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ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Red Sox defeated the Astros last night, 8-6...After the Sox took a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning, the game featured scores of 2-1, 3-1, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 6-5, 7-5, 8-5, and 8-6...The teams scored in 11 of 18 half innings. According to Elias, last night marked only the 2nd time in MLB history in which a run was scored by either team in each of the first 8 innings (also 1993 World Series Game 4, TOR vs. PHI). ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Red Sox are 4-0 on the road in the postseason, having out-scored the Yankees and Astros by a combined score of 36-12 away from Fenway Park. This is the 1st time the Sox have ever won each of their first 4 road games in a postseason...The only other time the Sox have won 4+ consecutive road games in a single postseason is 2004 (ALCS Games 6-7, WS Games 3-4). M-V-P! M-V-P!: Last night, Mookie Betts led off the game with a walk and scored the game’s 1st run; robbed Jose Altuve of a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 1st inning; singled and scored in the top of the 8th; and threw out Tony Kemp at 2nd base in the bottom of the 8th. Betts has reached base in the 1st inning in each game of the ALCS: Game 1 (single), Game 2 (double, run), Game 3 (single, run), and Game 4 (BB, run). Including the postseason, Betts has hit safely in each of his last 12 games at Minute Maid Park. JUNIOR MINTS: Jackie Bradley Jr. has 3 hits in the ALCS, each of which has driven in multiple runs with 2 outs...He is the 1st player in MLB history to have 3 straight multi-RBI games in the postseason from the No. 8 or 9 spots in the batting order. Including the postseason, the Red Sox are 14-0 in 2018 when Bradley homers. Bradley is the 22nd player with 3 straight multi-RBI games in a single postseason (1920-2018), 1 shy of the MLB record (STL’s Reggie Sanders, 4 straight in 2005). Bradley has 9 RBI in the postseason (all in the ALCS), tied with Manny Machado for the MLB lead...The franchise record for RBI in a postseason series is 12 (John Valentin, 1999 ALDS), and the Sox’ record for RBI in an ALCS is 11 (David Ortiz, 2004). JACKIE BRADLEY JR.’S HITS IN THE ALCS Gm. Score Before Inn. Hit Score After 2 Trailed, 2-4 3rd 3-RBI Double Led, 5-4 3 Led, 4-2 8th Grand Slam Led, 8-2 4 Trailed, 4-5 6th 2-Run HR Led, 6-5 STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM: Last night, the Astros and Red Sox became the 10th and 11th teams in MLB history to hit 3+ HR from the No. 9 spot in the batting order in a single postseason...In addition to Bradley’s 2 HR, Christian Vázquez hit a HR from the No. 9 spot in Game 4 of the ALDS at NYY. The record for most HR from the No. 9 spot in a single postseason is 4 (2002 Angels, 2014 Royals, 2016 Cubs). SLUGGING SOX: The Red Sox have scored 7+ runs in 3 straight postseason games for the 5th time in franchise his- tory...Their longest such streak is 4 games (2004 & 2007). With RISP this postseason, the Sox have posted a .368/.495/.632 batting line (25-for-68, 11 XBH, 17 BB, 3 HBP)...With RISP and 2 outs, they have posted a .419/.561/.774 line (13-for-31, 6 XBH, 7 BB, 3 HBP). X FACTOR: Last night, Xander Bogaerts recorded an RBI double and an RBI single...Dating back to 2017, he has hit safely in each of his last 9 postseason games...Bogaerts is the 12th Red Sox player to record a hit streak of 9+ games in the postseason (most recent: 4 players in 2007). Bogaerts has hit safely in each of his 8 postseason games in 2018...Only 7 Red Sox have recorded a hit streak of 9+ games in a single postseason, and only 2 of those reached 10+ games: Manny Ramirez (14 games in 2004) and Orlando Cabrera (10 in 2004). REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ...........................1st, +8.0 Home/Road ............................. 57-24/51-30 Day/Night ................................ 36-10/72-44 March/April/May/June.... 2-1/19-6/18-11/17-10 July/August/September ..... 19-6/18-9/15-11 vs. AL East .......................................... 52-24 vs. AL Central ..................................... 19-14 vs. AL West ......................................... 21-12 vs. National League.............................. 16-4 vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 87-38/21-16 Leading after 6 innings ........................ 84-6 Tied after 6 innings .............................. 12-5 Trailing after 6 innings ....................... 12-43 Leading after 7 innings ........................ 90-4 Tied after 7 innings .............................. 13-5 Trailing after 7 innings ......................... 5-45 Leading after 8 innings ........................ 97-1 Tied after 8 innings ................................ 7-3 Trailing after 8 innings ......................... 4-50 Red Sox score first.............................. 74-15 Opponents score first ......................... 34-39 Come-from-behind wins ......................... 47 Shutouts............................................... 14-7 Scoring less than 3 runs ....................... 8-25 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ............................. 20-17 Scoring 5 or more runs ....................... 80-12 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 85-24/23-30 1-run/2-run games .................... 25-14/17-7 Walk-offs................................................ 7-4 Extra innings (home/road)............... 5-1/3-4 Series openers/finales ............. 34-18/37-15 Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 19-5-2 Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 14-7-5 Series W-L-T (total)......................... 33-12-7 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 8-0/7-1 GAME 5: Prior to the 2018 ALCS, it had been 100 years since the Red Sox held a 3-1 lead in any best-of-7 playoff series...Each of the previous 4 instances came in the World Series: 1912 (def. NYG, 4-3), 1915 (def. PHI, 4-1), 1916 (def. BRO, 4-1), and 1918 (def. CHC, 4-2). The Sox are the 22nd team to hold a 3-games-to-1 lead in an ALCS since the best-of-7 format was adopted in 1985...17 of those previous 21 teams won the series. The last 3 teams to overcome a 3-games-to-1 deficit and win the ALCS were Red Sox clubs (2007 vs. CLE, 2004 vs. NYY, and 1986 vs. CAL)...The only other team to accomplish the feat was the 1985 Royals (vs. TOR). PENNANT PALS: The Red Sox are 1 victory away from winning the 14th pennant in franchise history (see header at top of page)...The last 3 times they were AL champions, they went on to win the World Series (2004, 2007, 2013). Seven members of the Sox’ ALCS roster have appeared in at least 1 World Series game, including 3 position players (Ian Kinsler, Mitch Moreland, Xander Bogaerts) and 4 pitchers (David Price, Rick Porcello, Joe Kelly, Brandon Workman)...Only Bogaerts and Workman have won a World Series, both with the Sox in 2013. BIRTHDAY WISHES: Alex Cora turns 43 years old today (born 10/18/75)...5 managers have led the Sox to the AL pennant in their 1st season with the club: Jake Stahl (1912), Ed Barrow (1918), Dick Williams (1967), Terry Francona (2004), and John Farrell (2013). WINS BY THE HUNDRED: The Red Sox defeated the Yankees (100-62) in the ALDS and are leading the Astros (103-59) in the ALCS...Only 4 teams have ever defeated multiple 100-win teams in a single postseason: 2004 Red Sox (won WS), 2003 Marlins (won WS), 1998 Padres (lost WS), and 1988 Dodgers (won WS). Between the regular season (108-54) and postseason (6- 2), the Red Sox have won 114 games, becoming the 12th team to reach that total...Only 6 have won 115+ games: 1998 NYY (125), 2001 SEA (120), 1906 CHC (118), 1986 NYM (116), 1970 BAL (115), and 1975 CIN (115). RELIEF CORE: Matt Barnes, Ryan Brasier, Heath Hembree, and Joe Kelly have combined to post a 0.42 ERA and a .113 opponent AVG in the postseason (21.2 IP, 1 ER, 8-for-71, 0 HR). RED SOX RELIEF PITCHERS IN 2018 POSTSEASON Pitcher Inn. H-AB ER XBH SO-BB Ryan Brasier 7.0 4-for-25 0 1 6-4 Matt Barnes 5.2 0-for-17 0 0 5-4 Joe Kelly 5.1 4-for-21 1 0 3-0 Heath Hembree 3.2 0-for-8 0 0 2-4 Totals: 21.2 IP, 1 ER, 0.42 ERA, 8-for-71 (.113 AVG) TAKE THE LEAD: The Red Sox are 6-0 this postseason when scoring the game’s 1st run (0-2 when they don’t). The Sox have scored multiple runs in the 1st inning in each of their last 3 games, tying the franchise’s longest streak in postseason history...They also accomplished the feat in 1999 (ALDS Games 4-5, ALCS Game 1) and 2004 (ALCS Game 7, WS Games 1-2). THIS AND THAT: The Red Sox are 97-85-1 all-time in post- season play...They are 20-15 in 35 postseason series. Andrew Benintendi leads the majors with 9 runs scored in the 2018 postseason. FOR DEVERS 21: Rafael Devers gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead with a 2-RBI single in the 1st inning of last night’s win...He began his postseason career 0-for-5, but in 7 games since he is 10-for-22 (.455) with 2 HR...He has 9 career postseason RBI and will not turn 22 years old until 10/24. The only other players to record 9+ RBI in the postseason before turning 22 years old are Andruw Jones (14), Miguel Cabrera (12), and Mickey Mantle (10). BOSTON RED SOX (3-1) at HOUSTON ASTROS (1-3) Thursday, October 18, 2018 • 8:09 p.m. ET/7:09 p.m. CT • Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX LHP David Price (0-1, 9.95) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (2-0, 3.18) ALCS Game 5 • TV: TBS • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, ESPN Radio, WCCM 1490 AM (Spanish) VS. THE ASTROS (REG. SEASON) All-Time ..................................... 30-20 In Boston..........................................16-9 In Houston .....................................14-11 2018................................................ 3-4 In Boston............................................1-2 In Houston .........................................2-2 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 5/31 R L2-4 McCullers POMERANZ 6/1 R L3-7 Cole SALE 6/2 R W5-4 PRICE Harris 6/3 R W9-3 PORCELLO Morton 9/7 H L3-6 Pressly KELLY 9/8 H L3-5 Morton RODRIGUEZ 9/9 H W6-5 KIMBREL Rondon VS. THE ASTROS (POSTSEASON) All-Time ......................................... 4-4 In Boston.............................................2-2 In Houston ..........................................2-2 DATE GAME H/R SCORE 10/5/17 ALDS-1 R L2-8 10/6/17 ALDS-2 R L2-8 10/8/17 ALDS-3 H W10-3 10/9/17 ALDS-4 H L4-5 10/13/18 ALCS-1 H L2-7 10/14/18 ALCS-2 H W7-5 10/16/18 ALCS-3 R W8-2 10/17/18 ALCS-4 R W8-6 ALCS SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE EVENT SITE BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sat., 10/20 Game 6 Fenway Park 5:09 or 8:09 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 3.48) TBD TBS Sun., 10/21 Game 7 Fenway Park 7:39 p.m. TBD TBD TBS Red Sox on the Radio: All postseason games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM. 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 (10): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * RED SOX POSTSEASON TEAM LEADERS Batting AVG (min. 20 AB) ................Bogaerts (.313) Hits ........................................Bogaerts (10) XBH............................................ Bradley (4) 2B ................................Benintendi/Betts (3) HR .............................................. Bradley (2) RBI ............................................. Bradley (9) Runs ......................................Benintendi (9) SB..........................................Benintendi (2) BB ............................... Bradley/Martinez (6) Pitching Innings .................................. Eovaldi (13.0) Appearances ............................... Brasier (7) Starts............ Eovaldi/Porcello/Price/Sale (2) Strikeouts ...................................... Sale (14) Wins ........................................... Eovaldi (2) SEASON IN REVIEW The 2018 Boston Red Sox Season in Review book is available for download at pressroom.redsox.com (under “Media Guides”) and at www.redsoxpressbox.com.

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ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Red Sox defeated the Astros last night, 8-6...After the Sox took a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning, the game featured scores of 2-1, 3-1, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 6-5, 7-5, 8-5, and 8-6...The teams scored in 11 of 18 half innings.

According to Elias, last night marked only the 2nd time in MLB history in which a run was scored by either team in each of the first 8 innings (also 1993 World Series Game 4, TOR vs. PHI).

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Red Sox are 4-0 on the road in the postseason, having out-scored the Yankees and Astros by a combined score of 36-12 away from Fenway Park.

This is the 1st time the Sox have ever won each of their first 4 road games in a postseason...The only other time the Sox have won 4+ consecutive road games in a single postseason is 2004 (ALCS Games 6-7, WS Games 3-4).

M-V-P! M-V-P!: Last night, Mookie Betts led off the game with a walk and scored the game’s 1st run; robbed Jose Altuve of a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 1st inning; singled and scored in the top of the 8th; and threw out Tony Kemp at 2nd base in the bottom of the 8th.

Betts has reached base in the 1st inning in each game of the ALCS: Game 1 (single), Game 2 (double, run), Game 3 (single, run), and Game 4 (BB, run).

Including the postseason, Betts has hit safely in each of his last 12 games at Minute Maid Park.

JUNIOR MINTS: Jackie Bradley Jr. has 3 hits in the ALCS, each of which has driven in multiple runs with 2 outs...He is the 1st player in MLB history to have 3 straight multi-RBI games in the postseason from the No. 8 or 9 spots in the batting order.

Including the postseason, the Red Sox are 14-0 in 2018 when Bradley homers.

Bradley is the 22nd player with 3 straight multi-RBI games in a single postseason (1920-2018), 1 shy of the MLB record (STL’s Reggie Sanders, 4 straight in 2005).

Bradley has 9 RBI in the postseason (all in the ALCS), tied with Manny Machado for the MLB lead...The franchise record for RBI in a postseason series is 12 (John Valentin, 1999 ALDS), and the Sox’ record for RBI in an ALCS is 11 (David Ortiz, 2004).

JACKIE BRADLEY JR.’S HITS IN THE ALCSGm. Score Before Inn. Hit Score After2 Trailed, 2-4 3rd 3-RBI Double Led, 5-43 Led, 4-2 8th Grand Slam Led, 8-24 Trailed, 4-5 6th 2-Run HR Led, 6-5

STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM: Last night, the Astros and Red Sox became the 10th and 11th teams in MLB history to hit 3+ HR from the No. 9 spot in the batting order in a single postseason...In addition to Bradley’s 2 HR, Christian Vázquez hit a HR from the No. 9 spot in Game 4 of the ALDS at NYY.

The record for most HR from the No. 9 spot in a single postseason is 4 (2002 Angels, 2014 Royals, 2016 Cubs).

SLUGGING SOX: The Red Sox have scored 7+ runs in 3 straight postseason games for the 5th time in franchise his-tory...Their longest such streak is 4 games (2004 & 2007).

With RISP this postseason, the Sox have posted a .368/.495/.632 batting line (25-for-68, 11 XBH, 17 BB, 3 HBP)...With RISP and 2 outs, they have posted a .419/.561/.774 line (13-for-31, 6 XBH, 7 BB, 3 HBP).

X FACTOR: Last night, Xander Bogaerts recorded an RBI double and an RBI single...Dating back to 2017, he has hit safely in each of his last 9 postseason games...Bogaerts is the 12th Red Sox player to record a hit streak of 9+ games in the postseason (most recent: 4 players in 2007).

Bogaerts has hit safely in each of his 8 postseason games in 2018...Only 7 Red Sox have recorded a hit streak of 9+ games in a single postseason, and only 2 of those reached 10+ games: Manny Ramirez (14 games in 2004) and Orlando Cabrera (10 in 2004).

REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWNAL East Standing ...........................1st, +8.0Home/Road ............................. 57-24/51-30Day/Night ................................ 36-10/72-44March/April/May/June .... 2-1/19-6/18-11/17-10July/August/September ..... 19-6/18-9/15-11vs. AL East ..........................................52-24vs. AL Central .....................................19-14vs. AL West .........................................21-12vs. National League..............................16-4vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 87-38/21-16Leading after 6 innings ........................84-6Tied after 6 innings ..............................12-5Trailing after 6 innings .......................12-43Leading after 7 innings ........................90-4Tied after 7 innings ..............................13-5Trailing after 7 innings .........................5-45Leading after 8 innings ........................97-1Tied after 8 innings ................................7-3Trailing after 8 innings .........................4-50Red Sox score first ..............................74-15Opponents score first .........................34-39Come-from-behind wins .........................47Shutouts ...............................................14-7Scoring less than 3 runs .......................8-25Scoring 3 or 4 runs .............................20-17Scoring 5 or more runs .......................80-12Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 85-24/23-301-run/2-run games .................... 25-14/17-7Walk-offs ................................................7-4Extra innings (home/road) ............... 5-1/3-4Series openers/finales ............. 34-18/37-15Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 19-5-2Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 14-7-5Series W-L-T (total) ......................... 33-12-7Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 8-0/7-1

GAME 5: Prior to the 2018 ALCS, it had been 100 years since the Red Sox held a 3-1 lead in any best-of-7 playoff series...Each of the previous 4 instances came in the World Series: 1912 (def. NYG, 4-3), 1915 (def. PHI, 4-1), 1916 (def. BRO, 4-1), and 1918 (def. CHC, 4-2).

The Sox are the 22nd team to hold a 3-games-to-1 lead in an ALCS since the best-of-7 format was adopted in 1985...17 of those previous 21 teams won the series.

The last 3 teams to overcome a 3-games-to-1 deficit and win the ALCS were Red Sox clubs (2007 vs. CLE, 2004 vs. NYY, and 1986 vs. CAL)...The only other team to accomplish the feat was the 1985 Royals (vs. TOR).

PENNANT PALS: The Red Sox are 1 victory away from winning the 14th pennant in franchise history (see header at top of page)...The last 3 times they were AL champions, they went on to win the World Series (2004, 2007, 2013).

Seven members of the Sox’ ALCS roster have appeared in at least 1 World Series game, including 3 position players (Ian Kinsler, Mitch Moreland, Xander Bogaerts) and 4 pitchers (David Price, Rick Porcello, Joe Kelly, Brandon Workman)...Only Bogaerts and Workman have won a World Series, both with the Sox in 2013.

BIRTHDAY WISHES: Alex Cora turns 43 years old today (born 10/18/75)...5 managers have led the Sox to the AL pennant in their 1st season with the club: Jake Stahl (1912), Ed Barrow (1918), Dick Williams (1967), Terry Francona (2004), and John Farrell (2013).

WINS BY THE HUNDRED: The Red Sox defeated the Yankees (100-62) in the ALDS and are leading the Astros (103-59) in the ALCS...Only 4 teams have ever defeated multiple 100-win teams in a single postseason: 2004 Red Sox (won WS), 2003 Marlins (won WS), 1998 Padres (lost WS), and 1988 Dodgers (won WS).

Between the regular season (108-54) and postseason (6-2), the Red Sox have won 114 games, becoming the 12th team to reach that total...Only 6 have won 115+ games: 1998 NYY (125), 2001 SEA (120), 1906 CHC (118), 1986 NYM (116), 1970 BAL (115), and 1975 CIN (115).

RELIEF CORE: Matt Barnes, Ryan Brasier, Heath Hembree, and Joe Kelly have combined to post a 0.42 ERA and a .113 opponent AVG in the postseason (21.2 IP, 1 ER, 8-for-71, 0 HR).

RED SOX RELIEF PITCHERS IN 2018 POSTSEASONPitcher Inn. H-AB ER XBH SO-BBRyan Brasier 7.0 4-for-25 0 1 6-4Matt Barnes 5.2 0-for-17 0 0 5-4Joe Kelly 5.1 4-for-21 1 0 3-0Heath Hembree 3.2 0-for-8 0 0 2-4Totals: 21.2 IP, 1 ER, 0.42 ERA, 8-for-71 (.113 AVG)

TAKE THE LEAD: The Red Sox are 6-0 this postseason when scoring the game’s 1st run (0-2 when they don’t).

The Sox have scored multiple runs in the 1st inning in each of their last 3 games, tying the franchise’s longest streak in postseason history...They also accomplished the feat in 1999 (ALDS Games 4-5, ALCS Game 1) and 2004 (ALCS Game 7, WS Games 1-2).

THIS AND THAT: The Red Sox are 97-85-1 all-time in post-season play...They are 20-15 in 35 postseason series.

Andrew Benintendi leads the majors with 9 runs scored in the 2018 postseason.

FOR DEVERS 21: Rafael Devers gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead with a 2-RBI single in the 1st inning of last night’s win...He began his postseason career 0-for-5, but in 7 games since he is 10-for-22 (.455) with 2 HR...He has 9 career postseason RBI and will not turn 22 years old until 10/24.

The only other players to record 9+ RBI in the postseason before turning 22 years old are Andruw Jones (14), Miguel Cabrera (12), and Mickey Mantle (10).

BOSTON RED SOX (3-1) at HOUSTON ASTROS (1-3)Thursday, October 18, 2018 • 8:09 p.m. ET/7:09 p.m. CT • Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX

LHP David Price (0-1, 9.95) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (2-0, 3.18)ALCS Game 5 • TV: TBS • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, ESPN Radio, WCCM 1490 AM (Spanish)

VS. THE ASTROS (REG. SEASON)All-Time ..................................... 30-20 In Boston ..........................................16-9 In Houston .....................................14-112018................................................ 3-4 In Boston ............................................1-2 In Houston .........................................2-2

DATE H/R SCORE WP LP5/31 R L2-4 McCullers POMERANZ6/1 R L3-7 Cole SALE6/2 R W5-4 PRICE Harris6/3 R W9-3 PORCELLO Morton9/7 H L3-6 Pressly KELLY9/8 H L3-5 Morton RODRIGUEZ9/9 H W6-5 KIMBREL Rondon

VS. THE ASTROS (POSTSEASON)All-Time ......................................... 4-4 In Boston .............................................2-2 In Houston ..........................................2-2DATE GAME H/R SCORE10/5/17 ALDS-1 R L2-810/6/17 ALDS-2 R L2-810/8/17 ALDS-3 H W10-310/9/17 ALDS-4 H L4-510/13/18 ALCS-1 H L2-710/14/18 ALCS-2 H W7-510/16/18 ALCS-3 R W8-210/17/18 ALCS-4 R W8-6

ALCS SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE EVENT SITE BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sat., 10/20 Game 6 Fenway Park 5:09 or 8:09 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 3.48) TBD TBSSun., 10/21 Game 7 Fenway Park 7:39 p.m. TBD TBD TBSRed Sox on the Radio: All postseason games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM.

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (10): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018

AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009

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* Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. *

RED SOX POSTSEASON TEAM LEADERSBattingAVG (min. 20 AB) ................Bogaerts (.313)Hits ........................................Bogaerts (10)XBH ............................................Bradley (4)2B ................................Benintendi/Betts (3)HR ..............................................Bradley (2)RBI .............................................Bradley (9)Runs ......................................Benintendi (9)SB..........................................Benintendi (2)BB ...............................Bradley/Martinez (6)

PitchingInnings .................................. Eovaldi (13.0)Appearances ...............................Brasier (7)Starts............ Eovaldi/Porcello/Price/Sale (2) Strikeouts ...................................... Sale (14)Wins ........................................... Eovaldi (2)

SEASON IN REVIEWThe 2018 Boston Red Sox Season in Review book is available for download at pressroom.redsox.com (under “Media Guides”) and at www.redsoxpressbox.com.

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TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 16-7 3.58 30 30 176.0 151 75 70 25 50 177 .230CAREER 143-75 3.25 299 289 1922.1 1704 762 695 192 495 1853 .236POSTSEASON 2-9 5.42 19 11 79.2 81 50 48 15 22 71 .257

POSTSEASON: Started BOS’ 7-5 win in Game 2 of the ALCS vs. HOU (ND, 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 4 SO). Suffered the loss in Game 2 of the 2018 ALDS vs. NYY (1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 BB). Made 2 scoreless relief appearances during the 2017 ALDS vs. HOU...Surrendered 1 hit

over 2.2 IP in Game 2 at Minute Maid Park and 4 hits over 4.0 IP in Game 3 at Fenway Park. Has made 4 quality starts in the postseason, but received a total of 3 runs of support in

those games (teams went 0-4). In Game 7 of the 2008 ALCS, tossed 1.1 scoreless IP for TB vs. BOS at Tropicana Field,

marking his only career save at the ML level.2018 HIGHLIGHTS:

The Red Sox were 22-8 in his starts, including 19-4 from 5/12 through the remainder of the season...The club won 13 of his 16 starts at Fenway Park.

Held a 5.11 ERA through his fi rst 7 starts...Went 14-3 with a 3.17 ERA (49 ER/139.0 IP) over his fi nal 23...Surrendered 3 runs or fewer in 20 of those 23 outings.

Ranked among AL leaders in wins (T-7th, 16), WHIP (8th, 1.14), ERA (11th, 3.58), opponent AVG (11th, .230), opponent OPS (12th, .691), SO/BB ratio (13th, 3.54), and BB/9.0 IP ratio (13th, 2.56).

Allowed 2 ER or fewer in 18 of his starts, including either 1 or 0 ER in 11. Made 6 scoreless starts of 6.0+ IP, tied for the 3rd-most in the AL (Verlander-9, Kluber-8,

Sale-6, Eovaldi-6, Bauer-6). Went 6-1 with a 2.25 ERA (17 ER/68.0 IP) in 11 starts after the All-Star Break...Allowed

3 ER or fewer in 10 and 2 ER or fewer in 8. Among AL pitchers with 50.0+ IP after the break, ranked 2nd in ERA and opponent OPS

(.586), 3rd in WHIP (0.97), and 4th in opponent AVG (.200).VS. THE ASTROS:

Struck out 10 over 6.1 IP on 9/7 at Fenway Park (2 H, 2 R, 2 BB)...Held HOU scoreless through 6.0 IP before allowing 2 baserunners in the 7th...Allowed 3 runs over 6.0 IP on 6/2 at HOU.

Is 6-2 with a 2.98 ERA (27 ER/81.2 IP), 1.04 WHIP, and .211 opponent AVG (64-for-304) over 15 career appearances (11 starts) vs. HOU, including the postseason.

Over 9 outings (5 starts) against the club with Boston, is 3-0 with a 3.08 ERA (13 ER/38.0 IP).

24-DAVID PRICE, LHP 0-1, 9.95 ERA, 2 starts

REGULAR SEASON SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

IPHRERBBSOHRCG

SHOWIN STREAKLOSS STREAK

10+ SO G

20189.0, 5/17 vs. BAL

9, 2x, last 7/1 at NYY9, 5/3 at TEX8, 7/1 at NYY

4, 4x, last 9/19 at NYY10, 2x, last 9/7 vs. HOU

5, 7/1 at NYY1, 5/17 vs. BAL

-6, 2x, last 7/12-9/12

3, 4/22-5/32, last 9/7 vs. HOU (10)

CAREER9.0, 14x, last 5/17/18 vs. BAL

13, 5/8/15 vs. KC10, 6/23/09 vs. PHI

8, 5x, last 7/1/18 at NYY6, 6/11/09 vs. LAA

14, 2x, last 4/26/16 at ATL5, 7/1/18 at NYY

17, last 5/17/18 vs. BAL3, last 6/12/15 vs. CLE

9, 9/5/15-5/1/163, 5x, 4/22-5/3/18

38, last 9/7/18 vs. HOU (10)

REGULAR SEASON SPLITS

HOMEROAD

OPP. AVGVS. LHBVS. RHB

WHIP

20189-2, 2.98 ERA, 16 GS7-5, 4.31 ERA, 14 GS.230 (151-657), 25 HR

.210 (22-105), 4 HR.234 (129-552), 21 HR

1.14

CAREER65-38, 3.06 ERA, 147 G, 143 GS78-37, 3.45 ERA, 152 G, 146 GS

.236 (1704-7232), 192 HR.226 (383-1697), 31 HR

.239 (1321-5535), 161 HR1.14

ASTROS CAREER VS. PRICE

PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBIAltuve .321 28 9 0 0Bregman .300 10 3 1 2Correa .200 15 3 1 1Gattis .125 8 1 0 1Gonzalez .231 13 3 1 3Gurriel .375 16 6 0 0Kemp .000 1 0 0 0Maldonado .235 17 4 0 4Marisnick .083 12 1 1 2McCann .314 35 11 3 8Reddick .063 16 1 0 0Springer .233 30 7 1 4White .000 7 0 0 0

RED SOX CAREER vs. VERLANDER

PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi .118 17 2 1 3Betts .100 20 2 0 0Bogaerts .167 24 4 0 0Bradley Jr. .077 13 1 0 1Devers .000 3 0 0 1Holt .250 12 3 0 2Kinsler .186 43 8 0 1Leon .333 12 4 0 1Martinez .400 5 2 0 2Moreland .289 38 11 0 7Núñez .304 23 7 1 3Pearce .286 7 2 1 1Swihart .000 5 0 0 0Vázquez .000 3 0 0 0

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VS. HOU (INCLUDING POSTSEASON) W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO2018 1-0 4.76 3 3 17.0 12 9 2 7 21CAREER 6-2 2.98 15 11 81.2 64 27 9 21 95at FENWAY 1-0 2.59 6 3 24.1 17 7 1 9 34

REGULAR SEASON STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN

QUALITY SOXSTARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC.Sale 27 17 100/158.0 5.70 18-9Price 30 18 102/176.0 5.22 22-8Porcello 33 16 142/191.1 6.68 22-11Velázquez 8 0 20/30.1 5.93 5-3Johnson 13 1 52/60.2 7.71 9-4Rodriguez 23 7 82/123.1 5.98 19-4Pomeranz 11 2 23/51.1 4.03 5-6Wright 4 3 11/24.0 4.13 3-1Beeks 1 0 1/4.0 2.25 0-1Eovaldi 11 3 21/50.1 3.75 5-6Cuevas 1 0 0/2.0 0.00 0-1

DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES3/30 W1-0 at TB W 1-0 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 76/55 2nd start with 7.0+ IP & 76 or fewer pitches (7/2/13 with TB)4/5 W3-2 TB - 0-0 7.0 3 0 0 3 5 0 91/56 Career-long-tying 2nd straight start with 7.0+ IP and 0 runs4/11 L7-10 NYY L 1-4 1.0 3 4 4 2 1 1 35/16 Shortest career start4/17 W10-1 at LAA W 9-1 5.0 3 1 1 4 6 0 78/49 2nd consecutive road start with 1 or 0 R4/22 L1-4 at OAK L 1-4 7.2 9 4 4 1 6 1 96/68 Allowed a 3-run HR to his last batter faced, Khris Davis4/28 L6-12 TB L 5-6 5.2 8 6 5 4 5 2 85/56 1st home start with 6+ R allowed since 5/1/16 vs. NYY (6)5/3 L5-11 at TEX L 4-9 3.2 6 9 7 2 4 0 86/54 3rd career start with 9+ R allowed, last 5/4/13 with TB at COL (9)5/12 W5-2 at TOR W 4-2 5.1 5 2 2 3 6 1 93/55 Snapped a career-long-tying 3-decision losing streak5/17 W6-2 BAL W 6-2 9.0 5 2 2 0 8 1 95/69 17th career complete game; came within 1 strike of a shutout5/23 W3-1 at TB - 1-1 6.0 3 1 1 3 9 0 90/56 Season-high 9 SO5/28 W8-3 ATL W 7-2 5.0 4 2 2 4 4 0 95/57 3rd straight win, longest streak since 2017 (3, 6/29-7/16)6/2 W5-4 at HOU W 5-3 6.0 5 3 3 1 7 1 109/63 Threw 100+ pitches for the 1st time since 7/22/17 at LAA (102)6/9 W4-2 CWS W 4-2 6.0 5 2 2 3 6 0 86/56 Tossed 6.0 scoreless IP after the fi rst 2 BF scored with 0 outs6/14 W-2-1 at SEA W 2-1 7.0 5 1 1 0 7 0 106/73 3rd start of 2018 with 0 BB over 7.0+ IP, 46th career6/20 L1-4 at MIN L 1-3 6.0 7 3 3 1 3 2 100/60 Snapped a 6-decision winning streak; BOS was 7-0 in that span6/26 W9-1 LAA W 8-1 6.0 5 1 1 2 7 1 99/60 Lone run came on solo HR (Chris Young, 3rd inning)7/1 L1-11 at NYY L 0-8 3.1 9 8 8 0 3 5 71/51 Career-high 5 HR; career-high-tying 8 ER (5th time)7/7 W15-4 at KC - 4-4 4.2 6 4 4 1 9 1 102/69 Season-high-tying 9 SO (also 5/23 at TB)7/12 W6-4 TOR W 5-3 6.2 6 3 3 0 8 2 103/76 Longest outing at Fenway since 5/17 vs. BAL (9.0 IP)7/20 W1-0 at DET W 1-0 6.1 4 0 0 1 5 0 96/65 3rd scoreless start in 2018, 1st since 3/30 at TB, 4/5 vs. TB7/30 W2-1 PHI - 1-1 8.0 8 1 1 1 5 0 97/66 Longest start with 1 or 0 R since 7/16/17 (G2) vs. NYY (8.0)8/5 W5-4 NYY - 1-0 6.0 4 2 2 3 5 0 108/65 Held NYY scoreless through 6.0 IP, 2 inherited runs in 7th8/11 W5-0 at BAL W 4-0 6.0 5 0 0 0 10 0 94/68 1st double-digit SO effort since 7/10/16 vs. TB (10, 8.0 IP)8/18 W5-2 TB W 5-2 7.0 5 2 2 2 8 1 103/72 5th consecutive start with 2 ER or fewer allowed8/23 W7-0 CLE W 7-0 8.0 3 0 0 0 7 0 101/68 Longest scoreless start since 7/16/17 vs. NYY (G2, 8.0 IP)8/29 W14-6 MIA - 2-3 3.0 5 3 3 0 3 1 47/37 Exited after 3.0 IP after being hit by a line drive (left wrist)9/7 L3-6 HOU - 2-2 6.1 2 2 2 2 10 0 101/57 2nd double-digit SO effort this season (also 8/11 at BAL)9/12 W1-0 TOR W 1-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 7 0 92/63 3rd start w/99 pitches or fewer over 7.0+ scoreless IP in 20189/19 L1-10 at NYY L 1-6 5.1 5 6 4 4 2 3 93/59 Snapped a season-high-tying 6-decision winning streak9/26 (G1) W19-3 BAL W 10-3 5.0 6 3 3 3 6 2 88/57 Surrendered all 3 runs in the 2nd inning

SATURDAY’S STARTING PITCHER41-CHRIS SALE, LHP 1-0, 3.48 ERA, 3 appearances, 2 starts

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 12-4 2.11 27 27 158.0 102 39 37 11 34 237 .181CAREER 103-62 2.89 287 207 1482.1 1189 510 476 148 337 1789 .217POSTSEASON 1-2 5.85 5 3 20.0 19 13 13 4 7 26 .247

LAST 5 APPEARANCESDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO9/21 at CLE - 3.1 5 2 2 0 79/26 BAL - 4.2 4 3 3 1 810/5 NYY W 5.1 5 2 2 2 810/9 at NYY - 1.0 0 0 0 0 110/13 HOU - 4.0 1 2 2 4 54.42 ERA 1-0 18.1 15 9 9 7 29

SATURDAY’S START: Started Game 1 of the 2018 ALCS at Fenway Park (ND, 4.0 IP, H, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 SO). Over 14 starts at Fenway Park this season, including the postseason, is 5-2 with a 2.33 ERA (19

ER/73.1 IP), 1.04 WHIP, and .200 opponent AVG (53-for-265).

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6 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .273 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI .351 OBP .364 SLG vs. RHP: 6-24 (.250), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5, 2 R, 2 2B 2018 POSTSEASON: 7-28, 7 R, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, 2 SB 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (7/31-8/11)vs. LHP: 3-9 (.333), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 5-19, 4 R, RBI POSTSEASON STREAK: 3 G (2x, last 10/14/18-pres.)

Doubled twice last night, his 2nd straight multi-hit game and 4th of the postseason...Has 5 hits and 4 runs scored in his last 3 games.Postseason career: .276/.333/.448, 15 G, 16-for-58, 12 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB...Homered in his first career postseason AB in 2016.Stole 2 bases in the ALDS, and is the 3rd-youngest Red Sox player ever to steal a base in the postseason, after Jacoby Ellsbury (2 SB in 2007) and Rafael Devers.In 7 regular season games vs. the Astros this season, posted a .333/.394/.567 batting line (10-for-30, 6 R, 2B, 4 RBI) with HR in his 2 most recent games at HOU.Set career highs this season with 103 runs scored, 168 hits, 41 2B, 6 3B, 21 stolen bases, 71 BB, 63 XBH, 269 TB, and 3.9 bWAR...Improved his .271/.352/.424/.776 batting line from 2017 to .290/.366/.465/.830 in 2018.Ranked in the top 20 in the AL in runs (6th), AVG (15th), OBP (12th), OPS (18th), doubles (T-9th), triples (T-8th), RBI (16th, 87), BB (T-11th), and XBH (16th).

6 50 - MOOKIE BETTS , OF .235 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI .333 OBP .324 SLG vs. RHP: 5-24 (.208), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, 2 R, HBP 2018 POSTSEASON: 7-29, 7 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 4 BB, HBP 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 (7/2-14)vs. LHP: 3-10 (.300), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 5-18, 5 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB, HBP POSTSEASON STREAK: 7 G (10/7/16-10/5/18)

Reached base twice last night and scored both times...Has reached base to lead off each of the 4 games of this series, scoring in each of the last three 1st innings.Has a .414/.514/.586 batting line in 7 games vs. HOU this season, with 10 R, 5 2B, and 5 BB/2 SO...Including the playoffs, has hit in all 13 career starts at HOU.Ranks among all-time hitters vs. HOU in AVG (5th, .380), OBP (3rd, .463), SLG (6th, .652), and OPS (2nd, 1.115)...Hit .313 (5-for-16) in the 2017 ALDS. Led the majors with 10.9 WAR this season according to Baseball-Reference, the highest mark for any position player since Barry Bonds in 2002 (11.8) and the 3rd-highest by a position player in Red Sox history, trailing only Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 (12.5) and Ted Williams in 1946 (10.9).

Also led the majors with a .346 AVG and .640 SLG and ranked 2nd in OBP (.438), OPS (1.078), and XBH (84)...Tied for the ML lead with 129 runs.Became the 1st Sox player to win the AL batting title since Bill Mueller in 2003 (.326), and the 1st to lead the majors in AVG since Wade Boggs in 1988 (.366).Postseason career: .250/.338/.350, 15 G, 15-for-60, 11 runs, 6 2B, 3 RBI, 7 BB/10 SO, SB...Has started all 15 Red Sox playoff games since 2016.

6 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS , SS .313 AVG 1 HR 5 RBI .378 OBP .438 SLG vs. RHP: 9-25 (.360), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB 2018 POSTSEASON: 10-32, 3 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, SF 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/17-28)vs. LHP: 1-7 (.143), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 5-15, R, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB POSTSEASON STREAK: 9 G (10/9/17-pres.)

Has hit in a career-best 9 straight playoff games (.314/11-for-35, 5 R, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI)...Is the only player this postseason to hit in his club's fi rst 8 playoff games.In his last 13 games dating back to 9/23 at CLE, has 13 RBI and a .354/.439/.604/1.043 batting line (17-for-48, 7 R, 3 2B, 3 HR).In 25 regular season games vs. HOU since 2015, has hit .365/.421/.635 (10 2B, 6 HR, 23 RBI)...From 9/7-9 vs. HOU at Fenway, went 8-for-12 (.667) with 2 HR. In 136 games this season, hit .288 (148-for-513) and set career highs in HR (23), RBI (103), doubles (45), XBH (71), OBP (.360), SLG (.522), and OPS (.883). Postseason career: .250/.327/.386, 27 G, 22-for-88, 15 R, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 11 BB.Won a World Series with BOS in his first major league season in 2013...Selected to Boston’s active roster on 8/19/13 and played just 18 regular season games.

6 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR. , OF .208 AVG 2 HR 9 RBI .387 OBP .542 SLG vs. RHP: 5-19 (.263), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-2, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HBP 2018 POSTSEASON: 5-24, 5 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 4 BB, SB 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (2x, last 9/19-30)vs. LHP: 0-5 (.000), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 3-12, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, HBP POSTSEASON STREAK: 3 G (10/14/18-pres.)

Hit a game-winning HR last night, a grand slam in Game 3, and a game-winning 3-run 2B in Game 2...Has 4 multi-RBI hits in 8 career playoff games vs. HOU (14 RBI).His 9 RBI this series, all with 2 outs, are the 3rd-most by a Red Sox hitter in an ALCS (David Ortiz-11 in 2004, Manny Ramirez-10 in 2007).Is the 4th BOS hitter to drive in 2+ runs in 3 straight playoff games, joining Manny Ramirez (2004 DS), John Valentin (1999 DS), and Nomar Garciaparra (1998 DS).Was the 6th grand slam in BOS postseason history, fi rst since Shane Victorino in 2013 (ALCS Game 6 vs. DET)...Was Bradley's 2nd career grand slam (5/9/16 vs. OAK).Is just the 2nd ML hitter in postseason history with a 3-run 2B and a grand slam in the same postseason (also Shane Victorino with BOS in 2013).Became the fi rst position player ever to hit a grand slam in a postseason game as his team's starting number 9 hitter.Postseason career: .184/.298/.408, 15 G, 9-for-49, 6 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI...Including the postseason, the Sox are 39-3 when he has recorded at least 1 RBI.

611- RAFAEL DEVERS , 3B .375 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI .444 OBP .375 SLG vs. RHP: 5-14 (.357), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5, 2 RBI 2018 POSTSEASON: 6-16, 5 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/6-15)vs. LHP: 1-2 (.500), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 4-9, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB POSTSEASON STREAK: 4 G (10/8/18-pres.)

Gave the Red Sox a lead with a 2-run single in the 1st inning last night...Has reached base in 8 of 18 PA this postseason, batting .375 (6-for-16, 5 R, 4 RBI).Has driven in at least 1 run in all 6 career postseason starts (.391/9-for-23, 7 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 1.097 OPS)...Is just the 2nd hitter in postseason history with at least 1 RBI in each of his fi rst 5 career postseason starts, joining Pedro Alvarez (6)...His 6 straight playoff starts with an RBI are a Red Sox record.Postseason career: .370/.438/.593, 9 G, 10-for-27, 8 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 4 BB, SB...In 2017, became the youngest Red Sox hitter ever with a postseason HR.Led BOS with 2 HR and 5 RBI (tied) in the 2017 ALDS vs. HOU...Hit a game-winning 2-run HR in Game 3 at Fenway and an inside-the-park HR in the bottom of the 9th in Game 4...Was the 17th inside-the-park HR in postseason history, 3rd by a Red Sox hitter (Patsy Dougherty, 1903 WS G2; Larry Gardner, 1916 WS-G4).In Game 3 of the ALDS, became the youngest Red Sox player to steal a base in the postseason and 10th player to do so before turning 22 (last Addison Russell in 2015).

612- BROCK HOLT , OF/INF .357 AVG 1 HR 6 RBI .438 OBP .786 SLG vs. RHP: 3-12 (.250), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, RBI, BB 2018 POSTSEASON: 5-14, 4 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, BB, HBP 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (9/15-30)vs. LHP: 2-2 (1.000), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 1-8, R, RBI, BB, HBP POSTSEASON STREAK: 2 G (10/6-7/16)

Hit for the first cycle in MLB postseason history in Game 2 of the ALDS, homering with 2 outs in the 9th...Was his 2nd career cycle (also 6/16/15 vs. ATL), making him the 2nd hitter in Sox history to hit for the cycle twice (also Bobby Doerr)...Drove in a career-high-tying 5 runs, becoming the 9th Sox hitter with 5+ RBI in a playoff game.Postseason career: .375/.423/.792/1.215, 8 G, 9-for-24, 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI...Has 6 RBI in 3 games with an AB this postseason.Has 5 HR and 18 RBI in his last 18 games, batting .400/.468/.782/1.250 (14 R, 4 2B, 3B)...Snapped a career-high-tying 12-game overall hitting streak in Game 1.A Texas native, has hit .315 (41-for-130) with 19 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, HR, and 15 RBI in 40 career games vs. HOU...Has hit safely in 22 of his last 26 starts vs. the club.Played 109 games for the Red Sox this season...Set career highs with a .362 OBP, .411 SLG, and .774 OPS and tied a career high with 7 HR (also 2016).Went 5-for-13 (.385) as a PH with 2 2B, 1 3B, and both of the Red Sox' 2 pinch-hit HR...According to Elias, became the fi rst player in Red Sox history with multiple go-ahead pinch-hit HR in a single season...His 1.154 SLG and 1.621 OPS as a PH were the highest by a Red Sox hitter in a single season since 1974.

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LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES in 2018 MULTI-RBI GAMES in 2018PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTALBenintendi 8/31/18 at CWS Minaya 120 42 14 1 0 57 13 8 1 0 0 22Betts 9/24/18 vs. BAL Bundy 44 38 11 7 0 56 9 6 2 2 0 19Bogaerts 10/6/18 vs. NYY Tanaka 27 27 11 1 0 39 18 7 4 0 1 30Bradley Jr. 10/17/18 at HOU James 1 17 5 0 0 22 14 2 2 0 0 18Devers 9/26/18 vs. BAL G1 Peterson 26 21 6 1 1 29 11 1 2 0 1 15Holt 10/8/18 at NYY Romine 8 16 5 1 0 22 5 5 0 1 0 11Kinsler 9/1/18 at CWS Burr 95 20 11 0 0 31 10 3 0 0 0 13Leon 8/14/18 vs. PHI Pivetta 70 8 1 0 0 9 1 3 0 0 0 4Martinez 10/5/18 vs. NYY Happ 28 49 9 3 0 61 21 13 4 1 0 39Moreland 8/22/18 vs. CLE Otero 67 17 6 0 0 23 13 1 3 0 0 17Núñez 9/1/18 at CWS Rodon 57 27 4 0 0 31 9 2 0 0 0 11Pearce 10/16/18 at HOU Smith 4 12 6 0 0 18 5 2 0 1 1 9Swihart 9/26/18 vs. BAL G1 Carroll 19 7 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 3Vázquez 10/9/18 at NYY Britton 6 13 1 0 0 14 3 0 0 0 0 3** - Includes regular and postseason

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6 5 - IAN KINSLER , 2B .200 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI .238 OBP .300 SLG vs. RHP: 2-11 (.182), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-0 2018 POSTSEASON: 4-20, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SB 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (7/12-22)vs. LHP: 2-9 (.222), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 0-7 POSTSEASON STREAK: 6 (2x, last 10/11-20/11)

Hit safely in each of the 4 games of the ALDS vs. NYY (.308/4-for-13), hitting RBI doubles in Games 2 and 4...Has 9 RBI in 14 career ALCS games.Postseason career: .279/.381/.429, 44 G, 43-for-154, 21 R, 9 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 7 SB...Reached the World Series in consecutive years with TEX in 2010-11.Has a .289/.353/.481 career regular season batting line vs. HOU, with 14 HR and 78 runs in 94 games...Went 3-for-4 with 2 2B and a HR on 7/22 with LAA vs. HOU.

63- SANDY LEON , C .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .000 OBP .000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-6 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 2018 POSTSEASON: 0-7, R 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/14-24)vs. LHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 0-2, R POSTSEASON STREAK: 2 G (10/5-8/17)

Threw out a runner in Game 1, his fi rst caught stealing of the postseason...In his playoff career, has thrown out 3 of 4 attempted base stealers.The Red Sox went 55-23 (.705) in his starts, 27-10 (.730) when he recorded at least 1 hit, 5-0 when he hit a HR, and 13-2 (.867) when he drove in a run.Postseason career: .200/.231/.320, 11 G, 5-for-25, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI...Went 4-for-8 with 2 RBI in last year's ALDS, going 2-for-4 with an RBI in Game 1 and in Game 3.Posted a .999 fi elding percentage this season (1 error, 814 chances)...His 35.1 career caught stealing percentage ranks 4th among active catchers (min. 100 GS).

628- J.D. MARTINEZ , OF/DH .276 AVG 1 HR 8 RBI .378 OBP .414 SLG vs. RHP: 4-20 (.200), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB 2018 POSTSEASON: 8-29, 3 R, 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 5 BB, 2 SF 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (4/29-5/11)vs. LHP: 4-9 (.444), 1 HR 2018 ALCS: 3-15, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB POSTSEASON STREAK: 4 G (10/5-9/18)

Is tied for 3rd this postseason with 8 RBI, including one last night...Has 10 RBI in his last 10 games vs. his former club, with which he played from 2011-13.Postseason career: .268/.338/.518, 15 G, 15-for-56, 7 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBI...Over 4 ALDS games, hit .357/.421/.571/.992 (5-for-14, HR, 6 RBI).Earned his 2nd career All-Star selection in his first year with BOS...Led MLB with 130 RBI and 358 TB and finished 2nd with a .330 AVG and 43 HR.Became the 3rd Red Sox ever to hit at least .330 with 40+ HR and 130+ RBI, joining Ted Williams (1949) and Jimmie Foxx (1936, ’38).His 43 HR represented a Red Sox record for HR in a player's fi rst season with the club...His 130 RBI were 4th-most by a fi rst-year Red Sox.The Red Sox are 36-5 (.878) when he homers this year and 65-10 (.867) when he drives in at least 1 run (including 5-0 in the postseason).

6 18 - MITCH MORELAND , 1B .400 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI .571 OBP .400 SLG vs. RHP: 2-5 (.400), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 2018 POSTSEASON: 2-5, R, 2 RBI, BB, HBP 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22) vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 1-2, 2 RBI, BB, HBP POSTSEASON STREAK: 8 G (10/20/10-10/1/11)

Has reached in 4 of 7 PA this postseason, including in pinch-hit PA in Games 1, 2, and 3...Since 2014, has hit .382/.485/.509 as a PH, including the playoffs.Became the fi rst Red Sox hitter in postseason history to reach safely in 3 straight games as a PH.Has hit .341 (15-for-44) with a 1.008 OPS as a sub since joining the Red Sox...Has reached base in 15 of his last 30 overall PA, going 7-for-22 (.318) with 2 2B.Has reached in 5 of 8 career postseason pinch-hit PA (3-for-6, BB, HBP)...Has played in 43 postseason games, including 4 in the 2017 ALDS vs. HOU (.385/5-for-13, 2 2B).Postseason career: .243/.326/.391, 43 G, 28-for-115, 13 R, 8 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI...Made the World Series with TEX in 2010 and 2011.

6 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ , INF .188 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI .278 OBP .250 SLG vs. RHP: 1-9 (.111), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP 2018 POSTSEASON: 3-16, 2B, RBI, 2 BB 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/16-29) vs. LHP: 2-7 (.286), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 1-5, BB POSTSEASON STREAK: 2 G (10/16-18/12)

Has hit safely in his last 9 regular season games vs. HOU...Ranks among active hitters vs. HOU in AVG (5th, .377), SLG (T-2nd, .652), and OPS (3rd, 1.055).During the regular season, went 33-for-107 (.308) against AL teams that made the postseason (CLE, HOU, NYY, OAK).Postseason career: .194/.242/.419, 15 G, 6-for-31, 4 R, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB/2 SO, 2 SB...Made the ALCS previously with NYY in 2012 (2-for-6, 3B, HR).

6 25 - STEVE PEARCE , 1B/OF .269 AVG 1 HR 3 RBI .387 OBP .423 SLG vs. RHP: 5-19 (.263), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, 2 BB 2018 POSTSEASON: 7-26, 7 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/13-21) vs. LHP: 2-7 (.286), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: 3-14, 4 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 BB POSTSEASON STREAK: 6 G (10/5-16/18)

Hit a game-winning HR in the 6th inning of Game 3, his fi rst career postseason HR and fi rst career game-winning RBI in the playoffs.Has reached base in all 8 Red Sox playoff games this season (.269/7-for-26, 7 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB), hitting and scoring in his fi rst 6 games with an AB...The only other Red Sox hitter ever to hit and score in 6 straight playoff starts in a single postseason is Mike Lowell in 2007 (6).Is 1 of 2 Red Sox to score in his fi rst 6 starts of any postseason, joining Carl Yastrzemski in 1975 (6) and just 3 other ML hitters...Is the only Red Sox player ever to score in each of his fi rst 6 playoff starts with the club.Postseason career: .208/.311/.302, 15 G, 11-for-53, 11 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI...In his last 9 games overall, has hit .290 (9-for-31) with 8 runs, 2 HR, 8 RBI, and a .905 OPS.

6 23 - BLAKE SWIHART , C/UTL .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .000 OBP .000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP 2018 POSTSEASON: 0-1 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (7/6-31)vs. LHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR 2018 ALCS: --- POSTSEASON STREAK: ---

Made his postseason debut in ALDS Game 3...From 6/26 through the end of the regular season, hit .280 (33-for-118) with 23 R, 8 2B, 3 HR, and 15 RBI in 48 games. Played 6 defensive positions: C (28 G, 16 GS); 1B (10 G, 5 GS); 2B (1 G); 3B (3 G, 1 GS); LF (9 G, 1 GS); and RF (14 G, 10 GS)...Made just 1 error (5/30 vs. TOR, 1B). In 41 games coming off the bench during the regular season, hit .348 (16-for-46) with an .832 OPS...From 6/26 through the end of the season, batted .500 (13-for-26) with 9 runs, 4 2B, 7 RBI, and a 1.190 OPS when coming off the bench.

6 7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ , C .211 AVG 1 HR 2 RBI .250 OBP .421 SLG vs. RHP: 3-14 (.214), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, R, 2B 2018 POSTSEASON: 4-19, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB 2018 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (5/16-23)vs. LHP: 1-5 (.200), 1 HR 2018 ALCS: 1-10, R, 2B POSTSEASON STREAK: 2 G (10/8-9/18)

Hit his fi rst career postseason HR in Game 4 of the ALDS...Postseason career: .240/.321/.400, 9 G, 6-for-25, 4 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB.Hit his fi rst career postseason 2B last night...Recorded an RBI in each of his 2 games with a PA in the ALDS, driving in the game-winning run in Game 3.Has a .323 career AVG (10-for-31, .901 OPS) in 9 career games at Minute Maid Park, homering on 6/2...Reached in 4 of 8 PA in the 2017 ALDS vs. HOU (2-for-6, 2 BB).Threw out 10 of 32 SB attempts this season (31.3%)...Has caught 52 of 132 in his career (39.4%), the best rate among active C (min. 100 GS).

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2018 vs. HOU CAREER vs. HOU CAREER AT MINUTE MAID PARKPLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIBenintendi .306 49 15 2 5 .244 86 21 3 8 .262 42 11 2 3Betts .414 29 12 0 1 .357 126 45 3 16 .339 59 20 1 4Bogaerts .405 42 17 2 9 .295 156 46 7 28 .237 76 18 2 13Bradley Jr. .188 32 6 2 9 .254 126 32 3 23 .250 64 16 2 13Devers .192 26 5 0 3 .226 53 12 2 12 .130 23 3 0 3Holt .190 21 4 0 5 .315 130 41 1 15 .333 63 21 1 11Kinsler .196 51 10 1 2 .283 381 108 14 43 .251 179 45 7 15Leon .158 19 3 0 0 .267 45 12 0 2 .273 22 6 0 1Martinez .195 41 8 2 11 .256 129 33 6 22 .254 524 133 16 74Moreland .286 28 8 2 6 .233 258 60 10 35 .165 121 20 3 9Núñez .375 24 9 0 0 .360 75 27 4 10 .317 41 13 1 4Pearce .158 19 3 1 1 .246 126 31 6 14 .223 103 23 2 10Swihart .143 14 2 0 1 .158 19 3 0 1 .125 16 2 0 1Vázquez .125 16 2 1 1 .254 67 17 1 7 .323 31 10 1 6** - Includes all regular and postseason stats vs. HOU and at Minute Maid Park

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32-Matt Barnes 10/17 at HOU; ALCS Gm 4 (H) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 44/62 14/1 0/3 1.2 (6/3 at HOU) 3 (8 times)70-Ryan Brasier 10/17 at HOU; ALCS Gm 4 (H) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 26/34 18/8 0/2 2.0 (7/13 vs TOR) 3 (9/1 at CWS) 37-Heath Hembree 10/13 vs HOU; ALCS Gm 1 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 52/67 41/13 0/3 2.0 (5 times) 4 (7/3 at WSH) 56-Joe Kelly 10/17 at HOU; ALCS Gm 4 (W) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 47/73 28/9 2/7 2.0 (2 times) 3 (5/12 at TOR) 46-Craig Kimbrel 10/17 at HOU; ALCS Gm 4 (SV) 2.0 2 1 1 3 1 45/63 16/5 42/47 1.1 (5 times) 4 (7/11 vs TEX)22-Rick Porcello 10/14 vs HOU; ALCS Gm 2 (H) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1/1 0/0 0/0 0.2 (10/5 vs. NYY) --57-Edurado Rodriguez 10/17 at HOU; ALCS Gm 4 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 3/4 2/0 0/0 2.0 (2 times) 3 (9/26 vs BAL) 41-Chris Sale 10/9 at NYY; ALDS Gm 4 (H) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/4 2/0 0/0 2.0 (2 times) 3 (9/26 vs BAL) 44-Brandon Workman 10/13 vs HOU; ALCS Gm 1 0.1 3 4 4 2 1 26/43 18/5 -/- 2.0 (2 times) 3 (8/10 at BAL)2018 REG SEASON TOTALS: 3.72 ERA 587.1 515 251 243 245 628 369/535 (69%) 200/65 46/66 2018 POSTEASON TOTALS: 3.67 ERA 34.1 24 15 14 23 32 24/34 (71%) 20/3 4/4

1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHSPITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS

x32-MATT BARNES, RHP 6-4 0 SV 3.65 ERAvs. ALL: .204 (47-230), 5 HR vs. RHB: .191 (27-141), 5 HR vs. LHB: .225 (20-89), 0 HR WHIP: 1.26

2018 Postseason: 1-0, 3 holds, 0.00 ERA (5.2 IP), 0 hits, 4 BB, 5 SO in 6 games; has stranded 7 of 8 inherited runners...Has worked in all 4 games of the ALCS vs. HOU: 3.2 IP, 0 hits, 3 BB, 4 SO...Struck out T. White to end the 7th inning and strand 2 inherited runners in last night’s Gm 4 win (0.1 IP, SO, 5 p)...Got the 1st 2 outs of the 8th inning in Gm 3 at HOU (BB, SO)...Earned 1st career PS win in ALCS Gm 2 vs. HOU...Went 1.1 scoreless IP in ALCS Gm 1 vs. HOU.Postseason career: 1-0, 2 holds, 0.00 ERA (R, 0 ER, 7.0 IP), 3 hits, 4 BB, 5 SO, .130 AVG (3-for-23) in 6 games. ALDS vs. NYY: 0-0, 2 holds, 0.00 ERA (2.0 IP), 0 hits, 1 BB, 1 SO, .000 AVG (0-for-6) in 2 games...Appeared in Gm 1 vs. NYY and Gm 4 at NYY. Posted single-season career-bests for the Red Sox this year in SO (96), SO/9.0 IP (14.01; 61.2 IP), ERA (3.65), opponent AVG (.204), and SO/BB ratio (.362).Among all AL relievers in 2017, ranked 4th in holds (26) and SO/9.0 IP, 6th in SO/BF, and T-6th in SO... Stranded 13 of 14 inherited runners on the season.

x70-RYAN BRASIER, RHP 2-0 0 SV 1.60 ERAvs. ALL: .171 (19-111), 2 HR vs. RHB: .109 (6-55), 1 HR vs. LHB: .232 (13-56), 1 HR WHIP: 0.77

2018 Postseason/Career: 0-0, 4 holds, 0.00 ERA (7.0 IP), 4 hits, 4 BB, 6 SO, .160 AVG (4-for-25) in 7 games...Has appeared in all 4 games of the ALCS vs. HOU: 4.2 IP, 3 hits, 2 BB, 2 SO...Has earned holds in 3 of his 4 appearances (Gms 2, 3, and 4)...Worked 1.2 IP last night in Gm 4 and allowed 2 hits (23p)...Threw a scoreless inning in the Sox loss in ALCS Gm 1 vs. HOU.ALDS vs. NYY: 0-0, 1 hold, 0.00 ERA (2.1 IP), 1 hit, 2 BB, 4 SO, .111 AVG (1-for-9) in 3 games...Threw a perfect 7th with 1 SO in the Gm 4 clincher, 10/9 at NYY (14 p)...Threw a scoreless 5th with 1 BB & 3 SO in the Gm 2 loss vs. NYY (20 p)...Threw 0.1 IP in Gm 1 (H, BB, 15 p); allowed 2 inherited runners to score. Made a career-high 34 appearances for BOS in his 1st ML action since 2013 for LAA...Signed a MiLB deal with BOS on 3/2 and assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket.Selected to ML roster on 7/8 and remained with BOS for the rest of the season...Limited ML opponents to a .482 OPS (19 hits, 6 XBH, 7 BB, 124 batters).

x17-NATHAN EOVALDI, RHP 6-7 0 SV 3.81 ERAvs. ALL: .246 (105-427), 14 HR vs. RHB: .239 (52-218), 7 HR vs. LHB: .254 (53-209), 7 HR WHIP: 1.13

2018 Postseason: 2-0, 2.08 ERA (3 ER, 13.0 IP), 11 hits, 2 BB, 9 SO, .224 AVG (11-for-49) in 2 starts...Earned his 2nd win of the Postseason in Gm 3 of the ALCS Monday at HOU (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 92 p)...ALDS vs. NYY: 1-0, 1.29 ERA (1 ER/7.0 IP), 5 hits, 0 BB, 5 SO, .200 AVG (5-for-25), (97 pitches)...In his 1st career Postseason appearance, earned the win in the Sox' 16-1 victory in Gm 3 at NYY on 10/8.Set career bests this year in WHIP and SO/BF (.222) over 22 games (21 starts) between TB & BOS...Acquired from TB in exchange for LHP Jalen Beeks on 7/25.Was 3-3, 3.33 ERA (20 ER/54.0 IP), 12 BB, 48 SO in 12 games (11 GS) for BOS (since 7/29), including only 1 run (unearned) allowed over 16.0 IP vs. NYY.Of his 156 career ML appearances, 148 are starts...Is 43-53, 4.18 ERA (388 ER/836.0 IP) as a starter and 1-0, 3.21 ERA (5 ER/14.0 IP) in 8 relief appearances.

x37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 4-1 0 SV 4.20 ERAvs. ALL: .233 (53-227), 10 HR vs. RHB: .262 (37-141), 9 HR vs. LHB: .186 (16-86), 1 HR WHIP: 1.33

2018 Postseason/Career: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (3.2 IP), 0 hits, 4 BB, 2 SO in 3 games...Finished the 9th inning Saturday in ALCS Gm 1 vs. HOU (0.2 IP, BB, 10 p).ALDS vs. NYY: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (3.0 IP), 0 hits, 3 BB, 2 SO in 2 games...Threw a perfect 8th with 1 SO in the Gm 3 win at NYY on 10/8 (1.0 IP, 15 p)...Worked 2.0 scoreless IP in his Postseason debut in Gm 2 vs. NYY on 10/6 (2.0 IP 3 BB, SO, 38 p)...Added to ALDS roster on 10/6, replacing RHP Steven Wright (knee injury).Set career bests in in 2018 in SO/9.0 IP (11.40; 60.0 IP), SO (76), appearances (67) and holds (20)...Retired 77.6% of his 1st batters faced (52 of 67).Began 2018 with a career slash line of .305/.359/.480 vs. LHB; this year: .186/.295/.256 vs. LHB...Since 5/18 LHB were (.133, 8-60) & (.080, 2-20) since 7/30.

x56-JOE KELLY, RHP 4-2 2 SV 4.39 ERAvs. ALL: .234 (57-244), 4 HR vs. RHB: .254 (33-130), 2 HR vs. LHB: .211 (24-114), 2 HR WHIP: 1.36

2018 Postseason: 1-1, 1.69 ERA (1 ER, 5.1 IP), 4 hits, 0 BB, 3 SO in 4 games; has stranded all 3 of his inherited runners...Has appeared in 3 games of the ALCS vs. HOU: 1-0, 3.00 ERA (1 ER, 3.0 IP), 0 BB, 2 SO...Earned his 1st win of this PS in last night’s Gm 4 victory at HOU (1.0 IP, 2 H, ER, SO, 25 p)...Finished the 8th inning of Monday’s win in ALCS Gm 3 (0.1 IP)...Took the loss in Gm 1 after allowing 1 unER in 1.2 IP on 10/13.Postseason career: 2-2, 2.85 ERA (13 ER, 41.0 IP), 34 hits, 13 BB, 31 SO in 20 games...Began his BOS Postseason career with a 9.2-inning scoreless streak before having it snapped in ALCS Gm 1 vs. HOU...With BOS, has allowed only 1 ER over 9 career PS games (11.2 IP, 0 BB, 7 SO, .186 opp. AVG). ALDS vs. NYY: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (2.1 IP), 1 hit, 0 BB, 1 SO, .125 AVG (1-for-8) in 1 game...Made his only appearance of the series in Gm 2 vs. NYY.In his 2nd full season working exclusively as a reliever, appeared in a career-high 73 games (T-4th in AL), most by a BOS pitcher since Koji Uehara (73 in 2013).Averaged 9.3 SO/9.0 IP, highest rate next to his 2016 mark (10.8)...Allowed only 4 HR in 65.2 IP (0.55 HR/9.0 ratio, 2nd-lowest mark for a BOS reliever in ‘18).

x46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 5-1 42 SV 2.74 ERAvs. ALL: .146 (31-213), 7 HR vs. RHB: .139 (16-115), 3 HR vs. LHB: .153 (15-98), 4 HR WHIP: 0.99

2018 Postseason: 0-0, 4 SV, 4 SVO, 8.44 ERA (5 ER, 5.1 IP), 6 hits, 5 BB, 6 SO, .300 AVG (6-for-20) in 4 games...Has earned saves and allowed runs in each of his 4 appearances this Postseason...ALCS vs. HOU: 0-0, 2 SV, 6.00 ERA (2 ER, 3.0 IP), 3 BB, 2 SO in 2 games...Earned the 1st 2.0-inning SV of his career - regular or Postseason - in Gm 4 last night at HOU...Also got a SV in ALCS Gm 2 vs. HOU (1.0 IP, 2 H, ER, SO, 16 p).Postseason career: 0-1, 5 SV, 5 SVO, 4.11 ERA (7 ER/15.1 IP), 21 SO in 14 games...With BOS, 0-0, 4 SV, 4 SVO, 6.23 ERA (6 ER/8.2 IP), 8 SO in 8 games.ALDS vs. NYY: 0-0, 2 SV, 2 SVO, 11.57 ERA (3 ER/2.1 IP), 2 H, HR, 2 BB, 4 SO, .250 AVG (2-for-8) in 2 games...Recorded the SV to clinch the ALDS in Gm 4 at NYY...Got a 4-out SV in Gm 1 on 10/8 vs. NYY which was his 1st career Postseason SV for BOS.2018 AL relievers ranks: 2nd in SV, 3rd in opp. AVG, 4th in SO/BF (.389), 5th in SO/9.0 IP (13.66), 6th in SV% (89.4), T-6th in SO (96), and 8th in WHIP.Has the 2nd-highest career SV% in ML history (90.7; 333/367)...Is 14th on MLB’s all-time SV list...Among active relievers, ranks 2nd in career SO/9.0 IP (14.67).

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2018 VS. HOU CAREER VS. HOU CAREER AT MINUTE MAID PARKPLAYER 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 ERBarnes 1-0-0 0.00 6/0 6.1 2 0 2-1-0 4.11 14/0 15.1 13 7 0-0-0 1.29 7/0 7.0 4 1Brasier 0-0-0 1.59 6/0 5.2 5 1 0-0-0 1.17 7/0 7.2 8 1 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 4.2 6 0Eovaldi 1-1-0 4.50 2/2 12.0 13 6 2-1-0 3.16 6/6 37.0 30 13 2-1-0 4.00 3/3 18.0 18 8Hembree 0-0-0 3.38 4/0 2.2 1 1 2-0-0 1.50 10/0 12.0 8 2 1-0-0 1.23 5/0 7.1 5 1Kelly 1-2-0 13.50 6/0 5.1 10 8 3-4-0 8.02 15/2 21.1 31 19 2-1-0 6.94 9/1 11.2 15 9Kimbrel 1-0-3 3.60 4/0 5.0 4 2 1-0-12 4.15 22/0 21.2 21 10 0-0-8 3.18 11/0 11.1 10 4Porcello 1-0-0 5.29 4/3 17.0 19 10 2-1-0 5.31 9/7 40.2 46 24 1-1-0 5.92 5/4 24.1 27 16Price 1-0-0 4.76 3/3 17.0 12 9 6-2-0 2.98 15/11 81.2 64 27 5-0-0 3.74 6/5 33.2 28 14Rodriguez 0-1-0 10.38 3/1 4.1 6 5 0-2-0 10.64 6/3 11.0 19 13 0-0-0 18.00 3/0 1.0 1 2Sale 0-1-0 5.40 2/2 10.0 7 6 5-4-0 2.93 10/9 67.2 49 22 1-3-0 5.19 4/4 26.0 27 15Workman 0-0-0 18.00 2/0 2.0 5 4 1-0-0 14.73 4/0 7.1 16 12 1-0-0 11.57 1/0 4.2 9 6** - Includes all regular and postseason stats vs. HOU and at Minute Maid Park

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x22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP 17-7 0 SV 4.28 ERAvs. ALL: .241 (177-735), 27 HR vs. RHB: .240 (93-387), 12 HR vs. LHB: .241 (84-348), 15 HR WHIP: 1.18

2018 Postseason: 1-0, 2 holds, 4.22 ERA (5 ER, 10.2 IP), 12 hits, 1 BB, 6 SO, .279 AVG (12-for-43) in 4 games (2 starts)...ALCS vs. HOU: Has appeared twice, once as a starter and once in relief...Made his 2nd start of the Postseason in Gm 4 last night at HOU (ND, 4.0 IP, 4 ER, BB, 3 SO, 68 p)...Earned his 2nd hold in his 2nd relief appearance of this Postseason in ALCS Gm 2 vs. HOU; threw a perfect 8th inning with 2 SO on 18 pitches.Postseason career: 1-3, 2 holds, 5.09 ERA (20 ER/35.1 IP), 6 BB, 29 SO in 15 games (6 starts)...In 6 starts: 1-2, 5.59 ERA (18 ER/29.0 IP) and in 9 relief appearances: 0-1, 2.84 ERA (2 ER/6.1 IP).ALDS vs. NYY: 1-0, 1 hold, 1.59 ERA (1 ER/5.2 IP), 5 hits, 0 BB, 1 SO, .238 AVG (5-for-21) in 2 games (1 start)...Earned his 1st career Postseason win in the Sox’ series clincher in Gm 4, 10/9 at NYY (5.0 IP, 4 H, ER, 0 BB, SO, 65 pitches)...Got a hold in Gm 1, 10/5 vs. NYY after getting the first 2 outs of the 8th.Set career bests in 2018 in SO (190) & SO/9.0 IP (8.94; 191.1 IP)...Is 1 of 2 pitchers (Verlander) in the last 3 years to make 33+ starts in each from 2016-18.Among all AL pitchers finished T-3rd in starts (33), T-4th in wins (17), T-10th in IP (191.1), and 14th in SO (191).

x24-DAVID PRICE, LHP 16-7 0 SV 3.58 ERAvs. ALL: .230 (151-657), 25 HR vs. RHB: .234 (129-552), 21 HR vs. LHB: .210 (22-105), 4 HR WHIP: 1.14

2018 Postseason: 0-1, 9.95 ERA (7 ER, 6.1 IP), 8 hits, 6 BB, 4 SO, .296 AVG (8-for-27) in 2 starts...Started Gm 2 of the ALDS on 10/6 vs. NYY (L, 1.2 IP, 3 ER) and Gm 2 of the ALCS 10/14 vs. HOU (ND, 4.2 IP, 4 ER).Postseason career: 2-9, 1 SV, 5.42 ERA (48 ER, 79.2 IP), 81 hits, 22 BB, 72 SO in 19 games (11 starts)...In his Postseason career in relief: 2-0, 1 SV, 2.35 ERA (4 ER, 15.1 IP), 13 hits, 6 BB, 16 SO in 8 games...Has stranded all 9 of his inherited runners...Worked 6.2 scoreless IP over 2 relief appearances against HOU in the 2017 ALDS.BOS went 22-8 (.733) in his 30 starts in 2018...After beginning the year 2-4 with a 5.11 ERA over his 1st 7 starts, finished the year going 14-3 with a 3.17 ERA.Among all AL pitchers in 2018 ranked T-7th in wins, 8th in WHIP, 11th in ERA and opp. AVG...Reached 30+ starts for the 7th time in his career in 2018.

ALCSx57-EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ, LHP 13-5 0 SV 3.82 ERAvs. ALL: .238 (119-501), 16 HR vs. RHB: .238 (97-407), 13 HR vs. LHB: .234 (22-94), 3 HR WHIP: 1.26

2018 Postseason: 0-0, 7.36 ERA (3 ER, 3.2 IP), 2 hits, 2 BB, 4 SO, .154 AVG (2-for-13) in 4 games...ALCS vs. HOU: 1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO in 2 games...Faced only 1 batter in ALCS Gm 4 last night at HOU (0.0 IP, BB, 7 p)...Finished Monday’s win in ALCS Gm 3 with a scoreless 9th inning at HOU (1.0 IP, 2 SO, 16 p).Postseason career: 0-0, 12.27 ERA (5 ER, 3.2 IP), 3 BB, 4 SO, .214 AVG (3-for-14) in 5 games. ALDS vs. NYY: 0-0, 10.13 ERA (3 ER/2.2 IP), 2 hits, 2 BB, 2 SO, .200 AVG (2-for-10) in 2 games...Finished Gm 3 win on 10/8 at NYY with a scoreless 9th inning (1.0 IP, BB, SO)...Made series debut in Gm 2, 10/6 vs. NYY (1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, BB, SO, HR); stranded 2 runners to end the 6th but allowed a 3-run HR in the 7th. Posted a career-low 3.82 ERA in a career-high 27 appearances for BOS...Made 23 starts (12-4, 3.79 ERA) and also made 4 relief appearances (1-1, 4.26 ERA).Finished with the 8th-highest winning percentage in the AL in 2018 (13-5, .722)...Had a career-long 24.0-inning scoreless streak from, 6/29-9/1.

x44-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 6-1 0 SV 3.27 ERAvs. ALL: .230 (34-148), 6 HR vs. RHB: .245 (23-94), 3 HR vs. LHB: .204 (11-54), 3 HR WHIP: 1.21

2018 Postseason: 0-0, hold, 45.00 ERA (5 ER, 1.0 IP), 7 hits, 3 BB, 3 SO in 3 games...Allowed 4 runs on 3 hits (2 HR) with 2 BB and 1 SO (26 pitches) in 0.1 IP in ALCS Gm 1 vs. HOU...Entered that appearance vs. HOU with a 0.96 ERA in 9 career Postseason games.Postseason career: 0-1, 4.66 ERA (5 ER, 9.2 IP), 14 hits, 6 BB, 7 SO in 10 games...Appeared in 7 games over all 3 rounds of the 2013 Postseason for the World Champion Red Sox.ALDS vs. NYY: 0-0, 13.50 ERA (1 ER/0.2 IP), 4 hits, BB, 2 SO, .667 AVG (4-for-6) in 2 games...Started the 6th inning in Gm 2, 10/6 vs. NYY (0.1 IP, 2 H, SO, 9 pitches)...Earned a hold in the Gm 1 win 10/5 vs. NYY; struck out Torres with bases loaded to end the 6th inning, stranding 2 runners (0.1 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, SO).Made career-high 43 appearances for BOS despite starting 2018 w/ PawSox...ML opponents hit .162 (6-37) w/ RISP...Stranded 13 of 18 inherited runners (72%).

2018 POSTSEASON DAY-BY-DAY

ALDS G1 10/5 N NEW YORK-AL W5-4 1-0 SALE (1-0) Happ (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 39,059* ALDS G2 10/6 N NEW YORK-AL L2-6 1-1 Tanaka (1-0) PRICE (0-1) 39,151* 10/7 OFF DAY ALDS G3 10/8 N at New York-AL W16-1 2-1 EOVALDI (1-0) Severino (0-1) 49,657* ALDS G4 10/9 N at New York-AL W4-3 3-1 PORCELLO (1-0) Sabathia (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 49,641*

ALCS G1 10/13 N HOUSTON L2-7 0-1 Verlander (1-0) KELLY (0-1) 38,007* ALCS G2 10/14 N HOUSTON W7-5 1-1 BARNES (1-0) Cole (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 37,960* 10/15 OFF DAY ALCS G3 10/16 D HOUSTON W8-2 2-1 EOVALDI (1-0) Smith (0-1) 43,102* ALCS G4 10/17 N HOUSTON W8-6 3-1 KELLY (1-1) James (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 43,277*

GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE SERIES RECORD WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATTENDACE

STARTS BY BATTING ORDER (TOTAL, RED SOX W-L)

1st: Betts (8, 6-2) 2nd: Benintendi (8, 6-2)3rd: Martinez (6, 4-2), Pearce (2, 2-0)4th: Bogaerts (6, 4-2), Martinez (2, 2-0)5th: Pearce (3, 2-1), Bogaerts (2, 2-0), Devers (2, 2-0), Moreland (1, 0-1) 6th: Núñez (3, 2-1), Pearce (2, 2-0), Kinsler (1, 1-0), Holt (1, 0-1), Devers (1, 1-0) 7th: Kinsler (4, 3-1), Núñez (2, 1-1), Holt (2, 2-0)8th: Bradley Jr. (3, 2-1), Vázquez (3, 3-0), León (2, 1-1)9th: Bradley Jr. (5, 4-1), Vázquez (2, 2-0), Leon (1, 0-1)

STARTS BY POSITION (TOTAL, RED SOX W-L)

C: Vázquez (5, 5-0), León (3, 1-2)1B: Pearce (7, 6-1), Moreland (1, 0-1)2B: Kinsler (5, 4-1), Holt (3, 2-1)SS: Bogaerts (8, 6-2) 3B: Núñez (5, 3-2), Devers (3, 3-0)LF: Benintendi (8, 6-2) CF: Bradley Jr. (8, 6-2)RF: Betts (8, 6-2)DH: Martinez (8, 6-2)