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STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead the majors in wins (79) and own MLB’s highest winning percentage (.699). The Sox’ 79 wins are their most ever through 113 games (previous: 78-33-2 in 1946)...The last time they were MLB’s 1st team to 80 wins was 2007 (80-51). The Sox have won each of their last 4 games...They are 8-1 in their last 9 games and 23-5 in their last 28... They are unbeaten in their last 9 series (7-0-2). BOS is the only team without a losing streak of 4+ games this season...They have lost 3+ consecutive games only once, more than 3 months ago (4/21-24). HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) Rank Club Run Diff. Win % (Record) 1. Red Sox +191 .699 (79-34) 2. Astros +201 .632 (72-42) 3. Yankees +129 .622 (69-42) WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Red Sox are coming off a 4-game series sweep over the Yankees at Fenway Park (Thu.-Sun.)...According to Elias, it had been 79 years since BOS swept a series of 4+ games against a team that was 30+ games above .500 for Game 1 (5 G at NYY, July 1939). The Sox have not been swept in a series of any length this season, but they have earned 11 series sweeps. TURNING POINT: The Red Sox went 13-13 from 4/21- 5/18, but they are 49-19 (.721) since then...It had been 40 years since they went 49-19 or better over any 68-game stretch (50-18 from 5/3-7/19 in 1978). BOS is a season-high 45 games above .500...Prior to 2018, the Sox had not been as many as 41 games above .500 since September 1946 (+54). BOS is 15.0 games ahead of its 2017 pace (64-49) and 18.0 ahead of its 2016 pace (61-52) through 113 games...The Sox won the AL East in 2016 and 2017. EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead NYY by 9.0 games in the AL East, the 2nd-largest lead for any 1st-place team (CLE-10.0)...Their largest lead of 2018 is 9.5 games; they have not held a lead of 10.0 games since 2007 (+11.5). The Sox took over sole possession of 1st place on 7/2 and have held it ever since. BOS is 37-14 (.725) vs. AL East opponents...Since the division was formed in 1969, the Sox’ best single-season record vs. the AL East came in 2002 (51-25, .671). MODERN TIMES: The Red Sox are 1 of only 18 teams in the Modern Era (1900-pres.) to win 79+ of their first 113 games...9 of the previous 17 won the World Series. TEAMS TO WIN 79+ OF FIRST 113 GAMES (1945-2018) Year Club First 113 Record Finish 2018 BOS 79-34 -- -- 2017 LAD 80-33 104-58 Lost in WS 2001 SEA 82-31 116-46 Lost in ALCS 1998 NYY 84-29 114-48 Won WS 1969 BAL 79-34 109-53 Lost in WS ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Red Sox tonight begin a 9-game road trip through TOR (3), BAL (4), and PHI (2). The Sox own MLB’s 2nd-highest road win % (.661, 37-19) behind only HOU (.690, 40-18)...The BOS franchise record for road win % is .640 (1912, 48-27). The Sox have a 3.34 ERA on the road (2nd in MLB), compared to a 3.52 ERA at home (7th in MLB). RECIPES FOR SUCCESS: The Red Sox have scored 5+ runs in a game an MLB-high 65 times...They are 56-9 (.862) in those games, including 36-3 (.923) since 5/16. The Sox are 54-7 (.885) when they score 1st and 25-27 (.481) when they don’t, both the best such records in MLB. BOS is an MLB-best 59-4 (.937) when leading after 5 innings and 14-3 (.824) when tied after 5. BOS is 32-15 (.681) in games decided by 1 or 2 runs, MLB’s 2nd-best record behind SEA (.712, 42-17). SOX & JAYS: At 10-3 with 6 games remaining, the Red Sox have secured a season series victory over the Blue Jays...The Sox have won 8 of their last 9 games against the Jays and are 23-9 (.718) vs. TOR since the start of 2017. The Red Sox have won 15 of their last 19 games at TOR, out-scoring the Jays 113-61 in that time...The Sox’ .565 winning % at Rogers Centre ranks 1st all- time among AL teams, including TOR (.545). PITCHING IN: Since the All-Star break, Red Sox pitchers lead the majors in ERA (2.40), opponent AVG (.203), and opponent OPS (.594)...In their last 7 games, BOS pitchers have a 1.85 ERA (14 ER/68.0 IP) and a .186 opponent AVG. Overall, the Sox rank 2nd in the majors with a 3.43 ERA, the club’s 2nd-lowest mark through 113 games in the Live Ball Era (3.25 in 1943)...The Sox have already matched their 2017 total in shutout wins (11). START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers have a 1.74 ERA in the club’s last 17 games (20 ER/103.1 IP)...According to Elias, it had been 100 years since Sox starters posted an ERA that low over any 17-game span (1.64 from 8/15-9/2 in 1918). BOS starters have allowed 2 runs in their last 20.0 IP. Sox starters have allowed 1 or 0 ER in 10 of the club’s 15 games since the All-Star break. MLB’S LONGEST ACTIVE SCORELESS STREAKS Rk. Pitcher Club Innings 1. Chris Sale BOS 23.0 2. Eduardo Rodriguez BOS 19.0 3. Nathan Eovaldi TB/BOS 18.0 4. Zack Wheeler NYM 17.0 SANDY LAND: The Red Sox are 23-1 in Sandy Leon’s last 24 starts at catcher, having won each of the last 12. Among the 29 players who have started at least 50 games at catcher this season, Leon ranks 1st in catcher ERA (2.92)...His 3.45 catcher ERA since the start of 2016 also ranks 1st in MLB (min. 150 starts). ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs per game (5.31), AVG (.269), SLG (.457), OPS (.794), doubles (248), and XBH (420)...They also lead the AL in OBP (.336). The Sox rank 6th in MLB with 151 HR, only 17 shy of their 2017 total (168; fewest in the AL). LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts leads the majors in AVG (.342), SLG (.652), and runs per game (0.96)...He ranks 2nd in OBP (.428) and OPS (1.080) and is 11th in AB/HR (14.04). Betts is the only major leaguer with 20+ HR (26), 20+ steals (21), and 10+ defensive runs saved (11, source: FanGraphs)...He has hit .349 with a 1.192 OPS against LHP, and .341 with a 1.046 OPS vs. RHP. J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads the majors in RBI (93) and total bases (261) and shares the lead in HR (33)... He also ranks among ML leaders in AVG (4th, .324), OBP (10th, .392), SLG (2nd, .641), and OPS (4th, 1.033). MOST HOME RUNS IN 1ST SEASON WITH RED SOX Player HR (Year) Dick Stuart ............ 42 (1963) Jimmie Foxx .......... 41 (1936) Manny Ramirez .... 41 (2001) Player HR (Year) Tony Armas ........... 36 (1983) Carl Everett ........... 34 (2000) J.D. Martinez.... 33 (2018) RUNNIN’ RED SOX: The Red Sox rank 2nd in MLB in stolen base success rate and T-2nd in steals (82.9%, 87- for-105)...They are 30 for their last 35 (85.7%). Mookie Betts (21-for-24), Andrew Benintendi (20-for- 22), and Jackie Bradley Jr. (11-for-11) are a combined 52-for-57 (91.2%) in steal attempts. CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel is 99-for-108 (91.7%) in save chances with BOS...The only Red Sox with 100+ saves since the stat became official in 1969 are Jonathan Papelbon (219- for-248, 88.3%) and Bob Stanley (132-for-187, 70.6%). BOSTON RED SOX (79-34) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (51-60) Tuesday, August 7, 2018 7:07 p.m. ET Rogers Centre Toronto, ON LHP Drew Pomeranz (1-5, 6.56) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (4-8, 5.63) Game #114 • Road Game #57 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Wed., 8/8 at TOR 7:07 p.m. LHP Brian Johnson (2-3, 3.74) RHP Mike Hauschild (1-0, 0.00) NESN Thu., 8/9 at TOR 7:07 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (14-4, 3.84) LHP Ryan Borucki (1-2, 2.30) NESN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18 Rk. Club Wins 1. Boston ................................... 265 2. Chicago-NL ................................. 260 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits ......................................Martinez (132) Doubles ..................................Bogaerts (31) Triples....................................Benintendi (6) HR ..........................................Martinez (33) RBI .........................................Martinez (93) Runs .............................................Betts (89) SB.................................................Betts (21) BB .......................................Benintendi (55) AVG (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.342) OBP (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.428) SLG (min. 100 AB) .....................Betts (.652) OPS (min. 100 AB)...................Betts (1.080) Pitching Wins ........................................ Porcello (14) Saves........................................Kimbrel (33) Appearances ................................ Kelly (49) Starts....................................... Porcello (23) ERA (min. 20.0 IP) ........................ Sale (2.04) Innings (reliever)...................... Barnes (48.0) Innings (starter) ....................... Sale (141.0) Strikeouts (reliever) ................... Barnes (75) Strikeouts (starter) ...................... Sale (207) VS. THE BLUE JAYS All-Time ................................. 348-281 In Boston....................................170-145 In Toronto ...................................178-136 At Rogers Centre ....................134-103 2018.............................................. 10-3 In Boston............................................6-1 In Toronto ...........................................4-2 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/24 R L3-4(10) Clippard KIMBREL 4/25 R W4-3 RODRIGUEZ Barnes 4/26 R W5-4 SALE Estrada 5/11 R L3-5(12) Gaviglio JOHNSON 5/12 R W5-2 PRICE Estrada 5/13 R W5-3 VELÁZQUEZ Biagini 5/28 H W8-3 PRICE Sanchez 5/29 H W8-3 PORCELLO Estrada 5/30 H W6-4 RODRIGUEZ Gaviglio 7/12 H W6-4 PRICE Happ 7/13 H L7-13 Petricka PORCELLO 7/14 H W6-2(10) KIMBREL Rowley 7/15 H W5-2 WORKMAN Stroman REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ...........................1st, +9.0 Home/Road ............................. 42-15/37-19 Day/Night .................................. 27-5/52-29 March/April/May ................. 2-1/19-6/18-11 June/July/August ................. 17-10/19-6/4-0 vs. AL East .......................................... 37-14 vs. AL Central ....................................... 14-8 vs. AL West ......................................... 20-10 vs. National League................................ 8-2 vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 62-23/17-11 Leading after 6 innings ........................ 65-4 Tied after 6 innings ................................ 9-2 Trailing after 6 innings ......................... 5-28 Leading after 7 innings ........................ 68-4 Tied after 7 innings ................................ 8-3 Trailing after 7 innings ......................... 3-27 Leading after 8 innings ........................ 71-1 Tied after 8 innings ................................ 5-1 Trailing after 8 innings ......................... 3-32 Red Sox score first................................ 54-7 Opponents score first ......................... 25-27 Shutouts............................................... 11-4 Scoring less than 3 runs ....................... 6-17 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ............................... 17-8 Scoring 5 or more runs ......................... 56-9 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 62-16/17-18 1-run/2-run games .................... 18-10/14-5 Walk-offs................................................ 5-2 Extra innings (home/road)............... 5-1/2-2 Series openers/finales ............... 24-12/28-8 Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 14-3-1 Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 11-4-3 Series W-L-T (total)........................... 25-7-4 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 6-0/5-0 Come-from-behind wins ......................... 33

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STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead the majors in wins (79) and own MLB’s highest winning percentage (.699).

The Sox’ 79 wins are their most ever through 113 games (previous: 78-33-2 in 1946)...The last time they were MLB’s 1st team to 80 wins was 2007 (80-51).

The Sox have won each of their last 4 games...They are 8-1 in their last 9 games and 23-5 in their last 28...They are unbeaten in their last 9 series (7-0-2).

BOS is the only team without a losing streak of 4+ games this season...They have lost 3+ consecutive games only once, more than 3 months ago (4/21-24).HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018)

Rank Club Run Diff. Win % (Record)1. Red Sox +191 .699 (79-34)2. Astros +201 .632 (72-42)3. Yankees +129 .622 (69-42)

WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Red Sox are coming off a 4-game series sweep over the Yankees at Fenway Park (Thu.-Sun.)...According to Elias, it had been 79 years since BOS swept a series of 4+ games against a team that was 30+ games above .500 for Game 1 (5 G at NYY, July 1939).

The Sox have not been swept in a series of any length this season, but they have earned 11 series sweeps.

TURNING POINT: The Red Sox went 13-13 from 4/21-5/18, but they are 49-19 (.721) since then...It had been 40 years since they went 49-19 or better over any 68-game stretch (50-18 from 5/3-7/19 in 1978).

BOS is a season-high 45 games above .500...Prior to 2018, the Sox had not been as many as 41 games above .500 since September 1946 (+54).

BOS is 15.0 games ahead of its 2017 pace (64-49) and 18.0 ahead of its 2016 pace (61-52) through 113 games...The Sox won the AL East in 2016 and 2017.

EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead NYY by 9.0 games in the AL East, the 2nd-largest lead for any 1st-place team (CLE-10.0)...Their largest lead of 2018 is 9.5 games; they have not held a lead of 10.0 games since 2007 (+11.5).

The Sox took over sole possession of 1st place on 7/2 and have held it ever since.

BOS is 37-14 (.725) vs. AL East opponents...Since the division was formed in 1969, the Sox’ best single-season record vs. the AL East came in 2002 (51-25, .671).

MODERN TIMES: The Red Sox are 1 of only 18 teams in the Modern Era (1900-pres.) to win 79+ of their first 113 games...9 of the previous 17 won the World Series.

TEAMS TO WIN 79+ OF FIRST 113 GAMES (1945-2018)Year Club First 113 Record Finish2018 BOS 79-34 -- --2017 LAD 80-33 104-58 Lost in WS2001 SEA 82-31 116-46 Lost in ALCS1998 NYY 84-29 114-48 Won WS1969 BAL 79-34 109-53 Lost in WS

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Red Sox tonight begin a 9-game road trip through TOR (3), BAL (4), and PHI (2).

The Sox own MLB’s 2nd-highest road win % (.661, 37-19) behind only HOU (.690, 40-18)...The BOS franchise record for road win % is .640 (1912, 48-27).

The Sox have a 3.34 ERA on the road (2nd in MLB), compared to a 3.52 ERA at home (7th in MLB).

RECIPES FOR SUCCESS: The Red Sox have scored 5+ runs in a game an MLB-high 65 times...They are 56-9 (.862) in those games, including 36-3 (.923) since 5/16.

The Sox are 54-7 (.885) when they score 1st and 25-27 (.481) when they don’t, both the best such records in MLB.

BOS is an MLB-best 59-4 (.937) when leading after 5 innings and 14-3 (.824) when tied after 5.

BOS is 32-15 (.681) in games decided by 1 or 2 runs, MLB’s 2nd-best record behind SEA (.712, 42-17).

SOX & JAYS: At 10-3 with 6 games remaining, the Red Sox have secured a season series victory over the Blue Jays...The Sox have won 8 of their last 9 games against the Jays and are 23-9 (.718) vs. TOR since the start of 2017.

The Red Sox have won 15 of their last 19 games at TOR, out-scoring the Jays 113-61 in that time...The Sox’ .565 winning % at Rogers Centre ranks 1st all-time among AL teams, including TOR (.545).

PITCHING IN: Since the All-Star break, Red Sox pitchers lead the majors in ERA (2.40), opponent AVG (.203), and opponent OPS (.594)...In their last 7 games, BOS pitchers have a 1.85 ERA (14 ER/68.0 IP) and a .186 opponent AVG.

Overall, the Sox rank 2nd in the majors with a 3.43 ERA, the club’s 2nd-lowest mark through 113 games in the Live Ball Era (3.25 in 1943)...The Sox have already matched their 2017 total in shutout wins (11).

START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers have a 1.74 ERA in the club’s last 17 games (20 ER/103.1 IP)...According to Elias, it had been 100 years since Sox starters posted an ERA that low over any 17-game span (1.64 from 8/15-9/2 in 1918).

BOS starters have allowed 2 runs in their last 20.0 IP. Sox starters have allowed 1 or 0 ER in 10 of the club’s 15 games since the All-Star break.MLB’S LONGEST ACTIVE SCORELESS STREAKS

Rk. Pitcher Club Innings1. Chris Sale BOS 23.02. Eduardo Rodriguez BOS 19.03. Nathan Eovaldi TB/BOS 18.04. Zack Wheeler NYM 17.0

SANDY LAND: The Red Sox are 23-1 in Sandy Leon’s last 24 starts at catcher, having won each of the last 12.

Among the 29 players who have started at least 50 games at catcher this season, Leon ranks 1st in catcher ERA (2.92)...His 3.45 catcher ERA since the start of 2016 also ranks 1st in MLB (min. 150 starts).

ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs per game (5.31), AVG (.269), SLG (.457), OPS (.794), doubles (248), and XBH (420)...They also lead the AL in OBP (.336).

The Sox rank 6th in MLB with 151 HR, only 17 shy of their 2017 total (168; fewest in the AL).

LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts leads the majors in AVG (.342), SLG (.652), and runs per game (0.96)...He ranks 2nd in OBP (.428) and OPS (1.080) and is 11th in AB/HR (14.04).

Betts is the only major leaguer with 20+ HR (26), 20+ steals (21), and 10+ defensive runs saved (11, source: FanGraphs)...He has hit .349 with a 1.192 OPS against LHP, and .341 with a 1.046 OPS vs. RHP.

J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads the majors in RBI (93) and total bases (261) and shares the lead in HR (33)...He also ranks among ML leaders in AVG (4th, .324), OBP (10th, .392), SLG (2nd, .641), and OPS (4th, 1.033).

MOST HOME RUNS IN 1ST SEASON WITH RED SOXPlayer HR (Year)Dick Stuart ............ 42 (1963)Jimmie Foxx .......... 41 (1936)Manny Ramirez .... 41 (2001)

Player HR (Year) Tony Armas ........... 36 (1983)Carl Everett ........... 34 (2000)J.D. Martinez .... 33 (2018)

RUNNIN’ RED SOX: The Red Sox rank 2nd in MLB in stolen base success rate and T-2nd in steals (82.9%, 87-for-105)...They are 30 for their last 35 (85.7%).

Mookie Betts (21-for-24), Andrew Benintendi (20-for-22), and Jackie Bradley Jr. (11-for-11) are a combined 52-for-57 (91.2%) in steal attempts.

CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel is 99-for-108 (91.7%) in save chances with BOS...The only Red Sox with 100+ saves since the stat became official in 1969 are Jonathan Papelbon (219-for-248, 88.3%) and Bob Stanley (132-for-187, 70.6%).

BOSTON RED SOX (79-34) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (51-60)Tuesday, August 7, 2018 • 7:07 p.m. ET • Rogers Centre • Toronto, ON

LHP Drew Pomeranz (1-5, 6.56) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (4-8, 5.63)Game #114 • Road Game #57 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TVWed., 8/8 at TOR 7:07 p.m. LHP Brian Johnson (2-3, 3.74) RHP Mike Hauschild (1-0, 0.00) NESNThu., 8/9 at TOR 7:07 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (14-4, 3.84) LHP Ryan Borucki (1-2, 2.30) NESN

Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM.

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, 2013

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017AMERICAN 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. *

MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18Rk. Club Wins1. Boston ................................... 2652. Chicago-NL ................................. 260

RED SOX TEAM LEADERSBattingHits ......................................Martinez (132)Doubles ..................................Bogaerts (31)Triples....................................Benintendi (6)HR ..........................................Martinez (33)RBI .........................................Martinez (93)Runs .............................................Betts (89)SB.................................................Betts (21)BB .......................................Benintendi (55)AVG (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.342)OBP (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.428)SLG (min. 100 AB) .....................Betts (.652)OPS (min. 100 AB) ...................Betts (1.080)PitchingWins ........................................ Porcello (14)Saves ........................................Kimbrel (33)Appearances ................................ Kelly (49)Starts....................................... Porcello (23)ERA (min. 20.0 IP) ........................Sale (2.04) Innings (reliever) ...................... Barnes (48.0) Innings (starter) ....................... Sale (141.0)Strikeouts (reliever) ...................Barnes (75)Strikeouts (starter) ...................... Sale (207)

VS. THE BLUE JAYSAll-Time ................................. 348-281 In Boston ....................................170-145 In Toronto ...................................178-136 At Rogers Centre ....................134-1032018.............................................. 10-3 In Boston ............................................6-1 In Toronto ...........................................4-2

DATE H/R SCORE WP LP4/24 R L3-4(10) Clippard KIMBREL4/25 R W4-3 RODRIGUEZ Barnes4/26 R W5-4 SALE Estrada5/11 R L3-5(12) Gaviglio JOHNSON5/12 R W5-2 PRICE Estrada5/13 R W5-3 VELÁZQUEZ Biagini5/28 H W8-3 PRICE Sanchez5/29 H W8-3 PORCELLO Estrada5/30 H W6-4 RODRIGUEZ Gaviglio7/12 H W6-4 PRICE Happ7/13 H L7-13 Petricka PORCELLO7/14 H W6-2(10) KIMBREL Rowley7/15 H W5-2 WORKMAN Stroman

REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWNAL East Standing ...........................1st, +9.0Home/Road ............................. 42-15/37-19Day/Night .................................. 27-5/52-29March/April/May ................. 2-1/19-6/18-11June/July/August ................. 17-10/19-6/4-0vs. AL East ..........................................37-14vs. AL Central .......................................14-8vs. AL West .........................................20-10vs. National League................................8-2vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 62-23/17-11Leading after 6 innings ........................65-4Tied after 6 innings ................................9-2Trailing after 6 innings .........................5-28Leading after 7 innings ........................68-4Tied after 7 innings ................................8-3Trailing after 7 innings .........................3-27Leading after 8 innings ........................71-1Tied after 8 innings ................................5-1Trailing after 8 innings .........................3-32Red Sox score first ................................54-7Opponents score first .........................25-27Shutouts ...............................................11-4Scoring less than 3 runs .......................6-17Scoring 3 or 4 runs ...............................17-8Scoring 5 or more runs .........................56-9Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 62-16/17-181-run/2-run games .................... 18-10/14-5Walk-offs ................................................5-2Extra innings (home/road) ............... 5-1/2-2Series openers/finales ............... 24-12/28-8Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 14-3-1Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 11-4-3Series W-L-T (total) ........................... 25-7-4Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 6-0/5-0Come-from-behind wins .........................33

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TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER

TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 1-5 6.56 10 10 46.2 57 35 34 9 27 43 .303CAREER 43-47 3.86 180 121 682.2 623 318 293 83 288 664 .243

TONIGHT’S START: Limited PHI to 2 runs over 5.0 IP in his last start on 7/31 (L, 4 H, 4 BB, 3 SO)...Were his

fewest runs allowed since 5/8 at NYY (2 ER, 6.0 IP). Activated from the DL on 7/24 and started that night at BAL (L, 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 4 SO). Was placed on the 10-day DL on 6/5 (retro to 6/2) with left biceps tendinitis. Went 0-2 with a 5.87 ERA (10 ER/15.1 IP) over 4 rehab starts with Triple-A Pawtucket. Limited the Charlotte Knights (CWS) to 1 run over 6.0 IP on 7/18...The lone run came via a

solo HR, also the only hit Pomeranz allowed in the start. Is 21-16 with a 4.14 ERA (133 ER/289.0 IP) in 56 appearances (54 starts) with the Red Sox

since being acquired from SD via trade on 7/14/16.VS. THE BLUE JAYS:

Allowed 3 ER over 4.0 IP on 5/13 at Rogers Centre (ND, 5 H, 5 BB, 6 SO). Is 2-0 with a 3.94 ERA (7 ER/16.0 IP) in 3 career starts at Rogers Centre with BOS. Since joining the Red Sox, has made 13 starts as a visitor vs. AL East opponents...Is 6-4

with a 3.48 ERA (28 ER/72.1 IP).2017 HIGHLIGHTS:

Went 17-6 with a 3.32 ERA (64 ER/173.2 IP), .252 opponent AVG (166-for-659), 1.35 WHIP, 174 SO, and 69 BB in 32 starts during his 1st full season with BOS.

The Red Sox were 22-10 in his starts, including 14-4 in his final 18. Allowed 2 runs or fewer in a ML-leading 23 starts during the 2017 season, joining Babe

Ruth (28 in 1916) and Roger Clemens (23 in 1990) as the only Red Sox since at least 1908 with 23+ such outings in a single season.

Ranked among AL leaders in wins (T-4th, 17), winning percentage (4th, .739), ERA (7th, 3.32), starts (T-9th, 32), SO (12th, 174), and opponent AVG (12th, .252).

Was also among league leaders in opponent SLG (9th, .388), opponent OPS (12th, .712), SO/9.0 IP ratio (9th, 9.02), and SO/BB ratio (17th, 2.52).

Held opponents to a .211 AVG with RISP (30-for-142), the 5th-lowest mark in the AL and 9th-lowest in MLB.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

The Red Sox went 28-17 (.622) in his 45 starts from 2016-17...In those games, he was 20-11 with a 3.70 ERA (99 ER/240.1 IP) and 243 SO. Selected by Manager Terry Collins to replace Noah Syndergaard to the NL All-Start roster, his 1st career selection. Has made 59 career relief appearances...Is 4-4 with a 2.10 ERA (15 ER/64.1 IP). Selected to the 2011 All-Star Futures Game while with Single-A Kinston (CLE)...Selected 5th overall by CLE in the 2010 June Draft from the University of Mississippi.

31-DREW POMERANZ, LHP 1-5, 6.56 ERA, 10 starts

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

IPHRERBBSOHRCG

SHOWIN STREAKLOSS STREAK

10+ SO G

20186.0, 2x, last 5/8 at NYY

8, 5/2 vs. KC5, 2x, last 5/26 vs. ATL

5, 5/26 vs. ATL5, 5/13 at TOR7, 4/20 at OAK3, 4/27 vs. TB

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1, 5/24, 5/18-present

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CAREER7.2, 8/15/16 at CLE

9, 3x, last 6/8/16 vs. ATL8, 6/16/14 vs. TEX

7, 2x, last 6/16/14 vs. TEX6, 8/4/16 at SEA

11, 2x, last 5/25/17 vs. TEX3, 6/19/16 vs. WAS

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8, 6/27/17-8/28/176, 7/17-9/15/12

5, last 5/25/17 vs. TEX (11)

SPLITS

HOMEROAD

OPP. AVGVS. LHBVS. RHB

WHIP

20181-3, 6.94 ERA, 5 GS0-2, 6.17 ERA, 5 GS.303 (57-188), 9 HR

.290 (9-31), 0 HR.306 (48-157), 9 HR

1.80

CAREER24-20, 3.98 ERA, 91 G, 60 GS19-27, 3.75 ERA, 89 G, 61 GS

.243 (623-2567), 83 HR.226 (139-615), 10 HR.248 (484-1952), 73 HR

1.33

BLUE JAYS CAREER VS. POMERANZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBIDiaz - 0 0 0 0Drury .000 3 0 0 1Granderson .000 2 0 0 0Grichuk - 0 0 0 0Hernandez .400 5 2 0 2Maile .500 8 4 1 2Martin .333 6 2 1 2Morales .222 9 2 0 2Pillar .125 16 2 0 0Smoak .417 12 5 0 2Solarte .000 9 0 0 0Travis .000 1 0 0 0

RED SOX CAREER vs. STROMAN

PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi .500 8 4 0 0Betts .241 29 7 0 4Bogaerts .379 29 11 2 3Bradley Jr. .111 18 2 0 1Butler - 0 0 0 0Holt .273 22 6 0 3Leon 1.000 2 2 0 0Martinez .000 5 0 0 0Moreland .455 11 5 0 3Núñez .182 11 2 1 1Pearce .444 9 4 1 2Renda - 0 0 0 0

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VS. TOR W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO2018 0-0 6.75 1 1 4.0 5 3 0 5 6CAREER 3-2 4.32 9 7 33.1 34 16 3 23 27at TOR 2-1 3.74 5 4 21.2 22 9 1 16 18

STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN

QUALITY SOXSTARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC.Sale 22 17 92/141.0 5.87 14-8Price 22 13 70/128.1 4.91 16-6Porcello 23 15 108/140.2 6.91 16-7Velázquez 3 0 15/13.2 9.88 3-0Johnson 7 1 29/35.0 7.46 5-2Rodriguez 19 6 72/104.2 6.19 16-3Pomeranz 10 2 22/46.2 4.24 4-6Wright 4 3 11/24.0 4.13 3-1Beeks 1 0 1/4.0 2.25 0-1Eovaldi 2 2 7/15.0 4.20 2-0

61-BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP 2-3, 3.74 ERA, 28 appearances, 7 starts

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 2-3 3.74 28 7 65.0 70 30 27 9 22 63 .269CAREER 4-4 4.11 34 13 96.1 105 47 44 14 34 87 .271

LAST 5 STARTSDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO7/3 at WSH - 4.2 8 2 2 2 27/15 TOR - 4.2 2 2 2 4 57/21 at TEX L 5.0 5 2 0 0 57/26 MIN - 5.2 4 0 0 3 58/2 NYY W 5.0 6 5 4 2 112.88 ERA 1-1 25.0 25 11 8 11 28

TOMORROW’S START: Struck out a career-high 11 Yankees on 8/2 at Fenway Park (W, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB). Over 7 starts this season, is 2-1 with a 2.57 ERA (10 ER/35.0 IP)...Allowed 2 ER or fewer in 6

of those outings...The Red Sox are 5-2 in his starts this year. Is 0-1 with an 11.57 ERA (6 ER/4.2 IP) in 3 appearances (1 start) vs. TOR in 2018...Allowed

2 runs and did not record an out on 5/11 at Rogers Centre and again on 5/30 at Fenway Park.

2018 MAJOR LEAGUE GAME LOGDATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES4/20 W7-3 at OAK - 3-3 3.2 5 3 3 2 7 0 87/57 Made season debut after being activated from the DL4/27 L3-4 TB L 0-4 5.0 6 4 4 2 4 3 81/49 2nd career start with 3+ HR (also 6/19/16 with SD vs. WSH, 3)5/2 W5-4 KC W 4-3 6.0 8 3 3 2 3 0 89/55 1st quality start of 20185/8 L2-3 at NYY - 2-2 6.0 4 2 2 2 6 2 107/62 Both R came via Giancarlo Stanton solo HR5/13 W5-3 at TOR - 4-3 4.0 5 3 3 5 6 0 103/57 Issued a season-high 5 BB5/18 L4-7 BAL L 1-5 4.0 7 5 4 3 2 0 81/48 Consecutive GS of 4.0 or fewer IP for 1st time since 5/9-20/17 (3)5/26 W8-6 ATL - 3-6 3.1 6 5 5 3 3 1 89/52 Shortest start since 9/25/17 vs. TOR (2.0 IP)5/31 L2-4 at HOU L 2-4 5.0 6 4 4 2 5 1 87/56 Longest outing since 5/8 at NYY (6.0 IP)7/24 L6-7 at BAL L 3-4 4.2 6 4 4 2 4 2 89/56 Activated from DL earlier that day7/31 L1-3 PHI L 0-2 5.0 4 2 2 4 3 0 95/50 Fewest runs allowed since 5/8 at NYY (2 ER, 6.0 IP)

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_ 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .302 AVG 14 HR 66 RBI .381 OBP .506 SLG vs. RHP: 103-313 (.329), 11 HR SUNDAY: 3-6, 2B, RBI HOMESTAND: 13-44, 6 R, 4 2B, 5 RBI, 3 SB, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (9-23, 4 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 2 SB)vs. LHP: 21-98 (.214), 3 HR NYY SERIES: 8-19, 4 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (5/8-16)

Recorded his 3rd career walk-off RBI Sunday on a single in the 10th...Also drove in walk-off runs on 6/13/17 vs. PHI (single) and 7/14/17 vs. NYY (walk).Sunday’s game marked his 13th with 3+ hits, tied for 2nd in the majors...His 40 multi-hit games are tied for 6th league-wide.In his last 22 games, is 34-for-88 (.386) with 19 R, 10 2B, 3B, HR, 13 RBI, .455 OBP, .557 SLG, and 1.011 OPS.Ranks among the top 15 in the AL with 77 runs (6th), 124 hits (T-8th), 6 3B (T-4th), 55 BB (9th), .302 AVG (9th), .381 OBP (9th), .887 OPS (10th), 20 SB (8th), 90.9 SB% (2nd), 50 XBH (11th), 208 TB (12th), and 8 OF assists (T-3rd).Is 1 of 5 ML hitters with 50+ RBI, 50+ BB, and 15+ SB...The only others with those totals are Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, José Ramírez, and Francisco Lindor.Ranks 6th in the AL with a .362 AVG and 7th with a 1.101 OPS with RISP...His .355 career AVG with RISP (89-for-251) is the highest since at least 1974 (min. 200 AB).Recorded his team-leading 8th outfi eld assist of the season on 7/31...Leads the AL with 19 outfield assists since the start of last season (3rd in the majors).

. _ 50 - MOOKIE BETTS , OF .342 AVG 26 HR 58 RBI .428 OBP .652 SLG vs. RHP: 95-279 (.341), 18 HR SUNDAY: 2-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB HOMESTAND: 11-40, 8 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, 3 SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB)vs. LHP: 30-86 (.349), 8 HR NYY SERIES: 7-16, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (7/2-14)

Hit a go-ahead HR in the 5th inning Sunday...Ranks 2nd in the majors with 14 go-ahead HR and is tied for the ML lead with 10 game-winning HR...Is tied for 8th in the AL with 26 HR overall and ranks 7th in the AL with 14.04 AB/HR.StatCast measured his HR at 437 feet, making it the 3rd-longest of his career...In a 3-HR effort on 5/2 vs. KC, Betts hit a 452-foot HR and a 440-foot HR.Finished the Red Sox’ 4-game series vs. NYY 7-for-16 (.438) with 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, a .550 OBP, a .750 SLG, and a 1.300 OPS.Since the start of 2017, has hit .359/.444/.615 vs. TOR, going 42-for-117 with 26 R, 8 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 30 RBI, and 14 SB in 27 games.Has reached base in 17 of his last 28 PA vs. TOR (.607 OBP), batting .542 (13-for-24) with 7 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 7 RBI, and a 1.524 OPS in 6 games.Leads MLB with a .342 AVG and .652 SLG...The only Sox to qualify with those rates over a season are Ted Williams (3 times) and Jimmie Foxx (twice).Reached base a career-high 6 times Thursday...Tied a season high with 4 hits (4th time) and scored 3 runs in a single game for the fi rst time since 5/2 vs. KC.Is the 2nd Red Sox hitter to reach base 6+ times in a game this season (Benintendi, 6 on 7/7 at KC)...In the last 100 years, the only other Red Sox hitters to reach base 6+ times in a game vs. NYY are Dom DiMaggio (7/1/50), Vern Stephens (5/30/51-G1), Carl Yastrzemski (4/16/67), and Cecil Cooper (5/21/74).Is batting .349 vs. LHP, .341 vs. RHP, .377 at home, .315 on the road, .385 with 2 outs, and .369 vs. the AL East.Despite missing 14 games (5/27-6/10), ranks among AL leaders with 89 runs (2nd), 125 hits (7th), 26 HR (T-8th), 587 XBH (5th), 21 SB (T-6th), and 238 TB (4th).Moved from RF to 2B to RF Friday, marking his fi rst defensive appearance at 2B since 9/28/14...Recorded 2 assists.

_ 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS , SS .273 AVG 16 HR 65 RBI .343 OBP .507 SLG vs. RHP: 78-280 (.279), 15 HR SUNDAY: 1-4, BB HOMESTAND: 5-26, R, 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, BB)vs. LHP: 19-75 (.253), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 1-6, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/17-28)

Has 5 HR in his last 11 games vs. TOR, including 2 in his last 2 games (6 RBI)...Has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games vs. TOR, batting .302 (19-for-63) with 16 runs, 2 2B, 5 HR, and 15 RBI.Has 5 2B in his last 10 games with an AB...Has 8 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, and 21 RBI over his last 24 games, going 24-for-86 (.279).Ranks 13th in the AL with a career-high .507 SLG, and 17th with a career-high .850 OPS.8 of his last 12 hits have gone for extra bases...Has 49 XBH in 92 games this year after tallying 48 XBH in 148 games in 2017.Has 16 HR in 355 AB this season (22.19 AB/HR) after averaging 47.41 AB/HR through his fi rst 5 ML seasons.His 20 XBH with RISP are tied for the ML lead...Is tied for the ML lead with a .750 SLG with RISP, ranking 3rd with a 1.152 OPS (.333/32-for-96, 9 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR).Ranks 7th in the AL with an RBI every 5.46 AB, and T-16th with 65 RBI...Is tied for the ML lead with 7 HR with multiple runners on base.Joined Ted Williams (1939-42) and Carl Yastrzemski (1961-65) as the only Red Sox hitters with four 30-double seasons before turning 26...Mookie Betts would join that group with 1 more 2B this season.

_ 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR. , OF .212 AVG 8 HR 41 RBI .299 OBP .359 SLG vs. RHP: 55-250 (.220), 7 HR SUNDAY: 0-0, R HOMESTAND: 7-31, 7 R, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-7vs. LHP: 14-76 (.184), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 1-9, 3 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/25-6/1)

Scored the game-tying run from 2nd base in the 9th inning Sunday after entering the game as a pinch runner.Has hit safely in his last 8 games vs. the Blue Jays, batting .385 (10-for-26) with 7 runs, 5 2B, and 6 RBI...Has driven in a run in 6 of his last 7 games vs. TOR.Has 12 XBH in his last 24 games...Has 12 RBI in his last 17 games, 18 in his last 24, and 41 this season.Is 30-for-107 (.280) with 20 R, 10 2B, 3B, 4 HR, and 24 RBI over his last 32 games...Has a .505 SLG and an .855 OPS in that time.His 11 SB were the most by a Sox hitter before the All-Star break without being caught since at least 1974 (previously Mike Greenwell in 1991, 10).

_ 68 - DAN BUTLER , C .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .000 OBP .000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR SUNDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: ---vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR NYY SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: ---

Selected to the active roster Friday...Has not played in the majors since playing 7 games in his ML debut in 2014 (.211/4-for-19, 3 2B).Has played 58 games for the PawSox this season, making 57 starts at catcher and hitting .202/.312/.322 with 5 HR and 22 RBI.Has spent 9 of his 10 professional seasons in the Red Sox organization, batting .252 (637-for-2,525) with a .344 OBP, 60 HR, and 339 RBI over 759 career minor league games...Spent the 2015 season in the Nationals organization.Faced the Yankees twice in 2014 (9/26-28), going 1-for-4 with a 2B and his fi rst 2 career RBI.Has an .835 OPS vs. LHP this season with the PawSox, batting .255 (12-for-47) with 5 runs, 5 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, and 7 BB/6 SO.

612- BROCK HOLT , OF/INF .258 AVG 1 HR 25 RBI .341 OBP .348 SLG vs. RHP: 45-184 (.245), 1 HR SUNDAY: 0-5 HOMESTAND: 3-29, R, 2 2B, 3 BB, SB, 2 HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-5vs. LHP: 12-37 (.324), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 1-16, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/14-26)

Is batting .381/.438/.500 vs. TOR this season, going 16-for-42 with 5 2B and 7 RBI in 12 games.Over his last 65 games, has hit .273 (56-for-205) with 18 R, 15 2B, 3B, HR, and 24 RBI.Is batting .324 (12-for-37) with a .432 OBP vs. LHP...With runners on base, has hit .291 (30-for-103) with an .822 OPS.Snapped an 88-game errorless streak Thursday (63 starts)...Had been the only primary INF with a perfect fi elding percentage this season (min. 50 games).

_ 3 - SANDY LEON , C .219 AVG 4 HR 20 RBI .273 OBP .333 SLG vs. RHP: 30-138 (.217), 3 HR SUNDAY: 1-3, R, 2 BB HOMESTAND: 4-25, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-6, R, 2B, RBI)vs. LHP: 10-45 (.222), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 2-10, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/14-24)

The Red Sox have won his last 12 starts at catcher, and 23 of his last 24 since 6/21/18.Reached base 3 times Sunday for the first time since 6/21 at MIN (4 times)...In his last 2 games, is 2-for-6 with a R, 2B, RBI, and 2 BB.Is 36-for-147 (.245) with 20 R, 9 2B, 4 HR, and 18 RBI in his last 46 games, raising his AVG from .111 to .219 in that time.Leads the majors with a 3.21 catcher’s ERA since 2017...Has a 2.92 catcher’s ERA in 465.2 innings caught this season (2nd in the majors, min. 200.0 innings).

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_ 28 - J.D. MARTINEZ , OF/DH .324 AVG 33 HR 93 RBI .392 OBP .641 SLG vs. RHP: 101-311 (.325), 29 HR SUNDAY: 1-4, 2 RBI, HBP HOMESTAND: 13-39, 6 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 5 BB, SB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (7-19, 4 R, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI)vs. LHP: 31-96 (.323), 4 HR NYY SERIES: 6-17, 4 R, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, SB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (4/29-5/11)

Drove in 2 in the 9th inning Sunday...Leads MLB with 93 RBI and 28 multi-RBI games...Has 13 RBI in his last 13 games, 22 in his last 23, and 38 in his last 34.Is tied for the ML lead with 33 HR...Are already the 6th-most by a Red Sox hitter in his fi rst season with the club (last Ramirez in 2001, 41).Has 5 XBH in his last 5 games and 7 in his last 8...In his last 11 games, has hit .349/.440/.744, going 15-for-43 with 8 runs, 5 2B, 4 HR, and 11 RBI.Has 10 HR in 32 career games vs. TOR, including 7 in his last 15...His .667 career SLG vs. TOR is the 2nd-highest of all time vs. the club (min. 100 AB).The only other Red Sox to reach 33+ HR in 112 team games are Jimmie Foxx in 1938 and 1939, Mo Vaughn in 1996, Manny Ramirez in 2001, and David Ortiz in 2006.Over his last 10 road games, has hit .350 (14-for-40) with 9 runs, 2 2B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, and a 1.064 OPS.Leads MLB with 261 total bases...His 228 TB before the All-Star break were the most before the break in team history (passed Jim Rice in 1978, 218).Ranks 2nd in the majors with a .641 SLG, trailing only Mookie Betts’ .652, and 4th with a 1.033 OPS...Leads MLB by .039 in SLG since 2017 (.666).Ranks among AL leaders with a .324 AVG (3rd), 132 hits (T-3rd), 80 runs (4th), .392 OBP (6th), .641 SLG (2nd), 1.033 OPS (4th), 62 XBH (3rd), and 261 TB (1st).

_ 18 - MITCH MORELAND , 1B .265 AVG 13 HR 51 RBI .336 OBP .478 SLG vs. RHP: 59-219 (.269), 11 HR SUNDAY: 0-5 HOMESTAND: 4-24, R, HR, 4 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-7vs. LHP: 18-72 (.250), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 3-11, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22)

Gave the Red Sox a lead with a 2-run HR in the 1st inning Saturday, his 13th...3 of his last 4 HR, and 5 of his 13 this season, have given the Red Sox a lead.Entered Friday's game in the 2nd inning and went 2-for-3 with an RBI...Since 2014, has hit .386 (32-for-83) as a sub with 23 RBI in 97 PA.Is tied for 2nd on the team with 10 game-winning RBI, including 4 on HR...No other ML team has as many as 3 players with 10+ game-winning RBI.In 3 games over the Red Sox’ recent series vs. the Yankees, went 3-for-11 with a HR and 3 RBI.Played in his fi rst career All-Star Game on 7/17 in Washington, D.C....Entered the game in the 6th inning and singled twice in 3 AB.

_ 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ , INF .263 AVG 6 HR 31 RBI .291 OBP .374 SLG vs. RHP: 72-265 (.272), 5 HR SUNDAY: 2-5 HOMESTAND: 14-36, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (6-17, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI)vs. LHP: 23-96 (.240), 1 HR NYY SERIES: 6-17, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/16-29)

Has hit safely in his last 4 games (.353/6-for-17), scoring twice and driving in 2...Has 7 RBI in his last 11 games.Has multiple hits in 6 of his last 9 games...Is 14-for-36 (.389) with 3 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI, and a 1.004 OPS in those games.Since the start of 2017, has hit safely in 16 of 18 games vs. TOR, batting .289 (22-for-76) with 7 runs, 6 2B, 2 HR, and 8 RBI.Is 18 for his last 55 (.321) with RISP...Has hit .337 (66-for-196) with RISP since the start of last season.

_ 25 - STEVE PEARCE , 1B/OF .333 AVG 5 HR 14 RBI .431 OBP .667 SLG vs. RHP: 11-41 (.268), 3 HR SUNDAY: 0-4, BB HOMESTAND: 5-22, 4 R, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 4 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-6vs. LHP: 9-19 (.474), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 4-12, 4 R, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/13-21)

Hit 4 HR and recorded 8 RBI in 3 games over the Yankees series...His 4 HR were the most over any 2-game span of his career...Became the fi rst ML hitter with 4 HR over a 2-game span vs. NYY since Mark Reynolds on 9/2-6/12 (4) and the fi rst Red Sox hitter since David Ortiz on 7/4-5/03 (4).Recorded a career-high 3 home runs Thursday, marking the third 3-HR game by a Red Sox hitter this season (also Mookie Betts on 4/17 at LAA and 5/2 vs. KC).Was his 6th career multi-HR game (last 5/3/17 at NYY)...Drove in a career-high 6 runs, matching BOS’s single-game season high (Xander Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TB).The only other Red Sox hitters with a 3-HR game vs. the Yankees are Mo Vaughn (5/30/97) and Kevin Millar (7/23/04).Is 20-for-60 (.333) with 5 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, and a 1.097 OPS since joining BOS...Is batting .309/.386/.583/.969 with 9 HR and 30 RBI in 46 total games this year.His .969 OPS this season ranks 8th in the majors and 5th in the AL (min. 150 PA), trailing Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, and José Ramírez.Since joining the Red Sox, is 9-for-19 (.474) with 3 2B, 2 HR, and 5 RBI vs. LHP (1.513 OPS)...Over the season, is hitting .353 (24-for-68) with a 1.068 OPS vs. LHP.Acquired from TOR on 6/28...In 118 teams with the Blue Jays in 2017-18, hit .260/.325/.454 with 17 HR and 53 RBI.

38 - TONY RENDA , INF .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .000 OBP .000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR SUNDAY: 0-0, R HOMESTAND: 0-0, R CURRENT STREAK: ---vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-0, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: ---

Selected to the ML roster Saturday and scored the game-winning run in his Red Sox debut Sunday...Signed on 4/29 after spending the fi rst 6 seasons of his pro career with WSH (2012-15), NYY (2015), CIN (2016-17), and ARI (2017)...Was included in the December 2015 trade that sent Aroldis Chapman to NYY.Played 32 games with the Reds in 2016...Hit .183 (11-for-60) with 2 2B and 3 RBI, playing 2B (9 G), LF (4), RF (4), and 3B (1).Had split the season between Portland and Pawtucket prior to his selection, batting .353 (66-for-187) with 36 R, 18 2B, 5 HR, 24 RBI, and a .928 OPS in 47 games.Singled, doubled, and homered in the PawSox’ win vs. Rochester Friday...Over his minor league career, has played every position except CF, C, and P.Against minor league LHP this season, has hit .375 (18-for-48) with 4 HR, a .708 SLG, and a 1.096 OPS...Has a .345 AVG vs. RHP (48-for-139).

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2018 vs. TOR CAREER vs. TOR CAREER AT ROGERS CENTREPLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIBenintendi .295 44 13 1 8 .242 120 29 2 14 .288 59 17 0 7Betts .349 43 15 3 10 .314 293 92 10 51 .280 161 45 7 23Bogaerts .262 42 11 4 10 .287 328 94 11 49 .289 152 44 4 22Bradley Jr. .297 37 11 0 6 .219 242 53 6 35 .248 109 27 3 17Butler - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0Holt .381 42 16 0 7 .269 201 54 1 16 .330 91 30 1 9Leon .217 23 5 1 4 .209 86 18 2 8 .171 41 7 0 2Martinez .298 47 14 5 13 .307 114 35 10 33 .283 46 13 2 10Moreland .179 28 5 0 3 .256 203 52 8 30 .287 101 29 4 17Núñez .217 46 10 1 3 .233 215 50 3 21 .245 102 25 1 9Pearce .000 2 0 0 0 .229 118 27 7 16 .235 213 50 7 32Renda - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0

LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMESPLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTALBenintendi 7/7/18 at KC McCarthy 79 26 12 1 0 39 12 5 1 0 0 18Betts 8/5/18 vs. NYY Tanaka 1 26 8 4 0 38 6 4 2 1 0 13Bogaerts 7/15/18 vs. TOR Stroman 48 17 6 0 0 23 10 5 2 0 1 18Bradley Jr. 7/27/18 vs. MIN Lynn 25 7 4 0 0 11 7 2 1 0 0 10Butler - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Holt 4/17/18 at LAA Bard 186 12 3 0 0 15 2 2 0 0 0 4Leon 7/1/18 at NYY Gallegos 69 8 1 0 0 9 1 3 0 0 0 4Martinez 8/4/18 vs. NYY Adams 6 36 4 3 0 43 17 8 2 1 0 28Moreland 8/4/18 vs. NYY Adams 7 13 6 0 0 19 10 0 2 0 0 12Núñez 7/3/18 at WSH Roark 88 20 2 0 0 22 5 2 0 0 0 7Pearce 8/3/18 vs. NYY Severino 6 9 4 0 0 13 5 1 0 0 1 7Renda - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

32-MATT BARNES, RHP 4-3 0 SV 2.25 ERAvs. ALL: .162 (28-173), 1 HR vs. RHB: .133 (14-105), 1 HR vs. LHB: .206 (14-68), 0 HR WHIP: 1.10

Earned a win with a perfect 10th inning Sunday vs. NYY (1.0 IP, SO, 9 pitches); his 4th straight scoreless appearance (3.2 IP) and 47th appearance of the season.In 17 games since 6/17, has allowed only 2 runs in 17.1 IP (1.04 ERA, 8 BB, 34 SO)...Overall, no runs allowed in 39 of 47 appearances this year (83%).Averaging a career-best 14.06 SO/9.0 IP (75 SO/48.0 IP) this season which includes a 16.13 ratio (43 SO/24.0 IP) over his last 23 games (since 6/3).Among AL relievers in 2018, is 1st in holds (22), 4th in SO/BF (.375), T-5th in SO (75), 6th in opp. AVG (.162), T-7th in ERA (2.25) and 8th in hits/9.0 IP (5.25).

70-RYAN BRASIER, RHP 0-0 0 SV 1.42 ERAvs. ALL: .167 (7-42), 0 HR vs. RHB: .167 (3-18), 0 HR vs. LHB: .167 (4-24), 0 HR WHIP: 0.95

Worked 1.2 innings with 1 hit, a sac fly, and 1 SO on Sunday night vs. NYY (25 pitches); allowed 1 of 2 inherited runners to score...Was his 11th appearance.Has limited opponents to a .238 SLG (2B, 3B, 0 HR) and a .245 OBP (7 hits, 5 BB) with BOS...Began his Red Sox career with 7 scoreless appearances (8.0 IP).Signed by BOS as a MiLB FA on 3/4/18...Selected to ML roster on 7/8 from Pawtucket (AAA) & made debut on 7/9 vs. TEX (1st ML game since 9/27/13 for LAA).Named a 2018 International League All-Star for Pawtucket...Was 2-5, 13 SV, 14 SVO, 1.34 ERA (6 ER/40.1 IP), 8 BB, 40 SO in 34 games for PawSox this year.

37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 4-1 0 SV 3.55 ERAvs. ALL: .231 (40-173), 5 HR vs. RHB: .245 (26-106), 4 HR vs. LHB: .209 (14-67), 1 HR WHIP: 1.34

Allowed 2 inherited runners to score - snapping a streak of 19 in a row stranded - and 2 unearned runs Sunday vs. NYY (0.1 IP, H, BB, SO, WP, 22 pitches).No runs allowed in 19 of 24 games since 6/2; 2-0, 2.11 ERA (5 ER/21.1 IP), 32 SO, .177 AVG (14-79)...Since 5/18, has held LHB to a .146 AVG (6-for-41).Has stranded 21 of 26 inherited runners this year (19.2 inherited runners scored percent is 6th among AL relievers)...Stranded 19 in a row from 5/18-7/28.Posting a career single-season-best 12.22 SO/9.0 IP (62 SO/45.2 IP) in 2018...Has worked more than 1.0 inning in 11 of his 47 appearances.

56-JOE KELLY, RHP 3-0 2 SV 4.37 ERAvs. ALL: .195 (32-164), 3 HR vs. RHB: .233 (20-86), 2 HR vs. LHB: .154 (12-78), 1 HR WHIP: 1.21

Threw a perfect 8th inning in Thursday’s win vs. NYY (8 pitches); 4th straight scoreless appearance (4.0 IP) since allowing 8 runs over his 4 previous games.38 of 49 appearances this year are scoreless...Leads all Sox relievers in appearances this year (49).Posting a career-low .154 opponent AVG vs. LHB in 2018; among all ML pitchers (min. 85 BF), that ranks 4th lowest in the majors.

46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 2-1 33 SV 2.35 ERAvs. ALL: .164 (26-159), 5 HR vs. RHB: .157 (13-83), 2 HR vs. LHB: .171 (13-76), 3 HR WHIP: 1.02

Finished Saturday’s win vs. NYY, allowing 1 run on 2 hits, 2 BB with 2 SO (32 pitches); was his 1st appearance since Sunday, 7/29 vs. MIN.2018 AL relievers ranks: 2nd in SV (32), 4th in SV% (91.7), 5th in SO/BF (.363), 7th in AVG (.164), 7th in SO/9.0 IP (12.91), T-9th in ERA (2.35), 11th in SO (66). Is tied with Keone Kela for the longest consecutive SV streak in the majors for the 2018 season (23 in a row).Has recorded 30 SV for the 8th straight year (2011-18), joining Mariano Rivera (9 yrs) & Trevor Hoffman (8 yrs) as only pitchers in MLB history to do so. Has converted 3 SV of 1.0-plus inning this year (6/27 vs. LAA, 7/2 at WSH, 7/11 vs. TEX) and 8 overall with as a Red Sox (2016-18).T-17th on MLB’s all-time SV list (324) with Street & Rodney, trailing Roberto Hernandez (326)...4th on Red Sox all-time list with 99 SV (Dick Radatz, 3rd - 104).

47-TYLER THORNBURG, RHP 1-0 0 SV 4.66 ERAvs. ALL: .229 (8-35), 1 HR vs. RHB: .222 (4-18), 1 HR vs. LHB: .267 (4-15), 0 HR WHIP: 1.14

Threw a scoreless 9th inning with 2 BB in Sunday’s win vs. NYY (19 pitches); his 11th appearance of the year.His last 6 appearances have been scoreless (5.1 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 5 SO, 18 BF)...Has 9 SO in his last 8.1 IP (9 games)...Has issued 3 BB to 39 batters this season.Made his Red Sox debut on 7/8 at KC, his 1st MLB game since 10/2/16 for MIL.Activated from the DL on 7/4 for his 1st stint on the Sox active ML roster since being acquired by BOS in a 5-player deal with MIL on 12/6/16...Missed entire 2017 season due to injury, his 1st in the Sox organization...Underwent surgery on his right shoulder to treat thoracic outlet syndrome on 6/16/17.

76-HECTOR VELAZQUEZ, RHP 7-0 0 SV 2.57 ERAvs. ALL: .286 (63-220), 5 HR vs. RHB: .307 (39-127), 0 HR vs. LHB: .258 (24-93), 5 HR WHIP: 1.41

Had his 7.1-inning scoreless streak snapped in Tuesday’s loss vs. PHI (1.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 20 pitches).5 relief wins in 2018 are T-4th most in the AL; has 10 wins in 40 career appearances...Has thrown more than 1.0 IP in 12 of his 29 relief appearances in 2018.Is 5-0, 2.55 ERA (12 ER/42.1 IP) in 29 relief appearances this year and 2-0, 2.63 ERA (4 ER/13.2 IP) in 3 starts (last start: 7/10 vs. TEX, ND, 3.0 IP, ER).

67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 2-0 0 SV 3.05 ERAvs. ALL: .211 (16-76), 4 HR vs. RHB: .224 (11-49), 2 HR vs. LHB: .185 (5-27), 2 HR WHIP: 0.97

Threw a season-high 2.0 IP in Thursday’s win vs. NYY (solo HR, SO, 26 p)...Recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 7/30 for his 2nd stint with the Sox in 2018.17 of 22 games for BOS this year are scoreless...No baserunners allowed in 9 of 22 appearances...10 of his 11 appearances at Fenway in 2018 are scoreless.Began the year with Pawtucket where he was 2-1, 4.03 ERA (13 ER/29.0 IP), 5 BB, 32 SO, .196 opp. AVG in 16 relief appearances.

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2018 VS. TOR CAREER VS. TOR CAREER AT ROGERS CENTREPLAYER 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 0-0-0 1.29 6/0 7.0 6 1 1-1-0 4.25 27/0 29.2 33 14 1-0-0 2.57 13/0 14.0 13 4Brasier 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 3.0 2 0 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 5.0 2 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 2.0 0 0Eovaldi -- / 1-1-0 2.37 3/3 19.0 14 5 0-1-0 5.40 1/1 6.2 7 4Hembree 0-0-0 1.80 5/0 5.0 6 1 0-1-0 3.65 20/0 24.2 24 10 0-0-0 7.27 8/0 8.2 11 7Johnson 0-1-0 11.57 3/1 4.2 5 6 1-1-0 7.47 5/3 15.2 20 13 1-1-0 10.80 2/1 5.0 8 6Kelly 0-0-1 6.43 7/0 7.0 6 5 1-1-1 6.36 20/7 52.1 49 37 0-1-1 6.59 10/4 27.1 25 20Kimbrel 1-1-7 1.13 9/0 8.0 3 1 2-3-19 1.86 29/0 29.0 14 6 1-2-9 3.55 12/0 12.2 6 5Pomeranz 0-0-0 6.75 1/1 4.0 5 3 3-2-0 4.32 9/7 33.1 34 16 2-1-0 3.74 5/4 21.2 22 9Porcello 1-1-0 7.47 3/3 15.2 15 13 10-10-0 5.26 24/23 138.2 143 81 4-6-0 4.87 12/11 68.1 71 37Price 3-0-0 3.71 3/3 17.0 15 7 20-3-0 2.52 29/28 189.1 158 53 12-1-0 3.31 17/17 111.1 102 41Thornburg 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.0 2 0 0-0-0 6.14 3/1 7.1 9 5 -- / Velazquez 1-0-0 0.00 4/0 5.1 7 0 3-0-0 0.00 7/0 11.1 10 0 1-0-0 0.00 2/0 3.0 3 0Workman 1-0-0 0.00 3/0 1.2 1 0 1-2-0 3.44 11/1 18.1 14 7 0-1-0 2.25 2/0 4.0 2 1

32-Matt Barnes 8/5 vs. NYY (W, 4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 36/47 14/1 0/2 1.2 (6/3 at HOU) 3 (7 times)70-Ryan Brasier 8/5 vs. NYY 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 10/11 2/1 -/- 2.0 (7/13 vs TOR) 2 (2 times) 37-Heath Hembree 8/5 vs. NYY (BS, 2) 0.1 1 2 0 1 1 36/47 26/5 0/2 2.0 (5 times) 4 (7/3 at WSH) 56-Joe Kelly 8/2 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 34/49 19/6 2/5 2.0 (2 times) 3 (5/12 at TOR) 46-Craig Kimbrel 8/4 vs. NYY 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 31/46 16/5 33/36 1.1 (5 times) 4 (7/11 vs TEX)47-Tyler Thornburg 8/5 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 7/11 1/0 -/- 1.0 (9 times) 2 (7/13 vs TOR)76-Hector Velazquez 7/31 vs. PHI 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 17/29 16/7 -/- 3.1 (4/27 vs TB) 3 (3 times)44-Brandon Workman 8/2 vs. NYY 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 16/22 6/3 -/- 2.0 (8/2 vs NYY) 2 (6 times)BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.33 ERA 370.1 311 141 137 147 395 237/329 (72%) 121/36 36/47

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1 3/29 D at Tampa Bay L4-6 0-1 T-4th -1.0 Pruitt (1-0) SMITH (0-1) Colome (1) 31,042* 1 31,042 2 3/30 N at Tampa Bay W1-0 1-1 T-3rd -1.0 PRICE (1-0) Roe (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 19,203 2 50,245 3 3/31 N at Tampa Bay W3-2 2-1 T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Kittredge (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 17,838 3 68,083 4 4/1 D at Tampa Bay W2-1 3-1 1st +1.0 VELÁZQUEZ (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) KELLY (1) 14,256 4 82,339 5 4/2 N at Miami W7-3 4-1 1st +1.0 JOHNSON (1-0) Richards (0-1) 11,113 5 93,452 6 4/3 N at Miami W4-2(13) 5-1 1st +1.0 HEMBREE (1-0) Guerrero (0-1) 14,953 6 108,405 4/4 Off Day 5-1 1st +1.0 7 4/5 D TAMPA BAY W3-2(12) 6-1 1st +2.0 POYNER (1-0) Kittredge (0-2) 36,134* 1 36,134 4/6 OFF DAY 6-1 1st +1.5 8 4/7 D TAMPA BAY W10-3 7-1 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (2-0) Faria (0-1) 31,821 2 67,955 9 4/8 D TAMPA BAY W8-7 8-1 1st +2.5 SMITH (1-1) Colome (0-1) KIMBREL (3) 31,979 3 99,934 4/9 OFF DAY 8-1 1st +2.0 10 4/10 N NEW YORK-AL W14-1 9-1 1st +2.0 SALE (1-0) Severino (2-1) 32,357 4 132,29111 4/11 N NEW YORK-AL L7-10 9-2 1st +2.0 Tanaka (2-1) PRICE (1-1) 32,400 5 164,69112 4/12 N NEW YORK-AL W6-3 10-2 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (3-0) Gray (1-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,341 6 201,03213 4/13 N BALTIMORE W7-3 11-2 1st +2.5 RODRIGUEZ (1-0) Tillman (0-3) 32,610 7 233,642 14 4/14 D BALTIMORE W10-3 12-2 1st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (2-0) Cobb (0-1) WALDEN (1) 33,584 8 267,22615 4/15 D BALTIMORE W3-1 13-2 1st +3.5 HEMBREE (2-0) Bundy (0-2) KIMBREL (5) 32,489 9 299,715 4/16 D BALTIMORE 13-2 1st +3.5 PPD (Rain)16 4/17 N at Anaheim W-10-1 14-2 1st +3.0 PRICE (2-1) Ohtani (2-1) 44,822* 7 153,22717 4/18 N at Anaheim W9-0 15-2 1st +3.0 PORCELLO (4-0) Skaggs (2-1) 34,508 8 187,73518 4/19 N at Anaheim W8-2 16-2 1st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (2-0) Tropeano (1-1) 36,253 9 223,98819 4/20 N at Oakland W7-3 17-2 1st +4.0 VELÁZQUEZ (3-0) Graveman (0-4) 23,473 10 247,46120 4/21 N at Oakland L0-3 17-3 1st +4.0 Manaea (3-2) SALE (1-1) 25,746 11 273,20721 4/22 D at Oakland L1-4 17-4 1st +4.0 Treinen (1-1) PRICE (2-2) 29,804 12 303,011 4/23 Off Day 17-4 1st +4.022 4/24 N at Toronto L3-4(10) 17-5 1st +3.0 Clippard (3-0) KIMBREL (0-1) 20,070 13 323,08123 4/25 N at Toronto W4-3 18-5 1st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (3-0) Barnes (1-1) KIMBREL (6) 18,914 14 341,99524 4/26 N at Toronto W5-4 19-5 1st +4.0 SALE (2-1) Estrada (2-2) KIMBREL (7) 23,571 15 365,56625 4/27 N TAMPA BAY L3-4 19-6 1st +3.0 Snell (4-1) POMERANZ (0-1) Colomé (5) 32,620 10 332,33526 4/28 D TAMPA BAY L6-12 19-7 1st +2.0 Yarbrough (1-1) PRICE (2-3) 35,795 11 368,13027 4/29 D TAMPA BAY W4-3 20-7 1st +2.0 KIMBREL (1-0) Colomé (2-3) 32,888 12 401,018 28 4/30 N KANSAS CITY W10-6 21-7 1st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (4-0) Hammel (0-3) 31,314 13 432,33229 5/1 N KANSAS CITY L6-7(13) 21-8 1st +2.0 Herrera (1-0) JOHNSON (1-1) Flynn (1) 34,466 14 466,79830 5/2 D KANSAS CITY W5-4 22-8 1st +2.0 POMERANZ (1-1) Duffy (0-4) KIMBREL (8) 32,267 15 499,06531 5/3 N at Texas L5-11 22-9 1st +1.0 Minor (3-1) PRICE (2-4) 22,348 16 387,91432 5/4 N at Texas W5-1 23-9 1st +1.0 PORCELLO (5-0) Colon (1-1) 31,404 17 419,318 33 5/5 N at Texas W6-5 24-9 1st +1.0 KELLY (1-0) Kela (2-2) KIMBREL (9) 35,728 18 455,046 34 5/6 D at Texas W6-1 25-9 1st +1.0 SALE (3-1) Fister (1-3) 28,360 19 483,406 5/7 Off Day 25-9 1st +1.0 35 5/8 N at New York-AL L2-3 25-10 T-1st -- Robertson (3-1) HEMBREE (2-1) Chapman (8) 45,773 20 529,17936 5/9 N at New York-AL L6-9 25-11 2nd -1.0 Holder (1-1) BARNES (0-1) Chapman (9) 47,088* 21 576,26737 5/10 N at New York-AL W5-4 26-11 T-1st -- KELLY (2-0) Betances (1-2) KIMBREL (10) 46,899* 22 623,16638 5/11 N at Toronto L3-5(12) 26-12 T-1st -- Gaviglio (1-0) JOHNSON (1-2) 28,695 23 651,86139 5/12 D at Toronto W5-2 27-12 T-1st -- PRICE (3-4) Estrada (2-3) KIMBREL (11) 37,588 24 689,44940 5/13 D at Toronto W5-3 28-12 T-1st -- VELÁZQUEZ (5-0) Biagini (0-2) KELLY (2) 37,888 25 727,33741 5/14 N OAKLAND L5-6 28-13 2nd -0.5 Manaea (5-4) PORCELLO (5-1) Treinen (7) 35,249 16 534.314 42 5/15 N OAKLAND L3-5 28-14 2nd -1.0 Mengden (3-4) RODRIGUEZ (3-1) Treinen (8) 34,906 17 569,220 43 5/16 N OAKLAND W6-4 29-14 2nd -0.5 SALE (4-1) Cahill (1-2) KIMBREL (12) 34,947 18 604,167 44 5/17 N BALTIMORE W6-2 30-14 2nd -- PRICE (4-4) Gausman (3-3) 36,615 19 640,78245 5/18 N BALTIMORE L4-7 30-15 2nd -- Cobb (1-5) POMERANZ (1-2) Brach (6) 34,935 20 675,717 46 5/19 N BALTIMORE W6-3 31-15 2nd -- PORCELLO (6-1) Bundy (2-6) KIMBREL (13) 34,195 21 709,91247 5/20 D BALTIMORE W5-0 32-15 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (4-1) Hess (1-1) 35,550 22 745,462 5/21 OFF DAY 32-15 2nd -0.548 5/22 N at Tampa Bay W4-2 33-15 2nd +0.5 SALE (5-1) Faria (3-3) KIMBREL (14) 10,642 26 737,97949 5/23 N at Tampa Bay W4-1 34-15 1st +1.5 KELLY (3-0) Colome (2-5) KIMBREL (15) 10,194 27 748,17350 5/24 N at Tampa Bay L3-6 34-16 1st +1.0 Snell (6-3) PORCELLO (6-2) Colome (11) 12,468 28 760,64151 5/25 N ATLANTA W6-2 35-16 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (5-1) Teheran (4-2) 37,008* 23 782,47052 5/26 D ATLANTA W8-6 36-16 1st +2.0 WRIGHT (1-0) Freeman (1-2) KIMBREL (16) 36,510* 24 818,98053 5/27 D ATLANTA L1-7 36-17 1st +1.0 Foltynewicz (4-3) SALE (5-2) 36,543* 25 855,52354 5/28 D TORONTO W8-3 37-17 1st +2.0 PRICE (5-4) Sanchez (2-5) 34,700 26 890,22355 5/29 N TORONTO W8-3 38-17 1st +2.0 PORCELLO (7-2) Estrada (2-6) KIMBREL (17) 33,380 27 923,60356 5/30 D TORONTO W6-4 39-17 1st +2.0 RODRIGUEZ (6-1) Gaviglio (2-1) KIMBREL (18) 33,451 28 957,05457 5/31 N at Houston L2-4 39-18 1st +1.5 McCullers (7-3) POMERANZ (1-3) Giles (10) 30,658 29 791,29958 6/1 N at Houston L3-7 39-19 2nd +0.5 Cole (6-1) SALE (5-3) 37,244 30 828,54359 6/2 N at Houston W5-4 40-19 2nd +0.5 PRICE (6-4) Harris (1-3) KIMBREL (19) 38,640 31 867,18360 6/3 N at Houston W9-3 41-19 2nd +1.0 PORCELLO (8-2) Morton (7-1) 33,431 32 900,614 6/4 Off Day 41-19 1st +1.061 6/5 N DETROIT W6-0 42-19 1st +1.0 WRIGHT (2-0) Lewicki (0-1) 34,762 29 991,816 62 6/6 N DETROIT W7-1 43-19 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (7-1) Hardy (2-1) 35,182 30 1,026,99863 6/7 N DETROIT L2-7 43-20 2nd +0.5 Boyd (4-4) BEEKS (0-1) 36,556 31 1,063,55464 6/8 N CHICAGO-AL L0-1 43-21 2nd -0.5 Covey (2-1 SALE (5-4) Soria (7) 36,593 32 1,100,14765 6/9 D CHICAGO-AL W4-2 44-21 2nd -0.5 PRICE (7-4) Rodón (0-1) KIMBREL (20) 36,675* 33 1,136,82266 6/10 D CHICAGO-AL L2-5 44-22 2nd -0.5 Lopez (2-4) PORCELLO (8-3) Soria (8) 36,998* 34 1,173,82067 6/11 N at Baltimore W2-0(12) 45-22 2nd -- HEMBREE (3-1) Givens (0-3) KIMBREL (21) 15,934 33 916,54868 6/12 N at Baltimore W6-4 46-22 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (8-1) Hess (2-3) 21,837 34 938,38569 6/13 D at Baltimore W5-1 47-22 2nd +1.0 SALE (6-4) Ramirez (0-1) 17,217 35 955,60270 6/14 N at Seattle W2-1 48-22 2nd +1.0 PRICE (8-4) Hernández (6-6) KIMBREL (22) 30,479 36 986,08171 6/15 N at Seattle L6-7 48-23 2nd -- Cook (1-0) BARNES (0-2) Díaz (26) 44,459 37 1,030,54072 6/16 N at Seattle L0-1 48-24 2nd -1.0 LeBlanc (3-0) WRIGHT (2-1) Díaz (27) 44,151 38 1,074,69173 6/17 D at Seattle W9-3 49-24 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (9-1) Leake (7-4) 46,462* 39 1,121,153 6/18 Off Day 49-24 2nd -- 74 6/19 N at Minnesota L2-6 49-25 2nd -1.0 Duke (3-2) SCOTT (0-1) 28,550 40 1,149,70375 6/20 N at Minnesota L1-4 49-26 2nd -2.0 Lynn (5-5) PRICE (8-5) Rodney (16) 33,153 41 1,182,85676 6/21 D at Minnesota W9-2 50-26 2nd -2.0 PORCELLO (9-3) Gibson (2-5) 32,631 42 1,215,48777 6/22 N SEATTLE W14-10 51-26 2nd -1.0 BARNES (1-2) Nicasio (1-4) 37,342* 35 1,211,16278 6/23 N SEATTLE L2-7 51-27 2nd -1.0 Leake (7-5) RODRIGUEZ (9-2) 36,051 36 1,247,213 79 6/24 D SEATTLE W5-0 52-27 2nd -- SALE (7-4) Gonzales (7-5) 36,274* 37 1,283,487 6/25 OFF DAY 52-27 2nd -0.580 6/26 N ANAHEIM W9-1 53-27 2nd -0.5 PRICE (9-5) Lamb (0-1) 37,366* 38 1,320,85381 6/27 N ANAHEIM W9-6 54-27 T-1st +0.5 BARNES (2-2) Álvarez (3-3) KIMBREL (23) 37,521* 39 1,358,37482 6/28 N ANAHEIM W4-2 55-27 1st +1.0 VELÁZQUEZ (6-0) Barria (5-4) KIMBREL (24) 36,992* 40 1,395,36683 6/29 N at New York-AL L1-8 55-28 2nd -- Sabathia (5-3) RODRIGUEZ (9-3) 47,120* 43 1,262,60784 6/30 N at New York-AL W11-0 56-28 1st +1.0 SALE (8-4) Gray (5-6) 47,125* 44 1,309,73285 7/1 N at New York-AL L1-11 56-29 2nd -- Severino (13-2) PRICE (9-6) 46,795* 45 1,356,52786 7/2 N at Washington W4-3 57-29 1st +1.0 PORCELLO (10-3) Scherzer (10-5) KIMBREL (25) 39,002* 46 1,395,52987 7/3 N at Washington W11-4 58-29 1st +1.0 WORKMAN (1-0) Roark (3-10) 42,531* 47 1,438,06088 7/4 D at Washington W3-0 59-29 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (10-3) Madson (2-4) KIMBREL (26) 42,528* 48 1,480,588 7/5 Off Day 59-29 1st +1.089 7/6 N at Kansas City W10-5 60-29 1st +2.0 SALE (9-4) Hammel (2-11) 24,673 49 1,505,26190 7/7 N at Kansas City W15-4 61-29 1st +2.0 HEMBREE (4-1) Adam (0-2) 30,347 50 1,535,60891 7/8 D at Kansas City W7-4 62-29 1st +2.0 PORCELLO (11-3) Fillmyer (0-1) KIMBREL (27) 28,443 51 1,564,05192 7/9 N TEXAS W5-0 63-29 1st +2.5 RODRIGUEZ (11-3) Minor (6-5) 36,754* 41 1,432,120 93 7/10 N TEXAS W8-4 64-29 1st +3.5 BARNES (3-2) Gallardo (3-1) 36,883* 42 1,469,003 94 7/11 N TEXAS W4-2 65-29 1st +3.5 SALE (10-4) Colon (5-7) KIMBREL (28) 36,920* 43 1,505,92395 7/12 N TORONTO W6-4 66-29 1st +3.5 PRICE (10-6) Happ (10-6) KIMBREL (29) 37,182* 44 1,543,10596 7/13 N TORONTO L7-13 66-30 1st +3.5 Petricka (1-0) PORCELLO (11-4) 37,018* 45 1,580,12397 7/14 D TORONTO W6-2(10) 67-30 1st +3.5 KIMBREL (2-1) Rowley (0-1) 36,390* 46 1,616,51398 7/15 D TORONTO W5-2 68-30 1st +4.5 WORKMAN (2-0) Stroman (2-7) KIMBREL (30) 36,940* 47 1,653,453 7/16 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/17 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/18 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/19 ALL-STAR BREAK

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99 7/20 N at Detroit W1-0 69-30 1st +5.5 PRICE (11-6) Boyd (4-9) KIMBREL (31) 33,817 52 1,597,868100 7/21 N at Detroit L0-5 69-31 1st +4.5 Fiers (7-6) JOHNSON (1-3) 31,682 53 1,629,550101 7/22 D at Detroit W9-1 70-31 1st +5.0 SALE (11-4) Hardy (3-3) 25,012 54 1,654,562102 7/23 N at Baltimore W5-3 71-31 1st +6.0 PORCELLO (12-4) Gausman (4-8) KIMBREL (32) 16,885 55 1,671,447103 7/24 N at Baltimore L6-7 71-32 1st +5.0 Ramirez (1-3) POMERANZ (1-4) Brach (11) 13,342 56 1,684,789 7/25 N at Baltimore PPD (rain)104 7/26 N MINNESOTA L1-2 71-33 1st +4.5 Gibson (5-7) BARNES (3-3) Rodney (22) 37,439* 48 1,690,892105 7/27 N MINNESOTA W4-3(10) 72-33 1st +5.0 THORNBURG (1-0) Belisle (1-1) 37,273* 49 1,728,165106 7/28 N MINNESOTA W10-4 73-33 1st +5.5 PORCELLO (13-4) Odorizzi (4-7) 36,798* 50 1,764,963107 7/29 D MINNESOTA W3-0 74-33 1st +5.5 EOVALDI (4-4) Berrios (10-8) KIMBREL (33) 36,785* 51 1,801,748108 7/30 N PHILADELPHIA W2-1(13) 75-33 1st +6.0 VELÁZQUEZ (7-0) Davis (1-1) 37,722* 52 1,839,470109 7/31 N PHILADELPHIA L1-3 75-34 1st +5.0 Arrieta (9-6) POMERANZ (1-5) Domínguez (11) 37,816* 53 1,877,286 8/1 OFF DAY 75-34 1st +5.5 110 8/2 N NEW YORK-AL W15-7 76-34 1st +6.5 JOHNSON (2-3) Holder (1-2) 37,317* 54 1,914,603111 8/3 N NEW YORK-AL W4-1 77-34 1st +7.5 PORCELLO (14-4) Severino (14-5) 37,231* 55 1,951,834112 8/4 D NEW YORK-AL W4-1 78-34 1st +8.5 EOVALDI (5-4) Adams (0-1) 36,699* 56 1,988,533113 8/5 N NEW YORK-AL W5-4(10) 79-34 1st +9.5 BARNES (4-3) Holder (1-3) 37,830* 57 2,026,363 8/6 OFF DAY 79-34 1st +9.0 114 8/7 N at Toronto115 8/8 N at Toronto116 8/9 N at Toronto117 8/10 N at Baltimore118 8/11 D at Baltimore119 8/11 N at Baltimore120 8/12 D at Baltimore 8/13 Off Day121 8/14 N at Philadelphia122 8/15 N at Philadelphia 8/16 Off Day123 8/17 N TAMPA BAY124 8/18 N TAMPA BAY125 8/19 D TAMPA BAY126 8/20 N CLEVELAND127 8/21 N CLEVELAND128 8/22 N CLEVELAND129 8/23 D CLEVELAND 130 8/24 N at Tampa Bay131 8/25 N at Tampa Bay132 8/26 D at Tampa Bay 8/27 Off Day133 8/28 N MIAMI134 8/29 N MIAMI 135 8/30 N at Chicago-AL136 8/31 N at Chicago-AL137 9/1 N at Chicago-AL138 9/2 D at Chiacgo-AL139 9/3 D at Atlanta 140 9/4 N at Atlanta141 9/5 D at Atlanta 9/6 Off Day142 9/7 N HOUSTON143 9/8 D HOUSTON144 9/9 TBD HOUSTON 9/10 OFF DAY145 9/11 N TORONTO146 9/12 N TORONTO147 9/13 N TORONTO148 9/14 N NEW YORK-NL149 9/15 D NEW YORK-NL150 9/16 TBD NEW YORK-NL 9/17 OFF DAY151 9/18 D at New York-AL152 9/19 N at New York-AL153 9/20 N at New York-AL154 9/21 N at Cleveland155 9/22 N at Cleveland156 9/23 D at Cleveland157 9/24 N BALTIMORE158 9/25 N BALTIMORE159 9/26 N BALTIMORE 9/27 OFF DAY160 9/28 N NEW YORK-AL161 9/29 TBD NEW YORK-AL162 9/30 D NEW YORK-AL

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HOME RUN NOTES9 HOMERS AT HOME: 78 SOLO HOMERS: 84 3-RUN HOMERS: 16 HOMERS ON THE ROAD: 73 2-RUN HOMERS: 42 GRAND SLAMS: 9

2-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (3 in 2018)Mookie Betts, 4/25 at TOR (12th career multi-HR game)Rafael Devers, 5/4 at TEX (2nd career multi-HR game)J.D. Martinez, 5/20 vs. BAL (8th career multi-HR game)

3-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (3 in 2018)Mookie Betts, 4/17 at LAA (3rd career)Mookie Betts, 5/2 vs. KC (4th career)Steve Pearce, 8/2 vs. NYY (1st career)

PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (0 in 2018)Last: Andrew Benintendi, 9/25/17 vs. TOR off Dominic Leone

GRAND SLAMS BY RED SOX (9 in 2018)Xander Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TB off Jake Faria (2nd career)Mookie Betts, 4/10 vs. NYY off Chasen Shreve (3rd career)J.D. Martinez, 4/11 vs. NYY off Masahiro Tanaka (6th career)Rafael Devers, 4/18 at LAA off Tyler Skaggs (1st career)Mitch Moreland, 4/20 at OAK off Emilio Pagán (3rd career)Xander Bogaerts, 4/30 vs. KC off Jason Hammel (3rd career)Rafael Devers, 6/30 at NYY off Sonny Gray (2nd career)Mookie Betts, 7/12 vs. TOR off J.A. Happ (4th career)Xander Bogaerts, 7/14 vs. TOR off Chris Rowley (4th career)

FIRST-INNING LEADOFF HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (6 in 2018)Mookie Betts, 4/17 at LAA off Shohei Ohtani (12th career)Mookie Betts, 4/19 at LAA off Nick Tropeano (13th career)Mookie Betts, 4/25 at TOR off Aaron Sanchez (14th career)Andrew Benintendi, 6/7 vs. DET off Matthew Boyd (1st career)Mookie Betts, 6/26 vs. LAA off John Lamb (15th career)Mookie Betts, 7/6 at KC off Jason Hammel (16th career)

WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (2 in 2018) Xander Bogaerts, 7/14 vs. TOR, grand slam off Chris Rowley (1st career)Mookie Betts, 7/27 vs. MIN, solo HR off Matt Belisle (1st career)

INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (1 in 2018)Eduardo Núñez, 3/29 at TB off Chris Archer (2nd inning)

INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS AT FENWAY PARK (0 in 2018)Last: Jacoby Ellsbury, 9/19/11 vs. BAL (G2) off Jeremy Accardo

BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (4 in 2018)Brock Holt and Mookie Betts, 4/17 at LAA (3rd inning)Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi, 5/19 vs. BAL (5th inning)Mitch Moreland and J.D. Martinez, 6/1 at HOU (4th inning)Blake Swihart and Mookie Betts, 7/24 at BAL (5th inning)

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 in 2018)Last: David Ortiz, Josh Reddick, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 7/7/11 vs. BAL (7th)

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February 20 OF Bryce Brentz traded to Pirates in exchange for cash considerations.March 11 LHP Jalen Beeks, LHP Williams Jerez, RHP Ty Buttrey and RHP Chandler Shepherd optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...C Austin Rei, INF Michael Chavis, INF Esteban Quiroz,

OF Jeremy Barfield, OF Steve Selsky, RHP Kyle Martin, and RHP Fernando Rodriguez Jr. reassigned to minor league camp.March 15 C Óscar Hernández reassigned to minor league camp.March 19 INF Chad De La Guerra reassigned to minor league camp.March 24 INF Deven Marrero traded to the Diamondbacks in exchange for RHP Josh Taylor, completed (5/15)...INF Tzu-Wei Lin and LHP Roenis Elias and Robby Scott optioned to

Triple-A Pawtucket...C Dan Butler, INF Iván De Jesús Jr., and OF Rusney Castillo and Aneury Tavárez reassigned to minor league camp.March 25 1B Sam Travis optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.March 26 LHP Drew Pomeranz placed on 10-day DL...LHP Eduardo Rodriguez placed on 10-day DL...RHP Steven Wright placed on 10-day DL...RHP Brandon Workman optioned to

Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Justin Haley reassigned to minor league camp.March 29 LHP Bobby Poyner and RHP Marcus Walden selected to active ML roster...INF Marco Hernandez placed on 60-day DL...RHP Austin Maddox, 2B Dustin Pedroia, and RHP

Tyler Thornburg placed on 10-day DL.April 8 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez activated from 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/7).April 9 SS Xander Bogaerts placed on 10-day DL.April 10 INF Tzu-Wei Lin recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.April 12 LHP Bobby Poyner placed on 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.April 20 LHP Drew Pomeranz activated from 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/19).April 22 LHP Bobby Poyner activated from 10-day DL and optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.April 23 LHP Roenis Elias traded to Mariners in exchange for cash considerations.April 26 RHP Joe Kelly suspended for 6 games.April 27 SS Xander Bogaerts activated from 10-day DL...INF/OF Brock Holt placed on 10-day DL.April 28 RHP Steven Wright activated from 10-day DL and placed on restricted list for 15 games.May 2 RHP Joe Kelly reinstated to active ML roster...LHP Eduardo Rodriguez placed on family medical leave list...RHP Marcus Walden recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.May 4 LHP Bobby Poyner recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to Pawtucket (5/3).May 5 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez activated from family medical leave list...LHP Bobby Poyner optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (5/4).May 8 INF/OF Brock Holt reinstated from 10-day DL and recalled from rehab assignment...INF Tzu-Wei Lin optioned to Pawtucket.May 14 RHP Steven Wright added to active ML roster...RHP Hector Velázquez placed on 10-day DL.May 15 RHP Carson Smith placed on 10-day DL...LHP Bobby Poyner recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.May 24 RHP Hector Velázquez activated from 10-day DL...LHP Bobby Poyner optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (5/23).May 25 2B Dustin Pedroia activated from 10-day DL...1B/DH Hanley Ramirez designated for assignment.June 1 1B/DH Hanley Ramirez released...RF Mookie Betts placed on 10-day DL (retro to 5/29).June 2 2B Dustin Pedroia placed on 10-day DL (retro to 5/30)...1B Sam Travis and LHP Bobby Poyner recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.June 5 LHP Drew Pomeranz placed on 10-day DL (retro to 6/2)...RHP Brandon Workman recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.June 7 LHP Jalen Beeks recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Bobby Poyner optioned to Pawtucket (6/6).June 8 RHP Justin Haley selected to ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Jalen Beeks optioned to Pawtucket (6/7).June 11 RF Mookie Betts activated from 10-day DL...1B Sam Travis optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.June 19 LHP Robby Scott recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Justin Haley optioned to Pawtucket.June 23 INF Tzu-Wei Lin recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Robby Scott optioned to Pawtucket.June 26 RHP Steven Wright placed on 10-day DL (retro to 6/23)...RHP Justin Haley recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.June 28 1B/OF Steve Pearce and cash considerations acquired from Toronto in for minor league INF Santiago Espinal.June 29 1B/OF Steve Pearce added to active ML roster...INF/OF Tzu-Wei Lin optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.July 2 RHP William Cuevas selected to active ML roster...RHP Carson Smith transferred to 60-day DL...RHP Justin Haley optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...Minor league OF

Lorenzo Cedrola traded to Cincinnati in for international amateur signing bonus pool space.July 4 RHP Tyler Thornburg activated from 10-day DL...RHP William Cuevas optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (7/3).July 8 C Christian Vázquez and LHP Brian Johnson placed on 10-day DL...RHP William Cuevas recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Ryan Brasier selected to active ML roster...

RHP Austin Maddox transferred to 60-day DL.July 10 LHP Jalen Beeks recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP William Cuevas optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (7/9).July 11 LHP Jalen Beeks optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Robby Scott recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.July 12 3B Rafael Devers placed on 10-day DL (retro to 7/11)...INF Tzu-Wei Lin recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.July 13 OF Andrew Benintendi placed on bereavement list...1B/OF Sam Travis recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.July 14 LHP Bobby Poyner recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Robby Scott optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (7/13).July 15 LHP Brian Johnson activated from 10-day DL...LHP Eduardo Rodriguez placed on 10-day DL.July 20 OF Andrew Benintendi reinstated from bereavement list...1B/OF Sam Travis optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (7/15).July 21 3B Rafael Devers activated from 10-day DL...LHP Bobby Poyner optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (7/20).July 24 LHP Drew Pomeranz activated from 10-day DL...INF Tzu-Wei Lin optioned To Triple-A Pawtucket.July 25 RHP Nathan Eovaldi acquired from Tampa Bay in exchange for LHP Jalen Beeks.July 26 RHP Nathan Eovaldi added to active ML roster...RHP Brandon Workman optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.July 29 3B Rafael Devers placed on 10-day DL...INF Tzu-Wei Lin recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.July 30 2B Ian Kinsler and cash considerations acquired from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for minor league RHP Ty Buttrey and LHP Williams Jerez.July 31 2B Ian Kinsler added to active ML roster...INF Tzu-Wei Lin optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Chris Sale placed on 10-day DL (retro to 7/28)...RHP Brandon Workman

recalled from Pawtucket.August 3 C/UTL Blake Swihart placed on 10-day DL...C Dan Butler selected to active ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket.August 4 2B Ian Kinsler placed on 10-day DL...INF Tony Renda selected to active ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket...2B Dustin Pedroia transferred to 60-day DL.

DISABLED LIST

Drew Pomeranz Left forearm flexor strain March 26 April 20 19 (17-2)Eduardo Rodriguez Recovery from right knee surgery March 26 April 8 8 (7-1)Steven Wright Recovery from left knee surgery March 26 April 28 26 (19-7)Marco Hernandez Left shoulder surgery March 29 --- 113 (79-34)Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain (60-day) March 29 --- 113 (79-34)Dustin Pedroia Recovery from left knee surgery March 29 May 25 50 (34-16)Tyler Thornburg Recovery from right shoulder surgery March 29 July 4 87 (58-29)Xander Bogaerts Left ankle injury April 9 April 27 15 (11-4)Bobby Poyner Left hamstring strain April 12 April 22 9 (8-1)Brock Holt Left hamstring injury April 27 May 8 10 (6-4)Hector Velázquez Low back strain May 14 May 24 9 (6-3)Carson Smith Right shoulder subluxation (60-day) May 15 --- 72 (51-21)Mookie Betts Left abdominal strain June 1 (May 29) June 11 12 (7-5)Dustin Pedroia Left knee inflamation June 2 (May 30) --- 58 (41-17)Drew Pomeranz Left biceps tendinitis June 5 (June 2) July 24 44 (32-12)Steven Wright Left knee inflammation June 26 (June 23) --- 36 (28-8)Christian Vázquez Right fifth finger fracture July 8 --- 23 (18-5)Brian Johnson Left hip inflammation July 8 (July 5) July 15 10 (9-1)Rafael Devers Left shoulder inflammation July 12 (July 11) July 21 6 (5-1)Eduardo Rodriguez Right ankle sprain July 15 --- 16 (12-4)Rafael Devers Left hamstring strain July 29 --- 7 (6-1)Chris Sale Mild left shoulder inflammation July 31 (July 28) --- 8 (7-1)Blake Swihart Right hamstring strain August 3 --- 3 (3-0)Ian Kinsler Left hamstring strain August 4 --- 2 (2-0)2018 Totals 19 Players 24 DL stints 756 Games Missed

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5 hits in a game ..............................................Rafael Devers, 6/30/18 at NYY6 hits in a game ...................Nomar Garciaparra, 6/21/03 at PHI (13 innings) 6 RBI in a game ..................................................Steve Pearce, 8/2/18 vs. NYY7 or more RBI in a game ...............................Mookie Betts, 7/2/17 at TOR (8)10 RBI in a game (ties club record) ........Nomar Garciaparra, 5/10/99 vs. SEA3 home runs in a game (ties club record) ............. Steve Pearce, 8/2/18 vs. NYYGame-ending home run ............ Mookie Betts, 7/28/18 vs. MIN (10th inning)Pinch-hit grand slam ............................................... Mike Carp, 9/11/13 at TB2 grand slams in a game ......................................Bill Mueller, 7/29/03 at TEXHome run in 1st ML game .............Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam)HR in 1st Red Sox PA ....................Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) Grand Slam in 1st Red Sox PA............................Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI Inside-the-park home run............ Eduardo Núñez, 3/29/18 at TB (2nd inning)Homered from both sides of the plate ......... Victor Martinez, 5/17/10 at NYYPitcher collected a hit......Brian Johnson, 7/3/18 at WSH, 1B off Tanner RoarkPitcher hit a home run .................. Josh Beckett, 6/14/09 at PHI off J.A. HappHit for the cycle .................................................... Brock Holt, 6/16/15 vs. ATLHitting streak of at least 30 games .....Nomar Garciaparra (30), 7/26-8/29/97Hitting streak of at least 20 games ........ Jackie Bradley Jr. (29), 4/24-5/26/16.................................................................... Xander Bogaerts (26), 5/6-6/2/16Straight steal of home ..................................Jacoby Ellsbury, 4/26/09 vs. NYYSteal of home on double steal ............................. Travis Shaw, 4/21/16 vs. TB5 steals in a game (club record) ..................... Jacoby Ellsbury, 5/30/13 at PHI

No-hitter ...................................................Jon Lester, 5/19/08 vs. KC (W, 7-0)One-hitter ............................................Rick Porcello, 8/3/18 vs. NYY (W, 4-1)15 or more strikeouts in a game .................... Chris Sale (15), 5/11/18 at TORPosition player pitched ................................Mitch Moreland, 8/25/17 vs. BALPitcher played another defensive position .... Javier Lopez (RF), 4/30/09 at TB

Walk-off win ................................................... 8/5/18 vs. NYY (5-4 in 10 innings)Scored 20 runs in a game..................................................... 8/15/15 vs. SEA (22)Had 20 hits in a game ............................................. 7/2/17 at TOR (21, 9 innings)Scored 10 runs in an inning .......................5/7/17 at MIN (10 runs in 9th inning)Hit 8 home runs in a game (club record) ....................2 times, last 9/4/13 vs. DETHit 4 consec. HR (club & MLB record) .....................4/22/07 vs. NYY (3rd inning): ...................................... Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell & Jason Varitek Hit game-ending HR in back-to-back games .........................5/10-11/05 vs. OAK:................................................. 5/10 (9th inning, Kevin Millar off Octavio Dotel), ................................................ 5/11 (9th inning, Jason Varitek off Octavio Dotel)Turned a triple play .................................................. 8/15/17 vs. STL (4th inning): ............................ 3B Rafael Devers to 2B Eduardo Núñez to 1B Mitch MorelandHit into a triple play .......................5/2/17 vs. BAL (8th inning, Jackie Bradley Jr.)Back-to-back 1-0 wins ............................................................. 7/18-19/06 vs. KC

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Most runs, game .............................................. 15, 2 times, last 8/2 vs. NYYMost runs, inning .........................................................9, 4/10 vs. NYY (6th)Most hits, game (9 innings) ................................................20, 6/22 vs. SEAMost hits, game (extra innings) ........... 12, 2 times, last 5/1 vs. KC (13 inn.) Most hits, inning ........................................................... 8, 8/2 vs. NYY (4th)Consecutive hits, inning ............................ 6, 3 times, last 8/2 vs. NYY (4th)Fewest hits, game .................................................................0, 4/21 at OAKMost doubles, game............................................................... 7, 8/2 vs. NYYMost triples, game ........................................... 2, 3 times, last 7/28 vs. MINMost home runs, game ......................................................... 6, 4/17 at LAAMost home runs, inning .......................... 3, 2 times, last 6/27 vs. LAA (2nd)Most extra-base hits ........................................ 10, 2 times, last 8/2 vs. NYYMost stolen bases, game ......................................................5, 5/17 vs. BALMost walks, game (9 innings) ..................................................13, 7/7 at KC Most walks, game (extra innings) ...............................6, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.) Most strikeouts, game (9 innings) ..................... 14, 2 times, last 5/8 at NYYMost strikeouts, game (extra innings) ....................14, 4/24 at TOR (10 inn.) Most hit by pitch, game ............................................................. 3, 4/1 at TBMost left on base (9 innings) ......................... 12, 4 times, last 7/29 vs. MIN Most left on base (extra innings) ...........................13, 8/5 vs. NYY (10 inn.)

Most hits ...................................................................5, Devers, 6/30 at NYY Most runs ................................................................... 5, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYYMost doubles ..........................................2, 23 times, last Martinez, 8/2 vs. NYYMost triples .................................................................2, Betts, 7/13 vs. TORMost home runs .......................................3, 3 times, last Pearce, 8/2 vs. NYY Most extra-base hits ..............................3, 7 times, last Pearce, 8/2 vs. NYYMost total bases ...........................................................13, Betts, 5/2 vs. KC Most RBI ................................................6, 2 times, last Pearce, 8/2 vs. NYYMost stolen bases .......................................................3, Betts, 5/17 vs. BAL Most walks .............................................................4, Benintendi, 7/7 at KC Most strikeouts (9 innings).....................................4, Benintendi, 7/2 at WSH Most strikeouts (extra innings) .............4, Benintendi, 4/24 at TOR (10 inn.)Longest hitting streak .................................12, 2 times, last Betts, 7/2-7/14

Most strikeouts (9 innings).................................................. 18, 7/11 vs. TEXMost strikeouts (extra innings) ..............................19, 5/11 at TOR (12 inn.)Most walks (9 innings) ......................................7, 3 times, last 7/13 vs. TORMost walks, (extra innings) ..................................... 7, 6/11 at BAL (12 inn.) Fewest walks .....................................................0, 4 times, last 5/20 vs. BALMost runs allowed, game ...................................................13, 7/13 vs. TOR Most runs allowed, inning ...............................................6, 3/29 at TB (8th) Most hits allowed, game (9 innings) ..................................... 18, 4/28 vs. TBMost hits allowed, game (extra innings) .................. 15, 5/1 vs. KC (13 inn.) Fewest hits allowed, game ..................................................... 1, 8/3 vs. NYYMost hits allowed, inning ......................4, 12 times, last 7/28 vs. MIN (3rd) Most home runs allowed, game .............................................. 6, 7/1 at NYY Most consecutive scoreless inn. .........................16.0, 4/17 (4th)-4/19 (2nd)

TEAM

Most innings pitched, starter ............9.0, 3 times, last Porcello, 8/3 vs. NYY Fewest innings pitched, starter ................................1.0, Price, 4/11 vs. NYYMost innings pitched, reliever .................................... 4.2, Wright, 5/18 vs. BALMost strikeouts, starter ................................. 15, Sale, 5/11 at TOR (12 inn.) Most strikeouts, reliever ........................................... 5, Wright, 5/18 vs. BAL Most walks allowed ............................................. 5, Pomeranz, 5/13 at TOR Longest winning streak ..................................7, last Velázquez, 4/1-presentLongest losing streak ..........................................4, Pomeranz, 5/18-present Most consec. scoreless inn., starter ...........................23.0, Sale, 7/6-present Most consec. scoreless inn., reliever................................. 15.1, Kelly, 4/1-5/8Most runs allowed ................................................. 10, Wright, 6/22 vs. SEAMost earned runs allowed ..................................... 10, Wright, 6/22 vs. SEAMost hits allowed .................................................. 10, Wright, 6/22 vs. SEAFewest hits allowed, CG ...........................................1, Porcello, 8/3 vs. NYYMost home runs allowed ...............................................5, Price, 7/1 at NYY Most pitches thrown ............................. 116, 2 times, last Sale, 5/11 at TOR

Longest winning streak ................................................................10, 7/2-13Longest losing streak ................................................................3, 4/21-4/24Most games over .500 .............................................43, 8/3 vs. NYY (77-34)Most games under .500 ...................................................1, 3/29 at TB (0-1) Longest game, innings ....................................... 13, 2 times, last 5/1 vs. KCLongest game, time (9 innings) .............................................4:03, 7/7 at KC Longest game, time (extra innings) .....................4:39, 8/5 vs. NYY (10 inn.) Shortest game, time .........................................................2:16, 4/21 at OAKLargest crowd, Fenway Park .......................................... 37,830, 8/5 vs. NYY Smallest crowd, Fenway Park .........................................31,314, 4/30 vs. KC Largest crowd, road ..................................................... 47,125, 6/30 at NYYSmallest crowd, road ...................................................... 10,194, 5/23 at TBLargest winning margin ...........................................13, 4/10 vs. NYY (14-1) Largest losing margin..................................................10, 7/1 at NYY (1-11) Largest deficit overcome to win ........................5, 2 times, last 6/22 vs. SEA ...............................................................................(down 5-10, won 14-10) Largest lead relinquished to lose......................4, 3/29 at TB (led 4-0, lost 4-6)Most double plays turned .................................... 3, 2 times, last 5/2 vs. KCMost double plays turned by opponent ....................................5, 7/8 at KCMost errors ..............................................................................4, 5/1 vs. K.CMost errors by an opponent ..................................................4, 7/13 vs. TORMost stolen bases by an opponent .........................................3, 6/2 at HOU

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RED SOX 67 70 66 65 91 70 69 43 43 16 600OPPONENTS 58 47 47 58 30 32 41 52 36 8 409

STARTERS 55-25 3.49 653.0 572 268 253 196 696 78RELIEVERS 24-9-35 3.33 370.1 311 141 137 147 395 32

LEON 4 14 22.2 6 1SWIHART 2 2 50.0 0 0VÁZQUEZ 6 18 25.0 8 0

RUNS BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL

PITCHING BREAKDOWN W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR

CATCHING BREAKDOWN CCS SB CS% PB PICKOFFS

EJECTIONS (3 in 2018)

4/11/18 vs. NYY (7th inning), RHP Joe Kelly by HP umpire Hunter Wendlestedt6/13/18 at BAL (7th inning), LHP Chris Sale by HP umpire Brian Knight8/3/18 VS. NYY (1st inning), Manager Alex Cora by HP umpire Adam Hamari

4/5 vs. TB (12th inning), Hanley Ramirez single7/14 vs. TOR (10th inning), Xander Bogaerts grand slam7/27 vs. MIN (10th inning), Mookie Betts solo home run7/30 vs. PHI (13th inning), Blake Swihart ground-rule double8/5 vs. NYY (10th inning), Andrew Benintendi single

WALK-OFF WINS (5 in 2018)

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

1st: Benintendi (17, 9-8), Betts (90, 66-24), Bradley Jr. (2, 1-1), Lin (1, 0-1), Núñez (3, 3-0)2nd: Benintendi (85, 65-20), Bogaerts (14, 9-5), Devers (2, 1-1), Holt (5, 2-3), Ramirez (6, 2-4), Swihart (1, 0-1)3rd: Bogaerts (7, 3-4), Martinez (54, 40-14), Moreland (10, 5-5), Pearce (4, 4-0), Ramirez (38, 27-11)4th: Bogaerts (8, 5-3), Devers (3, 2-1), Martinez (52, 35-17), Moreland (40, 29-11), Núñez (1, 1-0), Pearce (8, 7-1), Pedroia (1, 0-1)5th: Bogaerts (62, 45-17), Bradley Jr. (2, 2-0), Devers (20, 13-7), Holt (1, 0-1), Kinsler (2, 2-0), Moreland (12, 8-4), Núñez (9, 6-3), Pearce (4, 2-2), Travis (1, 1-0)6th: Bradley Jr. (4, 3-1), Devers (46, 32-14), Holt (14, 12-2), Kinsler (1, 0-1), Moreland (11, 8-3), Núñez (31, 20-11), Pedroia (2, 2-0), Swihart (1, 0-1), Travis (2, 1-1), Vázquez (1, 1-0)7th: Bradley Jr. (16, 10-6), Devers (14, 11-3), Holt (17, 13-4), León (5, 3-2), Núñez (47, 34-13), Swihart (10, 5-5), Travis (1, 0-1), Vázquez (3, 3-0)8th: Bradley Jr. (21, 13-8), Devers, (9, 5-4), Holt (11, 8-3), León (30, 24-6), Swihart (7, 5-2), Vázquez (35, 24-11)9th: Bradley Jr. (50, 37-13), Holt (10, 8-2), Johnson (2, 2-0), León (17, 11-6), Lin (10, 6-4), Porcello (1, 1-0), Rodriguez (1, 1-0), Sale (1, 1-0), Swihart (5, 1-4), Vázquez (16, 11-5)

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

C: León (52, 38-14), Swihart (7, 2-5), Vázquez (54, 39-15)1B: Holt (1, 1-0), Moreland (73, 50-23), Pearce (10, 8-2), Ramirez (25, 17-8), Swihart (3, 2-1), Travis (1, 1-0)2B: Holt (38, 27-11), Kinsler (3, 2-1), Lin (2, 0-2), Núñez (67, 48-19), Pedroia (3, 2-1)SS: Bogaerts (91, 62-29), Holt (14, 12-2), Lin (8, 5-3)3B: Devers (93, 64-29), Lin, (1, 1-0), Núñez (18, 13-5), Swihart (1, 1-0)LF: Benintendi (83, 62-21), Martinez (28, 17-11), Swihart (1, 0-1), Travis (1, 0-1)CF: Benintendi (19, 12-7), Betts (7, 6-1), Bradley Jr. (87, 61-26)RF: Betts (83, 60-23), Bradley Jr. (8, 5-3), Holt (4, 3-1), Martinez (13, 8-5), Swihart (5, 3-2)DH: Devers (1, 0-1), Holt (1, 0-1), Martinez (65, 50-15), Núñez (6, 3-3), Pearce (6, 5-1), Ramirez (19, 12-7), Swihart (7, 3-4), Travis (2, 1-1), Vázquez (1, 0-1)

OUTFIELD ASSISTS (19 in 2018)

Andrew Benintendi..............................................................................................8Jackie Bradley Jr.......................................................................................................6Mookie Betts ........................................................................................................3J.D. Martinez........................................................................................................2

RED SOX MANAGER CHALLENGES

TOTAL OVERTURNED CONFIRMED STOOD 29 15 6 8

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