BOSTON RED SOX (71-90) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (83-78) Sunday, September 28, 2014 1:35 p.m. ET Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Clay Buchholz (8-10, 5.31) vs. RHP Michael Pineda (4-5, 1.93) Game #162 Home Game #81 TV: NESN/TBS Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1110 AM (Spanish) GAME 162: Today the Red Sox conclude the 2014 season with the last of a 3-game set against NYY at Fenway Park. Boston opens the 2015 regular season 190 days from today, on 4/6 at PHI...It will be the club s first regular season opener in Philadelphia since 1954, the last year that city had an AL franchise (Athletics). YESTERDAY S WIN: The Red Sox defeated the Yankees yesterday, 10-4...It evened Boston s final series of the year at 1-1 entering today s season finale. Joe Kelly started and earned the win, going a careerhigh 7.1 IP...He allowed 4 runs, all in the 8th inning, but 2 scored after he left the bases loaded and 1 out. Boston jumped out to a 9-0 lead with 8 runs (4 unearned) in the 2nd inning, the club s largest output in any frame this season. The Sox sent 14 men to the plate in the 2nd, their most in any inning since 4/13/12 vs. TB (14 in the 8th inning). CALL-UPS PRODUCING: Yesterday marked Boston s 4th straight game starting 6 rookie position players...in that time, those starters have gone a combined 34-for-89 (.382) with 17 R, 7 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 10 BB. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the Sox also started a rookie pitcher, and the club s 7 total rookies in the starting lineup (including pitcher) were their most since 10/3/87, an 8-4 loss vs. MIL. Before Wednesday, the club hadn t won a game when starting as many as 7 rookies since 10/2/80, a 4-1 win over TOR (Source: Elias Sports Bureau). ROOKIE FIGURES: The Red Sox have had 19 different rookies play in a game this season, tied with Arizona for 2nd most in the majors behind only Texas (23)...This is the 4th-highest rookie total in team history and the Sox most since 1926 (21 rookies). RED SOX SEASONS, MOST ROOKIES APPEARING YEAR(S) ROOKIES 1911 25 1925 22 1926 21 2014 19 1928, 1952 18 The Red Sox have had 8 rookies to go deep in 2014, a new single-season club record...boston previously had 7 rookies homer 3 times: 1952, 1987, and 1996. SOX STATUS: The Sox have won 3 of their last 4 games, 4 of their last 6, and 5 of 8...The club has lost 11 of its last 19 games but is 15-16 (.484) Beginning on 8/25...Since the All-Star break, Boston has a 28-38 record (.424). The Sox are 19 games under.500 (season high is 21)... They are 24.0 games back in the AL East (season high is 26.5). Boston will finish in last place for the 2nd time in 3 years (also 2012), but were 2013 World Series Champions. SCORING SUMMARY: The Red Sox have scored 629 runs this season for an average of 3.91 runs per game...both of those rank 12th out of the 15 AL teams, up from last place as recently as this past Tuesday...In 4 games since then, Boston has scored an ML-high 34 runs, the club s most in any 4-game stretch this season. The Sox reached double-digits in runs in 3 of those last 4 contests after entering doing so just 5 times in the first 157 games of the year. Boston is 35-17 (.673) when tallying at least 10 hits, and 56-25 (.691) when scoring at least 4 runs. LOWDOWN ON LANSDOWNE: Today s game, the last of 3 against the Yankees (1-1 thus far), concludes a seasonending 6-game homestand...the Sox opened the stand winning 2 of 3 against Tampa Bay. The Red Sox, who went 37-44 (.457) on the road, will finish better away from Fenway Park than at home, where they have won 34 of 80 games (.425) thus far. Boston s 9 walkoffs this year account for 26% of the team s 34 home wins...the club is 1 shy of the AL lead (CLE, LAA, and OAK each have 10 walkoffs). SOX AND YANKS: This is the last of 6 sets between these clubs, the 3rd at Fenway Park...The Sox are 7-11 vs. NYY this season, guaranteed just their 2nd losing campaign against the Yanks in the last 7 years, 2008-14 (2012, 5-13). The 2014 Postseason will be the 1st without the Red Sox and Yankees since 1993, the pre-wild Card era. NO. 2 AT FENWAY: Derek Jeter enters today with 152 career games at Fenway Park, including regular and postseason...if he plays today, Jeter will pass Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle (152 each) for the most ever by a Yankee. Including regular and postseason, Jeter is the alltime Yankees leader in at-bats (659) and PA (726) at Fenway...Gehrig ranks 2nd in both (570 AB, 705 PA). Jeter has made 139 regular season starts at Fenway Park at shortstop during the regular season, 2nd most all-time among all visitors here to Luke Appling s 151. INK IN THE PEN: Despite ranking 9th overall in the AL in team ERA (3.98), the Red Sox bullpen has posted a 3.25 ERA which is good for 5th in the league. Sox relievers have totaled 489 appearances this year, tying the 2012 squad for the most in club history. CHRISTIAN S CANNON: Christian Vazquez has thrown out 15 of 29 attempted base stealers, a 52% success rate... That would be the best single-season mark in club history among catchers with at least 15 games behind the plate. No rookie with at least 50 games behind the plate has ever posted a single-season catcher caught stealing rate this high...the last major leaguer overall to do it was STL s Yadier Molina in 2005 (55%; 17 CCS, 14 SB). UNPRECEDENTED PATIENCE: Boston leads MLB with 4.05 pitches seen per PA, which would be the highest rate for any ML team as far back as data exists (starting 1988)... The mark currently belongs to the 1994 Tigers (4.03). CLOSE & LATE: Boston has played an AL-high 56 one-run games this year (28-28), 14 more than last year (42, 21-21) and the team s most since 1978 (57)...Their 28, one-run wins are T-2nd in the AL, trailing only the Orioles (31). The Sox have played 21 extra-inning games this year (10-11), tied for the most in MLB with 4 other teams (CLE, MIA, OAK, PHI)...This is the most extra-inning games for Boston since 1966 (22 games, 6-16 record). PAPI IS BIG: With 35 home runs (T-5th in AL) and 104 RBI (6th in AL), David Ortiz has his 8th season with at least 30 homers and 100 RBI, all since joining the Red Sox in 2003...That sets a new franchise record for most career 30-HR/100-RBI seasons, passing Ted Williams, who had 7. Despite having not played since Tuesday, no other AL player this season has driven in a higher percentage of his team s runs than Ortiz (16.5%, 104 of 629), who ranks 2nd in MLB...ATL s Justin Upton leads the majors at 17.9% (102 of 571). YOUNG BOGEY AND BETTS: Boston s 21-year-old rookies Mookie Betts & Xander Bogaerts, have combined to hit.319 (65-for-204) with 36 runs, 20 XBH (13 2B, 3B, 6 HR), and 25 RBI in the team s last 26 games beginning on 8/31. BOGAERTS AND BETTS, AUGUST 31-PRESENT PLAYER AVG H/AB R 2B 3B HR RBI BB Betts.317 33/104 23 7 1 2 9 11 Bogaerts.320 32/100 13 6 0 4 16 2 TOTAL.319 65/204 36 13 1 6 25 13 Between Bogaerts (team-high 142 starts) and Betts (49 starts), the Red Sox have an MLB-high 191 starts this year from players age 21 or younger...that s the most for an AL team since the 2003 Devil Rays (241) and the most for the Red Sox since 1965 (301 starts). RUNNING REVERSAL: The Red Sox have the 2nd-best stolen base success rate in MLB since the All-Star break (86.5%, 32 of 37) behind NYY (87.3%, 48 of 55)...Boston had an ML-worst 60% rate (30 of 50) before the break. DRIVER S SEAT: Yoenis Cespedes drove in 2 runs yesterday to reach 100 for the 1st time in his career. His 33 RBI as a Red Sox are the most on the team and rank T-9th in the AL since his 8/2 debut. REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN Overall...71-90 AL East Standing...5th, 24.0 GB At Home...34-46 On Road...37-44 In day games...20-25 In night games...51-65 March/April...13-14 May...13-15 June...12-16 July...10-15 August...12-16 September...11-14 vs. AL East...31-44 vs. AL Central...17-16 vs. AL West...14-19 vs. National League...9-11 vs. RH starter...49-63 vs. LH starter...22-27 Leading after 6 innings...52-9 Tied after 6 innings...11-10 Trailing after 6 innings...8-71 Leading after 7 innings...53-6 Tied after 7 innings...11-15 Trailing after 7 innings...7-69 Leading after 8 innings...56-2 Tied after 8 innings...12-17 Trailing after 8 innings...3-71 Red Sox score 1st...49-25 Opponent scores fi rst...22-65 Shutouts...7-15 Scoring less than 3 runs...7-52 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...23-24 Scoring 5 or more runs...41-14 Red Sox hit HR...44-44 Red Sox hit 0 HR...27-46 1-run games...28-28 2-run games...11-16 Walk-offs...9-9 Extra innings (home)...5-5 Extra innings (road)...5-6 Extra innings (total)...10-11 Series openers...24-28 Series fi nales...22-29 Series W-L-T (home)... 11-12-4 Series W-L-T (road)... 10-13-1 Series W-L-T (total)... 21-25-5 Series sweeps (home)...5-8 Series sweeps (road)...2-3 Series sweeps (total)...7-11 Come-from-behind wins... 30, last 9/24 Innings batting around...20, last 9/27 (2nd) Games decided in last AB...19-21 VS. THE YANKEES All-Time vs. NYY (since 1903)... 954-1,149-14 In Boston...523-531-7 In New York... 431-618-7 At Yankee Stadium... 28-28 2014 vs. Yankees... 7-11 In Boston... 3-5 In New York... 4-6 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/10 R L1-4 Pineda Buchholz 4/11 R W4-2 Lester Sabathia 4/12 R L4-7 Kuroda Lackey 4/13 R L2-3 Nova Doubront 4/22 H L3-9 Tanaka Lester 4/23 H W5-1 Lackey Pineda 4/24 H L5-14 Sabathia Doubront 6/27 R L0-6 Nuno Workman 6/28 R W2-1 Lester Tanaka 6/29 R W8-5 Lackey Whitley 8/1 H W4-3 Ranaudo Capuano 8/2 H L4-6 Kelley Webster 8/3 H L7-8 Rogers Breslow 9/2 R W9-4 Kelly Greene 9/3 R L1-5 Kuroda Ranaudo 9/4 R L4-5 Warren Uehara 9/26 H L2-3 Capuano Wright 9/27 H W10-4 Kelly Tanaka MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Rk Player HR 32. Chipper Jones 468 33. David Ortiz 466 TODAY IN RED SOX HISTORY SEPTEMBER 28, 1960 (54 YEARS AGO): Ted Williams played his last major league game, going 1-for-3 with a walk and 2 runs scored in an eventual 5-4 win over the Orioles...He homered off Orioles pitcher Jack Fisher in the 8th inning, his final plate appearance before being replaced defensively to begin the 9th.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 11-CLAY BUCHHOLZ, RHP W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 8-10 5.31 27 27 164.1 177 104 97 17 53 128 CAREER 66-43 3.91 150 148 909.0 855 433 395 89 338 695 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER TODAY S START: Making his 28th start of the season overall and 14th at Fenway Park...Starting BOS final game of the regular season for the 2nd time in his career (also 10/4/09 vs. CLE, 3.0 IP, 6 R). Has allowed 5 runs in each of his last 2 starts (6.94 ERA, 9 ER/11.2 IP), following a stretch in which he gave up 3 runs or less in 4 straight outings from 8/25-9/11 (2.10 ERA, 7 ER/30.0 IP). With 695 strikeouts in his career, is 5 shy of 700 for his career...would become the 20th Red Sox pitcher to reach 700 SO with the club. Last start: Took the loss in a 6-2 defeat vs. TB on 9/23...Shut out the Rays through the first 7 frames before allowing 5 runs in the 8th, snapping a streak of 29.0 consecutive scoreless innings against TB that began on 4/14/13. VS. THE YANKEES: Surrendered 7 runs on 8 hits over 5.0 IP in his last outing against the Yankees on 8/3...Snapped a streak of 4 straight starts allowing 2 ER or less against NYY from 4/3/13-4/10/14 (1.13 ERA, 3 ER/24.0 IP). RECENT HIGHLIGHTS: Went 3-0 with a 2.10 ERA (7 ER/30.0 IP) and held opponents to a.165 AVG (17-for-103) in 4 starts from 8/25-9/11. Tossed a 3-hit, complete-game shutout against TB on 8/31...Marked the sixth 9.0-inning CG of his career (1st since 7/13 at HOU) and 6th shutout of his career...became the 1st Red Sox starter to throw multiple complete-game shutouts in a single season since Josh Becket in 2009 (also 2). Shut out TOR over 8.0 IP on 8/25 before loading the bases in the 9th...Charged with 3 runs on 4 hits, his fewest allowed in a start since 7/13 at HOU (3 H). Struck out 9 over 7.0 innings of 2-run ball on 8/15 vs. HOU...Marked his 2nd straight outing with at least 8 SO, the 1st time he fanned at least 8 batters in consecutive outings since doing it in 3 straight from 4/25-5/6/13. Threw a season-high 120 pitches (76 strikes) on 8/9 at LAA...It marked his most pitches in a game since tossing 121 on 9/9/12 vs. TOR. 2014 9.0, 2 times, last: 8/31 at TB 13, 4/5 vs. MIL 7, 2 times, last: 8/3 vs. NYY 7, 2 times, last: 8/3 vs. NYY 8, 5/26 at ATL 12, 7/13 at HOU 3, 6/25 at SEA 2 G, last: 8/31 at TB 2 G, last: 8/31 at TB 3 G, 8/31-9/11 3 G, 7/23-8/20 2014 3-6, 6.69, 13 GS 5-4, 4.18, 14 GS.275 (177-644), 17 HR.290 (104-359), 9 HR.256 (73-285), 8 HR 1.40 8-10, 5.31 ERA, 27 starts SINGLE-GAME HIGHS IP H R ER BB SO HR CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 9.0, 6x, last: 8/31/14 at TB 13, 4/5/14 vs. MIL 8, 2x, last: 10/1/12 at NYY 8, 10/1/12 at NYY 8, 5/26/14 at ATL 12, 7/13/14 at HOU 5, 2x, last: 4/20/12 vs. NYY 8 G, last: 8/31/14 at TB 6 G, last: 8/31/14 at TB 11 G, 4/3-9/15/13 7 G, 5/12-8/20/08 CAREER 30-20, 3.95 ERA, 71 G, 70 GS 36-23, 3.88 ERA, 79 G, 78 GS.250 (855-3418), 89 HR.255 (468-1833), 48 HR.244 (387-1585), 41 HR 1.31 VS. THE YANKEES W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 0-1 7.36 2 2 11.0 15 11 9 1 5 11 CAREER 5-6 5.62 14 14 75.1 89 53 47 16 34 48 FENWAY 1-3 6.25 6 6 31.2 40 26 22 7 22 16 Did not allow a home run in 24.0 IP beginning with the 5th inning of his start on 7/7 vs. CWS and ending in the 1st on 7/28 vs. TOR. On 7/18 vs. KC, became the 1st BOS pitcher to start and win consecutive team games in a single season since Don Schwall on 7/9 (G2) and 7/13/61 (Elias). CAREER NOTES: His ERA (1.744) last season was the 2nd-lowest ERA for a Red Sox pitcher with a minimum of 100.0 IP in the Live Ball era (since 1920), trailing only Pedro Martinez s 1.742 ERA (42 ER/217.0 IP) in 2000 which was the last AL pitcher with a mark that low (min. 100.0 IP). 2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/5 L6-7 MIL --- 5-6 4.1 13 6 6 0 3 2 72/54 Allowed career high in hits (13) in 11-inning loss 4/10 L1-4 at NYY L 1-4 6.0 7 4 2 0 6 1 94/64 1st loss since 9/21/13 vs. TOR, just 2nd loss since start of 2013 4/16 W6-4 at CWS --- 1-3 6.0 6 3 2 2 6 1 109/72 15 walks issued by CWS, 14th-inning go-ahead 2B by Bradley 4/21 L6-7 BAL L 0-6 2.1 7 6 6 1 1 0 55/34 His shortest start ever at Fenway Park 4/26 W7-6 at TOR W 7-3 7.0 6 3 3 3 3 0 105/67 Earned his 1st win of season, Grand Slam by Pierzynski 5/2 W7-1 OAK W 6-1 6.1 3 1 1 3 5 0 110/65 Fewest runs allowed since 9/15/13 vs. NYY 5/9 L0-8 at TEX L 0-4 4.1 10 6 6 2 3 0 96/62 Matched season high for the 3rd time, allowing 6 runs 5/15 L3-4 at MIN --- 1-3 6.0 10 3 3 3 6 1 107/68 Gave up 10 hits in consecutive starts for 1st time in career 5/21 L4-6 TOR L 1-5 4.2 9 5 4 2 2 2 90/53 Threw less than 5.0 inning for 4th time this season 5/26 W8-6 at ATL --- 1-4 3.0 4 6 6 8 4 0 88/42 BOS overcame 5-run deficit in 8-6 win 6/25 W5-4 at SEA W 5-4 7.1 7 4 4 0 2 3 76/55 Tossed season-high 7.1 innings in 1st start off the DL 7/1 L1-2 CHC --- 1-1 6.1 5 1 1 0 2 0 100/61 Left the game with score tied at 1-1 7/7 L0-4 CWS L 0-4 7.0 5 4 4 1 7 2 111/72 All 4 runs allowed came on 2 home runs 7/13 W11-0 at HOU W 11-0 9.0 3 0 0 0 12 0 109/76 1st BOS pitcher with 12 SO, 0 BB in shutout since 2001 7/18 W5-4 KC W 1-4 6.0 10 4 4 0 3 0 104/67 1st Sox starter to win consecutive team games since 1961 7/23 L4-6 at TOR L 4-5 6.0 6 5 4 4 1 0 99/61 Surrendered a 3-run lead in the 1st and 1-run lead in the 6th 7/28 L1-14 TOR L 0-5 5.0 7 7 7 4 4 1 100/56 TOR tallied 14 hits in 14-1 rout of Red Sox 8/3 L7-8 NYY --- 7-7 5.0 8 7 7 5 5 0 114/61 2nd straight start allowing 7 runs 8/9 L4-5 at LAA --- 3-3 8.0 6 3 3 2 8 1 120/76 BOS lost to LAA in 19 innings, 5-4 8/15 L3-5 HOU --- 2-2 7.0 7 2 2 2 9 1 110/75 Has 1.52 ERA (4 ER/23.2 IP) with 31 SO in 3 GS vs. HOU 8/20 L3-8 LAA L 3-6 6.0 7 6 6 2 5 0 97/64 Surrendered 5 runs in 5th inning 8/25 W4-3 at TOR --- 3-0 8.1 4 3 3 2 4 0 103/64 Tossed 8.0 shutout IP, removed with bases loaded in 9th 8/31 W3-0 at TB W 3-0 9.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 98/69 Allowed 3 base runners in 2nd CG shutout of season 9/6 W4-3 TOR W 4-1 6.1 4 2 2 2 5 0 101/64 Retired 12 straight between 2nd and 6th innings 9/11 W6-3 at KC W 4-3 6.1 6 3 2 3 7 0 106/66 Tossed 4th consecutive quality start 9/17 L1-9 at PIT L 0-5 4.0 6 5 4 1 3 2 73/49 Snapped streak of 36.0 IP without allowing a HR 9/23 L2-6 TB L 1-3 7.2 8 5 5 1 6 0 100/60 Tossed 7.0 shutout frames before 5-run 8th inning YANKEES CAREER vs. BUCHHOLZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Beltran.500 8 4 0 1 Cervelli.500 6 3 0 3 Drew.500 6 3 0 4 Ellsbury.167 6 1 0 1 Gardner.227 22 5 0 2 Headley.333 3 1 0 1 Jeter.276 29 8 0 2 McCann.500 4 2 0 1 Murphy --- 0 0 0 0 Perez --- 0 0 0 0 Pirela --- 0 0 0 0 Richardson --- 0 0 0 0 Romine 1.000 1 1 0 0 Ryan.000 4 0 0 0 Suzuki.214 14 3 0 0 Teixeira.174 23 4 2 5 Wheeler --- 0 0 0 0 Young.333 3 1 0 0 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS RED SOX CAREER vs. PINEDA PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Betts --- 0 0 0 0 Bogaerts.500 4 2 0 0 Bradley, Jr..000 2 0 0 0 Brentz --- 0 0 0 0 Butler --- 0 0 0 0 Castillo --- 0 0 0 0 Cecchini --- 0 0 0 0 Cespedes --- 0 0 0 0 Craig --- 0 0 0 0 Holt.000 1 0 0 0 Lavarnway --- 0 0 0 0 Middlebrooks --- 0 0 0 0 Napoli.200 5 1 0 0 Nava.333 3 1 1 1 Ortiz.333 6 2 0 0 Pedroia.143 7 1 0 1 Rivero --- 0 0 0 0 Ross --- 0 0 0 0 Vazquez --- 0 0 0 0 Weeks.167 6 1 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Lester 21 16 68/143.0 4.28 13-8 Lackey 21 15 83/137.1 5.44 12-9 Doubront 10 4 26/50.1 4.65 4-6 Peavy 20 12 38/124.0 2.76 5-15 Buchholz 27 13 81/164.1 4.44 11-16 Workman 15 5 25/80.2 2.79 2-13 De La Rosa 18 8 30/100.0 2.70 7-11 Webster 11 5 47/59.0 7.17 7-4 Ranaudo 7 3 28/39.1 6.41 4-3 Kelly 10 6 33/61.1 4.84 6-4 Wright 1 0 1/5.0 1.80 0-1
Red Sox Game Notes Page 3 BATTING NOTES 50-MOOKIE BETTS, OF/INF.286 AVG 5 HR 16 RBI.365 OBP.438 SLG vs. RHP: 34-127 (.268), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, 2B, BB, 2 R HOMESTAND: 6-20, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 5 R CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (.250, 1-4) vs. LHP: 19-58 (.328), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 1-8, 2B, BB, 2 R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G, 9/4-9 (.364, 8-22) Went 3-for-5 with a 2B and an RBI Thurs. night vs. TB, matching a career high with 3 hits (also 9/2 at NYY)...Has multiple hits in 12 of his last 28 games starting 8/29 (.315, 35-for-111)...Is hitting.299 (43-for-144, 9 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 20 BB) since 8/18 recall from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 3rd career ML stint. Went 2-for-5 and hit 5th home run of the season Sun. at BAL, a 1st-inning leadoff HR...Was the 2nd HR to lead off a game by the Red Sox this season (Brock Holt on 7/13 at HOU)...At 21 years old, was the youngest Red Sox with a leadoff homer since Bobby Doerr (21 years old) did it on 8/1/39. Led off the bottom of the 1st inning with his 1st career triple 9/6 vs. TOR...Launched 1st career grand slam 8/29 in the 2nd inning at TB...Became the youngest Red Sox (21 yrs., 327 days) to hit a grand slam since Tony Conigliaro did it at 20 years old on 8/24/65 vs. WSH. Went 2-for-3 with 2 walks 8/24 vs. SEA, reaching base 4 times for the 1st time in his career...reached base in a career-high 11 straight games from 8/1-26 (.270, 10-for-37, 2 2B, HR, 8 BB)...Had a.364 AVG (8-for-22) over a career-long 6-game hit streak that spanned 9/4-9. Belted his 1st career home run on 7/2 vs. CHC in his 4th ML game, a 2-run shot in the 5th inning...at 21 years, 268 days, became the youngest Red Sox to homer within his first 4 ML games since Billy Conigliaro (21 years, 245 days) on 4/17/69 vs. BAL. 2-XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.240 AVG 12 HR 46 RBI.297 OBP.362 SLG vs. RHP: 88-382 (.230), 7 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5, 2B, 2 R HOMESTAND: 6-18, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (.333, 6-18) vs. LHP: 41-156 (.263), 5 HR NYY SERIES: 3-9, 2B, 2 R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G, 4/16-27 (.324, 12-37) Went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI Wed. night vs. TB...Has tallied 3 or more RBI twice this year, both in Sept. (career-high 4 RBI 9/14 at KC)...In 24 games since activation from the 7-day concussion DL 8/30, is hitting.311 (32-for-103) with 10 multi-hit games, 10 XBH (6 2B, 4 HR), and 16 RBI. Went 3-for-4 on 9/14 at KC with a 3-run homer, his 12th of the season, and drove in a career high 4 RBI...Hit safely in 9 straight games from 9/7-16, with a.405 AVG (15-for-37), 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, and 2 BB in that span. Hit home runs in consecutive games against the Orioles on 9/9 and 9/10...It was the 2nd time in his career homering in back-back games (also 6/2-3). Is the 1st Red Sox age 21 or younger to record double-digit HR in a season since Dwight Evans in 1973 (10 HR), joining Tony Conigliaro (1964-66), Ted Williams (1939-40), and Bobby Doerr (1939) as the only other BOS players with 10+ HR age 21 or younger. Drove in the Red Sox only 2 runs in a 3-game stretch 9/7-9...Was 3-for-5 on 9/5 vs. TOR, tying the game with a 2-run 2B in the 8th inning. Went 4-for-5 on 9/2 at NYY with a HR, his 1st HR since 7/29 vs. TOR (82 AB)...At 21 years old, was the youngest Red Sox with a 4-hit game since Glenn Hoffman on 5/3/80 at KC...Was the 1st BOS rookie with a 4-hit game vs. NYY since Jacoby Ellsbury on 9/26/08, and 1st at Yankee Stadium since Jim Rice on 7/27/75. Ranks among AL rookie leaders in hits (3rd, 129), doubles (3rd, 28), walks (T-3rd, 39), multi-hit games (T-4th, 35), home runs (5th, 12), total bases (3rd, 195), RBI (5th, 46), and runs scored (4th, 60). 25-JACKIE BRADLEY, JR., OF.198 AVG 1 HR 30 RBI.265 OBP.266 SLG vs. RHP: 45-250 (.180), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-4 CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-18 vs. LHP: 31-134 (.231), 1 HR TB SERIES: 0-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G, 6/29-7/7 (.438, 7-16) Was recalled 9/5 from Triple-A Pawtucket for 2nd ML stint of the season...is 1-for-36 in 11 games with a PA since his recall. In 16 games for Pawtucket from 8/18-9/4, including 2 postseason contests, hit.211 (16-for-76) with a 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 walks, and 7 runs scored. Stole his 8th base of the season on 8/13 at CIN, T-4th-most among AL rookies...also ranks among AL rookie leaders in doubles (6th, 19), runs (T-8th, 45), and walks (7th, 31). Ranks T-3rd in MLB this season with 13 OF assists...it is the most OF assists by a Red Sox rookie since Ellis Burks had 15 in 1987...Has been involved in 8 double plays this season, most in MLB as an outfielder and most by a ML rookie CF since WAS Del Unser in 1968 (9). 73-BRYCE BRENTZ, OF.364 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI.364 OBP.455 SLG vs. RHP: 4-15 (.267), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 HOMESTAND: 6-16, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (.350, 7-20) vs. LHP: 4-7 (.571), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 2-7, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G, 9/21-27 (.350, 7-20) Had 2 hits Thursday night vs. TB (2-for-4, RBI), his 2nd straight multi-hit game after going 2-for-5 with a 2B Wednesday night vs. TB...Is 8-for-22 (.364) with 2 2B and 2 RBI for the Red Sox this season. Made ML debut 9/16 at PIT, going 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit double in the 5th inning for his 1st career hit...became the 1st Red Sox with an XBH in his 1st career PA since Daniel Nava hit a grand slam in his 1st PA on 6/12/10 vs. PHI. Recalled 9/16 from Pawtucket for his 1st career ML stint...in 63 regular season games for Pawtucket this year, batted.243 (56-for-230) with 11 2B, 12 HR, 53 RBI, and a.341 OBP...Also went 10-for-38 (.263) in 8 postseason games for the PawSox. Was placed on the disabled list on 5/20 (retro to May 16) with a right hamstring strain and was activated on 8/2 after playing in 9 rehab games between the GCL and Short-A Lowell...After returning from the DL, hit.263 (35-for-133) with 6 HR and 27 RBI between regular and postseason play. 61-DAN BUTLER, C.176 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI.222 OBP.294 SLG vs. RHP: 2-11 (.182), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-2 CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-2 vs. LHP: 1-6 (.167), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-2 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G, 9/10 (.750, 3-4) Went 3-for-4 with 2 2B on 9/10 vs. BAL...Broke up Wei-Yin Chen s perfect game with his 1st ML hit, a 6th-inning double...he became the 1st Red Sox whose 1st career hit broke up a no-hitter in the 6th inning or later since Cecil Cooper on 9/11/71 at DET (8th inning off Joe Coleman). Was recalled 9/2 from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 2nd career ML stint...made major league debut 8/10 at LAA, going 0-for-3 with a walk. Batted.241 (69-for-286) with 19 2B, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 29 walks, and 35 runs scored in 83 games for Pawtucket this season. 38-RUSNEY CASTILLO, OF.333 AVG 2 HR 6 RBI.389 OBP.545 SLG vs. RHP: 9-25 (.360), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 3-3, RBI, BB, R, SB HOMESTAND: 7-13, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 5 R, 2 SB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (.700, 7-10) vs. LHP: 2-8 (.250), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 5-6, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 R, 2 SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G, 9/17-21 (.250, 4-16) Went 3-for-3 yesterday vs. NYY and has recorded 3 straight multi-hit games starting 9/25 (.700, 7-for-10). Hit a solo home run last night vs. NYY, his 2nd HR in as many nights (3-run HR Thurs. night vs. TB)...His home run Thursday night was the 1st HR and XBH of his career...also tallied 1st career multi-hit game Thursday night (2-for-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI)...Has 3 stolen bases this season and has not been caught. Drew 2 walks Wednesday night vs. TB, the 1st free passes of his career, including a bases-loaded walk in the 6th inning for his 1st career RBI. Was recalled 9/16 from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 1st career ML stint...went 1-for-4 in ML debut 9/16 at PIT, singling in the 4th inning for his 1st career hit... Has hit safely in 7 of his first 9 games with the Red Sox (.333, 11-for-33)...Signed a 7-year major league contract with the Red Sox on 8/23. Hit.293 (12-for-41) with 7 runs scored, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB, and 2 SB in 11 minor league games to begin his U.S. pro debut, all in playoff action between Pawtucket (5 games), Portland (4 games), and the Gulf Coast League Red Sox (2 games)...helped both the PawSox and the GCL Red Sox to league titles. 70-GARIN CECCHINI, INF/OF.286 AVG 1 HR 4 RBI.375 OBP.500 SLG vs. RHP: 8-22 (.364), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2 2B, RBI, R HOMESTAND: 5-19, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, HBP, 5 R CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (.500, 2-4) vs. LHP: 0-6 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 2-8, 2 2B, RBI, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G, 9/21-25 (.286, 4-14) Tallied the 1st multi-hit game of his career yesterday vs. NYY (2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI). Belted 1st career home run Wednesday night vs. TB, a solo shot to lead off the 2nd inning...was recalled 9/16 from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 3rd career ML stint...has appeared in 9 games for the Red Sox this year (.286, 8-for-28)...Went 1-for-2 with an RBI double in his major league debut on 6/1 vs. TB. Hit.263 (107-for-407) with 21 2B, 3B, 7 HR, 57 RBI, and 44 BB in 114 regular season games for Pawtucket this year, leading the club in RBI and ranking 2nd in hits, BB, runs (52), and total bases (151)...Played primarily 3B (84 games)...also played 26 games in LF, his 1st pro games at a position other than 3B.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 52-YOENIS CÉSPEDES, OF.262 AVG 22 HR 100 RBI.303 OBP.453 SLG vs. RHP: 128-455 (.281), 15 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2 RBI, R HOMESTAND: 8-22, 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R, SB CURRENT STREAK: 7 G (.355, 11-31) vs. LHP: 28-141 (.199), 7 HR NYY SERIES: 3-8, 2 RBI, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 15 G, 6/15-7/2 (.344, 21-61) Tallied 100th RBI of the season yesterday vs. NYY, the 1st season of his career with 100 RBI...Belted 22nd home run of the season 9/19 at BAL...Was his 5th HR as a member of the Red Sox, with each giving the team the lead...13 of his 33 RBI for BOS have given the club the lead, T-2nd-most in MLB since 8/2. Since joining the Red Sox on 8/2, has driven in 33 of the club s 200 RBI, most on the team in that time and T-9th most in the AL...Has reached base in 41 of 50 G since joining BOS (.274, 54-for-197, 7 BB, 2 HBP), including a.350 AVG (21-for-60) with RISP...Is hitting.545 (6-for-11) this year with the bases loaded. Has the 9th-most RBI in the AL (100) and also ranks among league leaders in XBH (8th, 64) and doubles (9th, 36)...Has hit safely in 46 of 61 games since the All-Star break at.284 (69-for-243) with 15 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, and 44 RBI. Ranks 1st in MLB with 16 OF assists this season...has 35 career OF assists, 2nd-most in MLB since the start of 2012, trailing only Alex Gordon (42). 5-ALLEN CRAIG, OF/1B.122 AVG 1 HR 2 RBI.233 OBP.189 SLG vs. RHP: 70-337 (.208), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 0-5, R HOMESTAND: 2-16, BB, 3 R, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-8 vs. LHP: 28-120 (.233), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 1-9, 2 R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G, 2 times, last 5/25-31 (.357, 10-28) Tallied a pinch-hit double 9/16 at PIT (1-for-1), his 3rd hit as a pinch-hitter in 8 AB this season (.375). Launched 1st home run as a member of the Red Sox 8/26 at TOR, a 2-run shot in the 11th inning...it was his 8th HR of the season overall...4 of his 11 hits since joining the Red Sox have gone for extra bases (3 2B, HR). Went 1-for-4 with a 2B in his Red Sox debut 8/1 vs. NYY after being acquired 7/31 from STL along with RHP Joe Kelly in exchange for RHP John Lackey, minor league LHP Corey Littrell, and cash considerations...hit.237 (87-for-367) with 17 2B, 3B, 7 HR, 44 RBI, and 26 walks in 97 games for STL this season. 26-BROCK HOLT, INF.281 AVG 4 HR 29 RBI.331 OBP.381 SLG vs. RHP: 78-285 (.274), 3 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (.214, 3-14) vs. LHP: 48-164 (.293), 1 HR NYY SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G, 8/6-18 (.302, 16-53) Has not played since 9/5 vs. TOR, after appearing in 99 of the Red Sox previous 100 games from 5/17-9/5. Has recorded a hit in 25 of his last 33 games (.234, 33-for-141) beginning on 8/1, after going 3-for-35 (.086) over a stretch from 7/22-8/1. Stole team-leading 12th base of the season on 9/5, 3rd most among AL rookies...ranks among AL rookies in AVG (3rd,.281), hits (5th, 126), doubles (5th, 23), runs (3rd, 68), and OBP (6th,.331). Has made appearances at SS (13 G, 12 GS), 3B (38 G, 36 GS), 1B (8 GS), LF (8 G, 7 GS), RF (35 G, 28 GS), CF (10 G, 7 GS), and 2B (11 G, 7 GS)...Is the only player in MLB to play every position except for P and C this year...is the only Red Sox to ever make starts at each of those positions in a single season. 20-RYAN LAVARNWAY, C/1B.000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI.000 OBP.000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-2 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-4 CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-14 vs. LHP: 0-7 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-2 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Was recalled 9/16 from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 2nd ML stint of the season...has appeared in 8 games for the Red Sox this year (0-for-9). Spent the majority of the year with Pawtucket, batting.283 (62-for-219) with 10 2B, 3 HR, 20 RBI, and 22 runs scored in 62 regular season games...defensively, appeared in 31 games at 1B and 15 at C. Over his last 26 Triple-A games, including rehab, regular season, and postseason, hit.316 (30-for-95) with 2 HR and 15 RBI...Hit.455 (10-for-22) with 2 2B, a HR, and 3 RBI over 5 games during the Governors Cup, earning MVP honors. 16-WILL MIDDLEBROOKS, 3B.191 AVG 2 HR 19 RBI.256 OBP.265 SLG vs. RHP: 32-162 (.198), 2 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 8-34, 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB, 2 R CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (.286, 2-7) vs. LHP: 9-53 (.170), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 2-8, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G, 4/3-26 (.429, 6-14) Went 2-for-4 with a 2B and an RBI on 9/11 at KC...Is hitting.292 (14-for-48) this season with RISP, compared to a.162 AVG in all other AB (27-for-167). Singled in the 10th inning on 9/5 vs. TOR with the bases loaded to drive in a run, snapping an 18-AB hitless stretch...is hitting.448 (13-for-29) with 31 RBI in his career with the bags full...is 7-for-12 (.583) with 10 RBI this season with the bases loaded. Collected BOS only hit 8/30 at TB, a 4th-inning single...the last 2 times the Red Sox have been 1-hit, has recorded the club s lone hit despite not starting... Tallied Red Sox only hit 8/21 vs. LAA, breaking up Matt Shoemaker s no-hit bid with a 7th-inning, 2-out 2B. 12-MIKE NAPOLI, 1B.248 AVG 17 HR 55 RBI.370 OBP.419 SLG vs. RHP: 70-305 (.230), 13 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 0-10, RBI, 6 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-15 vs. LHP: 33-110 (.300), 4 HR PIT SERIES: 0-3, 4 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G, 7/12-23 (.407, 11-27) Drew 3 walks 9/16 at PIT (0-for-0, 3 BB), matching a career high (15 times, last 8/3/13 vs. ARI)...It was his 18th multi-walk game of the season, 5th-most such games in MLB...Ranks among AL leaders in walks (5th, 78) and OBP (11th,.370). Belted 17th home run of the season on a solo shot 9/1 at TB...Has 5 RBI in 11 games since the beginning of September. Went 0-for-1 with 2 walks and 2 sac flys on 9/2...Became the 1st Red Sox batter to have at least 5 PA in a game with 1 or no AB since Kevin Youkilis went 0-for-1 with 5 walks 5/15/10 at DET...Reached base safely in 51 of his last 62 starts beginning on 6/20 (.238, 51-for-214, 10 2B, 10 HR, 26 RBI, 41 BB). Had an on-base streak of 17 straight starts from 7/30-8/25...Was 13-for-60 (.217) in that span with 14 BB. 29-DANIEL NAVA, OF.272 AVG 4 HR 37 RBI.348 OBP.364 SLG vs. RHP: 88-297 (.296), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 3-4, 3 RBI, R, HBP HOMESTAND: 5-14, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (.750, 3-4) vs. LHP: 10-63 (.159), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 3-5, 3 RBI, R, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G, 9/14-24 (.333, 10-30) Drove in 2 runs on a bases-loaded single yesterday vs. NYY and is hitting.421 (16-for-38) in his career with the bases loaded...belted his 2nd career grand slam 9/14 at KC, his 1st grand slam since homering with the bases loaded on the 1st pitch of his 1st career AB on 6/12/10 vs. PHI. Reached base in a season-high 10 straight games from 9/14-26 (.313, 10-for-32, 3 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB)...Had a career-long 9-game hit streak to begin that stretch from 9/14-25 (.333, 10-for-30). Has recorded a hit in 29 of his last 41 games beginning 8/12 (.313, 42-for-134, 13 2B, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 11 BB)...Is hitting.311 (68-for-219) since the start of July. Has posted a.382 OBP since 6/2 recall from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 3rd ML stint of the season...among AL players with at least 260 AB in that span, ranks 8th in OBP and 9th in AVG (.311, 88-for-283). 34-DAVID ORTIZ, DH.263 AVG 35 HR 104 RBI.355 OBP.517 SLG vs. RHP: 89-347 (.256), 24 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-3, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-6 vs. LHP: 47-171 (.275), 11 HR TB SERIES: 0-3, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G, 5/6-17 (.475, 19-40) Launched a 2-run HR in the 1st inning Sat. night at BAL...Was the 466th HR of his career, passing Dave Winfield (465) for sole possession of 33rd place on MLB s all-time list...is 2 HR shy of a tie for 32nd place on the list (Chipper Jones, 468)...Reached 35 HR and 104 RBI for the 1st time since 2007 (35 HR, 117 RBI). Hit 2 home runs 9/19 at BAL, including a game-winning 2-run HR in the 10th inning...it was his 3rd extra-inning HR this season, most in MLB, matching a career high (also 2003)...It was his 11th career HR in extras, 2nd most among actives to Albert Pujols (15). Tallied 100th RBI of the season on his 4th-inning home run on 9/19 at BAL, recording his 8th season with at least 30 HR and 100 RBI, passing Ted Williams (7) for the franchise record. Went 1-for-3 on 9/10 vs. BAL and hit the 547th 2B of his career, tying Manny Ramirez (547) for 27th place on MLB s all-time list...is 2 2B shy of Chipper Jones (549) for 26th place...played in 1,647th game of his career as a Red Sox on 9/9, passing Harry Hooper (1,646 G) for 6th place on the club s all-time list. Has a 4.98 AB/RBI ratio, 2nd best in the majors...ranks among AL leaders in HR (T-5th, 35), RBI (6th, 104), walks (T-7th, 75), XBH (T-10th, 62), SLG (8th,.517), and AB/HR (3rd, 14.80)...His 35 HR are most in MLB among left-handed hitters.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 5 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 15-DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.278 AVG 7 HR 53 RBI.337 OBP.376 SLG vs. RHP: 115-399 (.288), 4 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-7 vs. LHP: 38-152 (.250), 3 HR NYY SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G, 4 times, last 7/29-8/5 (.423, 11-26) Underwent successful surgery on his left thumb/wrist on 9/11...Last played on 9/8 vs. BAL. Has recorded a hit in 23 of his last 32 games since 7/29, (.296, 40-for-135)...Has multiple hits in 15 of those games, including a 5-game multi-hit streak to begin that span (.455, 10-for-22)...Has hit safely in 27 of his last 37 games (.301, 46-for-153) beginning 7/23. Among all ML qualifying primary INF, ranks 1st with a.997 fielding percentage (2 errors, 654 chances)...has not committed an error since 7/5 (G1). 72-CARLOS RIVERO, INF.571 AVG 1 HR 3 RBI.625 OBP 1.286 SLG vs. RHP: 2-3 (.667), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-1, 2B (PH) HOMESTAND: 1-1, 2B CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (.571, 4-7) vs. LHP: 2-4 (.500), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 1-1, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G, 9/9-27 (.571, 4-7) Made 1st career ML start 9/10 vs. BAL, hitting a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 9th inning for his 1st career home run. Went 2-for-2 with a double 9/9 vs. BAL...Collected his 1st career ML hit with a single in the bottom of the 7th inning off of Evan Meek. Made ML debut 8/29 at TB, pinch-hitting in the 9th inning and drawing a walk...was recalled 8/25 from Triple-A Pawtucket for 1st career ML stint...spent most of the 2014 season with Pawtucket (74 games), hitting.286 (78-for-273) with 14 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 36 RBI, and 23 BB. 3-DAVID ROSS, C.187 AVG 7 HR 15 RBI.263 OBP.373 SLG vs. RHP: 15-93 (.161), 3 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 1-6, HR, RBI, 2 BB, 3 R CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (.250, 1-4) vs. LHP: 13-57 (.228), 4 HR BAL SERIES: 1-4, HR, RBI, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G, 5/24-29 (.214, 3-14) Clubbed 7th home run of the season Sunday at BAL...Has hit 5 HR in his last 23 games (since 6/22) after hitting just 2 HR in his first 26 games of the year. Was activated from the 15-day DL on 8/20 (right plantar fasciitis)...went 1-for-4 with an RBI in his 1st game back 8/20 vs. LAA. Went 3-for-4 on 7/22 at TOR, his 1st game with at least 3 hits since 4/26/13 vs. HOU (4-for-4). 14 of his 28 hits this season (50%) have gone for extra bases (7 2B, 7 HR). 55-CHRISTIAN VAZQUEZ, C.240 AVG 1 HR 20 RBI.308 OBP.309 SLG vs. RHP: 35-138 (.254), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, RBI, BB, R HOMESTAND: 7-11, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 4 R CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (.571, 8-14) vs. LHP: 7-37 (.189), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 1-3, RBI, BB, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G, 8/31-9/6 (.304, 7-23) Went 4-for-4 Thursday night vs. TB with his 1st career home run, snapping a 168-AB homerless streak to begin his career...his 4 hits were a career high...drove in 3 runs, matching a career high (also 7/11 at HOU). Has thrown out 52% of attempted base stealers this season (15 of 29), the best percentage among ML catchers with at least 50 games played...the best caught stealing percentage all-time among Red Sox catchers (min. 50 games played) is 44.4% (Rich Gedman in 1986). Has reached base safely in 40 of his last 49 starts, with a hit in 31 of those contests (.249, 42-for-169, 9 2B, HR, 20 RBI, 19 BB). Picked off TOR s Melky Cabrera on 9/7, and has 4 pickoffs this season in 54 games at C (50 GS)...No other C has a pickoff for BOS this year and it marks the most in a season by a Red Sox catcher since Rich Gedman also had 4 in 1985. 7-JEMILE WEEKS, INF.314 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI.375 OBP.457 SLG vs. RHP: 11-30 (.367), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 1-3, BB, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-for-2 vs. LHP: 0-5 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-1 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G, 4 times, last 9/21-23 (.600, 3-5) Went 2-for-3 with 2 2B on 9/12 at KC, his 1st game with at least 2 XBH since 4/20/12 vs. CLE w/ OAK (2B, 3B)...Is 8-for-24 (.333) with 3 2B, 3 RBI, 2 SB, and a.414 OBP since his Red Sox debut on 9/1. Doubled and drove in his first 2 runs of the season 9/11 at KC...Made 1st start as a Red Sox 9/3 at NYY, playing 2B, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, and scoring the club s only run of the game...made Red Sox debut as a pinch-runner 9/1 in the 10th inning at TB and was picked off of 1B by Grant Balfour. Was acquired from the Orioles on 8/30 along with INF Ivan De Jesus, Jr. in exchange for INF/OF Kelly Johnson and 3B Michael Almanzar. LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTAL Betts 9/21/14 at BAL Gonzalez 24 14 2 0 0 16 1 0 1 0 0 2 Bogaerts 9/14/14 at KC Vargas 42 26 8 1 0 35 6 1 1 0 0 8 Bradley Jr. 5/31/14 vs. TB Ramos 221 16 2 0 0 18 8 0 0 0 0 8 Brentz No major league home runs 22 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Butler No major league home runs 17 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Castillo 9/26/14 vs. NYY Kelley 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 Cecchini 9/24/14 vs. TB Odorizzi 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Céspedes 9/19/14 at BAL Gausman 29 27 10 1 0 38 14 5 1 3 0 23 Craig 8/26/14 at TOR Santos 67 17 3 1 0 21 7 2 0 0 0 9 Holt 9/4/14 at NYY Capuano 7 29 4 2 1 36 5 0 0 0 0 5 Lavarnway 9/4/13 vs. DET Bonderman 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Middlebrooks 4/26/14 at TOR Jenkins 196 7 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 3 Napoli 9/1/14 at TB Smyly 31 21 7 0 0 28 4 4 1 0 0 9 Nava 9/14/14 at KC Crow 34 15 7 0 0 22 5 3 1 0 0 9 Ortiz 9/20/14 at BAL Tillman 6 25 4 3 0 32 12 10 3 0 1 26 Pedroia 8/26/14 at TOR Dickey 29 34 10 1 0 45 9 1 2 0 0 12 Rivero 9/10/14 vs. BAL Saunders 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Ross 9/21/14 at BAL Gonzalez 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Vazquez 9/25/14 vs. TB Hellickson 6 6 1 1 0 8 2 2 0 0 0 4 Weeks 4/13/12 at SEA Furbush 453 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2014 VS. NYY CAREER VS. NYY CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Betts.259 27 7 1 1.259 27 7 1 1.269 93 25 1 5 Bogaerts.246 65 16 1 4.267 75 20 2 7.256 277 71 7 26 Bradley Jr..077 39 3 0 0.139 72 10 0 3.203 212 43 3 22 Brentz.286 7 2 0 1.286 7 2 0 1.375 16 6 0 2 Butler.000 2 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.300 10 3 0 0 Castillo.833 6 5 1 2.833 6 5 1 2.412 17 7 2 6 Cecchini.250 8 2 0 1.250 8 2 0 1.286 21 6 1 4 Cespedes.294 51 15 2 7.304 92 28 6 15.265 117 31 2 19 Craig.188 32 6 1 4.188 32 6 1 4.143 42 6 0 0 Holt.239 46 11 1 3.234 47 11 1 3.283 237 67 1 21 Lavarnway.000 2 0 0 0.111 36 4 0 3.196 97 19 1 8 Middlebrooks.091 11 1 0 0.299 67 20 4 9.251 374 94 14 60 Napoli.294 51 15 4 8.330 200 66 16 47.266 516 137 24 84 Nava.282 39 11 2 9.283 145 41 4 22.288 619 178 7 93 Ortiz.218 55 12 5 13.311 769 239 44 152.309 3,121 965 187 707 Pedroia.314 51 16 1 8.311 492 153 9 61.312 2,300 717 58 305 Rivero 1.000 1 1 0 0 1.000 1 1 0 0.571 7 4 1 3 Ross.176 17 3 1 2.255 51 13 2 4.170 147 25 7 13 Vazquez.375 16 6 0 2.375 16 6 0 2.286 70 20 1 10 Weeks.333 3 1 0 0.274 62 17 0 4.290 31 9 0 3
Red Sox Game Notes Page 6 BULLPEN NOTES 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 35-Burke Badenhop 9/21 at BAL (H, 13) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 50/69 58/16 1/4 3.2 (4/21 vs. BAL) 3 (6/13 vs CLE) 68-Matt Barnes 9/26 vs. NYY 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 3/5 0/0 0/0 3.0 (9/9 vs. BAL) 3 (9/13 at KC) 32-Craig Breslow 9/19 at BAL 0.0 2 2 1 0 0 35/59 16/2 1/2 2.0 (3 times) 3 (9/10 vs. BAL) 66-Drake Britton 9/24 vs. TB 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 6/6 2/0 0/0 1.2 (9/9 vs. TOR) 2 (9/9 vs. TOR) 62-Rubby De La Rosa 9/27 vs. NYY 1.2 2 0 0 0 4 1/1 2/0 0/0 1.2 (9/27 vs NYY) 4 (9/27 vs NYY) 71-Edwin Escobar 9/24 vs. TB 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1/2 0/0 0/0 1.0 (8/27 at TOR) 2 (9/25 vs. TB) 37-Heath Hembree 9/26 vs. NYY 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/6 0/0 0/0 4.0 (8/9 at LAA) 2 (2 times) 59-Tommy Layne 9/27 vs. NYY 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 19/30 17/7 0/1 1.1 (2 times) 2 (8/15 vs HOU) 54-Edward Mujica 9/21 at BAL (S, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 43/64 16/4 8/9 1.2 (3 times) 2 (7 times) 36-Junichi Tazawa 9/23 vs. TB 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 50/71 27/12 0/5 1.2 (5/1 vs. TB G2) 3 (2 times) 19-Koji Uehara 9/25 vs. TB 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 48/64 10/5 26/31 2.0 (3 times) 3 (7 times) 30-Alex Wilson 9/25 vs. TB 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 14/17 6/4 0/1 3.2 (8/23 vs. SEA) 4 (8/30 at TB) 67-Brandon Workman 9/18 at PIT (L, 1-10) 5.0 7 3 2 3 6 3/4 3/1 0/0 4.0 (9/8 vs. TEX) 3 (2 times) 2014 BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.25 ERA 492.1 474 196 178 147 449 336/485 (69%) 209/64 36/54 35-BURKE BADENHOP, RHP 0-3 1 SV 2.33 ERA vs. ALL:.271 (70-258), 1 HR vs. RHB:.281 (45-160), 0 HR vs. LHB:.255 (25-98), 1 HR WHIP: 1.28 Entered with 1 out in the 8th inning on 9/21 at BAL...Allowed 2 hits and struck out 1 in 0.2 IP for his 13th hold. Has appeared in a career-high 69 games in 2014...Has allowed only 1 ER over his last 10 appearances at Fenway Park (9.1 IP, 0.96 ERA, since 7/30). Since allowing runs in 3 straight games from 7/5-8 (7 runs total), has posted a 1.09 ERA (3 ER/24.2 IP) in his last 28 games (since 7/11). Leads all AL relievers (2nd in MLB) with 14 opponent grounded into double plays (most for a BOS reliever since Julian Tavarez: 15 in 2006)...GIDP total is 3rd on Sox...Ranks 3rd among all MLB relievers in inherited runners with 58...Among BOS relievers, leads in innings at 69.2 and is 2nd in games (69). 68-MATT BARNES, RHP 0-0 0 SV 4.00 ERA vs. ALL:.306 (11-36), 1 HR vs. RHB:.286 (6-21), 0 HR vs. LHB:.333 (5-15), 1 HR WHIP: 1.44 Threw 2.0 innings Friday night vs. NYY, allowing 1 run on 2 hits with 1 BB and 2 SO...Has now thrown 2.0 or more innings in 3 of his 5 games. Made ML debut 9/9 vs. BAL (3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO) the longest scoreless outing of at least 3.0 IP for a BOS pitcher in ML debut since Vaughn Eshelman (1995, 6.0 IP). Selected to the ML roster by BOS on 9/8, beginning the 1st stint of his ML career...with Triple-A Pawtucket this year: 8-9, 3.95 ERA (56 ER/127.2 IP), 26 BB, 103 SO in 23 regular season games (22 starts)...threw 7.0 shutout innings in the 2nd game of the Governors Cup Semifinals on 9/4 against Syracuse. 32-CRAIG BRESLOW, LHP 2-4 1 SV 5.23 ERA vs. ALL:.304 (68-224), 8 HR vs. RHB:.314 (38-121), 4 HR vs. LHB:.291 (30-103), 4 HR WHIP: 1.77 Entered with 2 outs in the 7th and did not record an out on 9/19 at BAL (2 H, 2 R, ER)...Faced 2 batters, allowing a double (De Aza) and triple (Pearce). Has stranded 13 of his 15 inherited runners this season (87%)...Earned the save, 8/25 at TOR (10 inn)...was his 1st save since 10/3/10 for OAK at SEA. Has thrown more than 1.0 inning in 10 of his 57 appearances and is 0-0, 2.25 ERA (4 ER/16.0 IP) when doing so...has thrown 2.0 innings three times this season. 40 of his 59 appearances this season have been scoreless...14 of his 35 runs (31 ER) allowed this season have come in 3 appearances (4/24, 5/25, & 7/2). 66-DRAKE BRITTON, LHP 0-0 0 SV 0.00 ERA vs. ALL:.150 (3-20), 0 HR vs. RHB:.200 (3-15), 0 HR vs. LHB:.000 (0-5), 0 HR WHIP: 0.88 Threw the 8th inning Wednesday night, 9/24 vs. TB...Allowed 2 hits in 1.0 scoreless inning. Was recalled on 9/5...Is in his 2nd stint with BOS (was the 26th man for the DH on 5/1 vs. TB, but did not appear in the game). For Pawtucket this season: 2-3, 5 SV, 5.86 ERA (38 ER/58.1 IP), 38 BB, 37 SO in a team-leading 45 games. Made his ML debut with BOS on 7/20/13 and spent the rest of the season with the team, posting a 3.86 ERA (9 ER/21.0 IP) in 18 games, all in relief. 62-RUBBY DE LA ROSA, RHP 4-8 0 SV 4.43 ERA vs. ALL:.293 (116-396), 12 HR vs. RHB:.279 (51-183), 8 HR vs. LHB:.303 (65-213), 4 HR WHIP: 1.49 Finished yesterday s game vs. NYY with 1.2 scoreless innings, striking out 4 of the 5 batters he faced (also stranded 2 inherited runners). His first 18 appearances for the Red Sox this year have come as a starter (100.0 IP, 35 BB, 70 SO)...Made 8 quality starts for BOS. Began the year with Triple-A Pawtucket: 2-4, 3.45 ERA (23 ER/60.0 IP) with 25 BB and 57 SO in 12 starts...in his 2nd stint with BOS following his recall on 7/9. 71-EDWIN ESCOBAR, LHP 0-0 0 SV 4.50 ERA vs. ALL:.143 (1-7), 0 HR vs. RHB:.167 (1-6), 0 HR vs. LHB:.000 (0-1), 0 HR WHIP: 0.50 Allowed 1 run in the 9th Wed. vs. TB (1.0 IP, H, ER, 2 SO, HB)...Was his 1st appearance since throwing a perfect 8th in his major league debut 8/27 at TOR. Was recalled on 9/17 to begin his 3rd stint in the majors with Boston. Between both Triple-A Fresno and Pawtucket this year: 3-10, 4.94 ERA (76 ER/138.1 IP), 45 BB, 116 SO in 25 games/starts...was 0-2 with a 4.28 ERA (13 ER/27.1 IP) in 5 regular season starts for Pawtucket...Was 1-0 with a 2.18 ERA (5 ER/20.2 IP), 2 BB and 18 SO in 3 playoff starts for Pawtucket. Entered the 2014 season as the Giants No. 2 overall prospect according to. 37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 0-0 0 SV 4.50 ERA vs. ALL:.289 (11-38), 1 HR vs. RHB:.259 (7-27), 1 HR vs. LHB:.364 (4-11), 0 HR WHIP: 1.60 Threw 2.0 scoreless innings to finish Friday night s game vs. NYY (2.0 IP, H, SO)...Was his 2nd multi-inning appearance (8/9 at LAA), both of which are scoreless. In 3rd stint with BOS after being acquired from SF on 7/26 (Peavy trade)...made BOS debut, 8/9 at LAA (19 inn), throwing a career-high 4.0 IP (0 runs) in relief. Appeared in 12 games for Pawtucket between the regular and postseason going 1-1, 4 SV, 2.13 ERA (3 ER/12.2 IP), 15 SO...Posted a 1.50 ERA (1 ER/6.0 IP) with 2 SV over 5 games for the Pawtucket in the Governor s Cup playoffs. Between Triple-A Fresno (SF) & Pawtucket this year: 1-4, 20 SV, 3.72 ERA (19 ER/46.0 IP), 18 BB, 55 SO in 47 games...only 7 of those games are at Pawtucket... Was a 2014 Pacific Coast League midseason All-Star...Entered this season as the No. 7 overall prospect in the SF system as rated by. 59-TOMMY LAYNE, LHP 2-1 0 SV 0.95 ERA vs. ALL:.212 (14-66), 0 HR vs. RHB:.318 (7-22), 0 HR vs. LHB:.159 (7-44), 0 HR WHIP: 1.16 Came on in the 8th yesterday vs. NYY with the bases loaded...allowed a 2-run double to Drew and was lifted for De La Rosa (2 runs charged to Kelly). Has not allowed a run in any of his last 10 games (3.2 IP)...26 of his 30 games with BOS this year have been scoreless, and has allowed an ER only twice. A 2014 non-roster invitee to Sox Spring Training is in his 2nd ML stint with BOS this year (recalled on 8/1 and was 26th man for DH on 7/5 vs. BAL)...With Pawtucket this year: 5-1, 11 SV, 11 SVO, 1.50 ERA (8 ER/48.0 IP), 20 BB, 53 SO,.173 opp. AVG (29-for-168) in 37 games. 54-EDWARD MUJICA, RHP 2-4 8 SV 3.90 ERA vs. ALL:.294 (69-235), 6 HR vs. RHB:.276 (35-127), 2 HR vs. LHB:.315 (34-108), 4 HR WHIP: 1.38 Threw a scoreless 9th inning on 9/21 at BAL for his 8th save of the year (1.0 IP, H, 2 SO)...Each of his last 5 appearances have been scoreless (5.0 IP). Has converted each of his last 7 save opportunities (since 6/17)...25 of his 30 appearances since 7/11 have been scoreless (5 ER/26.1 IP, 1.71 ERA). Has a 2.08 ERA (9 ER/39.0 IP) over his last 41 games (since 6/6) after allowing runs (17 ER total) in 9 of his 1st 22 appearances of the season. With 64 games this season, has appeared in 60 or more games in each of the last 3 seasons (70 in 2012, 65 in 2013).