WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (8): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (71-52) at CLEVELAND INDIANS (68-54) Monday, August 21, 2017 7:10 p.m. ET Progressive Field Cleveland, OH LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-3, 3.97) vs. RHP Mike Clevinger (6-5, 3.75) Game #124 Road Game #62 TV: NESN/MLBN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are 14-3 (.824) since the non-waiver trade deadline (7/31), marking MLB s highest winning percentage in that span...they have not lost consecutive games since 7/22-25 (4 G). The Sox are 19 games above.500, matching their season high (also 70-51). BOS is 2 games ahead of its 2016 pace (69-54). The Sox today continue a stretch of 20 games in 20 days (2-1 so far)...their next off day will be 9/7 in BOS. MLB S BEST RECORDS RK. TEAM RECORD WIN % 1. Dodgers 87-35.713 2. Astros 76-48.613 3. Nationals 74-48.607 4. Red Sox 71-52.577 5. Indians 68-54.557 EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox own a 5.0-game lead in the AL East and have been alone in 1st place since the end of play on 8/1...Their largest lead of the season is 5.5 games; they last led by 6.0+ games on 9/30/13. The Sox have won 8 of their last 11 games against AL East opponents (17-11 since 6/3). 25 of the Sox remaining 39 games will be played against AL East teams (TOR-9, BAL-6, TB-6, NYY-4). TURNING POINT: BOS dropped to 4th place with an 8-3 loss at OAK on 5/20, falling 4.5 games out of 1st with a 21-21 record and a -1 run differential...since then, BOS owns the AL s best record (50-31,.617) with a +100 run differential. ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Red Sox have won 5 of their last 6 road games...at 31-30, they are 1 of only 4 AL teams with a winning record on the road (also HOU, MIN, CLE). CONNECT FOUR: Since 6/3, the Red Sox have won 37 of 41 games (.902) when scoring at least 4 runs...they are 63-13 (.829) when scoring 4+ runs, the AL s highest win %. HEATING UP: In their last 17 games since 7/31, the Red Sox rank 3rd in the majors in runs per game (6.0). The Sox have scored 10+ runs 3 times in August (16 G), matching their total from June and July combined (55 G)...They have recorded 15+ hits 3 times in August, also matching their June/July total. BOS is 29-6 (.829) this season when hitting 2+ HR, marking the highest such winning % in the AL. SMALL BALL: The Red Sox have won 22 games this season without hitting a HR, the most in MLB (no other AL team has more than 15 such wins)...their.478 win % in such games (22-24) is the highest in MLB. The Sox have won each of their last 5 games in which they hit 0 HR, their longest streak since 2014 (5 G, 5/27-6/1)...They last had a longer win streak in 1999 (6 G, 8/27-9/1). The Sox have scored 10+ runs without hitting a HR 3 times, the most such games in the AL and tied for most in the majors...16 teams have 0 such games in 2017. DEVERS ENDEAVORS: In 21 ML games, Rafael Devers (20 years and 301 days old today) is 28-for-80 (.350) with 8 HR...That is the most hits recorded by a Red Sox player in their first 21 games since Johnny Pesky (28 in 1942). Devers is 8-for-12 with 2 HR in 3 games vs. CLE. Devers became the only player ever with 8+ HR in their first 20 ML games before turning 21 (source: Elias). Devers has 5 HR in his last 7 games...he has reached base safely in 19 of his 21 ML games, including each of his last 9...The only other AL hitter in the last 100 years to reach safely in at least 19 of their first 21 ML games before turning 21 was Ted Williams (19 in 1939). MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: With 410 wins as manager of the Red Sox, John Farrell needs only 1 more victory to tie Don Zimmer (411) for 7th-most in franchise history. SOX & TRIBE: The Red Sox have won 5 of their last 6 regular season games vs. the Indians...BOS has lost 9 of its last 11 games at Progressive Field, including the postseason. ROAD WARRIOR: Eduardo Rodriguez has made 18 appearances (17 GS) on the road since the 2016 All-Star break, going 5-5 with a 3.08 ERA and a.190 opponent AVG (102.1 IP, 35 ER, 70 H)...The only pitcher with a lower opponent AVG on the road in that time (min. 100.0 IP) is Max Scherzer (.174). REHAB NEWS: Blaine Boyer (10-day DL, neck strain) and Carson Smith (60-day DL, Tommy John surgery) are each scheduled to make a rehab appearance with Triple-A Pawtucket tonight vs. Buffalo (7:05 p.m.)...it will mark Boyer s 1st rehab outing since being placed on the DL on 8/6. Smith has made 5 rehab appearances between Double-A Portland (1 G) and Pawtucket (4 G), all since 8/5 (3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO). STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM: Jackie Bradley Jr. is 5 for his last 5 with RISP...He has 8 RBI in his last 5 games and has driven in at least 1 run in each of his last 3. Yesterday vs. NYY marked the 10th time in his career Bradley recorded 3+ RBI from the No. 9 spot in the lineup...according to Elias, the only other Red Sox player with as many such games batting 9th was Butch Hobson (11)...No other active player has more than six 3-RBI games from the bottom of the lineup. BOSTON BACKSTOPS: Among 16 AL catchers with 200+ at-bats, Christian Vázquez ranks 1st in AVG (.286)...In his last 13 games, he is batting.442 (19-for-43, 6 XBH) with 12 R. Sandy Leon has 11 RBI in his last 11 games...he has driven in at least 1 run in each of his last 3 games. CLOSE CALLS: Each of the Red Sox last 16 losses has been by 4 runs or fewer (35 total runs, 2.2 runs/loss)...10 of those have been by either 1 or 2 runs. PITCHING IN: The Red Sox rank 2nd in the AL and 3rd in the majors in ERA (3.66)...In 48 games since 6/26, the Sox have posted a 3.21 ERA, 2nd-lowest in MLB (LAD-2.82). Red Sox starters lead the AL in innings (735.2)...They have a 3.34 ERA in 53 games since 6/20. The Sox bullpen ranks 3rd in MLB in ERA (3.07) behind LAD (3.02) and CLE (2.93) (source: Elias). Brandon Workman has made 12 consecutive scoreless appearances since 7/24 (14.1 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 10 SO). CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has struck out 99 of 193 batters faced this season (51.3%), well ahead of the nexthighest rate in the majors (Knebel, 41.6%) (min. 100 BF). With 29 saves, Kimbrel needs only 1 more to become the 6th pitcher to record 30+ saves in as many as 7 straight seasons...the 5 pitchers to accomplish the feat are Mariano Rivera (9, 2003-11), Trevor Hoffman (8, 1995-2002), Jonathan Papelbon (7, 2006-12), Troy Percival (7, 1998-2004), and Robb Nen (7, 1996-2002). RUNNIN RED SOX: The Red Sox are 36-for-44 (81.8%) in stolen base attempts in 48 games since 6/26...BOS is 20-1 this season when stealing multiple bases. IT AIN T OVER TIL IT S OVER: The Red Sox have won 3 games in August in which they trailed when they came to bat in the 9th inning (8/1 vs. CLE, 8/13 at NYY, 8/16 vs. STL)...According to Elias, the last time BOS won 3 such games in a single calendar month was April 1998 (5 wins). REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing... 1st, 5.0 GA Home/Road... 40-22/31-30 Day/Night... 21-17/50-35 April/May/June... 13-11/16-12/16-12 July/August... 13-14/13-3 vs. AL East...27-24 vs. AL Central...18-12 vs. AL West...13-12 vs. National League...13-4 vs. RH/LH starter... 57-38/14-14 Leading after 6 innings...51-7 Tied after 6 innings...9-5 Trailing after 6 innings...11-40 Leading after 7 innings...53-4 Tied after 7 innings...10-6 Trailing after 7 innings...8-42 Leading after 8 innings...58-1 Tied after 8 innings...10-2 Trailing after 8 innings...3-49 Red Sox score first...50-16 Opponents score first...21-36 Shutouts...6-9 Scoring less than 3 runs...3-27 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...15-18 Scoring 5 or more runs...53-7 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR... 49-28/22-24 1-run/2-run games... 17-14/8-11 Walk-offs...9-3 Extra innings (home/road)... 6-1/5-2 Series openers/finales... 24-18/25-17 Series W-L-T (home)... 13-5-4 Series W-L-T (road)... 9-10-2 Series W-L-T (total)... 22-15-6 Series sweeps (home/road)... 6-2/3-0 Come-from-behind wins...31 VS. CLEVELAND All-Time... 979-1,037-8 In Boston... 532-480-5 In Cleveland... 447-557-3 At Progressive Field...48-49 All-Time (Postseason)... 8-14 In Boston...5-5 In Cleveland...3-9 2017... 2-1 In Boston...2-1 In Cleveland...0-0 DATE H/R W/L WP LP 7/31 H W6-2 Fister Clevinger 8/1 H W12-10 Kimbrel Allen 8/14 H L3-7 Bauer Fister UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Tue., 8/22 at CLE 7:10 p.m. RHP Doug Fister (2-6, 5.56) RHP Carlos Carrasco (12-5, 3.76) NESN Wed., 8/23 at CLE 7:10 p.m. TBD RHP Corey Kluber (12-3, 2.67) NESN/MLBN Thu., 8/24 at CLE 7:10 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (14-5, 2.62) RHP Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.50) NESN/MLBN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM. * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS Rk. Manager Wins 5. Jimmy Collins... 455 6. Jimy Williams... 414 7. Don Zimmer... 411 8. John Farrell...410 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Betts (130) Doubles...Betts (35) Triples... Bogaerts (4) HR... Betts/Ramirez (18) RBI...Betts (76) Runs...Betts (79) SB...Betts (17) BB...Betts (56) AVG (min. 100 AB)... Pedroia (.303) OBP (min. 100 AB)... Pedroia (.378) SLG (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.447) OPS (min. 100 AB)... Benintendi (.798) Pitching ERA (min. 10.0 IP)...Kimbrel (1.36) Strikeouts...Sale (250) Wins...Sale (14) Saves...Kimbrel (29) Appearances... Barnes (58) Starts...Porcello (26) Innings (Starter)...Sale (175.1) Innings (Reliever)... Barnes (60.0)
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 52-EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ, LHP 4-3, 3.97 ERA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 4-3 3.97 17 16 93.0 82 42 41 12 35 102.234 CAREER 17-16 4.17 58 57 321.2 301 155 149 41 112 300.244 TONIGHT S START: The Red Sox are 3-1 in his last 4 starts. Did not factor into the decision in his last start on 8/16 vs. STL (5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, BB, 6 SO). Surrendered 2 ER in 12.0 IP (1.50 ERA) over 2 starts from 8/4-11/17, limiting opponents to just 6 hits in 43 AB (.140) during those outings (0.83 WHIP). Allowed 7 R on 6/1 at BAL...Has a 3.50 ERA (34 ER/87.1 IP), a.227 opponent AVG (74-for- 326), and a 9.89 SO/9.0 IP ratio in his other 16 appearances (15 starts) this season. Has given up 3 or fewer ER in 11 of his 16 starts in 2017, and in 23 of his last 30 since 7/16/16. Has allowed 5 or fewer hits in 17 of his 25 starts since 8/11/16 (.214 opponent AVG). ON THE ROAD: Tossed 6.0 scoreless IP, surrendering just 2 H, in his last road start on 8/11 at NYY (2 BB, 7 SO). Has allowed 3 or fewer ER in 6 of his 9 road starts this season, tossing 6.0+ IP in each of those 6 outings. In 18 road appearances (17 starts) since 7/16/16, is 5-5 with a 3.09 ERA (35 ER/102.1 IP). His 0.98 WHIP on the road since the 2016 All-Star break trails only Chris Sale (0.96) for the lowest such mark in the AL during that time (4th in MLB; Scherzer-0.90 & Kershaw-0.93). Owns the lowest opponent AVG on the road (.190) among AL pitchers since the 2016 All- Star break, trailing only Max Scherzer (.174) for the lowest such mark in MLB during that time. Also ranks among AL qualifi ers on the road since the 2016 All-Star break in opponent OPS (5th,.608), ERA (8th, 3.08), SO/9.0 IP ratio (15th, 9.32), and SO/BB ratio (11th, 3.53). RANKINGS: RHB are hitting.214 (55-for-263) vs. Rodriguez this year, which trails only Chris Sale (.190) and Hector Santiago (.211) for the lowest mark among AL southpaws (7th-lowest among ML LHP). From the beginning of the 2017 season through 5/31, ranked among AL leaders in ERA (8th, 2.77), opponent AVG (6th,.209), opponent OPS (12th,.652), and WHIP (10th, 1.12). Since the 2016 All-Star break, ranks among AL leaders in ERA (11th, 3.64), opponent AVG (7th,.223), opponent OPS (12th,.678), SO/9.0 IP ratio (9th, 9.54), and WHIP (15th, 1.20). VS. CLEVELAND: Earned the win in his only career start vs. CLE on 8/18/15 at Fenway Park...Tossed 8.0 IP and allowed his only run of the contest on a Michael Brantley solo HR in the 7th inning. 2017 HIGHLIGHTS: 2017 8.0, 5/21 at OAK 8, 2x, last 8/16 vs. STL 7, 6/1 at BAL 7, 6/1 at BAL 5, 4/23 at BAL 9, 4/30 vs. CHC 4, 6/1 at BAL - - 4, 4/23-5/26 2, 6/1-present - 2017 1-0, 3.79 ERA, 7 GS 3-3, 4.09 ERA, 10 G, 9 GS.226 (82-351), 12 HR.314 (22-70), 2 HR.214 (60-281), 10 HR 1.26 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS IP H R ER BB SO HR CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK 10+ SO G SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 8.0, 3x, last 5/21/17 at OAK 11, 6/27/16 at TB 9, 2x, last 6/27/16 at TB 9, 2x, last 6/27/16 at TB 5, 2x, last 4/23/17 at BAL 13, 9/26/16 at TB 4, 2x, last 6/1/17 at BAL - - 4, 4/23-5/26/17 4, 7/22-9/10/16 1, 9/25/16 at TB (13) CAREER 7-6, 4.53 ERA, 28 GS 10-10, 3.83 ERA, 30 G, 29 GS.244 (301-1232), 41 HR.281 (76-270), 10 HR.234 (225-962), 31 HR 1.28 His 102 SO mark a career high after recording 100 SO over 121.2 IP in 2016 and 98 SO over 107.0 IP in 2015. Won a career-high 4 consecutive decisions from 4/23 to 5/26...Posted a 2.25 ERA (11 ER/44.0 IP) and a.204 opponent AVG (32-for-157) during the streak. Tossed 7 consecutive quality starts from 4/23-5/26...Was both his longest career streak of quality outings and starts with 6.0+ IP. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Is 7.0 IP shy of 100.0 IP in 2017...Would become the 17th Red Sox with 100.0+ IP in each of his first 3 ML seasons, and 1st since Bob Stanley (1977-79). Has recorded 300 career SO, the 8th-most by a Red Sox pitcher within his first 3 seasons in club history (next: Hugh Bedient, 314 SO from 1912-1914). Is 16-2 with a 1.89 ERA, a.190 opponent AVG, and a 0.93 WHIP in 30 career starts when pitching at least 6.0 innings (195.0 IP, 133 H, 41 ER, 161 SO)...Allowed 3 ER or fewer in each of those 30 outings, 2 ER or fewer in 25, and 1 or 0 ER in 18. Received 5 or more R of support in 12 of his 57 career starts...is 11-0 with a 1.75 ERA and.178 opponent AVG (82.1 IP, 53 H, 16 ER, 18 BB, 70 SO) in those 12 outings. 2017 ML GAME LOG VS. CLEVELAND W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO 2017 0-0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 1-0 1.13 1 1 8.0 6 1 1 0 5 at CLE 0-0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/8 L1-4 at DET L 1-4 5.0 5 4 4 3 5 2 80/41 Made his fi rst career start in the month of April 4/13 W4-3 PIT ND 2-3 5.1 4 3 2 4 8 1 107/63 Held PIT hitless from the 2nd through the 5th innings 4/19 L0-3 at TOR ND 0-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12/9 1st career relief appearance 4/23 W6-2 at BAL W 6-0 6.0 1 0 0 5 7 0 108/61 4th career GS of 6.0+ IP and 0 R allowed 4/30 W6-2 CHC ND 2-1 6.0 5 1 1 2 9 1 108/71 2nd career streak of GS w/6.0+ IP and 1 or 0 R 5/5 L3-4 at MIN ND 1-2 6.0 7 3 3 1 6 0 106/73 5th career road GS with 6.0+ IP and 1 or 0 BB 5/11 W4-1 at MIL ND 1-1 6.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 87/59 Fewest pitches (87) in any of his career starts with 6.0+ IP 5/16 W6-3 at STL W 4-3 6.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 110/74 Career-high 5th consecutive start with 6.0+ IP 5/21 W12-3 at OAK W 12-3 8.0 6 3 3 1 8 1 98/70 3rd career start with 8.0+ IP...50th career ML appearance 5/26 W3-0 SEA W 1-0 6.0 5 0 0 3 4 0 112/67 5th career start with 0 R over 6.0+ IP...50th career ML start 6/1 L5-7 at BAL L 1-7 5.2 8 7 7 0 6 4 94/61 Most ER allowed since 6/27/16 at TB (9 ER) 7/17 L3-4 TOR ND 0-3 5.1 6 3 3 4 8 1 111/68 1st start after being activated from 10-day DL 7/24 L0-4 at SEA L 0-4 5.1 6 4 4 2 6 1 99/61 Lost consecutive road decisions for the 1st time since 2016 7/29 W9-8 KC ND 4-4 4.0 7 4 4 3 5 1 107/73 Shortest start since 9/15/16 vs. NYY (2.1 IP) 8/4 W3-2 CWS ND 2-2 6.0 4 2 2 2 5 0 117/71 Season high in pitches, longest outing since 5/26 vs. SEA (6.0 IP) 8/11 L4-5 at NYY ND 3-0 6.0 2 0 0 2 7 0 107/67 Retired all 6 leadoff batters in his 3rd scoreless start of 2017 8/16 W5-4 STL ND 2-4 5.1 8 4 4 1 6 0 98/64 Set down 8 of his last 9 batters faced, allowing 1 hitter to ROE CLEVELAND CAREER VS. RODRIGUEZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Bruce - 0 0 0 0 Encarnacion.308 13 4 1 3 Gomes - 0 0 0 0 Guyer.333 3 1 1 1 Jackson - 0 0 0 0 Kipnis - 0 0 0 0 Lindor.250 4 1 0 0 Perez.000 3 0 0 0 Ramirez.250 4 1 0 0 Santana.333 3 1 0 0 Urshela - 0 0 0 0 Zimmer.500 2 1 0 1 BOSTON CAREER vs. CLEVINGER PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi - 0 0 0 0 Betts.667 3 2 0 3 Bogaerts.000 2 0 0 0 Bradley Jr..000 2 0 0 0 Devers 1.000 2 2 0 0 Holt - 0 0 0 0 Leon - 0 0 0 0 Moreland.000 2 0 0 0 Núñez.400 5 2 0 1 Ramirez.000 1 0 0 0 Vázquez 1.000 2 2 0 0 Young - 0 0 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Porcello 26 17 79/164.2 4.32 12-14 Sale 25 20 91/175.1 4.67 18-7 Wright 5 1 10/24.0 3.75 1-4 Rodriguez 16 9 43/92.0 4.21 10-6 Pomeranz 24 12 102/130.2 7.03 16-8 Johnson 5 2 21/27.0 7.00 5-0 Kendrick 2 0 5/8.1 5.40 0-2 Velázquez 2 0 5/10.1 4.35 0-2 Price 11 7 42/66.0 5.73 6-5 Fister 7 3 24/37.1 5.79 3-4 38-DOUG FISTER, RHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 2-6, 5.56 ERA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 2-6 5.56 10 7 43.2 49 33 27 6 23 38.290 CAREER 79-82 3.66 222 206 1309.2 1345 593 533 126 298 885.265 TOMORROW S START: Allowed 5 R over 4.1 IP in his last start on 8/14 vs. CLE (L, 7 H, 4 BB, 5 SO). Will be starting vs. CLE for the 3rd time in his last 4 outings...earned the win on 7/31 against the club after allowing just 2 R over 7.2 IP...Is 6-5 with a 3.35 ERA (43 ER/115.2 IP) in 18 career starts vs. CLE. LAST 3 STARTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 7/31 CLE W 7.2 5 2 2 2 5 8/6 CWS W 6.1 8 3 3 0 7 8/14 CLE L 4.1 7 5 5 4 3 4.91 ERA 2-1 18.1 20 10 10 6 17
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 6 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.277 AVG 17 HR 68 RBI.356 OBP.441 SLG vs. RHP: 101-347 (.291), 16 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5 HOMESTAND: 6-25, 4 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-5) vs. LHP: 17-79 (.215), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 3-14, R, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (8/5-18) Has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games since 8/5...Snapped a career-long 11-game hitting streak Saturday (.421/16-for-38, 12 RBI). Has 4 HR in his last 9 games, and 5 in his last 13...In 15 August games, is batting.367/.435/.667/1.101 (22-for-60, 14 R, 3 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI)...Ranks among AL hitters this month in AVG (6th), OBP (7th), SLG (T-12th), OPS (8th), and runs (T-9th). Homered off Trevor Bauer in his 1st career postseason PA in Game 1 of the 2016 ALDS vs. CLE, becoming the youngest Red Sox hitter ever to HR in the playoffs. Singled in the game-winning run in the 10th inning on 8/13 at NYY, his team-leading 10th game-winning RBI (T-7th in the AL) and 3rd in extra innings...only 3 Red Sox rookies have ever had more game-winning RBI: Jim Rice (20 in 1975), Nomar Garciaparra (12 in 1997), and Joe Foy (11 in 1966). Recorded his 3rd career multi-hr game on 8/12 at NYY (also 6/4 at BAL and 7/4 at TEX), driving in a career-high-tying 6. According to Elias, became the fi rst Red Sox rookie ever with a 2-HR, 6-RBI game vs. NYY...Was his 2nd such game this season, making him the 5th rookie player ever to have 2 games with 2+ HR and 6+ RBI (last Max Kepler, 2016; source: Elias). Leads the team with 13 games with 3+ hits (T-5th in the AL). Ranks 2nd among ML rookies with 14 SB, 4th-most by a Sox rookie in the last 50 years...in the last 100 years, the only other Red Sox rookies to amass 10+ HR and 10+ SB have been Nomar Garciaparra in 1997, Ellis Burks in 1987, Jim Rice and Fred Lynn in 1975, Reggie Smith in 1967, and Jim Tabor in 1939. His 68 RBI are 2nd-most on the team and the most by a Red Sox rookie since Brian Daubach in 1999 (73). Over his career with RISP, has hit.348 (40-for-115) with a 1.001 OPS, including a.367 clip (22-for-60) with a 1.046 OPS with RISP and 2 outs. 6 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.265 AVG 18 HR 76 RBI.340 OBP.447 SLG vs. RHP: 103-393 (.262), 15 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4, BB HOMESTAND: 5-24, R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-5 vs. LHP: 27-97 (.278), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 1-11, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, SF SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (7/16-22) Recorded his 35th 2B Saturday (T-3rd in the AL)...Has reached 35 2B in each of the last 3 seasons, becoming the 6th hitter in AL history to reach that mark in 3 seasons before turning 25, joining Ty Cobb (1908-11), Hal Trosky (1934-37), Ruben Sierra (1987-90), Ken Griffey Jr. (1991-93), and Alex Rodriguez (1996-98). Recorded a walk-off 2-run double with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning Wednesday, his 2nd career walk-off RBI (4/27/15 vs. TOR)...Has 12 RBI in the 9th inning or later this season, including 4 that tied the game or gave the Red Sox the lead. In his last 6 regular-season games vs. CLE, is 12-for-30 (.400) with 9 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, and 9 RBI. Leads the AL with a.382 AVG (39-for-102) with RISP, and ranks 6th with a 1.037 OPS...Leads the AL with a.366 AVG (89-for-243) with RISP since 2016. Ranks among AL leaders with 490 AB (T-2nd), 79 R (5th), 130 hits (13th), 76 RBI (T-12th), and 53 XBH (T-13th)...Leads the AL since 2015 with 293 R and 119 2B. Marks his 3rd straight season with 50+ XBH...The only other Red Sox hitters with as many as 3 such seasons before turning 25 are Ted Williams (1939-42), Carl Yastrzemski (1962-64), and Jim Rice (1975-77). Has put the ball in play on 54.2% of his swings, more than any other ML hitter...ranks 4th in MLB in percentage of pitches taken (63.0%). Is 1 of 8 ML players this season with 15+ HR and 15+ SB...The only other players with 17+ HR and 17+ SB are Jose Altuve and Keon Broxton. 6 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.278 AVG 7 HR 45 RBI.335 OBP.401 SLG vs. RHP: 98-356 (.275), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2 R, BB HOMESTAND: 7-22, 6 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, 2 R, BB) vs. LHP: 23-80 (.288), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 2-10, 4 R, 2B, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 15 G (4/27-5/12) Has scored at least 1 run in each of his last 5 games, tying a season-long streak from 4/29-5/3. Led off the 9th inning Wednesday with his 7th HR (last 7/5 at TEX)...Was his fi rst HR at Fenway since 5/25 vs. TEX, snapping a streak of 5 straight on the road. Stole bases in consecutive games from 8/6-8 for the 1st time since 4/25-26/16, and is 11-for-12 this year (91.7%)...Since 2015, is 34-for-41 in SB attempts (82.9%). His.332 career AVG vs. AL Central clubs is the 2nd-best since the division formed in 1994 (min. 400 AB). The Red Sox are 18-4 in his last 22 games with an RBI...In his last 33 games with multiple RBI, the club has gone 28-5. Ranks 2nd in the AL with 64 2-strike hits this season, and 7th in the AL in AVG with 2 strikes (.253). 6 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.261 AVG 13 HR 53 RBI.342 OBP.426 SLG vs. RHP: 69-290 (.238), 10 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, 3B, 3 RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 6-18, 3 R, 3B, 8 RBI, 5 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (5-10, R, 3B, 6 RBI) vs. LHP: 31-93 (.333), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 5-10, R, 3B, 6 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/9-16) Hit a go-ahead 2-run triple with 2 outs in the 2nd inning yesterday, and added an RBI single in the 6th...Has 8 RBI in his last 5 games. Was his 3rd triple of the year (last 6/16 at HOU)...10 of his 16 career triples have come with runners on, including 3 career go-ahead 3B (last 6/10/16 at MIN). Is 5 for his last 5 with 2 BB with RISP, and 9-for-15 (.600) this month...has hit.308 (28-for-91) so far this season with RISP. Leads left-handed AL hitters with a.333 AVG (31-for-93) vs. LHP this season, including a.347 clip (26-for-75) since 5/30. The Red Sox are 41-10 (.804) in his 51 career games with a HR and 98-38 (.721) in his 136 games with an RBI...Are 45-8 (.849) in his 53 career multi-rbi games. Has 30 assists from CF since 2014 (3rd in MLB)...The last Sox to collect 30+ assists from CF were Ellis Burks (34, 1987-1992) and Fred Lynn (63, 1974-1980). Was batting.171 through 5/12, but has posted a.281/.365/.457 batting line in 85 games since 5/13 (88-for-313, 18 2B, 3B, 11 HR). 611- RAFAEL DEVERS, 3B.350 AVG 8 HR 16 RBI.416 OBP.700 SLG vs. RHP: 18-56 (.321), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, BB HOMESTAND: 9-22, 8 R, 2B, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 10-24 (.417), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 4-11, 4 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (2x, last 8/11-19) Drew his 9th BB yesterday...the only other AL hitter to reach in as many as 19 of his first 21 games at the age of 20 or younger is Ted Williams (19 in 1939). Is 8-for-12 (.667) with a 2B, 2 HR, and 3 RBI in 3 games vs. CLE so far in his career...recorded his fi rst career multi-hr game on 8/14 vs. CLE...The only other Red Sox hitters since 1913 with a multi-hr game before turning 21 are Ted Williams (1) and Tony Conigliaro (4). Has two 8-game hitting streaks through 21 career games...is batting.350/.416/.700/1.116 (28-for-80, 17 R, 4 2B, 8 HR, 16 RBI, 9 BB). Homered Saturday night for the 2nd time in as many games, and 8th time in 20 career contests...has 5 HR in his last 7 games. The only other hitter in ML history to homer in 3 consecutive games against the Yankees before turning 21 was Babe Ruth, who hit the fi rst 3 of his 714 career HR in consecutive games vs. NYY from 5/6-6/25/1915 (source: Elias)...Has hit safely in each of his first 5 games vs. NYY, batting.421 (8-for-19) with 3 HR. Joined George Scott in 1966 as the only Red Sox hitters in the last 100 years with as many as 8 HR through their first 20 career games. Is the first ML hitter ever with 8 HR in his fi rst 20 games, all before his 21st birthday (source: Elias). Joined Ted Williams (twice) and Tony Conigliaro (twice) as the only hitters in the last 100 years to homer in consecutive games at Fenway before turning 21. Tied the game on 8/13 at NYY in the 9th inning with a HR off Aroldis Chapman...Was his fi rst HR off a left-handed pitcher, and just the 2nd by a left-handed hitter off Chapman in his career (also Luke Scott, 6/26/11)...According to Elias, became the youngest hitter to homer off Chapman. LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTAL Benintendi 8/14/17 vs. CLE Bauer 23 18 11 0 2 31 10 3 0 0 2 15 Betts 8/3/17 vs. CWS González 55 24 5 5 0 34 9 7 1 0 1 18 Bogaerts 8/16/17 vs. STL Rosenthal 10 22 9 1 0 32 5 3 1 0 0 9 Bradley Jr. 8/5/17 vs. CWS Shields 40 21 5 0 0 26 10 3 1 0 0 14 Devers 8/19/17 vs. NYY Warren 4 8 0 1 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 4 Holt 9/7/16 at SD Campos 118 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon 7/26/17 at SEA Moore 29 8 3 0 0 11 7 1 2 0 0 10 Moreland 8/4/17 vs. CWS Bummer 37 24 4 0 0 28 8 4 1 0 0 13 Núñez 8/6/17 vs. CWS Pelfrey 50 25 11 1 0 37 6 3 1 0 0 10 Ramirez 8/11/17 at NYY Garcia 31 23 4 0 0 27 10 2 0 0 0 12 Vázquez 8/18/17 vs. NYY Montgomery 1 12 5 1 0 18 5 1 0 0 0 6 Young 8/6/17 vs. CWS Pelfrey 11 10 2 0 0 12 3 1 0 1 0 5
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 612- BROCK HOLT, INF/OF.205 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI.287 OBP.229 SLG vs. RHP: 12-65 (.185), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5 HOMESTAND: 2-11 CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-5) vs. LHP: 5-18 (.278), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 2-5 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (7/26-8/1) Tied a season high with 2 hits yesterday (4th time, last 8/1 vs. CLE). Is a career.319 hitter (22-for-69) in 17 games vs. CLE (4 2B, 3B, HR, 10 RBI), having reached in 15 of those games...homered on 4/6/16 vs. the club, and in his postseason debut in Game 1 of the 2016 ALDS vs. CLE on 10/6. Since the start of last season, has hit.301 AVG with 2 outs (37-for-123, min. 100 AB). 63- SANDY LEON, C.239 AVG 6 HR 34 RBI.297 OBP.380 SLG vs. RHP: 36-153 (.235), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 3-11, 2 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 15-60 (.250), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 2-7, R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3x, last 6/20-7/1) Has 7 RBI in his last 5 games, and 11 in his last 11...The Sox are 14-5 this season when he drives in a run, and 33-10 in such games since he joined BOS in 2015. Has driven in a run in each of his last 3 games, doubling twice in those contests...has 4 2B in his last 8 games. Leads the AL with a 3.22 catcher's ERA (2nd in MLB), the lowest by a qualifying Red Sox catcher since at least 1987. Ranks 3rd among active catchers (min. 100 games) with a 38.5 career CCS% (40-for-104). 6 18 - MITCH MORELAND, 1B.249 AVG 14 HR 53 RBI.336 OBP.427 SLG vs. RHP: 84-331 (.254), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2 R, 2B HOMESTAND: 7-15, 3 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (7-15, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB) vs. LHP: 13-58 (.224), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 3-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/4-16) Hit safely in each of 5 games with an AB over the homestand, going 7-for-15 (.467) with 3 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, and 3 BB...Has reached base in 9 of his last 14 PA. Tied a career high with his 27th 2B yesterday...has surpassed his 2016 totals with 56 runs and a career-high 47 BB. In his last 18 games, is batting.333/.400/.593/.993 (18-for-54, 12 R, 8 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI). Hit a game-winning, 2-out, 2-run single in the 7th on Friday...Since 2014, leads MLB with a.459 AVG (17-for-37) as a PH (min. 40 PA). His last 2 go-ahead RBI have come after coming off the bench...after subbing into a game this year, is batting.462/.611/.923 (6-for-13, 5 R, 3 BB, 2 HR, 6 RBI). Won the game for BOS on 8/4 vs. CWS with a walk-off HR in the 11th inning, his 2nd HR in 3 nights and 3rd career walk-off HR (last 7/30/16 with TEX vs. KC). 6 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF/OF.345 AVG 4 HR 13 RBI.374 OBP.552 SLG vs. RHP: 25-63 (.397), 3 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 7-24, 2 R, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-5 vs. LHP: 5-24 (.208), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 1-9, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (5/12-26) Snapped a 10-game on-base streak Saturday...Has multiple hits in 15 of his last 27 contests (.370/44-for-119, 12 XBH, 19 RBI), and 3+ hits in 7 of his last 23. In his last 5 games vs. CLE, including 2 with SF and 3 with BOS, has gone 12-for-21 (.571) with 4 2B and 7 RBI, including a walk-off RBI on 7/18 with SF. Is tied for 5th in the AL with 30 hits since joining BOS on 7/28...Has reached in 34 of 91 PA in those 18 games (.345/30-for-87, 11 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 3 SB). Has 7 game-tying or go-ahead RBI in 19 games with the Red Sox. Ranks 5th in the majors with a.389 batting average with RISP (35-for-90, 7 2B)...Has 26 hits in his last 62 such AB since 5/14 (.419/.438/.516/.954). Has struck out just once every 9.74 plate appearances (42 SO/409 PA), the 4th-best rate in the majors this season. Has hit safely in 53 of his last 61 games since 5/12...Ranks 4th in the majors with a.350 AVG (91-for-260) in that time (min. 200 PA). According to Elias, the only players in Red Sox history to reach 10 RBI in fewer games with the club (6) are Carl Reynolds in 1934 and Jake Jones in 1947. 6 13 - HANLEY RAMIREZ, 1B/DH.247 AVG 18 HR 46 RBI.335 OBP.430 SLG vs. RHP: 80-310 (.258), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, 2B HOMESTAND: 4-20, R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-9, 2 2B) vs. LHP: 16-78 (.205), 5 HR NYY SERIES: 2-12, 2 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/23-7/4) Doubled yesterday for the 2nd straight game, and has 4 2B in his last 8 contests...5 of his last 7 hits have gone for extra bases (4 2B, HR). Mark his first consecutive games with a 2B since 6/30-7/1 at TOR (3 2B over 2 games), and fi rst such games at Fenway since 4/12-13. Hit his 18th HR of the season on 8/11 at NYY, tying Mookie Betts for the team lead...was his 7th go-ahead HR, including 4 of his last 5. The game on 8/11 at NYY marked his 5th this season with multiple XBH, all of which have come against divisional opponents (last 7/18 vs. TOR). Since 6/30, is 11-for-43 with 3 2B and 4 HR vs. LHP, posting a.256/.333/.605/.938 line. Boston is 24-7 in his last 31 games with a HR, and 35-12 (.745) in his last 47 games with an RBI, including 18-2 in 20 games with multiple RBI in that time. 6 7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ, C.286 AVG 3 HR 24 RBI.328 OBP.397 SLG vs. RHP: 56-195 (.287), 1 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 4-9, 4 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (4-6, 4 R, HR, RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 11-39 (.282), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 3-3, 3 R, HR, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (5/20-6/3) On Friday, recorded his 7th game with 3+ hits (last 8/1 vs. CLE), including his 3rd HR of the year...scored a career-high-tying 3 runs (3rd time, last 8/1 vs. CLE). Hit a 3-run walk-off HR with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th on 8/1 vs. CLE, his first career walk-off hit. Is 5-for-12 (.417) vs. CLE since 7/31, scoring 5 runs and recording 3 XBH in those games. Is 19 for his last 43 (.442) with 6 XBH, 12 R, 7 RBI, and a 1.187 OPS. Has 6 SB this season and in his career, improving to 6-for-7 in SB attempts...are the most SB by a Sox catcher since Jason Varitek in 2004 (10). Has caught 15 of 42 attempted thefts this year, and 38 of 94 over the course of his career (40.4%), the highest rate among active catchers (min. 100 G). 6 30 - CHRIS YOUNG, OF.239 AVG 7 HR 24 RBI.326 OBP.406 SLG vs. RHP: 31-119 (.261), 6 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-5, R, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-11 vs. LHP: 16-78 (.205), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 0-4, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (2x, last 5/30-6/11) Walked twice Friday for the 5th time this season (last 6/27 vs. MIN)...Has walked once every 8.96 PA this year, his best walk rate since 2011 with ARI (8.24). Entered Wednesday's game as a PR in the 9th and scored the game-tying run...was his 2nd PR appearance with BOS (also 4/22/16 at HOU). Recorded his 15th career multi-hr game on 8/6 (2nd in 2017, also 5/6 at MIN), driving in a career-high-tying 5 runs (6th time, last 7/28/15 with NYY at TEX). Tied the game on 8/6 with a 3rd-inning 2B and gave BOS a lead with his 2nd HR of the day, a 3-run shot in the 5th...Was his 3rd go-ahead HR of the season, and fi rst go-ahead 3-run shot since 6/26/15 with NYY at HOU. Has reached in 15 of 33 pinch-hit PA since joining Boston, batting.308 (8-for-26) with 5 BB and 2 HBP...His 8 pinch hits lead the team in that time. 2017 vs. CLE CAREER vs. CLE CAREER AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi.200 5 1 1 1.111 9 1 1 1.000 4 0 0 0 Betts.308 13 4 0 4.267 60 16 3 15.125 24 3 1 3 Bogaerts.250 12 3 0 0.241 79 19 3 7.194 36 7 2 3 Bradley Jr..000 12 0 0 0.246 65 16 3 7.276 29 8 1 2 Devers.667 12 8 2 3.667 12 8 2 3-0 0 0 0 Holt.300 10 3 0 1.319 69 22 1 10.276 29 8 1 5 Leon - 0 0 0 0.333 6 2 0 0.333 6 2 0 0 Moreland.273 11 3 1 3.225 142 32 5 17.236 72 17 2 6 Núñez.480 25 12 0 7.277 94 26 1 12.172 29 5 1 4 Ramirez.000 8 0 0 0.274 62 17 1 8.350 20 7 1 3 Vázquez.417 12 5 1 3.238 21 5 1 3-0 0 0 0 Young.000 1 0 0 0.185 27 5 1 2.167 6 1 0 0
Red Sox Game Notes BULLPEN NOTES Page 5 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 58-Fernando Abad 8/14 vs. CLE 1.1 0 1 0 1 0 25/35 15/2 1/1 3.0 (7/2 at TOR) 3 (7/2 at TOR) 68-Matt Barnes 8/19 vs. NYY 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 45/58 15/2 0/2 2.0 (7 times) 5 (2 times) 37-Heath Hembree 8/19 vs. NYY 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 31/52 36/17 0/1 3.1 (4/22 at BAL) 5 (4/22 at BAL) 56-Joe Kelly 8/19 vs. NYY 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 28/39 21/9 0/4 2.2 (4/16 vs TB) 2 (8 times) 46-Craig Kimbrel 8/20 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 39/51 13/1 29/33 2.0 (4/20 at TOR) 5 (3 times) 43-Addison Reed 8/20 vs. NYY (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 37/57 20/8 0/2 2.0 (3 times) 3 (2 times) 63-Robby Scott 8/19 vs. NYY 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 31/46 32/10 0/2 1.2 (2 times) 2 (2 times) 67-Brandon Workman 8/20 vs. NYY (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 13/17 3/0 -/- 3.0 (5/4 vs BAL) 3 (7/20 vs TOR) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.07 ERA 381.2 316 138 130 129 394 261/365 (72%) 176/48 31/46 58 - FERNANDO ABAD, LHP 2-0 1 SV 2.91 ERA vs. ALL:.210 (26-124 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.238 (19-80 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.159 ( 7-44 ), 1 HR WHIP: 1.12 Allowed 1 unearned run in 1.1 IP of work on 8/14 vs. CLE (BB); got the final 2 outs of the 5th inning to strand 1 inherited runner and started the 6th inning. 26 of his 35 appearances this season are scoreless...overall, holding opponents to a.107 AVG (3-for-28) with RISP in 2017, including no hits in last 12 AB. Posting a 1.17 ERA (2 ER/15.1 IP) in 16 games on the road this year and a 4.34 ERA (9 ER/18.2 IP) in 19 games at Fenway. Since 4/28, holding LHH to.105 AVG (4-for-38), 4 BB, 15 SO (43 BF,.186 OBP)...Since joining BOS on 8/1/16, holding LHH to.149 AVG (10-for-67), 6 BB, 22 SO. 68 - MATT BARNES, RHP 6-3 0 SV 3.45 ERA vs. ALL:.207 (44-213 ), 4 HR vs. RHB:.198 (26-131 ), 1 HR vs. LHB:.220 ( 18-82 ), 3 HR WHIP: 1.17 Threw a scoreless 8th inning with 1 hit allowed and 1 wild pitch (13 pitches) Saturday vs. NYY; recorded 3 ground outs and allowed a single to Gregorius. 8 of his 10 appearances in August have been scoreless (10.0 IP total)...holding opponents to a.200 AVG (7-for-35), LHH are 3-for-18 and RHH are 4-for-17. Despite allowing 4 runs (3 ER) on 7/30 vs. KC, is posting a 2.63 ERA (8 ER/27.1 IP) over his last 24 appearances with 17 hits in 93 AB, 9 BB, 26 SO (0.95 WHIP). No runs allowed in 43 of 58 games in 2017...Leads Sox bullpen in wins (6; T-2nd in AL), holds (21; T-3rd in AL), games (58; T-4th in AL), & IP (60.0, T-6th in AL). 37 - HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 2-3 0 SV 3.61 ERA vs. ALL:.289 (61-211 ), 9 HR vs. RHB:.275 (44-160 ), 9 HR vs. LHB:.333 ( 17-51 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.41 Started the 9th inning Saturday vs. NYY (0.1 IP); allowed a double and a sac bunt...worked in back to back games for the 1st time since 8/3 and 8/4 vs. CWS. Has struck out 23 batters in his last 17.2 IP over 17 appearances (11.72 SO/9.0 IP). Averaging a career-bests this year in SO/9.0 IP (9.80; 57 SO in 52.1 IP) & SO/BB ratio (4.38; 13 BB)...Has issued 9 BB over his last 43 games (41.0 IP). 56 - JOE KELLY, RHP 3-1 0 SV 2.50 ERA vs. ALL:.217 (31-143 ), 2 HR vs. RHB:.175 (17-97 ), 1 HR vs. LHB:.304 ( 14-46 ), 1 HR WHIP: 1.26 Finished the 9th inning Saturday night vs. NYY (0.1 IP, BB, SO); walked his 1st batter (Hicks), but struck out Judge to end the inning and strand 1 runner. Allowed his 1st HR to a RHH Friday night vs. NYY (Sanchez); none allowed to his 1st 100 BF/95 AB...No runs allowed in 32 of his 39 appearances this year. Posted a career-best 22.0-inning scoreless streak from 5/1-7/9...Had his 15-game win streak, the 2nd longest in BOS history and a career best, snapped on 7/9. Was on DL with a left hamstring strain from 7/15-8/4...Made 1 rehab appearance with Triple-A Pawtucket on 8/2 (1.0 IP)...Reinstated on 8/5. 46 - CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 5-0 29 SV 1.36 ERA vs. ALL:.138 (25-181 ), 4 HR vs. RHB:.094 (9-96 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.188 ( 16-85 ), 2 HR WHIP: 0.62 Threw a 1-2-3 9th inning with 2 SO to fi nish yesterday s win vs. NYY (13 pitches)...his 5th consecutive perfect appearance (retired all 16 batters faced in 5.1 IP with 12 SO)...Overall, has retired the last 19 batters he has faced since allowing a single to Yolmer Sanchez on 8/6 vs. CWS. Has made 8 straight scoreless apps. since 8/4 (8.1 IP); has struck out 18 of 28 batters faced in that span...has a decision in 6 of his last 6 games (4 SV, 2 wins). Averaging 18.20 SO/9.0 IP (31 SO/15.1 IP) since the All-Star break...overall, has struck out 99 of 193 batters faced this year (51.2%). Approaching what would be his 3rd year with 100+ SO (others: 127 in 2011 & 116 in 2012)...Also approaching his 7th consecutive season with 30+ SV. Leads all ML relievers in SO/9.0 IP (16.81) & WHIP (0.62), is T-1st in SO (99)...Leads AL relievers in ERA (1.36) & SO/BB (12.38), 3rd in SV (29) & opp. AVG (.138). With BOS (2016-17), has converted 60 of 66 SVO (90.9%), including 29 of 33 in 2017... Has 3 SV of more than 3 outs in 2017 & 11 for career (last: 6/6 at NYY). 43 - ADDISON REED, RHP 1-1 0 SV 5.63 ERA vs. ALL:.185 (5-27 ), 2 HR vs. RHB:.143 (2-14 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.231 (3-13 ), 2 HR WHIP: 1.00 Recorded his 3rd hold as a Red Sox and 7th on the season in yesterday s win vs. NYY (1.0 IP, SO)...Retired Gardner, Hicks, and Judge (SO) on 12 pitches. Has made 9 appearances with BOS, allowing runs twice; made Sox debut, 8/1 vs. CLE... Allowed 4 runs/4 ER in 0.0 on 8/11 at NYY, in his other 8 games for BOS, has allowed 1 ER in 8.0 IP (1.13 ER) with 2 BB and 9 SO...Ranks 8th among all ML relievers this season in BB/9.0 IP (1.42) and 9th in SO/BB ratio (6.33). Acquired from NYM in exchange for 3 MiLB pitchers (RHP s Jamie Callahan, Steve Nogosek & Gerson Bautista) on 7/31. 63 - ROBBY SCOTT, LHP 1-1 0 SV 3.68 ERA vs. ALL:.194 (20-103 ), 6 HR vs. RHB:.269 (14-52 ), 4 HR vs. LHB:.118 ( 6-51 ), 2 HR WHIP: 1.09 Retired only batter (Gardner; grounded out) he came on to face in the 9th inning Saturday vs. NYY (0.1 IP)...Holding LHH to a.111 AVG (2-for-18) since 7/4. 36 of his 46 apps for BOS in 2017 are scoreless; his 46 appearances are 7th most among ML rookies...for ML career, holding LHH to a.143 AVG (9-for-63). Recalled 8/12 from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 3rd ML stint of 2017...With Pawtucket this year: 7 games, 0-0, 7.1 IP, 0 runs, 5 BB, 5 SO,.130 AVG (3-for-23). 67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 0-0 0 SV 1.40 ERA vs. ALL:.225 (20-89), 2 HR vs. RHB:.189 (10-53), 0 HR vs. LHB:.278 (10-36), 2 HR WHIP: 0.97 Threw a perfect 7th inning on 13 pitches for his 2nd hold yesterday vs. NYY...Was his 12th straight scoreless outing (14.1 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 10 SO,.167 AVG, 0.70 WHIP, 50 BF)...His scoreless IP streak is the longest active streak in the AL and 3rd longest in MLB. No runs allowed in 15 of his 18 appearances with the Red Sox this year...is in his 3rd stint with the Red Sox this season. Since being recalled on 7/15, in 16 appearances has gone 0-0, 0.89 ERA (2 ER/20.1 IP) with 4 BB, 16 SO,.179 opp. AVG (12-for-67), 0.79 WHIP. 2017 VS. CLE CAREER VS. CLE CAREER AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Abad 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.1 0 0 0-1-0 1.35 16/0 13.1 7 2 0-1-0 3.38 7/0 5.1 5 2 Barnes 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 0-1-0 4.91 6/1 11.0 10 6 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 3.0 3 0 Fister 1-1-0 5.25 2/2 12.0 12 7 6-5-0 3.35 18/18 115.2 102 43 1-2-0 4.31 9/9 54.1 54 26 Hembree 0-0-0 4.50 1/0 2.0 2 1 0-0-0 4.05 5/0 6.2 6 3 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 Kelly -- / 2-0-0 0.51 3/3 17.2 13 1 -- / Kimbrel 1-0-0 18.00 1/0 1.0 3 2 2-0-4 2.57 7/0 7.0 4 2 0-0-1 0.00 2/0 2.0 1 0 Pomeranz -- / 1-0-0 2.53 6/1 10.2 7 3 1-0-0 3.24 3/1 8.1 6 3 Porcello -- / 10-4-0 3.35 22/22 129.0 133 48 5-3-0 2.84 12/12 73.0 79 23 Reed 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 1.0 1 1 0-2-4 7.94 18/0 17.0 21 15 0-1-3 7.45 10/0 9.2 11 8 Rodriguez -- / 1-0-0 1.13 1/1 8.0 6 1 -- / Sale 0-0-0 12.60 1/1 5.0 8 7 5-7-3 4.44 28/17 115.2 117 57 2-3-2 3.71 13/6 43.2 46 18 Scott -- / -- / -- / Workman 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.2 3 0 0-0-0 3.29 4/2 13.2 12 5 0-0-0 5.40 1/1 5.0 4 3
Red Sox Game Notes 2017 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY Page 6 DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL 1 4/3 D PITTSBURGH W5-3 1-0 T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Cole (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 36,594* 1 36,594 4/4 OFF DAY 1-0 T-1st 2 4/5 N PITTSBURGH W3-0 (12) 2-0 T-1st -- KELLY (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) 36,137 2 72,731 4/6 D PITTSBURGH T-1st -- PPD (Rain) 3 4/7 D at Detroit L5-6 2-1 2nd -1.0 Rodriguez (1-0) HEMBREE (0-1) 45,013* 1 45,013 4 4/8 D at Detroit L1-4 2-2 3rd -2.0 Zimmermann (1-0) RODRIGUEZ (0-1) Wilson (1) 32,622 2 77,635 5 4/9 D at Detroit W7-5 3-2 3rd -1.0 BARNES (1-0) Rondon (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 33,662 3 111,297 6 4/10 D at Detroit L1-2 3-3 3rd -1.5 Wilson (1-0) SALE (0-1) Rodriguez (2) 24,672 4 135,969 7 4/11 N BALTIMORE W8-1 4-3 3rd -0.5 POMERANZ (1-0) Bundy (1-1) 37,497* 3 110,228 8 4/12 N BALTIMORE L5-12 4-4 T-3rd -1.5 Givens (2-0) WRIGHT (0-1) 32,211 4 142,439 9 4/13 D PITTSBURGH W4-3 5-4 T-2nd -1.5 BARNES (2-0) Nicasio (0-2) KIMBREL (3) 32, 400 5 174,839 10 4/14 N TAMPA BAY L5-10 5-5 4th -2.5 Archer (2-0) PORCELLO (1-1) 36,813 6 211,652 11 4/15 D TAMPA BAY W2-1 6-5 3rd -1.5 SALE (1-1) Hunter (0-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,686* 7 248,338 12 4/16 D TAMPA BAY W7-5 7-5 3rd -1.5 KELLY (2-0) Farquhar (0-1) KIMBREL (5) 36,209 8 284,547 13 4/17 D TAMPA BAY W4-3 8-5 3rd -1.0 WRIGHT (1-1) Snell (0-2) KIMBREL (6) 37,318* 9 321,865 14 4/18 N at Toronto W8-7 9-5 T-2nd -- JOHNSON (1-0) Stroman (1-2) 29,281 5 165,250 15 4/19 N at Toronto L0-3 9-6 3rd -1.0 Liriano (1-1) PORCELLO (1-2) Osuna (1) 30,842 6 196,092 16 4/20 D at Toronto W4-1 (10) 10-6 3rd -1.0 KIMBREL (1-0) Grilli (0-2) 44,283 7 240,375 17 4/21 N at Baltimore L0-2 10-7 3rd -2.0 Bundy (3-1) POMERANZ (1-1) Brach (3) 34,442 8 274,817 18 4/22 N at Baltimore L2-4 10-8 3rd -3.0 Aquino (1-0) WRIGHT (1-2) O Day (1) 35,457 9 310,274 19 4/23 D at Baltimore W6-2 11-8 3rd -2.0 RODRIGUEZ (1-1) Gausman (1-2) KIMBREL (7) 35,522 10 345,796 4/24 Off Day 11-8 3rd -2.5 4/25 N NEW YORK-AL 3rd -2.0 PPD (Rain) 20 4/26 N NEW YORK-AL L1-3 11-9 3rd -3.0 Severino (2-1) PORCELLO (1-3) Chapman (5) 32,072 10 353,937 21 4/27 N NEW YORK-AL L0-3 11-10 3rd -3.5 Tanaka (3-1) SALE (1-2) 34,054 11 387,991 22 4/28 N CHICAGO-NL W5-4 12-10 3rd -2.5 POMERANZ (2-1) Arrieta (3-1) KIMBREL (8) 37,054* 12 425,045 23 4/29 D CHICAGO-NL L4-7 12-11 3rd -3.5 Lackey (2-3) WRIGHT (1-3) Davis (6) 36,776* 13 461,821 24 4/30 N CHICAGO-NL W6-2 13-11 3rd -2.5 BARNES (3-0) Uehara (0-2) 36,916* 14 498,737 25 5/1 N BALTIMORE L2-5 13-12 3rd -3.5 Bundy (4-1) PORCELLO (1-4) Brach (5) 33,489 15 532,226 26 5/2 N BALTIMORE W5-2 14-12 3rd -2.5 SALE (2-2) Asher (1-1) KIMBREL (9) 32,932 16 565,158 27 5/3 N BALTIMORE W4-2 15-12 3rd -2.5 POMERANZ (3-1) Gausman (1-3) KIMBREL (10) 33,162 17 598,320 28 5/4 N BALTIMORE L3-8 15-13 3rd -3.0 Wilson (2-1) KENDRICK (0-1) 36,563 18 634,883 29 5/5 N at Minnesota L3-4 15-14 3rd -4.0 Kintzler (1-0) BARNES (3-1) 28,707 11 374,503 30 5/6 D at Minnesota W11-1 16-14 3rd -4.0 PORCELLO (2-4) Tepesch (0-1) 30,859 12 405,362 31 5/7 D at Minnesota W17-6 17-14 3rd -4.0 SALE (3-2) Santana (5-1) 31,763 13 437,125 5/8 Off Day 17-14 3rd -4.5 32 5/9 N at Milwaukee L7-11 17-15 3rd -5.0 Torres (2-3) POMERANZ (3-2) 22,524 14 459,649 33 5/10 N at Milwaukee L4-7 17-16 3rd -5.0 Scahill (1-1) KENDRICK (0-2) 23,095 15 482,744 34 5/11 D at Milwaukee W4-1 18-16 3rd -4.5 KIMBREL (2-0) Feliz (0-4) 26,499 16 509,243 35 5/12 N TAMPA BAY L4-5 18-17 3rd -4.5 Cobb (3-3) PORCELLO (2-5) Colome (9) 36,496 19 671,379 36 5/13 D TAMPA BAY W6-3 19-17 3rd -3.5 SALE (4-2) Snell (0-4) KIMBREL (11) 35,447 20 706,826 37 5/14 D TAMPA BAY L2-11 19-18 3rd -4.0 Andriese (3-1) POMERANZ (3-3) 35,080 21 741,906 5/15 OFF DAY 19-18 3rd -4.0 38 5/16 N at St. Louis W6-3 20-18 3rd -4.0 RODRIGUEZ (2-1) Lynn (4-2) KIMBREL (12) 41,514 17 550,757 39 5/17 N at St. Louis W5-4 (13) 21-18 3rd -4.0 ABAD (1-0) Tuivailala (2-1) TAYLOR (1) 44,365 18 595,122 40 5/18 N at Oakland L3-8 21-19 3rd -4.0 Gray (1-1) VELÁZQUEZ (0-1) 12,016 19 607,138 41 5/19 N at Oakland L2-3 (10) 21-20 3rd -4.0 Dull (2-2) HEMBREE (0-2) 24,728 20 631,866 42 5/20 D at Oakland L3-8 21-21 4th -4.5 Manaea (2-3) TAYLOR (0-1) 20,235 21 652,101 43 5/21 D at Oakland W12-3 22-21 3rd -4.0 RODRIGUEZ (3-1) Triggs (5-3) 20,691 22 672,792 5/22 Off Day 22-21 3rd -4.5 44 5/23 N TEXAS W11-6 23-21 3rd -3.5 PORCELLO (3-5) Cashner (1-4) 34,769 22 776,675 45 5/24 N TEXAS W9-4 24-21 3rd -3.5 SALE (5-2) Dyson (1-5) 36,089 23 812,764 46 5/25 N TEXAS W6-2 25-21 3rd -3.0 POMERANZ (4-3) Martínez (1-3) 33,484 24 846,248 47 5/26 N SEATTLE W3-0 26-21 2nd -2.0 RODRIGUEZ (4-1) Gallardo (2-5) KIMBREL (13) 35,080 25 881,328 48 5/27 D SEATTLE W6-0 27-21 2nd -2.0 JOHNSON (2-0) Whalen (0-1) 36,985* 26 918,313 49 5/28 D SEATTLE L0-5 27-22 2nd -3.0 Bergman (2-2) PORCELLO (3-6) 37,174* 27 955,487 50 5/29 D at Chicago-AL L4-5 27-23 2nd -3.0 Minaya (1-0) BARNES (3-2) Robertson (8) 27,148 23 699,940 51 5/30 N at Chicago-AL W13-7 28-23 2nd -3.0 SALE (6-2) Quintana (2-7) KIMBREL (14) 21,852 24 721,792 52 5/31 N at Chicago-AL W4-1 29-23 2nd -2.0 POMERANZ (5-3) Swarzack (2-1) KIMBREL (15) 19,075 25 740,867 53 6/1 N at Baltimore L5-7 29-24 2nd -3.0 Miley (2-3) RODRIGUEZ (4-2) 20,150 26 761,017 54 6/2 N at Baltimore L2-3 29-25 3rd -3.0 Asher (2-3) PORCELLO (3-7) BRACH (11) 33,193 27 794,210 55 6/3 N at Baltimore W5-2 30-25 2nd -3.0 PRICE (1-0) Bundy (6-4) KIMBREL (16) 35,470 28 829,680 56 6/4 D at Baltimore W7-3 31-25 2nd -2.0 SALE (7-2) Tillman (1-3) 31,819 29 861,499 6/5 Off Day 31-25 2nd -2.0 57 6/6 N at New York-AL W5-4 32-25 2nd -1.0 POMERANZ (6-3) Tanaka (5-6) KIMBREL (17) 41,516 30 903,015 58 6/7 N at New York-AL L0-8 32-26 2nd -2.0 Sabathia (7-2) PORCELLO (3-8) 44,380 31 947,395 59 6/8 N at New York-AL L1-9 32-27 2nd -3.0 Pineda (7-3) PRICE (1-1) 46,194* 32 993,589 60 6/9 N DETROIT W5-3 33-27 2nd -3.0 BARNES (4-3) Wilson (1-3) KIMBREL (18) 36,853* 28 992,340 61 6/10 N DETROIT W11-3 34-27 2nd -3.0 SALE (8-2) Saupold (1-1) 37,162* 29 1,029,502 62 6/11 N DETROIT L3-8 34-28 2nd -4.0 Norris (3-4) POMERANZ (6-4) 35,457 30 1,064,959 63 6/12 N PHILADELPHIA W 6-5 (11) 35-28 2nd -4.0 BARNES (5-2) Fien (0-1) 36,757* 31 1,101,716 64 6/13 N PHILADELPHIA W4-3 (12) 36-28 2nd -3.0 ABAD (2-0) Garcia (1-1) 37,141* 32 1,138,857 65 6/14 N at Philadelphia W7-3 37-28 2nd -2.0 VELÁZQUEZ (1-1) Hellickson (5-5) 28,263 33 1,021,852 66 6/15 N at Philadelphia L0-1 37-29 2nd -2.0 Pivetta (2-1) SALE (8-3) Neris (6) 30,729 34 1,052,581 67 6/16 N at Houston W2-1 38-29 2nd -1.0 KELLY (3-0) Harris (2-2) KIMBREL (19) 36,189 35 1,088,770 68 6/17 N at Houston L1-7 38-30 2nd -1.0 Paulino (1-0) PORCELLO (3-9) 41.017* 36 1,129,787 69 6/18 N at Houston W6-5 39-30 2nd -- PRICE (2-1) Musgrove (4-6) KIMBREL (20) 38,389 37 1,168,176 70 6/19 N at Kansas City L2-4 39-31 2nd -0.5 Hammel (4-6) BOYER (0-1) Herrera (16) 27,992 38 1,196,168 71 6/20 N at Kansas City W8-3 40-31 1st +0.5 SALE (9-3) Strahm (2-4) 25,983 39 1,222,151 72 6/21 D at Kansas City L4-6 40-32 2nd -0.5 Soria (3-2) SCOTT (0-1) Herrera (17) 30,826 40 1,252,977 6/22 Off Day 40-32 2nd -- 73 6/23 N LA ANGELS W9-4 41-32 2nd -- PORCELLO (4-9) Meyer (3-4) 37,034* 33 1,175,891 74 6/24 N LA ANGELS L3-6 41-33 2nd -- Ramirez (7-5) PRICE (2-2) Parker (4) 36,868* 34 1,212,759 75 6/25 D LA ANGELS L2-4 41-34 2nd -- Bridwell (2-0) FISTER (0-1) Petit (1) 36,474* 35 1,249,233 76 6/26 N MINNESOTA W4-1 42-34 2nd -- SALE (10-3) Berríos (7-2) KIMBREL (21) 37,172* 36 1,286,405 77 6/27 N MINNESOTA W9-2 43-34 1st +1.0 POMERANZ (7-4) Santiago (4-7) 36,804* 37 1,323,209 78 6/28 N MINNESOTA L1-4 43-35 2nd -- Mejía (3-3) PORCELLO (4-10) Kintzler (21) 37,487* 38 1,360,696 79 6/29 N MINNESOTA W6-3 44-35 1st +1.0 PRICE (3-2) Gibson (4-6) KIMBREL (22) 37,445* 39 1,398,141 80 6/30 N at Toronto W7-4(11) 45-35 1st +1.0 BOYER (1-1) Loup (2-2) KIMBREL (23) 41,357 41 1,294,334 81 7/1 D at Toronto W7-1 46-35 1st +2.0 SALE (11-3) Liriano (4-4) 46,672* 42 1,341,006 82 7/2 D at Toronto W15-1 47-35 1st +3.0 POMERANZ (8-4) Biagini (2-8) ABAD (1) 46,696* 43 1,387,702 83 7/3 N at Texas W7-5(11) 48-35 1st +3.0 HEMBREE (1-2) Frieri (0-1) 45,448 44 1,433,150 84 7/4 N at Texas W11-4 49-35 1st +4.0 PRICE (4-2) Darvish (6-7) 43,267 45 1,476,417 85 7/5 N at Texas L2-8 49-36 1st +4.0 Cashner (4-7) FISTER (0-2) 32,276 46 1,508,693 86 7/6 N at Tampa Bay L1-4 49-37 1st +3.5 Faria (4-0) SALE (11-4) Colome (23) 23,375 47 1,532,068 87 7/7 N at Tampa Bay W8-3 50-37 1st +4.5 POMERANZ (9-4) Odorizzi (5-4) 24,842 48 1,556,910 88 7/8 D at Tampa Bay L0-1 50-38 1st +3.5 Cobb (7-6) PORCELLO (4-11) Colome (24) 23,419 49 1,580,329 89 7/9 D at Tampa Bay L3-5 50-39 1st +3.5 Boxberger (1-0) KELLY (3-1) Colome (25) 20,812 50 1,601,141 7/10 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/11 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/12 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 90 7/14 N NEW YORK-AL W5-4 51-39 1st +3.5 SCOTT (1-1) Chapman (2-1) 37,570* 40 1,435,711 91 7/15 D NEW YORK-AL L1-4(16) 51-40 1st +2.5 Heller (1-0) FISTER (0-3) 36,936* 41 1,472,647 92 7/16 D NEW YORK-AL L0-3 51-41 1st +2.5 Sabathia (8-3) PORCELLO (4-12) Chapman (12) 37,343* 42 1,509,990 93 7/16 N NEW YORK-AL W3-0 52-41 1st +3.0 PRICE (5-2) Tanaka (7-9) KIMBREL (24) 36,719* 43 1,546,709 94 7/17 N TORONTO L3-4 52-42 1st +2.0 Tepera (5-1) HEMBREE (1-3) Osuna (23) 36,144 44 1,582,853 95 7/18 N TORONTO W5-4(15) 53-42 1st +2.0 VELÁZQUEZ (2-1) Bolsinger (0-3) 36,488 45 1,619,341 96 7/19 N TORONTO W5-1 54-42 1st +3.0 POMERANZ (10-4) Sanchez (1-3) 37,360* 46 1,656,701 97 7/20 D TORONTO L6-8 54-43 1st +2.5 Leone (2-0) FISTER (0-4) Osuna (24) 37,094* 47 1,693,795 98 7/21 N at LA Angels W6-2 55-43 1st +3.5 SALE (12-4) Nolasco (4-11) 37,714 51 1,638,855 99 7/22 N at LA Angels L3-7 55-44 1st +3.5 Ramirez (9-8) PRICE (5-3) 43,829* 52 1,682,684 100 7/23 D at LA Angels L2-3 55-45 1st +2.5 Bridwell (4-1) PORCELLO (4-13) Norris (15) 40,471 53 1,723,155 101 7/24 N at Seattle L0-4 55-46 1st +2.0 Paxon (10-3) RODRIGUEZ (4-3) 29,262 54 1,752,417 102 7/25 N at Seattle L5-6(13) 55-47 1st +1.0 Zych (5-2) FISTER (0-5) 28,992 55 1,781,409 103 7/26 D at Seattle W4-0 56-47 1st +1.0 SALE (13-4) Moore (1-3) KIMBREL (25) 39,797 55 1,821,206 7/27 Off Day 56-47 1st +0.5