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 (15-12) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (16-10) Thursday, May 4, 2017 7:10 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA RHP Kyle Kendrick (0-0, ---) vs. RHP Tyler Wilson (1-1, 5.40) Game #28 Home Game #18 TV: NESN/MLBN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: BOS is 4-2 in its last 6 games...at 15-12, the Red Sox are only 1 game behind the pace of last year s BOS club (16-11), which won 93 games. Tonight, the Sox conclude a 9-game homestand and continue a stretch of 12 straight days with a game (4-4 so far). CLOSE CALLS: 22 of the Red Sox 27 games have been decided by 3 runs or fewer, including 15 of the last 17. The Sox are 9-5 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs, after going 38-39 in such games last season...bos has won its last 5 games decided by 1 run. SOX & O S: The Red Sox and Orioles continue their 19- game season series tonight...bos is 4-4 against BAL in 2017; the Sox have won 11 of the last 17 meetings. GREATEST HITS: Dustin Pedroia has 1,707 career hits, tied with Harry Hooper for 8th-most in Red Sox history...his 225 hits since the start of 2016 rank T-3rd in the majors behind only Jose Altuve (247) and Mookie Betts (240). RED SOX WITH 1,500 HITS AND A.300+ BATTING AVG. PLAYER HITS AVG Ted Williams 2,654.344 Wade Boggs 2,098.338 Dustin Pedroia 1,707.301 ROSTER MOVES: Today, RHP Kyle Kendrick was selected to the ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket...To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP Tyler Thornburg was transferred to the 60-day DL...Additionally, INF Marco Hernandez was placed on the 10-day DL with a left shoulder subluxation. BACK IN THE BIGS: Kyle Kendrick has not surrendered a run in his last 11.0 IP with Pawtucket, holding opponents to a.114 AVG (4-for-35) in that span...he last pitched on 4/28 against Gwinnett and allowed only 1 hit in 7.0 innings. Tonight marks the 213th start and 254th appearance of Kendrick s ML career (81-81, 4.63 ERA)...He most recently pitched in the majors on 10/2/15 with COL at SF, when he earned the win (6.0 IP, 5 H, R, BB, 6 SO). Kendrick s only career appearance at Fenway Park came on 6/11/10, when he pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in a 12-2 Phillies loss to the Red Sox...Tonight marks his 1st time ever facing the Orioles. GOOD EYE, KID: Red Sox batters have struck out only 8 times in their last 3 games, their lowest total for any 3-game span since 5/21-23/11 (also 8 SO)...BOS has drawn 11 BB in its last 3 games. Red Sox batters are averaging 6.1 PA/SO, the highest mark in MLB...The Sox have struck out only 165 times, the fewest in the majors; 24 teams have struck out 200+ times, and 13 have struck out 225+ times. DAILY DOUBLE: Mitch Moreland leads the majors with 13 doubles; the only other AL player with 10+ doubles is Mike Trout (10)...15 of Moreland s 27 hits this season have gone for extra bases (also 2 HR). SALE-ING ALONG: Chris Sale leads MLB with 63 SO; no other pitcher has more than 49...He also ranks 4th in ERA (1.38), 2nd in WHIP (0.74), and 4th in opponent AVG (.166). Sale has struck out 10+ batters in each of his last 5 starts...the only other Red Sox pitcher to ever record 10+ SO in 5 consecutive starts is Pedro Martinez. MOST Ks IN FIRST 6 GAMES WITH A TEAM (SINCE 1893) PITCHER CLUB YEAR SO Randy Johnson ARI 1999 63 Chris Sale BOS 2017 63 Randy Johnson HOU 1998 61 *Source: Elias Sports Bureau PITCHING IN: Red Sox pitchers rank 2nd in the majors in ERA (3.32) behind only the White Sox (3.24)...The last season in which the Red Sox had an ERA this low after 27 games was 2004 (3.24). CRUISE CONTROL: Red Sox pitchers have a 2.43 ERA (31 ER/115.0 IP) in the club s last 13 games (beginning 4/19), the lowest mark in the majors during that time...in fact, no other team has an ERA below 3.16 in that span. In that 13-game span, BOS starters have a 2.62 ERA (lowest in MLB) and relievers have a 1.93 ERA (3rdlowest in MLB). BOS has allowed only 2 ER in each of its last 4 games. SIX PACK: Red Sox starting pitchers have thrown at least 6.0 innings in 8 of the club s last 9 games (beginning 4/23); in 8 of those 9, the Sox starter allowed 2 ER or fewer. WHIFF-LE BALL: Red Sox pitchers rank 3rd in the majors in SO/9.0 IP (9.78)...They have recorded 14+ SO in a game 5 times, more than any other team in MLB. Sox pitchers have recorded 10+ SO in each of the club s last 3 games, and in 6 of the last 8. THE PEN IS MIGHTIER: Boston s bullpen ranks among ML leaders in ERA (2nd, 2.12), opponent AVG (4th,.190), opponent SLG (1st,.279), and HR/9.0 IP ratio (2nd, 0.45)... Through the first 27 games of the 2016 season, the Sox bullpen had a 3.65 ERA and a.217 opponent AVG. CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has retired 30 of his last 32 batters faced (10.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 19 SO), including each of his last 10...His 10 saves lead the AL and rank 2nd in the majors. Kimbrel has converted each of his 25 career save opportunities at Fenway Park...He has allowed 0 runs and only 6 hits in those 25 games (25.0 IP, 4 BB, 44 SO). CONSECUTIVE SAVES CONVERTED AT FENWAY PARK PITCHER SAVES YEARS Tom Gordon 29 1998-99 Craig Kimbrel 25 2012-present Jonathan Papelbon 20 2009-10 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Mookie Betts stole his 4th base of the season (in his 4th attempt) last night...he is 30-for- 34 (88.2%) in steal attempts since the start of 2016, the highest mark in the AL (min. 20 SBA) and 2nd-highest in the majors behind only CIN s Billy Hamilton (89.0). GOLDEN GLOVE: Dustin Pedroia has not committed an error in his last 60 games (last: 8/19/16 at DET), totaling 210 chances in that time...he holds the longest errorless games and chances streaks at 2B in Red Sox history, logging 98 games and 439 total chances without a miscue from 7/30/09-5/19/10 and 7/29/09-5/20/10, respectively. HEATING UP: The Red Sox have hit 10 HR in their last 10 games, after hitting 7 in their first 17 games...in 2016, BOS ranked last in the AL in HR in April (19), but the club s 189 HR from 5/1 through the end of the season ranked T-6th in the majors...the Sox 114 HR from 7/4 on ranked 3rd in MLB behind BAL (125) and STL (117). HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi ranked No. 1 in Baseball America s Top 100 Prospects list leads the Red Sox in hits (32), runs (16), and RBI (15)...He began the season 4-for-23 (.174), but he is batting.359 (28-for-78) since 4/11...He is the only AL player with a 5-hit game in 2017 (5-for-5, 4/23 at BAL). Benintendi ranks among ML rookie leaders in hits (1st), RBI (3rd), runs (3rd), AVG (3rd,.317), and OBP (3rd,.377). REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...3rd, 2.5 GB Home/Road... 11-6/4-6 Day/Night... 8-4/7-8 April/May... 13-11/2-1 vs. AL East...9-8 vs. AL Central...1-3 vs. AL West...0-0 vs. National League...5-1 vs. RH/LH starter... 13-10/2-2 Leading after 6 innings...9-1 Tied after 6 innings...3-1 Trailing after 6 innings...3-10 Leading after 7 innings...10-0 Tied after 7 innings...3-1 Trailing after 7 innings...2-11 Leading after 8 innings...13-0 Tied after 8 innings...2-0 Trailing after 8 innings...0-12 Red Sox score first...9-4 Opponents score first...6-8 Shutouts...1-3 Scoring less than 3 runs...1-8 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...5-1 Scoring 5 or more runs...9-3 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR... 9-4/6-8 1-run/2-run games... 5-2/4-3 Walk-offs...1-0 Extra innings (home/road)... 1-0/1-0 Series openers/finales... 5-5/6-3 Series W-L-T (home)... 4-1-1 Series W-L-T (road)... 1-2-0 Series W-L-T (total)... 5-3-1 Series sweeps (home/road)... 1-1/0-0 Come-from-behind wins...6 VS. THE ORIOLES All-Time (since 1954)... 558-483 In Boston...283-236 In Baltimore...275-247 At Camden Yards...119-86 2017... 4-4 In Boston...3-2 In Baltimore...1-2 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/11 H W8-1 Pomeranz Bundy 4/12 H L5-12 Givens Wright 4/21 R L0-2 Bundy Pomeranz 4/22 R L2-4 Aquino Wright 4/23 R W6-2 Rodriguez Gausman 5/1 H L2-5 Bundy Porcello 5/2 H W5-2 Sale Asher 5/3 H W4-2 Pomeranz Gausman MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS Rk. Manager Wins 6. Jimy Williams... 414 7. Don Zimmer... 411 8. John Farrell... 354 RED SOX ALL-TIME RANKINGS Rk. Player H 7. Bobby Doerr... 2,042 T8. Harry Hooper... 1,707 T8. Dustin Pedroia... 1,707 Rk. Player HR 17. Reggie Smith... 149 T18. Trot Nixon... 133 T18. Dustin Pedroia... 133 T18. Kevin Youkilis... 133 Rk. Player SB 5. Heinie Wagner... 141 T6. Larry Gardner... 134 T6. Dustin Pedroia... 134 TODAY IN RED SOX HISTORY MAY 4, 1939 (78 YEARS AGO): Rookie Ted Williams collects the 1st multi-homer game of his career, with 2 HR and 5 RBI in a 7-6 win over the Tigers. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Fri., 5/5 at MIN 8:10 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-1, 2.70) RHP Phil Hughes (4-1, 5.06) NESN/MLBN Sat., 5/6 at MIN 2:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (1-4, 4.46) RHP Nick Tepesch (0-0, ---) NESN/MLBN Sun., 5/7 at MIN 2:10 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (2-2, 1.38) RHP Ervin Santana (5-0, 0.66) NESN Mon., 5/8 Off Day 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.
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 25-KYLE KENDRICK, RHP First ML appearance of 2017 W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2015 7-13 6.32 27 27 142.1 172 102 100 33 45 80.302 CAREER 81-81 4.63 253 212 1281.0 1406 710 659 156 368 702.280 TONIGHT S START: Is making his Red Sox debut after playing parts of 9 ML seasons with the Phillies (2007-14) and Rockies (2015)...Will be his first ML start since 10/2/15 with COL. Was selected from Triple-A Pawtucket and added to the 25-man roster prior to tonight s game...signed with BOS as a minor league free agent on 1/14/17 and was invited to Spring Training as a Non-Roster Invitee. Allowed just 1 hit over 7.0 scoreless IP in his most recent outing for Pawtucket on 4/28, earning his 1st win of 2017. Has not surrendered a run in his last 11.0 IP...Opponents are 4-for-35 (.114) in that time. Tossed 2.0 scoreless IP in his only career appearance at Fenway Park on 6/11/10 with PHI. 2017 WITH PAWTUCKET: Is 1-3 with a 6.00 ERA (18 ER/27.0 IP) over 4 starts for the PawSox this season. Has tossed 7.0 IP in each of his last 3 starts and 6.0+ in all 4 of his outings with the club. VS. THE ORIOLES: Is making his 1st career appearance vs. BAL. Has a 3.71 ERA (7 ER/17.0 IP) over his last 3 starts vs. AL East opponents...is 2-5 with a 5.94 ERA (33 ER/50.0 IP) in 11 career appearances (9 starts) against the division. 2017 SPRING TRAINING: Was 4-0 with a 2.18 ERA (8 ER/33.0 IP), 31 SO, 4 BB, and a 1.06 WHIP over 8 games (7 GS). Did not allow more than 2 ER in any of his 7 starts during Grapefruit League action. Led all pitchers in Spring Training with 33.0 IP and ranked among that group in starts (T-1st), wins (T-2nd), ERA (6th), and WHIP (10th). 2016 HIGHLIGHTS: Spent the entire season in the LAA minor league system (7-6, 4.46 ERA, 52 ER/105.0 IP). Tossed at least 6.0 innings in 6 consecutive starts from 5/26-6/23/16 before being placed on the DL on 7/1...Was reinstated from the DL on 8/25 and made 3 more starts, allowing just 3 ER over 14.1 IP (1.88 ERA). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Holds an 81-81 record and 4.63 ERA (659 ER/1,281.0 IP) over 253 career appearances (212 starts). 2015 7.1, 5/27 at CIN 10, 3x, last 7/21 vs. TEX 8, 2x, last 4/28 at ARI 8, 2x, last 4/28 at ARI 5, 2x, last 5/17 at LAD 6, 4x, last 10/2 at SF 4, 9/20 vs. SD - - 2, 9/7-13 6, 4/11-5/22-2015 2-6, 7.62 ERA, 13 GS 5-7, 5.24 ERA, 14 GS.302 (172-570), 33 HR.314 (82-261), 15 HR.291 (90-309), 18 HR 1.53 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, 4x, last 6/3/13 vs. MIA 11, 4x, last 7/8/14 at MIL 8, 2x, last 4/28/15 at ARI 8, 2x, last 4/28/15 at ARI 6, 4/9/08 at NYM 8, 4x, last 9/8/14 vs. PIT 4, 9/20/15 vs. SD 4, last 6/3/13 vs. MIA 2, last 4/26/13 at NYM 5, 4/26-6/13/08 10, 8/11/13-5/21/14 - CAREER 41-42, 4.71 ERA, 127 G, 110 GS 40-39, 4.55 ERA, 126 G, 102 GS.280 (1406-5013), 176 HR.287 (678-2360), 88 HR.274 (728-2653), 88 HR 1.39 VS. ORIOLES W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO Is making his 1st career appearance vs. BAL Has had 6 ML seasons with at least 25 starts, including 4 with 30+ starts...has pitched 150.0+ innings in a season 5 times...has won 10+ games 6 times. Is 1 of 8 NL pitchers with as many as 6 seasons of 10+ wins since 2007 (also Wainwright, Kershaw, Lincecum, Bumgarner, Nolasco, Hamels, and Billingsley). Recorded a team-high 27 starts for the Rockies in 2015, his only season with the organization...earned the only Opening Day start of his career and tossed 7.0 shutout innings on 4/6 at Milwaukee (7 hits, 6 SO). Set career highs in starts (32), innings (199.0), and strikeouts (121) for PHI in 2014...Was 10-13 with a 4.61 ERA (102 ER) and 13 quality starts, his 3rd consecutive season with 10+ wins...went 5-2 in his final 7 starts of 2014, including 3-2 with a 2.78 ERA (10 ER/32.1 IP) in 5 September starts. Finished 5th in 2007 NL Rookie of the Year voting...led NL rookies in wins (10) and finished 3rd in ERA (3.87), 5th in starts (20), and 6th in innings (121.0). 2017 PAWTUCKET GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/10 L5-13 SYR L 2-10 6.0 10 10 9 1 4 2 93/68 Made his Red Sox organization debut 4/15 L0-6 LHV L 0-6 7.0 7 6 6 0 7 3 96/60 Tossed complete game in a 7-inning contest 4/21 L2-3 at GWN L 2-3 7.0 6 3 3 2 4 0 102/67 Threw his first quality outing of 2017 4/28 W10-1 GWN W 1-0 7.0 1 0 0 2 5 0 99/58 First scoreless outing since 8/25/16 (4.0 IP with SLC) ORIOLES CAREER VS. KENDRICK PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Davis - 0 0 0 0 Flaherty - 0 0 0 0 Gentry - 0 0 0 0 Hardy.400 5 2 0 0 Jones - 0 0 0 0 Joseph - 0 0 0 0 Kim - 0 0 0 0 Machado - 0 0 0 0 Mancini - 0 0 0 0 Pena - 0 0 0 0 Rickard - 0 0 0 0 Schoop - 0 0 0 0 Smith.500 22 11 0 3 Trumbo.429 7 3 1 4 RED SOX CAREER vs. WILSON PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi.000 1 0 0 0 Betts.300 10 3 0 0 Bogaerts.444 9 4 0 2 Bradley Jr..250 8 2 1 3 d Arnaud.333 3 1 0 0 Leon.200 5 1 0 0 Moreland - 0 0 0 0 Pedroia.200 10 2 0 0 Ramirez.200 5 1 0 0 Rutledge - 0 0 0 0 Vázquez - 0 0 0 0 Young.000 1 0 0 0 2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME LOG DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2/24 NYM - 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 2/28 NYY - 3.0 3 2 2 0 4 3/5 ATL W 4.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/10 BAL W 4.0 4 0 0 2 2 3/15 at TB - 5.0 3 0 0 0 6 3/20 BAL W 5.0 5 2 2 1 4 3/25 PHI - 6.0 8 2 2 0 6 3/30 WSH W 4.0 6 1 1 0 5 2.18 ERA 4-0 33.0 31 8 8 4 31 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Porcello 6 5 8/36.1 1.98 2-4 Sale 6 6 9/45.2 1.77 4-2 Wright 5 1 10/24.0 3.75 1-4 Rodriguez 4 2 10/22.1 4.03 3-1 Pomeranz 5 2 15/27.0 5.00 4-1 Johnson 1 0 6/5.0 10.80 1-0 52-EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ, LHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER 1-1, 2.70 ERA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 1-1 2.70 5 4 23.1 15 8 7 4 14 31.185 CAREER 14-14 4.11 46 45 252.0 234 121 115 33 91 229.243 TOMORROW S START: Has allowed 1 or 0 R over 6.0 IP in each of his last 2 starts (1-0, 0.75 ERA,.143 opponent AVG). Holds a 3.12 ERA (35 ER/101.0 IP) and.204 opponent AVG (75-for-367) in 19 games (18 starts) since the 2016 All Star break Is 1-1 with a 3.71 ERA (7 ER/17.0 IP) over 3 career starts vs. MIN. 2017 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 4/8 at DET L 5.0 5 4 4 3 5 4/13 BAL ND 5.1 4 3 2 4 8 4/19 at TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 4/23 at BAL W 6.0 1 0 0 5 7 4/30 CHC ND 6.0 5 1 1 2 9 2.70 ERA 1-1 23.1 15 8 7 14 31
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.317 AVG 3 HR 15 RBI.377 OBP.446 SLG vs. RHP: 26-81 (.321), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 6-29, 6 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-5 vs. LHP: 6-20 (.300), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 2-11, R, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (2x, last 4/28-5/2) In his last 20 games, is batting.359 (28-for-78) with 14 R, 4 2B, 11 RBI, and an.889 OPS...Ranks among AL leaders with a.317 AVG (10th) and 32 hits (T-5th)... Became the 1st rookie to lead the Red Sox in hits and RBI through April since Fred Lynn in 1975 (source: Elias). Has 31 hits through 26 games, becoming the first 22-year-old with as many as 32 hits in his team s first 26 games since Mike Trout (34 in 2014). Homered on Friday and Saturday, his first career pair of consecutive games with a HR...Leads the majors with 3 Interleague HR this season. Has hit.329 (52-for-158) with a.921 OPS in 179 career PA vs. RHP...All of his 21 XBH, and 52 of his 63 hits overall, have come off of right-handers...with RISP, has hit.370 (17-for-46) with a 1.016 OPS, including a.393 clip (11-for-28) with a 1.143 OPS with RISP and 2 outs. Has reached base in 22 of 26 games played this year...finished among Sox rookies through any April with 15 R (3rd), 30 hits (3rd), 3 HR (T-4th), and 14 RBI (2nd). Went 5-for-5 on 4/23 at BAL, and is batting.318 (14-for-44) with 6 runs and 8 RBI in 12 career games vs. the club...became the youngest Sox hitter with 5+ hits in a game since Tony Conigliaro on 4/16/67 at NYY...According to Elias, became the youngest Sox hitter ever to go 5-for-5...The previous youngest was Babe Ruth, who went 5-for-5 on 5/9/18 at Washington at age 23. Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as baseball s No. 1 prospect...in 60 ML games, has hit.306/.368/.461 with 32 runs, 15 2B, 3B, 5 HR, and 29 RBI. 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.283 AVG 2 HR 13 RBI.359 OBP.424 SLG vs. RHP: 23-75 (.307), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, BB HOMESTAND: 6-28, R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-7, 2B, 2 RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 3-17 (.176), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 2-10, 2B, 2 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/16-20) Has 22 hits, including 9 XBH, 13 RBI, and a team-high 4 SB in his last 18 games (.319/22-for-69, 8 R, 7 2B, 2 HR)...Since the start of 2016, leads MLB with 74 multi-hit games and ranks among ML leaders in hits (240, 2nd), runs (131, 6th), 2B (49, 4th), RBI (126, T-7th), and TB (398, 4th). Drove in 2 with a 2-out double in the 7th inning Tuesday night...his last 26 RBI since 9/9/16 have come vs. AL East opponents (.329/.389/.461 in 38 games). Is 8 for his first 22 (.364) with RISP, including 4-for-11 with 2 outs...among AL hitters with RISP since 2016, ranks 4th with a.356 AVG (58-for-163), 2nd with a.638 SLG, and 4th with a 1.049 OPS...With 2 outs and RISP in that time, has hit.397 (2nd in the AL) with a.488 OBP (3rd), a.735 SLG (2nd), and a 1.223 OPS (2nd). Has 5 RBI in his last 4 games vs. BAL...Gave BOS a lead with a 3-run HR in the 1st inning on 4/23 at BAL before reaching base 3 more times in the game...was his first 3-run homer since 8/16/16, also at Camden Yards...Those 2 HR are his only career go-ahead 3-run HR...11 of his 56 career HR have come in the 1st inning. Hit.408 (31-for-76) with 9 HR and a 1.293 OPS in 19 games vs. BAL in 2016...According to Elias, became the first Red Sox hitter to hit.400 with 8+ HR vs. a single team in a season since Ted Williams vs. CLE in 1957 (.474, 9 HR in 18 games)...set a ML record for leadoff hitters with 5 HR in a 2-game span on 5/31 & 6/1/16. Leads the majors with 1.43 walks per strikeout (10 BB/7 SO)...Went 129 PA without a strikeout from 9/12/16-4/19, the longest streak by a Red Sox hitter since Denny Doyle in 1975 (159 PA), and the longest by any hitter since Juan Pierre in 2004 (147 PA; source: Elias). 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.333 AVG 0 HR 5 RBI.391 OBP.381 SLG vs. RHP: 22-68 (.324), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2 R HOMESTAND: 9-27, 6 R, 2B, 3B, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 7 G (9-23, 6 R, 2B, 3B, 3 BB) vs. LHP: 6-16 (.375), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 5-11, 4 R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (4/27-pres.) Has hit safely in his last 7 games, a season-long streak (.391/9-for-23)...Ranks 5th in the AL with a.333 AVG...Ranks 2nd in MLB since 2015 with 416 hits and 4th with 118 multi-hit games...his 183 2-strike hits in that time are 14 more than the next-most (12 of his 28 hits this season). Leads the majors with 233 hits at home since the start of 2015, and by hitting safely in 135 of 175 home games in that time (.335 AVG, 4th in MLB). Is 26 for his last 72 (.361), having hit safely in 17 of his last 19 games with an AB...Is 11-for-27 (.407) with 3 of his 5 RBI in the 7th-9th innings this year...in his only 9 career games batting leadoff, all this year, is 12-for-35 (.343). On Saturday, hit his 6th career triple (last 9/30/16 vs. TOR)...Hit his 100th career 2B on 4/16 to become the 5th Red Sox hitter with 100 career 2B before turning 25 since 1913, joining Bobby Doerr, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, and Tony Conigliaro. Has a.411 career AVG on first pitches (62-for-151), the highest mark in franchise history (min. 120 PA). In 443 games (437 starts) at SS, owns the highest fielding percentage at the position in Red Sox history (.979; min. 200 games at SS). 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.184 AVG 1 HR 6 RBI.268 OBP.286 SLG vs. RHP: 6-40 (.150), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 2-24, 2 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-13 vs. LHP: 3-9 (.333), 1 HR BAL SERIES: 0-6, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/3-7) Recorded an RBI single in his 1st AB on Friday and Saturday...3 of his 6 RBI have given the Red Sox a lead...reinstated from the 10-day DL on 4/21 after missing 12 games with a right knee sprain...since 4/29/16, has hit.291 (80-for-275) with 41 R, 16 2B, 4 3B, 12 HR, 48 RBI, and an.884 OPS in 77 games at Fenway. Leads active major leaguers in career stolen base success rate (92.0), having stolen 23 bags in 25 tries (min. 25 attempts)...is 1-for-1 so far this season. In 108 career games with an RBI, the Red Sox are 78-30 (.722)...The club has won 40 of 55 such games at home (.727). Started in LF for the 2016 AL All-Star team, his fi rst career nod...following the season, was a fi nalist for the AL Gold Glove in CF and a Sporting News All-Star. Hit 26 HR and drove in 87 runs in 156 games in 2016 after recording 14 HR and 83 RBI in 238 games over his first 3 ML seasons. 11 - CHASE D'ARNAUD, INF/OF.000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI.000 OBP.000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-2 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-4, R, BB) vs. LHP: 3-6 (.500), 0 HR BAL SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (4/15-pres.) Claimed off waivers from ATL Thursday and added to the 25-man roster Friday...In 10 PA over 11 games this year, has reached 5 times (.375/3-for-8, 2 BB) and scored 5 times...has hit.231 (94-for-407) with 52 runs, 20 2B, 5 3B, HR in 170 games over 6 seasons with PIT (2011, 2012-14), PHI (2015), and ATL (2016-17). Last season alone, appeared at SS (21 games), 3B (19), 2B (10), LF (8), CF (4), and RF (1)...Has never played at Fenway Park...Made his major league debut against the Red Sox on 6/24/11 with the Pirates...Tripled for his first career hit. Last season, ranked 2nd in the majors with a.360 batting AVG (9-for-25) as a pinch hitter...in 42 career pinch-hit PA, is 11-for-37 (.297) with a.385 OBP. 63- SANDY LEON, C.196 AVG 1 HR 6 RBI.211 OBP.286 SLG vs. RHP: 4-37 (.108), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 2-12, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-6) vs. LHP: 7-19 (.368), 1 HR BAL SERIES: 2-6 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (2x, last 5/1-2) Ranks 4th in the majors (2nd in the AL) with a 3.27 catcher s ERA...Has hit safely in each of his last 2 games. Has caught 8 shutouts in 116 starts at C since joining Boston...Is 7-for-14 with 2 2B, 2 HR, and 7 RBI in the last 3 games in which he has caught shutouts. Has thrown out 3 of 8 attempted steals this season...ranks 2nd among active C (min. 100 G) with a 41.3% caught stealing percentage (31-for-75). Hit.310 (78-for-252) in 78 games last year, best among ML primary catchers (min. 100 AB) and best by a Sox catcher (min. 250 AB) since Carlton Fisk in 1977 (.315). 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 4/29/17 vs. CHC Lackey 16 4 3 0 1 8 2 1 0 0 0 3 Betts 4/23/17 at BAL Gausman 30 4 2 1 0 7 2 2 0 0 0 4 Bogaerts 9/29/16 at NYY Sabathia 96 6 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 Bradley Jr. 4/22/17 at BAL Aquino 29 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 d Arnaud 7/1/16 vs. MIA Nicolino 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon 4/5/17 vs. PIT Bastardo 48 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 Moreland 4/23/17 at BAL Gausman 27 5 3 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 Pedroia 9/25/16 at TB Odorizzi 81 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 Ramirez 5/2/17 vs. BAL Asher 4 5 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 4 Rutledge 8/21/15 vs. KC Cueto 104 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Vázquez 5/1/16 vs. NYY Betances 169 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Young 9/12/16 vs. BAL Worley 92 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 18 - MITCH MORELAND, 1B.276 AVG 2 HR 11 RBI.366 OBP.469 SLG vs. RHP: 22-82 (.268), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, R, BB HOMESTAND: 4-25, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 5 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-7, 2 R, 2B, BB) vs. LHP: 5-16 (.313), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 3-10, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (4/7-13) Hit his ML-leading 13th 2B of the season on Tuesday...Tied for the 2nd-most by a Red Sox hitter through 26 team games since 1913 (most since Mike Napoli, 13 in 2013), trailing only George Kell s 14 in 1953...Had 21 2B in 147 games last season...leads BOS with 15 XBH. Has reached base in 22 of his last 25 games (.303/.398/.517, 14 R, 13 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 13 BB). Hit his 2nd HR of the season, and first road HR in a Red Sox uniform, on 4/23 at BAL...Has hit.333 (6-for-18) so far with RISP this season. According to Elias, became the 5th ML hitter in the last 70 years to reach 10 2B in his fi rst 14 games (George Brett in 1983, Troy Glaus in 1999, Rafael Palmeiro in 2002, Torii Hunter in 2007)...Established a new Sox record and tied an AL record with 7 straight games with a 2B from 4/7-13 (5 others, last Brian Roberts in 2004). Leads the team with 13 BB (112 PA, 8.62 PA/BB)...Last season, walked 35 times in 503 PA over 147 games (14.37 PA/BB). 15 - DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.279 AVG 0 HR 7 RBI.347 OBP.291 SLG vs. RHP: 21-73 (.288), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, RBI HOMESTAND: 9-28, R, 2 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-6, 2 RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 3-13 (.231), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 2-10, 2 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/3-12) With a single last night, tied Harry Hooper for 8th on Boston s all-time hits list with 1,707...Drew his 582nd BB last night, passing Johnny Pesky for 16th in Red Sox history...last night s game was his 718th at Fenway Park, passing Dom DiMaggio for 10th in the venue s history. Has reached base safely in 19 of his fi rst 23 games, hitting in 18 and drawing 10 walks compared to just 9 SO...On Tuesday, singled in his first game-winning RBI of the season and the 75th of his career (6 in 2016). Is 1 of 8 qualifying AL hitters with as many walks as he has SO...Over his career, ranks 2nd among actives (min. 1,000 PA) with 0.95 BB/SO (582 BB/612 SO). Has a career.320 AVG (224-for-699) and.383 OBP in 172 games vs. BAL...At Fenway, has hit.339 (116-for-342) with a.409 OBP in 88 career contests vs. BAL. Is 28 for his last 60 (.467) with runners in scoring position since 8/9/16, the best mark in the majors under those conditions in that time (min. 50 AB). Finished among 2016 leaders with a.318 AVG (3rd in the AL, 8th in MLB) and 201 hits (3rd in the AL, 4th in MLB)...Is 1 of 5 Red Sox with multiple 200-hit seasons. Is errorless in 91 chances so far this year...last season, won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award and the Fielding Bible Award as the majors top 2B. 13 - HANLEY RAMIREZ, DH/1B.258 AVG 5 HR 14 RBI.327 OBP.461 SLG vs. RHP: 22-79 (.278), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, BB HOMESTAND: 10-27, 7 R, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 1-10 (.100), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 3-10, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/23-5/3) Led off the 4th and 6th innings Tuesday with HR in his 22nd career multi-hr game and the fi rst by a Sox hitter this season (last Ramirez, 9/18/16 vs. NYY)...All 5 of his HR this year came over a season-long 8-game hitting streak snapped last night (.379/11-for-29)...Has 4 HR in his last 5 games, including 3 of 440+ ft. Last night, snapped a streak of 5 straight games with an RBI (7 total RBI), his longest streak since 6/21-26/13 with LAD (6 games)...the last time he drove in a run in 5 consecutive home games was from 4/6-21/11 with FLA (also 5 games). Has 71 career HR to lead off an inning, 8 of which have come since joining Boston...This season, is hitting.360 (9-for-25) to start the frame...has 94 career go-ahead HR, 17 since joining the Red Sox...17 of his 54 HR since then have come on 1st pitches. Since 7/20/16, leads the majors with 20 HR, 53 RBI, a.722 SLG, and a 1.133 OPS in 46 home games (min. 100 AB). Since the start of 2016, has homered in consecutive games 8 times...over the course of his career, has 33 such streaks, including 6 streaks of 3+ such games. Followed Mookie Betts 3-run HR with 1 of his own on 4/23 at BAL, becoming the latter half of the Sox first pair of back-to-back HR this season (last 9/6/16 at SD, Bradley Jr. and Young)...Since joining the Red Sox, has been involved in 6 of the club s 13 sets of consecutive HR. 32 - JOSH RUTLEDGE, INF.125 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI.125 OBP.125 SLG vs. RHP: 0-5 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, 2 RBI HOMESTAND: 1-8, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 1-3 (.333), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 1-4, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (5/3) Drove in the game-winning run last night with his first hit of the year, snapping an 0-for-20 skid...was his 9th career game-winning RBI, 2nd since joining Boston...Since joining BOS in 2015, has hit.308 (8-for-26) after subbing into a game...has a career.333 mark (28-for-84) in 95 such games. Returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the DL on 4/25 after missing the first 19 games of the season with a left hamstring strain...in 5 rehab games with Pawtucket (4) and Portland (1), went 1-for-12 with 2 runs, 1 HR, 1 RBI, and 3 BB...Made 3 starts at 3B and 2 as DH. In 28 games with Boston in 2016, hit.265 (13-for-49) with 9 runs, 6 2B, 3 RBI, and a.345 OBP...Made 10 starts at 3B and 2 at 2B...Also played 1 game at SS. Since joining the Red Sox in 2015, has hit.317 vs. LHP (13-for-41, 3 2B)...Is 8-for-24 (.333) in that time when leading off an inning. 7 - CHRISTIAN VAZQUEZ, C.368 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI.400 OBP.526 SLG vs. RHP: 13-33 (.394), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 3-15, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-9 vs. LHP: 1-5 (.200), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 0-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/16-29) Snapped a season-long 6-game hitting streak Sunday night (T-3rd-longest of his career), and is 0 for his last 9...Is 14-for-38 (.368) with 4 2B, 3B, 4 RBI in 12 games this year, hitting safely in 8 of 11 games with an AB...Is 18 for his last 49 (.367) at Fenway since 6/18/16. Went 4-for-4 with a 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, and his first career SB on 4/11 vs. BAL, reaching in his first 7 PA of 2017...Became the first Red Sox hitter to reach base safely in his first 7 PA of any season since Ted Cox in 1977 (first 7; source: Elias)...The last Red Sox C with 4+ hits and a SB in a game was Johnny Peacock on 9/21/38. Has caught 3 of 5 attempted thefts this year, and 26 of 57 over the course of his career (45.6%), the highest percentage among active catchers (min. 100 G). 30 - CHRIS YOUNG, OF.246 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI.358 OBP.298 SLG vs. RHP: 11-42 (.262), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-2, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB HOMESTAND: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-2, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB) vs. LHP: 3-15 (.200), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/15-17) Last night, made his first start since 4/22 at BAL and reached base 3 times, including his 3rd 2B of the season...has drawn 10 BB in just 67 PA this season (14.9%). Has reached multiple times in 9 of 15 starts this year...since the start of 2016, has hit.422/.500/.756 in 13 starts vs. BAL (19-for-45, 12 R, 6 2B, 3 HR, 7 BB). Combined to hit.391 and slug.717 in the 8th and 9th innings in 2016 (18-for-46, 6 2B, 3 HR)...Is 4-for-15 with 2 BB and 2 RBI in those frames so far in 2017. Over the course of his career, 476 of his 1,047 hits have gone for extra bases (45.5%)...Marks the 4th-highest such percentage among actives (min. 500 hits). Posted a.276/.352/.498 line last year, missing 51 games on the DL (right hamstring strain)...batted.329/.410/.589/.999 vs. LHP (24-for-73, 10 2B, 3 HR). 2017 vs. BAL CAREER vs. BAL CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi.370 27 10 0 4.318 44 14 1 8.333 99 33 3 16 Betts.194 31 6 1 5.281 199 56 11 29.321 787 253 27 128 Bogaerts.393 28 11 0 2.269 242 65 4 24.312 973 304 23 130 Bradley Jr..176 17 3 1 2.228 136 31 5 15.263 630 166 20 98 d Arnaud - 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Leon.214 14 3 0 0.175 63 11 1 5.286 210 60 3 19 Moreland.241 29 7 1 1.263 156 41 8 22.263 99 26 5 14 Pedroia.286 21 6 0 6.320 699 224 15 92.316 2,836 896 69 368 Ramirez.258 31 8 3 4.287 164 47 12 39.285 578 165 31 111 Rutledge.250 4 1 0 2.182 11 2 0 4.256 78 20 1 9 Vázquez.400 15 6 0 2.211 38 8 0 2.262 195 51 2 20 Young.429 14 6 0 1.286 147 42 6 11.300 203 61 5 25
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 5/1 vs. BAL 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 6/8 5/1 -/- 1.0 (2 times) 2 (4/28 vs CHC) 68-Matt Barnes 5/3 vs. BAL (H, 4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 9/11 4/2 -/- 2.0 (4/9 at DET) 3 (4/9 at DET) 37-Heath Hembree 5/3 vs. BAL (H, 7) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 10/13 11/5 -/- 3.1 (4/22 at BAL) 5 (4/22 at BAL) 56-Joe Kelly 5/1 vs. BAL 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 8/11 9/4 0/1 2.2 (4/16 vs TB) 2 (4/26 vs NYY) 46-Craig Kimbrel 5/3 vs. BAL (SV, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 8/13 2/0 10/11 2.0 (4/20 at TOR) 5 (4/20 at TOR) 63-Robby Scott 5/3 vs. BAL (H, 4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 8/11 8/2 0/1 1.0 (3 times) 1 (4 times) 64-Ben Taylor 4/29 vs. CHC 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 3/5 4/2 -/- 3.2 (4/12 vs BAL) 3 (2 times) 67-Brandon Workman --- - - - - - - -/- -/- -/- --- --- BULLPEN TOTALS: 2.12 ERA 80.2 55 23 19 32 78 56/78 (72%) 46/16 10/13 58-FERNANDO ABAD, LHP 0-0 0 SV 4.50 ERA vs. ALL:.333 (8-24), 1 HR vs. RHB:.333 (5-15), 1 HR vs. LHB:.333 (3-9), 0 HR WHIP: 1.50 Has appeared in 3 of the club s last 6 games...allowed an inherited runner to score on a sacrifice fl y Monday night vs. BAL (0.2 IP). 5 of his 8 appearances this season are scoreless...has worked less than 1.0 inning in 6 times, including 0.2-inning stints in each of his last 6 appearances. Holding opponents to a.100 AVG (1-for-10) with RISP this season; 2-for-15 (.133 AVG) dating to 8/21/16. 68-MATT BARNES, RHP 3-0 0 SV 2.84 ERA vs. ALL:.186 (8-43), 1 HR vs. RHB:.208 (5-24), 0 HR vs. LHB:.158 (3-19), 1 HR WHIP: 1.11 Allowed 2 hits over 1.2 scoreless IP last night vs. BAL (35 pitches)...threw a perfect 7th & got 1st two outs of 8th...No runs allowed in 9 of 11 apps this year. All 8 of his apps at Fenway this season have been scoreless (8.0 IP,.154 AVG, 4-26)...Dating to 8/30/16, has made 14 straight scoreless apps here (12.2 IP). Was suspended by MLB for 4 games from 4/26-29 after throwing behind Manny Machado on 4/23 at BAL...Also was his 1st career ejection. Earned wins on 4/9 at DET & 4/13 vs. PIT...Missed 2 games while on the bereavement list from 4/6-8; was reinstated pregame on 4/9. 37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 0-1 0 SV 1.23 ERA vs. ALL:.224 (13-58), 0 HR vs. RHB:.220 (11-50), 0 HR vs. LHB:.250 (2-8), 0 HR WHIP: 1.23 Allowed 2 hits with 1 SO in 0.2 IP last night vs. BAL; allowed 2 inherited runners to score...no ER allowed in last 12.2 IP (10 games, 12 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 15 SO). Has faced the most batters (64) this season among BOS relievers & has allowed only 1 XBH (1 2B, 12 singles;.241 SLG)...His 7 holds lead BOS relievers in 17. Has not allowed an ER over his last 14.1 innings (13 games) at Fenway Park dating to last season (since 9/13/16).. 56-JOE KELLY, RHP 2-0 0 SV 2.51 ERA vs. ALL:.180 (9-50), 0 HR vs. RHB:.171 (7-41), 0 HR vs. LHB:.222 (2-9), 0 HR WHIP: 1.19 Faced 3 batters in a hitless 9th inning Monday night vs. BAL...After Ryan Flaherty reached on an error with 1 out, induced an inning-ending double play. 8 of 11 appearances have been scoreless...narrowly trails Hembree for the team with 14.1 innings of relief (Hembree - 14.2 IP). Extended his winning streak on 4/16 vs. TB to a ML-best 14 games (since 8/1/15)...Is tied with Roger Clemens (1986) for longest in Red Sox history since 1913. Has worked 2.0+ IP in 4 of his 11 appearances this season; Threw a season high 2.2 IP on 4/16 vs. TB...Earned the win in his season debut, 4/5 vs. PIT.. 46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 1-0 10 SV 1.35 ERA vs. ALL:.111 (5-45), 1 HR vs. RHB:.000 (0-25), 0 HR vs. LHB:.250 (5-20), 1 HR WHIP: 0.53 Struck out the side on 12 pitches in a perfect 9th for 10th SV last night vs. BAL...0 runs allowed in 10 apps at Fenway in 17 (10.0 IP, 0 BB, 16 SO, 3 H, 33 AB). Has retired each of the 10 batters he has faced over last 4 games, 5 via SO and 30 of the last 32 batters he has faced, 19 via SO (spans 10 games)...has struck out 24 of the 48 total batters faced this season (50.0%). 1st in AL in saves (10), 4th in SO/9.0 IP (16.20) & WHIP & T-8th in opp. AVG...Dating to last season, no hits allowed to RHH s in the last 27 AB s against him. Despite his blown save on 4/20 at TOR, remains a perfect 25-for-25 in career save chances at Fenway Park (includes 1 with ATL); streak is now the 2nd longest of its kind in Fenway Park history behind Tom Gordon (29, 1998-99)...As a Red Sox (2016-17), has converted 41 of his 44 career SV opps (93.1%). 63-ROBBY SCOTT, LHP 0-0 0 SV 1.80 ERA vs. ALL:.167 (3-18), 0 HR vs. RHB:.286 (2-7), 0 HR vs. LHB:.100 (1-10), 0 HR WHIP: 1.00 Got the final out of the 8th inning to strand 2 inherited runners and earn his 4th hold of the year last night vs. BAL (0.1 IP). Has faced 20 batters this season, has allowed only 3 hits & 2 BBin 5.0 IP...Holding LHH to a.182 AVG (4-22) with no XBH, BB or HB over his ML career. Was charged with the 1st run of his ML career in his 15th career appearance, 4/28 vs. CHC...Had not allowed a run over the fi rst 14 appearances of his ML career (10.0 IP), which was the longest streak by a Red Sox pitcher to begin a ML career since at least 1913. 64-BEN TAYLOR, RHP 0-0 0 SV 1.17 ERA vs. ALL:.179 (5-28), 1 HR vs. RHB:.158 (3-19), 1 HR vs. LHB:.222 (2-9), 0 HR WHIP: 1.30 Allowed 1 hit over 2.0 scoreless IP on 4/29 vs. CHC...Allowed 1 inherited runner to score...recalled Friday from Pawtucket for his 3rd stint with BOS this year. Fanned the first 3 batters he faced over his first 2 ML appearances on 4/7 & 4/8 at DET...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, is the only Red Sox pitcher in the expansion era (since 1961) to strike out each of his first 3 batters faced in the major leagues. Was selected to the Sox active roster on 4/1 for 1st career ML stint...had not appeared higher than Double-A...Was a non-roster invitee to 2017 spring training. Since 1981, the only other Red Sox to make the Opening Day roster without Triple-A experience are Shea Hillenbrand (2001) & Jackie Bradley Jr. (2013). 67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 0-0 0 SV --- ERA vs. ALL: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. RHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR WHIP: --- Recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket Tuesday...Has not appeared in a major league game since making 19 appearances (15 GS) for the Red Sox in 2014. Underwent Tommy John surgery on 6/15/15...Has thrown 8.0 scoreless innings over 4 games with the PawSox this season, going 1-0 and striking out 11 with 1 BB...Made 10 appearance over 2 rehab assignments with the GCL Red Sox, Lowell, and Portland in 2016. 2017 VS. BAL CAREER VS. BAL 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 Abad 0-0-0 6.00 4/0 3.0 5 2 1-0-0 3.29 19/0 13.2 18 5 0-1-0 6.39 15/0 12.2 13 9 Barnes 0-0-0 2.25 3/0 4.0 3 1 0-1-0 2.45 15/0 22.0 21 6 5-5-1 5.15 61/2 71.2 76 41 Hembree 0-0-0 0.00 4/0 6.1 5 0 1-0-0 5.54 9/0 13.0 15 8 2-0-0 1.45 43/0 56.0 57 9 Kelly 0-0-0 2.70 5/0 6.2 5 2 2-2-0 5.71 13/7 41.0 46 26 12-5-0 4.20 34/20 124.1 124 58 Kendrick -- / -- / 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 2.0 2 0 Kimbrel 0-0-3 0.00 3/0 2.1 0 0 0-1-10 2.08 14/0 13.0 3 3 1-4-25 2.40 43/0 41.1 18 11 Pomeranz 2-1-0 2.70 3/3 16.2 14 5 2-3-0 4.24 7/4 23.1 20 11 3-2-0 5.20 14/10 53.2 57 31 Porcello 0-1-0 3.00 1/1 6.0 5 2 4-9-0 4.77 16/16 100.0 111 53 21-12-0 4.00 37/37 232.0 233 103 Rodriguez 1-0-0 0.00 1/1 6.0 1 0 3-3-0 3.46 8/8 41.2 34 16 6-6-0 4.56 23/23 128.1 129 65 Ross Jr. 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 1-1-1 4.95 19/0 20.0 21 11 2-2-3 3.53 61/1 74.0 68 29 Sale 1-0-0 2.25 1/1 8.0 3 2 3-2-0 3.19 12/6 42.1 43 15 3-2-1 2.41 10/7 52.1 38 14 Scott 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 1.1 1 0 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 1.2 2 0 1-0-0 1.04 12/0 8.2 4 1 Taylor 0-0-0 2.45 1/0 3.2 3 1 0-0-0 2.45 1/0 3.2 3 1 0-0-0 1.50 3/0 6.0 5 1 Workman -- / 1-1-0 3.29 6/2 13.2 10 5 3-7-0 4.85 19/10 65.0 70 35
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 2 4/5 N PITTSBURGH W3-0 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) 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 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-1st -- 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 10-6 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 -3.5 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 -2.5 RODRIGUEZ (1-1) Gausman (1-2) KIMBREL (7) 35,522 10 345,796 4/24 Off Day 11-8 3rd -2.0 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 29 5/5 N at Minnesota 30 5/6 D at Minnesota 31 5/7 D at Minnesota 5/8 Off Day 32 5/9 N at Milwaukee 33 5/10 N at Milwaukee 34 5/11 D at Milwaukee 35 5/12 N TAMPA BAY 36 5/13 N TAMPA BAY 37 5/14 D TAMPA BAY 5/15 OFF DAY *sellout DATE March 14 March 17 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 April 1 April 6 April 7 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 13 April 17 April 18 April 19 April 21 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 April 30 May 1 May 4 TRANSACTION 2017 TRANSACTIONS LHP Brian Johnson and Henry Owens and RHP Brandon Workman optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...3B Rafael Devers, OF Junior Lake, and C Jordan Procyshen reassigned to minor league camp. RHP Kyle Martin and LHP Luis Ysla optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Marcus Walden reassigned to minor league camp. RHP Noe Ramirez optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...OFs Brian Bogusevic, Rusney Castillo, Allen Craig, INF Matt Dominguez, C Jake DePew, and RHP Hector Velazquez reassigned to minor league camp. INF Deven Marrero, OF Steve Selsky, and C Blake Swihart optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...C Dan Butler and 1B Sam Travis reassigned to minor league camp. RHP Kyle Kendrick reassigned to minor league camp. LHP Edgar Olmos reassigned to minor league camp. LHP Drew Pomeranz placed on 10-day disabled list with a left forearm flexor strain. OF Bryce Brentz outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHPs Jamie Callahan, Austin Maddox, and Chandler Shepherd reassigned to minor league camp. RHP Ben Taylor selected to active ML roster from Double-A Portland...OF Steve Selsky recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...INF Marco Hernandez optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Roenis Elias placed on 10-day DL...LHP David Price placed on 10-day DL...INF Josh Rutledge placed on 10-day DL (retro to 3/30)...RHP Carson Smith placed on 10-day DL...RHP Tyler Thornburg placed on 10-day DL. RHP Matt Barnes placed on bereavement list...rhp Noe Ramirez recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Robbie Ross Jr. placed on 10 day DL (retro to 4/3)...INF Deven Marrero recalled from Pawtucket. SS Xander Bogaerts placed on bereavement list...inf Marco Hernandez recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. RHP Matt Barnes reinstated from bereavement list...rhp Noe Ramirez optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. INF Deven Marrero optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. SS Xander Bogaerts reinstated from bereavement list...of Jackie Bradley Jr. placed on 10-day DL (retro to 4/9)...LHP Drew Pomeranz activated from 10-day DL. LHP Robbie Ross activated from 10-day DL...RHP Ben Taylor optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez placed on paternity leave list...rhp Ben Taylor recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. LHP Brian Johnson recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Ben Taylor optioned to Pawtucket. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez reinstated from paternity leave list...lhp Brian Johnson optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. OF Jackie Bradley Jr. activated from 10-day DL...INF/OF Brock Holt placed on 10-day DL. 3B Pablo Sandoval placed on 10-day DL (retro to 4/24)...INF Josh Rutledge activated from 10-day DL. RHP Matt Barnes suspended for 4 games. INF/OF Chase d Arnaud claimed off waivers from Atlanta...RHP Carson Smith transferred to 60-day DL. INF/OF Chase d Arnaud added to active 25-man roster...of/inf Steve Selsky optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/27)...RHP Ben Taylor recalled from Pawtucket...LHP Robbie Ross Jr. optioned to Pawtucket (4/27). RHP Matt Barnes reinstated from suspended list. RHP Steven Wright placed on 10-day DL (retro to 4/30)...RHP Brandon Workman recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. RHP Kyle Kendrick added to active 25-man roster...rhp Tyler Thornburg transferred to 60-day DL...INF Marco Hernandez placed on 10-day DL. DISABLED LIST PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED GAMES MISSED Roenis Elias Right oblique strain April 3 --- 27 (15-12) Drew Pomeranz Left forearm flexor strain March 30 Aprill 11 6 (3-3) David Price Left elbow strain April 3 --- 27 (15-12) Josh Rutledge Left hamstring strain April 3 (March 30) April 25 19 (11-8) Carson Smith Recovery from Tommy John surgery (60-day) April 3 --- 27 (15-12) Tyler Thornburg Right shoulder impingement (60-day) April 3 --- 27 (15-12) Robbie Ross Jr. Influenza April 6 (April 3) April 13 8 (4-4) Jackie Bradley Jr. Right knee sprain April 11 (April 9) April 21 12 (8-4) Brock Holt Vertigo April 21 --- 11 (5-6) Pablo Sandoval Right knee sprain April 25 (April 24) --- 8 (4-4) Steven Wright Left knee sprain May 1 (April 30) --- 4 (3-1) Marco Hernandez Left shoulder subluxation May 4 --- 0 (0-0) 2017 Totals 12 Players 12 DL stints 176 Games Missed
Red Sox Game Notes SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS Page 7 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game...8, 2 times, last 4/18 at TOR Most runs, inning...5, 3 times, last 4/28 vs. CHC (1st) Most hits, game (9 innings)... 17, 4/16 vs. TB Most hits, game (extra innings)...8, 4/5 vs. PIT (12th) Most hits, inning...6, 2 times, last 4/28 vs. CHC Consecutive hits, inning...6, 4/3 vs. PIT (5th) Fewest hits, game... 3, 4/27 vs. NYY Most doubles, game... 5, 4/16 vs. TB Most triples, game...1, 3 times, last 4/29 vs. CHC Most home runs, game...3, 4/23 at BAL Most home runs, inning...2, 4/23 at BAL Most extra-base hits... 6, 4/16 vs. TB Most stolen bases, game...3, 4/20 at TOR Most walks, game (9 innings)... 6, 2 times, 4/9 at DET Most walks, game (extra innings)...6, 4/5 vs. PIT (12th) Most strikeouts, game (9 innings)...10, 2 times, last 4/28 vs. CHC Most strikeouts, game (extra innings)... 10, 2 times, last 4/20 at TOR (10th) Most hit by pitch, game...2, 4/8 at DET Most left on base (9 innings)... 12, 4/14 vs. TB Most left on base (extra innings)...8, 4/5 vs. PIT (12th) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits...5, Benintendi, 4/23 at BAL Most runs...3, 2 times, last Betts 4/18 at TOR Most doubles...2, 2 times, last Benintendi, 4/16 vs. TB Most triples... 1, 3 times, last Bogaerts, 4/29 vs. CHC Most home runs...2, Ramirez, 5/2 vs. BAL Most extra-base hits...2, 7 times, last Ramirez, 5/2 vs. BAL Most total bases...8, Ramirez, 5/2 vs. BAL Most RBI...4, Pedroia, 4/11 vs. BAL Most stolen bases... 2, 2 times, last Betts, 4/20 at TOR (10-inn) Most walks... 2, 7 times, last Bogaerts, 4/30 vs. CHC Most strikeouts... 3, 4 times, last Váquez, 4/23 at BAL Longest hitting streak...8, Pedroia, 4/3-4/12 TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts (9 innings)... 15, 4/15 vs. TB Most strikeouts (extra innings)...18, 4/20 at TOR (10 inn.) Most walks (9 innings)...7, 2 times, last 4/26 vs. NYY Most walks, (extra innings)... 1, 2 times, last 4/20 at TOR (10 inn.) Fewest walks... 0, 4/27 vs. NYY Most runs allowed, game...12, 4/12 vs. BAL Most runs allowed, inning...6, 4/12 vs. BAL (1st) Most hits allowed, game (9 innings)...17, 4/12 vs. BAL Most hits allowed, game (extra inning)...5, 2 times, last 4/20 at TOR Fewest hits allowed, game...3, 2 times, last 5/2 vs. BAL Most hits allowed, inning... 6, 2 times, last 4/22 at BAL (4th) Most home runs allowed, game...5, 4/12 vs. BAL Most consecutive scoreless inn...14.0, 2 times, last 4/19 (3rd)-4/20 (8th) INDIVIDUAL BATTING 5 hits in a game...andrew Benintendi, 4/23 at BAL 6 hits in a game...nomar Garciaparra, 6/21/03 at PHI (13 innings) 6 RBI in a game... Hanley Ramirez, 8/12/16 vs. ARI 7 or more RBI in a game...mookie Betts, 8/14/16 vs. ARI (8) 10 RBI in a game (ties club record)...nomar Garciaparra, 5/10/99 vs. SEA 3 home runs in a game (ties club record)... Mookie Betts, 8/14/16 vs. ARI Game-ending home run...sandy Leon, 4/5/17 vs. PIT (12th inning) Pinch-hit grand slam... Mike Carp, 9/11/13 at TB 2 grand slams in a game...bill Mueller, 7/29/03 at TEX Home run in 1st ML game...daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) HR in 1st Red Sox PA...Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) Grand Slam in 1st Red Sox PA...Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI Inside-the-park home run... Blake Swihart, 8/28/15 at NYM (10th inn.) Homered from both sides of the plate... Victor Martinez, 5/17/10 at NYY Pitcher collected a hit...rick Porcello, 4/25/16 at ATL, 1B off Julio Teheran Pitcher hit a home run... Josh Beckett, 6/14/09 at PHI off J.A. Happ Hit for the cycle... Brock Holt, 6/16/15 vs. ATL Hitting streak of at least 30 games...nomar Garciaparra (30), 7/26-8/29/97 Hitting streak of at least 20 games... Jackie Bradley Jr. (29), 4/24-5/26/16...Xander Bogaerts (26), 5/6-6/2/16 Straight steal of home...jacoby Ellsbury, 4/26/09 vs. NYY Steal of home on double steal... Travis Shaw, 4/21/16 vs. TB 5 steals in a game (club record)... Jacoby Ellsbury, 5/30/13 at PHI THE LAST TIME THE SOX... INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most innings pitched, starter... 8.0, 3 times, last Sale, 5/2 vs. BAL Fewest innings pitched, starter... 1.1, Wright, 4/12 vs. BAL Most innings pitched, reliever...3.2, 2 times, last Scott, 4/14 vs. TB Most strikeouts, starter... 13, Sale, 4/20 at TOR Most strikeouts, reliever... 5, 2 times, Hembree, 4/22 at BAL Most walks allowed...5, Rodriguez, 4/23 at BAL Longest winning streak...3, Barnes, 4/9-Present Longest losing streak...4, Porcello, 4/14-Present Most consec. scoreless inn. starter... 15.0, Sale, 4/15-4/27 Most consec. scoreless inn. reliever...11.2, Hembree, 4/10-5/1 Most runs allowed...8, 2 times, last Porcello, 4/14 vs. TB Most earned runs allowed...8, 2 times, last Porcello, 4/14 vs. TB Most hits allowed... 11, Porcello, 4/9 at DET Fewest hits allowed, CG... N/A Most home runs allowed...4, 2 times, last Porcello, 4/14 vs. TB Most pitches thrown...118, Porcello, 4/26 vs. NYY MISCELLANEOUS TEAM Longest winning streak...4, 4/15-4/18 Longest losing streak...2, 3 times, last 4/26-4/27 Most games over.500... 4, 2 times, last 4/20 at TOR (10-6) Most games under.500... 0 Longest game, innings... 12, 4/5 vs. PIT Longest game, time (9 innings)...3:48, 4/18 at TOR Longest game, time (extra innings)...3:53, 4/5 vs. PIT (12th) Shortest game, time... 2:21, 4/27 vs. NYY Shortest game, time (9 innings)... 2:21, 4/27 vs. NYY Largest crowd, Fenway Park...37,497, 4/11 vs. BAL Smallest crowd, Fenway Park... 32,027, 4/26 vs. NYY Largest crowd, road...45,013, 4/7 at DET Smallest crowd, road...24,672, 4/10 at DET Largest winning margin... 7, 4/11 vs. BAL (8-1) Largest losing margin... 7, 4/12 vs. BAL(lost, 5-12) Largest deficit overcome to win... 2, 2 times, last 4/18 at TOR (down 0-2, won 8-7) Largest lead relinquished to lose...3, vs. CHC (led 3-0, lost, 3-7) Most double plays turned...3, 2 times, last 4/12 vs. BAL Most double plays turned by opponent...3, 4 times, last 4/28 vs. CHC Most errors...4, 2 times, last 5/1 vs. BAL Most errors by an opponent...2, 2 times, last 5/3 vs. BAL Most stolen bases by an opponent...2, 4/19 at TOR TEAM Walk-off win... 4/5/17 vs. PIT (3-0 in 12 innings) Scored 20 runs in a game... 8/15/15 vs. SEA (22) Had 20 hits in a game... 7/4/16 vs. TEX (21, 9 innings) Scored 10 runs in an inning...6/20/11 vs. SD (10 runs in 7th inning) Hit 8 home runs in a game (club record)...2 times, last 9/4/13 vs. DET Hit 4 consec. HR (club & MLB record)...4/22/07 vs. NYY (3rd inning):... Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell & Jason Varitek Hit game-ending HR in back-to-back games...5/10-11/05 vs. OAK:... 5/10 (9th inning, Kevin Millar off Octavio Dotel),... 5/11 (9th inning, Jason Varitek off Octavio Dotel) Turned a triple play... 8/16/11 vs. TB (4th inning, G2):...3B Jed Lowrie to 2B Dustin Pedroia to 1B Adrian Gonzalez Hit into a triple play...5/2/17 vs. BAL (8th inning, Jackie Bradley Jr.) Back-to-back 1-0 wins... 7/18-19/06 vs. KC INDIVIDUAL PITCHING No-hitter...Jon Lester, 5/19/08 vs. KC (W, 7-0) One-hitter...Jon Lester, 5/10/13 vs. TOR (W, 5-0) 15 or more strikeouts in a game... Jon Lester (15), 5/3/14 vs. OAK Position player pitched...ryan LaMarre, 7/2/16 vs. LAA Pitcher played another defensive position...javier Lopez (RF), 4/30/09 at TB