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STATE OF THE SOX: At 10-2 (.833), BOS owns the AL’s best record, 2nd-best in the majors behind only NYM (10- 1)...The Sox have matched the best 12-game start to a season in the franchise’s 118-year history (also 1904, 1918, 1952)...Only the 1918 team started 11-2. The Sox rank 2nd in the majors with a +29 run differential (1st-LAA, +45)...Through 12 games in 2017, BOS was 7-5 with a +1 run differential. HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) RK. CLUB WIN % (RECORD) 1. Mets .909 (10-1) 2. Red Sox .833 (10-2) 3. Angels .786 (11-3) PITCHING IN: Red Sox starting pitchers are 7-1 with a 2.01 ERA (15 ER/67.0 IP)...They lead the majors in ERA, well ahead of the next-lowest mark (CLE-2.77)...BOS starters also lead the majors in WHIP (1.01) and SO/BB ratio (4.86) and rank among leaders in opponent OPS (2nd, .572), opponent AVG (5th, .216), and HR/9.0 IP ratio (5th, 0.67). SOX & O’S: The Red Sox and Orioles begin a 19-game season series tonight...Each of these teams’ first 7 meetings of 2018 will be played at Fenway Park (4/13-16 and 5/18- 20)...The Sox will not return to Camden Yards until 6/11-13. BAL won the 2017 season series, 10 games to 9, but the Sox won each of the final 3 meetings. The Sox are 0-4-2 in their last 6 home series vs. BAL, going 6-12 in games during that time...The Orioles have won each of their last 4 games at Fenway. HEAD TO HEAD: Originally signed by the Orioles in January 2010, Eduardo Rodriguez has carried a no-hitter through 4.0 innings in 3 of his last 5 starts vs. BAL. In 15 appearances vs. BAL since joining the Sox, Craig Kimbrel has posted a 0.63 ERA, a .065 opponent AVG, and a 0.35 WHIP (14.1 IP, 1 R, 3-for-46, 22 SO, 2 BB). In his last 14 games against the Orioles (since 7/30/15), J.D. Martinez has hit .419 with 6 HR, 20 RBI, and a 1.483 OPS (18-for-43, 15 BB). BOSTON STRONG: The Red Sox will commemorate the 5-year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon in a cer- emony preceding tonight’s game, recognizing the resiliency of the Boston community and celebrating the good that came out of that tragic day (4/15/13)...The ceremony will include participation from Marathon survivors. Today also marks the start of a weekend-long series of charitable efforts by the club as part of One Boston Day, with participation from current and former players. SOX IN THE COMMUNITY: Earlier today, Brock Holt and Blake Swihart brought pizza and ice cream to patients at the Jimmy Fund Clinic; Dustin Pedroia and Rick Porcello vis- ited patients at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital with the Sox’ World Series trophies; and Jackie Bradley Jr. and his wife, Erin, brought Red Sox gear and lunch to Boston Public Schools officials at the Bolling Building in Roxbury. 50/50 FOR A CAUSE: Proceeds from the Red Sox Founda- tion’s 50/50 raffle from games Friday-Sunday will be do- nated to 11 different Marathon-related charities. The club also asks fans to join the effort by bringing toiletries to Fenway Park on Friday and Saturday that will be assembled and donated to The Dimock Center in Roxbury, and Heading Home, an organization that seeks to end homelessness in Greater Boston... Donated items can be dropped off at Gates B, D and E. Needed for the toiletry kits are toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, mouth wash (must be alcohol free), deodorant, lotion, soap (and case), Q-tips, tissues, female sanitary items, nail clippers, combs, shampoo, conditioner, and Ziploc bags (quart and gallon size). ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox rank 3rd in MLB in runs scored per game (5.75)...They have scored 6+ runs in each of their last 5 games, totaling 45 runs with a .288/.369/.500 batting line in that time (49-for-170, 6 HR). The Sox scored 27 runs against the Yankees from Tuesday-Thursday, their most in a 3-game series vs. NYY since August 2009 (29 R). SMALL BALL: The Red Sox rank T-22nd in the majors in HR (10), but they are 6-0 in games with 0 HR...5 of their 10 homers have come with at least 1 runner on base. The Sox lead MLB in doubles (35)...They also rank 3rd in the AL in AVG (.259) and 2nd in OPS (.757). GRAND OLD TIME: The Red Sox have hit 3 grand slams this season—all in a 4-game span—after hitting none in 2017: Xander Bogaerts on 4/7 vs. TB, Mookie Betts on 4/10 vs. NYY, and J.D. Martinez on 4/11 vs. NYY...The only other teams with multiple grand slams are PHI (3), NYM (2), and TOR (2). This is the 1st time since at least 1925 that the Sox have hit 3+ grand slams in a span of 4 games...The only other year since 1925 in which BOS hit 3+ grand slams before May was 2005 (3). HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi shares the AL lead in walks (11) with Aaron Judge...Ben- intendi began the season 0-for-13 with 2 BB, but has since gone 9-for-26 with 9 BB (.346 AVG, .514 OBP). POMERANZ IN PORTLAND: Drew Pomeranz, who began the season on the 10-day disabled list with a left forearm flexor strain, will make his 2nd rehab start tonight for Double-A Portland...The Sea Dogs will host Binghamton at Hadlock Field beginning at 6 p.m. Pomeranz made his 1st rehab start on 4/8 for Triple-A Pawtucket vs. Lehigh Valley, throwing 85 pitches (4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 6 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR). LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts and Mike Trout lead MLB in runs scored (14)...Betts also ranks among MLB leaders in AVG (5th, .370) and OPS (7th, 1.085). Since the start of 2015, Betts leads the majors in doubles (136) and ranks among MLB leaders in XBH (3rd, 226), hits (T-3rd, 571), runs (4th, 329), and RBI (9th, 301). CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has converted his last 14 save opportunities (began 8/5/17), MLB’s longest active streak. Kimbrel is 5 saves shy of 300 for his career, having converted 295 of 324 opportunities (91.0%)...Of the 28 pitchers with 300+ saves, Mariano Rivera and Joe Nathan own the highest save percentage (both 89.1). CLOSE CALLS: The Red Sox are 5-0 in 1-run games; they last started a season 5-0 in such games in 2008, and last started 6-0 or better in 1946 (7-0)...In 2017, the Sox were 22-19 (.537) in 1-run games. EXTRA! EXTRA!: Dating back to 2016, the Red Sox are 18-3 in their last 21 extra-inning games...BOS has won its last 9 extra- inning games, tied for the longest such streak in franchise history (also 1937-38; source: Elias)...The last team to win 10+ straight extra-inning games was BAL (17 from 2012-13). MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: Alex Cora is the 47th manager in Red Sox history, but he became only the 2nd to win at least 9 of his first 10 games at the helm...Joe Mor - gan started his Red Sox managerial career 12-0 after taking over midway through the 1988 season. According to Elias, Cora became only the 4th individual since 1900 to win at least 9 of his first 10 games as a major league manager, joining PHI’s Pat Moran (1915), NYM’s Mickey Callaway (2018), and Morgan. BOSTON RED SOX (10-2) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (5-8) Friday, April 13, 2018 7:10 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, 7.36) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (0-2, 8.68) Game #13 • Home Game #7 TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ...........................1st, +2.5 Home/Road ..................................... 5-1/5-1 Day/Night ........................................ 4-1/6-1 March/April ..................................... 2-1/8-1 vs. AL East .............................................. 8-2 vs. AL Central ......................................... 0-0 vs. AL West ............................................. 0-0 vs. National League................................ 2-0 vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 9-2/1-0 Leading after 6 innings .......................... 6-1 Tied after 6 innings ................................ 3-0 Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 1-1 Leading after 7 innings .......................... 7-1 Tied after 7 innings ................................ 2-0 Trailing after 7 innings ........................... 1-1 Leading after 8 innings .......................... 8-0 Tied after 8 innings ................................ 1-0 Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 1-2 Red Sox score first.................................. 6-1 Opponents score first ............................. 4-1 Shutouts................................................. 1-0 Scoring less than 3 runs ......................... 2-0 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ................................. 3-1 Scoring 5 or more runs ........................... 5-1 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 4-2/6-0 1-run/2-run games .......................... 5-0/1-1 Walk-offs................................................ 1-0 Extra innings (home/road)............... 1-0/1-0 Series openers/finales ..................... 3-1/4-0 Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 2-0-0 Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 2-0-0 Series W-L-T (total)............................. 4-0-0 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 1-0/1-0 Come-from-behind wins ........................... 5 VS. THE ORIOLES All-Time (since 1954) ............ 563-489 In Boston....................................283-240 In Baltimore ...............................280-249 At Camden Yards......................124-88 2017.............................................. 9-10 In Boston............................................3-6 In Baltimore .......................................6-4 UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sat., 4/14 vs. BAL 1:05 p.m. RHP Hector Velázquez (1-0, 3.12) RHP Alex Cobb (2018 debut) NESN/MLBN Sun., 4/15 vs. BAL 1:05 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 1.06) RHP Dylan Bundy (0-1, 1.35) NESN/MLBN Mon., 4/16 vs. BAL 11:05 a.m. LHP Brian Johnson (1-0, 2.70) RHP Andrew Cashner (1-1, 2.50) NESN/MLBN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits ..............................................Betts (17) Doubles ....................................Bogaerts (7) Triples.....................Benintendi/Martinez (1) HR ......Betts/Bogaerts/Martinez/Ramirez (2) RBI .......................................... Ramirez (12) Runs .............................................Betts (14) SB.............................................. Ramirez (3) BB .......................................Benintendi (11) AVG (min. 20 AB) ......................Betts (.370) OBP (min. 20 AB) ......................Betts (.455) SLG (min. 20 AB) .................Bogaerts (.711) OPS (min. 20 AB)...............Bogaerts (1.111) Pitching ERA (min. 10.0 IP) ...................... Sale (1.06) Strikeouts ...................................... Sale (23) Wins .......................................... Porcello (3) Saves..........................................Kimbrel (4) Appearances ........ Kimbrel/Poyner/Smith (6) Starts......................... Porcello/Price/Sale (3) Innings (Starter) ................... Porcello (19.2) Innings (Reliever) ...... Hembree/Poyner (7.0) MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL) Rk. Pitcher Wins 1. Chris Sale ................................ 88 2. David Price.............................. 87 3. Rick Porcello ........................... 83 Justin Verlander ............................ 83 MOST HITS FROM 2015-18 (AL) Rk. Player Hits 1. Jose Altuve.................................. 638 2. Mookie Betts ........................ 571 3. Jose Abreu .................................. 562 4. Xander Bogaerts .................. 558

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Page 1: BOSTON RED SOX (10-2) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (5-8) · 2020. 4. 20. · SOX & O’S: The Red Sox and Orioles begin a 19-game season series tonight...Each of these teams’ first 7 meetings

STATE OF THE SOX: At 10-2 (.833), BOS owns the AL’s best record, 2nd-best in the majors behind only NYM (10-1)...The Sox have matched the best 12-game start to a season in the franchise’s 118-year history (also 1904, 1918, 1952)...Only the 1918 team started 11-2.

The Sox rank 2nd in the majors with a +29 run differential (1st-LAA, +45)...Through 12 games in 2017, BOS was 7-5 with a +1 run differential. HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018)

RK. CLUB WIN % (RECORD)1. Mets .909 (10-1)2. Red Sox .833 (10-2)3. Angels .786 (11-3)

PITCHING IN: Red Sox starting pitchers are 7-1 with a 2.01 ERA (15 ER/67.0 IP)...They lead the majors in ERA, well ahead of the next-lowest mark (CLE-2.77)...BOS starters also lead the majors in WHIP (1.01) and SO/BB ratio (4.86) and rank among leaders in opponent OPS (2nd, .572), opponent AVG (5th, .216), and HR/9.0 IP ratio (5th, 0.67).

SOX & O’S: The Red Sox and Orioles begin a 19-game season series tonight...Each of these teams’ first 7 meetings of 2018 will be played at Fenway Park (4/13-16 and 5/18-20)...The Sox will not return to Camden Yards until 6/11-13.

BAL won the 2017 season series, 10 games to 9, but the Sox won each of the final 3 meetings.

The Sox are 0-4-2 in their last 6 home series vs. BAL, going 6-12 in games during that time...The Orioles have won each of their last 4 games at Fenway.

HEAD TO HEAD: Originally signed by the Orioles in January 2010, Eduardo Rodriguez has carried a no-hitter through 4.0 innings in 3 of his last 5 starts vs. BAL.

In 15 appearances vs. BAL since joining the Sox, Craig Kimbrel has posted a 0.63 ERA, a .065 opponent AVG, and a 0.35 WHIP (14.1 IP, 1 R, 3-for-46, 22 SO, 2 BB).

In his last 14 games against the Orioles (since 7/30/15), J.D. Martinez has hit .419 with 6 HR, 20 RBI, and a 1.483 OPS (18-for-43, 15 BB).

BOSTON STRONG: The Red Sox will commemorate the 5-year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon in a cer-emony preceding tonight’s game, recognizing the resiliency of the Boston community and celebrating the good that came out of that tragic day (4/15/13)...The ceremony will include participation from Marathon survivors.

Today also marks the start of a weekend-long series of charitable efforts by the club as part of One Boston Day, with participation from current and former players.

SOX IN THE COMMUNITY: Earlier today, Brock Holt and Blake Swihart brought pizza and ice cream to patients at the Jimmy Fund Clinic; Dustin Pedroia and Rick Porcello vis-ited patients at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital with the Sox’ World Series trophies; and Jackie Bradley Jr. and his wife, Erin, brought Red Sox gear and lunch to Boston Public Schools officials at the Bolling Building in Roxbury.

50/50 FOR A CAUSE: Proceeds from the Red Sox Founda-tion’s 50/50 raffle from games Friday-Sunday will be do-nated to 11 different Marathon-related charities.

The club also asks fans to join the effort by bringing toiletries to Fenway Park on Friday and Saturday that will be assembled and donated to The Dimock Center in Roxbury, and Heading Home, an organization that seeks to end homelessness in Greater Boston...Donated items can be dropped off at Gates B, D and E.

Needed for the toiletry kits are toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, mouth wash (must be alcohol free), deodorant, lotion, soap (and case), Q-tips, tissues, female sanitary items, nail clippers, combs, shampoo, conditioner, and Ziploc bags (quart and gallon size).

ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox rank 3rd in MLB in runs scored per game (5.75)...They have scored 6+ runs in each of their last 5 games, totaling 45 runs with a .288/.369/.500 batting line in that time (49-for-170, 6 HR).

The Sox scored 27 runs against the Yankees from Tuesday-Thursday, their most in a 3-game series vs. NYY since August 2009 (29 R).

SMALL BALL: The Red Sox rank T-22nd in the majors in HR (10), but they are 6-0 in games with 0 HR...5 of their 10 homers have come with at least 1 runner on base.

The Sox lead MLB in doubles (35)...They also rank 3rd in the AL in AVG (.259) and 2nd in OPS (.757).

GRAND OLD TIME: The Red Sox have hit 3 grand slams this season—all in a 4-game span—after hitting none in 2017: Xander Bogaerts on 4/7 vs. TB, Mookie Betts on 4/10 vs. NYY, and J.D. Martinez on 4/11 vs. NYY...The only other teams with multiple grand slams are PHI (3), NYM (2), and TOR (2).

This is the 1st time since at least 1925 that the Sox have hit 3+ grand slams in a span of 4 games...The only other year since 1925 in which BOS hit 3+ grand slams before May was 2005 (3).

HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi shares the AL lead in walks (11) with Aaron Judge...Ben-intendi began the season 0-for-13 with 2 BB, but has since gone 9-for-26 with 9 BB (.346 AVG, .514 OBP).

POMERANZ IN PORTLAND: Drew Pomeranz, who began the season on the 10-day disabled list with a left forearm flexor strain, will make his 2nd rehab start tonight for Double-A Portland...The Sea Dogs will host Binghamton at Hadlock Field beginning at 6 p.m.

Pomeranz made his 1st rehab start on 4/8 for Triple-A Pawtucket vs. Lehigh Valley, throwing 85 pitches (4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 6 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR).

LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts and Mike Trout lead MLB in runs scored (14)...Betts also ranks among MLB leaders in AVG (5th, .370) and OPS (7th, 1.085).

Since the start of 2015, Betts leads the majors in doubles (136) and ranks among MLB leaders in XBH (3rd, 226), hits (T-3rd, 571), runs (4th, 329), and RBI (9th, 301).

CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has converted his last 14 save opportunities (began 8/5/17), MLB’s longest active streak.

Kimbrel is 5 saves shy of 300 for his career, having converted 295 of 324 opportunities (91.0%)...Of the 28 pitchers with 300+ saves, Mariano Rivera and Joe Nathan own the highest save percentage (both 89.1).

CLOSE CALLS: The Red Sox are 5-0 in 1-run games; they last started a season 5-0 in such games in 2008, and last started 6-0 or better in 1946 (7-0)...In 2017, the Sox were 22-19 (.537) in 1-run games.

EXTRA! EXTRA!: Dating back to 2016, the Red Sox are 18-3 in their last 21 extra-inning games...BOS has won its last 9 extra-inning games, tied for the longest such streak in franchise history (also 1937-38; source: Elias)...The last team to win 10+ straight extra-inning games was BAL (17 from 2012-13).

MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: Alex Cora is the 47th manager in Red Sox history, but he became only the 2nd to win at least 9 of his first 10 games at the helm...Joe Mor-gan started his Red Sox managerial career 12-0 after taking over midway through the 1988 season.

According to Elias, Cora became only the 4th individual since 1900 to win at least 9 of his first 10 games as a major league manager, joining PHI’s Pat Moran (1915), NYM’s Mickey Callaway (2018), and Morgan.

BOSTON RED SOX (10-2) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (5-8)Friday, April 13, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA

LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, 7.36) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (0-2, 8.68)Game #13 • Home Game #7 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish)

REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWNAL East Standing ...........................1st, +2.5Home/Road ..................................... 5-1/5-1Day/Night ........................................ 4-1/6-1March/April ..................................... 2-1/8-1vs. AL East ..............................................8-2vs. AL Central .........................................0-0vs. AL West .............................................0-0vs. National League................................2-0vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 9-2/1-0Leading after 6 innings ..........................6-1Tied after 6 innings ................................3-0Trailing after 6 innings ...........................1-1Leading after 7 innings ..........................7-1Tied after 7 innings ................................2-0Trailing after 7 innings ...........................1-1Leading after 8 innings ..........................8-0Tied after 8 innings ................................1-0Trailing after 8 innings ...........................1-2Red Sox score first ..................................6-1Opponents score first .............................4-1Shutouts .................................................1-0Scoring less than 3 runs .........................2-0Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................3-1Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................5-1Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 4-2/6-01-run/2-run games .......................... 5-0/1-1Walk-offs ................................................1-0Extra innings (home/road) ............... 1-0/1-0Series openers/finales ..................... 3-1/4-0Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 2-0-0Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 2-0-0Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 4-0-0Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 1-0/1-0Come-from-behind wins ...........................5

VS. THE ORIOLESAll-Time (since 1954) ............ 563-489 In Boston ....................................283-240 In Baltimore ...............................280-249 At Camden Yards ......................124-88

2017.............................................. 9-10 In Boston ............................................3-6 In Baltimore .......................................6-4

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sat., 4/14 vs. BAL 1:05 p.m. RHP Hector Velázquez (1-0, 3.12) RHP Alex Cobb (2018 debut) NESN/MLBNSun., 4/15 vs. BAL 1:05 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 1.06) RHP Dylan Bundy (0-1, 1.35) NESN/MLBNMon., 4/16 vs. BAL 11:05 a.m. LHP Brian Johnson (1-0, 2.70) RHP Andrew Cashner (1-1, 2.50) NESN/MLBNRed Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM.

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

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009

@BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES

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

RED SOX TEAM LEADERSBattingHits ..............................................Betts (17)Doubles ....................................Bogaerts (7)Triples.....................Benintendi/Martinez (1)HR ......Betts/Bogaerts/Martinez/Ramirez (2)RBI ..........................................Ramirez (12)Runs .............................................Betts (14)SB..............................................Ramirez (3)BB .......................................Benintendi (11)AVG (min. 20 AB) ......................Betts (.370)OBP (min. 20 AB) ......................Betts (.455)SLG (min. 20 AB) .................Bogaerts (.711)OPS (min. 20 AB) ...............Bogaerts (1.111)

PitchingERA (min. 10.0 IP) ...................... Sale (1.06)Strikeouts ...................................... Sale (23)Wins .......................................... Porcello (3)Saves ..........................................Kimbrel (4)Appearances ........Kimbrel/Poyner/Smith (6)Starts.........................Porcello/Price/Sale (3)Innings (Starter) ................... Porcello (19.2)Innings (Reliever) ......Hembree/Poyner (7.0)

MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL)Rk. Pitcher Wins1. Chris Sale ................................ 882. David Price .............................. 873. Rick Porcello ........................... 83 Justin Verlander ............................ 83

MOST HITS FROM 2015-18 (AL)Rk. Player Hits1. Jose Altuve .................................. 6382. Mookie Betts ........................ 5713. Jose Abreu .................................. 5624. Xander Bogaerts .................. 558

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TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER

TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2017 6-7 4.19 25 24 137.1 126 66 64 19 50 150 .241CAREER 19-20 4.26 67 66 369.2 350 182 175 49 129 355 .246

TONIGHT’S START: Made his 2018 season debut on 4/8 vs. TB...Allowed 3 ER over 3.2 IP (5 H, 2 BB, 7 SO). Made 4 scoreless starts in 2017, trailing only Chris Sale (10) for the most by a Sox pitcher. Tossed 6.0+ innings in each of his 4 scoreless starts, the most such outings by a Red Sox 24

or younger since Jon Lester’s 7 in 2008. Went 4-1 with a 2.77 ERA (17 ER/55.1 IP) and a .209 opponent AVG in his fi rst 10 starts

through May...The Red Sox won 7 of those starts. From the beginning of 2017 through 5/31, ranked among AL leaders in ERA (8th, 2.77),

opponent AVG (6th, .209), opponent OPS (12th, .652), and WHIP (10th, 1.12). In 2017, set career highs in appearances (25), starts (24), IP (137.1), and SO (150). Is 18-3 with a 1.99 ERA in 34 career starts of 6.0+ IP (49 ER/221.1 IP). Is 16-2 with a 3.07 ERA (51 ER/149.2 IP) when receiving 4+ runs of support (24 starts).

VS. THE ORIOLES: Is 3-5 with a 4.67 ERA (28 ER/54.0 IP) in 10 career starts vs. BAL. Made 3 starts against the club last season, going 1-2 with a 5.89 ERA (12 ER/18.1 IP).

AT HOME: Went 2-2 with a 4.47 ERA (29 ER/58.1 IP) in 11 starts at Fenway Park in 2017. Averaged 10.95 SO/9.0 IP at home last season (71 SO, 58.1 IP)...Struck out 7 over 3.2 IP

in his 2018 season debut on 4/8 vs. TB.2017 HIGHLIGHTS:

Prior to the season, named to Venezuela’s roster as a designated pool pitcher in the World Baseball Classic (did not pitch).

Held RHH to a .230 AVG (97-for-421), the 4th-lowest mark among AL southpaws. After allowing 2 ER in the 1st inning on 4/13 vs. PIT, did not allow a run in his next 15.1 IP,

ending in the 5th inning on 4/30 vs. CHC. Won a career-high 4 consecutive decisions from 4/23-5/26, tossing a quality start in all 7

outings during the streak...Was his longest career streak of quality starts...Posted a 2.25 ERA (11 ER/44.0 IP) and a .204 opponent AVG (32-for-157) in that stretch.

Went 3-0 with a 2.81 ERA (10 ER/32.0 IP) over 5 road starts from 4/23-5/21...Limited opponents to a .195 AVG (22-for-113) in those games. Tossed a career-high-tying 8.0 IP on 5/21 at OAK and earned the win, snapping the club’s 3-game losing streak. Placed on the 10-day DL (right knee subluxation) on 6/2, following his 11th start on 6/1 at BAL, and was not activated until after the All-Star break. Activated on 7/17 and made 14 starts, going 2-5 with a 4.72 ERA (40 ER/76.1 IP). Went 2-1 with a 1.78 ERA (5 ER/25.1 IP) and a 0.99 WHIP in 4 starts from 9/5-23, including 7.2 scoreless frames on 9/23 at CIN (3 hits). Made a relief appearance in Game 2 of the ALDS at HOU but did not record an out (H, 2 R, HBP). On 10/17, underwent a right knee patellofemoral ligament reconstruction, performed by Dr. Andrews at the Andrews Institute in Pensacola, FL.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Joins Rick Porcello as the only pitchers to make 20+ starts for BOS in each of the last 3 seasons. Averaged 8.56 SO/9.0 IP from 2015-17, the 2nd-highest rate by a Red Sox pitcher within their fi rst 3 ML seasons (min. 200.0 IP), behind Dick Radatz (10.59). Posted a 3.44 ERA (36 ER/97.0 IP) as a visitor in AL East ballparks from 2015-17. Honored as the Boston BBWAA’s 2015 Red Sox Pitcher of the Year and Red Sox Rookie of the Year. Had a 0.44 ERA (1 ER/20.2 IP) after his fi rst 3 ML starts, allowing 8 hits total while striking out 21...According to Elias, was the 1st pitcher in baseball history to

go at least 6.0 IP while allowing no more than 1 run or 3 hits in each of his fi rst 3 ML outings.

57-EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ, LHP 0-0, 7.36 ERA

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

IPHRERBBSOHRCG

SHOWIN STREAKLOSS STREAK

10+ SO G

20178.0, 5/21 at OAK10, 8/31 at NYY

7, 6/1 at BAL7, 6/1 at BAL5, 4/23 at BAL

9, 2x, last 9/12 vs. OAK4, 6/1 at BAL

--

4, 4/23-5/264, 6/1-8/31

-

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

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

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

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

4, 4/23-5/26/174, 2x, last 6/1-8/31/171, 9/25/16 at TB (13)

SPLITS

HOMEROAD

OPP. AVGVS. LHBVS. RHB

WHIP

20172-2, 4.47 ERA, 11 GS

4-5, 3.99 ERA, 14 G, 13 GS.241 (126-for-523), 19 HR.284 (29-for-102), 3 HR.230 (97-for-421), 16 HR

1.28

CAREER8-8, 4.67 ERA, 32 GS

11-12, 3.82 ERA, 34 G, 33 GS.246 (345-for-1,404), 48 HR

.275 (83-for-302), 11 HR.238 (262-for-1,102), 37 HR

1.29

ORIOLES CAREER VS. RODRIGUEZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBIAlvarez - 0 0 0 0Beckham .286 7 2 1 3Davis .208 24 5 1 2Gentry .250 4 1 0 1Jones .240 25 6 2 6Joseph .286 7 2 0 0Machado .240 25 6 0 0Mancini .273 11 3 1 1Santander - 0 0 0 0Schoop .211 19 4 1 3Sisco - 0 0 0 0Valencia .167 12 2 0 1Vielma - 0 0 0 0

RED SOX CAREER vs. TILLMAN

PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi .333 3 1 1 1Betts .267 15 4 0 0Bradley Jr. .375 16 6 1 3Devers - 0 0 0 0Holt .538 13 7 0 1Leon .250 4 1 0 1Lin - 0 0 0 0Martinez .083 12 1 0 0Moreland .333 12 4 0 3Núñez .375 8 3 0 2Ramirez .100 10 1 0 1Swihart .000 2 0 0 0Vázquez .143 7 1 0 0

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VS. BAL W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO2017 1-2 5.89 3 3 18.1 16 12 5 6 20CAREER 3-5 4.67 10 10 54.0 49 28 8 17 63at FENWAY 0-3 9.82 3 3 14.2 22 16 3 3 17

STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN

QUALITY SOXSTARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC.Sale 3 2 19/17.0 10.06 2-1Price 3 2 2/15.0 1.20 2-1Porcello 3 2 19/19.2 8.69 3-0Velázquez 1 0 2/5.2 3.18 1-0Johnson 1 1 6/6.0 9.00 1-0Rodriguez 1 0 1/3.2 2.45 1-0

76-RHP HECTOR VELÁZQUEZ 1-0, 3.12 ERA, 3 G, 1 GS W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 1-0 3.12 3 1 8.2 8 3 3 1 2 6 .235CAREER 4-1 2.97 11 4 33.1 29 11 11 5 9 25 .236

2018 GAME LOGDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO4/1 at TB W 5.2 5 1 1 1 54/5 TB - 1.0 0 0 0 0 04/8 TB - 2.0 3 2 2 1 13.12 ERA 1-0 8.2 8 3 3 2 6*Relief appearance

TOMORROW’S START: Will be making his 2nd start of the season...Limited the Rays to just 1 run over 5.2 innings on 4/1. Has never appeared vs. BAL. Allowed 6 runs over 5.0 inning in his ML debut on 5/18/17 at OAK...In 3 starts since then, is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (3 ER/15.0 IP), 12 SO, 3 BB, and a .228 opponent

AVG (13-for-57).

2018 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGDATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES4/8 W8-7 TB - 1-3 3.2 5 3 3 2 7 1 92/55 1st start since right knee surgery in the offseason

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16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .231 AVG 0 HR 5 RBI .400 OBP .333 SLG vs. RHP: 9-31 (.290), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 2-5, RBI HOMESTAND: 6-20, 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 6 BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (5-13, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI)vs. LHP: 0-8 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 4-8, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (2x, last 4/8-12)

Has hit safely in 6 of his last 7 games, batting .321 (9-for-28) with a .486 OBP, 8 runs, 2 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, and 9 BB...Has reached multiple times in 6 of those.Reached base a season-high-tying 4 times Tuesday, including a 2-run 3B and a 2B...Marked his 3rd career 3B and fi rst at Fenway Park (last 6/19/17 at KC).Is tied for the AL lead with 11 BB and ranks 2nd with 4.55 PA/BB (50 PA)...Has reached base in 18 of his last 33 PA.All 9 of his hits have come off RHP (.290/31 AB)...Is 8 for his last 20 (.400) against RHP, with 7 BB in that time (.556 OBP).Leads the AL with 5 multi-BB games, tied for the most by a Red Sox hitter in the team’s fi rst 10 games since 1908 (5th time, last Mark Bellhorn, 2004).Is a .349 career hitter (58-for-166) with RISP...Since his 2016 debut season, ranks 2nd in the majors with a .380 AVG (30-for-79) with RISP and 2 outs.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), and outfi eld assists (1st, 11).

50 - MOOKIE BETTS , OF .370 AVG 2 HR 9 RBI .455 OBP .630 SLG vs. RHP: 15-37 (.405), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4, 2 RBI HOMESTAND: 10-25, 11 R, 5 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 4 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-6vs. LHP: 2-9 (.222), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 5-13, 6 R, 3 2B, HR, 7 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (3/31-4/11)

Snapped streaks of 9 games with at least 1 hit, 4 with a 2B, and 8 with a run scored last night...Drove in 2 with a sacrifi ce fl y and a fi elder’s choice.Also snapped a 20-game on-base streak last night and has reached in 47 of his last 51 games since 8/15/17...Marked the longest on-base streak by a Red Sox hitter since his own 29-game streak from 8/13-9/12/16.Has 10 runs, 5 2B, HR, and 8 RBI in his last 5 games (.400/.458/.800)...In 9 April games, is batting .429 (15-for-35) with 14 R, 7 XBH, 9 RBI, and a 1.243 OPS.Since 2016, has hit .320/.395/.608/1.003 in 38 games vs. BAL...Leads the majors vs. BAL in that time with 49 hits, 21 XBH, and 93 TB.Leads the majors in runs (14, tied)...Ranks among ML leaders with 17 hits (T-6th), 6 2B (T-5th), 8 XBH (T-7th), a .370 AVG (5th), a .455 OBP (T-8th), a .690 SLG (12th), a 1.085 OPS (7th), and 29 total bases (T-9th).His 13 runs scored through 10 games were the most by a BOS hitter through 10 team games since Dom DiMaggio in 1942...No Sox hitter has had more since 1908.Singled, doubled twice, and hit his 3rd career grand slam Tuesday (last 5/21/16 vs. CLE), scoring a career-high 5 runs...Reached base a career-high-tying 5 times.Is the 2nd Red Sox hitter in the last 100 years with 5 runs scored and a grand slam in the same game (Jim Tabor, 7/4/39 g2 at PHI)...Is the only hitter in that time to do so against the Yankees.Tuesday marked his 11th career game with 3+ XBH (last 9/12/17 vs. OAK)...Since his career began in 2014, no other hitter has more than 8 such games.

19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR. , OF .216 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI .310 OBP .297 SLG vs. RHP: 6-31 (.194), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 6-20, 6 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (5-11, 5 R, 2B, RBI, BB)vs. LHP: 2-6 (.333), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 5-11, 5 R, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/10-pres.)

Has reached in 5 of 8 PA over his last 2 games, including a 3-hit effort on Wednesday...Marked his fi rst 3-hit game since 7/4/17 at TEX.Has scored in his last 4 games vs. the Orioles, and hit safely in 7 of his last 8 (.276/8-for-29, HR, 7 RBI).The Red Sox are 41-10 (.804) in his last 51 games with an XBH, including a 16-2 record (.889) in his last 18.Since 2017, his .364 OBP vs. LHP ranks 3rd among left-handed AL hitters...Since 2015, has hit .268 vs. LHP and .249 vs. RHP.His 86.1% career stolen base success rate (31-for-36) ranks 5th in the AL in the last 30 years (min. 35 attempts). 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.

11 - RAFAEL DEVERS , 3B .233 AVG 1 HR 10 RBI .320 OBP .395 SLG vs. RHP: 9-36 (.250), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 3-21, 2 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-12vs. LHP: 1-7 (.143), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-12, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3/29-4/3)

Is tied for 7th in the AL with 10 RBI, including 5 in his last 5 games...Hit a 2-out, 2-run 2B in the 8th inning Sunday, part of a 6-run Red Sox comeback.Snapped a season-opening 9-game on-base streak Wednesday (0-for-9 since)...Is hitless in 3 consecutive games for just the 3rd time in his career.Is 7-for-21 (.333) with 2 2B in 5 career games vs. BAL...Has multiple hits in each of his last 3 games vs. the club.Is 6-for-15 (.400)with 3 2B and a 1.074 OPS with RISP this season...Has a career .319 AVG (22-for-69) and .994 OPS with RISP.His 4 games with an RBI to begin the 2018 season marked 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). 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.

612- BROCK HOLT , INF/OF .063 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI .286 OBP .063 SLG vs. RHP: 1-15 (.067), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, R, BB HOMESTAND: 1-11, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4vs. LHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 1-9, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (4/11)

Has 5 BB in 21 PA so far this season, having appeared at 2B (4 G), SS (4), and RF (1)...Played in 64 games (37 GS) in 2017, missing 75 games on the DL (vertigo).Recorded his first hit of the season Wednesday and drove in his first run of the season Tuesday...The Red Sox are 22-4 in his last 26 games with an RBI.Has a career .277 AVG (46-for-166) and .382 OBP in games played before May 1...That OBP ranks 11th among active AL hitters with at least 100 such AB.Is 7-for-13 (.538) in his career vs. Chris Tillman...Is a career .315 hitter (40-for-127) with a .401 OBP in 40 games vs. the Orioles.

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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 58 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1Betts 4/10/18 vs. NYY Shreve 9 4 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1Bradley Jr. 9/17/17 at TB Odorizzi 80 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Devers 4/7/18 vs. TB Roe 15 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3Holt 9/7/16 at SD Campos 193 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leon 9/26/17 vs. TOR Dermody 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lin - - - 1 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1Martinez 4/11/18 vs. NYY Tanaka 5 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 3Moreland 9/28/17 vs. HOU Peacock 26 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Núñez 3/29/18 at TB Archer (ITPHR) 43 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1Ramirez 4/11/18 vs. NYY Tanaka 2 6 0 0 0 6 4 1 0 0 0 5Swihart 9/29/15 at NYY Mitchell 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Vázquez 9/14/17 at OAK Gossett 80 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1

2017 vs. BAL CAREER vs. BAL CAREER AT FENWAY PARKPLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIBenintendi .279 68 19 2 9 .271 85 23 3 13 .271 336 91 7 47Betts .234 77 18 2 12 .278 245 68 12 36 .312 1,056 329 36 176Bogaerts .286 70 20 2 7 .261 284 74 6 29 .307 1,220 375 28 161Bradley Jr. .239 46 11 2 9 .236 165 39 6 22 .256 861 220 26 123Devers .333 21 7 0 1 .333 21 7 0 1 .288 146 42 7 22Holt .300 10 3 0 2 .315 127 40 1 16 .261 713 186 6 65Leon .188 32 6 0 1 .173 81 14 1 6 .267 318 85 5 38Martinez .571 7 4 3 8 .311 74 23 8 24 .353 51 18 2 8Moreland .159 63 10 1 1 .232 190 44 8 22 .281 302 85 14 51Núñez .000 10 0 0 0 .198 111 22 1 9 .311 190 59 5 22Ramirez .274 62 17 4 10 .287 195 56 13 45 .271 791 214 38 139Swihart - 0 0 0 0 .283 53 15 1 2 .279 165 46 2 21Vázquez .324 37 12 0 4 .233 60 14 0 4 .290 341 99 6 37

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63- SANDY LEON , C .143 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI .143 OBP .143 SLG vs. RHP: 2-11 (.182), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, RBI HOMESTAND: 1-9, R, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, RBI)vs. LHP: 0-3 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 1-5, R, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (2x, last 4/12)

Recorded the game-winning RBI with a single in the 2nd yesterday...8 of his 10 career go-ahead RBI have been game-winners.Since 2017, the Red Sox are 5-1 when he homers, 17-8 when he drives in a run, and 11-1 in his multi-hit games...BOS is 36-13 when he drives in a run since 2015.Ranks 3rd in MLB with a 3.36 catcher’s ERA since 2017...Has a 2.17 catcher’s ERA in 29.0 innings caught this season.Ranks 3rd among active catchers (min. 100 games) with a 37.9 career CCS% (44-for-116)...Cut down 16 of 47 attempts last season (34.0%).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.

5 - TZU-WEI LIN , INF .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .500 OBP .000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-0, BB HOMESTAND: 0-1, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-1vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-1, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: ---

Recalled Tuesday and reached base for the fi rst time yesterday (BB)...Has played 2 games for Triple-A Pawtucket this year, reaching in 6 of 8 PA (3-for-6, 2 BB).Made his major league debut in 2017, playing 25 games for the Red Sox and batting .268 (15-for-56) with a .369 OBP, 7 R, 2 3B, and 2 RBI.Reached in 12 of his 15 starts with BOS, batting .306 (15-for-49) with a .404 OBP...Appeared defensively at 2B (10 G, 3 GS), 3B (9 G, 6 GS), and SS (6 G/GS).Began 2017 with Double-A Portland and was added straight to the ML roster on 6/24...In 48 Sea Dogs games, hit .302 (48-for-159) with 9 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR.

28 - J.D. MARTINEZ , OF/DH .227 AVG 2 HR 10 RBI .271 OBP .455 SLG vs. RHP: 8-38 (.211), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 6-24, 4 R, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-5vs. LHP: 2-6 (.333), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 3-13, 2 R, 2B, HR, 6 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3/31-4/7)

Hit a 2-out, 1st-pitch grand slam in the 5th inning Wednesday, the 6th of his career and fi rst since 9/26/17 for ARI vs. SF...2 of his last 4 HR have been grand slams.Marked his 4th game with 4+ RBI since September 2017...Has 4 XBH in his last 6 games, and 10 RBI in his last 8...Has 3 multi-RBI games in his last 5.Homered 3 times and drew 8 BB in 3 games vs. BAL last season, including a 2-HR game on 5/16...Has reached base in his last 11 games vs. the club.Is a career .311/.435/.676/1.110 hitter with 8 HR and 24 RBI in 22 games vs. BAL...In his last 11 games vs. the team, has hit .455/.625/.939/1.564 (5 HR, 15 RBI).Has 18 hits in 13 career games at Fenway, batting .353 (51 AB) with 8 runs, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, a .950 OPS, and 7 multi-hit efforts.In 114 career games vs. the AL East, has hit .310 (130-for-420) with 26 HR and a .942 OPS...His .576 career SLG vs. the division is the 3rd-highest since divisional play began (min. 100 games)...Posted a .409/.534/.818 line vs. those clubs in 2017 (13 G).Hit his fi rst HR in a Red Sox uniform to lead off the 7th inning Saturday...Tripled on 4/5 vs. TB in his fi rst AB at Fenway as a member of the Red Sox...Became the fi rst Sox hitter to triple in his fi rst AB at Fenway as a member of the team since Pumpsie Green in 1959 (8/4 vs. KC).

18 - MITCH MORELAND , 1B .211 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI .286 OBP .316 SLG vs. RHP: 4-14 (.286), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, RBI HOMESTAND: 4-10, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-10, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI)vs. LHP: 0-5 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 3-6, 2B, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/8-pres.)

Entered last night’s game as a pinch runner and singled twice, driving in 1...Marked his 3rd multi-hit game after subbing in since the start of 2017 (last 8/30/17 at TOR).Since 2017, has gone 10-for-26 (.385) after entering games as a sub...Since 2012, has hit .395 (30-for-76) in such situations.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).Since 2014, his .409 AVG (18-for-44) 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).Leads AL 1B in FanGraphs’ defensive runs saved (17) and ultimate zone rating (9.4) metrics since 2016...Won the 2016 AL Gold Glove Award at 1B.

36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ , INF .250 AVG 1 HR 3 RBI .283 OBP .432 SLG vs. RHP: 10-37 (.270), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, 2 R, 2B HOMESTAND: 6-22, 5 R, 2 2B, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-3, 2 R, 2B)vs. LHP: 1-7 (.143), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 2-10, 3 R, 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/2-8)

Singled and in last night’s win, coming around to score his 7th and 8th runs...Has scored 5 runs in his last 4 games.In 49 games since joining BOS, has 22 multi-hit efforts, batting .306 (64-for-209) with 31 R, 17 2B, 9 HR, 30 RBI, and 6 SB.Since joining the Red Sox, has hit .328 (38-for-116) with 16 runs, 7 2B, 4 HR, and 16 RBI in 28 games at Fenway...Is a career .311 hitter (59-for-190) at the park.Is 6-for-18 (.333) with 3 2B so far this season with 2 strikes on him...In the 9th inning and later, has hit .500 (3-for-6) with 2 2B.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).His inside-the-park HR in his first AB of the season on Opening Day at TB marked BOS’s first Opening Day inside-the-park HR since Carl Yastrzemski on 4/10/68.

13 - HANLEY RAMIREZ , 1B .357 AVG 2 HR 12 RBI .417 OBP .548 SLG vs. RHP: 11-34 (.324), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 0-0, HBP HOMESTAND: 8-19, 5 R, HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB, SB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 9 G (15-39, 2 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI)vs. LHP: 4-8 (.500), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 3-5, 3 R, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (3/30-pres.)

Was removed from last night’s game after being hit by a pitch and suffering a right wrist contusion...X-rays taken were negative. Hit his 2nd HR of the season Wednesday...Has 13 career HR vs. BAL, including 4 last season...Homered twice on 5/2/17 vs. BAL at Fenway Park.Is tied for the AL lead with 12 RBI, all in the last 8 games...Has at least 1 RBI in 6 of those games, and multiple RBI in an AL-leading 5 games.Became the only Red Sox hitter in the last 100 years to record multiple hits and multiple RBI in 5 of the team’s fi rst 10 games.Ranks 5th in the AL in AVG (.357), including a .583 clip (7-for-12) with RISP (2nd in the AL)...Ranks 13th in the AL with a .964 OPS. Has hit safely in 9 straight games with an AB (.385/15-for-39, 8 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB), matching his 2017 season-long hitting streak (9 G, 6/23-7/4).Has reached base in his last 20 games (.392/.439/.595), including the postseason...Marks his longest regular-season on-base streak (16 G) since 4/21-5/17/16 (23 G).

23 - BLAKE SWIHART , C/UTL .167 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .286 OBP .167 SLG vs. RHP: 1-4 (.250), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 0-2 CURRENT STREAK: 0-5vs. LHP: 0-2 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-1 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (4/1)

Made his first ML appearances at 1B Saturday and Tuesday...Has 114 games of ML experience, batting .269 (97-for-361) with 17 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, and 36 RBI.Has hit .283 in 16 career games vs. NYY (15-for-53, 8 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI)...Has hit safely in each of 5 career home games vs. BAL (.389/7-for-18, HR).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 .257 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI .278 OBP .314 SLG vs. RHP: 6-25 (.240), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 4-17, 3 R, 2B, RBI, SH CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-13, 3 R, 2B, RBI)vs. LHP: 3-10 (.300), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 2-9, 2 R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/8-pres.)

Has reached base in 8 of 9 games, with 3 runs over a 3-game hitting streak...Since 7/29/17, ranks 5th in the AL with a .327 AVG (55-for-168, min. 100 AB).Finished 2nd in the AL last season with a .348 home AVG (54-for-155), the highest home AVG by a Red Sox C since Hal Wagner in 1944 (.350).His 40.0% career CCS% (42-for-105) is the 4th-highest rate by any catcher since 1987, highest among actives (min. 200 G).Bunted in the 12th inning on 4/5 vs. TB to advance the eventual game-winning run to third...Was the Red Sox’ first sacrifice hit since 7/7/17 (Deven Marrero), snapping MLB’s 2nd-longest streak of games without a sac hit since 1908 (81 games)...Marked Vázquez’s first sac hit since recording 3 from 8/12-26/14.Is batting .316 (6-for-19) with 2 strikes on him...Since the start of 2017, leads the majors with a .279 AVG in 2-strike counts (53-for-190).

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32-Matt Barnes 4/11 vs. NYY 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 4/5 -/- 0/1 1.0 (4 times) 2 (4/2 at TB)37-Heath Hembree 4/11 vs. NYY 2.0 3 3 3 0 2 4/5 3/2 -/- 2.0 (2 times) 3 (4/3 at MIA) 61-Brian Johnson 4/11 vs. NYY 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 2/3 1/0 -/- 2.0 (4/10 vs NYY) 3 (4/11 vs NYY)56-Joe Kelly 4/11 vs. NYY 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3/5 -/- 1/1 2.0 (4/3 at MIA) 2 (4/1 at TB) 46-Craig Kimbrel 4/12 vs. NYY (SV, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 4/6 1/0 4/4 1.0 (6 times) 3 (3/30 at TB)39-Carson Smith 4/11 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/6 4/3 0/1 1.0 (3 times) 1 (6 times)64-Marcus Walden 4/12 vs. NYY 1.0 2 3 2 2 2 2/4 2/0 -/- 2.0 (4/2 at MIA) 2 (2 times)BULLPEN TOTALS: 4.60 ERA 47.0 38 25 24 26 51 28/42 (67%) 15/6 5/7

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

32-MATT BARNES, RHP 0-0 0 SV 5.79 ERAvs. ALL: .143 (2-14), 0 HR vs. RHB: .182 (2-11), 0 HR vs. LHB: .000 (0-3), 0 HR WHIP: 1.50

Allowed 2 runs on 1 hit with 1 BB and 2 WP in 1.0 IP Wednesday night vs. NYY (19 pitches).Has allowed only 1 run in his 8 career appearances against BAL at Fenway Park (1 ER, 12.0 IP, 2 BB, 9 SO).Opened the year with 3 scoreless appearances (3.2 IP, 0 H, 2 BB, 3 SO), but has allowed runs in the last 2 (3 ER, 2.0 IP, 3 BB, 2 SO).Led BOS relievers last season in wins (7), innings (69.2), games (70), and holds (21).Posted a career-best 10.72 SO/9.0 IP ratio (83 SO/69.2 IP) in 2017...Over the 2016 and 2017 seasons, held opponents to a .193 AVG with RISP.

37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 1-0 0 SV 3.86 ERAvs. ALL: .217 (5-23), 1 HR vs. RHB: .125 (2-16), 1 HR vs. LHB: .429 (3-7), 0 HR WHIP: 0.86

Allowed 3 runs on 3 hits in 2.0 IP Wednesday vs. NYY (2 SO, 37 pitches)...Opened the season with 4 scoreless outings (5.0 IP) prior to allowing runs last night.Held righties hitless in their fi rst 11 AB’s against this season prior to Judge’s 1B in the 4th inning last night vs. NYY.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 2.94 ERA (47 ER/144.0 IP) and a 3.11 SO/BB ratio over his last 126 ML games since 5/25/15 after allowing 6 runs in 1.1 IP on 4/26/15 at BAL.

61-BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP 1-0 0 SV 2.70 ERAvs. ALL: .237 (9-38), 1 HR vs. RHB: .259 (7-27), 1 HR vs. LHB: .182 (2-11), 0 HR WHIP: 1.30

Threw 1.2 scoreless IP Wednesday vs. NYY (3 SO, 28 pitches); his 2nd appearance in as many days...Was his 3rd relief outing of 2018 (2 ER/4.0 IP, 2 BB, 6 SO).Made his 1st career Opening Day roster in 2018...Made his season debut in a start on 4/2 at MIA (W, 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO).In 2017 was 2-0, 4.33 ERA in 5 games/starts over 4 ML stints with BOS and 3-4, 3.09 ERA in 17 starts for Triple-A Pawtucket.Given the Lou Gorman Award in 2017, given to Sox minor leaguer who’s shown dedication & perserverance in overcoming obstacles on his way to the ML club.

56-JOE KELLY, RHP 0-0 1 SV 7.71 ERAvs. ALL: .235 (4-17), 0 HR vs. RHB: .333 (3-9), 0 HR vs. LHB: .125 (1-8), 0 HR WHIP: 1.71

Faced 2 batters in the 7th inning Wednesday vs. NYY (0.1 IP, HBP, 7 pitches); was ejected after hitting Austin with a pitch...Received a 6-game suspension and a fi ne for his actions from MLB on 4/12, but has appealed. Has made 4 scoreless appearances (4.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 SO) since allowing 4 runs on Opening Day, 3/29 at TB.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).In his last 80 appearances as a reliever (since 5/30/13), has gone 7-1, 1 SV, 2.26 ERA (25 ER/99.2 IP) with a 1.12 WHIP and a .201 opponent AVG.

46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 0-0 4 SV 0.00 ERAvs. ALL: .105 (2-19), 0 HR vs. RHB: .100 (1-10), 0 HR vs. LHB: .111 (1-9), 0 HR WHIP: 1.00

Got his 4th SV of the year last night vs. NYY (1.0 IP, 2 SO, 14 pitches); stranded 1 inherited runner...No runs allowed in his 6 appearances in 2018 (6.0 IP).Dating to last year (since 8/29/17), has allowed only 1 run in his last 19 regular season appearances (19.0 IP, 0.47 ERA, 8 H, 7 BB, 31 SO, .129 AVG, 0.79 WHIP).Has 295 career SV (29th all time; Isringhausen & Sutter T-27th with 300) and his 91.0% career conversion rate (324 SVO) is the highest all-time for any closer with 250 or more opportunities...Has 70 career saves as a Red Sox which is good for 8th place all time, trailing Koji Uehara who is in 7th place with 79.Named 2017 AL Reliever of the Year (Mariano Rivera Award) & fi nished 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).

39-CARSON SMITH, RHP 1-1 0 SV 7.71 ERAvs. ALL: .263 (5-19), 1 HR vs. RHB: .333 (4-12), 1 HR vs. LHB: .143 (1-7), 0 HR WHIP: 2.14

Threw a scorless 9th inn. with 1 BB & 1 SO Wednesday vs. NYY (18 pitches).Has made 2 straight scoreless appearances (2.0 IP) since since allowing 2 runs on 4/5 vs. TB (Duffy 2-run HR).Is in his 3rd season with BOS (since 2016)...Appeared in only 11 games from 2016-17 for BOS due to Tommy John surgery performed on 5/24/16.For his ML career, has held opponents to a .196 AVG (65-332) with just 3 HR...Has also averaged 11.40 SO/9.0 IP (117 SO/92.1 IP) for his big league career.

64-MARCUS WALDEN, RHP 0-0 0 SV 6.00 ERAvs. ALL: .250 (6-24), 0 HR vs. RHB: .333 (5-15), 0 HR vs. LHB: .111 (1-9), 0 HR WHIP: 1.50

Threw 1.0-plus inning in last night’s win vs. NYY (1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 25 pitches)...Threw the 8th inning and faced 4 batters in the 9th.Recalled yesterday from Triple-A Pawtucket today for his 2nd ML stint of the season...Appeared in 3 games for the PawSox (0-0, 3.60 ERA, BB, 3 SO).Made his 1st career Opening Day roster in 2018 out of spring training as a non-roster invitee...Made his ML debut on 4/1 at TB (had a 5-day stint in the majors with TOR in 2014, but did not appear in a game)...Was a non-roster invitee to BOS spring training in 2017 and 2018.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).

2017 VS. BAL CAREER VS. BAL 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 1-0-1 1.29 6/0 7.0 5 1 1-1-1 2.16 18/0 25.0 23 6 8-6-1 4.77 91/2 103.2 107 55Hembree 0-0-0 0.93 6/0 9.2 8 1 1-0-0 4.96 11/0 16.1 18 9 3-1-0 2.44 73/0 84.2 91 23Johnson -- / -- / 1-0-0 3.09 6/3 23.1 24 8Kelly 1-0-0 3.38 10/0 10.2 13 4 3-2-0 5.60 18/7 45.0 54 28 12-5-0 4.31 53/20 142.0 144 68Kimbrel 0-0-4 1.35 7/0 6.2 3 1 0-1-11 2.08 18/0 17.1 6 4 3-4-36 2.04 72/0 70.2 38 16Porcello 0-3-0 4.86 3/3 16.2 23 9 4-11-0 4.88 18/18 110.2 129 60 29-20-0 4.26 54/54 335.2 361 159Price 1-0-0 1.29 1/1 7.0 3 1 12-5-0 2.81 25/25 163.1 139 51 17-6-0 3.17 37/34 227.0 188 80Rodriguez 1-2-0 5.89 3/3 18.1 16 12 3-5-0 4.67 10/10 54.0 49 28 8-8-0 4.73 33/33 179.0 184 94Sale 3-0-0 2.05 3/3 22.0 13 5 5-2-0 2.88 14/8 56.1 53 18 9-4-1 3.16 20/17 116.2 99 41Smith 0-0-1 0.00 2/0 1.2 0 0 0-0-1 0.00 4/0 3.2 1 0 1-0-0 3.97 11/0 11.1 14 5Velazquez -- / -- / 2-0-0 1.29 7/1 14.0 9 2Walden -- / -- / 0-0-0 6.75 2/0 2.2 2 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 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 4 132,291 11 4/11 N NEW YORK-AL L7-10 9-2 1st +2.0 Tanaka (2-1) PRICE (1-1) 32,400 5 164,691 12 4/12 N NEW YORK-AL W6-3 10-2 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (3-0) Gray (1-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,341 6 201,032 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.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.

DISABLED LIST

Drew Pomeranz Left forearm flexor strain March 26 --- 12 (10-2)Eduardo Rodriguez Recovery from right knee surgery March 26 April 8 8 (7-1)Steven Wright Recovery from left knee surgery March 26 --- 12 (10-2)Marco Hernandez Left shoulder surgery March 29 --- 12 (10-2)Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain March 29 --- 12 (10-2)Dustin Pedroia Recovery from left knee surgery March 29 --- 12 (10-2)Tyler Thornburg Recovery from right shoulder surgery March 29 --- 12 (10-2)Xander Bogaerts Left ankle injury April 9 --- 3 (2-1)Bobby Poyner Left hamstring strain April 12 --- 1 (1-0)2018 Totals 9 Players 9 DL stints 84 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

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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 .............................................. Xander Bogaerts, 4/7/18 vs. TB7 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 ...................................................... 4/5/18 vs. TB (3-2 in 12 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 ................................................................ 14, 4/10 vs. NYYMost runs, inning .........................................................9, 4/10 vs. NYY (6th)Most hits, game (9 innings) .................................................. 12, 4/2 at MIAMost hits, game (extra innings) .............................. 12, 4/3 at MIA (13 inn.) Most hits, inning .............................................................. 7, 4/8 vs. TB (8th)Consecutive hits, inning ....................................................6, 4/8 vs. TB (8th)Fewest hits, game ...................................................................... 6, 4/1 at TBMost doubles, game......................................... 4, 5 times, last 4/10 vs. NYY Most triples, game ........................................... 1, 2 times, last 4/10 vs. NYYMost home runs, game ............................................................. 3, 4/7 vs. TBMost home runs, inning ....................................................2, 4/7 vs. TB (7th)Most extra-base hits ........................................ 6, 2 times, last 4/10 vs. NYYMost stolen bases, game ........................................................... 2, 4/1 at TBMost walks, game (9 innings) .............................................. 7, 4/10 vs. NYY Most walks, game (extra innings) ...............................6, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.) Most strikeouts, game (9 innings) ...................................... 10, 4/10 vs. NYYMost strikeouts, game (extra innings) .....9, 2 times, last 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.) 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) ..............................11, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.)

Most hits .................................................................... 4, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYY Most runs ................................................................... 5, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYYMost doubles ................................................2, 3 times, last Betts, 4/10 vs. NYYMost triples ................................... 1, 2 times, last Benintendi, 4/10 vs. NYYMost home runs .................1, 9 times, last Ramirez & Martinez, 4/11 vs. NYY Most extra-base hits .................................................. 3, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYYMost total bases ........................................................ 9, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYY Most RBI ................................................................... 6, Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TBMost stolen bases ............................. 1, 7 times, last Ramirez, 4/10 vs. NYY Most walks ................................... 2, 8 times, last Benintendi, 4/10 vs. NYY Most strikeouts (9 innings).... 2, 16 times, last Martinez & Bradley Jr., 4/12 vs. NYY Most strikeouts (extra innings) .....2, 5 times, last 2 players, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.)Longest hitting streak ......................... 9, 2 times, last Ramirez, 3/30-present

Most walks (9 innings) ............................................................. 7, 3/29 at TBMost walks, (extra innings) .........................................6, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.) Fewest walks ............................................................................. 0, 4/7 vs. TBMost runs allowed, game .................................................. 10, 4/11 vs. NYY Most runs allowed, inning ...............................................6, 3/29 at TB (8th) Most hits allowed, game (9 innings) .................................. 12, 4/11 vs. NYYMost hits allowed, game (extra innings) ................... 9, 4/3 at MIA (13 inn.) Fewest hits allowed, game ................................... 4, 2 times, last 3/30 at TBMost hits allowed, inning ......3, 7 times, last 4/11 vs. NYY (1st, 3rd, & 4th) Most home runs allowed, game ........................................... 2, 4/11 vs. NYY Most consecutive scoreless inn. .......................... 14.0, 3/30 (1st)-3/31 (5th)

Most innings pitched, starter ...................................7.1, Porcello, 4/7 vs. TB Fewest innings pitched, starter ................................1.0, Price, 4/11 vs. NYYMost innings pitched, reliever ......2.0, 7 times, last Poyner & Hembree, 4/11 vs. NYY Most strikeouts, starter ....................................................9, Sale, 3/29 at TB Most strikeouts, reliever ....................... 3, 4 times, last Johnson, 4/11 vs. NYY Most walks allowed .....................................3, 3 times, last Price, 4/5 vs. TB Longest winning streak ..........................................3, Porcello, 3/31-presentLongest losing streak ..............................1, 2 times, last Price, 4/11-present Most consec. scoreless inn., starter .............................. 14.0, Price, 3/30-4/5 Most consec. scoreless inn., reliever...............................5.1, Poyner, 4/1-4/11Most runs allowed ..................................4, 2 times, last Price, 4/11 vs. NYYMost earned runs allowed ......................4, 2 times, last Price, 4/11 vs. NYYMost hits allowed ........................................................8, Sale, 4/10 vs. NYYFewest hits allowed, CG ......................................................................... N/AMost home runs allowed .....1, 8 times, last Price & Hembree, 4/11 vs. NYY Most pitches thrown ............................................99, Porcello, 4/12 vs. NYY

Longest winning streak .............................................................9, 3/30-4/10Longest losing streak ........................................................................ 1, 3/29Most games over .500 .......................... 8, 2 times, last 4/12 vs. NYY (10-2)Most games under .500 ...................................................1, 3/29 at TB (0-1) Longest game, innings ....................................................13, last 4/3 at MIALongest game, time (9 innings) ....................................... 3:59, 4/11 vs. NYY Longest game, time (extra innings) .................................... 4:27, 4/3 at MIA Shortest game, time ............................................................ 2:46, 3/30 at TBLargest crowd, Fenway Park .............................................................. 36,341 Smallest crowd, Fenway Park ............................................................ 31,821 Largest crowd, road ........................................................ 31,042, 3/29 at TBSmallest crowd, road ..................................................... 11,113, 4/2 at MIALargest winning margin ...........................................13, 4/10 vs. NYY (14-1) Largest losing margin.................................................3, 4/11 vs. NYY (7-10) Largest deficit overcome to win ...............5, 4/8 vs. TB (down 2-7, won 8-7) Largest lead relinquished to lose......................4, 3/29 at TB (led 4-0, lost 4-6)Most double plays turned ....................................................... 2, 4/3 at MIAMost double plays turned by opponent ................................. 2, 4/3 at MIAMost errors .......................................................................... 2, 4/12 vs. NYYMost errors by an opponent ................................................. 2, 4/10 vs. NYYMost stolen bases by an opponent ...................................... 2, 4/11 vs. NYY

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RED SOX 8 15 2 5 9 11 5 6 4 4 69OPPONENTS 6 3 2 5 2 4 2 11 4 1 40

STARTERS 7-1 2.01 67.0 54 15 15 14 68 5RELIEVERS 3-1-5 4.60 47.0 38 25 24 26 51 3

VÁZQUEZ 0 5 0.0 1 0LEON 0 2 0.0 0 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 CS SBA CS% PB PICKOFFS

EJECTIONS (1 in 2018)

4/11/18 vs. NYY (7th inning), RHP Joe Kelly by HP umpire Hunter Wendlestedt 4/5/18 vs. TB (12th inning), Hanley Ramirez ground-rule double

WALK-OFF WINS (1 in 2018)

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

1st: Betts (11, 9-2), Núñez (1, 1-0)2nd: Benintendi (10, 9-1), Devers (2, 1-1)3rd: Martinez (1, 1-0), Ramirez (11, 9-2)4th: Bogaerts (1, 1-0), Devers (1, 1-0), Martinez (10, 8-2)5th: Bogaerts (8, 7-1), Devers (2, 2-0), Moreland (2, 1-1)6th: Devers (5, 4-1), Moreland (2, 2-0), Núñez (4, 3-1), Vázquez (1, 1-0)7th: Bradley Jr. (5, 4-1), Núñez (6, 5-1), Vázquez (1, 1-0)8th: Bradley Jr. (5, 4-1), Devers, (1, 1-0), Holt (1, 1-0), Leon (1, 1-0 ), Swihart (1, 1-0), Vázquez (3, 2-1)9th: Holt (4, 3-1), Johnson (1, 1-0), Leon (2, 2-0), Sale (1, 1-0), Vázquez (4, 3-1)

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

C: Leon (3, 3-0), Vázquez (9, 7-2)1B: Moreland (4, 3-1), Ramirez (8, 7-1)2B: Holt (2, 2-0), Núñez (10, 8-2)SS: Bogaerts (9, 8-1), Holt (3, 2-1)3B: Devers (11, 9-2), Núñez (1, 1-0)LF: Benintendi (8, 7-1), Martinez (4, 3-1)CF: Benintendi (2, 2-0), Bradley Jr. (10, 8-2)RF: Betts (11, 9-2), Martinez (1, 1-0)DH: Martinez (6, 5-1), Ramirez (3, 2-1), Swihart (1, 1-0)

OUTFIELD ASSISTS (2 in 2018)

Andrew Benintendi..............................................................................................1J.D. Martinez........................................................................................................1

RED SOX MANAGER CHALLENGES

TOTAL OVERTURNED CONFIRMED STOOD 3 0 2 1

BREAKDOWNSRed Sox Game Notes Page 8

HOME RUN NOTES9 HOMERS AT HOME: 6 SOLO HOMERS: 5 3-RUN HOMERS: 0 HOMERS ON THE ROAD: 4 2-RUN HOMERS: 2 GRAND SLAMS: 3

2-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (0 in 2018)Last: Mookie Betts, 9/12/17 vs. OAK (10th career multi-HR game)

3-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (0 in 2018)Last: Mookie Betts, 8/14/16 at ARI

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

GRAND SLAMS BY RED SOX (3 in 2018)Xander Bogaerts, 4/7/18 vs. TB off Jake FariaMookie Betts, 4/10/18 vs. NYY off Chasen ShreveJ.D. Martinez, 4/11/18 vs. NYY off Masahiro Tanaka

FIRST-INNING LEADOFF HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (0 in 2018)Last: Mookie Betts, 7/9/17 at TB off Chris Archer (11th career)

WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (0 in 2018) Last: Mitch Moreland, 8/4/17 vs. CWS off Aaron Bummer (3rd career)

INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (1 in 2018)Eduardo Núñez, 3/29/18 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 (0 in 2018)Last: Andrew Benintendi and Jackie Bradley Jr., 7/4/17 at TEX (8th 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)