CONNECT FOUR: The Red Sox are 4-1, having won each of their last 4 games...This is the 5th time since 2000 the club has won at least 4 of its first 5 games of a season (most recently 2015 and 2006). In only 15 of the franchise’s 117 prior seasons has the club won at least 5 of its first 6 games, most recently doing so in 2006, 1999, and 1969...The only time the Sox started 6-0 was 1918. SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON: Today is the 50th consecutive day the Red Sox have been in Florida since pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on 2/13, with several players and coaches having arrived prior to that date...The Sox will return to Boston following tonight’s game. The Sox will open their home schedule Thursday against the Rays (2:05 p.m.)...Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 1:15 p.m. for pre-game ceremonies. REST STOP: Following tonight’s game, the Red Sox are scheduled to play on only 3 of the next 6 days, with off days scheduled for Wednesday, Friday, and Monday. This is the 1st time the Sox have a scheduled off day on a Friday since 2012...BOS opened that season on Thursday, 4/5 at DET, had Friday off, and resumed a 3-game series against the Tigers on Saturday. The last time the Sox had a scheduled off day on a Friday at home was 1991, when their home opener on Thursday, 4/11 vs. CLE, was followed by a day off. MAKE NO MISTAKE: The Red Sox committed 0 errors in their first 5 games, the club’s longest streak to begin a season since 2013 (first 7)...BOS is 1 of 4 teams without an error in 2018 (also CIN, CLE, MIN). START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers are 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA (3 ER/30.0 IP)...According to Elias, this is the Sox’ 3rd- lowest starting pitcher ERA through the first 5 games of any season since the AL began recording earned runs in 1913...The only better years for BOS were 1919 (0.70) and 1914 (0.85). LONGEST SCORELESS STREAKS TO BEGIN A SEASON, RED SOX STARTING PITCHERS (1901-2018) YEAR ERA PITCHERS 1919 20.0 Mays (9.0), Jones (9.0), Mays (2.0) 1940 19.0 Grove (9.0), Bagby (9.0), Wilson (1.0) 2018 18.0 Sale (6.0), Price (7.0), Porcello (5.0) (Source: Elias Sports Bureau) YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE: Red Sox starting pitchers have allowed 1 or 0 runs in each of the team’s 5 games (Sale-0, Price-0, Porcello-1, Velázquez-1, Johnson-1)...According to Elias, the Sox had never begun a season with even 4 such starts in the franchise’s first 117 years (1901-2017). Prior to BOS, the only other teams since 1908 whose starters gave up 1 or 0 runs in each of the first 5 games of a season were the 1988 Giants and 1943 Cardinals...In both instances, the streak did not extend to a 6th game. The last time Sox starters pitched 5.0+ innings and allowed 1 or 0 runs in 5 straight starts at any point in a season was April 2011 (Beckett-1, Lester-1, Matsuzaka-0, Lackey-1, Buchholz-1)...The club last had a longer such streak in May 2000 (8 straight starts). ‘X’TRA BASES: Xander Bogaerts and Jose Altuve lead the majors with 10 hits apiece...Bogaerts also leads MLB in dou- bles (5) and shares the lead in XBH (6; also Charlie Blackmon). Bogaerts became the 1st Red Sox player ever to record multiple XBH in each of his first 3 games of a season (source: Elias)...The only other major leaguer to do that since 1900 is Adrian Gonzalez (2015). SOX & MARLINS: The Red Sox and Marlins continue a 4-game season series tonight...These teams will meet for a 2-game set in Boston from 8/28-29. The Sox own a 23-12 edge in the all-time series, with these teams squaring off each year from 1997-2001 and again in 2003, ‘06, ‘09, ‘12, and ‘15. NATIONAL AFFAIR: The Red Sox are 34-10 (.773) against the NL since 9/4/15, having gone 16-4 (.800) in 2017...The Sox are scheduled to play 20 games against the NL East in 2018 (ATL-6, MIA-4, PHI-4, NYM-3, WSH-3). At 228-156 (.594), the Sox own the majors’ highest all-time winning percentage in Interleague play since its inception in 1997...Since 2003, the Sox’ .651 Interleague win % (183-98) ranks well ahead of the 2nd-best mark in that time (NYY; .596, 167-113). SETTING SALE: In 5 career starts against NL East teams, Chris Sale is 0-4 with a 6.54 ERA and a .273 opponent AVG (31.2 IP, 23 ER, 33-for-121)...In 12 starts against all other NL clubs, he is 6-1 with a 1.54 ERA and a .174 opponent AVG (87.2 IP, 15 ER, 54-for-310). As a hitter, Sale is 3-for-23 (.130) with a double and a sacrifice bunt...His hits have come against Lance Lynn, John Lackey, and Pat Neshek. LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts, who homered in last night’s 7-3 win at MIA, has hit safely in 22 of his last 23 games at NL ballparks, including each of his last 12...He has reached base in each of those 23 games, batting .373 with a 1.129 OPS (38-for-102, 9 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR). HANLEY’S HOMECOMING: Hanley Ramirez, who resides in Miami and played for the Marlins from 2006-12, homered and stole his 2nd base of the season last night...He is the only active player with 250+ HR and 250+ steals (264 HR/279 SB). Ramirez still ranks among Marlins all-time leaders in several categories, including HR (3rd, 148), steals (2nd, 230), hits (2nd, 1,103), and runs (2nd, 666). DEVERS’ ENDEAVORS: Rafael Devers has recorded an RBI in each of his 4 games this season (5 RBI total)... Including the 2017 postseason, he has driven in at least 1 run in 10 of his last 11 games, including each of his last 6. The only other Red Sox player to record an RBI in each of his first 4 games of a season at 21 years old or younger is Tony Conigliaro (4 straight in April 1965). Last night, Devers batted cleanup for the 2nd time in his career (also 10/1/17 vs. HOU)...Prior to Devers, the last Red Sox player to start a game batting cleanup was Jim Rice in 1974...Other notable Red Sox to do that are Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, and Carl Yastrzemski. CHRISTIAN VALUES: Christian Vázquez went 2-for-4 last night...Since 7/29/17, his .342 AVG (50-for-146) ranks 5th in the majors (min. 100 AB). Since 1987, Vázquez owns the majors’ highest catcher caught stealing percentage (min. 200 G), having thrown out 42 of 100 runners (42.0%). CLOSING TIME: Since joining the Red Sox prior to the 2016 season, Craig Kimbrel has yet to allow a run or walk a batter in Interleague play, spanning 17 appearances...In those games, he is 9-for-9 in save opportunities with 20 SO and a .107 opponent AVG (6-for-56). In his career, Kimbrel is 37-for-37 in Interleague save opportunities, marking the longest saves streak in Interleague history...He has converted each of his last 12 save opportunities overall (began 8/5/17). BOSTON RED SOX (4-1) at MIAMI MARLINS (2-3) Tuesday, April 3, 2018 • 6:10 p.m. ET • Marlins Park • Miami, FL LHP Chris Sale (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP José Ureña (0-1, 11.25) Game #6 • Road Game #6 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ...........................1st, +1.0 Home/Road ..................................... 0-0/4-1 Day/Night ........................................ 1-1/3-0 March/April ..................................... 2-1/2-0 vs. AL East .............................................. 3-1 vs. AL Central ......................................... 0-0 vs. AL West ............................................. 0-0 vs. National League................................ 1-0 vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 3-1/1-0 Leading after 6 innings .......................... 3-1 Tied after 6 innings ................................ 1-0 Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 0-0 Leading after 7 innings .......................... 4-1 Tied after 7 innings ................................ 0-0 Trailing after 7 innings ........................... 0-0 Leading after 8 innings .......................... 4-0 Tied after 8 innings ................................ 0-0 Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 0-1 Red Sox score first.................................. 2-1 Opponents score first ............................. 2-0 Shutouts................................................. 1-0 Scoring less than 3 runs ......................... 2-0 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ................................. 1-1 Scoring 5 or more runs ........................... 1-0 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 2-1/2-0 1-run/2-run games .......................... 3-0/0-1 Walk-offs................................................ 0-0 Extra innings (home/road)............... 0-0/0-0 Series openers/finales ..................... 1-1/1-0 Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 0-0-0 Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 1-0-0 Series W-L-T (total)............................. 1-0-0 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 0-0/0-0 Come-from-behind wins ........................... 2 VS. THE MARLINS All-Time ..................................... 23-12 In Boston..........................................14-6 In Miami.............................................9-6 2018................................................ 1-0 In Boston............................................0-0 In Miami.............................................1-0 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/2 R W7-3 Johnson Richards UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Wed., 4/4 Off Day Thu., 4/5 vs. TB 2:05 p.m. LHP David Price (1-0, 0.00) TBD NESN/MLBN Fri., 4/6 Off Day Sat., 4/7 vs. TB 1:05 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (1-0, 1.69) RHP Jake Faria (0-0, 2.25) NESN/MLBN Sun., 4/8 vs. TB 1:05 p.m. TBD TBD NESN/MLBN Mon., 4/9 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 WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES UPCOMING MILESTONES Blake Swihart 100 Career Hits (97) MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL) Rk. Pitcher Wins 1. Chris Sale ................................ 87 David Price.............................. 87 3. Justin Verlander ............................ 82 4. Rick Porcello ........................... 81 * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits ........................................Bogaerts (10) Doubles ....................................Bogaerts (5) Triples.................................................... N/A HR ..........Betts/Bogaerts/Núñez/Ramirez (1) RBI .............................................. Devers (5) Runs .........................................Bogaerts (5) SB.............................................. Ramirez (2) BB .................... Benintendi/Bradley/Holt (3) AVG (min. 10 AB) ................Bogaerts (.455) OBP (min. 10 AB) ................Bogaerts (.455) SLG (min. 10 AB) .................Bogaerts (.818) OPS (min. 10 AB)...............Bogaerts (1.273) Pitching ERA (min. 5.0 IP) ............... Price/Sale (0.00) Strikeouts ........................................ Sale (9) Wins ...Johnson/Porcello/Price/Velázquez (1) Saves..........................................Kimbrel (2) Appearances ............................... Barnes (3) Starts................................ 5 players tied (1) Innings (Starter) .......................... Price (7.0) Innings (Reliever) .................... Walden (3.1)
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CONNECT FOUR: The Red Sox are 4-1, having won each of their last 4 games...This is the 5th time since 2000 the club has won at least 4 of its first 5 games of a season (most recently 2015 and 2006).
In only 15 of the franchise’s 117 prior seasons has the club won at least 5 of its first 6 games, most recently doing so in 2006, 1999, and 1969...The only time the Sox started 6-0 was 1918.
SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON: Today is the 50th consecutive day the Red Sox have been in Florida since pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on 2/13, with several players and coaches having arrived prior to that date...The Sox will return to Boston following tonight’s game.
The Sox will open their home schedule Thursday against the Rays (2:05 p.m.)...Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 1:15 p.m. for pre-game ceremonies.
REST STOP: Following tonight’s game, the Red Sox are scheduled to play on only 3 of the next 6 days, with off days scheduled for Wednesday, Friday, and Monday.
This is the 1st time the Sox have a scheduled off day on a Friday since 2012...BOS opened that season on Thursday, 4/5 at DET, had Friday off, and resumed a 3-game series against the Tigers on Saturday.
The last time the Sox had a scheduled off day on a Friday at home was 1991, when their home opener on Thursday, 4/11 vs. CLE, was followed by a day off.
MAKE NO MISTAKE: The Red Sox committed 0 errors in their first 5 games, the club’s longest streak to begin a season since 2013 (first 7)...BOS is 1 of 4 teams without an error in 2018 (also CIN, CLE, MIN).
START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers are 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA (3 ER/30.0 IP)...According to Elias, this is the Sox’ 3rd-lowest starting pitcher ERA through the first 5 games of any season since the AL began recording earned runs in 1913...The only better years for BOS were 1919 (0.70) and 1914 (0.85).
LONGEST SCORELESS STREAKS TO BEGIN A SEASON, RED SOX STARTING PITCHERS (1901-2018)
YEAR ERA PITCHERS 1919 20.0 Mays (9.0), Jones (9.0), Mays (2.0) 1940 19.0 Grove (9.0), Bagby (9.0), Wilson (1.0) 2018 18.0 Sale (6.0), Price (7.0), Porcello (5.0)
(Source: Elias Sports Bureau)
YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE: Red Sox starting pitchers have allowed 1 or 0 runs in each of the team’s 5 games (Sale-0, Price-0, Porcello-1, Velázquez-1, Johnson-1)...According to Elias, the Sox had never begun a season with even 4 such starts in the franchise’s first 117 years (1901-2017).
Prior to BOS, the only other teams since 1908 whose starters gave up 1 or 0 runs in each of the first 5 games of a season were the 1988 Giants and 1943 Cardinals...In both instances, the streak did not extend to a 6th game.
The last time Sox starters pitched 5.0+ innings and allowed 1 or 0 runs in 5 straight starts at any point in a season was April 2011 (Beckett-1, Lester-1, Matsuzaka-0, Lackey-1, Buchholz-1)...The club last had a longer such streak in May 2000 (8 straight starts).
‘X’TRA BASES: Xander Bogaerts and Jose Altuve lead the majors with 10 hits apiece...Bogaerts also leads MLB in dou-bles (5) and shares the lead in XBH (6; also Charlie Blackmon).
Bogaerts became the 1st Red Sox player ever to record multiple XBH in each of his first 3 games of a season (source: Elias)...The only other major leaguer to do that since 1900 is Adrian Gonzalez (2015).
SOX & MARLINS: The Red Sox and Marlins continue a 4-game season series tonight...These teams will meet for a 2-game set in Boston from 8/28-29.
The Sox own a 23-12 edge in the all-time series, with these teams squaring off each year from 1997-2001 and again in 2003, ‘06, ‘09, ‘12, and ‘15.
NATIONAL AFFAIR: The Red Sox are 34-10 (.773) against the NL since 9/4/15, having gone 16-4 (.800) in 2017...The Sox are scheduled to play 20 games against the NL East in 2018 (ATL-6, MIA-4, PHI-4, NYM-3, WSH-3).
At 228-156 (.594), the Sox own the majors’ highest all-time winning percentage in Interleague play since its inception in 1997...Since 2003, the Sox’ .651 Interleague win % (183-98) ranks well ahead of the 2nd-best mark in that time (NYY; .596, 167-113).
SETTING SALE: In 5 career starts against NL East teams, Chris Sale is 0-4 with a 6.54 ERA and a .273 opponent AVG (31.2 IP, 23 ER, 33-for-121)...In 12 starts against all other NL clubs, he is 6-1 with a 1.54 ERA and a .174 opponent AVG (87.2 IP, 15 ER, 54-for-310).
As a hitter, Sale is 3-for-23 (.130) with a double and a sacrifice bunt...His hits have come against Lance Lynn, John Lackey, and Pat Neshek.
LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts, who homered in last night’s 7-3 win at MIA, has hit safely in 22 of his last 23 games at NL ballparks, including each of his last 12...He has reached base in each of those 23 games, batting .373 with a 1.129 OPS (38-for-102, 9 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR).
HANLEY’S HOMECOMING: Hanley Ramirez, who resides in Miami and played for the Marlins from 2006-12, homered and stole his 2nd base of the season last night...He is the only active player with 250+ HR and 250+ steals (264 HR/279 SB).Ramirez still ranks among Marlins all-time leaders in several categories, including HR (3rd, 148), steals (2nd, 230), hits (2nd, 1,103), and runs (2nd, 666).
DEVERS’ ENDEAVORS: Rafael Devers has recorded an RBI in each of his 4 games this season (5 RBI total)... Including the 2017 postseason, he has driven in at least 1 run in 10 of his last 11 games, including each of his last 6.
The only other Red Sox player to record an RBI in each of his first 4 games of a season at 21 years old or younger is Tony Conigliaro (4 straight in April 1965).
Last night, Devers batted cleanup for the 2nd time in his career (also 10/1/17 vs. HOU)...Prior to Devers, the last Red Sox player to start a game batting cleanup was Jim Rice in 1974...Other notable Red Sox to do that are Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, and Carl Yastrzemski.
CHRISTIAN VALUES: Christian Vázquez went 2-for-4 last night...Since 7/29/17, his .342 AVG (50-for-146) ranks 5th in the majors (min. 100 AB).
Since 1987, Vázquez owns the majors’ highest catcher caught stealing percentage (min. 200 G), having thrown out 42 of 100 runners (42.0%).
CLOSING TIME: Since joining the Red Sox prior to the 2016 season, Craig Kimbrel has yet to allow a run or walk a batter in Interleague play, spanning 17 appearances...In those games, he is 9-for-9 in save opportunities with 20 SO and a .107 opponent AVG (6-for-56).
In his career, Kimbrel is 37-for-37 in Interleague save opportunities, marking the longest saves streak in Interleague history...He has converted each of his last 12 save opportunities overall (began 8/5/17).
BOSTON RED SOX (4-1) at MIAMI MARLINS (2-3)Tuesday, April 3, 2018 • 6:10 p.m. ET • Marlins Park • Miami, FL
LHP Chris Sale (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP José Ureña (0-1, 11.25)Game #6 • Road Game #6 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish)
REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWNAL East Standing ...........................1st, +1.0Home/Road ..................................... 0-0/4-1Day/Night ........................................ 1-1/3-0March/April ..................................... 2-1/2-0vs. AL East ..............................................3-1vs. AL Central .........................................0-0vs. AL West .............................................0-0vs. National League................................1-0vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 3-1/1-0Leading after 6 innings ..........................3-1Tied after 6 innings ................................1-0Trailing after 6 innings ...........................0-0Leading after 7 innings ..........................4-1Tied after 7 innings ................................0-0Trailing after 7 innings ...........................0-0Leading after 8 innings ..........................4-0Tied after 8 innings ................................0-0Trailing after 8 innings ...........................0-1Red Sox score first ..................................2-1Opponents score first .............................2-0Shutouts .................................................1-0Scoring less than 3 runs .........................2-0Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................1-1Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................1-0Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 2-1/2-01-run/2-run games .......................... 3-0/0-1Walk-offs ................................................0-0Extra innings (home/road) ............... 0-0/0-0Series openers/finales ..................... 1-1/1-0Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 0-0-0Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 1-0-0Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 1-0-0Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 0-0/0-0Come-from-behind wins ...........................2
VS. THE MARLINSAll-Time ..................................... 23-12 In Boston ..........................................14-6 In Miami.............................................9-6
2018................................................ 1-0 In Boston ............................................0-0 In Miami.............................................1-0
DATE H/R SCORE WP LP4/2 R W7-3 Johnson Richards
UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Wed., 4/4 Off DayThu., 4/5 vs. TB 2:05 p.m. LHP David Price (1-0, 0.00) TBD NESN/MLBNFri., 4/6 Off DaySat., 4/7 vs. TB 1:05 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (1-0, 1.69) RHP Jake Faria (0-0, 2.25) NESN/MLBNSun., 4/8 vs. TB 1:05 p.m. TBD TBD NESN/MLBNMon., 4/9 Off DayRed Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM.
WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
UPCOMING MILESTONESBlake Swihart 100 Career Hits (97)
MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL)Rk. Pitcher Wins1. Chris Sale ................................ 87 David Price .............................. 873. Justin Verlander ............................ 824. Rick Porcello ........................... 81
* Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. *
W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2017 17-8 2.90 32 32 214.1 165 73 69 24 43 308 .208CAREER 91-58 2.97 261 181 1330.1 1088 471 439 137 306 1561 .221
TONIGHT’S START: Tossed 6.0 1-hit, scoreless innings on Opening Day at TB (ND, 3 BB, 9 SO). Marked his ML-leading 11th scoreless start in 33 outings since 2017...Also leads the
majors with 8 scoreless road starts during that time. The last Red Sox to not allow a run in each of his fi rst 2 starts of a season was Derek Lowe
(2, September 2001)...Bret Saberhagen (2, April 1999) was the last Red Sox to do so as a member of the Opening Day rotation.
Is 14-2 when receiving 3+ runs of support as a Red Sox...BOS is 15-3 in those games. Is 15-6 with a 2.65 ERA (56 ER/190.0 IP), 198 SO, and 88 BB in 28 career March/April starts. His 8.67 SO/BB ratio (52 SO/6 BB) last April is the highest by a Red Sox during March/April
in the last 100 seasons (min. 100 batters faced). Owns a career SO/BB ratio of 4.47 in March/April (210 SO, 47 BB), trailing only Curt
Schilling (4.60) for the highest mark in the majors over the last 100 seasons.HITTING:
Is 3-for-23 (.130) in his career...His lone XBH, a double, came on 6/15/17 at PHI.VS. THE MARLINS:
Has made 1 career start vs. MIA, on 8/14/16 with CWS (L, 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, BB, HBP, 7 SO). Is 6-5 with a 2.88 ERA (41 ER/128.1 IP) in 25 career Interleague outings (17 starts). Among AL pitchers with 100.0+ career IP in Interleague play, his 0.94 WHIP trails just
Mariano Rivera (0.78), Corey Kluber (0.86), and Johan Santana (0.91) for the lowest ever. His .206 opponent AVG in Interleague play (96-for-465) in the 3rd-lowest ever among AL
pitchers (min. 400 BF)...Trails only Mariano Rivera (.173) and Johan Santana (.187).ON THE ROAD:
Was 10-5 with a 2.71 ERA (38 ER/126.0 IP) in 19 road starts in 2017...His 13 double-digit SO efforts on the road are the most such outings in MLB since at least 1908.
Recorded 191 SO away from home in 2017, the most in MLB since at least 1913. Led MLB in 2017 with 12 road starts of 7.0+ IP, going 6-3 with a 1.30 ERA (13 ER/90.0 IP)
in those outings...The next highest total of such starts was 9 (Scherzer, deGrom).2017 HIGHLIGHTS:
Named an All-Star for the 6th consecutive season...Became the 8th Red Sox pitcher to start the Midsummer Classic, as well as the 1st ML pitcher ever to start consecutive All-Star games for 2 different organizations.
Finished 2nd in AL Cy Young Award voting, fi nishing in the top 6 for the 6th consecutive season (2012-17)...The only other pitchers ever to fi nish in the top 6 in BBWAA Cy Young Award voting in as many as 6 straight years are Greg Maddux (7, 1992-98), Clayton Kershaw (7, 2011-17), and Roy Halladay (6, 2006-11).
Led MLB with 308 SO, a 12.93 SO/9.0 IP ratio, and 214.1 IP...Ranked among AL leaders in ERA (2nd, 2.90), opponent AVG (2nd, .208), opponent OPS (3rd, .603), WHIP (2nd, 0.97), BB/9.0 IP ratio (2nd, 1.81), and wins (T-4th, 17).
His 12.93 SO/9.0 IP ratio is the 3rd-highest single-season mark in ML history behind Randy Johnson (13.41 in 2001) and Pedro Martinez (13.20 in 1999). Recorded the 35th 300-SO season since 1900 (source: Elias)...Elias also notes that in only 2 of the previous 34 300-SO seasons since 1900 did a pitcher have fewer
walks than Sale did (41) at the time of his 300th SO: Curt Schilling in 2002 with ARI (31) and Pedro Martinez in 1999 with BOS (37). Sale joined Randy Johnson (1999 with ARI), Nolan Ryan (1989 with TEX, 1972 with CAL), and Steve Carlton (1972 with PHI) as the only pitchers since 1900 to
record 300+ SO in his 1st season with a franchise (source: Elias). Recorded 10+ SO in a ML-high 18 starts, the most since Randy Johnson in 2003 with ARI (23) and the 2nd-most ever by a Red Sox (Pedro Martinez, 19 in 1999). Had 10+ SO in 8 consecutive starts from 4/10-5/19, tying Pedro Martinez (1999) and his own streak in 2015 for MLB’s longest single-season streak since 1900
(source: Elias)...Elias also notes that Sale and Martinez are the only 2 pitchers since 1893 with multiple streak of 7+ consecutive starts with 10+ SO.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Holds the highest SO/BB ratio (5.10) in the Live Ball Era (min. 1,000.0 IP)...Also ranks 2nd among that group with 10.56 SO/9.0 IP (Randy Johnson-10.61). According to Elias, reached 1,500 career SO in fewer IP than any pitcher in ML history (1,290.0 IP), breaking Kerry Wood’s previous record (1,303.0 IP). Is the only AL pitcher to win 11+ games in each of the last 6 seasons (2012-17)...The only other pitchers to do so are Scherzer, Kershaw, and Greinke. Ranks T-3rd in MLB with 15 complete games since 2012 (Kershaw-19, Kluber-15, Bumgarner-15), and trails only Clayton Kershaw (59) and teammate David Price
(50) for the most starts with 8.0+ IP during that time (48). Has recorded 12+ SO 28 times since the start of 2012, 12 more than any other pitcher in that span (Kershaw-16)...His 53 games with 10+ SO since 2012 trail
only Max Scherzer’s 59 for the most in MLB during that time, and are the 15th-highest career total since at least 1908.
41-CHRIS SALE, LHP 0-0, 0.00 ERA
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
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SHOWIN STREAKLOSS STREAK
10+ SO G
20178.1, 6/20 at KC
10, 5/30 at CWS7, 2x, last 8/24 at CLE
7, 8/1 vs. CLE3, 4x, last 9/15 at TB
13, 4x, last 9/20 at BAL4, 9/26 vs. TOR
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7, 5/2-6/102, 8/19-24
18, last 9/20 at BAL (13)
CAREER9.0, 12x, last 9/16/16 at KC
12, 7/30/15 at BOS9, 4/30/15 at MIN
8, 4x, last 7/8/16 vs. ATL5, 2x, last 5/6/15 vs. DET
15, 2x, last 8/16/15 vs. CHC4, 2x, last 9/26/17 vs. TOR
14, last 9/16/16 at KC2, last 4/15/16 at TB10, 10/2/15-5/19/16
VS. MIA W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO2017 0-0 - - - - - - - - -CAREER 0-1 6.75 1 1 6.2 8 5 0 1 7at MIA 0-1 6.75 1 1 6.2 8 5 0 1 7
24-DAVID PRICE, LHP 1-0, 0.00 ERA
W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2017 6-3 3.38 16 11 74.2 65 30 28 8 24 76 .226CAREER 127-68 3.22 269 259 1746.1 1553 687 625 167 445 1,676 .236
2018 SPRING TRAINING GAME LOGDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO3/15 TOR W 4.0 1 0 0 1 53/20 PIT W 5.0 3 2 2 1 43/25 at MIN W 3.0 1 1 1 2 42.25 ERA 3-0 12.0 5 3 3 4 13
THURSDAY’S START: Owns the 3rd-highest career W-L% (.773, 17-5) ever at Fenway Park (source: Elias, min. 20
starts)...Trails only Smoky Joe Wood (.867, 39-6) and Tex Hughson (.781, 57-16). Did not allow a run or walk over 7.0 IP on 3/30 at TB (W, 4 H, 5 SO)...Threw just 76 pitches. Is 4-3 with a 3.45 ERA (23 ER/60.0 IP) and .209 oppponent AVG (46-for-220) in 10 appearances (9 starts) vs. TB since being dealt from the club in 2014.
2018 SPRING TRAINING GAME LOGDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO3/9 at MIA - 4.0 2 1 1 0 53/14 at MIN W 5.0 2 0 0 0 73/19 PHI - 5.0 5 4 4 3 63/24 HOU - 0.2 1 0 0 1 13.07 ERA 1-0 14.2 10 5 5 4 19
16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .067 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .222 OBP .067 SLG vs. RHP: 1-11 (.091), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, BB ROAD TRIP: 1-15, R, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, BB)vs. LHP: 0-4 (.000), 0 HR TB SERIES: 0-11, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (4/2)
Has reached base twice in each of his last 2 starts...Recorded his fi rst hit of the season in last night’s win.Has hit .299/.383/.464 in 27 career Interleague games (29-for-97, 4 2B, 4 HR, 19 RBI)...His 4 Interleague HR in 2017 were tied for the most ever by a Sox rookie.Finished 2nd in 2017 AL Rookie of the Year voting...Ranked among ML rookies in SB (1st, 20), hits (3rd, 155), runs (3rd, 84), RBI (T-3rd, 90), 2B (T-3rd, 26), BB (2nd, 70), and outfi eld assists (1st, 11).In 2017, became the 3rd rookie in Red Sox history to reach 20 HR and 20 SB, joining Ellis Burks (1987) and Nomar Garciaparra (1997)...Was the fi rst ML rookie to reach those totals since Mike Trout in 2012.Ranked 5th in the AL in 2017 with a .351 AVG with RISP (47-for-134), including an AL-leading .400 clip (24-for-60) with RISP and 2 outs...Since his 2016 debut season, ranks 2nd in the majors with a .377 AVG (29-for-77) with RISP and 2 outs.In 17 Grapefruit League games this spring, led the Red Sox with an .804 SLG and batted .391 (18-for-46) with 7 2B, 4 HR, and 11 RBI.
Has reached base 6 times in his last 2 games, including his first HR of 2018 last night...Ranks 2nd on the team with a .961 OPS.Is a career .332/.375/.581 hitter in 66 Interleague games, ranking 4th among active hitters in AVG and 5th in OPS (.956; min. 50 games)...Has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 Interleague games, batting .422 (27-for-64) with 10 2B, 6 HR, 21 RBI, and an .859 SLG...Has hit safely in each of his last 12 games in NL ballparks.Led BOS in 2017 with 153 games, 101 runs (6th in the AL), 166 hits, 46 2B (3rd), 24 HR, 102 RBI (T-7th), 77 BB (T-10th), 26 SB (T-8th), and an .803 OPS.Since 2015, leads the majors in doubles (131) and ranks 3rd in hits (560) and T-5th in runs (317)...In each of the last 3 full seasons, has led the Red Sox in Baseball-Reference’s WAR (6.0 in 2015, 9.5 in 2016, and 6.4 in 2017) and finished in the top 20 in AL MVP voting (19th in 2015, 2nd in 2016, and 6th in 2017).Began his Grapefruit League season 0-for-16, but went 17-for-36 (.472) with 6 2B and 3 HR in his final 13 games. Earned consecutive Gold Glove Awards in RF in 2016-17...In that time, led all players at all positions with 63 defensive runs saved (source: FanGraphs).
2 - XANDER BOGAERTS , SS .455 AVG 1 HR 2 RBI .455 OBP .818 SLG vs. RHP: 8-16 (.500), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5, R ROAD TRIP: 10-22, 5 R, 5 2B, HR, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-5, R)vs. LHP: 2-6 (.333), 0 HR TB SERIES: 8-17, 4 R, 5 2B, HR, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (3/29-31) Leads MLB with 10 hits (tied), 5 2B, 6 XBH (tied), and 4 multi-hit games...His 18 TB lead the AL.Has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 regular-season games (.404/.452/.649, 8 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI), with multiple hits in 7 of his last 10.Is 8-for-16 (.500) with 5 XBH so far vs. RHP (1.438 OPS)...Is 7-for-10 (.700) with 4 XBH with nobody out.Is 9-for-22 (.409) in his career vs. MIA, having scored 4 runs and driven in 5...In 3 games at Marlins Park, is 6-for-14 (.429).Since 2015, ranks among AL leaders with 298 runs scored (7th), 554 hits (3rd), and a .298 AVG (6th)...Also ranks T-5th in the AL with 154 multi-hit games and 2nd with 52 3-hit games, and is tied for 2nd with 11 games with 4+ hits.Singled, doubled, and hit a game-winning HR in Saturday’s win...According to Elias, became the first Red Sox player in franchise history (and 2nd ML player in the last 100 years) to record multiple XBH in each of his first 3 games of a season (also Adrián González in 2015)...Passed 1,000 career TB (1,002).Batted .319 (15-for-47) in 18 spring training games, recording 4 2B, 3 HR, and a .596 SLG.
Has reached base multiple times in each of his last 2 games...Hit .297 (19-for-64) with 10 runs, 3 HR, 8 RBI, and 13 BB in 19 Interleague games in 2017.According to Baseball-Reference, ranked 2nd among 2017 Sox position players with 2.8 WAR...Named BOS’ Defensive Player of the Year by the Boston BBWAA.Hit .284 (31-for-109) with an .825 OPS with RISP in 2017...From 8/4 through the end of the season, went 12-for-33 (.364) with a 1.007 OPS with RISP.Since 2017, his .358 OBP vs. LHP ranks 4th among left-handed AL hitters...Since 2015, has hit .267 vs. LHP and .249 vs. RHP.Stole his fi rst base of the season Sunday...His 86.1% career stolen base success rate (31-for-36) ranks 4th among active players (min. 35 attempts).
Has at least 1 RBI in each of his last 7 regular-season games (since 9/29/17), the longest streak by a BOS hitter since Mookie Betts in 2016 (7)...The only other Sox hitter with 7 straight games with an RBI at the age of 21 or younger is Ted Williams in 1940 (RBI became an official stat in 1920).His 4 games with an RBI to begin the 2018 season mark the ML’s longest streak to start the year...In the last 45 seasons, the only other Red Sox hitters with RBI in their first 4 games of any season are Jose Canseco in 1995 (4) and Shea Hillenbrand in 2003 (5). Recorded go-ahead RBI in each of his first 3 games, including Friday's and Sunday’s game-winners...Is tied for the AL lead in go-ahead (3) and game-winning RBI (2).Made his ML debut at the age of 20 last season, batting .284 (63-for-222) with an .819 OPS, 14 2B, 10 HR, 30 RBI, and 34 runs in 58 games...Became the first ML player to hit 8 HR in his first 20 games before turning 21 (source: Elias).In the 2017 ALDS vs. HOU, became the youngest Red Sox position player ever to appear in a postseason game...Hit a game-winning HR in Game 3 and an inside-the-park HR to lead off the 9th in Game 4...The only other players with multiple postseason HR before turning 21 are Mickey Mantle, Andruw Jones, and Miguel Cabrera.
Has 3 BB in 2 games so far this season...Played in 64 games (37 starts) in 2017, missing 75 games while on the disabled list with vertigo.In 28 career games against NL East clubs, has batted .323 (31-for-96) with 13 runs, 6 2B, 2 3B, HR, 10 RBI, and an .842 OPS.Has a career .290 AVG (45-for-155) and .392 OBP in games played before May 1...That OBP ranks 3rd among active AL hitters with at least 100 such AB.In 17 spring training games, hit .308 (12-for-39) with 3 2B, 6 BB, and a .426 OBP...Appeared defensively at 2B, 3B, SS, LF, and RF.
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 9/25/17 vs. TOR Leone 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Betts 4/2/18 at MIA O’Grady 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Bogaerts 3/31/18 at TB Kittredge 13 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1Bradley Jr. 9/17/17 at TB Odorizzi 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Devers 9/24/17 at CIN Stephens 42 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1Holt 9/7/16 at SD Campos 182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leon 9/26/17 vs. TOR Dermody 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Martinez 9/27/17 vs. SF Dyson 25 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Moreland 9/28/17 vs. HOU Peacock 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Núñez 3/29/18 at TB Archer (ITPHR) 15 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1Ramirez 4/2/18 at MIA Richards 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1Swihart 9/29/15 at NYY Mitchell 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Vázquez 9/14/17 at OAK Gossett 58 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
BATTING NOTES Red Sox Game Notes Page 3
63- SANDY LEON , C .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .000 OBP .000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-2 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 0-4 CURRENT STREAK: 0-4vs. LHP: 0-2 (.000), 0 HR TB SERIES: 0-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: ---
Made his season debut in Saturday’s 3-2 win...Finished 3rd in MLB with a 3.41 catcher’s ERA in 2017, the lowest by a qualifying Sox catcher since at least 1987.In 2017, set career highs with 85 games, 39 RBI, and 25 BB...6 of his career-high-tying 7 HR came in the 6th inning or later, including 4 in the 8th or later.Ranks 3rd among active catchers (min. 100 games) with a 38.3 career CCS% (44-for-115)...Cut down 16 of 47 attempts last season (34.0%).In 2017, the Red Sox went 5-1 when he hit a HR, 16-8 when he drove in a run, and 11-1 in his multi-hit games...BOS is 35-13 when he drives in a run since 2015.Caught 7 of the Red Sox’ 11 shutouts in 2017 and has caught 14 of the team’s 27 since 2015.
Has reached base in all 4 games played this season...Drove in his first run in a Red Sox uniform yesterday, tying the game in the 5th.In 11 career games vs. MIA, has hit .325/.426/.650 (13-for-40, 4 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI)...Has homered in 2 of his last 3 games vs. the Marlins (9/22 & 9/23/17).Has 2 HR in his last 2 games vs. NL teams, 5 in his last 6, 16 in his last 21, and 19 in his last 27...Has a .420/.457/1.034/1.492 batting line with 24 runs 22 XBH, and 35 RBI in his last 21 games vs. the league.In 119 games between DET and ARI last season, set career highs with 45 HR, 104 RBI, and a 1.066 OPS...Among players with 300+ AB, led the majors in SLG (.690), AB/HR (9.60), and AB/RBI (4.15)...His .690 SLG was the highest since Barry Bonds in 2004 (.812; min. 350 AB).Named NL Player of the Month for September 2017, batting .404 (40-for-99) with a NL September record-tying 16 HR and a Diamondbacks-record 36 RBI.Led the majors last season with an .892 SLG and 1.356 OPS vs. LHP (min. 50 AB), each the higest mark in the last 10 seasons...Hit .376 (35-for-93) vs. LHP.
Is 1 of 4 Red Sox to have appeared in all 5 games...Is 12-for-38 (.316) with 2 HR and 6 RBI in his last 9 Interleague games.Set career highs in 2017 with 149 games, 508 AB, 73 R, 34 2B, and 55 BB...Is 1 of 2 AL 1B with 20+ HR and 20+ 2B in each of the last 3 seasons (José Abreu).Hit .273 with an .837 OPS in the first month of the 2017 season...Led MLB with 12 2B in April, including a Red Sox record 7 straight games with a 2B (4/7-13).Since 2014, his .419 AVG (18-for-43) as a pinch hitter leads MLB (min. 40 AB)...Reached base in 6 of 14 pinch-hit PA in 2017, including 1 HR (8/30 at TOR).Led AL 1B in FanGraphs’ defensive runs saved (17) and ultimate zone rating (10.3) metrics from 2016-17...Won the 2016 AL Gold Glove Award at 1B.
Has hit safely in 35 of his last 37 games vs. National League teams, batting .353 (55-for-156) with 23 runs and 24 RBI in those games...Is a career .318 hitter (55-for-173) in 44 career games vs. NL East teams.Has 3 XBH and 3 RBI in 4 games...In 42 games since joining BOS, has 20 multi-hit games, batting .315 (57-for-181) with 14 2B, 9 HR, 30 RBI, 6 SB, and an .885 OPS.In 114 games between BOS and SF last year, posted career highs in AVG (.313/146-for-467), OBP (.341), SLG (.460), 2B (33), and XBH (45).Hit an inside-the-park HR in his first AB of the season Thursday, the first HR of the Red Sox’ season...Marked Boston’s first Opening Day inside-the-park HR since Carl Yastrzemski on 4/10/68...Came just 2 innings after BOS’s most recent previous inside-the-parker, hit by Rafael Devers in the 9th inning of Game 4 of the 2017 ALDS.His ITPHR was the first by any player in his team’s opening game since Stephen Drew with ARI in 2010 vs. SD...Was the 2nd such HR of Núñez’ career (6/2/16 vs. TB).
Hit his first HR of 2018 last night, his first at Marlins Park since 7/16/12 while with MIA...The Red Sox are 27-7 in his last 34 games with a HR.Stole his team-leading 2nd base of the year last night, after recording 1 SB in 133 games last season...Is 1 of 3 AL players with multiple SB.Has reached base safely in his last 13 games (.388/.423/.612), including the regular season and postseason...Went 8-for-14 (.571) in the 2017 ALDS vs. HOU. Played with the Marlins from 2006-12...Ranks among Marlins all-time leaders in games (5th, 943), hits (2nd, 1,103), AVG (2nd, .300), runs (2nd, 666), 2B (2nd, 232), 3B (4th, 26), HR (3rd, 148), RBI (5th, 482), SB (2nd, 230), OBP (2nd, .374), and SLG (3rd, .499).Hit .345 with a 1.059 OPS on first pitches last season (19-for-55, 4 2B, 5 HR)...Is a career .390 hitter with a 1.127 OPS on first pitches (337-for-864, 72 HR).
Made his season debut Sunday (1-3, BB)...Has 111 games of ML experience, batting .270 (97-for-359) with 17 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, and 36 RBI.Spent the majority of the 2017 season with Triple-A Pawtucket...Missed 2 months of the season due to a pair of DL stints...Was a September call-up for BOS.The majority of his ML experience came in 2015, when he hit .274 (79-for-288) with 17 2B, 5 HR, and 31 RBI in 84 games.Posted a .485 SLG in 25 spring training games, tying for the league lead with 7 2B and homering 3 times...Appeared defensively at C, 1B, 3B, and LF.
7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ , C .308 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI .357 OBP .385 SLG vs. RHP: 1-5 (.200), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI ROAD TRIP: 4-13, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI)vs. LHP: 1-4 (.250), 0 HR TB SERIES: 2-9, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (3/29-30)
Recorded his first 2B, first 2 RBI, and first multi-hit game last night, driving in the game-winning run...Since 7/29/17, ranks 6th in the majors with a .342 AVG (50-for-146, min. 50 AB)...6 of his 10 career go-ahead RBI have come in that time (44 G).Has hit .333 (14-for-42) in his last 13 Interleague games...Has hit safely in each of 5 career games vs. NL East clubs (.389/7-for-18, 4 2B, 3 RBI).Played a career-high 99 games in 2017, leading AL catchers with a .290 AVG (94-for-324; min. 250 AB) and recording more runs (43), hits (94), 3B (2), HR (5), and SB (7) than he did in his first 3 seasons combined...Earned the Red Sox Unsung Hero Award from the Boston BBWAA.His 42.0% career CCS% (42-for-100) is the highest rate by any catcher since 1987 (min. 200 G)...Threw out 19 of 48 attempted base stealers (39.6%) in 2017.
Got the final 2 outs of the 8th inning in Sunday’s win at TB & got his 2nd hold (0.2 IP, BB, 2 SO, 15 pit)...Has made 3 scoreless appearances this year (2.2 IP).Spring 2018: 1-0, 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP), 4 hits, 3 BB, 15 SO in 8 games.Has made his 3rd consecutive Opening Day roster...Led BOS relievers last season in wins (7), innings (69.2), games (70), and holds (21).Made 60-or-more appearances in both of the 2016 and 2017 seasons (132 total games) which leads all BOS pitchers and was T-9th in the AL in that span.Posted a career-best 10.72 SO/9.0 IP ratio in 2017 (83 SO/69.2 IP)...Over the last 2 seasons (2016-17), has held opponents to a .193 AVG with RISP.
Threw a scoreless 7th inning with 1 hit and 1 SO in last night’s win at MIA (17 pitches)...Has opened the season with 2 scoreless appearances (2.1 IP).Spring 2018: 1-0, 0.87 ERA (1 ER/10.1 IP), 8 hits, 4 BB, 12 SO in 9 games.Has made his 2nd career Opening Day roster (other 2017)...In his 5th year in the Red Sox organization after being acquired from SF in 2014.Set career-highs with 62 appearances and 70 SO in 2017...Also posted a 10.16 SO/9.0 IP ratio and a 3.89 SO/BB ratio (18 BB), both career bests.Has posted a 2.84 ERA (44 ER/139.1 IP) and a 3.00 SO/BB ratio over his last 123 ML games since 5/25/15.
Recorded the 1st SV of his ML career in Sunday’s win at TB (1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO); his 100th career relief appearance.Spring 2018: 0-0, 4.91 ERA (4 ER/7.1 IP), 4 hits, 2 BB, 12 SO in 8 games.Is in his 2nd full season as reliever...In a career-high 54 games in 2017, set career lows in opponent AVG (.202), OBP (.294) & SLG (.279).Had a career-best 22.0-IP scoreless streak in 2017 & didn’t allow a run 23 consecutive games for the 3rd-longest single season scoreless streak in club history.In his last 77 appearances as a reliever (since 5/30/13), has gone 7-1, 1 SV, 2.34 ERA (25 ER/96.1 IP) with a 1.14 WHIP and a .204 opponent AVG.
Earned his 2nd SV in as many days Saturday night at TB (1.0 IP, BB, 16 pitches)...Was his 293rd career SV; has a 90.9% career conversion rate (322 SVO)...Has allowed only 1 run in his 15 career appearances at Marlins Park (since 6/6/12): 51 batters faced, 5 hits, 2 BB, HB, 16 SO, 14.2 IP, 13 SV, 14 SVO, 0.48 WHIP.Spring 2018: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (2.0 IP), 1 hit, 2 SO in 2 games.Named 2017 AL Reliever of the Year (Mariano Rivera Award) & finished 6th in AL Cy Young Award voting...Posted his 7th straight season with 30+ saves (35).A 2017 AL All-Star, led all ML relievers in WHIP (0.68) and SO/9.0 IP ratio (16.43) and T-1st in SO (126)...Posted career bests in SO/BB (9.0) and BB/9.0 IP (1.83).Struck out 126 of 254 batters faced in 2017 (49.6%), the highest single-season rate ever for a Red Sox pitcher.
Needed only 1 pitch to retire Kiermaier, the only batter he faced, in Sunday’s win at TB (0.1 IP, hold)...Has made 2 scoreless appearances (1.0 IP) on the year.Non-roster invite to 1st spring training made 1st Opening Day roster...Selected to active roster, 3/29...Entered 2018 having never appeared above Double-A.Since 1981, the only other Red Sox minor leaguers to make the Opening Day roster without experience above Double-A are Shea Hillenbrand (2001), Jackie Bradley Jr. (2013), and Ben Taylor (2017)...Since 1964, other notable Sox to do so were Billy Conigliaro (1964), Bob Stanley (1977), and Bruce Hurst (1980).Spring 2018: 0-0, 0.87 ERA (1 ER/10.0 IP), 4 hits, 1 BB, 8 SO in 10 games...Was a 14th-round selection by BOS in 2015 June Draft out of the University of Florida.For his minor league career (99 games), has averaged 10.10 SO/9.0 IP (168 SO/149.2 IP), 5.60 SO/BB (30 BB), and has posted a 1.02 WHIP.
Earned his 1st hold of the year in Saturday night’s win at TB (0.2 IP, H, SO), finishing the 8th inning. Spring 2018: 1-0, 2.00 ERA (2 ER/9.0 IP), 7 hits, 4 BB, 12 SO in 9 games.Entering his 3rd season with BOS (2016-present)...Has appeared in only 13 games (2.53 ERA) for BOS due to Tommy John surgery performed on 5/24/16.Began 2017 on the DL and made his season debut on 9/5...Was on the Sox’ ALDS roster vs. HOU, appearing in 2 games (1.1 IP), both scoreless appearances.For his ML career, has held opponents to a .197 AVG (63-320) with just 2 HR...Has also averaged 11.43 SO/9.0 IP (113 SO/89.0 IP) for his big league career.
Threw the final 2.0 innings of last night’s win at MIA (2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, SO, HB, WP, 38 pitches)...Was the 2nd appearance of his ML career/both this year.Was selected to the active ML roster on 3/29 and has made his 1st Opening Day roster...Selection marks the 2nd ML stint of his career (other: 2014 with TOR, but did not appear in a ML game)...Was a non-roster invitee to BOS spring training in 2016 and 2017.Spent the 2017 season with Triple-A Pawtucket where he won their Most Valuable Pitcher Award: 10-6, 3.92 ERA, 86 SO in 29 games (15 starts).Spring 2018: 1-0, 1 SV, 0.64 ERA (1 ER/14.0 IP), 6 hits, 4 BB, 16 SO in 8 games...Originally selected by the Blue Jays in the 9th round of the 2007 June Draft.
2018 VS. MIA CAREER VS. MIA CAREER AT MARLINS PARKPLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ERBarnes -- / 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 1.0 2 1 -- / Hembree 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0Johnson 1-0-0 1.50 1/1 6.0 6 1 1-0-0 1.50 1/1 6.0 6 1 1-0-0 1.50 1/1 6.0 6 1Kelly -- / 0-0-0 2.75 5/3 19.2 13 6 0-0-0 2.35 3/1 7.2 6 2Kimbrel -- / 3-3-24 1.58 41/0 40.0 20 7 0-0-13 0.61 15/0 14.2 5 1Porcello -- / 1-0-0 2.16 3/1 8.1 10 2 0-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.1 2 0Poyner -- / -- / -- / Price -- / 1-3-0 3.42 4/4 26.1 23 10 -- / Sale -- / 0-1-0 6.75 1/1 6.2 8 5 0-1-0 6.75 1/1 6.2 8 5Smith -- / -- / -- / Velazquez -- / -- / -- / Walden 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 2.0 3 2 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 2.0 3 2 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 2.0 3 2
BULLPEN NOTES Red Sox Game Notes Page 5
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 94,452 6 4/3 N at Miami 4/4 Off Day 7 4/5 D TAMPA BAY 4/6 OFF DAY 8 4/7 D TAMPA BAY 9 4/8 D TAMPA BAY 4/9 OFF DAY 10 4/10 N NEW YORK-AL 11 4/11 N NEW YORK-AL 12 4/12 N NEW YORK-AL 13 4/13 N BALTIMORE 14 4/14 D BALTIMORE 15 4/15 D BALTIMORE 16 4/16 D BALTIMORE 17 4/17 N at Anaheim 18 4/18 N at Anaheim 19 4/19 N at Anaheim 20 4/20 N at Oakland 21 4/21 N at Oakland 22 4/22 D at Oakland 4/23 Off Day 23 4/24 N at Toronto 24 4/25 N at Toronto 25 4/26 N at Toronto 26 4/27 N TAMPA BAY 27 4/28 D TAMPA BAY 28 4/29 D TAMPA BAY 29 4/30 N KANSAS CITY 30 5/1 N KANSAS CITY 31 5/2 D KANSAS CITY 32 5/3 N at Texas 33 5/4 N at Texas 34 5/5 N at Texas 35 5/6 D at Texas 5/7 Off Day 36 5/8 N at New York-AL 37 5/9 N at New York-AL 38 5/10 N at New York-AL 39 5/11 N at Toronto 40 5/12 D at Toronto 41 5/13 D at Toronto 42 5/14 N OAKLAND 43 5/15 N OAKLAND 44 5/16 N OAKLAND 5/17 OFF DAY 45 5/18 N BALTIMORE 46 5/19 N BALTIMORE 47 5/20 D BALTIMORE 5/21 OFF DAY 48 5/22 N at Tampa Bay 49 5/23 N at Tampa Bay 50 5/24 N at Tampa Bay 51 5/25 N ATLANTA 52 5/26 D ATLANTA 53 5/27 D ATLANTA 54 5/28 D TORONTO 55 5/29 N TORONTO 56 5/30 D TORONTO 57 5/31 N at Houston 58 6/1 N at Houston 59 6/2 N at Houston 60 6/3 N at Houston 6/4 Off Day
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 a player to be named later or cash considerations...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 Edurado 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.
DISABLED LIST
Drew Pomeranz Left forearm flexor strain March 26 --- 5 (4-1)Eduardo Rodriguez Recovery from right knee surgery March 26 --- 5 (4-1)Steven Wright Recovery from left knee surgery March 26 --- 5 (4-1)Marco Hernandez Left shoulder surgery March 29 --- 5 (4-1)Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain March 29 --- 5 (4-1)Dustin Pedroia Recovery from left knee surgery March 29 --- 5 (4-1)Tyler Thornburg Recovery from right shoulder surgery March 29 --- 5 (4-1)2018 Totals 7 Players 7 DL stints 35 Games Missed
DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL
DATE TRANSACTION
PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED GAMES MISSED
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5 hits in a game ........................................ Andrew Benintendi, 7/4/17 at TEX6 hits in a game ...................Nomar Garciaparra, 6/21/03 at PHI (13 innings) 6 RBI in a game .............................................. Mookie Betts, 9/12/17 vs. OAK7 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) ......... Mookie Betts, 8/14/16 vs. ARIGame-ending home run ......... Mitch Moreland, 8/4/17 vs. CWS (11th 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.......David Price, 9/22/17 at CIN, 1B off Asher WojciechPitcher hit a home run .................. Josh Beckett, 6/14/09 at PHI off J.A. HappHit for the cycle .................................................... Brock Holt, 6/16/15 vs. ATLHitting streak of at least 30 games .....Nomar Garciaparra (30), 7/26-8/29/97Hitting streak of at least 20 games ........ Jackie Bradley Jr. (29), 4/24-5/26/16.................................................................... Xander Bogaerts (26), 5/6-6/2/16Straight steal of home ..................................Jacoby Ellsbury, 4/26/09 vs. NYYSteal of home on double steal ............................. Travis Shaw, 4/21/16 vs. TB5 steals in a game (club record) ..................... Jacoby Ellsbury, 5/30/13 at PHI
No-hitter ...................................................Jon Lester, 5/19/08 vs. KC (W, 7-0)One-hitter .............................................. Doug Fister, 8/22/17 at CLE (W, 9-1)15 or more strikeouts in a game .................... Jon Lester (15), 5/3/14 vs. OAKPosition player pitched ................................Mitch Moreland, 8/25/17 vs. BALPitcher played another defensive position .... Javier Lopez (RF), 4/30/09 at TB
Walk-off win ....................................................9/5/17 vs. TOR (3-2 in 19 innings)Scored 20 runs in a game..................................................... 8/15/15 vs. SEA (22)Had 20 hits in a game ............................................. 7/2/17 at TOR (21, 9 innings)Scored 10 runs in an inning .......................5/7/17 at MIN (10 runs in 9th inning)Hit 8 home runs in a game (club record) ....................2 times, last 9/4/13 vs. DETHit 4 consec. HR (club & MLB record) .....................4/22/07 vs. NYY (3rd inning): ...................................... Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell & Jason Varitek Hit game-ending HR in back-to-back games .........................5/10-11/05 vs. OAK:................................................. 5/10 (9th inning, Kevin Millar off Octavio Dotel), ................................................ 5/11 (9th inning, Jason Varitek off Octavio Dotel)Turned a triple play .................................................. 8/15/17 vs. STL (4th inning): ............................ 3B Rafael Devers to 2B Eduardo Núñez to 1B Mitch MorelandHit into a triple play .......................5/2/17 vs. BAL (8th inning, Jackie Bradley Jr.)Back-to-back 1-0 wins ............................................................. 7/18-19/06 vs. KC
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Most runs, game ..................................................................... 7, 4/2 at MIAMost runs, inning ........................................3, 2 times, last 4/2 at MIA (4th)Most hits, game (9 innings) .................................................. 12, 4/2 at MIAMost hits, game (extra innings) ............................................................. N/A Most hits, inning .........................................3, 4 times, last 4/2 at MIA (5th)Consecutive hits, inning ..............................3, 2 times, last 4/2 at MIA (5th)Fewest hits, game ...................................................................... 6, 4/1 at TBMost doubles, game............................................. 4, 2 times, last 3/31 at TB Most triples, game ................................................................................. N/AMost home runs, game ........................................................... 2, 4/2 at MIAMost home runs, inning ..............................1, 4 times, last 4/2 at MIA (7th)Most extra-base hits ........................................... 5, 3 times, last 4/2 at MIAMost stolen bases, game ........................................................... 2, 4/1 at TBMost walks, game (9 innings) .................................................. 6, 3/31 at TB Most walks, game (extra innings) .......................................................... N/A Most strikeouts, game (9 innings) ....................... 6, 4 times, last 4/2 at MIAMost strikeouts, game (extra innings) .................................................... N/A Most hit by pitch, game ............................................................. 3, 4/1 at TBMost left on base (9 innings) ................................................... 11, 4/1 at TB Most left on base (extra innings) ........................................................... N/A
Most hits .............................................. 3, 2 times, last Bogaerts, 3/31 at TB Most runs ..............................................2, 2 times, last Ramirez, 4/2 at MIAMost doubles .............................................. 2, 2 times, last Bogaerts, 3/30 at TBMost triples ................................................................................................ 0Most home runs ..........................1, 4 times, last Ramirez & Betts, 4/2 at MIA Most extra-base hits ............................ 2, 4 times, last Bogaerts, 3/31 at TBMost total bases ...................................................... 7, Bogaerts, 3/31 at TB Most RBI .............................2, 5 times, last Ramirez & Vázquez, 4/2 at MIAMost stolen bases .................................1, 4 times, last Ramirez, 4/2 at MIA Most walks ....................................... 2, 3 times, last Bradley Jr., 4/2 at MIA Most strikeouts (9 innings)......................2, 7 times, last Devers, 4/2 at MIA Most strikeouts (extra innings) .............................................................. N/ALongest hitting streak ..............................................4, Devers, 3/29-present
Most walks (9 innings) ............................................................. 7, 3/29 at TBMost walks, (extra innings) .................................................................... N/A Fewest walks ............................................................................ 1, 3/30 at TBMost runs allowed, game ........................................................ 6, 3/29 at TB Most runs allowed, inning ...............................................6, 3/29 at TB (8th) Most hits allowed, game (9 innings) ..................................... 10, 4/2 at MIAMost hits allowed, game (extra innings) ................................................ N/A Fewest hits allowed, game ................................... 4, 2 times, last 3/30 at TBMost hits allowed, inning .............................. 3, 2 times, last 4/1 at TB (1st) Most home runs allowed, game .......................... 1, 3 times, last 4/2 at MIA Most consecutive scoreless inn. .......................... 14.0, 3/30 (1st)-3/31 (5th)
Most innings pitched, starter .......................................7.0, Price, 3/30 at TB Fewest innings pitched, starter ...............................5.1, Porcello, 3/31 at TBMost innings pitched, reliever ..................................... 2.0, Walden, 4/2 at MIA Most strikeouts, starter ....................................................9, Sale, 3/29 at TB Most strikeouts, reliever ...............................................3, Kimbrel, 3/30 at TB Most walks allowed .........................3, 2 times, last Sale & Kelly, 3/29 at TB Longest winning streak ....................... 1, 4 times, last Johnson, 4/2-presentLongest losing streak ................................................ 1, Smith, 3/29-present Most consec. scoreless inn., starter ..........................7.0, Price, 3/30-present Most consec. scoreless inn., reliever ......................2.2, Barnes, 3/29-presentMost runs allowed .......................................................... 4, Kelly, 3/29 at TBMost earned runs allowed .............................................. 4, Kelly, 3/29 at TBMost hits allowed ................................ 6, 2 times, last Johnson, 4/2 at MIAFewest hits allowed, CG ......................................................................... N/AMost home runs allowed ..................... 1, 3 times, last Johnson, 4/2 at MIA Most pitches thrown ......................................................92, Sale, 3/29 at TB
Longest winning streak ........................................................ 4, 3/30-presentLongest losing streak ........................................................................ 1, 3/29Most games over .500 ....................................................3, 4/2 at MIA (4-1)Most games under .500 ...................................................1, 3/29 at TB (0-1) Longest game, innings ........................................ 9, 5 times, last 4/2 at MIALongest game, time (9 innings) ............................................. 3:24, 4/1 at TB Longest game, time (extra innings) ........................................................ N/A Shortest game, time ............................................................ 2:46, 3/30 at TBShortest game, time (9 innings) .......................................... 2:46, 3/30 at TBLargest crowd, Fenway Park ................................................................... N/A Smallest crowd, Fenway Park ................................................................. N/A Largest crowd, road ........................................................ 31,042, 3/29 at TBSmallest crowd, road ..................................................... 11,113, 4/2 at MIALargest winning margin ..................................................4, 4/2 at MIA (7-3) Largest losing margin.......................................................2, 3/29 at TB (4-6) Largest deficit overcome to win ..... 1, 2 times, 4/2 at MIA (down 0-1, won 7-3) Largest lead relinquished to lose.............................4, 3/29 at TB (led 4-0, lost 4-6)Most double plays turned ................................... 1, 3 times, last 4/2 at MIAMost double plays turned by opponent ............. 1, 4 times, last 4/2 at MIAMost errors ................................................................................................ 0Most errors by an opponent ................................... 1, 2 times, last 4/1 at TBMost stolen bases by an opponent .......................................... 1, 3/31 at TB
