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BOSTON RED SOX (89-59) VS. NEW YORK YANKEES (79-68) Friday, September 13, 2013 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP John Lackey (9-12, 3.48) vs. RHP Hiroki Kuroda (11-10, 2.99) Game #149 • Home Game #73 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WUFC 1510 AM (Spanish) AL LEADERS: At 89-59 (.601) the Red Sox own the best SOX AND YANKS: The Red Sox and Yankees meet for the RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN record in the American League and are 2nd in the majors. last time this season this weekend...The Sox are 10-6 thus Overall ........................................... 89-59 far in the 19-game season series vs. New York, claiming the AL East Standing ....................1st, 8.5 GA BEST MLB RECORDS IN 2013 season set for the 2nd time since 2005 (also 2011, 12-6). At Home ......................................... 47-25 TEAM W-L WPCT On Road ......................................... 42-34 Atlanta 88-58 .603 The Sox are 3-3 in 2 sets vs. the Yanks at Fenway this In day games .................................. 26-14 Boston 89-59 .601 season...They went 7-3 against the Yankees in the In night games ............................... 63-45 LA Dodgers 86-60 .589 Bronx, winning all 3 sets in New York...2013 is the 4th April ................................................. 18-8 Oakland 85-61 .582 time the Sox have won 3 series vs. the Yanks in NY, May ................................................ 15-15 Pittsburgh 85-61 .582 also doing it in 1912, 1913, and 1975. June ............................................... 17-11 St. Louis 85-61 .582 July ................................................. 15-10 August ........................................... 16-12 Boston’s 89 wins lead MLB, 1 more than Atlanta. HONORING MO: The Red Sox will pay tribute to Yankees closer Mariano Rivera in a pre-game ceremony before Sun- September .......................................... 8-3 vs. AL East ...................................... 37-27 day night’s game, the all-time saves leader’s last regular- 90’S NEXT: With a win tonight the Red Sox can reach 90 vs. AL Central ................................. 19-15 wins for the 5th time in the last 7 years beginning in 2007... season contest at Fenway Park...Fans coming to the game vs. AL West ..................................... 20-12 are invited to be seated by approximately 7:30 p.m. It would be the 9th time in the last 12 seasons that Boston vs. National League.......................... 13-5 has reached the 90-win mark and 11th in 16 campaigns vs. RH starter .................................. 58-40 since 1998...Over that longer span, only the Yankees have FREAKY FRIDAY: The Sox are 49-30-1 (.620) all-time in vs. LH starter .................................. 31-19 Leading after 6 innings .................... 69-7 more 90-win seasons with 13. games played on Friday the 13th (Elias)...They have won all 3 Friday the 13th games since the start of 2011, including both Tied after 6 innings ............................ 9-8 last season (4/13 home opener, 12-2 over TB; 7/13, 3-1 at TB). Trailing after 6 innings ................... 11-44 TURN IT AROUND: The Red Sox have won 20 more games Leading after 7 innings .................... 70-4 than last year (69-93), marking the club’s largest increase Tied after 7 innings .......................... 11-7 in wins -- outside of strike-shortened seasons in 1981 and KOJI’S ROLL: Koji Uehara has retired each of his last 34 Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 7-48 1994 -- since the 1967 “Impossible Dream” Red Sox (92- batters faced...That is the longest stretch of consecutive Leading after 8 innings .................... 73-3 70) won 20 more than the 1966 team (72-90). batters retired by a Red Sox pitcher in club history accord- Tied after 8 innings .......................... 10-6 ing to SABR (prev., 32 by Ellis Kinder in 1952)...It is the lon- Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 5-49 Outside of strike-shortened years, the Sox only season- gest such stretch for any reliever since Bobby Jenks retired Red Sox score 1st ........................... 61-16 to-season increases larger than 20 games were 1945- 41 straight batters in 2007, which according to SABR is the Opponents score fi rst ..................... 28-43 46 (33 G: 71-83 in ‘45 and 104-50 in ‘46) and 1911-12 longest such stretch ever for a reliever. Shutouts ........................................... 8-11 (27 G: 78-75 in 1911 and 105-47 in 1912). Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 5-31 Uehara has not allowed a run in his last 29.1 IP, the Scoring 3 or 4 runs ......................... 16-19 .500 DAYS: The Red Sox are 30 games over .500, tied for longest scoreless streak of his career, including NPB... Scoring 5 or more runs ..................... 68-9 It is the longest active scoreless streak in MLB and the most in MLB (also Atlanta)...They were a season-high Red Sox hit HR ............................... 56-27 Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 33-32 31 games over after a win on Wednesday night...It marked 2nd-longest overall on the season (COL’s Rex Brothers, 30.0 IP from 4/10-6/27)...It is the longest single- 1-run games ................................... 21-18 the 1st time they’ve been as many as 31 games over since 2-run games ................................... 14-13 the end of play on 8/31/11 (83-52)...Boston hasn’t been 32 season scoreless streak for a Sox reliever since Dick Radatz’s 33.0-inning stretch from 5/13-6/14/1963. Walk-offs .......................................... 11-7 games over .500 since ending the 2004 season at 98-64. Extra innings (home) .......................... 4-1 The Sox are the only AL team and 1 of 2 ML clubs The streak has spanned 26 games beginning 7/9, Extra innings (road)............................ 6-4 whose record has been above .500 all year (also the longest consecutive scoreless outings streak in Extra innings (total) ......................... 10-5 ATL)...This season will mark the 6th time the Red Sox club history...The previous mark was Daniel Bard’s Series openers ................................ 28-20 25-gamer from 5/27-7/31/11. Series fi nales .................................. 28-20 will remain above .500 all season, also accomplishing Series W-L-T (home) ......................16-7-1 the feat in 1912, ‘17, ‘18, ‘40, and ‘46. Uehara has been perfect in 17 of 19 saves this year, Series W-L-T (road) ........................ 15-8-1 including each of his last 8 tries...That is the longest Series W-L-T (total) ......................31-15-2 IN THE STANDINGS: The Sox are in 1st place in the AL streak of perfect save tries in Sox history, passing Jeff Series sweeps (home) ........................ 6-1 East, 8.5 games ahead of the Rays...It is the largest division Russell’s 6 straight from 5/12-6/13/93 for the mark. Series sweeps (road) .......................... 2-1 lead for any AL club...Boston was a season-high 9.5 games Series sweeps (total) .......................... 8-2 up after a win on Wednesday night. RUN AROUND: The Red Sox lead the majors with 769 runs Come-from-behind wins ........34, last 9/6 scored, 30 more than the next-highest total (Detroit, 739)... Innings batting around........23, last 9/7 (4th) Prior to this season, 2007 is the only other year in the Games decided in last AB............... 22-11 past 18 seasons beginning in 1996 that the Red Sox The Sox also top MLB with 5.20 runs per game and 740 RBI. have held a division lead as large...They reached as The Sox have scored an MLB-best 78 runs in 11 games high as 11.5 games ahead that year. in September...The Sox top MLB with 22 home runs in VS. THE YANKEES The Sox retook the division lead on 8/25 and have September, including 21 over their last 8 games. All-Time vs. NYY (since 1903) ....944-1,138-14 In Boston ...............................517-526-7 held the top spot 40 of the last 43 days starting 7/31... In New York ...........................427-612-7 They have been in 1st or T-1st an AL-high 141 days. WINNING LATE: The Red Sox have 22 last at-bat victories in 2013, tied for the most in the AL with the Royals and tied At Yankee Stadium ....................... 24-22 SOX LATELY: The Red Sox dropped a 4-3 decision to the for 2nd-most in MLB behind only the Diamondbacks’ 31. 2013 vs. Yankees ............................ 10-6 Boston leads the majors with 241 runs in the 7th In Boston .......................................... 3-3 Rays at Tropicana Field last night to fi nish their road trip to In New York ...................................... 7-3 New York (3-1) and Tampa Bay (2-1) at 5-2...Both losses on inning or later (Arizona 2nd at 226). the trip came by only 1 run. DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 4/1 R W8-2 Lester Sabathia The Sox have won 7 of their last 9, 10 of their last 13, PINCH ME: Boston’s 7 pinch-hit homers this season are tied for the most in MLB with the Nationals and match the 4/3 R W7-4 Buchholz Kuroda 14 of their last 18, and 16 of their last 22 tilts...They 4/4 R L2-4 Pettitte Dempster are 1st in the AL and 2nd in MLB with a 17-7 record single-season club record, also accomplished in 1953. 5/31 R L1-4 Sabathia Lester (.708) since 8/17, and have the AL’s 3rd-best mark 6/1 R W11-1 Doubront Hughes since the All-Star break at 31-20 (.608). 2014 SCHEDULE: The 2014 season schedule was released 6/2 R W3-0(6) Buchholz Kuroda Tuesday...The Sox will open their 114th season on 3/31 at 7/19 H W4-2 Doubront Pettitte SERIES TALK: The Sox have tallied a MLB-best 31 series Baltimore, their 4th straight year opening on the road...The 7/20 H L2-5 Kuroda Lackey wins...They last won as many series in 2008 (32)...No other club’s home opener is slated for 4/4 vs.