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SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (7-4) at (6-5) Tuesday, March 6, 2018 • Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL Game Coverage: WEEI 850 AM • Online Pressbox: http://pressroom.redsox.com • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes

WELL RESTED: The Red Sox were off yesterday...Their 2nd EARLY RESULTS: The Red Sox feature 3 players batting and final off day of the spring is scheduled for Tuesday, 3/13. .350 or higher (min. 10 AB): Andrew Benintendi (.500, 7-for- MEDIA GUIDE: The 2018 Boston Red 14), Blake Swihart (.429, 9-for-21), and Rafael Devers (.353, Sox Media Guide is available for down- load at http://pressroom.redsox.com and SOX & RAYS: Today marks the 2nd of 5 Grapefruit League 6-for-17)...All 3 players are 25 years old or younger. meetings between the Red Sox and Rays...These teams will Swihart leads the Grapefruit League with 5 doubles... www.redsoxpressbox.com. play again at JetBlue Park on 3/8 and 3/17, and at Charlotte He and teammate Sam Travis share the GL lead with 6 Sports Park on 3/21. XBH (also NYY’s Miguel Andújar). IN CAMP: Boston has 56 players in Major League Spring Training Camp: 27 LAST TIME OUT: The Red Sox earned a 4-3 win over the WELCOME ABOARD: On 2/26, the Red Sox signed OF/DH (5 NRI), 6 (3 NRI), 15 in- Rays on 2/24 at JetBlue Park...BOS scored 3 times in the 1st J.D. Martinez to a 5-year contract through the 2022 season. fielders (4 NRI), and 8 outfielders (4 NRI). inning, highlighted by RBI doubles from Rafael Devers and Since the start of 2014, Martinez’s .574 SLG ranks 2nd in Brock Holt...Jackie Bradley Jr. went 2-for-3 with a double. MLB (min. 1,500 PA) behind only Mike Trout (.579). Red Sox pitchers did not allow an earned run...LHP Martinez has hit 20+ HR in each of the last 4 seasons: 23 RED SOX SPRING LEADERS Roenis Elias started and retired all 6 batters faced (2 in 2014, 38 in 2015, 22 in 2016, and 45 in 2017. Hitting Stat Leader SO)...LHP Bobby Poyner threw a perfect 5th inning. Despite appearing in only 119 games, Martinez set Hits...... Swihart (9) career highs in 2017 with 45 HR, 104 RBI, and a 1.066 Runs...... Benintendi (6) CORA & CASH: Today’s managers, and Kevin OPS between DET and ARI...Among players with 300+ RBI...... Swihart (8) Cash, were teammates with the Red Sox in 2007 and 2008, AB, he led the majors in AB/HR (9.60) and AB/RBI (4.15). Doubles...... Swihart (5) helping lead BOS to the postseason in each year...The Sox Triples...... Mars, Quiroz, Tavárez (1) won the World Series in 2007 and lost to the Rays in the FAMILIAR FACES: The only players on the Red Sox’ 40- HR...... Benintendi, Travis (2) 2008 ALCS, 4 games to 3. man roster yet to appear in a regular season game for a AVG (min. 10 AB)...... Benintendi (.500) Cash and Cora are the youngest and 3rd-youngest BOS affiliate are J.D. Martinez and Tyler Thornburg...Thorn- OBP (min. 10 AB)...... Benintendi (.529) active managers in the majors, respectively...Cash is 40 burg missed the 2017 season due to a right shoulder injury. SLG (min. 10 AB)...... Benintendi (1.000) years and 90 days old today; Cora is 42 years and 139 days old...Cora will be the Sox’ youngest at the LONG DIVISION: The Red Sox won the AL East title in Pitching Stat Leader start of a season since Kevin Kennedy (40 in 1995). 2016 and 2017, marking the first time since 1915-16 the Wins...... 7 players tied (1) Cora is the 8th person to win a World Series with the club finished in 1st place in consecutive years...Since the AL Innings...... F. Rodriguez (6.0) Sox as a player and then go on to manage the club, East was formed in 1969, the only clubs to win the division Appearances...... 3 players tied (4) the 1st since in 1930. in 3+ consecutive years are the 1969-71 Orioles, 1976-78 Starts...... 3 players tied (2) Yankees, 1991-93 Blue Jays, and 1998-2006 Yankees. ...... F. Rodriguez, Walden (7) ALMOST PERFECT: In 9 appearances against the Rays last season, Craig Kimbrel allowed 0 hits and retired 27 of 28 WINNING WAYS: The Red Sox have won 93 games in each MOST WINS IN THE AL, 2012-17 batters faced, recording 23 SO and 1 BB...He is 11-for-11 in of the last 2 seasons...BOS has won 90+ games in 11 of 16 opportunities vs. TB in his career. seasons under the current ownership group (Henry-Werner; Rk. Wins 2002-present), tied with NYY for the most 90-win seasons in 1. Chris Sale 87 HEAD-TO-HEAD: Chris Sale has averaged 13.45 SO/9.0 that time...In 10 of those seasons, the Sox won 93+ games. 2. David Price 86 3. Justin Verlander 81 IP in his career against the Rays (95.2 IP, 143 SO)...In the BEST RECORDS IN MLB (2016-17) 4. Rick Porcello 80 live ball era (1920-pres.), that is the highest average for any RK. TEAM W-L WIN% pitcher against any single opponent (min. 75.0 IP)...Randy 1. Cleveland 196-127 .607 Johnson owns the next 4 highest marks. 2. Chicago-NL 195-128 .604 HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED 3. -NL 195-129 .602 (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) FORWARD MARCH: The Red Sox will begin their regular 4. Washington 192-132 .593 Amateur Draft Picks (16) season 23 days from today on 3/29 at TB...They are 30 days 5. Boston 186-138 .574 away from their home opener on 4/5 vs. TB. Barnes (2011-1st round), Beeks This will be the 4th time the Red Sox play an Opening (2014-12th round), Benintendi WORLD TOUR: Of the 56 players in Red Sox camp, 16 (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th Day game in March...They also opened seasons before were born outside of the 50 United States, including 5 April in 2003 (3/31 at TB), 2008 (3/25 vs. OAK at Tokyo round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensa- in the Dominican Republic, 3 in Venezuela, 2 in Cuba, 2 tion round), Buttrey (2012-4th round), Dome), and 2014 (3/31 at BAL). in Puerto Rico, 2 in Mexico, 1 in Taiwan, and 1 in Aruba. Jerez (2011-2nd round), Johnson HOME & AWAY The Red Sox today continue a stretch in (2012-1st round), Maddox (2012-3rd 20/20 VISION: Mookie Betts (24 HR/26 SB) and Andrew round), Marrero (2012-1st round), which they will play only 3 home games in 10 days from Benintendi (20 HR/20 SB) were the only teammates to each 3/1-10...They will play a pair of split-squad games tomor- Pedroia (2004-2nd round), Shep- record at least 20 HR and 20 SB in 2017...In fact, they were herd (2014-13th round), Swihart row at 1:05 p.m. (vs. MIN, at PHI). 2 of only 9 major leaguers to accomplish the feat. (2011-1st round), Travis (2014-2nd

In the last 100 years, there has been no other instance round), Vázquez (2008-9th round), SUPPORTING PARKLAND: Fans may now bid on auto- of 2 teammates each recording a 20-HR/20-SB season Workman (2010-2nd round). graphed versions of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High before turning 25 years old. School Eagles baseball team hats worn by Red Sox players By Trade (14) and coaches on 2/23 vs. MIN...The hats are being auctioned Elias (From SEA, Dec. 2015), Hembree off in an effort to benefit funds related to assisting victims and YOUTH BRIGADE: 13 players on the Red Sox’ 40-man ros- ter are 25 years old or younger: Rafael Devers (21), Andrew (From SF, July 2014), Hernandez (From families of the tragic shooting at Stoneman Douglas on 2/14. CHC, Dec. 2014), Holt (From PIT, Dec. Benintendi (23), Jalen Beeks (24), Ty Buttrey (24), Tzu-Wei Lin Fans can visit www.redsox.com/parkland to take part in (24), Eduardo Rodriguez (24), Sam Travis (24), Mookie Betts 2012), Kelly (From STL, July 2014), Kim- the auction...Proceeds will be donated to the Broward (25), Xander Bogaerts (25), Marco Hernandez (25), Williams brel (From SD, Nov. 2015), Leon (From Education Foundation, which established the official Jerez (25), Chandler Shepherd (25), and Blake Swihart (25). WSH, Mar. 2015), Pomeranz (From SD, Stoneman Douglas Victims Fund...More information July 2016), Porcello (From DET, Dec. 2014), can be found at browardedfoundation.org. At 21 years old, Devers (born 10/24/96) is the youngest Red Sox player in camp...Dustin Pedroia (born 8/17/83) Rodriguez (From BAL, July 2014), Sale and Hanley Ramirez (12/23/83) are the oldest (34). (From CWS, Dec. 2016), Smith (From SEA, HOME WHITES: The Red Sox are scheduled to wear home Dec. 2015), Thornburg (From MIL, Dec. white jerseys on 3/11 vs. BAL, 3/19 vs. PHI, and 3/26 vs. CHC. AWARD WINNERS: The Red Sox’ 40-man roster features 2016), Wright (From CLE, July 2012). Free Agents (5) HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: The Red Sox have sold out 1 league MVP (Pedroia-2008), 2 Award winners Martinez (Feb. 2018), Moreland each of their last 111 home Grapefruit League games, includ- (Porcello-2016 and Price-2012), and 3 Rookies of the Year ing each of their final 10 at City of Palms Park and all 101 at (Ramirez-2006, Pedroia-2007, and Kimbrel-2011). (Dec. 2017), Núñez (Feb. 2018), Price JetBlue Park since its opening in 2012...The Sox have sold out Players on the Red Sox’ 40-man roster have combined (Dec. 2015), Ramirez (Nov. 2014). 214 of their last 215 home Grapefruit League games. to earn 32 All-Star Game selections (Kimbrel-6, Sale- International Free Agents (3) The Red Sox are in their 7th spring at the Fenway South 6, Price-5, Pedroia-4, Ramirez-3, Betts-2, Bogaerts-1, Bogaerts (Aug. 2009), Devers (Aug. Spring Training and Player Development Complex in Bradley-1, Holt-1, Martinez-1, Pomeranz-1, and Wright-1). 2013), Lin (June 2012). Fort Myers, FL (2012-18)...This is the 26th consecutive Contracts Purchased (2) season the Sox have called Fort Myers their Spring SILVER AND GOLD: The Red Sox’ 40-man roster also Scott (Aug. 2011, North American Training home (1993-2018), having played at City features 3 Gold Glove Award winners (Pedroia-4, Betts-2, League), Velázquez (Feb. 2018, Mexi- of Palms Park through 2011...Only Winter Haven, FL and Moreland-1) and 5 Silver Slugger Award honorees (Bo- can League). hosted the club for more springs (27 years, 1966-92). gaerts-2, Ramirez-2, Betts-1, Martinez-1, and Pedroia-1). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERS Wed., 3/7 vs. MIN 1:05 p.m. RHP Chandler Shepherd, RHP Heath Hembree, TBD LHP Robby Scott, RHP Ty Buttrey at PHI RHP Justin Haley, RHP Marcus Walden, RHP Aaron Nola, RHP Drew Hutchison, RHP Kyle Martin, LHP Bobby Poyner RHP Luis Garcia, RHP Pat Neshek Thu., 3/8 vs. TB 1:05 p.m. LHP Brian Johnson, TBD RHP Fernando Rodriguez Jr., RHP Chandler Shepherd Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 2018 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT RECORD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. Thursday, 2/22 NORTHEASTERN JetBlue Park W 15-2 --- BEEKS Ennen --- 7,031 BOSTON COLLEGE JetBlue Park W 4-2 --- SHEPHERD Nelson ------Friday, 2/23 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park W 4-3 1-0 F. RODRIGUEZ Enns J. SMITH 9,446 Saturday, 2/24 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park W 4-3 2-0 ELIAS Faria LAU 9,466 Sunday, 2/25 BALTIMORE JetBlue Park W 7-1 3-0 C. SMITH Mesa --- 9,433 Monday, 2/26 at Pittsburgh Bradenton W 13-2 4-0 HALEY Nova --- 5,556 Tuesday, 2/27 ST. LOUIS JetBlue Park L 1-6 4-1 Weaver BEEKS --- 9,355 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) W 3-2 5-1 JIMENEZ Ramirez --- 6,371 Wednesday, 2/28 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park W 4-3 6-1 SCOTT Crick HART 9,356 Thursday, 3/1 at Houston West Palm Beach L 5-10 6-2 Guduan J. SMITH --- 5,853 Friday, 3/2 at St. Louis Jupiter W 9-6 7-2 POMERANZ Norris --- 6,654 Saturday, 3/3 JetBlue Park L 3-5 7-3 Carroll SCOTT Holder 9,548 Sunday, 3/4 at Baltimore Sarasota L 10-8 7-4 Faulker SHEPHERD Scott 8,171 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Tuesday, March 6 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, March 7 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM at Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p.m. Thursday, March 8 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WFXT*/WEEI 850 AM Friday, March 9 at Miami Jupiter 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Saturday, March 10 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) 1:05 p.m. NESNplus/WEEI 850 AM Sunday, March 11 BALTIMORE (SS) JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Monday, March 12 at Toronto Dunedin 1:07 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, March 14 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Thursday, March 15 TORONTO JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WFXT*/WEEI 850 AM Friday, March 16 MINNESOTA (SS) JetBlue Park 6:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Saturday, March 17 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Sunday, March 18 at Pittsburgh (SS) Bradenton 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Monday, March 19 PHILADELPHIA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, March 20 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, March 21 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Thursday, March 22 at Baltimore Sarasota 1:05 p.m. NESN/WFXT*/WEEI 850 AM Friday, March 23 at New York Yankees Tampa 1:05 p.m. ESPN/WEEI 850 AM Saturday, March 24 HOUSTON JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Sunday, March 25 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Monday, March 26 JetBlue Park 6:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, March 27 CHICAGO CUBS JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/ESPNWEEI 850 AM *Games broadcast on WFXT in Boston DMA and on NESN through the rest of New England TODAY’S RED SOX PITCHERS at TB

76-HECTOR VELÁZQUEZ, RHP 2 G, 0-0, 6.23 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Allowed 3 ER over 2.1 frames on Wedensday vs. PIT...Started Boston’s Grapefruit 2/23 MIN - 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 League opener vs. MIN on 2/23, tossing 2.0 scoreless IP...2017 IN REVIEW: Spent most of his debut 2/28 PIT - 2.1 5 3 3 1 1 season in the U.S. with Triple-A Pawtucket, but appeared in 8 ML games (3 starts) over 5 stints with BOS...In 5 ML relief appearances, went 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA (10.1 IP)...Also went 8-4 with a 2.21 ERA (25 ER/102.0 IP) and a .213 opponent AVG in 19 starts with the PawSox.

56-JOE KELLY, RHP 3 G, 0-0, 3.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Has struck out 6 of 10 batters faced, including all 3 on Wednesday vs. PIT and 2 2/25 BAL - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 of 3 on 2/25 vs. BAL...Allowed a solo HR on Saturday vs. NYY...2017 IN REVIEW: Set career lows 2/28 PIT - 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 in opponent AVG (.202), OBP (.294), SLG (.279), and OPS (.573)...Posted a career-best 22.0-inning 3/3 NYY - 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 scoreless streak from 5/1-7/9, the longest of the season for any AL reliever...Earned the win in ALDS Game 3 (1.2 IP, 2 H).

44-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP 3 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Has not allowed an earned run in 3 outings, including his most recent appearance 2/24 TB - 0.2 2 2 0 1 1 on Saturday vs. NYY (1.0 IP)...Threw a scoreless inning on Tuesday vs. STL...Allowed 2 unearned runs 2/27 STL - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 on 2/24 vs. TB...2017 IN REVIEW: Appeared in a career-high 33 games over 4 stints with BOS... 3/3 NYY - 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Named the Sox’ Comeback Player of the Year...Began the season with Triple-A Pawtucket (18 G).

32-MATT BARNES, RHP 3 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Has made 3 scoreless appearances on Saturday vs. NYY, Wednesday vs. PIT, and 2/25 BAL - 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 2/25 vs. BAL...Has struck out at least 1 hitter in each of his efforts...2017 IN REVIEW: Set career 2/28 PIT - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 highs in games (70), IP (69.2), SO (83), SO/9.0 IP (10.72), and wins (7)...Led BOS relievers and 3/3 NYY - 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 ranked among AL relievers in wins (T-4th), IP (10th), games (T-8th), and holds (21; T-8th).

39-CARSON SMITH, RHP 3 G, 1-0, 3.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Threw his 2nd straight scoreless inning on Saturday vs. NYY, striking out 1...Tossed 2/25 BAL W 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 a scoreless frame on Wednesday vs. PIT...Earned the win on 2/25 vs. BAL...2017 IN REVIEW: Began 2/28 PIT - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 the year on the DL recovering from Tommy John surgery performed on 5/24/16...Returned on 9/5... 3/3 NYY - 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Made scoreless appearances in Games 2 and 3 of the ALDS vs. HOU.

29-ROENIS ELIAS, LHP 3 G, 1-0, 0.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Threw a clean inning on Friday at STL...On 2/27 at MIN, allowed 1 ER over 1.0 inning... 2/24 TB W 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Tossed 2.0 hitless innings on 2/24 vs. the Rays...2017 IN REVIEW: Missed most of his 2nd season with 2/27 at MIN - 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 BOS on the DL...Made 7 rehab starts at 4 different levels...Recalled by BOS on 9/1 and made his lone ML 3/2 at STL - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 appearance on 9/4 vs. TOR (0.1 IP, BB, SO). DEFENSIVE INNINGS - GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE GAMES PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL Barfi eld 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 26 31 Devers 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 25 Pedroia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benintendi 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 26 M. Hernandez 000000 00 0 Quiroz 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 36 Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 28 Ó. Hernández 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Ramirez 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Bogaerts 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 24 Holt 0 0 11 0 4 5 0 0 20 Rei 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Bradley Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 24 Leon 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Selsky 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 10 44 Butler 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Lin 0 0 6 7 19 0 16 0 48 Swihart 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 17 40 Marrero 0 0 10 0 18 0 0 0 28 Tavárez 0 0 0 0 0 12 27 0 39 Chavis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Travis 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 De Jesús Jr. 0 4 11 24 5 0 0 0 44 Moreland 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Vázquez 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 De La Guerra 0091511000 35 Núñez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 SPRING TRANSACTIONS February 18 INF Eduardo Núñez signed as a free agent and added to the 40-man roster...RHP Ben Taylor designated for assignment. February 20 OF Bryce Brentz traded to PIT in exchange for cash considerations. February 25 RHP Ben Taylor claimed off waivers by CLE. February 26 OF/DH J.D. Martinez signed as a free agent and added to the 40-man roster.