WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (8): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (68-51) vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (61-58) Wednesday, August 16, 2017 7:10 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-3, 3.80) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (10-6, 3.12) Game #120 Home Game #59 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox have won 11 of 13 games since the non-waiver trade deadline (7/31), marking MLB s best record in that span...they are 17 games above.500, matching their season high (also 67-50). BOS is 47-30 (.610) since 5/21, the AL s best record and MLB s 3rd-best in that time (LAD-.797, WSH-.613). The Sox are 1 game ahead of their 2016 pace (67-52). Since the start of play on 6/19, BOS has begun 46 of 59 days alone in 1st place and 7 days in a tie for 1st. MLB S BEST RECORDS RK. TEAM RECORD WIN % 1. Dodgers 84-34.712 2. Astros 73-46.613 3. Nationals 71-46.607 4. Red Sox 68-51.571 ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Each member of the Red Sox starting lineup recorded a hit in last night s 10-4 win over STL. In the Sox 8-run 5th inning, 10 consecutive batters reached base safely via hit, BB, or HBP...According to Elias, it was the club s longest such streak since 5/7/09 vs. CLE (6th inn., 12 straight)...it was the Sox 4th time this season scoring 8+ runs in an inning (also 5/6 at MIN-2nd, 5/7 at MIN-9th, and 7/2 at TOR-7th). The Sox turned a 5-4-3 triple play in the 4th inning...it was the 31st triple play turned in Red Sox history, only the 3rd since 1980 (last: 8/16/11 vs. TB-g2). SMALL BALL: Last night marked the 21st time this season the Red Sox won without hitting a HR, the most such victories in MLB (no other AL team has won more than 14 games in which it hit 0 HR)...Their.467 win % in such games (21-24) ranks 2nd in MLB behind HOU (.478, 11-12). Last night also marked the 3rd time this season the Sox scored 10+ runs without hitting a HR, the most such games in the AL and tied for most in the majors...16 teams have 0 such games in 2017. In the past 20 years (1998-2017), the only other season in which the Sox scored 10+ runs without hitting a HR in 3 or more games was 2007 (5 games). HEATING UP: In their last 13 games since 7/31, the Red Sox lead the majors in runs per game (6.15) and rank 3rd in AVG, OBP, and SLG (.284/.355/.473). The Sox have scored 10+ runs 3 times in August (12 G), matching their total from June and July combined (55 G)...They have recorded 15+ hits 3 times in August, also matching their June/July total. BOS is 28-6 (.824) this season when hitting 2+ HR, marking the highest such winning % in the AL. CONNECT FOUR: Since 6/3, the Red Sox have won 34 of 38 games (.895) when scoring at least 4 runs...they are 60-13 (.822) when scoring 4+ runs, the AL s highest win %. ROOKIE SENSATIONS: Each of the Red Sox last 7 HR has been hit by either Andrew Benintendi (4) or Rafael Devers (3)...According to Elias, this is the 1st time in franchise history 7 consecutive HR by BOS were hit by rookies. DEVERS ENDEAVORS: In 17 ML games, Rafael Devers (20 years and 296 days old today) is 23-for-66 (.348) with 6 HR...That is the most hits recorded by a Red Sox player in their first 17 games since Johnny Pesky (23 in 1942). Devers has recorded at least 1 RBI in 10 of his 17 games, including each of his last 4...Since RBI became an official stat in 1920, the only other Red Sox with an RBI in 4+ straight games before turning 21 are Bobby Doerr, Ted Williams, and Tony Conigliaro. The only other Red Sox player in the last 100 years with 3+ HR and 20+ hits in their first 17 ML games was Sam Horn (7 HR, 20 H). JIMMY FUND RADIO-TELETHON: The 16th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon continued at Fenway Park today in support of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute...Since 2002, this event has raised more than $45 million for cancer treatment and research. NOTHING S IMPOSSIBLE: The Red Sox will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Impossible Dream team in pre-game ceremonies tonight...fans are asked to be in their seats by 6:30 p.m. Led by Triple Crown winner Carl Yastrzemski (.326, 44 HR, 121 RBI) and Cy Young Award winner Jim Lonborg (22-9, 3.16 ERA), the Sox won their 1st pennant since 1946 and donated a full World Series share to the Jimmy Fund...Excitement generated from the season is often cited as the start of Red Sox Nation. SOX & CARDS: At 3-0 with only today s game remaining, the Red Sox have secured their 1st Interleague series win over the Cardinals (had been 0-4-0). These teams have also met in the World Series 4 times... STL won in 7 games in 1946 and 1967; BOS swept the 2004 series and won the 2013 Fall Classic in 6 games. NATIONAL AFFAIR: The Red Sox are 29-10 (.744) against the NL since 9/4/15, including 12-4 in 2017...The Sox have won 13 of their last 14 Interleague games at Fenway Park. At 223-156 (.588), the Red Sox trail the Yankees (.589, 224-156) by a half-game for the best win percentage in Interleague play since its inception in 1997. Since 2003, the Sox.645 winning percentage (178-98) in Interleague games ranks well ahead of the 2ndbest mark in that time (NYY;.594, 165-113). HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi is in the midst of a career-long 9-game hitting streak (began 8/5), during which he is batting.429 with a 1.374 OPS (15-for-35, 5 HR, 1 2B, 12 RBI, 11 R, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 5 SO)...It is the 2ndlongest active streak in the AL (Delmonico-10). Benintendi ranks among ML rookie leaders in steals (T-1st, 14), hits (3rd, 114), BB (2nd, 50), RBI (3rd, 67), and runs (3rd, 62)...He is 1 of 2 major leaguers with multiple 5-hit games (also Ender Inciarte). PITCHING IN: The Red Sox rank 2nd in the AL in ERA (3.65) behind CLE (3.63)...In their last 44 games since 6/26, the Sox 3.16 ERA ranks 2nd in the majors (LAD-2.72). BOS starters lead the AL in innings (714.0) and rank 2nd in ERA (4.01) and strikeouts (753)...In 49 games since 6/20, they have a 3.32 ERA (112 ER/304.0 IP). The Red Sox bullpen ranks 3rd in MLB in ERA (3.04) behind CLE (2.95) and LAD (3.01)...BOS last finished a season in the top 10 in bullpen ERA in 2009 (8th)... Sox relievers have not finished a season with an ERA below 3.10 in 50 years (2.90 in 1967). HOME, SWEET HOME: BOS is 37-21 (.638) at Fenway Park this season, marking the highest home winning percentage in the AL and the 2nd-highest in MLB (LAD-.781). The Sox have won 7 of their last 8 home games and are 25-12 (.676) at Fenway since 5/23. BOSTON S HOME/ROAD SPLITS STAT HOME (AL RANK) ROAD (AL RANK) WIN %.638 (1st).508 (4th) ERA 3.38 (1st) 3.93 (3rd) AVG.274 (3rd).252 (6th) IT S A WALK-OFF: The Red Sox have 8 walk-off wins this season, 5 more than they had in 2016...7 of the Sox last 18 wins at Fenway have come in walk-off fashion (all since 6/12). The Sox rank T-3rd in the majors in walk-off wins behind only the Dodgers (9) and A s (9). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing... 1st, 4.5 GA Home/Road... 37-21/31-30 Day/Night... 20-17/48-34 April/May/June... 13-11/16-12/16-12 July/August... 13-14/10-2 vs. AL East...25-23 vs. AL Central...18-12 vs. AL West...13-12 vs. National League...12-4 vs. RH/LH starter... 55-38/13-13 Leading after 6 innings...49-7 Tied after 6 innings...9-5 Trailing after 6 innings...10-39 Leading after 7 innings...51-4 Tied after 7 innings...10-6 Trailing after 7 innings...7-41 Leading after 8 innings...56-1 Tied after 8 innings...10-2 Trailing after 8 innings...2-48 Red Sox score first...48-16 Opponents score first...20-35 Shutouts...6-9 Scoring less than 3 runs...3-27 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...15-17 Scoring 5 or more runs...50-7 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR... 47-27/21-24 1-run/2-run games... 16-13/8-11 Walk-offs...8-3 Extra innings (home/road)... 6-1/5-2 Series openers/finales... 23-18/23-17 Series W-L-T (home)... 11-5-4 Series W-L-T (road)... 9-10-2 Series W-L-T (total)... 20-15-6 Series sweeps (home/road)... 5-2/3-0 Come-from-behind wins...29 VS. THE CARDINALS All-Time... 7-8 In Boston...3-4 In St. Louis...4-4 All-Time (Postseason)... 14-10 In Boston...8-4 In St. Louis...6-6 2017... 3-0 In Boston...1-0 In St. Louis...2-0 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 5/16 R W6-3 Rodriguez Lynn 5/17 R W5-4(13) Abad Tuivailala 8/15 H W10-4 Porcello Leake DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Thu., 8/17 Off Day Fri., 8/18 vs. NYY 7:10 p.m. LHP Drew Pomeranz (12-4, 3.39) TBD NESN/MLBN Sat., 8/19 vs. NYY 7:10 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (14-4, 2.51) TBD NESN/MLBN Sun., 8/20 vs. NYY 1:35 p.m. TBD TBD NESN/TBS 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. * MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS Rk. Manager Wins 6. Jimy Williams... 414 7. Don Zimmer... 411 8. John Farrell...407 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits...Betts (126) Doubles...Betts (33) Triples... Bogaerts (4) HR... Betts/Ramirez (18) RBI...Betts (72) Runs...Betts (79) SB...Betts (17) BB...Betts (54) AVG (min. 100 AB)... Pedroia (.303) OBP (min. 100 AB)... Pedroia (.378) SLG (min. 100 AB)... Benintendi (.450) OPS (min. 100 AB)... Benintendi (.809) Pitching ERA (min. 10.0 IP)...Kimbrel (1.44) Strikeouts...Sale (241) Wins...Sale (14) Saves...Kimbrel (28) Appearances... Barnes (55) Starts...Porcello (25) Innings (Starter)...Sale (168.1) Innings (Reliever)... Barnes (56.2) Opponent AVG (min. 10.0 IP)... Kimbrel (.145)
TONIGHT S STARTING PITCHER Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 52-EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ, LHP 4-3, 3.80 ERA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 4-3 3.80 16 15 87.2 74 38 37 12 34 96.226 CAREER 17-16 4.13 57 56 316.1 293 151 145 41 111 294.243 TONIGHT S START: Allowed just 2 hits over 6.0 scoreless IP in his last start on 8/11 at NYY (ND, 2 BB, 7 SO)... Marked his 3rd scoreless start of 6.0+ IP this year, the 2nd-most by a Red Sox (Chris Sale-7). Has surrendered 2 ER in 12.0 IP (1.50 ERA) over his last 2 starts, limiting opponents to just 6 hits in 43 AB (.140) during those outings (0.83 WHIP). Allowed 7 R on 6/1 at BAL...Has a 3.29 ERA (30 ER/82.0 IP), a.219 opponent AVG (66-for- 302), and a 9.88 SO/9.0 IP ratio in his other 15 appearances (14 starts) this season. Has given up 3 or fewer ER in 11 of his 15 starts in 2017, and in 23 of his last 29 since 7/16/16. Has allowed 5 or fewer hits in 17 of his 24 starts since 8/11/16 (.202 opponent AVG). AT HOME: The Red Sox are 5-1 in his 6 starts at Fenway Park this year (1-0, 3.31 ERA, 12 ER/32.2 IP). Has allowed 3 or fewer ER in 5 of his home starts this season. Has posted a 10.74 SO/9.0 IP ratio (39 SO/32.2 IP) at Fenway this year, the 2nd-highest ratio among Red Sox starters at the venue this season (Chris Sale-11.77). RANKINGS: RHB are hitting.209 (55-for-263) vs. Rodriguez this year, which trails only Chris Sale (.192) for the lowest mark among AL southpaws (7th-lowest among ML LHP). From the beginning of the 2017 season through 5/31, ranked among AL leaders in ERA (8th, 2.77), opponent AVG (6th,.209), opponent OPS (12th,.652), and WHIP (10th, 1.12). Since the 2016 All-Star break, ranks among AL leaders in ERA (10th, 3.54), opponent AVG (4th,.219), opponent OPS (11th,.671), SO/9.0 IP ratio (9th, 9.53), and WHIP (15th, 1.19). VS. THE CARDINALS: Earned the win in his only career start vs. STL on 5/16/17 at Busch Stadium (6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 SO). Is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA (7 ER/23.1 IP) in 4 Interleague starts this season, tossing 6.0 IP in each of his last 3...The Red Sox are 4-0 in his outings vs. the NL in 2017. In 7 career Interleague starts, is 2-2 with a 4.31 ERA (19 ER/39.2 IP). 2017 HIGHLIGHTS: Won a career-high 4 consecutive decisions from 4/23 to 5/26...Posted a 2.25 ERA (11 ER/44.0 IP) and a.204 opponent AVG (32-for-157) during the streak. 2017 8.0, 5/21 at OAK 8, 6/1 at BAL 7, 6/1 at BAL 7, 6/1 at BAL 5, 4/23 at BAL 9, 4/30 vs. CHC 4, 6/1 at BAL - - 4, 4/23-5/26 2, 6/1-present - 2017 1-0, 3.31 ERA, 6 GS 3-3, 4.09 ERA, 10 G, 9 GS.226 (74-327), 12 HR.297 (19-73), 2 HR.209 (55-263), 10 HR 1.23 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 8.0, 3x, last 5/21/17 at OAK 11, 6/27/16 at TB 9, 2x, last 6/27/16 at TB 9, 2x, last 6/27/16 at TB 5, 2x, last 4/23/17 at BAL 13, 9/26/16 at TB 4, 2x, last 6/1/17 at BAL - - 4, 4/23-5/26/17 4, 7/22-9/10/16 1, 9/25/16 at TB (13) CAREER 7-6, 4.45 ERA, 27 GS 10-10, 3.83 ERA, 30 G, 29 GS.243 (293-1208), 41 HR.277 (73-264), 10 HR.233 (220-944), 31 HR 1.28 Tossed 7 consecutive quality starts from 4/23-5/26...Was both his longest career streak of quality outings and starts with 6.0+ IP. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Has recorded 294 career SO, the 8th-most by a Red Sox pitcher within his first 3 seasons in club history (next: Hugh Bedient, 314 SO from 1912-1914). Is 16-2 with a 1.89 ERA, a.190 opponent AVG, and a 0.93 WHIP in 30 career starts when pitching at least 6.0 innings (195.0 IP, 133 H, 41 ER, 161 SO)...Allowed 3 ER or fewer in each of those 30 outings, 2 ER or fewer in 25, and 1 or 0 ER in 18. Received 5 or more R of support in 12 of his 56 career starts...is 11-0 with a 1.75 ERA and.178 opponent AVG (82.1 IP, 53 H, 16 ER, 18 BB, 70 SO) in those 12 outings. 2017 ML GAME LOG VS. CARDINALS W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO 2017 1-0 4.50 1 1 6.0 5 3 0 2 5 CAREER 1-0 4.50 1 1 6.0 5 3 0 2 5 at FENWAY 0-0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES 4/8 L1-4 at DET L 1-4 5.0 5 4 4 3 5 2 80/41 Made his fi rst career start in the month of April 4/13 W4-3 PIT ND 2-3 5.1 4 3 2 4 8 1 107/63 Held PIT hitless from the 2nd through the 5th innings 4/19 L0-3 at TOR ND 0-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12/9 1st career relief appearance 4/23 W6-2 at BAL W 6-0 6.0 1 0 0 5 7 0 108/61 4th career GS of 6.0+ IP and 0 R allowed 4/30 W6-2 CHC ND 2-1 6.0 5 1 1 2 9 1 108/71 2nd career streak of GS w/6.0+ IP and 1 or 0 R 5/5 L3-4 at MIN ND 1-2 6.0 7 3 3 1 6 0 106/73 5th career road GS with 6.0+ IP and 1 or 0 BB 5/11 W4-1 at MIL ND 1-1 6.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 87/59 Fewest pitches (87) in any of his career starts with 6.0+ IP 5/16 W6-3 at STL W 4-3 6.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 110/74 Career-high 5th consecutive start with 6.0+ IP 5/21 W12-3 at OAK W 12-3 8.0 6 3 3 1 8 1 98/70 3rd career start with 8.0+ IP...50th career ML appearance 5/26 W3-0 SEA W 1-0 6.0 5 0 0 3 4 0 112/67 5th career start with 0 R over 6.0+ IP...50th career ML start 6/1 L5-7 at BAL L 1-7 5.2 8 7 7 0 6 4 94/61 Most ER allowed since 6/27/16 at TB (9 ER) 7/17 L3-4 TOR ND 0-3 5.1 6 3 3 4 8 1 111/68 1st start after being activated from 10-day DL 7/24 L0-4 at SEA L 0-4 5.1 6 4 4 2 6 1 99/61 Lost consecutive road decisions for the 1st time since 2016 7/29 W9-8 KC ND 4-4 4.0 7 4 4 3 5 1 107/73 Shortest start since 9/15/16 vs. NYY (2.1 IP) 8/4 W3-2 CWS ND 2-2 6.0 4 2 2 2 5 0 117/71 Season high in pitches, longest outing since 5/26 vs. SEA (6.0 IP) 8/11 L4-5 at NYY ND 3-0 6.0 2 0 0 2 7 0 107/67 Retired all 6 leadoff batters in his 3rd scoreless start of 2017 CARDINALS CAREER VS. RODRIGUEZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Carpenter.500 2 1 0 1 DeJong - 0 0 0 0 Fowler.333 3 1 0 1 Garcia - 0 0 0 0 Grichuk.000 2 0 0 0 Gyorko.333 3 1 0 0 Kelly - 0 0 0 0 Martinez - 0 0 0 0 Molina.000 3 0 0 0 Pham.000 2 0 0 1 Voit - 0 0 0 0 Wong.500 2 1 0 0 RED SOX CAREER vs. LYNN PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi.000 2 0 0 0 Betts.333 3 1 1 2 Bogaerts.000 5 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. 1.000 1 1 1 1 Devers - 0 0 0 0 Holt.000 3 0 0 0 Leon.000 1 0 0 0 Moreland.000 3 0 0 0 Núñez - 0 0 0 0 Ramirez.286 7 2 0 0 Vázquez.000 4 0 0 1 Young.143 7 1 1 1 STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN QUALITY SOX STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. Porcello 25 16 76/158.2 4.31 11-14 Sale 24 20 88/168.1 4.70 18-6 Wright 5 1 10/24.0 3.75 1-4 Rodriguez 15 9 41/86.2 4.26 9-6 Pomeranz 23 12 100/127.1 7.07 15-8 Johnson 5 2 21/27.0 7.00 5-0 Kendrick 2 0 5/8.1 5.40 0-2 Velázquez 2 0 5/10.1 4.35 0-2 Price 11 7 42/66.0 5.73 6-5 Fister 7 3 24/37.1 5.79 3-4 31-DREW POMERANZ, LHP FRIDAY S STARTING PITCHER 12-4, 3.39 ERA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2017 12-4 3.39 23 23 127.1 124 53 48 15 47 132.255 CAREER 37-40 3.71 161 102 589.2 524 267 243 70 239 579.238 LAST 5 STARTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 7/19 TOR W 6.2 3 1 1 5 3 7/25 at SEA - 5.0 4 3 3 4 7 7/30 KC - 6.2 7 1 1 1 4 8/5 CWS W 6.1 7 1 1 1 8 8/12 at NYY W 6.2 7 3 3 2 5 2.30 ERA 3-0 31.1 28 9 8 13 27 FRIDAY S START: Earned his career-high 12th win in his last start on 8/12 at NYY (6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 SO). Has won a career-high 6 consecutive decisions (9 starts, 2.48 ERA, 15 ER/54.1 IP)...Marks the 2nd-longest winning streak by a Red Sox pitcher this season (Chris Sale, 7, 5/2-6/10). The Red Sox have won 11 of his last 15 starts (9-1, 2.72 ERA, 27 ER/89.1 IP). His 2.83 ERA (24 ER/76.1 IP) since 6/1 is the 5th-lowest mark in the AL during that time (11th-lowest in MLB). Ranks among AL leaders this season in wins (T-3rd, 12), ERA (6th, 3.39), SO (T-13th, 132), opponent OPS (11th,.716), and SO/9.0 IP ratio (9th, 9.33). Is 2-0 with a 4.08 ERA (8 ER/17.2 IP) in 3 starts vs. NYY this season...over 7 career starts against the club, is 2-1 with a 3.32 ERA (15 ER/40.2 IP).
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 6 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF.279 AVG 17 HR 67 RBI.359 OBP.450 SLG vs. RHP: 97-338 (.287), 16 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2 R, HBP ROAD TRIP: 10-22, 5 R, 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, BB, 2 SB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 9 G (15-35, 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI) vs. LHP: 17-71 (.239), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 1-5, R, HR, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (8/5-pres.) Has hit safely in a career-long 9 straight games (.429/15-for-35, 12 RBI)...Has 4 HR in his last 5 games, and 5 in his last 9. In 11 August games, is batting.419/.490/.837/1.327 (18-for-43, 13 R, 3 2B, 5 HR, 13 RBI)...Ranks among AL hitters this month in AVG (2nd), OBP (4th), SLG (5th), OPS (5th), runs (T-2nd), and HR (T-7th). Has hit.321 (26-for-81) in 22 career Interleague games, with 13 runs, 4 2B, 4 HR, and 18 RBI...All 4 of those HR have come at home this season. Singled in the game-winning run in the 10th inning Sunday, his team-leading 10th game-winning RBI (T-6th in the AL) and 3rd in extra innings...according to Elias, the only other ML player with as many game-winning RBI in extras this season is Mark Trumbo (4). Finished the series at NYY with 9 RBI, the most by a Red Sox player in a 3-game series at NYY since RBI became offi cial in 1920 (source: ESPN Stats & Info). Recorded his 3rd career multi-hr game Saturday (also 6/4 at BAL and 7/4 at TEX), driving in a career-high-tying 6. According to Elias, became the fi rst Red Sox rookie ever with a 2-HR, 6-RBI game vs. NYY...Was his 2nd such game this season, making him the 5th rookie player ever to have 2 games with 2+ HR and 6+ RBI (last Max Kepler, 2016; source: Elias). Leads the team with 13 games with 3+ hits (T-4th in the AL)...Has reached base 3+ times in 23 games, tied for 9th-most in the AL. Is tied for the lead among ML rookies with 14 SB, 4th-most by a Sox rookie in the last 50 years...in the last 100 years, the only other Red Sox rookies to amass 10+ HR and 10+ SB have been Nomar Garciaparra in 1997, Ellis Burks in 1987, Jim Rice and Fred Lynn in 1975, Reggie Smith in 1967, and Jim Tabor in 1939. His 67 RBI are 2nd-most on the team and the most by a Red Sox rookie since Brian Daubach in 1999 (73). Over his career with RISP, has hit.355 (39-for-110) with a 1.025 OPS, including a.362 clip (21-for-58) with a 1.048 OPS with RISP and 2 outs. 6 50 - MOOKIE BETTS, OF.265 AVG 18 HR 72 RBI.341 OBP.448 SLG vs. RHP: 100-385 (.260), 15 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, R ROAD TRIP: 5-20, 4 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-5, R) vs. LHP: 26-90 (.289), 3 HR CLE SERIES: 0-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (7/16-22) Singled last night after going hitless in his previous 2 games...has gone 3 games without a hit just 3 times this season (last 4-6). Since the start of July, is tied for 3rd in the AL with 29 runs and ranks T-9th with 29 RBI in 36 games. Is a career.327 hitter (85-for-260) in 62 Interleague games, ranking 4th among active hitters (min. 200 AB)...Includes a.380 clip (41-for-108) with a 1.159 OPS in his last 25 such games...has 5 HR in his last 10 Interleague games, and 8 in his last 19. Ranks 2nd in the AL with a.384 AVG (38-for-99) with RISP, and ranks 6th with a 1.045 OPS...Leads the AL with a.367 AVG (88-for-240) with RISP since 2016. Ranks among AL leaders with 475 AB (1st), 33 2B (T-4th), 79 R (T-4th), 126 hits (T-12th), 72 RBI (T-12th), and 51 XBH (T-13th)...Leads the AL since 2015 with 293 R and 117 2B (tied). Marks his 3rd straight season with 50+ XBH...The only other Red Sox hitters with as many as 3 such seasons before turning 25 are Ted Williams (1939-42), Carl Yastrzemski (1962-64), and Jim Rice (1975-77). Has put the ball in play on 54.7% of his swings, 3.1% more than any other ML hitter...ranks 4th in MLB in percentage of pitches taken (63.0%). Is 1 of 6 ML players this season with 15+ HR and 15+ SB...The only other player with 17+ HR and 17+ SB is Jose Altuve. 6 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS, SS.280 AVG 6 HR 44 RBI.336 OBP.398 SLG vs. RHP: 96-345 (.278), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 3-5, R, RBI ROAD TRIP: 3-18, 3 R, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (4-8, R, 2B, RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 22-77 (.286), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 1-3, 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 15 G (4/27-5/12) Singled 3 times last night and drove in his 44th run, 1st since 7/21 at LAA...Since 2015, ranks 2nd in the AL with 47 games with 3+ hits. Has hit safely in his last 9 home games...has 3 hit streaks of 9+ games at home this season...the rest of the team has 2 such streaks. Stole bases in consecutive games from 8/6-8 for the 1st time since 4/25-26/16, and is 11-for-12 this year (91.7%)...Since 2015, is 34-for-41 in SB attempts (82.9%). The Red Sox are 17-4 in his last 21 games with an RBI...In his last 33 games with multiple RBI, the club has gone 28-5. Has hit safely in his last 5 games vs. the Cardinals, going 8-for-21 (.381)...Played all 6 games of the 2013 World Series vs. the club. Is tied for 2nd in the majors with 62 2-strike hits this season, and ranks 6th in the AL in AVG with 2 strikes (.256). 6 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF.256 AVG 13 HR 47 RBI.333 OBP.420 SLG vs. RHP: 67-283 (.237), 10 HR YESTERDAY: 1-2, 2 RBI, BB, HBP ROAD TRIP: 4-17, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-2, 2 RBI, BB, HBP) vs. LHP: 28-88 (.318), 3 HR CLE SERIES: 0-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/9-16) Reached 3 times last night and drove in 2...Marked his 13th multi-rbi game of 2017, and his 2nd career game with a H, BB, and HBP (also 4/20/16 vs. TB). Homered in each game of the Red Sox' 2-game series in STL on 5/16 & 5/17, going 4-for-8 (.500) with 3 runs and 3 RBI in those games. Is batting.318 (28-for-88) vs. LHP this season, including a.329 clip vs. lefties (23-for-70) since 5/30. The Red Sox are 41-10 (.804) in his 51 career games with a HR and 96-37 (.722) in his 133 games with an RBI...Are 43-8 (.843) in his 51 career multi-rbi games. Was batting.171 through 5/12, but has posted a.276/.356/.452 batting line in 81 games since 5/13 (83-for-301, 18 2B, 3B, 11 HR). 611- RAFAEL DEVERS, 3B.348 AVG 6 HR 13 RBI.411 OBP.667 SLG vs. RHP: 16-49 (.327), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB ROAD TRIP: 4-15, R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (8-19, 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI) vs. LHP: 7-17 (.412), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (7/26-8/4) Recorded his 7th multi-hit performance last night...is just the 3rd Red Sox hitter in the last 100 years with as many as 23 hits in his fi rst 17 career games, joining Johnny Pesky (23 in 1942) and Tom Oliver (28 in 1930). Has driven in at least 1 run in each of Boston's last 4 games...the only other Red Sox with streaks that long prior to their 21st birthday were Babe Ruth, Bobby Doerr, Ted Williams, and Tony Conigliaro...Has tied the game or given BOS a lead in each of the last 3 games. Has hit safely in his last 5 games, and 14 of his 17 career games, batting.348/.411/.667/1.078 (23-for-66, 13 R, 3 2B, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 7 BB). Recorded his first career multi-hr game Monday, going deep in each of his fi rst 2 AB...Had 3 HR in 4 AB beginning the 9th inning Sunday. Became the 2nd Red Sox hitter in the last 100 years with 6+ HR in his first 16 career games, joining only Sam Horn (7). The only other Red Sox hitters since 1913 with a multi-hr game before turning 21 are Ted Williams (1) and Tony Conigliaro (4)...Those 2 are also the only other Red Sox in that time to homer in consecutive games before turning 21. Homered off Aroldis Chapman to tie Sunday's game in the 9th inning...was his fi rst HR off a left-handed pitcher, and just the 2nd by a left-handed hitter off Chapman in his career (also Luke Scott, 6/26/11)...According to Elias, became the youngest hitter to homer off Chapman. His HR Sunday night came off a 102.8 mph fastball, the fastest pitch to be hit for a HR since Statcast began measuring pitch velocity in 2008. 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 8/14/17 vs. CLE Bauer 6 17 11 0 2 30 10 3 0 0 2 15 Betts 8/3/17 vs. CWS González 40 24 4 5 0 33 9 6 1 0 1 17 Bogaerts 7/5/17 at TEX Cashner 111 22 9 1 0 32 5 3 1 0 0 9 Bradley Jr. 8/5/17 vs. CWS Shields 28 19 5 0 0 24 9 2 1 0 0 12 Devers 8/14/17 vs. CLE Bauer 6 6 0 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 3 Holt 9/7/16 at SD Campos 112 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon 7/26/17 at SEA Moore 22 7 3 0 0 10 6 1 2 0 0 9 Moreland 8/4/17 vs. CWS Bummer 30 23 4 0 0 27 7 4 1 0 0 12 Núñez 8/6/17 vs. CWS Pelfrey 36 25 11 1 0 37 6 3 1 0 0 10 Ramirez 8/11/17 at NYY Garcia 15 23 4 0 0 27 10 2 0 0 0 12 Vázquez 8/1/17 vs. CLE Allen 20 12 4 1 0 17 5 1 0 0 0 6 Young 8/6/17 vs. CWS Pelfrey 7 10 2 0 0 12 3 1 0 1 0 5
Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 612- BROCK HOLT, INF/OF.195 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI.284 OBP.221 SLG vs. RHP: 11-62 (.177), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 ROAD TRIP: 2-7, 3 R, 2B, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-7 vs. LHP: 4-15 (.267), 0 HR CLE SERIES: 0-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (7/26-8/1) Is a career.285 hitter (47-for-165) in 49 Interleague games, including a.298 mark (31-for-104) since 4/15/15...Has 3 HR in his last 12 games vs. NL clubs. Is a career.300 hitter (175-for-583) with runners on base, compared to a.244 clip with the bases empty. Since the start of last season, ranks 12th in the AL with a.306 AVG with 2 outs (37-for-121, min. 100 AB). 63- SANDY LEON, C.238 AVG 6 HR 31 RBI.295 OBP.379 SLG vs. RHP: 34-148 (.230), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI ROAD TRIP: 1-10, R, 2 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) vs. LHP: 15-58 (.259), 1 HR CLE SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3x, last 6/20-7/1) In his last 13 games, has 5 XBH, 6 runs, and 9 RBI...The Sox are 13-4 this season when he drives in a run, and 32-9 in such games since he joined BOS in 2015. Since joining BOS, has hit.333/.395/.583 in 22 Interleague games (24-for-72, 14 R, 4 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI)...Has caught 4 SHO in 23 career Interleague starts. Over the last 3 homestands (since 6/23), is batting.314 (11-for-35) with 6 runs, 5 2B, HR, 8 RBI, and a.943 OPS in 12 games. Leads the AL with a 3.25 catcher's ERA (2nd in MLB), the lowest by a qualifying Red Sox catcher since at least 1987. Ranks 3rd among active catchers (min. 100 games) with a 38.5 career CCS% (40-for-104). 6 18 - MITCH MORELAND, 1B.243 AVG 14 HR 51 RBI.328 OBP.421 SLG vs. RHP: 80-324 (.247), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, R, RBI ROAD TRIP: 3-15, R, 2B CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-8, R, 2B, RBI) vs. LHP: 13-58 (.224), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 1-4, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/4-16) Singled twice and drove in his 51st run last night...in his last 9 games at Fenway, has hit.344 (11-for-32) with 9 runs, 6 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, and a 1.101 OPS. Has multiple hits in 4 of his last 5 Interleague games, going 9-for-24 (.375) with 5 runs, 2B, HR, 2 RBI. Has surpassed his 2016 totals with 54 runs, 26 doubles, and 44 BB...Is 1 shy of career-high totals in 2B and BB. Won the game for BOS on 8/4 vs. CWS with a walk-off HR in the 11th inning, his 2nd HR in 3 nights and 3rd career walk-off HR (last 7/30/16 with TEX vs. KC). Was his 2nd HR in his 10th AB this season after subbing into a game...is batting.417/.563/.917 as a sub (5-for-12, 5 R, 3 BB, 2 HR, 4 RBI). 6 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ, INF/OF.384 AVG 4 HR 13 RBI.416 OBP.630 SLG vs. RHP: 23-56 (.411), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5, R, RBI ROAD TRIP: 7-23, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (5-10, R, RBI) vs. LHP: 5-17 (.294), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 3-5 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (5/12-26) Singled twice in the 5th inning last night...has multiple hits in 15 of his last 24 contests (.400/42-for-105, 12 XBH, 19 RBI), and 3+ hits in 7 of his last 20. Has hit.395 (17-for-43) in 12 career games vs. the Cardinals, posting a.971 OPS...Homered in his last meeting with the club prior to this series (5/21 at STL). Ranks 4th in the majors with 28 hits since joining BOS on 7/28...Has reached in 32 of 77 PA in those 16 games (.384/28-for-73, 10 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 3 SB). Is a career.339 hitter (42-for-124) with 18 runs, 8 2B, 3B, 5 HR, and 19 RBI in 34 games at Fenway Park...Since joining the Red Sox, has hit.420 (21-for-50) with 4 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, a.740 SLG, and a 1.182 OPS in 11 home games. Has 7 game-tying or go-ahead RBI in 16 games with the Red Sox. Ranks 4th in the majors with a.388 batting average with RISP (33-for-85, 7 2B)...Has 24 hits in his last 57 such AB since 5/14 (.421/.441/.526/.967). Has hit safely in 51 of his last 58 games since 5/12...Ranks 2nd in the majors with a.362 AVG (89-for-246) in that time (min. 200 PA). According to Elias, the only players in Red Sox history to reach 10 RBI in fewer games with the club (6) are Carl Reynolds in 1934 and Jake Jones in 1947. On 7/29, recorded his 2nd career multi-hr game (also 6/7/16 with MIN vs. MIA) and drove in the game-winning run on a groundout in the 10th inning. 6 13 - HANLEY RAMIREZ, 1B/DH.253 AVG 18 HR 46 RBI.341 OBP.438 SLG vs. RHP: 78-302 (.258), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB ROAD TRIP: 4-16, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB) vs. LHP: 16-70 (.229), 5 HR CLE SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/23-7/4) Singled, doubled, walked, and drove in 2 last night...has reached base in 18 of his last 20 games, including 9 of 10 at home in that time. Hit his 18th HR of the season Friday, tying Mookie Betts for the team lead...was his 7th go-ahead HR, including 4 of his last 5. Friday's game marked his 5th this season with multiple XBH, all of which have come against divisional opponents (last 7/18 vs. TOR). Since 6/30, is 11-for-35 with 3 2B and 4 HR vs. LHP, posting a.314/.400/.743/1.143 line. Boston is 24-7 in his last 31 games with a HR, and 35-12 (.745) in his last 47 games with an RBI, including 18-2 in 20 games with multiple RBI in that time. 6 7 - CHRISTIAN VAZQUEZ, C.276 AVG 2 HR 23 RBI.317 OBP.377 SLG vs. RHP: 54-191 (.283), 1 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 2-7, R, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-3 vs. LHP: 9-37 (.243), 1 HR CLE SERIES: 0-3, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (5/20-6/3) Ranks 2nd in the AL with a.364 home AVG (min. 100 AB)...In his last 8 games at Fenway, is 13-for-30 (.433) with 7 runs, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, and a 1.169 OPS. Is 15 for his last 37 (.405) with 5 XBH, 8 R, 6 RBI, and a 1.072 OPS...Hit safely in 7 straight games from 7/25-8/4, including a career-long streak of 5 straight multi-hit games (7/29-8/3)...The last 2 Red Sox catchers with 5+ straight multi-hit games were Victor Martinez in 2010 and Carlton Fisk in 1977. Hit a 3-run walk-off HR with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th on 8/1 vs. CLE, his fi rst career walk-off hit...was his 2nd HR of the year and 4th of his career, all of which have been go-ahead HR with runners on base at Fenway Park. Has caught 15 of 42 attempted thefts this year, and 38 of 94 over the course of his career (40.4%), the highest rate among active catchers (min. 100 G). 6 30 - CHRIS YOUNG, OF.244 AVG 7 HR 24 RBI.326 OBP.415 SLG vs. RHP: 31-119 (.261), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 ROAD TRIP: 0-5, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-7 vs. LHP: 16-74 (.216), 1 HR CLE SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (2x, last 5/30-6/11) In his last 23 games vs. the Cardinals, has hit.301 (22-for-73) with a.985 OPS (16 runs, 4 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 16 RBI). Recorded his 15th career multi-hr game on 8/6 (2nd in 2017, also 5/6 at MIN), driving in a career-high-tying 5 runs (6th time, last 7/28/15 with NYY at TEX). Tied the game on 8/6 with a 3rd-inning 2B and gave BOS a lead with his 2nd HR of the day, a 3-run shot in the 5th...Was his 3rd go-ahead HR of the season, and fi rst go-ahead 3-run shot since 6/26/15 with NYY at HOU. Has walked once every 9.48 PA this season, his best walk rate since 2011 with ARI (8.24). Has reached in 15 of 33 pinch-hit PA since joining Boston, batting.308 (8-for-26) with 5 BB and 2 HBP...His 8 pinch hits lead the team in that time. 2017 vs. STL CAREER vs. STL CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi.100 10 1 0 1.100 10 1 0 1.284 232 66 6 31 Betts.250 16 4 1 2.250 20 5 1 2.311 956 297 31 151 Bogaerts.429 14 6 0 2.333 24 8 0 4.309 1,127 348 24 144 Bradley Jr..500 10 5 2 5.385 13 5 2 5.259 776 201 24 110 Devers.500 4 2 0 1.500 4 2 0 1.395 43 17 4 8 Holt.000 1 0 0 0.143 14 2 0 0.263 673 177 6 64 Leon.222 9 2 0 2.200 15 3 0 2.286 273 78 4 32 Moreland.308 13 4 0 1.207 29 6 1 3.277 231 64 12 37 Núñez.389 18 7 1 4.395 43 17 1 6.339 124 42 5 19 Ramirez.333 6 2 0 2.290 186 54 3 23.275 698 192 36 124 Vázquez.000 5 0 0 1.071 14 1 0 3.290 276 80 4 30 Young.333 3 1 0 1.246 171 42 10 25.279 262 73 9 36
Red Sox Game Notes BULLPEN NOTES Page 5 1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 58-Fernando Abad 8/14 vs. CLE 1.1 0 1 0 1 0 25/35 15/2 1/1 3.0 (7/2 at TOR) 3 (7/2 at TOR) 68-Matt Barnes 8/13 at NYY 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 42/55 14/2 0/2 2.0 (7 times) 5 (2 times) 37-Heath Hembree 8/14 vs. CLE 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 31/50 34/15 0/1 3.1 (4/22 at BAL) 5 (4/22 at BAL) 56-Joe Kelly 8/16 vs. STL 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 28/37 18/9 0/3 2.2 (4/16 vs TB) 2 (8 times) 46-Craig Kimbrel 8/13 at NYY (W, 4-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 36/48 13/1 28/32 2.0 (4/20 at TOR) 5 (3 times) 43-Addison Reed 8/13 at NYY 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 34/54 17/8 0/2 2.0 (3 times) 3 (4/27 vs ATL) 63-Robby Scott 8/15 vs. STL 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 30/44 32/10 0/2 1.2 (2 times) 2 (2 times) 67-Brandon Workman 8/14 vs. CLE 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 12/15 2/0 -/- 3.0 (5/4 vs BAL) 3 (7/20 vs TOR) BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.04 ERA 367.1 304 132 124 124 377 250/348 (72%) 166/46 30/44 58 - FERNANDO ABAD, LHP 2-0 1 SV 2.91 ERA vs. ALL:.210 (26-124 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.238 (19-80 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.159 ( 7-44 ), 1 HR WHIP: 1.12 Allowed 1 unearned run in 1.1 IP of work Monday vs. CLE (BB); got the final 2 outs of the 5th inning to strand 1 inherited runner and started the 6th inning. 26 of his 35 appearances this season are scoreless...overall, holding opponents to a.107 AVG (3-for-28) with RISP in 2017, including no hits in last 12 AB. Posting a 1.17 ERA (2 ER/15.1 IP) in 16 games on the road this year and a 4.34 ERA (9 ER/18.2 IP) in 19 games at Fenway. Since 4/28, holding LHH to.105 AVG (4-for-38), 4 BB, 15 SO (43 BF,.186 OBP)...Since joining BOS on 8/1/16, holding LHH to.149 AVG (10-for-67), 6 BB, 22 SO. 68 - MATT BARNES, RHP 6-3 0 SV 3.34 ERA vs. ALL:.193 (38-197 ), 3 HR vs. RHB:.189 (23-122 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.200 ( 15-75 ), 3 HR WHIP: 1.13 Got the fi rst 2 outs of the 8th inning Sunday night at NYY, but did allow 3 straight baserunners and a go-ahead sac fl y by Frazier (0.2 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 21 pitches). Prior to Sunday night s game at NYY, had made 6 scoreless appearances (6.0 IP, 0 H, 2 BB, 6 SO). Despite allowing 4 runs (3 ER) on 7/30 vs. KC, is posting a 2.25 ERA (6 ER/24.0 IP) over his last 21 appearances with 11 hits in 77 AB, 7 BB, 23 SO (0.73 WHIP). No runs allowed in 41 of 55 games in 2017...Leads Sox bullpen in wins (6; T-2nd in AL), holds (20; 4th in AL), games (55; T-5th in AL), & IP (56.2, 7th in AL). 37 - HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 2-3 0 SV 3.48 ERA vs. ALL:.284 (59-208 ), 98 HR vs. RHB:.268 (42-157 ), 9 HR vs. LHB:.333 ( 17-51 ), 0 HR WHIP: 1.37 Allowed 1 run in 2.0 innings Monday vs. CLE (2 H, ER, HR, 3 SO); allowed 1 inherited runner to score (to Abad) on Encarnacion s 2-run HR in the 6th. Has struck out 22 batters in his last 17.0 IP over 15 appearances (11.65 SO/9.0 IP). Averaging a career-bests this year in SO/9.0 IP (9.75; 56 SO in 51.2 IP) & SO/BB ratio (4.67; 12 BB)...Has issued 8 BB over his last 41 games (40.1 IP). 56 - JOE KELLY, RHP 3-1 0 SV 1.85 ERA vs. ALL:.209 (29-139 ), 1 HR vs. RHB:.170 (16-94 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.289 ( 13-45 ), 1 HR WHIP: 1.18 Threw the 8th inning last night vs. STL, allowing 1 run on 2 hits with 1 SO...Was his 3rd appearance since being activated off the DL on 8/5. Was on DL with a left hamstring strain from 7/15-8/4...Made 1 rehab appearance with Triple-A Pawtucket on 8/2 (1.0 IP)...Reinstated on 8/5. Ranks 7th among all AL relievers in ERA...No runs allowed in 31 of his 37 appearances this year. Posted a career-best 22.0-inning scoreless streak from 5/1-7/9...Had his 15-game win streak, the 2nd longest in BOS history and a career best, snapped on 7/9. Was a 3rd-round selection by STL in the 2009 June Draft...Made his ML debut with Cardinals on 6/10/02...Traded to BOS on 7/31/14. 46 - CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 4-0 28 SV 1.44 ERA vs. ALL:.145 (25-172 ), 4 HR vs. RHB:.098 (9-92 ), 2 HR vs. LHB:.200 ( 16-80 ), 2 HR WHIP: 0.66 Earned the win with 1.1 perfect IP Sunday night at NYY (2 SO); struck out Gardner to end the 9th with 2 out & a runner on 3rd, then threw a 1-2-3 10th inning. Has made 5 straight scoreless apps. since 8/4 (5.1 IP); has struck out 11 of 19 batters faced in that span...has a decision in each of last 4 games (3 SV, 1 win). Averaging 17.51 SO/9.0 IP (24 SO/12.1 IP) since the All-Star break...overall, has struck out 92 of 184 batters faced this year (50.0%). Approaching what would be his 3rd year with 100+ SO (others: 127 in 2011 & 116 in 2012)...Also approaching his 7th consecutive season with 30+ SV. Leads all MLB relievers in SO/9.0 IP (16.56) and WHIP (0.66)...Leads AL relievers in SO (92) and ERA (1.44), T-3rd in SV (28), and 5th in opp. AVG (.145). With BOS (2016-17), has converted 59 of 65 SVO (90.7%), including 28 of 32 in 2017... Has 3 SV of more than 3 outs in 2017 & 11 for career (last: 6/6 at NYY). 43 - ADDISON REED, RHP 0-1 0 SV 10.38 ERA vs. ALL:.267 (4-15 ), 1 HR vs. RHB:.286 (2-7 ), 0 HR vs. LHB:.250 (2-8 ), 1 HR WHIP: 1.38 Started the 9th inning Sunday night at NYY; made way for Kimbrel after getting 2 outs following a leadoff BB (0.2 IP, BB). Has made 6 appearances with BOS, allowing runs twice; made Sox debut on 8/1 vs. CLE...Acquired from NYM in exchange for 3 MiLB pitchers on 7/31. Averaging 1.35 BB/9.0 IP this season (6th lowest among all ML relievers) and 6.50 SO/BB (8th highest among ML relievers). 63 - ROBBY SCOTT, LHP 1-1 0 SV 3.72 ERA vs. ALL:.196 (20-102 ), 6 HR vs. RHB:.269 (14-52 ), 4 HR vs. LHB:.120 ( 6-50 ), 2 HR WHIP: 1.07 Finished last night s win vs. STL (1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO), struck out 2 of the 4 batters he faced and issued a walk...holding LHH to a.118 AVG (2-for-17) since 7/4. Recalled Saturday from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 3rd ML stint of 2017...With Pawtucket this year: 7 games, 0-0, 7.1 IP, 0 runs, 5 BB, 5 SO,.130 AVG (3-for-23). 34 of his 44 apps for BOS in 2017 are scoreless; his 44 appearances are T-6th most among ML rookies...for ML career, holding LHH to a.145 AVG (9-for-62). 67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 0-0 0 SV 1.57 ERA vs. ALL:.238 (19-80), 2 HR vs. RHB:.196 (9-46), 0 HR vs. LHB:.294 (10-34), 2 HR WHIP: 1.00 Worked 1.1 scoreless Monday vs. CLE (H, BB); stranded 1 runner...was his 10th straight scoreless outing (11.2 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 9 SO,.179 AVG, 0.69 WHIP, 40 BF). No runs allowed in 13 of his 16 appearances with the Red Sox this year...is in his 3rd stint with the Red Sox this season. Since being recalled on 7/15, in 14 appearances has gone 0-0, 1.02 ERA (2 ER/17.2 IP) with 3 BB, 15 SO,.190 opp. AVG (11-for-58), 0.79 WHIP. Has held LHH to a.200 AVG (3-for-15) in the majors after they began the year with 7 hits in 19 AB (.368 AVG). 2017 VS. STL CAREER VS. STL CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Abad 1-0-0 0.00 1/0 2.0 0 0 1-3-0 5.40 9/2 15.0 13 9 1-1-0 5.27 29/0 27.1 23 16 Barnes 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.1 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.1 0 0 8-6-1 4.47 80/2 92.2 90 46 Fister -- / 1-2-0 4.91 5/4 25.2 28 14 4-6-0 4.23 10/9 55.1 63 26 Hembree 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.1 1 0 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.1 1 0 3-1-0 2.11 64/0 76.2 83 18 Kelly 0-0-0 5.40 2/0 1.2 3 1 0-0-0 2.08 3/1 8.2 6 2 12-5-0 3.99 42/20 133.0 131 59 Kimbrel 0-0-1 0.00 2/0 2.0 0 0 1-1-12 2.66 21/0 20.1 11 6 2-4-33 2.30 60/0 58.2 31 15 Pomeranz -- / 0-0-0 3.86 3/1 7.0 6 3 7-4-0 4.24 22/18 97.2 99 46 Porcello 1-0-0 4.85 2/2 13.0 17 7 2-1-0 3.51 4/4 25.2 35 10 25-17-0 4.18 47/47 294.2 318 137 Reed 1-0-2 0.00 3/0 3.1 1 0 1-0-3 1.42 13/0 12.2 8 2 0-0-1 3.86 6/0 4.2 3 2 Rodriguez 1-0-0 4.50 1/1 6.0 5 3 1-0-0 4.50 1/1 6.0 5 3 7-6-0 4.45 27/27 149.2 151 74 Sale -- / 0-0-0 1.13 1/1 8.0 6 1 7-2-1 3.01 16/13 92.2 70 31 Scott 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 2.0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 2.0 0 0 2-0-0 0.92 26/0 19.2 8 2 Workman -- / 0-1-0 6.75 1/1 5.1 6 4 3-7-0 4.13 30/10 80.2 86 37
Red Sox Game Notes 2017 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY Page 6 DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL 1 4/3 D PITTSBURGH W5-3 1-0 T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Cole (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 36,594* 1 36,594 4/4 OFF DAY 1-0 T-1st 2 4/5 N PITTSBURGH W3-0 (12) 2-0 T-1st -- KELLY (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) 36,137 2 72,731 4/6 D PITTSBURGH T-1st -- PPD (Rain) 3 4/7 D at Detroit L5-6 2-1 2nd -1.0 Rodriguez (1-0) HEMBREE (0-1) 45,013* 1 45,013 4 4/8 D at Detroit L1-4 2-2 3rd -2.0 Zimmermann (1-0) RODRIGUEZ (0-1) Wilson (1) 32,622 2 77,635 5 4/9 D at Detroit W7-5 3-2 3rd -1.0 BARNES (1-0) Rondon (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 33,662 3 111,297 6 4/10 D at Detroit L1-2 3-3 3rd -1.5 Wilson (1-0) SALE (0-1) Rodriguez (2) 24,672 4 135,969 7 4/11 N BALTIMORE W8-1 4-3 3rd -0.5 POMERANZ (1-0) Bundy (1-1) 37,497* 3 110,228 8 4/12 N BALTIMORE L5-12 4-4 T-3rd -1.5 Givens (2-0) WRIGHT (0-1) 32,211 4 142,439 9 4/13 D PITTSBURGH W4-3 5-4 T-2nd -1.5 BARNES (2-0) Nicasio (0-2) KIMBREL (3) 32, 400 5 174,839 10 4/14 N TAMPA BAY L5-10 5-5 4th -2.5 Archer (2-0) PORCELLO (1-1) 36,813 6 211,652 11 4/15 D TAMPA BAY W2-1 6-5 3rd -1.5 SALE (1-1) Hunter (0-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,686* 7 248,338 12 4/16 D TAMPA BAY W7-5 7-5 3rd -1.5 KELLY (2-0) Farquhar (0-1) KIMBREL (5) 36,209 8 284,547 13 4/17 D TAMPA BAY W4-3 8-5 3rd -1.0 WRIGHT (1-1) Snell (0-2) KIMBREL (6) 37,318* 9 321,865 14 4/18 N at Toronto W8-7 9-5 T-2nd -- JOHNSON (1-0) Stroman (1-2) 29,281 5 165,250 15 4/19 N at Toronto L0-3 9-6 3rd -1.0 Liriano (1-1) PORCELLO (1-2) Osuna (1) 30,842 6 196,092 16 4/20 D at Toronto W4-1 (10) 10-6 3rd -1.0 KIMBREL (1-0) Grilli (0-2) 44,283 7 240,375 17 4/21 N at Baltimore L0-2 10-7 3rd -2.0 Bundy (3-1) POMERANZ (1-1) Brach (3) 34,442 8 274,817 18 4/22 N at Baltimore L2-4 10-8 3rd -3.0 Aquino (1-0) WRIGHT (1-2) O Day (1) 35,457 9 310,274 19 4/23 D at Baltimore W6-2 11-8 3rd -2.0 RODRIGUEZ (1-1) Gausman (1-2) KIMBREL (7) 35,522 10 345,796 4/24 Off Day 11-8 3rd -2.5 4/25 N NEW YORK-AL 3rd -2.0 PPD (Rain) 20 4/26 N NEW YORK-AL L1-3 11-9 3rd -3.0 Severino (2-1) PORCELLO (1-3) Chapman (5) 32,072 10 353,937 21 4/27 N NEW YORK-AL L0-3 11-10 3rd -3.5 Tanaka (3-1) SALE (1-2) 34,054 11 387,991 22 4/28 N CHICAGO-NL W5-4 12-10 3rd -2.5 POMERANZ (2-1) Arrieta (3-1) KIMBREL (8) 37,054* 12 425,045 23 4/29 D CHICAGO-NL L4-7 12-11 3rd -3.5 Lackey (2-3) WRIGHT (1-3) Davis (6) 36,776* 13 461,821 24 4/30 N CHICAGO-NL W6-2 13-11 3rd -2.5 BARNES (3-0) Uehara (0-2) 36,916* 14 498,737 25 5/1 N BALTIMORE L2-5 13-12 3rd -3.5 Bundy (4-1) PORCELLO (1-4) Brach (5) 33,489 15 532,226 26 5/2 N BALTIMORE W5-2 14-12 3rd -2.5 SALE (2-2) Asher (1-1) KIMBREL (9) 32,932 16 565,158 27 5/3 N BALTIMORE W4-2 15-12 3rd -2.5 POMERANZ (3-1) Gausman (1-3) KIMBREL (10) 33,162 17 598,320 28 5/4 N BALTIMORE L3-8 15-13 3rd -3.0 Wilson (2-1) KENDRICK (0-1) 36,563 18 634,883 29 5/5 N at Minnesota L3-4 15-14 3rd -4.0 Kintzler (1-0) BARNES (3-1) 28,707 11 374,503 30 5/6 D at Minnesota W11-1 16-14 3rd -4.0 PORCELLO (2-4) Tepesch (0-1) 30,859 12 405,362 31 5/7 D at Minnesota W17-6 17-14 3rd -4.0 SALE (3-2) Santana (5-1) 31,763 13 437,125 5/8 Off Day 17-14 3rd -4.5 32 5/9 N at Milwaukee L7-11 17-15 3rd -5.0 Torres (2-3) POMERANZ (3-2) 22,524 14 459,649 33 5/10 N at Milwaukee L4-7 17-16 3rd -5.0 Scahill (1-1) KENDRICK (0-2) 23,095 15 482,744 34 5/11 D at Milwaukee W4-1 18-16 3rd -4.5 KIMBREL (2-0) Feliz (0-4) 26,499 16 509,243 35 5/12 N TAMPA BAY L4-5 18-17 3rd -4.5 Cobb (3-3) PORCELLO (2-5) Colome (9) 36,496 19 671,379 36 5/13 D TAMPA BAY W6-3 19-17 3rd -3.5 SALE (4-2) Snell (0-4) KIMBREL (11) 35,447 20 706,826 37 5/14 D TAMPA BAY L2-11 19-18 3rd -4.0 Andriese (3-1) POMERANZ (3-3) 35,080 21 741,906 5/15 OFF DAY 19-18 3rd -4.0 38 5/16 N at St. Louis W6-3 20-18 3rd -4.0 RODRIGUEZ (2-1) Lynn (4-2) KIMBREL (12) 41,514 17 550,757 39 5/17 N at St. Louis W5-4 (13) 21-18 3rd -4.0 ABAD (1-0) Tuivailala (2-1) TAYLOR (1) 44,365 18 595,122 40 5/18 N at Oakland L3-8 21-19 3rd -4.0 Gray (1-1) VELÁZQUEZ (0-1) 12,016 19 607,138 41 5/19 N at Oakland L2-3 (10) 21-20 3rd -4.0 Dull (2-2) HEMBREE (0-2) 24,728 20 631,866 42 5/20 D at Oakland L3-8 21-21 4th -4.5 Manaea (2-3) TAYLOR (0-1) 20,235 21 652,101 43 5/21 D at Oakland W12-3 22-21 3rd -4.0 RODRIGUEZ (3-1) Triggs (5-3) 20,691 22 672,792 5/22 Off Day 22-21 3rd -4.5 44 5/23 N TEXAS W11-6 23-21 3rd -3.5 PORCELLO (3-5) Cashner (1-4) 34,769 22 776,675 45 5/24 N TEXAS W9-4 24-21 3rd -3.5 SALE (5-2) Dyson (1-5) 36,089 23 812,764 46 5/25 N TEXAS W6-2 25-21 3rd -3.0 POMERANZ (4-3) Martínez (1-3) 33,484 24 846,248 47 5/26 N SEATTLE W3-0 26-21 2nd -2.0 RODRIGUEZ (4-1) Gallardo (2-5) KIMBREL (13) 35,080 25 881,328 48 5/27 D SEATTLE W6-0 27-21 2nd -2.0 JOHNSON (2-0) Whalen (0-1) 36,985* 26 918,313 49 5/28 D SEATTLE L0-5 27-22 2nd -3.0 Bergman (2-2) PORCELLO (3-6) 37,174* 27 955,487 50 5/29 D at Chicago-AL L4-5 27-23 2nd -3.0 Minaya (1-0) BARNES (3-2) Robertson (8) 27,148 23 699,940 51 5/30 N at Chicago-AL W13-7 28-23 2nd -3.0 SALE (6-2) Quintana (2-7) KIMBREL (14) 21,852 24 721,792 52 5/31 N at Chicago-AL W4-1 29-23 2nd -2.0 POMERANZ (5-3) Swarzack (2-1) KIMBREL (15) 19,075 25 740,867 53 6/1 N at Baltimore L5-7 29-24 2nd -3.0 Miley (2-3) RODRIGUEZ (4-2) 20,150 26 761,017 54 6/2 N at Baltimore L2-3 29-25 3rd -3.0 Asher (2-3) PORCELLO (3-7) BRACH (11) 33,193 27 794,210 55 6/3 N at Baltimore W5-2 30-25 2nd -3.0 PRICE (1-0) Bundy (6-4) KIMBREL (16) 35,470 28 829,680 56 6/4 D at Baltimore W7-3 31-25 2nd -2.0 SALE (7-2) Tillman (1-3) 31,819 29 861,499 6/5 Off Day 31-25 2nd -2.0 57 6/6 N at New York-AL W5-4 32-25 2nd -1.0 POMERANZ (6-3) Tanaka (5-6) KIMBREL (17) 41,516 30 903,015 58 6/7 N at New York-AL L0-8 32-26 2nd -2.0 Sabathia (7-2) PORCELLO (3-8) 44,380 31 947,395 59 6/8 N at New York-AL L1-9 32-27 2nd -3.0 Pineda (7-3) PRICE (1-1) 46,194* 32 993,589 60 6/9 N DETROIT W5-3 33-27 2nd -3.0 BARNES (4-3) Wilson (1-3) KIMBREL (18) 36,853* 28 992,340 61 6/10 N DETROIT W11-3 34-27 2nd -3.0 SALE (8-2) Saupold (1-1) 37,162* 29 1,029,502 62 6/11 N DETROIT L3-8 34-28 2nd -4.0 Norris (3-4) POMERANZ (6-4) 35,457 30 1,064,959 63 6/12 N PHILADELPHIA W 6-5 (11) 35-28 2nd -4.0 BARNES (5-2) Fien (0-1) 36,757* 31 1,101,716 64 6/13 N PHILADELPHIA W4-3 (12) 36-28 2nd -3.0 ABAD (2-0) Garcia (1-1) 37,141* 32 1,138,857 65 6/14 N at Philadelphia W7-3 37-28 2nd -2.0 VELÁZQUEZ (1-1) Hellickson (5-5) 28,263 33 1,021,852 66 6/15 N at Philadelphia L0-1 37-29 2nd -2.0 Pivetta (2-1) SALE (8-3) Neris (6) 30,729 34 1,052,581 67 6/16 N at Houston W2-1 38-29 2nd -1.0 KELLY (3-0) Harris (2-2) KIMBREL (19) 36,189 35 1,088,770 68 6/17 N at Houston L1-7 38-30 2nd -1.0 Paulino (1-0) PORCELLO (3-9) 41.017* 36 1,129,787 69 6/18 N at Houston W6-5 39-30 2nd -- PRICE (2-1) Musgrove (4-6) KIMBREL (20) 38,389 37 1,168,176 70 6/19 N at Kansas City L2-4 39-31 2nd -0.5 Hammel (4-6) BOYER (0-1) Herrera (16) 27,992 38 1,196,168 71 6/20 N at Kansas City W8-3 40-31 1st +0.5 SALE (9-3) Strahm (2-4) 25,983 39 1,222,151 72 6/21 D at Kansas City L4-6 40-32 2nd -0.5 Soria (3-2) SCOTT (0-1) Herrera (17) 30,826 40 1,252,977 6/22 Off Day 40-32 2nd -- 73 6/23 N LA ANGELS W9-4 41-32 2nd -- PORCELLO (4-9) Meyer (3-4) 37,034* 33 1,175,891 74 6/24 N LA ANGELS L3-6 41-33 2nd -- Ramirez (7-5) PRICE (2-2) Parker (4) 36,868* 34 1,212,759 75 6/25 D LA ANGELS L2-4 41-34 2nd -- Bridwell (2-0) FISTER (0-1) Petit (1) 36,474* 35 1,249,233 76 6/26 N MINNESOTA W4-1 42-34 2nd -- SALE (10-3) Berríos (7-2) KIMBREL (21) 37,172* 36 1,286,405 77 6/27 N MINNESOTA W9-2 43-34 1st +1.0 POMERANZ (7-4) Santiago (4-7) 36,804* 37 1,323,209 78 6/28 N MINNESOTA L1-4 43-35 2nd -- Mejía (3-3) PORCELLO (4-10) Kintzler (21) 37,487* 38 1,360,696 79 6/29 N MINNESOTA W6-3 44-35 1st +1.0 PRICE (3-2) Gibson (4-6) KIMBREL (22) 37,445* 39 1,398,141 80 6/30 N at Toronto W7-4(11) 45-35 1st +1.0 BOYER (1-1) Loup (2-2) KIMBREL (23) 41,357 41 1,294,334 81 7/1 D at Toronto W7-1 46-35 1st +2.0 SALE (11-3) Liriano (4-4) 46,672* 42 1,341,006 82 7/2 D at Toronto W15-1 47-35 1st +3.0 POMERANZ (8-4) Biagini (2-8) ABAD (1) 46,696* 43 1,387,702 83 7/3 N at Texas W7-5(11) 48-35 1st +3.0 HEMBREE (1-2) Frieri (0-1) 45,448 44 1,433,150 84 7/4 N at Texas W11-4 49-35 1st +4.0 PRICE (4-2) Darvish (6-7) 43,267 45 1,476,417 85 7/5 N at Texas L2-8 49-36 1st +4.0 Cashner (4-7) FISTER (0-2) 32,276 46 1,508,693 86 7/6 N at Tampa Bay L1-4 49-37 1st +3.5 Faria (4-0) SALE (11-4) Colome (23) 23,375 47 1,532,068 87 7/7 N at Tampa Bay W8-3 50-37 1st +4.5 POMERANZ (9-4) Odorizzi (5-4) 24,842 48 1,556,910 88 7/8 D at Tampa Bay L0-1 50-38 1st +3.5 Cobb (7-6) PORCELLO (4-11) Colome (24) 23,419 49 1,580,329 89 7/9 D at Tampa Bay L3-5 50-39 1st +3.5 Boxberger (1-0) KELLY (3-1) Colome (25) 20,812 50 1,601,141 7/10 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/11 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/12 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 90 7/14 N NEW YORK-AL W5-4 51-39 1st +3.5 SCOTT (1-1) Chapman (2-1) 37,570* 40 1,435,711 91 7/15 D NEW YORK-AL L1-4(16) 51-40 1st +2.5 Heller (1-0) FISTER (0-3) 36,936* 41 1,472,647 92 7/16 D NEW YORK-AL L0-3 51-41 1st +2.5 Sabathia (8-3) PORCELLO (4-12) Chapman (12) 37,343* 42 1,509,990 93 7/16 N NEW YORK-AL W3-0 52-41 1st +3.0 PRICE (5-2) Tanaka (7-9) KIMBREL (24) 36,719* 43 1,546,709 94 7/17 N TORONTO L3-4 52-42 1st +2.0 Tepera (5-1) HEMBREE (1-3) Osuna (23) 36,144 44 1,582,853 95 7/18 N TORONTO W5-4(15) 53-42 1st +2.0 VELÁZQUEZ (2-1) Bolsinger (0-3) 36,488 45 1,619,341 96 7/19 N TORONTO W5-1 54-42 1st +3.0 POMERANZ (10-4) Sanchez (1-3) 37,360* 46 1,656,701 97 7/20 D TORONTO L6-8 54-43 1st +2.5 Leone (2-0) FISTER (0-4) Osuna (24) 37,094* 47 1,693,795 98 7/21 N at LA Angels W6-2 55-43 1st +3.5 SALE (12-4) Nolasco (4-11) 37,714 51 1,638,855 99 7/22 N at LA Angels L3-7 55-44 1st +3.5 Ramirez (9-8) PRICE (5-3) 43,829* 52 1,682,684 100 7/23 D at LA Angels L2-3 55-45 1st +2.5 Bridwell (4-1) PORCELLO (4-13) Norris (15) 40,471 53 1,723,155 101 7/24 N at Seattle L0-4 55-46 1st +2.0 Paxon (10-3) RODRIGUEZ (4-3) 29,262 54 1,752,417 102 7/25 N at Seattle L5-6(13) 55-47 1st +1.0 Zych (5-2) FISTER (0-5) 28,992 55 1,781,409 103 7/26 D at Seattle W4-0 56-47 1st +1.0 SALE (13-4) Moore (1-3) KIMBREL (25) 39,797 55 1,821,206 7/27 Off Day 56-47 1st +0.5