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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 (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (88-39) vs. CLEVELAND INDIANS (73-52) Wednesday, August 22, 2018 7:10 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA LHP Brian Johnson (4-3, 4.00) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (15-6, 3.33) Game #128 Home Game #63 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) JIMMY FUND: The 17th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon continues today in support of the Dana- Farber Cancer Institute...Since 2002, this event has raised more than $50 million for cancer treatment and research. DONATE: www.jimmyfundradiotelethon.org. STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead the majors with 88 wins, 9 more than any other team...they also lead MLB in win percentage (.693) and run differential (+212). The Sox 88 wins are tied for their most ever through 127 games (also 88 in 1912). BOS is 49 games above.500, 3 shy of its season high (+52)...Prior to 2018, the Sox had not been as many as 41 games above.500 since 1946 (+54). HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) Rank Club Run Diff. Win % (Record) 1. Red Sox +212.693 (88-39) 2. Yankees +149.632 (79-46) T3. A s +82.603 (76-50) T3. Astros +198.603 (76-50) EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead the Yankees by 8.0 games...their largest lead of the season is 10.5 games. The Sox own the 2nd-largest lead for any 1st-place team (CLE-13.0)...They took over sole possession of 1st place on 7/2 and have held it ever since. CHASING HISTORY: At 88-39, the Red Sox would need to go 18-17 (.514) or better in their final 35 games to break the franchise s single-season wins record of 105, which was set during Fenway Park s inaugural season (1912). The Sox have won 100+ games in a season 3 times: 1912 (105-47), 1915 (101-50), and 1946 (104-50). SOX STREAKS: The Red Sox have lost each of their last 3 games, tied for their longest streak of the season...their only other 3-game skid came 3 months ago (4/21-24). BOS is the only team without a losing streak of 4+ games this season...there have been only 2 years in franchise history in which the Sox went an entire season without a losing streak of 4+ games (1903 and 2013; won World Series in both years). The Sox are 58-24 (.707) in 82 games since 5/19, including 32-10 (.762) in their last 42. MODERN TIMES: The Red Sox are 1 of only 19 teams since 1900 to win 88+ of their first 127 games...9 of the previous 18 won the World Series. MOST RECENT TEAMS TO WIN 88+ OF FIRST 127 GAMES Year Club First 127 Record Finish 2018 BOS 88-39 -- -- 2017 LAD 91-36 104-58 Lost in WS 2001 SEA 91-36 116-46 Lost in ALCS 1998 NYY 94-33 114-48 Won WS 1995 CLE 88-39 100-44 Lost in WS 1954 CLE 90-37 111-43 Lost in WS HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: The Red Sox own MLB s highest win % at home (.710, 44-18)...Since Fenway Park opened in 1912, there have been only 5 seasons in which the Sox finished with a home winning % as high as their current.710 mark (most recent: 1978, 59-23,.720). The Sox have sold out 33 of their 62 home games, including each of their last 26...15 of their final 21 games of the regular season will be played at Fenway. THIS AND THAT: The Red Sox have allowed only 41 stolen bases, 3rd-fewest in the majors...24 teams have allowed at least 50 steals, and 16 teams have allowed 60+. Andrew Benintendi has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 games, including each of his last 6...Since the start of 2017, he leads AL outfielders with 21 assists. The Red Sox have scored 5+ runs in a game an MLB-high 73 times...they are 63-10 (.863) in those games, including 43-4 (.915) since 5/16. SERIES BUSINESS: The Red Sox are 10-0-3 in their last 13 series...it had been 46 years since the Sox went unbeaten in 13 consecutive series (10-0-6 in August/September, 1972). The Sox have not been swept this season, but they have earned 12 series sweeps...they have never gone an entire season without being swept in a series of 2+ games. FURTHEST INTO A SEASON (BY DATE) WITHOUT BEING SWEPT*, RED SOX HISTORY Season First Swept 1912... 9/17-19 at CLE (4 games) 1995... 9/8-10 at NYY (3 games) 1979...8/24-26 at KC (3 games) *In a series of at least 2 games PITCHING IN: In 42 games since 7/2, the Red Sox own the AL s lowest starting pitcher ERA (3.10; 81 ER/235.0 IP). The Red Sox have started a LHP in 87 of their 127 games, most in MLB...Last season they started a LHP in 104 games, 2nd-most in franchise history (106 in 1951). Overall, the Sox own MLB s 2nd-lowest ERA (3.50). WHAT A RELIEF: In the club s last 5 games, Red Sox relievers have posted a 1.69 ERA with a.137 opponent AVG, 17 SO, and 4 BB (16.0 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 2 XBH). Sox relievers have allowed the fewest HR/9.0 IP in the AL (0.85)...They rank 5th in the majors in ERA (3.32). BOS is an MLB-best 64-5 (.928) when leading after 5 innings and 16-4 (.800) when tied after 5. Ryan Brasier has a 1.00 ERA, a 0.78 WHIP, and a.409 opponent OPS (18.0 IP)...He has allowed 0 hits to his last 18 right-handed hitters faced (0-for-15, BB, 2 SF). ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs (684), runs per game (5.39), AVG (.268), SLG (.459), OPS (.795), doubles (285), and XBH (480)...They also lead the AL in OBP (.336) and own MLB s 2nd-lowest strikeout % (19.7). The Sox rank 2nd in MLB in stolen base % and 3rd in steals (80.3%, 98-for-122)...Their 98 SB are their 2ndmost through 126 games in the Live Ball Era (99 in 2009). The Sox rank T-6th in MLB with 169 HR, surpassing their 2017 total (168, fewest in AL)...They own MLB s highest win % in games with a HR (.805, 70-17). GOOD, BETTER, BETTS: According to Baseball-Reference, Mookie Betts leads MLB position players in WAR (8.4)...He leads the majors in AVG (.340) and ranks 2nd in runs (101), OBP (.426), SLG (.645), and OPS (1.071). Betts is 24-for-27 in SB attempts and has 15 defensive runs saved (source: FanGraphs)...The only AL outfielder with more DRS is DET s JaCoby Jones (19)...His 78 DRS since the start of 2016 are 12 more than any other player. Betts is the only major leaguer in 2018 to hit for the cycle (8/9 at TOR), as well as the only player with multiple 3-HR games (4/17 at LAA, 5/2 vs. KC). J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez has 38 HR, tied with OAK s Khris Davis for the MLB lead...martinez leads the majors in RBI (106), SLG (.658), XBH (73), and total bases (302). Martinez also leads the AL in hits (tied, 152) and ranks among MLB leaders in AVG (2nd,.331), OBP (6th,.401), OPS (3rd, 1.059), and runs (3rd, 94). Since the 2017 All-Star break, Martinez leads MLB with 69 HR, 178 RBI, and 119 XBH in only 186 games. MOST HOME RUNS IN 1ST SEASON WITH RED SOX Player HR (Year) Player HR (Year) Dick Stuart... 42 (1963) Manny Ramirez... 41 (2001) Jimmie Foxx... 41 (1936) J.D. Martinez... 38 (2018) X FACTOR: Among ML shortstops, Xander Bogaerts ranks 2nd in RBI (78), 2nd in doubles (37), and 4th in OPS (.872)... He has already set career highs in doubles and XBH (57). Bogaerts leads MLB in SLG with runners in scoring position (.794)...Since 7/3, 11 of his 15 hits with RISP have gone for extra bases (15-for-34, 4 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Thu., 8/23 vs. CLE 1:05 p.m. LHP David Price (13-6, 3.69) RHP Adam Plutko (4-3, 4.62) NESN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM. * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...1st, +8.0 Home/Road... 44-18/44-21 Day/Night... 29-6/59-33 March/April/May... 2-1/19-6/18-11 June/July/August... 17-10/19-6/13-5 vs. AL East...45-16 vs. AL Central...14-10 vs. AL West...20-10 vs. National League...9-3 vs. RH/LH starter... 71-27/17-12 Leading after 6 innings...71-4 Tied after 6 innings...11-3 Trailing after 6 innings...6-32 Leading after 7 innings...74-4 Tied after 7 innings...10-3 Trailing after 7 innings...4-32 Leading after 8 innings...80-1 Tied after 8 innings...5-1 Trailing after 8 innings...3-37 Red Sox score first...60-10 Opponents score first...28-29 Come-from-behind wins...37 Shutouts...12-5 Scoring less than 3 runs...7-18 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...18-11 Scoring 5 or more runs...63-10 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR... 70-17/18-22 1-run/2-run games... 19-11/15-6 Walk-offs...5-2 Extra innings (home/road)... 5-1/3-2 Series openers/finales... 28-13/29-11 Series W-L-T (home)... 15-3-1 Series W-L-T (road)... 13-4-4 Series W-L-T (total)... 28-7-5 Series sweeps (home/road)... 6-0/6-0 VS. CLEVELAND All-Time... 981-1,041-8 In Boston... 532-482-5 In Cleveland... 449-559-3 At Progressive Field...50-51 2018... 0-2 In Boston...0-2 In Cleveland...0-0 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 8/20 H L4-5 Kluber PORCELLO 8/21 H L3-6 Bieber EOVALDI UPCOMING MILESTONES Player Stat Jackie Bradley Jr...500 Career Hits (498) Mitch Moreland... 500 Career RBI (497) MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18 Rk. Club Wins 1. Boston... 274 2. Cleveland... 269 MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL) Rk. Pitcher Wins T1. David Price... 99 T1. Chris Sale... 99 3. Rick Porcello... 95 4. Justin Verlander... 93 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Martinez (152) Doubles...Betts/Bogaerts (37) Triples...Benintendi (6) HR...Martinez (38) RBI...Martinez (106) Runs...Betts (101) SB...Betts (24) BB...Benintendi (61) AVG (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.340) OBP (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.426) SLG (min. 100 AB)...Martinez (.658) OPS (min. 100 AB)...Betts (1.071) Pitching Wins... Porcello (15) Saves...Kimbrel (37) Appearances... Kelly (56) Starts... Porcello (26) ERA (min. 20.0 IP)...Sale (1.97) Innings (reliever)... Barnes (54.0) Innings (starter)... Porcello (158.2) Strikeouts (reliever)...barnes (86) Strikeouts (starter)... Sale (219)

TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 61-BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP 4-3, 4.00 ERA, 31 appearances, 9 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2018 4-3 4.00 31 9 78.2 81 38 35 11 27 72.260 CAREER 6-4 4.25 37 15 110.0 116 55 52 16 39 96.265 TONIGHT S START: Over 9 starts in 2018, is 4-1 with a 3.40 ERA (18 ER/47.2 IP)...BOS is 7-2 in those games. Held a 7.71 ERA through his fi rst 2 career starts...in 13 starts since, is 5-1 with a 3.49 ERA (27 ER/69.2)..The Red Sox are 11-2 in those contests. Allowed 2 ER or fewer in each of his fi rst 6 starts this season...is tied for the 2nd-longest streak of such starts by a Red Sox in 2018 (Chris Sale-10, Eduardo Rodriguez-6). Posted a 3.17 (21 ER/59.2 IP) over his last 20 outings, 12 of which were in relief. Johnson has limited opposing LHH to a.196/.281/.373 batting line over 16 appearances beginning 5/27 vs. ATL (10-for-51, 57 BF, 6 BB, 3 2B, 2 HR). Struck out a career-high 11 on 8/2 vs. NYY (W, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB)...Was his 1st ML double-digit SO effort, and 1st since 8/23/14 with Double-A Portland (10). Became the 1st Red Sox pitcher with 11+ SO over 5.0 IP or fewer in the last 100 seasons... Chris Sale joined Johnson in that group on 8/12 at BAL (12 SO, 5.0 IP). Last start: Earned the win on 8/17 vs. TB (5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 SO). After allowing the Rays to plate 3 runs in the 1st inning, held the club scoreless over his fi nal 4.2 innings (1 H, 1 BB). VS. CLEVELAND: Is making his 1st career appearance against the club. AT HOME: Owns a 3.13 ERA (13 ER/37.1 IP) over his last 12 home appearances (5 starts). In those 5 starts, is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA (10 ER/25.0 IP) and.215 opponent AVG (20-for- 93). Has made 8 career starts at Fenway Park, going 3-0 with a 3.25 ERA (16 ER/44.1 IP)...The Red Sox are 7-1 in those games. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Threw the Sox lone shutout of the 2017 on 5/27 vs. SEA...According to Elias, became the 1st BOS rookie to throw a shutout with 0 BB, 5 or fewer hits, and 8+ SO. 2018 7.0, 8/8 at TOR 7, 4/28 vs. TB 5, 3x, last 8/8 at TOR 5, 2x, last 8/8 at TOR 4, 7/15 vs. TOR 11, 8/2 vs. NYY 2, 8/8 at TOR - - 3, 8/2-present 3, 5/1-7/26 1, 8/2 vs. NYY (11) 2018 2-1, 4.66 ERA, 18 G, 5 GS 2-2, 3.06 ERA, 13 G, 4 GS.260 (81-311), 11 HR.238 (19-80), 2 HR.268 (62-231), 9 HR 1.37 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS IP H R ER BB SO HR CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK 10+ SO G SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 9.0, 5/27/17 vs. SEA 8, 2x, last 7/18/17 vs. TOR 5, 3x, last 8/8/18 at TOR 5, 2x, last 8/8/18 at TOR 4, 2x, last 7/15/18 vs. TOR 8, 5/27/17 vs. SEA 2, 3x, 8/8/18 at TOR 1, 5/27/17 vs. SEA 1, 5/27/17 vs. SEA 3, 2x, last 8/2/18-present 3, 5/1-7/26/18 1, 8/2/18 vs. NYY (11) CAREER 3-1, 4.11 ERA, 21 G, 8 GS 3-3, 4.47 ERA, 16 G, 7 GS.265 (116-438), 16 HR.221 (21-95), 2 HR.277 (95-343), 14 HR 1.41 VS. CLE W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO 2018 0-0 - - - - - - - - - CAREER 0-0 - - - - - - - - - at FENWAY 0-0 - - - - - - - - - DATE SCORE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/2 W7-3 at MIA W 6.0 6 1 1 2 5 1 82/49 1st start of 2018 4/8 W8-7 TB - 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 14/9 Relief appearance 4/10 W14-1 NYY - 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 37/21 Relief appearance 4/11 L7-10 NYY - 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 28/19 Relief appearance 4/17 W10-1 at LAA - 3.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 43/27 Relief appearance 4/20 W7-3 at OAK - 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3/2 Relief appearance 4/28 L6-12 TB - 2.0 7 5 5 0 2 1 48/33 Relief appearance 4/30 W10-6 KC - 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 31/21 Relief appearance 5/1 L6-7 KC L 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 16/11 Relief appearance 5/9 L6-9 at NYY - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14/9 Relief appearance 5/11 L3-5 at TOR L 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 5/1 Relief appearance 5/14 L5-6 OAK - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16/10 Relief appearance 5/15 L3-5 OAK - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18/11 Relief appearance 5/20 W5-0 BAL - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23/16 Relief appearance 5/24 L3-6 at TB - 2.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 37/24 Relief appearance 5/27 L1-7 ATL - 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 30/20 Relief appearance 5/30 W6-4 TOR - 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3/3 Relief appearance 6/1 L3-7 at HOU - 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 15/9 Relief appearance 6/7 L2-7 DET - 4.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 56/42 Relief appearance 6/11 W2-0 at BAL - 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22/13 Relief appearance 6/20 L1-4 at MIN - 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 30/18 Relief appearance 6/22 W14-10 SEA - 2.2 4 0 0 0 3 0 43/31 Relief appearance 6/28 W4-2 LAA - 4.0 3 1 1 1 2 1 61/34 Only run came on a solo HR in the 4th 7/3 W11-4 at WSH - 4.2 8 2 2 2 2 0 77/52 Most pitches since 2018 debut (82, 4/2 at MIA) 7/15 W5-2 TOR - 4.2 2 2 2 4 2 1 84/52 Season-high-tying 5 SO (also 4/2 at MIA, 6/7 vs. DET) 7/21 L0-5 at DET L 5.0 5 2 0 0 5 0 77/53 2nd career start with 0 BB (also 5/27/17 vs. SEA) 7/27 L1-2 MIN - 5.2 4 0 0 3 5 0 84/53 2nd career scoreless start (also 5/27/17 vs. SEA) 8/2 W15-7 NYY W 5.0 6 5 4 2 11 0 104/65 1st career double-digit SO effort 8/8 W10-5 at TOR W 7.0 6 5 5 2 6 2 98/67 Season-high 7.0 IP 8/12 W4-1 at BAL - 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16/10 Relief appearance 8/17 W7-3 TB W 5.2 5 3 3 2 2 0 94/52 Held TB scoreless over fi nal 4.2 IP (3 R in 1st) CLEVELAND CAREER VS. JOHNSON PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Allen - 0 0 0 0 Alonso - 0 0 0 0 Brantley - 0 0 0 0 Cabrera - 0 0 0 0 Davis - 0 0 0 0 Díaz - 0 0 0 0 Gomes - 0 0 0 0 González - 0 0 0 0 Guyer - 0 0 0 0 Kipnis - 0 0 0 0 Lindor - 0 0 0 0 Pérez - 0 0 0 0 Ramírez - 0 0 0 0 RED SOX CAREER vs. CARRASCO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi.250 4 1 0 1 Betts.125 8 1 0 0 Bogaerts.429 7 3 0 0 Bradley Jr..250 8 2 1 1 Holt.800 5 4 1 3 Kinsler.220 50 11 0 3 Leon.000 1 0 0 1 Martinez.360 25 9 2 8 Moreland.357 14 5 3 9 Núñez.250 16 4 0 3 Pearce.250 4 1 0 0 Swihart.000 2 0 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Sale 23 17 94/146.0 5.79 15-8 Price 24 15 79/141.1 5.03 18-6 Porcello 26 16 117/158.2 6.64 17-9 Velázquez 5 0 15/20.1 6.64 4-1 Johnson 9 1 43/47.2 8.12 7-2 Rodriguez 19 6 72/104.2 6.19 16-3 Pomeranz 11 2 23/51.1 4.03 5-6 Wright 4 3 11/24.0 4.13 3-1 Beeks 1 0 1/4.0 2.25 0-1 Eovaldi 5 2 13/28.0 4.18 3-2 24-DAVID PRICE, LHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 13-6, 3.69 ERA, 24 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2018 13-6 3.69 24 24 141.1 127 61 58 19 41 142.239 CAREER 140-74 3.26 293 283 1887.2 1680 748 683 186 486 1818.236 TOMORROW'S START: Has a 1.35 ERA (5 ER/33.1 IP) in 5 starts since the All-Star break...among pitchers with 25.0+ IP since the break, his ERA is the 2nd-lowest in the AL and tied for the 4th-lowest in the majors. Allowed 12 ER over 8.0 IP in 2 starts from 7/1-7 (at NYY, at KC)...In his other 14 starts since 5/12, is 11-1 with a 2.34 ERA (25 ER/96.1 IP)...Allowed 3 ER or fewer in each of those 15 outings. Over 13 career regular season starts vs. CLE, is 10-2 with a 2.24 ERA (23 ER/92.1 IP). LAST 5 STARTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 7/20 at DET W 6.1 4 0 0 1 5 7/30 PHI - 8.0 8 1 1 1 5 8/5 NYY - 6.0 4 2 2 3 5 8/11 at BAL W 6.0 5 0 0 0 10 8/18 TB W 7.0 5 2 2 2 8 1.35 ERA 3-0 33.1 26 5 5 7 33

Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 _ 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.300 AVG 15 HR 71 RBI.380 OBP.498 SLG vs. RHP: 111-347 (.320), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, R, 2B HOMESTAND: 7-20, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 6 G (8-24, 4 R, 2 2B, RBI) vs. LHP: 27-113 (.239), 4 HR CLE SERIES: 3-8, R, 2B, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (7/31-8/11) Ranks T-5th in the AL with 43 multi-hit games...in his last 35 games, is 48-for-137 (.350) with 30 R, 14 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 18 RBI,.423 OBP,.511 SLG,.934 OPS. Recorded his 10th assist Saturday, tied for the ML lead among OF...Leads the AL with 21 OF assists since the start of last year. Has hit.329/.382/.549 in 58 home games this season, ranking 13th in the AL in home SLG...Has a.295/.359/.463 career line at Fenway Park. Ranks among the top 15 in the AL with 88 runs (4th), 138 hits (9th), 34 2B (T-9th), 6 3B (T-4th), 61 BB (9th),.300 AVG (10th),.380 OBP (10th),.878 OPS (11th), 20 SB (8th), 90.9 SB% (2nd), 55 XBH (T-12th), 229 TB (13th), and 10 OF assists (T-1st). Hit his 15th HR of the season on 8/10 at BAL...Was his 2nd 3-run HR of the season (also 5/28 vs. TOR)...Scored 3 runs for the fi rst time since 7/7. His.3498 career AVG with RISP (92-for-263) is the 2nd-highest since at least 1974 (min. 200 AB), between Yuli Gurriel (.351) and Tony Gwynn (.3496).. _ 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.340 AVG 27 HR 64 RBI.426 OBP.645 SLG vs. RHP: 108-325 (.332), 19 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 3-22, 2 R, 2 2B CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 35-95 (.368), 8 HR CLE SERIES: 2-9, R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (7/2-14) Leads MLB with a.340 AVG...The last Red Sox hitter to lead the majors outright in batting average was Wade Boggs in 1988 (.366). His 101 runs rank 2nd in the majors and are the most by a Red Sox hitter through 127 team games since Dom DiMaggio (115) and Vern Stephens (113). Marks his 3rd straight season with 100+ runs scored...joined Ted Williams as the only Red Sox ever with three 100-run seasons before turning 26. Has a.352/.446/.634/1.080 line in 18 August games, going 25-for-71 with 17 R, 10 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, and 8 RBI. Despite missing 14 games (5/27-6/10), ranks among AL leaders with 101 runs (2nd), 143 hits (6th), 27 HR (9th), 69 XBH (T-3rd), 24 SB (T-5th), and 271 TB (4th). Is batting.368 vs. LHP (4th in the majors),.335 vs. RHP (3rd),.348 at home (5th),.335 on the road (4th),.389 with 2 outs (1st), and.362 vs. the AL East. Has 10 XBH over his last 12 games, 14 in his last 18, and 69 this year (T-3rd in the majors). Ranks among ML hitters at home with a.348 AVG (5th),.430 OBP (6th),.663 SLG (4th), and 1.093 OPS (5th)...His 52 runs at home rank 3rd in the majors. Has reached base 20 times in 32 PA with RISP and 2 outs (.625 OBP,.455/10-for-22, 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 9 BB, HBP)...Is batting.333 (21-for-63) overall with RISP. Ranks 9th in the AL with 27 HR and 12th with 15.56 AB/HR...Ranks T-3rd in MLB with 14 go-ahead HR and is tied for the ML lead with 10 game-winning HR. _ 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.281 AVG 17 HR 78 RBI.356 OBP.516 SLG vs. RHP: 92-319 (.288), 16 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, 2B, RBI HOMESTAND: 7-17, 3 R, 4 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-11, 2 2B, 4 RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 20-80 (.250), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 3-9, R, 2B, 4 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/17-28) Drove in a run with a 2B last night, his 4th in his last 5 games, and has 4 RBI in his last 2 games...recorded his 11th game with 3+ RBI Monday, 3rd-most in MLB. Was his career-high 57th XBH in 105 games this year after recording 48 in 148 2017 games...16 of his last 27 hits have gone for extra bases. Ranks 6th in the AL with an RBI every 5.12 AB, and T-7th with 78 RBI (2nd on the team)...is 11 shy of a career high (89 in 2016). Has reached base in 14 of his last 18 PA with RISP (6-for-9, 8 BB, SF)...Leads the majors with 24 XBH with RISP, the most by a Red Sox hitter in a single season since David Ortiz in 2010 (24)...Leads MLB with a.794 SLG with RISP (.355/38-for-107, 11 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR). Has 34 RBI over his last 37 games...has 11 2B in his last 23 games with an AB and a career-high 37 this season (T-3rd in the AL). Has hit in 12 of his last 13 games vs. CLE, hitting.346 (18-for-52) with 8 R, 5 2B, 3B, and 9 RBI...Is a career.327 hitter (196-for-600) vs. the AL Central. Ranks 13th in the AL with a career-high.516 SLG and with a career-high.872 OPS...Ranks 10th with 57 XBH. In 78 PA this season with multiple runners on base, has hit.393 (24-for-61) with 17 XBH (7 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR), a.474 OBP, and a.967 SLG...His 8 HR with multiple runners on base are the most in the majors. Recorded a career-high-tying 3 XBH for the 3rd time Friday (also 6/21/15 at KC, 9/17/16 vs. NYY)...Tied a season high with 7 total bases (also 3/31 at TB). _ 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.219 AVG 11 HR 48 RBI.303 OBP.385 SLG vs. RHP: 67-286 (.234), 10 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3 HOMESTAND: 4-17, R, 2 2B, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-5 vs. LHP: 15-88 (.170), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 2-7, R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/25-6/1) Doubled and scored his 59th run of the season Monday, passing last year s total...represents his 2nd-highest single-season total (94 in 2016). Has recorded multiple hits in 5 of his last 10 games, going 12-for-35 (.343) with 8 R, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, and 5 RBI (.395 OBP,.657 SLG). In his last 24 home games, has hit.313 (26-for-83) with a.352 OBP,.566 SLG,.919 OPS, 10 2B, 3B, 3 HR, and 17 RBI. Is 43-for-155 (.277) with 30 R, 13 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, and 31 RBI over his last 45 games...has a.523 SLG and an.866 OPS in that time. Recorded his 3rd career multi-hr game on 8/11 in Game 1 of a doubleheader at BAL (also 8/15/15 vs. SEA, 5/11/16 vs. OAK). Fell a HR shy of the cycle on 8/10 at BAL...Scored 4 runs, his 2nd-highest career single-game total (5 on 8/15/15 vs. SEA)...Tied a season high with 3 hits (5th time). 612- BROCK HOLT, OF/INF.264 AVG 3 HR 32 RBI.342 OBP.364 SLG vs. RHP: 52-210 (.248), 3 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 1-8, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3) vs. LHP: 16-48 (.333), 0 HR CLE SERIES: 1-3 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/14-26) Singled Monday and is 10-for-29 (.345) in his last 9 games...over his last 76 games, has hit.277 (67-for-242) with 24 R, 15 2B, 3B, 3 HR, and 31 RBI. Hit a pinch-hit, game-winning HR in the 8th inning on 8/14 at PHI, his 2nd career pinch-hit HR and 6th career game-winning HR (last 7/19/16 vs. SF). Has 7 RBI in his last 10 games and 32 this season...is a career.296/.360/.420 hitter in 21 games vs. CLE. Is batting.333 (16-for-48) with a.418 OBP vs. LHP...With runners on base, has hit.288 (34-for-118) with a.788 OPS. 5 - IAN KINSLER, 2B.208 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI.296 OBP.250 SLG vs. RHP: 4-20 (.200), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, RBI HOMESTAND: 1-14, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-5 vs. LHP: 1-4 (.250), 0 HR CLE SERIES: 1-8, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (7/12-22) Drove in a run in the Red Sox 3-run 7th inning last night, his 4th RBI in 8 games with the Red Sox and 36th this season. Has reached base in 6 of his first 8 games with the Red Sox, scoring 3 times and driving in 4...Has reached base in 21 of his last 22 starts. In his last 21 games, has hit.347 (25-for-72, 16 R, 6 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI)...In his last 59, is batting.278 (62-for-223) with 38 R, 14 2B, 11 HR, and 30 RBI. A 4-time All-Star and 2016 Gold Glove Award winner at 2B, has a.272/.340/.445 batting line with 247 HR and 873 RBI in 1,772 games with the Rangers (2006-13), Tigers (2014-17), Angels (2018), and Red Sox (2018). 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 8/10/18 vs. BAL Hart 30 28 12 1 0 41 11 6 1 0 0 18 Betts 8/9/18 at TOR Giles 39 28 9 5 0 42 6 5 2 1 0 14 Bogaerts 8/10/18 vs. BAL Bundy 33 19 8 0 0 27 11 7 3 0 1 22 Bradley Jr. 8/11/18 at BAL (G1) Castro 24 11 5 0 0 16 9 2 1 0 0 12 Holt 8/14/18 vs. PHI Hunter 8 13 4 0 0 17 2 3 0 0 0 5 Kinsler 7/26/18 vs. CWS Covey 33 13 10 0 0 23 9 2 0 0 0 11 Leon 8/14/18 vs. PHI Pivetta 11 8 1 0 0 9 1 3 0 0 0 4 Martinez 8/11/18 at BAL Wright Jr. 26 40 6 3 0 49 18 9 3 1 0 31 Moreland 8/17/18 at TOR Giles 39 15 6 0 0 21 11 1 3 0 0 15 Núñez 8/11/18 at BAL (G1) Yacabonis 27 20 3 0 0 23 7 2 0 0 0 9 Pearce 8/12/18 at BAL Cobb 7 9 4 0 0 13 5 1 0 0 1 7 Swihart 7/24/18 at BAL Ramírez 25 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 _ 3 - SANDY LEON, C.204 AVG 5 HR 21 RBI.258 OBP.319 SLG vs. RHP: 33-164 (.201), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2 HOMESTAND: 4-30, 3 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB, SH CURRENT STREAK: 0-9 vs. LHP: 11-52 (.212), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 0-5 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/14-24) The Red Sox have won 18 of his last 22 starts at catcher, and 29 of his last 34 since 6/21. BOS is 25-9 when he records a hit, and 13-1 when he drives in a run...since he joined the team (2015), BOS is 15-3 when he homers and 48-14 when he has an RBI. Leads catchers this season with a 3.13 catcher ERA...His 3.28 catcher ERA since the start of 2017 also ranks 1st in MLB (min. 80 games). Hit a go-ahead HR in the 3rd inning on 8/14 at PHI, his 5th HR of the season (last 6/30 at NYY) and first go-ahead HR since 5/7/17 at MIN. _28 - J.D. MARTINEZ, OF/DH.331 AVG 38 HR 106 RBI.401 OBP.658 SLG vs. RHP: 119-355 (.335), 33 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R HOMESTAND: 18-44, 10 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 6 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-9, 2 R, 2B) vs. LHP: 33-104 (.317), 5 HR CLE SERIES: 3-9, 2 R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (4/29-5/11) Has hit safely in his last 13 games vs. CLE (.408/.463/.694, 5 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI)...Leads actives with a.609 career SLG vs. CLE (min. 200 AB). Leads the majors with 302 TB, 20 more than any other hitter, having passed 300 in Boston s 126th game...the only other Red Sox in the last 100 years to reach 300+ TB in 126 team games or fewer are Jimmie Foxx (1938-39), Ted Williams (1949), and Jim Rice (1977-79). Is tied for the ML lead with 38 HR, tied with David Ortiz in 2016 for the most by a Sox hitter since Ortiz s franchise record-setting 54 in 2006. His 38 HR are the 4th-most by a Red Sox hitter in their first season with the club (Dick Stuart, 42 in 1963; Jimmie Foxx, 41 in 1936; Manny Ramirez, 41 in 2001). The only other Red Sox to reach 38+ HR in 124 team games or fewer are Jimmie Foxx in 1938, Manny Ramirez in 2001, and David Ortiz in 2006. Leads MLB with a career-high 106 RBI, 4 more than any other ML hitter...leads MLB with 73 XBH, 1 shy of a career high. Leads the majors with a.658 SLG and ranks 3rd with a 1.059 OPS...Leads MLB by.046 in SLG since 2017 (.673), and by.005 since 2015 (.598). His.707 career SLG at Fenway is the 2nd-highest of all time, trailing only Frank Robinson (.724; min. 200 AB)...His 1.125 OPS at the venue ranks 3rd all-time, trailing Robinson (1.188) and Ted Williams (1.149). Has 6 HR in his last 16 games...in his last 25 games, has hit.368/.455/.768, going 35-for-95 with 22 runs, 11 2B, 9 HR, and 24 RBI. Ranks among ML leaders with a.331 AVG (2nd), 152 hits (T-3rd), 94 runs (3rd),.401 OBP (6th),.658 SLG (1st), 1.059 OPS (3rd), 73 XBH (1st), and 302 TB (1st). Snapped a 51-game home on-base streak Sunday, the 3rd-longest streak in a single season in Fenway history (Ted Williams, 69 in 1941; Joe Foy, 54 in 1966). Marked the longest home on-base streak by any ML hitter since Ichiro Suzuki from 4/22-10/1/09 (63 G). _18 - MITCH MORELAND, 1B.254 AVG 14 HR 64 RBI.322 OBP.462 SLG vs. RHP: 67-258 (.260), 12 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, RBI HOMESTAND: 5-35, 4 R, 3 2B, HR, 11 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-5 vs. LHP: 19-80 (.238), 2 HR CLE SERIES: 1-6, R, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22) Drove in his 64th run of the season on his 5th sacrifice fly...reached base 3 times Monday, singling and drawing 2 walks. Has 6 RBI in his last 6 games, 13 RBI in his last 13, and 16 in his last 16...Is 3 RBI shy of 500 for his career. Has driven in the game-winning run in each of the Red Sox last 2 wins...is tied for the team lead with 13 game-winning RBI (T-5th in the AL). Has 3 HR in his last 4 games vs. CLE, and 5 in his last 10, driving in 12 over that time. 7 of his last 10 hits have gone for extra bases...has 20 2B this season, marking his 4th straight year with 20+ 2B. Played in his first career All-Star Game on 7/17 in Washington, D.C...Entered the game in the 6th inning and singled twice in 3 AB. _ 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF.257 AVG 7 HR 36 RBI.283 OBP.371 SLG vs. RHP: 78-299 (.261), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2B HOMESTAND: 8-36, 5 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, 2B) vs. LHP: 26-105 (.248), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 1-4, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/16-29) Has 2 2B, 2 HR, and 7 RBI in his last 5 games vs. CLE...In his last 11 games vs. the club, is 19-for-44 (.432) with 5 R, 6 2B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, and 7 multi-hit efforts. Is 16 for his last 47 (.340) at Fenway Park, with 6 XBH, 6 RBI, and an.878 OPS in those 13 games...in his last 24 games at Fenway, is batting.310 (26-for-84). Tied Friday s game with an RBI single, his 10th game-tying or go-ahead RBI of the season...each of his last 3 RBI hits have tied the game or given BOS a lead. Has multiple hits in 7 of his last 21 games, going 23-for-79 (.291) with 4 2B, 3 3B, HR, 10 RBI, and 3 SB. Hit a game-winning 2-run HR in Game 1 on 8/11 at BAL and tripled in Game 2...5 of his 7 HR this season have tied the game or given the Red Sox a lead. Is 20 for his last 65 (.308) with RISP...Has hit.332 (68-for-205) with RISP since the start of last season. _ 25 - STEVE PEARCE, 1B /OF.307 AVG 6 HR 15 RBI.424 OBP.627 SLG vs. RHP: 13-51 (.255), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 HOMESTAND: 3-13, 4 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-1 vs. LHP: 10-24 (.417), 2 HR CLE SERIES: 1-2, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/13-21) Hit a pinch-hit 2B in the 8th Monday and is 3-for-10 with 2 2B as a PH this season...6 of his last 7 hits have gone for extra bases, including 5 HR. Is 23-for-75 (.307) with 6 2B, 6 HR, 15 RBI, and a 1.051 OPS since joining BOS...Is batting.299/.388/.571/.959 with 10 HR and 31 RBI in 54 total games this year. Gave the Red Sox a lead on 8/12 at BAL with his 6th HR in a Sox uniform and 10th of the year...7 of his 10 HR this year have been game-winning HR (T-7th in MLB). His.959 OPS ranks 7th in the majors and 5th among current AL hitters (min. 150 PA), trailing Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, and José Ramírez. Since joining the Red Sox, is 10-for-2243 (.417) with 4 2B, 2 HR, and 5 RBI vs. LHP (1.367 OPS)...Over the season, is hitting.342 (25-for-73) with a 1.052 OPS vs. LHP. Hit 4 HR and recorded 8 RBI in 3 games from 8/2-5 vs. NYY...His 4 HR were the most over any 2-game span of his career. _ 23 - BLAKE SWIHART, C /UTL.213 AVG 1 HR 6 RBI.273 OBP.287 SLG vs. RHP: 20-82 (.244), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 0-0 HOMESTAND: 0-0 CURRENT STREAK: 0-12 vs. LHP: 6-40 (.150), 0 HR CLE SERIES: 0-0 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (7/6-31) Activated from the DL Tuesday and started at catcher Friday and Sunday, throwing out a runner Friday...Has retired 3 of 6 attempted base stealers this season. Since 6/26, has gone 15-for-48 (.313) with 9 R, 4 2B, HR, 3 RBI, and an.824 OPS...Has raised his season AVG from.149 to.213 over those 21 games. Posted a career-long 11-game hitting streak from 7/6-31, batting.406 (13-for-32) with a 1.082 OPS in those contests. Recorded his fi rst career walk-off RBI on a 13th-inning 2B on 7/30 vs. PHI...Was his fi rst extra-inning RBI since hitting an inside-the-park HR in the top of the 10th on 8/28/15 at NYM. Has played 6 different defensive positions this season, appearing at C (16 G, 9 GS); 1B (7, 3); LF (6, 1); RF (6, 5); 3B (2, 1); and 2B (1, 0). 2018 vs. CLE CAREER vs. CLE CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi.375 8 3 0 1.265 34 9 2 5.295 553 163 14 83 Betts.222 9 2 0 0.247 85 21 3 16.315 1,215 383 46 203 Bogaerts.333 9 3 0 4.267 101 27 3 13.305 1,402 427 36 198 Bradley Jr..286 7 2 0 0.256 78 20 4 8.254 1,018 259 30 147 Holt.333 3 1 0 0.296 81 24 1 11.255 826 211 6 74 Kinsler.125 8 1 0 1.268 497 133 10 64.254 201 51 7 30 Leon.000 5 0 0 0.188 16 3 0 1.255 412 105 7 48 Martinez.333 9 3 0 0.305 220 67 18 51.355 256 91 22 60 Moreland.167 6 1 0 1.231 160 37 8 23.276 460 127 19 75 Núñez.250 4 1 0 0.282 117 33 3 19.293 362 106 9 40 Pearce.429 7 3 0 2.275 51 14 1 5.221 131 29 6 18 Swihart - 0 0 0 0.190 21 4 0 3.266 241 64 2 24

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 32-Matt Barnes 8/19 vs. TB 1.0 1 1 1 1 3 41/53 14/1 0/2 1.2 (6/3 at HOU) 3 (8 times) 70-Ryan Brasier 8/18 vs. TB (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 14/17 5/1 -/- 2.0 (7/13 vs TOR) 2 (5 times) 37-Heath Hembree 8/19 vs. TB 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 42/53 29/5 0/3 2.0 (5 times) 4 (7/3 at WSH) 56-Joe Kelly 8/21 vs. CLE 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 39/56 21/7 2/5 2.0 (2 times) 3 (5/12 at TOR) 46-Craig Kimbrel 8/18 vs. TB (SV, 37) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 35/51 16/5 37/41 1.1 (5 times) 4 (7/11 vs TEX) 31-Drew Pomeranz 8/21 vs. CLE 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 2/5 -/- -/- 2.0 (8/11 at BAL2) 1 (3 times) 47-Tyler Thornburg 8/21 vs. CLE 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 12/18 1/0 -/- 1.0 (15 times) 3 (8/9 at TOR) 76-Hector Velazquez 8/15 at PHI 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 20/31 16/7 -/- 3.1 (4/27 vs TB) 3 (3 times) 44-Brandon Workman 8/21 vs. CLE 1.0 0 1 1 1 1 17/28 8/4 -/- 2.0 (2 times) 3 (8/10 at BAL) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.32 ERA 422.1 357 161 156 169 455 276/385 (72%) 131/38 40/53 32-MATT BARNES, RHP 4-3 0 SV 2.67 ERA vs. ALL:.178 (35-197), 3 HR vs. RHB:.140 (17-121), 3 HR vs. LHB:.237 (18-76), 0 HR WHIP: 1.15 Tied his season high with 3 SO, but allowed a solo HR to Cron in the 8th inning in Sunday s loss vs. TB (1.0 IP, H, BB, 3 SO, 22 pitches); his 53rd appearance. Has allowed 4 ER in 6.0 IP over his last 6 games (since 8/7), following a stretch of 32 appearances in which he posted a 1.62 ERA (6 ER/33.1 IP) from 5/10-8/5. Among AL relievers in 2018, is 1st in holds (24), T-4th in SO (86), 4th in SO/9.0 IP (14.33), 5th in SO/BF (.377), 10th in opp. AVG (.178), 11th in hits/9.0 IP (5.83). Posting a career-best 14.33 SO/9.0 IP (86 SO/54.0 IP) this year; includes 54 SO in last 30.0 IP since 6/3...Also posting career bests in WHIP, ERA & SO/BB ratio. 70-RYAN BRASIER, RHP 0-0 0 SV 1.00 ERA vs. ALL:.150 (9-60), 0 HR vs. RHB:.120 (3-25), 0 HR vs. LHB:.188 (6-32), 0 HR WHIP: 0.78 Threw a perfect 8th inning to earn his 5th hold Saturday vs. TB (1.0 IP, SO, 9 pitches); his 17th appearance of 2018 & 7th straight scoreless outing (7.0 IP). Has held RHB hitless in their last 15 at-bats (last RH hit, 7/23 at BAL)...Overall, has limited opponents to a.409 OPS with BOS this year (9 hits, 2 XBH, 5 BB). 15 of his 17 outings for BOS are scoreless, including the first 7 of his Sox career (8.0 IP) following his selection to ML roster on 7/8. Signed by BOS as a MiLB free agent on 3/4/18...Began the season with Triple-A Pawtucket and made Sox debut on 7/9 vs. TEX. 37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 4-1 0 SV 3.75 ERA vs. ALL:.233 (44-189), 7 HR vs. RHB:.252 (30-119), 6 HR vs. LHB:.200 (14-70), 1 HR WHIP: 1.35 Threw a scoreless 7th inning in Sunday s loss vs. TB (1.0 IP, BB, 20 pitches); his 53rd appearance of the year and his 3rd scoreless outing in a row (2.1 IP). Has posted a 2.77 ERA (8 ER/26.0 IP), 35 SO,.189 AVG (18-95) in 30 appearances since 6/2...Since 5/18, has held LHB to a.136 AVG (6-for-44). Has stranded 24 of 29 inherited runners this year (17.2 inherited runners scored percent ranks 4th among AL pitchers)...stranded 19 in a row from 5/18-7/28. Posting a career single-season best in SO/9.0 IP this year (11.62; 65 SO/50.1 IP). 56-JOE KELLY, RHP 4-1 2 SV 4.15 ERA vs. ALL:.213 (40-188), 3 HR vs. RHB:.247 (24-97), 2 HR vs. LHB:.176 (16-91), 1 HR WHIP: 1.25 Finished the 6th inning in last night s loss vs. CLE (0.2 IP, H, SO, 13 pitches); allowed 1 of 2 inherited runners to score...his 56th appearance of the season. Posting a 1.69 ERA (2 ER/10.2 IP) with 3 BB & 11 SO in 11 games since 7/28 after allowing 8 total runs in 2.1 IP over a span of 4 appearances from 7/13-24. 42 of 56 appearances in 2018 are scoreless...leads Sox in appearances this year (56). 46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 3-1 37 SV 2.47 ERA vs. ALL:.164 (29-177), 7 HR vs. RHB:.167 (15-90), 3 HR vs. LHB:.161 (14-87), 4 HR WHIP: 1.02 Threw a perfect 9th inning for his 37th SV Saturday night vs. TB (1.0 IP, SO, 11 pitches); has recorded a SV in each of his last 4 appearances...his 37 SV are his most in a single season with BOS and his most in a season since 2015 (39 for SD)...Got his 100th career SV as a Red Sox (in 110th SVO) on 8/11 at BAL Gm 2. Has struck out 14 batters in his last 7 appearances (7.0 IP) since 7/29 after a 6-game stretch from 7/12-27 in which he had 6 SO in 5.0 IP. 2018 AL relievers ranks: 2nd in SV (37), 4th in SO/BF (.381), 5th in SV% (90.2) and SO/9.0 IP (13.59), 6th in AVG (.164), 10th in SO (77), 13th in WHIP (1.02). Is 16th on MLB all-time SV list (328), trailing Francisco Cordero (15th, 329 SV)...Is 4th on Sox all-time list with 103 SV (Dick Radatz, 3rd - 104). 31-DREW POMERANZ, LHP 2-5 0 SV 6.12 ERA vs. ALL:.296 (67-226), 10 HR vs. RHB:.293 (55-188), 10 HR vs. LHB:.316 (12-38), 0 HR WHIP: 1.80 Threw a scoreless 9th inning with 1 hit and 1 BB in last night s loss vs. CLE (22 pitches); was his 5th appearance since moving into the bullpen on 8/10. For his ML career in relief is 5-4, 3 SV, 2.30 ERA (18 ER/70.1 IP), 71 SO in 64 games...is 1-0, 4.50 ERA (3 ER/6.0 IP), 4 BB, 3 SO in 5 relief appearances this year. 1-5, 6.31 ERA (36 ER/51.1 IP), 44 SO in 11 starts for BOS this year (last: 8/7 at TOR, ND, 4.2 IP, 2 ER)...Has had 2 stints on the DL this year, missing 63 games. 47-TYLER THORNBURG, RHP 1-0 0 SV 4.41 ERA vs. ALL:.254 (16-63), 3 HR vs. RHB:.286 (10-35), 2 HR vs. LHB:.214 (6-28), 0 HR WHIP: 1.29 Had his 5-game/4.2-IP scoreless streak snapped in last night s loss vs. CLE; allowed a solo HR to Gomes in the 8th inning (1.0 IP, HR, SO, HB, 22 pitches). Since 7/22, has a 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP) in 13 appearances with 4 BB, 11 SO and a.205 opp. AVG (9-for-44). Made his Sox debut on 7/8 at KC; was acquired by BOS from MIL in part of a 5-player deal on 12/6/16, but did not appear over his first 2 seasons due to injury (right shoulder)...underwent surgery to treat thoracic outlet sydrome on his right shoulder on 6/16/17. 44-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 2-0 0 SV 2.63 ERA vs. ALL:.214 (21-98), 4 HR vs. RHB:.222 (14-63), 2 HR vs. LHB:.200 (7-35), 2 HR WHIP: 1.06 Had his 5.2-inning scoreless streak snapped in last night s loss vs. CLE; allowed a run on Alonso s sac fly in the 7th inning (1.0 IP, ER, BB, SO, 17 pitches). Posting a single-season career-low 1.06 WHIP for BOS in 2018...22 of 28 games for BOS this year are scoreless, including 11 of his 13 appearances at Fenway. Recalled Saturday, 8/18 from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 3rd ML stint of 2018...Began the 2018 season with Pawtucket and in 17 appearances for the PawSox this year has gone 2-1, 3.90 ERA (13 ER/30.0 IP), 5 BB, 34 SO. 2018 VS. CLE CAREER VS. CLE CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Barnes -- / 0-1-0 5.73 7/1 11.0 11 7 12-7-1 4.24 116/2 129.1 126 61 Brasier -- / -- / 0-0-0 1.42 11/0 12.2 7 2 Eovaldi 0-1-0 6.75 1/1 5.1 10 4 2-2-0 3.68 4/3 22.0 25 9 4-1-0 3.55 7/7 38.0 41 15 Hembree -- / 0-0-0 4.32 7/0 8.1 9 4 4-1-0 2.62 101/0 110.0 116 32 Johnson -- / -- / 3-1-0 4.11 21/8 65.2 67 30 Kelly 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 1 0 2-0-0 0.43 6/3 21.0 14 1 12-5-0 4.13 76/20 163.1 158 75 Kimbrel -- / 2-0-4 2.25 8/0 8.0 4 2 5-4-51 2.11 94/0 93.2 50 22 Pomeranz 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.0 1 0 2-0-0 1.50 9/2 18.0 10 3 11-8-0 4.49 34/28 146.1 152 73 Porcello 0-1-0 6.43 1/1 7.0 6 5 10-5-0 3.51 23/23 136.0 139 53 33-24-0 4.44 64/64 397.1 420 196 Price -- / 10-2-0 2.24 14/14 92.1 79 23 23-7-0 3.14 46/43 286.1 238 100 Thornburg 0-0-0 4.50 2/0 2.0 2 1 0-0-0 2.45 3/0 3.2 4 1 2-0-0 0.75 11/0 12.0 7 1 Velazquez -- / -- / 6-1-0 1.99 22/4 45.1 46 10 Workman 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 1.0 0 1 0-1-0 4.50 7/2 16.0 17 8 4-7-0 3.84 54/10 105.1 100 45

Red Sox Game Notes 2018 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 3/29 D at Tampa Bay L4-6 0-1 T-4th -1.0 Pruitt (1-0) SMITH (0-1) Colome (1) 31,042* 1 31,042 2 3/30 N at Tampa Bay W1-0 1-1 T-3rd -1.0 PRICE (1-0) Roe (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 19,203 2 50,245 3 3/31 N at Tampa Bay W3-2 2-1 T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Kittredge (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 17,838 3 68,083 4 4/1 D at Tampa Bay W2-1 3-1 1st +1.0 VELÁZQUEZ (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) KELLY (1) 14,256 4 82,339 5 4/2 N at Miami W7-3 4-1 1st +1.0 JOHNSON (1-0) Richards (0-1) 11,113 5 93,452 6 4/3 N at Miami W4-2(13) 5-1 1st +1.0 HEMBREE (1-0) Guerrero (0-1) 14,953 6 108,405 4/4 Off Day 5-1 1st +1.0 7 4/5 D TAMPA BAY W3-2(12) 6-1 1st +2.0 POYNER (1-0) Kittredge (0-2) 36,134* 1 36,134 4/6 OFF DAY 6-1 1st +1.5 8 4/7 D TAMPA BAY W10-3 7-1 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (2-0) Faria (0-1) 31,821 2 67,955 9 4/8 D TAMPA BAY W8-7 8-1 1st +2.5 SMITH (1-1) Colome (0-1) KIMBREL (3) 31,979 3 99,934 4/9 OFF DAY 8-1 1st +2.0 10 4/10 N NEW YORK-AL W14-1 9-1 1st +2.0 SALE (1-0) Severino (2-1) 32,357 4 132,291 11 4/11 N NEW YORK-AL L7-10 9-2 1st +2.0 Tanaka (2-1) PRICE (1-1) 32,400 5 164,691 12 4/12 N NEW YORK-AL W6-3 10-2 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (3-0) Gray (1-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,341 6 201,032 13 4/13 N BALTIMORE W7-3 11-2 1st +2.5 RODRIGUEZ (1-0) Tillman (0-3) 32,610 7 233,642 14 4/14 D BALTIMORE W10-3 12-2 1st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (2-0) Cobb (0-1) WALDEN (1) 33,584 8 267,226 15 4/15 D BALTIMORE W3-1 13-2 1st +3.5 HEMBREE (2-0) Bundy (0-2) KIMBREL (5) 32,489 9 299,715 4/16 D BALTIMORE 13-2 1st +3.5 PPD (Rain) 16 4/17 N at Anaheim W-10-1 14-2 1st +3.0 PRICE (2-1) Ohtani (2-1) 44,822* 7 153,227 17 4/18 N at Anaheim W9-0 15-2 1st +3.0 PORCELLO (4-0) Skaggs (2-1) 34,508 8 187,735 18 4/19 N at Anaheim W8-2 16-2 1st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (2-0) Tropeano (1-1) 36,253 9 223,988 19 4/20 N at Oakland W7-3 17-2 1st +4.0 VELÁZQUEZ (3-0) Graveman (0-4) 23,473 10 247,461 20 4/21 N at Oakland L0-3 17-3 1st +4.0 Manaea (3-2) SALE (1-1) 25,746 11 273,207 21 4/22 D at Oakland L1-4 17-4 1st +4.0 Treinen (1-1) PRICE (2-2) 29,804 12 303,011 4/23 Off Day 17-4 1st +4.0 22 4/24 N at Toronto L3-4(10) 17-5 1st +3.0 Clippard (3-0) KIMBREL (0-1) 20,070 13 323,081 23 4/25 N at Toronto W4-3 18-5 1st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (3-0) Barnes (1-1) KIMBREL (6) 18,914 14 341,995 24 4/26 N at Toronto W5-4 19-5 1st +4.0 SALE (2-1) Estrada (2-2) KIMBREL (7) 23,571 15 365,566 25 4/27 N TAMPA BAY L3-4 19-6 1st +3.0 Snell (4-1) POMERANZ (0-1) Colomé (5) 32,620 10 332,335 26 4/28 D TAMPA BAY L6-12 19-7 1st +2.0 Yarbrough (1-1) PRICE (2-3) 35,795 11 368,130 27 4/29 D TAMPA BAY W4-3 20-7 1st +2.0 KIMBREL (1-0) Colomé (2-3) 32,888 12 401,018 28 4/30 N KANSAS CITY W10-6 21-7 1st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (4-0) Hammel (0-3) 31,314 13 432,332 29 5/1 N KANSAS CITY L6-7(13) 21-8 1st +2.0 Herrera (1-0) JOHNSON (1-1) Flynn (1) 34,466 14 466,798 30 5/2 D KANSAS CITY W5-4 22-8 1st +2.0 POMERANZ (1-1) Duffy (0-4) KIMBREL (8) 32,267 15 499,065 31 5/3 N at Texas L5-11 22-9 1st +1.0 Minor (3-1) PRICE (2-4) 22,348 16 387,914 32 5/4 N at Texas W5-1 23-9 1st +1.0 PORCELLO (5-0) Colon (1-1) 31,404 17 419,318 33 5/5 N at Texas W6-5 24-9 1st +1.0 KELLY (1-0) Kela (2-2) KIMBREL (9) 35,728 18 455,046 34 5/6 D at Texas W6-1 25-9 1st +1.0 SALE (3-1) Fister (1-3) 28,360 19 483,406 5/7 Off Day 25-9 1st +1.0 35 5/8 N at New York-AL L2-3 25-10 T-1st -- Robertson (3-1) HEMBREE (2-1) Chapman (8) 45,773 20 529,179 36 5/9 N at New York-AL L6-9 25-11 2nd -1.0 Holder (1-1) BARNES (0-1) Chapman (9) 47,088* 21 576,267 37 5/10 N at New York-AL W5-4 26-11 T-1st -- KELLY (2-0) Betances (1-2) KIMBREL (10) 46,899* 22 623,166 38 5/11 N at Toronto L3-5(12) 26-12 T-1st -- Gaviglio (1-0) JOHNSON (1-2) 28,695 23 651,861 39 5/12 D at Toronto W5-2 27-12 T-1st -- PRICE (3-4) Estrada (2-3) KIMBREL (11) 37,588 24 689,449 40 5/13 D at Toronto W5-3 28-12 T-1st -- VELÁZQUEZ (5-0) Biagini (0-2) KELLY (2) 37,888 25 727,337 41 5/14 N OAKLAND L5-6 28-13 2nd -0.5 Manaea (5-4) PORCELLO (5-1) Treinen (7) 35,249 16 534.314 42 5/15 N OAKLAND L3-5 28-14 2nd -1.0 Mengden (3-4) RODRIGUEZ (3-1) Treinen (8) 34,906 17 569,220 43 5/16 N OAKLAND W6-4 29-14 2nd -0.5 SALE (4-1) Cahill (1-2) KIMBREL (12) 34,947 18 604,167 44 5/17 N BALTIMORE W6-2 30-14 2nd -- PRICE (4-4) Gausman (3-3) 36,615 19 640,782 45 5/18 N BALTIMORE L4-7 30-15 2nd -- Cobb (1-5) POMERANZ (1-2) Brach (6) 34,935 20 675,717 46 5/19 N BALTIMORE W6-3 31-15 2nd -- PORCELLO (6-1) Bundy (2-6) KIMBREL (13) 34,195 21 709,912 47 5/20 D BALTIMORE W5-0 32-15 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (4-1) Hess (1-1) 35,550 22 745,462 5/21 OFF DAY 32-15 2nd -0.5 48 5/22 N at Tampa Bay W4-2 33-15 2nd +0.5 SALE (5-1) Faria (3-3) KIMBREL (14) 10,642 26 737,979 49 5/23 N at Tampa Bay W4-1 34-15 1st +1.5 KELLY (3-0) Colome (2-5) KIMBREL (15) 10,194 27 748,173 50 5/24 N at Tampa Bay L3-6 34-16 1st +1.0 Snell (6-3) PORCELLO (6-2) Colome (11) 12,468 28 760,641 51 5/25 N ATLANTA W6-2 35-16 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (5-1) Teheran (4-2) 37,008* 23 782,470 52 5/26 D ATLANTA W8-6 36-16 1st +2.0 WRIGHT (1-0) Freeman (1-2) KIMBREL (16) 36,510* 24 818,980 53 5/27 D ATLANTA L1-7 36-17 1st +1.0 Foltynewicz (4-3) SALE (5-2) 36,543* 25 855,523 54 5/28 D TORONTO W8-3 37-17 1st +2.0 PRICE (5-4) Sanchez (2-5) 34,700 26 890,223 55 5/29 N TORONTO W8-3 38-17 1st +2.0 PORCELLO (7-2) Estrada (2-6) KIMBREL (17) 33,380 27 923,603 56 5/30 D TORONTO W6-4 39-17 1st +2.0 RODRIGUEZ (6-1) Gaviglio (2-1) KIMBREL (18) 33,451 28 957,054 57 5/31 N at Houston L2-4 39-18 1st +1.5 McCullers (7-3) POMERANZ (1-3) Giles (10) 30,658 29 791,299 58 6/1 N at Houston L3-7 39-19 2nd +0.5 Cole (6-1) SALE (5-3) 37,244 30 828,543 59 6/2 N at Houston W5-4 40-19 2nd +0.5 PRICE (6-4) Harris (1-3) KIMBREL (19) 38,640 31 867,183 60 6/3 N at Houston W9-3 41-19 2nd +1.0 PORCELLO (8-2) Morton (7-1) 33,431 32 900,614 6/4 Off Day 41-19 1st +1.0 61 6/5 N DETROIT W6-0 42-19 1st +1.0 WRIGHT (2-0) Lewicki (0-1) 34,762 29 991,816 62 6/6 N DETROIT W7-1 43-19 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (7-1) Hardy (2-1) 35,182 30 1,026,998 63 6/7 N DETROIT L2-7 43-20 2nd +0.5 Boyd (4-4) BEEKS (0-1) 36,556 31 1,063,554 64 6/8 N CHICAGO-AL L0-1 43-21 2nd -0.5 Covey (2-1 SALE (5-4) Soria (7) 36,593 32 1,100,147 65 6/9 D CHICAGO-AL W4-2 44-21 2nd -0.5 PRICE (7-4) Rodón (0-1) KIMBREL (20) 36,675* 33 1,136,822 66 6/10 D CHICAGO-AL L2-5 44-22 2nd -0.5 Lopez (2-4) PORCELLO (8-3) Soria (8) 36,998* 34 1,173,820 67 6/11 N at Baltimore W2-0(12) 45-22 2nd -- HEMBREE (3-1) Givens (0-3) KIMBREL (21) 15,934 33 916,548 68 6/12 N at Baltimore W6-4 46-22 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (8-1) Hess (2-3) 21,837 34 938,385 69 6/13 D at Baltimore W5-1 47-22 2nd +1.0 SALE (6-4) Ramirez (0-1) 17,217 35 955,602 70 6/14 N at Seattle W2-1 48-22 2nd +1.0 PRICE (8-4) Hernández (6-6) KIMBREL (22) 30,479 36 986,081 71 6/15 N at Seattle L6-7 48-23 2nd -- Cook (1-0) BARNES (0-2) Díaz (26) 44,459 37 1,030,540 72 6/16 N at Seattle L0-1 48-24 2nd -1.0 LeBlanc (3-0) WRIGHT (2-1) Díaz (27) 44,151 38 1,074,691 73 6/17 D at Seattle W9-3 49-24 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (9-1) Leake (7-4) 46,462* 39 1,121,153 6/18 Off Day 49-24 2nd -- 74 6/19 N at Minnesota L2-6 49-25 2nd -1.0 Duke (3-2) SCOTT (0-1) 28,550 40 1,149,703 75 6/20 N at Minnesota L1-4 49-26 2nd -2.0 Lynn (5-5) PRICE (8-5) Rodney (16) 33,153 41 1,182,856 76 6/21 D at Minnesota W9-2 50-26 2nd -2.0 PORCELLO (9-3) Gibson (2-5) 32,631 42 1,215,487 77 6/22 N SEATTLE W14-10 51-26 2nd -1.0 BARNES (1-2) Nicasio (1-4) 37,342* 35 1,211,162 78 6/23 N SEATTLE L2-7 51-27 2nd -1.0 Leake (7-5) RODRIGUEZ (9-2) 36,051 36 1,247,213 79 6/24 D SEATTLE W5-0 52-27 2nd -- SALE (7-4) Gonzales (7-5) 36,274* 37 1,283,487 6/25 OFF DAY 52-27 2nd -0.5 80 6/26 N ANAHEIM W9-1 53-27 2nd -0.5 PRICE (9-5) Lamb (0-1) 37,366* 38 1,320,853 81 6/27 N ANAHEIM W9-6 54-27 T-1st +0.5 BARNES (2-2) Álvarez (3-3) KIMBREL (23) 37,521* 39 1,358,374 82 6/28 N ANAHEIM W4-2 55-27 1st +1.0 VELÁZQUEZ (6-0) Barria (5-4) KIMBREL (24) 36,992* 40 1,395,366 83 6/29 N at New York-AL L1-8 55-28 2nd -- Sabathia (5-3) RODRIGUEZ (9-3) 47,120* 43 1,262,607 84 6/30 N at New York-AL W11-0 56-28 1st +1.0 SALE (8-4) Gray (5-6) 47,125* 44 1,309,732 85 7/1 N at New York-AL L1-11 56-29 2nd -- Severino (13-2) PRICE (9-6) 46,795* 45 1,356,527 86 7/2 N at Washington W4-3 57-29 1st +1.0 PORCELLO (10-3) Scherzer (10-5) KIMBREL (25) 39,002* 46 1,395,529 87 7/3 N at Washington W11-4 58-29 1st +1.0 WORKMAN (1-0) Roark (3-10) 42,531* 47 1,438,060 88 7/4 D at Washington W3-0 59-29 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (10-3) Madson (2-4) KIMBREL (26) 42,528* 48 1,480,588 7/5 Off Day 59-29 1st +1.0 89 7/6 N at Kansas City W10-5 60-29 1st +2.0 SALE (9-4) Hammel (2-11) 24,673 49 1,505,261 90 7/7 N at Kansas City W15-4 61-29 1st +2.0 HEMBREE (4-1) Adam (0-2) 30,347 50 1,535,608 91 7/8 D at Kansas City W7-4 62-29 1st +2.0 PORCELLO (11-3) Fillmyer (0-1) KIMBREL (27) 28,443 51 1,564,051 92 7/9 N TEXAS W5-0 63-29 1st +2.5 RODRIGUEZ (11-3) Minor (6-5) 36,754* 41 1,432,120 93 7/10 N TEXAS W8-4 64-29 1st +3.5 BARNES (3-2) Gallardo (3-1) 36,883* 42 1,469,003 94 7/11 N TEXAS W4-2 65-29 1st +3.5 SALE (10-4) Colon (5-7) KIMBREL (28) 36,920* 43 1,505,923 95 7/12 N TORONTO W6-4 66-29 1st +3.5 PRICE (10-6) Happ (10-6) KIMBREL (29) 37,182* 44 1,543,105 96 7/13 N TORONTO L7-13 66-30 1st +3.5 Petricka (1-0) PORCELLO (11-4) 37,018* 45 1,580,123 97 7/14 D TORONTO W6-2(10) 67-30 1st +3.5 KIMBREL (2-1) Rowley (0-1) 36,390* 46 1,616,513 98 7/15 D TORONTO W5-2 68-30 1st +4.5 WORKMAN (2-0) Stroman (2-7) KIMBREL (30) 36,940* 47 1,653,453 7/16 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/17 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/18 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/19 ALL-STAR BREAK * sellout