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BOSTON RED SOX (0-2) Vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (2-0) ALDS Workout Notes • Saturday, October 7, 2017 Fenway Park • Boston, MA 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 BOSTON RED SOX (0-2) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (2-0) ALDS Workout Notes • Saturday, October 7, 2017 Fenway Park • Boston, MA BACK IN THE POSTSEASON: The Red Sox are making HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: The Red Sox are 42-32-1 their 23rd postseason appearance...Boston has made 9 trips all-time in postseason games at Fenway Park...They are POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE to the postseason in the past 15 years (2003-17), including in 26-14 (.650) in home playoff games since 1999, including The 2017 Boston Red Sox Season in Review book is available for download each of the last 2 seasons...This is the 1st time the Sox have 10-4 (.714) in the Division Series. at http://pressroom.redsox.com and at reached the postseason in consecutive years since 2007-09. www.redsoxpressbox.com. The Red Sox are 90-82-1 all-time in postseason play... SERIES BUSINESS: This is the 7th time the Red Sox have They are 19-14 in 33 postseason series, having gone lost the first 2 games of a Division Series...In 2 of the pre- 6-5 in 11 trips to the ALDS (19-23 in DS play), 5-5 in the REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN vious 6 instances, they came back to win the series (1999 AL East Standing ....................... 1st, 2.0 GA ALCS (26-31), and 8-4 in the World Series (45-28-1). vs. CLE, 2003 vs. OAK)...They also overcame a 2-games-to- Home/Road ............................. 48-33/45-36 The Red Sox’ 8 World Series titles are tied with the none deficit to win the 2004 ALCS (trailed NYY, 3-0). Day/Night ................................ 25-23/68-46 Giants for 4th all-time behind the Yankees (27), 56 teams have lost the first 2 games of a Division Series; April/May/June ..............13-11/16-12/16-12 Cardinals (11), and A’s (9)...The Sox have won 3 of the July/August ............................... 13-14/18-9 7 of them came back to win the series: 1981 Dodgers September/October ..................... 17-10/0-1 last 13 World Series, tied with the Giants for the most (vs. HOU), 1995 Mariners (vs. NYY), 1999 Red Sox (vs. vs. AL East ..........................................41-35 championships this century. CLE), 2001 Yankees (vs. OAK), 2003 Red Sox (vs. OAK), vs. AL Central .....................................20-14 RED SOX POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2012 Giants (vs. CIN), 2015 Blue Jays (vs. TEX). vs. AL West .........................................16-16 vs. National League..............................16-4 YEAR END MANAGER YEAR END MANAGER In both the 1999 and 2003 Division Series, the Sox lost 1903 WS J. Collins 1995* ALDS K. Kennedy vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 75-50/18-19 their first 2 games on the road. Leading after 6 innings ........................66-9 1912 WS J. Stahl 1998 ALDS J. Williams Tied after 6 innings ..............................11-5 1915 WS B. Carrigan 1999 ALCS J. Williams Trailing after 6 innings .......................16-55 1916 WS B. Carrigan 2003 ALCS G. Little START ME UP: In 8 career postseason starts, Doug Fister Leading after 7 innings ........................70-5 1918 WS E. Barrow 2004 WS T. Francona has gone 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA (10 ER/50.2 IP)...His teams Tied after 7 innings ..............................12-6 1946 WS J. Cronin 2005 ALDS T. Francona went 7-1 in those games, winning each of the last 3. Trailing after 7 innings .......................11-58 1967 WS D. Williams 2007* WS T. Francona Since the Championship Series format began in 1969, Leading after 8 innings ........................76-1 1975* WS D. Johnson 2008 ALCS T. Francona Tied after 8 innings ..............................12-3 1986* WS J. McNamara 2009 ALDS T. Francona Fister’s 1.78 ERA as a starter is the lowest among all Trailing after 8 innings .........................5-65 1988* ALCS J. McNamara/ 2013* WS J. Farrell pitchers with at least 50.0 IP. Red Sox score first ..............................62-20 J. Morgan 2016* ALDS J. Farrell LOWEST POSTSEASON ERA AS A STARTER (SINCE 1969) Opponents score first .........................31-49 Shutouts .............................................11-10 1990* ALCS J. Morgan 2017* --- J. Farrell RK. PITCHER ERA Scoring less than 3 runs .......................4-36 * - AL East Champions Bold - Won World Series 1. Doug Fister 1.78 (10 ER/50.2 IP) Scoring 3 or 4 runs .............................19-25 Scoring 5 or more runs .........................70-8 2. Fernando Valenzuela 2.00 (14 ER/63.0 IP) Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 69-36/24-33 THE CONSTANT: Dustin Pedroia has started at 2B in all 49 3. Matt Cain 2.10 (12 ER/51.1 IP) 1-run/2-run games .................. 22-19/10-12 Red Sox postseason games since 2007...The only players in 4. Curt Schilling 2.23 (33 ER/133.1 IP) Walk-offs ..............................................10-4 ML history with as many postseason starts at 2B are Mark 5. Madison Bumgarner 2.27 (24 ER/95.1 IP) Extra innings (home/road) ............... 7-1/8-2 Lemke (61), Roberto Alomar (56), Chase Utley (54), Robin- Series openers/finales ............. 30-24/31-23 son Canó (51), and Joe Morgan (50). *Min. 50.0 IP as a starter Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 16-8-4 Series W-L-T (road) ......................... 13-10-3 Among that group, the only players (along with Series W-L-T (total) ......................... 29-18-7 Pedroia) to start 49+ consecutive postseason games DAMAGE CONTROL: Including the regular-season finale, Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 6-3/6-0 for a single team are Lemke (55 for ATL from 1991-96) the Red Sox have lost each of their last 3 games...When Come-from-behind wins .........................43 and Canó (51 for NYY from 2005-12). they last dropped 3 consecutive games (9/2-4), the Sox re- sponded by winning each of their next 4 games and 14 of their next 17. VS. THE ASTROS YOU AGAIN?: The Red Sox and Astros closed out their All-Time (Regular Season)........ 27-16 In Boston ..........................................15-7 respective regular-season schedules with 4 games against In Houston .......................................12-9 each other at Fenway Park from 9/28-10/1...This is the 1st DEVERS’ ENDEAVORS: On Thursday, Rafael Devers be- came the youngest position player ever to appear in a post- 2017 (Regular Season) .................. 3-4 time the Sox have ever begun a postseason against the In Boston ............................................1-3 team they played in their regular-season finale...The last season game for the Red Sox (20 years, 346 days)...The only In Houston .........................................2-1 other Red Sox to appear in a postseason game before their teams to play each other in a regular-season finale and then DATE H/R W/L WP LP in a postseason opener were the 2013 Reds and Pirates. 21st birthday are Babe Ruth in 1915 and Ken Brett in 1967. 6/16 R W2-1 Kelly Harris This is the 1st time the Red Sox and Astros are meeting No Red Sox player has ever hit a postseason HR before 6/17 R L1-7 Paulino Porcello in the postseason. turning 21...The only 5 major leaguers to do that 6/18 R W6-5 Price Musgrove are Mickey Mantle, Andruw Jones, Miguel Cabrera, 9/28 H L2-12 Peacock Rodriguez Manny Machado, and Bryce Harper. 9/29 H L2-3 Morton Fister HOW THE EAST WAS WON: Boston clinched the organi- 9/30 H W6-3 Pomeranz McCullers zation’s 9th AL East title with a 6-3 win over the Astros at 10/1 H L3-4 McHugh Abad ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Red Sox’ ALDS roster features 10/5 R L2-8 Verlander Sale Fenway Park on 9/30...The Sox took over sole possession 10/6 R L2-8 Pomeranz Keuchel of 1st place on 8/1 with a 12-10, walk-off win over CLE, 11 pitchers and 14 position players...6 of the Red Sox’ posi- overcoming deficits of 5-0, 7-5, and 10-9...BOS remained in tion players have appeared in 10+ postseason games: Dustin 1st place for the remainder of the season. Pedroia (49), Mitch Moreland (35), Rajai Davis (19), Hanley RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Ramirez (18), Xander Bogaerts (17), and Chris Young (15). Batting From the non-waiver trade deadline (7/31) through Hits ............................................Betts (166) the end of the regular season, BOS owned the majors’ 6 of the Red Sox’ pitchers have appeared in 5 or more Doubles ........................................Betts (46) 2nd-highest win % (.643, 36-20)...The Sox went 16-4 postseason games: David Price (16), Joe Kelly (15), Triples.......................................Bogaerts (6) from 7/31-8/23, turning a 0.5-game deficit in the AL Addison Reed (11), Rick Porcello (10), Doug Fister (9), HR ................................................Betts (24) and Craig Kimbrel (9). RBI .............................................Betts (102) East into a 4.5-game lead during that stretch. Runs ...........................................Betts (101) SB.................................................Betts (26) MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: John Farrell has led the LONG DIVISION: Hanley Ramirez has posted a BB ................................................Betts (77) .333/.417/.540 batting line with 11 RBI in the postseason AVG (min. 200 AB) ................Pedroia (.293) Red Sox to 3 AL East titles in a 5-year span (2013, ‘16, OBP (min. 200 AB) ................Pedroia (.369) ‘17)...He is the only manager in club history to finish in 1st (21-for-63, 8 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR)...His .396 AVG (19-for-48) in SLG (min.
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