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 (61-29) at KANSAS CITY ROYALS (25-63) Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. CT Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, MO RHP Rick Porcello (10-3, 3.57) vs. RHP Heath Fillmyer (0-0, 2.00) Game #91 Road Game #51 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead MLB with 61 wins and own the majors highest winning percentage (.678). The Sox have won each of their last 5 games, 10 of their last 12, and 12 of their last 15. This is the 1st time BOS has been as many as 32 games above.500 since 2013...That season, they reached as high as 34 games over.500 on 9/27. HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) Rank Club Win % (Record) 1. Red Sox.678 (61-29) 2. Yankees.663 (57-29) 3. Astros.659 (60-31) EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead the Yankees by 2.0 games in the AL East...The 2 teams have been within 2.0 games of each other since the end of play on 5/1. The Sox have played 4 more games than NYY has. WANNA GET AWAY?: The Red Sox are 22-6 (.786) in series finales this season, including 17-4 (.810) on getaway days...they are 18-11 (.621) in series openers, and 43-18 (.705) in all other games. The Sox have yet to be swept in a series of any length, but they have earned 8 series sweeps (7 of 3 games, 1 of 2 games)...they last swept the Royals in July 2014 (3 G), and last did so in KC in April 2002 (3 G). RISE AND SHINE: The Red Sox own MLB s highest win percentage in day games (.808, 21-5)...They have won 15 of their last 17 day games, including each of their last 5. The Sox lead the majors in AVG (.280) and OPS (.811) in day games...their 3.18 ERA in day games leads the AL and ranks 2nd in MLB (83 ER/235.0 IP). ABOUT LAST NIGHT: In last night s 15-4 win at KC, 11 players recorded at least 1 RBI for the Red Sox, matching the franchise s single-game record (also 9/27/40 vs. WSH)... The last team to do that was ARI on 8/2/99 vs. SF (also 11). The Sox 15 runs marked a new season high...they drew 13 BB, their most in a 9-inning game since 4/7/2006 at BAL (14 BB). ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead the majors in runs scored per game (5.36), AVG (.269), OPS (.796), doubles (195), and XBH (336)...They also rank 2nd in SLG (.461). The Sox also rank 2nd in MLB with 128 HR, the franchise s 3rd-most through 90 games. In their last 15 games, the Sox have averaged 7.2 runs and hit.314 with a.907 OPS (169-for-539, 23 HR)... They have scored 9+ runs in 9 of their last 18 games, and 10+ runs in 3 of their last 4. The Sox did not record 16+ hits in any of their first 75 games, but they have done so in 4 of their last 15. RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: The Red Sox have scored 5+ runs in a game 52 times, more than any other team...they are 45-7 (.865) in those games, including 25-1 (.962) since 5/16. The Sox are 37-5 (.881) when they hit multiple HR, including 24-1 (.960) since 5/16 and 15-0 since 6/2. RUNNIN RED SOX: The Red Sox lead MLB in stolen base success rate and rank T-3rd in steals (82.9%, 68-for-82)...They are 42 for their last 49 (85.7%), and 11 for their last 12 (91.7%). Andrew Benintendi (16-for-17), Mookie Betts (16-for- 18), and Jackie Bradley Jr. (9-for-9) are a combined 41-for-44 (93.2%) in steal attempts. HOME STRETCH: Following this weekend, the Red Sox will have 41 home games and 30 road games remaining...15 of their final 21 games of the season will be played at home. The Sox are scheduled to play 98 games before the All-Star break, which would be their most ever. ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Red Sox are 6-2 on their 9-game road trip through NYY (1-2), WSH (3-0), and KC (2-0). The Sox have played the most road games in MLB (50)...Their.660 win % on the road ranks 2nd in MLB. Following today s game, only 4 of the Sox remaining 71 games will be played outside the Eastern Time Zone (4 games at CWS, 8/30-9/2). ONE-TWO PUNCH: Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez have combined for more HR than any other duo in MLB (49)...They are the only 2 major leaguers with 20+ HR and a.315+ AVG. MLB RANKINGS, MOOKIE BETTS AND J.D. MARTINEZ Player AVG SLG OPS AB/HR Betts.343 (1st).679 (1st) 1.112 (1st) 12.32 (2nd) Martinez.329 (4th).646 (2nd) 1.039 (3rd) 12.15 (1st) LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts went 4-for-6 with a pair of doubles last night...he leads the majors in AVG (.343), SLG (.679), and OPS (1.112), and ranks 2nd in OBP (.433). Betts has reached base in 26 of his last 53 PA (.491 OBP). Among active players with 100+ PA vs. KC, Betts owns the highest AVG (.385), SLG (.692), and OPS (1.100). J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads MLB with 27 HR, more than any Red Sox hit in 2017 (Betts-24)...He is the 1st Red Sox since Ted Williams (1946) to have more HR at the All-Star break than any member of the team had in the entire season prior. The highest HR totals for a player in his 1st season with the Red Sox belong to Dick Stuart (42 in 1963), Jimmie Foxx (41 in 1936), and Manny Ramirez (41 in 2001). Martinez also leads the majors in RBI (74), 8 more than any other player...the highest RBI totals for a player in his 1st season with the Red Sox belong to Ted Williams (145 in 1939) and Jimmie Foxx (143 in 1936). HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi went 2-for-2 with a career-high 4 BB, a double, and a HR last night... It had been 15 years since a Red Sox player reached base 6 times in a 9-inning game (last: Mo Vaughn on 5/29/93 vs. TEX). The only other Red Sox since at least 1908 to record 4+ BB and 2+ XBH in a game are David Ortiz (7/7/07 at DET, 13 inn.) and Dwight Evans (5/15/82 at KC, 9 inn.) IN GOOD COMPANY: This is only the 4th time in the Red Sox 118-year history they have won as many as 61 of their first 90 games, having also done so in 1978 (62-28), 1946 (63-25-2), and 1912 (63-27). The Sox are the 16th team in the Expansion Era (1961- pres.) to win 61+ of their first 90 games...6 of the previous 15 won the World Series, including 5 of the last 9. TEAMS TO WIN 61+ OF FIRST 90 GAMES (2002-2018) Year Club First 90 Record Finish 2018 BOS 61-29 -- -- 2017 HOU 61-29 101-61 Won WS 2017 LAD 61-29 104-58 Lost in WS 2006 DET 61-29 95-67 Lost in WS 2005 CWS 61-29 99-63 Won WS PITCHING IN: The Red Sox rank 3rd in the AL and 7th in the majors with a 3.57 ERA...In their last 31 games (beginning 6/3), they own a 3.42 ERA (105 ER/276.0 IP), sharing the MLB lead with 5 team shutouts in that span (also TB). Overall, the Sox 8 team shutouts are tied for most in the AL...3 of those have come in the Sox last 12 games. THIS AND THAT: Craig Kimbrel has converted each of his last 17 save opportunities (beginning 5/10). Red Sox catchers have allowed 0 steals in the club s last 15 games (beginning 6/21). Xander Bogaerts has recorded multiple RBI in each of his last 3 games, tied for the longest streak of his career. In 6 games since joining the Red Sox, Steve Pearce is 7-for-18 (.389) with 4 doubles. REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...1st, +2.0 Home/Road... 28-12/33-17 Day/Night... 21-5/40-24 March/April/May... 2-1/19-6/18-11 June/July... 17-10/5-1 vs. AL East...29-12 vs. AL Central...8-6 vs. AL West...17-10 vs. National League...7-1 vs. RH/LH starter... 49-19/12-10 Leading after 6 innings...48-3 Tied after 6 innings...8-2 Trailing after 6 innings...5-24 Leading after 7 innings...53-4 Tied after 7 innings...7-2 Trailing after 7 innings...1-23 Leading after 8 innings...56-1 Tied after 8 innings...4-1 Trailing after 8 innings...1-27 Red Sox score first...40-4 Opponents score first...21-25 Shutouts...8-3 Scoring less than 3 runs...4-14 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...12-8 Scoring 5 or more runs...45-7 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR... 50-15/11-14 1-run/2-run games... 14-8/11-4 Walk-offs...1-2 Extra innings (home/road)... 1-1/2-2 Series openers/finales... 18-11/22-6 Series W-L-T (home)... 10-3-0 Series W-L-T (road)... 10-4-2 Series W-L-T (total)... 20-7-2 Series sweeps (home/road)... 4-0/4-0 Come-from-behind wins...24 UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Mon., 7/9 vs. TEX 7:10 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3, 3.84) LHP Mike Minor (6-4, 4.63) NESN Tue., 7/10 vs. TEX 7:10 p.m. TBD RHP Yovani Gallardo (3-0, 8.17) NESN/MLBN Wed., 7/11 vs. TEX 7:10 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (9-4, 2.36) RHP Bartolo Colon (5-6, 4.65) NESN/ESPN 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. * VS. THE ROYALS All-Time... 239-236 In Boston...132-107 In Kansas City...107-129 At Kauffman Stadium...97-115 2018... 4-1 In Boston...2-1 In Kansas City...2-0 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/30 H W10-6 VELÁZQUEZ Hammel 5/1 H L6-7(13) Herrera JOHNSON 5/2 H W5-4 POMERANZ Duffy 7/6 R W10-5 SALE Hammel MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18 Rk. Club Wins 1. Boston... 247 T2. Chicago-NL... 245 T2. Cleveland... 245 T2. Houston... 245 MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL) Rk. Pitcher Wins 1. Chris Sale... 96 2. David Price... 95 T3. Rick Porcello... 90 T3. Justin Verlander... 90 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Martinez (108) Doubles...Bogaerts (24) Triples...Benintendi (5) HR...Martinez (27) RBI...Martinez (74) Runs...Betts (69) SB...Benintendi/Betts (16) BB...Benintendi (48) AVG (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.343) OBP (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.433) SLG (min. 100 AB)...Betts (.679) OPS (min. 100 AB)...Betts (1.112) Pitching Wins... Porcello/Rodriguez (10) Saves...Kimbrel (26) Appearances... Kelly (39) Starts... Sale (19) ERA (min. 20.0 IP)...Kimbrel (2.02) Innings (reliever)...barnes/hembree (37.2) Innings (starter)... Sale (122.0) Strikeouts (reliever)...barnes/kimbrel (52) Strikeouts (starter)... Sale (176)
TODAY S STARTING PITCHER Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP 10-3, 3.57 ERA, 18 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2018 10-3 3.57 18 18 111.0 102 49 44 12 26 104.239 CAREER 128-102 4.21 296 292 1782.2 1923 919 834 209 407 1278.275 TODAY S START: His 10 wins are tied for the 5th-most in the AL this year, and tied for the 8th-most in MLB. Did not earn his 10th win of 2017 until 9/16 at TB...Earned his 11th and final win of last season on 9/27 vs. TOR. Is 1 of 4 pitchers with 10+ wins in as many as 9 of the last 10 seasons (2009-18), joining Max Scherzer (9), Jon Lester (9), and Zack Greinke (9). Surrendered 2 ER or fewer in 5 of his last 7 starts (4-1, 3.30 ERA, 16 ER/43.2 IP). Porcello s 3.57 ERA this season would be his 2nd-lowest before the All-Star break...held a 3.39 ERA over 18 starts with DET prior to the 2013 All-Star break (45 ER/119.1 IP). Is among AL leaders in BB/9.0 IP (11th, 2.11), and SO/BB (11th, 4.00). Porcello s 47.1 ground ball percentage is the 10th-highest in the AL this season. Is limiting RHH to a.318 SLG (6 2B, 5 HR), the 4th-lowest mark among AL qualifiers. His 5 starts with 0 BB are tied for the 2nd-most in the AL (Kluber-9). Since joining the Red Sox in 2015, Porcello is 49-6 (.891) in 70 starts when he receives 3+ runs of support, with the Red Sox going 58-12 in those games. Is 2-1 with a 2.57 ERA (8 ER/28.0 IP) in 4 day starts this season...has limited opponents to a.186 AVG (19-for-102) in those while posting a 0.82 WHIP, 23 SO, and 4 BB. Last start: Allowed 2 runs over 6.0 IP on 7/2 at WSH (7 H, 2 BB, 5 SO)...Each run came via solo HR (Anthony Rendon, Daniel Murphy). VS. THE ROYALS: Last faced KC on 7/28/17 at Fenway Park (L, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, BB, 5 SO)...Allowed 4 ER over 5.0 IP during his last outing at Kauffman Stadium on 5/17/16 (8 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 3 SO). Is 1-1 with a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP) in 2 starts vs. AL Central clubs this season...allowed 2 ER over 6.0 IP on 6/10 vs. CWS, and 0 runs over 7.0 IP on 6/21 at MIN. ON THE ROAD: His 6 road wins are tied for the 2nd-most in MLB this year, trailing only Justin Verlander s 7. Is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA (8 ER/25.1 IP) over his last 4 road starts. Owns a 9-3 record and 3.01 ERA (33 ER/98.2 IP) over his last 16 road starts (beginning 7/8/17 at TB)...Allowed 3 ER or fewer in 12 of those outings, and 2 ER or fewer in 10. 2018 HIGHLIGHTS: 2018 7.2, 4/29 vs. TB 9, 5/14 vs. OAK 6, 5/24 at TB 5, 2x, last 5/14 vs. OAK 3, 4x, last 6/10 vs. CWS 9, 2x, last 5/19 vs. BAL 2, 3x, last 7/2 at WSH - - 5, 3/31-5/9 1, 3x, last 6/10-2018 4-2, 3.78 ERA, 8 GS 6-1, 3.38 ERA, 10 GS.239 (102-426), 12 HR.250 (46-184), 7 HR.231 (56-242), 5 HR 1.15 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS IP H R ER BB SO HR CG SHO WIN STREAK LOSS STREAK 10+ SO G SPLITS HOME ROAD OPP. AVG VS. LHB VS. RHB WHIP CAREER 9.0, 6x, last 9/19/16 at BAL 12, 6x, last 7/4/16 vs. TEX 11, 8/25/17 vs. BAL 9, 4/20/13 at LAA 6, 5/29/14 at OAK 13, 9/1/15 vs. NYY 4, 4/14/17 vs. TB 9, last 7/23/17 at LAA 3, last 8/20/14 at TB 8, 5/22/16-7/29/16 7, 5/22-7/1/15 4, last 9/1/15 vs. NYY (13) CAREER 65-50, 4.41 ERA, 145 GS 63-52, 4.01 ERA, 151 G, 147 GS.275 (1923-7003), 209 HR.285 (1059-3713), 118 HR.263 (864-3290), 91 HR 1.31 VS. KC W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO 2018 0-0 - - - - - - - - - CAREER 8-8 4.71 22 22 130.0 150 68 16 26 80 at KC 6-5 4.62 13 13 74.0 82 38 10 20 48 Held the Twins to 1 hit over 7.0 scoreless IP on 6/21 at MIN (BB, HB, 5 SO)...Retired his final 16 batters faced in order, spanning from the final out of the 2nd inning through the final out of the 7th...Was his 3rd career start with as few as 1 hit allowed: 5/22/11 with DET at PIT (1 hit, 8.0 IP), 8/11/09 with DET at BOS (1 hit, 1.0 IP). Had a 7-decision winning streak from 9/16/17 to 5/4/18, the 2nd-longest of his career...trails only his career-long 8-decision stretch from 5/22-7/29/16. Earned the win in each of his first 4 starts (3/31-4/18) and 5 straight including his final start of 2017 (9/27)...Marked his longest streak of wins in consecutive starts since a 6-start stretch from 6/28-7/29/16...Was the 1st Red Sox to win his first 4+ starts of a season since winning his first 5 in 2016. Held opponents to just 5 hits in each of his 3 outings from 5/29-6/10 (.211 AVG, 15-for-71)...Marks his longest streak of starts with 5 hits or fewer allowed since 2013 with DET (4/27-5/17). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Earned the 2016 BBWAA American League Cy Young Award after leading the majors in wins (22-4) and SO/BB ratio (5.91)...The Red Sox went 25-8 in his starts. 2018 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 3/31 W3-2 at TB W 3-0 5.1 6 1 1 1 4 0 89/61 Held TB scoreless through 5.0 IP 4/7 W10-3 TB W 10-3 7.1 6 3 3 0 7 0 94/66 Retired 17 straight Rays from the 2nd inning to the 7th 4/12 W6-3 NYY W 6-0 7.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 99/69 Carried a no-hitter through 6.0 IP 4/18 W9-0 at LAA W 7-0 6.0 6 0 0 0 6 0 101/71 1st back-to-back scoreless starts since 2016 (2, 4/25-30) 4/24 L3-4 at TOR - 1-3 7.0 3 3 3 3 9 0 103/65 9+ SO for the 1st time since 4/26/17 (also 9) 4/29 W4-3 TB - 3-3 7.2 7 3 3 0 6 1 116/82 Longest start with 0 BB since 7/8/17 at TB (8.0 IP) 5/4 W5-1 at TEX W 4-1 6.0 3 1 1 1 8 1 96/61 Career-long 6th consecutive winning decision on the road 5/9 L6-9 at NYY - 4-5 5.1 8 5 5 3 3 0 91/51 Season-high 5 R and 8 H 5/14 L5-6 OAK L 3-5 6.0 9 5 5 0 5 2 108/69 1st loss of 2018, snapping 7-decision winning streak 5/19 W6-3 BAL W 4-3 6.0 6 3 3 3 9 1 107/67 Season-high-tying 9 SO (also 4/24 at TOR) 5/24 L3-6 at TB L 0-6 3.2 8 6 4 2 2 0 92/54 Shortest start since 7/29/15 with BOS vs. CWS (2.0 IP) 5/29 W8-3 TOR W 5-3 6.2 5 3 2 2 5 1 96/66 Allowed 1 ER on 3 H through 6.0 IP (2 R, ER in 7th) 6/3 W9-3 at HOU W 6-3 6.1 5 3 2 2 5 1 88/54 After a leadoff HR in the 1st, surrendered just 1 R over 6.1 IP 6/10 L2-5 CWS L 1-3 6.0 5 3 2 3 5 0 105/66 Allowed 1+ UER in his 4th consecutive start (5 total) 6/15 L6-7 at SEA - 4-6 6.0 7 4 4 1 9 1 100/70 Season-high-tying 9 SO (3rd time) 6/21 W9-2 at MIN W 8-0 7.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 97/65 3rd career start with 1 hit (last: 5/22/11 with DET at PIT, 8.0 IP) 6/27 W9-6 LAA - 6-4 5.2 8 4 4 2 5 2 104/66 Held LAA to 1 run through 5.0 IP 7/2 W4-3 at WSH W 4-2 6.0 7 2 2 2 5 2 92/66 Both runs came via solo HR (Anthony Rendon, Daniel Murphy) ROYALS CAREER VS. PORCELLO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Almonte.500 6 3 1 1 Bonifacio.500 2 1 0 0 Butera.250 8 2 1 3 Dozier - 0 0 0 0 Duda.125 8 1 0 0 Escobar.150 40 6 0 3 Gordon.239 46 11 2 7 Herrera - 0 0 0 0 Merrifield.000 3 0 0 0 Mondesi - 0 0 0 0 Moustakas.267 30 8 1 4 Pérez.267 30 8 1 3 RED SOX CAREER vs. FILLMYER PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi - 0 0 0 0 Betts - 0 0 0 0 Bogaerts - 0 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. - 0 0 0 0 Devers - 0 0 0 0 Holt - 0 0 0 0 Leon - 0 0 0 0 Martinez - 0 0 0 0 Moreland - 0 0 0 0 Núñez - 0 0 0 0 Pearce - 0 0 0 0 Swihart - 0 0 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Sale 19 14 77/122.0 5.68 11-8 Price 18 9 62/101.1 5.51 12-6 Porcello 18 12 81/111.0 6.57 12-6 Velázquez 2 0 10/10.2 8.44 2-0 Johnson 3 1 15/14.2 9.20 3-0 Rodriguez 17 6 69/93.2 6.63 14-3 Pomeranz 8 2 19/37.0 4.62 4-4 Wright 4 3 11/24.0 4.13 3-1 Beeks 1 0 1/4.0 2.25 0-1
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.286 AVG 14 HR 55 RBI.373 OBP.508 SLG vs. RHP: 78-254 (.307), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 2-2, 4 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB ROAD TRIP: 8-28, 7 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 6 BB, 3 SB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (5-11, 7 R, 2B, HR, 4 BB) vs. LHP: 16-75 (.213), 3 HR KC SERIES: 4-6, 5 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (5/8-16) Reached base a career-high 6 times last night and scored a career-high-tying 4 runs (7/4/17 at TEX)...Drew a career-high 4 BB, homered, and doubled. Was the first Red Sox hitter to reach base 6 times in a 9-inning game since Mo Vaughn on 5/29/93 vs. TEX. Became just the 5th hitter in the last 100 years with a 2B, HR, and 4 BB in a single game, joining David Ortiz on 7/7/07, Mark McGwire on 4/26/97, Travis Fryman on 7/15/94-G1, and Lefty O'Doul on 7/23/30-G2...Fryman is the only other hitter since 1908 to do so in a 9-inning game. Is 56-for-180 (.311) with 10 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, and 34 RBI in his last 48 games...in his last 65, is batting.307 (77-for-251) with 51 R, 17 2B, 3 3B, 13 HR, and 42 RBI. Leads the AL with a 94.1% SB rate and is tied for 4th with 16 SB...Is 37-for-43 (86.0%) in career SB attempts, having gone 18 for his last 19 (94.7%). Has played 4 career games at Kauffman Stadium, going 7-for-15 (.467) with a 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 R, 3 RBI, and a.579 OBP. Has 7 runs in his last 4 games and ranks T-5th in the AL with 63...Has 22 RBI in his last 37 games, 37 in his last 51, and 55 this season (T-14th in the AL). Ranks 3rd in the AL with a.378 AVG and 4th with a 1.155 OPS with RISP...His.359 career AVG with RISP (83-for-231) is the highest since at least 1974 (min. 200 AB). 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.343 AVG 22 HR 44 RBI.433 OBP.679 SLG vs. RHP: 69-204 (.338), 15 HR YESTERDAY: 4-6, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI, SB ROAD TRIP: 13-33, 8 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB, 2 SB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (9-23, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI) vs. LHP: 24-67 (.358), 7 HR KC SERIES: 5-11, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (3/31-4/11) Tied a season high with 4 hits last night (3rd time, last 5/2 vs. KC)...Doubled twice for the 5th time in 2018 (last 5/18 vs. BAL). Leads MLB with a.343 AVG,.679 SLG, and 1.112 OPS this season...ranks 2nd in OBP (.433). Hit his 100th career HR Friday, becoming the 4th Red Sox hitter with 100 HR before turning 26 (Tony Conigliaro, 160; Jim Rice; 133; Ted Williams, 127). Was his 22nd HR of the season (T-6th in the AL)...Has 9 HR in his last 30 games, and ranks 2nd in MLB with 12.32 AB/HR this season. Extended his franchise record with his 16th leadoff HR, including 5 in 2018...Was his 8th game-winning HR of the year, tied with J.D. Martinez for the ML lead. Has reached in 37 of his last 78 PA (.474 OBP), going 22-for-62 (.355) with 13 BB, 4 2B, 4 HR, and a.613 SLG. Leads active hitters vs. KC with a.385 AVG, a.692 SLG, and a 1.100 OPS (min. 100 AB). Has 4 HR in his last 3 games vs. KC (.600/9-for-15), including a 3-HR game on 5/2 at Fenway...Was his 4th career 3-HR game, the most in Red Sox history. Despite missing 14 games (5/27-6/10), ranks among AL leaders with 69 runs (2nd), 22 HR (T-6th), 46 XBH (T-6th), 16 SB (T-4th), and 184 TB (T-7th). Ranks 3rd in the majors with a.634 road slugging percentage and a 1.048 OPS on the road...14 of his 22 HR have come in away games. Is batting.338 vs RHP,.358 vs. LHP,.375 at home,.326 on the road,.308 with RISP,.388 with 2 outs,.357 with RISP and 2 outs, and.326 with 2 strikes. 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.277 AVG 14 HR 52 RBI.351 OBP.514 SLG vs. RHP: 62-215 (.288), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB ROAD TRIP: 6-24, 6 R, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-9, 5 R, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB) vs. LHP: 15-63 (.238), 1 HR KC SERIES: 2-6, 4 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/17-28) Hit a go-ahead 3-run 2B last night, also drawing a career-high-tying 3 BB (also 9/18/17 at BAL)...Became the first Red Sox hitter since at least 1908 to draw multiple walks and drive in multiple runs in 3 straight games...the only other ML hitters to do so in that time were Jack Clark (5/22-24/87) and Babe Ruth (6/19-21/31). Over his last 3 games, is 4-for-9 (.444) with 5 runs, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB, and 0 SO...Homered in consecutive games Tuesday and Friday. His.514 SLG and.866 OPS are both career highs...has 14 HR in 278 AB this season (19.86 AB/HR) after averaging 47.41 AB/HR through his fi rst 5 ML seasons. Has 38 XBH in just 71 games this year after tallying 48 XBH in 148 games in 2017...Has reached base safely in 42 of his last 47 games. Ranks 2nd in the AL with a.763 SLG with RISP, and 3rd with a 1.185 OPS (.342/26-for-76, 8 2B, 8 HR). 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.198 AVG 6 HR 27 RBI.289 OBP.327 SLG vs. RHP: 40-193 (.207), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 0-6, R, RBI ROAD TRIP: 4-24, 3 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, SB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-6 vs. LHP: 11-64 (.172), 1 HR KC SERIES: 1-10, R, 2B, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/25-6/1) Has driven in a run in wach of his last 3 games, tying a season-long streak (also 5/28-30)...Has not had a longer streak since 5/9-13/16 (5 G). Is 12-for-38 (.316) with 6 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, and 10 RBI over his last 11 games...hit 2 HR over the Red Sox series vs. LAA, including a 2-run shot Thursday. Has reached in 14 of his last 16 games...snapped an 8-game hitting streak at Kauffman Stadium last night (.379, 3 2B, 2 HR,.690 SLG, 1.144 OPS). Has 9 SB in 9 tries, and is 11 for his last 11 dating back to 2017...Ranks 2nd among actives with an 88.6% career SB percentage (39-for-44; min. 40 attempts). Is 8 for his last 25 (.320) vs. LHP, after beginning the season 3-for-39 (.077) vs. lefties. The Red Sox are 55-24 in games he plays in (6-5 in all other games)...are 56-11 (.836) in his last 67 games with an XBH, including 31-3 (.912) in his last 34. 11 - RAFAEL DEVERS, 3B.245 AVG 14 HR 48 RBI.293 OBP.433 SLG vs. RHP: 60-236 (.254), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, RBI, 2 BB ROAD TRIP: 7-24, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-8, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB) vs. LHP: 21-94 (.223), 3 HR KC SERIES: 1-4, R, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/6-15) Is 12-for-35 (.343) with 3 2B and 2 HR in his last 9 games...in his last 28 games, is batting.291 (32-for-110) with 19 R, 9 2B, 5 HR, 20 RBI, and a.509 SLG. Has 16 RBI in his last 17 games and 20 in his last 24...12 of his 24 career HR have tied the game or given BOS a lead. Has 8 game-tying or go-ahead RBI since 6/1, all in his last 24 games...has 3 such RBI in his last 9 games, and 6 in his last 16. Went 5-for-5 with a 2B and a game-winning grand slam on 6/30 at NYY...Recorded a career-high 3 R and a career-high-tying 4 RBI. Is the youngest player to go 5-for-5 with a grand slam since at least 1908...The last Red Sox hitter with a grand slam in a 5-hit game was Jim Rice on 7/4/84 vs. OAK. Became the youngest player with a grand slam in a BOS-NYY game (source: STATS)...The previous youngest were Ted Williams for BOS and Joe DiMaggio for NYY. Is the youngest hitter with a 5-hit game against NYY since Stuffy McInnis on 4/29/1911...Is the youngest Sox hitter in the last 100 years to go 5-for-5 or better. With 24 career HR, has passed Bobby Doerr (19) for the 3rd-most by a Red Sox hitter before his 22nd birthday since 1908 (Conigliaro-84, Williams-49). 612- BROCK HOLT, OF/INF.296 AVG 1 HR 22 RBI.376 OBP.401 SLG vs. RHP: 38-137 (.277), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, RBI, 2 BB, SB ROAD TRIP: 7-22, R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-9, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SB) vs. LHP: 10-25 (.400), 0 HR KC SERIES: 3-9, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/14-26) Reached base 3 times last night and has driven in 3 runs in his last 2 games...is 6-for-17 (.353) over his last 4 games. Ranks 14th in the AL with a.376 OBP (min. 150 PA)...Over his last 47 games, is batting.322 (47-for-146) with 15 R, 12 2B, 3B, HR, and 21 RBI. His.296/.376/.401 batting line represents all career highs...has 15 RBI in his last 30 games and 22 in 54 games this season after driving in 7 in 64 games last year. Is batting.320/.378/.450/.828 on the road this season, with 10 of his 14 XBH and 16 of his 22 RBI...Ranks 11th in the AL in road AVG (min. 75 AB). 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 1 19 10 0 0 29 9 4 1 0 0 14 Betts 7/6/18 at KC Hammel 10 19 6 3 0 28 4 4 2 0 0 10 Bogaerts 7/6/18 at KC Hammel 5 13 6 0 0 19 7 5 1 0 1 14 Bradley Jr. 6/28/18 vs. LAA Ramirez 22 3 4 0 0 7 4 1 1 0 0 6 Devers 7/1/18 at NYY Gray 23 14 6 0 1 21 8 1 2 0 0 11 Holt 4/17/18 at LAA Bard 134 9 3 0 0 12 1 2 0 0 0 3 Leon 7/1/18 at NYY Gallegos 13 7 1 0 0 8 1 3 0 0 0 4 Martinez 7/6/18 at KC Hammel 8 31 3 3 0 37 15 5 2 1 0 23 Moreland 6/24/18 vs. SEA Gonzales 29 12 6 0 0 18 7 0 2 0 0 9 Núñez 7/3/18 at WSH Roark 12 13 2 0 0 15 2 2 0 0 0 4 Pearce 6/23/18 at LAA Anderson 25 5 3 0 0 8 3 1 0 0 0 4 Swihart 9/29/15 at NYY Mitchell 153 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 3 - SANDY LEON, C.260 AVG 4 HR 18 RBI.303 OBP.407 SLG vs. RHP: 24-91 (.264), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 2-2, RBI ROAD TRIP: 6-17, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, SH CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-6, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 8-32 (.250), 1 HR KC SERIES: 3-6, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/14-24) Went 2-for-2 last night with his 2nd RBI in as many games...is 11-for-29 (.379) with 2 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, and a 1.079 OPS over his last 10 games. Is 28-for-87 (.322) with 13 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI, a.529 SLG, and an.890 OPS in his last 28 games...has 4 XBH in his last 7 games, including a pinch-hit 2B Sunday. Homered in 2 straight games on 6/27 vs. LAA and 6/30 at NYY...Marked his 3rd career pair of consecutive games with a HR (also 8/17-18/16, 5/6-7/17). Since 2017, the Red Sox are 9-1 when he homers, 26-9 when he drives in a run, and 18-2 in his multi-hit games...bos is 45-14 when he drives in a run since 2015. Leads the majors with a 3.33 catcher s ERA since 2017...Has a 3.13 catcher s ERA in 304.2 innings caught this season (2nd in the AL, min. 200.0 innings). 28 - J.D. MARTINEZ, OF/DH.329 AVG 27 HR 74 RBI.392 OBP.646 SLG vs. RHP: 82-250 (.328), 23 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI ROAD TRIP: 11-30, 7 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (8-19, 6 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI) vs. LHP: 26-78 (.333), 4 HR KC SERIES: 4-10, 4 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (4/29-5/11) Recorded multiple hits last night for the 4th straight game (.421/8-for-19, 6 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI) and 37th time this season, tied for the ML lead. Hit his ML-leading 27th HR Friday...Leads the majors with 23 multi-rbi games, 4 more than any other hitter. His 27 HR are the 3rd-most by a Red Sox hitter prior to the All-Star break, trailing only David Ortiz in 2006 (31) and Carl Yastrzemski in 1969 (29)...The last Red Sox hitter to reach 27 HR in the team s fi rst 89 games was David Ortiz (32) in his club record-setting 2006 54-HR season. Leads the majors by 8 RBI (74)...Trails only Mookie Betts (.679) in SLG (.646) and only Betts (1.112) and Mike Trout (1.085) in OPS (1.039). Leads MLB with 212 TB, tied for the 7th-most by a Red Sox hitter before the All-Star break (last Adrián González in 2011, 214). Ranks among AL leaders with a.329 AVG (4th), 108 hits (3rd), 64 runs (4th),.392 OBP (7th),.646 SLG (2nd), 1.039 OPS (3rd), 49 XBH (4th), and 212 TB (1st). Became the 4th Red Sox hitter with 25+ HR and 100+ hits through 84 team games (also Jimmie Foxx in 1938, Ted Williams in 1946, and Manny Ramirez in 2001). Is the first BOS hitter with more HR before the All-Star break than any Sox hitter had the entire previous year since Ted Williams in 1946 (23). Has 24 hits in his last 14 games (.407 AVG, 18 R, 5 HR, 19 RBI)...Has reached in 44 of his last 99 PA (.444 OBP), going 33-for-87 (.379) with 6 2B and 6 HR. Is 9-for-21 (.429) this season vs. KC, with 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, and 7 R in 5 games (1.288 OPS)...Has a.524 career SLG in 71 games vs. KC. Is tied for the ML lead with 8 game-winning HR, which were the most by a BOS hitter before July since Jim Rice in 1978 (11). 18 - MITCH MORELAND, 1B.289 AVG 11 HR 41 RBI.358 OBP.530 SLG vs. RHP: 50-173 (.289), 9 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, SF ROAD TRIP: 4-15, 5 R, RBI, 3 BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (4-11, 4 R, RBI, 2 BB) vs. LHP: 17-59 (.288), 2 HR KC SERIES: 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, SF SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22) Reached base 3 times yesterday and recorded a game-winning sacrifice fl y...was his 9th go-ahead RBI of the season, 8 of which have been game-winners. Has homered in 2 of 3 games vs. KC this season (7-for-13, 7 R, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI), and 6 times in his last 11 games vs. the team...ranks 3rd among active hitters with a.597 career SLG vs. KC, and 3rd with a 1.007 career OPS vs. the club (min. 100 AB). Has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games (.327/18-for-55, 14 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 9 RBI, 6 BB). Ranks 11th in the AL with a.530 SLG and 13th with an.888 OPS (min. 200 PA)...Is batting.301 (66-for-219) with a.922 OPS in his last 63 games. Has 7 HR in his last 31 road games, batting.282/.357/.500/.857 (31-for-110)...Is 10-for-29 (.345) in his last 9 road games. Drove in at least 1 run over 5 straight games from 6/21-26, tying a season-long streak (4/30-5/9)...Has 11 runs in his last 12 contests. Tripled in back-to-back games on 6/22-23 for the 2nd time in 2018...Has more 3B in 70 games this season (4) than he had in 922 career games entering 2018 (3). Is batting.282/.361/.451/.812 with RISP, including a.355/.474/.613/1.087 line with 2 outs and RISP (11-for-31, 3 2B, 3B, HR). 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF.256 AVG 6 HR 22 RBI.287 OBP.374 SLG vs. RHP: 55-202 (.272), 5 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 6-21, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (5-13, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI) vs. LHP: 17-79 (.215), 1 HR KC SERIES: 1-5, R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/16-29) Is 5-for-13 with 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI over his last 3 games...has hit safely in 55 of 74 games (74.3%) this season, the 2nd-most on the team. Has 3 XBH in his last 3 games, including his 6th HR of the year Tuesday...Was his 2nd straight game-winning HR, and all 6 have come with the score within 1 run. Was his 2nd HR in his last 5 games, each a game-winner...was his 5th career 3-run HR, 2nd of the season. Has 3 HR in 6 games vs. KC since joining the Red Sox...In his last 15 games vs. the Royals, has hit.328/.358/.578 (21-for-64, 4 HR, 9 RBI). Is 11 for his last 30 (.367) with RISP...Has hit.347 (59-for-170) with RISP since the start of last season, ranking 11th among ML hitters in that time. 25 - STEVE PEARCE, 1B/OF.389 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI.389 OBP.611 SLG vs. RHP: 4-11 (.364), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 7-18, 3 R, 4 2B, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (3-5, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI) vs. LHP: 3-7 (.429), 0 HR KC SERIES: 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/13-21) Is 7-for-18 (.389) with 4 2B, 2 RBI, and a 1.000 OPS since joining BOS...Is batting.309/.356/.536/.892 with 4 HR and 18 RBI in 32 total games this year. Tied a season high with 3 hits Friday, including a career-high-tying 2 2B (11th time, last 6/10/16 with TB vs. HOU)...Scored twice for the 3rd time this year. Missed time from 5/3-6/21 with a left oblique strain...is 12-for-31 (.387) since returning, including a game-winning 3-run HR in the 9th on 6/23 with TOR at LAA. Is batting.321 (18-for-56) this season vs. LHP, with 7 2B, 2 HR, and a.554 SLG...Has a.496 career SLG and.843 career OPS vs. LHP. Has a 1.083 OPS in 12 career games vs. KC, batting.405 (15-for-37) with 10 runs, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI, a.488 OBP, and a.595 SLG. 23 - BLAKE SWIHART, C /UTL.185 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI.250 OBP.210 SLG vs. RHP: 9-51 (.176), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-1, R, RBI ROAD TRIP: 3-5, 2 R, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-2, 2 R, RBI) vs. LHP: 6-30 (.200), 0 HR KC SERIES: 2-2, 2 R, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (6/2-7) Has singled and scored in his only AB in each of BOS s last 2 games, driving in his 4th run last night...7 of his 15 hits have come as a sub. Is 5 for his last 13 (.385), scoring 4 times over those 9 games. In 6 career games vs. KC, is batting.688 (11-for-16) with 7 runs, 4 2B, 5 RBI, a.938 SLG, and a 1.625 OPS. Played his first career game at 2B Monday...His last 24 games have come at 7 different positions (C, DH, LF, 1B, RF, 3B, 2B)...In the last 40 seasons, the only other Red Sox to play C, 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, and RF at any point in their Red Sox careers were Steve Lyons (1985-86, 91, 92-93) and Alex Delgado (1996). 2018 vs. KC CAREER vs. KC CAREER AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi.400 20 8 1 3.316 38 12 2 4.467 15 7 2 3 Betts.529 17 9 4 5.385 117 45 9 20.379 66 25 4 10 Bogaerts.300 20 6 2 9.350 117 41 6 27.375 56 21 3 15 Bradley Jr..091 22 2 0 4.245 98 24 2 13.239 46 11 2 6 Devers.235 17 4 0 2.276 29 8 1 4.250 4 1 0 1 Holt.333 9 3 0 3.220 59 13 0 8.184 38 7 0 6 Leon.333 9 3 0 2.235 34 8 0 6.375 16 6 0 5 Martinez.429 21 9 2 5.300 250 75 12 37.265 132 35 4 18 Moreland.538 13 7 2 4.306 144 44 12 26.216 74 16 4 10 Núñez.250 16 4 1 2.273 143 39 5 16.230 61 14 0 4 Pearce.615 13 8 0 3.405 37 15 1 5.333 24 8 1 2 Swihart 1.000 2 2 0 1.688 16 11 0 5.750 8 6 0 3
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 7/7 at KC (H, 18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 30/37 11/0 0/2 1.2 (6/3 at HOU) 3 (3 times) 70-Ryan Brasier -- - - - - - - -/- -/- -/- --- --- 67-William Cuevas 7/3 at WSH 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1/1 -/- -/- 2.0 (7/3 at WSH) --- 37-Heath Hembree 7/7 at KC (W, 4-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 28/37 17/3 -/- 2.0 (5 times) 4 (7/3 at WSH) 56-Joe Kelly 7/7 at KC 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 29/39 19/6 2/4 2.0 (2 times) 3 (5/12 at TOR) 46-Craig Kimbrel 7/4 at WSH (SV, 26) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 24/36 12/4 26/28 1.1 (3 times) 3 (5 times) 47-Tyler Thornburg 7/6 at KC 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0/1 -/- -/- 1.0 (7/6 at KC) -- 76-Hector Velazquez 7/7 at KC 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 15/24 14/6 -/- 3.1 (4/27 vs TB) 3 (2 times) 44-Brandon Workman 7/7 at KC 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 12/14 3/1 -/- 1.1 (6/11 at BAL) 2 (5 times) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.19 ERA 293.0 240 106 104 111 308 190/257 (74%) 95/26 29/36 32-MATT BARNES, RHP 2-2 0 SV 2.39 ERA vs. ALL:.157 (21-134), 1 HR vs. RHB:.103 (9-87), 1 HR vs. LHB:.255 (12-47), 0 HR WHIP: 1.06 Threw a scoreless 7th inning last night at KC (1.0 IP, 2 SO, WP, 19 p)...his 37th appearance of 2018 & his 7th straight scoreless outing (7.0 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 11 SO). Since 6/9, RHH are just 1-for-26 against him (.038 AVG)...Overall, has held hitters to a.080 AVG (2-for-25) since 6/17. No runs allowed in 31 of 37 games this year...among all AL relievers ranks T-2nd in holds (18), 5th in opp. AVG (.157), and 7th in SO/BF (.333). 70-RYAN BRASIER, RHP 0-0 0 SV --- ERA vs. ALL:.--- (0-0), 0 HR vs. RHB:.--- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB:.--- (0-0), 0 HR WHIP:.--- Selected to the active ML roster today from Triple-A Pawtucket...Marks his 1st ML stint with BOS and his 1st active stint in MLB since 2013 (7 games with LAA). Named to 2018 International League All-Star team, has gone 2-5, 13 SV, 14 SVO, 1.34 ERA (6 ER/40.1 IP), 8 BB, 40 SO in 34 games for Pawtucket this year... Joins the Red Sox having posted 22 consecutive appearances without an earned run allowed (22.0 IP; last ER allowed was 5/12 at Syracuse). Signed by BOS as a MiLB FA on 3/4/18...Spent 2017 with Hiroshima in Japan s NPB...Originally a 6th-round selection by LAA in 2007 June Draft. 67-WILLIAM CUEVAS, RHP 0-0 0 SV 4.50 ERA vs. ALL:.250 (2-8), 1 HR vs. RHB:.200 (1-5), 0 HR vs. LHB:.333 (1-3), 1 HR WHIP: 1.00 Recalled today from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 2nd ML stint of 2018...Appeared in 1 game - 7/3 at WSH - over his 1st stint (also added to ML roster on 7/2). With Pawucket this year: 5-5, 3.65 ERA (35 ER/86.1 IP), 25 BB, 67 SO in 15 games/starts. Originally signed by BOS as an international FA in 2008...Made his ML debut with BOS in 2016 and was 0-1, 3.60 ERA (2 ER/5.0 IP) in 3 appearances that year. 37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 4-1 0 SV 3.58 ERA vs. ALL:.210 (29-138), 5 HR vs. RHB:.228 (21-92), 4 HR vs. LHB:.174 (8-46), 1 HR WHIP: 1.22 Earned his 4th win of the season last night at KC (1.1 IP, BB, SO, 22 pitches); entered in the 5th inning and stranded the bases loaded...his 37th appearance. Has posted a 1.77 ERA (4 ER/20.1 IP) with 9 BB, 30 SO & a 0.89 WHIP over his last 21 games since 5/13 which has lowered his ERA from 5.71 on 5/10 to 3.58. No hits allowed to LHH in their last 20 AB s (since 5/18)...Since 6/2, has held all opponents to a.068 AVG (3-for-44, 52 BF)...Has stranded 14 of 17 runners. 56-JOE KELLY, RHP 3-0 2 SV 3.41 ERA vs. ALL:.176 (23-131), 3 HR vs. RHB:.243 (17-70), 2 HR vs. LHB:.098 (6-61), 1 HR WHIP: 1.08 Retired the first 2 batters he faced to start the 8th inning last night at KC before being removed from the game (0.2 IP, SO, 6 pitches); his 39th appearance. Has made 2 straight scoreless appearances (1.2 IP) since allowing 6 runs over a span of 6 appearances (4.1 IP) from 6/19-7/2. 31 of 39 appearances this year are scoreless...since allowing 4 runs in his season debut on 3/29 has gone 3-0, 2.45 ERA, 10 ER/36.2 IP, 14 BB, 38 SO in 38 G. 46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 1-1 26 SV 2.02 ERA vs. ALL:.148 (18-122), 5 HR vs. RHB:.118 (8-68), 2 HR vs. LHB:.185 (10-54), 3 HR WHIP: 0.90 Allowed 2 singles and struck out 2 for his 26th SV of the year, Wed. at WSH (22 pitches)...has converted all 17 of his saves opportunities since 5/10. Has not allowed a run in any of his last 6 appearances since 6/14 (6.2 IP, 2 hits, 5 BB, 10 SO, 26 BF, 21 AB). Among AL relievers this season, ranks 2nd in SV (26), 3rd in opp. AVG (.148), 4th in SO/BF (.380) and SO/9.0 IP (13.12), 5th in SV% (92.9), 7th WHIP (0.90). Ranks 22nd on MLB s all-time SV list with 317 (Rick Aguilera 21st - 318)...Is 4th on the Red Sox all-time list with 92 SV (Dick Radatz is 3rd - 104). 47-TYLER THORNBURG, RHP 0-0 0 SV 9.00 ERA vs. ALL:.250 (1-4), 0 HR vs. RHB:.000 (0-2), 0 HR vs. LHB:.500 (1-2), 0 HR WHIP: 1.00 Made his Red Sox debut Friday night at KC, throwing the 7th inning (1.0 IP, H, ER, 18 pitches)...was his 1st appearance in an ML game since 10/2/16 for MIL. Activated from the DL Wednesday 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. Overall appeared in 18 games (1 start) over 2 separate rehab assignments between Triple-A Pawtucket & Double-A Portland: 0-1, 4.96 ERA, 8 BB, 15 SO. 76-HECTOR VELAZQUEZ, RHP 6-0 0 SV 2.76 ERA vs. ALL:.302 (55-182), 4 HR vs. RHB:.318 (34-107), 0 HR vs. LHB:.280 (21-75), 4 HR WHIP: 1.42 Threw a perfect 9th inning to finish last night s win at KC (12 pitches); was his 26th appearance of the season (24th in relief). Has thrown 1.0+ IP in 10 of 24 relief appearances...ranks T-7th among AL relievers in wins (4)...Has 9 career wins in 34 career appearances (5 starts) for BOS. In 24 relief appearances this year: 4-0, 2.83 ERA (11 ER, 35.0 IP), 8 BB, 18 SO...Made 2 starts for BOS this April: 2-0, 2.53 ERA, 3 ER/10.2 IP, 2 BB, 10 SO. 67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 1-0 0 SV 2.03 ERA vs. ALL:.152 (7-46), 1 HR vs. RHB:.143 (4-28), 0 HR vs. LHB:.167 (3-18), 1 HR WHIP: 0.83 Retired Merrifield to end the 8th inning in last night s win at KC (0.1 IP, 5 pitches). 12 of his 14 appearances for BOS this season have been scoreless and has not allowed a baserunner in 7 of his 14 games...began his 1st ML stint of 2018 with 6 straight scoreless appearances (6.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 7 SO)...Earned his 1st win of the year Tuesday night at WSH. 2018 VS. KC CAREER VS. KC CAREER AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM 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 0-0-0 3.00 3/0 3.0 3 1 1-2-0 14.29 10/1 11.1 21 18 0-0-0 12.00 4/0 3.0 3 4 Brasier -- / -- / -- / Cuevas -- / -- / -- / Hembree 1-0-0 2.70 2/0 3.1 2 1 1-0-0 1.00 7/0 9.0 5 1 1-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.1 0 0 Kelly 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 1.2 1 0 2-0-0 4.12 7/3 19.2 22 9 2-0-0 4.73 4/2 13.1 14 7 Kimbrel 0-0-1 4.50 2/0 2.0 1 1 1-0-3 1.35 7/0 6.2 4 1 0-0-2 0.00 2/0 2.0 1 0 Porcello -- / 8-8-0 4.71 22/22 130.0 150 68 6-5-0 4.62 13/13 74.0 82 38 Price 0-0-0 7.71 1/1 4.2 6 4 4-0-0 2.60 9/8 55.1 46 16 2-0-0 2.86 4/3 22.0 16 7 Rodriguez 0-0-0 11.25 1/1 4.0 5 5 1-1-0 5.96 5/5 25.2 29 17 1-0-0 1.42 1/1 6.1 6 1 Sale 1-0-0 1.38 2/2 13.0 10 2 11-10-2 2.87 34/23 175.2 180 56 6-5-0 3.05 17/11 88.2 83 30 Thornburg 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 9.00 1/0 1.0 1 1 Velazquez 1-0-0 2.25 3/0 4.0 3 1 1-0-0 2.89 4/1 9.1 8 3 0-0-0 3.68 3/1 7.1 7 3 Workman 0-0-0 13.50 2/0 1.1 2 2 1-0-0 3.86 5/0 4.2 7 2 1-0-0 6.75 3/0 2.2 4 2
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 92 7/9 N TEXAS 93 7/10 N TEXAS 94 7/11 N TEXAS 95 7/12 N TORONTO 96 7/13 N TORONTO 97 7/14 D TORONTO 98 7/15 D TORONTO 7/16 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/17 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/18 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/19 ALL-STAR BREAK * sellout