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STATE OF THE SOX: At 11-2 (.846), BOS owns the AL’s best record, 2nd-best in the majors behind only NYM (11- 1)...The Sox have matched the best 13-game start to a sea- son in the franchise’s 118-year history (also 1918)...No Red Sox team has ever started a season 12-2 or better. The Sox rank 2nd in the majors with a +33 run differential (1st-LAA, +46)...Through 13 games in 2017, BOS was 8-5 with a +2 run differential. HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) RK. CLUB WIN % (RECORD) 1. Mets .917 (11-1) 2. Red Sox .846 (11-2) PITCHING IN: Red Sox starting pitchers are 8-1 with a 1.97 ERA (16 ER/73.0 IP)...They lead the majors in ERA, well ahead of the next-lowest mark (HOU-2.79). BOS starters also lead the majors in WHIP (1.03) and SO/BB ratio (4.75) and rank among leaders in opponent OPS (2nd, .569), opponent AVG (4th, .218), and HR/9.0 IP ratio (4th, 0.62). The Sox have thrown 8 quality starts, tied with HOU and CLE for most in the majors...Sox starters have needed only 15.25 pitches per inning, 2nd-fewest in the majors behind CLE (15.16). SOX & O’S: The Red Sox and Orioles continue a 19-game season series tonight...Each of these teams’ first 7 meetings of 2018 will be played at Fenway Park (4/13-16 and 5/18-20). BAL won the 2017 season series, 10 games to 9, but the Sox won each of the final 3 meetings. The Sox are 0-4-2 in their last 6 home series vs. BAL. POMERANZ IN PORTLAND: Drew Pomeranz, who began the season on the 10-day disabled list with a left forearm flexor strain, made his 2nd rehab start last night for Dou- ble-A Portland vs. Binghamton (5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 SO)...He threw 86 pitches (53 strikes) and earned the win. Pomeranz made his 1st rehab start on 4/8 for Triple-A Pawtucket vs. Lehigh Valley (4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 6 BB, 1 SO). BOSTON STRONG: Tomorrow, the City of Boston will acknowledge the 2013 Marathon bombing with a moment of silence at 2:49 p.m...The Red Sox will observe that moment during the 7th inning stretch of Sunday’s game. Yesterday marked the start of a weekend-long series of charitable efforts by the club as part of One Boston Day, with participation from current and former players. On Monday, the Sox will wear jerseys with “Boston” appearing on the front, a practice that began during the Marathon tribute at Fenway Park on 4/20/13. 50/50 FOR A CAUSE: Proceeds from the Red Sox Foun- dation’s 50/50 raffle from games Friday-Sunday will be donated to 11 different Marathon-related charities. The club also asks fans to bring toiletries to Fenway Park today that will be donated to The Dimock Center in Roxbury, and Heading Home, an organization that seeks to end homelessness in Greater Boston... Donated items can be dropped off at Gates B, D and E. Needed for the toiletry kits are toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, mouth wash (must be alcohol free), deodorant, lotion, soap (and case), Q-tips, tissues, female sanitary items, nail clippers, combs, shampoo, conditioner, and Ziploc bags (quart and gallon size). JACKIE ROBINSON DAY: Sunday is MLB’s 15th annual Jackie Robinson Day on the 71st anniversary of his 1st ML game at Ebbets Field on 4/15/47 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. For a 10th consecutive year, all players and on-field personnel across MLB will wear No. 42 jerseys, which will be auctioned off to benefit the Red Sox Foundation...Jackie Robinson Scholars will also be featured as part of the pre-game ceremonies. ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox rank 3rd in MLB in runs scored per game (5.85)...They have scored 6+ runs in each of their last 6 games, totaling 52 runs with a .294/.379/.505 batting line in that time (60-for-204, 7 HR). This is the Sox’ longest streak of scoring 6+ runs in a game since 6/29-7/4 in 2017...Since 2007, they have scored 6+ runs in 7 consecutive games only twice (4/24-5/1/13 and 5/9-15/16)...Since 7/29/16, the Sox are 82-4 (.953) when scoring 6+ runs. SCORING IN BUNCHES: The Red Sox have scored 4+ runs in a single inning 7 times this season, including in each of the club’s last 6 games...The only other team to score 4+ runs in as many innings is PIT (8). MAKE IT COUNT: The Red Sox rank T-22nd in the majors in HR (11), but 6 of their 11 homers have come with at least 1 runner on base...They are 6-0 in games with 0 HR. The Sox lead MLB in doubles (39)...They also rank 2nd in the AL in AVG (.264) and OPS (.773). GRAND OLD TIME: The Red Sox have hit 3 grand slams this season—all in a 4-game span—after hitting none in 2017: Xander Bogaerts on 4/7 vs. TB, Mookie Betts on 4/10 vs. NYY, and J.D. Martinez on 4/11 vs. NYY...The only other teams with multiple grand slams are PHI (3), NYM (2), and TOR (2). This is the 1st time since at least 1925 that the Sox have hit 3+ grand slams in a span of 4 games...The only other year since 1925 in which BOS hit 3+ grand slams before May was 2005 (3). HEATING UP: J.D. Martinez began the season 0-for-8, but he is since 12-for-40 (.300) with 11 RBI and 6 XBH. In his last 15 games against the Orioles (since 7/30/15), Martinez has hit .426 with 6 HR, 21 RBI, and a 1.456 OPS (20-for-47, 15 BB). LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts and Brett Gardner lead MLB in runs scored (15)...Betts also ranks among MLB leaders in AVG (6th, .360) and OPS (7th, 1.070). Betts has driven in at least 1 run in 5 consecutive games, the 4th time in his career he has done so as a leadoff hitter (7 straight games in May 2016 and in July 2016). Since the start of 2015, Betts leads the majors in doubles (137) and ranks among MLB leaders in XBH (T-2nd, 227), hits (3rd, 572), runs (4th, 330), and RBI (9th, 302). CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has converted his last 14 save opportunities (began 8/5/17), MLB’s longest active streak. In 15 appearances vs. BAL since joining the Sox, Craig Kimbrel has posted a 0.63 ERA, a .065 opponent AVG, and a 0.35 WHIP (14.1 IP, 1 R, 3-for-46, 22 SO, 2 BB). Kimbrel is 5 saves shy of 300 for his career, having converted 295 of 324 opportunities (91.0%)...Of the 28 pitchers with 300+ saves, Mariano Rivera and Joe Nathan own the highest save percentage (both 89.1). CLOSE CALLS: The Red Sox are 5-0 in 1-run games; they last started a season 5-0 in such games in 2008, and last started 6-0 or better in 1946 (7-0)...In 2017, the Sox were 22-19 (.537) in 1-run games. EXTRA! EXTRA!: Dating back to 2016, the Red Sox are 18-3 in their last 21 extra-inning games...BOS has won its last 9 extra- inning games, tied for the longest such streak in franchise history (also 1937-38; source: Elias)...The last team to win 10+ straight extra-inning games was BAL (17 from 2012-13). MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: Alex Cora is the 47th manager in Red Sox history, but he became only the 2nd to win at least 9 of his first 10 games at the helm...Joe Mor - gan started his Red Sox managerial career 12-0 after taking over midway through the 1988 season. BOSTON RED SOX (11-2) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (5-9) Saturday, April 14, 2018 1:05 p.m. ET Fenway Park Boston, MA RHP Hector Velázquez (1-0, 3.12) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (2018 debut) Game #14 • Home Game #8 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 ..................................... 6-1/5-1 Day/Night ........................................ 4-1/7-1 March/April ..................................... 2-1/9-1 vs. AL East .............................................. 9-2 vs. AL Central ......................................... 0-0 vs. AL West ............................................. 0-0 vs. National League................................ 2-0 vs. RH/LH starter ........................... 10-2/1-0 Leading after 6 innings .......................... 7-1 Tied after 6 innings ................................ 3-0 Trailing after 6 innings ........................... 1-1 Leading after 7 innings .......................... 8-1 Tied after 7 innings ................................ 2-0 Trailing after 7 innings ........................... 1-1 Leading after 8 innings .......................... 9-0 Tied after 8 innings ................................ 1-0 Trailing after 8 innings ........................... 1-2 Red Sox score first.................................. 6-1 Opponents score first ............................. 5-1 Shutouts................................................. 1-0 Scoring less than 3 runs ......................... 2-0 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ................................. 3-1 Scoring 5 or more runs ........................... 6-1 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 5-2/6-0 1-run/2-run games .......................... 5-0/1-1 Walk-offs................................................ 1-0 Extra innings (home/road)............... 1-0/1-0 Series openers/finales ..................... 4-1/4-0 Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 2-0-0 Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 2-0-0 Series W-L-T (total)............................. 4-0-0 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 1-0/1-0 Come-from-behind wins ........................... 6 VS. THE ORIOLES All-Time (since 1954) ............ 564-489 In Boston....................................284-240 In Baltimore ...............................280-249 At Camden Yards......................124-88 2018................................................ 1-0 In Boston............................................1-0 In Baltimore .......................................0-0 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/13 H W7-3 RODRIGUEZ Tillman UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sun., 4/15 vs. BAL 1:05 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 1.06) RHP Dylan Bundy (0-1, 1.35) NESN/MLBN Mon., 4/16 vs. BAL 11:05 a.m. LHP Brian Johnson (1-0, 2.70) RHP Andrew Cashner (1-1, 2.50) NESN/MLBN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES * Special thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-Reference.com, and STATS Inc. * RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits ..............................................Betts (18) Doubles ...........................Betts/Bogaerts (7) Triples.....................Benintendi/Martinez (1) HR .................................... 5 players tied (2) RBI .......................................... Ramirez (12) Runs .............................................Betts (15) SB.............................................. Ramirez (3) BB .......................................Benintendi (12) AVG (min. 20 AB) ................Bogaerts (.368) OBP (min. 20 AB) ......................Betts (.450) SLG (min. 20 AB) .................Bogaerts (.711) OPS (min. 20 AB)...............Bogaerts (1.111) Pitching ERA (min. 10.0 IP) ...................... Sale (1.06) Strikeouts ...................................... Sale (23) Wins .......................................... Porcello (3) Saves..........................................Kimbrel (4) Appearances .................... 6 players tied (6) Starts......................... Porcello/Price/Sale (3) Innings (Starter) ................... Porcello (19.2) Innings (Reliever) ................. Hembree (8.0) MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL) Rk. Pitcher Wins 1. Chris Sale ................................ 88 2. David Price.............................. 87 3. Rick Porcello ........................... 83 Justin Verlander ............................ 83 MOST HITS FROM 2015-18 (AL) Rk. Player Hits 1. Jose Altuve.................................. 639 2. Mookie Betts ........................ 572 3. Jose Abreu .................................. 562 4. Xander Bogaerts .................. 558

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STATE OF THE SOX: At 11-2 (.846), BOS owns the AL’s best record, 2nd-best in the majors behind only NYM (11-1)...The Sox have matched the best 13-game start to a sea-son in the franchise’s 118-year history (also 1918)...No Red Sox team has ever started a season 12-2 or better.

The Sox rank 2nd in the majors with a +33 run differential (1st-LAA, +46)...Through 13 games in 2017, BOS was 8-5 with a +2 run differential. HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018)

RK. CLUB WIN % (RECORD)1. Mets .917 (11-1)2. Red Sox .846 (11-2)

PITCHING IN: Red Sox starting pitchers are 8-1 with a 1.97 ERA (16 ER/73.0 IP)...They lead the majors in ERA, well ahead of the next-lowest mark (HOU-2.79).

BOS starters also lead the majors in WHIP (1.03) and SO/BB ratio (4.75) and rank among leaders in opponent OPS (2nd, .569), opponent AVG (4th, .218), and HR/9.0 IP ratio (4th, 0.62).

The Sox have thrown 8 quality starts, tied with HOU and CLE for most in the majors...Sox starters have needed only 15.25 pitches per inning, 2nd-fewest in the majors behind CLE (15.16).

SOX & O’S: The Red Sox and Orioles continue a 19-game season series tonight...Each of these teams’ first 7 meetings of 2018 will be played at Fenway Park (4/13-16 and 5/18-20).

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

The Sox are 0-4-2 in their last 6 home series vs. BAL.

POMERANZ IN PORTLAND: Drew Pomeranz, who began the season on the 10-day disabled list with a left forearm flexor strain, made his 2nd rehab start last night for Dou-ble-A Portland vs. Binghamton (5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 SO)...He threw 86 pitches (53 strikes) and earned the win.

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

BOSTON STRONG: Tomorrow, the City of Boston will acknowledge the 2013 Marathon bombing with a moment of silence at 2:49 p.m...The Red Sox will observe that moment during the 7th inning stretch of Sunday’s game.

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

On Monday, the Sox will wear jerseys with “Boston” appearing on the front, a practice that began during the Marathon tribute at Fenway Park on 4/20/13.

50/50 FOR A CAUSE: Proceeds from the Red Sox Foun-dation’s 50/50 raffle from games Friday-Sunday will be donated to 11 different Marathon-related charities.

The club also asks fans to bring toiletries to Fenway Park today that will be donated to The Dimock Center in Roxbury, and Heading Home, an organization that seeks to end homelessness in Greater Boston...Donated items can be dropped off at Gates B, D and E.

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

JACKIE ROBINSON DAY: Sunday is MLB’s 15th annual Jackie Robinson Day on the 71st anniversary of his 1st ML game at Ebbets Field on 4/15/47 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

For a 10th consecutive year, all players and on-field personnel across MLB will wear No. 42 jerseys, which will be auctioned off to benefit the Red Sox Foundation...Jackie Robinson Scholars will also be featured as part of the pre-game ceremonies.

ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox rank 3rd in MLB in runs scored per game (5.85)...They have scored 6+ runs in each of their last 6 games, totaling 52 runs with a .294/.379/.505 batting line in that time (60-for-204, 7 HR).

This is the Sox’ longest streak of scoring 6+ runs in a game since 6/29-7/4 in 2017...Since 2007, they have scored 6+ runs in 7 consecutive games only twice (4/24-5/1/13 and 5/9-15/16)...Since 7/29/16, the Sox are 82-4 (.953) when scoring 6+ runs.

SCORING IN BUNCHES: The Red Sox have scored 4+ runs in a single inning 7 times this season, including in each of the club’s last 6 games...The only other team to score 4+ runs in as many innings is PIT (8).

MAKE IT COUNT: The Red Sox rank T-22nd in the majors in HR (11), but 6 of their 11 homers have come with at least 1 runner on base...They are 6-0 in games with 0 HR.

The Sox lead MLB in doubles (39)...They also rank 2nd in the AL in AVG (.264) and OPS (.773).

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

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

HEATING UP: J.D. Martinez began the season 0-for-8, but he is since 12-for-40 (.300) with 11 RBI and 6 XBH.

In his last 15 games against the Orioles (since 7/30/15), Martinez has hit .426 with 6 HR, 21 RBI, and a 1.456 OPS (20-for-47, 15 BB).

LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts and Brett Gardner lead MLB in runs scored (15)...Betts also ranks among MLB leaders in AVG (6th, .360) and OPS (7th, 1.070).

Betts has driven in at least 1 run in 5 consecutive games, the 4th time in his career he has done so as a leadoff hitter (7 straight games in May 2016 and in July 2016).

Since the start of 2015, Betts leads the majors in doubles (137) and ranks among MLB leaders in XBH (T-2nd, 227), hits (3rd, 572), runs (4th, 330), and RBI (9th, 302).

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

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

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

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

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

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

BOSTON RED SOX (11-2) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (5-9)Saturday, April 14, 2018 • 1:05 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA

RHP Hector Velázquez (1-0, 3.12) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (2018 debut)Game #14 • Home Game #8 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish)

REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWNAL East Standing ...........................1st, +2.5Home/Road ..................................... 6-1/5-1Day/Night ........................................ 4-1/7-1March/April ..................................... 2-1/9-1vs. AL East ..............................................9-2vs. AL Central .........................................0-0vs. AL West .............................................0-0vs. National League................................2-0vs. RH/LH starter ........................... 10-2/1-0Leading after 6 innings ..........................7-1Tied after 6 innings ................................3-0Trailing after 6 innings ...........................1-1Leading after 7 innings ..........................8-1Tied after 7 innings ................................2-0Trailing after 7 innings ...........................1-1Leading after 8 innings ..........................9-0Tied after 8 innings ................................1-0Trailing after 8 innings ...........................1-2Red Sox score first ..................................6-1Opponents score first .............................5-1Shutouts .................................................1-0Scoring less than 3 runs .........................2-0Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................3-1Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................6-1Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 5-2/6-01-run/2-run games .......................... 5-0/1-1Walk-offs ................................................1-0Extra innings (home/road) ............... 1-0/1-0Series openers/finales ..................... 4-1/4-0Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 2-0-0Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 2-0-0Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 4-0-0Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 1-0/1-0Come-from-behind wins ...........................6

VS. THE ORIOLESAll-Time (since 1954) ............ 564-489 In Boston ....................................284-240 In Baltimore ...............................280-249 At Camden Yards ......................124-88

2018................................................ 1-0 In Boston ............................................1-0 In Baltimore .......................................0-0

DATE H/R SCORE WP LP4/13 H W7-3 RODRIGUEZ Tillman

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

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

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

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

RED SOX TEAM LEADERSBattingHits ..............................................Betts (18)Doubles ...........................Betts/Bogaerts (7)Triples.....................Benintendi/Martinez (1)HR .................................... 5 players tied (2)RBI ..........................................Ramirez (12)Runs .............................................Betts (15)SB..............................................Ramirez (3)BB .......................................Benintendi (12)AVG (min. 20 AB) ................Bogaerts (.368)OBP (min. 20 AB) ......................Betts (.450)SLG (min. 20 AB) .................Bogaerts (.711)OPS (min. 20 AB) ...............Bogaerts (1.111)

PitchingERA (min. 10.0 IP) ...................... Sale (1.06)Strikeouts ...................................... Sale (23)Wins .......................................... Porcello (3)Saves ..........................................Kimbrel (4)Appearances .................... 6 players tied (6)Starts.........................Porcello/Price/Sale (3)Innings (Starter) ................... Porcello (19.2)Innings (Reliever) ................. Hembree (8.0)

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

MOST HITS FROM 2015-18 (AL)Rk. Player Hits1. Jose Altuve .................................. 6392. Mookie Betts ........................ 5723. Jose Abreu .................................. 5624. Xander Bogaerts .................. 558

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TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER

TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER

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

TODAY’S START: Is making his 1st appearance of the season vs. an opponent other than TB. Gave up just 1 run over 5.2 innings in his 1st start this season on 4/1 (5 H, BB, 5 SO). Allowed 6 ER in 5.0 IP in his ML debut with BOS on 5/18/17 at OAK, but is 4-0 with a 1.59

ERA (5 ER/28.1 IP), 0.95 WHIP, and a .196 opponent AVG (20-for-102) since then. Is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA (2 ER/14.0 IP) over 7 career appearances at Fenway Park (4 starts). Did not allow a run on 3 hits over 4.0 IP in his lone career start at Fenway, taking place

on the final day of the 2017 regular season (10/1 vs. HOU). Has limited LHH to 3 hits in 16 AB (.188) in 2018 and a .255 AVG (12-for-47) in his career.

VS. THE ORIOLES: Is making his 1st career appearance against the Orioles. Has made 6 appearances (1 start) vs. AL East opponents...Is 3-0 with a 1.84 ERA (3 ER/14.2

IP), 0.95 WHIP, and .208 opponent AVG (11-for-53).2018 SPRING TRAINING:

Made 6 Grapefruit League starts...Was 3-0 with a 5.30 ERA (11 ER/18.2 IP). Tossed 4.0 shutout innings in his final spring start on 3/27 vs. CHC (W, 3 H, BB, 2 SO).

2017 HIGHLIGHTS: Spent the majority of 2017 with Triple-A Pawtucket after BOS purchased his contract

from the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League on 2/18/17. In 5 ML relief appearances last season, went 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA (10.1 IP). Earned the win in each of his first 3 career relief appearances, joining Hugh Bedient

(1912) as the only Red Sox pitchers to do so since at least 1908. Went 8-4 with a 2.21 ERA (25 ER/102.0 IP) and a .213 opponent AVG over a team-leading

19 starts for Pawtucket. His 2.21 ERA and 1.00 WHIP were the lowest among PawSox pitchers who made at least

1 start...Also ranked 3rd among club leaders in wins and innings. Made 8 scoreless starts of 5.0+ IP at the Triple-A level. Posted 3 consecutive scoreless outings (17.1 IP) for Pawtucket from 4/19-5/8...Tossed 6.0 perfect innings on 4/30 vs. Gwinnett (ATL). Did not allow a run over 3 starts for the PawSox from 6/1-10 before returning to BOS on 6/14...Earned the win that night at PHI after allowing only 1 hit in 3.1

scoreless relief frames. Made his 2nd ML start on 6/19 at KC but did not factor into the decision (5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO)...Optioned to Pawtucket after BOS' game vs. LAA on 6/23. Recalled by BOS on 7/18 and earned the win that night vs. TOR after pitching the final 4.0 innings of a 5-4, 15-inning victory over TOR (0 R, 2 H, BB, 3 SO)...

Optioned to Pawtucket following the game. Allowed 0 runs in his final 10.0 IP with the PawSox...Surrendered just 1 hit in 7.0 scoreless IP on 8/27 vs. Lehigh Valley (PHI). Recalled by BOS on 9/3 and made 4 more appearances with the club...In the Sox’ 3-2, 19-inning win vs. TOR on 9/5, earned the win after pitching a scoreless 19th. Started the Sox’ season finale on 10/1 vs. HOU and threw 4.0 shutout innings (3 H, 2 BB, 4 SO). Following the season, allowed only 2 ER in 25.0 IP (0.72 ERA) in 6 starts for Navojoa in the Mexican Winter League, including 3 postseason starts...Earned 2

postseason wins, helping Navojoa reach the finals.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Went 43-29 with a 3.76 ERA (287 ER/687.1 IP) in 136 appearances (120 starts) over 7 seasons in the Mexican League (Campeche: 2010-15, Monclava: 2016). Has also pitched in the Mexican Pacific Winter League following each of his 8 seasons, posting a 4.00 ERA (190 ER/427.1 IP) in 104 games (78 starts) for Obregon

(2010-11) and Navojoa (2012-17).

76-HECTOR VELÁZQUEZ, RHP 1-0, 3.12 ERA, 3 appearances, 1 start

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

IPHRERBBSOHRCG

SHOWIN STREAKLOSS STREAK

10+ SO G

20185.2, 4/1 at TB5, 4/1 at TB2, 4/8 vs. TB2, 4/8 vs. TB

1, 2x, last 4/8 vs. TB5, 4/1 at TB1, 4/1 at TB

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1, 4/1-present--

CAREER5.2, 4/1/18 at TB

9, 5/18/17 at OAK6, 5/18/17 at OAK6, 5/18/17 at OAK

2, 2x, last 10/1/17 vs. HOU4, 2x, last 10/1/17 vs. HOU

3, 5/18/17 at OAK------

3, 6/14/17-present1, 5/18/17

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SPLITS

HOMEROAD

OPP. AVGVS. LHBVS. RHB

WHIP

20180-0, 6.00 ERA, 2 G1-0, 1.59 ERA, 1 GS

.235 (8-34), 1 HR

.188 (3-16), 1 HR

.278 (5-18), 0 HR1.14

CAREER2-0, 1.29 ERA, 7 G, 1 GS2-1, 4.19 ERA, 4 G, 3 GS

.236 (29-123), 5 HR.255 (12-47), 3 HR.224 (17-76), 2 HR

1.14

ORIOLES CAREER VS. VELÁZQUEZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBIAlvarez - 0 0 0 0Beckham - 0 0 0 0Davis - 0 0 0 0Gentry - 0 0 0 0Jones - 0 0 0 0Joseph - 0 0 0 0Machado - 0 0 0 0Mancini - 0 0 0 0Santander - 0 0 0 0Schoop - 0 0 0 0Sisco - 0 0 0 0Valencia - 0 0 0 0Vielma - 0 0 0 0

RED SOX CAREER vs. COBB

PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi .133 15 2 0 0Betts .300 20 6 1 4Bradley Jr. .154 13 2 0 0Devers .000 4 0 0 0Holt .333 6 2 0 0Leon .200 5 1 0 2Lin .000 3 0 0 0Martinez .500 8 4 0 1Moreland .250 20 5 1 3Núñez .273 11 3 0 0Ramirez .273 11 3 0 0Swihart - 0 0 0 0Vázquez .727 11 8 0 2

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VS. BAL

Making 1st career appearance vs. BAL

STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN

QUALITY SOXSTARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC.Sale 3 2 19/17.0 10.06 2-1Price 3 2 2/15.0 1.20 2-1Porcello 3 2 19/19.2 8.69 3-0Velázquez 1 0 2/5.2 3.18 1-0Johnson 1 1 6/6.0 9.00 1-0Rodriguez 2 1 8/9.2 7.45 2-0

41-CHRIS SALE, LHP 1-0, 1.06 ERA, 3 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 1-0 1.06 3 3 17.0 14 2 2 1 3 23 .222CAREER 92-58 2.96 263 183 1341.1 1101 473 441 138 306 1575 .2212

2018 REGULAR SEASON 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 64/10 NYY W 6.0 8 1 1 0 81.06 ERA 1-0 17.0 14 2 2 3 23

TOMORROW’S START: Earned his 1st win of 2018 in his last start...Allowed 1 run in 6.0 IP on 4/10 vs. NYY (8 H, 8 SO). Has won each of his last 5 starts vs. BAL, beginning 5/28/15 with CWS (1.54 ERA, 6 ER/35.0 IP). Posted a 2.05 ERA (5 ER/22.0 IP) in 3 starts vs. BAL last season...Recorded 33 SO and issued just

3 BB while posting a 0.73 WHIP and .167 opponent AVG (13-for-78).

2018 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGDATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES4/1 W2-1 at TB W 2-1 5.2 5 1 1 1 5 1 79/58 Longest career outing4/5 W3-2 TB - 2-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/6 Pitched scoreless 9th in 12-inning contest4/8 W8-7 TB - 2-5 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 37/23 Entered with 2 outs in the 4th inning*Relief appearance

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16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .209 AVG 0 HR 5 RBI .382 OBP .302 SLG vs. RHP: 9-34 (.265), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4, BB HOMESTAND: 6-24, 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 7 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-4vs. LHP: 0-9 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 4-8, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (2x, last 4/8-12)

Has reached base in his last 9 games with a PA, posting a .447 OBP over that time...Has reached multiple times in 7 of those contests.Is tied for the AL lead with 12 BB and ranks 3rd with 4.58 PA/BB (55 PA)...Has reached base in 19 of his last 38 PA.All 9 of his hits have come off RHP...Is 8 for his last 23 (.348) against RHP, with 8 BB in that time (.516 OBP).Leads the AL with 5 multi-BB games, tied for the most by a Red Sox hitter in the team’s fi rst 10 games since 1908 (5th time, last Mark Bellhorn, 2004).Reached base a season-high-tying 4 times Tuesday, including a 2-run 3B and a 2B...Marked his 3rd career 3B and fi rst at Fenway Park (last 6/19/17 at KC).Is a .345 career hitter (58-for-168) with RISP...Since his 2016 debut season, ranks 2nd in the majors with a .375 AVG (30-for-80) with RISP and 2 outs.Finished 2nd in 2017 AL Rookie of the Year voting...Ranked among ML rookies in SB (1st, 20), hits (3rd, 155), runs (3rd, 84), RBI (T-3rd, 90), and outfi eld assists (1st, 11).

50 - MOOKIE BETTS , OF .360 AVG 2 HR 10 RBI .450 OBP .620 SLG vs. RHP: 16-41 (.390), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 11-29, 12 R, 6 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 5 BB, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB)vs. LHP: 2-9 (.222), 2 HR NYY SERIES: 5-13, 6 R, 3 2B, HR, 7 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (3/31-4/11)

Hit an RBI 2B last night, marking his 5th straight game with an RBI (9 RBI)...Marks his longest streak of consecutive games with an RBI since 7/26-8/1/16 (7).Has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, and reached base in 21 of his last 22 and 48 of his last 52.Has 11 runs, 6 2B, HR, and 9 RBI in his last 6 games (.375/.448/.750)...In 10 April games, is batting .410 (16-for-39) with 15 R, 8 XBH, 10 RBI, and a 1.207 OPS.Since 2016, has hit .318/.395/.605/1.001 in 39 games vs. BAL...Leads the majors vs. BAL in that time with 50 hits, 22 XBH, and 95 TB.Leads the majors in runs (15, tied) and doubles (7, tied)...Ranks among AL leaders with 18 hits (T-5th), 9 XBH (T-2nd), a .360 AVG (3rd), a .450 OBP (4th), a .620 SLG (4th), a 1.070 OPS (5th), and 31 total bases (T-3rd).Has 15 runs through 13 team games...Since 1908, the only other hitters to score 15 times in the Red Sox’ fi rst 13 games are Ted Williams in 1940 (15), Johnny Pesky in 1950 (17), Fred Lynn in 1979 (15), Mike Greenwell in 1989 (15), and John Valentin in 1995 (17).Singled, doubled twice, and hit his 3rd career grand slam Tuesday (last 5/21/16 vs. CLE), scoring a career-high 5 runs...Reached base a career-high-tying 5 times.Is the 2nd Red Sox hitter in the last 100 years with 5 runs scored and a grand slam in the same game (Jim Tabor, 7/4/39 g2 at PHI)...Is the only hitter in that time to do so against the Yankees.Tuesday marked his 11th career game with 3+ XBH (last 9/12/17 vs. OAK)...Since his career began in 2014, no other hitter has more than 8 such games.

19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR. , OF .200 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI .304 OBP .275 SLG vs. RHP: 6-34 (.176), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, HBP HOMESTAND: 6-23, 6 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB, 2 HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-5vs. LHP: 2-6 (.333), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 5-11, 5 R, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/10-12)

Has reached base safely in each of his last 4 games, and 8 of his last 9...On Wednesday, recorded his fi rst 3-hit game since 7/4/17 at TEX.Has reached base in 16 of his last 18 games vs. the Orioles, scoring 4 runs in his last 5.The Red Sox are 41-10 (.804) in his last 51 games with an XBH, including a 16-2 record (.889) in his last 18.Since 2017, his .364 OBP vs. LHP ranks 3rd among left-handed AL hitters...Since 2015, has hit .268 vs. LHP and .248 vs. RHP.His 86.1% career stolen base success rate (31-for-36) ranks 5th in the AL in the last 30 years (min. 35 attempts). According to Baseball-Reference, ranked 2nd among 2017 Sox position players with 2.8 WAR...Named BOS’ Defensive Player of the Year by the Boston BBWAA.

11 - RAFAEL DEVERS , 3B .271 AVG 1 HR 10 RBI .345 OBP .438 SLG vs. RHP: 12-40 (.300), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 3-5, 2 R, 2B HOMESTAND: 6-26, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (3-5, 2 R, 2B)vs. LHP: 1-8 (.125), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-12, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3/29-4/3)

Snapped an 0-for-12 skid with a 3-hit performance last night, raising his season AVG from .233 to .271...Was his 3rd career game with 3+ hits.Is tied for 10th in the AL with 10 RBI, including 5 in his last 6 games...Hit a 2-out, 2-run 2B in the 8th inning Sunday, part of a 6-run Red Sox comeback.Is 10-for-26 (.385) with 3 2B in his career vs. BAL...Has multiple hits in each of his last 4 games vs. the club.Is 6-for-16 (.375) with 3 2B and a 1.013 OPS with RISP this season...Has a career .314 AVG (22-for-70) and .981 OPS with RISP.His 4 games with an RBI to begin the 2018 season marked the ML’s longest streak to start the year...In the last 45 seasons, the only other Red Sox hitters with RBI in their first 4 games of any season are Jose Canseco in 1995 (4) and Shea Hillenbrand in 2003 (5). Made his ML debut at the age of 20 last season, batting .284 (63-for-222) with an .819 OPS, 14 2B, 10 HR, 30 RBI, and 34 runs in 58 games.

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

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

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LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMESPLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTALBenintendi 9/25/17 vs. TOR Leone 62 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1Betts 4/10/18 vs. NYY Shreve 13 4 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1Bradley Jr. 9/17/17 at TB Odorizzi 83 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Devers 4/7/18 vs. TB Roe 20 3 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 3Holt 9/7/16 at SD Campos 193 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leon 9/26/17 vs. TOR Dermody 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lin - - - 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Martinez 4/11/18 vs. NYY Tanaka 9 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 3Moreland 9/28/17 vs. HOU Peacock 30 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Núñez 4/13/18 vs. BAL Tillman 3 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 2Ramirez 4/11/18 vs. NYY Tanaka 2 6 0 0 0 6 4 1 0 0 0 5Swihart 9/29/15 at NYY Mitchell 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Vázquez 9/14/17 at OAK Gossett 83 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1

2018 vs. BAL CAREER vs. BAL CAREER AT FENWAY PARKPLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIBenintendi .000 4 0 0 0 .258 89 23 3 13 .268 340 91 7 47Betts .250 4 1 0 1 .277 249 69 12 37 .311 1,060 330 36 177Bogaerts - 0 0 0 0 .261 284 74 6 29 .307 1,220 375 28 161Bradley Jr. .000 3 0 0 0 .232 168 39 6 22 .255 864 220 26 123Devers .600 5 3 0 0 .385 26 10 0 1 .298 151 45 7 22Holt - 0 0 0 0 .315 127 40 1 16 .261 713 186 6 65Leon - 0 0 0 0 .173 81 14 1 6 .267 318 85 5 38Martinez .500 4 2 0 1 .321 78 25 8 25 .364 55 20 2 9Moreland .250 4 1 0 0 .232 194 45 8 22 .281 306 86 14 51Núñez .500 4 2 1 3 .209 115 24 2 12 .314 194 61 6 25Ramirez - 0 0 0 0 .287 195 56 13 45 .271 791 214 38 139Swihart - 0 0 0 0 .283 53 15 1 2 .279 165 46 2 21Vázquez .000 3 0 0 0 .222 63 14 0 4 .288 344 99 6 37

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

Recorded the game-winning RBI with a single on Thursday vs. NYY...8 of his 10 career go-ahead RBI have been game-winners.Since 2017, the Red Sox are 5-1 when he homers, 17-8 when he drives in a run, and 11-1 in his multi-hit games...BOS is 36-13 when he drives in a run since 2015.Ranks 3rd in MLB with a 3.36 catcher’s ERA since 2017...Has a 2.17 catcher’s ERA in 29.0 innings caught this season.Ranks 3rd among active catchers (min. 100 games) with a 37.9 career CCS% (44-for-116)...Cut down 16 of 47 attempts last season (34.0%).In 2017, set career highs with 85 games, 39 RBI, and 25 BB...6 of his career-high-tying 7 HR came in the 6th inning or later, including 4 in the 8th or later.

5 - TZU-WEI LIN , INF .500 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .667 OBP .750 SLG vs. RHP: 0-1 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 2-3, R, 2B, BB HOMESTAND: 2-4, R, 2B, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-3, R, 2B, BB)vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 0-1, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 1 G (4/13)

Reached base 3 times last night, including his fi rst career 2B...Marked his 5th career multi-hit game (last 7/9/17 at TB).Has reached base in 4 of 6 PA (2-for-4, 2 BB)...Has also played 2 games for Triple-A Pawtucket this year, reaching in 6 of 8 PA (3-for-6, 2 BB).Made his major league debut in 2017, playing 25 games for the Red Sox and batting .268 (15-for-56) with a .369 OBP, 7 R, 2 3B, and 2 RBI.Reached in 12 of his 15 starts with BOS, batting .306 (15-for-49) with a .404 OBP...Appeared defensively at 2B (10 G, 3 GS), 3B (9 G, 6 GS), and SS (6 G/GS).

28 - J.D. MARTINEZ , OF/DH .250 AVG 2 HR 11 RBI .283 OBP .479 SLG vs. RHP: 9-41 (.220), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, 2B, RBI, SF HOMESTAND: 8-28, 4 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, BB, 2 SF CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-4, 2B, RBI, SF)vs. LHP: 3-7 (.429), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 3-13, 2 R, 2B, HR, 6 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (3/31-4/7)

Hit safely twice last night, including a ground-rule double to right-center fi eld in the 6th...Has an XBH in 5 of his last 7 games.Drove in his 11th run of the season last night, all in his last 9 games...Is tied for 5th in the AL.Hit a 2-out, 1st-pitch grand slam in the 5th inning Wednesday, the 6th of his career and fi rst since 9/26/17 for ARI vs. SF...2 of his last 4 HR have been grand slams.Wednesday, marked his 4th game with 4+ RBI since September 2017...Has 3 multi-RBI games in his last 5.Homered 3 times and drew 8 BB in 3 games vs. BAL last season, including a 2-HR game on 5/16...Has reached base in his last 12 games vs. the club.Is a career .321/.433/.679/1.112 hitter with 8 HR and 24 RBI in 22 games vs. BAL...In his last 12 games vs. the team, has hit .459/.604/.919/1.523 (5 HR, 16 RBI).Has 20 hits in 14 career games at Fenway, batting .364 (55 AB) with 8 runs, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, a .965 OPS, and 8 multi-hit efforts.In 115 career games vs. the AL East, has hit .311 (132-for-424) with 26 HR and a .944 OPS...His .578 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).

18 - MITCH MORELAND , 1B .217 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI .308 OBP .304 SLG vs. RHP: 5-17 (.294), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, 2 R, BB HOMESTAND: 5-11, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 4 G (5-14, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI)vs. LHP: 0-5 (.000), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 3-6, 2B, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (4/8-pres.)

Has hit safely in each of his last 4 games (.357/5-for-14, 2 2B) after beginning the season 0-for-12.Entered Thursday’s game as a pinch runner and singled twice, driving in 1...Marked his 3rd multi-hit game after subbing in since the start of 2017 (last 8/30/17 at TOR).Since 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.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).

36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ , INF .271 AVG 2 HR 6 RBI .314 OBP .500 SLG vs. RHP: 12-40 (.300), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, R, HR, 3 RBI HOMESTAND: 8-26, 6 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (4-7, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI)vs. LHP: 1-8 (.125), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 2-10, 3 R, 2B, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/2-8)

Hit a game-winning 3-run HR last night...Marked his 4th career 3-run HR, 2 of which have come with BOS (also 8/22/17 at CLE)...His only other go-ahead 3-run HR came on 5/21/16 with MIN vs. TOR.In 50 games since joining BOS, has 23 multi-hit efforts, batting .310 (66-for-213) with 32 R, 17 2B, 10 HR, and 33 RBI.Since joining the Red Sox, has hit .333 (40-for-120) with 17 runs, 7 2B, 5 HR, and 19 RBI in 29 games at Fenway...Is a career .314 hitter (61-for-194) at the park.Is 6-for-19 (.316) with 3 2B so far this season with 2 strikes on him...In the 9th inning and later, has hit .500 (3-for-6) with 2 2B.In 114 games between BOS and SF last year, posted career highs in AVG (.313/146-for-467), OBP (.341), SLG (.460), 2B (33), and XBH (45).His inside-the-park HR in his first AB of the season on Opening Day at TB marked BOS’s first Opening Day inside-the-park HR since Carl Yastrzemski on 4/10/68.

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

Was removed from Thursday’s game after being hit by a pitch and suffering a right wrist contusion...X-rays taken were negative. Hit his 2nd HR of the season Wednesday...Has 13 career HR vs. BAL, including 4 last season...Homered twice on 5/2/17 vs. BAL at Fenway Park.Is tied for 2nd in the AL with 12 RBI, all in his last 8 games...Has at least 1 RBI in 6 of those games, and multiple RBI in an AL-leading 5 games.Became the only Red Sox hitter in the last 100 years to record multiple hits and multiple RBI in 5 of the team’s fi rst 10 games.Ranks 5th in the AL in AVG (.357), including a .583 clip (7-for-12) with RISP (2nd in the AL)...Ranks 11th in the AL with a .964 OPS. Has hit safely in 9 straight games with an AB (.385/15-for-39, 8 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB), matching his 2017 season-long hitting streak (9 G, 6/23-7/4).Has reached base in his last 20 games (.392/.439/.595), including the postseason...Marks his longest regular-season on-base streak (16 G) since 4/21-5/17/16 (23 G).

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

Made his first ML appearances at 1B this season (2 G)...Has 114 games of ML experience, batting .269 (97-for-361) with 17 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, and 36 RBI.Has hit .283 in 16 career games vs. BAL (15-for-53, 8 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI)...Has hit safely in each of 5 career home games vs. BAL (.389/7-for-18, HR).The majority of his ML experience came in 2015, when he hit .274 (79-for-288) with 17 2B, 5 HR, and 31 RBI in 84 games.Posted a .485 SLG in 25 spring training games, tying for the league lead with 7 2B and homering 3 times...Appeared defensively at C, 1B, 3B, and LF.

7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ , C .237 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI .275 OBP .289 SLG vs. RHP: 6-28 (.214), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, BB HOMESTAND: 4-20, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB, SH CURRENT STREAK: 0-3vs. LHP: 3-10 (.300), 0 HR NYY SERIES: 2-9, 2 R, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/8-11)

Has reached base in 9 of 10 games, snapping a 3-game hitting streak last night...Since 7/29/17, ranks 5th in the AL with a .322 AVG (55-for-171, min. 100 AB).Finished 2nd in the AL last season with a .348 home AVG (54-for-155), the highest home AVG by a Red Sox C since Hal Wagner in 1944 (.350).His 40.0% career CCS% (42-for-105) is the 4th-highest rate by any catcher since 1987, highest among actives (min. 200 G).Is batting .273 (6-for-22) with 2 strikes on him...Since the start of 2017, ranks 2nd in the AL with a .275 AVG in 2-strike counts (53-for-193).Bunted in the 12th inning on 4/5 vs. TB to advance the eventual game-winning run to third...Was the Red Sox’ first sacrifice hit since 7/7/17 (Deven Marrero), snapping MLB’s 2nd-longest streak of games without a sac hit since 1908 (81 games)...Marked Vázquez’s first sac hit since recording 3 from 8/12-26/14.

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32-Matt Barnes 4/13 vs. BAL 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 5/6 -/- 0/1 1.0 (5 times) 2 (4/2 at TB)37-Heath Hembree 4/13 vs. BAL 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 5/6 3/2 -/- 2.0 (2 times) 3 (4/3 at MIA) 61-Brian Johnson 4/11 vs. NYY 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 2/3 1/0 -/- 2.0 (4/10 vs NYY) 3 (4/11 vs NYY)56-Joe Kelly 4/13 vs. BAL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 4/6 -/- 1/1 2.0 (4/3 at MIA) 2 (4/1 at TB) 46-Craig Kimbrel 4/12 vs. NYY (SV, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 4/6 1/0 4/4 1.0 (6 times) 3 (3/30 at TB)39-Carson Smith 4/11 vs. NYY 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3/6 4/3 0/1 1.0 (3 times) 1 (6 times)64-Marcus Walden 4/12 vs. NYY 1.0 2 3 2 2 2 2/4 2/0 -/- 2.0 (4/2 at MIA) 2 (2 times)BULLPEN TOTALS: 4.68 ERA 50.0 42 27 26 30 57 31/45 (69%) 15/6 5/7

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

32-MATT BARNES, RHP 0-0 0 SV 4.76 ERAvs. ALL: .167 (3-18), 0 HR vs. RHB: .143 (2-14), 0 HR vs. LHB: .250 (1-4), 0 HR WHIP: 1.41

Finished last night’s win vs. BAL (1.0 IP, H, SO, 16 pitches)...Was just his 2nd appearance on the current homestand.Has allowed only 1 run in his 9 career appearances against BAL at Fenway Park (1 ER, 13.0 IP, 0.69 ERA, 2 BB, 10 SO).4 of his 6 appearances this year have been scoreless; opened the season with 3 scoreless appearances but allowed runs in his next 2 games.Led BOS relievers last season in wins (7), innings (69.2), games (70), and holds (21).Posted a career-best 10.72 SO/9.0 IP ratio (83 SO/69.2 IP) in 2017...Over the 2016 and 2017 seasons, held opponents to a .193 AVG with RISP.

37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 1-0 0 SV 5.63 ERAvs. ALL: .276 (8-29), 1 HR vs. RHB: .227 (5-22), 1 HR vs. LHB: .429 (3-7), 0 HR WHIP: 1.13

Allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and struck out 2 in the 7th inning of last night’s win vs. BAL (22 pitches).Held righties hitless in their fi rst 11 AB’s against this season prior to Aaron Judge’s 1B in the 4th inning on 4/11 vs. NYY.Set career-highs with 62 appearances and 70 SO in 2017...Also posted a 10.16 SO/9.0 IP ratio and a 3.89 SO/BB ratio (18 BB), both career bests.Has posted a 3.04 ERA (49 ER/145.0 IP) and a 3.16 SO/BB ratio over his last 126 ML games since 5/25/15 after allowing 6 runs in 1.1 IP on 4/26/15 at BAL.

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

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

56-JOE KELLY, RHP 0-0 1 SV 6.35 ERAvs. ALL: .200 (4-20), 0 HR vs. RHB: .300 (3-10), 0 HR vs. LHB: .100 (1-10), 0 HR WHIP: 1.41

Threw a perfect 8th inning with 1 SO on 9 pitches in last night’s win vs. BAL...Has made 5 scoreless appearances (5.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 4 SO) since allowing 4 runs on Opening Day, 3/29 at TB. Was ejected after hitting Austin with a pitch on 4/11 vs. NYY...Received a 6-game suspension and a fi ne for his actions from MLB on 4/12, but has appealed. 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 81 appearances as a reliever (since 5/30/13), has gone 7-1, 1 SV, 2.24 ERA (25 ER/100.2 IP) with a 1.11 WHIP and a .199 opponent AVG.

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

Got his 4th SV of the year Thursday night vs. NYY (1.0 IP, 2 SO, 14 pitches); stranded 1 inherited runner...No runs allowed in his 6 appearances in 2018 (6.0 IP).Dating to last year (since 8/29/17), has allowed only 1 run in his last 19 regular season appearances (19.0 IP, 0.47 ERA, 8 H, 7 BB, 31 SO, .129 AVG, 0.79 WHIP).Has 295 career SV (29th all time; Isringhausen & Sutter T-27th with 300) and his 91.0% career conversion rate (324 SVO) is the highest all-time for any closer with 250 or more opportunities...Has 70 career saves as a Red Sox which is good for 8th place all time, trailing Koji Uehara who is in 7th place with 79.Named 2017 AL Reliever of the Year (Mariano Rivera Award) & fi nished 6th in AL Cy Young Award voting...Posted his 7th straight season with 30+ saves (35).A 2017 AL All-Star, led all ML relievers in WHIP (0.68) and SO/9.0 IP ratio (16.43) and T-1st in SO (126)...Posted career bests in SO/BB (9.0) and BB/9.0 IP (1.83).

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

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

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

Threw 1.0-plus inning in Thursday night’s win vs. NYY (1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 25 pitches)...Threw the 8th inning and faced 4 batters in the 9th.Recalled on 4/12 from Triple-A Pawtucket today for his 2nd ML stint of the season...Appeared in 3 games for the PawSox (0-0, 3.60 ERA, BB, 3 SO).Made his 1st career Opening Day roster in 2018 out of spring training as a non-roster invitee...Made his ML debut on 4/1 at TB (had a 5-day stint in the majors with TOR in 2014, but did not appear in a game)...Was a non-roster invitee to BOS spring training in 2017 and 2018.Spent the 2017 season with Triple-A Pawtucket where he won their Most Valuable Pitcher Award: 10-6, 3.92 ERA, 86 SO in 29 games (15 starts).

2018 VS. BAL CAREER VS. BAL CAREER AT FENWAY PARKPLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ERBarnes 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 1-1-1 2.08 19/0 26.0 24 6 8-6-1 4.73 92/2 104.2 108 55Hembree 0-0-0 18.00 1/0 1.0 3 2 1-0-0 5.71 12/0 17.1 21 11 3-1-0 2.63 74/0 85.2 94 25Johnson -- / -- / 1-0-0 3.09 6/3 23.1 24 8Kelly 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 3-2-0 5.48 19/7 46.0 54 28 12-5-0 4.28 54/20 143.0 144 68Kimbrel -- / 0-1-11 2.08 18/0 17.1 6 4 3-4-36 2.04 72/0 70.2 38 16Porcello -- / 4-11-0 4.88 18/18 110.2 129 60 29-20-0 4.26 54/54 335.2 361 159Price -- / 12-5-0 2.81 25/25 163.1 139 51 17-6-0 3.17 37/34 227.0 188 80Rodriguez 1-0-0 1.50 1/1 6.0 5 1 4-5-0 4.35 11/11 60.0 54 29 9-8-0 4.62 34/34 185.0 189 95Sale -- / 5-2-0 2.88 14/8 56.1 53 18 9-4-1 3.16 20/17 116.2 99 41Smith -- / 0-0-1 0.00 4/0 3.2 1 0 1-0-0 3.97 11/0 11.1 14 5Velazquez -- / -- / 2-0-0 1.29 7/1 14.0 9 2Walden -- / -- / 0-0-0 6.75 2/0 2.2 2 3

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1 3/29 D at Tampa Bay L4-6 0-1 T-4th -1.0 Pruitt (1-0) SMITH (0-1) Colome (1) 31,042* 1 31,042 2 3/30 N at Tampa Bay W1-0 1-1 T-3rd -1.0 PRICE (1-0) Roe (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 19,203 2 50,245 3 3/31 N at Tampa Bay W3-2 2-1 T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Kittredge (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 17,838 3 68,083 4 4/1 D at Tampa Bay W2-1 3-1 1st +1.0 VELÁZQUEZ (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) KELLY (1) 14,256 4 82,339 5 4/2 N at Miami W7-3 4-1 1st +1.0 JOHNSON (1-0) Richards (0-1) 11,113 5 93,452 6 4/3 N at Miami W4-2(13) 5-1 1st +1.0 HEMBREE (1-0) Guerrero (0-1) 14,953 6 108,405 4/4 Off Day 5-1 1st +1.0 7 4/5 D TAMPA BAY W3-2 6-1 1st +2.0 POYNER (1-0) Kittredge (0-2) 36,134* 1 36,134 4/6 OFF DAY 6-1 1st +1.5 8 4/7 D TAMPA BAY W10-3 7-1 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (2-0) Faria (0-1) 31,821 2 67,955 9 4/8 D TAMPA BAY W8-7 8-1 1st +2.5 SMITH (1-1) Colome (0-1) KIMBREL (3) 31,979 3 99,934 4/9 OFF DAY 8-1 1st +2.0 10 4/10 N NEW YORK-AL W14-1 9-1 1st +2.0 SALE (1-0) Severino (2-1) 32,357 4 132,291 11 4/11 N NEW YORK-AL L7-10 9-2 1st +2.0 Tanaka (2-1) PRICE (1-1) 32,400 5 164,691 12 4/12 N NEW YORK-AL W6-3 10-2 1st +2.5 PORCELLO (3-0) Gray (1-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,341 6 201,032 13 4/13 N BALTIMORE W7-3 11-2 1st +2.5 RODRIGUEZ (1-0) Tillman (0-3) 32,610 7 233,642 14 4/14 D BALTIMORE 15 4/15 D BALTIMORE 16 4/16 D BALTIMORE 17 4/17 N at Anaheim 18 4/18 N at Anaheim 19 4/19 N at Anaheim 20 4/20 N at Oakland 21 4/21 N at Oakland 22 4/22 D at Oakland 4/23 Off Day 23 4/24 N at Toronto 24 4/25 N at Toronto 25 4/26 N at Toronto 26 4/27 N TAMPA BAY 27 4/28 D TAMPA BAY 28 4/29 D TAMPA BAY 29 4/30 N KANSAS CITY 30 5/1 N KANSAS CITY 31 5/2 D KANSAS CITY 32 5/3 N at Texas 33 5/4 N at Texas 34 5/5 N at Texas 35 5/6 D at Texas 5/7 Off Day 36 5/8 N at New York-AL 37 5/9 N at New York-AL 38 5/10 N at New York-AL 39 5/11 N at Toronto 40 5/12 D at Toronto 41 5/13 D at Toronto 42 5/14 N OAKLAND 43 5/15 N OAKLAND 44 5/16 N OAKLAND 5/17 OFF DAY 45 5/18 N BALTIMORE 46 5/19 N BALTIMORE 47 5/20 D BALTIMORE 5/21 OFF DAY 48 5/22 N at Tampa Bay 49 5/23 N at Tampa Bay 50 5/24 N at Tampa Bay 51 5/25 N ATLANTA 52 5/26 D ATLANTA 53 5/27 D ATLANTA 54 5/28 D TORONTO 55 5/29 N TORONTO 56 5/30 D TORONTO 57 5/31 N at Houston 58 6/1 N at Houston 59 6/2 N at Houston 60 6/3 N at Houston 6/4 Off Day

2018 TRANSACTIONS

February 20 OF Bryce Brentz traded to Pirates in exchange for cash considerations.March 11 LHP Jalen Beeks, LHP Williams Jerez, RHP Ty Buttrey and RHP Chandler Shepherd optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...C Austin Rei, INF Michael Chavis, INF Esteban Quiroz,

OF Jeremy Barfield, OF Steve Selsky, RHP Kyle Martin, and RHP Fernando Rodriguez Jr. reassigned to minor league camp.March 15 C Óscar Hernández reassigned to minor league camp.March 19 INF Chad De La Guerra reassigned to minor league camp.March 24 INF Deven Marrero traded to the Diamondbacks in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations...INF Tzu-Wei Lin and LHP Roenis Elias and Robby

Scott optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...C Dan Butler, INF Iván De Jesús Jr., and OF Rusney Castillo and Aneury Tavárez reassigned to minor league camp.March 25 1B Sam Travis optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.March 26 LHP Drew Pomeranz placed on 10-day DL...LHP Edurado Rodriguez placed on 10-day DL...RHP Steven Wright placed on 10-day DL...RHP Brandon Workman optioned to

Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Justin Haley reassigned to minor league camp.March 29 LHP Bobby Poyner and RHP Marcus Walden selected to active ML roster...INF Marco Hernandez placed on 60-day DL...RHP Austin Maddox, 2B Dustin Pedroia, and RHP

Tyler Thornburg placed on 10-day DL.April 8 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez activated from 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/7).April 9 SS Xander Bogaerts placed on 10-day DL.April 10 INF Tzu-Wei Lin recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.April 12 LHP Bobby Poyner placed on 10-day DL...RHP Marcus Walden recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.

DISABLED LIST

Drew Pomeranz Left forearm flexor strain March 26 --- 13 (11-2)Eduardo Rodriguez Recovery from right knee surgery March 26 April 8 8 (7-1)Steven Wright Recovery from left knee surgery March 26 --- 13 (11-2)Marco Hernandez Left shoulder surgery March 29 --- 13 (11-2)Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain March 29 --- 13 (11-2)Dustin Pedroia Recovery from left knee surgery March 29 --- 13 (11-2)Tyler Thornburg Recovery from right shoulder surgery March 29 --- 13 (11-2)Xander Bogaerts Left ankle injury April 9 --- 4 (3-1)Bobby Poyner Left hamstring strain April 12 --- 2 (2-0)2018 Totals 9 Players 9 DL stints 92 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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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, 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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TEAM

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

Most hits .................................................................... 4, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYY Most runs ................................................................... 5, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYYMost doubles ................................................2, 3 times, last Betts, 4/10 vs. NYYMost triples ................................... 1, 2 times, last Benintendi, 4/10 vs. NYYMost home runs ....................................1, 11 times, last Núñez, 4/13 vs. BAL Most extra-base hits .................................................. 3, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYYMost total bases ........................................................ 9, Betts, 4/10 vs. NYY Most RBI ................................................................... 6, Bogaerts, 4/7 vs. TBMost stolen bases ............................. 1, 7 times, last Ramirez, 4/10 vs. NYY Most walks ................................... 2, 8 times, last Benintendi, 4/10 vs. NYY Most strikeouts (9 innings).... 2, 16 times, last Martinez & Bradley Jr., 4/12 vs. NYY Most strikeouts (extra innings) .....2, 5 times, last 2 players, 4/5 vs. TB (12 inn.)Longest hitting streak ......................... 9, 2 times, last Ramirez, 3/30-present

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

Most innings pitched, starter ...................................7.1, Porcello, 4/7 vs. TB Fewest innings pitched, starter ................................1.0, Price, 4/11 vs. NYYMost innings pitched, reliever ......2.0, 7 times, last Poyner & Hembree, 4/11 vs. NYY Most strikeouts, starter ....................................................9, Sale, 3/29 at TB Most strikeouts, reliever ....................... 3, 4 times, last Johnson, 4/11 vs. NYY Most walks allowed .....................................3, 3 times, last Price, 4/5 vs. TB Longest winning streak ..........................................3, Porcello, 3/31-presentLongest losing streak ..............................1, 2 times, last Price, 4/11-present Most consec. scoreless inn., starter .............................. 14.0, Price, 3/30-4/5 Most consec. scoreless inn., reliever.......................6.0, Kimbrel, 3/30-presentMost runs allowed ..................................4, 2 times, last Price, 4/11 vs. NYYMost earned runs allowed ......................4, 2 times, last Price, 4/11 vs. NYYMost hits allowed ........................................................8, Sale, 4/10 vs. NYYFewest hits allowed, CG ......................................................................... N/AMost home runs allowed .....1, 8 times, last Price & Hembree, 4/11 vs. NYY Most pitches thrown ............................................99, Porcello, 4/12 vs. NYY

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

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RED SOX 12 16 3 5 9 12 5 6 4 4 76OPPONENTS 7 3 2 5 2 4 4 11 4 1 43

STARTERS 8-1 1.97 73.0 59 16 16 16 76 5RELIEVERS 3-1-5 4.68 50.0 42 27 26 26 55 3

VÁZQUEZ 0 5 0.0 1 0LEON 0 2 0.0 0 0

RUNS BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL

PITCHING BREAKDOWN W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR

CATCHING BREAKDOWN CS SBA CS% PB PICKOFFS

EJECTIONS (1 in 2018)

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

WALK-OFF WINS (1 in 2018)

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

1st: Betts (12, 10-2), Núñez (1, 1-0)2nd: Benintendi (11, 10-1), Devers (2, 1-1)3rd: Martinez (1, 1-0), Moreland (1, 1-0), Ramirez (11, 9-2)4th: Bogaerts (1, 1-0), Devers (1, 1-0), Martinez (11, 9-2)5th: Bogaerts (8, 7-1), Devers (3, 3-0), Moreland (2, 1-1)6th: Devers (5, 4-1), Moreland (2, 2-0), Núñez (5, 4-1), Vázquez (1, 1-0)7th: Bradley Jr. (6, 5-1), Núñez (6, 5-1), Vázquez (1, 1-0)8th: Bradley Jr. (5, 4-1), Devers, (1, 1-0), Holt (1, 1-0), Leon (1, 1-0 ), Swihart (1, 1-0), Vázquez (4, 3-1)9th: Holt (4, 3-1), Johnson (1, 1-0), Leon (2, 2-0), Lin (1, 1-0), Sale (1, 1-0), Vázquez (4, 3-1)

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

C: Leon (3, 3-0), Vázquez (10, 8-2)1B: Moreland (5, 4-1), Ramirez (8, 7-1)2B: Holt (2, 2-0), Núñez (11, 9-2)SS: Bogaerts (9, 8-1), Lin (1, 1-0), Holt (3, 2-1)3B: Devers (12, 10-2), Núñez (1, 1-0)LF: Benintendi (9, 8-1), Martinez (4, 3-1)CF: Benintendi (2, 2-0), Bradley Jr. (11, 9-2)RF: Betts (12, 10-2), Martinez (1, 1-0)DH: Martinez (7, 6-1), Ramirez (3, 2-1), Swihart (1, 1-0)

OUTFIELD ASSISTS (3 in 2018)

Andrew Benintendi..............................................................................................1Mookie Betts ........................................................................................................1J.D. Martinez........................................................................................................1

RED SOX MANAGER CHALLENGES

TOTAL OVERTURNED CONFIRMED STOOD 4 1 2 1

BREAKDOWNSRed Sox Game Notes Page 8

HOME RUN NOTES9 HOMERS AT HOME: 7 SOLO HOMERS: 5 3-RUN HOMERS: 1 HOMERS ON THE ROAD: 4 2-RUN HOMERS: 2 GRAND SLAMS: 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (1 in 2018)Eduardo Núñez, 3/29/18 at TB off Chris Archer (2nd inning)

INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS AT FENWAY PARK (0 in 2018)Last: Jacoby Ellsbury, 9/19/11 vs. BAL (G2) off Jeremy Accardo

BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (0 in 2018)Last: Andrew Benintendi and Jackie Bradley Jr., 7/4/17 at TEX (8th inning)

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 in 2018)Last: David Ortiz, Josh Reddick and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 7/7/11 vs. BAL (7th)