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STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead the majors with 97 wins and a .683 winning percentage...Their magic number to clinch a postseason berth is 3 (BOS wins + SEA losses). BOS is 52 games above .500, 1 shy of a season high...The only other seasons in which BOS reached 53 games above .500 were 1946 (+54), 1915 (+53), and 1912 (+58). HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) Rank Club Run Diff. Win % (Record) 1. Red Sox +220 .683 (97-45) T2. Astros +238 .624 (88-53) T2. Yankees +149 .624 (88-53) 4. A’s +95 .599 (85-57) EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead the Yankees by 8.5 games...Their magic number to win the AL East is 13. The Sox won the AL East title in 2016 and 2017; they have never finished in 1st place in 3 straight seasons. BOS and NYY will play each other 3 more times in New York (9/18-20) and 3 more times in Boston (9/28-30). WINNING WAYS: The Red Sox have won 7 of their last 10 games...They are an MLB-best 41-16 (.719) since 7/2. The Sox are the only team without a losing streak of 4+ games this season...Only twice in franchise history has BOS gone an entire season without a losing streak of 4+ games (1903 and 2013; won World Series in both years). 95, 96, 97...: This is the 7th time the Red Sox have won 97+ games in a season...In each of the previous 2 instances, they went on to win the World Series: 2013 (97-65) & 2004 (98-64). BOS has won 98+ games in a season 5 times (last: 2004). CHASING HISTORY: At 97-45, the Red Sox would need to go 9-11 (.450) or better in their final 20 games to break the franchise’s single-season wins record of 105, which was set during Fenway Park’s inaugural season (1912). The Sox have won 100+ games in a season 3 times: 1912 (105-47), 1915 (101-50), and 1946 (104-50). 142 DOWN: The Red Sox are 1 of 19 teams since 1900 to win 97+ of their first 142 games...The Sox’ 97 wins are tied for their most ever through 142 games (also 1912). MOST RECENT TEAMS TO WIN 97+ OF FIRST 142 GAMES Year Club First 142 Record Finish 2018 BOS 97-45 -- -- 2001 SEA 102-40 116-46 Lost in ALCS 1998 NYY 101-41 114-48 Won WS 1995 CLE 98-44 100-44 Lost in WS 1969 BAL 97-45 109-53 Lost in WS MONTH BY MONTH: The Red Sox have posted a .620+ win % in each month: March (.667), April (.760), May (.621), June (.630), July (.760), August (.667), and September (.667)...The only season in which BOS has ever had a .620+ win % in each month is 1912. HOME STRETCH: 14 of the Red Sox’ 20 remaining games will be played at Fenway Park...The Sox own MLB’s highest winning percentage at home (.716, 48-19). There have been only 5 seasons in which the Sox finished with a home winning % as high as their current .716 mark (most recent: 1978, 59-23, .720). The Sox have sold out 38 of their 67 home games, including each of their last 31. HERE AND THERE: The Red Sox have 48 wins at home and 49 wins on the road; they have never won 50+ games both at home and on the road...The last MLB teams to do that were the 2011 Phillies (52 home/50 road) and 2008 Angels (50/50). At 49-26 (.653), the Red Sox own the majors’ 2nd- best road record behind HOU (.696, 48-21)...The BOS franchise record for road win % is .640 (1912, 48-27). This is only the 2nd time the Sox have ever won 49+ road games in a season (51 in 2002). SERIES BUSINESS: The Red Sox have lost only 1 of their last 18 series (12-1-5) since the start of July. BOS is unbeaten in its last 10 series at Fenway Park (8-0-2)...Elias notes that it had been 40 years since the Sox went unbeaten in as many as 10 consecutive home series in a single season (last: 1978, 13-0-2). The Sox have earned 14 series sweeps and have been swept only once...According to Elias, the Sox’ 12 sweeps of 3+ games are the most in franchise history (previous: 11 in 1986 and 2009). RISE AND SHINE: The Red Sox own MLB’s highest win percentage in day games (.800, 32-8)...In their last 19 day games, they are 16-3 with a 2.38 ERA (45 ER/170.0 IP), having out-scored opponents 99-46 in that time. The Sox own MLB’s lowest ERA in day games (3.05). STEADY EDDIE: The Red Sox are 17-3 in Eduardo Rodri- guez’s starts...In his last 4 outings, he has posted a 0.40 ERA (1 ER/22.2 IP) and a .387 opponent OPS (13-for-80, 1 XBH). In his last 7 starts at Fenway Park, Rodriguez is 5-1 with a 2.09 ERA (9 ER/38.2 IP). In his last 17 starts in day games dating back to 2016, Rodriguez has a 2.36 ERA and a .197 opponent AVG (103.0 IP, 27 ER, 74 H)...In his last 5 day games, he is 4-0 with a 1.21 ERA (4 ER/29.2 IP). GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Red Sox have committed an MLB-low 3 errors in 18 games since 8/11...They have made only 1 error in their last 10 games...Overall, the Sox’ 62 errors are the 2nd-fewest in the AL, trailing only HOU (56). SLUGGING SOX: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs (769), runs per game (5.42), AVG (.268), SLG (.454), OPS (.792), doubles (310), and XBH (521)...They also lead the AL in OBP (.338) and own MLB’s 2nd-lowest strikeout % (19.8). The Sox are 37-4 (.902) in their last 41 games with at least 1 HR...They own MLB’s highest win % in games with a HR (.800, 76-19) and with 0 HR (.447, 21-26). The Sox rank 3rd in MLB in steals and 6th in stolen base success rate (77.8%, 105-for-135). X FACTOR: Xander Bogaerts hit his 20th HR of the season last night...He has already set career highs in RBI (90), doubles (41), and XBH (64), and is 1 HR shy of his career best (21 in 2016)...His current .515 SLG, .869 OPS, and 0.53 BB/SO ratio would also be career highs. Bogaerts became only the 2nd Red Sox shortstop to hit 20+ HR and 40+ doubles in a season, joining Nomar Garciaparra (1997, 1999-2000, 2002). GOOD, BETTER, BETTS: According to FanGraphs, Mookie Betts leads the majors in WAR (8.7)...He also leads MLB in AVG (.339) and ranks 2nd in runs (112), OBP (.429), SLG (.627), and OPS (1.056), as well as 8th in XBH (73) and steals (27)...He ranks 2nd among ML outfielders with 18 defensive runs saved (source: FanGraphs). Betts has 29 HR...The only Red Sox player ever to hit 30+ HR as a leadoff hitter in a season is Nomar Garciaparra (30 in 1997)...The only Red Sox ever to hit 30+ HR with 30+ steals is Jacoby Ellsbury (2011). J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads MLB in RBI (117), hits (tied, 171), SLG (.639), and total bases (326)...He ranks 2nd in AVG (.335), HR (39), and XBH (76), as well as 3rd in OPS (1.046) and runs (103), and 4th in OBP (.407). Martinez’s 39 HR are the 4th-most for a player in his 1st season with BOS, trailing Dick Stuart (42 in 1963), Jimmie Foxx (41 in 1936), and Manny Ramirez (41 in 2001). MLB LEADERS IN TRIPLE CROWN CATEGORIES Stat 1st 2nd AVG Mookie Betts (.339) J.D. Martinez (.335) HR Khris Davis (40) J.D. Martinez (39) RBI J.D. Martinez (117) Khris Davis (106) BOSTON RED SOX (97-45) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (88-53) Saturday, September 8, 2018 4:05 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (12-3, 3.34) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (13-3, 3.14) Game #143 • Home Game #68 TV: NESN/FS1 Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sun., 9/9 vs. HOU 8:05 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (16-7, 4.20) LHP Dallas Keuchel (11-10, 3.46) ESPN Mon., 9/10 Off Day 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 WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (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. * VS. THE ASTROS All-Time ..................................... 29-19 In Boston..........................................15-8 In Houston .....................................14-11 2018................................................ 2-3 In Boston............................................0-1 In Houston .........................................2-2 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 5/31 R L2-4 McCullers POMERANZ 6/1 R L3-7 Cole SALE 6/2 R W5-4 PRICE Harris 6/3 R W9-3 PORCELLO Morton 9/7 H L3-6 Pressly KELLY REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ...........................1st, +8.5 Home/Road ............................. 48-19/49-26 Day/Night .................................. 32-8/65-37 March/April/May/June.... 2-1/19-6/18-11/17-10 July/August/September ......... 19-6/18-9/4-2 vs. AL East .......................................... 45-19 vs. AL Central ..................................... 18-12 vs. AL West ......................................... 20-11 vs. National League.............................. 14-3 vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 78-31/19-14 Leading after 6 innings ........................ 77-5 Tied after 6 innings .............................. 11-3 Trailing after 6 innings ......................... 9-37 Leading after 7 innings ........................ 81-4 Tied after 7 innings .............................. 11-4 Trailing after 7 innings ......................... 5-37 Leading after 8 innings ........................ 87-1 Tied after 8 innings ................................ 6-1 Trailing after 8 innings ......................... 4-43 Red Sox score first.............................. 64-12 Opponents score first ......................... 33-33 Come-from-behind wins ......................... 43 Shutouts............................................... 13-6 Scoring less than 3 runs ....................... 7-22 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ............................. 18-13 Scoring 5 or more runs ....................... 72-10 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 76-19/21-26 1-run/2-run games .................... 21-11/15-6 Walk-offs................................................ 6-2 Extra innings (home/road)............... 5-1/3-2 Series openers/finales ............. 31-15/32-13 Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 16-3-2 Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 14-5-5 Series W-L-T (total)........................... 30-8-7 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 7-0/7-1 MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18 Rk. Club Wins 1. Boston ................................... 283 2. Chicago-NL ................................. 278 3. Cleveland .................................... 276 4. Houston ...................................... 273 MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL) Rk. Pitcher Wins 1. David Price............................ 100 2. Chris Sale ................................ 99 3. Rick Porcello ........................... 96 4. Justin Verlander ............................ 95 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits ......................................Martinez (171) Doubles ..................................Bogaerts (41) Triples....................................Benintendi (6) HR ..........................................Martinez (39) RBI .......................................Martinez (117) Runs ...........................................Betts (112) BB ................................................Betts (70) SB.................................................Betts (27) AVG (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.339) OBP (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.429) SLG (min. 100 AB) ...............Martinez (.639) OPS (min. 100 AB)...................Betts (1.056) Pitching Wins ........................................ Porcello (16) Saves........................................Kimbrel (38) Appearances ................................ Kelly (65) Starts....................................... Porcello (29) ERA (min. 20.0 IP) ................... Brasier (1.75) Innings (reliever).......................... Kelly (61.0) Innings (starter) ................. Porcello (173.2) Strikeouts (reliever) ................... Barnes (92) Strikeouts (starter) ...................... Sale (219) SO/9.0 IP (min. 20.0 IP) ....... Barnes (14.19)

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STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead the majors with 97 wins and a .683 winning percentage...Their magic number to clinch a postseason berth is 3 (BOS wins + SEA losses).

BOS is 52 games above .500, 1 shy of a season high...The only other seasons in which BOS reached 53 games above .500 were 1946 (+54), 1915 (+53), and 1912 (+58).HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018)

Rank Club Run Diff. Win % (Record)1. Red Sox +220 .683 (97-45)T2. Astros +238 .624 (88-53)T2. Yankees +149 .624 (88-53)4. A’s +95 .599 (85-57)

EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead the Yankees by 8.5 games...Their magic number to win the AL East is 13.

The Sox won the AL East title in 2016 and 2017; they have never finished in 1st place in 3 straight seasons.

BOS and NYY will play each other 3 more times in New York (9/18-20) and 3 more times in Boston (9/28-30).

WINNING WAYS: The Red Sox have won 7 of their last 10 games...They are an MLB-best 41-16 (.719) since 7/2.

The Sox are the only team without a losing streak of 4+ games this season...Only twice in franchise history has BOS gone an entire season without a losing streak of 4+ games (1903 and 2013; won World Series in both years).

95, 96, 97...: This is the 7th time the Red Sox have won 97+ games in a season...In each of the previous 2 instances, they went on to win the World Series: 2013 (97-65) & 2004 (98-64).

BOS has won 98+ games in a season 5 times (last: 2004).

CHASING HISTORY: At 97-45, the Red Sox would need to go 9-11 (.450) or better in their final 20 games to break the franchise’s single-season wins record of 105, which was set during Fenway Park’s inaugural season (1912).

The Sox have won 100+ games in a season 3 times: 1912 (105-47), 1915 (101-50), and 1946 (104-50).

142 DOWN: The Red Sox are 1 of 19 teams since 1900 to win 97+ of their first 142 games...The Sox’ 97 wins are tied for their most ever through 142 games (also 1912).

MOST RECENT TEAMS TO WIN 97+ OF FIRST 142 GAMESYear Club First 142 Record Finish2018 BOS 97-45 -- --2001 SEA 102-40 116-46 Lost in ALCS1998 NYY 101-41 114-48 Won WS1995 CLE 98-44 100-44 Lost in WS1969 BAL 97-45 109-53 Lost in WS

MONTH BY MONTH: The Red Sox have posted a .620+ win % in each month: March (.667), April (.760), May (.621), June (.630), July (.760), August (.667), and September (.667)...The only season in which BOS has ever had a .620+ win % in each month is 1912.

HOME STRETCH: 14 of the Red Sox’ 20 remaining games will be played at Fenway Park...The Sox own MLB’s highest winning percentage at home (.716, 48-19).

There have been only 5 seasons in which the Sox finished with a home winning % as high as their current .716 mark (most recent: 1978, 59-23, .720).

The Sox have sold out 38 of their 67 home games, including each of their last 31.

HERE AND THERE: The Red Sox have 48 wins at home and 49 wins on the road; they have never won 50+ games both at home and on the road...The last MLB teams to do that were the 2011 Phillies (52 home/50 road) and 2008 Angels (50/50).

At 49-26 (.653), the Red Sox own the majors’ 2nd-best road record behind HOU (.696, 48-21)...The BOS franchise record for road win % is .640 (1912, 48-27).

This is only the 2nd time the Sox have ever won 49+ road games in a season (51 in 2002).

SERIES BUSINESS: The Red Sox have lost only 1 of their last 18 series (12-1-5) since the start of July.

BOS is unbeaten in its last 10 series at Fenway Park (8-0-2)...Elias notes that it had been 40 years since the Sox went unbeaten in as many as 10 consecutive home series in a single season (last: 1978, 13-0-2).

The Sox have earned 14 series sweeps and have been swept only once...According to Elias, the Sox’ 12 sweeps of 3+ games are the most in franchise history (previous: 11 in 1986 and 2009).

RISE AND SHINE: The Red Sox own MLB’s highest win percentage in day games (.800, 32-8)...In their last 19 day games, they are 16-3 with a 2.38 ERA (45 ER/170.0 IP), having out-scored opponents 99-46 in that time.

The Sox own MLB’s lowest ERA in day games (3.05).

STEADY EDDIE: The Red Sox are 17-3 in Eduardo Rodri-guez’s starts...In his last 4 outings, he has posted a 0.40 ERA (1 ER/22.2 IP) and a .387 opponent OPS (13-for-80, 1 XBH).

In his last 7 starts at Fenway Park, Rodriguez is 5-1 with a 2.09 ERA (9 ER/38.2 IP).

In his last 17 starts in day games dating back to 2016, Rodriguez has a 2.36 ERA and a .197 opponent AVG (103.0 IP, 27 ER, 74 H)...In his last 5 day games, he is 4-0 with a 1.21 ERA (4 ER/29.2 IP).

GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Red Sox have committed an MLB-low 3 errors in 18 games since 8/11...They have made only 1 error in their last 10 games...Overall, the Sox’ 62 errors are the 2nd-fewest in the AL, trailing only HOU (56).

SLUGGING SOX: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs (769), runs per game (5.42), AVG (.268), SLG (.454), OPS (.792), doubles (310), and XBH (521)...They also lead the AL in OBP (.338) and own MLB’s 2nd-lowest strikeout % (19.8).

The Sox are 37-4 (.902) in their last 41 games with at least 1 HR...They own MLB’s highest win % in games with a HR (.800, 76-19) and with 0 HR (.447, 21-26).

The Sox rank 3rd in MLB in steals and 6th in stolen base success rate (77.8%, 105-for-135).

X FACTOR: Xander Bogaerts hit his 20th HR of the season last night...He has already set career highs in RBI (90), doubles (41), and XBH (64), and is 1 HR shy of his career best (21 in 2016)...His current .515 SLG, .869 OPS, and 0.53 BB/SO ratio would also be career highs.

Bogaerts became only the 2nd Red Sox shortstop to hit 20+ HR and 40+ doubles in a season, joining Nomar Garciaparra (1997, 1999-2000, 2002).

GOOD, BETTER, BETTS: According to FanGraphs, Mookie Betts leads the majors in WAR (8.7)...He also leads MLB in AVG (.339) and ranks 2nd in runs (112), OBP (.429), SLG (.627), and OPS (1.056), as well as 8th in XBH (73) and steals (27)...He ranks 2nd among ML outfielders with 18 defensive runs saved (source: FanGraphs).

Betts has 29 HR...The only Red Sox player ever to hit 30+ HR as a leadoff hitter in a season is Nomar Garciaparra (30 in 1997)...The only Red Sox ever to hit 30+ HR with 30+ steals is Jacoby Ellsbury (2011).

J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads MLB in RBI (117), hits (tied, 171), SLG (.639), and total bases (326)...He ranks 2nd in AVG (.335), HR (39), and XBH (76), as well as 3rd in OPS (1.046) and runs (103), and 4th in OBP (.407).

Martinez’s 39 HR are the 4th-most for a player in his 1st season with BOS, trailing Dick Stuart (42 in 1963), Jimmie Foxx (41 in 1936), and Manny Ramirez (41 in 2001).MLB LEADERS IN TRIPLE CROWN CATEGORIES

Stat 1st 2nd AVG Mookie Betts (.339) J.D. Martinez (.335)HR Khris Davis (40) J.D. Martinez (39)RBI J.D. Martinez (117) Khris Davis (106)

BOSTON RED SOX (97-45) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (88-53)Saturday, September 8, 2018 • 4:05 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MALHP Eduardo Rodriguez (12-3, 3.34) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (13-3, 3.14)

Game #143 • Home Game #68 • TV: NESN/FS1 • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TVSun., 9/9 vs. HOU 8:05 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (16-7, 4.20) LHP Dallas Keuchel (11-10, 3.46) ESPNMon., 9/10 Off Day

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 WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM.

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 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. *

VS. THE ASTROSAll-Time ..................................... 29-19 In Boston ..........................................15-8 In Houston .....................................14-112018................................................ 2-3 In Boston ............................................0-1 In Houston .........................................2-2

DATE H/R SCORE WP LP5/31 R L2-4 McCullers POMERANZ6/1 R L3-7 Cole SALE6/2 R W5-4 PRICE Harris6/3 R W9-3 PORCELLO Morton9/7 H L3-6 Pressly KELLY

REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWNAL East Standing ...........................1st, +8.5Home/Road ............................. 48-19/49-26Day/Night .................................. 32-8/65-37March/April/May/June .... 2-1/19-6/18-11/17-10July/August/September ......... 19-6/18-9/4-2vs. AL East ..........................................45-19vs. AL Central .....................................18-12vs. AL West .........................................20-11vs. National League..............................14-3vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 78-31/19-14Leading after 6 innings ........................77-5Tied after 6 innings ..............................11-3Trailing after 6 innings .........................9-37Leading after 7 innings ........................81-4Tied after 7 innings ..............................11-4Trailing after 7 innings .........................5-37Leading after 8 innings ........................87-1Tied after 8 innings ................................6-1Trailing after 8 innings .........................4-43Red Sox score first ..............................64-12Opponents score first .........................33-33Come-from-behind wins .........................43Shutouts ...............................................13-6Scoring less than 3 runs .......................7-22Scoring 3 or 4 runs .............................18-13Scoring 5 or more runs .......................72-10Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 76-19/21-261-run/2-run games .................... 21-11/15-6Walk-offs ................................................6-2Extra innings (home/road) ............... 5-1/3-2Series openers/finales ............. 31-15/32-13Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 16-3-2Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 14-5-5Series W-L-T (total) ........................... 30-8-7Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 7-0/7-1

MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18Rk. Club Wins1. Boston ................................... 2832. Chicago-NL ................................. 2783. Cleveland .................................... 2764. Houston ...................................... 273

MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL)Rk. Pitcher Wins1. David Price ............................ 1002. Chris Sale ................................ 993. Rick Porcello ........................... 964. Justin Verlander ............................ 95

RED SOX TEAM LEADERSBattingHits ......................................Martinez (171)Doubles ..................................Bogaerts (41)Triples....................................Benintendi (6)HR ..........................................Martinez (39)RBI .......................................Martinez (117)Runs ...........................................Betts (112)BB ................................................Betts (70)SB.................................................Betts (27)AVG (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.339)OBP (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.429)SLG (min. 100 AB) ...............Martinez (.639)OPS (min. 100 AB) ...................Betts (1.056)PitchingWins ........................................ Porcello (16)Saves ........................................Kimbrel (38)Appearances ................................ Kelly (65)Starts....................................... Porcello (29)ERA (min. 20.0 IP) ................... Brasier (1.75) Innings (reliever) ..........................Kelly (61.0) Innings (starter) ................. Porcello (173.2)Strikeouts (reliever) ...................Barnes (92)Strikeouts (starter) ...................... Sale (219)SO/9.0 IP (min. 20.0 IP) ....... Barnes (14.19)

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TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 12-3 3.34 20 20 110.1 99 42 41 12 33 122 .233CAREER 31-23 4.02 86 85 476.1 444 221 213 60 160 470 .243

TODAY'S START: Allowed just 1 run in his last 32.2 IP between Boston (24.2) and Double-A Portland (8.0). The Red Sox have won 17 of his 20 starts this season. With a 12-3 record, has set a new career high in wins (previous: 10-6 in 2015). His .800 winning percentage is tied for the 2nd-highest in MLB (Charlie Morton-.813,

15-3; Aaron Nola-.800, 16-4). Among AL pitchers with 20+ starts this season, ranks 6th in opponent SLG (.355), 8th in

opponent OPS (.648), 11th in ERA (3.34), and 11th in SO/9.0 IP (9.95). Held a 5.29 ERA through his fi rst 6 starts of 2018...Is 9-3 with a 2.54 ERA (22 ER/78.0 IP) in

14 ML starts since (beginning 5/10 at NYY)...Allowed 2 ER or fewer in 11 of those. LHH are batting .214/.290/.369 vs. Rodriguez in 2018 (.659 OPS, 93 BF, 18-for-84, 4 2B, 3 HR).

Last start: Struck out 12 White Sox over 5.2 IP on 9/1 at CWS (W, 3 H, R, BB). Was activated from the DL that day (right ankle sprain)...Was his 1st start since 7/14 vs. TOR. Extended his career-long scoreless-inning streak to 24.0 before allowing a run in the 6th. Retired each of his fi rst 12 batters faced through 4.0 IP, striking out 10 in that span. Marked his 3rd career start with 10+ SO, 2nd this season (5/5 at TEX, 10)...Were his 2nd-

highest single-game total (13, 9/25/16 at TB).VS. THE ASTROS:

Is 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA (8 ER/6.2 IP) in 3 career games (2 starts) against the Astros, including the postseason.AT HOME:

Did not allow a run in either of his last 2 home starts: 5.2 IP on 7/9 vs. TEX, 5.1 IP on 7/14 vs. TOR...Marks the only time he's strung together consecutive scoreless home starts in his career.

Over his last 8 starts at Fenway Park, is 5-2 with a 2.47 ERA (12 ER/43.2 IP). The Red Sox are 17-5 in his home starts over the last 2 seasons, going 9-2 in 2018.

2018 HIGHLIGHTS: Allowed 3 ER or fewer in 8 straight starts from 5/10-6/17, a career-long streak (2.38 ERA, 12

ER/45.1 IP)...Gave up 2 ER or fewer in the last 6 outings of that stretch, also a career-long streak. Won a career-long 6 consecutive starts from 5/20-6/17...Is tied with Blake Snell for the longest streak in the AL this season and tied for the 2nd-longest in the majors

(Jon Lester-7, Zach Wheeler-6, Ross Stripling-6, Zach Efl in-6)...Was the longest streak by a Red Sox since David Price in 2016 (7 straight starts, 8/12-9/12). Prior to Rodriguez, the last Red Sox pitcher age 25 or younger to earn the win in as many as 6 consecutive starts was Roger Clemens in 1986 (9, 5/14-6/27). The Red Sox won each of Rodriguez’s fi rst 7 starts this season...Marked the longest season-opening streak by a Red Sox since Clay Buchholz in 2013 (7, 4/3-5-6).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Is 24-4 with a 2.29 ERA (69 ER/270.2 IP) in 42 career starts of at least 6.0 IP. Owns a 24-2 record and 3.13 ERA (74 ER/213.0 IP) when receiving 4+ runs of support, with the club is 30-5 in those 35 starts.

57-EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ, LHP 12-3, 3.34 ERA, 20 starts

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

IPHRERBBSOHRCG

SHOWIN STREAKLOSS STREAK

10+ SO G

20186.2, 2x, last 5/30 vs. TOR

9, 5/20 vs. BAL5, 4x, last 6/29 at NYY5, 3x, last 6/29 at NYY3, 5x, last 7/9 vs. TEX

12, 9/1 at CWS3, 5/5 at TEX

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6, 5/20-6/172, 6/23-29

2, last 9/1 at CWS (12)

CAREER8.0, 3x, last 5/21/17 at OAK

11, 6/2/16 at TB9, 2x, last 6/27/16 at TB9, 2x, last 6/27/16 at TB

5, 2x, last 4/23/17 at BAL13, 9/25/16 at TB

4, 2x, last 6/1/17 at BAL--

6, last 5/20-6/17/184, 2x, last 6/1-8/31/173, 9/1/18 at CWS (12)

SPLITS

HOMEROAD

OPP. AVGVS. LHBVS. RHB

WHIP

20186-2, 3.30 ERA, 11 GS6-1, 3.40 ERA, 9 GS.233 (99-425), 12 HR

.214 (18-84), 3 HR.238 (81-341), 9 HR

1.20

CAREER14-10, 4.33 ERA, 43 GS

17-13, 3.73 ERA, 43 G, 42 GS.243 (444-for-1829), 60 HR.262 (101-for-386), 14 HR.238 (343-for-1443), 46 HR

1.27

ASTROS CAREER VS. RODRIGUEZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBIAltuve .400 5 2 0 0Bregman .500 2 1 1 2Correa 1.000 3 3 0 0Davis - 0 0 0 0Gattis .000 4 0 0 0Gonzalez 1.000 3 3 0 3Gurriel .000 1 0 0 0Kemp - 0 0 0 0Maldonado .000 2 0 0 0Marisnick .500 2 1 0 1McCann .200 5 1 0 0Reddick .000 2 0 0 0Springer 1.000 1 1 0 0Stassi - 0 0 0 0White - 0 0 0 0

RED SOX CAREER vs. MORTON

PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi .400 5 2 1 1Betts .000 4 0 0 0Bogaerts .333 9 3 0 0Bradley Jr. .000 5 0 0 0Devers .500 2 1 0 1Holt .333 3 1 0 2Kinsler .429 7 3 0 0Leon .000 4 0 0 0Lin - 0 0 0 0Martinez .222 9 2 0 0Moreland .750 4 3 1 2Núñez 1.000 2 2 0 0Pearce .571 7 4 0 2Phillips .302 43 13 0 4Swihart .333 3 1 0 1Travis - 0 0 0 0Vázquez .500 2 1 0 0

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VS. HOU W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO2018 0-0 - - - - - - - - -CAREER 0-1 8.10 2 2 6.2 12 6 1 4 10at FENWAY 0-1 8.10 2 2 6.2 12 6 1 4 10

STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN

QUALITY SOXSTARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC.Sale 23 17 94/146.0 5.79 15-8Price 27 17 90/158.2 5.11 20-7Porcello 29 16 123/173.2 6.37 19-10Velázquez 7 0 18/27.0 6.00 5-2Johnson 12 1 52/57.2 8.12 9-3Rodriguez 20 6 74/110.1 6.04 17-3Pomeranz 11 2 23/51.1 4.03 5-6Wright 4 3 11/24.0 4.13 3-1Beeks 1 0 1/4.0 2.25 0-1Eovaldi 8 2 13/37.1 3.13 4-4

DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES4/8 W8-7 TB - 1-3 3.2 5 3 3 2 7 1 92/55 1st start since right knee surgery in the offseason4/13 W7-3 BAL W 7-1 6.0 5 1 1 2 8 0 104/64 Earned his 1st win of 2018, 20th career4/19 W8-2 at LAA W 5-2 6.0 3 2 2 3 5 1 104/65 Back-to-back wins for 1st time since 5/16-26/17 (3)4/25 W4-3 at TOR W 4-3 6.2 6 3 3 1 3 1 106/66 7th career start with 6.2 IP+ & 1 or 0 BB (last 8/26/17)4/30 W10-6 KC - 7-5 4.0 5 5 5 3 6 0 83/53 Allowed a season-high 5 R5/5 W6-5 at TEX - 5-5 6.0 4 5 5 2 10 3 107/67 2nd career 10+ SO effort (also 9/25/16 at TB, 13 SO)5/10 W5-4 at NYY - 4-1 5.0 1 0 0 3 8 0 93/53 Did not allow a hit to his fi rst 12 batters (2 BB)5/15 L3-5 OAK L 2-3 5.0 6 3 3 0 4 1 98/68 1st team loss during a Rodriguez start this season5/20 W5-0 BAL W 4-0 5.2 9 0 0 0 7 0 110/74 2nd career streak of consecutive starts w/0 BB5/25 W6-2 ATL W 3-2 5.2 6 2 2 3 7 0 101/61 Won consecutive starts for 2nd time this season5/30 W6-4 TOR W 4-2 6.2 3 2 2 1 7 1 100/70 Longest start with 3 H or fewer since 9/23/17 (7.2, 3)6/6 W7-1 DET W 5-1 5.2 5 1 1 1 5 0 107/67 Career-long-tying 4th straight win (also 4/23-5/26/17)6/12 W6-4 at BAL W 6-2 5.2 8 2 2 2 4 1 109/67 2 ER or fewer for career-long 5th straight start6/17 W9-3 at SEA W 8-2 6.0 6 2 2 1 9 1 113/70 Most pitches (113) since 8/26/17 vs. BAL (117)6/23 L2-7 SEA L 0-5 4.0 7 5 4 2 2 0 86/52 Snapped a career-long winning streak (6)6/29 L1-8 at NYY L 1-7 6.0 7 5 5 2 2 2 95/55 Lost consecutive starts for the 3rd career time7/4 W3-0 at WSH W 2-0 6.0 3 0 0 1 6 0 84/54 Longest scoreless start since 9/23/17 at CIN (7.2 IP)7/9 W5-0 TEX W 2-0 5.2 3 0 0 3 5 0 105/68 1st career pair of consecutive scoreless starts7/14 W6-2 TOR - 1-0 5.1 4 0 0 0 5 0 67/47 Exited in the 6th inning (right ankle sprain)9/1 W6-1 at CWS W 2-0 5.2 3 1 1 1 12 0 90/60 Perfect through 4.0 IP; activated from DL that day

TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP 16-7, 4.20 ERA, 29 starts

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 16-7 4.20 29 29 173.2 160 86 81 24 43 176 .240CAREER 134-106 4.25 307 303 1845.1 1981 956 871 221 424 1350 .273

LAST 5 STARTSDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO8/12 at PHI W 7.0 2 1 1 0 108/20 CLE L 7.0 6 5 5 1 68/25 at TB L 5.0 6 3 3 2 88/30 at CWS - 5.0 8 4 4 3 79/4 at ATL W 5.0 2 1 1 1 54.34 ERA 2-2 29.0 24 14 14 7 36

TOMORROW’S START: Limited the Braves to 1 run over 5.0 IP in his last start on 9/4 at ATL (W, 2 H, BB, 5 SO). Earned the win on 6/3/18 at HOU, allowing 2 ER in 6.1 IP (5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 SO)...Is 2-1 with a 4.80

career ERA (16 ER/30.0 IP) in 6 career appearances (5 starts) vs. HOU, including the postseason.

Page 3: BOSTON RED SOX (97-45) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (88-53) · 2020. 4. 20. · DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sun., 9/9 vs. HOU 8:05 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (16-7, 4.20)

_ 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .292 AVG 16 HR 78 RBI .372 OBP .481 SLG vs. RHP: 118-383 (.308), 12 HR YESTERDAY: 1-5 ROAD TRIP: 7-22, 6 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (6-14, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB)vs. LHP: 31-128 (.242), 4 HR ATL SERIES: 5-9, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (7/31-8/11)

Has hit in his last 3 games, including his 14th game with 3+ hits Wednesday (T-5th in the AL)...In his last 47 games, is 59-for-188 (.314) with 39 R, 17 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 25 RBI, .390 OBP, .463 SLG, .852 OPS.Also recorded his AL-leading and career-high-tying 11th OF assist Wednesday (T-2nd in MLB)...Leads the AL with 22 OF assists since the start of last year.Ranks among the top 15 in the AL with 97 runs (T-4th), 149 hits (10th), 37 2B (T-6th), 6 3B (T-6th), 78 RBI (T-13th), 67 BB (T-10th), .372 OBP (9th), .853 OPS (12th), 20 SB (T-9th), 87.0 SB% (2nd), 59 XBH (T-12th), 246 TB (13th), and 11 OF assists (1st).Homered in each of his last 2 games vs. HOU (6/2-3 at HOU) prior to this series, and 3 of his last 6 overall, including Game 4 of the 2017 ALDS.His .348 career AVG with RISP (96-for-276) is the 3rd-highest since at least 1974 (min. 200 AB), trailing only Yuli Gurriel (.354) and Tony Gwynn (.350).

. _ 50 - MOOKIE BETTS , OF .339 AVG 29 HR 71 RBI .429 OBP .627 SLG vs. RHP: 121-362 (.334), 21 HR YESTERDAY: 3-4, R, BB ROAD TRIP: 8-23, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (3-4, R, BB)vs. LHP: 39-110 (.355), 8 HR ATL SERIES: 1-9, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (7/2-14)

Reached base 4 times for the ML-leading 17th time this season, the most such games in a single season by a Red Sox hitter since David Ortiz in 2007 (17).Leads MLB with 8.7 fWAR and a .339 AVG...The last Red Sox hitter to lead the majors outright in batting average was Wade Boggs in 1988 (.366).Ranks 2nd in the majors with 112 runs, including 8 in his last 10 games...Are the most runs by a Red Sox hitter through 142 team games since 1950.Ranks among ML leaders with a .339 AVG (1st), .429 OBP (2nd), .627 SLG (2nd), 1.056 OPS (2nd), 112 runs (2nd), 73 XBH (8th), and 296 TB (T-5th)...Also ranks among AL leaders with 160 hits (5th), 29 HR (T-9th), and 27 SB (5th).Leads actives with a 1.062 OPS vs. HOU (min. 75 AB) and also ranks among actives vs. HOU in AVG (.365, 3rd); OBP (.439, 4th); SLG (.624, 2nd).Is batting .355 vs. LHP (6th in the majors), .334 vs. RHP (1st), .365 at home (2nd), .320 on the road (10th), .384 with 2 outs (1st), and .352 vs. the AL East.Has reached 23 times in 38 PA with RISP and 2 outs (.605 OBP, .423/11-for-26, 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 11 BB, HBP)...Is batting .324 (23-for-71) with a .495 OBP with RISP.

_ 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS , SS .281 AVG 20 HR 90 RBI .353 OBP .515 SLG vs. RHP: 105-363 (.289), 19 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, HR, RBI ROAD TRIP: 5-22, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 4 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (5-15, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, SB)vs. LHP: 23-93 (.247), 1 HR ATL SERIES: 2-8, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/17-28)

Hit his 20th HR of the season last night, his 2nd-highest career total (21 HR in 2015)...Has homered once every 22.80 AB (456 AB), a career-best rate.Is the 4th Red Sox shortstop with multiple 20-HR seasons (also Nomar Garciaparra, 6; Vern Stephens, 3; Rico Petrocelli, 2).Set a career high with his 90th RBI last night...In his last 25 games, has hit .312/.375/.559 with 13 runs, 9 2B, 3B, 4 HR, and 22 RBI.Has 16 RBI in his last 17 games, 18 in his last 20, and 25 in his last 27...Ranks 4th in the AL with an RBI every 5.07 AB, and 6th with 90 RBI (2nd on the team).Has reached base in 21 of 23 games vs. HOU since 2015, hitting in 19 and batting .323/.381/.583/.964...Has hit in his last 11 home games vs. HOU.Has reached base in 22 of his last 42 PA with RISP (11-for-29, 11 BB, 2 SF)...Leads the majors with 26 XBH with RISP, the most by a Red Sox hitter in a single season since Manny Ramirez in 2005 (28)...Ranks 2nd in MLB with a .724 SLG with RISP (.339/43-for-127, 13 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR).Ranks 12th in the AL with a career-high .515 SLG and 10th with a career-high .869 OPS.

_ 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR. , OF .229 AVG 12 HR 55 RBI .309 OBP .399 SLG vs. RHP: 77-317 (.243), 10 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2, R, 2 BB ROAD TRIP: 5-21, 3 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-2vs. LHP: 19-102 (.186), 2 HR ATL SERIES: 2-8, R, 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/25-6/1)

Walked a season-high-tying 2 times last night, coming around to score his 68th run...Has reached base 5 times in his last 3 games.Has scored in his last 5 home games (6 R)...In his last 30 games at Fenway, is batting .340/.389/.570 (34-for-100) with 22 R, 12 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 21 RBI.Tied for the team lead with 5 RBI in last seasons’s ALDS vs. HOU...Hit a 3-run HR in the Red Sox’ Game 3 win at Fenway Park.Is 12-for-41 (.293) with 6 R, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI in his last 13 games...Had 2 RBI in each of 3 straight games (8/28-30), tying a career-long streak (also 9/5-7/15).Has recorded multiple hits in 10 of his last 23 games with an AB, going 26-for-80 (.325) with 16 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, and 12 RBI.Over his last 59 games, is 57-for-200 (.285) with 39 R, 17 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, and 38 RBI...Has a .520 SLG and an .867 OPS in that time.

6 11 - RAFAEL DEVERS , 3B .242 AVG 16 HR 55 RBI .299 OBP .420 SLG vs. RHP: 72-289 (.249), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 ROAD TRIP: 1-3, R, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-3vs. LHP: 23-104 (.221), 3 HR ATL SERIES: 1-3, R, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/6-15)

Activated from the DL Tuesday and is 1-for-4 with a BB in 3 games since...In 6 rehab games with Pawtucket, hit .333 (7-for-21) with 3 R, 2 2B, HR, and 2 RBI.6 of his 8 career hits vs. HOU have gone for extra bases, including 2 HR in the 2017 ALDS...Hit a go-ahead HR in Game 3 and an inside-the-park HR in Game 4.Set career highs this year with 48 R, 95 hits, 22 2B, 16 HR, 55 RBI, and 33 BB...In his last 46 ML games, is batting .267 (46-for-172) with 25 R, 18 XBH, 27 RBI.With 26 career HR, has passed Bobby Doerr (19) for the 3rd-most by a Red Sox hitter before his 22nd birthday since 1908 (Conigliaro-84, Williams-49).

612- BROCK HOLT , OF/INF .257 AVG 3 HR 34 RBI .344 OBP .357 SLG vs. RHP: 56-227 (.247), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 ROAD TRIP: 0-10, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-11vs. LHP: 16-53 (.302), 0 HR ATL SERIES: 0-4, R, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/14-26)

Drove in his 34th RBI of the season Wednesday, matching his 2nd-highest career total (45 in 2015).In his last 19 games, is 14-for-51 (.275) with 10 runs, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, and 8 BB...Has a .383 OBP and .431 SLG in that time.A Texas native, has hit .328/.375/.443/.818 in 35 career games vs. HOU, going 40-for-122 with 18 runs, 7 2B, 2 3B, HR, and 14 RBI.

Is 3-for-10 with 3 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI as a pinch hitter...The last Sox hitter with a pinch-hit 3B and pinch-hit HR in the same year was Cecil Cooper in 1975.

6 5 - IAN KINSLER , 2B .307 AVG 1 HR 12 RBI .350 OBP .400 SLG vs. RHP: 20-57 (.351), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 ROAD TRIP: 9-25, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (5-13, 2 R, 2B, 5 RBI)vs. LHP: 3-18 (.167), 0 HR ATL SERIES: 4-11, 2 R, 2B, 5 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (7/12-22)

Has hit safely in his last 4 games...In his last 10, is 14-for-37 (.378) with 8 runs, 3 2B, HR, and 8 RBI.Has a .292 career AVG vs. HOU (107-for-366, .846 OPS), ranking 4th among actives with 78 runs vs. the club...On 7/22/18 vs. HOU, went 3-for-4 with 2 2B and a HR.In his last 35 games, has hit .350 (43-for-123, 25 R, 9 2B, 3 HR, 21 RBI)...In his last 73, is batting .292 (80-for-274) with 47 R, 17 2B, 12 HR, and 38 RBI.Hit his 400th career 2B in the Red Sox’ 11-run 7th inning on 8/29 vs. MIA...Is 1 of 11 active hitters with 400+ 2B, and 1 of 5 actives to hit 400+ 2B in the AL.

_ 3 - SANDY LEON , C .190 AVG 5 HR 21 RBI .249 OBP .300 SLG vs. RHP: 34-177 (.192), 4 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2 ROAD TRIP: 0-8, 2 HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-19vs. LHP: 11-60 (.183), 1 HR ATL SERIES: 0-5 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/14-24)

Last night, snapped a 6-game regular-season and postseason hitting streak vs. HOU (.348/8-for-23, R, 2 RBI)...Went 4-for-8 (.500) with 2 RBI in the 2017 ALDS.The Red Sox have won 22 of his last 30 starts at catcher, and 33 of his last 42 since 6/21.BOS is 26-9 when he records a hit, and 13-1 when he drives in a run...Since he joined the team (2015), BOS is 15-3 when he homers and 48-14 when he has an RBI.Leads catchers this season with a 3.25 catcher’s ERA, the lowest by a qualifying Red Sox catcher in a single season since at least 1974.

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Page 4: BOSTON RED SOX (97-45) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (88-53) · 2020. 4. 20. · DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sun., 9/9 vs. HOU 8:05 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (16-7, 4.20)

30 - TZU-WEI LIN , INF .196 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI .275 OBP .239 SLG vs. RHP: 8-34 (.235), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 1-2, R CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-1, R)vs. LHP: 1-12 (.083), 0 HR ATL SERIES: 1-1, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/13-15)

Recalled Saturday for his 5th ML stint of 2018 and singled Wednesday...In 22 games with the Red Sox, has gone 9-for-46 (.196) with 2 2B and 1 RBI.Hit .307/.362/.448 in 68 games with Pawtucket this season (85-for-277, 33 R, 20 2B, 5 HR, 25 RBI)...Has played SS (51 GS), CF (9), 2B (3), and 3B (2).In 26 career starts with BOS, is batting .265 (22-for-83) with a .351 OBP...Has appeared defensively at 2B (14 G, 5 GS), 3B (10 G, 7 GS), and SS (23 G, 14 GS).

_ 28 - J.D. MARTINEZ , OF/DH .335 AVG 39 HR 117 RBI .407 OBP .639 SLG vs. RHP: 130-393 (.331), 34 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2 RBI, BB ROAD TRIP: 7-24, 4 R, HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (7-18, 3 R, 3 RBI, 4 BB)vs. LHP: 41-117 (.350), 5 HR ATL SERIES: 2-8, 3 R, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (4/29-5/11)

In his last 38 games, has hit .370/.456/.664, going 54-for-146 with 31 runs, 13 2B, 10 HR, and 35 RBI.Has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games, 20 of his last 22, 29 of his last 32, and 35 of his last 39.Leads MLB with a career-high 117 RBI, 11 more than any other ML hitter, and 34 multi-RBI games...Are the most RBI by a Sox hitter since Ortiz in 2016 (127).Has set a new career high with 326 total bases, 21 more than any other hitter...The only other Red Sox in the last 100 years with as many TB in 142 team games or fewer are Jimmie Foxx (1936, ‘38), Ted Williams (1949), Jim Rice (1977-79), and Mookie Betts (2016).His 39 HR (2nd in MLB) are the most by a Sox hitter since David Ortiz’s franchise record-setting 54 in 2006...Were tied for the 2nd-most by a Red Sox hitter before 9/1.His 39 HR are the 4th-most by a Red Sox hitter in their fi rst season with the club (Dick Stuart, 42 in 1963; Jimmie Foxx, 41 in 1936; Manny Ramirez, 41 in 2001).His .407 AVG with RISP (55-for-135) ranks 2nd in the majors and 2nd among all single seasons by a Red Sox hitter since 1974 (Manny Ramirez, .435 in 2002).Leads the majors with 171 hits (tied), a .639 SLG, 117 RBI, 326 total bases, and 55 multi-hit games.Also ranks among ML leaders with 103 runs (3rd), a .335 AVG (2nd), .407 OBP (4th), and a 1.046 OPS (3rd)...Leads MLB by .045 in SLG since 2017 (.662), and by .005 since 2015 (.595).Named AL Player of the Month for August (.373/.453/.686/1.139, 7 HR), his 2nd career honor (Sept. 2017) and the fi rst by a BOS hitter since Mookie Betts in July 2016.

_ 18 - MITCH MORELAND , 1B .247 AVG 15 HR 66 RBI .320 OBP .447 SLG vs. RHP: 69-278 (.248), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 ROAD TRIP: 1-9, R, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-7vs. LHP: 21-87 (.241), 2 HR ATL SERIES: 1-5, R, 3 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22)

Has 7 XBH in his last 12 games vs. HOU including the 2017 ALDS, batting .286 (12-for-42) with 10 R, 4 2B, 3 HR...In 4 2017 ALDS games, was 5-for-13 (.385).Drew a career-high-tying 3 BB Monday for the fi rst time since 9/2/13 at OAK and 5th career time...Reached base a career-high-tying 4 times (20th career time).Has 8 RBI in his last 17 games, 15 in his last 24, and 18 in his last 27...Is 1 RBI shy of 500 for his career.Has driven in the game-winning run in 2 of the Red Sox’ last 10 wins...Is tied for the team lead with 13 game-winning RBI (T-5th in the AL).

_ 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ , INF .258 AVG 10 HR 44 RBI .282 OBP .383 SLG vs. RHP: 89-338 (.263), 8 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 ROAD TRIP: 3-25, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4)vs. LHP: 29-119 (.244), 2 HR ATL SERIES: 1-10, R, 2B, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/16-29)

Leads actives with a .652 SLG vs. HOU, ranking 3rd with a 1.043 OPS (min. 50 AB)...Has hit in his last 8 games vs. HOU (.367/.406/.733, 7 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI).Has 6 RBI in his last 10 games...In his last 35 games, is 37-for-132 (.280) with 6 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, and 3 SB.Hit his 10th HR of the season Saturday, driving in his 4th game-winning RBI...Has 3 HR in his last 10 games...7 of his 10 HR have tied the game or given BOS a lead.Homered in consecutive games on 8/28-29 for the fi rst time since 8/22-23/17...Over that home series with MIA, went 5-for-9 with 5 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI.

_ 25 - STEVE PEARCE , 1B /OF .293 AVG 6 HR 20 RBI .405 OBP .535 SLG vs. RHP: 15-65 (.231), 4 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 4-9, 5 RBI, BB, HBP, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-2vs. LHP: 14-34 (.412), 2 HR ATL SERIES: 3-5, 4 RBI, BB, SF SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/13-21)

Has 4 RBI in his last 2 games and 5 in his last 4...Is 29-for-99 (.293) with 6 2B, 6 HR, 20 RBI, and a .940 OPS since joining BOS.On Tuesday, recorded a season-high-tying 3 hits and drove in 3 runs, including his 9th game-winning RBI of 2018...Is batting .422 (19-for-45) with RISP this year.His .910 OPS ranks 8th among current AL hitters (min. 200 PA), trailing Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, José Ramírez, Alex Bregman, Shohei Ohtani, and Aaron Judge.Since joining the Red Sox, is 14-for-34 (.412) with 4 2B, 2 HR, and 7 RBI vs. LHP (1.239 OPS)...Over the season, is hitting .349 (29-for-83) with a 1.041 OPS vs. LHP.

0 - BRANDON PHILLIPS , 2B .333 AVG 1 HR 2 RBI .600 OBP 1.333 SLG vs. RHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 1-3, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB)vs. LHP: 1-2 (.500), 1 HR ATL SERIES: 1-3, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (9/5-pres.)

Made his Red Sox debut Wednesday and hit a game-winning HR in the 9th inning, becoming the fi rst player in Red Sox history with a game-winning HR in the 9th inning or later in his club debut (source: Elias).Scored BOS's fi rst run, game-tying run in the 8th, and game-winning run in the 9th...The last player to score 3+ runs in his Sox debut was Ted Cox in 1977 (4).In 44 minor league games between Short-A Lowell (6) and Triple-A Pawtucket (38), hit .304/.348/.474 with 14 2B, 5 HR, and 26 RBI.3-time All-Star and 4-time Gold Glove Award winner at 2B with CIN...Has a career .275/.320/.421 batting line over 1,893 games with CLE (2002-05), CIN (2006-16), ATL (2017), and LAA (2017)...In 2017, hit .285 (163-for-572) with 34 2B, 13 HR, and 60 RBI over 144 games with ATL (120) and LAA (24).

_ 23 - BLAKE SWIHART , C /UTL .224 AVG 1 HR 14 RBI .275 OBP .301 SLG vs. RHP: 28-109 (.257), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 0-0 ROAD TRIP: 3-15, 3 R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI)vs. LHP: 7-47 (.149), 0 HR ATL SERIES: 1-6, R, 2B, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (7/6-31)

Hit a 2-run 2B in the 8th inning Wednesday, driving in his 50th career RBI...Has 4 RBI hits in his last 7 games...Is 7 for his last 12 with RISP, driving in 8 runs in that time.In 33 games since 6/26, has gone 24-for-82 (.293) with 16 R, 7 2B, HR, and 11 RBI.Has played 6 different defensive positions this season, appearing at C (23 G, 13 GS); 1B (9, 4); LF (6, 1); RF (8, 6); 3B (3, 1); and 2B (1, 0).Recorded pinch-hit RBI singles in 2 straight games 8/29-30, reaching base in all 4 PA in those games and scoring 4 times...Is 4-for-7 with a BB in his last 8 pinch-hit PA.

59 - SAM TRAVIS , 1B /OF .158 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI .238 OBP .211 SLG vs. RHP: 2-10 (.200), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 0-3 CURRENT STREAK: 0-6vs. LHP: 1-9 (.111), 0 HR ATL SERIES: 0-2 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (6/3-6)

Recalled Saturday to begin his 3rd stint with the Red Sox this season...Has driven in 3 runs in 8 ML games this year after recording 1 RBI in 33 games in 2017.In 97 Triple-A games this year, hit .258 (93-for-361) with 35 R, 13 2B, 8 HR, and 43 RBI...In his last 48 PawSox games, went 56-for-182 (.308) with 4 HR and 26 RBI.Over his 41-game ML career, has hit .333 (17-for-51) with 6 2B, a .424 OBP, a .451 SLG, and an .875 OPS vs. LHP.

7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ , C .216 AVG 3 HR 15 RBI .257 OBP .303 SLG vs. RHP: 32-159 (.201), 3 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 3-11, 3 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-7, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB)vs. LHP: 15-59 (.254), 0 HR ATL SERIES: 3-7, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (5/16-23)

Including 2 ALDS games in 2017 (.333/2-for-6), has a .296 career AVG vs. HOU (16-for-54), with 10 runs, 3 2B, HR, and 7 RBI in 16 games.Activated from the 10-day DL Saturday and is 3-for-7 with 2 runs scored, 2B, RBI, BB over his last 2 games.Is batting .216 (47-for-218) with 3 HR and 15 RBI this season...In his last 23 games, is hitting .270 (20-for-74) with 5 2B, 2 HR, and 8 RBI.

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32-Matt Barnes 9/3 at ATL (H, 25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 43/58 14/1 0/3 1.2 (6/3 at HOU) 3 (8 times)70-Ryan Brasier 9/7 vs. HOU (BS, 1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 17/24 10/5 0/1 2.0 (7/13 vs TOR) 3 (9/1 at CWS) 67-William Cuevas 9/5 at ATL 1.2 1 0 0 2 3 3/4 1/1 -/- 2.2 (9/2 at CWS) 5 (9/2 at CWS) 37-Heath Hembree 9/4 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 45/58 33/7 0/3 2.0 (5 times) 4 (7/3 at WSH) 61-Brian Johnson 9/2 at CWS (L, start) 1.1 7 4 4 1 2 15/22 6/0 -/- 4.0 (6/7 vs DET) 5 (6/7 vs DET)56-Joe Kelly 9/7 vs. HOU (L, 4-2) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 42/64 21/7 2/5 2.0 (2 times) 3 (5/12 at TOR) 46-Craig Kimbrel 9/5 at ATL (SV, 38) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 39/55 16/5 38/43 1.1 (5 times) 4 (7/11 vs TEX)31-Drew Pomeranz 9/5 at ATL 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 4/9 1/0 -/- 4.1 (8/24 at TB) 6 (8/31 at CWS)66-Bobby Poyner 9/5 at ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 10/12 5/3 -/- 2.0 (2 times) 3 (2 times)63-Robby Scott 9/2 at CWS 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0/3 4/2 -/- 2.0 (7/13 vs TOR) 3 (9/2 at CWS)47-Tyler Thornburg 9/7 vs. HOU 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 15/23 3/1 -/- 1.0 (20 times) 3 (2 times)44-Brandon Workman 9/5 at ATL (W, 4-0) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 22/35 11/4 -/- 2.0 (2 times) 3 (8/10 at BAL)35-Steven Wright 9/4 at ATL 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 7/8 -/- -/- 4.2 (5/18 vs BAL) 5 (5/18 vs BAL)BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.54 ERA 488.1 428 197 192 199 527 299/427 (70%) 149/45 41/57

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

x32-MATT BARNES, RHP 5-3 0 SV 3.39 ERAvs. ALL: .190 (41-216), 5 HR vs. RHB: .168 (22-131), 5 HR vs. LHB: .224 (19-85), 0 HR WHIP: 1.20

Threw a scoreless 8th inning with 1 hit and 1 SO and got his 25th hold in Monday’s win at ATL (20 pitches); was his 58th appearance of the season.Has made 2 scoreless appearances (2.0 IP) since allowing 10 ER in 8.1 IP in 9 games from 8/7-28; excluding that stretch, has a 2.16 ERA (12 ER/50.0 IP) in ‘18. Posting a career-best 14.19 SO/9.0 IP (92 SO/58.1 IP) this year; includes 60 SO in last 34.1 IP since 6/3...Also posting career bests in ERA & SO/BB ratio.Among all AL relievers this season is T-3rd in SO (92), 4th in holds (25) and SO/9.0 IP (14.19), and 6th in SO/BF (.369).

x70-RYAN BRASIER, RHP 1-0 0 SV 1.75 ERAvs. ALL: .205 (18-88), 1 HR vs. RHB: .158 (6-38), 1 HR vs. LHB: .240 (12-50), 0 HR WHIP: 0.94

Charged with his 1st blown SV of the year last night vs. HOU (0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 10 pitches); allowed 2 inherited runners to score (to Price) in the 7th inning.20 of his 25 outings for BOS are scoreless, including 12 of his last 15...Has only issued 1 BB over his last 15 outings since 8/5 (14.2 IP, 56 batters faced).Posted a career-best 9-game/9.0-inning scoreless streak from 8/5-25 (3 hits, BB, 10 SO).Limiting ML opponents to a .540 OPS this year (18 hits, 5 XBH, 6 BB)...Selectied to ML roster on 7/8 & made Sox debut on 7/9, his 1st ML action since 2013.

67-WILLIAM CUEVAS, RHP 0-0 0 SV 3.68 ERAvs. ALL: .214 (6-28), 2 HR vs. RHB: .176 (3-17), 0 HR vs. LHB: .273 (3-11), 2 HR WHIP: 1.64

Threw 1.2 IP innings with 1 hit, 2 BB, and 3 SO in Wednesday’s win at ATL (41 pitches); allowed 1 inherited runner to score...His 4th appearance of the season.Recalled on 9/1 from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 4th ML stint of 2018...With Pawucket this year: 10-7, 3.39 ERA (51 ER/135.1 IP), 38 BB, 121 SO in 23 starts.Originally signed by BOS as an international FA in 2008...Made ML debut with BOS in 2016 (0-1, 3.60 ERA 3 games).For ML career: 0-1, 6.39 ERA in 8 games; was a part of both the DET and MIA organizations in 2017 and appeared in 1 ML game for DET in April 2017.

x37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 4-1 0 SV 3.93 ERAvs. ALL: .239 (50-209), 8 HR vs. RHB: .262 (34-130), 7 HR vs. LHB: .203 (16-79), 1 HR WHIP: 1.38

Threw a perfect 9th inning with 2 SO on 10 pitches to end Tuesday night’s win at ATL; was his 59th appearance - made a career-high 62 appearances in 2017.Has made 3 scoreless appearances (2.1 IP) since allowing runs in 5 of his previous 9 appearances from 8/10-28 (6 ER/7.2 IP).Posting a career single-season best in SO/9.0 IP this year (11.78; 72 SO/55.0 IP)...Since 5/18, holding LHB to .151 AVG (8-53), including a 2-for-19 (.105 AVG)Has stranded 26 of 33 inherited runners this season (21.2 inherited runners scored percent is 7th-lowest in the AL).

x56-JOE KELLY, RHP 4-2 2 SV 4.13 ERAvs. ALL: .224 (50-223), 4 HR vs. RHB: .252 (29-115), 2 HR vs. LHB: .194 (21-108), 2 HR WHIP: 1.28

Took the loss last night vs. HOU (1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, SO, 28 pitches); had allowed a total of 3 ER over his previous 19 appearances (18.2 IP) before last night.Despite allowing 3 ER in 1.0 IP last night vs. HOU, has a 2.45 ERA (6 ER/19.2 IP) with 6 BB & 20 SO in 20 games since 7/28.50 of 65 appearances in 2018 are scoreless...Leads Sox in appearances this year with a career-high 65 (T-5th in AL; previous career high: 54 games in 2017).

61-BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP 4-4 0 SV 4.36 ERAvs. ALL: .274 (98-358), 14 HR vs. RHB: .290 (78-269), 12 HR vs. LHB: .225 (20-89), 2 HR WHIP: 1.44

Rejoins bullpen after appearing in 10 of 11 games as a starter from 6/28-9/2 (3-2, 4.27 ERA in that span)...Last start: 9/2 at CWS, last relief app: 8/12 at BAL.Is 4-2, 4.06 ERA (26 ER/57.2 IP), 21 BB, 51 SO in in 12 starts for BOS this year...In 22 relief appearances this year: 0-2, 5.10 ERA (17 ER/31.0 IP), 9 BB, 29 SO.Made his 1st career Opening Day roster in 2018 and earned the win in his season debut on 4/2 at MIA (W, 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO).

x46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 4-1 38 SV 2.45 ERAvs. ALL: .158 (30-190), 7 HR vs. RHB: .153 (15-98), 3 HR vs. LHB: .163 (15-92), 4 HR WHIP: 1.04

Struck out 2 and walked 1 in a scoreless 9th to earn his 38th SV Wednesday at ATL (18 pitches); was his 1st SV since 8/18 vs. TB & 55th appearance of 2018.Since 8/21 has allowed 1 run over his last 7 appearances (7.0 IP) with a .087 opp. AVG (2-for-23)...Has 21 SO over his last 11 appearances (11.0 IP) since 7/29. 38 SV are his most in a season with BOS & most in any season since 2015 (39; SD)...38 SV are T-6th most in Sox history (record is 46 by Tom Gordon in 1998). 2018 AL relievers ranks: 2nd in SV, 4th in AVG, 5th in SO/BF (.384) & SO/9.0 IP (13.75), 6th in SV% (88.4), T-8th in SO (84), 9th in ERA and 14th in WHIP. Is T-15th with Francisco Cordero on MLB’s all-time SV list (329), trailing John Wettland (14th, 330)...Is T-4th on the Sox all-time list with Dick Radatz (104 SV).

x31-DREW POMERANZ, LHP 2-5 0 SV 6.18 ERAvs. ALL: .297 (78-263), 11 HR vs. RHB: .303 (64-211), 11 HR vs. LHB: .269 (14-52), 0 HR WHIP: 1.78

Had his 7.0-IP scoreless streak snapped in Wednesday’s win at ATL (0.1 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 28 pitches)...Since 8/20, has held LHB to a .188 AVG (3-for-16).For ML career in relief: 5-4, 3 SV, 2.81 ERA (25 ER/80.0 IP), 80 SO, 1.13 WHIP in 68 games...Is 1-0, 5.74 ERA (10 ER/15.2 IP), 9 BB, 12 SO in 9 games this year.1-5, 6.31 ERA (36 ER/51.1 IP), 44 SO in 11 starts for BOS this year (last start: 8/7 at TOR, ND, 4.2 IP, 2 ER).Has had 2 stints on the DL this year, missing a total of 63 games...Was on with a left forearm flexor strain (3/26-4/19) and with left biceps tendinitis (6/2-7/23).

66-BOBBY POYNER, LHP 1-0 0 SV 2.03 ERAvs. ALL: .255 (13-51), 1 HR vs. RHB: .306 (11-36), 1 HR vs. LHB: .133 (2-15), 0 HR WHIP: 1.13

Threw a perfect 7th inning on 9 pitches, striking out 2 of 3 batters faced in Wednesday’s win at ATL...His 12th appearance for BOS and 2nd since his 9/1 recall.9 of his 12 outings for BOS are scoreless, including 5 of his last 6 (1.42 ERA, 1 ER/6.1 IP)...Has issued only 2 BB to 54 BF this year.Made 1st career OD roster after going to ST as a non-roster invitee...Had never appeared above the Double-A level prior to 2018...Made ML debut 3/31 at TB.Recalled on 9/1 from Pawtucket for his 6th ML stint of 2018/ML career...With PawSox this year: 0-0, 6 SV, 7 SVO, 3.14 ERA (15 ER, 43.0 IP), 35 SO in 33 games.

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63-ROBBY SCOTT, LHP 0-1 0 SV 9.82 ERAvs. ALL: .313 (5-16), 1 HR vs. RHB: .357 (5-14), 1 HR vs. LHB: .000 (0-2), 0 HR WHIP: 1.64

Threw 1.1 scoreless innings with a season-high 3 SO in Sunday’s loss at CWS (31 pitches); stranded 2 inherited runners to end the 6th inning.Recalled on 9/1 from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 3rd ML stint of 2018...With Pawtucket this year: 3-3, 3 SV, 5 SVO, 1.86 ERA (10 ER/48.1 IP), 21 BB, 63 SO, .200 AVG...Held LHH to a .148 AVG (9-for-61) with 6 BB and 24 SO...TAllowed only 1 ER over his final 12.0 IP over 11 appearances for the PawSox.Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2011, made ML debut in 2016 & 1st career OD roster in 2017...With BOS, has held LHH to a .13 8AVG (11-80), 23 SO.

x47-TYLER THORNBURG, RHP 2-0 0 SV 5.06 ERAvs. ALL: .286 (24-84), 4 HR vs. RHB: .277 (13-47), 4 HR vs. LHB: .297 (11-37), 0 HR WHIP: 1.50

Allowed 2 singles with 1 SO in a scoreless 9th inning last night vs. HOU (13 pitches).Since 7/22, 14 of his 18 outings are scoreless (3.71 ERA; 7 ER/17.0 IP, 7 BB, 16 SO)...Of his 12 runs allowed in 2018, 8 have come via HR (3-R, 2 2-R, 1 solo).Has a 0.75 ERA (ER/12.0 IP) in 12 appearances at Fenway Park this year and a 10.61 ERA (11 ER/9.1 IP) in 11 road games.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 to treat thoracic outlet syndrome on 6/16/17.

x44-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 4-0 0 SV 2.60 ERAvs. ALL: .220 (27-123), 6 HR vs. RHB: .231 (18-78), 3 HR vs. LHB: .200 (9-45), 3 HR WHIP: 1.10

Got the win in Wednesday’s come-from-behind victory at ATL (1.0 IP, solo HR, SO, 14 pitches), his 2nd win in as many appearances and both in the ATL series...Allowed a 2-out, go-ahead HR to Freeman in the 8th before the Sox scored 2 in the 9th on Phillips’ 2-run HR.Posting a 1.93 ERA (3 ER/14.0 IP) over his last 13 appearances (since 8/7).27 of 35 games for BOS this year are scoreless, including 13 of 15 games at Fenway (1.06 ERA; 2 ER/17.0 IP)...Has a 4.08 ERA (8 ER/17.2 IP) on the road.Posting single-season career bests for BOS this year in WHIP (1.10) and opp. AVG (.220)...Holding opponents to a .143 AVG (4-for-28) with RISP.

35-STEVEN WRIGHT, RHP 2-1 0 SV 3.21 ERAvs. ALL: .211 (32-152), 4 HR vs. RHB: .206 (22-107), 4 HR vs. LHB: .222 (10-45), 0 HR WHIP: 1.26

Worked a scoreless 6th inning in Tuesday night’s win at ATL (H, BB, SO, 21 pitches); was his 12th appearance of the season and 8th in relief.Has made 2 scoreless appearances in relief (2.0 IP) since being activated from the DL on 9/1; is 1-0, 2.00 ERA (4 ER/18.0 IP) in 8 relief appearances in 2018.For his ML career is 5-0, 3.38 ERA (25 ER, 66.2 IP), 30 BB, 54 SO in 23 relief appearances...Is 18-15, 4.00 ERA (117 ER, 263.0 IP), 93 BB, 202 SO in 44 starts.Reinstated from the DL on 9/1; was on with left knee inflammation from 6/23-8/31...Made 1 rehab appearance with Triple-A Pawtucket (8/28 vs. Lehigh Valley).Began the season on the DL recovering from left knee surgery (cartilege restoration) done in May 2017...Was reinstated from the DL on 4/28 and placed on the restricted list for 15 games...Was placed on the DL a 2nd time with left knee inflammation on 6/23.

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2018 VS. HOU CAREER VS. HOU CAREER AT FENWAY PARKPLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ERBarnes 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.2 2 0 1-1-0 5.40 10/0 11.2 13 7 13-7-1 4.48 118/2 130.2 130 65Brasier 0-0-0 13.50 1/0 0.2 2 1 0-0-0 3.38 2/0 2.2 5 1 0-0-0 2.35 14/0 15.1 10 4Cuevas -- / -- / 0-1-0 7.71 1/0 2.1 3 2Eovaldi 0-1-0 6.00 1/1 6.0 7 4 1-1-0 3.19 5/5 31.0 24 11 4-1-0 3.55 7/7 38.0 41 15Hembree 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.0 0 0 2-0-0 0.79 8/0 11.1 7 1 4-1-0 2.75 103/0 111.1 119 34Johnson 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 2 0 0-1-0 7.20 2/1 5.0 5 4 3-1-0 4.12 23/10 74.1 77 34Kelly 0-1-0 27.00 3/0 2.1 7 7 1-3-0 10.34 10/2 15.2 24 18 12-6-0 4.22 79/20 166.1 163 78Kimbrel 0-0-1 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 0-0-10 4.02 17/0 15.2 13 7 6-4-51 2.19 95/0 94.2 51 23Pomeranz 0-1-0 7.20 1/1 5.0 6 4 2-3-0 4.09 13/8 44.0 44 20 11-8-0 4.46 35/28 147.1 152 73Porcello 1-0-0 2.84 1/1 6.1 5 2 2-1-0 4.85 4/4 26.0 27 14 33-24-0 4.44 64/64 397.1 420 196Poyner -- / -- / 1-0-0 1.29 6/0 7.0 9 1Price 1-0-0 3.65 2/2 12.1 7 5 6-2-0 2.94 12/10 70.1 54 23 24-7-0 3.11 49/46 303.2 248 105Rodriguez -- / 0-1-0 8.10 2/2 6.2 12 6 14-10-0 4.33 43/43 232.2 237 112Sale 0-1-0 6.00 1/1 6.0 6 4 5-2-0 1.83 7/7 54.0 35 11 12-6-1 2.82 28/25 166.0 132 52Scott -- / 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.0 1 0 2-0-0 1.75 34/0 25.2 12 5Thornburg 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 2 0 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 3.0 2 0 3-0-0 0.60 14/0 15.0 11 1Velazquez -- / 0-0-0 0.00 2/1 5.0 3 0 6-1-0 2.23 23/4 48.1 49 12Workman -- / 1-0-0 13.50 2/0 5.1 11 8 4-7-0 3.75 56/10 108.0 102 45Wright 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 3.0 1 0 1-0-0 4.26 5/3 19.0 19 9 14-6-0 4.69 33/23 165.0 171 86

2018 vs. HOU CAREER vs. HOU CAREER AT FENWAY PARKPLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIBenintendi .300 20 6 2 3 .195 41 8 2 4 .289 574 166 14 87Betts .750 4 3 0 0 .365 85 31 3 15 .318 1,234 393 47 206Bogaerts .263 19 5 1 3 .284 116 33 5 21 .305 1,425 434 39 205Bradley Jr. .125 16 2 0 0 .263 95 25 0 9 .258 1,035 267 30 151Holt .231 13 3 0 4 .328 122 40 1 14 .257 835 215 6 75Kinsler .250 36 9 1 2 .292 366 107 14 43 .267 217 58 7 32Lin .000 1 0 0 0 .216 51 11 0 1Leon .214 14 3 0 0 .250 32 8 0 0 .252 420 106 7 48Martinez .235 17 4 1 5 .276 105 29 5 16 .358 274 98 22 66Moreland .200 20 4 2 3 .215 237 51 10 32 .275 472 130 20 77Nunez .375 16 6 0 0 .364 66 24 4 10 .298 379 113 11 45Pearce .000 2 0 0 0 .257 109 28 5 13 .215 135 29 6 18Phillips .283 445 126 15 49 .182 22 4 0 0Swihart .083 12 1 0 1 .118 17 2 0 1 .271 255 69 2 29Travis 1.000 1 1 0 2 .167 6 1 0 2 .192 52 10 0 1Vazquez .333 3 1 1 1 .292 48 14 1 7 .281 423 119 8 43

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 8/31/18 at CWS Minaya 19 29 13 1 0 42 11 7 1 0 0 19Betts 8/30/18 at CWS Gómez 25 31 11 5 0 47 7 6 2 1 0 16Bogaerts 9/7/18 vs. HOU Cole 2 21 9 0 0 30 15 7 3 0 1 26Bradley Jr. 9/1/18 at CWS Rodon 15 16 5 0 0 21 12 2 1 0 0 15Holt 8/14/18 vs. PHI Hunter 30 14 4 0 0 18 2 3 0 0 0 5Kinsler 9/1/18 at CWS Burr 18 18 11 0 0 29 9 3 0 0 0 12Leon 8/14/18 vs. PHI Pivetta 32 8 1 0 0 9 1 3 0 0 0 4Lin - - - 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Martinez 8/30/18 at CWS Vieira 22 44 7 3 0 54 21 9 3 1 0 34Moreland 8/22/18 vs. CLE Otero 23 16 6 0 0 22 12 1 3 0 0 16Núñez 9/1/18 at CWS Rodon 19 22 4 0 0 26 9 2 0 0 0 11Pearce 8/12/18 at BAL Cobb 31 10 5 0 0 15 5 2 0 0 1 8Phillips 9/5/18 at ATL Minter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Swihart 7/24/18 at BAL Ramírez 58 6 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 2Travis - - - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Vázquez 6/26/18 vs. LAA McGuire 30 11 1 0 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 3

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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 Toronto W10-7(10) 80-34 1st +9.0 KIMBREL (3-1) Giles (0-3) 31,855 57 1,716,644115 8/8 N at Toronto W10-5 81-34 1st +9.0 JOHNSON (3-3) Hauschild (1-1) 36,798 58 1,753,442116 8/9 N at Toronto L5-8 81-35 1st +8.0 Borucki (2-2) PORCELLO (14-5) 28,415 59 1,781,857117 8/10 N at Baltimore W19-12 82-35 1st +9.0 POMERANZ (2-5) Castro (2-7) 23,649 60 1,805,506118 8/11 D at Baltimore W5-0 83-35 1st +9.0 PRICE (12-6) Yacabonis (0-1) 18,003 61 1,823,509119 8/11 N at Baltimore W6-4 84-35 1st +9.5 KELLY (4-0) Wright Jr. (3-1) KIMBREL (34) 24,051 62 1,847,560120 8/12 D at Baltimore W4-1 85-35 1st +9.5 SALE (12-4) Cobb (3-15) KIMBREL (35) 25,303 63 1,872,863 8/13 Off Day 85-35 1st +10.0 121 8/14 N at Philadelphia W2-1 86-35 1st +10.0 PORCELLO (15-5) Hunter (3-2) KIMBREL (36) 33,081 64 1,905,944122 8/15 N at Philadelphia L4-7 86-36 1st +10.0 Hunter (4-2) KELLY (4-1) Dominguez (13) 35,266 65 1,941,210 8/16 Off Day 86-36 1st +10.5123 8/17 N TAMPA BAY W7-3 87-36 1st +10.5 JOHNSON (4-3) Chirinos (1-5) 37,012* 58 2,063,375 124 8/18 N TAMPA BAY W5-2 88-36 1st +10.5 PRICE (13-6) Glasnow (0-1) KIMBREL (37) 36,654* 59 2,100,029 125 8/19 D TAMPA BAY L0-2 88-37 1st +9.5 Beeks (2-1) VELÁZQUEZ (7-1) Romo (16) 37,242* 60 2,137,271126 8/20 N CLEVELAND L4-5 88-38 1st +9.0 Kluber (16-6) PORCELLO (15-6) Allen (25) 37,274* 61 2,174,545127 8/21 N CLEVELAND L3-6 88-39 1st +8.0 Bieber (7-2) EOVALDI (5-5) Hand (5) 37,188* 62 2,211,733128 8/22 N CLEVELAND W10-4 89-39 1st +9.0 BARNES (5-3) Carrasco (15-7) 37,107* 63 2,248,840129 8/23 D CLEVELAND W7-0 90-39 1st +9.5 PRICE (14-6) Plutko (4-4) 37,396* 64 2,286,236 130 8/24 N at Tampa Bay L3-10 90-40 1st +8.5 Beeks (3-1) VELÁZQUEZ (7-2) 19,723 66 1,960,933131 8/25 N at Tampa Bay L1-5 90-41 1st +7.0 Stanek (2-3) PORCELLO (15-7) 25,695 67 1,986,628132 8/26 D at Tampa Bay L1-9 90-42 1st +6.0 Snell (16-5) EOVALDI (5-6) 23,448 68 2,010,076 8/27 Off Day 90-42 1st +6.5 133 8/28 N MIAMI W8-7 91-42 1st +6.5 KIMBREL (4-1) Steckenrider (4-3) 36,708* 65 2,322,944134 8/29 N MIAMI W14-6 92-42 1st +7.5 THORNBURG (2-0) Conley (3-4) 36,628* 66 2,359,572 135 8/30 N at Chicago-AL W9-4 93-42 1st +8.5 BRASIER (1-0) Vieira (1-1) 18,015 69 2,028,091136 8/31 N at Chicago-AL L1-6 93-43 1st +7.5 Covey (5-12) EOVALDI (5-7) 23,625 70 2,051,716137 9/1 N at Chicago-AL W6-1 94-43 1st +7.5 RODRIGUEZ (12-3) Rodòn (6-4) 22,639 71 2,074,355138 9/2 D at Chiacgo-AL L0-8 94-44 1st +7.5 Shields (6-15) JOHNSON (4-4) 30,745 72 2,105,100139 9/3 D at Atlanta W8-2 95-44 1st +8.5 WORKMAN (3-0) Toussaint (1-1) 40,394* 73 2,145,494 140 9/4 N at Atlanta W5-1 96-44 1st +8.5 PORCELLO (16-7) Newcomb (11-8) 35,333 74 2,180,827141 9/5 D at Atlanta W11-10 97-44 1st +9.5 WORKMAN (4-0) Minter (4-3) KIMBREL (38) 28,386 75 2,209,213 9/6 Off Day 97-44 1st +9.5142 9/7 N HOUSTON L3-6 97-45 1st +8.5 Pressly (2-1) KELLY (4-2) Osuna (14) 36,930* 67 2,396,502143 9/8 D HOUSTON144 9/9 N 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 D 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 N 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: 86 SOLO HOMERS: 104 3-RUN HOMERS: 21 HOMERS ON THE ROAD: 97 2-RUN HOMERS: 49 GRAND SLAMS: 9

2-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (6 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)J.D. Martinez, 7/24 at BAL (9th career multi-HR game)J.D. Martinez, 8/11 at BAL-G2 (10th career multi-HR game)Xander Bogaerts, 8/22 vs. CLE (2nd 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 (1 in 2018)Brock Holt, 8/14/18 at PHI off Tommy Hunter (2nd career)

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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Red Sox Game Notes Page 9 2018 TRANSACTIONS

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.August 8 3B Rafael Devers activated from 10-day DL...INF Tony Renda optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (8/7).August 11 RHP William Cuevas recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket as club’s 26th man for day-night doubleheader.August 12 LHP Chris Sale activated from 10-day DL...RHP Brandon Workman optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (8/11)...RHP William Cuevas returned to Pawtucket (8/11).August 14 C/UTL Blake Swihart activated from 10-day DL...C Dan Butler designated for assignment.August 17 Ian Kinsler activated from 10-day DL...3B Rafael Devers placed on 10-day DL (8/16).August 18 LHP Chris Sale placed on 10-day DL (retro to 8/15)...RHP Brandon Workman recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.September 1 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez, C Christian Vázquez, and RHP Steven Wright activated from 10-day DL...LHP Bobby Poyner, LHP Robby Scott, RHP William Cuevas, INF Tzu-Wei

Lin, and 1B/OF Sam Travis recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.September 4 INF Brandon Phillips selected to active ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket...3B Rafael Devers activated from 10-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 (60-day) March 29 --- 142 (97-45)Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain (60-day) March 29 --- 142 (97-45)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 --- 101 (69-32)Mookie Betts Left abdominal strain June 1 (May 29) June 11 12 (7-5)Dustin Pedroia Left knee inflamation (60-day) June 2 (May 30) --- 87 (59-28)Drew Pomeranz Left biceps tendinitis June 5 (June 2) July 24 44 (32-12)Steven Wright Left knee inflammation June 26 (June 23) September 1 59 (42-17)Christian Vázquez Right fifth finger fracture July 8 September 1 46 (32-14)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 September 1 39 (26-13)Rafael Devers Left hamstring strain July 29 August 8 8 (7-1)Chris Sale Mild left shoulder inflammation July 31 (July 28) August 12 14 (12-2)Blake Swihart Right hamstring strain August 3 August 14 10 (9-1)Ian Kinsler Left hamstring strain August 4 August 17 11 (9-2)Rafael Devers Left hamstring strain August 17 (August 16) September 4 17 (9-8)Chris Sale Mild left shoulder inflammation August 18 (August 15) --- 21 (11-10)2018 Totals 19 Players 26 DL stints 1,002 Games Missed

DATE TRANSACTION

PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED 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..........Rick Porcello, 8/14/18 at PHI, 2B off Nick PivettaPitcher hit a home run .................. Josh Beckett, 6/14/09 at PHI off J.A. HappHit for the cycle .................................................. Mookie Betts, 8/9/18 at TORHitting 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 ................................................... 8/29/18 vs. MIA (8-7 in 9 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 .................. 8/29/18 vs. MIA (11 runs in 7th 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

INDIVIDUAL BATTING

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING

Most runs, game ..................................................................19, 8/10 at BALMost runs, inning .......................................................11, 8/29 vs. MIA (7th)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 ........................................................12, 8/29 vs. MIA (7th)Consecutive hits, inning ...........................6, 4 times, last 8/29 vs. MIA (7th)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, 5 times, last 8/4 at ATL 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, 29 times, last Martinez, 8/25 at TBMost triples .................................................................2, Betts, 7/13 vs. TORMost home runs ....................................3, 3 times, last Pearce, 8/2 vs. NYY Most extra-base hits .........................3, 9 times, last Bogaerts, 8/17 vs. TORMost 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, 7/2-14

Most strikeouts (9 innings)............................... 18, 3 times, last 9/1 at CWSMost strikeouts (extra innings) ..............................19, 5/11 at TOR (12 inn.)Most walks (9 innings) ......................................... 8, 2 times, last 9/5 at ATLMost walks, (extra innings) ..................................... 7, 6/11 at BAL (12 inn.) Fewest walks ..................................................... 0, 6 times, last 8/23 vs. CLEMost runs allowed, game ...................................................13, 7/13 vs. TOR Most runs allowed, inning ...........................6, 2 times, last 5/3 at TEX (4th) 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 ...............................................7, 8/24 vs. TB (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 Most strikeouts, reliever ........................................... 5, Wright, 5/18 vs. BAL Most walks allowed ..........................5, 2 times, last Pomeranz, 8/7 vs. NYY Longest winning streak ............................7, 2 times, last Sale, 6/13-presentLongest losing streak .............................................. 4, Pomeranz, 5/18-7/31 Most consec. scoreless inn., starter ...........................28.0, 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, 3 times, last Eovaldi, 8/21 vs. CLEFewest 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, 3 times, last 8/24-26Most games over .500 ...............................................53, 9/5 at ATL (97-44)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 ..............6, 9/5 at ATL (down 1-7, won 9-8) Largest lead relinquished to lose......................4, 3/29 at TB (led 4-0, lost 4-6)Most double plays turned ................................. 3, 3 times, last 8/23 vs. CLEMost double plays turned by opponent ....................................5, 7/8 at KCMost errors ...............................................................................4, 5/1 vs. KCMost errors by an opponent ..................................................4, 7/13 vs. TORMost stolen bases by an opponent ...................... 3, 2 times, last 8/24 at TB

TEAM BATTING

INDIVIDUAL BATTING

TEAM PITCHING

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING

MISCELLANEOUS TEAM

SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

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RED SOX 83 75 80 77 114 89 98 72 60 21 769OPPONENTS 77 62 67 68 43 51 62 68 41 10 549

STARTERS 64-34 3.71 790.0 716 352 325 239 840 99RELIEVERS 33-11-40 3.54 488.1 428 197 192 199 527 50

BUTLER 1 2 33.3 1 0LEON 6 22 21.4 9 1SWIHART 5 7 41.7 0 0VÁZQUEZ 6 19 24.0 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 (5 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 Hamari8/31/18 at CWS (8th inning), SS Xander Bogaerts and RHP Rick Porcello by HP umpire Will Little

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 single8/28 vs. MIA (9th inning), Eduardo Núñez reaches on throwing error

WALK-OFF WINS (6 in 2018)

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

1st: Benintendi (18, 9-9), Betts (117, 83-34), Bradley Jr. (3, 2-1), Lin (1, 0-1), Núñez (3, 3-0)2nd: Benintendi (107, 79-28), Bogaerts (15, 9-6), Devers (2, 1-1), Holt (8, 4-4), Kinsler (1, 1-0), Núñez (1, 0-1), Ramirez (6, 2-4), Swihart (2, 1-1)3rd: Benintendi (1, 1-0), Bogaerts (8, 3-5), Martinez (59, 43-16), Moreland (24, 15-9), Pearce (12, 9-3), Ramirez (38, 27-11)4th: Bogaerts (14, 8-6), Devers (3, 2-1), Martinez (73, 49-24), Moreland (41, 30-11), Núñez (1, 1-0), Pearce (9, 7-2), Pedroia (1, 0-1)5th: Bogaerts (81, 58-23), Bradley Jr. (2, 2-0), Devers (20, 13-7), Holt (1, 0-1), Kinsler (2, 2-0), Moreland (17, 10-7), Núñez (12, 7-5), Pearce (5, 3-2), Phillips (1, 1-0), Travis (1, 1-0)6th: Bradley Jr. (7, 5-2), Devers (50, 36-14), Holt (17, 15-2), Kinsler (10, 3-7), Moreland (12, 8-4), Núñez (39, 26-13), Pedroia (2, 2-0), Swihart (2, 0-2), Travis (2, 1-1), Vázquez (1, 1-0)7th: Bradley Jr. (17, 11-6), Devers (16, 12-4), Holt (26, 17-9), Kinsler (7, 5-2), León (5, 3-2), Núñez (57, 41-16), Swihart (10, 5-5), Travis (1, 0-1), Vázquez (3, 3-0)8th: Bradley Jr. (21, 13-8), Butler (2, 2-0), Devers, (10, 6-4), Holt (12, 9-3), León (45, 32-13), Núñez (1, 0-1), Swihart (13, 8-5), Vázquez (38, 27-11)9th: Bradley Jr. (71, 49-22), Eovaldi (2, 1-1), Holt (10, 8-2), Johnson (2, 2-0), León (20, 13-7), Lin (10, 6-4), Porcello (3, 3-0), Rodriguez (1, 1-0), Sale (1, 1-0), Swihart (5, 1-4), Vázquez (16, 11-5), Velázquez (1,1-0)

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

C: Butler (2, 2-0), León (71, 48-23), Swihart (12, 5-7), Vázquez (57, 42-15)1B: Holt (2, 2-0), Moreland (93, 63-30), Pearce (17, 12-5), Ramirez (25, 17-8), Swihart (4, 2-2), Travis (1, 1-0)2B: Holt (47, 32-15), Kinsler (19, 11-8), Lin (2, 0-2), Núñez (70, 51-19), Pedroia (3, 2-1), Phillips (1, 1-0)SS: Bogaerts (118, 78-40), Holt (16, 14-2), Lin (8, 5-3)3B: Devers (100, 70-30), Holt (3, 1-2), Lin, (1, 1-0), Núñez (37, 23-14), Swihart (1, 1-0)LF: Benintendi (107, 77-30), Holt (1, 0-1), Martinez (32, 20-12), Swihart (1, 0-1), Travis (1, 0-1)CF: Benintendi (19, 12-7), Betts (10, 8-2), Bradley Jr. (113, 77-36)RF: Betts (106, 75-31), Bradley Jr. (8, 5-3), Holt (4, 3-1), Martinez (18, 10-8), Swihart (6, 4-2)DH: Betts (1, 0-1), Devers (1, 0-1), Holt (2, 0-2), Martinez (83, 62-21), Núñez (7, 4-3), Pearce (9, 6-3), Ramirez (19, 12-7), Swihart (7, 3-4), Travis (2, 1-1), Vázquez (1, 0-1)

OUTFIELD ASSISTS (25 in 2018)

Andrew Benintendi..............................................................................................10Jackie Bradley Jr.......................................................................................................9Mookie Betts ........................................................................................................4J.D. Martinez........................................................................................................2

RED SOX MANAGER CHALLENGES

TOTAL OVERTURNED CONFIRMED STOOD 38 20 9 9

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