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STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are in 1st place in the AL East
and own MLB’s highest winning percentage (.683)...They are the only
team with 40+ wins this season.
The Sox are coming off a 2-2 series split at HOU, having won the
last 2 games...They are 7-3 in their last 10 games, 11-4 in their
last 15, and 19-10 in their last 29.
BOS is 22 games above .500, matching its season high...In 2017,
the Sox did not reach that mark until 9/16 (85-63); their season
high was 27 games above .500 (91-64).HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN
MLB (2018)
Rank Club Win % (Record)1. Red Sox .683 (41-19)2. Yankees .679
(38-18)3. Mariners .627 (37-22)
EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox are 25-10 (.714) vs. the AL East,
the highest winning percentage for any club against any division
(min. 15 games)...In 2017, they were 41-35 (.539) against the AL
East, including 17-18 through 35 games.
The only other year in which the Sox won 25+ of their first 35
divisional games was 2002 (27-8).
NO TIME TO REST: The Red Sox are in the midst of playing 52
games in 55 days from 4/24-6/17 (24-15 so far)...Tonight’s game
begins a stretch of 13 games in 13 days, concluding with 4 games in
Seattle from 6/14-17.
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: The Red Sox lead the majors with a .714
winning % at home (20-8)...They are 9-2 in their last 11 home
games, having won each of their last 3.
The Sox lead MLB in runs per game (6.21), AVG (.289), SLG
(.512), and OPS (.863) at home...They are slugging 100 points
higher at Fenway than they did in 2017 (.412).
In their last 16 home games since 4/30, the Sox have hit 33 HR
and slugged .546...They have homered in 15 of those 16 games,
hitting multiple HR in 12 of them.
PICK YOUR POISON: The Red Sox lead MLB with 6 players with an
.850+ OPS (min. 100 PA): Mookie Betts (1.187), J.D. Martinez
(1.023), Mitch Moreland (1.001), Andrew Benintendi (.918), Brock
Holt (.861), and Xander Bogaerts (.852)...24 teams have 2 or fewer
such players.
3 of MLB’s 7 players with a 1.000+ OPS are Red Sox (min. 100
PA)...The Sox also own 3 of the majors’ 5 highest slugging
percentages (min. 100 PA).
The Sox have 6 players with 8+ HR, tied with the Yankees for the
most in MLB.
ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead the majors in runs scored
(tied, 320), AVG (.266), and XBH (235)...They also rank 2nd in
doubles (136), SLG (.467), and OPS (.796).
BOS is 26-3 (.897) when scoring the game’s 1st run, the best
such record in the majors.
SLUGGING SOX: The Red Sox rank T-2nd in MLB with 88 HR, 2nd-most
through 60 games in club history (91 in 1969)...The franchise
record through 61 games is 91 HR (1969).
BOS leads the majors with 58 HR since 4/30...The Sox have hit
multiple HR in 6 of their last 7 games.
Through 60 games in 2017, the Sox hit 58 HR...They did not hit
their 88th HR until 7/7 (game #87)...BOS finished the season ranked
last in the AL in HR (168).
ALL-STAR CREDENTIALS: Among those who have played at least 50%
of their games at 1B, Mitch Moreland leads AL 1st basemen in SLG
(.631) and OPS (1.001) (min. 100 PA).
Moreland has 8 HR in his last 24 games (since 4/30)...11 of his
last 15 hits have gone for extra bases.
HIGHEST OPS AMONG AL 1ST BASEMENRk. Player SLG OPS1. Mitch
Moreland (BOS) .631 1.0012. Miguel Cabrera (DET) .495 .8943. Jose
Abreu (CWS) .521 .879
*Min. 100 PA and 50% of games played at 1B
BEANTOWN VS. MOTOWN: The Red Sox and Tigers begin a 6-game
season series tonight...They will play a 3-game set in Detroit from
7/20-22, coming out of the All-Star break.
The Sox have lost 4 of their last 5 season series to the Tigers
since 2013, going 13-20 in games in that time.
IN GOOD COMPANY: This is only the 4th time in the Red Sox’
118-year history they have won 41+ of their first 60 games, having
also done so in 1978 (41-19), 1946 (43-17), and 1912 (41-19)...Only
the 1946 (43-18) and 1978 (42-19) teams won at least 42 of their
first 61 games.
Each of the last 3 teams prior to 2018 to win 41+ of their first
60 games went on to win the World Series:
TEAMS TO WIN 41+ OF FIRST 60 GAMES (2004-2018)Year Club First 60
Record Finish2018 BOS 41-19 --- ---2017 HOU 42-18 101-61 Won WS2016
CHC 42-18 103-58 Won WS2005 CWS 41-19 99-63 Won WS
WHAT A RELIEF: Since 4/15, the Red Sox own the majors’ lowest
bullpen ERA (2.64, 43 ER/146.2 IP)...Since 5/19, their bullpen ERA
is 1.69 (9 ER/48.0 IP), also the lowest in MLB.
Overall, the Sox’ bullpen ranks 2nd in the AL in ERA (3.18)
behind only HOU (3.13).
HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi hit 1 HR in his first
32 games of 2018; he has 8 HR in 24 games since then, including 6
in his last 14 games...He has homered in each of his last 2 games
(has never homered in 3 straight).
Through 4/25 (21 games), Benintendi was batting .218 with a .706
OPS...In 35 games since 4/26, he is 47-for-138 (.341) with a 1.039
OPS.
Among players with 50+ at-bats since 5/15, Benintendi leads the
majors in SLG (.821) and OPS (1.283) and ranks 2nd in OBP
(.463)...In those 18 games, he is 26-for-67 (.388) with 7 HR.
J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads MLB with 50 RBI; he and Mike
Trout share the lead with 19 HR...The only Red Sox ever to lead MLB
outright in both categories are Tony Armas (1984), Jim Rice (1978),
Ted Williams (1942), and Babe Ruth (1919).
Martinez has 14 HR in his last 30 games, including 10 in his
last 20, and 4 in his last 9.
Among active hitters with 100+ AB at Fenway Park, Martinez ranks
1st in SLG (.733) and OPS (1.147)...He has reached base in 21
straight home games since 4/13.
DRAFT DAY: Yesterday, on day 1 of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player
Draft, the Red Sox selected 3B Triston Casas (American Heritage
School) in the 1st round (No. 26 overall).
In the 2nd round (No. 64 overall), the Sox selected OF Nick
Decker out of Seneca High School (NJ).
CURRENT RED SOX DRAFTED BY BOSTON
PLAYER DRAFT Dustin Pedroia 2004 Christian Vázquez 2008 Matt
Barnes 2011 Mookie Betts 2011 Jackie Bradley Jr. 2011 Blake Swihart
2011
PLAYER DRAFT Brian Johnson 2012 Austin Maddox 2012 Sam Travis
2014 Andrew Benintendi 2015 Bobby Poyner 2015
UCONN DO IT: Among AL pitchers with at least 25.0 IP, Matt
Barnes owns the lowest opponent AVG (.140) and opponent SLG
(.209)...He has allowed 0 runs in his last 10 games since 5/10
(11.0 IP, 5 H) and has issued 0 BB in his last 8 outings since 5/13
(9.0 IP, 12 SO).
THE RIGHT STUFF: Right-handed starting pitchers are 6-27 with a
6.49 ERA (171 ER/237.0 IP) in 48 games against the Red Sox in 2018,
with BOS going 35-13 in those games...Only 13 of those 48 outings
were quality starts.
The Red Sox lead the majors in AVG (.274), SLG (.493), and OPS
(.831) vs. RHP.
BOSTON RED SOX (41-19) vs. DETROIT TIGERS (29-32)Tuesday, June
5, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA
RHP Steven Wright (1-0, 2.25) vs. RHP Artie Lewicki (0-0,
3.60)Game #61 • Home Game #29 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM,
WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish)
REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWNAL East Standing
...........................1st, +1.0Home/Road
............................... 20-8/21-11Day/Night
.................................. 15-4/26-15March/April/May/June
......2-1/19-6/18-11/2-1vs. AL East
..........................................25-10vs. AL Central
.........................................2-1vs. AL West
...........................................10-7vs. National
League................................4-1vs. RH/LH starter
......................... 35-13/6-6Leading after 6 innings
........................32-2Tied after 6 innings
................................5-1Trailing after 6 innings
.........................4-16Leading after 7 innings
........................34-3Tied after 7 innings
................................6-2Trailing after 7 innings
.........................1-14Leading after 8 innings
........................37-1Tied after 8 innings
................................3-1Trailing after 8 innings
.........................1-17Red Sox score first
................................26-3Opponents score first
.........................15-16Shutouts
.................................................3-1Scoring less
than 3 runs .........................2-5Scoring 3 or 4 runs
.................................8-8Scoring 5 or more runs
.........................31-6Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR ..............
32-12/9-71-run/2-run games ........................
12-5/7-4Walk-offs
................................................1-2Extra innings
(home/road) ............... 1-1/1-2Series openers/finales
................. 11-8/16-3Series W-L-T (home)
........................... 7-2-0Series W-L-T (road)
............................. 7-2-1Series W-L-T (total)
........................... 14-4-1Series sweeps (home/road)
............. 3-0/2-0Come-from-behind wins
.........................18
VS. THE TIGERSAll-Time ......................... 1,036-973-13 In
Boston ................................ 566-440-6 In Detroit
................................ 470-533-7 At Comerica Park
.......................36-33
2017................................................ 3-4 In
Boston ............................................2-1 In Detroit
............................................1-3
UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE OPP. BOS
TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Wed., 6/6 vs. DET 7:10
p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (6-1, 3.88) LHP Blaine Hardy (2-0, 2.77)
NESNThu., 6/7 vs. DET 7:10 p.m. LHP Drew Pomeranz (1-3, 6.81) LHP
Matthew Boyd (3-4, 3.23) NESN/ESPN
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, 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
........................................Martinez (69)Doubles
........................................Betts
(19)Triples....................................Benintendi (5)HR
..........................................Martinez (19)RBI
.........................................Martinez (50)Runs
.............................................Betts
(52)SB.................................................Betts (13)BB
.......................................Benintendi (31)AVG (min. 100
AB) ....................Betts (.359)OBP (min. 100 AB)
....................Betts (.437)SLG (min. 100 AB)
.....................Betts (.750)OPS (min. 100 AB)
...................Betts (1.187)PitchingWins
.......................................... Porcello (8)Saves
........................................Kimbrel (19)Appearances
................... Kelly/Kimbrel
(27)Starts................................Porcello/Sale (13)ERA
(min. 20.0 IP) ..................Kimbrel (2.08) Innings (reliever)
..........................Kelly (27.1) Innings (starter)
......................... Sale (81.0)Strikeouts (reliever)
..................Kimbrel (36)Strikeouts (starter)
...................... Sale (110)
UPCOMING MILESTONESJackie Bradley Jr. ......100 Career Doubles
(99)Craig Kimbrel .......500 Career Innings (496.1)Chris
Sale.......................100 Career Wins (96)
MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18Rk. Club Wins1. Chicago-NL
................................. 2282. Boston
................................... 2273. Cleveland
.................................... 2264.
Washington................................. 2255. Los Angeles-NL
........................... 224
MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL)Rk. Pitcher WinsT1. David Price
.............................. 92T1. Chris Sale
................................ 92T3. Rick Porcello
........................... 88T3. Justin Verlander
............................ 88
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TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER
TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER
W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 1-0 2.25 6 0 16.0 9 4 4
1 10 14 .167CAREER 22-14 3.88 61 40 303.2 287 156 131 36 112 238
.248
TONIGHT’S START: Is making his 1st ML start since 4/29/17 vs.
CHC. Enters tonight with a 9.0-inning scoreless streak, beginning
5/24 at TB. Allowed 2 ER over 2.1 IP during his season debut on
5/15 vs. OAK...In 5 relief appearances
since, is 1-0 with a 1.32 ERA (2 ER/13.2 IP). Logged 2.0+ IP in
5 of his 6 appearances this season, and 3.0+ in 3. Has limited
opponents to a .167 AVG (9-for-54) and .278 SLG (3 2B, HR) in 2018.
Has not allowed a hit in 9 plate appearances with RISP this year
(0-for-8, BB).
VS. THE TIGERS: Last faced DET on 4/7/17 at Comerica Park...Did
not factor into the decision after allowing
4 runs over 6.2 innings (7 H, 3 BB, 4 SO). Is 3-4 with a 3.71
ERA (32 ER/77.2 IP) in 14 career appearances (11 starts) against
AL
Central opponents.AT HOME:
Holds a 1-0 record and 3.00 ERA (4 ER/12.0 IP) in 4 home
appearances this season. Is 13-6 with a 4.42 ERA (76 ER/154.2 IP)
in 31 career outings (21 starts) at Fenway Park. Went 7-2 (.778)
over 13 starts at Fenway Park in 2016...The Red Sox were 8-5 in
those games.
2017 SEASON: Limited to 5 starts before undergoing season-ending
surgery on his left knee in May...
Placed on the 10-day DL on 5/2 (retro to 4/30) with a left knee
subluxation. Underwent a successful cartilage restoration procedure
on his left knee on 5/8...The
surgery was performed by Dr. Riley Williams III at the Hospital
for Special Surgery in New York, NY.2016 SEASON:
Made his 1st All-Star team in his 1st season as a full-time
starting pitcher...Was selected by the Player Ballot.
Set career highs with 24 games (all starts), 13 wins, 156.2 IP,
127 SO, and 15 quality starts. Ranked among AL leaders in ERA
910th, 3.33), opponent AVG (9th, .235), opponent SLG (2nd, .342),
complete games (2nd, 4), and W-L % (8th, .684). Surrendered 0.69
HR/9.0 IP (12 HR), the majors’ 4th-lowest ratio (min. 150.0 IP).
Was 1 of 4 pitchers with 4+ complete games (Sale-6, Cueto-5,
Bumgarner-4)...Was the 1st Sox pitcher with at least 4 complete
games in a season since Josh Beckett
in 2009 (4) and the 1st with 4 on the road since Pedro Martinez
in 2000 (5)...Also threw 9.0 innings in the Sox’ 3-1, 10-inning
loss vs. CWS on 6/20. Allowed 2 runs or fewer and 6 hits or fewer
in 9 consecutive starts from 7/30/15-5/8/16, the longest such
streak by a Red Sox pitcher since at least 1908.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Is in his 12th professional season, his 6th
full season in the Red Sox organization. Converted to a knuckleball
pitcher to begin the 2011 season, after spending his fi rst 4 years
in the minors as a traditional pitcher. Spent the fi rst
5-and-a-half years of his pro career in the Indians system after
being selected by CLE in the 2nd round of the 2006 June Draft. Is
17-14 with a 3.99 ERA (106 ER/239.0 IP) in 40 career starts, and
5-0 with a 3.48 ERA (25 ER/64.2 IP) in 21 career relief
appearances.
35-STEVEN WRIGHT, RHP 1-0, 2.25 ERA, 6 relief appearances
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
IPHRERBBSOHRCG
SHOWIN STREAKLOSS STREAK
10+ SO G
20184.2, 5/18 vs. BAL3, 5/18 vs. BAL
2, 2x, last 5/18 vs. BAL2, 2x, last 5/18 vs. BAL3, 2x, last 5/31
at HOU
5, 5/18 vs. BAL2, 5/18 vs. BAL
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1, 5/26--
CAREER9, 4x, last 8/5/16 at LAD
10, 7/31/16 at LAA8, 3x, last 4/12/17 vs. BAL8, 2x, last 4/12/17
vs. BAL5, 4x, last 6/4/16 vs. TOR
9, 8/5/16 at LAD4, 4/12/17 vs. BAL
4, last 8/5/16 at LAD1, 8/5/16 at LAD
5, 2x, last 7/1-8/5/162, 4x, last 4/22-29/17
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SPLITS
HOMEROAD
OPP. AVGVS. LHBVS. RHB
WHIP
20181-0, 3.00 ERA, 4 G0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G.167 (9-54), 1 HR.000
(0-8), 0 HR.196 (9-46), 1 HR
1.19
CAREER13-6, 4.42 ERA, 31 G, 21 GS9-8, 3.32 ERA, 30 G, 19 GS
.248 (287-1158), 36 HR.231 (117-506), 15 HR.261 (170-652), 21
HR
1.31
TIGERS CAREER VS. WRIGHT PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBICabrera .250 4 1
1 2Candelario - 0 0 0 0Castellanos .500 6 3 0 2Goodrum - 0 0 0
0Hicks - 0 0 0 0Iglesias .429 7 3 0 1Jones .333 3 1 0 0Machado - 0
0 0 0Martín .333 3 1 0 0Martinez .429 7 3 0 3McCann .200 5 1 1
3Reyes - 0 0 0 0Rodriguez - 0 0 0 0
RED SOX CAREER vs. LEWICKI
PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi - 0 0 0 0Bogaerts - 0 0 0
0Bradley Jr. - 0 0 0 0Devers - 0 0 0 0Holt - 0 0 0 0Leon - 0 0 0
0Martinez - 0 0 0 0Moreland - 0 0 0 0Núñez - 0 0 0 0Swihart - 0 0 0
0Travis - 0 0 0 0Vázquez - 0 0 0 0
Red Sox Game Notes Page 2
VS. DET W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO2017 0-0 5.40 1 1 6.2 7 4 1
3 4CAREER 0-1 8.04 3 3 15.2 21 14 3 8 10at FENWAY 0-1 10.00 2 2 9.0
14 10 2 5 6
STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN
QUALITY SOXSTARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC.Sale 13 8 47/81.0
5.22 7-6Price 12 5 43/68.1 5.66 8-4Porcello 13 9 56/80.1 6.27
9-4Velázquez 2 0 10/10.2 8.44 2-0Johnson 1 1 6/6.0 9.00
1-0Rodriguez 11 4 47/60.1 7.01 10-1Pomeranz 8 2 19/37.0 4.62
4-4
57-EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ 6-1, 3.88 ERA, 11 starts
W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 6-1 3.88 11 11 60.1 53
26 26 8 20 72 .229CAREER 25-21 4.18 77 76 426.1 398 205 198 56 147
420 .243
LAST 5 STARTSDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO5/10 at NYY - 5.0 1 0 0
3 85/15 OAK L 5.0 6 3 3 0 45/20 BAL W 5.2 9 0 0 0 75/25 ATL W 5.2 6
2 2 3 75/30 TOR W 6.2 3 2 2 1 72.25 ERA 3-1 28.0 25 7 7 7 33
TOMORROW’S START: Posted a 2.25 ERA (7 ER/28.0 IP) in his last 5
starts, lowering his season mark from 5.29 to 3.88. Has won a
career-high-tying 3 consecutive starts (also 4/13-25/18,
5/16-26/17)...Is 1 win shy of
matching his career-long winning streak in decisions (4,
4/23-5/26/17). The Red Sox are 10-1 (.909) in Rodriguez’s starts
this season...Is 1 of 5 ML pitchers with 10+ team
wins during their starts this year (Severino-12, Scherzer-10,
Cole-10, Chacin-10). Is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA (8 ER/17.1 IP) in 3
career starts vs. DET.
2018 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGDATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT
IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES 5/15 L3-5 OAK - 2-5 2.1 2 2 2 3 1 0
49/265/18 L4-7 BAL - 4-7 4.2 3 2 2 2 5 1 68/505/24 L3-6 at TB - 3-6
1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18/115/26 W8-6 ATL W 8-5 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 40/265/28
W8-3 TOR - 8-3 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20/165/31 L2-4 at HOU - 2-4 3.0 1 0
0 3 4 0 56/33
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16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .296 AVG 9 HR 41 RBI .381 OBP .537
SLG vs. RHP: 55-171 (.322), 8 HR SUNDAY: 2-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI
HOMESTAND: 10-24, 5 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 G
(3-9, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI)vs. LHP: 9-45 (.200), 1 HR HOU SERIES:
5-15, 5 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G
(5/8-16)
Doubled and homered Sunday after hitting a game-winning HR
Saturday...Marks his 5th pair of consecutive games with a HR,
including 2 this season (also 5/19-20)...Has 4 HR in his last 9
games and 6 in his last 14.Leads the majors with a 1.283 OPS since
5/15 (min. 50 AB), and ranks 9th in the AL with an .918 OPS overall
this season.Has 15 hits in his last 9 games (.417/15-for-36, 10 R,
3 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 11 RBI)...8 of his 9 HR have come in his last 24
games.Stole his 9th base of the season Thursday (T-9th in the
AL)...Is 30-for-36 (83.3%) in career SB attempts, going 11 for his
last 12 (91.7%).Is 21 for his last 47 (.447) at Fenway, with 5 HR
in those 12 games...Ranks 2nd in the AL in home AVG (.374) and 4th
in OBP (.431), SLG (.682), and OPS (1.113).Ranks 3rd in the AL with
a .404 AVG and a 1.228 OPS with RISP (21-for-52)...His .364 career
AVG with RISP (76-for-209) is the highest since at least 1974 (min.
100 AB).Is 26-for-67 (.388) with 4 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, and 20 RBI in
his last 18 games...In his last 35, is batting .341 (47-for-138)
with 29 runs, 11 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, and 28 RBI.In 10 games batting
leadoff, has gone 16-for-42 (.381) with 4 2B, 3B, 3 HR, and 9
RBI.Has 8 RBI in his last 7 games and is tied for 5th in the AL
with 41 RBI this season...Has 23 RBI in his last 21 games.
2 - XANDER BOGAERTS , SS .281 AVG 8 HR 30 RBI .337 OBP .515 SLG
vs. RHP: 39-140 (.279), 8 HR SUNDAY: 2-5, R, 2 2B HOMESTAND: 6-23,
6 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-5, R, 2 2B)vs. LHP:
9-31 (.290), 0 HR HOU SERIES: 4-15, 2 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB
SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/5-30)
Doubled twice Sunday, his fi rst multi-2B game since doubling
twice in each of the fi rst 2 games of the season.Has reached base
in a season-high 19 straight games, his longest on-base streak
since 6/17-7/9/16 (20) and the 4th-longest of his career.Has
reached in each of his last 29 home games (.339/38-for-112, .990
OPS), the longest active streak in the majors and tied for the
longest by a Red Sox hitter since Dustin Pedroia reached in 33
straight from 6/21-9/13/16.Has a .344 career AVG vs. DET
(33-for-96), ranking 4th among active hitters (min. 100 PA)...Has
hit .400 (20-for-50) against the club at Fenway Park.Has 8 HR in
171 AB this season (21.38 AB/HR) after averaging 47.41 AB/HR
through his fi rst 5 ML seasons...Had 10 HR in 571 AB last year
(148 games).Has 4 HR in his last 17 games, 5 in his last 22, and 6
in 20 home games this season...Is batting .356 (16-for-45) with
RISP, 12th in the AL.24 of his 48 hits, including 13 XBH, have come
with 2 strikes...His 272 2-strike hits since 2015 are 15 more than
any other hitter (José Abreu, 257).
19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR. , OF .192 AVG 2 HR 12 RBI .284 OBP .293
SLG vs. RHP: 28-127 (.220), 2 HR SUNDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 6-15, 3 R,
2 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-9vs. LHP: 4-40 (.100),
0 HR HOU SERIES: 2-14, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G
(5/25-6/1)
Snapped a 7-game hit streak Saturday (.364/8-for-22, 4 R, 3 2B,
3B)...Has reached base in 15 of his last 18 games with an AB.Has
reached base 10 times in his last 7 games, with 3 doubles and 3 BB
in that time.Has 6 SB in 6 tries, and is 8 for his last 8 dating
back to 2017...Ranks 4th among actives with an 87.8% career SB
percentage (36-for-41; min. 35 attempts).Has hit safely in 10 of
his last 13 games with an AB, batting .279 (12-for-43) with 7 R, 5
2B, 3B...Has reached in 18 of his last 51 PA (.353 OBP).The Red Sox
are 49-11 (.817) in his last 60 games with an XBH, including a 24-3
record (.889) in his last 27...Are 9-1 in his last 10 games with an
RBI.Has 4 HR in his last 13 games vs. the Tigers, going 14-for-48
(.292) with 11 runs, 2B, 3B, 13 RBI, and a .956 OPS.
11 - RAFAEL DEVERS , 3B .226 AVG 9 HR 28 RBI .280 OBP .401 SLG
vs. RHP: 39-169 (.231), 6 HR SUNDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 4-19, 2 R, 2B,
BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-9vs. LHP: 10-48 (.208), 3 HR HOU SERIES: 1-12,
2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (2x, last 4/15-20)
Doubled Thursday for the 3rd time in his last 9 games...Reached
base in 11 straight games from 5/17-29, his 2nd-longest career
streak (12 G, 9/29/17-4/10/18).Has hit .306 vs. LHP in his career
(30-for-98)...Is batting .299 (32-for-107) when leading off an
inning and .317 (20-for-63) on fi rst pitches.Walked in 5 straight
games from 5/20-25, a career-long streak and tied for the longest
by a Red Sox hitter this season (also Benintendi, 3/31-4/7).Hit his
9th HR of the season on 5/22 at TB...Was his fi rst career HR on a
full count...Has 8 solo HR and 1 grand slam this season.His 19
career HR are tied with Bobby Doerr for the 3rd-most by a Red Sox
hitter before his 22nd birthday since 1908 (Conigliaro-84,
Williams-49).
612- BROCK HOLT , OF/INF .319 AVG 1 HR 13 RBI .388 OBP .473 SLG
vs. RHP: 24-82 (.293), 1 HR SUNDAY: 2-4, R, 3B, 3 RBI HOMESTAND:
3-9, 3 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB, HBP, 3 SB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-8, R, 2B,
3B, 4 RBI)vs. LHP: 5-9 (.556), 0 HR HOU SERIES: 3-12, R, 2B, 3B, 4
RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/14-26)
Singled, tripled, and drove in a season-high-tying 3 runs in
Sunday’s win in Houston (also 4/17 at LAA)...Was his 13th career
triple, first since 8/18/15 vs. CLE.Doubled and drove in a run in
Friday's loss...Has 6 RBI in his last 7 games and 13 this
season.Has 3 SB this season, all in his last 8 games...Stole bases
in consecutive games (5/29-30) for the first time since
4/20-21/16.Has 5 BB in his last 8 games, and 10 compared to 14 SO
this season...Has struck out once every 7.36 PA after entering the
season with a 5.35 career PA/SO rate.Has reached in 15 of his last
33 PA, going 9-for-26 (.346) with 5 BB and 1 HBP...Over his last 24
games, is batting .373 (28-for-75) with 10 R, 9 2B, 3B, HR, and 12
RBI.Has reached base in 23 of his last 26 games, and 29 of his last
31 starts since 9/16/17...Reached base in a career-high 22 straight
starts from 9/16/17-5/13/18.
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 6/3/18 at HOU Morton 2 11 9 0 0 20 5 4 1 0 0
10Bogaerts 5/29/18 vs. TOR Biagini 20 7 5 0 0 12 3 2 1 0 1 7Bradley
Jr. 4/20/18 at OAK Graveman 109 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 3Devers 5/22/18
at TB Pruitt 37 9 4 0 0 13 6 0 1 0 0 7Holt 4/17/18 at LAA Bard 64 5
2 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 2Leon 5/29/18 vs. TOR Barnes 12 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0
0 2Martinez 6/1/18 at HOU Cole 9 18 2 2 0 22 12 3 1 0 0 16Moreland
6/3/18 at HOU Morton 7 7 5 0 0 12 5 0 2 0 0 7Núñez 5/30/18 vs. TOR
Gaviglio 14 9 2 0 0 11 2 1 0 0 0 3Swihart 9/29/15 at NYY Mitchell
126 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Travis - - - 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1Vázquez
6/2/18 at HOU Harris 0 5 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1
2017 vs. DET CAREER vs. DET CAREER AT FENWAY PARKPLAYER AVG AB H
HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIBenintendi .182 22 4 0 4 .237
38 9 1 7 .296 423 125 12 70Bogaerts .357 14 5 0 1 .344 96 33 2 9
.307 1,288 395 33 176Bradley Jr. .333 18 6 1 5 .257 70 18 4 14 .251
918 230 26 129Devers - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 .262 225 59 10 27Holt .125
8 1 0 1 .261 69 18 0 5 .265 740 196 6 67Leon .222 18 4 0 3 .308 39
12 1 6 .273 344 94 6 42Martinez - 0 0 0 0 .500 10 5 1 4 .366 131 48
12 31Moreland .519 27 14 1 6 .301 173 52 5 29 .291 361 105 17
60Núñez - 0 0 0 0 .248 101 25 0 9 .295 258 76 8 30Swihart - 0 0 0 0
.353 17 6 0 1 .276 185 51 2 23Travis - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 .216 37 8
0 0Vázquez .400 5 2 0 1 .400 5 2 0 1 .275 393 108 6 39
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3 - SANDY LEON , C .253 AVG 2 HR 8 RBI .298 OBP .367 SLG vs.
RHP: 16-57 (.281), 2 HR SUNDAY: 1-4, R HOMESTAND: 3-7, 2 R, 2 2B,
HR, 3 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (6-16, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI)vs. LHP:
4-22 (.182), 0 HR HOU SERIES: 3-12, R SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G
(5/14-24)
Is 16-for-43 (.372) with 8 R, 3 BB, 3 2B, 2 HR, and 6 RBI in his
last 13 games...Has hit safely in his last 4 games and 9 of his
last 10.Tied career highs with 3 XBH and 8 TB in his most recent
game at Fenway on 5/29 vs. TOR (2 2B, HR, 3 RBI)...Is 7 for his
last 16 at Fenway (.438/7-for-16).8 of his 9 HR since the start of
2017 have come in the 6th inning or later, including 5 in the 8th
inning or later.Since 2017, the Red Sox are 7-1 when he homers,
20-8 when he drives in a run, and 14-2 in his multi-hit games...BOS
is 39-13 when he drives in a run since 2015.Leads the majors with a
3.37 catcher’s ERA since 2017...Has a 3.24 catcher’s ERA in 200.0
innings caught this season (2nd in the AL, min. 150.0 innings).
28 - J.D. MARTINEZ , OF/DH .315 AVG 19 HR 50 RBI .374 OBP .648
SLG vs. RHP: 55-174 (.316), 18 HR SUNDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 5-19, 4 R,
2 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-5vs. LHP: 14-45 (.311), 1
HR HOU SERIES: 3-14, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12
G (4/29-5/11)
Drove in 2 with a pair of RBI singles Saturday and stole his fi
rst base in a Red Sox uniform...Leads MLB outright with 50 RBI and
16 games with multiple RBI.Played 4 seasons with the Tigers
(2014-17), batting .300/.361/.551 with 99 HR in 458 games...In 3
career games vs. DET, is 5-for-10 (.500) with 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI.Took
sole possession of the ML lead in HR Friday with his 19th, and was
matched by Mike Trout yesterday...Marked the most HR through 58
games by a Red Sox hitter since Manny Ramirez in 2001 (20).Has 10
HR in his last 20 games and 14 in his last 30...Is tied for 5th in
the majors with 7 go-ahead HR, and is tied for 4th in the majors
with 7 game-winning RBI.Led the majors with 13 HR in May, tied for
a Red Sox record for the month of May (also Jim Rice in 1978) and
the most by a Red Sox hitter in any single month since David Ortiz
in July of 2006 (14).Leads the majors with a .788 SLG at home,
ranking T-2nd in RBI (31) and 3rd in OPS (1.185; .346/36-for-104, 8
2B, 3B, 12 HR).His .733 career SLG at Fenway is the highest in park
since 1913, ahead of Frank Robinson's .724 mark (min. 100 AB)...His
1.147 OPS ranks 4th all-time.Ranks among AL leaders with a .315 AVG
(10th), 69 hits (T-8th), .374 OBP (14th), .648 SLG (3rd), 1.023 OPS
(4th), 34 XBH (T-4th), and 142 TB (3rd).Leads MLB with 50 HR, 122
RBI, .703 SLG, and 1.076 OPS since the 2017 All-Star break...In
that time, leads the majors by 4 HR (Giancarlo Stanton, 46), 16 RBI
(Stanton, 106), .091 points in SLG (Mike Trout, .612), and .025
points in OPS (Trout, 1.051).His 18 HR through May tied Jim Rice in
1978 for the 2nd-most by a Sox hitter through the month of May,
trailing Mo Vaughn in 1996 (20).Is tied for 4th in the majors with
34 XBH, including a ML-high 31 vs. RHP...Has 12 XBH in his last 17
games, 19 in his last 26, and 21 in his last 30.
18 - MITCH MORELAND , 1B .305 AVG 10 HR 30 RBI .369 OBP .631 SLG
vs. RHP: 35-109 (.321), 9 HR SUNDAY: 3-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
HOMESTAND: 6-22, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 5 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G
(3-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB)vs. LHP: 8-32 (.250), 1 HR HOU SERIES:
4-16, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22)
Hit his 2nd game-winning HR of the season Sunday, his 2nd in his
last 3 games...Tied a season high with 3 hits (4th time), and drove
in 2.Has homered once every 14.10 AB this season (141 AB/9 HR), a
career-best rate...His 4.70 AB/RBI rate is also a career best.Ranks
5th in MLB with a .631 SLG and 7th with a 1.001 OPS (min. 100
AB)...Is batting .328 (42-for-128) with a 1.071 OPS in his last 37
games.Has 9 XBH over his last 12 games (8 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 9
RBI)...Has 2 streaks of 5+ games with an XBH this season, including
5/20-27.Ranks 6th in the AL with a 1.089 OPS at home (min. 50
AB)...Is batting .348 (24-for-69) with 13 runs, 10 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR,
and 11 RBI in 20 games at Fenway.In 24 games batting 3rd or 4th,
has hit .360 (31-for-86) with 5 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, and 23 RBI...Has
hit safely in 18 of 21 such games with an AB.Tripled in consecutive
games on 5/26-27 after playing his previous 512 games without a
triple (last 4/2/14 with TEX vs. PHI)...Has 5 triples in 3,137
career AB.Is a career .301 hitter vs. DET (52-for-173), hitting in
16 of his last 17 games vs. the club...In 2017, hit
.519/.581/.889/1.470 with 7 2B and 1 HR in 7 games vs. DET.
36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ , INF .259 AVG 4 HR 14 RBI .278 OBP .383 SLG
vs. RHP: 43-152 (.283), 4 HR SUNDAY: 3-4, 2 R, HBP, SB HOMESTAND:
4-16, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 5 G (8-20, 5 R, 2B, HR, 2
RBI)vs. LHP: 9-49 (.184), 0 HR HOU SERIES: 5-12, 3 R, HBP, SB
SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/6-14)
Reached base a season-high-tying 4 times Sunday, matching season
highs with 3 hits and 2 runs scored...Stole his 3rd base of the
year.Is 13-for-35 (.371) with 8 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI in his last 9
games, including a .400 clip (8-for-20) with 5 runs scored over a
5-game hitting streak.Has hit safely in 25 of his last 30 games
since 4/28, including 5 straight...Has hit in 39 of 51 games this
season (76.5%), the highest percentage on the team.Is 10-for-31
(.323) with 4 RBI in his last 8 games vs. DET...Is a career .293
hitter (150-for-512) vs. the AL Central, including a .374 clip
(37-for-99) in his last 23 such games.Has hit .343 (49-for-143)
with RISP since the start of last season, ranking 11th among ML
hitters in that time.
23 - BLAKE SWIHART , C /UTL .157 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI .232 OBP .176
SLG vs. RHP: 6-37 (.162), 0 HR SUNDAY: 1-4, RBI HOMESTAND: 3-9, 2
R, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, RBI)vs. LHP: 2-14 (.143), 0 HR
HOU SERIES: 1-12, RBI, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (6x, last
6/2)
Drove in his 3rd run of the season with a single Sunday...Has
reached base 5 times in his last 5 games with a PA.In 5 career
games vs. DET, has hit .353 (6-for-17) with 4 runs, 2B, 3B,
RBI...Is a career .320 hitter (24-for-75) in 24 games against the
AL Central.Entered Friday's game as a PR and stole his first base
since 9/2/15 vs. NYY and 5th of his career.Made his first career
start at 1B Wednesday and his first in RF Thursday...His last 8
games have come at 5 different positions (C, DH, LF, 1B, RF).Is
batting .308 (4-for-13) with 4 BB and a .471 OBP in the first 4
innings of games this season, reaching in 8 of 17 PA.
59 - SAM TRAVIS , 1B 1.000 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI 1.000 OBP 1.000 SLG
vs. RHP: 1-1 (1.000), 0 HR SUNDAY: 1-1, 2 RBI HOMESTAND: ---
CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-1, 2 RBI)vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR HOU
SERIES: 1-1, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (6/2)
Recorded a pinch-hit, 2-run single in his first AB of the season
on Sunday in Houston, driving in his 2nd and 3rd career
runs.Recalled Saturday for his first ML stint this season...In 33
ML games with Boston last season, went 20-for-76 (.263) with 13
runs, 6 2B, 1 RBI, and 1 SB.Has 4 HR in 32 games with Triple-A
Pawtucket this season, batting .220 (26-for-118) with 10 runs, 5
2B, and 15 RBI.Hit .381 (16-for-42) vs. major league left-handers
last season, posting a .458 OBP, .500 SLG, and .958 OPS.Batted .308
(12-for-39) on the road last season...Hit .346 (9-for-26) when
leading off an inning, and .297 (11-for-37) against AL East
opponents.
7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ , C .191 AVG 1 HR 7 RBI .235 OBP .248 SLG
vs. RHP: 20-109 (.183), 1 HR SUNDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 2-15, R, RBI
CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, SB)vs. LHP: 7-32 (.219),
0 HR HOU SERIES: 1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G
(5/16-23)
Hit a game-tying HR in the 7th inning Saturday, his fi rst of
the season and the 8th of his career...Of his 8 career home runs, 7
have tied the game or given the Red Sox a lead, including 4 in the
7th inning or later.Stole his first base since 8/28/17 at TOR, a
game in which he also homered...Has 8 career HR and 8 career SB,
but 4 career games with a HR and a SB...The only Red Sox catcher in
the last 100 years with more such games was Carlton Fisk (8).Has
reached base in 4 of 7 career PA vs. DET, going 2-for-5 with 2
HBP...Has hit .354 (17-for-48) with a .521 SLG in his last 12 games
vs. the AL Central.His 39.5% career CCS% (47-for-119) is the
highest rate among actives and 4th-highest by any catcher since
1987 (min. 200 G).Ranks 5th in the AL with a 3.84 catcher’s ERA
after the Red Sox allowed 20 runs combined in his last 7 games.
BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Red Sox Game Notes Page 4
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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 0-1 0 SV 2.10 ERAvs. ALL: .140 (12-86), 1 HR
vs. RHB: .105 (6-57), 1 HR vs. LHB: .207 (6-29), 0 HR WHIP:
0.94
Threw 1.2 scoreless IP in Sunday night’s win at HOU (hold, 2 SO,
25 pitches) & stranded 2 inherited runners to end the 7th
inning; his 25th appearance of 2018.Enters play tonight with a
career-best 11.0-IP scoreless streak (3rd longest active streak in
AL) that spans 10 games (5 H, 3 BB, 14 SO, 0.73 WHIP, .135 AVG). 21
of his 25 appearances this year have been scoreless...Since 4/13,
has posted 18 scoreless appearances in 20 games (1.29 ERA, 3 ER,
21.0 IP, 7 BB, 29 SO).Among AL relievers this season, ranks T-1st
in holds (14), 4th in both in hits/9.0 IP (4.21) and opp. AVG
(.140), and 7th in SO/BF (.340).
37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 2-1 0 SV 4.44 ERAvs. ALL: .260 (26-100), 3
HR vs. RHB: .261 (18-69), 2 HR vs. LHB: .258 (8-31), 1 HR WHIP:
1.44
Finished Sunday night’s win at HOU with a scoreless 9th inning
(1.0 IP, 2 BB, SO, 28 pitches); was his 25th appearance of the
season.Over his last 9 games, has posted a 2.00 ERA (2 ER/9.0 IP)
with 4 BB and 13 SO (since 5/13); has stranded all 5 baserunners he
has inherited in that span.Averaging 10.94 SO/9.0 IP this year (32
SO in 26.1 IP) and at a 10.39 rate (102 SO in 88.1 IP) since the
start of the 2017 season. Has pitched more than 1.0 inning in 8 of
his 25 appearances this year and has gone 2.0 IP five times.
61-BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP 1-2 0 SV 5.20 ERAvs. ALL: .298 (34-114), 4
HR vs. RHB: .313 (25-80), 4 HR vs. LHB: .265 (9-34), 0 HR WHIP:
1.52
Finished the 8th inning Friday night at HOU and stranded 1
inherited runner (0.2 IP, 2 H, 15 pitches); was his 18th appearance
of the season.Has allowed runs once in his last 6 outings (2.25
ERA, 2 ER/8.0 IP) since 5/14...In 16 relief appearances this year:
0-2, 6.23 ERA, 15 ER/21.2 IP, 6 BB, 18 SO.Including his start on
4/2 at MIA, has allowed just 3 runs on the road this season (2.08
ERA, 13.0 IP) and 13 ER in 14.2 IP at Fenway (7.98 ERA).
56-JOE KELLY, RHP 3-0 2 SV 2.96 ERAvs. ALL: .151 (14-93), 2 HR
vs. RHB: .226 (12-53), 2 HR vs. LHB: .050 (2-40), 0 HR WHIP:
0.95
Recorded his 11th hold of the year in Saturday’s win at HOU -
faced HOU’s 2nd through 6th hitters (1.0 IP, H, ER, BB, 28
pitches); his 27th appearance of 2018.Faced 27 consecutive batters
without allowing a hit from 5/12-6/1 before allowing a HR to Carlos
Correa on Friday at HOU; only his 4th XBH allowed this year.23 of
his 27 appearances this year are scoreless...Since allowing 4 runs
in his season debut has gone 3-0, 1.67 ERA, 5 ER, 27.0 IP, 9 BB, 27
SO in 26 games.Among all AL relievers, ranks 6th in opp. AVG
(.151), 8th in hits/9.0 IP (4.61), and T-10th in WHIP (0.95)...Is
8th in both opp. SLG (.237) and opp. OPS (.498). Dating to 8/21/17,
has held left-handed hitters to a .061 AVG (4-for-66) with 23 SO
which includes a 1-for-37 (.027 AVG) since 4/3 and an 0-for-19
since 5/4.
46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 1-1 19 SV 2.08 ERAvs. ALL: .165 (15-91), 5
HR vs. RHB: .125 (6-48), 2 HR vs. LHB: .209 (9-43), 3 HR WHIP:
0.81
Struck out 2 in a perfect 9th inning on 11 pitches to record his
19th SV of the year (85th as a Red Sox) Saturday at HOU; was his
27th appearance of the season.Among AL relievers this season, ranks
2nd SV (19) and WHIP (0.81), 4th in SO/BF (.367), 7th in SO/9.0 IP
(12.46), T-8th in SO (36), and 9th in opp. AVG (.165). Has issued
only 2 BB over his last 23 appearances since 4/8 (22.0 IP, 81
batters faced) and has 30 SO in that span.
Has 310 career SV (T-24th all time with Goose Gossage; Tom Henke
is 23rd with 311) and his 91.0% career conversion rate (341 SVO) is
the highest all-time for any closer with 250 or more chances...Has
85 career saves as a Red Sox which is T-6th with Derek Lowe,
trailing Jeff Reardon (88).
66-BOBBY POYNER, LHP 1-0 0 SV 1.86 ERAvs. ALL: .308 (12-39), 1
HR vs. RHB: .400 (10-25), 1 HR vs. LHB: .143 (2-14), 0 HR WHIP:
1.34
Recalled on 6/2 from Triple-A Pawtucket for his 4th ML stint of
2018/ML career...Was 0-0, 3.48 ERA (4 ER, 10.1 IP), 3 BB, 11 SO in
9 appearances for Pawtucket.Last appeared for BOS on 5/20 vs. BAL
which was his 9th appearance of the year and his 3rd straight
scoreless appearance (2.2 IP).Was on the Red Sox 10-day DL with a
left hamstring strain from 4/12-22; made 1 rehab appearance with
Double-A Portland (1.0 IP, SO) on 4/19.Earned his 1st ML win in the
Sox’ come-from-behind victory in the home opener, 4/5 vs. TB...Made
his ML debut on 3/31 at TB.
76-HECTOR VELAZQUEZ, RHP 5-0 0 SV 2.12 ERAvs. ALL: .297
(35-118), 3 HR vs. RHB: .279 (19-68), 0 HR vs. LHB: .320 (16-50), 3
HR WHIP: 1.45
Got the 1st out of the 9th inning in Tuesday night’s win vs. TOR
(0.1 IP, 3 hits, 11 pitches); his 14th appearance of the season.Has
allowed only 2 runs over his last 10 relief appearances (1.13 ERA,
16.0 IP) since 4/20...Earned 3 wins in that span & overall has
5 in 14 games in 2018.In 12 relief appearances this year: 3-0, 1.89
ERA (4 ER, 19.0 IP), 6 BB, 10 SO...Made 2 starts for BOS this
April: 2-0, 2.53 ERA, 3 ER/10.2 IP, 2 BB, 10 SO.Was on the 10-day
DL with a low back strain from 5/14-23, included a rehab assignment
with Triple-A Pawtucket; threw 1.0 scoreless IP 5/21 vs.
Scranton/WB.
BULLPEN NOTESRed Sox Game Notes Page 5
2017 VS. DET CAREER VS. DET 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 2-0-0 0.00 3/0 4.0 2 0 2-0-0 0.00 5/0 6.1 3 0 8-6-1 4.46
100/2 113.0 112 56Hembree 0-1-0 10.80 4/0 3.1 5 4 0-1-0 7.94 6/0
5.2 6 5 4-1-0 2.70 84/0 96.2 105 29Johnson 0-0-0 6.23 1/1 4.1 8 3
0-0-0 6.23 1/1 4.1 8 3 1-1-0 5.03 14/3 34.0 40 19Kelly 0-0-0 0.00
2/0 1.1 0 0 1-0-0 3.38 5/1 8.0 9 3 12-5-0 4.07 61/20 150.1 145
68Kimbrel 0-0-2 4.50 2/0 2.0 1 1 0-0-3 2.70 3/0 3.1 2 1 4-4-43 2.12
82/0 80.2 46 19Pomeranz 0-1-0 10.38 1/1 4.1 8 5 1-2-0 4.41 4/3 16.1
16 8 11-7-0 4.59 31/27 139.1 147 71Porcello 0-0-0 4.50 1/1 6.0 11 3
1-0-0 2.25 3/3 20.0 20 5 31-21-0 4.28 58/58 362.0 388 172Poyner --
/ -- / 1-0-0 1.50 5/0 6.0 9 1Price -- / 5-1-0 2.40 8/6 45.0 36 12
19-7-0 3.25 40/37 246.2 205 89Rodriguez 0-1-0 7.20 1/1 5.0 5 4
1-1-0 4.15 3/3 17.1 17 8 12-9-0 4.54 39/39 212.0 218 107Sale 1-1-0
3.07 2/2 14.2 14 5 9-8-0 3.05 31/21 162.1 138 55 10-5-1 3.33 24/21
138.0 113 51Velazquez -- / -- / 4-0-0 1.65 13/2 27.1 28 5Wright
0-0-0 5.40 1/1 6.2 7 4 0-1-0 8.04 3/3 15.2 21 14 13-6-0 4.42 31/21
154.2 159 76
32-Matt Barnes 6/3 at HOU (H, 14) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 19/25 9/0 0/1
1.2 (6/3 at HOU) 3 (4/26 at TOR)37-Heath Hembree 6/3 at HOU 1.0 0 0
0 2 1 19/25 10/3 -/- 2.0 (5 times) 3 (3 times) 61-Brian Johnson 6/1
at HOU 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 11/18 6/0 -/- 3.0 (4/17 at LAA) 3 (2
times)56-Joe Kelly 6/2 at HOU (H, 11) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 20/27 11/4 2/3
2.0 (2 times) 3 (5/12 at TOR) 46-Craig Kimbrel 6/2 at HOU (SV, 19)
1.0 0 0 0 0 2 19/27 9/4 19/21 1.1 (4/29 vs TB) 3 (3 times)66-Bobby
Poyner 5/20 vs. BAL 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 7/9 4/3 -/- 2.0 (2 times) 3 (2
times)76-Hector Velazquez 5/29 vs. TOR 0.1 3 0 0 0 0 5/12 10/6 -/-
3.1 (4/27 vs TB) 3 (4/30 vs KC)BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.18 ERA 200.2 168
72 71 74 213 126/172 (73%) 68/23 22/27
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1 3/29 D at Tampa Bay L4-6 0-1 T-4th -1.0 Pruitt (1-0) SMITH
(0-1) Colome (1) 31,042* 1 31,042 2 3/30 N at Tampa Bay W1-0 1-1
T-3rd -1.0 PRICE (1-0) Roe (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 19,203 2 50,245 3 3/31
N at Tampa Bay W3-2 2-1 T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Kittredge (0-1)
KIMBREL (2) 17,838 3 68,083 4 4/1 D at Tampa Bay W2-1 3-1 1st +1.0
VELÁZQUEZ (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) KELLY (1) 14,256 4 82,339 5 4/2 N at
Miami W7-3 4-1 1st +1.0 JOHNSON (1-0) Richards (0-1) 11,113 5
93,452 6 4/3 N at Miami W4-2(13) 5-1 1st +1.0 HEMBREE (1-0)
Guerrero (0-1) 14,953 6 108,405 4/4 Off Day 5-1 1st +1.0 7 4/5 D
TAMPA BAY W3-2(12) 6-1 1st +2.0 POYNER (1-0) Kittredge (0-2)
36,134* 1 36,134 4/6 OFF DAY 6-1 1st +1.5 8 4/7 D TAMPA BAY W10-3
7-1 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (2-0) Faria (0-1) 31,821 2 67,955 9 4/8 D
TAMPA BAY W8-7 8-1 1st +2.5 SMITH (1-1) Colome (0-1) KIMBREL (3)
31,979 3 99,934 4/9 OFF DAY 8-1 1st +2.0 10 4/10 N NEW YORK-AL
W14-1 9-1 1st +2.0 SALE (1-0) Severino (2-1) 32,357 4 132,29111
4/11 N NEW YORK-AL L7-10 9-2 1st +2.0 Tanaka (2-1) PRICE (1-1)
32,400 5 164,69112 4/12 N NEW YORK-AL W6-3 10-2 1st +2.5 PORCELLO
(3-0) Gray (1-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,341 6 201,03213 4/13 N BALTIMORE
W7-3 11-2 1st +2.5 RODRIGUEZ (1-0) Tillman (0-3) 32,610 7 233,642
14 4/14 D BALTIMORE W10-3 12-2 1st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (2-0) Cobb (0-1)
WALDEN (1) 33,584 8 267,22615 4/15 D BALTIMORE W3-1 13-2 1st +3.5
HEMBREE (2-0) Bundy (0-2) KIMBREL (5) 32,489 9 299,715 4/16 D
BALTIMORE 13-2 1st +3.5 PPD (Rain)16 4/17 N at Anaheim W-10-1 14-2
1st +3.0 PRICE (2-1) Ohtani (2-1) 44,822* 7 153,22717 4/18 N at
Anaheim W9-0 15-2 1st +3.0 PORCELLO (4-0) Skaggs (2-1) 34,508 8
187,73518 4/19 N at Anaheim W8-2 16-2 1st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (2-0)
Tropeano (1-1) 36,253 9 223,98819 4/20 N at Oakland W7-3 17-2 1st
+4.0 VELÁZQUEZ (3-0) Graveman (0-4) 23,473 10 247,46120 4/21 N at
Oakland L0-3 17-3 1st +4.0 Manaea (3-2) SALE (1-1) 25,746 11
273,20721 4/22 D at Oakland L1-4 17-4 1st +4.0 Treinen (1-1) PRICE
(2-2) 29,804 12 303,011 4/23 Off Day 17-4 1st +4.022 4/24 N at
Toronto L3-4(10) 17-5 1st +3.0 Clippard (3-0) KIMBREL (0-1) 20,070
13 323,08123 4/25 N at Toronto W4-3 18-5 1st +4.0 RODRIGUEZ (3-0)
Barnes (1-1) KIMBREL (6) 18,914 14 341,99524 4/26 N at Toronto W5-4
19-5 1st +4.0 SALE (2-1) Estrada (2-2) KIMBREL (7) 23,571 15
365,56625 4/27 N TAMPA BAY L3-4 19-6 1st +3.0 Snell (4-1) POMERANZ
(0-1) Colomé (5) 32,620 10 332,33526 4/28 D TAMPA BAY L6-12 19-7
1st +2.0 Yarbrough (1-1) PRICE (2-3) 35,795 11 368,13027 4/29 D
TAMPA BAY W4-3 20-7 1st +2.0 KIMBREL (1-0) Colomé (2-3) 32,888 12
401,018 28 4/30 N KANSAS CITY W10-6 21-7 1st +3.0 VELÁZQUEZ (4-0)
Hammel (0-3) 31,314 13 432,33229 5/1 N KANSAS CITY L6-7(13) 21-8
1st +2.0 Herrera (1-0) JOHNSON (1-1) Flynn (1) 34,466 14 466,79830
5/2 D KANSAS CITY W5-4 22-8 1st +2.0 POMERANZ (1-1) Duffy (0-4)
KIMBREL (8) 32,267 15 499,06531 5/3 N at Texas L5-11 22-9 1st +1.0
Minor (3-1) PRICE (2-4) 22,348 16 387,91432 5/4 N at Texas W5-1
23-9 1st +1.0 PORCELLO (5-0) Colon (1-1) 31,404 17 419,318 33 5/5 N
at Texas W6-5 24-9 1st +1.0 KELLY (1-0) Kela (2-2) KIMBREL (9)
35,728 18 455,046 34 5/6 D at Texas W6-1 25-9 1st +1.0 SALE (3-1)
Fister (1-3) 28,360 19 483,406 5/7 Off Day 25-9 1st +1.0 35 5/8 N
at New York-AL L2-3 25-10 T-1st -- Robertson (3-1) HEMBREE (2-1)
Chapman (8) 45,773 20 529,17936 5/9 N at New York-AL L6-9 25-11 2nd
-1.0 Holder (1-1) BARNES (0-1) Chapman (9) 47,088* 21 576,26737
5/10 N at New York-AL W5-4 26-11 T-1st -- KELLY (2-0) Betances
(1-2) KIMBREL (10) 46,899* 22 623,16638 5/11 N at Toronto L3-5(12)
26-12 T-1st -- Gaviglio (1-0) JOHNSON (1-2) 28,695 23 651,86139
5/12 D at Toronto W5-2 27-12 T-1st -- PRICE (3-4) Estrada (2-3)
KIMBREL (11) 37,588 24 689,44940 5/13 D at Toronto W5-3 28-12 T-1st
-- VELÁZQUEZ (5-0) Biagini (0-2) KELLY (2) 37,888 25 727,33741 5/14
N OAKLAND L5-6 28-13 2nd -0.5 Manaea (5-4) PORCELLO (5-1) Treinen
(7) 35,249 16 534.314 42 5/15 N OAKLAND L3-5 28-14 2nd -1.0 Mengden
(3-4) RODRIGUEZ (3-1) Treinen (8) 34,906 17 569,220 43 5/16 N
OAKLAND W6-4 29-14 2nd -0.5 SALE (4-1) Cahill (1-2) KIMBREL (12)
34,947 18 604,167 44 5/17 N BALTIMORE W6-2 30-14 2nd -- PRICE (4-4)
Gausman (3-3) 36,615 19 640,78245 5/18 N BALTIMORE L4-7 30-15 2nd
-- Cobb (1-5) POMERANZ (1-2) Brach (6) 34,935 20 675,717 46 5/19 N
BALTIMORE W6-3 31-15 2nd -- PORCELLO (6-1) Bundy (2-6) KIMBREL (13)
34,195 21 709,91247 5/20 D BALTIMORE W5-0 32-15 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ
(4-1) Hess (1-1) 35,550 22 745,462 5/21 OFF DAY 32-15 2nd -0.548
5/22 N at Tampa Bay W4-2 33-15 2nd +0.5 SALE (5-1) Faria (3-3)
KIMBREL (14) 10,642 26 737,97949 5/23 N at Tampa Bay W4-1 34-15 1st
+1.5 KELLY (3-0) Colome (2-5) KIMBREL (15) 10,194 27 748,17350 5/24
N at Tampa Bay L3-6 34-16 1st +1.0 Snell (6-3) PORCELLO (6-2)
Colome (11) 12,468 28 760,64151 5/25 N ATLANTA W6-2 35-16 1st +1.0
RODRIGUEZ (5-1) Teheran (4-2) 37,008* 23 782,47052 5/26 D ATLANTA
W8-6 36-16 1st +2.0 WRIGHT (1-0) Freeman (1-2) KIMBREL (16) 36,510*
24 818,98053 5/27 D ATLANTA L1-7 36-17 1st +1.0 Foltynewicz (4-3)
SALE (5-2) 36,543* 25 855,52354 5/28 D TORONTO W8-3 37-17 1st +2.0
PRICE (5-4) Sanchez (2-5) 34,700 26 890,22355 5/29 N TORONTO W8-3
38-17 1st +2.0 PORCELLO (7-2) Estrada (2-6) KIMBREL (17) 33,380 27
923,60356 5/30 D TORONTO W6-4 39-17 1st +2.0 RODRIGUEZ (6-1)
Gaviglio (2-1) KIMBREL (18) 33,451 28 957,05457 5/31 N at Houston
L2-4 39-18 1st +1.5 McCullers (7-3) POMERANZ (1-3) Giles (10)
30,658 29 791,29958 6/1 N at Houston L3-7 39-19 2nd +0.5 Cole (6-1)
SALE (5-3) 37,244 30 828,54359 6/2 N at Houston W5-4 40-19 2nd +0.5
PRICE (6-4) Harris (1-3) KIMBREL (19) 38,640 31 867,18360 6/3 N at
Houston W9-3 41-19 2nd +1.0 PORCELLO (8-2) Morton (7-1) 33,431 32
900,614 6/4 Off Day 41-19 1st +1.061 6/5 N DETROIT62 6/6 N
DETROIT63 6/7 N DETROIT64 6/8 N CHICAGO-AL65 6/9 D CHICAGO-AL66
6/10 D CHICAGO-AL67 6/11 N at Baltimore68 6/12 N at Baltimore69
6/13 D at Baltimore70 6/14 N at Seattle71 6/15 N at Seattle72 6/16
N at Seattle73 6/17 D at Seattle 6/18 Off Day74 6/19 N at
Minnesota75 6/20 N at Minnesota76 6/21 D at Minnesota77 6/22 N
SEATTLE78 6/23 N SEATTLE79 6/24 D SEATTLE 6/25 OFF DAY80 6/26 N
ANAHIEM81 6/27 N ANAHIEM82 6/28 N ANAHIEM83 6/29 N at New York-AL84
6/30 N at New York-AL85 7/1 N at New York-AL86 7/2 N at Washington
87 7/3 N at Washington 88 7/4 D at Washington 7/5 Off Day89 7/6 N
at Kansas City90 7/7 N at Kansas City91 7/8 D at Kansas City92 7/9
N TEXAS93 7/10 N TEXAS94 7/11 N TEXAS95 7/12 N TORONTO96 7/13 N
TORONTO97 7/14 D TORONTO98 7/15 D TORONTO 7/16 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/17
ALL-STAR BREAK 7/18 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/19 ALL-STAR BREAK
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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Detroit102 7/23 N at Baltimore103 7/24 N at Baltimore104 7/25 N at
Baltimore105 7/26 N MINNESOTA106 7/27 N MINNESOTA107 7/28 N
MINNESOTA108 7/29 D MINNESOTA109 7/30 N PHILADELPHIA110 7/31 N
PHILADELPHIA 8/1 OFF DAY111 8/2 N NEW YORK-AL112 8/3 N NEW
YORK-AL113 8/4 D NEW YORK-AL114 8/5 TBD NEW YORK-AL 8/6 OFF DAY115
8/7 N at Toronto116 8/8 N at Toronto117 8/9 N at Toronto118 8/10 N
at Baltimore119 8/11 N at Baltimore120 8/12 D at Baltimore 8/13 Off
Day121 8/14 N at Philadelphia122 8/15 N at Philadelphia 8/16 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 RHP Josh Taylor,
completed (5/15)...INF Tzu-Wei Lin and LHP Roenis Elias and Robby
Scott optioned to
Triple-A Pawtucket...C Dan Butler, INF Iván De Jesús Jr., and OF
Rusney Castillo and Aneury Tavárez reassigned to minor league
camp.March 25 1B Sam Travis optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.March 26
LHP Drew Pomeranz placed on 10-day DL...LHP Eduardo Rodriguez
placed on 10-day DL...RHP Steven Wright placed on 10-day DL...RHP
Brandon Workman optioned to
Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Justin Haley reassigned to minor league
camp.March 29 LHP Bobby Poyner and RHP Marcus Walden selected to
active ML roster...INF Marco Hernandez placed on 60-day DL...RHP
Austin Maddox, 2B Dustin Pedroia, and RHP
Tyler Thornburg placed on 10-day DL.April 8 LHP Eduardo
Rodriguez activated from 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to
Triple-A Pawtucket (4/7).April 9 SS Xander Bogaerts placed on
10-day DL.April 10 INF Tzu-Wei Lin recalled from Triple-A
Pawtucket.April 12 LHP Bobby Poyner placed on 10-day DL...RHP
Marcus Walden recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.April 20 LHP Drew
Pomeranz activated from 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to
Triple-A Pawtucket (4/19).April 22 LHP Bobby Poyner activated from
10-day DL and optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.April 23 LHP Roenis
Elias traded to Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later
or cash considerations.April 26 RHP Joe Kelly suspended for 6
games.April 27 SS Xander Bogaerts activated from 10-day DL...INF/OF
Brock Holt placed on 10-day DL.April 28 RHP Steven Wright activated
from 10-day DL and placed on restricted list for 15 games.May 2 RHP
Joe Kelly reinstated to active ML roster...LHP Eduardo Rodriguez
placed on family medical leave list...RHP Marcus Walden recalled
from Triple-A Pawtucket.May 4 LHP Bobby Poyner recalled from
Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to Pawtucket
(5/3).May 5 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez activated from family medical
leave list...LHP Bobby Poyner optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket
(5/4).May 8 INF/OF Brock Holt reinstated from 10-day DL and
recalled from rehab assignment...INF Tzu-Wei Lin optioned to
Pawtucket.May 14 RHP Steven Wright added to active ML roster...RHP
Hector Velázquez placed on 10-day DL.May 15 RHP Carson Smith placed
on 10-day DL...LHP Bobby Poyner recalled from Triple-A
Pawtucket.May 24 RHP Hector Velázquez activated from 10-day
DL...LHP Bobby Poyner optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (5/23).May 25
2B Dustin Pedroia activated from 10-day DL...1B/DH Hanley Ramirez
designated for assignment.June 1 1B/DH Hanley Ramirez released...RF
Mookie Betts placed on 10-day DL (retro to 5/29).June 2 2B Dustin
Pedroia placed on 10-day DL (retro to 5/30)...1B Sam Travis and LHP
Bobby Poyner recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.
DISABLED LIST
Drew Pomeranz Left forearm flexor strain March 26 April 20 18
(16-2)Eduardo Rodriguez Recovery from right knee surgery March 26
April 8 8 (7-1)Steven Wright Recovery from left knee surgery March
26 April 28 26 (19-7)Marco Hernandez Left shoulder surgery March 29
--- 60 (41-19)Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain March 29 --- 60
(41-19)Dustin Pedroia Recovery from left knee surgery March 29 May
25 50 (34-16)Tyler Thornburg Recovery from right shoulder surgery
March 29 --- 60 (41-19)Xander Bogaerts Left ankle injury April 9
April 27 15 (11-4)Bobby Poyner Left hamstring strain April 12 April
22 9 (8-1)Brock Holt Left hamstring injury April 27 May 8 10
(6-4)Hector Velázquez Low back strain May 14 May 24 9 (6-3)Carson
Smith Right shoulder subluxation May 15 --- 19 (13-6)Mookie Betts
Left abdominal strain June 1 (May 29) --- 6 (4-2)Dustin Pedroia
Left knee inflamation June 2 (May 30) --- 5 (3-2)2018 Totals 13
Players 14 DL stints 355 Games Missed
DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS.
GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO.
TOTAL
DATE TRANSACTION
PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED GAMES MISSED
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5 hits in a game ........................................ Andrew
Benintendi, 7/4/17 at TEX6 hits in a game ...................Nomar
Garciaparra, 6/21/03 at PHI (13 innings) 6 RBI in a game
.............................................. 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, 2 times, last 5/2/18 vs. KCGame-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 ....................
Chris Sale (15), 5/11/18 at TORPosition player pitched
................................Mitch Moreland, 8/25/17 vs.
BALPitcher played another defensive position .... Javier Lopez
(RF), 4/30/09 at TB
Walk-off win
...................................................... 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
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
TEAM
Most runs, game
................................................................
14, 4/10 vs. NYYMost runs, inning
.........................................................9, 4/10
vs. NYY (6th)Most hits, game (9 innings)
............................. 15, 3 times, last 6/3 at HOUMost
hits, game (extra innings) ........... 12, 2 times, last 5/1 vs. KC
(13 inn.) Most hits, inning
.............................................................. 7,
4/8 vs. TB (8th)Consecutive hits, inning
....................................................6, 4/8 vs. TB
(8th)Fewest hits, game
.................................................................0,
4/21 at OAKMost doubles,
game..........................................6, 2 times, last 5/29
vs. TORMost triples, game
................................................................ 2,
5/26 vs. ATLMost home runs, game
......................................................... 6, 4/17
at LAAMost home runs, inning
................................................3, 4/17 at LAA
(3rd)Most extra-base hits
.............................................................8,
5/29 vs. TORMost stolen bases, game
......................................................5, 5/17 vs.
BALMost 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)
..................... 14, 2 times, last 5/8 at NYYMost strikeouts,
game (extra innings) ....................14, 4/24 at TOR (10 inn.)
Most hit by pitch, game
............................................................. 3,
4/1 at TBMost left on base (9 innings)
..............................................12, 5/20 vs. BAL Most
left on base (extra innings) ..............................11, 4/5
vs. TB (12 inn.)
Most hits
.....................................................4, 4 times,
last Betts, 5/2 vs. KC Most runs
...................................................................
5, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYYMost doubles
.......................................... 2, 15 times, last
Bogaerts, 6/3 at HOUMost triples
..............................................1, 11 times, last
Holt, 6/3 at HOUMost home runs
........................................... 3, 2 times, last Betts,
5/2 vs. KC Most extra-base hits ............................... 3,
5 times, last Leon, 5/29 vs. TORMost total bases
...........................................................13,
Betts, 5/2 vs. KC Most RBI
...................................................................
6, Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TBMost stolen bases
.......................................................3, Betts,
5/17 vs. BAL Most walks
........................................................... 3,
Benintendi, 5/23 at TB Most strikeouts (9 innings)... 3, 15 times,
last Benintendi & Bradley Jr., 6/3 at HOU Most strikeouts
(extra innings) .............4, Benintendi, 4/24 at TOR (10
inn.)Longest hitting streak
..............................................12, Martinez,
4/29-5/11
Most strikeouts (9
innings)..................................................... 17,
5/5 at TEXMost strikeouts (extra innings)
..............................19, 5/11 at TOR (12 inn.)Most walks
(9 innings) ...................................... 7, 2 times, last
5/10 at NYYMost walks, (extra innings)
.........................................6, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.)
Fewest walks
.....................................................0, 4 times,
last 5/20 vs. BALMost runs allowed, game
..................................................... 12, 4/28 vs.
TB Most runs allowed, inning
...............................................6, 3/29 at TB (8th)
Most hits allowed, game (9 innings)
..................................... 18, 4/28 vs. TBMost hits
allowed, game (extra innings) .................. 15, 5/1 vs. KC (13
inn.) Fewest hits allowed, game ...................................
3, 2 times, last 5/23 at TBMost hits allowed, inning
....................... 4, 3 times, last 5/14 vs. OAK (4th) Most
home runs allowed, game
.............................................. 4, 4/28 vs. TB Most
consecutive scoreless inn. .........................16.0, 4/17
(4th)-4/19 (2nd)
Most innings pitched, starter ............... 9.0, 2 times, last
Price, 5/17 vs. BAL Fewest innings pitched, starter
................................1.0, Price, 4/11 vs. NYYMost
innings pitched, reliever
......................................4.2, Wright, 5/18 vs. BALMost
strikeouts, starter ................................. 15, Sale,
5/11 at TOR (12 inn.) Most strikeouts, reliever
............................................ 5, Wright, 5/18 vs.
BAL Most walks allowed
............................................. 5, Pomeranz, 5/13 at
TOR Longest winning streak .................... 5, 2 times, last
Velázquez, 4/1-presentLongest losing streak
........................................................ 3, Price,
4/22-5/3 Most consec. scoreless inn., starter .......14.0, 2 times,
last Porcello, 4/12-24 Most consec. scoreless inn.,
reliever..................................15.1, Kelly, 4/1-5/8Most
runs allowed
..........................................................9, Price,
5/3 at TEXMost earned runs allowed
..............................................7, Price, 5/3 at
TEXMost hits allowed ...........................9, 3 times, last
Rodriguez, 5/20 vs. BALFewest hits allowed, CG
.............................................. 5, Price, 5/17 vs.
BALMost home runs allowed ................... 3, 2 times, last
Rodriguez, 5/5 at TEX Most pitches thrown
............................. 116, 2 times, last Sale, 5/11 at
TOR
Longest winning streak
.............................................................9,
3/30-4/10Longest losing streak
................................................................3,
4/21-4/24Most games over .500 .........................22, 2 times,
last 6/3 at HOU (41-19)Most games under .500
...................................................1, 3/29 at TB
(0-1) Longest game, innings .......................................
13, 2 times, last 5/1 vs. KCLongest game, time (9 innings)
....................................... 3:59, 4/11 vs. NYY Longest
game, time (extra innings) ....................................
4:27, 4/3 at MIA Shortest game, time
.........................................................2:16, 4/21
at OAKLargest crowd, Fenway Park
..............................................................
37,008 Smallest crowd, Fenway Park
............................................................ 31,314
Largest crowd, road
....................................................... 47,088, 5/9
at NYYSmallest crowd, road
...................................................... 10,194, 5/23
at TBLargest winning margin
...........................................13, 4/10 vs. NYY (14-1)
Largest losing margin................................6, 2 times,
last 5/27 vs. ATL (1-7) 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
.................................... 3, 2 times, last 5/2 vs.
KCMost double plays turned by opponent .............. 3, 2 times,
last 5/22 at TBMost errors
..............................................................................4,
5/1 vs. K.CMost errors by an opponent
..................................................3, 4/14 vs.
BALMost stolen bases by an opponent
...................................... 3, 6/2 at HOUR
TEAM BATTING
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
TEAM PITCHING
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
MISCELLANEOUS TEAM
SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS
-
RED SOX 36 29 41 35 42 53 33 23 21 7 320OPPONENTS 33 27 24 34 22
15 21 27 19 8 230
STARTERS 29-13 3.88 343.2 307 158 148 110 374 42RELIEVERS
12-6-22 3.18 200.2 168 72 71 74 213 19
LEON 2 10 20.0 3 0SWIHART 0 0 -.- 0 0VÁZQUEZ 5 20 25.0 4 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 single
WALK-OFF WINS (1 in 2018)
STARTS BY BATTING ORDER (TOTAL, RED SOX W-L)
1st: Benintendi (10, 6-4), Betts (46, 32-14), Bradley Jr. (2,
1-1), Núñez (2, 2-0)2nd: Benintendi (44, 33-11), Bogaerts (8, 5-3),
Devers (2, 1-1), Ramirez (6, 2-4)3rd: Martinez (15, 10-5), Moreland
(7, 4-3), Ramirez (39, 27-11)4th: Bogaerts (2, 1-1), Devers (2,
2-0), Martinez (42, 29-13), Moreland (13, 9-4), Pedroia (1,
0-1)5th: Bogaerts (33, 22-11), Devers (16, 10-6), Moreland (6,
5-1), Núñez (5, 4-1)6th: Bradley Jr. (2, 2-0), Devers (26, 20-6),
Holt (2, 1-1), Moreland (8, 5-3), Núñez (18, 10-8), Pedroia (2,
2-0), Swihart (1, 0-1), Vázquez (1, 1-0)7th: Bradley Jr. (13, 9-4),
Devers (2, 1-1), Holt (9, 7-2), Leon (4, 2-2), Núñez (25, 18-7),
Swihart (5, 2-3), Vázquez (2, 2-0)8th: Bradley Jr. (16, 10-6),
Devers, (7, 4-3), Holt (4, 3-1), Leon (11, 7-4), Swihart (3, 3-0),
Vázquez (19, 14-5)9th: Bradley Jr. (15, 11-4), Holt (10, 8-2),
Johnson (1, 1-0), Leon (8, 5-3), Lin (9, 5-4), Sale (1, 1-0),
Swihart (1, 0-1), Vázquez (15, 10-5)
STARTS BY POSITION (TOTAL, RED SOX W-L)
C: Leon (23, 14-9), Vázquez (37, 27-10)1B: Moreland (34, 23-11),
Ramirez (25, 17-8), Swihart (1, 1-0)2B: Holt (13, 9-4), Lin (2,
0-2), Núñez (42, 30-12), Pedroia (3, 2-1)SS: Bogaerts (43, 28-15),
Holt (10, 8-2), Lin (7, 5-2)3B: Devers (54, 38-16), Núñez (6,
3-3)LF: Benintendi (38, 29-9), Martinez (21, 12-9), Swihart (1,
0-1)CF: Benintendi (16, 10-6), Betts (3, 2-1), Bradley Jr. (41,
29-12)RF: Betts (43, 30-13), Bradley Jr. (7, 4-3), Holt (2, 2-0),
Martinez (5, 3-2), Swihart (3, 2-1)DH: Devers (1, 0-1), Martinez
(31, 24-7), Núñez (2, 1-1), Ramirez (19, 12-7), Swihart (5,
2-3)
OUTFIELD ASSISTS (10 in 2018)
Andrew
Benintendi..............................................................................................5Mookie
Betts
........................................................................................................2Jackie
Bradley
Jr.......................................................................................................2J.D.
Martinez........................................................................................................1
RED SOX MANAGER CHALLENGES
TOTAL OVERTURNED CONFIRMED STOOD 15 7 4 4
BREAKDOWNSRed Sox Game Notes Page 9
HOME RUN NOTES9 HOMERS AT HOME: 43 SOLO HOMERS: 51 3-RUN HOMERS:
8 HOMERS ON THE ROAD: 45 2-RUN HOMERS: 23 GRAND SLAMS: 6
2-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (3 in 2018)Mookie Betts, 4/25 at TOR
(12th career multi-HR game)Rafael Devers, 5/4 at TEX (2nd career
multi-HR game)J.D. Martinez, 5/20 vs. BAL (8th career multi-HR
game)
3-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (2 in 2018)Mookie Betts, 4/17/18 at
LAA (3rd career)Mookie Betts, 5/2/18 vs. KC (4th career)
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 (6 in 2018)Xander Bogaerts, 4/7/18 vs. TB
off Jake Faria (2nd career)Mookie Betts, 4/10/18 vs. NYY off Chasen
Shreve (3rd career)J.D. Martinez, 4/11/18 vs. NYY off Masahiro
Tanaka (6th career)Rafael Devers, 4/18/18 at LAA off Tyler Skaggs
(1st career)Mitch Moreland, 4/20/18 at OAK off Emilio Pagán (3rd
career)Xander Bogaerts, 4/30/18 vs. KC off Jason Hammel (3rd
career)
FIRST-INNING LEADOFF HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (3 in 2018)Mookie
Betts, 4/17/18 at LAA off Shohei Ohtani (12th career)Mookie Betts,
4/19/18 at LAA off Nick Tropeano (13th career)Mookie Betts, 4/25/18
at TOR off Aaron Sanchez (14th 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 (3 in 2018)Brock Holt and
Mookie Betts, 4/17/18 at LAA (3rd inning)Mookie Betts and Andrew
Benintendi, 5/19/18 vs. BAL (5th inning)Mitch Moreland and J.D.
Martinez, 6/1/18 at HOU (4th inning)
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 in 2018)Last: David Ortiz,
Josh Reddick and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 7/7/11 vs. BAL (7th)
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