IN CAMP: Boston has 49 players in Major League Spring Training Camp, in- cluding 14 non-roster invitees: 24 pitch- ers (7 NRI), 5 catchers (2 NRI), 11 infield- ers (2 NRI), and 9 outfielders (3 NRI). STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox began their Grapefruit League slate with a 1-5 record, but they are 10-7-2 in their last 19 games...BOS is playing 39 games in 38 days during spring training, including 4 exhibition contests. Opening Day is only 13 days away...The Sox will open their 2017 season at home on Monday, 4/3 vs. PIT. ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox have totaled 27 runs and 40 hits in their last 3 games, recording at least 12 hits in each of those...16 of their 40 hits in that span have gone for extra bases (10 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR). In 2016, the Red Sox led MLB in runs (878), AVG (.282), OBP (.348), SLG (.461), OPS (.810), and doubles (343)...They scored 101 more runs than any other AL team (CLE-777). OFF DAY: Tomorrow, 3/22, is the only day from 2/23-4/1 the Red Sox do not have a game scheduled...Today marks the 27th consecutive day BOS will have played at least 1 game, including exhibition contests. Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to pitch in a minor league game with High-A Salem tomorrow on the back fields at Fenway South (vs. Port Charlotte, 1 p.m.). SOX & YANKS: Today marks the 2nd of 2 spring train- ing meetings between the Red Sox and Yankees...BOS was dealt a 5-4 loss at JetBlue Park on 2/28. The Sox have dropped 8 of their last 9 spring training games to the Yankees since the start of 2013, including each of their last 4...In that same span (since 2013), the Sox hold a 39-37 edge in the regular season. BOS and NYY will play each other 19 times during the regular season, beginning with a 3-game series at Fenway Park from 4/25-27...The Sox will not travel to the Bronx until a 3-game set from 6/6-8. SETTING SALE: Chris Sale is making his 4th Grapefruit League start of the spring tonight...In his only other start against an AL East club, he held the Rays to 1 hit in 4.0 score- less innings on 3/11 (1 BB, 5 SO). Sale is 4-1 with a 1.17 ERA (7 ER/53.2 IP) in 10 career games (7 starts) vs. NYY, marking the lowest ERA by any pitcher against the Yankees (min. 50.0 IP) since earned runs became an official stat in 1912 (source: Elias). Has posted a 1.85 ERA (23 ER/111.2 IP) in 21 career appearances (15 starts) at Camden Yards, Yankee Stadium, Rogers Centre, and Tropicana Field. Was 17-6 with a 2.77 ERA (63 ER/205.0 IP) in 28 starts vs. AL teams in 2016, including 7-0 with a 1.52 ERA (9 ER/53.1 IP) in 7 starts against the AL East...Went 5-0 with a 0.94 ERA (4 ER/38.1 IP) in AL East ballparks. KING OF THE SPRING: Marco Hernandez enters today with a 10-game hitting streak in Grapefruit League play... He has reached base via hit or BB in each of his 15 games this spring...In his last 2 games, all 4 of his hits went for extra bases (4-for-7, 2 3B, 2 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI, BB). Hernandez leads the Sox in OBP (.489), OPS (1.245), hits (17), doubles (6), triples (4), XBH (10), runs (tied, 11), and walks (tied, 6)...Entering today, his 4 triples led both the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues, while he also ranked among leaders in AVG (T-3rd, .415), OBP (6th), SLG (5th, .756), OPS (3rd), runs (T-5th), hits (T-3rd), doubles (T-1st), and XBH (2nd). In 32 career Grapefruit Leage games with the Red Sox (2015-17), Hernandez has hit .460 with a .521 OBP and a .778 SLG (29-for-63, 12 2B, 4 3B, 8 BB, 17 R, 13 RBI). OPENING ACT: Rick Porcello has been named the Red Sox’ Opening Day starting pitcher (4/3 vs. PIT)...This will be the 1st O.D. start of his career...Porcello has started his club’s 4th game of the season 6 times (2009-12, ‘14, ‘16), the 3rd game once (2013), and the 2nd game once (2015). Porcello won the 2016 AL Cy Young Award after leading the majors in wins (22) and SO/BB ratio (5.91)...The Red Sox went 25-8 in his starts last season, including 17-3 in his final 20...BOS was 15-1 in his home starts. Porcello has pitched 6.0+ innings in each of his last 18 starts, the majors’ longest active streak to begin 2017...He has thrown at least 5.0 innings in 41 consecutive starts, the AL’s longest active streak. FULL STRENGTH: With the Kingdom of The Netherlands losing to Puerto Rico last night in the World Baseball Classic semifinals, Xander Bogaerts will return to Red Sox Major League Spring Training camp...Bogaerts has missed the last 22 days of camp, including today (left 2/28). The Netherlands went 4-3 in the tournament, with Bogaerts starting all 7 games at 3B (5-for-22, 3B, 7 BB, 1 HBP, 2 RBI, 5 R). LHP Fernando Abad (Dominican Republic) and minor league OF Mike Meyers (Israel) also represented the Red Sox at the WBC...The D.R. went 4-2, with Abad making 4 appearances, all scoreless (2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO)...Team Israel also went 4-2, with Meyers appearing in 3 games (0-for-1, BB, 2 R). WE WANT MORE(LAND): Mitch Moreland has recorded a hit in each of his last 5 at-bats...He went 2-for-12 (.167) with 3 RBI in his first 6 Grapefruit League games, but he is 10-for-20 (.500) with 9 RBI in his last 6. HOT CORNER: Pablo Sandoval is 4-for-8 with 6 RBI and 4 XBH (2 HR, 2 2B) in his last 2 games...He leads the Red Sox in HR (tied, 3) and RBI (13) and ranks 2nd in hits (15) and XBH (tied, 7) this spring...He is batting .349 with a 1.015 OPS (15-for-43, 4 2B, 3 HR). Sandoval has not committed an error in 29 total chances at 3B in Grapefruit League games...Only 1 other player in either league has handled more than 25 chances at 3B without committing an error this spring (WSH’s Anthony Rendon, 28 chances). JUNIOR CIRCUIT: In his last 27 regular season games against the Yankees (beginning 8/6/15), Jackie Bradley Jr. has batted .369 with a 1.082 OPS (31-for-84, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR)... He recorded at least 1 hit in 21 of those games and reached base in 25 of them. Bradley had 2 HR and 5 RBI in the Sox’ 19-2 win over the Rays on 3/2, then homered in a 7-5 win over Team USA on 3/9...In the regular season, the Sox are 33-5 (.868) all-time in games in which Bradley homers, including 10-0 since 7/29/16. FIRST IMPRESSION: Signed by BOS as a minor league free agent on 1/14/17, Kyle Kendrick is 3-0 with a 1.96 ERA (5 ER/23.0 IP) in 6 appearances (5 starts) this spring... He has allowed 2 runs in his last 20.0 innings. Among qualifying pitchers in both the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues (entering today), Kendrick ranks 1st in innings, T-2nd in wins, 3rd in ERA and WHIP (0.91), and 6th in opponent AVG (.205). ROSTER MOVES: Prior to Friday’s game vs. HOU, the Sox op- tioned RHP Kyle Martin and LHP Luis Ysla to Triple-A Pawtucket and reassigned RHP Marcus Walden to minor league camp. Prior to last Tuesday’s game vs. TOR, the Red Sox optioned LHPs Brian Johnson and Henry Owens and RHP Brandon Workman to Pawtucket...3B Rafael Devers, OF Junior Lake, and C Jordan Procyshen were reassigned to minor league camp. HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Red Sox OF Andrew Benintendi is ranked No. 1 overall in Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list...Since the list debuted in 1990, the only other Red Sox player to begin a season ranked No. 1 overall is Daisuke Matsuzaka (2007). Also representing the Red Sox on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list are 3B Rafael Devers (No. 18) and LHP Jason Groome (No. 43). YOUTH BRIGADE: Dustin Pedroia (born 8/17/83), Chris Young (9/5/83), and Hanley Ramirez (12/23/83) are the old- est players in Red Sox camp, and they are only 33 years old. 22-year-olds Andrew Benintendi (born 7/6/94) and Jamie Callahan (born 8/24/94) are the youngest Red Sox in major league camp. 8 players on the Red Sox’ 40-man roster are younger than 25: Andrew Benintendi (22), Eduardo Rodriguez (23), Mookie Betts (24), Xander Bogaerts (24), Marco Hernandez (24), Henry Owens (24), Blake Swihart (24), and Luis Ysla (24). Boston Red Sox (11-12-2) at New York Yankees (18-6) Tuesday, March 21, 2017 • George M. Steinbrenner Field • Tampa, FL Game Coverage: NESN/WEEI 850 AM Online Pressbox: http://pressroom.redsox.com Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERS Tue., 3/21 at NYY 6:35 p.m. LHP Chris Sale, RHP Joe Kelly, RHP Bryan Mitchell, LHP Aroldis Chapman, RHP Matt Barnes, LHP Robby Scott, RHP Luis Cessa, LHP Jon Niese RHP Chandler Shepherd, RHP Ben Taylor Wed., 3/22 Off Day Thu., 3/23 vs. PIT 1:05 p.m. RHP Steven Wright, RHP Craig Kimbrel, LHP Robbie Ross Jr., RHP Drew Hutchison, LHP Tyler Webb, RHP Jared Hughes RHP Heath Hembree, LHP Robby Scott, RHP Noe Ramirez, LHP Edgar Olmos RED SOX 2017 SPRING TRAINING STATISTICAL LEADERS Batting Stat Leader AVG .........Dustin Pedroia (.435, 10-for-23) Hits .................. Marco Hernandez (17) Doubles .............. Marco Hernandez (6) Triples................. Marco Hernandez (4) HR ............ Ramirez/Sandoval/Travis (3) XBH .................. Marco Hernandez (10) Runs ................... Craig/Hernandez (11) RBI ....................... Pablo Sandoval (13) BB ............... Benintendi/Hernandez (6) Pitching Stat Leader Wins .......................... Kyle Kendrick (3) Innings ....................... Kyle Kendrick (23.0) Strikeouts ...................... Kyle Kendrick (20) Appearances .............. Noe Ramirez (9) Starts......................... Kyle Kendrick (5) Saves......................... 5 players tied (1) HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) Amateur Draft Picks (14) Barnes (2011-1st round), Benintendi (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensation round), Brentz (2010-compensation round), Johnson (2012-1st round), Mar- rero (2012-1st round), Martin (2013- 9th round), Owens (2011-1st round), Pedroia (2004-2nd round), N. Ramirez (2011-4th round), Swihart (2011-1st round), Vazquez (2008-9th round), Workman (2010-2nd round) By Trade (17) Abad (From Twins, Aug. 2016), Elias (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), Hembree (From Giants, July 2014), Hernandez (From Cubs, Dec. 2014), Holt (From Pi- rates, Dec. 2012), Kelly (From Cardinals, July 2014), Kimbrel (From Padres, Nov. 2015), Leon (From Nationals, Mar. 2015), Pomeranz (From Padres, July 2016), Por - cello (From Tigers, Dec. 2014), Rodriguez (From Orioles, July 2014), Ross Jr. (From Rangers, Jan. 2015), Sale (From White Sox, Dec. 2016), Smith (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), Thornburg (From Brewers, Dec. 2016), Wright (From Indians, July 2012), Ysla (From Giants, Aug. 2015) Free Agents (6) Moreland (Dec. 2016), Price (Dec. 2015), H. Ramirez (Nov. 2014), San- doval (Nov. 2014), Scott (Aug. 2011), Young (Dec. 2015) International Free Agents (1) Bogaerts (Aug. 2009) Off Waivers (1) Selsky (From Reds, Jan. 2017) Rule 5 Draft Pick (1) Rutledge (From Rockies, 2016) BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES MEDIA GUIDE: The 2017 Boston Red Sox Media Guide is available for down- load at http://pressroom.redsox.com and www.redsoxpressbox.com.