WORLD SERIES 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 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 7, 2 Tuesday, September 11, 2018 • , Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 RED SOX Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 x 7 7 1 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Brasier (2-0) Loss: Tepera (5-5) Save: None Chris Sale 26 (14) Brandon Workman 20 (10) Time of Game: 3:08 Attendance: 34,747 Weather: 68°, wind SE at 7 mph Nathan Eovaldi 73 (42) Blue Jays HR: None Ryan Brasier 17 (12) Hector Velázquez 2 (2) Red Sox HR: Holt (4; 388 ft) Bobby Poyner 18 (12) Joe Kelly 8 (5) RED SOX NOTES (99-46) Heath Hembree 14 (7) BLUE JAYS THE RED SOX earned their ML-leading 99th win of the season, clinching a postseason berth for the 3rd straight season...Also Pitcher # (Strikes) lead MLB with a .683 winning percentage. Ryan Borucki 86 (52) Ryan Tepera 19 (11) Will match a franchise record for consecutive seasons with a postseason berth (3, also 2003-05 and 2007-09). Jake Petricka 20 (11) Their 99 wins are their most since 1978 (99) and tied for their 4th-most in franchise history...Have 17 games to play. Taylor Gurrieri 6 (3) Their magic number to win the division is 10, with the Yankees and Twins underway in Minnesota. Reached a season-high-tying 53 games over .500...The only other seasons ever in which the Red Sox reached 53+ games over .500 are 1946 (+54), 1915 (+53), and 1912 (+58). Earned their 44th come-from-behind victory of the year and their 10th when trailing through 6 innings...Have a 34-33 record when their opponent scores fi rst. 7 Red Sox relievers combined to allow 2 runs on 4 hits over 8.0 innings of work. Have won 11 of their last 13 games against TOR and are 26-10 (.722) vs. the club since the start of last season. Their 99 wins are their most through 145 games in franchise history (previous: 98 in 1912). Are the 5th team in the Expansion Era (1961-pres.) to win as many as 99 of their fi rst 145 games, joining NYY in 1961 (109-53), BAL in 1969 (109-53), NYY in 1998 (114-48), and SEA in 2001 (116-46). Are the 17th team in MLB's Modern Era (1900-pres.) to win as many as 99 of their fi rst 145 games...9 of the previous 16 won the World Series. Have won 50 games at Fenway this season (49 on the road)...Their .714 home winning percentage (50-20) is the best in the majors.

BROCK HOLT (1-for-1, R, HR, 3 RBI) a pinch-hit, game-winning 3- HR with 2 outs in the 7th inning. Was his 4th HR of the season, 2 of which have come as a PH (also 8/14 at PHI)...Has hit both of the team's pinch-hit HR this season. Both of his pinch-hit HR this year have been game-winners...Is the fi rst Red Sox hitter with multiple go-ahead pinch-hit HR in the same season since at least 1974. Is the fi rst Red Sox hitter with multiple pinch-hit HR in the same season since Jonny Gomes in 2014 (2). The last Red Sox hitter with a pinch-hit HR with multiple runners on base was Mike Carp 5 years ago today (9/11/13 at TB, 10th-inning ). Has 4 XBH in 13 pinch-hit PA this season (.364/4-for-11, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB)...The last AL hitter with a PH 2B, PH 3B, and 2 PH HR in the same season was in 2007 with TOR. Was his 17th career HR, 8 of which have given the Sox a lead and 3 of which have come as a pinch hitter...Was his fi rst HR at Fenway since 8/13/16 vs. ARI and his fi rst HR with multiple runners on since a grand slam on 4/8/16 at TOR. His 3 career pinch-hit HR are tied for the 5th-most in Red Sox history. Tied a season high with 3 RBI for the 4th time, fi rst since 8/10 at BAL. STEVE PEARCE (1-for-2, 3B, RBI BB) hit an RBI triple to center fi eld in the 7th inning, plating the Red Sox' fi rst run. Was his 8th career triple, his fi rst since 8/14/17 with TOR vs. TB...Was his fi rst RBI triple since 8/11/12 with HOU vs. MIL. Was his 23rd XBH of the season, 13 of which have come with BOS...21 of his 37 RBI have come since being traded. Has 5 RBI in his last 4 games and 6 in his last 6. Has a .910 OPS this season, including a .940 mark in 39 games with BOS. Since joining the Red Sox, is 15-for-39 (.385) with 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, and 8 RBI vs. LHP (1.202 OPS)...Over the season, is hitting .341 (30-for-88) with a 1.035 OPS vs. LHP.

CHRIS SALE (1.0 IP, H, 2 SO) made his fi rst start since 8/12 at BAL after being activated from the 10-day DL earlier today. Extended his scoreless-innings streak to a career-long 29.0 IP, passing his previous career-long streak (28.0 IP, 5/6-6/2/13)...Marks the longest scoreless-innings streak in the majors this season...Last allowed a run in the 2nd inning on 7/6 at KC. Also extended his career-long homerless streak to 69.0 IP...Marks the 2nd-longest streak in the majors this season (Patrick Corbin, 73. IP, 6/22-8/21)...Last allowed a HR in the 3rd inning of his start on 6/1 at HOU. Leads the AL with a 1.96 ERA (32 ER/147.0 IP)...Has allowed just 1 run in 45.0 IP over his last 8 starts (0.20 ERA).

NATHAN EOVALDI (3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO) pitched 3.2 innings in relief, allowing the Blue Jays' only 2 runs. Picked Lourdes Gurriel Jr. off fi rst base in the 3rd inning, his 13th career pickoff and 1st since picking off Melvin Upton Jr. on 7/1/16 with NYY at SD. RYAN BRASIER (1.1 IP, 2 SO) earned his 2nd ML win with 1.1 perfect innings, stranding an inherited runner. Lowered his season ERA to 1.65 (5 ER/27.1 IP)...Has 26 SO against just 6 BB (4.33 SO/BB).

ANDREW BENINTENDI (1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI) hit an RBI double in the bottom of the 8th...Has hit in his last 6 games (.393/11-for-28). In his last 50 games, is 64-for-202 (.317) with 41 R, 18 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 27 RBI. Drove in his 80th run of the season with his 38th 2B and 60th XBH.

IAN KINSLER (1-for-4, RBI, SB) drove in a run with a single in the 8th inning...In his last 12 games, is 16-for-49 (.327) with 8 runs, 3 2B, HR, and 9 RBI. Has 13 RBI in 25 games with the Red Sox...Also stole his 13th base of the season, 4th with BOS.

EDUARDO NÚÑEZ (1-for-3, R, BB) singled with 2 outs in the 5th inning...Has 4 hits in his last 3 games (.400/4-for-10). In his last 36 games, is 40-for-138 (.290) with 6 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, and 18 RBI. Is 11-for-26 (.423) with 6 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, and 5 RBI over a 7-game home hitting streak...Over his last 19 home games, is batting .371 (26-for-70). Has hit safely in 10 of 11 home games vs. TOR since joining the Red Sox, batting .304 (14-for-46) with 6 runs, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI.

J.D. MARTINEZ (1-for-4, R) singled and scored his 105th run (4th in the majors)...Has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 games, 22 of his last 25, 31 of his last 35, and 37 of his last 42. Has reached base in his last 16 games vs. TOR, and scored in his last 7. MOOKIE BETTS (0-for-3, R, BB) walked and scored his 117th run, 2nd-most in the majors. Has scored 6 times in his last 4 games and 13 in his last 13...Leads the majors since his debut with 65 runs vs. TOR. His 117 runs are the 3rd-most by a Red Sox hitter in the last 10 seasons, trailing his 2016 total (122) and Jacoby Ellsbury in 2011 (119)...Are the most runs scored by a Red Sox hitter through 145 games since 1950 (Dom DiMaggio, 125; Vern Stephens, 121).

BLUE JAYS NOTES (65-79) THE BLUE JAYS dropped the series opener, falling to 5-6 in their last 11 games and 10-10 in their last 20. Led 2-0 through 6 innings of play before allowing the Red Sox to score 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th and 3 runs in the 8th. Fell to 37-24 when scoring fi rst this season. Are 2-9 over their last 11 road games, and 28-42 away from this season. Dropped to 4-13 vs. the Red Sox in 2018, including 1-7 at Fenway Park.

RYAN BORUCKI (6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 SO) held the Red Sox scoreless through 6 innings prior to allowing 2 baserunners in the 7th. Was the 3rd time in his last 4 starts limiting the opponent to 2 runs over 6.0+ IP.

LOURDES GURRIEL JR. (1-for-3, 2B, BB) doubled to right fi eld as the 1st batter of the game, his 3rd double in his last 6 games and 8th of the season. Also reached via BB in the 3rd inning, his 3rd consecutive game reaching via BB...Of his 8 BB this season, 4 have come in his last 5 games. Has reached base safely in 30 of his last 32 starts (.331/.368/.496). His 58 hits are tied for the 5th-most by a Blue Jay through 53 career games (Junior Felix-64, Aaron Hill-63, Alex Rios-60, Devon Travis-59, Reed Johnson-58). Over 7 games vs. BOS, is 9-for-27 (.333) with 3 R, 2 2B, and 2 RBI. Has hit .327 (34-for-104) with 13 R, 4 2B, 4 HR, and 17 RBI away from Rogers Centre this season.

DEVON TRAVIS (1-for-4, R, SB) doubled to left fi eld to begin the 6th inning and stole home later in the frame to score the Blue Jays' 1st run. Was the 2nd time a Blue Jay has stolen home this season, with having also done so on 3/31 vs. NYY (straight steal). Is 13-for-39 (.333) with 6 2B, HR, and 4 RBI over his last 10 games.

KEVIN PILLAR (1-for-4, RBI) drove home the club's 2nd run with a single to center fi eld in the 6th inning, extending their lead to 2-0. With 53 RBI this season, is 3 shy of matching his career-high 56 in 2015.