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 5, NEW YORK METS 3 Saturday, September 15, 2018 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS New York 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 RED SOX Boston 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 x 5 10 0 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Porcello (17-7) Loss: Sewald (0-6) Save: Kimbrel (41) Rick Porcello 88 (62) Bobby Poyner 12 (7) Time of Game: 3:11 Attendance: 36,611 (41st sellout) Weather: 72°, wind E at 9 mph Steven Wright 30 (18) Mets HR: Nimmo (17; 394 ft) Ryan Brasier 9 (8) Red Sox HR: None Craig Kimbrel 16 (10) METS RED SOX NOTES (102-47) Pitcher # (Strikes) Corey Oswalt 61 (38) THE RED SOX earned their ML-leading 102nd win of the season, their 3rd-most wins in a single season in franchise history Daniel Zamora 29 (16) Paul Sewald 23 (14) (105 in 1912, 104 in 1946)...Lead MLB with a .685 winning percentage. Drew Smith 12 (7) Drew Gagnon 27 (15) With 13 games left to play, are 3 wins shy of a franchise record...Their 102 wins are their most since 1946 (104). Jacob Rhame 5 (3) Their magic number to win the division is 5, with the Yankees and Blue Jays underway in New York. Tied a season high by reaching 55 games over .500...The only other year in which the Red Sox reached 55+ games over .500 was 1912 (+58). Have reached 102 wins in just 149 games, the fastest to 102 victories in franchise history (previous: 150 games in 1912). Are the 4th team in the Expansion Era (1961-pres.) to reach 102 wins in 149 games, joining BAL in 1969 (109-53), NYY in 1998 (114-48), and SEA in 2001 (116-46). Are the 15th team in MLB's Modern Era (1900-pres.) to win as many as 102 of their fi rst 149 games...8 of the previous 14 won the World Series. Are just the 2nd AL team since 2010 to record 102+ wins, joining CLE in 2017...The last AL East team with 102 or more wins was NYY in 2009 (103). Have won 53 games at Fenway this season (49 on the road)...Their .716 home winning percentage (53-21) is the best in the majors. Improved to 15-4 in Interleague games this season, and 20-4 in their last 24 Interleague home games...Are 36-9 (.800) in their last 45 Interleague contests. Are 5-1 in their last 6 games, 8-3 in their last 11, and 12-5 in their last 17. The Sox bullpen threw 4.0 hitless innings of relief...Marks just their 3rd game in the last 4 seasons with 4.0+ hitless IP of relief (9/19/17 at BAL, 7/7/18 at KC). BROCK HOLT (1-for-1, 2B, 2 RBI) hit a go-ahead, pinch-hit, 2-run double off the Green Monster in the 5th inning. Was his 3rd go-ahead extra-base hit as a pinch hitter this season, all of which have been game-winners. His 3 go-ahead RBI as a pinch hitter are tied for the most by a Sox hitter in a single season since 1974, joining Rick Miller in 1984 and Mike Stanley in 1997... Is the only Red Sox hitter since then with 3 game-winning pinch-hit RBI. His 7 RBI as a pinch hitter this season are the 2nd-most in the AL (Daniel Palka, 9)...Are the most by a Red Sox PH since 2013 (Mike Carp, 9; Jonny Gomes, 7). Has 5 XBH in 15 pinch-hit PA this season (.385/5-for-13, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB). Has a 1.154 SLG as a PH this season...Among PH with at least 15 PA in a single season since 1974, that SLG ranks 4th (Dwight Smith, 1989, 1.267; Bobby Scales, 2009, 1.214; Matthew LeCroy, 2004, 1.200). Since 1974, the only other AL hitters with 2 2B, 3B, and 2 HR as a PH in a single season are DET's Ben Ogilvie in 1976 and OAK's Matt Stairs in 1996. Is 3-for-6 with 5 RBI in his last 4 games...In his last 25 games, is 17-for-57 (.298) with 11 runs, 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 9 BB, .509 SLG, and .912 OPS. Is hitting .414 (12-for-29) with a 1.175 OPS in 12 Interleague games this season...Is a .298 career hitter (59-for-198) in 64 Interleague games, slugging .460. JACKIE BRADLEY JR. (1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) tied the game with a 2-out double off the top of the Green Monster in the 5th. The double was originally ruled a go-ahead HR, but Bradley was called back to 2nd base after a crew chief review. Matched a career high with his 30th 2B (also 2016)...His last 3 hits have been 2B, all over his last 4 games. Drove in multiple runs for the 16th time this season...The Red Sox are 35-2 in his 37 games with an RBI this season, including 15-1 in his multi-RBI games. Has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 Interleague games with an AB (.306/15-for-49). In his last 36 games at Fenway, is batting .331/.383/.551 (39-for-118) with 23 R, 15 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI. In his last 29 games with an AB, has gone 31-for-98 (.316) with 18 R, 10 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, and 14 RBI. STEVE PEARCE (3-for-4, R) singled to left in the 3rd inning, to center in the 5th, and to right in the 7th. Marks his 16th multi-hit game of the season and 6th with a season-high-tying 3 hits (last 9/4 at ATL)....His teams are 12-4 in his multi-hit games. Is 7 for his last 15 (.467)...Since joining the Red Sox on 6/28, has hit .303 (33-for-105). RICK PORCELLO (5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, BB, 5 SO) allowed 3 runs over 5.0 innings, throwing 88 pitches...Earned his team-leading 17th win, tied for 3rd in the majors. Since his 2016 Cy Young Award-winning season, ranks 3rd in the majors with 50 wins, trailing only Corey Kluber (54) and Max Scherzer (53). The Red Sox have won 11 of his last 16 starts, and 13 of his last 20...Are 21-10 in his 31 starts this season. The Red Sox have won each of his last 14 Interleague starts, with Porcello earning 10 straight winning decisions in those games (3.43 ERA). His 10-game Interleague winning streak is the longest active streak in the majors and the longest by a Red Sox pitcher in franchise history. CRAIG KIMBREL (1.0 IP, SO) earned his 41st save of the season and the 332nd of his career. His 41 saves are tied for 3rd in a single season in Red Sox history (Tom Gordon, 46 in 1998; Derek Lowe, 42 in 2000; Jonathan Papelbon, 41 in 2008). Has allowed just 1 hit over his last 10 outings, posting a .032 opponent AVG (1-for-31).

XANDER BOGAERTS (1-for-4, RBI) gave the Red sox a lead with an RBI single in the 1st inning...Also stole his 8th base of the season. Has gone 12-for-30 (.400) with 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI over 8 games this homestand. Ranks 6th in the AL with a career-high 94 RBI, with a career-high 5.14 AB/RBI ratio (482 AB)...His previous career-best was 7.33 AB/RBI in 2016 (652 AB/89 RBI). Has 20 RBI in his last 24 games, 22 in his last 27, and 29 in his last 34...Was his 16th go-ahead RBI of the season, including 8 game-winners. Leads AL shortstops in RBI (94), the most by a Red Sox shortstop since Nomar Garciaparra in 2003 (105).

ANDREW BENINTENDI (2-for-5) singled twice in his 48th multi-hit game of the season...With 156 hits, has surpassed last year's career-high total (155). In his last 54 games, is 66-for-218 (.303) with 41 R, 18 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 27 RBI, .370 OBP, .436 SLG, .806 OPS. 124 of his 156 hits have come vs. RHP (.306/124-for-405)...88 have come at home (.306/88-for-288).

METS NOTES (69-79) THE METS dropped the 2nd game of the 3-game set after winning the series opener last night...Snapped a 4-game winning streak, tied for their 2nd-longest of the season (9 games from 4/3-13, 4 games from 5/18-21). Are 6-2 in their last 8 games, 10-4 in their last 14, and 15-9 in their last 24. Are 25-19 (.568) beginning 8/1...Own the highest winning percentage among NL East clubs since 7/1 (.544, 37-31). Hit 1 HR today (Nimmo)...Have homered 23 times in 14 games this month. Have won 5 of their last 7 road games and 12 of their last 20...In those last 20 road contests, are batting .277 with 26 HR, 110 RBI, and 121 runs scored. Fell to 7-11 in Interleague play this season, including 5-4 in AL ballparks. Are 12-52 when allowing their opponent to score at least 5 runs this year. Jeff McNeil (single) and Brandon Nimmo (HR) recorded the club's only hits, both during their 3-run 4th inning...Mark the 5th time the Mets have collected a season-low 2 hits this season, last doing so on 8/3 vs. ATL.

BRANDON NIMMO (1-for-2, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB, HBP) hit a 1-2 offering from Rick Porcello into the Red Sox bullpen during the 4th inning, giving the Mets a 3-1 lead. Reached base safely in each of his fi rst 3 plate appearances (HBP, HR, BB)...Marked his team-leading 27th game this year reaching base 3+ times. Is 30-for-84 (.357) with 11 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 21 R, and 16 BB over 25 games beginning 8/7. Was hit by a pitch during the 2nd inning, extending his franchise single-season record for HBP (20). Has hit .457 (21-for-46) with 3 HR and 11 RBI during his last 14 away games (.554 OBP, .848 SLG, 1.401 OPS, 12 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 3 HBP, 7 BB).

JEFF MCNEIL (1-for-4, R, SB) singled to lead off the 4th inning, scoring on Brandon Nimmo's HR later in the frame. Stole 2nd base in the 4th innning...Has been successful in 5 of his 6 stolen base attempts. Is batting .373/.396/.549 over 14 games in September (.945 OPS, 19-for-51, 11 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 7 RBI). Has hit safely in 25 of his last 27 starts, going 43-for-112 (.384) with 6 2B, 5 3B, HR, 13 RBI, and 22 runs scored. Is batting .335 (57-for-170) through his fi rst 50 career games...His 57 hits are tied for the 3rd-most by a Met through 50 career games (David Wright-58, Jose Reyes-58, Alex Ochoa-57).

TODD FRAZIER (0-for-2, 2 BB) reached base via walk twice, matching a single-game season high for the 2nd straight night and 9th time this year.

COREY OSWALT (2.2 IP, 3 H, R, 0 ER, BB, 3 SO) made his 10th start of the season and did not allow an earned run over 2.2 innings of work.

DANIEL ZAMORA (1.1 IP, BB, 4 SO) tossed 1.1 scoreless relief frames, not allowing a hit and recording each out via SO...His 4 SO mark a career-high.

DREW SMITH (1.1 IP, H) holds a 1.93 ERA (5 ER/23.1 IP) over 20 appearances this season...Has not allowed a run in 17 of those outings.