WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (78-34) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (68-41) Sunday, August 5, 2018 8:05 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA LHP David Price (11-6, 3.97) vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (9-2, 3.84) Game #113 Home Game #57 TV: ESPN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead the majors in wins (78) and own MLB s highest winning percentage (.696). The Sox are 7-1 in their last 8 games and 22-5 in their last 27...They went 13-13 from 4/21-5/18, but they are 48-19 (.716) since then. BOS is a season-high 44 games above.500...prior to 2018, the Sox had not been as many as 41 games above.500 since September 1946 (+54). HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) Rank Club Run Diff. Win % (Record) 1. Red Sox +190.696 (78-34) 2. Astros +200.634 (71-41) 3. Yankees +123.624 (68-41) BOSTON S BEST: The Red Sox 78 wins are their most ever through 112 games (previous: 77-33-2 in 1946). BOS is 15.0 games ahead of its 2017 pace (63-49) and 17.0 ahead of its 2016 pace (61-51) through 112 games...the Sox won the AL East in 2016 and 2017. EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead NYY by 8.5 games in the AL East, the 2nd-largest lead for any 1st-place team (CLE-9.0)...It is their largest lead since September 2013, when they were a season-best 9.5 games ahead. The Sox took over sole possession of 1st place on 7/2 and have held it ever since. BOS is 36-14 (.720) vs. AL East opponents...since the division was formed in 1969, the Sox best single-season record vs. the AL East came in 2002 (51-25,.671). FENWAY FAITHFUL: The Red Sox own the majors highest winning percentage at home (.732, 41-15), having won 17 of their last 20 games at Fenway. The Sox have sold out 27 of their 56 home games, including each of their last 20. MODERN TIMES: The Red Sox are 1 of only 18 teams in the Modern Era (1900-pres.) to win 78+ of their first 112 games...9 of the previous 17 won the World Series. TEAMS TO WIN 78+ OF FIRST 112 GAMES (1945-2018) Year Club First 112 Record Finish 2018 BOS 78-34 -- -- 2017 LAD 79-33 104-58 Lost in WS 2001 SEA 81-31 116-46 Lost in ALCS 1998 NYY 83-29 114-48 Won WS 1969 BAL 78-34 109-53 Lost in WS WANNA GET AWAY?: The Red Sox are 27-8 (.771) in series finales, including 19-4 (.826) on getaway days. The Sox have not been swept in a series of any length this season, but they have earned 10 series sweeps (9 of 3 games, 1 of 2 games). The Sox will be off tomorrow before beginning a 9-game road trip through TOR (3), BAL (4), and PHI (2)...They own MLB s 2nd-highest road win % (.661, 37-19). RUNNIN RED SOX: The Red Sox are 13-for-13 in stolen base attempts against NYY in 2018 (5-for-5 in this series). The Sox lead MLB in steals and SB success rate (83.7%, 87-for-104)...They are 30 for their last 34 (88.2%). Mookie Betts (21-for-24), Andrew Benintendi (20-for- 22), and Jackie Bradley Jr. (11-for-11) are a combined 52-for-57 (91.2%) in steal attempts. RECIPES FOR SUCCESS: The Red Sox have scored 5+ runs in a game an MLB-high 64 times...they are 55-9 (.859) in those games, including 35-3 (.921) since 5/16. The Sox are 53-7 (.883) when they score the game s 1st run and 25-27 (.481) when they don t, both the best such records in MLB. BOS is an MLB-best 58-4 (.935) when leading after 5 innings and 14-3 (.824) when tied after 5. SOX & YANKS: The Red Sox won the first 3 games of this 4-game series...the last 2 times BOS swept NYY in a 4-game set were 2016 (9/15-18) and 1990 (6/4-7). The Sox allowed 1 run and 1 hit on Friday, then 1 run and 5 hits on Saturday...The last time they surrendered 1 or 0 runs on 5 or fewer hits in consecutive games against the Yankees was 1993 (6/16 & 8/10). START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers have allowed 0 runs in their last 14.0 IP...BOS starters have a 1.66 ERA in the club s last 16 games; according to Elias, it had been 99 years since Sox starters posted an ERA that low over any 16-game span (1.60 from 4/23-5/18 in 1919). Sox starters have allowed 1 or 0 ER in 16 of the club s last 25 games, including 10 of the last 14. NATHAN S FAMOUS: Nathan Eovaldi, who was acquired from TB on 7/25, has allowed 0 runs in 2 starts with the Red Sox (15.0 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 9 SO)...The last pitcher to begin a Red Sox career with a scoreless streak that long all as a starter was Billy Rohr in 1967 (16.0 IP). MLB S LONGEST ACTIVE SCORELESS STREAKS Rk. Pitcher Club Innings 1. Chris Sale BOS 23.0 2. Eduardo Rodriguez BOS 19.0 3. Nathan Eovaldi TB/BOS 18.0 4. Masahiro Tanaka NYY 17.1 PITCHING IN: The Red Sox lead the majors with a 2.44 ERA since the All-Star break (35 ER/129.0 IP), more than a half-run better than any other club (OAK-3.02). Overall, the Sox rank 2nd in the majors with a 3.45 ERA, the club s 4th-lowest mark through 112 games in the Live Ball Era (1920-pres.)...It is the Sox lowest team ERA through 112 games since 1993 (3.43). The Sox lead the AL with 11 shutout wins, already matching their 2017 total. ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs per game (5.31), AVG (.269), SLG (.459), OPS (.795), doubles (247), and XBH (418)...They also lead the AL in OBP (.336). The Sox rank T-5th in MLB with 150 HR, only 18 shy of their 2017 total (168; fewest in the AL). J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads the majors in HR (33), RBI (91), and total bases (260)...He also ranks among ML leaders in AVG (4th,.325), OBP (9th,.392), SLG (2nd,.645), and OPS (3rd, 1.037). Martinez has reached base in each of his last 48 home games, the longest single-season streak by a Sox player since Wade Boggs 49-game stretch in 1985. MOST HOME RUNS IN 1ST SEASON WITH RED SOX Player HR (Year) Player HR (Year) Dick Stuart... 42 (1963) Jimmie Foxx... 41 (1936) Manny Ramirez... 41 (2001) Tony Armas... 36 (1983) Carl Everett... 34 (2000) J.D. Martinez... 33 (2018) LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts leads the majors in AVG (.341) and SLG (.645)...He ranks 2nd in OPS (1.070) and runs (87), 3rd in OBP (.425), and 13th in AB/HR (14.44). In 12 games vs. NYY this season, Betts has hit.404 (19-for-47) with 10 XBH, 9 RBI, and 14 runs scored. THIS AND THAT: The Red Sox are 22-1 in Sandy Leon s last 23 starts at catcher, having won each of the last 11. Andrew Benintendi owns MLB s longest active hitting streak against the Yankees (11 games). In 19 games with BOS, Steve Pearce has hit.357 (20- for-56), including.500 (9-for-18, 5 XBH) vs. LHP. Craig Kimbrel has 99 saves with BOS...The only Red Sox with 100+ saves since the stat became official in 1969 are Jonathan Papelbon (219) and Bob Stanley (132). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Mon., 8/6 Off Day Tue., 8/7 at TOR 7:07 p.m. LHP Drew Pomeranz (1-5, 6.56) RHP Marcus Stroman (4-8, 5.63 ERA) NESN Wed., 8/8 at TOR 7:07 p.m. TBD RHP Mike Hauschild (1-0, 0.00) NESN Thu., 8/9 at TOR 7:07 p.m. TBD LHP Ryan Borucki (1-2, 2.30) NESN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM. * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...1st, +8.5 Home/Road... 41-15/37-19 Day/Night... 27-5/51-29 March/April/May... 2-1/19-6/18-11 June/July/August... 17-10/19-6/3-0 vs. AL East...36-14 vs. AL Central...14-8 vs. AL West...20-10 vs. National League...8-2 vs. RH/LH starter... 61-23/17-11 Leading after 6 innings...64-4 Tied after 6 innings...9-2 Trailing after 6 innings...5-28 Leading after 7 innings...68-4 Tied after 7 innings...8-3 Trailing after 7 innings...2-27 Leading after 8 innings...71-1 Tied after 8 innings...5-1 Trailing after 8 innings...2-32 Red Sox score first...53-7 Opponents score first...25-27 Shutouts...11-4 Scoring less than 3 runs...6-17 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...17-8 Scoring 5 or more runs...55-9 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR... 61-16/17-18 1-run/2-run games... 17-10/14-5 Walk-offs...4-2 Extra innings (home/road)... 4-1/2-2 Series openers/finales... 24-12/27-8 Series W-L-T (home)... 14-3-1 Series W-L-T (road)... 11-4-3 Series W-L-T (total)... 25-7-4 Series sweeps (home/road)... 5-0/5-0 Come-from-behind wins...32 VS. THE YANKEES All-Time (Since 1903)... 988-1,185-14 In Boston... 542-547-7 In New York... 446-638-7 At Current Yankee Stadium...43-48 2018... 7-5 In Boston...5-1 In New York...2-4 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/10 H W14-1 SALE Severino 4/11 H L7-10 Tanaka PRICE 4/12 H W6-3 PORCELLO Gray 5/8 R L2-3 Robertson HEMBREE 5/9 R L6-9 Holder BARNES 5/10 R W5-4 KELLY Betances 6/29 R L1-8 Sabathia RODRIGUEZ 6/30 R W11-0 SALE Gray 7/1 R L1-11 Severino PRICE 8/2 H W15-7 JOHNSON Holder 8/3 H W4-1 PORCELLO Severino 8/4 H W4-1 EOVALDI Adams RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Martinez (131) Doubles...Bogaerts (31) Triples...Benintendi (6) HR...Martinez (33) RBI...Martinez (91) Runs...Betts (87) SB...Betts (21) BB...Benintendi (55) AVG (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.341) OBP (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.425) SLG (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.645) OPS (min. 100 AB)...Betts (1.070) Pitching Wins... Porcello (14) Saves...Kimbrel (33) Appearances... Kelly (49) Starts... Porcello (23) ERA (min. 20.0 IP)...Sale (2.04) Innings (reliever)... Barnes (47.0) Innings (starter)... Sale (141.0) Strikeouts (reliever)...barnes (74) Strikeouts (starter)... Sale (207) SO/9.0 IP (min. 20.0 IP)... Barnes (14.20) Active scoreless streak... Sale (23.0)
24-DAVID PRICE, LHP TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2018 11-6 3.97 21 21 122.1 113 57 54 18 36 119.245 CAREER 138-74 3.27 290 280 1868.2 1666 744 679 185 481 1795.237 TONIGHT S START: The Red Sox are 12-2 in Price s last 14 starts...were 3-4 through his first 7. His 11 wins are tied for the 2nd-most by a Red Sox this season (Porcello-14, Rodriguez-11, Sale-11), and tied for the 8th-most in the AL in 2018. Allowed 12 ER over 8.0 IP in 2 starts from 7/1-7 (at NYY, at KC)...In his other 12 starts since 5/12, is 9-1 with a 2.44 ERA (21 ER/77.1 IP)...Allowed 3 ER or fewer in each of those 12. Last start: Limited the Phillies to 1 run over 8.0 IP on 7/30 at Fenway Park (8 H, BB, 5 SO). Was his longest start with 1 or 0 runs allowed since 8.0 scoreless IP on 7/16/17 vs. NYY. Marked the longest start by a Red Sox since Chris Sale s 8.0 IP on 6/8 vs. CWS...Rick Porcello (9.0 IP, 8/3 vs. NYY) and Nathan Eovaldi (8.0 IP, 8/4 vs. NYY) have since logged 8.0+ IP. Issued 1 BB...Has issued just 3 BB over his last 5 starts (29.0 IP). Price s current streak of 5 consecutive starts with 1 or 0 BB is his longest since 2016 (7, 6/14-7/17) and tied for the 4th-longest stretch of his career. VS. THE YANKEES: Has made 2 starts vs. NYY this season...allowed 4 ER over 1.0 IP on 4/11 at Fenway Park, and 8 ER over 3.1 IP on 7/1 at Yankee Stadium. Tossed 8.0 scoreless IP on 7/16/17 (G2) vs. NYY (W, 7 H, 8 SO), a game also broadcast on ESPN s Sunday Night Baseball. Among all pitchers with at least 50 decisions vs. the AL East since the division was formed in 1969, holds the 2nd-highest winning percentage (.670, 63-31)...Trails only Andy Pettitte s.687 mark (92-42). AT HOME: Holds a 2.43 ERA (11 ER/40.2 IP) over his last 6 starts at Fenway Park, with the Red Sox winning each of those contests. Marks the longest streak of team wins in consecutive home starts during Price s career. Won each of his 5 home starts from 5/28-7/12...Was tied for Price s longest career streak of wins in consecutive home starts (also 6/28-8/18/09 with TB). Is also tied for Price s 2nd-longest career streak of winning decisions at home, last winning 7 consecutive home decisions from 9/5/15-5/24/16 between TOR and BOS. 2018 HIGHLIGHTS: 2018 9.0, 5/17 vs. BAL 9, 2x, last 7/1 at NYY 9, 5/3 at TEX 8, 7/1 at NYY 4, 3x, last 5/28 vs. TOR 9, 2x, last 7/7 at KC 5, 7/1 at NYY 1, 5/17 vs. BAL - 6, 5/12-6/14 3, 4/22-5/3-2018 5-2, 3.31 ERA, 9 GS 6-4, 4.50 ERA, 12 GS.245 (113-461), 18 HR.243 (17-70), 3 HR.246 (96-391), 15 HR 1.22 11-6, 3.97 ERA, 21 starts SINGLE-GAME HIGHS CAREER IP 9.0, 14x, last 5/17/18 vs. BAL H 13, 5/8/15 vs. KC R 10, 6/23/09 vs. PHI ER 8, 5x, last 7/1/18 at NYY BB 6, 6/11/09 vs. LAA SO 14, 2x, last 4/26/16 at ATL HR 5, 7/1/18 at NYY CG 17, last 5/17/18 vs. BAL SHO 3, last 6/12/15 vs. CLE WIN STREAK 9, 9/5/15-5/1/16 LOSS STREAK 3, 5x, 4/22-5/3/18 10+ SO G 36, last 7/10/16 vs. TB (10) SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 61-38, 3.08 ERA, 140 G, 136 GS 77-36, 3.46 ERA, 150 G, 144 GS.237 (1666-7036), 185 HR.227 (378-1662), 30 HR.240 (1288-5374), 155 HR 1.15 VS. NYY W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO 2018 0-2 24.92 2 2 4.1 12 12 6 2 4 CAREER 15-13 4.90 40 39 238.2 261 130 32 74 206 at FENWAY 2-1 6.14 4 4 22.0 27 15 3 3 19 Gave up 3 ER or fewer in 9 straight starts from 5/12-6/26...Marked his longest streak as a Red Sox, and longest since a 10-start stretch in 2015 with TOR (8/3-9/21). Won 6 consecutive decisions from 5/12-6/14, with the Red Sox winning all 7 of Price s starts during that streak...marked both Price s longest streak of team wins in his starts and winning decisions since 8/12-9/22/16 with BOS (9 starts, 8 wins). Was the 1st Red Sox member of the Opening Day rotation with scoreless outings in each of his first 2 starts of a season since Bret Saberhagen (2, April 1999). 2018 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 3/30 W1-0 at TB W 1-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 76/55 2nd start with 7.0+ IP & 76 or fewer pitches (7/2/13 with TB) 4/5 W3-2 TB - 0-0 7.0 3 0 0 3 5 0 91/56 Career-long-tying 2nd straight start with 7.0+ IP and 0 runs 4/11 L7-10 NYY L 1-4 1.0 3 4 4 2 1 1 35/16 Shortest career start 4/17 W10-1 at LAA W 9-1 5.0 3 1 1 4 6 0 78/49 2nd consecutive road start with 1 or 0 R 4/22 L1-4 at OAK L 1-4 7.2 9 4 4 1 6 1 96/68 Allowed a 3-run HR to his last batter faced, Khris Davis 4/28 L6-12 TB L 5-6 5.2 8 6 5 4 5 2 85/56 1st home start with 6+ R allowed since 5/1/16 vs. NYY (6) 5/3 L5-11 at TEX L 4-9 3.2 6 9 7 2 4 0 86/54 3rd career start with 9+ R allowed, last 5/4/13 with TB at COL (9) 5/12 W5-2 at TOR W 4-2 5.1 5 2 2 3 6 1 93/55 Snapped a career-long-tying 3-decision losing streak 5/17 W6-2 BAL W 6-2 9.0 5 2 2 0 8 1 95/69 17th career complete game; came within 1 strike of a shutout 5/23 W3-1 at TB - 1-1 6.0 3 1 1 3 9 0 90/56 Season-high 9 SO 5/28 W8-3 ATL W 7-2 5.0 4 2 2 4 4 0 95/57 3rd straight win, longest streak since 2017 (3, 6/29-7/16) 6/2 W5-4 at HOU W 5-3 6.0 5 3 3 1 7 1 109/63 Threw 100+ pitches for the 1st time since 7/22/17 at LAA (102) 6/9 W4-2 CWS W 4-2 6.0 5 2 2 3 6 0 86/56 Tossed 6.0 scoreless IP after the first 2 BF scored with 0 outs 6/14 W-2-1 at SEA W 2-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 7 0 106/73 3rd start of 2018 with 0 BB over 7.0+ IP, 46th career 6/20 L1-4 at MIN L 1-3 6.0 7 3 3 1 3 2 100/60 Snapped a 6-decision winning streak; BOS was 7-0 in that span 6/26 W9-1 LAA W 8-1 6.0 5 1 1 2 7 1 99/60 Lone run came on solo HR (Chris Young, 3rd inning) 7/1 L1-11 at NYY L 0-8 3.1 9 8 8 0 3 5 71/51 Career-high 5 HR; career-high-tying 8 ER (5th time) 7/7 W15-4 at KC - 4-4 4.2 6 4 4 1 9 1 102/69 Season-high-tying 9 SO (also 5/23 at TB) 7/12 W6-4 TOR W 5-3 6.2 6 3 3 0 8 2 103/76 Longest outing at Fenway since 5/17 vs. BAL (9.0 IP) 7/20 W1-0 at DET W 1-0 6.1 4 0 0 1 5 0 96/65 3rd scoreless start in 2018, 1st since 3/30 at TB, 4/5 vs. TB 7/30 W2-1 PHI - 1-1 8.0 8 1 1 1 5 0 97/66 Longest start with 1 or 0 R since 7/16/17 (G2) vs. NYY (8.0) YANKEES CAREER VS. PRICE PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Andújar.500 2 1 0 0 Bird.000 7 0 0 0 Gardner.265 49 13 0 5 Gregorius.433 30 13 1 5 Hicks.259 27 7 2 3 Higashioka.500 2 1 1 1 Robinson.000 5 0 0 0 Romine.429 14 6 0 5 Stanton.385 13 5 0 3 Torres.500 2 1 1 3 Voit - 0 0 0 0 Walker.250 4 1 0 0 RED SOX CAREER vs. TANAKA PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi.278 18 5 2 2 Betts.222 36 8 1 4 Bogaerts.286 35 10 1 4 Bradley Jr..167 30 5 0 3 Butler - 0 0 0 0 Holt.240 25 6 0 0 Leon.300 10 3 0 0 Martinez.500 14 7 3 7 Moreland.238 21 5 2 4 Núñez.200 15 3 0 2 Pearce.333 15 5 2 3 Renda - 0 0 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Sale 22 17 92/141.0 5.87 14-8 Price 21 12 69/122.1 5.08 15-6 Porcello 23 15 108/140.2 6.91 16-7 Velázquez 3 0 15/13.2 9.88 3-0 Johnson 7 1 29/35.0 7.46 5-2 Rodriguez 19 6 72/104.2 6.19 16-3 Pomeranz 10 2 22/46.2 4.24 4-6 Wright 4 3 11/24.0 4.13 3-1 Beeks 1 0 1/4.0 2.25 0-1 Eovaldi 2 2 7/15.0 4.20 2-0 31-DREW POMERANZ, LHP TUESDAY S STARTING PITCHER 1-5, 6.56 ERA, 10 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2018 1-5 6.56 10 10 46.2 57 35 34 9 27 43.303 CAREER 43-47 3.86 180 121 682.2 623 318 293 83 288 664.243 TUESDAY S START: Allowed 2 runs over 5.0 IP on 7/31 vs. PHI (L, 4 H, 4 BB, 3 SO) and 4 runs over 4.2 IP on 7/24 at BAL (L, 6 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 4 SO), his only starts since being activated from the DL on 7/24. In 9 career appearances vs. TOR (7 starts), is 3-2 with a 4.32 ERA (16 ER/33.1 IP), including 2-1 with a 3.74 ERA (9 ER/21.2 IP) at Rogers Centre. REHAB ASSIGNMENT STARTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 7/2 ROC L 2.2 4 5 5 2 2 7/7 SWB - 3.0 5 1 1 2 1 7/13 SYR - 3.2 4 3 3 1 3 7/18 at CHA L 6.0 1 1 1 2 5 5.87 ERA 0-2 15.1 14 10 10 7 11
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 _ 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.299 AVG 14 HR 65 RBI.380 OBP.504 SLG vs. RHP: 100-309 (.324), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R HOMESTAND: 10-38, 6 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 3 SB, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (6-17, 4 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 SB) vs. LHP: 21-96 (.219), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 5-13, 4 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (5/8-16) Has hit safely in his last 11 games vs. NYY, the longest active hitting streak vs. the club, and 19 of his last 21 (.329/28-for-85,.990 OPS)...Leads MLB since 2017 with 24 RBI vs. NYY, ranking 2nd with 33 hits. In his last 21 games, is 31-for-82 (.378) with 19 R, 9 2B, 3B, HR, 12 RBI,.452 OBP,.549 SLG, and 1.000 OPS. Drove in 3 on 3 hits Thursday, marking his 39th multi-hit game (6th in the majors) and 12th game with 3+ hits (T-6th in the majors). Ranks among the top 15 in the AL with 77 runs (T-5th), 121 hits (T-9th), 6 3B (T-4th), 55 BB (T-8th),.299 AVG (11th),.380 OBP (9th),.884 OPS (10th), 20 SB (8th), 90.9 SB% (2nd), 49 XBH (T-11th), 204 TB (T-12th), and 8 OF assists (T-3rd). Is 1 of 5 ML hitters with 50+ RBI, 50+ BB, and 15+ SB...The only others with those totals are Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, José Ramírez, and Francisco Lindor. Ranks 6th in the AL with a.363 AVG and 7th with a 1.114 OPS with RISP...His.355 career AVG with RISP (88-for-248) is the highest since at least 1974 (min. 200 AB). Recorded his team-leading 8th outfield assist of the season Tuesday...Leads the AL with 19 outfield assists since the start of last season (3rd in the majors).. _ 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.341 AVG 25 HR 57 RBI.425 OBP.645 SLG vs. RHP: 93-276 (.337), 17 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 9-36, 6 R, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 3 SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-6 vs. LHP: 30-85 (.353), 8 HR NYY SERIES: 5-12, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (7/2-14) Leads MLB with a.341 AVG and.645 SLG...The only Sox to qualify with those rates over a season are Ted Williams (5 times), Jimmie Foxx (twice), and Manny Ramirez. Moved from RF to 2B to RF Friday, marking his first defensive appearance at 2B since 9/28/14...Recorded 2 assists. In 12 games vs. NYY this season, is batting.404 (19-for-47) with a.482 OBP, 14 runs, 8 2B, 3B, HR, 9 RBI, and a 1.163 OPS. Reached base a career-high 6 times Thursday...Tied a season high with 4 hits (4th time) and scored 3 runs in a single game for the first time since 5/2 vs. KC. Is the 2nd Red Sox hitter to reach base 6+ times in a game this season (Benintendi, 6 on 7/7 at KC)...In the last 100 years, the only other Red Sox hitters to reach base 6+ times in a game vs. NYY are Dom DiMaggio (7/1/50), Vern Stephens (5/30/51-G1), Carl Yastrzemski (4/16/67), and Cecil Cooper (5/21/74). Leads the majors with 10 game-winning HR...Is tied for 9th in the AL with 25 HR and ranks 8th in the AL with 14.44 AB/HR. Is batting.353 vs. LHP,.337 vs. RHP,.373 at home,.315 on the road,.385 with 2 outs, and.366 vs. the AL East. Despite missing 14 games (5/27-6/10), ranks among AL leaders with 87 runs (2nd), 123 hits (7th), 25 HR (T-9th), 57 XBH (5th), 21 SB (T-5th), and 233 TB (4th). Led off the 10th inning on 7/27 with his fi rst career walk-off home run, his 25th HR of the season, passing last year s total in 68 fewer games. Stole his 100th career base Saturday, his 20th of the season...became the youngest player in Red Sox history to reach 100+ HR and 100+ SB. _ 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.274 AVG 16 HR 65 RBI.342 OBP.510 SLG vs. RHP: 77-277 (.278), 15 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2, BB HOMESTAND: 4-22, R, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 19-74 (.257), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 0-2, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/17-28) Has 5 2B in his last 9 games with an AB...Has 8 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, and 21 RBI over his last 23 games, going 23-for-82 (.280). Ranks 13th in the AL with a career-high.510 SLG, and 16th with a career-high.852 OPS. 8 of his last 11 hits have gone for extra bases...has 49 XBH in 91 games this year after tallying 48 XBH in 148 games in 2017. Is 1 of 2 AL players with 30+ doubles in each of the last 4 seasons (2015-18; also José Abreu)...The only other Red Sox SS with as many as four 30-double seasons are Joe Cronin (6) and Nomar Garciaparra (6). Joined Ted Williams (1939-42) and Carl Yastrzemski (1961-65) as the only Red Sox hitters with four 30-double seasons before turning 26...Mookie Betts would join that group with 3 more 2B this season. Has 16 HR in 351 AB this season (21.94 AB/HR) after averaging 47.41 AB/HR through his first 5 ML seasons. His 20 XBH with RISP are tied for the ML lead...leads MLB with a.758 SLG with RISP and ranks 3rd with a 1.163 OPS (.337/32-for-95, 9 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR). Ranks 7th in the AL with an RBI every 5.40 AB, and T-13th with 65 RBI...Is tied for the ML lead with 7 HR with multiple runners on base. _ 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.212 AVG 8 HR 41 RBI.299 OBP.359 SLG vs. RHP: 55-250 (.220), 7 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3 HOMESTAND: 7-31, 6 R, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-7 vs. LHP: 14-76 (.184), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 1-9, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/25-6/1) Snapped an 18-game on-base streak vs. NYY last night (.293/17-for-58, 12 R, 3 2B, 3B, 9 RBI), which had been the longest active streak vs. the club. Has 12 XBH in his last 23 games...has 12 RBI in his last 16 games, 18 in his last 23, and 41 this season. Is 30-for-107 (.280) with 20 R, 10 2B, 3B, 4 HR, and 24 RBI over his last 31 games...has a.505 SLG and an.855 OPS in that time. In his last 19 home games, is batting.333 (22-for-66) with a.621 SLG and 1.001 OPS (14 R, 8 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 16 RBI). His 11 SB were the most by a Sox hitter before the All-Star break without being caught since at least 1974 (previously Mike Greenwell in 1991, 10). _ 68 - DAN BUTLER, C --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: --- vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR NYY SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Selected to the active roster Friday...Has not played in the majors since playing 7 games in his ML debut in 2014 (.211/4-for-19, 3 2B). Has played 58 games for the PawSox this season, making 57 starts at catcher and hitting.202/.312/.322 with 5 HR and 22 RBI. Has spent 9 of his 10 professional seasons in the Red Sox organization, batting.252 (637-for-2,525) with a.344 OBP, 60 HR, and 339 RBI over 759 career minor league games...spent the 2015 season in the Nationals organization. Faced the Yankees twice in 2014 (9/26-28), going 1-for-4 with a 2B and his first 2 career RBI. Has an.835 OPS vs. LHP this season with the PawSox, batting.255 (12-for-47) with 5 runs, 5 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, and 7 BB/6 SO. 612- BROCK HOLT, OF/INF.264 AVG 1 HR 25 RBI.348 OBP.356 SLG vs. RHP: 45-180 (.250), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3 HOMESTAND: 3-24, R, 2 2B, 3 BB, SB, 2 HBP CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3) vs. LHP: 12-36 (.333), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 1-11, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/14-26) Snapped an 0-for-15 skid with a single in the 7th last night...has played in 17 of the Red Sox last 20 games, making 15 starts. Over his last 64 games, has hit.280 (56-for-200) with 18 R, 15 2B, 3B, HR, and 24 RBI. Is batting.333 (12-for-36) with a.442 OBP vs. LHP...With runners on base, has hit.300 (30-for-100) with an.844 OPS. Snapped an 88-game errorless streak Thursday (63 starts)...had been the only primary INF with a perfect fi elding percentage this season (min. 50 games). _ 3 - SANDY LEON, C.217 AVG 4 HR 20 RBI.264 OBP.333 SLG vs. RHP: 29-135 (.215), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2B, RBI HOMESTAND: 3-22, R, 2 2B, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, 2B, RBI) vs. LHP: 10-45 (.222), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 1-7, 2B, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/14-24) The Red Sox have won his last 11 starts at catcher, and 22 of his last 23 since 6/21/18. Recorded an RBI double last night, his 9th 2B of the year...is batting.316 (6-for-19) with 4 R, 3 2B, HR, and 4 RBI in 8 games vs. the Yankees this season. Is 35-for-144 (.243) with 19 R, 9 2B, 4 HR, and 18 RBI in his last 45 games, raising his AVG from.111 to.217 in that time. Leads the majors with a 3.23 catcher s ERA since 2017...Has a 2.94 catcher s ERA in 455.2 innings caught this season (2nd in the majors, min. 200.0 innings).
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 _ 28 - J.D. MARTINEZ, OF/DH.325 AVG 33 HR 91 RBI.392 OBP.645 SLG vs. RHP: 101-308 (.328), 29 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, HR, RBI HOMESTAND: 12-35, 6 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (6-15, 4 R, 4 2B, HR, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 30-95 (.316), 4 HR NYY SERIES: 5-13, 4 R, 3 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (4/29-5/11) Hit his ML-leading 33rd home run of the season yesterday...are already the 6th-most by a Red Sox hitter in his first season with the club (last Ramirez in 2001, 41). Has 5 XBH in his last 4 games and 7 in his last 7...Among active hitters vs. NYY, ranks 6th in AVG (.326), 8th in SLG (.556), and 10th in OPS (.912)...In his last 28 games vs. NYY, has hit.369/.398/.640 (41-for-111) with 12 2B, 6 HR, and 23 RBI. Has reached in his last 48 home games (4/12-pres.), a career-long streak and the longest in the majors since a 63-game streak by Ichiro Suzuki from 4/22-10/1/09. His 48-game on-base streak at Fenway is the longest at the venue since a 64-game streak by Wade Boggs from 7/20/87-6/15/88. Leads MLB with 91 RBI and with 27 multi-rbi games...has 11 RBI in his last 12 games, 20 in his last 22, and 36 in his last 33. His.728 career SLG at Fenway is the highest in the venue s history, having passed Frank Robinson (.724) last night...his 1.150 Fenway OPS ranks 2nd in the venue s history after Robinson s 1.188 mark, having passed Ted Williams (1.149) last night (min. 200 PA). The only other Red Sox to reach 33+ HR in 112 team games are Jimmie Foxx in 1938 and 1939, Mo Vaughn in 1996, Manny Ramirez in 2001, and David Ortiz in 2006. Leads the majors in home HR (21) and RBI (56)...The last Red Sox hitter with 21 HR at Fenway through the end of August was Manny Ramirez in 2004 (21). Leads MLB with 260 total bases...his 228 TB before the All-Star break were the most before the break in team history (passed Jim Rice in 1978, 218). Ranks 2nd in the majors with a.6452 SLG, trailing only Mookie Betts.6454, and 3rd with a 1.037 OPS...Leads MLB by.041 in SLG since 2017 (.668). Ranks among AL leaders with a.325 AVG (3rd), 131 hits (T-2nd), 80 runs (4th),.392 OBP (6th),.645 SLG (2nd), 1.037 OPS (3rd), 62 XBH (3rd), and 260 TB (1st). In his last 10 games, has hit.359/.444/.795, going 14-for-39 with 8 runs, 5 2B, 4 HR, and 9 RBI. _ 18 - MITCH MORELAND, 1B.269 AVG 13 HR 51 RBI.342 OBP.486 SLG vs. RHP: 59-215 (.274), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 4-19, R, HR, 4 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-6, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 18-71 (.254), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 3-6, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22) Gave the Red Sox a lead with a 2-run HR in the 1st inning last night, his 13th...3 of his last 4 HR, and 5 of his 13 this season, have given the Red Sox a lead. Entered Friday's game in the 2nd inning and went 2-for-3 with an RBI...Since 2014, has hit.386 (32-for-83) as a sub with 23 RBI in 97 PA. Is tied for 2nd on the team with 10 game-winning RBI, including 4 on HR...No other ML team has as many as 3 players with 10+ game-winning RBI. In 2 games this series, is 3-for-6 with a HR and 3 RBI...Over the season series vs. the Yankees, has hit.296 (8-for-27) with 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, and 6 RBI. Played in his first career All-Star Game on 7/17 in Washington, D.C...Entered the game in the 6th inning and singled twice in 3 AB. _ 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF.261 AVG 6 HR 31 RBI.290 OBP.374 SLG vs. RHP: 70-260 (.269), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, R HOMESTAND: 12-31, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-12, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 23-96 (.240), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 4-12, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/16-29) Has hit safely in his last 3 games (.333/4-for-12), scoring twice and driving in 2...Has 7 RBI in his last 10 games. Has multiple hits in 5 of his last 8 games...is 12-for-31 (.387) with 3 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI, and a 1.037 OPS in those games. Is 11-for-34 (.324) with 4 2B and 3 RBI in his last 9 games vs. NYY...Played 4 seasons for NYY from 2010-13, batting.267 (201-for-752) with 40 2B and 10 HR. Is 18 for his last 55 (.321) with RISP...Has hit.337 (66-for-196) with RISP since the start of last season. _ 25 - STEVE PEARCE, 1B.357 AVG 5 HR 14 RBI.448 OBP.714 SLG vs. RHP: 11-38 (.289), 3 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 5-18, 4 R, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (4-8, 4 R, 4 HR, 8 RBI) vs. LHP: 9-18 (.500), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 4-8, 4 R, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/13-21) Has 4 HR and 8 RBI in 2 games this series, the most over any 2-game span of his career...is the fi rst ML hitter with 4 HR over a 2-game span vs. NYY since Mark Reynolds on 9/2-6/12 (4) and the first Red Sox hitter since David Ortiz on 7/4-5/03 (4). Recorded a career-high 3 home runs Thursday, marking the third 3-HR game by a Red Sox hitter this season (also Mookie Betts on 4/17 at LAA and 5/2 vs. KC). Was his 6th career multi-hr game (last 5/3/17 at NYY)...Drove in a career-high 6 runs, matching BOS s single-game season high (Xander Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TB). The only other Red Sox hitters with a 3-HR game vs. the Yankees are Mo Vaughn (5/30/97) and Kevin Millar (7/23/04). Is 20-for-56 (.357) with 5 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, and a 1.162 OPS since joining BOS...Is batting.319/.392/.600/.992 with 9 HR and 30 RBI in 45 total games this year. His.992 OPS this season ranks 5th in the majors (min. 150 PA), trailing Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, and José Ramírez. Since joining the Red Sox, is 9-for-18 (.500) with 3 2B, 2 HR, and 5 RBI vs. LHP (1.571 OPS)...Over the season, is hitting.358 (24-for-67) with a 1.076 OPS vs. LHP. In his career vs. NYY, one of his former teams, has hit.294/.388/.589 with 14 HR in 60 games...his 14 HR vs. NYY are his most vs. any team. 38 - TONY RENDA, INF --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: --- vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR NYY SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Selected to the ML roster yesterday...signed as a minor league free agent on 4/29 afterspending the fi rst 6 seasons of his pro career with WSH (2012-15), NYY (2015), CIN (2016-17), and ARI (2017)...Was included in the December 2015 trade that sent Aroldis Chapman to the Yankees. Has 32 games of ML experience with the Reds in 2016...Hit.183 (11-for-60) with 2 2B and 3 RBI, playing 2B (9 G), LF (4), RF (4), and 3B (1). Has split the season between Portland and Pawtucket, batting.353 (66-for-187) with 36 R, 18 2B, 5 HR, 24 RBI, and a.928 OPS in 47 games. Singled, doubled, and homered in the PawSox win vs. Rochester last night...over his minor league career, has played every position except CF, C, and P. Against minor league LHP this season, has hit.375 (18-for-48) with 4 HR, a.708 SLG, and a 1.096 OPS...Has a.345 AVG vs. RHP (48-for-139). 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 7/7/18 at KC McCarthy 73 26 11 1 0 38 12 5 1 0 0 18 Betts 7/27/18 vs. MIN Belisle 28 25 8 4 0 37 6 4 2 1 0 13 Bogaerts 7/15/18 vs. TOR Stroman 44 17 6 0 0 23 10 5 2 0 1 18 Bradley Jr. 7/27/18 vs. MIN Lynn 25 7 4 0 0 11 7 2 1 0 0 10 Butler - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holt 4/17/18 at LAA Bard 181 12 3 0 0 15 2 2 0 0 0 4 Leon 7/1/18 at NYY Gallegos 66 8 1 0 0 9 1 3 0 0 0 4 Martinez 8/4/18 vs. NYY Adams 2 36 4 3 0 43 16 8 2 1 0 27 Moreland 8/4/18 vs. NYY Adams 2 13 6 0 0 19 10 0 2 0 0 12 Núñez 7/3/18 at WSH Roark 83 19 2 0 0 21 5 2 0 0 0 7 Pearce 8/3/18 vs. NYY Severino 2 9 4 0 0 13 5 1 0 0 1 7 Renda - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 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 Benintendi.333 45 15 1 10.285 144 41 6 26.290 527 153 14 81 Betts.404 47 19 1 9.289 291 84 8 39.318 1,189 378 45 202 Bogaerts.222 27 6 0 0.249 313 78 7 27.303 1,381 419 36 192 Bradley Jr..219 32 7 0 2.243 251 61 3 25.255 1,001 255 30 146 Butler - 0 0 0 0.250 4 1 0 2.333 12 4 0 2 Holt.115 26 3 0 2.219 183 40 1 12.258 813 210 6 73 Leon.316 19 6 1 4.232 99 23 2 13.259 401 104 7 48 Martinez.306 49 15 3 13.326 135 44 6 23.362 235 85 21 56 Moreland.296 27 8 2 6.228 193 44 6 22.280 440 123 19 72 Núñez.268 41 11 0 3.250 128 32 2 13.295 346 102 9 39 Pearce.346 26 9 4 9.294 180 53 14 31.228 123 28 6 18 Renda - 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Red Sox Game Notes BULLPEN NOTES Page 5 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 32-Matt Barnes 7/31 vs. PHI 1.0 2 0 0 1 3 35/46 14/1 0/2 1.2 (6/3 at HOU) 3 (7 times) 70-Ryan Brasier 8/2 vs. NYY 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 9/10 -/- -/- 2.0 (7/13 vs TOR) 2 (2 times) 37-Heath Hembree 7/31 vs. PHI 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 36/46 24/3 0/1 2.0 (5 times) 4 (7/3 at WSH) 56-Joe Kelly 8/2 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 34/49 19/6 2/5 2.0 (2 times) 3 (5/12 at TOR) 46-Craig Kimbrel 8/4 vs. NYY 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 31/46 16/5 33/36 1.1 (5 times) 4 (7/11 vs TEX) 47-Tyler Thornburg 7/30 vs. PHI 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 7/10 1/0 -/- 1.0 (8 times) 2 (7/13 vs TOR) 76-Hector Velazquez 7/31 vs. PHI 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 17/29 16/7 -/- 3.1 (4/27 vs TB) 3 (3 times) 44-Brandon Workman 8/2 vs. NYY 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 16/22 6/3 -/- 2.0 (8/2 vs NYY) 2 (6 times) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.37 ERA 366.1 309 139 137 144 392 235/325 (72%) 117/33 36/46 32-MATT BARNES, RHP 3-3 0 SV 2.30 ERA vs. ALL:.165 (28-170), 1 HR vs. RHB:.135 (14-104), 1 HR vs. LHB:.212 (14-66), 0 HR WHIP: 1.13 Threw a scoreless 8th inning Tuesday vs. PHI (1.0 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 SO, 25 p); his 3rd straight scoreless appearance (2.2 IP) and 46th appearance of the season. Overall, no runs allowed in 38 of 46 appearances this year (83%)...In 16 games since 6/17, has allowed only 2 runs in 16.1 IP (1.10 ERA). Averaging a career-best 14.17 SO/9.0 IP (74 SO/47.0 IP) this season which includes a 15.95 ratio (42 SO/23.0 IP) over his last 22 games (since 6/3). Among AL relievers in 2018, is 1st in holds (22), 4th in SO/BF (.376), 5th in SO (74), 7th in opp. AVG (.165), 8th in hits/9.0 IP (5.36) and ERA (2.30). 70-RYAN BRASIER, RHP 0-0 0 SV 1.64 ERA vs. ALL:.162 (6-37), 0 HR vs. RHB:.200 (3-15), 0 HR vs. LHB:.136 (3-22), 0 HR WHIP: 1.00 Finished Thursday night s win vs. NYY, allowing 1 run on 1 hit and a sacf fly with 1 BB and 1 SO (22 pitches); his 10th appearance of the season. Has limited opponents to a.243 SLG (2B, 3B, 0 HR) and a.256 OBP (6 hits, 5 BB) with BOS...Began his Red Sox career with 7 scoreless appearances (8.0 IP). Signed by BOS as a MiLB FA on 3/4/18...Selected to ML roster on 7/8 from Pawtucket (AAA) & made debut on 7/9 vs. TEX (1st ML game since 9/27/13 for LAA). Named a 2018 International League All-Star for Pawtucket...Was 2-5, 13 SV, 14 SVO, 1.34 ERA (6 ER/40.1 IP), 8 BB, 40 SO in 34 games for PawSox this year. 37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 4-1 0 SV 3.57 ERA vs. ALL:.229 (39-170), 5 HR vs. RHB:.238 (25-105), 4 HR vs. LHB:.215 (14-65), 1 HR WHIP: 1.30 Threw a scoreless 7th inning (1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO, 14 pitches) Tuesday vs. PHI; his 3rd straight scoreless appearance (3.1 IP). No runs allowed in 19 of 23 games since 6/2; 2-0, 2.14 ERA (5 ER/21.0 IP), 31 SO,.171 AVG (13-76)...Since 5/18, has held LHB to a.154 AVG (6-for-39). Has stranded 21 of 24 inherited runners on the season, including each of his last 19; his 12.5 inherited runners scored percent is 3rd lowest in the majors. Posting a career single-season-best 12.11 SO/9.0 IP (61 SO/45.1 IP) in 2018...Has worked more than 1.0 inning in 11 of his 46 appearances. 56-JOE KELLY, RHP 3-0 2 SV 4.37 ERA vs. ALL:.195 (32-164), 3 HR vs. RHB:.233 (20-86), 2 HR vs. LHB:.154 (12-78), 1 HR WHIP: 1.21 Threw a perfect 8th inning in Thursday s win vs. NYY (8 pitches); 4th straight scoreless appearance (4.0 IP) since allowing 8 runs over his 4 previous games. 38 of 49 appearances this year are scoreless...leads all Sox relievers in appearances this year (49). Posting a career-low.154 opponent AVG vs. LHB in 2018; among all ML pitchers (min. 85 BF), that ranks 4th lowest in the majors. 46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 2-1 33 SV 2.35 ERA vs. ALL:.164 (26-159), 5 HR vs. RHB:.157 (13-83), 2 HR vs. LHB:.171 (13-76), 3 HR WHIP: 1.02 Finished yesterday s win vs. NYY, allowing 1 run on 2 hits, 2 BB with 2 SO (32 pitches); was his 1st appearance since Sunday, 7/29 vs. MIN. Blown save on 7/27 vs. MIN ended a streak of 23 SV in a row which is tied for the longest SV streak in the majors this season (also: Keone Kela). Has recorded 30 SV for the 8th straight year (2011-18), joining Mariano Rivera (9 yrs) & Trevor Hoffman (8 yrs) as only pitchers in MLB history to do so. Has converted 3 SV of 1.0-plus inning this year (6/27 vs. LAA, 7/2 at WSH, 7/11 vs. TEX) and 8 overall with as a Red Sox (2016-18). 2018 AL relievers ranks: 2nd in SV (32), 4th in SV% (91.7), 5th in SO/BF (.363), 6th in AVG (.164), 7th in SO/9.0 IP (12.91), 9th in ERA (2.35), 11th in SO (66). T-17th on MLB s all-time SV list (324) with Huston Street, trailing Roberto Hernandez (326)...Is 4th on Red Sox all-time list with 99 SV (Dick Radatz, 3rd - 104). 47-TYLER THORNBURG, RHP 1-0 0 SV 5.19 ERA vs. ALL:.250 (8-32), 1 HR vs. RHB:.222 (4-18), 1 HR vs. LHB:.286 (4-14), 0 HR WHIP: 1.04 Threw a scoreless 9th inning with 1 hit and 1 SO Monday night vs. PHI (11 pitches); his 10th appearance of the year. His last 5 appearances have been scoreless (4.1 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 5 SO, 13 BF)...Has 9 SO in his last 7.1 IP (8 games)...has issued only 1 BB to 34 batters this season. Made his Red Sox debut on 7/8 at KC, his 1st MLB game since 10/2/16 for MIL. Activated from the DL on 7/4 for his 1st stint on the Sox active ML roster since being acquired by BOS in a 5-player deal with MIL on 12/6/16...Missed entire 2017 season due to injury, his 1st in the Sox organization...underwent surgery on his right shoulder to treat thoracic outlet syndrome on 6/16/17. 76-HECTOR VELAZQUEZ, RHP 7-0 0 SV 2.57 ERA vs. ALL:.286 (63-220), 5 HR vs. RHB:.307 (39-127), 0 HR vs. LHB:.258 (24-93), 5 HR WHIP: 1.41 Had his 7.1-inning scoreless streak snapped in Tuesday s loss vs. PHI (1.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 20 pitches). 5 relief wins in 2018 are T-4th most in the AL; has 10 wins in 40 career appearances...has thrown more than 1.0 IP in 12 of his 29 relief appearances in 2018. Is 5-0, 2.55 ERA (12 ER/42.1 IP) in 29 relief appearances this year and 2-0, 2.63 ERA (4 ER/13.2 IP) in 3 starts (last start: 7/10 vs. TEX, ND, 3.0 IP, ER). 67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 2-0 0 SV 3.05 ERA vs. ALL:.211 (16-76), 4 HR vs. RHB:.224 (11-49), 2 HR vs. LHB:.185 (5-27), 2 HR WHIP: 0.97 Threw a season-high 2.0 IP in Thursday s win vs. NYY (solo HR, SO, 26 p)...recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday for his 2nd stint with the Sox in 2018. 17 of 22 games for BOS this year are scoreless...no baserunners allowed in 9 of 22 appearances...10 of his 11 appearances at Fenway in 2018 are scoreless. Began the year with Pawtucket where he was 2-1, 4.03 ERA (13 ER/29.0 IP), 5 BB, 32 SO,.196 opp. AVG in 16 relief appearances. 2018 VS. NYY CAREER VS. NYY CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Barnes 0-1-0 15.43 3/0 2.1 2 4 1-1-1 7.58 21/0 19.0 18 16 11-7-1 4.27 113/2 126.1 124 60 Brasier 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 1.0 1 1 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 1.0 1 1 0-0-0 2.00 8/0 9.0 5 2 Eovaldi 1-1-0 2.93 2/2 15.1 11 5 1-1-0 2.93 2/2 15.1 11 5 4-0-0 3.03 6/6 32.2 31 11 Hembree 0-1-0 17.18 4/0 3.2 6 7 0-1-0 6.27 20/0 18.2 21 13 4-1-0 2.66 98/0 108.1 115 32 Johnson 1-0-0 3.72 4/1 9.2 8 4 1-0-0 3.72 4/1 9.2 8 4 2-1-0 4.05 20/7 60.0 62 27 Kelly 1-0-0 1.69 5/0 5.1 4 1 5-1-0 4.74 18/4 38.0 37 20 12-5-0 4.18 74/20 161.2 157 75 Kimbrel 0-0-2 7.36 4/0 3.2 4 3 1-1-11 4.42 19/0 18.1 7 9 5-4-50 2.14 93/0 92.2 50 22 Pomeranz 0-0-0 3.00 1/1 6.0 4 2 3-2-0 3.30 11/10 57.1 58 21 11-8-0 4.55 32/28 144.1 151 73 Porcello 2-0-0 2.53 3/3 21.1 11 6 10-8-0 3.16 21/21 139.2 127 49 33-23-0 4.40 63/63 390.1 414 191 Price 0-2-0 24.92 2/2 4.1 12 12 15-13-0 4.90 40/39 238.2 261 130 22-7-0 3.16 44/41 273.1 229 96 Thornburg -- / 0-0-0-1/0 0.0 1 1 2-0-0 0.00 7/0 8.0 5 0 Velazquez 0-0-0 9.00 2/0 2.0 4 2 0-0-0 9.00 2/0 2.0 4 2 6-0-0 1.96 21/3 41.1 43 9 Workman 0-0-0 3.00 2/0 3.0 1 1 2-2-0 4.08 15/2 28.2 21 13 4-7-0 3.87 52/10 102.1 100 44
Red Sox Game Notes 2018 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY Page 6 DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL 1 3/29 D at Tampa Bay L4-6 0-1 T-4th -1.0 Pruitt (1-0) SMITH (0-1) Colome (1) 31,042* 1 31,042 2 3/30 N at Tampa Bay W1-0 1-1 T-3rd -1.0 PRICE (1-0) Roe (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 19,203 2 50,245 3 3/31 N at Tampa Bay W3-2 2-1 T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Kittredge (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 17,838 3 68,083 4 4/1 D at Tampa Bay W2-1 3-1 1st +1.0 VELÁZQUEZ (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) KELLY (1) 14,256 4 82,339 5 4/2 N at Miami W7-3 4-1 1st +1.0 JOHNSON (1-0) Richards (0-1) 11,113 5 93,452 6 4/3 N at Miami W4-2(13) 5-1 1st +1.0 HEMBREE (1-0) Guerrero (0-1) 14,953 6 108,405 4/4 Off Day 5-1 1st +1.0 7 4/5 D TAMPA BAY W3-2(12) 6-1 1st +2.0 POYNER (1-0) Kittredge (0-2) 36,134* 1 36,134 4/6 OFF DAY 6-1 1st +1.5 8 4/7 D TAMPA BAY W10-3 7-1 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (2-0) Faria (0-1) 31,821 2 67,955 9 4/8 D TAMPA BAY W8-7 8-1 1st +2.5 SMITH (1-1) Colome (0-1) KIMBREL (3) 31,979 3 99,934 4/9 OFF DAY 8-1 1st +2.0 10 4/10 N NEW YORK-AL W14-1 9-1 1st +2.0 SALE (1-0) Severino (2-1) 32,357 4 132,291 11 4/11 N NEW YORK-AL L7-10 9-2 1st +2.0 Tanaka (2-1) PRICE (1-1) 32,400 5 164,691 12 4/12 N NEW YORK-AL W6-3 10-2 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (3-0) Gray (1-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,341 6 201,032 13 4/13 N BALTIMORE W7-3 11-2 1st +2.5 RODRIGUEZ (1-0) Tillman (0-3) 32,610 7 233,642 14 4/14 D BALTIMORE W10-3 12-2 1st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (2-0) Cobb (0-1) WALDEN (1) 33,584 8 267,226 15 4/15 D BALTIMORE W3-1 13-2 1st +3.5 HEMBREE (2-0) Bundy (0-2) KIMBREL (5) 32,489 9 299,715 4/16 D BALTIMORE 13-2 1st +3.5 PPD (Rain) 16 4/17 N at Anaheim W-10-1 14-2 1st +3.0 PRICE (2-1) Ohtani (2-1) 44,822* 7 153,227 17 4/18 N at Anaheim W9-0 15-2 1st +3.0 PORCELLO (4-0) Skaggs (2-1) 34,508 8 187,735 18 4/19 N at Anaheim W8-2 16-2 1st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (2-0) Tropeano (1-1) 36,253 9 223,988 19 4/20 N at Oakland W7-3 17-2 1st +4.0 VELÁZQUEZ (3-0) Graveman (0-4) 23,473 10 247,461 20 4/21 N at Oakland L0-3 17-3 1st +4.0 Manaea (3-2) SALE (1-1) 25,746 11 273,207 21 4/22 D at Oakland L1-4 17-4 1st +4.0 Treinen (1-1) PRICE (2-2) 29,804 12 303,011 4/23 Off Day 17-4 1st +4.0 22 4/24 N at Toronto L3-4(10) 17-5 1st +3.0 Clippard (3-0) KIMBREL (0-1) 20,070 13 323,081 23 4/25 N at Toronto W4-3 18-5 1st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (3-0) Barnes (1-1) KIMBREL (6) 18,914 14 341,995 24 4/26 N at Toronto W5-4 19-5 1st +4.0 SALE (2-1) Estrada (2-2) KIMBREL (7) 23,571 15 365,566 25 4/27 N TAMPA BAY L3-4 19-6 1st +3.0 Snell (4-1) POMERANZ (0-1) Colomé (5) 32,620 10 332,335 26 4/28 D TAMPA BAY L6-12 19-7 1st +2.0 Yarbrough (1-1) PRICE (2-3) 35,795 11 368,130 27 4/29 D TAMPA BAY W4-3 20-7 1st +2.0 KIMBREL (1-0) Colomé (2-3) 32,888 12 401,018 28 4/30 N KANSAS CITY W10-6 21-7 1st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (4-0) Hammel (0-3) 31,314 13 432,332 29 5/1 N KANSAS CITY L6-7(13) 21-8 1st +2.0 Herrera (1-0) JOHNSON (1-1) Flynn (1) 34,466 14 466,798 30 5/2 D KANSAS CITY W5-4 22-8 1st +2.0 POMERANZ (1-1) Duffy (0-4) KIMBREL (8) 32,267 15 499,065 31 5/3 N at Texas L5-11 22-9 1st +1.0 Minor (3-1) PRICE (2-4) 22,348 16 387,914 32 5/4 N at Texas W5-1 23-9 1st +1.0 PORCELLO (5-0) Colon (1-1) 31,404 17 419,318 33 5/5 N at Texas W6-5 24-9 1st +1.0 KELLY (1-0) Kela (2-2) KIMBREL (9) 35,728 18 455,046 34 5/6 D at Texas W6-1 25-9 1st +1.0 SALE (3-1) Fister (1-3) 28,360 19 483,406 5/7 Off Day 25-9 1st +1.0 35 5/8 N at New York-AL L2-3 25-10 T-1st -- Robertson (3-1) HEMBREE (2-1) Chapman (8) 45,773 20 529,179 36 5/9 N at New York-AL L6-9 25-11 2nd -1.0 Holder (1-1) BARNES (0-1) Chapman (9) 47,088* 21 576,267 37 5/10 N at New York-AL W5-4 26-11 T-1st -- KELLY (2-0) Betances (1-2) KIMBREL (10) 46,899* 22 623,166 38 5/11 N at Toronto L3-5(12) 26-12 T-1st -- Gaviglio (1-0) JOHNSON (1-2) 28,695 23 651,861 39 5/12 D at Toronto W5-2 27-12 T-1st -- PRICE (3-4) Estrada (2-3) KIMBREL (11) 37,588 24 689,449 40 5/13 D at Toronto W5-3 28-12 T-1st -- VELÁZQUEZ (5-0) Biagini (0-2) KELLY (2) 37,888 25 727,337 41 5/14 N OAKLAND L5-6 28-13 2nd -0.5 Manaea (5-4) PORCELLO (5-1) Treinen (7) 35,249 16 534.314 42 5/15 N OAKLAND L3-5 28-14 2nd -1.0 Mengden (3-4) RODRIGUEZ (3-1) Treinen (8) 34,906 17 569,220 43 5/16 N OAKLAND W6-4 29-14 2nd -0.5 SALE (4-1) Cahill (1-2) KIMBREL (12) 34,947 18 604,167 44 5/17 N BALTIMORE W6-2 30-14 2nd -- PRICE (4-4) Gausman (3-3) 36,615 19 640,782 45 5/18 N BALTIMORE L4-7 30-15 2nd -- Cobb (1-5) POMERANZ (1-2) Brach (6) 34,935 20 675,717 46 5/19 N BALTIMORE W6-3 31-15 2nd -- PORCELLO (6-1) Bundy (2-6) KIMBREL (13) 34,195 21 709,912 47 5/20 D BALTIMORE W5-0 32-15 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (4-1) Hess (1-1) 35,550 22 745,462 5/21 OFF DAY 32-15 2nd -0.5 48 5/22 N at Tampa Bay W4-2 33-15 2nd +0.5 SALE (5-1) Faria (3-3) KIMBREL (14) 10,642 26 737,979 49 5/23 N at Tampa Bay W4-1 34-15 1st +1.5 KELLY (3-0) Colome (2-5) KIMBREL (15) 10,194 27 748,173 50 5/24 N at Tampa Bay L3-6 34-16 1st +1.0 Snell (6-3) PORCELLO (6-2) Colome (11) 12,468 28 760,641 51 5/25 N ATLANTA W6-2 35-16 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (5-1) Teheran (4-2) 37,008* 23 782,470 52 5/26 D ATLANTA W8-6 36-16 1st +2.0 WRIGHT (1-0) Freeman (1-2) KIMBREL (16) 36,510* 24 818,980 53 5/27 D ATLANTA L1-7 36-17 1st +1.0 Foltynewicz (4-3) SALE (5-2) 36,543* 25 855,523 54 5/28 D TORONTO W8-3 37-17 1st +2.0 PRICE (5-4) Sanchez (2-5) 34,700 26 890,223 55 5/29 N TORONTO W8-3 38-17 1st +2.0 PORCELLO (7-2) Estrada (2-6) KIMBREL (17) 33,380 27 923,603 56 5/30 D TORONTO W6-4 39-17 1st +2.0 RODRIGUEZ (6-1) Gaviglio (2-1) KIMBREL (18) 33,451 28 957,054 57 5/31 N at Houston L2-4 39-18 1st +1.5 McCullers (7-3) POMERANZ (1-3) Giles (10) 30,658 29 791,299 58 6/1 N at Houston L3-7 39-19 2nd +0.5 Cole (6-1) SALE (5-3) 37,244 30 828,543 59 6/2 N at Houston W5-4 40-19 2nd +0.5 PRICE (6-4) Harris (1-3) KIMBREL (19) 38,640 31 867,183 60 6/3 N at Houston W9-3 41-19 2nd +1.0 PORCELLO (8-2) Morton (7-1) 33,431 32 900,614 6/4 Off Day 41-19 1st +1.0 61 6/5 N DETROIT W6-0 42-19 1st +1.0 WRIGHT (2-0) Lewicki (0-1) 34,762 29 991,816 62 6/6 N DETROIT W7-1 43-19 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (7-1) Hardy (2-1) 35,182 30 1,026,998 63 6/7 N DETROIT L2-7 43-20 2nd +0.5 Boyd (4-4) BEEKS (0-1) 36,556 31 1,063,554 64 6/8 N CHICAGO-AL L0-1 43-21 2nd -0.5 Covey (2-1 SALE (5-4) Soria (7) 36,593 32 1,100,147 65 6/9 D CHICAGO-AL W4-2 44-21 2nd -0.5 PRICE (7-4) Rodón (0-1) KIMBREL (20) 36,675* 33 1,136,822 66 6/10 D CHICAGO-AL L2-5 44-22 2nd -0.5 Lopez (2-4) PORCELLO (8-3) Soria (8) 36,998* 34 1,173,820 67 6/11 N at Baltimore W2-0(12) 45-22 2nd -- HEMBREE (3-1) Givens (0-3) KIMBREL (21) 15,934 33 916,548 68 6/12 N at Baltimore W6-4 46-22 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (8-1) Hess (2-3) 21,837 34 938,385 69 6/13 D at Baltimore W5-1 47-22 2nd +1.0 SALE (6-4) Ramirez (0-1) 17,217 35 955,602 70 6/14 N at Seattle W2-1 48-22 2nd +1.0 PRICE (8-4) Hernández (6-6) KIMBREL (22) 30,479 36 986,081 71 6/15 N at Seattle L6-7 48-23 2nd -- Cook (1-0) BARNES (0-2) Díaz (26) 44,459 37 1,030,540 72 6/16 N at Seattle L0-1 48-24 2nd -1.0 LeBlanc (3-0) WRIGHT (2-1) Díaz (27) 44,151 38 1,074,691 73 6/17 D at Seattle W9-3 49-24 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (9-1) Leake (7-4) 46,462* 39 1,121,153 6/18 Off Day 49-24 2nd -- 74 6/19 N at Minnesota L2-6 49-25 2nd -1.0 Duke (3-2) SCOTT (0-1) 28,550 40 1,149,703 75 6/20 N at Minnesota L1-4 49-26 2nd -2.0 Lynn (5-5) PRICE (8-5) Rodney (16) 33,153 41 1,182,856 76 6/21 D at Minnesota W9-2 50-26 2nd -2.0 PORCELLO (9-3) Gibson (2-5) 32,631 42 1,215,487 77 6/22 N SEATTLE W14-10 51-26 2nd -1.0 BARNES (1-2) Nicasio (1-4) 37,342* 35 1,211,162 78 6/23 N SEATTLE L2-7 51-27 2nd -1.0 Leake (7-5) RODRIGUEZ (9-2) 36,051 36 1,247,213 79 6/24 D SEATTLE W5-0 52-27 2nd -- SALE (7-4) Gonzales (7-5) 36,274* 37 1,283,487 6/25 OFF DAY 52-27 2nd -0.5 80 6/26 N ANAHEIM W9-1 53-27 2nd -0.5 PRICE (9-5) Lamb (0-1) 37,366* 38 1,320,853 81 6/27 N ANAHEIM W9-6 54-27 T-1st +0.5 BARNES (2-2) Álvarez (3-3) KIMBREL (23) 37,521* 39 1,358,374 82 6/28 N ANAHEIM W4-2 55-27 1st +1.0 VELÁZQUEZ (6-0) Barria (5-4) KIMBREL (24) 36,992* 40 1,395,366 83 6/29 N at New York-AL L1-8 55-28 2nd -- Sabathia (5-3) RODRIGUEZ (9-3) 47,120* 43 1,262,607 84 6/30 N at New York-AL W11-0 56-28 1st +1.0 SALE (8-4) Gray (5-6) 47,125* 44 1,309,732 85 7/1 N at New York-AL L1-11 56-29 2nd -- Severino (13-2) PRICE (9-6) 46,795* 45 1,356,527 86 7/2 N at Washington W4-3 57-29 1st +1.0 PORCELLO (10-3) Scherzer (10-5) KIMBREL (25) 39,002* 46 1,395,529 87 7/3 N at Washington W11-4 58-29 1st +1.0 WORKMAN (1-0) Roark (3-10) 42,531* 47 1,438,060 88 7/4 D at Washington W3-0 59-29 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (10-3) Madson (2-4) KIMBREL (26) 42,528* 48 1,480,588 7/5 Off Day 59-29 1st +1.0 89 7/6 N at Kansas City W10-5 60-29 1st +2.0 SALE (9-4) Hammel (2-11) 24,673 49 1,505,261 90 7/7 N at Kansas City W15-4 61-29 1st +2.0 HEMBREE (4-1) Adam (0-2) 30,347 50 1,535,608 91 7/8 D at Kansas City W7-4 62-29 1st +2.0 PORCELLO (11-3) Fillmyer (0-1) KIMBREL (27) 28,443 51 1,564,051 92 7/9 N TEXAS W5-0 63-29 1st +2.5 RODRIGUEZ (11-3) Minor (6-5) 36,754* 41 1,432,120 93 7/10 N TEXAS W8-4 64-29 1st +3.5 BARNES (3-2) Gallardo (3-1) 36,883* 42 1,469,003 94 7/11 N TEXAS W4-2 65-29 1st +3.5 SALE (10-4) Colon (5-7) KIMBREL (28) 36,920* 43 1,505,923 95 7/12 N TORONTO W6-4 66-29 1st +3.5 PRICE (10-6) Happ (10-6) KIMBREL (29) 37,182* 44 1,543,105 96 7/13 N TORONTO L7-13 66-30 1st +3.5 Petricka (1-0) PORCELLO (11-4) 37,018* 45 1,580,123 97 7/14 D TORONTO W6-2(10) 67-30 1st +3.5 KIMBREL (2-1) Rowley (0-1) 36,390* 46 1,616,513 98 7/15 D TORONTO W5-2 68-30 1st +4.5 WORKMAN (2-0) Stroman (2-7) KIMBREL (30) 36,940* 47 1,653,453 7/16 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/17 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/18 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/19 ALL-STAR BREAK * sellout