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CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 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 (0-0) vs. (0-0) Monday, April 3, 2017 • 2:05 p.m. ET • • Boston, MA RHP (0-0, ---) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (0-0, ---) Game #1 • Home Game #1 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) FOR THE 117TH TIME: Boston begins its 117th AL season HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: At 22 years and 271 days today vs. PIT...The Red Sox are 57-58-1 all-time on Opening old, would become the Red Sox’ young- REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN Day (excluding G2 of doubleheaders in 1903, 1948, and 1982). est Opening Day starter in left field since AL East Standing...... T-2nd, 0.5 GB Home/Road...... 0-0/0-0 in 1962 (22 years, 231 days). Day/Night...... 0-0/0-0 STAYING HOME: This is the 41st time that the Red Sox April...... 0-0 have opened the regular season at home, snapping a streak KEYSTONE CONSISTENCY: and Xander vs. AL East...... 0-0 of 6 consecutive years opening on the road...Including this Bogaerts have been the Red Sox’ Opening Day starters at vs. AL Central...... 0-0 year, Boston has opened at home in only 4 of the last 22 2B and SS, respectively, in each of the last 3 years (2014- vs. AL West...... 0-0 seasons beginning in 1996 (also 2002, ‘09, ‘10). 16)...According to Elias, the only Red Sox to start as many vs. ...... 0-0 vs. RH/LH starter...... 0-0/0-0 The Red Sox are 23-17 in Opening Day games at home, as 4 consecutive Opening Day games as a 2B/SS tandem are 2B /SS (5 years, 1937-41) and Leading after 6 ...... 0-0 having won each of their last 2 and 5 of their last 6. Tied after 6 innings...... 0-0 2B /SS (5 years, 1901-05). Trailing after 6 innings...... 0-0 NATIONAL AFFAIR: Today’s game marks only the 2nd Prior to Pedroia and Bogaerts, no Red Sox 2B/ Leading after 7 innings...... 0-0 time the Red Sox have opened a season against an NL SS tandem had started as many as 3 consecutive Tied after 7 innings...... 0-0 team, having also done so in 2015 (at PHI, W 8-0). Opening Day games together since 2B and Trailing after 7 innings...... 0-0 Leading after 8 innings...... 0-0 The Sox own MLB’s best Interleague record since 2003 SS (1978-80). Tied after 8 innings...... 0-0 (.638, 166-94), well ahead of the 2nd-best mark in that Trailing after 8 innings...... 0-0 time (NYY; .585, 152-108)...The Sox are 211-152 (.581) SAFE BETTS: homered on Opening Day in Red Sox score first...... 0-0 all-time in Interleague action, just a half game behind 2015 (at PHI) and 2016 (at CLE)...He is 1 of 7 Red Sox to Opponents score first...... 0-0 NYY (.583, 211-151) for the majors’ best record. go deep in consecutive years on Opening Day, but no BOS ...... 0-0 player has ever done so in 3 straight years...In fact, Betts Scoring less than 3 runs...... 0-0 The Sox have won each of their last 5 Interleague has homered in all 4 “opening” games in his career, having Scoring 3 or 4 runs...... 0-0 games at Fenway Park, as well as 14 of their last 16 also a HR in the Sox’ home openers in 2015 and 2016. Scoring 5 or more runs...... 0-0 (.875) and 78 of their last 110 (.709) since 5/22/05. Red Sox hit HR...... 0-0 Red Sox hit 0 HR...... 0-0 TRENDING UPWARD: BOS won 71 games in 2014, 78 1-/2-run games...... 0-0/0-0 SOX & BUCS: The Sox are 5-7 all-time against the Pirates, in 2015, and 93 in 2016...Their 15-win improvement from Walk-offs...... 0-0 including 1-5 since the start of 2011...BOS has hosted the 2015 to 2016 was the largest in the majors...BOS last in- (home/road)...... 0-0/0-0 Bucs at Fenway only once prior to 2017, going 2-1 in 2005. creased its win total in 3 consecutive years from 2001-04 Series openers/finales...... 0-0/0-0 The only postseason meeting between these franchises (82 in 2001, 93 in 2002, 95 in 2003, 98 in 2004). Series W-L-T (home)...... 0-0-0 came in 1903, when the Boston Americans defeated Series W-L-T (road)...... 0-0-0 BACK TO WORK: The Red Sox return each of their top 5 Series W-L-T (total)...... 0-0-0 the Pirates, 5 games to 3, in the 1st modern World Series sweeps (home/road)...... 0-0/0-0 Series between the NL and AL. leaders in runs scored and each of their top 3 leaders in hits Come-from-behind wins...... 0 from a 2016 offense that paced the majors in runs (878), AVG (.282), OBP (.348), SLG (.461), and OPS (.810). OPENING ACT: Rick Porcello is making the 1st Opening VS. THE PIRATES Day start of his career...He has started his club’s 4th game All-Time...... 5-7 of the season 6 times (2009-12, ‘14, ‘16), the 3rd game BETTS & BOGEY: Mookie Betts and each In Boston...... 2-1 once (2013), and the 2nd game once (2015). have 388 hits since the start of 2015, tied for the majors’ In Pittsburgh...... 3-6 2nd-highest total in that time (Altuve-416). Porcello won the 2016 AL Award after leading 2017...... 0-0 the majors in wins (22) and SO/BB ratio (5.91)...The In Boston...... 0-0 Red Sox went 25-8 in his starts last season, including THE REMY REPORT: Jerry Remy enters his 30th season In Pittsburgh...... 0-0 17-3 in his final 20...BOS was 15-1 in his home starts. broadcasting Red Sox games for NESN (1988-2017)...Remy was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006. Porcello has pitched 6.0+ innings in each of his last 18 MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS starts, the majors’ longest active streak. TEAM OF STARS: 11 of the 25 players on the Red Sox’ ac- Rk. Wins 7. ...... 411 CONSECUTIVE STARTS OF 5.0+ IP, RED SOX tive Opening Day roster have made at least 1 All-Star team 8. ...... 345 IN THE LIVE BALL ERA (SINCE 1920) (25 total selections)...4 of 13 position players have won a 9. ...... 339 STARTS YEARS W-L (%) Silver Slugger and 3 have won a Gold Glove...The Sox also 74* 2004-06 40-18 (.690) feature 3 Rookie of the Year honorees, the 2008 AL MVP (Pe- MOST GAMES, RED SOX HISTORY 56 1973-74 34-18 (.654) droia), and the 2016 AL winner (Porcello). Rk. Player Games 41 1991-92 24-11 (.686) In addition, (10-day DL) won the 2012 AL Cy 10. ...... 1,546 Rick Porcello 41 2015-16 26-8 (.765) 11. Dom DiMaggio...... 1,399 *Franchise record (source: Elias) Young Award and is a 5-time All-Star... (10-day DL) earned his 1st All-Star selection in 2016. 12. Dustin Pedroia...... 1,398 PEDEY AND YAZ: Dustin Pedroia is eyeing an 11th straight STREAKY BUSINESS: Mookie Betts did not strike out in OPENING DAY HR, RED SOX HISTORY Opening Day start, all at 2B since 2007...The only Red Sox Rk. Player HR with an Opening Day streak that long at any posi- his final 78 plate appearances of the 2016 regular season, 1. Carl Yastrzemski...... 6 tion is Carl Yastrzemski, who started 12 straight years in beginning with his final PA on 9/2 vs. BAL...It is the longest 2. ...... 5 LF from 1961-72...Jason Varitek (C, 2000-09), such streak by a Red Sox since Wade Boggs went 107 PA 3. Dustin Pedroia...... 4 (3B, 1983-92), and Dwight Evans (RF, 1978-87) had 10-year without a in 1991 (source: Elias). 4. ...... 3 streaks at their respective positions. ...... 3 Robbie Ross Jr. has not allowed a HR to his last 163 left- ...... 3 Only Bobby Doerr (13) has made more Opening Day handed hitters faced (last: Hosmer on 6/19/15 in KC). *Source: David Vincent, SABR starts at 2B for the Red Sox than Pedroia has. The Sox have won each of their last 10 games in which O.D. STARTS AS A RED SOX (1901-2016) Jackie Bradley Jr. hits at least 1 HR (began 7/29/16). Rk. Player Starts THE FIRST TIMERS: This is the 1st career appearance on an 1. Carl Yastrzemski...... 22 Mitch Moreland has not committed an in his last 2. Dwight Evans...... 17 Opening Day roster for 7 Red Sox: Andrew Benintendi, Heath 52 games at 1B (last: 7/31/16 for TEX vs. KC). Hembree, Eduardo Rodriguez, Robby Scott, Steve Selsky, Ben 3. Jim Rice...... 14 Joe Kelly begins the 2017 season with the majors’ 4. Bobby Doerr...... 13 Taylor, and Christian Vazquez...Benintendi and Taylor were Ted Williams...... 13 selected by the Red Sox less than 2 years ago in the 2015 longest active win streak (12-0 since 8/1/15). 6. David Ortiz...... 12 June Draft (7th and 201st overall, respectively). Craig Kimbrel has converted each of his last 19 ...... 12 Taylor is the only player on the Sox’ active roster chances since 6/4/16, the majors’ 2nd-longest active 8. ...... 11 streak behind BAL’s Zach Britton (49). 9. Wade Boggs, Dom DiMaggio, without any major league service time...He is the 1st Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek.... 10 Red Sox player to make an O.D. roster as a non-roster invitee since Jackie Bradley Jr. in 2013, and the 1st SPRING REVIEW: The Red Sox finished their 2017 Grape- Red Sox pitcher to do so since Scott Atchison, Vicente fruit League slate at 18-14-3, only their 6th time earning UPCOMING MILESTONES that many wins in the last 45 years (1973- Rick Porcello...... 1,000 Career (993) Padilla, and Justin Thomas in 2012. Pablo Sandoval...... 1,000 Career Games (998) 2017)...BOS led the GL in runs scored (201) and AVG (.285), Xander Bogaerts...... 100 Career Doubles (99) 14 players on the Red Sox’ 25-man roster were also while Sox pitchers paced the league with 306 SO. on the club’s 2016 Opening Day roster. ...... 100 Career Appearances (99) UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Tue., 4/4 Off Day - - - - Wed., 4/5 vs. PIT 7:10 p.m. LHP (0-0, ---) RHP (0-0, ---) NESN Thu., 4/6 vs. PIT 1:35 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, ---) RHP Chad Kuhl (0-0, ---) NESN/MLBN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM.

TODAY IN RED SOX HISTORY APRIL 3, 1992 (25 YEARS AGO): The Red Sox played their final spring training game in Winter Haven, FL, beating DET 14-4… Their move to Fort Myers ended a 27-year stretch of playing in Winter Haven. Red Sox Game Notes TODAY’S Page 2 22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP First appearance of 2017

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2016 22-4 3.15 33 33 223.0 193 85 78 23 32 189 .230 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS CAREER 107-82 4.20 245 241 1468.1 1585 745 685 159 333 993 .276 2016 CAREER 9.0, 2x, last 9/19 at BAL IP 9.0, 6x, last 9/19/16 at BAL TODAY’S START: 12, 7/4 vs. LAA H 12, 6x, last 7/4/16 vs. LAA Is making his 1st career Opening Day start...Has started his club’s 4th game of the season 5, 3x, last 7/24 vs. MIN R 9, 4x, last 9/4/13 at BOS 6 times (2009-12, ‘14, ‘16), the 3rd game once (2013), and the 2nd game once (2015). 5, 6/2 at BAL ER 9, 4/20/13 at LAA Begins his 9th ML season (2009-17) at only 28 years, 97 days old...Is the 2nd-youngest 3, 6/28 at TB BB 6, 5/29/14 at OAK pitcher (behind ) to make at least 1 start in each of the last 9 seasons. 9, 2x, last 9/24 at TB SO 13, 9/1/15 vs. NYY 3, 2x, last 8/3 at SEA 3, 4x, last 8/3/16 at SEA Begins the season only 7 strikeouts shy of 1,000 for his career (993). HR 3, last 9/19 at BAL CG 6, last 9/19/16 at BAL Has thrown 6.0+ innings in 18 straight starts, MLB’s longest active streak (14-2, 2.58 --- SHO 3, last 8/20/14 at TB ERA, 37 ER/129.0 IP)...No Sox pitcher has had a longer streak since in 2002 (22). 8, 5/22-7/29 WIN STREAK 8, 5/22/16-7/29/16 Has tossed 5.0+ innings in 41 straight starts since 8/26/15, the longest active streak in 1, 4x, last 9/14 LOSS STREAK 7, 5/22-7/1/15 the AL and the 3rd-longest in MLB (Arrieta-68, Bumgarner-64)...The only other Sox pitchers with streaks that long since 1920 are Luis Tiant, Roger Clemens, and Curt Schilling (see p. 1). --- 10+ SO G 4, last 9/1/15 vs. NYY (13) The Red Sox are 17-3 in Porcello’s last 20 regular season starts. SPLITS The Sox went 15-1 in Porcello’s home starts in 2016...The only loss was a 1-0 setback to BAL on 9/14 in which Porcello allowed a HR to Mark Trumbo (8.0 IP, 4 H, 6 SO, 0 BB). 2016 CAREER Went 5-11 with a 5.81 ERA and a .299 opponent AVG in his fi rst 20 starts as a Red Sox, 13-1, 2.88 ERA, 15 GS HOME 54-37, 4.30 ERA, 118 GS but is 26-8 with a 3.15 ERA (98 ER/280.1 IP) and a .237 opponent AVG in 41 starts since 9-3, 3.31 ERA, 17 GS ROAD 53-45, 4.10 ERA, 127 G, 123 GS then (beginning 8/26/15)...The Red Sox are 29-12 (.707) in those 41 games. .227 (185-815), 22 HR OPP. AVG .275 (1585-5753), 159 HR VS. THE PIRATES: .224 (96-429), 8 HR VS. LHB .288 (901-3133), 90 HR .231 (89-386), 14 HR .261 (684-2620), 69 HR Is 2-0 with a 0.39 ERA (1 ER/23.0 IP) and a .137 opponent AVG in 3 career starts vs. PIT. VS. RHB 0.99 WHIP 1.31 Has not allowed a run in his last 17.0 innings vs. PIT. Since earned runs became an offi cial stat in 1912, the only pitcher with a lower career ERA vs. PIT (min. 20.0 IP) than Porcello is Bill Dawley (0.35, 1 ER/25.2 IP). VS. PIRATES W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO The Red Sox have won each of Porcello's last 5 Interleague starts. 2016 0-0 --- 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Has 16 career Interleague wins, 3rd-most since 2009 (Verlander-19, Hernandez-17). CAREER 2-0 0.39 3 3 23.0 10 1 0 4 16 Went 3-0 with a 1.40 ERA (4 ER/25.2 IP) and a .180 opponent AVG (16-for-89) in 4 at FENWAY 0-0 --- 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Interleague starts last season. 2016 HIGHLIGHTS: Won the 2016 AL Cy Young Award after leading the majors in wins (22-4, 3.15 ERA) and SO/BB ratio (5.91). Was also named AL Comeback Player of the Year by MLB and AL Outstanding Pitcher by the . Recorded the 2nd-most quality starts (26) by a Red Sox in a season since 1919, trailing only Roger Clemens’ 27 in 1990. Recorded 7.0+ IP and allowed 3 runs or fewer in 11 straight starts from 7/29-9/19, tied with Cy Young (1904) and Pedro Martinez (2000) for the longest single-season streak in Red Sox history (source: Elias). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Has been in the majors since opening the 2009 season in the Tigers’ rotation at only 20 years old. Selected by DET in the 1st round (27th overall) of the 2007 June Draft...Named the Tigers’ No. 1 prospect by Baseball America following the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Is the only AL pitcher to make 27+ starts in each of the last 8 seasons (2009-16). Has 107 wins and is only 28 years old...Is 1 of 11 pitchers who debuted in 1976 or later to earn 100 wins before turning 28, joining Roger Clemens, , Pedro Martinez, Fernando Valenzuela, , Bret Saberhagen, Clayton Kershaw, Felix Hernandez, Madison Bumgarner, and CC Sabathia. Over the course of his career, has issued 2.04 BB/9.0 IP, the 3rd-lowest rate in the AL among active pitchers, and the 5th-lowest in the majors (min. 750.0 IP)... Is the lone AL qualifi er to average fewer than 3.0 BB/9.0 IP over each of the last 8 full seasons. Is the only modern ML pitcher (since 1900) to make more than 25 starts in each of his fi rst 7 big league seasons, all before turning 27 (also made more than 25 starts in his 8th season)...Was 1 of only 3 modern ML pitchers to post 10+ wins in each of his fi rst 6 seasons before turning 26 (also Bert Blyleven and ). COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS: Since 2010, has been actively involved with Team Joseph, a non-profi t charity whose mission is to fi nd treatments and cures for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Earned the Boston Baseball Writers’ 2016 Tim Wakefi eld Award for Community Service...Also won the BoSox Club of Boston Man of the Year Award for contributions to the success of the Red Sox and for cooperation in community endeavors. Donated 75 autographed to children at the Boston Baseball Writers Dinner in January 2017 (could not attend the event due to a prior commitment).

PIRATES CAREER VS. PORCELLO RED SOX CAREER vs. COLE 2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME LOG DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI 3/3 at ATL W 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 Bell - 0 0 0 0 Benintendi - 0 0 0 0 3/8 at NYM - 3.0 5 4 4 1 4 Cervelli .000 3 0 0 0 Betts .333 3 1 0 1 3/18 at MIN W 4.0 9 5 5 3 0 Frazier - 0 0 0 0 Bogaerts .000 3 0 0 0 3/29 MIN - 4.0 4 2 2 0 4 Freese .154 13 2 0 1 Bradley Jr. .000 3 0 0 0 7.07 ERA 2-0 14.0 20 11 11 4 12 Gosselin .000 1 0 0 0 Holt - 0 0 0 0 Hanson - 0 0 0 0 Leon - 0 0 0 0 Harrison - 0 0 0 0 Moreland .000 3 0 0 0 STARTING PITCHERS’ BREAKDOWN Jaso .214 14 3 1 2 Pedroia - 0 0 0 0 QUALITY SOX Marte .000 3 0 0 0 Ramirez .333 3 1 0 1 STARTER GS STARTS RS/IP RSA REC. McCutchen .143 7 1 0 0 Sandoval 1.000 1 1 0 0 ------Mercer - 0 0 0 0 Selsky - 0 0 0 0 Polanco - 0 0 0 0 Vázquez .667 3 2 0 0 Stewart .000 5 0 0 0 Young - 0 0 0 0 WEDNESDAY’S STARTING PITCHER 41-CHRIS SALE, LHP First Appearance of 2017

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2016 17-10 3.34 32 32 226.2 190 88 84 27 45 233 .227 2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME LOG CAREER 74-50 3.00 228 148 1110.0 922 398 370 113 260 1244 .224 DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/6 at HOU - 2.0 4 2 1 0 2 WEDNESDAY’S START: 3/11 TB W 4.0 1 0 0 1 5 3/16 PIT - 4.0 7 3 3 0 3 Will be making his Red Sox debut...Last pitched at Fenway Park on 6/21/16 for CWS, earning 3/21 at NYY W 6.0 4 2 2 0 10 the win in a 3-1 White Sox victory (7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO). 3/26 at MIN - 5.0 6 0 0 1 6 Has never pitched against the Pirates...Is 4-1 with a 1.00 ERA (6 ER/54.0 IP) and a .171 2.57 ERA 2-0 21.0 22 7 6 2 26 opponent AVG in 9 career appearances (7 starts) against NL Central clubs (9 BB, 69 SO). Won each of his fi rst 9 starts of the 2016 season (9-0, 1.58 ERA, 62 SO, .163 opponent AVG). Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 16-ANDREW BENINTENDI, OF --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-3 vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- At 22 years and 271 days old, could become the club's youngest Opening Day starter in LF since Carl Yastrzemski in 1962 (22 years, 231 days). Enters the season ranked by Baseball America as baseball’s No. 1 prospect...BA also named him the organization’s best hitter for average, best athlete, best defensive , and as having the best strike-zone discipline...Named the 2016 Minor League Player of the Year by the Boston chapter of the BBWAA. Debuted with the Red Sox last season at the age of 22...In 34 games beginning with his 8/2 debut at SEA, hit .295/.359/.476 with 16 runs, 11 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, and 14 RBI...Also hit .312 (116-for-372) with a .910 OPS in 97 games between High-A Salem and -A Portland. Hit .338 (26-for-77) with a .984 OPS in 85 ML plate appearances vs. RHP...Each of his 14 XBH came off of a righty...When leading off an , batted .542 (13-for-24) with 6 2B, 1 3B, and a 1.452 OPS. Homered in his 1st postseason PA in Game 1 of the 2016 ALDS at CLE on 10/6, becoming the youngest Red Sox player ever with a playoff HR (22 years, 92 days). 50-MOOKIE BETTS, OF --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Finished 2nd in AL MVP voting last season, behind ...Started his 1st All-Star Game in RF, won Rawlings Gold Glove and Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards, and was named a Sporting News AL All-Star...Was honored as the Wilson Overall Defensive Player of the Year. His 214 hits in 2016 were the most ever by a right-handed Red Sox hitter, and tied for the 3rd-most in a single season in franchise history...Led the majors with 359 ...Also ranked among ML hitters with 214 hits (2nd), 122 runs (T-2nd), 42 2B (T-6th), 78 XBH (T-7th), 113 RBI (5th), and a .318 AVG (7th). Since reaching the majors on 6/29/14, has homered on each Opening Day and each Red Sox home opener (4 separate games)...Went deep on 4/6/15 at PHI, 4/13/15 vs. WSH, 4/5/16 at CLE, and 4/11/16 vs. BAL...In those 4 games, is 9-for-18 (.500) with 4 HR and 9 RBI. Has not struck out in his most recent 78 regular season plate appearances, beginning with his final PA on 9/12 vs. BAL...According to Elias, marks the longest such streak by a Red Sox hitter since Wade Boggs in 1991 (107 PA). In his last 39 home games since 6/22/16, has hit .375/.397/.655/1.051 with 33 runs, 28 XBH, and 31 RBI. Is a career .311/.349/.515 hitter in 47 games vs. the NL (61-for-196, 12 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 34 RBI)...Is batting .350 (36-for-103) in his last 25 games vs. NL opponents. 2-XANDER BOGAERTS, SS --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (2-4) vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Started at SS for the Red Sox on each Opening Day from 2014-16...Could become just the 8th player in the last 100 years to make 4 Opening Day starts for the Red Sox at age 24 or younger...4 of the other 7 are in the Hall of Fame (Bobby Doerr, , Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski). Made his 1st All-Star appearance in 2016, starting at SS for the AL, and earned his 2nd consecutive ...Recorded career highs in games (157), runs (115), HR (21), RBI (89), BB (58), SB (13), OBP (.356), and SLG (.446), while falling 1 double shy of his career-high 35...Has 99 2B in 474 career games. Became the 1st Red Sox SS in franchise history to earn multiple Silver Slugger Awards, and just the 6th BOS player to do so at any position...According to Elias, became the 1st player in franchise history with 20 HR as a SS before turning 24. Tied for 7th in the majors with 192 hits in 2016...Since the start of the 2015 season, is tied with Mookie Betts for 2nd in MLB with 388 hits and ranks 10th with a .307 AVG...Is also tied for 4th with 110 multi-hit efforts in that time and tied for 2nd in both games with 3+ hits (37) and games with 4+ hits (9). In 420 games at SS, owns the highest at the position in Red Sox history (.980; min. 400 games at SS). 19-JACKIE BRADLEY JR., OF --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-11 vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Started in LF for the AL All-Star team, his first career nod...Following the season, was a finalist for the AL Gold Glove in CF and Sportinga News All-Star. Hit 26 home runs and drove in 87 runs in 156 games in 2016 after recording 14 HR and 83 RBI in 238 games over his first 3 ML seasons...Over the course of his career, the Red Sox are 33-5 in games in which he homers, including 10-0 in the last 10 such games. Stole a career-high 9 bases last season, and is 22-for-24 in his career...His 91.7% success rate leads active major leaguers (min. 20 SB). Led major league centerfielders with 13 assists in 2016, while his 13 double plays since 2014 lead all OF...12 of his 13 assists in 2016 came at Fenway Park. Received a Special Achievement Award from the Boston chapter of the BBWAA last season for his 29-game hitting streak from 4/24-5/25, tied for 4th-longest in BOS history...Led MLB in AVG (.415), SLG (.783), OPS (1.271), and RBI (30) in that time as the Red Sox went 21-8 in those games.

612-BROCK HOLT, OF/INF --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-12 vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Has never faced his former club...Debuted with the Pirates in 2012, batting .292 (19-for-65) in 24 games as a September call-up...In 31 Interleague games since the start of 2015, has hit .307/.372/.515 with 5 2B, 2 3B, and 4 HR. Hit a career-high 7 HR in 94 games last season...Made 55 starts in LF, 11 at 3B, 4 each at 2B and SS, and 2 in RF. Started the Red Sox’ Opening Day win in LF on 4/5/16 at CLE, his first career OD appearance...Went 2-for-5 and drove in the game-winning run in the 6th. Has a career .319 AVG (43-for-135) in games played before May 1...That mark ranks 7th among active hitters with at least 100 such AB.

63-SANDY LEON, C --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-3 vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Hit .310 (78-for-252) in 78 games last season, best among ML primary (min. 100 AB) and best by a Red Sox (min. 250 AB) since in 1977 (.315)...His AVG ranked 2nd among ML switch-hitters with at least 250 AB...Received the Unsung Hero Award from the Boston chapter of the BBWAA. Finished the year with more games played (78), hits (78), doubles (17), HR (7), RBI (35), BB (23), and runs (36) than he had in his first 4 ML seasons combined. Has a career .327/.414/.592/1.006 line in 17 Interleague games, with his teams going 12-5...In 10 such games last season, posted a .357/.441/.786/1.227 line. Hit .373 (25-for-67) with a 1.062 OPS in 81 plate appearances vs. LHP last season...In 21 day games, posted a .397/.472/.619 line. Ranks 2nd among active catchers (min. 100 G) with a 41.8 career caught stealing percentage (28-for-67)...Caught 13 of 33 last season (39.4%).

LAST MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTAL Benintendi 9/21/16 at BAL Brach 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Betts 9/19/16 at BAL Bundy 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bogaerts 9/29/16 at NYY Sabathia 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. 9/20/16 at BAL Gausman 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holt 9/7/16 at SD Campos 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon 8/18/16 at DET Boyd 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moreland 8/27/16 vs. CLE Carrasco 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pedroia 9/25/16 at TB Odorizzi 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ramirez 10/2/16 vs. TOR Sanchez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandoval 8/15/15 vs. SEA Hernandez 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Selsky 9/26/16 at STL Wacha 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vázquez 5/1/16 vs. NYY Betances 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Young 9/12/16 vs. BAL Worley 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 18-MITCH MORELAND, 1B --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-4 vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Makes his Red Sox debut this season...Over a 7-year career with the Rangers, hit .254 with 110 HR and 354 RBI...Has homered 4 times in his last 9 games at Fenway Park, all as a visitor with TEX...Has a career .341/.378/.683/1.061 line in 14 games at the venue. Tied for 5th in the Grapefruit League with 16 RBI this spring, batting .341 (15-for-44) with a .900 OPS. Has homered in each of his last 2 games vs. PIT, on 5/27 & 5/28/16...10 of his 22 career hits vs. NL Central opponents have been homers. Earned his 1st Rawlings last season after leading AL first basemen with a TEX franchise-record .998 fielding percentage (2 E/1,103 TC) in 139 games (118 starts)...His career .9959 fielding percentage (22 E/5,313 TC) ranks 2nd among active 1B to ’s .9962 (min 500 games). 15-DUSTIN PEDROIA, 2B --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-9 vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Begins his 12th season with the Red Sox, with a chance to start his 11th consecutive Opening Day at 2B...The only Red Sox with an Opening Day streak that long is Carl Yastrzemski, who started 12 straight years in LF from 1961-72...Ranks among franchise leaders in hits (9th, 1,683), 2B (7th, 375), XBH (9th, 523), runs (10th, 874), SB (T-6th, 134), and TB (8th, 2,487)...His next appearance will tie him with Dom DiMaggio (1,399) for 11th place on the Sox’ all-time games played list. Last season, won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award and the as the majors’ top 2B...All 8 of his qualifying seasons at 2B rank in Boston’s top 12 at the position in fielding percentage...His 4 Gold Gloves (2008, 2011, 2013-14) are the most ever by a Red Sox . 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. Has reached base safely in each of his 10 career Opening Day starts, hitting in 9 of those games and recording multiple hits 6 times...Owns a .381 Opening Day AVG (16-for-42) with 10 runs, 2 2B, 4 HR, 7 RBI, and 3 BB. Hit .362 (72-for-199) from the leadoff spot last season, the highest mark in the majors and 3rd-highest in a single season in Red Sox history (min. 100 AB). Has a career .338 AVG (222-for-656) in Interleague games, the 2nd-highest mark of all time (min. 500 AB) behind (.340). 13-HANLEY RAMIREZ, 1B/DH --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, R, BB, HR, RBI) vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Drove in a career-high 111 runs last season, including an AL-best 63 after the All-Star break (T-1st in MLB)...Was 1 of 6 major leaguers (3 Red Sox) to record 30+ HR and 110+ RBI...Received the Comeback Player of the Year Award from the Boston chapter of the BBWAA. Led the AL and ranked 2nd in the majors last year with a .677 SLG and 1.097 OPS vs. LHP...Has a career .304/.382/.531 batting line vs. LHP. Ranks among active leaders with a .355 AVG (5th), a .403 OBP (9th), and a .590 SLG (4th) in 44 career games vs. PIT, reaching in 37 of 43 games with an AB. Has 16 HR and 41 RBI in his last 29 regular season games at Fenway Park (.336/.413/.822)...Led the majors after the 2016 All-Star break with an .809 SLG and 1.220 OPS at home (min. 100 PA)...His .943 home OPS last season ranked 9th in the AL, while his 70 home RBI ranked 4th in MLB (3rd in the AL). In his 1st season at 1B in 2016, finished with the 6th-highest single-season fielding percentage (.996, 4 E/1,043 TC) at the position in Red Sox history. 48-PABLO SANDOVAL, 3B --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 0-13 vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Enters his 3rd season with the Red Sox 2 games shy of 1,000 for his career...Limited to 3 games last season due to a shoulder injury...Underwent successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder performed by Dr. James Andrews on 5/3. Led the Grapefruit League with 20 RBI in 20 games this spring...Hit a team-high 5 HR, posting a .339/.349/.677 line and playing 108 innings at 3B. His career .310 home AVG (550-for-1,776) ranks 11th among active hitters (min. 1,000 AB)...Has hit .288 (62-for-215) at Fenway Park since joining Boston. Has hit safely in 30 of 37 career games vs. the Pirates, posting a career .314 AVG (43-for-137)...Has a career .315 mark (236-for-750) in 197 games against NL Cen- tral clubs, but hasn’t faced the division since 2014...Since his rookie 2008 season, his .315 AVG vs. the division ranks 4th in the majors (min. 300 AB). 62-STEVE SELSKY, OF --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 1 G (1-3, R, BB, SB) vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Made his 1st Opening Day roster this year...Debuted last season with 24 games for the Reds...Hit .314 (16-for-51) with 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, and an .810 OPS. Hit his 1st career HR vs. the Pirates on 9/16/16, a 10th-inning blast in a 9-7 Reds loss...His 2nd career homer came in a 5-for-5, 4-RBI effort on 9/26/16 at STL, the only 5-hit game by a rookie in 2016 and the 1st by a Reds rookie since Wade Rowdon on 7/9/86 at NYM. In 22 Grapefruit League games, hit .356 (16-for-45) with 3 2B, 4 HR, and a .689 SLG...Has hit .295 with 266 runs, 111 2B, 15 3B, 51 HR, 37 SB, a .379 OBP, and an .838 OPS over 537 career minor league games. 7-CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ, C --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 2 G (2-7, 2B) vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Returned from Tommy John surgery last season to appear in 57 games for the Red Sox...Also played 42 games for -A Pawtucket. Leads active catchers having caught 44.2% (23 of 52) of would-be base stealers in 110 games since he debuted in 2014 (min. 100 career games)...Threw out 8 of 23 (34.8%) last season...His ML-best 51.7% rate in 2014 (15 of 29) was the best single-season mark in Red Sox history (min. 50 games). Hit .286 (10-for-35) with an .804 OPS vs. ML left-handers last year...Went 41-for 152 (.270) with the PawSox, including 22-for-70 (.314) in 19 August games. 30-CHRIS YOUNG, OF --- AVG 0 HR 0 RBI --- OBP --- SLG vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR YESTERDAY: --- HOMESTAND: --- CURRENT STREAK: 3 G (3-7, 2 RBI, SB) vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR PIT SERIES: --- SEASON-HIGH STREAK: --- Posted a .276/.352/.498 batting 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). Hit .407 with a 1.393 OPS last year vs. NL clubs (11-for-27, 5 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI)...Combined to hit .391 and slug .717 in the 8th and 9th innings (18-for-46, 6 2B, 3 HR). Over 11 ML seasons, has hit safely in his 1st game of the year 9 times...Has 7 XBH in his last 9 season debuts dating back to 2008 (4 2B, 3 HR). Over the course of his career, 473 of his 1,033 hits have gone for extra bases (45.8%)...Marks the 4th-highest such percentage among actives (min. 500 hits). 2016 vs. PIT CAREER vs. PIT CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 .364 33 12 0 4 Betts - 0 0 0 0 .200 10 2 0 1 .322 726 234 27 123 Bogaerts - 0 0 0 0 .182 11 2 0 2 .311 910 283 23 126 Bradley Jr. - 0 0 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 .269 599 161 20 96 Holt - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 .269 633 170 6 62 Leon - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 .291 175 51 2 15 Moreland .167 12 2 2 4 .105 19 2 2 4 .341 41 14 4 8 Pedroia - 0 0 0 0 .308 13 4 0 1 .316 2,778 879 69 361 Ramirez - 0 0 0 0 .355 166 59 9 32 .281 516 145 27 99 Sandoval - 0 0 0 0 .314 137 43 2 21 .288 215 62 4 26 Selsky .222 9 2 1 1 .222 9 2 1 1 - 0 0 0 0 Vázquez - 0 0 0 0 .333 12 4 0 0 .243 169 41 2 16 Young - 0 0 0 0 .262 145 38 7 23 .299 174 52 5 23 Red Sox Game Notes NOTES Page 5

1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 58-Fernando Abad ------/- -/- -/------68-Matt Barnes ------/- -/- -/------37-Heath Hembree ------/- -/- -/------56-Joe Kelly ------/- -/- -/------46-Craig Kimbrel ------/- -/- -/------28-Robbie Ross Jr. ------/- -/- -/------63-Robby Scott ------/- -/- -/------64-Ben Taylor ------/- -/- -/------2016 BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.56 ERA 470.1 412 205 186 193 507 337/463 (73%) 222/75 43/61 58-FERNANDO ABAD, LHP 0-0 0 SV --- ERA vs. ALL: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. RHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR WHIP: --- Spring 2017: 0-0, 2.35 ERA (2 ER/7.2 IP), 4 hits, 2 BB, 10 SO in 8 games...Last appeared on Saturday, 4/1 at WSH in Annapolis (1.0 IP, 2 SO). Appeared in 4 games for the Dominican Republic in the 2017 : 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.1 IP, 2 H, BB, SO...Earned the win on 3/16 vs. Venezuela. Entering 1st full season with BOS after being acquired from MIN on 8/1/16...Posted a 3.66 ERA with 41 SO in 46.2 IP in 57 games between MIN & BOS in 2016. Has made 188 ML appearances since 2014, 3rd most among all AL LHP...Held LHH to a .153 AVG (11-72) in 2016, the 3rd-lowest mark in the AL (min. 75 BF).

68-MATT BARNES, RHP 0-0 0 SV --- ERA vs. ALL: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. RHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR WHIP: --- Spring 2017: 0-0, 0.93 ERA (1 ER/9.2 IP), 5 BB, 13 SO in 9 games...Threw 2.0 IP of a sim. game Friday, 3/31; last game action: 3/26 at MIN (1.1 IP, H, 3 SO). Has made his 2nd consecutive Opening Day roster...Led BOS in appearances (62) and relief innings (66.2) in 2016, his 1st full big league season. In 2016, held opponents to a .181 AVG (15-83) with RISP, the 3rd-lowest mark in the AL (min. 75 AB)...Also stranded 77.6% of his inherited runners (38 of 49). Averaged a career-best 9.59 SO/9.0 IP in 2016 (71 SO)...Ended the 2016 season posting a 1.13 ERA (1 ER/8.0 IP) with 5 BB & 9 SO over his final 12 games. 37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 0-0 0 SV --- ERA vs. ALL: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. RHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR WHIP: --- Spring 2017: 0-0, 5.59 ERA (6 ER/9.2 IP), 10 hits, 4 BB, 13 SO in 10 games...Last appeared on Saturday, 4/1 at WSH in Annapolis (1.0 IP, H, SO). Has made his 1st career Opening Day roster...Enters his 4th year in the Red Sox organization after being acquired from SF in 2014. Appeared in a career-high 38 games over 4 stints with BOS last season...Also set career bests in innings (51.0), wins (4), and SO (47). Stranded 19 of 26 inherited runners (73%) and retired 33 of 38 1st batters faced (86.8%)...Pitched more than 1.0 inning in 19 of his 38 appearances last year. . 56-JOE KELLY, RHP 0-0 0 SV --- ERA vs. ALL: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. RHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR WHIP: --- Spring 2017: 1-1, 3.72 ERA (4 ER/9.2 IP), 7 hits, 8 BB, 9 SO in 10 games...Last appeared on Saturday, 4/1 at WSH in Annapolis (0.2 IP, 2 H, R, ER). Entering his 3rd full season with BOS...Also enters the season working exclusively as a reliever...Prior to 2017, had made 79 starts in 123 ML appearances. Appeared in 20 games for BOS last year over 2 stints with the club, 1 as a starter and 1 as a reliever...Opened 2016 in the Red Sox’ starting rotation. As a reliever last year in 27 combined games between Pawtucket (AAA) and BOS, posted a 0.80 ERA (3 ER/33.2 IP); Was 2-0, 1.02 ERA in 14 games for BOS. 46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 0-0 0 SV --- ERA vs. ALL: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. RHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR WHIP: --- Spring 2017: 0-0, 6.43 ERA (5 ER/7.0 IP), 4 hits, 2 BB, 5 SO in 7 games...Last appeared on Saturday, 4/1 at WSH in Annapolis (1.0 IP, SO). Named an AL All-Star in his 1st season with BOS after posting 31 SV & 83 SO in 53.0 IP (57 G) in ‘16...Led all AL relievers with a .152 opponent AVG (28-184). Averaged 14.09 SO/9.0 IP (83 SO/53.0 IP) in 2016, the 4th-highest mark among ML relievers...Finished 3rd in the majors in SV pct. (93.9) & 8th in the AL in SV. Over the last 6 seasons (2011-16), leads all ML relievers in SV (255), and ranks 2nd in ERA (1.94), SO/9.0 IP (14.33), and opponent AVG (.159).

28-ROBBIE ROSS JR., LHP 0-0 0 SV --- ERA vs. ALL: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. RHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR WHIP: --- Spring 2017: 0-1, 9.00 ERA (10 ER/10.0 IP), 17 hits, 5 BB, 9 SO in 11 games...Last appeared on Saturday, 4/1 at WSH in Annapolis (0.1 IP, 3 H, R, ER, SO). Entering his 3rd season with BOS (2015-16)...Over his first 2 seasons the Sox, has made a staff-leading 108 appearances. Averaged a career-best 9.11 SO/9.0 IP (56 SO/55.1 IP) in 54 games for BOS in 2016. Held LHH to a .188 AVG (15-80) with only 3 XBH last year...Held opponents to a .182 AVG (10-55) with RISP, including a .148 (4-27) mark with RISP and 2 outs. 63-ROBBY SCOTT, LHP 0-0 0 SV --- ERA vs. ALL: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. RHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR WHIP: --- Spring 2017: 0-0, 0.75 ERA (1 ER/12.0 IP), 10 hits, 9 BB, 11 SO in 13 games...Last appeared on Saturday, 4/1 at WSH in Annapolis (0.1 IP, BB, SO). Has made his 1st career Opening Day roster...Entering his 7th pro season since signing with BOS out of independent ball in 2011. Made his ML debut for BOS last year and did not allow a run in any of his 7 relief appearances (6.0 IP) for the club. Was Sox’ Award winner in ‘16 player who’s demonstrated dedication & perseverence in overcoming obstacles while his working way to ML team. 64-BEN TAYLOR, RHP 0-0 0 SV --- ERA vs. ALL: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. RHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR vs. LHB: --- (0-0), 0 HR WHIP: --- Spring 2017: 0-0, 3.46 ERA (5 ER/13.0 IP), 11 hits, 3 BB, 19 SO in 11 games...Last appeared on Thursday, 3/30 vs. WSH in Fort Myers (2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 SO). Was selected to the active ML roster on 4/1 for 1st ML stint of his career...Has never appeared higher than Double-A...Was a NRI to BOS spring training in ‘17. Since 1981, the only other Red Sox minor leaguers to make the Opening Day roster without Triple-A experience are Shea Hillenbrand (2001) & Jackie Bradley Jr. (2013)...Since 1964, other notable Red Sox to do so are (1964), (1977), and (1980). In 50 career pro appearances has averaged 10.2 SO/9.0 IP and 3.9 SO/BB ratio...Enters 2017 rated No. 21 prospect in BOS system by Baseball America. 2016 VS. PIT CAREER VS. PIT CAREER AT FENWAY PARK PLAYER 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 ER Abad -- / 0-2-0 7.94 11/1 11.1 18 10 0-1-0 7.27 10/0 8.2 9 7 Barnes -- / 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 2.0 2 0 3-5-1 5.80 53/2 63.2 72 41 Hembree -- / 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.0 2 0 2-0-0 1.70 34/0 47.2 47 9 Kelly -- / 4-2-0 3.13 9/5 37.1 39 13 10-5-0 4.30 26/20 113.0 117 54 Kimbrel -- / 1-0-5 0.84 11/0 10.2 5 1 1-4-17 3.16 33/0 31.1 15 11 Porcello -- / 2-0-0 0.39 3/3 23.0 10 1 20-9-0 3.80 33/33 208.2 209 88 Rodriguez -- / -- / 6-6-0 4.77 21/21 117.0 120 62 Ross Jr. -- / 0-0-0 9.00 2/0 1.0 1 1 2-2-3 3.44 58/1 70.2 64 27 Sale -- / -- / 1-1-1 3.63 6/3 22.1 21 9 Scott -- / -- / 1-0-0 0.00 2/0 3.2 2 0 Taylor -- / -- / -- / Wright -- / 0-0-0 36.00 1/0 1.0 5 4 11-4-0 4.05 24/18 129.0 127 58 Red Sox Game Notes 2017 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY Page 6

DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL

1 4/3 D PITTSBURGH 4/4 OFF DAY 2 4/5 N PITTSBURGH 3 4/6 D PITTSBURGH 4 4/7 D at Detroit 5 4/8 D at Detroit 6 4/9 D at Detroit 7 4/10 D at Detroit 8 4/11 N BALTIMORE 9 4/12 N BALTIMORE 4/13 OFF DAY 10 4/14 N TAMPA BAY 11 4/15 D TAMPA BAY 12 4/16 D TAMPA BAY 13 4/17 D TAMPA BAY 14 4/18 N at Toronto 15 4/19 N at Toronto 16 4/20 D at Toronto 17 4/21 N at Baltimore 18 4/22 N at Baltimore 19 4/23 D at Baltimore 4/24 Off Day 20 4/25 N NEW YORK-AL 21 4/26 N NEW YORK-AL 22 4/27 N NEW YORK-AL 23 4/28 N CHICAGO-NL 24 4/29 D CHICAGO-NL 25 4/30 N CHICAGO-NL 26 5/1 N BALTIMORE 27 5/2 N BALTIMORE 28 5/3 N BALTIMORE 29 5/4 N BALTIMORE 30 5/5 N at Minnesota 31 5/6 D at Minnesota 32 5/7 D at Minnesota 5/8 Off Day 33 5/9 N at Milwaukee 34 5/10 N at Milwaukee 35 5/11 D at Milwaukee 36 5/12 N TAMPA BAY 37 5/13 N TAMPA BAY 38 5/14 D TAMPA BAY 5/15 OFF DAY 39 5/16 N at St. Louis 40 5/17 N at St. Louis 41 5/18 N at Oakland 42 5/19 N at Oakland 43 5/20 D at Oakland 44 5/21 D at Oakland 5/22 Off Day 45 5/23 N TEXAS 46 5/24 N TEXAS 47 5/25 N TEXAS 48 5/26 N SEATTLE 49 5/27 D SEATTLE 50 5/28 D SEATTLE 51 5/29 D at Chicago-AL 52 5/30 N at Chicago-AL 53 5/31 N at Chicago-AL 54 6/1 N at Baltimore 55 6/2 N at Baltimore 56 6/3 N at Baltimore 57 6/4 D at Baltimore

2017 TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION March 14 LHP and Henry Owens and RHP 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, , INF Matt Dominguez, C Jake DePew, and RHP Hector Velazquez reassigned to minor league camp. March 27 INF , OF Steve Selsky, and C optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...C Dan Butler and 1B Sam Travisreassigned 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 the 10-day disabled list with a left forearm flexor strain. March 31 OF 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.

DISABLED LIST PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED GAMES MISSED Roenis Elias Right oblique strain April 3 --- 0 (0-0) Drew Pomeranz Left forearm flexor strain March 30 --- 0 (0-0) David Price Left elbow strain April 3 --- 0 (0-0) Josh Rutledge Left hamstring strain April 3 (March 30) --- 0 (0-0) Carson Smith Recovery from Tommy John surgery April 3 --- 0 (0-0) Tyler Thornburg Right shoulder impingement April 3 --- 0 (0-0) 2017 Totals 6 Players 6 DL stints 0 Games Missed Red Sox Game Notes THE LAST TIME THE SOX... Page 7

INDIVIDUAL BATTING TEAM

5 hits in a game...... Dustin Pedroia, 8/14/16 vs. ARI Walk-off win...... 9/15/16 vs. NYY (7-5 in 9 innings) 6 hits in a game...... , 6/21/03 at PHI (13 innings) Scored 20 runs in a game...... 8/15/15 vs. SEA (22) 6 RBI in a game...... Hanley Ramirez, 8/12/16 vs. ARI Had 20 hits in a game...... 7/4/16 vs. TEX (21, 9 innings) 7 or more RBI in a game...... Mookie Betts, 8/14/16 vs. ARI (8) Scored 10 runs in an inning...... 6/20/11 vs. SD (10 runs in 7th inning) 10 RBI in a game (ties club record)...... Nomar Garciaparra, 5/10/99 vs. SEA Hit 8 home runs in a game (club record)...... 2 times, last 9/4/13 vs. DET 3 home runs in a game (ties club record)...... Mookie Betts, 8/14/16 vs. ARI Hit 4 consec. HR (club & MLB record)...... 4/22/07 vs. NYY (3rd inning): Game-ending home run...... Hanley Ramirez, 9/15/16 vs. NYY (9th inning) ...... , J.D. Drew, & Jason Varitek Pinch-hit grand slam...... , 9/11/13 at TB Hit game-ending HR in back-to-back games...... 5/10-11/05 vs. OAK: 2 grand slams in a game...... Bill Mueller, 7/29/03 at TEX ...... 5/10 (9th inning, Kevin Millar off Octavio Dotel), Home run in 1st ML game...... , 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) ...... 5/11 (9th inning, Jason Varitek off Octavio Dotel) HR in 1st Red Sox PA...... Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) Turned a triple play...... 8/16/11 vs. TB (4th inning, G2): Grand Slam in 1st Red Sox PA...... Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI ...... 3B to 2B Dustin Pedroia to 1B Adrian Gonzalez Inside-the-park home run...... Blake Swihart, 8/28/15 at NYM (10th inn.) Hit into a triple play...... 8/6/01 vs. TEX (4th inning, ) Homered from both sides of the plate...... Victor Martinez, 5/17/10 at NYY Back-to-back 1-0 wins...... 7/18-19/06 vs. KC Pitcher collected a hit...... Rick Porcello, 4/25/16 at ATL, 1B off Julio Teheran Pitcher hit a home run...... , 6/14/09 at PHI off J.A. Happ Hit for the cycle...... Brock Holt, 6/16/15 vs. ATL Hitting streak of at least 30 games...... Nomar Garciaparra (30), 7/26-8/29/97 Hitting streak of at least 20 games...... Jackie Bradley Jr. (29), 4/24-5/26/16 ...... Xander Bogaerts (26), 5/6-6/2/16 Straight steal of home...... , 4/26/09 vs. NYY Steal of home on double steal...... Travis Shaw, 4/21/16 vs. TB 5 steals in a game (club record)...... Jacoby Ellsbury, 5/30/13 at PHI

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING

No-hitter...... , 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. OAK Position player pitched...... Ryan LaMarre, 7/2/16 vs. LAA Pitcher played another defensive position.....Javier Lopez (RF), 4/30/09 at TB

HOME RUN NOTES

HOMERS AT HOME: 102 in 2016 SOLO HOMERS: 107 in 2016 3-RUN HOMERS: 33 in 2016 HOMERS ON THE ROAD: 106 in 2016 2-RUN HOMERS: 62 in 2016 GRAND SLAMS: 6 in 2016 2-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (9 in 2016) WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1 in 2016) Last: Hanley Ramirez, 9/18/16 vs. NYY Last: Hanley Ramirez, 9/15/16 vs. NYY of Dellin Betances

3-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (3 in 2016) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (0 in 2016) Last: Mookie Betts, 8/14/16 at ARI Last: Blake Swihart, 8/28/15 at NYM off Carlos Torres (10th inning)

PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (3 in 2016) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS AT FENWAY PARK (0 in 2016) Last: , 9/27/16 vs. NYY off Tommy Layne Last: Jacoby Ellsbury, 9/19/11 vs. BAL (G2) off Jeremy Accardo

GRAND SLAMS BY RED SOX (6 in 2016) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (5 in 2016) Last: Dustin Pedroia, 9/24/16 at TB off Danny Farquhar Last: Jackie Bradley Jr. and Chris Young, 9/6 at SD (4th)

FIRST-INNING LEADOFF HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (6 in 2016) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 in 2016) Last: Mookie Betts, 7/30/16 at LAA off Hector Santiago Last: David Ortiz, Josh Reddick and , 7/7/11 vs. BAL (7th)