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STATE OF THE SOX: Tonight, the Red Sox continue a stretch of 12 straight days with a game (4-5 so far)...BOS is 4-3 in its last 7 games. ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Beginning tonight, 30 of the Red Sox’ next 44 games are on the road, including 12 of their next 15...21 of the Red Sox’ next 24 games are against teams outside of the AL East. TWIN TALK: The Red Sox and Twins begin a 7-game season series tonight...BOS went 4-3 vs. MIN in 2016, batting .321 in the series and homering in each of the 7 games (12 HR). The Sox are 304-306 all-time vs. the Twins (1961- 2016)...Boston last had a winning record against Minnesota when holding a 196-195 edge following play on 5/20/90...The teams have been an even .500 against each other twice since that time (196-196, 298-298). TARGET PRACTICE: Dustin Pedroia has posted a .362/.401/.531 batting line in 68 career games vs. MIN (98-for-271)...The only active player with a higher AVG against a single opponent (min. 250 AB) is Miguel Cabrera, who has hit .390 vs. TEX...Pedroia hit .429 with 4 HR in 14 games against MIN from 2015-16. Mookie Betts has recorded at least 1 hit and scored a run in each of his last 6 games vs. MIN; he has homered in each of his last 2...Hanley Ramirez has also homered in each of his last 2 games against the Twins. X FACTOR: In his last 11 games against the Twins, Xander Bogaerts has hit .630 with a 1.486 OPS (29-for-46, 4 2B, 2 HR, 13 R, 12 RBI)...He recorded multiple hits in 9 of those 11 games, including 3+ hits in 7 of them and 4 hits in 3...He enters 2017 with a 7-game hitting streak vs. MIN. Bogaerts is the only Red Sox player ever to record 4+ hits and a HR in consecutive games, a feat he accomplished at Target Field from 6/10-11/16 (source: Elias). Bogaerts’ .427 career AVG against the Twins is the highest for any player since the franchise moved to MIN in 1961 (min. 50 AB)...It is the 3rd-highest AVG for any active player against a single opponent (min. 75 AB), trailing only Norichika Aoki vs. CWS (.434) and Matt Carpenter vs. SF (.431). PLAYERS WITH A CAREER .400+ AVG. VS. MINNESOTA PLAYER YEARS AVG Xander Bogaerts 2014-16 .427 (35-for-82) Francisco Cervelli 2009-15 .415 (22-for-53) Andre Robertson 1982-85 .415 (22-for-53) Jose Altuve 2013-16 .402 (41-for-102) *Among the 1,407 players with at least 50 AB vs. MIN GOOD EYE, KID: Red Sox batters have struck out only 12 times in their last 4 games, their lowest total for any 4-game span in more than 14 years (12 SO from 4/15- 18/2003)...BOS has drawn 12 BB in its last 4 games. Red Sox batters are averaging 6.1 PA/SO, the highest mark in MLB...The Sox have struck out only 169 times, the fewest in the majors; 27 teams have struck out 200+ times, and 6 have struck out 250+ times. HEATING UP: The Red Sox have hit 11 HR in their last 11 games, after hitting 7 in their first 17 games. CLOSE CALLS: 22 of the Red Sox’ 28 games have been decided by 3 runs or fewer, including 15 of the last 18. The Sox are 9-5 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs, after going 38-39 in such games last season...BOS has won its last 5 games decided by 1 run. ROSTER MOVES: Today, the Red Sox recalled INF Deven Marrero from Triple-A Pawtucket...To make room on the 25- man roster, RHP Brandon Workman was optioned to Paw- tucket following last night’s game vs. BAL. STEADY EDDIE: Since giving up 2 ER in the 1st inning on 4/13 vs. PIT, Eduardo Rodriguez has allowed 1 ER in his last 17.1 IP (0.52 ERA)...He has surrendered only 7 hits to his last 70 batters faced (7-for-60, .117 AVG, 10 BB, 25 SO). In 19 games (18 starts) since the 2016 All-Star break, Rodriguez has posted a 3.12 ERA and held opponents to a .204 AVG (101.0 IP, 75 H, 35 ER, 110 SO)...He ranks 4th in opponent AVG during that time (min. 100.0 IP), trailing only Justin Verlander (.194), Ervin Santana (.194), and Max Scherzer (.200). ONE MORE GAME: Hanley Ramirez entered today with 1,499 career games played; Xander Bogaerts has appeared in 499 games in his career. GREATEST HITS: Dustin Pedroia recorded his 1,708th career hit last night (solo HR), passing Harry Hooper for 8th-most in Red Sox history...His 226 hits since the start of 2016 rank 4th in the majors behind only Jose Altuve (248), Mookie Betts (241), and Jean Segura (227). RED SOX WITH 1,500 HITS AND A .300+ BATTING AVG. PLAYER HITS AVG Ted Williams 2,654 .344 Wade Boggs 2,098 .338 Dustin Pedroia 1,708 .301 MONSTER MASH: During his currenet 10-game on-base streak, Hanley Ramirez is batting .361 (13-for-36) with 5 HR, 8 RBI, and a 1.203 OPS...Since the 2016 All-Star break, he ranks T-5th in the majors in HR (27) and 4th in RBI (77). PITCHING IN: Red Sox pitchers rank 3rd in the majors in ERA (3.49) behind only the White Sox (3.19) and Dodgers (3.49)...The last seasons in which the Red Sox had an ERA this low after 28 games were 2013 (3.40), 2007 (3.38), and 2004 (3.20), each of which ended with a World Series title. CRUISE CONTROL: Red Sox pitchers have a 2.83 ERA (39 ER/124.0 IP) in the club’s last 14 games (beginning 4/19), the lowest mark in the majors during that time. WHIFF-LE BALL: Red Sox pitchers rank 3rd in the majors in SO/9.0 IP (9.65)...They have recorded 14+ SO in a game 5 times, more than any other team in MLB. THE ‘PEN IS MIGHTIER: Boston’s bullpen ranks among ML leaders in ERA (3rd, 2.21), opponent AVG (6th, .205), opponent SLG (2nd, .288), and HR/9.0 IP ratio (2nd, 0.42). CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has retired 30 of his last 32 batters faced (10.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 19 SO), including each of his last 10...He has struck out 24 of 48 batters faced this season (50.0%). Kimbrel’s 10 saves lead the AL and rank 2nd in MLB. DAILY DOUBLE: Mitch Moreland leads the majors with 13 doubles; the only other AL player with 10+ doubles is Mike Trout (10). SALE-ING ALONG: Chris Sale leads MLB with 63 SO; the only other pitcher with 50+ is Max Scherzer (51)...He also leads the majors in innings (45.2) and ranks 4th in ERA (1.38), 2nd in WHIP (0.74), and 3rd in opponent AVG (.166). Sale has struck out 10+ batters in each of his last 5 starts...The only other Red Sox pitcher to ever record 10+ SO in 5 consecutive starts is Pedro Martinez. MOST Ks IN FIRST 6 GAMES WITH A TEAM (SINCE 1893) PITCHER CLUB YEAR SO Randy Johnson ARI 1999 63 Chris Sale BOS 2017 63 Randy Johnson HOU 1998 61 *Source: Elias Sports Bureau BOSTON RED SOX (15-13) vs. MINNESOTA TWINS (14-12) Friday, May 5, 2017 8:10 p.m. ET Target Field Minneapolis, MN LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-1, 2.70) vs. RHP Phil Hughes (4-1, 5.06) Game #29 • Road Game #11 TV: NESN/MLBN Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ....................... 3rd, 3.0 GB Home/Road ................................... 11-7/4-6 Day/Night ........................................ 8-4/7-9 April/May .................................... 13-11/2-2 vs. AL East .............................................. 9-9 vs. AL Central ......................................... 1-3 vs. AL West ............................................. 0-0 vs. National League................................ 5-1 vs. RH/LH starter ......................... 13-11/2-2 Leading after 6 innings .......................... 9-1 Tied after 6 innings ................................ 3-1 Trailing after 6 innings ......................... 3-11 Leading after 7 innings ........................ 10-0 Tied after 7 innings ................................ 3-1 Trailing after 7 innings ......................... 2-12 Leading after 8 innings ........................ 13-0 Tied after 8 innings ................................ 2-0 Trailing after 8 innings ......................... 0-13 Red Sox score first.................................. 9-5 Opponents score first ............................. 6-8 Shutouts................................................. 1-3 Scoring less than 3 runs ......................... 1-8 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ................................. 5-2 Scoring 5 or more runs ........................... 9-3 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 9-5/6-8 1-run/2-run games .......................... 5-2/4-3 Walk-offs................................................ 1-0 Extra innings (home/road)............... 1-0/1-0 Series openers/finales ..................... 5-5/6-4 Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 4-1-2 Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 1-2-0 Series W-L-T (total)............................. 5-3-2 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 1-1/0-0 Come-from-behind wins ........................... 6 TODAY IN RED SOX HISTORY MAY 5, 1904 (113 YEARS AGO): Cy Young tossed a perfect game to extend his hitless innings streak to 18.0, outdueling PHI’s Rube Waddell in a 3-0 win...Waddell made the 27th out of the game with a fly out. VS. THE TWINS All-Time (since 1961) ............ 304-306 In Boston....................................176-130 In Minnesota ..............................128-176 At Target Field ...............................12-9 2016................................................ 4-3 In Boston............................................2-2 In Minnesota ......................................2-1 UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sat., 5/6 at MIN 2:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (1-4, 4.46) RHP Nick Tepesch (0-0, ---) NESN/MLBN Sun., 5/7 at MIN 2:10 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (2-2, 1.38) RHP Ervin Santana (5-0, 0.66) NESN Mon., 5/8 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 (8): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @SOXNOTES UPCOMING MILESTONES Player Milestone Xander Bogaerts ............. 500 Games (499) Hanley Ramirez ......... 1,500 Games (1,499) RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Batting Hits .................................... Benintendi (32) Doubles ................................ Moreland (13) Triples........... Bogaerts/Bradley/Vazquez (1) HR ............................................ Ramirez (5) XBH ...................................... Moreland (15) RBI ..................................... Benintendi (15) Runs ................................... Benintendi (16) SB.................................................. Betts (4) BB ........................................ Moreland (13) AVG (min. 50 AB) ............... Bogaerts (.330) OBP (min. 50 AB) ............... Bogaerts (.385) SLG (min. 50 AB) ................. Ramirez (.462) Pitching ERA (min. 10.0 IP) .............. Hembree (1.23) Strikeouts ......................................Sale (63) Wins ........................... Barnes/Pomeranz (3) Saves....................................... Kimbrel (10) Appearances ............Hembree/Kimbrel (13) Starts................................. Porcello/Sale (6) Innings (Starter) .........................Sale (45.2) Innings (Reliever) ............... Hembree (14.2) SO/9.0 IP (min. 10.0 IP) ...... Kimbrel (16.20) Opponent AVG (min. 10.0 IP) .... Kimbrel (.111) WHIP (min. 10.0 IP).............. Kimbrel (0.53)

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STATE OF THE SOX: Tonight, the Red Sox continue a stretch of 12 straight days with a game (4-5 so far)...BOS is 4-3 in its last 7 games.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Beginning tonight, 30 of the Red Sox’ next 44 games are on the road, including 12 of their next 15...21 of the Red Sox’ next 24 games are against teams outside of the AL East.

TWIN TALK: The Red Sox and Twins begin a 7-game season series tonight...BOS went 4-3 vs. MIN in 2016, batting .321 in the series and homering in each of the 7 games (12 HR).

The Sox are 304-306 all-time vs. the Twins (1961-2016)...Boston last had a winning record against Minnesota when holding a 196-195 edge following play on 5/20/90...The teams have been an even .500 against each other twice since that time (196-196, 298-298).

TARGET PRACTICE: Dustin Pedroia has posted a .362/.401/.531 batting line in 68 career games vs. MIN (98-for-271)...The only active player with a higher AVG against a single opponent (min. 250 AB) is Miguel Cabrera, who has hit .390 vs. TEX...Pedroia hit .429 with 4 HR in 14 games against MIN from 2015-16.

Mookie Betts has recorded at least 1 hit and scored a run in each of his last 6 games vs. MIN; he has homered in each of his last 2...Hanley Ramirez has also homered in each of his last 2 games against the Twins.

X FACTOR: In his last 11 games against the Twins, Xander Bogaerts has hit .630 with a 1.486 OPS (29-for-46, 4 2B, 2 HR, 13 R, 12 RBI)...He recorded multiple hits in 9 of those 11 games, including 3+ hits in 7 of them and 4 hits in 3...He enters 2017 with a 7-game hitting streak vs. MIN.

Bogaerts is the only Red Sox player ever to record 4+ hits and a HR in consecutive games, a feat he accomplished at Target Field from 6/10-11/16 (source: Elias).

Bogaerts’ .427 career AVG against the Twins is the highest for any player since the franchise moved to MIN in 1961 (min. 50 AB)...It is the 3rd-highest AVG for any active player against a single opponent (min. 75 AB), trailing only Norichika Aoki vs. CWS (.434) and Matt Carpenter vs. SF (.431).

PLAYERS WITH A CAREER .400+ AVG. VS. MINNESOTA

PLAYER YEARS AVG Xander Bogaerts 2014-16 .427 (35-for-82) Francisco Cervelli 2009-15 .415 (22-for-53) Andre Robertson 1982-85 .415 (22-for-53) Jose Altuve 2013-16 .402 (41-for-102)*Among the 1,407 players with at least 50 AB vs. MIN

GOOD EYE, KID: Red Sox batters have struck out only 12 times in their last 4 games, their lowest total for any 4-game span in more than 14 years (12 SO from 4/15-18/2003)...BOS has drawn 12 BB in its last 4 games.

Red Sox batters are averaging 6.1 PA/SO, the highest mark in MLB...The Sox have struck out only 169 times, the fewest in the majors; 27 teams have struck out 200+ times, and 6 have struck out 250+ times.

HEATING UP: The Red Sox have hit 11 HR in their last 11 games, after hitting 7 in their first 17 games.

CLOSE CALLS: 22 of the Red Sox’ 28 games have been decided by 3 runs or fewer, including 15 of the last 18.

The Sox are 9-5 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs, after going 38-39 in such games last season...BOS has won its last 5 games decided by 1 run.

ROSTER MOVES: Today, the Red Sox recalled INF Deven Marrero from Triple-A Pawtucket...To make room on the 25-man roster, RHP Brandon Workman was optioned to Paw-tucket following last night’s game vs. BAL.

STEADY EDDIE: Since giving up 2 ER in the 1st inning on 4/13 vs. PIT, Eduardo Rodriguez has allowed 1 ER in his last 17.1 IP (0.52 ERA)...He has surrendered only 7 hits to his last 70 batters faced (7-for-60, .117 AVG, 10 BB, 25 SO).

In 19 games (18 starts) since the 2016 All-Star break, Rodriguez has posted a 3.12 ERA and held opponents to a .204 AVG (101.0 IP, 75 H, 35 ER, 110 SO)...He ranks 4th in opponent AVG during that time (min. 100.0 IP), trailing only Justin Verlander (.194), Ervin Santana (.194), and Max Scherzer (.200).

ONE MORE GAME: Hanley Ramirez entered today with 1,499 career games played; Xander Bogaerts has appeared in 499 games in his career.

GREATEST HITS: Dustin Pedroia recorded his 1,708th career hit last night (solo HR), passing Harry Hooper for 8th-most in Red Sox history...His 226 hits since the start of 2016 rank 4th in the majors behind only Jose Altuve (248), Mookie Betts (241), and Jean Segura (227).

RED SOX WITH 1,500 HITS AND A .300+ BATTING AVG.

PLAYER HITS AVG Ted Williams 2,654 .344 Wade Boggs 2,098 .338 Dustin Pedroia 1,708 .301

MONSTER MASH: During his currenet 10-game on-base streak, Hanley Ramirez is batting .361 (13-for-36) with 5 HR, 8 RBI, and a 1.203 OPS...Since the 2016 All-Star break, he ranks T-5th in the majors in HR (27) and 4th in RBI (77).

PITCHING IN: Red Sox pitchers rank 3rd in the majors in ERA (3.49) behind only the White Sox (3.19) and Dodgers (3.49)...The last seasons in which the Red Sox had an ERA this low after 28 games were 2013 (3.40), 2007 (3.38), and 2004 (3.20), each of which ended with a World Series title.

CRUISE CONTROL: Red Sox pitchers have a 2.83 ERA (39 ER/124.0 IP) in the club’s last 14 games (beginning 4/19), the lowest mark in the majors during that time.

WHIFF-LE BALL: Red Sox pitchers rank 3rd in the majors in SO/9.0 IP (9.65)...They have recorded 14+ SO in a game 5 times, more than any other team in MLB.

THE ‘PEN IS MIGHTIER: Boston’s bullpen ranks among ML leaders in ERA (3rd, 2.21), opponent AVG (6th, .205), opponent SLG (2nd, .288), and HR/9.0 IP ratio (2nd, 0.42).

CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has retired 30 of his last 32 batters faced (10.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 19 SO), including each of his last 10...He has struck out 24 of 48 batters faced this season (50.0%).

Kimbrel’s 10 saves lead the AL and rank 2nd in MLB.

DAILY DOUBLE: Mitch Moreland leads the majors with 13 doubles; the only other AL player with 10+ doubles is Mike Trout (10).

SALE-ING ALONG: Chris Sale leads MLB with 63 SO; the only other pitcher with 50+ is Max Scherzer (51)...He also leads the majors in innings (45.2) and ranks 4th in ERA (1.38), 2nd in WHIP (0.74), and 3rd in opponent AVG (.166).

Sale has struck out 10+ batters in each of his last 5 starts...The only other Red Sox pitcher to ever record 10+ SO in 5 consecutive starts is Pedro Martinez.

MOST Ks IN FIRST 6 GAMES WITH A TEAM (SINCE 1893)

PITCHER CLUB YEAR SO Randy Johnson ARI 1999 63 Chris Sale BOS 2017 63 Randy Johnson HOU 1998 61*Source: Elias Sports Bureau

BOSTON RED SOX (15-13) vs. MINNESOTA TWINS (14-12)Friday, May 5, 2017 • 8:10 p.m. ET • Target Field • Minneapolis, MNLHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-1, 2.70) vs. RHP Phil Hughes (4-1, 5.06)

Game #29 • Road Game #11 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish)

REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWNAL East Standing .......................3rd, 3.0 GBHome/Road ................................... 11-7/4-6Day/Night ........................................ 8-4/7-9April/May .................................... 13-11/2-2vs. AL East ..............................................9-9vs. AL Central .........................................1-3vs. AL West .............................................0-0vs. National League................................5-1vs. RH/LH starter ......................... 13-11/2-2Leading after 6 innings ..........................9-1Tied after 6 innings ................................3-1Trailing after 6 innings .........................3-11Leading after 7 innings ........................10-0Tied after 7 innings ................................3-1Trailing after 7 innings .........................2-12Leading after 8 innings ........................13-0Tied after 8 innings ................................2-0Trailing after 8 innings .........................0-13Red Sox score first ..................................9-5Opponents score first .............................6-8Shutouts .................................................1-3Scoring less than 3 runs .........................1-8Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................5-2Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................9-3Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 9-5/6-81-run/2-run games .......................... 5-2/4-3Walk-offs ................................................1-0Extra innings (home/road) ............... 1-0/1-0Series openers/finales ..................... 5-5/6-4Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 4-1-2Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 1-2-0Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 5-3-2Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 1-1/0-0Come-from-behind wins ...........................6

TODAY IN RED SOX HISTORY MAY 5, 1904 (113 YEARS AGO): Cy Young tossed a perfect game to extend his hitless innings streak to 18.0, outdueling PHI’s Rube Waddell in a 3-0 win...Waddell made the 27th out of the game with a fly out.

VS. THE TWINSAll-Time (since 1961) ............ 304-306 In Boston ....................................176-130 In Minnesota ..............................128-176 At Target Field ...............................12-9

2016................................................ 4-3 In Boston ............................................2-2 In Minnesota ......................................2-1

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Sat., 5/6 at MIN 2:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (1-4, 4.46) RHP Nick Tepesch (0-0, ---) NESN/MLBNSun., 5/7 at MIN 2:10 p.m. LHP Chris Sale (2-2, 1.38) RHP Ervin Santana (5-0, 0.66) NESNMon., 5/8 Off DayRed 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 (8): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009

@BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES

UPCOMING MILESTONESPlayer MilestoneXander Bogaerts ............. 500 Games (499)Hanley Ramirez ......... 1,500 Games (1,499)

RED SOX TEAM LEADERSBattingHits .................................... Benintendi (32)Doubles ................................Moreland (13)Triples...........Bogaerts/Bradley/Vazquez (1)HR ............................................ Ramirez (5)XBH ......................................Moreland (15)RBI ..................................... Benintendi (15)Runs ................................... Benintendi (16)SB.................................................. Betts (4)BB ........................................Moreland (13)AVG (min. 50 AB) ............... Bogaerts (.330)OBP (min. 50 AB) ............... Bogaerts (.385)SLG (min. 50 AB) ................. Ramirez (.462)

PitchingERA (min. 10.0 IP) ..............Hembree (1.23)Strikeouts ......................................Sale (63)Wins ...........................Barnes/Pomeranz (3)Saves .......................................Kimbrel (10)Appearances ............Hembree/Kimbrel (13)Starts.................................Porcello/Sale (6)Innings (Starter) .........................Sale (45.2)Innings (Reliever) ...............Hembree (14.2) SO/9.0 IP (min. 10.0 IP) ......Kimbrel (16.20)Opponent AVG (min. 10.0 IP) .... Kimbrel (.111)WHIP (min. 10.0 IP) ..............Kimbrel (0.53)

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2017 1-1 2.70 5 4 23.1 15 8 7 4 14 31 .185CAREER 14-14 4.11 46 45 252.0 234 121 115 33 91 229 .243

TONIGHT’S START: Has allowed only 1 ER in his last 17.1 IP (0.52 ERA). Has allowed 1 or 0 R over 6.0 IP in each of his last 2 starts (1-0, 0.75 ERA, .143 opponent

AVG)...Is his 2nd career streak of consecutive such starts (also 3 GS, 5/28-6/9/15). The Sox are 3-1 in Rodriguez’s starts this year, all of which have followed a Red Sox loss. His 11.96 SO/9.0 IP ratio ranks 3rd in the AL and 5th in the majors (min. 20.0 IP). Has 5+ SO in each of his last 7 starts (58 SO, 22 BB), his longest career streak. Has held opponents to a .185 AVG (15-for-81) this season, the 7th-lowest mark among

AL pitchers and 9th-lowest in the majors (min. 75 batters faced). Surrendered only 7 hits to his last 70 batters faced (7-for-60, .117 AVG, 10 BB, 25 SO). Has allowed 5 hits or fewer in 12 of his last 13 starts (4 hits or fewer in 10 of those). Holds a 3.12 ERA (35 ER/101.0 IP) and .204 opponent AVG (75-for-367) in 19 games

(18 starts) since the 2016 All Star break...Ranks among ML leaders (min. 75.0 IP) during that time in opponent AVG (4th), opponent SLG (6th, .341), and ERA (9th).

Leads ML southpaws and ranks 4th among all ML pitchers with a .152 opponent AVG (10-for-66) against right-handed hitters (min. 50 RHH faced).

Has not given up a HR to the last 86 LHH faced (last Brett Gardner on 7/16/16). Has a 3.00 ERA (4 ER/12.0 IP) and a .154 opponent AVG (6-for-39) on the road this season. Is 10-6 with a 3.31 ERA (55 ER/149.1 IP) over 27 career night appearances (26 GS).

Last start: Allowed only 1 R on 5 H and 2 BB over 6.0 IP but did not factor into the decision on 4/30 vs. CHC...Recorded a season-high 9 SO.

Struck out each of the Cubs’ starting 9 once, including the side in the 3rd and 4th.VS. THE TWINS:

Is 1-1 with a 3.71 ERA (7 ER/17.0 IP) over 3 career starts vs. MIN. Is 4-3 with a 3.68 ERA (27 ER/66.0 IP) over 11 career starts against AL Central clubs.

2016 HIGHLIGHTS: Allowed 3 or fewer ER in 7 consecutive starts (7/16-8/16) after being recalled from Pawtucket on 7/15/16...Posted a 2.52 ERA (11 ER/39.1 IP) and a 1.14 WHIP in

those outings while striking out 39 and walking 12. On 9/4 at OAK, did not allow a hit until surrendering an infield single to Marcus Semien with 2 outs in the 8th inning...Finished with 1 hit allowed over 8.0

scoreless innings...Was the 1st Sox starter to throw 8.0+ innings and allow 1 or 0 hits since Jon Lester on 5/3/14, also vs. OAK. Posted a 2.89 ERA (9 ER/28.0 IP) in 5 September starts (.192 AVG, 30 SO, 7 BB).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Has received 5+ runs of support in 11 of his 45 career starts...Is 10-0 with a 1.57 ERA and .176 opponent AVG in those 11 outings (74.1 IP, 47 H, 13 ER). Is 13-2 with a 1.73 ERA, a .186 opponent AVG, and a 0.91 WHIP in 23 starts when pitching at least 6.0 innings (151.0 IP, 101 H, 29 ER, 1121 SO)...Allowed 3

earned runs or fewer in each of those 23 outings, 2 earned runs or fewer in 21, and 1 or 0 earned runs in 15. Earned the win at Yankee Stadium on 7/16/16, allowing just 1 earned run over 7.0 frames...Became the 1st Red Sox since 1913 to give up 2 or fewer earned runs

in each of his first 5 career starts vs. NYY...Would extend that streak on 8/11 vs. NYY at Fenway (7.0 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 6 SO), becoming the 1st ML starter to limit the Yankees to 2 or fewer ER in each of his first 6 starts vs. the club since Mike Garcia did so in his first 6 from 1949-51 (Drew Smyly later joined that group).

Had a 0.44 ERA (1 ER/20.2 IP) after his first 3 ML starts, allowing 8 hits total while striking out 21...According to Elias, was the 1st pitcher in baseball history to go at least 6.0 IP while allowing no more than 1 run or 3 hits in each of his first 3 ML games.

52-EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ, LHP 1-1, 2.70 ERA

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CAREER8.0, 2x, last 9/4/16 at OAK

11, 6/27/16 at TB9, 2x, last 6/27/16 at TB9, 2x, last 6/27/16 at TB

5, 2x, last 4/23/17 at BAL13, 9/26/16 at TB4, 6/5/16 vs. TOR

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3, 8/18-9/6/154, 7/22-9/10/16

1, 9/25/16 at TB (13)

SPLITS

HOMEROAD

OPP. AVGVS. LHBVS. RHB

WHIP

20170-0, 2.38 ERA, 2 GS

1-1, 3.00 ERA, 3 G, 2 GS.185 (15-81), 4 HR.333 (5-15), 0 HR

.152 (10-66), 4 HR1.24

CAREER6-6, 4.56 ERA, 23 GS

8-8, 3.64 ERA, 23 G, 22 GS.243 (234-962), 33 HR.274 (59-215), 8 HR

.234 (175-747), 25 HR1.29

TWINS CAREER VS. RODRIGUEZ PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBIBuxton .333 3 1 0 0Castro .000 2 0 0 0Dozier .667 6 4 2 2Escobar .000 5 0 0 0Gimenez - 0 0 0 0Grossman .400 5 2 0 0Kepler .500 4 2 0 0Mauer .250 4 1 0 0Polanco - 0 0 0 0Rosario - 0 0 0 0Sano .500 2 1 0 0Santana .500 2 1 0 0Vargas - 0 0 0 0

RED SOX CAREER vs. HUGHES

PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Benintendi - 0 0 0 0Betts .200 5 1 0 0Bogaerts .417 12 5 0 3Bradley Jr. .250 4 1 0 0d’Arnaud - 0 0 0 0Leon .000 1 0 0 0Marrero - 0 0 0 0Moreland .273 11 3 0 0Pedroia .390 41 16 5 15Ramirez .400 10 4 0 3Rutledge .000 4 0 0 0Vázquez - 0 0 0 0Young .000 2 0 0 0

Red Sox Game Notes Page 2

VS. TWINS W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO2016 0-1 5.40 2 2 10.0 12 6 2 5 12CAREER 1-1 3.71 3 3 17.0 14 7 3 7 19at MIN 0-0 7.71 1 1 4.2 6 4 1 4 4

STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN

QUALITY SOXSTARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC.Porcello 6 5 8/36.1 1.98 2-4Sale 6 6 9/45.2 1.77 4-2Wright 5 1 10/24.0 3.75 1-4Rodriguez 4 2 10/22.1 4.03 3-1Pomeranz 5 2 15/27.0 5.00 4-1Johnson 1 0 6/5.0 10.80 1-0Kendrick 1 0 3/4.0 6.75 0-1

TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP 1-4, 4.46 ERA

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG2017 1-4 4.46 6 6 36.1 41 23 18 7 9 39 .268CAREER 108-86 4.20 251 247 1504.2 1626 768 703 166 342 1032 .275

LAST 5 STARTSDATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO4/9 at DET - 6.0 11 4 3 1 84/14 TB L 4.1 8 8 8 2 54/19 at TOR L 7.0 6 3 0 1 54/26 NYY L 6.2 5 3 2 4 95/1 BAL L 6.0 5 2 2 0 74.46 ERA 1-4 36.1 41 23 18 9 39

TOMORROW’S START: Has tossed a quality start in 5 of his 6 starts of 2017 and in 18 of his last 19 outings since 7/29/16. Was 1-0 with a 3.29 ERA (5 ER/13.2 IP) in 2 starts vs. MIN last season...Owns a 9-9 record and

a 3.94 ERA (70 ER/160.0 IP) in 27 career starts against the club.

2017 REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGDATE SCORE OPP DEC SCORE WHEN LEFT IP H R ER BB SO HR PIT/STRIKES NOTES4/8 L1-4 at DET L 1-4 5.0 5 4 4 3 5 2 80/41 Made his first career start in the month of April4/13 W4-3 PIT ND 2-3 5.1 4 3 2 4 8 1 107/63 Held PIT hitless from the 2nd through the 5th innings4/19 L0-3 at TOR ND 0-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12/9 1st career relief appearance4/23 W6-2 at BAL W 6-0 6.0 1 0 0 5 7 0 108/61 4th career GS of 6.0+ IP and 0 R allowed (last 9/4/16 at OAK)4/30 W6-2 CHC ND 2-1 6.0 5 1 1 2 9 1 108/71 2nd career streak of starts w/6.0+ IP and 1 or 0 R

16 - ANDREW BENINTENDI , OF .305 AVG 3 HR 15 RBI .364 OBP .429 SLG vs. RHP: 26-85 (.306), 3 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 6-33, 6 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-9vs. LHP: 6-20 (.300), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 2-15, R, RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (2x, last 4/28-5/2)

In his last 21 games, is batting .341 (28-for-82) with 14 R, 4 2B, 11 RBI, and an .848 OPS...Ranks among AL leaders with a .305 AVG (12th) and 32 hits (T-7th)...Became the 1st rookie to lead the Red Sox in hits and RBI through April since Fred Lynn in 1975 (source: Elias).Has 31 hits through 27 games...Became the fi rst 22-year-old with as many as 32 hits in his team’s fi rst 26 games since Mike Trout (34 in 2014).Homered on Friday and Saturday, his fi rst career pair of consecutive games with a HR...Leads the majors with 3 Interleague HR this season.Has hit .321 (52-for-162) with a .900 OPS in 181 career PA vs. RHP...All of his 21 XBH, and 52 of his 63 hits overall, have come off of right-handers...With RISP, has hit .362 (17-for-47) with a .996 OPS, including a .379 clip (11-for-29) with a 1.106 OPS with RISP and 2 outs.Has reached base in 22 of 27 games played this year...Finished among Sox rookies through any April with 15 R (3rd), 30 hits (3rd), 3 HR (T-4th), and 14 RBI (2nd).Went 5-for-5 on 4/23 at BAL, becoming the youngest Sox hitter with 5+ hits in a game since Tony Conigliaro on 4/16/67 at NYY...According to Elias, became the youngest Sox hitter ever to go 5-for-5...The previous youngest was Babe Ruth, who went 5-for-5 on 5/9/18 at Washington at age 23.Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as baseball’s No. 1 prospect...In 61 ML games, has hit .300/.362/.452 with 32 runs, 15 2B, 3B, 5 HR, and 29 RBI.

50 - MOOKIE BETTS , OF .281 AVG 2 HR 13 RBI .355 OBP .417 SLG vs. RHP: 24-79 (.304), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, R HOMESTAND: 7-32, 2 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (3-11, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB)vs. LHP: 3-17 (.176), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 3-14, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 5 G (4/16-20)

Has 23 hits, including 9 XBH, 13 RBI, and a team-high 4 SB in his last 19 games (.315/23-for-73, 9 R, 7 2B, 2 HR)...Since the start of 2016, leads MLB with 74 multi-hit games and ranks among ML leaders in hits (241, 2nd), runs (132, 6th), 2B (49, 4th), RBI (126, T-7th), and TB (399, 4th). Drove in 2 with a 2-out double in the 7th inning Tuesday night...His last 26 RBI since 9/9/16 have come vs. AL East opponents (.329/.389/.461 in 38 games).Is 8 for his fi rst 22 (.364) with RISP, including 4-for-11 with 2 outs...Among AL hitters with RISP since 2016, ranks 4th with a .356 AVG (58-for-163), 2nd with a .638 SLG, and 4th with a 1.049 OPS...With 2 outs and RISP in that time, has hit .397 (2nd in the AL) with a .488 OBP (2nd), a .735 SLG (2nd), and a 1.223 OPS (2nd).Has hit safely and scored a run in each of his last 6 games vs. the Twins, the longest such streak by a Red Sox hitter since Trot Nixon from 6/17/99-4/13/00 (also 6)...No Red Sox hitter has had a longer streak since Lou Clinton from 7/3-8/18/62 (7 games)...Is batting .385 (10-for-26) with 8 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI in those games.Is batting .429 (12-for-28) with 5 of his 9 XBH and 7 of his 13 RBI in the 7th inning or later.Leads the majors with 1.43 walks per strikeout (10 BB/7 SO)...Went 129 PA without a strikeout from 9/12/16-4/19, the longest streak by a Red Sox hitter since Denny Doyle in 1975 (159 PA), and the longest by any hitter since Juan Pierre in 2004 (147 PA; source: Elias).

2 - XANDER BOGAERTS , SS .330 AVG 0 HR 6 RBI .385 OBP .375 SLG vs. RHP: 23-72 (.319), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4, RBI HOMESTAND: 10-31, 6 R, 2B, 3B, 3 BB, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 8 G (10-27, 6 R, 2B, 3B, RBI)vs. LHP: 6-16 (.375), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 6-15, 4 R, 2B, RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/27-pres.)

His next game will be his 500th...Will become the 5th Red Sox hitter since 1950 to play 500 games before his 25th birthday, 1st since Dwight Evans from 1972-76.Has hit safely in his last 8 games, a season-long streak (.370/10-for-27)...Is tied for 6th in the AL with a .333 AVG...Ranks 2nd in MLB since 2015 with 417 hits.Is batting .310 (13-for-42) with 2 strikes this season, with 13 of his 29 hits coming in 2-strike counts...Leads MLB since the start of 2015 with 184 2-strike hits...According to Elias, leads the majors with 74 2-strike, 2-out hits in the last 3 years...Has a .417 AVG (10-for-24) with 2 outs.Last season, hit .656/.667/.938/1.604 with 11 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, and 10 RBI in 7 games vs. MIN...Marked the highest single-season AVG vs. MIN in the franchise’s history, and the highest single-season mark by a Red Sox hitter vs. any opponent (min. 20 AB)...In 3 games at Target Field, went 10-for-15, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI.Has hit safely in his last 9 road games with an AB, tied for the longest active road hitting streak in the AL (.342/13-for-38, 6 R, 2 2B, HR, RBI).Is 27 for his last 76 (.355), having hit safely in 18 of his last 20 games with an AB...Is 11-for-27 (.407) with 3 of his 5 RBI in the 7th-9th innings this year.Has a .411 career AVG on first pitches (62-for-151), the highest mark in franchise history (min. 120 PA).

19 - JACKIE BRADLEY JR. , OF .189 AVG 1 HR 6 RBI .267 OBP .283 SLG vs. RHP: 6-42 (.143), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 HOMESTAND: 3-28, 2 RBI, 3 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4)vs. LHP: 4-11 (.364), 1 HR BAL SERIES: 1-10, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/3-7)

Recorded an RBI single in his 1st AB on Friday and Saturday...3 of his 6 RBI have given the Red Sox a lead...Reinstated from the 10-day DL on 4/21 after missing 12 games with a right knee sprain...Had 6 XBH and 10 RBI in 7 games vs. MIN last season, going 9-for-27 (.333) with 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, and a 1.141 OPS.Leads active major leaguers in career stolen base success rate (92.0), having stolen 23 bags in 25 tries (min. 25 attempts)...Is 1-for-1 so far this season.In 108 career games with an RBI, the Red Sox are 78-30 (.722)...The club has won 40 of 55 such games at home (.727).Started in LF for the 2016 AL All-Star team, his fi rst career nod...Following the season, was a fi nalist for the AL Gold Glove in CF and a Sporting News All-Star.

11 - CHASE D'ARNAUD , INF/OF .375 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI .500 OBP .375 SLG vs. RHP: 0-2 (.000), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-4, R, BB)vs. LHP: 3-6 (.500), 0 HR BAL SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (4/15-pres.)

Claimed off waivers from ATL on 4/27 and added to the 25-man roster on 4/28...In 10 PA over 11 games this year, has reached 5 times (.375/3-for-8, 2 BB) and scored 5 times...Has hit .231 (94-for-407) with 52 runs, 20 2B, 5 3B, HR in 170 games over 6 seasons with PIT (2011, 2012-14), PHI (2015), and ATL (2016-17).Last season alone, appeared at SS (21 games), 3B (19), 2B (10), LF (8), CF (4), and RF (1)...Has never played at Fenway Park...Made his major league debut against the Red Sox on 6/24/11 with the Pirates...Tripled for his first career hit.Last season, ranked 2nd in the majors with a .360 batting AVG (9-for-25) as a pinch hitter...In 42 career pinch-hit PA, is 11-for-37 (.297) with a .385 OBP.

BATTING NOTES Red Sox Game Notes Page 3

LAST HOME RUN MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMESPLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTALBenintendi 4/29/17 vs. CHC Lackey 20 4 3 0 1 8 2 1 0 0 0 3Betts 4/23/17 at BAL Gausman 34 4 2 1 0 7 2 2 0 0 0 4Bogaerts 9/29/16 at NYY Sabathia 100 6 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1Bradley Jr. 4/22/17 at BAL Aquino 33 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1d’Arnaud 7/1/16 vs. MIA Nicolino 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leon 4/5/17 vs. PIT Bastardo 48 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2Marrero 9/28/15 at NYY Cotham 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Moreland 4/23/17 at BAL Gausman 31 5 3 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 2Pedroia 5/4/17 vs. BAL Wilson 1 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1Ramirez 5/2/17 vs. BAL Asher 8 6 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 4Rutledge 8/21/15 vs. KC Cueto 108 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1Vázquez 5/1/16 vs. NYY Betances 173 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1Young 9/12/16 vs. BAL Worley 92 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

2016 vs. MIN CAREER vs. MIN CAREER AT TARGET FIELDPLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIBenintendi - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0Betts .364 22 8 2 5 .313 48 15 2 5 .308 26 8 0 2Bogaerts .656 32 21 2 10 .427 82 35 2 13 .350 40 14 2 8Bradley Jr. .333 27 9 2 10 .222 45 10 2 10 .167 24 4 1 5d’Arnaud .000 3 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0Leon .333 12 4 0 2 .300 20 6 0 2 .750 8 6 0 2Marrero - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0Moreland .250 12 3 0 0 .281 139 39 4 25 .247 73 18 1 9Pedroia .412 34 14 1 4 .362 271 98 7 31 .352 88 31 4 14Ramirez .208 24 5 2 7 .224 76 17 3 11 .171 35 6 0 3Rutledge .000 2 0 0 0 .250 4 1 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0Vázquez .286 7 2 0 1 .286 7 2 0 1 .286 7 2 0 1Young .231 13 3 1 3 .213 47 10 1 5 .316 19 6 1 3

63- SANDY LEON , C .196 AVG 1 HR 6 RBI .211 OBP .286 SLG vs. RHP: 4-37 (.108), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 2-12, BB CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-6)vs. LHP: 7-19 (.368), 1 HR BAL SERIES: 2-6 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (2x, last 5/1-2)

Is tied for the AL lead (T-3rd in MLB) with a 3.27 catcher’s ERA...Has hit safely in each of his last 2 games...Is 6-for-8 (.750) in his career at Target Field.Has caught 8 shutouts in 116 starts at C since joining Boston...Is 7-for-14 with 2 2B, 2 HR, and 7 RBI in the last 3 games in which he has caught shutouts.Has thrown out 3 of 8 attempted steals this season...Ranks 2nd among active C (min. 100 G) with a 41.3% caught stealing percentage (31-for-75).Hit .310 (78-for-252) in 78 games last year, best among ML primary catchers (min. 100 AB) and best by a Sox catcher (min. 250 AB) since Carlton Fisk in 1977 (.315).

17 - DEVEN MARRERO , INF --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-6vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR BAL SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: ---

Recalled earlier today from Pawtucket...Is making his 2nd ML stint this season after being recalled from 4/6-11 (did not appear in a game)...Has appeared in 38 games over parts of 2 ML seasons, including 13 games over 3 stints last season.Has been ranked by Baseball America as the best defensive infielder in the Red Sox’ system following each of the last 4 seasons (2013-16).Is 89-for-115 (77.4%) in stolen base attempts over his minor league career, having reached double digits in each year of his pro career.

18 - MITCH MORELAND , 1B .265 AVG 2 HR 11 RBI .353 OBP .451 SLG vs. RHP: 22-84 (.262), 2 HR YESTERDAY: 0-4 HOMESTAND: 4-29, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 5 BB CURRENT STREAK: 0-6vs. LHP: 5-18 (.278), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 3-14, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 7 G (4/7-13)

Hit his ML-leading 13th 2B of the season on Tuesday...Tied for the 2nd-most by a Red Sox hitter through 26 team games since 1913 (most since Mike Napoli, 13 in 2013), trailing only George Kell’s 14 in 1953...Had 21 2B in 147 games last season...Leads BOS with 15 XBH.In his last 15 games vs. AL Central opponents, has hit .400 (20-for-50) with 13 runs, 6 2B, 6 HR, 12 RBI, and a 1.335 OPS.Ranks 7th in the AL with a .375 road AVG (min. 15 AB), going 15-for-40 with an AL-best 7 2B in just 10 games...Has hit .333 (6-for-18) so far with RISP.According to Elias, became the 5th ML hitter in the last 70 years to reach 10 2B in his fi rst 14 games (George Brett in 1983, Troy Glaus in 1999, Rafael Palmeiro in 2002, Torii Hunter in 2007)...Established a new Sox record and tied an AL record with 7 straight games with a 2B from 4/7-13 (5 others, last Brian Roberts in 2004).Leads the team with 13 BB (116 PA, 8.92 PA/BB)...Last season, walked 35 times in 503 PA over 147 games (14.37 PA/BB).

15 - DUSTIN PEDROIA , 2B .281 AVG 1 HR 8 RBI .353 OBP .326 SLG vs. RHP: 22-76 (.289), 1 HR YESTERDAY: 1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB HOMESTAND: 10-31, 1 R, HR, RBI, 2 RBI, 5 BB CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (3-9, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB)vs. LHP: 3-13 (.231), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 3-13, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/3-12)

Led off the 3rd inning last night with a solo HR, his 1st of the season (last 9/25/16 at TB)...Was his 1,708th career hit, passing Harry Hooper for 8th on the Red Sox’ all-time list...Was also his 134th career HR, snapping a tie with Trot Nixon and Kevin Youkilis for 18th in club history.Has reached base safely in 20 of his fi rst 24 games, hitting in 19 and drawing 11 walks compared to just 9 SO...On Tuesday, singled in his fi rst game-winning RBI of the season and the 75th of his career (6 in 2016).Is 1 of 6 qualifying AL hitters with as many walks as he has SO...Over his career, ranks 2nd among actives (min. 1,000 PA) with 0.95 BB/SO (583 BB/612 SO).Ranks 3rd in ML history with a .3616 career AVG vs. the Twins (min. 200 AB), trailing only Ty Cobb (.378) and Mark Teixeira (.3621)...Sicne the start of 2015, is batting .429 (27-for-63) with 17 runs, 6 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, and a 1.160 OPS in 14 games against the club.Is 28 for his last 60 (.467) with runners in scoring position since 8/9/16, the best mark in the majors under those conditions in that time (min. 50 AB).Finished among 2016 leaders with a .318 AVG (3rd in the AL, 8th in MLB) and 201 hits (3rd in the AL, 4th in MLB)...Is 1 of 5 Red Sox with multiple 200-hit seasons.Is errorless in 99 chances so far this year...Last season, won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award and the Fielding Bible Award as the majors’ top 2B.

13 - HANLEY RAMIREZ , DH/1B .269 AVG 5 HR 14 RBI .333 OBP .462 SLG vs. RHP: 24-83 (.289), 5 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4, R HOMESTAND: 12-31, 8 R, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 4 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-4, R)vs. LHP: 1-10 (.100), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 5-14, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 8 G (4/23-5/3)

His next game will be his 1,500th...Has homered in his last 2 games vs. MIN (7/23 & 7/24/16), each a 2-out, go-ahead 3-run HR on the 1st pitch.Led off the 4th and 6th innings Tuesday with HR in his 22nd career multi-HR game and the fi rst by a Sox hitter this year (last Ramirez, 9/18/16 vs. NYY)...All 5 of his HR this year came over a season-long 8-game hitting streak snapped Wednesday (.379/11-for-29)...Has 4 HR in his last 6 games, including 3 of 440+ ft.Drove in a run in 5 straight games from 4/28-5/2 (7 total RBI), his longest streak since 6/21-26/13 with LAD (6 games).Has 71 career HR to lead off an inning, 8 of which have come since joining Boston...This season, is hitting .360 (9-for-25) to start the frame...Has 94 career go-ahead HR, 17 since joining the Red Sox...17 of his 54 HR since then have come on 1st pitches.

Since the start of 2016, has homered in consecutive games 8 times...Over the course of his career, has 33 such streaks, including 6 streaks of 3+ such games.Followed Mookie Betts’ 3-run HR with 1 of his own on 4/23 at BAL, becoming the latter half of the Sox’ first pair of back-to-back HR this season (last 9/6/16 at SD, Bradley Jr. and Young)...Since joining the Red Sox, has been involved in 6 of the club’s 13 sets of consecutive HR.

32 - JOSH RUTLEDGE , INF .250 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI .250 OBP .250 SLG vs. RHP: 1-7 (.143), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 2-4 HOMESTAND: 3-12, 2 RBI CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (3-8, 2 RBI)vs. LHP: 2-5 (.400), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 3-8, 2 RBI SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 2 G (5/3-pres.)

Went 2-for 4 last night, his fi rst multi-hit effort since 5/18/16 at KC...Drove in the game-winning run Wednesday night with his fi rst hit of the year, snapping an 0-for-20 skid...Was his 9th career game-winning RBI, 2nd since joining Boston.Returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the DL on 4/25 after missing the first 19 games of the season with a left hamstring strain.In 28 games with Boston in 2016, hit .265 (13-for-49) with 9 runs, 6 2B, 3 RBI, and a .345 OBP...Made 10 starts at 3B and 2 at 2B...Also played 1 game at SS.Since joining the Red Sox in 2015, has hit .326 vs. LHP (14-for-43, 3 2B)...Is 9-for-25 (.360) in that time when leading off an inning.

7 - CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ , C .357 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI .386 OBP .500 SLG vs. RHP: 14-36 (.389), 0 HR YESTERDAY: 1-4 HOMESTAND: 4-19, RBI CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-4)vs. LHP: 1-6 (.167), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 1-8 SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 6 G (4/16-29)

Has hit safely in 9 of 12 games with an AB this season...Is 15-for-42 (.357) with 4 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, and an .886 OPS.Went 4-for-4 with a 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, and his first career SB on 4/11 vs. BAL, reaching in his first 7 PA of 2017...Became the first Red Sox hitter to reach base safely in his first 7 PA of any season since Ted Cox in 1977 (first 7; source: Elias)...The last Red Sox C with 4+ hits and a SB in a game was Johnny Peacock on 9/21/38.Has caught 3 of 7 attempted thefts this year, and 26 of 59 over the course of his career (44.1%), the highest percentage among active catchers (min. 100 G).

30 - CHRIS YOUNG , OF .246 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI .358 OBP .298 SLG vs. RHP: 11-42 (.262), 0 HR YESTERDAY: DNP HOMESTAND: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-2, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB)vs. LHP: 3-15 (.200), 0 HR BAL SERIES: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB SEASON-HIGH STREAK: 3 G (4/15-17)

Made his first start since 4/22 at BAL Wednesday and reached base 3 times, including his 3rd 2B of the season...Has drawn 10 BB in just 67 PA this season (14.9%).Combined to hit .391 and slug .717 in the 8th and 9th innings in 2016 (18-for-46, 6 2B, 3 HR)...Is 4-for-15 with 2 BB and 2 RBI in those frames so far in 2017.Over the course of his career, 476 of his 1,047 hits have gone for extra bases (45.5%)...Marks the 4th-highest such percentage among actives (min. 500 hits). Posted a .276/.352/.498 line last year, missing 51 games on the DL (right hamstring strain)...Batted .329/.410/.589/.999 vs. LHP (24-for-73, 10 2B, 3 HR).

BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Red Sox Game Notes Page 4

58-Fernando Abad 5/4 vs. BAL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 7/9 5/1 -/- 1.0 (3 times) 2 (4/28 vs CHC)68-Matt Barnes 5/3 vs. BAL (H, 4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 9/11 4/2 -/- 2.0 (4/9 at DET) 3 (4/9 at DET)37-Heath Hembree 5/3 vs. BAL (H, 7) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 10/13 11/5 -/- 3.1 (4/22 at BAL) 5 (4/22 at BAL) 56-Joe Kelly 5/1 vs. BAL 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 8/11 9/4 0/1 2.2 (4/16 vs TB) 2 (4/26 vs NYY) 46-Craig Kimbrel 5/3 vs. BAL (SV, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 8/13 2/0 10/11 2.0 (4/20 at TOR) 5 (4/20 at TOR)63-Robby Scott 5/3 vs. BAL (H, 4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 8/11 8/2 0/1 1.0 (3 times) 1 (4 times)64-Ben Taylor 5/4 vs. BAL 1.0 4 2 2 1 2 3/6 4/2 -/- 3.2 (4/12 vs BAL) 3 (2 times)BULLPEN TOTALS: 2.21 ERA 85.2 64 25 21 34 83 57/81 (70%) 46/16 10/13

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

58-FERNANDO ABAD, LHP 0-0 0 SV 3.86 ERAvs. ALL: .296 (8-27), 1 HR vs. RHB: .278 (5-18), 1 HR vs. LHB: .333 (3-9), 0 HR WHIP: 1.29

Threw a perfect 9th inning with 1 SO last night vs. BAL (16 pitches)... Has worked in 4 of the club’s last 7 gms; got a hold with 2 SO in 0.2 IP, 4/30 vs. CHC.Posted a 2.65 ERA (10 ER/34.0 IP) in 39 appearances for the Twins in 2016 before being acquired by BOS in exchange for RHP Pat Light on 8/1.6 of his 9 appearances this season are scoreless...Has worked less than 1.0 inning in 6 times (all 0.2-inning stints).Holding opponents to a .100 AVG (1-for-10) with RISP this season; 2-for-15 (.133 AVG) dating to 8/21/16.

68-MATT BARNES, RHP 3-0 0 SV 2.84 ERAvs. ALL: .186 (8-43), 1 HR vs. RHB: .208 (5-24), 0 HR vs. LHB: .158 (3-19), 1 HR WHIP: 1.11

Allowed 2 hits over 1.2 scoreless IP Wednesday vs. BAL (35 pitches); threw a perfect 7th & got 1st two outs of 8th.No runs allowed in 9 of 11 apps this year...Has made 2 scoreless apps (2.2 IP) since allowing runs in consecutive games over the previous 2 (4 ER in 2.2 IP).All 8 of his apps at Fenway this season have been scoreless (8.0 IP, .154 AVG, 4-26); dating to 8/30/16, has made 14 straight scoreless apps there (12.2 IP).Earned wins on 4/9 at DET & 4/13 vs. PIT...Missed 2 games while on the bereavement list (4/6-8).Was suspended by MLB for 4 games from 4/26-29 after throwing behind Manny Machado on 4/23 at BAL...Also was his 1st career ejection.

37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 0-1 0 SV 1.23 ERAvs. ALL: .224 (13-58), 0 HR vs. RHB: .220 (11-50), 0 HR vs. LHB: .250 (2-8), 0 HR WHIP: 1.23

Allowed 2 hits with 1 SO in 0.2 IP Wednesday vs. BAL; allowed 2 inherited runners to score...Leads all BOS relievers with 7 holds in 2017.No ER allowed in his last 12.2 IP (10 games, 12 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 15 SO); last allowed an ER on 4/7 at DET...Allowed 3 unearned runs on 5/1 vs. BAL.Has faced the most batters (64) this season among BOS relievers & has allowed only 1 XBH (1 2B, 12 singles; .241 SLG).Has not allowed an ER over his last 14.1 innings (13 games) at Fenway Park dating to last season (since 9/13/16).

..56-JOE KELLY, RHP 2-0 0 SV 2.51 ERAvs. ALL: .180 (9-50), 0 HR vs. RHB: .171 (7-41), 0 HR vs. LHB: .222 (2-9), 0 HR WHIP: 1.19

Faced 3 batters in a hitless 9th inning Monday night vs. BAL...After Ryan Flaherty reached on an error with 1 out, induced an inning-ending double play.8 of 11 appearances have been scoreless...Trails Hembree for the team with 14.1 innings of relief (Hembree - 14.2 IP).Extended his winning streak on 4/16 vs. TB to a ML-best 14 games (since 8/1/15)...Is tied with Roger Clemens (1986) for longest in Red Sox history since 1913.Has worked 2.0+ IP in 4 of his 11 appearances this season; Threw a season high 2.2 IP on 4/16 vs. TB...Earned the win in his season debut, 4/5 vs. PIT.

..46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 1-0 10 SV 1.35 ERAvs. ALL: .111 (5-45), 1 HR vs. RHB: .000 (0-25), 0 HR vs. LHB: .250 (5-20), 1 HR WHIP: 0.53

Struck out the side on 12 pitches in a perfect 9th for his 10th save, Wednesday vs. BAL...Was his 7th perfect appearance of the season.Has retired each of the 10 batters he has faced over last 4 games, 5 via SO and 30 of the last 32 batters he has faced, 19 via SO (spans 10 games)...Has struck out 24 of the 48 total batters faced this season (50.0%).1st in AL in saves (10), 2nd in SO (24), 4th in SO/9.0 IP (16.20) & WHIP, and T-7th in opp. AVG...Dating to last year, RHH are 0-for their last-27 against him.Since issuing 2 BB in his save on 4/9 at DET, has not issued a BB in his last 10 appearances (10.1 IP)...Has faced 37 batters since his last BB (N. Castellanos).No runs allowed in his 10 appearances at Fenway Park this season: 10.0 IP, 0 BB, 16 SO, .091 AVG (3-for-33).Despite his blown save on 4/20 at TOR, remains a perfect 25-for-25 in career save chances at Fenway Park (includes 1 with ATL); streak is now the 2nd longest of its kind in Fenway Park history behind Tom Gordon (29, 1998-99)...As a Red Sox (2016-17), has converted 41 of his 44 career SV opps (93.1%).

63-ROBBY SCOTT, LHP 0-0 0 SV 1.80 ERAvs. ALL: .167 (3-18), 0 HR vs. RHB: .286 (2-7), 0 HR vs. LHB: .100 (1-10), 0 HR WHIP: 1.00

Stranded 2 runners to earn his 4th hold of the year Wednesday night vs. BAL (0.1 IP).Has made the most appearances out of Sox’ pen among lefties (11).Has faced 20 batters this season, has allowed only 3 hits & 2 BBin 5.0 IP...Holding LHH to a .182 AVG (4-22) with no XBH, BB or HB over his ML career.Was charged with the 1st run of his ML career in his 15th career appearance, 4/28 vs. CHC...Had not allowed a run over the fi rst 14 appearances of his ML career (10.0 IP), which was the longest streak by a Red Sox pitcher to begin a ML career since at least 1913.

64-BEN TAYLOR, RHP 0-0 0 SV 3.12 ERAvs. ALL: .257 (9-35), 1 HR vs. RHB: .280 (7-25), 1 HR vs. LHB: .200 (2-10), 0 HR WHIP: 1.73

Allowed 2 runs on 4 hits (BB, 2 SO) last night vs. BAL...Recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 4/28 for his 3rd stint with BOS this year.Fanned the first 3 batters he faced over his first 2 ML appearances (4/7 & 4/8 at DET)...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, is the only Red Sox pitcher in the expansion era (since 1961) to strike out each of his first 3 batters faced in the major leagues.Was selected to the Sox active roster on 4/1 for 1st career ML stint...Had not appeared higher than Double-A...Was a non-roster invitee to 2017 spring training.Since 1981, the only other Red Sox to make the Opening Day roster without Triple-A experience are Shea Hillenbrand (2001) & Jackie Bradley Jr. (2013).

2016 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 ERAbad -- / 0-0-0 0.00 7/0 5.2 2 0 1-3-1 2.28 27/0 23.2 16 6Barnes 0-1-0 19.29 3/0 2.1 5 5 0-1-0 7.50 5/0 6.0 10 5 0-1-0 5.06 3/0 5.1 8 3Hembree 1-0-0 6.75 3/0 1.1 4 1 1-0-0 3.86 4/0 2.1 4 1 1-0-0 0.00 2/0 2.0 0 0Kelly -- / 0-1-0 37.80 1/1 1.2 8 7 0-1-0 37.80 1/1 1.2 8 7Kendrick -- / 0-1-0 13.50 1/1 4.0 8 6 0-1-0 13.50 1/1 4.0 8 6Kimbrel -- / 1-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 0 0 -- / Pomeranz -- / 1-1-0 6.75 2/1 5.1 3 4 0-1-0 8.31 1/1 4.1 3 4Porcello 1-0-0 3.29 2/2 13.2 11 5 9-9-0 3.94 27/27 160.0 169 70 5-3-0 3.44 11/11 68.0 63 26Rodriguez 0-1-0 5.40 2/2 10.0 12 6 1-1-0 3.71 3/3 17.0 14 7 0-0-0 7.71 1/1 4.2 6 4Sale 1-1-0 5.25 2/2 12.0 9 7 8-6-2 4.28 24/16 107.1 106 51 4-3-2 4.44 12/8 52.2 61 26Scott -- / -- / -- / Taylor -- / -- / -- /

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1 4/3 D PITTSBURGH W5-3 1-0 T-1st -- PORCELLO (1-0) Cole (0-1) KIMBREL (1) 36,594* 1 36,594 4/4 OFF DAY 2 4/5 N PITTSBURGH W3-0 2-0 T-1st -- KELLY (1-0) Bastardo (0-1) 36,137 2 72,731 4/6 D PITTSBURGH T-1st -- PPD (Rain) 3 4/7 D at Detroit L5-6 2-1 2nd -1.0 Rodriguez (1-0) HEMBREE (0-1) 45,013* 1 45,013 4 4/8 D at Detroit L1-4 2-2 3rd -2.0 Zimmermann (1-0) RODRIGUEZ (0-1) 32,622 2 77,635 5 4/9 D at Detroit W7-5 3-2 3rd -1.0 BARNES (1-0) Rondon (0-1) KIMBREL (2) 33,662 3 111,297 6 4/10 D at Detroit L1-2 3-3 3rd -1.5 Wilson (1-0) SALE (0-1) Rodriguez (2) 24,672 4 135,969 7 4/11 N BALTIMORE W8-1 4-3 3rd -0.5 POMERANZ (1-0) Bundy (1-1) 37,497* 3 110,228 8 4/12 N BALTIMORE L5-12 4-4 3rd -1.5 Givens (2-0) WRIGHT (0-1) 32,211 4 142,439 9 4/13 D PITTSBURGH W4-3 5-4 T-2nd -1.5 BARNES (2-0) Nicasio (0-2) KIMBREL (3) 32, 400 5 174,83910 4/14 N TAMPA BAY L5-10 5-5 4th -2.5 Archer (2-0) PORCELLO (1-1) 36,813 6 211,65211 4/15 D TAMPA BAY W2-1 6-5 3rd -1.5 SALE (1-1) Hunter (0-1) KIMBREL (4) 36,686* 7 248,33812 4/16 D TAMPA BAY W7-5 7-5 3rd -1.5 KELLY (2-0) Farquhar (0-1) KIMBREL (5) 36,209 8 284,547 13 4/17 D TAMPA BAY W4-3 8-5 3rd -1.0 WRIGHT (1-1) Snell (0-2) KIMBREL (6) 37,318* 9 321,86514 4/18 N at Toronto W8-7 9-5 T-1st -- JOHNSON (1-0) Stroman (1-2) 29,281 5 165,25015 4/19 N at Toronto L0-3 9-6 3rd -1.0 Liriano (1-1) PORCELLO (1-2) Osuna (1) 30,842 6 196,09216 4/20 D at Toronto W4-1 10-6 3rd -1.0 KIMBREL (1-0) Grilli (0-2) 44,283 7 240,37517 4/21 N at Baltimore L0-2 10-7 3rd -2.0 Bundy (3-1) POMERANZ (1-1) Brach (3) 34,442 8 274,81718 4/22 N at Baltimore L2-4 10-8 3rd -3.5 Aquino (1-0) WRIGHT (1-2) O’Day (1) 35,457 9 310,27419 4/23 D at Baltimore W6-2 11-8 3rd -2.5 RODRIGUEZ (1-1) Gausman (1-2) KIMBREL (7) 35,522 10 345,796 4/24 Off Day 11-8 3rd -2.0 4/25 N NEW YORK-AL 3rd -2.0 PPD (Rain)20 4/26 N NEW YORK-AL L1-3 11-9 3rd -3.0 Severino (2-1) PORCELLO (1-3) Chapman (5) 32,072 10 353,937 21 4/27 N NEW YORK-AL L0-3 11-10 3rd -3.5 Tanaka (3-1) SALE (1-2) 34,054 11 387,99122 4/28 N CHICAGO-NL W5-4 12-10 3rd -2.5 POMERANZ (2-1) Arrieta (3-1) KIMBREL (8) 37,054* 12 425,04523 4/29 D CHICAGO-NL L4-7 12-11 3rd -3.5 Lackey (2-3) WRIGHT (1-3) Davis (6) 36,776* 13 461,82124 4/30 N CHICAGO-NL W6-2 13-11 3rd -2.5 BARNES (3-0) Uehara (0-2) 36,916* 14 498,73725 5/1 N BALTIMORE L2-5 13-12 3rd -3.5 Bundy (4-1) PORCELLO (1-4) Brach (5) 33,489 15 532,22626 5/2 N BALTIMORE W5-2 14-12 3rd -2.5 SALE (2-2) Asher (1-1) KIMBREL (9) 32,932 16 565,15827 5/3 N BALTIMORE W4-2 15-12 3rd -2.5 POMERANZ (3-1) Gausman (1-3) KIMBREL (10) 33,162 17 598,32028 5/4 N BALTIMORE L3-8 15-13 3rd -3.0 Wilson (2-1) KENDRICK (0-1) 36,563 18 634,88329 5/5 N at Minnesota 30 5/6 D at Minnesota 31 5/7 D at Minnesota 5/8 Off Day32 5/9 N at Milwaukee 33 5/10 N at Milwaukee 34 5/11 D at Milwaukee 35 5/12 N TAMPA BAY 36 5/13 N TAMPA BAY 37 5/14 D TAMPA BAY 5/15 OFF DAY

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2017 TRANSACTIONS

March 14 LHP Brian Johnson and Henry Owens and RHP Brandon Workman optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...3B Rafael Devers, OF Junior Lake, and C Jordan Procyshen reassigned to minor league camp.

March 17 RHP Kyle Martin and LHP Luis Ysla optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Marcus Walden reassigned to minor league camp.March 26 RHP Noe Ramirez optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...OFs Brian Bogusevic, Rusney Castillo, Allen Craig, INF Matt Dominguez, C Jake DePew, and RHP Hector Velazquez

reassigned to minor league camp.March 27 INF Deven Marrero, OF Steve Selsky, and C Blake Swihart optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...C Dan Butler and 1B Sam Travis reassigned to minor league camp.March 28 RHP Kyle Kendrick reassigned to minor league camp.March 29 LHP Edgar Olmos reassigned to minor league camp.March 30 LHP Drew Pomeranz placed on 10-day disabled list with a left forearm flexor strain.March 31 OF Bryce Brentz outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHPs Jamie Callahan, Austin Maddox, and Chandler Shepherd reassigned to minor league camp.April 1 RHP Ben Taylor selected to active ML roster from Double-A Portland...OF Steve Selsky recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...INF Marco Hernandez optioned to Triple-A

Pawtucket...LHP Roenis Elias placed on 10-day DL...LHP David Price placed on 10-day DL...INF Josh Rutledge placed on 10-day DL (retro to 3/30)...RHP Carson Smith placed on 10-day DL...RHP Tyler Thornburg placed on 10-day DL.

April 6 RHP Matt Barnes placed on bereavement list...RHP Noe Ramirez recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Robbie Ross Jr. placed on 10 day DL (retro to 4/3)...INF Deven Marrero recalled from Pawtucket.

April 7 SS Xander Bogaerts placed on bereavement list...INF Marco Hernandez recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.April 9 RHP Matt Barnes reinstated from bereavement list...RHP Noe Ramirez optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.April 10 INF Deven Marrero optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.April 11 SS Xander Bogaerts reinstated from bereavement list...OF Jackie Bradley Jr. placed on 10-day DL (retro to 4/9)...LHP Drew Pomeranz activated from 10-day DL.April 13 LHP Robbie Ross activated from 10-day DL...RHP Ben Taylor optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.April 17 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez placed on paternity leave list...RHP Ben Taylor recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.April 18 LHP Brian Johnson recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Ben Taylor optioned to Pawtucket.April 19 LHP Eduardo Rodriguez reinstated from paternity leave list...LHP Brian Johnson optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.April 21 OF Jackie Bradley Jr. activated from 10-day DL...INF/OF Brock Holt placed on 10-day DL.April 25 3B Pablo Sandoval placed on 10-day DL (retro to 4/24)...INF Josh Rutledge activated from 10-day DL.April 26 RHP Matt Barnes suspended for 4 games.April 27 INF/OF Chase d’Arnaud claimed off waivers from Atlanta...RHP Carson Smith transferred to 60-day DL.April 28 INF/OF Chase d’Arnaud added to active 25-man roster...OF/INF Steve Selsky optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket (4/27)...RHP Ben Taylor recalled from Pawtucket...LHP Robbie

Ross Jr. optioned to Pawtucket (4/27).April 30 RHP Matt Barnes reinstated from suspended list.May 1 RHP Steven Wright placed on 10-day DL (retro to 4/30)...RHP Brandon Workman recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.May 4 RHP Kyle Kendrick added to active 25-man roster...RHP Tyler Thornburg transferred to 60-day DL...INF Marco Hernandez placed on 10-day DL.May 5 RHP Brandon Workman optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...INF Deven Marrero recalled from Pawtucket.

DISABLED LIST

Roenis Elias Right oblique strain April 3 --- 28 (15-13)Drew Pomeranz Left forearm flexor strain March 30 Aprill 11 6 (3-3)David Price Left elbow strain April 3 --- 28 (15-13)Josh Rutledge Left hamstring strain April 3 (March 30) April 25 19 (11-8)Carson Smith Recovery from Tommy John surgery (60-day) April 3 --- 28 (15-13)Tyler Thornburg Right shoulder impingement (60-day) April 3 --- 28 (15-13)Robbie Ross Jr. Influenza April 6 (April 3) April 13 8 (4-4)Jackie Bradley Jr. Right knee sprain April 11 (April 9) April 21 12 (8-4)Brock Holt Vertigo April 21 --- 12 (5-7)Pablo Sandoval Right knee sprain April 25 (April 24) --- 9 (4-5)Steven Wright Left knee sprain May 1 (April 30) --- 5 (3-2)Marco Hernandez Left shoulder subluxation May 4 --- 1 (0-1)2017 Totals 12 Players 12 DL stints 184 Games Missed

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5 hits in a game ...........................................Andrew Benintendi, 4/23 at BAL6 hits in a game ...................Nomar Garciaparra, 6/21/03 at PHI (13 innings) 6 RBI in a game ............................................ Hanley Ramirez, 8/12/16 vs. ARI7 or more RBI in a game .............................Mookie Betts, 8/14/16 vs. ARI (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 ...................Sandy Leon, 4/5/17 vs. PIT (12th 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............. Blake Swihart, 8/28/15 at NYM (10th inn.)Homered from both sides of the plate ......... Victor Martinez, 5/17/10 at NYYPitcher collected a hit........ Rick Porcello, 4/25/16 at ATL, 1B off Julio Teheran Pitcher 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 ............................................... Jon Lester, 5/10/13 vs. TOR (W, 5-0)15 or more strikeouts in a game .................... Jon Lester (15), 5/3/14 vs. OAKPosition player pitched .....................................Ryan LaMarre, 7/2/16 vs. LAAPitcher played another defensive position .... Javier Lopez (RF), 4/30/09 at TB

Walk-off win ..................................................... 4/5/17 vs. PIT (3-0 in 12 innings)Scored 20 runs in a game..................................................... 8/15/15 vs. SEA (22)Had 20 hits in a game ............................................ 7/4/16 vs. TEX (21, 9 innings)Scored 10 runs in an inning .......................6/20/11 vs. SD (10 runs in 7th 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 ............................................. 8/16/11 vs. TB (4th inning, G2): ..................................3B Jed Lowrie to 2B Dustin Pedroia to 1B Adrian GonzalezHit into a triple play .......................5/2/17 vs. BAL (8th inning, Jackie Bradley Jr.)Back-to-back 1-0 wins ............................................................. 7/18-19/06 vs. KC

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Most runs, game ................................................8, 2 times, last 4/18 at TORMost runs, inning .....................................5, 3 times, last 4/28 vs. CHC (1st)Most hits, game (9 innings) .................................................. 17, 4/16 vs. TBMost hits, game (extra innings) .....................................8, 4/5 vs. PIT (12th) Most hits, inning .............................................. 6, 2 times, last 4/28 vs. CHCConsecutive hits, inning ...................................................6, 4/3 vs. PIT (5th) Fewest hits, game ................................................................ 3, 4/27 vs. NYY Most doubles, game................................................................ 5, 4/16 vs. TB Most triples, game ........................................... 1, 3 times, last 4/29 vs. CHCMost home runs, game ..........................................................3, 4/23 at BALMost home runs, inning .........................................................2, 4/23 at BALMost extra-base hits ............................................................... 6, 4/16 vs. TBMost stolen bases, game .......................................................3, 4/20 at TORMost walks, game (9 innings) .................................... 6, 2 times, 4/9 at DET Most walks, game (extra innings) ..................................6, 4/5 vs. PIT (12th) Most strikeouts, game (9 innings) .................. 10, 2 times, last 4/28 vs. CHCMost strikeouts, game (extra innings) ... 10, 2 times, last 4/20 at TOR (10th) Most hit by pitch, game ...........................................................2, 4/8 at DETMost left on base (9 innings) ................................................ 12, 4/14 vs. TB Most left on base (extra innings) ...................................8, 4/5 vs. PIT (12th)

Most hits .............................................................5, Benintendi, 4/23 at BAL Most runs ..................................................3, 2 times, last Betts 4/18 at TORMost doubles ..........................................2, 2 times, last Benintendi, 4/16 vs. TBMost triples ...................................... 1, 3 times, last Bogaerts, 4/29 vs. CHCMost home runs ........................................................2, Ramirez, 5/2 vs. BAL Most extra-base hits .............................2, 7 times, last Ramirez, 5/2 vs. BALMost total bases ........................................................8, Ramirez, 5/2 vs. BAL Most RBI .................................................................4, Pedroia, 4/11 vs. BALMost stolen bases ...................... 2, 2 times, last Betts, 4/20 at TOR (10-inn) Most walks ...................................... 2, 7 times, last Bogaerts, 4/30 vs. CHC Most strikeouts .................................... 3, 4 times, last Váquez, 4/23 at BAL Longest hitting streak ...................................................8, Pedroia, 4/3-4/12

Most strikeouts (9 innings).................................................... 15, 4/15 vs. TB Most strikeouts (extra innings) ..............................18, 4/20 at TOR (10 inn.)Most walks (9 innings) ..................................... 7, 2 times, last 4/26 vs. NYYMost walks, (extra innings) ................. 1, 2 times, last 4/20 at TOR (10 inn.) Fewest walks ........................................................................ 0, 4/27 vs. NYYMost runs allowed, game ...................................................12, 4/12 vs. BAL Most runs allowed, inning ............................................6, 4/12 vs. BAL (1st) Most hits allowed, game (9 innings) .................17, 2 times, last 5/4 vs. BALMost hits allowed, game (extra inning) .............5, 2 times, last 4/20 at TOR Fewest hits allowed, game ..................................3, 2 times, last 5/2 vs. BALMost hits allowed, inning ......................... 6, 2 times, last 4/22 at BAL (4th) Most home runs allowed, game ............................................5, 4/12 vs. BAL Most consecutive scoreless inn. ......14.0, 2 times, last 4/19 (3rd)-4/20 (8th)

Most innings pitched, starter .................. 8.0, 3 times, last Sale, 5/2 vs. BAL Fewest innings pitched, starter ............................. 1.1, Wright, 4/12 vs. BALMost innings pitched, reliever ....................3.2, 2 times, last Scott, 4/14 vs. TB Most strikeouts, starter ............................................... 13, Sale, 4/20 at TOR Most strikeouts, reliever ............................. 5, 2 times, Hembree, 4/22 at BAL Most walks allowed .............................................5, Rodriguez, 4/23 at BAL Longest winning streak ..............................................3, Barnes, 4/9-PresentLongest losing streak .............................................4, Porcello, 4/14-Present Most consec. scoreless inn. starter .............................. 15.0, Sale, 4/15-4/27 Most consec. scoreless inn. reliever ........................11.2, Hembree, 4/10-5/1Most runs allowed ................................8, 2 times, last Porcello, 4/14 vs. TBMost earned runs allowed ....................8, 2 times, last Porcello, 4/14 vs. TBMost hits allowed ................................................... 11, Porcello, 4/9 at DETFewest hits allowed, CG ......................................................................... N/AMost home runs allowed ......................4, 2 times, last Porcello, 4/14 vs. TB Most pitches thrown ..........................................118, Porcello, 4/26 vs. NYY

Longest winning streak .............................................................4, 4/15-4/18Longest losing streak ............................................2, 3 times, last 4/26-4/27Most games over .500 ............................ 4, 2 times, last 4/20 at TOR (10-6)Most games under .500 ............................................................................. 0 Longest game, innings ........................................................... 12, 4/5 vs. PITLongest game, time (9 innings) .........................................3:48, 4/18 at TOR Longest game, time (extra innings) ...........................3:53, 4/5 vs. PIT (12th) Shortest game, time ........................................................ 2:21, 4/27 vs. NYYShortest game, time (9 innings) ...................................... 2:21, 4/27 vs. NYYLargest crowd, Fenway Park .........................................37,497, 4/11 vs. BAL Smallest crowd, Fenway Park ...................................... 32,027, 4/26 vs. NYY Largest crowd, road ........................................................45,013, 4/7 at DETSmallest crowd, road ....................................................24,672, 4/10 at DETLargest winning margin ............................................... 7, 4/11 vs. BAL (8-1) Largest losing margin.......................................... 7, 4/12 vs. BAL(lost, 5-12) Largest deficit overcome to win .... 2, 2 times, last 4/18 at TOR (down 0-2, won 8-7) Largest lead relinquished to lose....................................3, vs. CHC (led 3-0, lost, 3-7)Most double plays turned .................................3, 2 times, last 4/12 vs. BALMost double plays turned by opponent .......... 3, 4 times, last 4/28 vs. CHCMost errors .........................................................4, 2 times, last 5/1 vs. BALMost errors by an opponent ................................2, 2 times, last 5/3 vs. BALMost stolen bases by an opponent ........................................2, 4/19 at TOR

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RED SOX 16 12 10 9 13 2 11 23 5 6 107OPPONENTS 18 10 11 14 13 8 20 7 9 0 110

STARTERS 9-12 4.16 164.1 162 85 76 50 185 30RELIEVERS 6-1-10 2.21 85.2 64 25 21 34 83 4

LEON 3 8 37.5 1 0VÁZQUEZ 3 7 42.9 4 0

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

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

CATCHING BREAKDOWN CS SBA CS% PB PICKOFFS

EJECTIONS (2 in 2017)

4/21/17 at BAL (9th inning) Brian Butterfield by 3B umpire Alan Porter4/23/17 at BAL (8th inning) Matt Barnes by HP umpire Andy Fletcher

4/5/17 vs. PIT (12th inning), Sandy Leon 3-run home run

WALK-OFF WINS (1 in 2017)

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

1st: Bogaerts (9, 5-4), Holt (2, 0-2), Pedroia (17, 10-7) 2nd: Benintendi (25, 15-10), Bradley Jr. (1, 0-1), Pedroia (2, 0-2)3rd: Benintendi (2, 0-2), Betts (25, 14-11), Bogaerts (1, 1-0) 4th: Moreland (5, 0-5), Ramirez (22, 14-8), Young (1, 1-0)5th: Bogaerts (3, 2-1), Moreland (20, 13-7), Ramirez (2, 0-2), Sandoval (2, 0-2), Young (1, 0-1)6th: Bogaerts (10, 6-4), Bradley Jr. (5, 1-4), Moreland (3, 2-1), Pedroia (5, 3-2), Selsky (1, 1-0), Young (4, 2-2) 7th: Bradley Jr. (8, 5-3), Hernandez (1, 1-0), Holt (1, 0-1), Leon (3, 1-2), Rut-ledge (2, 0-2), Sandoval (8, 5-3), Vázquez (1, 1-0), Young (4, 2-2)8th: Bradley Jr. (1, 0-1), Hernandez (3, 1-2), Leon (6, 3-3), Sandoval (7, 4-3), Vázquez (6, 4-2), Young (5, 3-2)9th: Hernandez (14, 7-7), Holt, (2, 2-0), Leon (7, 3-4), Vázquez (5, 3-2)

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

C: Leon (16, 7-9), Vázquez (12, 8-4)1B: Moreland (28, 15-13)2B: Hernandez (4, 2-2), Pedroia (24, 13-11)SS: Bogaerts (23, 14-9), Hernandez (5, 1-4)3B: Hernandez (9, 6-3), Holt (1, 0-1), Rutledge (2, 0-2), Sandoval (16, 9-7)LF: Benintendi (15, 7-8), Holt (2, 2-0), Young (11, 6-5)CF: Benintendi (12, 8-4), Bradley Jr. (15, 6-9), Selsky (1, 1-0)RF: Betts (25, 14-11), Young (3, 1-2)DH: Holt (2, 0-2), Ramirez (24, 14-10), Sandoval (1, 0-1), Young (1, 1-0)

OUTFIELD ASSISTS (3 in 2017)

Andrew Benintendi.............................................................................................2Mookie Betts.......................................................................................................1

RED SOX MANAGER CHALLENGES

TOTAL OVERTURNED CONFIRMED STOOD 9 4 0 5

HOMERS AT HOME: 12 SOLO HOMERS: 10 3-RUN HOMERS: 4 HOMERS ON THE ROAD: 6 2-RUN HOMERS: 4 GRAND SLAMS: 0

HOME RUN NOTES

2-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (1 in 2017)Hanley Ramirez, 5/2/17 vs. BAL

3-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (3 in 2016)Last: Mookie Betts, 8/14/16 at ARI

PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (3 in 2016)Last: Aaron Hill, 9/27/16 vs. NYY off Tommy Layne

GRAND SLAMS BY RED SOX (6 in 2016)Last: Dustin Pedroia, 9/24/16 at TB off Danny Farquhar

FIRST-INNING LEADOFF HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (6 in 2016)Last: Mookie Betts, 7/30/16 at LAA off Hector Santiago

WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1 in 2017) Sandy Leon, 4/5/17 vs. PIT off Antonio Bastardo

INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (0 in 2016)Last: Blake Swihart, 8/28/15 at NYM off Carlos Torres (10th inning)

INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS AT FENWAY PARK (0 in 2016)Last: Jacoby Ellsbury, 9/19/11 vs. BAL (G2) off Jeremy Accardo

BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (1 in 2017)Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez, 4/23 at BAL (1st)

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 in 2016)Last: David Ortiz, Josh Reddick and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 7/7/11 vs. BAL (7th)

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