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STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox have lost 4 of their last 5 games, including each of their last 2...They have lost 3 consecutive games only once this season (4/21-24). HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) Rank Club Win % (Record) 1. Yankees .690 (49-22) 2. Astros .658 (50-26) 3. Red Sox .653 (49-26) END OF THE ROAD: Today is the Red Sox’ final game of a 10- game, 11-day road trip through BAL (3-0), SEA (2-2), and MIN (0-2)...They will begin a 6-game homestand tomorrow vs. SEA. The Sox own MLB’s 3rd-highest winning % on the road (.634, 26-15), after going 20-21 (.488) through their first 41 road games of 2017. SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON: Following today’s game, 13 of the Red Sox’ 22 remaining games before the All-Star break will be played at home. The Sox lead MLB in SLG (.493) and OPS (.839) and rank 2nd in runs per game (5.74) at home...Their .676 winning percentage at home ranks 2nd in MLB (23-11). SERIES BUSINESS: The Red Sox are 14-10 in series openers (.583), but 35-16 in all other games (.686)...They are 18-5 in series finales (.783), including 14-3 on getaway days (.824). BOS is 16-6-2 in series, including 6-2-2 in its last 10. EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox trail the Yankees by 2.0 games in the AL East, their largest deficit of the season...Prior to the current standing, neither team had led by more than 1.0 game in the division since BOS held a 1.5-game lead at the start of play on 6/1. BOS and NYY have been within 2.0 games of each other in the AL East standings since the end of play on 5/1...The Sox’ largest lead of the season is +4.0 games. BOS has played 4 more games than NYY has. SCORING CHANGES: MLB has made an official scor - ing change in the Red Sox’ game at SEA on 6/15...In the 3rd inning, Mitch Moreland reached base on what was originally scored as a fielder’s choice with 1 RBI...That has since been changed to a 2-RBI single. MLB also made a scoring change in the Sox’ game at SEA on 6/14...In the 2nd inning, Rafael Devers hit what was originally scored a single...That has since been changed to a fielding error on the RF. TWIN TALK: The Red Sox trail the Twins by only 1 game in the all-time series, 309-310. Since the start of 2007, BOS is 10-1-0 in season series against MIN...These teams will play a 4-game set at Fenway Park from 7/26-29. MINNESOTA POP: Xander Bogaerts has hit safely in each of his last 8 games at Target Field, batting .462 with a 1.244 OPS in that time (18-for-39, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR). Among more than 900 players with at least 100 career at-bats vs. MIN (1961-2018), Bogaerts ranks 3rd all- time in AVG (.377) behind only Jose Altuve (.411) and Josh Donaldson (.392), going 46-for-122. Bogaerts has homered in 3 of his last 6 games overall...With 12 HR, he has already surpassed his 2017 homer total (10). DEVERS’ ENDEAVORS: Rafael Devers has hit a HR in each series of this road trip...He has homered in 3 of his last 8 games, including 2 of his last 3. In 14 games since 6/6, Devers is batting .291 with an .843 OPS (16-for-55, 4 2B, 3 HR)...He hit safely in 12 of those 14 games. SOX FOR SOCKS: This weekend, the Red Sox Foundation will be collecting new, white athletic socks to benefit the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), which provides medical care to Boston’s homeless men, women, and children. Through the 13th Annual “Sox for Socks” drive, volunteers will collect socks at each Fenway Park gate before and during games this Friday-Sunday vs. SEA...Doctors and nurses from BHCHP will distribute the socks to patients they care for on the streets, park benches, and in shelters across Greater Boston. 75 DOWN: This is only the 6th time in the Red Sox’ 118- year history they have won as many as 49 of their first 75 games, having also done so in 1986 (50-25), 1978 (52-23), 1946 (51-22-2), 1912 (51-24), and 1904 (50-25). START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers have a 2.44 ERA (21 ER/77.1 IP) in 12 games since 6/8, the lowest mark in the AL and 2nd-lowest in MLB in that time (CHC-2.31)...Sox starters have allowed 2 ER or fewer in 13 of the last 16 games. The 5 pitchers in the Red Sox’ active starting rotation (Sale, Price, Porcello, Wright, Rodriguez) are 33-14 with a 3.23 ERA this season (142 ER/396.0 IP)...Since 5/10, they are 20-9 with a 2.99 ERA (75 ER/226.0 IP). RISPY BUSINESS: The Red Sox are 2-for-22 (.091) with RISP in this series, and 17-for-104 (.163) in their last 12 games since 6/7...In their previous 12 games from 5/25-6/6, the Sox hit .318 with a .998 OPS with RISP (34-for-107, 18 XBH). Overall, BOS ranks 3rd in the majors in AVG with RISP (.277)...17 teams are batting below .250 with RISP. ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox rank 2nd in MLB with 105 HR, 3rd-most through 75 games in club history...They also lead MLB with 268 XBH and rank 2nd in AVG (.259) and SLG (.447), as well as 3rd in runs (374) and OPS (.773). The Red Sox and Yankees are the only teams with as many as 6 players with 10+ HR, as well as the only teams with 5 players with 12+ HR: Martinez (22), Betts (18), Benintendi (12), Bogaerts (12), Devers (12), Moreland (10). The Sox have hit multiple HR in 35 games, tied with NYY for most in MLB...They are 30-5 (.857) this season when hitting multiple HR, including 17-1 since 5/16. RUNNIN’ RED SOX: The Red Sox lead MLB in stolen base success rate (82.1%) and rank T-3rd in steals (55- for-67)...They are 24-for-28 (85.7%) since 5/19. Mookie Betts (14-for-16), Andrew Benintendi (12-for- 13), and Jackie Bradley Jr. (7-for-7) are a combined 33-for-36 (91.7%) in steal attempts. J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads the AL and ranks 2nd in the majors in RBI (55)...He also ranks T-2nd in MLB in HR (22), 3rd in SLG (.621) and OPS (1.004), 16th in AVG (.312), and 15th in OBP (.383). Since 4/25, Martinez (0-for-4 last night) has gone hitless in consecutive games only once (5/23-24). ALL-STAR UPDATE: MLB released its 2nd update on fan balloting for the AL’s starting 9 in the 89th MLB All-Star Game, to be played on 7/17 in Washington, DC...The Red Sox are the only AL team with multiple players leading their respective positions in fan voting (Betts and Martinez). Betts ranks 2nd in overall fan voting (1,568,417), trailing Jose Altuve by fewer than 4,000 votes (1,572,101). RED SOX ALL-STAR GAME VOTING Player (Pos.) Place Votes Mookie Betts (OF) 1st 1,568,417 J.D. Martinez (DH) 1st 1,119,263 Andrew Benintendi (OF) 6th 509,760 Mitch Moreland (1B) 2nd 472,245 BOSTON RED SOX (49-26) at MINNESOTA TWINS (33-37) Thursday, June 21, 2018 12:10 p.m. CT/1:10 p.m. ET Target Field Minneapolis, MN RHP Rick Porcello (8-3, 3.70) vs. RHP Kyle Gibson (2-4, 3.27) Game #76 • Road Game #42 TV: NESN/MLBN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ........................... 2nd, -2.0 Home/Road ............................. 23-11/26-15 Day/Night .................................. 18-5/31-21 March/April/May/June ....2-1/19-6/18-11/10-8 vs. AL East .......................................... 28-10 vs. AL Central ......................................... 5-6 vs. AL West ........................................... 12-9 vs. National League................................ 4-1 vs. RH/LH starter ......................... 41-17/8-9 Leading after 6 innings ........................ 39-3 Tied after 6 innings ................................ 6-2 Trailing after 6 innings ......................... 4-21 Leading after 7 innings ........................ 41-4 Tied after 7 innings ................................ 7-2 Trailing after 7 innings ......................... 1-20 Leading after 8 innings ........................ 44-1 Tied after 8 innings ................................ 4-1 Trailing after 8 innings ......................... 1-24 Red Sox score first................................ 31-4 Opponents score first ......................... 18-22 Shutouts................................................. 5-3 Scoring less than 3 runs ....................... 4-11 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ................................. 9-8 Scoring 5 or more runs ......................... 36-7 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 39-15/10-11 1-run/2-run games ...................... 13-8/10-4 Walk-offs................................................ 1-2 Extra innings (home/road)............... 1-1/2-2 Series openers/finales ............... 14-10/18-5 Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 8-3-0 Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 8-3-2 Series W-L-T (total)........................... 16-6-2 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 3-0/3-0 Come-from-behind wins ......................... 21 UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Fri., 6/22 vs. SEA 7:10 p.m. RHP Steven Wright (2-1, 1.23) LHP Wade LeBlanc (3-0, 2.63) NESN Sat., 6/23 vs. SEA 7:15 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (9-1, 3.59) RHP Mike Leake (7-4, 4.47) FOX Sun., 6/24 vs. SEA 1:05 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (6-4, 2.74) LHP Marco Gonzales (7-4, 3.80) NESN/MLBN Mon., 6/25 Off Day 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. * MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL) Rk. Pitcher Wins 1. David Price.............................. 94 2. Chris Sale ................................ 93 3. Justin Verlander ............................ 90 4. Rick Porcello ........................... 88 MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18 Rk. Club Wins 1. Chicago-NL ................................. 237 2. Cleveland .................................... 236 T3. Boston ................................... 235 T3. Houston ...................................... 235 5. Los Angeles-NL ........................... 233 RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits ........................................Martinez (84) Doubles ........................................Betts (19) Triples....................................Benintendi (5) HR ..........................................Martinez (22) RBI .........................................Martinez (55) Runs .............................................Betts (55) SB.................................................Betts (14) BB .......................................Benintendi (40) AVG (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.340) OBP (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.424) SLG (min. 100 AB) .....................Betts (.688) OPS (min. 100 AB)...................Betts (1.112) Pitching Wins ....................................... Rodriguez (9) Saves........................................Kimbrel (22) Appearances ................................ Kelly (32) Starts............................................. Sale (16) ERA (min. 20.0 IP) ................... Wright (1.23) Innings (reliever)....... Barnes/Hembree (31.2) Innings (starter) ....................... Sale (102.0) Strikeouts (reliever) ..................Kimbrel (43) Strikeouts (starter) ...................... Sale (140) VS. THE TWINS All-Time (since 1961) ............ 309-310 In Boston....................................179-131 In Minnesota ..............................130-179 At Target Field .............................14-12 2018................................................ 0-2 In Boston............................................0-0 In Minnesota ......................................0-2 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 6/19 R L2-6 Duke SCOTT 6/20 R L1-4 Lynn PRICE

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Page 1: BOSTON RED SOX (49-26) at MINNESOTA TWINS (33-37)boston.redsox.mlb.com/documents/8/6/6/282239866/... · TWIN TALK: The Red Sox trail the Twins by only 1 game in the all-time series,

STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox have lost 4 of their last 5 games, including each of their last 2...They have lost 3 consecutive games only once this season (4/21-24).

HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018)Rank Club Win % (Record)1. Yankees .690 (49-22)2. Astros .658 (50-26)3. Red Sox .653 (49-26)

END OF THE ROAD: Today is the Red Sox’ final game of a 10-game, 11-day road trip through BAL (3-0), SEA (2-2), and MIN (0-2)...They will begin a 6-game homestand tomorrow vs. SEA.

The Sox own MLB’s 3rd-highest winning % on the road (.634, 26-15), after going 20-21 (.488) through their first 41 road games of 2017.

SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON: Following today’s game, 13 of the Red Sox’ 22 remaining games before the All-Star break will be played at home.

The Sox lead MLB in SLG (.493) and OPS (.839) and rank 2nd in runs per game (5.74) at home...Their .676 winning percentage at home ranks 2nd in MLB (23-11).

SERIES BUSINESS: The Red Sox are 14-10 in series openers (.583), but 35-16 in all other games (.686)...They are 18-5 in series finales (.783), including 14-3 on getaway days (.824).

BOS is 16-6-2 in series, including 6-2-2 in its last 10.

EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox trail the Yankees by 2.0 games in the AL East, their largest deficit of the season...Prior to the current standing, neither team had led by more than 1.0 game in the division since BOS held a 1.5-game lead at the start of play on 6/1.

BOS and NYY have been within 2.0 games of each other in the AL East standings since the end of play on 5/1...The Sox’ largest lead of the season is +4.0 games.

BOS has played 4 more games than NYY has.

SCORING CHANGES: MLB has made an official scor-ing change in the Red Sox’ game at SEA on 6/15...In the 3rd inning, Mitch Moreland reached base on what was originally scored as a fielder’s choice with 1 RBI...That has since been changed to a 2-RBI single.

MLB also made a scoring change in the Sox’ game at SEA on 6/14...In the 2nd inning, Rafael Devers hit what was originally scored a single...That has since been changed to a fielding error on the RF.

TWIN TALK: The Red Sox trail the Twins by only 1 game in the all-time series, 309-310.

Since the start of 2007, BOS is 10-1-0 in season series against MIN...These teams will play a 4-game set at Fenway Park from 7/26-29.

MINNESOTA POP: Xander Bogaerts has hit safely in each of his last 8 games at Target Field, batting .462 with a 1.244 OPS in that time (18-for-39, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR).

Among more than 900 players with at least 100 career at-bats vs. MIN (1961-2018), Bogaerts ranks 3rd all-time in AVG (.377) behind only Jose Altuve (.411) and Josh Donaldson (.392), going 46-for-122.

Bogaerts has homered in 3 of his last 6 games overall...With 12 HR, he has already surpassed his 2017 homer total (10).

DEVERS’ ENDEAVORS: Rafael Devers has hit a HR in each series of this road trip...He has homered in 3 of his last 8 games, including 2 of his last 3.

In 14 games since 6/6, Devers is batting .291 with an .843 OPS (16-for-55, 4 2B, 3 HR)...He hit safely in 12 of those 14 games.

SOX FOR SOCKS: This weekend, the Red Sox Foundation will be collecting new, white athletic socks to benefit the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), which provides medical care to Boston’s homeless men, women, and children.

Through the 13th Annual “Sox for Socks” drive, volunteers will collect socks at each Fenway Park gate before and during games this Friday-Sunday vs. SEA...Doctors and nurses from BHCHP will distribute the socks to patients they care for on the streets, park benches, and in shelters across Greater Boston.

75 DOWN: This is only the 6th time in the Red Sox’ 118-year history they have won as many as 49 of their first 75 games, having also done so in 1986 (50-25), 1978 (52-23), 1946 (51-22-2), 1912 (51-24), and 1904 (50-25).

START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers have a 2.44 ERA (21 ER/77.1 IP) in 12 games since 6/8, the lowest mark in the AL and 2nd-lowest in MLB in that time (CHC-2.31)...Sox starters have allowed 2 ER or fewer in 13 of the last 16 games.

The 5 pitchers in the Red Sox’ active starting rotation (Sale, Price, Porcello, Wright, Rodriguez) are 33-14 with a 3.23 ERA this season (142 ER/396.0 IP)...Since 5/10, they are 20-9 with a 2.99 ERA (75 ER/226.0 IP).

RISPY BUSINESS: The Red Sox are 2-for-22 (.091) with RISP in this series, and 17-for-104 (.163) in their last 12 games since 6/7...In their previous 12 games from 5/25-6/6, the Sox hit .318 with a .998 OPS with RISP (34-for-107, 18 XBH).

Overall, BOS ranks 3rd in the majors in AVG with RISP (.277)...17 teams are batting below .250 with RISP.

ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox rank 2nd in MLB with 105 HR, 3rd-most through 75 games in club history...They also lead MLB with 268 XBH and rank 2nd in AVG (.259) and SLG (.447), as well as 3rd in runs (374) and OPS (.773).

The Red Sox and Yankees are the only teams with as many as 6 players with 10+ HR, as well as the only teams with 5 players with 12+ HR: Martinez (22), Betts (18), Benintendi (12), Bogaerts (12), Devers (12), Moreland (10).

The Sox have hit multiple HR in 35 games, tied with NYY for most in MLB...They are 30-5 (.857) this season when hitting multiple HR, including 17-1 since 5/16.

RUNNIN’ RED SOX: The Red Sox lead MLB in stolen base success rate (82.1%) and rank T-3rd in steals (55-for-67)...They are 24-for-28 (85.7%) since 5/19.

Mookie Betts (14-for-16), Andrew Benintendi (12-for-13), and Jackie Bradley Jr. (7-for-7) are a combined 33-for-36 (91.7%) in steal attempts.

J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads the AL and ranks 2nd in the majors in RBI (55)...He also ranks T-2nd in MLB in HR (22), 3rd in SLG (.621) and OPS (1.004), 16th in AVG (.312), and 15th in OBP (.383).

Since 4/25, Martinez (0-for-4 last night) has gone hitless in consecutive games only once (5/23-24).

ALL-STAR UPDATE: MLB released its 2nd update on fan balloting for the AL’s starting 9 in the 89th MLB All-Star Game, to be played on 7/17 in Washington, DC...The Red Sox are the only AL team with multiple players leading their respective positions in fan voting (Betts and Martinez).

Betts ranks 2nd in overall fan voting (1,568,417), trailing Jose Altuve by fewer than 4,000 votes (1,572,101).

RED SOX ALL-STAR GAME VOTING

Player (Pos.) Place Votes Mookie Betts (OF) 1st 1,568,417 J.D. Martinez (DH) 1st 1,119,263 Andrew Benintendi (OF) 6th 509,760 Mitch Moreland (1B) 2nd 472,245

BOSTON RED SOX (49-26) at MINNESOTA TWINS (33-37)Thursday, June 21, 2018 • 12:10 p.m. CT/1:10 p.m. ET • Target Field • Minneapolis, MN

RHP Rick Porcello (8-3, 3.70) vs. RHP Kyle Gibson (2-4, 3.27)Game #76 • Road Game #42 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish)

REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWNAL East Standing ...........................2nd, -2.0Home/Road ............................. 23-11/26-15Day/Night .................................. 18-5/31-21March/April/May/June ....2-1/19-6/18-11/10-8vs. AL East ..........................................28-10vs. AL Central .........................................5-6vs. AL West ...........................................12-9vs. National League................................4-1vs. RH/LH starter ......................... 41-17/8-9Leading after 6 innings ........................39-3Tied after 6 innings ................................6-2Trailing after 6 innings .........................4-21Leading after 7 innings ........................41-4Tied after 7 innings ................................7-2Trailing after 7 innings .........................1-20Leading after 8 innings ........................44-1Tied after 8 innings ................................4-1Trailing after 8 innings .........................1-24Red Sox score first ................................31-4Opponents score first .........................18-22Shutouts .................................................5-3Scoring less than 3 runs .......................4-11Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................9-8Scoring 5 or more runs .........................36-7Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 39-15/10-111-run/2-run games ...................... 13-8/10-4Walk-offs ................................................1-2Extra innings (home/road) ............... 1-1/2-2Series openers/finales ............... 14-10/18-5Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 8-3-0Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 8-3-2Series W-L-T (total) ........................... 16-6-2Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 3-0/3-0Come-from-behind wins .........................21

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TVFri., 6/22 vs. SEA 7:10 p.m. RHP Steven Wright (2-1, 1.23) LHP Wade LeBlanc (3-0, 2.63) NESNSat., 6/23 vs. SEA 7:15 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (9-1, 3.59) RHP Mike Leake (7-4, 4.47) FOXSun., 6/24 vs. SEA 1:05 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (6-4, 2.74) LHP Marco Gonzales (7-4, 3.80) NESN/MLBNMon., 6/25 Off Day

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. *

MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL)Rk. Pitcher Wins1. David Price .............................. 942. Chris Sale ................................ 933. Justin Verlander ............................ 904. Rick Porcello ........................... 88MOST TEAM WINS IN MLB, 2016-18Rk. Club Wins1. Chicago-NL ................................. 2372. Cleveland .................................... 236T3. Boston ................................... 235T3. Houston ...................................... 2355. Los Angeles-NL ........................... 233

RED SOX TEAM LEADERSBattingHits ........................................Martinez (84)Doubles ........................................Betts (19)Triples....................................Benintendi (5)HR ..........................................Martinez (22)RBI .........................................Martinez (55)Runs .............................................Betts (55)SB.................................................Betts (14)BB .......................................Benintendi (40)AVG (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.340)OBP (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.424)SLG (min. 100 AB) .....................Betts (.688)OPS (min. 100 AB) ...................Betts (1.112)PitchingWins .......................................Rodriguez (9)Saves ........................................Kimbrel (22)Appearances ................................ Kelly (32)Starts............................................. Sale (16)ERA (min. 20.0 IP) ................... Wright (1.23) Innings (reliever) .......Barnes/Hembree (31.2) Innings (starter) ....................... Sale (102.0)Strikeouts (reliever) ..................Kimbrel (43)Strikeouts (starter) ...................... Sale (140)

VS. THE TWINSAll-Time (since 1961) ............ 309-310 In Boston ....................................179-131 In Minnesota ..............................130-179 At Target Field .............................14-12

2018................................................ 0-2 In Boston ............................................0-0 In Minnesota ......................................0-2

DATE H/R SCORE WP LP6/19 R L2-6 Duke SCOTT6/20 R L1-4 Lynn PRICE

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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 8-3 3.70 15 15 92.1 86 39 38 8 21 89 .242CAREER 126-102 4.22 293 289 1764.0 1907 913 828 205 402 1263 .275

TODAY’S START: Allowed 2 ER over 6.0+ IP in 3 of his last 4 starts (2-1, 3.60 ERA, 10 ER/25.0 IP). Is 9-6 with a 2.96 ERA in his last 19 day starts (beginning 6/12/16)...Has allowed 3 ER or

fewer in each of his last 13 starts in day games (2.70 ERA, 26 ER/86.2 IP). Held opponents to just 5 hits in each of his 3 outings from 5/29-6/10 (.211 AVG, 15-for-71)...

Marks his longest streak of starts with 5 hits or fewer allowed since 2013 with DET (4/27-5/17). Entered today tied for the 8th-most wins in the AL (8). In 2017, did not earn his 8th win until 8/20 vs. NYY...Did not earn his 9th until 8/30 at TOR. Is among AL leaders in HR/9.0 IP (5th, 0.78), BB/9.0 IP (8th, 2.05), and SO/BB (9th, 4.24). Porcello’s 48.3 ground ball percentage is the 10th-highest in the AL this season. Is limiting RHH to a .302 SLG this season (6 2B, 2 HR), the 6th-lowest mark among AL

qualifiers...The HR were hit by George Springer on 6/3 at HOU and Jean Segura on 6/15 at SEA. His 5 starts with 0 BB are tied for the 2nd-most in the AL during 2018 (Kluber-8). Since joining the Red Sox in 2015, Porcello is 47-6 (.887) in 67 starts when he receives

3+ runs of support, with the Red Sox going 55-12 in those games.Last start: Allowed 4 ER over 6.0 IP on 6/15 at SEA (ND, 7 H, BB, 9 SO).

Has logged 6.0+ IP in 12 of his 15 starts this season...Are tied for the 5th-most such outings in the AL this season and tied with Chris Sale for the most by a Red Sox in 2018.

Trails only Max Scherzer (70) and Justin Verlander (69) for the most starts of 6.0+ IP in the majors since the beginning of 2016 (68).

Was his 51st start with 1 or 0 BB since the beginning of 2016, tied with Josh Tomlin for the most in the AL during that time (T-3rd in majors: Mike Leake-54, Bartolo Colon-54).VS. THE TWINS:

Made 2 starts against MIN in 2017...Allowed 1 R in 7.0 IP on 5/6 at Target Field and 4 R in 6.0 IP on 6/28 at Fenway Park.

Is 6-2 with a 3.10 ERA (24 ER/69.2 IP) in his last 11 starts at MIN...Allowed 3 ER or fewer in 9 of those and 2 ER or fewer in 7.

In his last 5 starts vs. MIN, is 2-2 with a 3.12 ERA (12 ER/34.2 IP) and 0.98 WHIP.ON THE ROAD:

After posting a 9.00 ERA (9 ER/9.0 IP) over 2 road starts from 5/9-24 (NYY, TB), is 1-0 with a 4.38 ERA (6 ER/12.1 IP) in his last 2 road outings (6/3 at HOU, 6/15 at SEA). Is 7-3 with a 3.26 ERA (31 ER/85.2 IP) in 14 road starts since 7/8/17...Allowed 3 ER or fewer in 10 of those outings.

2018 HIGHLIGHTS: Had a 7-decision winning streak from 9/16/17 to 5/4/18, the 2nd-longest of his career...Trails only his career-long 8-decision stretch from 5/22-7/29/16. Earned the win in each of his first 4 starts (3/31-4/18) and 5 straight including his final start of 2017 (9/27)...Marked his longest streak of wins in consecutive starts

since a 6-start stretch from 6/28-7/29/16...Was the 1st Red Sox to win his first 4+ starts of a season since winning his first 5 in 2016.

22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP 8-3, 3.70 ERA, 15 starts

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

IPHRERBBSOHRCG

SHOWIN STREAKLOSS STREAK

10+ SO G

20187.2, 4/29 vs. TB9, 5/14 vs. OAK

6, 5/24 at TB5, 2x, last 5/14 vs. OAK3, 4x, last 6/10 vs. CWS9, 2x, last 5/19 vs. BAL

2, 5/14 vs. OAK--

5, 3/31-5/91, 3x, last 6/10

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CAREER9.0, 6x, last 9/19/16 at BAL12, 6x, last 7/4/16 vs. TEX

11, 8/25/17 vs. BAL9, 4/20/13 at LAA6, 5/29/14 at OAK13, 9/1/15 vs. NYY4, 4/14/17 vs. TB

9, last 7/23/17 at LAA3, last 8/20/14 at TB8, 5/22/16-7/29/16

7, 5/22-7/1/154, last 9/1/15 vs. NYY (13)

SPLITS

HOMEROAD

OPP. AVGVS. LHBVS. RHB

WHIP

20184-2, 3.47 ERA, 7 GS4-1, 3.94 ERA, 8 GS.242 (86-355), 8 HR.240 (36-150), 6 HR.244 (50-205), 2 HR

1.16

CAREER65-50, 4.40 ERA, 144 GS

61-52, 4.05 ERA, 149 G, 145 GS.275 (1907-6932), 205 HR.285 (1049-3679), 117 HR.264 (858-3253), 88 HR

1.31

TWINS CAREER VS. PORCELLO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBIAdrianza - 0 0 0 0Dozier .200 40 8 3 8Escobar .286 21 6 0 1Garver - 0 0 0 0Grossman .308 13 4 1 1Kepler .250 12 3 1 3LaMarre - 0 0 0 0Mauer .250 64 16 0 6Morrison .294 34 10 1 5Motter .000 2 0 0 0Rosario .133 15 2 1 1Wilson .364 11 4 0 1

RED SOX CAREER vs. GIBSON

PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi .333 3 1 0 0Betts .500 8 4 2 3Bogaerts .250 12 3 0 1Bradley Jr. .222 9 2 1 4Devers - 0 0 0 0Holt .000 5 0 0 0Leon .400 5 2 0 0Martinez .360 25 9 2 5Moreland .111 9 1 0 0Núñez .000 1 0 0 0Swihart - 0 0 0 0 Vázquez .000 2 0 0 0

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VS. MIN W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO2017 1-1 3.46 2 2 13.0 13 5 2 2 12CAREER 10-10 3.90 29 29 173.0 182 75 20 50 110at MIN 6-5 3.47 15 15 90.2 89 35 11 28 55

STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN

QUALITY SOXSTARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC.Sale 16 11 54/102.0 4.76 8-8Price 15 8 50/87.1 5.15 10-5Porcello 15 10 63/92.1 6.14 9-6Velázquez 2 0 10/10.2 8.44 2-0Johnson 1 1 6/6.0 9.00 1-0Rodriguez 14 5 66/77.2 7.65 13-1Pomeranz 8 2 19/37.0 4.62 4-4Wright 3 3 6/20.2 2.61 2-1Beeks 1 0 1/4.0 2.25 0-1

35-STEVEN WRIGHT, RHP 2-1, 1.23 ERA, 9 appearances, 3 starts W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2018 2-1 1.23 9 3 36.2 20 5 5 1 18 29 .161CAREER 23-15 3.66 64 43 324.1 299 157 132 36 120 253 .243

LAST 5 APPEARANCESDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO5/28 TOR - 2.0 1 0 0 0 25/31 at HOU - 3.0 1 0 0 3 46/5 DET W 7.0 2 0 0 3 66/11 at BAL - 6.2 4 0 0 3 56/16 at SEA L 7.0 5 1 1 2 40.35 ERA 2-1 25.2 13 1 1 11 21

TOMORROW’S START: Among pitchers with at least 30.0 IP this season, Wright’s 1.23 ERA is the 4th-lowest in the AL

and 9th-lowest in the majors. Limited SEA to 1 run over 7.0 IP in his last start on 6/16 at Safeco Field (L, 5 H, 2 BB, 4 SO)...

Extended his scoreless streak to 24.2 IP before allowing a run in the 3rd inning. Is 2-2 with a 1.31 ERA (3 ER/20.2 IP) in 4 career appearances (2 starts) vs. SEA.

2018 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGDATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES3/31 W3-2 at TB W 3-0 5.1 6 1 1 1 4 0 89/61 Held TB scoreless through 5.0 IP4/7 W10-3 TB W 10-3 7.1 6 3 3 0 7 0 94/66 Retired 17 straight Rays from the 2nd inning to the 7th4/12 W6-3 NYY W 6-0 7.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 99/69 Carried a no-hitter through 6.0 IP4/18 W9-0 at LAA W 7-0 6.0 6 0 0 0 6 0 101/71 1st back-to-back scoreless starts since 2016 (2, 4/25-30)4/24 L3-4 at TOR - 1-3 7.0 3 3 3 3 9 0 103/65 9+ SO for the 1st time since 4/26/17 (also 9)4/29 W4-3 TB - 3-3 7.2 7 3 3 0 6 1 116/82 Longest start with 0 BB since 7/8/17 at TB (8.0 IP)5/4 W5-1 at TEX W 4-1 6.0 3 1 1 1 8 1 96/61 Career-long 6th consecutive winning decision on the road5/9 L6-9 at NYY - 4-5 5.1 8 5 5 3 3 0 91/51 Season-high 5 R and 8 H5/14 L5-6 OAK L 3-5 6.0 9 5 5 0 5 2 108/69 1st loss of 2018, snapping 7-decision winning streak5/19 W6-3 BAL W 4-3 6.0 6 3 3 3 9 1 107/67 Season-high-tying 9 SO (also 4/24 at TOR)5/24 L3-6 at TB L 0-6 3.2 8 6 4 2 2 0 92/54 Shortest start since 7/29/15 with BOS vs. CWS (2.0 IP)5/29 W8-3 TOR W 5-3 6.2 5 3 2 2 5 1 96/66 Allowed 1 ER on 3 H through 6.0 IP (2 R, ER in 7th)6/3 W9-3 at HOU W 6-3 6.1 5 3 2 2 5 1 88/54 After a leadoff HR in the 1st, surrendered just 1 R over 6.1 IP6/10 L2-5 CWS L 1-3 6.0 5 3 2 3 5 0 105/66 Allowed 1+ UER in his 4th consecutive start (5 total)6/15 L6-7 at SEA - 4-6 6.0 7 4 4 1 9 1 100/70 Season-high-tying 9 SO (3rd time)

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16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .292 AVG 12 HR 47 RBI .379 OBP .528 SLG vs. RHP: 67-210 (.319), 9 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, BB ROAD TRIP: 8-29, 4 R, HR, 3 RBI, 7 BB, 2 SB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-7vs. LHP: 12-61 (.197), 3 HR MIN SERIES: 0-7, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (5/8-16)

Ranks 7th in the AL with 40 BB (9 in his last 10 games) and T-10th with 12 SB...Is 33-for-39 (84.6%) in career SB attempts, having gone 14 for his last 15 (93.3%).Recorded his team-leading 10th game with 3+ hits Sunday (T-5th in the majors)...Also recorded his 5th sacrifi ce fl y, 1 shy of the ML lead.Ranks 2nd in the AL with a 1.093 OPS since 5/15 (min. 50 AB), and ranks 9th in the AL with a .906 OPS overall this season.Has 12 HR this season, including 5 in June...Has 5 HR in his last 17 games, 7 in his last 24, and 9 in his last 29.Has a .290 career AVG (9-for-31) and .969 OPS in 8 games vs. MIN, including a .318/.423/.682 line in 5 games at Target Field (7-for-22, 5 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI).Has 14 RBI in his last 22 games, 29 in his last 36, and 47 this season (T-10th in the AL)...Has 7 go-ahead RBI this season, 6 of which have been game-winners.Is 41-for-122 (.336) with 7 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, and 26 RBI in his last 33 games...In his last 50, is batting .321 (62-for-193) with 39 R, 14 2B, 3 3B, 11 HR, and 34 RBI.Is 1 of 7 ML hitters with 10+ HR and 10+ SB this season (also Tim Anderson, Javier Báez, Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor, José Ramírez, and Mike Trout).Ranks 12th in the AL with a .355 AVG and 4th with a 1.113 OPS with RISP...His .352 career AVG with RISP (77-for-219) is the highest since at least 1974 (min. 100 AB).

50 - MOOKIE BETTS , OF .340 AVG 18 HR 38 RBI .424 OBP .688 SLG vs. RHP: 54-163 (.331), 12 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4 ROAD TRIP: 7-31, 3 R, HR, RBI, 5 BB, HBP, SB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-4)vs. LHP: 19-52 (.365), 6 HR MIN SERIES: 2-6, 2 BB, HBP, SB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (3/31-4/11)

Has reached 5 times in his last 2 games, including his 23rd multi-hit game last night...Ranks 2nd in the majors in AVG (.340), SLG (.688), and OPS (1.112).Despite missing 14 games from 5/27-6/10, ranks among AL leaders with 55 runs (4th), 19 2B (T-14th), 18 HR (T-5th), 38 XBH (T-5th), 14 stolen bases (T-4th), and 148 TB (9th).Has a career .329/.383/.541 batting line vs. the Twins, with 4 HR in his last 11 such games...Has reached base in his last 15 games vs. the club.Hit his 18th HR of the season on 6/13 in just his 50th game...Has 2 HR in his last 10 games and 5 in his last 16.Is tied for 2nd in the majors with 6 game-winning HR, trailing only J.D. Martinez (8)...Is tied for the ML lead in 2-strike HR (8).Following games on 5/26, his last game before his DL stint, was tied for the ML lead with 17 HR and 19 2B...Led the majors by 8 runs, 6 XBH, and 13 TB.Is batting .331 vs RHP, .365 vs. LHP, .405 at home, .301 on the road, .343 with RISP, .426 with 2 outs, .417 with RISP and 2 outs, and .321 with 2 strikes.Reached 37 XBH through 51 team games...Since 1950, the only other hitters with 37+ XBH through 51 team games were Stan Musial in 1954 (37), Hank Aaron in 1959 (38), Frank Thomas in 1994 (37), Edgar Martinez in 1996 (43), Magglio Ordoñez in 2007 (38), and David Ortiz in 2016 (38).

2 - XANDER BOGAERTS , SS .277 AVG 12 HR 41 RBI .335 OBP .511 SLG vs. RHP: 50-184 (.272), 11 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, 2B ROAD TRIP: 10-36, 7 R, 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-14, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI)vs. LHP: 14-47 (.298), 1 HR MIN SERIES: 2-9, 2B SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/5-30)

Is a career .377/.398/.525 hitter in 29 games vs. MIN, ranking 4th all-time in AVG and 14th among actives with a .923 OPS (min. 100 AB). Hit 3 HR over the Red Sox’ 4-game series in Seattle, and has driven in 7 runs in his last 7 games...Has 12 HR this season after hitting 10 in 148 games last year.In his last 2 full series at Target Field, went 16-for-30 (.533) with 9 runs scored, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, a .900 SLG, and a 1.448 OPS in 6 games.Friday’s 3-run HR was his 5th HR this season with multiple runners on base, tied for the most in the majors...Was his 5th game with 3+ RBI (last 5/17 vs. BAL).His .511 SLG and .845 OPS are both career highs...Has 12 HR in 231 AB this season (19.25 AB/HR) after averaging 47.41 AB/HR through his fi rst 5 ML seasons.Has reached base safely in 31 of his last 34 games, including a 21-game on-base streak from 5/14-6/6.Ranks 3rd in the AL with a .705 SLG with RISP, and 5th with a 1.058 OPS (.311/19-for-61, 6 2B, 6 HR).28 of his 63 hits, including 15 XBH, have come with 2 strikes...His 276 2-strike hits since 2015 are 15 more than any other hitter (José Abreu, 261).

19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR. , OF .180 AVG 4 HR 16 RBI .280 OBP .294 SLG vs. RHP: 32-160 (.200), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 0-2, BB ROAD TRIP: 3-30, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-5vs. LHP: 6-51 (.118), 1 HR MIN SERIES: 0-5, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/25-6/1)

The Red Sox are 45-21 in games he plays in (4-5 in all other games)...Are 52-11 (.825) in his last 63 games with an XBH, including 27-3 (.900) in his last 30.Hit a solo HR in the 7th inning Sunday, his fi rst HR on the fi rst pitch since 7/4/17 at TEX...3 of his 4 HR this season have come on the West coast.Hit a go-ahead RBI double Thursday...6 of his 16 RBI this season have tied the game or given BOS a lead, including 3 of his last 5.Tied the game on 6/9 vs. CWS with a 414-foot solo HR in the 2nd inning...Was his fi rst HR off a LHP in over a year (6/1/17 at BAL off Donnie Hart), and his fi rst vs. a LHP at Fenway since 9/16/16 off NYY’s Chasen Shreve.Has 7 SB in 7 tries, and is 9 for his last 9 dating back to 2017...Ranks 3rd among actives with an 88.1% career SB percentage (37-for-42; min. 35 attempts).

11 - RAFAEL DEVERS , 3B .236 AVG 12 HR 36 RBI .286 OBP .422 SLG vs. RHP: 50-204 (.245), 9 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, BB ROAD TRIP: 11-38, 6 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, BB, 2 SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-3vs. LHP: 15-71 (.211), 3 HR MIN SERIES: 2-7, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 10 G (6/6-15)

Has multiple hits in 4 of his last 6 games...Has hit in 12 of his last 14 games, batting .291 (17-for-55) with 7 runs, 4 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 3 SB, and a .527 SLG.Homered for the 2nd straight game Tuesday, a go-ahead shot in the 6th...Marked his 4th career pair of consecutive games with a HR (last 4/17-18).Hit a 3-run HR Sunday, his 3rd career HR with multiple runners on (last 4/18 at LAA, grand slam)...8 of his career-high 12 HR this year have come on the road.Has set career highs this season in hits (65), 2B (15), HR (12), RBI (36), BB (20), XBH (27), and SB (4).With his fi rst game against the Twins Tuesday, has now faced every AL team except BOS...Is a career .284/.346/.505 hitter in 25 games against the AL Central.The Red Sox are 8-3 when he homers this season, and 18-6 when he drives in at least 1 run.With 22 career HR, has passed Bobby Doerr (19) for the 3rd-most by a Red Sox hitter before his 22nd birthday since 1908 (Conigliaro-84, Williams-49).

612- BROCK HOLT , OF/INF .293 AVG 1 HR 16 RBI .373 OBP .407 SLG vs. RHP: 30-108 (.278), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 0-3, BB ROAD TRIP: 5-20, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, SF CURRENT STREAK: 0-5vs. LHP: 6-15 (.400), 0 HR MIN SERIES: 0-3, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/14-26)

Has reached base 9 times over his last 6 games (5-for-19, 3 BB, HBP)...Over his last 36 games, is batting .327 (35-for-107) with 12 R, 9 2B, 3B, HR, and 15 RBI.Recorded a game-winning sacrifi ce fl y in the 12th inning on 6/11 at BAL, his 2nd game-winning RBI of the season and the latest by innings of his career.Has reached base in 38 of his last 40 starts since 9/16/17...Reached base in a career-high 22 straight starts from 9/16/17-5/13/18.Has 9 RBI in his last 19 games and 16 in 42 games this season after driving in 7 in 64 games last year...His .293/.373/.407 batting line represents all career highs.

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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 6/12/18 at BAL Hess 24 15 10 0 0 25 7 4 1 0 0 12Betts 6/13/18 at BAL Ramirez 24 16 5 2 0 23 4 4 2 0 0 10Bogaerts 6/17/18 at SEA Bradford 10 10 6 0 0 16 5 3 1 0 1 10Bradley Jr. 6/17/18 at SEA Bradford 5 3 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 3Devers 6/19/18 at MIN Berríos 4 13 4 0 0 17 7 1 1 0 0 9Holt 4/17/18 at LAA Bard 95 6 2 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 2Leon 5/29/18 vs. TOR Barnes 31 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 2Martinez 6/13/18 at BAL Wright Jr. 23 23 2 2 0 27 14 3 1 0 0 18Moreland 6/3/18 at HOU Morton 54 10 5 0 0 15 6 0 2 0 0 8Núñez 5/30/18 vs. TOR Gaviglio 57 11 2 0 0 13 2 1 0 0 0 3Swihart 9/29/15 at NYY Mitchell 139 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Vázquez 6/6/18 vs. DET Farmer 25 8 1 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 2

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3 - SANDY LEON , C .224 AVG 2 HR 9 RBI .262 OBP .327 SLG vs. RHP: 17-73 (.233), 2 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 1-12, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4, RBI)vs. LHP: 5-25 (.200), 0 HR MIN SERIES: 1-4, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (5/14-24)

Recorded a game-tying single with 2 outs in the 8th inning Tuesday...11 of his last 12 RBI have come in the 6th inning or later, including 7 in the 8th or later.Is 18-for-62 (.290) with 8 R, 3 BB, 4 2B, 2 HR, and 6 RBI in his last 19 games.In 7 career games at Target Field, is 12-for-21 (.571) with 4 runs, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, a 1.048 SLG, and a 1.656 OPS...Leads all hitters in AVG, OBP (.609), SLG, and OPS at the park (min. 5 games)...Has 3 HR in his last 3 games at the venue (6-for-13, 4 R, 6 RBI), including his only career multi-HR game on 5/7/17.Since 2017, the Red Sox are 7-1 when he homers, 20-9 when he drives in a run, and 14-2 in his multi-hit games...BOS is 39-14 when he drives in a run since 2015.Leads the majors with a 3.38 catcher’s ERA since 2017...Has a 3.28 catcher’s ERA in 244.0 innings caught this season (3rd in the AL, min. 150.0 innings).

28 - J.D. MARTINEZ , OF/DH .312 AVG 22 HR 55 RBI .383 OBP .621 SLG vs. RHP: 66-208 (.317), 20 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 ROAD TRIP: 9-32, 4 R, HR, RBI, 7 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 0-7vs. LHP: 18-61 (.295), 2 HR MIN SERIES: 2-9 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 12 G (4/29-5/11)

Recorded his 27th multi-hit game Tuesday (T-5th in the AL)...Has reached base in 16 of his last 35 PA (.457 OBP), going 9-for-28 (.321) with 6 BB and 1 HBP.Homered in his last game vs. MIN prior to this series (8/20/17 at MIN)...Has a career .299/.343/.509 batting line in 56 games vs. the club (64-for-214, 13 2B, 10 HR).Hit his 22nd HR of the season on 6/13, 1 shy of Mike Trout (23) for the ML lead...Leads the AL outright with 55 RBI and 18 games with multiple RBI.13 of his 22 HR have gone to the right of dead centerfi eld...Last Wednesday’s was just his 6th career HR on an 0-2 pitch.Trails only Mookie Betts (.688, 1.112) and Mike Trout (.689, 1.158) in SLG and OPS (.621, 1.004)...Leads MLB with a .663 SLG since the start of 2017.His 22 HR are the most by a Red Sox hitter through 75 team games since David Ortiz in 2006 (22)...Since 2002, Ortiz is the only other Red Sox hitter with 22+ HR through the end of June...The Red Sox record for HR through the end of June is 24 (4 times, last Manny Ramirez in 2001).Has 13 HR in his last 34 games and 17 in his last 44...Has 7 HR in his last 27 road games.Leads the majors with 8 game-winning HR, the most by a Red Sox hitter before July since Jim Rice in 1978 (11)...3 of his last 5 HR have been game-winners.Ranks among AL leaders with a .312 AVG (8th), 84 hits (T-8th), 46 runs (11th), .383 OBP (7th), .621 SLG (3rd), 1.004 OPS (3rd), 38 XBH (T-5th), and 167 TB (3rd).Leads MLB with 53 HR, 127 RBI, and a .683 SLG since the 2017 All-Star break.Has homered against 12 of the Sox’ 15 opponents this season, all except MIA (1 game), SEA (4), and MIN (2)...Homered against 20 different teams in 2017.

18 - MITCH MORELAND , 1B .282 AVG 10 HR 34 RBI .352 OBP .532 SLG vs. RHP: 41-141 (.291), 9 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, R, BB ROAD TRIP: 5-29, 3 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (4-11, 2 R, 2 RBI)vs. LHP: 12-47 (.255), 1 HR MIN SERIES: 2-7, R, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 9 G (4/8-22)

Is a career .290 hitter (49-for-169) vs. MIN, including a .370 clip (17-for-46) with a .587 SLG and a .999 OPS in his last 14 such games (4 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI).Singled twice Sunday, including a game-winning bases-loaded single in the 3rd...Is tied for 7th in the AL with 7 game-winning RBI this season.Is a career .379/.388/.540 hitter with the bases loaded, including a .667 clip (4-for-6) this season and a .435 AVG (10-for-23) since joining BOS.Ranks 12th in the AL with a .532 SLG and 14th with an .884 OPS (min. 100 PA)...Is batting .297 (51-for-175) with a .927 OPS in his last 51 games.Has homered once every 18.80 AB this season (188 AB/10 HR), a career-best rate.Has 3 HR in his last 13 road games, and 7 in his last 25.In 21 games batting 4th, has hit .314 (27-for-86) with 4 2B, 3B, 7 of his 10 HR, and 19 of his 30 RBI.

36 - EDUARDO NÚÑEZ , INF .247 AVG 4 HR 16 RBI .277 OBP .348 SLG vs. RHP: 50-182 (.275), 4 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 5-26, RBI, 3 BB, HBP CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-7)vs. LHP: 11-65 (.169), 0 HR MIN SERIES: 1-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (5/6-14)

Has a .304 career AVG (14-for-46) with 10 runs and 5 2B in 14 games vs. MIN, his former club...In parts of 3 seasons with MIN (2014-16), hit .280/.311/.422 in with 20 HR and 91 RBI in 235 games.Has a .289 career AVG vs. the AL Central (155-for-536)...In his last 30 games vs. the division, is 42-for-123 (.341) with a .585 SLG, 9 2B, 7 HR, and 24 RBI.Has hit in 46 of 64 games this season (71.9%), the 3rd-highest percentage on the team.Is 4-for-6 in SB attempts this season (66.7%)...Ranks 10th in the majors since 2016 with 68 SB.Has hit .342 (54-for-158) with RISP since the start of last season, ranking 16th among ML hitters in that time...Is 6 for his last 18 with RISP.

23 - BLAKE SWIHART , C /UTL .149 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI .219 OBP .179 SLG vs. RHP: 6-45 (.133), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP ROAD TRIP: 0-3, SB CURRENT STREAK: 0-3vs. LHP: 4-22 (.182), 0 HR MIN SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (6/2-7)

Is a career .295 hitter (26-for-88) in 28 games vs. AL Central clubs...As a visitor in AL Central ballparks, is 11-for-32 (.344) with a .432 OBP.Stole his 2nd base of the season Friday, his 6th of his career (10 attempts).Drove in his 3rd run of the season with a single on 6/3 at HOU...Has reached base 8 times in his last 11 games with a PA.Made his first career start at 1B on 4/30 and his first in RF the following day...His last 14 games have come at 5 different positions (C, DH, LF, 1B, RF).

7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ , C .210 AVG 2 HR 10 RBI .253 OBP .284 SLG vs. RHP: 25-132 (.189), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 ROAD TRIP: 3-17, 2 R, 2B, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 0-4vs. LHP: 12-44 (.273), 0 HR MIN SERIES: 0-4 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 4 G (5/16-23)

Is 10 for his last 32 (.313)...Has driven in 5 runs in his last 14 games after driving in 5 in his fi rst 36.The Red Sox are 14-2 in his last 16 starts at catcher, allowing 36 total runs in those games...The team has allowed just 16 runs in his last 9 starts at C.Hit a game-winning HR in his most recent series vs. MIN, on 6/27/17 at Fenway Park...In his last 17 games vs. the AL Central, has hit .333 (22-for-66).Hit a game-tying HR in the 7th inning on 6/2 at HOU, his fi rst of the season...Of his 9 career home runs, 7 have tied the game or given the Red Sox a lead, including 4 in the 7th inning or later.His 38.7% career CCS% (48-for-124) is the highest rate among actives and 4th-highest by any catcher since 1987 (min. 200 G).Ranks 5th in the AL with a 3.49 catcher’s ERA...Has started 4 of the Red Sox’ 5 shutouts this season.

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2018 vs. MIN CAREER vs. MIN CAREER AT TARGET FIELDPLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIBenintendi .000 7 0 0 0 .290 31 9 2 5 .318 22 7 2 5Betts .333 6 2 0 0 .329 85 28 4 9 .298 47 14 1 3Bogaerts .222 9 2 0 0 .377 122 46 2 16 .344 64 22 2 10Bradley Jr. .000 5 0 0 0 .214 70 15 2 11 .121 33 4 1 5Devers .286 7 2 1 1 .286 7 2 1 1 .286 7 2 1 1Holt .000 3 0 0 0 .184 38 7 0 0 .286 7 2 0 0Leon .250 4 1 0 1 .341 41 14 3 8 .571 21 12 3 8Martinez .222 9 2 0 0 .299 214 64 10 25 .296 125 37 5 14Moreland .286 7 2 0 0 .290 169 49 5 32 .272 92 25 1 14Núñez .250 4 1 0 0 .304 46 14 0 1 .284 422 120 13 45Swihart - 0 0 0 0 .231 13 3 1 1 .333 6 2 0 0Vázquez .000 4 0 0 0 .150 20 3 1 3 .143 14 2 0 1

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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 0-2 0 SV 2.84 ERAvs. ALL: .170 (19-112), 1 HR vs. RHB: .113 (8-71), 1 HR vs. LHB: .268 (11-41), 0 HR WHIP: 1.14

Threw a perfect 7th inning (1.0 IP, H, SO, 13 pitches) in Sunday’s win at SEA; his 31st appearance of the year...Has held RHH hitless in their last 11 AB’s.Has allowed 4 ER over 4.0 IP in his last 4 appearances after posting a stretch with just 3 ER in 23.0 IP (1.17 ERA) over his 22 appearances from 4/13-6/9.No runs allowed in 25 of 31 games this year...Posted a career-best 13.0-IP scoreless streak (12 games) from 5/10-6/9 (8 H, 5 BB, 16 SO, .174 AVG, 1.00 WHIP).Among AL relievers this season, ranks T-2nd in holds (15), 10th in opp. AVG (.170) and hits/9.0 IP (5.40), 11th in SO/BF (.321), and T-14th in SO (42).

37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 3-1 0 SV 3.98 ERAvs. ALL: .231 (27-117), 4 HR vs. RHB: .244 (19-78), 3 HR vs. LHB: .205 (8-39), 1 HR WHIP: 1.29

Threw a perfect 7th inning in last night’s loss at MIN (1.0 IP, SO, 10 pitches); his 31st appearance and 1st since Friday at SEA.Opponents are 1-for-23 against him since 6/2 and LHH are 0-for-13 since 5/18...Has a 6 GM/5.1 IP scoreless & hitless streak snapped on Friday at SEA.Has posted a 1.88 ERA (3 ER/14.1 IP) with 6 BB, 21 SO & a 0.91 WHIP over his last 15 games since 5/13 which has lowered his ERA from 5.71 on 5/10 to 3.98.Averaging 11.37 SO/9.0 IP this year (40 SO/31.2 IP) & 10.57 (110 SO/93.2 IP) since the start of 2017; averaged 7.66 SO/9.0 IP (80 SO/94.0 IP) from 2013-16. Has stranded 9 of 12 inherited runners this season, including each of his last 7...Has pitched 1.0+ inning in 8 of 31 appearances this year and 2.0+ 5 times.

61-BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP 1-2 0 SV 4.86 ERAvs. ALL: .281 (38-135), 4 HR vs. RHB: .302 (29-96), 4 HR vs. LHB: .231 (9-39), 0 HR WHIP: 1.44

Allowed 1 run on 1 hit and 1 BB with 2 SO in the 8th inning last night at MIN (30 pitches); was his 21st appearance of the season and 1st since 6/11 at BAL.0 runs allowed in 7 of his last 10 appearances (2.51 ERA, 4 ER/14.1 IP) since 5/14...In 20 relief outings this year: 0-2, 5.60 ERA, 17 ER/27.1 IP, 8 BB, 25 SO.Including his start on 4/2 at MIA, has allowed just 4 runs on the road this season (2.45 ERA, 14.2 IP) and 14 ER in 18.2 IP at Fenway (6.75 ERA).

56-JOE KELLY, RHP 3-0 2 SV 3.19 ERAvs. ALL: .159 (17-107), 2 HR vs. RHB: .197 (12-61), 2 HR vs. LHB: .109 (5-46), 0 HR WHIP: 1.00

Faced 3 batters in the 8th inning in Tuesday’s loss at MIN (0.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 14 pitches, 32nd appearance); allowed 2 inherited runners to score (to Scott).Allowed 2 hits in 2 at-bats to LHH Tuesday night at MIN; allowed a total of 3 hits in 44 at-bats (.068 AVG) to LHH from the start of his season through 6/14.27 of 32 appearances this year are scoreless...Since allowing 4 runs in his season debut on 3/29 has gone 3-0, 2.05 ERA, 7 ER, 30.2 IP, 11 BB, 31 SO in 31 G.Among all AL relievers, is 5th in holds (14), 6th in opp. AVG (.159), 7th in hits/9.0 IP (4.94)...Is 7th in opp. SLG (.252) and 10th in opp. OPS (.521).

46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 1-1 22 SV 2.40 ERAvs. ALL: .155 (16-103), 5 HR vs. RHB: .125 (7-56), 2 HR vs. LHB: .191 (9-47), 3 HR WHIP: 0.90

Converted his 13th straight SV opportunity (since 5/10) in Thursday’s win at SEA; walked 2, struck out 1 (16 pitches)...His 22nd SV of 2018 & 31st appearance.Among AL relievers this season, ranks 2nd SV (22), 4th in SO/BF (.374), 5th in opp. AVG (.155) and SO/9.0 IP (12.90), 8th in WHIP (0.90) & T-10th in SO (43). Since joining the Red Sox in 2016, among AL relievers is 1st in SO/BF (.428), 2nd in SO (252), SO/9.0 IP (14.92) & SV (88), 3rd in WHIP (0.87), 7th in ERA (2.31). Has 313 career SV (23rd all time, trailing Robb Nen, 22nd with 314) and his 91.0% career conversion rate (344 SVO) is the highest all-time for any closer with 250 or more chances...Has 88 career saves as a Red Sox which are T-5th most all time along Jeff Reardon (Ellis Kinder is 4th with 91 SV).

63-ROBBY SCOTT, LHP 0-1 0 SV 54.00 ERAvs. ALL: .000 (0-1), 0 HR vs. RHB: .--- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB: .000 (0-1), 0 HR WHIP: 3.00

Made his season debut for BOS Tuesday night but took the loss at MIN (0.1 IP, 0 H, 2 ER, BB, HB, 18 pitches); started the 8th inning and faced 3 batters.Recalled Tuesday from Pawtucket (AAA) for his 1st ML stint of 2018...With PawSox: 24 games, 0-0, 1.48 ERA (4 ER/24/1 IP), 17 H, 8 BB, 37 SO, .187 AVG.Has held LHH to a .135 AVG (5-for-37) with 17 SO at Triple-A this year...Since 5/5, allowed runs in only 1 of his 14 appearances (0.61 ERA, 1 ER, 14.2 IP).Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2011, made ML debut in 2016 & 1st career OD roster in 2017...With BOS, has held LHH to a .139 AVG (11-79), 22 SO.

76-HECTOR VELAZQUEZ, RHP 5-0 0 SV 1.82 ERAvs. ALL: .287 (39-136), 3 HR vs. RHB: .288 (23-80), 0 HR vs. LHB: .286 (16-56), 3 HR WHIP: 1.38

Finished the 8th inning Tuesday night at MIN (0.2 IP, 5 pitches); stranded 1 inherited runner on Adrianza’s fly out double play (Bradley OF assist at home).Has allowed only 2 runs over his last 15 appearances, all in relief (0.86 ERA, 21.0 IP) since 4/20.In 17 relief appearances this year: 3-0, 1.50 ERA (4 ER, 24.0 IP), 7 BB, 14 SO...Made 2 starts for BOS this April: 2-0, 2.53 ERA, 3 ER/10.2 IP, 2 BB, 10 SO.

67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 0-0 0 SV 1.29 ERAvs. ALL: .167 (4-24), 0 HR vs. RHB: .200 (3-15), 0 HR vs. LHB: .111 (1-9), 0 HR WHIP: 1.00

Allowed his 1st run of the season in Sunday’s win at SEA, snapping his 6-game/6.1 IP scoreless streak (0.2 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, SO, 24 pitches); his 7th appearance.Began his 1st ML stint of 2018 with 6 straight scoreless appearances (6.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 7 SO).Recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 6/5 for his 1st ML stint of 2018...In 15 games for PawSox this year: 2-1, 1 SV, 4.18 ERA, 5 BB, 30 SO.

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2018 VS. MIN CAREER VS. MIN CAREER AT TARGET FIELDPLAYER 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 -- / 0-2-0 8.64 9/0 8.1 12 8 0-2-0 9.53 5/0 5.2 10 6Hembree 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 1-0-0 1.42 8/0 6.1 6 1 1-0-0 0.00 4/0 4.0 1 0Johnson 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 1.0 1 1 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 1.0 1 1 0-0-0 9.00 1/0 1.0 1 1Kelly 0-0-0 - 1/0 0.0 2 2 0-1-0 18.69 5/1 4.1 12 9 0-1-0 24.30 4/1 3.1 12 9Kimbrel -- / 1-0-2 0.00 4/0 3.2 1 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 0 0Porcello -- / 10-10-0 3.90 29/29 173.0 182 75 6-3-0 3.24 12/12 75.0 70 27Price 0-1-0 4.50 1/1 6.0 7 3 10-4-0 2.62 18/17 120.1 98 35 4-4-0 3.08 9/9 61.1 52 21Rodriguez -- / 1-1-0 3.91 4/4 23.0 21 10 0-0-0 5.91 2/2 10.2 13 7Sale 0-0-0 2.57 1/1 7.0 3 2 10-6-2 4.12 27/19 126.2 117 58 5-3-2 4.39 14/10 65.2 68 32Scott 0-1-0 54.00 1/0 0.1 0 2 0-1-0 6.00 4/0 3.0 0 2 0-1-0 7.71 3/0 2.1 0 2Velazquez 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 0.2 0 0Workman -- / -- / -- / Wright -- / 2-0-0 1.69 3/3 21.1 17 4 1-0-0 0.00 1/1 7.1 7 0

32-Matt Barnes 6/17 at SEA 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 24/31 9/0 0/2 1.2 (6/3 at HOU) 3 (4/26 at TOR)37-Heath Hembree 6/20 at MIN 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 23/31 12/3 -/- 2.0 (5 times) 3 (4 times) 61-Brian Johnson 6/20 at MIN 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 13/21 6/0 -/- 4.0 (6/7 vs DET) 5 (6/7 vs DET)56-Joe Kelly 6/19 at MIN 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 24/32 19/6 2/3 2.0 (2 times) 3 (5/12 at TOR) 46-Craig Kimbrel 6/14 at SEA (SV, 22) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 21/31 9/4 22/24 1.1 (4/29 vs TB) 3 (4 times)63-Robby Scott 6/19 at MIN (0-1) 0.1 0 2 2 1 0 0/1 -/- -/- 0.1 (6/19 at MIN) ---76-Hector Velazquez 6/19 at MIN 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 9/17 14/6 -/- 3.1 (4/27 vs TB) 3 (4/30 vs KC)44-Brandon Workman 6/17 at SEA 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 7/7 3/1 -/- 1.1 (6/11 at BAL) 2 (3 times)BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.04 ERA 239.2 192 82 81 94 260 156/208 (75%) 82/24 25/31

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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 DETROIT W6-0 42-19 1st +1.0 WRIGHT (2-0) Lewicki (0-1) 34,762 29 991,816 62 6/6 N DETROIT W7-1 43-19 1st +1.0 RODRIGUEZ (7-1) Hardy (2-1) 35,182 30 1,026,99863 6/7 N DETROIT L2-7 43-20 2nd +0.5 Boyd (4-4) BEEKS (0-1) 36,556 31 1,063,55464 6/8 N CHICAGO-AL L0-1 43-21 2nd -0.5 Covey (2-1 SALE (5-4) Soria (7) 36,593 32 1,100,14765 6/9 D CHICAGO-AL W4-2 44-21 2nd -0.5 PRICE (7-4) Rodón (0-1) KIMBREL (20) 36,675* 33 1,136,82266 6/10 D CHICAGO-AL L2-5 44-22 2nd -0.5 Lopez (2-4) PORCELLO (8-3) Soria (8) 36,998* 34 1,173,82067 6/11 N at Baltimore W2-0(12) 45-22 2nd -- HEMBREE (3-1) Givens (0-3) KIMBREL (21) 15,934 33 916,54868 6/12 N at Baltimore W6-4 46-22 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (8-1) Hess (2-3) 21,837 34 938,38569 6/13 D at Baltimore W5-1 47-22 2nd +1.0 SALE (6-4) Ramirez (0-1) 17,217 35 955,60270 6/14 N at Seattle W2-1 48-22 2nd +1.0 PRICE (8-4) Hernández (6-6) KIMBREL (22) 30,479 36 986,08171 6/15 N at Seattle L6-7 48-23 2nd -- Cook (1-0) BARNES (0-2) Díaz (26) 44,459 37 1,030,54072 6/16 N at Seattle L0-1 48-24 2nd -1.0 LeBlanc (3-0) WRIGHT (2-1) Díaz (27) 44,151 38 1,074,69173 6/17 D at Seattle W9-3 49-24 2nd -- RODRIGUEZ (9-1) Leake (7-4) 46,462* 39 1,121,153 6/18 Off Day 49-24 2nd -- 74 6/19 N at Minnesota L2-6 49-25 2nd -1.0 Duke (3-2) SCOTT (0-1) 28,550 40 1,149,70375 6/20 N at Minnesota L1-4 49-26 2nd -2.0 Lynn (5-5) PRICE (8-5) Rodney (16) 33,153 41 1,182,85676 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

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99 7/20 N at Detroit100 7/21 N at Detroit101 7/22 D at 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 N 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 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.June 5 LHP Drew Pomeranz placed on 10-day DL (retro to 6/2)...RHP Brandon Workman recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.June 7 LHP Jalen Beeks recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Bobby Poyner optioned to Pawtucket (6/6).June 8 RHP Justin Haley selected to ML roster from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Jalen Beeks optioned to Pawtucket (6/7).June 11 RF Mookie Betts activated from 10-day DL...1B Sam Travis optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.June 19 LHP Robby Scott recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Justin Haley optioned to 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 --- 75 (49-26)Austin Maddox Right shoulder strain March 29 --- 75 (49-26)Dustin Pedroia Recovery from left knee surgery March 29 May 25 50 (34-16)Tyler Thornburg Recovery from right shoulder surgery March 29 --- 75 (49-26)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 --- 34 (21-13)Mookie Betts Left abdominal strain June 1 (May 29) June 11 12 (7-5)Dustin Pedroia Left knee inflamation June 2 (May 30) --- 20 (11-9)Drew Pomeranz Left biceps tendinitis June 5 (June 2) --- 17 (10-7)2018 Totals 13 Players 15 DL stints 453 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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Red Sox Game Notes Page 8

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

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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) ............................. 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) ..............................................10, 6/12 at BAL 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, 2 times, last 6/10 vs. CWS 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, 18 times, last Betts, 6/16 at SEA 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) ..................................... 7, 6/11 at BAL (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, 3 times, last 6/5 vs. DETMost hits allowed, inning ...........................4, 4 times, last 6/7 vs. DET (1st) 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 .................. 6, 2 times, last Rodriguez, 5/20-presentLongest losing streak ..................................... 3, 2 times, last Sale, 5/27-6/8 Most consec. scoreless inn., starter .............................. 15.2, Wright, 6/5-18 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 ............................................ 26, 6/14 at SEA (48-22)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, 3 times, last 6/15 at SEAMost stolen bases by an opponent .........................................3, 6/2 at HOU

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MISCELLANEOUS TEAM

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RED SOX 40 35 58 39 52 55 39 26 21 9 374OPPONENTS 44 30 28 37 25 18 24 36 23 8 273

STARTERS 36-18 3.62 437.2 384 187 176 139 471 48RELIEVERS 13-8-25 3.18 240.2 194 86 85 96 260 20

LEON 2 14 14.3 3 1SWIHART 0 0 -.- 0 0VÁZQUEZ 6 24 25.0 6 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 (2 in 2018)

4/11/18 vs. NYY (7th inning), RHP Joe Kelly by HP umpire Hunter Wendlestedt6/13/18 at BAL (7th inning), LHP Chris Sale by HP umpire Brian Knight

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 (16, 9-7), Betts (54, 36-18), Bradley Jr. (2, 1-1), Núñez (3, 3-0)2nd: Benintendi (52, 38-14), Bogaerts (13, 8-5), Devers (2, 1-1), Holt (2, 0-2), Ramirez (6, 2-4)3rd: Bogaerts (5, 2-3), Martinez (24, 16-8), Moreland (8, 4-4), Ramirez (38, 27-11)4th: Bogaerts (2, 1-1), Devers (3, 2-1), Martinez (47, 31-16), Moreland (21, 14-7), Núñez (1, 1-0), Pedroia (1, 0-1)5th: Bogaerts (38, 25-13), Devers (18, 11-7), Moreland (9, 6-3), Núñez (9, 6-3) Travis (1, 1-0)6th: Bradley Jr. (2, 2-0), Devers (35, 25-10), Holt (4, 2-2), Moreland (8, 5-3), Núñez (20, 11-9), Pedroia (2, 2-0), Swihart (1, 0-1), Travis (2, 1-1), Vázquez (1, 1-0)7th: Bradley Jr. (15, 9-6), Devers (5, 3-2), Holt (13, 10-3), León (4, 2-2), Núñez (29, 20-9), Swihart (6, 2-4), Vázquez (3, 3-0)8th: Bradley Jr. (18, 11-7), Devers, (7, 4-3), Holt (4, 3-1), León (13, 8-5), Swihart (6, 4-2), Vázquez (27, 19-8)9th: Bradley Jr. (25, 18-7), Holt (10, 8-2), Johnson (1, 1-0), León (11, 5-6), Lin (9, 5-4), Sale (1, 1-0), Swihart (2, 0-2), Vázquez (16, 11-5)

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

C: León (28, 15-13), Swihart (1, 0-1), Vázquez (46, 34-12)1B: Holt (1, 1-0), Moreland (46, 29-17), Ramirez (25, 17-8), Swihart (2, 1-1), Travis (1, 1-0)2B: Holt (18, 11-7), Lin (2, 0-2), Núñez (52, 36-16), Pedroia (3, 2-1)SS: Bogaerts (58, 36-22), Holt (10, 8-2), Lin (7, 5-2)3B: Devers (69, 46-23), Núñez (6, 3-3)LF: Benintendi (50, 36-14), Martinez (23, 13-10), Swihart (1, 0-1), Travis (1, 0-1)CF: Benintendi (18, 11-7), Betts (3, 2-1), Bradley Jr. (54, 36-18)RF: Betts (51, 34-17), Bradley Jr. (8, 5-3), Holt (4, 3-1), Martinez (7, 4-3), Swihart (5, 3-2)DH: Devers (1, 0-1), Martinez (41, 30-11), Núñez (4, 2-2), Ramirez (19, 12-7), Swihart (6, 2-4), Travis (1, 1-0), Vázquez (1, 0-1)

OUTFIELD ASSISTS (12 in 2018)

Andrew Benintendi..............................................................................................6Jackie Bradley Jr.......................................................................................................3Mookie Betts ........................................................................................................2J.D. Martinez........................................................................................................1

RED SOX MANAGER CHALLENGES

TOTAL OVERTURNED CONFIRMED STOOD 18 9 4 5

BREAKDOWNSRed Sox Game Notes Page 9

HOME RUN NOTES9 HOMERS AT HOME: 50 SOLO HOMERS: 62 3-RUN HOMERS: 10 HOMERS ON THE ROAD: 55 2-RUN HOMERS: 27 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 (4 in 2018)Mookie Betts, 4/17/18 at LAzA 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)Andrew Benintendi, 6/7/18 vs. DET off Matthew Boyd (1st 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)