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WINNING 101: The Red Sox’ 101 wins are tied for the 3rd-most in franchise history...They would need to go 5-9 (.357) or better in their final 14 games to break the franchise’s single-season wins record of 105 (1912). The Sox’ 101 wins are tied for their most ever through 148 games (also 1912)...The 1912 club lost its 149th game. MOST WINS IN RED SOX HISTORY Rk. Club W-L (Win %) Finish 1. 1912 105-47 (.691) Won World Series 2. 1946 104-50 (.675) Lost in World Series T3. 1915 101-50 (.669) Won World Series T3. 2018 101-47 (.682) -- 5. 1978 99-64 (.607) Missed Postseason 6. 2004 98-64 (.605) Won World Series STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead the majors with 101 wins and a .682 winning percentage. The Sox snapped a 4-game win streak last night... They are 11-5 in their last 16 games and an MLB-best 45-18 (.714) since 7/2. BOS is 54 games above .500, 1 shy of its season high (+55)...The only other season in which BOS reached as many as 55 games above .500 was 1912 (+58). EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead the Yankees by 9.5 games, 1 shy of their largest lead of the season (10.5)... Their magic number to win the AL East is 6. The Sox won the AL East title in 2016 and 2017; they have never finished in 1st place in 3 straight seasons. FIRST IMPRESSION: Alex Cora became the 1st manager to guide a team to 101+ wins in his 1st season with the club since Dusty Baker (1993 Giants, 103-59)...The only other manager to lead the Sox to 101+ wins in his 1st season with the team is Jake Stahl (105-47 in 1912). Cora is the 5th person to lead a team to 100+ wins in his 1st season as an MLB manager (see table at right). OCTOBER BASEBALL: The Red Sox clinched a postseason berth with Tuesday night’s 7-2 win over TOR. This is the 3rd consecutive year in which the Sox have earned a postseason berth, matching the longest streak in franchise history (also 2003-05 and 2007-09). This is the 24th time the Sox have qualified for the postseason, including the 10th time in 17 years under the current ownership group (Henry-Werner; 2002-pres.). 148 DOWN: The Red Sox are 1 of 17 teams since 1900 to win 101+ of their first 148 games...9 of the previous 16 went on to win the World Series (in 2 of those 16 seasons, no World Series was played). MOST RECENT TEAMS TO WIN 101+ OF FIRST 148 GAMES Year Club First 148 Record Finish 2018 BOS 101-47 -- -- 2001 SEA 106-42 116-46 Lost in ALCS 1998 NYY 104-44 114-48 Won WS 1969 BAL 102-46 109-53 Lost in WS 1954 CLE 106-40-2 111-43-2 Lost in WS HERE AND THERE: The Red Sox have 52 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). The Sox own MLB’s highest winning percentage at home (.712, 52-21)...8 of their 14 remaining games will be played at Fenway Park. At 49-26 (.653), the Red Sox own the majors’ 2nd- best road record behind HOU (.703, 52-22)...The BOS franchise record for road win % is .640 (1912, 48-27). MONTH BY MONTH: The Red Sox posted a .620+ win % in March (.667), April (.760), May (.621), June (.630), July (.760), and August (.667)...The only season in which BOS has ever had a .620+ win % in each month is 1912. NATIONAL SENSATION: The Red Sox have won each of Rick Porcello’s last 13 Interleague starts (2015-18)...That is the longest streak of team wins for any pitcher in Interleague history (previous: 12, Johan Santana, 2002-05). In that stretch, the Sox have defeated 9 of the 15 NL clubs (ATL-2, PHI-2, SF-2, STL-2, ARI, CIN, MIA, PIT, WSH). MEET THE METS: Including the postseason, the Red Sox and Mets are 16-16 against each other all-time (8-8 in Boston and 8-8 in New York). The Red Sox are 35-9 (.795) in their last 44 Interleague games, including 25-5 (.833) in their last 30...They are unbeaten in their last 12 series vs. NL teams (9-0-3). The Sox are 12-0-3 in their last 15 home series against NL clubs (last loss: 2014 vs. CHC)...They are 19-4 (.826) in their last 23 Interleague games at Fenway Park. SERIES BUSINESS: The Red Sox have lost only 2 of their last 20 series (13-2-5) since the start of July. The Sox have earned 15 series sweeps and have been swept only once...According to Elias, the Sox’ 13 sweeps of 3+ games are the most in franchise history (previous: 11 in 1986 and 2009). M-V-P! M-V-P!: According to FanGraphs, Mookie Betts leads the majors in WAR (9.2) and has recorded 19 defensive runs saved...He also leads MLB in AVG (.339) and ranks 2nd in runs (117), OBP (.431), SLG (.624), and OPS (1.055), as well as T-5th in XBH (76) and T-8th in steals (28). Betts is the 1st player in MLB history to hit 40+ doubles and steal 20+ bases in 4 straight years (source: Elias). 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 (122), SLG (.633), hits (tied, 176), and total bases (337)...He ranks 2nd in AVG (.331), HR (41), and XBH (tied, 78), as well as 3rd in OPS (1.035), 4th in runs (106), and 5th in OBP (.402). Martinez is the 10th Red Sox player ever to hit as many as 41 HR in a season (last: David Ortiz in 2006)...He is 4 doubles shy of joining Ortiz and Manny Ramirez as the only Red Sox to hit 40+ HR and 40+ doubles in a season. MLB LEADERS IN TRIPLE CROWN CATEGORIES Stat 1st 2nd AVG Mookie Betts (.339) J.D. Martinez (.331) HR Khris Davis (42) J.D. Martinez (41) RBI J.D. Martinez (122) Khris Davis (111) #DODAMAGE: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs (790), runs per game (5.34), AVG (.268), OBP (.337), SLG (.451), OPS (.788), doubles (319), and XBH (536)...They also own MLB’s 2nd-lowest strikeout % (19.7). The Red Sox have scored 5+ runs in a game an MLB- high 84 times...They are 74-10 (.881) in those games, including 54-4 (.931) since 5/16, and 16-0 since 8/10. RUNNIN’ RED SOX: The Red Sox are 10-for-10 in stolen base opportunities in their last 4 games...They have stolen 3 bases in each of their last 3 games...Prior to this week, it had been 106 years since the Sox stole 3+ bases in as many as 3 consecutive games (3 straight in 1912). The Sox rank T-2nd in MLB in steals and 5th in stolen base success rate (79.3%, 115-for-145). THIS AND THAT: The Red Sox are 9-1 in their last 10 games decided by 1 run, including 5-0 in their last 5...The Sox’ .686 win % in 1-run games (24-11) ranks 2nd in the majors behind OAK (.707, 29-12). The Sox are an MLB-best 73-6 (.924) when leading after 5 innings and 17-5 (.773) when tied after 5. The Sox are 67-13 (.838) when they score 1st and 34-34 (.500) when they don’t, both the best such records in MLB. BOSTON RED SOX (101-47) vs. NEW YORK METS (69-78) Saturday, September 15, 2018 4:05 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA RHP Rick Porcello (16-7, 4.27) vs. RHP Corey Oswalt (3-2, 6.62) Game #149 • Home Game #74 TV: NESN/MLBN 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., 9/16 vs. NYM 1:05 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (12-4, 1.96) RHP Jacob deGrom (8-9, 1.71) NESN Mon., 9/17 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 METS All-Time ......................................... 13-12 In Boston.............................................7-6 In New York.........................................6-6 At Citi Field ....................................2-1 2018 .................................................... 0-1 In Boston.............................................0-1 In New York.........................................0-0 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 9/14 H L0-8 Syndergaard CUEVAS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ...........................1st, +9.5 Home/Road ............................. 52-21/49-26 Day/Night .................................. 32-9/69-38 March/April/May/June.... 2-1/19-6/18-11/17-10 July/August/September ......... 19-6/18-9/8-4 vs. AL East .......................................... 48-19 vs. AL Central ..................................... 18-12 vs. AL West ......................................... 21-12 vs. National League.............................. 14-4 vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 80-33/21-14 Leading after 6 innings ........................ 79-5 Tied after 6 innings .............................. 12-3 Trailing after 6 innings ....................... 10-39 Leading after 7 innings ........................ 84-4 Tied after 7 innings .............................. 12-4 Trailing after 7 innings ......................... 5-39 Leading after 8 innings ........................ 90-1 Tied after 8 innings ................................ 7-1 Trailing after 8 innings ......................... 4-45 Red Sox score first.............................. 67-13 Opponents score first ......................... 34-34 Come-from-behind wins ......................... 44 Shutouts............................................... 14-7 Scoring less than 3 runs ....................... 8-23 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ............................. 19-14 Scoring 5 or more runs ....................... 74-10 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 79-20/22-27 1-run/2-run games .................... 24-11/15-7 Walk-offs................................................ 7-2 Extra innings (home/road)............... 5-1/3-2 Series openers/finales ............. 32-16/34-13 Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 17-4-2 Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 14-5-5 Series W-L-T (total)........................... 31-9-7 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 8-0/7-1 HIGHEST WIN % IN RED SOX HISTORY Rk. Year Win % 1. 1912 ........................... .691 (105-47) 2. 2018 ...................... .682 (101-47) 3. 1946 ........................... .675 (104-50) 4. 1915 ........................... .669 (101-50) 5. 1903 ............................. .659 (91-47) MOST WINS, 1ST-YEAR MLB MANAGER Rk. Manager (Team) Wins 1. Ralph Houk (1961 NYY) .............. 109 2. Dusty Baker (1993 SF)................. 103 3. Sparky Anderson (1970 CIN) ....... 102 T4. Mickey Cochrane (1934 DET) ...... 101 T4. Alex Cora (2018 BOS) ........... 101 MOST HR IN 1ST SEASON WITH SOX Rk. Player (Year) HR 1. Dick Stuart (1963) ......................... 42 T2. Jimmie Foxx (1936) ....................... 41 T2. J.D. Martinez (2018) ................ 41 T2. Manny Ramirez (2001) ................. 41 MOST RBI IN 1ST SEASON WITH SOX Rk. Player (Year) RBI 1. Ted Williams (1939) .................... 145 2. Jimmie Foxx (1936) ..................... 143 3. Vern Stephens (137).................... 137 4. Manny Ramirez (2001) ............... 125 5. J.D. Martinez (2018) .............. 122 MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18 Rk. Club Wins 1. Boston ................................... 287 2. Chicago-NL ................................. 281 3. Cleveland .................................... 278 MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL) Rk. Pitcher Wins 1. David Price............................ 101 2. Chris Sale ................................ 99 T3. Rick Porcello ........................... 96 T3. Justin Verlander ............................ 96
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Page 1: BOSTON RED SOX (101-47) vs. NEW YORK METS (69-78) · 2020. 4. 20. · Sox’ .686 win % in 1-run games (24-11) ranks 2nd in the ... when they don’t, both the best such records in

WINNING 101: The Red Sox’ 101 wins are tied for the 3rd-most in franchise history...They would need to go 5-9 (.357) or better in their final 14 games to break the franchise’s single-season wins record of 105 (1912).

The Sox’ 101 wins are tied for their most ever through 148 games (also 1912)...The 1912 club lost its 149th game.

MOST WINS IN RED SOX HISTORYRk. Club W-L (Win %) Finish1. 1912 105-47 (.691) Won World Series2. 1946 104-50 (.675) Lost in World SeriesT3. 1915 101-50 (.669) Won World SeriesT3. 2018 101-47 (.682) --5. 1978 99-64 (.607) Missed Postseason6. 2004 98-64 (.605) Won World Series

STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead the majors with 101 wins and a .682 winning percentage.

The Sox snapped a 4-game win streak last night...They are 11-5 in their last 16 games and an MLB-best 45-18 (.714) since 7/2.

BOS is 54 games above .500, 1 shy of its season high (+55)...The only other season in which BOS reached as many as 55 games above .500 was 1912 (+58).

EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead the Yankees by 9.5 games, 1 shy of their largest lead of the season (10.5)...Their magic number to win the AL East is 6.

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

FIRST IMPRESSION: Alex Cora became the 1st manager to guide a team to 101+ wins in his 1st season with the club since Dusty Baker (1993 Giants, 103-59)...The only other manager to lead the Sox to 101+ wins in his 1st season with the team is Jake Stahl (105-47 in 1912).

Cora is the 5th person to lead a team to 100+ wins in his 1st season as an MLB manager (see table at right).

OCTOBER BASEBALL: The Red Sox clinched a postseason berth with Tuesday night’s 7-2 win over TOR.

This is the 3rd consecutive year in which the Sox have earned a postseason berth, matching the longest streak in franchise history (also 2003-05 and 2007-09).

This is the 24th time the Sox have qualified for the postseason, including the 10th time in 17 years under the current ownership group (Henry-Werner; 2002-pres.).

148 DOWN: The Red Sox are 1 of 17 teams since 1900 to win 101+ of their first 148 games...9 of the previous 16 went on to win the World Series (in 2 of those 16 seasons, no World Series was played).

MOST RECENT TEAMS TO WIN 101+ OF FIRST 148 GAMESYear Club First 148 Record Finish2018 BOS 101-47 -- --2001 SEA 106-42 116-46 Lost in ALCS1998 NYY 104-44 114-48 Won WS1969 BAL 102-46 109-53 Lost in WS1954 CLE 106-40-2 111-43-2 Lost in WS

HERE AND THERE: The Red Sox have 52 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).

The Sox own MLB’s highest winning percentage at home (.712, 52-21)...8 of their 14 remaining games will be played at Fenway Park.

At 49-26 (.653), the Red Sox own the majors’ 2nd-best road record behind HOU (.703, 52-22)...The BOS franchise record for road win % is .640 (1912, 48-27).

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

NATIONAL SENSATION: The Red Sox have won each of Rick Porcello’s last 13 Interleague starts (2015-18)...That is the longest streak of team wins for any pitcher in Interleague history (previous: 12, Johan Santana, 2002-05).

In that stretch, the Sox have defeated 9 of the 15 NL clubs (ATL-2, PHI-2, SF-2, STL-2, ARI, CIN, MIA, PIT, WSH).

MEET THE METS: Including the postseason, the Red Sox and Mets are 16-16 against each other all-time (8-8 in Boston and 8-8 in New York).

The Red Sox are 35-9 (.795) in their last 44 Interleague games, including 25-5 (.833) in their last 30...They are unbeaten in their last 12 series vs. NL teams (9-0-3).

The Sox are 12-0-3 in their last 15 home series against NL clubs (last loss: 2014 vs. CHC)...They are 19-4 (.826) in their last 23 Interleague games at Fenway Park.

SERIES BUSINESS: The Red Sox have lost only 2 of their last 20 series (13-2-5) since the start of July.

The Sox have earned 15 series sweeps and have been swept only once...According to Elias, the Sox’ 13 sweeps of 3+ games are the most in franchise history (previous: 11 in 1986 and 2009).

M-V-P! M-V-P!: According to FanGraphs, Mookie Betts leads the majors in WAR (9.2) and has recorded 19 defensive runs saved...He also leads MLB in AVG (.339) and ranks 2nd in runs (117), OBP (.431), SLG (.624), and OPS (1.055), as well as T-5th in XBH (76) and T-8th in steals (28).

Betts is the 1st player in MLB history to hit 40+ doubles and steal 20+ bases in 4 straight years (source: Elias).

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 (122), SLG (.633), hits (tied, 176), and total bases (337)...He ranks 2nd in AVG (.331), HR (41), and XBH (tied, 78), as well as 3rd in OPS (1.035), 4th in runs (106), and 5th in OBP (.402).

Martinez is the 10th Red Sox player ever to hit as many as 41 HR in a season (last: David Ortiz in 2006)...He is 4 doubles shy of joining Ortiz and Manny Ramirez as the only Red Sox to hit 40+ HR and 40+ doubles in a season.MLB LEADERS IN TRIPLE CROWN CATEGORIES

Stat 1st 2nd AVG Mookie Betts (.339) J.D. Martinez (.331)HR Khris Davis (42) J.D. Martinez (41)RBI J.D. Martinez (122) Khris Davis (111)

#DODAMAGE: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs (790), runs per game (5.34), AVG (.268), OBP (.337), SLG (.451), OPS (.788), doubles (319), and XBH (536)...They also own MLB’s 2nd-lowest strikeout % (19.7).

The Red Sox have scored 5+ runs in a game an MLB-high 84 times...They are 74-10 (.881) in those games, including 54-4 (.931) since 5/16, and 16-0 since 8/10.

RUNNIN’ RED SOX: The Red Sox are 10-for-10 in stolen base opportunities in their last 4 games...They have stolen 3 bases in each of their last 3 games...Prior to this week, it had been 106 years since the Sox stole 3+ bases in as many as 3 consecutive games (3 straight in 1912).

The Sox rank T-2nd in MLB in steals and 5th in stolen base success rate (79.3%, 115-for-145).

THIS AND THAT: The Red Sox are 9-1 in their last 10 games decided by 1 run, including 5-0 in their last 5...The Sox’ .686 win % in 1-run games (24-11) ranks 2nd in the majors behind OAK (.707, 29-12).

The Sox are an MLB-best 73-6 (.924) when leading after 5 innings and 17-5 (.773) when tied after 5.

The Sox are 67-13 (.838) when they score 1st and 34-34 (.500) when they don’t, both the best such records in MLB.

BOSTON RED SOX (101-47) vs. NEW YORK METS (69-78)Saturday, September 15, 2018 • 4:05 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA

RHP Rick Porcello (16-7, 4.27) vs. RHP Corey Oswalt (3-2, 6.62)Game #149 • Home Game #74 • TV: NESN/MLBN • 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., 9/16 vs. NYM 1:05 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (12-4, 1.96) RHP Jacob deGrom (8-9, 1.71) NESNMon., 9/17 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 METSAll-Time .........................................13-12 In Boston .............................................7-6 In New York .........................................6-6 At Citi Field ....................................2-1

2018 .................................................... 0-1 In Boston .............................................0-1 In New York .........................................0-0

DATE H/R SCORE WP LP9/14 H L0-8 Syndergaard CUEVAS

REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWNAL East Standing ...........................1st, +9.5Home/Road ............................. 52-21/49-26Day/Night .................................. 32-9/69-38March/April/May/June .... 2-1/19-6/18-11/17-10July/August/September ......... 19-6/18-9/8-4vs. AL East ..........................................48-19vs. AL Central .....................................18-12vs. AL West .........................................21-12vs. National League..............................14-4vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 80-33/21-14Leading after 6 innings ........................79-5Tied after 6 innings ..............................12-3Trailing after 6 innings .......................10-39Leading after 7 innings ........................84-4Tied after 7 innings ..............................12-4Trailing after 7 innings .........................5-39Leading after 8 innings ........................90-1Tied after 8 innings ................................7-1Trailing after 8 innings .........................4-45Red Sox score first ..............................67-13Opponents score first .........................34-34Come-from-behind wins .........................44Shutouts ...............................................14-7Scoring less than 3 runs .......................8-23Scoring 3 or 4 runs .............................19-14Scoring 5 or more runs .......................74-10Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 79-20/22-271-run/2-run games .................... 24-11/15-7Walk-offs ................................................7-2Extra innings (home/road) ............... 5-1/3-2Series openers/finales ............. 32-16/34-13Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 17-4-2Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 14-5-5Series W-L-T (total) ........................... 31-9-7Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 8-0/7-1

HIGHEST WIN % IN RED SOX HISTORYRk. Year Win %1. 1912 ........................... .691 (105-47)2. 2018 ...................... .682 (101-47)3. 1946 ........................... .675 (104-50)4. 1915 ........................... .669 (101-50)5. 1903 ............................. .659 (91-47)

MOST WINS, 1ST-YEAR MLB MANAGERRk. Manager (Team) Wins1. Ralph Houk (1961 NYY) .............. 1092. Dusty Baker (1993 SF) ................. 1033. Sparky Anderson (1970 CIN) ....... 102T4. Mickey Cochrane (1934 DET) ...... 101T4. Alex Cora (2018 BOS) ........... 101

MOST HR IN 1ST SEASON WITH SOXRk. Player (Year) HR1. Dick Stuart (1963) ......................... 42T2. Jimmie Foxx (1936) ....................... 41T2. J.D. Martinez (2018) ................ 41T2. Manny Ramirez (2001) ................. 41

MOST RBI IN 1ST SEASON WITH SOXRk. Player (Year) RBI1. Ted Williams (1939) .................... 1452. Jimmie Foxx (1936) ..................... 1433. Vern Stephens (137).................... 1374. Manny Ramirez (2001) ............... 1255. J.D. Martinez (2018) .............. 122MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18Rk. Club Wins1. Boston ................................... 2872. Chicago-NL ................................. 2813. Cleveland .................................... 278

MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL)Rk. Pitcher Wins1. David Price ............................ 1012. Chris Sale ................................ 99T3. Rick Porcello ........................... 96T3. Justin Verlander ............................ 96

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TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER

TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 16-7 4.27 30 30 179.1 167 90 85 26 44 182 .242CAREER 134-106 4.25 308 304 1851.0 1988 960 875 223 425 1356 .274

TODAY’S START: Leads the Red Sox with 16 wins, tied for the 4th-most in the AL (T-5th in MLB). The Red Sox have won 10 of his last 15 starts and 12 of his last 19. Is 1-2 with a 9.15 ERA (20 ER/19.2 IP) in 4 starts vs. TOR this season...In his other 26 outings

during the campaign, is 15-5 with a 3.66 ERA (65 ER/159.2 IP). Since joining the Red Sox in 2015, Porcello is 54-9 (.857) in 79 starts when he receives 3+

runs of support, with the Red Sox going 64-15 (.810) in those games.Last start: Made his 30th start of the season on 9/9 vs. HOU (5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, BB, 6 SO).

Since Porcello debuted in 2009, the only other AL pitchers to make 30+ starts in as many as 7 seasons are Justin Verlander (9), James Shields (7), and Felix Hernández (7).VS. THE METS:

The Sox have won each of his last 13 Interleague starts (2015-18). Is 1-1 with an 8.44 ERA (10 ER/10.2 IP) in 2 career starts vs. NYM. Over 40 career Interleague outings (38 starts) is 21-8 with a 4.08 ERA (105 ER/231.2 IP).

2018 HIGHLIGHTS: Made his 300th career start on 8/20, at the age of 29...The most recent pitchers to make

300 starts before turning 30 years old prior to Porcello were Felix Hernández, CC Sabathia, Fernando Valenzuela, Greg Maddux, Dwight Gooden, and Dennis Eckersley.

Made his 25th start on 8/14 at PHI...Became the 4th AL pitcher ever to make 25+ starts in each of his first 10 seasons (Fritz Peterson, 1966-75; George Mullin, 1902-11; Eddie Plank, 1901-10).

Joined CC Sabathia (2001-10), Bert Blyleven (1970-79), Kid Nichols (1890-99), and Mickey Welch (1880-89) as the only ML pitchers to do so prior to their age-30 season.

Allowed 1 hit in his 1st complete game of 2018 on 8/3 vs. NYY (W, 9.0 IP, ER, 9 SO, HBP)...Retired 27 of his 29 batters faced, including his final 21.

Also retired his final 17 batters faced on 6/21 at MIN (7.0 IP, H, BB, 5 SO) and carried a no-hitter through 6.0 IP on 4/12 vs. NYY (7.0 IP, 2 H, 6 SO).

Threw just 86 pitches on 8/3 vs. NYY, the fewest in a 9.0-IP complete game since SF’s Yusmeiro Petit on 9/9/14 vs. ARI (84)...Are tied for the 2nd-fewest by a Red Sox in a 9.0-IP complete game since at least 1908: Aaron Cook-81 on 6/29/12 at SEA, Roger Clemens-86 on 9/10/88 vs. CLE.

22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP 16-7, 4.27 ERA, 30 starts

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10+ SO G

20189.0 IP, 8/3 vs. NYY

9, 2x, last 7/8 at KC8, 7/13 vs. TOR8, 7/13 vs. TOR4, 7/13 vs. TOR10, 8/14 at PHI3, 8/25 vs. CLE

1, 8/3 vs. NYY (9.0 IP)-

5, 3/31-5/92, 8/20-8/25

1, 8/14 at PHI (10)

CAREER9.0, 7x, last 8/3/18 vs. NYY12, 6x, last 7/4/16 vs. TEX

11, 8/25/17 vs. BAL9, 4/20/13 at LAA6, 5/29/14 at OAK13, 9/1/15 vs. NYY4, 4/14/17 vs. TB

10, 8/3/18 vs. NYY3, last 8/20/14 at TB8, 5/22/16-7/29/16

7, 5/22-7/1/155, last 8/14/18 at PHI (10)

SPLITS

HOMEROAD

OPP. AVGVS. LHBVS. RHB

WHIP

20186-4, 4.85 ERA, 13 GS10-3, 3.78 ERA, 17 GS.242 (167-691), 26 HR.238 (77-324), 14 HR.245 (90-367), 12 HR

1.18

CAREER67-52, 4.49 ERA, 150 GS

67-54, 4.03 ERA, 158 G, 154 GS.274 (1988-7268), 223 HR.283 (1090-3853), 125 HR.263 (898-3415), 98 HR

1.30

METS CAREER VS. PORCELLO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBIBruce .000 2 0 0 0Conforto - 0 0 0 0Flores - 0 0 0 0Frazier .000 3 0 0 1Jackson .000 3 0 0 0Lobaton .375 8 3 0 0McNeil - 0 0 0 0Mesoraco - 0 0 0 0Nido - 0 0 0 0Nimmo - 0 0 0 0Plawecki - 0 0 0 0Reinheimer - 0 0 0 0Reyes .500 12 6 0 0Rosario - 0 0 0 0Smith - 0 0 0 0

RED SOX CAREER vs. OSWALT

PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi - 0 0 0 0Betts - 0 0 0 0Bogaerts - 0 0 0 0Bradley Jr. - 0 0 0 0Devers - 0 0 0 0Holt - 0 0 0 0Kinsler - 0 0 0 0Leon - 0 0 0 0Lin - 0 0 0 0Martinez - 0 0 0 0Moreland - 0 0 0 0Núñez - 0 0 0 0Pearce - 0 0 0 0Phillips - 0 0 0 0Swihart - 0 0 0 0Travis - 0 0 0 0Vázquez - 0 0 0 0

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VS. NYM W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO2018 0-0 - - - - - - - - -CAREER 1-1 8.44 2 2 10.2 15 10 2 3 4at FENWAY 0-0 - - - - - - - - -

STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN

QUALITY SOXSTARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC.Sale 24 17 94/147.0 5.76 16-8Price 28 18 91/165.2 4.94 21-7Porcello 30 16 128/179.1 6.42 20-10Velázquez 7 0 18/27.0 6.00 5-2Johnson 12 1 52/57.2 8.12 9-3Rodriguez 22 7 78/119.2 5.87 18-4Pomeranz 11 2 23/51.1 4.03 5-6Wright 4 3 11/24.0 4.13 3-1Beeks 1 0 1/4.0 2.25 0-1Eovaldi 8 2 13/37.1 3.13 4-4Cuevas 1 0 0/2.0 0.00 0-1

41-CHRIS SALE, LHP 12-4, 1.96 ERA, 24 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 12-4 1.96 24 24 147.0 92 34 32 10 33 221 .176CAREER 103-62 2.88 284 204 1471.1 1179 505 471 147 336 1773 .217

LAST 5 STARTSDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO7/11 TEX W 7.0 6 0 0 1 127/22 at DET W 6.0 2 0 0 0 97/27 MIN - 6.0 3 0 0 2 108/12 at BAL W 5.0 1 0 0 0 129/11 TOR - 1.0 1 0 0 0 20.00 ERA 3-0 25.0 13 0 0 3 45

TOMORROW’S START: Has not allowed a run in his last 29.0 IP, the longest scoreless streak in the majors this season. Struck out 10+ in 7 of his last 9 starts, averaging 15.92 SO/9.0 IP during that span. Allowed 3 runs over 8.0 IP in his only career outing vs. NYM with CWS on 6/25/13.

DATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES3/31 W3-2 at TB W 3-0 5.1 6 1 1 1 4 0 89/61 Held TB scoreless through 5.0 IP4/7 W10-3 TB W 10-3 7.1 6 3 3 0 7 0 94/66 Retired 17 straight Rays from the 2nd inning to the 7th4/12 W6-3 NYY W 6-0 7.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 99/69 Carried a no-hitter through 6.0 IP4/18 W9-0 at LAA W 7-0 6.0 6 0 0 0 6 0 101/71 1st back-to-back scoreless starts since 2016 (2, 4/25-30)4/24 L3-4 at TOR - 1-3 7.0 3 3 3 3 9 0 103/65 9+ SO for the 1st time since 4/26/17 (also 9)4/29 W4-3 TB - 3-3 7.2 7 3 3 0 6 1 116/82 Longest start with 0 BB since 7/8/17 at TB (8.0 IP)5/4 W5-1 at TEX W 4-1 6.0 3 1 1 1 8 1 96/61 Career-long 6th consecutive winning decision on the road5/9 L6-9 at NYY - 4-5 5.1 8 5 5 3 3 0 91/51 Season-high 5 R and 8 H5/14 L5-6 OAK L 3-5 6.0 9 5 5 0 5 2 108/69 1st loss of 2018, snapping 7-decision winning streak5/19 W6-3 BAL W 4-3 6.0 6 3 3 3 9 1 107/67 Season-high-tying 9 SO (also 4/24 at TOR)5/24 L3-6 at TB L 0-6 3.2 8 6 4 2 2 0 92/54 Shortest start since 7/29/15 with BOS vs. CWS (2.0 IP)5/29 W8-3 TOR W 5-3 6.2 5 3 2 2 5 1 96/66 Allowed 1 ER on 3 H through 6.0 IP (2 R, ER in 7th)6/3 W9-3 at HOU W 6-3 6.1 5 3 2 2 5 1 88/54 After a leadoff HR in the 1st, surrendered just 1 R over 6.1 IP6/10 L2-5 CWS L 1-3 6.0 5 3 2 3 5 0 105/66 Allowed 1+ UER in his 4th consecutive start (5 total)6/15 L6-7 at SEA - 4-6 6.0 7 4 4 1 9 1 100/70 Season-high-tying 9 SO (3rd time)6/21 W9-2 at MIN W 8-0 7.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 97/65 3rd career start with 1 hit (last: 5/22/11 with DET at PIT, 8.0 IP)6/27 W9-6 LAA - 6-4 5.2 8 4 4 2 5 2 104/66 Held LAA to 1 run through 5.0 IP7/2 W4-3 at WSH W 4-2 6.0 7 2 2 2 5 2 92/66 Both runs came via solo HR (Anthony Rendon, Daniel Murphy)7/8 W7-4 at KC W 7-3 7.0 9 3 3 1 9 0 111/78 Season-high-tying 9 SO (4th time)7/13 L7-13 TOR L 6-8 2.0 7 8 8 4 2 2 64/35 Shortest start since 7/29/15 with BOS vs. CWS (2.0 IP)7/23 W5-3 at BAL W 5-0 6.0 6 0 0 1 6 0 90/55 Earned his 12th win, surpassing his 2017 season total (11)7/28 W10-4 MIN W 5-4 5.2 5 4 4 1 5 1 100/66 Pushed his team-leading win total to 138/3 W4-1 NYY W 4-1 9.0 1 1 1 0 9 1 86/69 10th career CG, 1st in 2018; Only hit solo HR in 3rd (Andújar)8/9 L5-8 at TOR L 4-7 4.0 6 7 7 3 5 2 79/54 2nd start of 2018 with 7+ ER vs. TOR (also 7/13, 8 ER)8/14 W2-1 at PHI W 2-1 7.0 2 1 1 0 10 1 90/61 1st 10+ SO effort since 9/1/15 with BOS vs. NYY (13)8/20 L4-5 CLE L 3-5 7.0 6 5 5 1 6 3 107/74 300th career start; season-high 3 HR allowed8/25 L1-5 at TB L 1-3 5.0 6 3 3 2 8 0 89/58 Suffered his 2nd consecutive loss, a season-long streak8/30 W9-4 at CWS - 0-4 5.0 8 4 4 3 7 1 95/63 Most hits allowed (8) since 7/8 at KC (9)9/4 W5-1 at ATL W 5-1 5.0 2 1 1 1 5 1 100/66 Only run came via solo HR (Kurt Suzuki, 2nd inning)9/9 W6-5 HOU - 5-4 5.2 7 4 4 1 6 2 95/61 Limited HOU to 1 run through 5.0 innings

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_ 16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .287 AVG 16 HR 80 RBI .365 OBP .470 SLG vs. RHP: 122-400 (.305), 12 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3 HOMESTAND: 6-30, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-11vs. LHP: 32-136 (.235), 4 HR TOR SERIES: 1-12, R, 2B, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (7/31-8/11)

In his last 53 games, is 64-for-213 (.300) with 41 R, 18 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 27 RBI, .370 OBP, .437 SLG, .806 OPS.Ranks among the top 15 in the AL with 99 runs (5th), 154 hits (T-11th), 38 2B (9th), 6 3B (T-6th), 80 RBI (15th), 67 BB (11th), .365 OBP (10th), 20 SB (T-10th), 87.0 SB% (2nd), 60 XBH (T-14th), 252 TB (14th), and 11 OF assists (1st).In 21 career Interleague games at home, has hit .325/.378/.600, going 26-for-80 with 5 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 17 RBI.His .339 career AVG with RISP (97-for-286) is the 5th-highest since at least 1974 (min. 200 AB).Leads the AL with a career-high-tying 11 assists (T-2nd in MLB)...Leads the AL with 22 OF assists since the start of last year.

. _ 50 - MOOKIE BETTS , OF .339 AVG 29 HR 71 RBI .431 OBP .624 SLG vs. RHP: 124-373 (.332), 21 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 HOMESTAND: 9-21, 6 R, 3 2B, 6 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-7, BB, SB)vs. LHP: 42-116 (.362), 8 HR TOR SERIES: 1-6, R, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (7/2-14)

Leads MLB with 9.8 bWAR and a .339 AVG...His 9.8 bWAR rank 10th in a single season in Red Sox history, the most since Rico Petrocelli in 1969 (10.0).Has reached base in each of his 6 games played this homestand, reaching 15 times in those games (.429/9-for-21, 6 R, 3 2B, 6 BB).Has reached base 4+ times in a ML-leading 18 games this year...Are the most such games by a Red Sox hitter in a single season since Wade Boggs in 1991 (18).Doubled twice Sunday and ranks T-3rd in the majors with 42 2B...Is the 2nd Sox hitter ever with 40+ 2B in 4 straight seasons (also Wade Boggs, 7, 1985-91).Is the 4th ML hitter ever with as many as four 40-2B seasons before turning 26 (also Joe Medwick, 5; David Wright, 4; Albert Pujols, 4).Is the only ML hitter ever to hit 40+ 2B and steal 20+ bases in 4 straight seasons (source: Elias).Ranks among active hitters in Interleague games (min. 250 AB) with a .327 AVG (4th), .572 SLG (4th), and .957 OPS (3rd).Ranks 2nd in MLB with 117 runs, including 6 in his last 6 games and 13 in his last 15 games.Ranks among ML leaders with a .339 AVG (1st), .431 OBP (2nd), .624 SLG (2nd), 1.055 OPS (2nd), 117 runs (2nd), 42 2B (T-3rd), 76 XBH (T-5th), and 305 TB (7th)...Also ranks among AL leaders with 166 hits (T-5th), 29 HR (11th), 75 BB (7th), and 28 SB (5th).Is batting .362 vs. LHP (4th in the majors), .332 vs. RHP (1st), .364 at home (2nd), .320 on the road (12th), .372 with 2 outs (1st), and .348 vs. the AL East.

_ 2 - XANDER BOGAERTS , SS .289 AVG 21 HR 93 RBI .360 OBP .521 SLG vs. RHP: 113-381 (.297), 20 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3 HOMESTAND: 11-26, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-3vs. LHP: 25-97 (.258), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 3-11, 2 R, 2B, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (6/17-28)

Snapped a 15-game on-base streak last night, his 2nd-longest of the season...So far this homestand, has gone 11-for-26 (.423) with 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI.In his last 31 games, has hit .339/.398/.574 with 16 runs, 10 2B, 3B, 5 HR, and 25 RBI...Ranks 9th in the AL with a .521 SLG and 7th with an .881 OPS.Ranks 4th in the AL with an RBI every 5.14 AB, and 6th with 93 RBI (2nd on the team)...Has 19 RBI in his last 23 games, 21 in his last 26, and 28 in his last 33.Hit his career-high-tying 21st HR of the season on 9/8 vs. HOU (also 2016), his 2nd in as many games...Homered in consecutive games 9/7-8 for the fi rst time since 7/14-15, and the 5th time this season...Has homered once every 22.76 AB (478 AB) this season, a career-best rate.Has reached base in 26 of his last 49 PA with RISP (.417/15-for-36, 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 .716 SLG with RISP (.351/47-for-134, 13 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR).Reached base in all 5 PA Sunday, marking his fi rst career game reaching in all of 5+ PA...Set season highs in hits (4) and times on base.

_ 19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR. , OF .231 AVG 12 HR 55 RBI .311 OBP .400 SLG vs. RHP: 80-327 (.245), 10 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2, BB, SB HOMESTAND: 3-13, 2 R, 2 2B, 4 BB, 2 SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4vs. LHP: 20-106 (.189), 2 HR TOR SERIES: 3-8, R, 2 2B, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/25-6/1)

Walked and stole a base last night...Snapped a 12-game Interleague hitting streak (.326/14-for-43), which had been the longest active streak by an AL hitter.Extended a career high with his 15th SB...Ranks 2nd among actives with an 88.2% career stolen base success rate (45-for-51; min. 40 attempts).In his last 35 games at Fenway, is batting .333/.387/.553 (38-for-114) with 23 R, 14 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 21 RBI.Has recorded multiple hits in 10 of his last 28 games with an AB, going 30-for-94 (.319) with 18 R, 9 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, and 12 RBI.Over his last 64 games, is 61-for-214 (.285) with 40 R, 19 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, and 38 RBI...Has a .514 SLG and an .863 OPS in that time.

6 11 - RAFAEL DEVERS , 3B .236 AVG 17 HR 56 RBI .293 OBP .416 SLG vs. RHP: 73-302 (.242), 14 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 1-14, R, HR, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-4vs. LHP: 23-104 (.221), 3 HR TOR SERIES: 1-5, 2 R, HR, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/6-15)

Entered Thursday’s game as a pinch runner in the 4th inning and hit his 17th HR of the season in the 6th (fi rst since 8/8 at TOR).The Red Sox are 13-3 in his 16 games with a HR this season, and 19-6 in his 25 career games with a HR...When he drives in a run this year, BOS is 31-8.Set career highs this year with 50 R, 96 hits, 22 2B, 17 HR, 56 RBI, and 33 BB...In his last 50 ML games, is batting .253 (47-for-186) with 27 R, 19 XBH, 28 RBI.Has a .283 career AVG (17-for-60) in 17 Interleague games, with a .483 SLG and .842 OPS.

612- BROCK HOLT , OF/INF .260 AVG 4 HR 37 RBI .347 OBP .368 SLG vs. RHP: 58-232 (.250), 4 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 2-6, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-2vs. LHP: 16-53 (.302), 0 HR TOR SERIES: 2-5, R, HR, 3 RBI, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/14-26)

In his last 24 games, is 16-for-56 (.286) with 11 runs, 3B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, and 9 BB...Has a .482 SLG and .876 OPS in that time. Is hitting .393 (11-for-28) with a 1.112 OPS in 11 Interleague games this season...Is a .294 career hitter in 63 Interleague games (58-for-197), slugging .452.Hit his 2nd game-winning pinch-hit HR of the season Tuesday, a 3-run shot in the 7th...Became the fi rst player in Red Sox history with multiple go-ahead pinch-hit HR in the same season (source: Elias)...His 3 career pinch-hit HR are tied for 5th in Red Sox history.Has 4 XBH in 13 pinch-hit PA this season (.364/4-for-11, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB)...The last AL hitter with a PH 2B, PH 3B, and 2 PH HR in the same season was Matt Stairs in 2007 with TOR.

6 5 - IAN KINSLER , 2B .250 AVG 14 HR 46 RBI .308 OBP .397 SLG vs. RHP: 88-323 (.272), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, 2 SB HOMESTAND: 3-19, 2 RBI, SB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-3vs. LHP: 24-125 (.192), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 1-7, 2 RBI, SB, SF SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (7/12-22)

Singled twice and stole 2 bases last night, his 2nd multi-SB game of 2018 (4/13 at KC)...In his last 15 games, is 18-for-55 (.327) with 8 runs, 3 2B, HR, and 9 RBI.Has hit safely in his last 10 Interleague games (.368/14-for-38)...In 10 career games vs. the Mets, has hit .333 (12-for-36) with 7 runs, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI.In his last 40 games, has hit .333 (47-for-141, 25 R, 9 2B, 3 HR, 23 RBI)...In his last 78, is batting .287 (84-for-293) with 47 R, 17 2B, 12 HR, and 39 RBI.Stole his 14th and 15th bases of the season...Has 3 SB in his last 3 games and 6 with BOS...His 15 SB are his most since 2014 (15).

_ 3 - SANDY LEON , C .184 AVG 5 HR 21 RBI .242 OBP .290 SLG vs. RHP: 34-180 (.189), 4 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-8 CURRENT STREAK: 0-27vs. LHP: 11-65 (.169), 1 HR TOR SERIES: 0-5 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/14-24)

The Red Sox have won 25 of his last 33 starts at catcher, and 36 of his last 45 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 3.23 catcher’s ERA, the lowest by a qualifying Red Sox catcher in a single season since at least 1974.

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30 - TZU-WEI LIN , INF .191 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI .269 OBP .234 SLG vs. RHP: 8-35 (.229), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 HOMESTAND: 0-1, R CURRENT STREAK: 0-1vs. LHP: 1-12 (.083), 0 HR TOR SERIES: 0-0, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/13-15)

Scored the game-winning run on Sunday and game-tying run Tuesday, both as a pinch runner...In 25 ML games this season, has gone 9-for-47 (.191) with 2 2B.Hit .307/.362/.448 in 68 games with Pawtucket this season (85-for-277, 33 R, 20 2B, 5 HR, 25 RBI)...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 (24 G, 14 GS).

_ 28 - J.D. MARTINEZ , OF/DH .331 AVG 41 HR 122 RBI .402 OBP .633 SLG vs. RHP: 134-410 (.327), 35 HR YESTERDAY: 1-2, BB HOMESTAND: 5-18, 2 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-6, R, HR, RBI)vs. LHP: 42-122 (.344), 6 HR TOR SERIES: 3-11, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (4/29-5/11)

Hit his 41st HR of the season Thursday, 2nd in the majors...Are the most by a Sox hitter since David Ortiz’s franchise record-setting 54 in 2006.His 41 HR are tied for the 2nd-most by a Sox hitter in his fi rst season with the club (Dick Stuart, 42 in 1963; Jimmie Foxx, 41 in 1936; Manny Ramirez, 41 in 2001).Leads MLB with a career-high 122 RBI, 11 more than any other ML hitter, and 35 multi-RBI games...Ranks 2nd in the majors with a .331 AVG.Leads the majors with 337 total bases, 21 more than any other hitter...The only other Red Sox hitters in the last 100 years with as many TB through 148 team games are Jimmie Foxx (1936, ‘38), Ted Williams (1939, ‘49), Jim Rice (1977-79), and Nomar Garciaparra (1997).Has hit safely in 18 of his last 21 games, 24 of his last 28, 33 of his last 38, and 39 of his last 45.In his last 44 games, has hit .351/.434/.643, going 59-for-168 with 34 runs, 13 2B, 12 HR, and 40 RBI.Leads the majors with 24 HR, 71 RBI, and a .688 SLG at home...His 24 HR at Fenway are the most in a single season since Mo Vaughn in 1996 (27).His .401 AVG with RISP (57-for-142) leads the majors (min. 100 AB) and ranks 2nd among all Red Sox hitter seasons since 1974 (Manny Ramirez, .435 in 2002).Leads the majors with a .633 SLG, 176 hits (tied), 122 RBI, 337 total bases, and 56 multi-hit games.Also ranks among ML leaders with 106 runs (4th), a .331 AVG (2nd), .402 OBP (5th), and a 1.035 OPS (3rd)...Leads MLB by .037 in SLG since 2017 (.659).

_ 18 - MITCH MORELAND , 1B .248 AVG 15 HR 67 RBI .322 OBP .443 SLG vs. RHP: 73-290 (.252), 13 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3 HOMESTAND: 4-18, 2B, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-5vs. LHP: 21-89 (.236), 2 HR TOR SERIES: 1-5, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22)

Is 4 for his last 11, having reached base in 6 of his last 13 PA.Hit a walk-off single with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th on Sunday vs. HOU...Was his 5th career walk-off RBI (last 8/4/17 vs. CWS), 3 of which have come vs. HOU.The walk-off RBI on Sunday was the 500th of his career...Has 9 RBI in his last 22 games, 16 in his last 29, and 19 in his last 32.Entered Sunday’s game as a pinch-hitter (2-for-2)...Is batting .359 (14-for-39) as a sub since joining the Red Sox...Since 2014, has hit .373 (19-for-51) as a PH.

_ 36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ , INF .262 AVG 10 HR 44 RBI .287 OBP .387 SLG vs. RHP: 90-341 (.264), 8 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 5-12, R, 2B, BB CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (5-12, R, 2B, BB)vs. LHP: 32-124 (.258), 2 HR TOR SERIES: 2-5, R, 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (6/16-29)

Doubled Thursday and is 12-for-28 (.429) with 6 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, and 5 RBI over an 8-game home hit streak...In his last 38 games, is 41-for-140 (.293).Has a career .410/.410/.667/1.077 batting line in 10 games vs. NYM...Has hit safely in 43 of his last 51 games vs. NL clubs, batting .327 (69-for-211).Hit his 10th HR of the season on 9/1, driving in his 4th game-winning RBI...Has 3 HR in his last 13 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 .288 AVG 10 HR 37 RBI .379 OBP .527 SLG vs. RHP: 23-95 (.242), 6 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 HOMESTAND: 1-5, 3B, RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-1vs. LHP: 30-89 (.337), 4 HR TOR SERIES: 1-2, 3B, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/13-21)

Hit an RBI triple in the 7th inning Tuesday, his 8th career 3B and fi rst since 8/14/17 with TOR vs. TB...Was his fi rst RBI triple since 8/11/12 with HOU vs. MIL.Has 5 RBI in his last 5 games and 6 in his last 7...Since joining Boston on 6/28, has a batting line of .286/.398/.533 in 40 games.His .906 OPS ranks 8th among current AL hitters (min. 200 PA), trailing Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, José Ramírez, Shohei Ohtani, Alex Bregman, and Aaron Judge.Since joining the Sox, is 15-for-40 (.375) with 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, and 8 RBI vs. LHP (1.175 OPS)...Over the season, is hitting .337 (30-for-89) with a 1.024 OPS vs. LHP.

0 - BRANDON PHILLIPS , 2B .143 AVG 1 HR 2 RBI .333 OBP .571 SLG vs. RHP: 0-2 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 HOMESTAND: 0-4 CURRENT STREAK: 0-4vs. LHP: 1-5 (.200), 1 HR TOR SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (9/5)

Made his Red Sox debut on 9/5 at ATL 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.Is a career .293 hitter (92-for-314) in 80 games vs. the Mets, with 20 2B, 3B, 12 HR, and 49 RBI.

_ 23 - BLAKE SWIHART , C /UTL .221 AVG 1 HR 14 RBI .278 OBP .294 SLG vs. RHP: 29-114 (.254), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2, BB HOMESTAND: 1-7, R, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-6vs. LHP: 7-49 (.143), 0 HR TOR SERIES: 0-3, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 11 G (7/6-31)

Played 3 games vs. NYM from 8/28-30/15 in New York, going 5-for-11 (.455) with 3 runs and an inside-the-park HR...Has 4 RBI in his last 4 Interleague games.Is 5-for-9 with a BB in his last 9 pinch-hit PA...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.Hit a 2-run 2B in the 8th inning on 9/5 at ATL, driving in his 50th career RBI...Has 4 RBI hits in his last 11 games...Is 7 for his last 16 with RISP, driving in 8 runs.Has played 6 different defensive positions this season, appearing at C (24 G, 14 GS); 1B (9, 4); LF (6, 1); RF (8, 6); 3B (3, 1); and 2B (1, 0).

59 - SAM TRAVIS , 1B /OF .150 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI .227 OBP .200 SLG vs. RHP: 2-10 (.200), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 HOMESTAND: 0-1 CURRENT STREAK: 0-7vs. LHP: 1-10 (.100), 0 HR TOR SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (6/3-6)

Recalled on 9/1 to begin his 3rd stint with the Red Sox this season...Has driven in 3 runs in 9 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 .327 (17-for-52) with 6 2B, a .417 OBP, a .42 SLG, and an .859 OPS vs. LHP.

7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ , C .213 AVG 3 HR 15 RBI .256 OBP .298 SLG vs. RHP: 33-165 (.200), 3 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 1-7, BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, SB)vs. LHP: 15-60 (.250), 0 HR TOR SERIES: 1-4, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (5/16-23)

Activated from the 10-day DL on 9/1 and is 4-for-14 with 2 runs scored, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, and a SB over his last 7 games.Stole his 3rd base of the season and 10th of his career Thursday...The Red Sox are 9-1 in his 10 career games with a SB.The Red Sox have won each of his last 13 Interleague starts...Is batting .288 (19-for-66) in his last 20 Interleague games.Is batting .213 (48-for-225) with 3 HR and 15 RBI this season...In his last 28 games, is hitting .259 (21-for-81) 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 9/13 vs. TOR (H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 21/28 13/5 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 9/11 vs. TOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 47/61 35/9 0/3 2.0 (5 times) 4 (7/3 at WSH) 61-Brian Johnson 9/14 vs. NYM 4.2 2 1 1 1 4 16/24 10/1 0/1 4.2 (9/14 vs NYM) 5 (6/7 vs DET)56-Joe Kelly 9/13 vs. TOR (BS, 4) 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 43/67 22/7 2/6 2.0 (2 times) 3 (5/12 at TOR) 46-Craig Kimbrel 9/13 vs. TOR (SV, 40) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 42/58 16/5 40/45 1.1 (5 times) 4 (7/11 vs TEX)31-Drew Pomeranz 9/14 vs. NYM 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 4/10 1/0 -/- 4.1 (8/24 at TB) 6 (8/31 at CWS)66-Bobby Poyner 9/13 vs. TOR (H, 4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 12/15 5/3 -/- 2.0 (3 times) 3 (3 times)63-Robby Scott 9/14 vs. NYM 0.1 1 2 2 2 0 1/4 5/3 -/- 2.0 (7/13 vs TOR) 3 (9/2 at CWS)47-Tyler Thornburg 9/14 vs. NYM 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 15/25 3/1 -/- 2.0 (9/8 vs HOU) 3 (2 times)44-Brandon Workman 9/13 vs. TOR (W, 5-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 24/38 16/5 -/- 2.0 (2 times) 3 (8/10 at BAL)35-Steven Wright 9/12 vs. TOR (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 7/10 -/- -/- 4.2 (5/18 vs BAL) 5 (5/18 vs BAL)BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.53 ERA 517.1 450 208 203 213 554 314/451 (70%) 166/51 43/61

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 the Sox win on 9/4 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 4th in SO/9.0 IP (14.19), 5th in holds (25), and 6th in SO (92) and SO/BF (.369).

x70-RYAN BRASIER, RHP 2-0 0 SV 1.59 ERAvs. ALL: .188 (18-96), 1 HR vs. RHB: .130 (6-46), 1 HR vs. LHB: .240 (12-50), 0 HR WHIP: 0.85

Threw a perfect 7th inning for his 8th hold of the year Thursday vs. TOR (10 pitches)...His 3rd straight scoreless appearance (2.2 IP) & 28th appearance of ‘18.23 of his 28 outings for BOS are scoreless...Has only issued 1 BB over his last 18 outings since 8/5 (17.1 IP, 64 batters faced).Limiting ML opponents to a .497 OPS this year (18 hits, 5 XBH, 6 BB)...Posted a career-best 9-game/9.0-inning scoreless streak from 8/5-25 (3 hits, BB, 10 SO).Signed by BOS as a MiLB FA in March and began 2018 with Pawtucket...Selected to ML roster on 7/8 & made Sox debut on 7/9, his 1st ML action since 2013.

67-WILLIAM CUEVAS, RHP 0-1 0 SV 4.82 ERAvs. ALL: .243 (9-37), 2 HR vs. RHB: .190 (4-21), 0 HR vs. LHB: .313 (5-16), 2 HR WHIP: 1.71

Made a spot start in place of Hector Velazquez last night vs. NYM; took the loss (2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 SO, 38 pitches)...Was the 1st start of his ML career.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: 0-2, 6.75 ERA in 9 games (1 start); 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 4.02 ERAvs. ALL: .239 (51-213), 8 HR vs. RHB: .265 (35-132), 7 HR vs. LHB: .198 (16-81), 1 HR WHIP: 1.38

Finished Tuesday night’s win vs. TOR with a perfect 9th inning (1.0 IP, SO, 14 pitches); was his 61st appearance of the year (career high was 62 games in 2017).Has allowed 1 run in 3.1 IP over his last 5 outings (2.70 ERA) since 8/30 after allowing runs in 5 of his previous 9 appearances from 8/10-28 (6 ER/7.2 IP).Posting a career-best in SO/9.0 IP this year (11.73; 73 SO/56.0 IP)...Since 5/18, holding LHB to .145 AVG (8-55), including a 2-for-their-last-21 (.105 AVG)

x56-JOE KELLY, RHP 4-2 2 SV 4.26 ERAvs. ALL: .227 (51-225), 4 HR vs. RHB: .250 (29-116), 2 HR vs. LHB: .202 (22-109), 2 HR WHIP: 1.30

Faced 4 batters in the 8th inning without recording an out Thursday night vs. TOR (0.0 IP, H, ER, BB, 2 HBP, 15 pitches); was his 67th appearance of the season.Despite allowing 3 ER in 1.0 IP on 9/7 vs. HOU, has a 3.15 ERA (7 ER/20.0 IP) with 7 BB & 21 SO in 21 games since 7/28.51 of a career-high 67 appearances in 2018 are scoreless...Ranks T-5th in AL in games and T-6th in holds (21).

61-BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP 4-4 0 SV 4.24 ERAvs. ALL: .270 (101-374), 15 HR vs. RHB: .285 (79-277), 12 HR vs. LHB: .227 (22-97), 3 HR WHIP: 1.43

Allowed only 1 run (McNeil solo HR) over a career-high 4.2 innings in relief in last night’s loss vs. NYM (2 H, BB, 4 SO, 69 pitches); his 36th appearance.From 6/28-9/2 appeared in 11 games for BOS, 10 coming as a starter...Was 3-2, 4.27 ERA (25 ER/52.2 IP) overall in that span (last start: 9/2 at CWS).Is 4-2, 4.06 ERA (26 ER/57.2 IP), 21 BB, 51 SO in in 12 starts for BOS this year...In 24 relief appearances this year: 0-2, 4.54 ERA (18 ER/35.2 IP), 11 BB, 33 SO.Made his 1st career Opening Day roster in 2018...For his ML career, all with BOS (2015-18), has appeared in 42 games: 18 starts and 24 relief appearances.

x46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 5-1 40 SV 2.33 ERAvs. ALL: .151 (30-199), 7 HR vs. RHB: .143 (15-105), 3 HR vs. LHB: .160 (15-94), 4 HR WHIP: 1.00

Threw a perfect 9th inning on 8 pitches for his 40th SV of the year Thursday vs. TOR...His 5th straight scoreless appearance (5.0 IP, 0 hits, 18 BF, 15 AB, 8 SO).Has allowed only 1 hit (M. Sierra single on 8/28 vs. MIA) over his last 9 appearances (9.0 IP, 34 batters faced, .036 AVG, 1-for-28). Since 8/21 has allowed 1 run over his last 10 appearances (10.0 IP)...Has 26 SO over his last 14 appearances (14.0 IP) since 7/29. Reached 40 SV in a season for the 5th time in his career (2011-14; 2018); joins Mariano Rivera (9), Trevor Hoffman (9) & Francisco Rodriguez (6) as the only pitchers in MLB history with at least that many...His 40 SV are his most with BOS & most since 2014 (47)...40 SV are T-4th most in a season in Red Sox history. 2018 AL relievers ranks: 2nd in SV, 3rd in AVG, 5th in SO/BF (.389), 6th in SO/9.0 IP (13.81) and SV% (88.9), 7th in SO (89) 8th in ERA, and T-9th in WHIP. Is in 14th place on MLB’s all-time SV list (331), trailing Rollie Fingers (13th, 341)...Is 3rd on the Sox all-time SV list with 106, trailing Bob Stanley (2nd, 132).

x31-DREW POMERANZ, LHP 2-5 0 SV 6.06 ERAvs. ALL: .295 (79-268), 11 HR vs. RHB: .302 (64-212), 11 HR vs. LHB: .268 (15-56), 0 HR WHIP: 1.76

Got the final 4 outs of last night’s loss vs. NYM (1.1 IP, H, 2 SO, 20 pitches); was his 21st appearance...Since 8/20, has held LHB to a .200 AVG (4-for-20).For ML career in relief: 5-4, 3 SV, 2.77 ERA (25 ER/81.1 IP), 82 SO, 1.12 WHIP in 69 games...Is 1-0, 5.29 ERA (10 ER/17.0 IP), 9 BB, 14 SO in 10 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).

66-BOBBY POYNER, LHP 1-0 0 SV 1.72 ERAvs. ALL: .250 (15-60), 1 HR vs. RHB: .289 (13-45), 1 HR vs. LHB: .133 (2-15), 0 HR WHIP: 1.09

Faced 2 batters in the 8th inning of Thursday night’s win vs. TOR (3rd hold, 0.1 IP, H, 18 pitches); was his 14th appearance of the season for BOS.11 of his 14 outings for BOS are scoreless, including 7 of his last 8 (1.04 ERA, 1 ER/8.2 IP)...Has issued only 2 BB to 64 BF this year (8.00 SO/BB ratio; 16 SO).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 13.50 ERAvs. ALL: .333 (6-18), 2 HR vs. RHB: .357 (5-14), 1 HR vs. LHB: .250 (1-4), 1 HR WHIP: 2.25

Faced 6 batters in the 3rd inning of last night’s loss vs. NYM (0.1 IP, H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 HB, 25 pitches); was his 4th appearance of the season.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 LHB to a .148 AVG (9-for-61) with 6 BB and 24 SO...Allowed 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 LHB to a .146 AVG (12-82), 23 SO.

x47-TYLER THORNBURG, RHP 2-0 0 SV 5.63 ERAvs. ALL: .295 (28-95), 6 HR vs. RHB: .286 (16-56), 6 HR vs. LHB: .308 (12-39), 0 HR WHIP: 1.58

Allowed 3 runs on 2 hits (both HR) in 0.2 IP in last night’s loss vs. NYM (18 pitches); was his 25th appearance of the year.Of his 15 runs allowed in 2018, 11 have come via HR (3-run, 3 2-run, 2 solo).Posting a 2.45 ERA (4 ER/14.2 IP) in 14 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 5-0 0 SV 2.39 ERAvs. ALL: .218 (29-133), 6 HR vs. RHB: .233 (20-86), 3 HR vs. LHB: .191 (9-47), 3 HR WHIP: 1.12

Earned the win Thursday vs. TOR; struck out the only batter he faced (McKinney) on 3 pitches with the bases loaded to end the 8th inning and keep a 3-3 tie. Has earned wins in 3 of the club’s last 6 games & has appeared in 5 of the club’s last 10...Posting a 1.59 ERA (3 ER/17.0 IP) over his last 16 games (since 8/7).30 of a career-high 38 games for BOS this year are scoreless, including 16 of 18 at Fenway (0.90 ERA; 2 ER/20.0 IP)...Has a 4.08 ERA (8 ER/17.2 IP) on the road.Posting single-season career bests for BOS this year in ERA, WHIP, and opp. AVG...Holding opponents to a .133 AVG (4-for-30) with RISP.

35-STEVEN WRIGHT, RHP 2-1 0 SV 3.07 ERAvs. ALL: .214 (34-159), 4 HR vs. RHB: .214 (24-112), 4 HR vs. LHB: .213 (10-47), 0 HR WHIP: 1.27

Threw scoreless 7th and 8th innings to keep the game tied, 5-5 in Sunday night’s win vs. HOU (2 H, BB, 24 pitches); his 13th appearance of 2018 & 9th in relief.Has made 3 scoreless appearances in relief (4.0 IP) since being activated from the DL on 9/1; is 1-0, 1.80 ERA (4 ER/20.0 IP) in 9 relief appearances in 2018.For his ML career is 5-0, 3.28 ERA (25 ER, 68.2 IP), 31 BB, 54 SO in 24 relief appearances...Is 18-15, 4.00 ERA (117 ER, 263.0 IP), 93 BB, 202 SO in 44 starts.Began the year on DL recovering from left knee surgery (cartilege restoration) done in May 2017...Reinstated from DL on 4/28 and placed on the restricted list for 15 games...Was placed on DL a 2nd time with left knee inflammation on 6/23...Made 1 rehab appearance with Pawtucket before being activated on 9/1.

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2018 VS. NYM CAREER VS. NYM 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 -- / -- / 13-7-1 4.48 118/2 130.2 130 65Brasier -- / -- / 1-0-0 2.00 17/0 18.0 10 4Cuevas 0-1-0 9.00 1/1 2.0 3 2 0-1-0 9.00 1/1 2.0 3 2 0-2-0 8.31 2/1 4.1 6 4Eovaldi 1-0-0 0.00 1/1 7.0 1 0 2-4-0 4.40 10/10 57.1 50 28 4-1-0 3.67 8/7 41.2 44 17Hembree -- / 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.1 3 0 4-1-0 2.80 105/0 112.1 120 35Johnson 0-0-0 1.93 1/0 4.2 2 1 0-0-0 1.93 1/0 4.2 2 1 3-1-0 3.99 25/10 79.0 80 35Kelly -- / 2-0-0 1.69 4/2 16.0 12 3 12-6-0 4.27 81/20 166.2 164 79Kimbrel -- / 1-0-23 1.55 30/0 29.0 20 5 7-4-53 2.12 98/0 97.2 51 23Pomeranz 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.1 1 0 1-0-0 0.87 3/2 10.1 7 1 11-8-0 4.42 36/28 148.2 153 73Porcello -- / 1-1-0 8.44 2/2 10.2 15 10 33-24-0 4.47 65/65 403.0 427 200Poyner -- / -- / 1-0-0 1.80 9/0 10.0 12 2Price -- / 0-1-0 12.60 1/1 5.0 9 7 25-7-0 3.04 50/47 310.2 251 105Rodriguez -- / -- / 14-11-0 4.39 45/45 242.0 248 118Sale -- / 0-0-0 3.38 1/1 8.0 4 3 12-6-1 2.80 29/26 167.0 133 52Scott 0-0-0 54.00 1/0 0.1 1 2 0-0-0 54.00 1/0 0.1 1 2 2-0-0 2.42 35/0 26.0 13 7Thornburg 0-0-0 40.50 1/0 0.2 2 3 0-0-0 5.40 6/0 8.1 7 5 3-0-0 2.04 16/0 17.2 15 4Velazquez -- / -- / 6-1-0 2.22 24/4 48.2 49 12Workman -- / -- / 5-7-0 3.65 59/10 111.0 104 45Wright -- / -- / 14-6-0 4.61 35/23 168.0 174 86

2018 vs. NYM CAREER vs. NYM CAREER AT FENWAY PARKPLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIBenintendi .000 3 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 .285 599 171 14 89Betts .250 4 1 0 0 .263 19 5 1 2 .319 1,251 399 47 206Bogaerts .000 3 0 0 0 .250 16 4 0 1 .307 1,447 444 40 208Bradley Jr. .000 2 0 0 0 .273 11 3 1 3 .258 1,049 271 30 151Devers .000 4 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 .261 299 78 13 36Holt .214 14 3 0 1 .258 840 217 7 78Kinsler .667 3 2 0 0 .333 36 12 1 5 .264 235 62 7 34Leon .083 12 1 0 0 .248 428 106 7 48Lin .000 1 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .212 52 11 0 1Martinez .500 2 1 0 0 .263 38 10 1 6 .348 296 103 24 71Moreland .000 3 0 0 0 .100 10 1 0 1 .276 486 134 20 78Nunez .410 39 16 1 8 .302 387 117 11 45Pearce .000 1 0 0 0 .174 23 4 0 4 .213 141 30 6 19Phillips .000 1 0 0 0 .293 314 92 12 49 .154 26 4 0 0Swihart .000 2 0 0 0 .385 13 5 1 1 .267 262 70 2 29Travis .000 1 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .189 53 10 0 1Vazquez .279 430 120 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 40 31 13 1 0 45 11 7 1 0 0 19Betts 8/30/18 at CWS Gómez 39 33 11 5 0 48 7 6 2 1 0 16Bogaerts 9/8/18 vs. HOU Morton 15 22 10 1 0 33 16 7 3 0 1 27Bradley Jr. 9/1/18 at CWS Rodon 27 16 5 0 0 21 12 2 1 0 0 15Devers 9/13/18 vs. TOR Leiter Jr. 5 17 6 0 1 24 9 1 2 0 0 12Holt 9/11/18 vs. TOR Tepera 1 14 4 0 0 18 2 4 0 0 0 6Kinsler 9/1/18 at CWS Burr 36 19 11 0 0 30 9 3 0 0 0 12Leon 8/14/18 vs. PHI Pivetta 37 8 1 0 0 9 1 3 0 0 0 4Lin - - - 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Martinez 9/13/18 vs. TOR Gaviglio 5 45 7 3 0 55 21 9 3 1 0 34Moreland 8/22/18 vs. CLE Otero 36 17 6 0 0 23 12 1 3 0 0 16Núñez 9/1/18 at CWS Rodon 27 23 4 0 0 27 9 2 0 0 0 11Pearce 8/12/18 at BAL Cobb 37 10 5 0 0 15 5 2 0 0 1 8Phillips 9/5/18 at ATL Minter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Swihart 7/24/18 at BAL Ramírez 65 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 35 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 HOUSTON L3-5 97-46 1st +7.5 Morton (14-3) RODRIGUEZ (12-4) Osuna (15) 36,684* 68 2,433,186144 9/9 N HOUSTON W6-5 98-46 1st +8.5 KIMBREL (5-1) Rondon (2-3) 32,787 69 2,465,973 9/10 OFF DAY 98-46 1st +8.0145 9/11 N TORONTO W7-2 99-46 1st +9.0 BRASIER (2-0) Tepera (5-5) 34,747 70 2,500,720146 9/12 N TORONTO W1-0 100-46 1st +10.0 PRICE (15-6) Sanchez (4-6) KIMBREL (39) 35,178 71` 2,535,898147 9/13 N TORONTO W4-3 101-46 1st +10.5 WORKMAN (5-0) Barnes (3-3) KIMBREL (40) 36,427 72 2,572,325148 9/14 N NEW YORK-NL L0-8 101-47 1st +9.5 Syndergaard (12-3) CUEVAS (0-1) 37,117* 73 2,609,442149 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 D NEW YORK-AL162 9/30 D NEW YORK-AL

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HOME RUN NOTES9 HOMERS AT HOME: 91 SOLO HOMERS: 107 3-RUN HOMERS: 23 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 (2 in 2018)Brock Holt, 8/14/18 at PHI off Tommy Hunter (2nd career)Brock Holt, 9/11/18 vs. TOR off Ryan Tepera (3rd 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.September 11 LHP Chris Sale 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 --- 148 (101-47)Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain (60-day) March 29 --- 148 (101-47)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 --- 107 (73-34)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) --- 93 (63-30)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) September 11 23 (12-11)2018 Totals 19 Players 26 DL stints 1,030 Games Missed

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PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED GAMES MISSED

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THE LAST TIME THE SOX...

Red Sox Game Notes Page 10

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 .....................................................9/9/18 vs. HOU (6-5 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, 30 times, last Betts, 9/9 vs. HOUMost 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, 2 times, last Sale, /11 vs. TORMost innings pitched, reliever ..........4.2, 2 times, last Johnson, 9/14 vs. NYMMost 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 ...........................29.0, 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 ......................................... 55, 9/13 vs. TOR (101-46)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

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MISCELLANEOUS TEAM

SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

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RED SOX 85 76 82 77 119 90 102 76 62 21 790OPPONENTS 78 65 72 71 43 57 62 73 41 10 572

STARTERS 65-36 3.72 815.0 741 364 337 244 870 103RELIEVERS 36-11-42 3.53 517.1 450 208 203 213 554 55

BUTLER 1 2 33.3 1 0LEON 7 22 24.1 12 1SWIHART 5 8 38.5 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 error9/9 vs. HOU (9th inning), Mitch Moreland single

WALK-OFF WINS (7 in 2018)

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

1st: Benintendi (19, 10-9), Betts (122, 86-36), Bradley Jr. (3, 2-1), Lin (1, 0-1), Núñez (3, 3-0)2nd: Benintendi (112 82-30), Bogaerts (15, 9-6), Devers (2, 1-1), Holt (8, 4-4), Kinsler (2, 2-0), Núñez (1, 0-1), Ramirez (6, 2-4), Swihart (2, 1-1)3rd: Benintendi (1, 1-0), Bogaerts (8, 3-5), Martinez (63, 46-17), Moreland (26, 16-10), Pearce (12, 9-3), Ramirez (38, 27-11)4th: Bogaerts (18, 11-7), Devers (3, 2-1), Martinez (75, 50-25), Moreland (41, 30-11), Núñez (1, 1-0), Pearce (9, 7-2), Pedroia (1, 0-1)5th: Bogaerts (83, 59-24), Bradley Jr. (2, 2-0), Devers (20, 13-7), Holt (1, 0-1), Kinsler (2, 2-0), Moreland (19, 11-8), Núñez (12, 7-5), Pearce (7, 5-2), Phillips (1, 1-0), Travis (1, 1-0)6th: Bradley Jr. (7, 5-2), Devers (52, 37-15), Holt (17, 15-2), Kinsler (13, 5-8), Moreland (12, 8-4), Núñez (39, 26-13), Pedroia (2, 2-0), Swihart (3, 1-2), Travis (2, 1-1), Vázquez (1, 1-0)7th: Bradley Jr. (17, 11-6), Devers (17, 12-5), Holt (27, 18-9), Kinsler (8, 5-3), León (5, 3-2), Núñez (59, 43-16), Phillips (1, 1-0), Swihart (10, 5-5), Travis (1, 0-1), Vázquez (3, 3-0)8th: Bradley Jr. (22, 13-9), Butler (2, 2-0), Devers, (10, 6-4), Holt (12, 9-3), León (47, 34-13), Núñez (2, 1-1), Swihart (13, 8-5), Vázquez (40, 28-12)9th: Bradley Jr. (75, 52-23), Eovaldi (2, 1-1), Holt (10, 8-2), Johnson (2, 2-0), León (21, 14-7), Lin (10, 6-4), Porcello (3, 3-0), Rodriguez (1, 1-0), Sale (1, 1-0), Swihart (6, 1-5), Vázquez (16, 11-5), Velázquez (1,1-0)

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

C: Butler (2, 2-0), León (74, 51-23), Swihart (13, 5-8), Vázquez (59, 43-16)1B: Holt (2, 2-0), Moreland (97, 65-32), Pearce (19, 14-5), Ramirez (25, 17-8), Swihart (4, 2-2), Travis (1, 1-0)2B: Holt (47, 32-15), Kinsler (25, 15-10), Lin (2, 0-2), Núñez (70, 51-19), Pedroia (3, 2-1), Phillips (1, 1-0)SS: Bogaerts (124, 82-42), Holt (16, 14-2), Lin (8, 5-3)3B: Devers (103, 71-32), Holt (3, 1-2), Lin, (1, 1-0), Núñez (39, 25-14), Phillips (1, 1-0), Swihart (1, 1-0)LF: Benintendi (113, 81-32), Holt (1, 0-1), Martinez (32, 20-12), Swihart (1, 0-1), Travis (1, 0-1)CF: Benintendi (19, 12-7), Betts (11, 9-2), Bradley Jr. (118, 80-38)RF: Betts (110, 77-33), Bradley Jr. (8, 5-3), Holt (4, 3-1), Martinez (20, 12-8), Swihart (6, 4-2)DH: Betts (1, 0-1), Devers (1, 0-1), Holt (2, 0-2), Martinez (87, 64-23), Núñez (8, 5-3), Pearce (9, 6-3), Ramirez (19, 12-7), Swihart (8, 4-4), 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 40 21 9 10

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