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.