NYY. Is 5-for-12 (.417) over his last 4 games with a PA and 6-for-17 (.353) in 10 contests since 8/27 recall for his 3rd ML stint this season...has hit in 14 of his last 20 games with a PA for BOS (15-for-65), beginning with career-high-tying 5-game hit streak, 6/29-7/3 (.294, 5-for-17). Overall with BOS, has appeared in 20 games in CF (16 GS), 8 in RF (8 GS), 3 in LF (1 GS) and 1 at DH (1 GS). Has doubled and scored in both of his pinch-hit PA this year...is 4-for-7 (.571) in his career as a PH. Had 2 previous stints with BOS this year, 6/17-7/7 (G1) and 7/31-8/9...Marks his 1st Major League action since 2010...Began the year on the 60-day DL. 60-RYAN LAVARNWAY, C.164 AVG 2 HR 12 RBI.219 OBP.261 SLG vs. RHP: 15-90 (.167), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3 STAND: 2-18, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 7-44 (.159), 1 HR TB: 1-7 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G, 8/24-29 (6-19) Has collected 9 RBI in his last 12 starts/13 games...knocked a 3-run homer and matched a career high with 4 RBI 9/14 at TOR. Career-long 5-game hit streak (.316, 6-for-19) from 8/24-29 and career-long 7-game on-base streak, 8/24-9/1...Hit go-ahead solo HR in 6th inning on 9/4 at SEA, driving in the game-winning run...was 1st ML homer since 2-HR game on 9/27/11 at BAL. Has started 20 of the Sox last 24 tilts (14 C, 6 DH) and has 30 starts in the club s 37 games since 8/18...Has reached safely in 24 of 36 starts overall (24 C, 12 DH). Recalled 8/1 for 1st Big League stint of 2012...Hit.295 (94-for-319) with 22 doubles, 8 HR, 43 RBI, 52 runs and 40 walks in 83 games for Triple-A Pawtucket this year... Was starting catcher on the International League All-Star Team and named a post-season IL All-Star...Tabbed IL s best defensive catcher in 2012 by. 67-CHE-HSUAN LIN, OF.111 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI.111 OBP.111 SLG vs. RHP: 0-3 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP STAND: 0-3 CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 1-6 (.167), 0 HR TB: 0-3 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G, 5/21 (1-4) Recalled 9/23 for 4th stint with BOS this season, his 1st career ML action...has appeared in 8 games for the Sox this year, playing RF (6 G, 1 GS) and CF (2 G, 1 GS). Made ML debut 4/14 vs. TB defensively in the 9th in CF...Became the 1st Taiwanese-born player to appear in a game for the Red Sox and the 8th Major Leaguer from Taiwan overall...made 1st start and recorded 1st hit and run 5/21 at BAL. In 113 games with the PawSox this season, including 1 contest in left, 91 in CF and 21 in RF, went 98-for-396 (.247) with 11 doubles, 2 homers, 30 RBI, 42 runs, 42 walks and 15 stolen bases...was 4-for-13 (.308) with a double, 4 RBI and 2 walks in 5 postseason games for the PawSox. Pronounced Chay-shwan...Named Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2010...Signed with BOS as international free agent in 2007. 22-JAMES LONEY, 1B.233 AVG 1 HR 7 RBI.271 OBP.289 SLG vs. RHP: 19-75 (.253), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3 STAND: 1-8, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 2-15 (.133), 0 HR TB: 0-2, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G, 8/22-31 (9-24) Has hit in 14 of 24 starts with BOS...Has reached in 5 of his last 7 games with a PA (4 H, 4 BB). Posted a season-high 7-game hit streak from 8/22-31, including hits in each of his 1st 6 games with BOS...Joined Matt Stairs (1st 4 in 1995) as the only Red Sox since 1935 to collect at least 1 RBI and 1 hit in each of their 1st 4 starts for the club. Hit his 1st homer as a Red Sox 8/30 at LAA and collected season-high 3 hits (3rd time)...went 1-for-5 and drove in the tying run in the 5th in Sox debut 8/26 vs. KC. Acquired by BOS on 8/25 as part of a 9-player trade with the Dodgers...Was tied for the LAD club lead with 114 games played at the time of the trade and ranked 2nd on the club with 18 doubles...had played entire 7-year ML career with LAD and left ranked 6th on the Dodgers all-time list with 860 career games at 1st base. From the start of his 1st full Major League season in 2008 until being acquired by BOS, led the NL with 752 games played, 6th-most in the Majors in that time.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 66-DANIEL NAVA, OF.247 AVG 4 HR 30 RBI.357 OBP.375 SLG vs. RHP: 49-178 (.275), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2, BB STAND: 7-18, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 13-73 (.178), 1 HR TB: 2-8, R, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G, 2 times, last 6/17-25 (12-23) Has reached safely in each of his last 6 games (.350, 7-for-20, 3 BB)...Has hit safely in 11 of his last 15 starts dating back to 7/27 (.259, 14-for-54). Has played in 16 of the club s last 17 tilts since coming off the DL on 9/9 (12 starts). Had been on DL since 8/25 with a left wrist sprain, 2nd stint on DL due to the injury having also missed 21 games from 7/29-8/19. Hit go-ahead solo homer to begin the 5th inning 7/15 at TB...Has 4 homers this year after entering the season with just 1 ML home run (2010). Has made 67 starts, with 2 in RF, 3 at DH and 62 in LF, including each of BOS 1st 25 games following 5/10 call-up...has reached safely in 62 of 80 games with a PA overall in 2012...Started the year with 27 games for Triple-A PawSox. 15-DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.288 AVG 15 HR 64 RBI.345 OBP.449 SLG vs. RHP: 108-387 (.279), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1, RBI, BB, SF STAND: 7-19, 3 R, 3 2B, RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 50-161 (.311), 4 HR TB: 2-6, R, 2B, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 15 G, 8/21-9/4 (24-61) Is 4th-hardest AL player to fan (10.10 PA/SO)...Is T-2nd in AL in hits (154) as a 2nd baseman and 3rd in total bases (241), XBH (54) and doubles (36) at the position. Drove in BOS only run last night at BAL with a sac fly in the 1st inning...ranks 6th in the AL with a.341 AVG (62-for-182) since 8/5, hitting safely in 38 of 47 tilts in that time...during that span is tied for the ML lead with 18 doubles...hit safely in 19 of his last 21 home games dating back to 8/5 at.384 (33-for-86). Has at least 15 HR and 15 SB in a season for 4th time, passing Reggie Smith and Jackie Jensen (3 each) for the most 15 HR/15 SB seasons in franchise history. Stole 2 bases Wed. night vs. TB to reach 100 career, tied for 13th on the club s all-time SB list and the most ever by a Red Sox 2nd baseman...became the 1st Red Sox player ever to reach 1,000 hits and 100 SB within his 1st 7 Major League campaigns and the 4th AL 2nd baseman ever to accomplish the feat. Has reached safely in all but 5 of his last 51 tilts dating back to 8/1 (65-for-197,.330, 19 BB, 2 HBP) including 17-game on-base streaks from 8/1-18 and 8/21-9/7. Recorded 1,000th career hit with a 1st-inning double on 9/3 at SEA in his 833rd game...was the 7th-fewest Major League games for a Red Sox player to reach the 1,000-hit plateau after only Nomar Garciparra (746), Wade Boggs (747), Johnny Pesky (774), Tris Speaker (803), Ted Williams (814) and Jim Rice (827). Ranks T-7th in the AL with 77 hits since 7/19 activation from the DL (right thumb sprain), with a.317 clip (243 AB) in that time. 26-SCOTT PODSEDNIK, OF.308 AVG 1 HR 12 RBI.325 OBP.359 SLG vs. RHP: 45-157 (.287), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, R STAND: 7-16, R, 2 2B, RBI, SAC CURRENT STREAK: 6 G (9-23, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI, SAC) vs. LHP: 15-38 (.395), 0 HR TB: 1-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G, 8/21-27 (13-29) Opened last night s game at BAL with a bunt single, the Sox only hit of the game, and came around to score the team s only run...has hit in 6 straight games at.391 (9-for-23) and in his last 7 starts (10-for-27)...Hits in 38 of 52 starts with BOS at 60-for-188 (.319)...Tops the AL (min. 25 PA) with a.395 clip vs. LHP. Hit safely in 19 of his 24 starts at home this year, finishing with a.375 AVG (33-for-88) at Fenway in 2012, the top home AVG among AL batters (min. 50 PA) and Boston s best in a single season (min. 75 PA) since Lou Merloni in 2000 (.395)...Career.361 clip (48-for-133) at Fenway ranks 2nd-best among actives (min. 120 PA). Hitting.330 (31-for-94) when batting 1st and.421 (16-for-38) when batting 9th...Tops the Sox with 8 sacrifice hits this season, tied for 5th in the AL. With the Sox has 30 appearances in LF (27 GS), 23 in CF (18 GS), 4 in RF (4 GS) and 3 at DH (3 GS)...Has played in 41 of BOS 44 games since re-signing with the Red Sox on 8/10 (35 starts)...had been traded from BOS to ARI with RHP Matt Albers for LHP Craig Breslow on 7/31. Led the AL with.387 AVG during 1st stint with BOS, 5/22-6/19 (min. 50 PA)...Acquired from PHI 5/11 following 22 tilts at Triple-A Lehigh Valley to begin 2012...Hit.281 (25-for-89, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 11 RBI, 4 SB) in 25 games this year for Triple-A PawSox (4 on rehab)...was on the Big League DL from 6/18-7/5 with a left groin strain. 62-GUILLERMO QUIROZ, C.000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI.000 OBP.000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 (PH) STAND: DNP CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR TB: DNP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 0 G Went 0-for-1 as a PH last night at BAL...On 9/19 at TB made his Red Sox debut as a defensive replacement behind the plate in the 7th, becoming the 56th player to appear with BOS this season to set a club record...acquired from SEA in a minor league deal on 9/3 for cash considerations and selected to BOS on 9/4. Before 9/19 had not appeared in Majors since 9/29/10 with SEA...0-for-1 on 9/19 snapped a 6-game hit streak dating back to 5/31/09 (6-for-21,.286). Prior to the trade, spent all of 2012 with SEA s Triple-A Tacoma club and was named a Pacific Coast League mid-season All-Star...Hit.278 (84-for-302) with 15 doubles, a triple, 15 homers and 52 RBI in 89 games for the Rainiers, including a team-high 88 contests as catcher...caught 15 of 66 (22.7%) attempted base stealers. In Triple-A this year hit.315 (23-for-73) with a.521 SLG against left-handed pitching...had a.319 clip (15-for-47) with 2 outs and RISP. Prior to joining Boston, appeared in 101 ML games with TOR (2004-05), SEA (2006, 2009-10), TEX (2007) and BAL (2008)...Last name pronounced KEY-rose. 7-CODY ROSS, OF.269 AVG 21 HR 77 RBI.331 OBP.485 SLG vs. RHP: 85-332 (.256), 10 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3 STAND: 4-11, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 38-126 (.302), 11 HR TB: 2-7, R, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G, 8/3-10 (13-32) 2nd in the AL with a.635 SLG vs. lefties and 3rd with a 1.017 OPS vs. LHP...10 of last 30 hits off lefties have been a HR...Ranks T-6th in the AL with 11 HR vs. LHP. His 77 RBI are the 2nd-largest single-season total of his career (90 in 2009 with FLA)...Has his 3rd career 20-homer campaign (22 in 2008 and 24 in 2009)...Boston is 13-5 in games in which he homers. Has hit in 9 of his last 14 games (11-for-54) and in 35 of his last 49 at.277 (53-for-191) with 16 doubles, 5 HR and 26 RBI...Hit.318 (34-for-107) in 27 August tilts. Hit a game-tying 3-run shot in the 6th inn. 9/4 at SEA...Was his 6th tying or go-ahead homer in the 6th or later this year, most by a Red Sox since Ortiz in 2006 (9). Team-high 9 outfield assists, T-8th in the AL and most by a Sox since Darnell McDonald in 2010 (9)...7 assists from RF are most by a Sox since Trot Nixon in 2005 (9). Owns a career.285 clip (231-for-810) off left-handed pitching, while his.574 SLG vs. southpaws is the 4th-best mark in the Majors since 2003. 39-JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA, C.224 AVG 24 HR 56 RBI.289 OBP.457 SLG vs. RHP: 79-342 (.231), 23 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3 STAND: 1-9, R, 2B, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0 G vs. LHP: 9-50 (.180), 1 HR TB: 0-3, R, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G, 4/20-26 (10-21) 0-for-3 last night snapped an 8-game on-base streak, which matched his season-long streak for the 3rd time...has drawn 9 walks in last 13 tilts...fell a single shy of the cycle 9/12 vs. NYY, reaching in all 4 PA (2B, 3B, HR, BB) with career-high 3 XBH. Has set single-season career highs in games (116), at-bats (389), runs (54), hits (88), homers and walks (36), and tied career high in RBI and XBH (42). His 24 homers are 3rd-most in the Majors among catchers...ranks 4th in SLG (min. 300 PA) among AL catchers...has 40 homers over last 2 seasons, all since 5/15/11...Since that date is T-3rd among catchers in HR, trailing TEX s Mike Napoli (45) and ATL s Brian McCann (42). 24 homers are the most by a Sox catcher since Jason Varitek in 2003 (25) and 2 shy of Carlton Fisk s single-season mark for a BOS backstop (26 in 1973 and 1977). Has 91 starts behind the plate and 100 games caught overall, 1 shy of his career high set in 2011 (101)...Also has 12 starts at DH and 1 appearance at 1st base. 23-DANNY VALENCIA, 3B.190 AVG 3 HR 21 RBI.201 OBP.306 SLG vs. RHP: 17-100 (.170), 1 HR YESTERDAY: DNP STAND: 2-13, R, HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, RBI) vs. LHP: 11-47 (.234), 2 HR TB: 1-3, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G, 7/30-8/2 (5-14) Tallied 3 RBI over 3 games since 9/21 recall for a 2nd stint with BOS...Hit his 1st homer as a Red Sox 9/22 vs. BAL, a 2-run game-tying shot. 7 games (5 starts), all at 3rd base, in 2 stints with BOS since 8/5 acquisition from MIN for minor league OF Jeremias Pineda...4 games in 1st stint from 8/11-20. Hit.306 (15-for-49) with 3 doubles, 1 homer and 8 RBI in 13 regular season tilts over 2 stints with Triple-A PawSox...Homered twice over 7 IL playoff games during the PawSox Governors Cup run, going 5-for-24 (.208) with a double and 6 RBI at the plate...also doubled and walked in the Triple-A Championship Game. Has 2 homers and 11 RBI in his last 13 ML starts dating back to 5/9 with MIN...Has hit safely in 8 of his last 12 games with a PA at 9-for-43. Made 2nd straight Opening Day start at 3rd base for MIN this season...in 24 games over 2 stints with MIN, was 25-for-126 (.198) with 6 doubles, a triple, 2 homers, 17 RBI...Also played 69 games with Triple-A Rochester from 5/9-7/26. 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 Aviles 8/25/12 vs. KC Guthrie 73 26 5 1 0 32 10 4 1 0 0 15 Ciriaco 8/26/12 vs. KC Smith 104 8 4 3 0 15 3 0 1 0 0 4 De Jesus Jr. No Major League home runs 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Ellsbury 9/17/12 at TB Cobb 12 17 6 1 0 24 4 2 0 0 0 6 Gomez 9/7/12 vs. TOR Lyon 30 5 2 1 0 8 2 2 0 0 0 4 Iglesias 9/20/12 at TB Howell 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kalish 9/13/10 at SEA Fister 148 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lavarnway 9/14/12 at TOR Laffey 44 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 Lin No Major League home runs 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Loney 8/30/12 at LAA Greinke 74 24 3 0 0 27 4 0 0 0 0 4 Nava 7/15/12 at TB Shields 71 12 1 2 0 15 5 1 0 0 0 6 Pedroia 9/11/12 vs. NYY Kuroda 47 37 8 1 0 46 8 3 0 1 0 12 Podsednik 5/23/12 at BAL O Day 188 17 2 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quiroz 6/15/08 vs. PIT Maholm 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ross 9/15/12 at TOR Villanueva 45 26 6 0 0 32 5 6 2 1 1 15 Saltalamacchia 9/12/12 vs. NYY Soriano 34 14 4 1 0 19 11 4 0 1 0 16 Valencia 9/22/12 vs. BAL Wolf 11 4 2 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 5
Red Sox Game Notes Page 5 BULLPEN NOTES 1ST BATTERS SEASON RELIEF HIGHS W/BOS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 91-Alfredo Aceves 9/28 at BAL 3.2 6 3 3 0 4 50/68 22/7 25/33 3.2 (9/28 at BAL) 6 (5/4 vs. BAL) 48-Scott Atchison 9/25 vs. TB 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 29/41 29/9 0/1 4.0 (4/17 vs. TEX) 4 (5/28 vs. DET) 40-Andrew Bailey 9/23 vs. BAL (S, 6) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 13/17 2/0 6/8 1.1 (8/24 vs. KC) 2 (2 times) 51-Daniel Bard 9/28 at BAL 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/7 2/1 0/0 1.0 (4 times) 2 (2 times) 54-Pedro Beato 9/28 at BAL 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 2/2 1/0 0/0 2.1 (9/28 at BAL) 2 (2 times) 32-Craig Breslow 9/26 vs. TB 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 17/21 14/6 0/1 1.1 (4 times) 3 (9/26 vs. TB) 52-Chris Carpenter 9/22 vs. BAL 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 3/6 4/1 0/0 1.1 (9/12 vs. NYY) 1 (2 times) 53-Rich Hill 9/26 vs. TB 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 16/24 14/6 0/0 2.0 (5/6 vs. BAL) 3 (5/1 vs. OAK) 37-Mark Melancon 9/26 vs. TB 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 26/40 15/7 1/2 2.1 (8/14 at BAL) 4 (9/26 vs. TB) 30-Andrew Miller 9/25 vs. TB 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 44/51 45/7 0/0 1.2 (3 times) 3 (5/6 vs. BAL) 59-Clayton Mortensen 9/26 vs. TB 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 15/24 21/9 0/0 5.0 (7/2 at OAK) 6 (5/2 vs. OAK) 44-Vicente Padilla 9/25 vs. TB 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 33/54 34/5 1/5 4.0 (4/8 at DET) 4 (4/8 at DET) 63-Junichi Tazawa 9/23 vs. BAL (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 24/34 26/10 1/1 4.0 (7/17 vs. CWS) 5 (7/22 vs. TOR) 2012 BULLPEN TOTALS 489.2 444 216 204 178 455 328/468 (70.1%) 292/87 35/56 91-ALFREDO ACEVES, RHP 2-10 25 SV 5.40 ERA vs. ALL:.252 (77-305), 10 HR vs. RHB:.243 (37-152), 5 HR vs. LHB:.261 (40-153), 5 HR WHIP: 1.31 Ranks 2nd among AL relievers with 81.2 IP and T-13th in the AL with a team-high 68 appearances, 13 more than previous single-season high (55 in 2011). Has gone more than 1.0 IP in 7 of last 10 outings, including a season-high 3.2 frames last night at BAL...Runs allowed in each of his last 4 (12 R/ER, 7.1 IP) and 8 of his last 11 games (22 ER/20.0 IP) after holding opponents scoreless in 15 of his previous 17 games from 7/8-8/21 (2.84 ERA, 6 ER/19.0 IP). Has 25 saves, 9th-most in the AL, including 3 saves longer than 1.0 IP, 3rd most in the AL...Ranks 5th in the AL with 55 games finished...blew 3 of his last 6 chances but has converted 23 of 29 saves since 4/23 with a 4.18 ERA (15 ER/32.1 IP) in those 29 opportunities...last save chance came 8/28 at LAA. Has a 3.86 ERA (18 ER/42.0 IP, 17 SV/21 SVO) in 33 road outings compared to 7.03 (31 ER/39.2 IP, 8 SV/12 SVO) in 35 games at home. 48-SCOTT ATCHISON, RHP 2-1 0 SV 1.60 ERA vs. ALL:.222 (41-185), 2 HR vs. RHB:.252 (26-103), 2 HR vs. LHB:.183 (15-82), 0 HR WHIP: 0.99 Threw 1.1 shutout innings Tue. night vs. TB and has gone 4.2 scoreless frames since being activated from DL on 9/12...9/16 at TOR made 1st ML outing since 7/13. Placed on 15-day DL on 7/15 (retro to 7/14) and transferred to 60-day DL on 8/16...Threw 2.1 scoreless IP over 2 rehab outings for Triple-A PawSox. At start of DL stint, was leading Sox relief qualifiers in ERA (1.76, 12th in AL) and innings (46.0, 2nd in AL). Despite missing 55 games on the DL, ranks T-4th among AL relievers with at least 2.0 IP on 12 occasions and T-8th in the AL with 4 outings of 3.0 IP or more. No earned runs in 30 of 34 outings since 4/29 (6 ER/39.0 IP, 1.38 ERA)...Has 36 K s and just 9 walks over 41 outings this year (50.2 IP), allowing an ER just 7 times. 40-ANDREW BAILEY, RHP 1-1 6 SV 5.79 ERA vs. ALL:.281 (16-57), 1 HR vs. RHB:.200 (6-30), 0 HR vs. LHB:.370 (10-27), 1 HR WHIP: 1.57 11 of his last 13 outings (12.0 IP) have been scoreless, including a scoreless 9th on 9/23 vs. BAL for 6th save. Tagged with blown save and loss 9/20 at TB, yielding a career-high 5 runs on a career-high 4 hits and a walk in the 9th inning while recording 1 out...2 runs scored on B. Upton s walk-off HR off Padilla. Tossed a scoreless 9th inning on 9/11 vs. NYY for 1st win since 7/20/10 vs. BOS with OAK...8/24 vs. KC picked up 1st save since 9/28/11 at SEA with OAK (1.1 IP). Has made 17 appearances, including 14 scoreless outings, since being activated from 60-day DL 8/14...Missed the club s 1st 116 games this year after starting the season on the DL while recovering from right thumb surgery performed on 4/4...Had a 1.42 ERA (1 ER/6.1 IP) with 10 K s in 6 rehab outings from 8/1-12. His 2.35 career ERA (49 ER/188.0 IP) is the 8th-lowest by a Major Leaguer with at least 175.0 IP in live ball era (since 1920). Has converted 81 of 92 (88.0%) career save chances, the 9th-highest save percentage among active Major Leaguers (min. 75 chances). 51-DANIEL BARD, RHP 5-6 0 SV 6.22 ERA vs. ALL:.271 (60-221), 9 HR vs. RHB:.286 (28-98), 5 HR vs. LHB:.260 (32-123), 4 HR WHIP: 1.74 Tossed a scoreless 8th last night for 2nd scoreless outing of the season (also 4/32 at MIN, 0.2 IP). Has yielded 9 runs over 6 games (4.1 IP) since 8/30 recall for 2nd stint with Sox this year, his 1st ML action since 6/3...Has 8 hits and 6 walks allowed in that time. Began year in BOS rotation, making 10 starts...also pitched in relief 4/23 at MIN, earning the win (0 R, 0.2 IP)...Optioned to Pawtucket 6/5 and made 30 of 31 outings with the PawSox in relief...was 3-2 with.254 opp. AVG (31-for-122) and 7.03 ERA (25 ER/32.0 IP) in Triple-A, with 10 scoreless outings in his last 15 games. Prior to his 1st start in 2012, each of his 1st 192 ML appearances came out of the pen...set club single-season records for holds in each of the last 2 seasons, leading the AL in both 2010 (32) and 2011 (tied, 34)...Topped the AL with 79 holds and ranked 4th with 213 relief K s over his 1st 3 campaigns, 2009-11. 54-PEDRO BEATO, RHP 1-0 0 SV 4.15 ERA vs. ALL:.267 (4-15), 0 HR vs. RHB:.222 (2-9), 0 HR vs. LHB:.333 (2-6), 0 HR WHIP: 1.15 Threw season-high 2.1 scoreless innings last night at BAL, his 1st action since 9/21 recall from Triple-A Pawtucket for 2nd stint with Sox...Made 1 outing in previous stint with BOS, earning the win in relief on 8/26 vs. KC (2 R, 2.0 IP)...Acquired from NYM on 8/16 to complete the Kelly Shoppach trade. Combined to yield just 2 runs (1 ER) and struck out 9 batters over 8.0 IP in 7 games for the PawSox between the regular season and IL playoffs. Pitched in 7 games for the Mets earlier this season, all in July, including 5 scoreless efforts...also made 24 appearances (1 GS) for NYM s Triple-A Buffalo club... Opened the year with 3 rehab outings for the club s High-A Port St. Lucie affiliate beginning 5/19. Began his Major League career tossing a Mets franchise-record 18.2 innings without an earned run in 2011. 32-CRAIG BRESLOW, LHP 1-0 0 SV 2.95 ERA vs. ALL:.190 (12-63), 0 HR vs. RHB:.192 (5-26), 0 HR vs. LHB:.189 (7-37), 0 HR WHIP: 1.09 13 of last 14 outings (13.0 IP, 4 ER, 2.77 ERA) since 8/15 have been scoreless with 15 strikeouts in that time. No runs in 18 of 21 games since joining BOS on 7/31 and in 25 of 29 games since the start of July (2.36 ERA, 7 ER/26.2 IP)...Has 36 K s in 31.1 IP over his last 32 tilts. Acquired at the trade deadline from ARI...Went 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA (13 ER/43.1 IP) in 40 relief outings for the D-Backs in 2012 and fanned 42 batters, 8th-most among left-handed NL relievers at the time of the trade...also spent 2006-07 in the Red Sox organization, making 13 appearances with BOS in 2006. Among active left-handers with at least 300.0 innings pitched, ranks 4th with a career 3.01 ERA and 3rd with a.224 opponent AVG. 52-CHRIS CARPENTER, RHP 1-0 0 SV 1.93 ERA vs. ALL:.188 (3-16), 0 HR vs. RHB:.100 (1-10), 0 HR vs. LHB:.333 (2-6), 0 HR WHIP: 2.14 Has allowed 1 run over 6 appearances (4.2 IP) since 9/3 recall for 1st ML stint with BOS, including 3.1 shutout frames over 1st 4 outings. In 16 appearances overall with Triple-A Pawtucket in 2012, went 1-0 with 4 saves, a 1.15 ERA (2 ER/15.2 IP) and 17 strikeouts...held Triple-A batters to a.137 clip (7-for-51), allowing a run in just 2 outings...tossed 1.0 inning or less in each of the 16 tilts with the PawSox and had a strikeout in all but 5. Began the year on the 60-day DL recovering from right elbow surgery...had a 2.77 ERA (4 ER/13.0 IP) with 1 save, 16 K s and 7 hits allowed over 12 rehab outings. Acquired from CHC in February as part of compensation for Theo Epstein...Made ML debut with Cubs in 2011 with a 2.79 ERA (3 ER/9.2 IP) in 10 games, all in relief. 53-RICH HILL, LHP 1-0 0 SV 1.93 ERA vs. ALL:.224 (15-67), 0 HR vs. RHB:.258 (8-31), 0 HR vs. LHB:.194 (7-36), 0 HR WHIP: 1.39 Has allowed 3 inherited runners to score over last 2 outings but has not been charged with a run in 5.0 innings over 7 appearances since coming off the 60-day DL on 9/1...Went on DL 6/9 with a left elbow strain. 20 of 24 ML appearances this year have been scoreless, 16 have been hitless and 9 have been perfect...has 5 holds, a career single-season high (prev. 3 in 2011)... Was activated 4/27 after beginning the season on the DL recovering from Tommy John surgery. Has given up just 4 runs in 39 career tilts with BOS for a 1.17 ERA (30.2 IP) with the club, the best mark in club history among pitchers with at least 25.0 IP...Went a team-record 15 consecutive games before allowing his 1st run as a Red Sox on 4/29 at CWS, his 1st ML outing of the season. Has held Major League left-handers to a.208 clip (73-for-351) in his career...has 46 K s and a.203 opponent AVG (30-for-148) in 41.1 career ML relief innings. 37-MARK MELANCON, RHP 0-2 1 SV 6.44 ERA vs. ALL:.263 (45-171), 8 HR vs. RHB:.227 (22-97), 3 HR vs. LHB:.311 (23-74), 5 HR WHIP: 1.32 Fanned a career-high 4 batters over 1.1 scoreless innings on Wed. night vs. TB...Has recorded 12 K s while posting a 1.08 ERA (1 ER/8.1 IP) in 7 September outings. 9 of his last 12 games since 8/22 have been scoreless (7 R/ER, 13.0 IP)...Holding opponents to a.220 AVG (18-for-82) with 24 K s in 21.1 IP since 8/1...7 of last 16 appearances dating back to 8/5 have been longer than 1.0 inning. Pitched a scoreless 9th on 8/26 vs. KC for his 1st save since 9/22/11 with HOU vs. COL and his 1st in the American League. Has a 4.35 ERA (20 ER/41.1 IP) in 36 outings since 6/10 recall for 2nd stint with BOS in 2012, including a 3.12 ERA (9 ER/26.0 IP) in 21 home games since that date. Recorded 11 saves, a 0.83 ERA (2 ER/21.2 IP) and 27 K s in 21 outings with the PawSox after allowing runs in each of his 1st 4 games with BOS to begin the season.