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SATURDAY SLUGFEST: The Red Sox homered 3 times in yesterday’s 10-3 win over the Rays...J.D. Martinez, Xander Bogaerts, and Rafael Devers combined to go 5-for-8 with 3 HR, 10 RBI, and 5 runs scored. Bogaerts hit a grand slam in the 2nd inning...Last season, the Sox hit 0 grand slams for the 1st time since 1953. STATE OF THE SOX: At 7-1, the Red Sox have matched the franchise’s best start through 8 games (also 1904, 1918, 1920)...The Sox have never started a season 8-1. The last teams to start a season 8-1 or better were the 2016 Cubs and Nationals (both 8-1)...The last AL East team to do so was NYY in 2003 (8-1). SEVEN UP: BOS has won each of its last 7 games, after suffering a 6-4 loss to the Rays on Opening Day...The Sox’ longest winning streak of 2017 was 8 games (7/31-8/9)... They have won 8+ consecutive games in April 3 times: 1978 (8), 1982 (8), and 2009 (11). This is only the 2nd time the Sox have lost their 1st game of a season, then won their next 7...The 1904 team lost to the Yankees on Opening Day, then won its next 7 games en route to the AL pennant. FIRST IMPRESSION: Alex Cora is the 3rd Red Sox manager to win at least 7 of his first 8 games with the club, joining Ed Barrow (7-1 in 1918) and Joe Morgan (8-0 in 1988)...Barrow and the Sox lost their 9th game of 1918; Morgan won his first 13 games after taking over as the Sox’ manager midway through the 1988 season. RESTED AND READY: The Red Sox have 3 off days scheduled in a 6-day span from 4/4-9, but they have only 2 scheduled in a 37-day span from 4/10-5/16. LEAGUE LEADERS: The Red Sox and Astros lead the majors with 7 wins apiece...BOS leads the AL and ranks 2nd in the majors in both ERA (2.19) and WHIP (1.04), trailing only the Mets in each category (2.14 ERA, 1.00 WHIP). The Sox lead MLB in doubles (22)...They have struck out 50 times, tied with PIT for 2nd-fewest in MLB (KC-32). MAKE NO MISTAKE: The Red Sox committed 0 errors in their first 8 games, the franchise’s longest streak to begin any season...The 2013 club held the previous record (first 7 games)...Every other team has committed at least 1 error this season; 11 teams have made at least 5 errors. The last team to open a season with 8+ consecutive errorless games was KC in 2017 (8)...The last team to commit 0 errors in their first 9+ games of a season was DET in 2013 (9). HARVARD YARD: Tomorrow will mark the 106th anniver- sary of the 1st game ever played at Fenway Park...On April 9, 1912, the Red Sox hosted Harvard in a 7-inning exhibition game...The Sox won, 2-0, with snow falling during play. CLOSE CALLS: The Red Sox are 4-0 in 1-run games; they last started a season 5-0 in such games in 2008. 15 of the last 34 games between the Sox and Rays have been decided by 1 run, including 4 of the last 5... Another 7 of those 34 were decided by 2 runs. IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER: Since the 2017 All-Star break, the Red Sox have won 6 games in which they were trail- ing after 8 innings: 7/14/17 vs. NYY, 8/13/17 at NYY, 8/16/17 vs. STL, 9/5/17 vs. TOR, 9/15/17 at TB, and 4/5/18 vs. TB. Since the start of 2017, the Sox lead the majors with 19 wins when tied or trailing after 8 innings. 10 of the Sox’ last 31 regular season wins at Fenway Park have come in walk-off fashion (beginning 6/12/17). START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers are 5-0 with a 1.28 ERA (7 ER/49.1 IP)...According to Elias, this is the Sox’ 2nd-lowest starter ERA through 8 games of any season since the AL began recording earned runs in 1913 (1.07 in 1916). BOS starting pitchers lead the majors in ERA, opponent OPS (.506), and WHIP (0.93) and have the AL’s lowest HR/9.0 IP ratio (0.36; 2 HR in 49.1 IP). RELIEF CORPS: Red Sox relief pitchers allowed 6 ER in 2.0 IP on Opening Day, but they have posted a 2.03 ERA and held opponents to a .176 AVG since then (26.2 IP, 16 H, 6 ER). The Sox’ bullpen ranks 2nd in the AL in opponent AVG (.190), just .0001 behind LAA...BOS relievers also rank 2nd in the AL in opponent OPS (.615) and 3rd in SO/9.0 IP (10.36). J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez hit his 1st HR as a member of the Red Sox yesterday...He began the 2018 season 0-for-8 but is 7-for-19 (.368) with 3 XBH since then...Martinez has reached base via hit or BB in all 7 games this season, hitting safely in each of his last 5. In 9 career games at Fenway Park, Martinez is 15-for- 34 (.441)...Yesterday marked his 1st HR at the venue. X FACTOR: Xander Bogaerts recorded 6 RBI yesterday, the most in a game by a Red Sox shortstop since Nomar Garciaparra had 8 on 7/23/02 vs. TB. Bogaerts hit his 2nd HR of the season yesterday...He leads the majors in doubles (7) and shares the MLB lead in XBH (9)...Last season, he recorded his 9th XBH on 5/12 (his 31st game) and had 2 HR through 6/17 (64 games). MOST HITS AT HOME, 2015-18 (AL) RK. PLAYER (TEAM) HITS MLB Rank 1. Xander Bogaerts (BOS) 303 T-2nd 2. Jose Altuve (HOU) 299 4th 3. Mookie Betts (BOS) 295 6th EDDIE’S READY: Eduardo Rodriguez, who turned 25 years old yesterday, is scheduled to make his 1st start of 2018 today...He began the season on the 10-day disabled list recovering from right knee surgery. POMERANZ IN PAWTUCKET: Drew Pomeranz, who is on the disabled list with a left forearm flexor strain, will make his 1st rehab start today with Triple-A Pawtucket...The Paw- Sox are scheduled to host Lehigh Valley at 1:35 p.m. The Red Sox were 22-10 in Pomeranz’s starts in 2017, including 14-4 in his final 18...He went 14-2 with a 2.84 ERA (44 ER/139.2 IP) in 25 starts from 5/20 through the end of the season. SUPPORT SYSTEM: Dating back to 2016, the Red Sox have won 22 consecutive games when they provide Rick Porcello with 3+ runs of support...In the last 33 starts in which Por - cello received 3+ runs of support, he is 28-0 with a 3.26 ERA (79 ER/218.1 IP); the Sox are 32-1 in those games. PRICE CHECK: Since returning from the disabled list on 9/14/17, David Price has thrown 29.1 consecutive scoreless in- nings, including the postseason...He has allowed 0 runs in 14.0 IP in 2018, his longest scoreless streak to begin any season. Price posted a 6.75 ERA in his first 7 starts with the Sox, but he is 20-11 with a 3.21 ERA (99 ER/277.1 IP) in 46 regular season outings (41 GS) with BOS since then. 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). Since the start of 2017, the Red Sox and Giants lead the majors in extra-inning games (20). BOSTON RED SOX (7-1) vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS (1-7) Sunday, April 8, 2018 1:05 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (6-7, 4.19 in 2017) vs. RHP Andrew Kittredge (0-2, 3.18) Game #9 • Home Game #3 TV: NESN/MLBN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ...........................1st, +2.5 Home/Road ..................................... 2-0/5-1 Day/Night ........................................ 3-1/4-0 March/April ..................................... 2-1/5-0 vs. AL East .............................................. 5-1 vs. AL Central ......................................... 0-0 vs. AL West ............................................. 0-0 vs. National League................................ 2-0 vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 6-1/1-0 Leading after 6 innings .......................... 4-1 Tied after 6 innings ................................ 3-0 Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 0-0 Leading after 7 innings .......................... 5-1 Tied after 7 innings ................................ 2-0 Trailing after 7 innings ........................... 0-0 Leading after 8 innings .......................... 5-0 Tied after 8 innings ................................ 1-0 Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 1-1 Red Sox score first.................................. 3-1 Opponents score first ............................. 4-0 Shutouts................................................. 1-0 Scoring less than 3 runs ......................... 2-0 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ................................. 3-1 Scoring 5 or more runs ........................... 2-0 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 3-1/4-0 1-run/2-run games .......................... 4-0/1-1 Walk-offs................................................ 1-0 Extra innings (home/road)............... 1-0/1-0 Series openers/finales ..................... 2-1/2-0 Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 1-0-0 Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 2-0-0 Series W-L-T (total)............................. 3-0-0 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 0-0/1-0 Come-from-behind wins ........................... 4 VS. THE RAYS All-Time ................................. 208-152 In Boston......................................113-66 In Tampa Bay..................................95-86 2018................................................ 5-1 In Boston............................................2-0 In Tampa Bay......................................3-1 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 3/29 R L4-6 Pruitt SMITH 3/30 R W1-0 PRICE Roe 3/31 R W3-2 PORCELLO Kittredge 4/1 R W2-1 VELÁZQUEZ Alvarado 4/5 H W3-2 (12) POYNER Kittredge 4/7 H W10-3 PORCELLO Faria UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Mon., 4/9 Off Day Tue., 4/10 vs. NYY 7:10 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (0-0, 0.82) RHP Luis Severino (2-0, 1.38) NESN/ESPN Wed., 4/11 vs. NYY 7:10 p.m. LHP David Price (1-0, 0.00) RHP Masahiro Tanaka (1-1, 2.92) NESN/MLBN Thu., 4/12 vs. NYY 7:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (2-0, 2.84) TBD 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 ........................................Bogaerts (13) Doubles ....................................Bogaerts (7) Triples.......................................Martinez (1) HR ............................................Bogaerts (2) RBI ...........................................Bogaerts (9) Runs .........................................Bogaerts (7) SB..................................... Betts/Ramirez (2) BB .........................................Benintendi (9) AVG (min. 20 AB) ................Bogaerts (.371) OBP (min. 20 AB) ......................Betts (.457) SLG (min. 20 AB) .................Bogaerts (.743) OPS (min. 20 AB)...............Bogaerts (1.148) Pitching ERA (min. 5.0 IP) ....................... Price (0.00) Strikeouts ...................................... Sale (15) Wins.......................................... Porcello (2) Saves..........................................Kimbrel (2) Appearances .................... 4 players tied (4) Starts......................... Porcello/Price/Sale (2) Innings (Starter) ........................ Price (14.0) Innings (Reliever) .................... Walden (5.0) MEDIA INFORMATION Gameday materials—including game notes, stat packs, media dining menus, and post-game interviews—are available for download at pressroom.redsox.com.

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SATURDAY SLUGFEST: The Red Sox homered 3 times in yesterday’s 10-3 win over the Rays...J.D. Martinez, Xander Bogaerts, and Rafael Devers combined to go 5-for-8 with 3 HR, 10 RBI, and 5 runs scored.

Bogaerts hit a grand slam in the 2nd inning...Last season, the Sox hit 0 grand slams for the 1st time since 1953.

STATE OF THE SOX: At 7-1, the Red Sox have matched the franchise’s best start through 8 games (also 1904, 1918, 1920)...The Sox have never started a season 8-1.

The last teams to start a season 8-1 or better were the 2016 Cubs and Nationals (both 8-1)...The last AL East team to do so was NYY in 2003 (8-1).

SEVEN UP: BOS has won each of its last 7 games, after suffering a 6-4 loss to the Rays on Opening Day...The Sox’ longest winning streak of 2017 was 8 games (7/31-8/9)...They have won 8+ consecutive games in April 3 times: 1978 (8), 1982 (8), and 2009 (11).

This is only the 2nd time the Sox have lost their 1st game of a season, then won their next 7...The 1904 team lost to the Yankees on Opening Day, then won its next 7 games en route to the AL pennant.

FIRST IMPRESSION: Alex Cora is the 3rd Red Sox manager to win at least 7 of his first 8 games with the club, joining Ed Barrow (7-1 in 1918) and Joe Morgan (8-0 in 1988)...Barrow and the Sox lost their 9th game of 1918; Morgan won his first 13 games after taking over as the Sox’ manager midway through the 1988 season.

RESTED AND READY: The Red Sox have 3 off days scheduled in a 6-day span from 4/4-9, but they have only 2 scheduled in a 37-day span from 4/10-5/16.

LEAGUE LEADERS: The Red Sox and Astros lead the majors with 7 wins apiece...BOS leads the AL and ranks 2nd in the majors in both ERA (2.19) and WHIP (1.04), trailing only the Mets in each category (2.14 ERA, 1.00 WHIP).

The Sox lead MLB in doubles (22)...They have struck out 50 times, tied with PIT for 2nd-fewest in MLB (KC-32).

MAKE NO MISTAKE: The Red Sox committed 0 errors in their first 8 games, the franchise’s longest streak to begin any season...The 2013 club held the previous record (first 7 games)...Every other team has committed at least 1 error this season; 11 teams have made at least 5 errors.

The last team to open a season with 8+ consecutive errorless games was KC in 2017 (8)...The last team to commit 0 errors in their first 9+ games of a season was DET in 2013 (9).

HARVARD YARD: Tomorrow will mark the 106th anniver-sary of the 1st game ever played at Fenway Park...On April 9, 1912, the Red Sox hosted Harvard in a 7-inning exhibition game...The Sox won, 2-0, with snow falling during play.

CLOSE CALLS: The Red Sox are 4-0 in 1-run games; they last started a season 5-0 in such games in 2008.

15 of the last 34 games between the Sox and Rays have been decided by 1 run, including 4 of the last 5...Another 7 of those 34 were decided by 2 runs.

IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER: Since the 2017 All-Star break, the Red Sox have won 6 games in which they were trail-ing after 8 innings: 7/14/17 vs. NYY, 8/13/17 at NYY, 8/16/17 vs. STL, 9/5/17 vs. TOR, 9/15/17 at TB, and 4/5/18 vs. TB.

Since the start of 2017, the Sox lead the majors with 19 wins when tied or trailing after 8 innings.

10 of the Sox’ last 31 regular season wins at Fenway Park have come in walk-off fashion (beginning 6/12/17).

START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers are 5-0 with a 1.28 ERA (7 ER/49.1 IP)...According to Elias, this is the Sox’ 2nd-lowest starter ERA through 8 games of any season since the AL began recording earned runs in 1913 (1.07 in 1916).

BOS starting pitchers lead the majors in ERA, opponent OPS (.506), and WHIP (0.93) and have the AL’s lowest HR/9.0 IP ratio (0.36; 2 HR in 49.1 IP).

RELIEF CORPS: Red Sox relief pitchers allowed 6 ER in 2.0 IP on Opening Day, but they have posted a 2.03 ERA and held opponents to a .176 AVG since then (26.2 IP, 16 H, 6 ER).

The Sox’ bullpen ranks 2nd in the AL in opponent AVG (.190), just .0001 behind LAA...BOS relievers also rank 2nd in the AL in opponent OPS (.615) and 3rd in SO/9.0 IP (10.36).

J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez hit his 1st HR as a member of the Red Sox yesterday...He began the 2018 season 0-for-8 but is 7-for-19 (.368) with 3 XBH since then...Martinez has reached base via hit or BB in all 7 games this season, hitting safely in each of his last 5.

In 9 career games at Fenway Park, Martinez is 15-for-34 (.441)...Yesterday marked his 1st HR at the venue.

X FACTOR: Xander Bogaerts recorded 6 RBI yesterday, the most in a game by a Red Sox shortstop since Nomar Garciaparra had 8 on 7/23/02 vs. TB.

Bogaerts hit his 2nd HR of the season yesterday...He leads the majors in doubles (7) and shares the MLB lead in XBH (9)...Last season, he recorded his 9th XBH on 5/12 (his 31st game) and had 2 HR through 6/17 (64 games).

MOST HITS AT HOME, 2015-18 (AL)RK. PLAYER (TEAM) HITS MLB Rank1. Xander Bogaerts (BOS) 303 T-2nd2. Jose Altuve (HOU) 299 4th3. Mookie Betts (BOS) 295 6th

EDDIE’S READY: Eduardo Rodriguez, who turned 25 years old yesterday, is scheduled to make his 1st start of 2018 today...He began the season on the 10-day disabled list recovering from right knee surgery.

POMERANZ IN PAWTUCKET: Drew Pomeranz, who is on the disabled list with a left forearm flexor strain, will make his 1st rehab start today with Triple-A Pawtucket...The Paw-Sox are scheduled to host Lehigh Valley at 1:35 p.m.

The Red Sox were 22-10 in Pomeranz’s starts in 2017, including 14-4 in his final 18...He went 14-2 with a 2.84 ERA (44 ER/139.2 IP) in 25 starts from 5/20 through the end of the season.

SUPPORT SYSTEM: Dating back to 2016, the Red Sox have won 22 consecutive games when they provide Rick Porcello with 3+ runs of support...In the last 33 starts in which Por-cello received 3+ runs of support, he is 28-0 with a 3.26 ERA (79 ER/218.1 IP); the Sox are 32-1 in those games.

PRICE CHECK: Since returning from the disabled list on 9/14/17, David Price has thrown 29.1 consecutive scoreless in-nings, including the postseason...He has allowed 0 runs in 14.0 IP in 2018, his longest scoreless streak to begin any season.

Price posted a 6.75 ERA in his first 7 starts with the Sox, but he is 20-11 with a 3.21 ERA (99 ER/277.1 IP) in 46 regular season outings (41 GS) with BOS since then.

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).

Since the start of 2017, the Red Sox and Giants lead the majors in extra-inning games (20).

BOSTON RED SOX (7-1) vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS (1-7)Sunday, April 8, 2018 • 1:05 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA

LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (6-7, 4.19 in 2017) vs. RHP Andrew Kittredge (0-2, 3.18)Game #9 • Home Game #3 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish)

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

VS. THE RAYSAll-Time ................................. 208-152 In Boston ......................................113-66 In Tampa Bay ..................................95-86

2018................................................ 5-1 In Boston ............................................2-0 In Tampa Bay ......................................3-1

DATE H/R SCORE WP LP3/29 R L4-6 Pruitt SMITH3/30 R W1-0 PRICE Roe3/31 R W3-2 PORCELLO Kittredge4/1 R W2-1 VELÁZQUEZ Alvarado4/5 H W3-2 (12) POYNER Kittredge4/7 H W10-3 PORCELLO Faria

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Mon., 4/9 Off DayTue., 4/10 vs. NYY 7:10 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (0-0, 0.82) RHP Luis Severino (2-0, 1.38) NESN/ESPNWed., 4/11 vs. NYY 7:10 p.m. LHP David Price (1-0, 0.00) RHP Masahiro Tanaka (1-1, 2.92) NESN/MLBNThu., 4/12 vs. NYY 7:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (2-0, 2.84) TBD 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 ........................................Bogaerts (13)Doubles ....................................Bogaerts (7)Triples.......................................Martinez (1)HR ............................................Bogaerts (2)RBI ...........................................Bogaerts (9)Runs .........................................Bogaerts (7)SB.....................................Betts/Ramirez (2)BB .........................................Benintendi (9)AVG (min. 20 AB) ................Bogaerts (.371)OBP (min. 20 AB) ......................Betts (.457)SLG (min. 20 AB) .................Bogaerts (.743)OPS (min. 20 AB) ...............Bogaerts (1.148)

PitchingERA (min. 5.0 IP) .......................Price (0.00)Strikeouts ...................................... Sale (15)Wins .......................................... Porcello (2)Saves ..........................................Kimbrel (2)Appearances .................... 4 players tied (4)Starts.........................Porcello/Price/Sale (2)Innings (Starter) ........................Price (14.0)Innings (Reliever) ....................Walden (5.0)

MEDIA INFORMATIONGameday materials—including game notes, stat packs, media dining menus, and post-game interviews—are available for download at pressroom.redsox.com.

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TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER

TUESDAY’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 4.23 66 65 366.0 345 179 172 48 127 348 .246

TODAY’S START: Will be making his 2018 season debut after being activated from the DL earlier today...

Was placed on the DL on 3/26 while recovering from right knee surgery this offseason. Did not make a Grapefruit League appearance in Spring Training. 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). Has increased his SO/9.0 IP ratio from each ML season to the next: 7.25 (2015), 8.41

(2016), 9.83 (2017). 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 RAYS: Made 1 start vs. the Rays in 2017...Allowed 2 ER over 5.2 IP on 9/17 at TB (L, 7 H, 3

R, BB, 7 SO). Tossed a quality start in his last outing vs. TB at Fenway Park on 9/2/15...Surrendered 3

R over 6.0 IP (ND, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 SO). Struck out a career-high 13 hitters on 9/25/16 at TB (ND, 5.1 IP, 3 H, R, 2 BB).

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).

2017 HIGHLIGHTS: Prior to the season, named to Venezuela’s roster as a designated pool pitcher in the

World Baseball Classic. Held RHH to a .230 AVG (97-for-421), the 4th-lowest mark among AL southpaws. Faced 42 consecutive RHH without allowing a hit from the 1st inning on 4/13 vs. PIT through the 1st inning on 4/30 vs. CHC (0-for-35, 7 BB, 14 SO). 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 First appearance of 2018

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

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

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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

RAYS CAREER VS. RODRIGUEZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBICron - 0 0 0 0Duffy - 0 0 0 0Gomez - 0 0 0 0Hechaverria .200 5 1 0 0Kiermaier .143 7 1 0 0Miller .000 6 0 0 0Ramos - 0 0 0 0Refsnyder .167 6 1 0 0Robertson - 0 0 0 0Smith - 0 0 0 0Span - 0 0 0 0Sucre .667 3 2 1 1Wendle - 0 0 0 0

RED SOX CAREER vs. KITTREDGE

PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi .000 4 0 0 0Betts .250 4 1 0 0Bogaerts .500 2 1 1 1Bradley Jr. .500 2 1 0 0Devers - 0 0 0 0Holt .000 1 0 0 0Leon .000 1 0 0 0Martinez .333 3 1 0 0Moreland .000 1 0 0 0Núñez .000 2 0 0 0Ramirez .250 4 1 0 0Swihart 1.000 1 1 0 0Vázquez .000 1 0 0 0

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VS. TB W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO2017 0-1 3.18 1 1 5.2 7 2 1 11 7CAREER 0-2 6.57 5 5 24.2 33 18 4 10 33at FENWAY 0-0 4.91 2 2 11.0 12 6 1 6 8

STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN

QUALITY SOXSTARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC.Sale 2 1 5/11.0 4.09 1-1Price 2 2 1/14.0 0.64 2-0Porcello 2 1 13/12.2 9.24 2-0Velázquez 1 0 2/5.2 3.18 1-0Johnson 1 1 6/6.0 9.00 1-0

41-CHRIS SALE, LHP 0-0, 0.82 ERA W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 0-0 0.82 2 2 11.0 6 1 1 0 3 15 .162CAREER 91-58 2.97 262 182 1335.1 1093 472 440 137 306 1567 .221

2018 GAME LOGDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO3/29 at TB - 6.0 1 0 0 3 94/3 at MIA - 5.0 5 1 1 0 60.82 ERA 0-0 11.0 6 1 1 3 15TUESDAY’S START:

Will be making his 1st home start of 2018...Went 7-3 with a 3.16 ERA (31 ER/88.1 IP) in 13 starts at Fenway Park last season.

Owns the 3rd-lowest career ERA vs. NYY (1.75, 17 ER/87.2 IP) in the last 100 seasons (min. 75.0 IP)...Trails only Harry Coveleski (1.57) and Chief Bender (1.71). Was 9-5 with a 2.33 ERA (32 ER/123.2 IP) vs. AL East opponents last season...Had 192 SO vs. AL East clubs in 2017, the highest single-season total ever against

the division and the most vs. any division since J.R. Richard’s 193 with HOU vs. the NL West in 1978.

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16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .154 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI .371 OBP .154 SLG vs. RHP: 4-22 (.182), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, 2 R, 2 BB ROAD TRIP: 3-19, 3 R, RBI, 4 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-6vs. LHP: 0-4 (.000), 0 HR TB SERIES: 1-7, 3 R, 4 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/2-5)

Leads the AL with 9 BB and 3.89 PA/BB (35 PA), almost 1 full PA lower than any other AL hitter (2 tied at 4.88)...Has reached base in 11 of his last 18 PA.Has walked and scored in each of his last 4 games (7 BB, 6 R), the longest such streak by a Red Sox hitter since 2014 (Stephen Drew, 4 G).Became the fi rst BOS hitter to walk multiple times in 3 straight games since Mike Napoli from 5/28-30/15 (3).Is a .350 career hitter (56-for-160) with RISP...Since his 2016 debut season, leads the majors with a .377 AVG (29-for-77) with RISP and 2 outs (min. 75 AB).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).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).

50 - MOOKIE BETTS , OF .345 AVG 1 HR 1 RBI .457 OBP .517 SLG vs. RHP: 9-24 (.375), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, 2 R, 2B, BB ROAD TRIP: 7-21, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP, SB CURRENT STREAK: 6 G (8-22, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, RBI)vs. LHP: 1-5 (.200), 1 HR TB SERIES: 3-8, 3 R, 2B, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (3/31-pres.)

Has hit safely in his last 6 games and reached in all 8...In his last 4 games, is 8-for-18 (.444) with 6 runs, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 SB...Leads BOS with a .457 OBP.Is a career .319/.393/.519 hitter in 67 games vs. TB, going 86-for-270 with 55 R, 18 2B, 12 HR, 37 RBI, and 15 SB...Ranks among active players against the Rays in AVG (5th), OBP (5th), SLG (6th), and OPS (.912, 5th; min. 50 G).Since 2015, leads the majors in doubles (132) and ranks 3rd in hits (564) and 5th in runs (321)...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).Has hit .310 (322-for-1,039) with a .508 SLG in 257 career games at Fenway...Since 2017, has 41 BB and 39 SO at home.Has missed on only 6.3% of his swings, the lowest rate in the AL (min. 100 pitches)...Has put the ball in play on 57.1% of swings (5th in the AL).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.

2 - XANDER BOGAERTS , SS .371 AVG 2 HR 9 RBI .405 OBP .743 SLG vs. RHP: 11-29 (.379), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB ROAD TRIP: 10-28, 5 R, 5 2B, HR, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-7, 2 R, 2 2B, HR, 7 RBI)vs. LHP: 2-6 (.333), 0 HR TB SERIES: 3-7, 2 R, 2 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (3/29-31) Drove in a career-high 6 runs yesterday with a go-ahead 2B in the 1st and a grand slam in the 2nd...Was his 2nd career grand slam, both of which have come vs. the Rays at Fenway (also 9/21/15)...Was BOS’s fi rst grand slam since 9/24/16 at TB (Dustin Pedroia).Leads the majors with 7 2B and 9 XBH (tied)...Also ranks among AL leaders with a .371 AVG (6th), .743 SLG (3rd), 1.148 OPS (4th), 13 hits (6th), 9 RBI (T-3rd), 26 TB (3rd), and 5 multi-hit games (T-2nd).Tied Thursday’s game with an RBI double with 2 outs in the 9th inning...Marked his 11th career game-tying or go-ahead RBI in the 9th inning or later, including 4 last season...Only 2 have come with 2 outs (also 4/20/17 at TOR, 9th-inning single).In 6 games vs. TB this season, has hit .458 (11-for-24) with 7 2B, 2 HR, and 9 RBI...His 7 2B, 9 XBH, and 24 total bases vs. TB are all the most by any hitter against any single opponent this season.Both his 2B and HR came with 2 strikes...Leads MLB with 5 XBH in 2-strike counts this season, batting .412/.444/.824/1.268 (7-for-17, 4 2B, HR, 7 RBI).In the last 100 years, the only other Red Sox with 9 XBH in the team’s fi rst 8 games are Jose Offerman in 1999 (10) and Billy Werber in 1934 (9).

19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR. , OF .115 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .207 OBP .192 SLG vs. RHP: 2-21 (.095), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 ROAD TRIP: 2-17, 2 R, 2B, 3 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4vs. LHP: 1-5 (.200), 0 HR TB SERIES: 1-9, R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (4/3-5)

Has doubled in 2 of his last 3 games...The Red Sox are 40-10 (.800) in his last 50 games with an XBH, including a 15-2 record (.882) in his last 17.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 .355 OBP vs. LHP ranks 3rd among left-handed AL hitters...Since 2015, has hit .266 vs. LHP and .247 vs. RHP.Stole his fi rst base of the season on 4/1...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 .321 AVG 1 HR 7 RBI .406 OBP .536 SLG vs. RHP: 8-24 (.333), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB ROAD TRIP: 7-22, 3 2B, 5 RBI, BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB)vs. LHP: 1-4 (.250), 0 HR TB SERIES: 2-6, R, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3/29-4/3)

Singled, walked, and hit his fi rst HR of the season (11th of his career) in yesterday’s win...Ranks 2nd on the team and tied for 10th in the AL with 7 RBI.Has reached base in all 7 games this season, hitting in 6...In his last 13 games, including the postseason, has hit .314 (16-for-51) with 9 XBH, 16 RBI, and a .987 OPS.Had at least 1 RBI in 7 straight regular-season games from 9/29/17 through Monday, 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 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). Recorded go-ahead RBI in each of his first 3 games, including game-winners on 3/30 and 4/1 at TB...Is tied for 2nd in the AL in go-ahead RBI (3).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.

BATTING NOTES Red Sox Game Notes Page 3

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 45 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Betts 4/2/18 at MIA O’Grady 11 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Bogaerts 4/7/18 vs. TB Faria 1 3 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 2Bradley Jr. 9/17/17 at TB Odorizzi 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Devers 4/7/18 vs. TB Roe 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2Holt 9/7/16 at SD Campos 183 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leon 9/26/17 vs. TOR Dermody 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Martinez 4/7/18 vs. TB Roe 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1Moreland 9/28/17 vs. HOU Peacock 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Núñez 3/29/18 at TB Archer (ITPHR) 30 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1Ramirez 4/2/18 at MIA Richards 18 4 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 3Swihart 9/29/15 at NYY Mitchell 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Vázquez 9/14/17 at OAK Gossett 67 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

2018 vs. TB CAREER vs. TB CAREER AT FENWAY PARKPLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIBenintendi .056 18 1 0 0 .257 109 28 0 11 .266 323 86 7 43Betts .318 22 7 0 0 .319 270 86 12 37 .310 1,039 322 35 168Bogaerts .458 24 11 2 9 .291 292 85 6 38 .307 1,217 374 28 161Bradley Jr. .105 19 2 0 0 .164 232 38 4 15 .253 850 215 26 122Devers .278 18 5 1 6 .255 47 12 1 10 .313 131 41 7 19Holt .000 6 0 0 0 .236 157 37 1 12 .263 703 185 6 64Leon .000 8 0 0 0 .186 97 18 1 11 .268 313 84 5 37Martinez .273 22 6 1 3 .250 124 31 6 16 .441 34 15 1 2Moreland .000 7 0 0 0 .237 194 46 8 18 .277 292 81 14 49Núñez .286 21 6 1 2 .293 164 48 6 13 .316 177 56 5 22Ramirez .273 22 6 0 2 .270 293 79 9 34 .267 782 209 37 133Swihart .250 4 1 0 0 .195 41 8 0 3 .280 164 46 2 21Vázquez .154 13 2 0 0 .300 90 27 1 9 .290 328 95 6 36

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612- BROCK HOLT , INF/OF .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .333 OBP .000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-5 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 ROAD TRIP: 0-5, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-6vs. LHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR TB SERIES: 0-1 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: ---

Has 3 BB in 3 games so far this season at 2B (2 G) and in RF (1)...Played in 64 games (37 starts) in 2017, missing 75 games while on the DL with vertigo.Has a career .288 AVG (45-for-156) and .390 OBP in games played before May 1...That OBP ranks 7th among active AL hitters with at least 100 such AB.Since 2016, has hit .275 (14-for-51) with 5 R, 4 2B, and 4 RBI in 19 games vs. the Rays...Has stolen 6 bases in 6 career attempts vs. the club.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.

63- SANDY LEON , C .111 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .111 OBP .111 SLG vs. RHP: 1-7 (.143), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 ROAD TRIP: 1-5 CURRENT STREAK: 0-4vs. LHP: 0-2 (.000), 0 HR TB SERIES: 0-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (4/3)

Recorded his fi rst hit of the season in the 13th inning Tuesday...Since 2016, is 7-for-14 (.500) with 2 2B, 1 HR, and a 1.420 OPS in 18 extra-inning PA.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%).Since 2017, the Red Sox are 5-1 when he homers, 16-8 when he drives in a run, and 11-1 in his multi-hit games...BOS is 35-13 when he drives in a run since 2015.

28 - J.D. MARTINEZ , OF/DH .259 AVG 1 HR 4 RBI .323 OBP .481 SLG vs. RHP: 5-24 (.208), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-2, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SF ROAD TRIP: 4-20, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (7-21, 3 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI)vs. LHP: 2-3 (.667), 0 HR TB SERIES: 3-7, 2 R, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SF SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3/31-pres.)

Hit his fi rst HR in a Red Sox uniform to lead off the 7th inning yesterday, extending his hitting streak to 5 games...Also drove in a run with a sacrifi ce fl y.Tripled Thursday 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 game at Fenway as a member of the team since Jeff Manto in 1996 (5/22 vs. SEA), and the fi rst to do so in his fi rst home AB with BOS since Pumpsie Green in 1959 (8/4 vs. KC).Has 15 hits in 9 career games at Fenway, batting .441 (34 AB) with 6 runs, 2 2B, 3B, HR, a 1.121 OPS, and 6 multi-hit efforts.In 110 career games vs. the AL East, has hit .315 (127-for-403) with 25 HR and a .956 OPS...His .583 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).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).

18 - MITCH MORELAND , 1B .000 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .100 OBP .000 SLG vs. RHP: 0-6 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 0-9, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-9vs. LHP: 0-3 (.000), 0 HR TB SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: ---

Did not play in the last 2 games after playing in the first 6...In his last 30 games at Fenway, has hit .301/.381/.559/.940 (28-for-93, 19 R, 12 2B, 4 HR, 19 RBI).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 .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 , 2B .258 AVG 1 HR 3 RBI .258 OBP .484 SLG vs. RHP: 7-25 (.280), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2B ROAD TRIP: 5-22, 3 R, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (5-19, 2 R, 3 2B, RBI)vs. LHP: 1-6 (.167), 0 HR TB SERIES: 3-9, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (4/2-pres.)

Has hit safely in 6 of 7 games, including his last 4...Hit his 4th double yesterday as part of his 2nd multi-hit effort.In 45 games since joining BOS, has 21 multi-hit games, batting .311 (61-for-196) with 16 2B, 9 HR, 30 RBI, 6 SB, and an .869 OPS.Since joining the Red Sox, has hit .340 (35-for-103) with 11 runs, 6 2B, 4 HR, and 16 RBI in 24 games at Fenway...Is a career .316 hitter (56-for-177) at the park.Has hit safely in 11 of his 12 games vs. TB since the start of 2016, including 8 multi-hit games...Is batting .392 (20-for-51) with 8 runs, 4 2B, 3 HR (including two inside-the-park HR), 4 SB, and a 1.051 OPS in those games.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/DH .303 AVG 1 HR 6 RBI .324 OBP .455 SLG vs. RHP: 7-26 (.269), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R ROAD TRIP: 7-23, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 2 SB CURRENT STREAK: 6 G (10-30, 2 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI)vs. LHP: 3-7 (.429), 0 HR TB SERIES: 3-10, R, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (3/30-pres.)

Has hit safely in 6 straight games (.333/10-for-30, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB), tied for the longest hitting streak of the Red Sox' season (also Betts).Has reached base safely in his last 16 games (.369/.397/.554), including the regular season and postseason...Went 8-for-14 (.571) in the 2017 ALDS vs. HOU.On Thursday, singled to drive in the Red Sox’ first run in the 9th inning and recorded a walk-off single with 1 out in the 12th.Hit a game-winning 2-run 2B with 2 outs in the 13th inning of Tuesday’s win...Is the only Red Sox hitter to record a game-winning hit in the 12th inning or later in consecutive team games since the RBI became an offi cial stat in 1920...The last ML hitter to do so was Mark McGwire on 7/3-4/88 (source: Elias).

Leads the majors with 4 game-winning hits in the 12th inning or later since the start of 2017...All have come since the 2017 All-Star Break (15th-inning HR on 7/18/17 vs. TOR, 19th-inning single on 9/5/17 vs. TOR, Tuesday at MIA, and Thursday vs. TB)...Has 6 career such hits, 4 in his last 60 games.His walk-off hit Thursday came on the first pitch...Since 2016, has hit .409 with a 1.272 OPS on first pitches (47-for-115, 8 2B, 14 HR).Is 2-for-4 with 3 RBI in extra innings this season...Since 1974, his .414 career AVG (46-for-111) in extras leads MLB and his 1.128 OPS ranks 4th (min. 50 AB).

23 - BLAKE SWIHART , C .200 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .333 OBP .200 SLG vs. RHP: 1-4 (.250), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-1 ROAD TRIP: 1-4, BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4vs. LHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR TB SERIES: 0-1 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (4/1)

Made his first ML appearance at 1B yesterday...Has 112 games of ML experience, batting .269 (97-for-360) 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 .227 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI .261 OBP .273 SLG vs. RHP: 4-17 (.235), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 5-18, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-5vs. LHP: 1-5 (.200), 0 HR TB SERIES: 0-4, SH SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (4/2-3)

Bunted in the 12th inning Thursday to advance the eventual game-winning run to third...Was the Red Sox' first sacrifice hit since 7/7/17 (Deven Marrero), snap-ping 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.Since 7/29/17, ranks 4th in the AL with a .329 AVG (51-for-155, min. 100 AB)...6 of his 10 career go-ahead RBI have come in that time (46 G).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).Is a career .300/.357/.378 hitter in 29 games vs. TB (27-for-90, 4 2B, HR, 9 RBI)...In 2017, hit .375 (12-for-32) in 10 games vs. the club.His 41.2% career CCS% (42-for-102) is the 2nd-highest rate by any catcher since 1987, trailing only Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez (min. 200 G).

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32-Matt Barnes 4/3 at MIA (BS, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 4/4 -/- 0/1 1.0 (3 times) 2 (4/2 at TB)37-Heath Hembree 4/3 at MIA (W, 1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 3/3 2/1 -/- 2.0 (4/3 at MIA) 3 (4/3 at MIA) 61-Brian Johnson 4/2 at MIA (start, W, 6.0 IP) - - - - - - -/- -/- -/- -- --56-Joe Kelly 4/3 at MIA 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 2/3 -/- 1/1 2.0 (4/3 at MIA) 2 (4/1 at TB) 46-Craig Kimbrel 4/5 vs. TB 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 2/4 -/- 2/2 1.0 (4 times) 3 (3/30 at TB)66-Bobby Poyner 4/5 vs. TB (W, 1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 4/4 1/0 -/- 2.0 (4/5 vs TB) 3 (2 times)39-Carson Smith 4/5 vs. TB 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1/4 4/3 0/1 1.0 (4/5 vs TB) 1 (4 times)76-Hector Velazquez 4/5 vs. TB 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1 -/- -/- 1.0 (4/5 vs TB) --BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.77 ERA 28.2 19 12 12 16 33 18/26 (69%) 9/4 3/5

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 2.45 ERAvs. ALL: .091 (1-11), 0 HR vs. RHB: .125 (1-8), 0 HR vs. LHB: .000 (0-3), 0 HR WHIP: 1.36

Charged with a BS in the Sox’ win, 4/3 at MIA (1.0 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, SO)...Opened the year with 4 scoreless outings (4.2 IP) before allowing runs in the last 2.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 (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 0.00 ERAvs. ALL: .143 (2-14), 0 HR vs. RHB: .000 (0-10), 0 HR vs. LHB: .500 (2-4), 0 HR WHIP: 0.69

Earned the win in Tuesday’s 13-inning victory at MIA...Threw scoreless innings in the 12th and 13th with 3 SO and 1 hit allowed...Has opened the season with 3 scoreless appearances (4.1 IP total), 2 of which were more than 1.0 inning.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 2.80 ERA (44 ER/141.1 IP) and a 3.07 SO/BB ratio over his last 124 ML games since 5/25/15.

61-BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP 1-0 0 SV 1.50 ERAvs. ALL: .261 (6-23), 0 HR vs. RHB: .278 (5-18), 0 HR vs. LHB: .200 (1-5), 0 HR WHIP: 1.33

Earned the win in his only appearance this season, a start on 4/2 at MIA (60 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 82 pitches)...Has not appeared since.Made his 1st career Opening Day roster in 2018...In 2017 was 2-0, 4.33 ERA in 5 games/starts for 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.Threw the Sox’ lone shutout of the season last year on 5/27 vs. SEA...Was 1 of only 2 thrown by ML rookies in 2017.

56-JOE KELLY, RHP 0-0 1 SV 10.80 ERAvs. ALL: .231 (3-13), 0 HR vs. RHB: .286 (2-7), 0 HR vs. LHB: .167 (1-6), 0 HR WHIP: 2.10

Threw 2.0 scoreless innings - the 8th and 9th - in Tuesday’s 13-inning win at MIA (2.0 IP, 0 hits, BB, SO)...Has made 2 scoreless appearances (3.0 IP) since al-lowing 4 runs on Opening Day.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 78 appearances as a reliever (since 5/30/13), has gone 7-1, 1 SV, 2.29 ERA (25 ER/98.1 IP) with a 1.13 WHIP and a .201 opponent AVG.

46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 0-0 2 SV 0.00 ERAvs. ALL: .154 (2-13), 0 HR vs. RHB: .111 (1-9), 0 HR vs. LHB: .250 (1-4), 0 HR WHIP: 1.50

Threw a scoreless 10th to preserve a 2-2 tie in the home opener, Thursday vs. TB (1.0 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 SO); all 4 of his appearances in 2018 are scoreless (4.0 IP).Has 293 career SV (29th all time) and his 91.0% career conversion rate (322 SVO) is the highest all-time for any closer with 250 or more opportunities...Has 68 career saves as a Red Sox which is tied for 9th place all time with Tom Gordon (Sparky Lyle is in 8th place with 69).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).

66-BOBBY POYNER, LHP 1-0 0 SV 1.93 ERAvs. ALL: .188 (3-16), 1 HR vs. RHB: .250 (2-8), 1 HR vs. LHB: .125 (1-8), 0 HR WHIP: 0.64

Earned his 1st ML win in the Sox’ 12-inning walk-off victory in the home opener, Thursday vs. TB...Threw 2.0 scoreless innings (11th & 12th) with 1 hit & 3 SO...Has thrown 4.0 scoreless innings over his last 3 appearances (2 hits, 0 BB, 6 SO).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).

39-CARSON SMITH, RHP 0-1 0 SV 13.50 ERAvs. ALL: .333 (4-12), 1 HR vs. RHB: .375 (3-8), 1 HR vs. LHB: .250 (1-4), 0 HR WHIP: 2.25

Threw the 8th inning in the home opener, Thursday vs. TB; allowed a go-ahead 2-run HR to Duffy (1.0 IP, H, 2 ER, BB, SO).Is in his 3rd season with BOS (2016-present)...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 .197 AVG (64-325) with just 3 HR...Has also averaged 11.46 SO/9.0 IP (115 SO/90.1 IP) for his big league career.

76-HECTOR VELAZQUEZ, RHP 1-0 0 SV 1.35 ERAvs. ALL: .200 (5-25), 1 HR vs. RHB: .273 (3-11), 0 HR vs. LHB: .143 (2-14), 1 HR WHIP: 0.90

Threw a perfect 9th inning on 9 pitches in the home opener, Thursday vs. TB...Was his 2nd appearance of the year; other was a start, 4/1 at TB (W, 5.2 IP 1 ER).Made his 1st career Opening Day roster in 2018 and his ML debut in 2017...BOS purchased his contract from Campeche of the Mexican League in Feb. 2017.In 6 career ML relief appearances is 3-0, 0.00 ERA (11.1 IP, 3 BB, 8 SO)...Is 1-1, 4.05 ERA (9 ER/20.0 IP) in 4 career starts, includes a 1.80 ERA in his last 3 starts.

2018 VS. TB CAREER VS. TB CAREER AT FENWAY PARKPLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ERBarnes 0-0-0 0.00 3/0 2.2 0 0 0-1-0 3.60 27/0 25.0 22 10 8-6-1 4.65 90/2 102.2 106 53Hembree 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.1 0 0 1-1-0 3.06 15/0 17.2 16 6 3-1-0 2.20 71/0 82.0 88 20Johnson -- / -- / 1-0-0 2.79 3/3 19.1 21 6Kelly 0-0-1 27.00 2/0 1.1 3 4 3-1-1 6.04 13/3 25.1 27 17 12-5-0 4.35 51/20 140.2 143 68Kimbrel 0-0-2 0.00 3/0 3.0 1 0 0-0-13 0.79 22/0 22.2 7 2 3-4-34 2.10 70/0 68.2 38 16Porcello 1-0-0 1.69 1/1 5.1 6 1 13-8-0 3.20 24/24 157.2 158 56 27-20-0 4.37 52/52 321.1 353 156Poyner 1-0-0 3.00 3/0 3.0 2 1 1-0-0 3.00 3/0 3.0 2 1 1-0-0 0.00 1/0 2.0 1 0Price 1-0-0 0.00 2/2 14.0 7 0 4-3-0 3.09 11/10 67.0 49 23 17-5-0 3.03 36/33 226.0 185 76Rodriguez -- / 0-2-0 6.57 5/5 24.2 33 18 8-8-0 4.67 32/32 175.1 179 91Sale 0-0-0 0.00 1/1 6.0 1 0 8-5-1 3.10 17/15 101.2 68 35 8-4-1 3.25 19/16 110.2 91 40Smith 0-1-0 15.43 3/0 2.1 4 4 0-1-1 5.68 7/0 6.1 6 4 0-0-0 4.82 9/0 9.1 13 5Velazquez 1-0-0 1.35 2/1 6.2 5 1 1-0-0 1.35 2/1 6.2 5 1 2-0-0 0.00 6/1 12.0 6 0

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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 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.April 8 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez activated from 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/7).

DISABLED LIST

Drew Pomeranz Left forearm flexor strain March 26 --- 8 (7-1)Eduardo Rodriguez Recovery from right knee surgery March 26 April 8 8 (7-1)Steven Wright Recovery from left knee surgery March 26 --- 8 (7-1)Marco Hernandez Left shoulder surgery March 29 --- 8 (7-1)Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain March 29 --- 8 (7-1)Dustin Pedroia Recovery from left knee surgery March 29 --- 8 (7-1)Tyler Thornburg Recovery from right shoulder surgery March 29 --- 8 (7-1)2018 Totals 7 Players 7 DL stints 56 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 ..................................................................... 10, 4/7 vs. TBMost runs, inning ............................... 4, 2 times, last 4/7 vs. TB (1st & 2nd)Most hits, game (9 innings) .................................................. 12, 4/2 at MIAMost hits, game (extra innings) .........................12, 4/3/18 at MIA (13 inn.) Most hits, inning ........................................... 4, 2 times, last 4/7 vs. TB (1st)Consecutive hits, inning ..............................3, 2 times, last 4/2 at MIA (5th)Fewest hits, game ...................................................................... 6, 4/1 at TBMost doubles, game..............................4, 3 times, last 4/3 at MIA (13 inn.) Most triples, game .................................................................... 1, 4/5 vs. TBMost home runs, game ............................................................. 3, 4/7 vs. TBMost home runs, inning ....................................................2, 4/7 vs. TB (7th)Most extra-base hits ................................................................. 6, 4/7 vs. TBMost stolen bases, game ........................................................... 2, 4/1 at TBMost walks, game (9 innings) ............................... 6, 2 times, last 4/7 vs. TB Most walks, game (extra innings) ...............................6, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.) Most strikeouts, game (9 innings) ....................... 6, 4 times, last 4/2 at MIAMost 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 .............................................. 3, 2 times, last Bogaerts, 3/31 at TB Most runs .............................................. 2, 7 times, last 4 players, 4/7 vs. TBMost doubles .............................................. 2, 2 times, last Bogaerts, 3/30 at TBMost triples .................................................1, Martinez, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.)Most home runs ........... 1, 7 times, last Bogaerts, Martinez, Devers, 4/7 vs. TB Most extra-base hits ............................. 2, 5 times, last Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TBMost total bases ....................................................... 7, Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TB Most RBI ................................................................... 6, Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TBMost stolen bases .........................1, 6 times, last Betts, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.) Most walks ........................................ 2, 7 times, last Benintendi, 4/7 vs. TB Most strikeouts (9 innings)......................2, 7 times, last Devers, 4/2 at MIA Most strikeouts (extra innings) .........2, 5 times, last 2 players, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.)Longest hitting streak ......6, 2 times, Ramirez (3/30-present) & Betts (3/31-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 ........................................................ 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) ................... 9, 4/3 at MIA (13 inn.) Fewest hits allowed, game ................................... 4, 2 times, last 3/30 at TBMost hits allowed, inning ............................. 3, 3 times, last 4/7 vs. 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 ...................................7.1, Porcello, 4/7 vs. TB Fewest innings pitched, starter ....................................5.0, Sale, 4/3 at MIAMost innings pitched, reliever ..................2.0, 3 times, last Poyner, 4/5 vs. TB Most strikeouts, starter ....................................................9, Sale, 3/29 at TB Most strikeouts, reliever ...............................3, 3 times, last Poyner, 4/5 vs. TB Most walks allowed .....................................3, 3 times, last Price, 4/5 vs. TB Longest winning streak ..........................................2, Porcello, 3/31-presentLongest losing streak ................................................ 1, Smith, 3/29-present Most consec. scoreless inn., starter ........................14.0, Price, 3/30-present Most consec. scoreless inn., reliever .................. 4.1, Hembree, 3/31-presentMost runs allowed .......................................................... 4, Kelly, 3/29 at TBMost earned runs allowed .............................................. 4, Kelly, 3/29 at TBMost hits allowed ...................................6, 3 times, last Porcello, 4/7 vs. TBFewest hits allowed, CG ......................................................................... N/AMost home runs allowed ........................... 1, 4 times, last Smith, 4/5 vs. TB Most pitches thrown .................................................94, Porcello, 4/7 vs. TB

Longest winning streak ........................................................ 7, 3/30-presentLongest losing streak ........................................................................ 1, 3/29Most games over .500 ......................................................6, 4/7 vs. TB (7-1)Most games under .500 ...................................................1, 3/29 at TB (0-1) Longest game, innings ....................................................13, last 4/3 at MIALongest game, time (9 innings) ............................................. 3:24, 4/1 at TB Longest game, time (extra innings) .................................... 4:27, 4/3 at MIA Shortest game, time ............................................................ 2:46, 3/30 at TBShortest game, time (9 innings) .......................................... 2:46, 3/30 at TBLargest crowd, Fenway Park .............................................................. 36,134 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 ..................................................7, 4/7 vs. TB (10-3) Largest losing margin.......................................................2, 3/29 at TB (4-6) Largest deficit overcome to win ... 2, 2 times, last 4/7 vs. TB (down 0-2, won 10-3) 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 ................................................................................................ 0Most errors by an opponent ................................... 1, 2 times, last 4/1 at TBMost stolen bases by an opponent .......................................... 1, 3/31 at TB

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INDIVIDUAL BATTING

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INDIVIDUAL PITCHING

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SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

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RED SOX 5 8 0 4 3 2 5 0 3 4 34OPPONENTS 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 11 1 1 19

STARTERS 5-0 1.28 49.1 36 7 7 10 46 2RELIEVERS 2-1-3 3.77 28.2 19 12 12 16 33 2

VÁZQUEZ 0 2 0.0 1 0LEON 0 1 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 (0 in 2018)

Last: 9/3/17 at NYY (6th inning), Carl Willis by HP umpire Sam Holbrook 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 (7, 6-1), Núñez (1, 1-0)2nd: Benintendi (7, 6-1), Devers (1, 1-0)3rd: Martinez (1, 1-0), Ramirez (7, 6-1)4th: Bogaerts (1, 1-0), Devers (1, 1-0), Martinez (6, 5-1)5th: Bogaerts (7, 6-1), Moreland (1, 1-0)6th: Devers (5, 4-1), Moreland (1, 1-0), Núñez (1, 1-0), Vázquez (1, 1-0)7th: Bradley Jr. (2, 2-0), Núñez (5, 4-1), Vázquez (1, 1-0)8th: Bradley Jr. (5, 4-1), Holt (1, 1-0), Swihart (1, 1-0), Vázquez (1, 1-0)9th: Holt (1, 1-0), Johnson (1, 1-0), Leon (2, 2-0), Sale (1, 1-0) Vázquez (3, 2-1)

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

C: Leon (2, 2-0), Vázquez (6, 5-1)1B: Moreland (2, 2-0), Ramirez (6, 5-1)2B: Holt (2, 2-0), Núñez (6, 5-1)SS: Bogaerts (8, 7-1)3B: Devers (7, 6-1), Núñez (1, 1-0)LF: Benintendi (6, 5-1), Martinez (2, 2-0)CF: Benintendi (1, 1-0), Bradley Jr. (6, 6-1)RF: Betts (7, 6-1), Martinez (1, 1-0)DH: Martinez (4, 3-1), Ramirez (1, 1-0), 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: 3 SOLO HOMERS: 4 3-RUN HOMERS: 0 HOMERS ON THE ROAD: 4 2-RUN HOMERS: 2 GRAND SLAMS: 1

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 (1 in 2018)Xander Bogaerts, 4/7/18 vs. TB off Jake Faria

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)