BOSTON RED SOX (17-12) at NEW YORK YANKEES (10-17) Saturday, May 7, 2016 1:05 p.m. ET Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY LHP David Price (4-0, 6.14) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (1-2, 5.46) Game #30 Road Game #15 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1110 AM (Spanish) YESTERDAY S NEWS: David Ortiz gave Boston a 2-0 lead with a 2-run homer in the first inning, but the Sox were held scoreless the rest of the way in their 3-2 loss to the Yankees...Travis Shaw (3-for-4), Hanley Ramirez (2-for-5), and Xander Bogaerts (2-for-5) had multiple hits for Boston... Rick Porcello suffered his first loss of the season despite throwing a quality start (7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO). MOVING ON UP: Last night, David Ortiz hit his 452nd homer with Boston, tying Carl Yastrzemski for 2nd-most in Red Sox history (Ted Williams-521)...It was his 50th career HR against the Yankees and 510th overall, passing Gary Sheffield (509 HR) for 25th place on MLB s all-time list. Ortiz has 596 career doubles, tied with Luis Gonzalez for 15th-most in MLB history. Big Papi has 1,666 career RBI, 1 shy of tying Sammy Sosa (1,667) for 28th-most all-time. RICK S ROLLIN : Rick Porcello has recorded at least 6.0 IP in each of his last 14 starts since coming off the disabled list on 8/26/15...That marks the longest such streak of his career, as well as the longest active streak in the majors. In those 14 starts, Porcello is 9-5 with a 3.06 ERA (33 ER/97.0 IP) and 98 strikeouts against only 19 walks. SOX STREAKS: Last night, Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his career-long hitting streak to 12 games, the longest active streak in the majors...in that span, Bradley has posted a.341/.408/.682 batting line (15-for-44, 3 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, HBP, 4 BB, 7 R, 10 RBI, SB). Hanley Ramirez is in the midst of a 10-game hitting streak, the 2nd-longest active streak in the majors and his longest as a member of the Sox...He has reached base via hit or BB in each of his last 13 games, driving in at least 1 run in 9 of those (11 RBI total). LONGEST ACTIVE HITTING STREAKS IN MLB PLAYER TEAM GAMES BEGAN Jackie Bradley Jr. BOS 12 April 24 Hanley Ramirez BOS 10 April 24 Christian Vazquez BOS 8 April 23 Jonathan Schoop BAL 8 April 27 BACK ON THE OFFENSIVE: In 16 games since being 1-hit by the Rays on 4/19, the Red Sox lead the majors in AVG (.312), hits (183), doubles (43), and SLG (.500)...Boston s.312 AVG since 4/20 is 47 points higher than the AL s 2ndhighest mark (LAA and SEA,.265). Overall, the Sox lead the majors in AVG (.285) and doubles (72) and pace the AL in runs per game (5.14, 4th in MLB), OBP (.346, 4th in MLB), SLG (.454, 3rd in MLB), and triples (10, 4th in MLB). Boston has recorded at least 10 hits in a game a major league-best 18 times (STL ranks 2nd, 15 times). POWER SURGE: Boston has hit 14 home runs in its last 11 games (beginning 4/25), tied for 2nd-most in the AL in that span behind only Toronto (16)...The Sox have homered in 7 consecutive games and in 10 of their last 11. NIGHT OWLS: Boston has lost each of its last 4 day games and 6 of its last 7...The Sox are 14-6 at night (.700), marking the 2nd-highest winning percentage in the majors (CHC-.882)...Boston s.293 batting AVG at night leads MLB. WRIGHT & ROCKET: Steven Wright and Roger Clemens are the only Boston pitchers in the last 100 years to record at least 5.0 IP while surrendering 2 runs or fewer and 6 hits or fewer in 8 straight starts (Clemens did so from 9/29/90-5/13/91)...In his last 8 starts, Wright is 4-3 with a 1.89 ERA and.194 opponent AVG (52.1 IP, 37 H, 11 ER, 24 BB, 52 SO). Wright has recorded at least 6.0 IP and allowed 2 runs or fewer in each of his 5 starts in 2016...The only other Red Sox in the last 50 years (1967-2016) to begin a season with 5 or more such starts are Roger Clemens (6 in 1993, 7 in 1991) and Clay Buchholz (6 in 2013). STATE OF THE RED SOX: The Red Sox have won 5 of their last 7 games, 9 of their last 12, and 11 of their last 16... Their.586 winning percentage is tied for 3rd-highest in the AL and tied for 6th-best in the majors. The Red Sox are 5 games above.500, 1 shy of their season high (17-11)...They were not as many as 5 games above.500 at any point of the 2014 or 2015 seasons. SOX & YANKS: The Red Sox continue their 19-game season series against the Yankees today (3-1 thus far)...the 2 teams are squaring off 6 times in 10 days, having played 3 games in Boston last weekend...the Sox have won 6 of the last 8 meetings overall. Of the 15 opponents to play at least 10 games at the current Yankee Stadium (opened in 2009), the Red Sox are the only team with a winning record (34-33)...Boston won only 2 of its first 10 games at the venue, but the Sox are 32-25 here since 5/18/10 (6-4 in 2015). David Ortiz has appeared in 210 regular season games against the Yankees with Boston, with the Sox going 107-103 in those meetings FACING EAST: Boston won only 10 of its first 32 games against AL East opponents in 2015 (.313), but the Sox are 34-27 against the division since 6/24/15, including 15-9 in their last 24 games and 9-8 in 2016. GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Sox have not made an error in their last 5 games, committing only 1 in their last 8...Boston ranks 3rd in MLB with a.990 fielding percentage...the Sox and Nats are the only 2 teams without a multi-error game. The Red Sox are tied for the MLB lead with 9 outfield assists (Betts-3, Bradley Jr.-3, Holt-3). WHIFF-LE BALL: Red Sox pitchers rank 2nd in MLB with 9.4 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (PHI-9.6)...In 2015, Boston s staff ranked 18th in MLB with 7.6 SO/9.0 IP. SAVING THE DAY: Craig Kimbrel has earned the save in each of his last 4 appearances, facing the minimum number of batters in that span (0-for-11, BB, 6 SO). DOWN IN THE COUNT: The Red Sox are batting a major league-best.224 with 2 strikes...boston s.199 AVG with 2 strikes in 2015 also led the majors, after ranking 11th in the category in 2014 (.183)...David Ortiz s.642 SLG with 2 strikes leads the majors. LEADING OFF: The Red Sox have scored in the 1st inning in 11 of their last 16 games (25 runs total)...boston was out-scored, 9-0, in the 1st innings of games through 4/10, but has out-scored its opponents, 33-10, since 4/11...The Sox have scored multiple runs in the 1st inning 11 times. RUNNING MEN: The Red Sox have a major league-best 24 stolen bases in only 26 attempts, marking MLB s best success rate (92.3%). DOWN ON THE FARM: Andrew Benintendi enters Saturday with a 23-game hitting streak for High-A Salem, tying a Salem baseball record set by Art Howe (1971 Salem Rebels)...During the streak, the Red Sox top pick in the 2015 June Draft (7th overall) is 36-for-92 (.391) with 10 2B, 6 3B, HR, 24 RBI, and 23 R...He has drawn 11 walks and struck out only 6 times in that span. REHAB NEWS: RHP Joe Kelly (right shoulder impingement) made his first rehab start last night with Triple-A Pawtucket, allowing 1 run on 2 hits in 3.0 IP vs. Rochester (BB, 3 SO, HR, 52 pitches/28 strikes). LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (right patella subluxation) will make his third rehab start Sunday with Pawtucket... Rodriguez started for Pawtucket Tuesday at Lehigh Valley, retiring 16 of his final 18 batters faced (6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 3 SO)...His first rehab start came on 4/28 vs. Syracuse (L, 3.2 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 2 SO). REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN Overall... 17-12 AL East Standing... T-1st, --- At Home... 8-7 On Road... 9-5 In day games... 3-6 In night games... 14-6 April... 14-10 May... 3-2 vs. AL East... 9-8 vs. AL Central... 3-2 vs. AL West... 2-1 vs. National League... 3-1 vs. RH starter... 16-9 vs. LH starter... 1-3 Leading after 6 innings... 13-1 Tied after 6 innings... 2-4 Trailing after 6 innings... 2-7 Leading after 7 innings... 16-1 Tied after 7 innings... 1-3 Trailing after 7 innings... 0-8 Leading after 8 innings... 17-0 Tied after 8 innings... 0-2 Trailing after 8 innings... 0-10 Red Sox score first... 11-6 Opponents score first... 6-6 Shutouts... 2-2 Scoring less than 3 runs... 1-4 Scoring 3 or 4 runs... 3-4 Scoring 5 or more runs... 13-4 Red Sox hit HR... 12-7 Red Sox hit 0 HR... 5-5 1-run games... 3-3 2-run games... 5-3 Walk-offs... 0-0 Extra innings (home)... 0-1 Extra innings (road)... 1-0 Extra innings (total)... 1-1 Series openers... 7-4 Series finales... 5-5 Series W-L-T (home)...1-2-2 Series W-L-T (road)...4-0-1 Series W-L-T (total)...5-2-3 Series sweeps (home)... 1-0 Series sweeps (road)... 1-0 Series sweeps (total)... 2-0 Come-from-behind wins...7, last 5/4 Innings batting around...3 (last 4/27, 2nd) VS. THE YANKEES All-Time (Since 1903)... 965-1,162-14 In Boston... 528-539-7 In New York... 437-623-7 At Yankee Stadium...34-33 2016... 3-1 In Boston...3-0 In New York...0-1 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/29 H W4-2 UEHARA Betances 4/30 H W8-0 PORCELLO Pineda 5/1 H W8-7 PRICE Nova 5/2 R L2-3 Yates PORCELLO MLB ALL-TIME DOUBLES 14. Barry Bonds 601 15. Luis Gonzalez 596 David Ortiz 596 MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUNS 24. Mel Ott 511 25. David Ortiz 510 MLB ALL-TIME RBI 27. Gary Sheffield 1,676 28. Sammy Sosa 1,667 29. David Ortiz 1,666 MLB ALL-TIME EXTRA-BASE HITS 14. Tris Speaker 1,132 15. David Ortiz 1,124 RED SOX ALL-TIME HOME RUNS 1. Ted Williams 521 2. Carl Yastrzemski 452 David Ortiz 452 UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sun., 5/8 at NYY 8:05 p.m. RHP Steven Wright (2-3, 1.67) RHP Luis Severino (0-4, 6.31) 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 either WCEC 1490 AM or WCCM 1110 AM.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 24-DAVID PRICE, LHP TODAY S STARTING PITCHER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 4-0 6.14 6 6 36.2 38 25 25 4 9 49 CAREER 108-56 3.17 225 219 1478.1 1299 576 520 133 380 1421 TODAY S START: Leads the AL with 49 SO (tied with Chris Archer) and 12.03 SO/9.0 IP...Since his TOR debut on 8/3/15, leads the AL with 13 wins and 136 SO. Enters tonight with a career-long 9-game winning streak (11 GS) dating back to 9/5/15 with TOR...Has earned the win in 13 of his last 17 starts dating back to 8/3/15 (13-1, 3.57 ERA, 44 ER/111.0 IP). Last start: Earned the win on 5/1 vs. NYY, becoming the first Red Sox starter to win first 4 decisions with the club, all starts, since Jon Lester from 6/16-7/18/06. Has not allowed a SB in 38 starts since 9/28/14 with DET vs. MIN (Danny Santana), the longest active such streak in the majors and the longest such streak of his career. On 4/26 at ATL, tied a career high and set a team season high with 14 SO over 8.0 IP, allowing 2 ER and earning his 3rd win of the season...was the 2nd time a Red Sox SP has struck out as many as 14 opposing hitters since Curt Schilling fanned 14 on 9/21/04 vs. BAL (also Jon Lester, 15, 5/3/14 vs. OAK)...Was also the highest single-game SO total on the road by a BOS LHP in the last 100 years. The only other Red Sox starters since 1913 to record as many as 46 strikeouts before May are Pedro Martinez (4 times, 1998-2001) and Roger Clemens (1988)... His 13.95 SO/9.0 IP ratio in April was the highest ratio by any Red Sox pitcher through April since 1913 and the 5th-highest in any calendar month (min. 15.0 IP). VS. THE YANKEES: Is 14-7 in his career vs. NYY, posting a 4.17 ERA (92 ER/198.2 IP) in 32 career games (31 starts)...has won his last 4 decisions against the Yankees over 5 starts, recording a 2.97 mark (11 ER/33.1 IP). Has a 6-game winning streak at Yankee Stadium over his last 8 outings there, going 6-0 with a 2.01 ERA (12 ER/53.2 IP) and 63 SO/13 BB in those starts...overall, is 8-2 with a 3.28 ERA (37 ER/101.2 IP) in 16 games (15 starts) at the park. Has gone 51-21 with a 3.35 ERA (243 ER/653.1 IP) in 101 career games (100 starts) vs. the AL East...His.708 win pct. opposing the AL East is best all-time among pitchers with at least 50 starts in the category (since 1969)...Beginning in 2010, his 44 wins vs. the AL East are 12 more than any other pitcher. 2015 & CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Entering 1st season with the Red Sox...On 12/4/15, signed a 7-year contract through 2022 that allows him to opt out after the 2018 season...is 108-56 (.659) with a 3.17 ERA over 225 career ML appearances, all but 5 as a starter, between TB (2008-14), DET (2014-15), TOR (2015), and BOS (2016). Over the course of his career, is 61-24 (.718) on the road, the best career road record in major league history (min. 60 decisions)...in his last 27 outings on the road since 6/15/14, his.818 winning percentage (18-4) ranks 3rd in the majors and his 2.26 ERA (48 ER/191.0 IP) ranks 4th (min. 15 GS)...Last season, led the AL with a 2.05 road ERA (25 ER/110.0 IP) and finished 3rd in the majors in away winning percentage (.846, 11-2). Last season, joined Clayton Kershaw as the only SP with an ERA under 3.50 in each of the last 6 full years...is the only AL LHP to do that in the DH era (since 1973). In 2015, led the American League with a 2.45 ERA (60 ER/220.1 IP) in 32 starts between DET and TOR...Was named to his 5th All-Star team in the last 6 years and finished 2nd in AL Cy Young Award balloting, his 3rd finish in the top 2 since 2010...Placed among AL leaders in innings (3rd), quality starts (T-3rd, 24), strikeouts (4th, 225), and starts (T-7th, 32)...Worth an AL-best 6.4 WAR according to Fangraphs, 3rd among ML pitchers behind Clayton Kershaw (8.6) and Jake Arrieta (7.3). YANKEES CAREER vs. PRICE PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Ackley.182 11 2 0 0 Beltran.250 24 6 0 2 Castro.333 3 1 0 0 Ellsbury.348 66 23 1 5 Gardner.194 31 6 0 3 Gregorius.273 11 3 0 1 Headley.409 22 9 0 3 Hicks.250 16 4 0 0 McCann.345 29 10 3 7 Rodriguez.254 63 16 2 8 Romine.000 3 0 0 1 Teixeira.209 67 14 3 9 Torreyes --- 0 0 0 0 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS RED SOX CAREER vs. EOVALDI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Betts.250 12 3 0 0 Bogaerts.182 11 2 0 2 Bradley Jr..500 2 1 0 0 Hanigan.500 2 1 0 0 Holt.250 8 2 0 1 Ortiz.500 8 4 0 0 Pedroia.556 9 5 1 1 Ramirez.375 16 6 1 6 Rutledge.500 4 2 0 0 Shaw.200 5 1 1 2 Vazquez.000 3 0 0 0 Young.000 2 0 0 0 2016 8.0, 4/26 at ATL 8, 2 times, last 5/1 vs. NYY 8, 4/21 vs. TB 8, 4/21 vs. TB 2, 4 times, last 4/26 at ATL 14, 4/26 at ATL 2, 4/21 vs. TB --- --- 4, 4/5 at CLE-present --- 2, last 4/26 at ATL (14 SO) 2016 2-0, 8.34 ERA, 4 GS 2-0, 2.57 ERA, 2 GS.266 (38-143), 4 HR.174 (4-23), 0 HR.283 (34-120), 4 HR 1.28 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 4-0, 6.14 ERA, 6 starts CAREER 9.0, 13 times, last 6/12/15 vs. CLE 13, 5/8/15 vs. KC 10, 6/23/09 vs. PHI 8, 4 times, last 4/21/16 vs. TB 6, 6/11/09 vs. LAA 14, 2 times, last 4/26/16 at ATL 3, 4 times, last 5/16/15 at STL 14, last 6/12/15 vs. CLE 3, last 6/12/15 vs. CLE 9, 9/5/15-present 3, 3 times, last 5/18-6/9/14 31, last 4/26/16 at ATL (14 SO) CAREER 47-32, 3.10 ERA, 111 G, 110 GS 61-24, 3.23 ERA, 113 G, 109 GS.234 (1299-5552), 133 HR.219 (292-1335), 20 HR.239 (1007-4217), 113 HR 1.14 VS. YANKEES W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 1-0 7.71 1 1 7.0 8 6 6 1 1 3 CAREER 14-7 4.17 32 31 198.2 195 96 92 20 63 176 at NYY 8-2 3.28 16 15 101.2 90 40 37 12 36 97 2016 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/5 W6-2 at CLE W 4-2 6.0 5 2 2 2 10 0 103/71 Most SO ever by a Red Sox LHP in team debut 4/11 L7-9 BAL ND 5-5 5.0 5 5 5 2 8 1 104/65 Allowed first 3-run HR since 6/14/14 (55 GS) 4/16 W4-2 TOR W 4-2 7.0 6 2 2 0 9 0 107/74 First BOS LHP since 1913 with 8+ SO in first 3 GS with BOS 4/21 L8-12 TB ND 5-7 3.2 8 8 8 2 5 2 87/55 T-career high 8 ER 4/26 W11-4 at ATL W 6-2 8.0 6 2 2 2 14 0 114/78 T-career high 14 SO; Most SO ever by a BOS LHP on the road 5/1 W8-7 NYY W 6-6 7.0 8 6 6 1 3 1 100/71 Set career high with 9th straight win (11 GS) since 9/5/15 35-STEVEN WRIGHT, RHP TOMORROW S STARTING PITCHER W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 2-3 1.67 5 5 32.1 22 9 6 1 15 31 CAREER 9-8 3.42 31 16 139.1 122 63 53 15 55 115 VS. THE YANKEES: Is 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) in 3 career games (2 starts) vs. NYY...In his most recent start at NYY on 8/5/15, struck out a career-high 9 over 8.0 1-run innings. 2016 HIGHLIGHTS: LAST 6 STARTS at YANKEE STADIUM DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 9/25/13 at NYY W 7.0 6 2 2 0 8 5/2/14 at NYY - 7.0 8 2 2 0 8 7/1/14 at NYY W 7.0 4 1 0 3 9 8/5/14 at NYY - 8.2 8 3 3 0 10 8/8/15 at NYY W 7.0 3 0 0 3 7 9/11/15 at NYY W 5.0 6 2 2 1 7 1.94 ERA 4-0 41.2 35 10 9 7 49 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Price 6 3 37/36.2 9.08 4-2 Buchholz 6 2 16/34.2 4.15 1-5 Kelly 3 0 6/8.2 6.23 2-1 Porcello 6 5 31/39.2 7.03 5-1 Wright 5 5 15/32.1 4.18 2-3 Owens 3 1 9/12.1 6.57 3-0 2-3, 1.67 ERA, 5 starts 2016 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOG DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 4/10 at TOR L 6.2 6 2 1 3 5 4/17 TOR L 6.0 6 2 2 0 6 4/22 at HOU W 6.2 4 1 0 5 6 4/27 ATL W 7.0 3 2 1 3 8 5/3 at CWS L 6.0 3 2 2 4 6 1.67 ERA 2-3 32.1 22 9 6 15 31 Ranks 4th in the American League in ERA (1.67)...Has limited opponents to a.188 AVG, the 5th-lowest mark in the AL...Has allowed 2 or fewer ER in his last 9 starts since 7/25/15 vs. DET (4-4, 2.06 ERA, 13 ER/56.2 IP), the AL s longest active streak.
Red Sox Game Notes Page 3 BATTING NOTES 50-MOOKIE BETTS, OF.246 AVG 4 HR 17 RBI.290 OBP.408 SLG vs. RHP: 31-113 (.274), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4, BB, SB ROAD TRIP: 2-16, 3 BB, 2 R, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 1-17 (.059), 1 HR CWS SERIES: 2-12, 2 BB, 2 R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/20-28) Stole his 7th base of the season last night...is 7-for-7 in SB attempts this year, and has been successful in each of his last 9 attempts dating back to 2015. Has scored at least 1 run in 11 of his last 16 games (16 runs total)...in that span, is 20-for-72 (.278) with 7 XBH (2 HR, 3 3B, 2 2B), 8 RBI, 7 BB, and 5 SB. Leads the Red Sox in runs (22) and steals (7)...Leads MLB with 86 RBI and 71 XBH as a leadoff hitter since the start of 2015. Has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games vs. NYY beginning 5/2/15 (21-for-68, 5 HR)...Has multiple hits in 5 of his last 8 games against the Yankees, with 8 of his last 12 hits vs. NYY going for extra bases (3 HR, 5 2B)...Homered twice in the Sox 9-5, 11-inning win at NYY on 9/30/15, becoming the youngest Red Sox player ever with a multi-homer game at NYY (22 years, 358 days). 2-XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.313 AVG 1 HR 13 RBI.375 OBP.435 SLG vs. RHP: 31-101 (.307), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5, 2B, R, SB ROAD TRIP: 6-17, 2B, BB, SF, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-5, 2B, R, SB) vs. LHP: 5-14 (.357), 0 HR CWS SERIES: 4-12, BB, SF, R, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/8-16) Has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games and reached base at least twice in 12 of those (beginning 4/20), posting a.410/.479/.525 batting line in that span (25-for-61, 7 2B, 8 BB, HBP, 4 SB, 12 R, 6 RBI). Stole his 6th base of the season last night...in 2015, did not record his 6th steal until 8/1, his 101st game...has 2 multi-steal games in 2016 (none in 2015)... Is 16-for-18 in stolen base attempts in his career. Has hit.367 with a.436 OBP during his current 12-game on-base streak vs. NYY (18-for-49, 6 BB, HR, 3 2B)...2 of his 7 career 4-hit games have come against NYY. Ranks 4th in the AL with 11 doubles...in 2015, did not record his 11th double until 6/21, his 67th game of the season. Started the 2015 season 4-for-39 (.103) in day games, but has hit.359 (75-for-209) in 49 day games since 5/17/15...Has a hit in 39 of his last 45 day games. Has 190 hits since 5/31/15, 12 more than any other major leaguer (Altuve-178)...Leads the majors with a.335 AVG in that span. 25-JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.276 AVG 2 HR 14 RBI.333 OBP.480 SLG vs. RHP: 22-79 (.278), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 ROAD TRIP: 4-14, HR, BB, 2 R, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 12 G (15-44, 8 XBH, 2 BB, 6 R, 10 RBI) vs. LHP: 5-19 (.263), 0 HR CWS SERIES: 3-10, HR, BB, 2 R, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (4/24-pres.) Enters today s game with a career-best 12-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors (15-for-44,.341 AVG/.408 OBP/.682 SLG). Hit a solo HR in the 6th inning Thursday night at CWS...10 of his last 17 hits have gone for extra bases (5 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR), including 5 of his last 9...Hit 2 triples and a double last Saturday vs. NYY, his first career multi-triple game...42 of his last 75 hits have gone for extra bases (23 2B, 8 3B, 11 HR). In his last 12 games against NYY, is 16-for-38 (.421) with a.522 OBP and.763 SLG (6 2B, 2 3B, HR, 8 BB)...9 of his 16 hits in that span have been XBH. Delivered a game-tying 2-run double with 2 out in the 7th inning last Friday night vs. NYY...That marked the 5th time this season he has delivered a game-tying or go-ahead RBI in the 6th inning or later, already matching his 2015 total. Recorded his 3rd OF assist of the season last night, the 21st of his career...also has 10 DP in his ML career, 2 more than any OF since the start of 2013. 10-RYAN HANIGAN, C.176 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI.282 OBP.235 SLG vs. RHP: 6-26 (.231), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 1-7, 2B, BB, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1-4, 2B, BB, RBI vs. LHP: 0-8 (.000), 0 HR CWS SERIES: 1-7, 2B, BB, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/22-27) The Sox are 34-27 in Hanigan s starts since he joined the club in 2015, including 17-9 in his last 26...Boston is 12-1 when Hanigan drives in a run. Drew a 13-pitch walk that loaded the bases in the 12th inning on 4/24 at HOU...Came around to score a run that gave the Sox a 7-5 lead. Owns the best fielding pct. (.996) and 5th-best catcher s ERA (3.69) among actives with at least 500 games behind the plate...has caught 2 no-hitters, both thrown by Reds RHP Homer Bailey (9/28/12 at PIT and 7/2/13 vs. SF). 12-BROCK HOLT, INF/OF.282 AVG 2 HR 16 RBI.359 OBP.397 SLG vs. RHP: 19-68 (.279), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3 ROAD TRIP: 3-7, SF, R, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (7-17, BB, SF, 3 RBI, 2 R) vs. LHP: 3-10 (.300), 0 HR CWS SERIES: 2-4, SF, R, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/16-24) Has hit safely in each of his 4 games against the Yankees this season (5-for-13, 2 BB, 4 R, 2 RBI). Has reached via hit or BB in each of his 11 road games this season, hitting safely in 10 of them (14-for-42, 3 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 3 BB,.333/.354/.548). Has a.340/.400/.448 line in 91 career day games, the 2nd-highest AVG and 7th-highest OBP among actives with at least 100 AB in day games (114-for-335, 36 BB). Has reached base in 21 of 23 games this season, including in each of his first 16...The last Red Sox player with a longer such streak to begin a season was Dustin Pedroia (18 games in 2013)...Had reached base in a career-best 20 consecutive games dating back to last season. Ranks 3rd in the majors with a.405 AVG with RISP (34-for-84) since the 2015 All-Star break (min. 50 AB)...Only STL s Stephen Piscotty (.419) and DET s Nick Castellanos (.411) have a higher AVG with RISP in that time. In his ML career, has made starts at OF (93 games), 3B (78), 2B (70), SS (19), and 1B (13). 34-DAVID ORTIZ, DH/1B.313 AVG 7 HR 25 RBI.404 OBP.646 SLG vs. RHP: 24-77 (.312), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, HR, 2 RBI, R ROAD TRIP: 5-17, 2 HR, 2B, BB, 6 RBI, 2 R CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (5-14, 2 HR, 2B, BB, 6 RBI, 2 R) vs. LHP: 7-22 (.318), 1 HR CWS SERIES: 4-12, HR, 2B, BB, 4 RBI, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (3x, last 5/4-6) Has at least 1 hit and 1 run scored in each of his last 6 games against the Yankees, the longest such streak of his career and the longest by a Red Sox since Dustin Pedroia s 9-game stretch from 2009-10...Has appeared in 210 regular season games against the Yankees with Boston, with the Sox going 107-103 in those meetings...since the start of 2003, Boston is 13-22 vs. NYY when Ortiz does not play. Last night, hit his 50th career HR against the Yankees (49 with BOS), 15 of which have given the Sox a lead...big Papi s 50 HR vs. NYY rank 6th all-time behind only Jimmie Foxx (70), Ted Williams (62), Manny Ramirez (55), Hank Greenberg (53), and Carl Yastrzemski (52). Has 4 HR in his last 7 games overall...has 10 HR in his last 27 games vs. NYY since 6/29/14...Dellin Betances (4/29), Johnny Barbato (4/30), and Michael Pineda (5/6) became the 35th, 36th, and 37th Yankees pitchers Ortiz has homered against in his career. Last night's HR was his 452nd with Boston, tied with Carl Yastrzemski for 2nd-most in Red Sox history (Ted Williams-521)...Was the 510th homer of his career, passing Gary Sheffield (509) for 25th place in MLB history...is tied with Luis Gonzalez for 15th place on MLB's all-time doubles list (596). Has 8 multi-rbi games this season...4 of his 7 HR have given the Sox a lead. Leads the Red Sox in OBP, SLG, OPS (1.050), HR, doubles (12), XBH (19), RBI, BB (15), and go-ahead RBI (8)...Ranks among AL leaders in OPS (1.050, 2nd), doubles (12, 3rd), SLG (3rd), OBP (3rd), AVG (T-13th), XBH (3rd), and RBI (2nd). Since 6/11/15, leads the majors with 112 RBI and a.657 SLG (min. 200 AB) and ranks T-3rd with 38 HR, 3rd with 37 2B, and 2nd with 75 XBH...The only players in that time with an OPS above 1.000 (min. 200 AB) are Bryce Harper (1.058), Ortiz (1.054), and Mike Trout (1.017). LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTAL Betts 4/21/16 vs. TB Farquhar 65 7 1 1 0 9 4 1 0 0 0 5 Bogaerts 4/16/16 vs. TOR Estrada 75 5 5 0 0 10 1 1 0 0 0 2 Bradley Jr. 5/5/16 at CWS Albers 4 2 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 4 Hanigan 8/19/15 vs. CLE Kluber 79 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holt 4/8/16 at TOR Chavez 67 6 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 Ortiz 5/6/16 at NYY Pineda 4 11 1 0 0 12 5 3 0 0 0 8 Pedroia 5/5/16 at CWS Johnson 9 6 6 0 0 12 2 0 0 1 0 3 Ramirez 5/5/16 at CWS Johnson 7 7 2 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 3 Rutledge 8/21/15 vs. KC Cueto 61 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shaw 5/1/16 vs. NYY Eovaldi 16 9 1 0 0 10 3 0 0 1 0 4 Vazquez 5/1/16 vs. NYY Betances 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Young 8/28/15 at ATL Gomes 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Sox Game Notes Page 4 BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) 15-DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B.317 AVG 4 HR 14 RBI.358 OBP.484 SLG vs. RHP: 37-109 (.339), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5 ROAD TRIP: 5-18, HR, R, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (4-10, HR, R, RBI) vs. LHP: 3-17 (.176), 0 HR CWS SERIES: 4-13, HR, R, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (4/6-18) Homered in the 1st inning Thursday night at CWS...All 4 of his HR this season have come in his last 15 games. Leads the AL in hits (40) and ranks 3rd in the majors behind ARI s Jean Segura (41) & WSH s Daniel Murphy (43)...Leads the Sox and ranks 8th in the AL in AVG. Has recorded multiple hits in 9 of his last 15 games...has six 3+ hit games, tied with Jose Altuve for most in the majors...has 12 multi-hit games, tied for 4thmost in the majors along with teammate David Ortiz. Has recorded 2,264 total bases in his career, tied with Rico Petrocelli for 11th-most in Red Sox history. Since coming off the disabled list last September, has posted a.325/.379/.535 line in 25 road games (37-for-114, 8 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR). Has a.302/.364/.430 line in 133 career games against the Yankees (167-for-553, 10 HR). Has reached base in 25 of his 28 games this season...has a 1.020 OPS in his last 15 games, going 25-for-70 (.357) with 10 XBH (5 2B, 3B, 4 HR) and 11 RBI. 13-HANLEY RAMIREZ, LF.291 AVG 3 HR 17 RBI.322 OBP.436 SLG vs. RHP: 29-93 (.312), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5 ROAD TRIP: 4-11, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 10 G (14-42, 2 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 9 RBI, 6 R) vs. LHP: 3-17 (.176), 1 HR CWS SERIES: 2-6, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (4/24-pres.) Led off the 3rd inning with a HR Thursday night at CWS...Provided the Sox' only run Tuesday night with a 5th-inning HR. Is in the midst of a season-high 10-game hitting streak, his longest as a member of the Red Sox...Has reached base via hit or BB in each of his last 13 games (longest such streak with BOS), driving in at least 1 run in 10 of those (11 RBI total)...in that 13-game span, is 17-for-53 (.321) with 2 doubles and 2 HR. Has reached base via hit or BB in each of his 12 road games and hit safely in 11 of them, posting a.380/.418/.640 line away from Fenway (19-for-50, 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR)...Ranks 4th in the AL in road AVG and 6th in road OPS (1.058). Is 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts this season...in 2015, stole 3 bases in his first 83 games (through 7/22). Has 5 doubles, 1 triple, and 3 HR this season...in 2015, each of his first 10 XBH were HR. Has started 27 of 29 Red Sox games this season (1B-25, DH-2)...Has yet to commit an error in 194 total chances at 1B...Is in his 1st season at 1B after making 92 starts in LF in 2015...Played only SS (1,077 G) and 3B (98 G) in his first 10 ML seasons (2005-14). 32-JOSH RUTLEDGE, INF.500 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI.533 OBP.714 SLG vs. RHP: 2-6 (.333), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-1 ROAD TRIP: 3-4, BB, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-4, BB, RBI) vs. LHP: 5-8 (.625), 0 HR CWS SERIES: 2-3, BB, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (4/18-25) Started at 3B Wednesday night, giving the Red Sox a 5-2 lead with an RBI single in the 8th inning...is 4-for-6 with RISP in 2016 (2 2B, 3 RBI), and 10-for-22 (.455) with RISP since 8/9/15. Has made 3 starts for BOS (all at 3B) and appeared in 10 games...is 3-for-4 with 2 doubles as a pinch-hitter...is tied for the AL lead in pinch hits with SEA s Franklin Gutierrez (T-7th in MLB)...3 of his 7 hits this season have been doubles. Recorded his 100th career RBI on 4/18 vs. TOR, giving the Sox a 1-0 lead with a run-scoring double in the 2nd inning. Selected from Triple-A Pawtucket on 4/13...Has appeared in 5 games for the PawSox this season, going 6-for-19 (.316)...Made 3 starts at 3B and 2 at 2B. 47-TRAVIS SHAW, INF.314 AVG 3 HR 17 RBI.379 OBP.514 SLG vs. RHP: 31-81 (.383), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 3-4 ROAD TRIP: 4-15, 3B, HBP, R CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (4-9, 3B, R) vs. LHP: 2-24 (.083), 0 HR CWS SERIES: 1-11, 3B, HBP, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/12-18) Has started all 29 Red Sox games (3B-25, 1B-4)...The only other BOS player to start all 29 games is Mookie Betts. After going 1 for his first 13 vs. the Yankees, has gone 15 for his last 37 (.405) with 3 HR and 9 RBI. Has reached base via hit, BB, or HBP in 25 of 29 games, hitting safely in 22 of those...13 of his 33 hits this season are XBH (8 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR). Recorded his 1st career triple on 4/27 vs. ATL, and his 2nd Thursday night at CWS...Had a career-high 5 RBI on 4/26 at ATL. Ranks 3rd in the AL with a.383 AVG against RHP and 5th with a 1.080 OPS vs. righties...is 1 for his last 14 vs. LHP, but has hit.274 (29-for-106, 6 HR, 7 2B) with a.509 SLG vs. LHP in his career...in 2015, led ML left-handed hitters with a 13.7 AB/HR ratio against LHP (min. 50 AB). 7-CHRISTIAN VAZQUEZ, C.234 AVG 1 HR 2 RBI.280 OBP.383 SLG vs. RHP: 9-35 (.257), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2B ROAD TRIP: 2-7, 2B, R CURRENT STREAK: 8 G (8-30, HR, 3 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 4 R) vs. LHP: 2-12 (.167), 0 HR CWS SERIES: 1-4, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/23-pres.) Has hit safely in each of his last 8 games (8-for-30, HR, 3 2B), the longest hitting streak of his career (previous was 7 games from 9/20/14-4/16/16)...5 of his 11 hits this season have been XBH (4 2B, HR)...Has a hit in each of his 5 road games this season (5-for-18, 3 2B, BB). Has thrown out 3 of 8 attempted base stealers in 13 starts at catcher this season...in his career, has thrown out 18 of 37 (48.6%) attempted base stealers. Broke a 6-6 tie with a 2-run HR off Dellin Betances in the 7th inning Sunday night, 5/1 vs. NYY...Was his 2nd career HR, his 1st since 9/25/14. Has started in 13 of the Sox 21 games since being activated off the DL on 4/15...Friday, 4/15 vs. TOR marked his 1st major league game since 9/27/14 vs. NYY... Went 2-for-4 with a double and 2 runs scored, also picking off a runner at 1B for a double play that ended the top of the 2nd inning. 30-CHRIS YOUNG, OF.182 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI.270 OBP.333 SLG vs. RHP: 2-17 (.118), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-0, BB ROAD TRIP: 1-6, 2B, 2 BB, R CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, 2B, BB, R) vs. LHP: 4-16 (.250), 0 HR CWS SERIES: 1-6, 2B, BB, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (6x, last 5/4) Is 4-for-16 with 4 2B and 4 BB vs. LHP this season...since the start of 2015, has hit.320/.397/.568 vs. LHP...In his career, has hit.263/.363/.475 against lefties. Is 8-for-51 (.157) in his career vs. NYY...Played for the Yankees for part of 2014 and all of 2015. Has appeared in 19 games this season and made 8 starts (all in LF)...Is in his 1st season with BOS after signing as a free agent on 12/2/15. Is 17 hits shy of 1,000 (983)...Of his 983 career hits, 451 (45.9%) have gone for extra bases (261 2B, 21 3B, 169 HR). Has only 28 E in 2,762 TC over his career., a.990 fi elding percentage...has not committed an error in his last 115 games in the OF, totaling 152 chances and 2016 vs. NYY CAREER vs. NYY CAREER AT YANKEE STADIUM PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Betts.167 18 3 0 3.276 116 32 6 19.288 52 15 4 7 Bogaerts.444 18 8 0 1.297 172 51 3 15.274 84 23 2 8 Bradley Jr..462 13 6 0 5.228 114 26 1 13.197 71 14 1 7 Hanigan.000 3 0 0 0.228 79 18 3 13.262 42 11 1 6 Holt.385 13 5 0 2.235 115 27 1 9.241 54 13 1 6 Ortiz.375 16 6 3 5.307 846 260 50 163.236 203 48 13 30 Pedroia.222 18 4 0 0.302 553 167 10 64.278 209 58 3 18 Ramirez.294 17 5 0 2.314 102 32 4 14.351 37 13 2 6 Rutledge 1.000 1 1 0 0.292 24 7 0 1.167 12 2 0 1 Shaw.471 17 8 1 2.320 50 16 3 9.391 23 9 2 6 Young.000 1 0 0 0.157 51 8 1 3.255 200 51 9 29 Vazquez.250 12 3 1 2.321 28 9 1 4.300 10 3 0 0
Red Sox Game Notes Page 5 BULLPEN NOTES 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 68-Matt Barnes 5/5 at CWS (W, 2-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 7/12 8/1 -/- 2.1 (4/21 vs TB) 3 (2 times) 37-Heath Hembree 5/5 at CWS 1.1 5 1 1 2 0 5/5 5/0 -/- 3.1 (4/19 vs TB) 4 (2 times) 46-Craig Kimbrel 5/4 at CWS (SV, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 14/14 5/3 9/10 1.0 (12 times) 3 (2 times) 59-Tommy Layne 5/6 at NYY 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2/8 4/2 -/- 1.1 (4/28 vs ATL) 2 (4/12 vs BAL) 28-Robbie Ross Jr. 5/5 at CWS 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 7/9 4/1 -/- 3.0 (4/19 vs TB) 4 (4/19 vs TB) 39-Carson Smith 5/3 at CWS 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1/1 -/- -/- 1.0 (5/3 at CWS) 1 (5/3 at CWS) 36-Junichi Tazawa 5/5 at CWS (H, 7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 11/13 3/0 -/- 1.2 (4/24 at HOU) 3 (2 times) 19-Koji Uehara 5/4 at CWS (H, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 10/13 -/- 0/1 1.0 (12 times) 2 (4 times) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.48 ERA 95.2 76 39 37 45 105 63/84 (75%) 35/10 9/11 68-MATT BARNES, RHP 2-1 0 SV 2.45 ERA vs. ALL:.255 (14-55), 1 HR vs. RHB:.282 (11-39), 0 HR vs. LHB:.188 (3-16), 1 HR WHIP: 1.43 Earned the win Thursday night at CWS, stranding the bases loaded in the 5th (1.2 IP)...Since 4/21: 1 ER in 6 G (8.2 IP, 1.04 ERA,.167 AVG (5-30), 4 BB, 6 SO). Over his last 21 appearances for the Red Sox (since 9/12/15), has allowed 5 ER in 25.0 IP (1.80 ERA)...Has 22 SO to 10 BB in that span. Has thrown more than 1.0 IP in 4 of his 12 games...earned his 1st win of 2016 on 4/8 at TOR and his 2nd last night at CWS. 37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 1-0 0 SV 0.87 ERA vs. ALL:.244 (10-41), 0 HR vs. RHB:.185 (5-27), 0 HR vs. LHB:.357 (5-14), 0 HR WHIP: 1.26 Had his 10.0-inning scoreless streak snapped Thursday night at CWS (1.1 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 BB)...Threw a scoreless 4th inning but walked in a run in the 5th. No runs allowed in 5 of his 6 appearances this season...all 6 appearances have been more than 1.0 inning. Opened his ML season with 4 scoreless outings of more than 1.0 inning (9.0 IP): 3.1 IP on 4/19, 1.1 IP on 4/22, 3.0 IP on 4/24, and 1.1 IP on 4/28. Recalled on 4/19 from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 1st ML stint of 2016...For PawSox in 16: 4 G, 0-0, 2 SV, 2 SVO, 0.00 ERA (5.0 IP), 0 BB, 9 SO,.118 AVG (2-17). 46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 0-1 9 SV 3.46 ERA vs. ALL:.116 (5-43), 2 HR vs. RHB:.120 (3-25), 0 HR vs. LHB:.111 (2-18), 2 HR WHIP: 0.85 Earned his 9th SV of the year Wednesday night at CWS (1.0 IP, BB, SO)..After a walk to Abreu, got Frazier to ground into a game-ending double play. Since a BS on 4/24 at HOU, has made 4 scoreless appearances, retiring all 11 of 12 batters faced with 6 SO...Has recorded saves in all 4 of those appearances. Among AL relievers in 2016, ranks T-1st in SV, 3rd in SO (22), 5th in SO/9.0 IP (15.23), 5th in opp. AVG, T-8th in games (14)...No baserunners in 7 of 14 games. Has at least 1 SO in 12 of his 14 games this season...only runs allowed this year have come on HR (Davis 3-run on 4/11 vs. BAL & Rasmus 2-run 4/24 at HOU). 59-TOMMY LAYNE, LHP 0-0 0 SV 3.00 ERA vs. ALL:.273 (6-22), 1 HR vs. RHB:.125 (1-8), 0 HR vs. LHB:.357 (5-14), 1 HR WHIP: 1.67 Threw a scoreless 8th inning with 1 BB last night at NYY...Was his 1st appearance since 4/28 vs. ATL. No runs allowed in 6 of his 8 appearances this season...made 100th appearance of his Red Sox career last Wednesday, 4/27 vs. ATL. Dating to last season, has allowed 4 ER in his last 27 appearances (16.1 IP, 2.20 ERA)...Has held opponents to a.196 AVG (10-for-51) in that span. Since joining the Red Sox in 2014, has held LHB to a.171 AVG (25-for-146) with only 5 XBH, 4 2B and 1 HR...Includes a.219 SLG and a.265 OBP.. 28-ROBBIE ROSS JR, LHP 0-0 0 SV 2.77 ERA vs. ALL:.204 (10-49), 1 HR vs. RHB:.243 (9-37), 1 HR vs. LHB:.083 (1-12), 0 HR WHIP: 1.00 Threw 2.0 scoreless innings to fi nish Thursday night s win at CWS...Walked 1 and struck out 3...No hits allowed in his last 3 appearances (13 BF, 0-for-12, BB). Has posted a 1.08 ERA (1 ER/8.1 IP) over his last 6 games...has struck out 10 with 2 BB issued in that span. Dating to 2015, has held LHB to 2 hits in their last 17 AB (.118 AVG)...No runs allowed in 7 of 9 games in 2016...Has worked 2.0 or more IP in 4 of the 9 games. 39-CARSON SMITH, RHP 0-0 0 SV 0.00 ERA vs. ALL:.000 (0-3), 0 HR vs. RHB:.000 (0-2), 0 HR vs. LHB:.000 (0-1), 0 HR WHIP: 0.00 Made his Red Sox and 2016 season debut with a perfect 7th inning Tuesday night at CWS (1.0 IP, SO). Was returned from rehab assignment at Double-A Portland & activated from the DL on 5/3...Placed on DL with right fl exor muscle strain on 4/3 (retro 3/25). Appeared in extended spring training games and had a 2-game rehab stint with Portland this past Friday and Saturday (1.2 IP, 0 runs, 0 BB, 2 SO). Acquired by BOS via trade with SEA on 12/7/15...In 2015, his 1st full ML season, led all ML rookie relievers with 92 SO in 70.0 IP (11.8 SO/9.0 IP) in 70 games. 36-JUNICHI TAZAWA, RHP 0-1 0 SV 2.45 ERA vs. ALL:.154 (6-39), 1 HR vs. RHB:.167 (4-24), 1 HR vs. LHB:.133 (2-15), 0 HR WHIP: 1.00 Threw a scoreless 7th inning with 1 hit and a season-high-tying 3 SO last night at CWS...Earned his 7th hold of the year. No runs allowed in 11 of his 13 games this season and no baserunners allowed in 6 of the 13 games. Ranks T-4th among AL leaders in holds (7) and T-13th in opponent AVG (.154). Since 2013, ranks 6th among all AL relievers in appearances with 216 and in holds (64). 19-KOJI UEHARA, RHP 1-1 0 SV 3.65 ERA vs. ALL:.103 (4-39), 0 HR vs. RHB:.150 (3-20), 0 HR vs. LHB:.053 (1-19), 0 HR WHIP: 0.73 Picked up his 9th hold of the year with a perfect 8th inning Wednesday night at CWS (got 3 fl y outs). No runs allowed in 11 of his 13 appearances this season and no baserunners allowed in 7 of his 13 appearances...allowed a season-high 4 ER in 0.1 IP on 4/18 vs. TOR...Since that game, has retired 15 of 18 batters faced over 5 appearances (1 hit, 2 BB, 6 SO,.063 AVG, 1-for-16). Ranks 3rd among AL leaders in holds (9) and opp. AVG (.103), and 9th in WHIP (0.73)...Ranks 4th in MLB in opp. AVG against LHB (.053). Has allowed only 2 XBH over his last 19 appearances which dates to 2015 (since 7/24/15):.127 AVG (8-for-63, 2 2B). 2016 VS. NYY CAREER VS. NYY CAREER AT YANKEE 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 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 0-0-0 5.40 5/0 5.0 3 3 0-0-0 4.50 2/0 2.0 1 1 Buchholz -- / 5-9-0 6.24 17/17 88.0 109 61 4-4-0 5.61 8/8 43.1 50 27 Hembree -- / 0-0-0 2.70 6/0 6.2 6 2 0-0-0 3.38 4/0 2.2 3 1 Kimbrel 0-0-2 0.00 2/0 2.0 0 0 0-0-3 0.00 4/0 4.0 0 0 0-0-1 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 Layne 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.0 0 0 0-0-0 2.25 13/0 12.0 10 3 0-0-0 3.86 6/0 7.0 5 3 O Sullivan --- -- -/- - - - 2-2-0 6.91 5/5 27.1 33 21 2-1-0 6.95 4/4 22.0 25 17 Porcello 1-1-0 1.93 2/2 14.0 11 3 6-5-0 3.38 13/13 85.1 84 32 1-3-0 4.78 5/5 32.0 33 17 Price 1-0-0 7.71 1/1 7.0 8 6 14-7-0 4.17 32/31 198.2 195 92 8-2-0 3.27 15/15 96.1 87 35 Ross Jr. 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 1-0-0 1.47 16/0 18.1 13 3 0-0-0 3.52 8/0 7.2 10 3 Smith -- / 0-0-1 4.50 2/0 2.0 1 1 0-0-1 9.00 1/0 1.0 1 1 Tazawa 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 1-2-0 1.91 31/1 37.2 36 8 0-1-0 3.00 14/0 15.0 14 5 Uehara 1-0-0 4.50 2/0 2.0 1 1 2-3-8 2.72 29/2 36.1 29 11 0-2-5 4.22 12/0 10.2 8 5 Wright -- / 2-1-0 1.50 3/2 18.0 14 3 2-0-0 2.08 2/1 13.0 10 3
Red Sox Game Notes Page 6 2016 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY 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 4/4 D at Cleveland PPD (Rain) 1 4/5 D at Cleveland W6-2 1-0 T-1st -- PRICE (1-0) Kluber (0-1) 34,493 1 34,493 2 4/6 N at Cleveland L6-7 1-1 T-2nd -1.0 McAllister (1-0) Tazawa (0-1) Allen (1) 10,298 2 44,791 3 4/7 N at Cleveland 1-1 T-3rd -1.5 PPD (Rain) 4 4/8 N at Toronto W8-7 2-1 2nd -1.5 BARNES (1-0) Storen (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 48,871 3 93,662 5 4/9 D at Toronto W8-4 3-1 2nd -1.0 PORCELLO (1-0) Dickey (1-1) 47,138 4 140,800 6 4/10 D at Toronto L0-3 3-2 T-2nd -2.0 Estrada (1-0) WRIGHT (0-1) Osuna (3) 46,168 5 186,968 7 4/11 D BALTIMORE L7-9 3-3 3rd -3.0 Brach (2-0) KIMBREL (0-1) Britton (3) 37,160 1 37,160 8 4/12 N BALTIMORE L5-9 3-4 T-3rd -4.0 Wright (1-0) BUCHHOLZ (0-1) 31,114 2 68,274 9 4/13 N BALTIMORE W4-2 4-4 3rd -3.0 KELLY (1-0) Jimenez (1-1) KIMBREL (2) 31,011 3 99,285 4/14 OFF DAY 4-4 T-2nd -2.5 10 4/15 N TORONTO W5-3 5-4 2nd -2.5 PORCELLO (2-0) Dickey (1-2) KIMBREL (3) 31,415 4 130,700 11 4/16 D TORONTO W4-2 6-4 2nd -1.5 PRICE (2-0) Estrada (1-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,267 5 166,967 12 4/17 D TORONTO L3-5 6-5 2nd -2.0 Sanchez (1-0) WRIGHT (0-2) 37,217 6 204,184 13 4/18 D TORONTO L3-4 6-6 T-2nd -2.5 Happ (2-0) UEHARA (0-1) Storen (1) 37,168 7 241,352 14 4/19 N TAMPA BAY L0-3 (10) 6-7 T-3rd -2.5 Ramirez (3-0) BARNES (1-1) Colome (2) 32,061 8 273,413 15 4/20 N TAMPA BAY W7-3 7-7 T-2nd -2.5 PORCELLO (3-0) Archer (0-4) 31,689 9 305,102 16 4/21 D TAMPA BAY L8-12 7-8 T-2nd -3.5 Ramirez (4-0) CUEVAS (0-1) Colome (0-1) 37,954 10 343,056 17 4/22 N at Houston W6-2 8-8 2nd -2.5 WRIGHT (1-2) McHugh (1-3) KIMBREL (5) 26,672 6 213,640 18 4/23 D at Houston L3-8 8-9 T-2nd -3.5 Fiers (2-1) BUCHHOLZ (0-2) 40,232 7 253,872 19 4/24 N at Houston W7-5 (12) 9-9 T-2nd -2.5 HEMBREE (1-0) Giles (0-2) 32,416 8 286,288 20 4/25 N at Atlanta W1-0 10-9 2nd -1.5 PORCELLO (4-0) Teheran (0-3) KIMBREL (6) 22,735 9 309,023 21 4/26 N at Atlanta W 11-4 11-9 2nd -0.5 PRICE (3-0) Wisler (0-2) 23,487 10 332,510 22 4/27 N ATLANTA W9-4 12-9 2nd -0.5 WRIGHT (2-2) Norris (1-4) 33,380 11 376,436 23 4/28 N ATLANTA L3-5 12-10 2nd -1.5 BUCHHOLZ (0-3) Chacin (1-1) Vizcaino (2) 32,232 12 408,668 24 4/29 N NY YANKEES W4-2 13-10 2nd -1.5 UEHARA (1-1) Betances (0-2) KIMBREL (7) 37,115 13 445,783 25 4/30 N NY YANKEES W8-0 14-10 2nd -0.5 PORCELLO (5-0) Pineda (1-3) 37,901 14 483,684 26 5/1 N NY YANKEES W8-7 15-10 1st +0.5 PRICE (4-0) Nova (1-1) KIMBREL (8) 34,279 15 517,963 5/2 OFF DAY 15-10 1st +0.5 27 5/3 N at Chi White Sox L1-4 15-11 2nd -0.5 Quintana (4-1) WRIGHT (2-3) Roberston (9) 15,025 11 347,535 28 5/4 N at Chi White Sox W5-2 16-11 1st +0.5 BUCHHOLZ (1-3) Rodon (1-4) KIMBREL (9) 14,383 12 361,918 29 5/5 N at Chi White Sox W7-3 17-11 1st +0.5 BARNES (2-1) Johnson (0-1) 20,126 13 382,044 30 5/6 N at NY Yankees L2-3 17-12 T-1st +2.0 Yates (1-0) PORCELLO (5-1) Miller (6) 45,756 14 427,800 31 5/7 N at NY Yankees 32 5/8 N at NY Yankees 33 5/9 N OAKLAND 34 5/10 N OAKLAND 35 5/11 N OAKLAND 36 5/12 N HOUSTON 37 5/13 N HOUSTON 38 5/14 D HOUSTON 39 5/15 D HOUSTON 40 5/16 N at Kansas City 41 5/17 N at Kansas City 42 5/18 N at Kansas City 5/19 D Off Day 43 5/20 N CLEVELAND 44 5/21 N CLEVELAND 45 5/22 N CLEVELAND 5/23 OFF DAY 46 5/24 N COLORADO 47 5/25 D COLORADO 48 5/26 D COLORADO 5/27 OFF DAY 49 5/27 N at Toronto 50 5/28 D at Toronto 51 5/29 D at Toronto 52 5/30 D at Baltimore 53 5/31 N at Baltimore 54 6/1 N at Baltimore 55 6/2 N at Baltimore DATE TRANSACTION 2016 TRANSACTIONS March 7 LHP Danny Rosenbaum reassigned to minor league camp. March 13 RHP William Cuevas reassigned to minor league camp. March 15 OF Bryce Brentz, INF Sean Coyle, LHP Edwin Escobar, and RHP Pat Light optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Williams Jerez optioned to Double-A Portland...3B Chris Dominguez and C Ali Solis reassigned to minor league camp. March 18 INF Marco Hernandez optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Kyle Martin reassigned to minor league camp. March 19 RHP Sean O Sullivan reassigned to minor league camp. March 28 INF Deven Marrero optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...INF Josh Rutledge, 1B/OF Allen Craig, OF Brennan Boesch, Cs Dan Butler and Sandy Leon, and RHP Anthony Varvaro reassigned to minor league camp...rhp Carlos Marmol and OF David Murphy released. March 30 LHP Roenis Elias optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket April 3 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez placed on 15-day DL...RHP Carson Smith placed on 15-day DL (retro to 3/25)...C Christian Vazquez placed on 15-day DL (retro to 3/25)... RHP Brandon Workman placed on the 15-day disabled DL. April 13 3B Pablo Sandoval placed on 15-day DL (retro to 4/11)...INF Josh Rutledge selected to active ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Brandon Workman transferred to the 60-day DL. April 15 C Christian Vazquez activated 15-day DL...INF Marco Hernandez recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...C Blake Swihart optioned to Pawtucket...OF Rusney Castillo optioned to Pawtucket (4/13). April 19 RHP Heath Hembree recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Noe Ramirez optioned to Pawtucket (4/18). April 20 RHP Joe Kelly placed on 15-day DL with a right shoulder impingement...rhp Noe Ramirez recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP William Cuevas selected to active ML roster from Pawtucket...INF Marco Hernandez optioned to Pawtucket...LHP Edwin Escobar designated for assignment. April 22 LHP Roenis Elias recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP William Cuevas optioned to Pawtucket (4/21). April 24 RHP Pat Light and LHP Henry Owens recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Roenis Elias and RHP Noe Ramirez optioned to Pawtucket (4/23). April 30 INF Marco Hernandez recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Pat Light optioned to Pawtucket (4/29). May 3 RHP Carson Smith activated from 15-day DL...INF Marco Hernandez optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (5/1). May 6 3B Pablo Sandoval transferred to 60-day DL...RHP Sean O Sullivan selected to active ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Henry Owens optioned to Pawtucket. DISABLED LIST PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED GAMES MISSED Eduardo Rodriguez Right patella subluxation April 3 --- 29 (17-12) Carson Smith Right flexor muscle strain April 3 (March 25) May 3 25 (15-10) Christian Vazquez Recovery from Tommy John surgery April 3 (March 25) April 15 8 (4-4) Brandon Workman Recovery from Tommy John surgery April 3 --- 29 (17-12) Pablo Sandoval Left shoulder strain (60-day) April13 (April 11) --- 24 (15-9) Joe Kelly Right shoulder impingement April 20 --- 16 (12-4) 2016 Totals 6 Players 6 DL stints 131 Games Missed
Red Sox Game Notes Page 7 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS TEAM BATTING Most runs, game... 11, 4/26 at ATL Most runs, inning...5, 2 times, last 4/26 at ATL (9th) Most hits, game (9 innings)... 15, 2 times, last 4/22 at HOU Most hits, game (extra innings)... 16, 4/24 at HOU (12) Most hits, inning... 6, 4/21 vs. TB (1st) Consecutive hits, inning...4, 3 times, last 5/6 at NYY (1st) Fewest hits, game... 1, 4/19 vs. TB Most doubles, game... 7, 2 times, last 4/26 at ATL Most triples, game...2, 2 times, last 4/30 vs. NYY Most home runs, game... 3, 2 times, last 5/5 at CWS Most home runs, inning...2, 4/6 at CLE (6th) Most stolen bases, game... 3, 2 times, last 4/26 at ATL Most walks, game (9 innings)...7, 5/5 at CWS Most walks, game (extra innings)... 5, 4/24 at HOU (12) Most strikeouts, game (9 innings)...13, 4/9 at TOR Most strikeouts, game (extra innings)...14, 4/19 vs. TB (10) Most hit by pitch, game...2, 4/12 vs. BAL Most left on base (9 innings)...12, 3 times, last 5/6 at NYY Most left on base (extra innings)... 13, 4/24 at HOU (12) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits...4, Betts, 4/22 at HOU Most runs...3, 3 times, last Betts, 4/22 at HOU Most doubles...3, Ortiz, 4/27 vs. ATL Most triples...2, 2 times, last Bradley, 4/30 vs. NYY Most home runs...2, Pedroia, 4/27 vs. ATL Most extra-base hits...3, 3 times, last Bradley, 4/30 vs. NYY Most total bases...9, 2 times, last Pedroia, 4/27 at ATL Most RBI...5, 3 times, last Pedroia, 4/27 vs. ATL Most stolen bases...2, 2 times, last Bogaerts, 4/26 at ATL Most walks... 2, 14 times, last Betts and Ramirez, 5/5 at CWS Most strikeouts... 4, Vazquez, 4/20 vs. TB Longest hitting streak... 12, Bradley Jr., 4/24-present TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts (9 innings)... 15, 2 times, last 4/21 vs. TB Most strikeouts (extra innings)... 15, 4/24 at HOU (12) Most walks (9 innings)...9, 5/5 at CWS Most walks, (extra innings)...5, 4/19 vs. TB (10) Fewest walks...0, 4/16 vs. TOR Most runs allowed, game... 12, 4/21 vs. TB Most runs allowed, inning... 6, 2 times, 4/21 vs. TB (4th) Most hits allowed, game (9 innings)... 15, 4/21 vs. TB Most hits allowed, game (extra inning)... 11, 4/24 at HOU (12) Fewest hits allowed, game... 3, 2 times, last 5/4 at CWS Most hits allowed, inning... 7, 4/8 at TOR (4th) Most home runs allowed, game...3, 4/12 vs. BAL Most consecutive scoreless inn....15.0, 4/29 (6th)-5/1 (2nd) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most innings pitched, starter...8.0, Price, 4/26 at ATL Fewest innings pitched, starter... 0.2, Kelly, 4/19 vs. TB Most innings pitched, reliever... 3.1, Hembree, 4/19 vs. TB Most strikeouts, starter...14, Price, 4/26 at ATL Most strikeouts, reliever...4, 4 times, last Hembree, 4/24 at HOU Most walks allowed...6, Owens, 5/5 at CWS Longest winning streak...5, Porcello, 4/9-30 Longest losing streak... 3, Buchholz, 4/12-4/28 Most consec. scoreless inn. starter...13.1, Porcello, 4/25-30 Most consec. scoreless inn. reliever...10.0, Hembree, 4/19-5/5 Most runs allowed...8, Price, 4/21 vs. TB Most earned runs allowed...8, Price, 4/21 vs. TB Most hits allowed...8, 3 times, last Price, 5/1 vs. NYY Fewest hits allowed, CG... N/A Most home runs allowed...2, 4 times, last 8, Price, 4/21 vs. TB Most pitches thrown... 118, Wright, 4/10 at TOR MISCELLANEOUS TEAM Longest winning streak...4, 4/24-27 Longest losing streak...3, 2 times, last 4/17-19 Most games over.500...6, 5/6 at NYY (17-11) Most games under.500...1, 4 times, last 4/24 at HOU (8-9) Longest game, innings...12, 4/24 at HOU Longest game, time (9 innings)... 4:16, 4/21 vs. TB Longest game, time (extra innings)...5:03, 4/24 at HOU Shortest game, time...2:27, 4/10 at TOR Largest crowd, Fenway Park... 37,954, 4/21 vs. TB Smallest crowd, Fenway Park...31,011, 4/13 vs. BAL Largest crowd, road...48,871, 4/8 at TOR Smallest crowd, road... 10,298, 4/6 at CLE Largest winning margin... 8, 4/30 vs. NYY Largest losing margin...5, last 4/23 vs. HOU Largest deficit overcome to win...5, 4/8 at TOR (trailed 7-2, won 8-7) Largest lead relinquished to lose...4, 4/21 vs. TB (led, 5-1, lost 8-12) Most double plays turned...5, 4/18 vs. TOR Most errors...1, 9 times, last 4/30 vs. NYY Most errors by an opponent... 3, 2 times, lasr 4/24 at HOU Most stolen bases by an opponent... 3, 5/6 at NYY THE LAST TIME THE SOX... INDIVIDUAL BATTING 5 hits in a game...jackie Bradley Jr., 8/15/15 vs. SEA 6 hits in a game...nomar Garciaparra, 6/21/03 at PHI (13 innings) 6 RBI in a game...david Ortiz, 5/18/13 at MIN 7 or more RBI in a game... Jackie Bradley Jr. (7), 8/15 vs. SEA 10 RBI in a game (ties club record)...nomar Garciaparra, 5/10/99 vs. SEA 3 home runs in a game...will Middlebrooks, 4/7/13 at TOR Game-ending home run...mike Napoli, 6/18/14 vs. MIN (9th inning) Pinch-hit grand slam... Mike Carp, 9/11/13 at TB 2 grand slams in a game...bill Mueller, 7/29/03 at TEX Home run in 1st ML game...daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) HR in 1st Red Sox PA...Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) Grand Slam in 1st Red Sox PA...Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI Inside-the-park home run... Blake Swihart, 8/28 at NYM (10th inn.) Homered from both sides of the plate... Victor Martinez, 5/17/10 at NYY Pitcher collected a hit...rick Porcello, 4/25/16 at ATL, 1B off Julio Teheran Pitcher hit a home run... Josh Beckett, 6/14/09 at PHI off J.A. Happ Hit for the cycle... Brock Holt, 6/16/15 vs. ATL Hitting streak of at least 30 games...nomar Garciaparra (30), 7/26-8/29/97 Hitting streak of at least 20 games... David Ortiz (27), 7/2/12-5/7/13 Single-season hit streak of at least 20 G...Dustin Pedroia (25), 6/29-7/28/11 Straight steal of home...jacoby Ellsbury, 4/26/09 vs. NYY Steal of home on double steal... Travis Shaw, 4/21/16 vs. TB 5 steals in a game (club record)... Jacoby Ellsbury, 5/30/13 at PHI TEAM Walk-off win...7/24/15 vs. DET (2-1 in 11innings) Scored 20 runs in a game... 8/15/15 vs. SEA (22) Had 20 hits in a game...8/15/15 vs. SEA (26, 9 innings) Scored 10 runs in an inning...6/20/11 vs. SD (10 runs in 7th inning) Hit 8 home runs in a game (club record)...2 times, last 9/4/13 vs. DET Hit 4 consec. HR (club & MLB record)...4/22/07 vs. NYY (3rd inning):... Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell & Jason Varitek Hit game-ending HR in back-to-back games...5/10-11/05 vs. OAK:... 5/10 (9th inning, Kevin Millar off Octavio Dotel),... 5/11 (9th inning, Jason Varitek off Octavio Dotel) Turned a triple play... 8/16/11 vs. TB (4th inning, G2):...3B Jed Lowrie to 2B Dustin Pedroia to 1B Adrian Gonzalez Hit into a triple play...8/6/01 vs. TEX (4th inning, Scott Hatteberg) Back-to-back 1-0 wins... 7/18-19/06 vs. KC INDIVIDUAL PITCHING No-hitter...Jon Lester, 5/19/08 vs. KC (W, 7-0) One-hitter...Jon Lester, 5/10/13 vs. TOR (W, 5-0) 15 or more strikeouts in a game... Jon Lester (15), 5/3/14 vs. OAK Position player pitched... Mike Carp, 4/25/14 vs. NYY Pitcher played another defensive position...javier Lopez (RF), 4/30/09 at TB