BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (8-10-2) at Tampa Bay Rays (9-6-4) Wednesday, March 11, 2020 • Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL Game Coverage: NESN, WEEI 850 AM • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox have earned a win on SOX & RAYS: Tonight marks the 3rd of 5 spring training each of the last 4 days (4-1), having won each of their last meetings between the Red Sox and Rays...These teams will THE COUNTDOWN 3 games after going 1-1 on Saturday. also play on 3/13 and 3/19 at jetBlue Park in Fort Myers. Opening Day (3/26 at TOR): 15 days In those 4 wins, the Sox allowed a total of 11 runs, The Sox and Rays will begin their 19-game regular Home Opener (4/2 vs. CWS): 22 days defeating TOR (5-2), MIN (7-6), ATL (2-1), and STL season series with a 3-game set at Fenway Park from (3-2)...Also in those 4 wins, Sox starters surrendered 4/6-8, with additional games in Boston from 5/19-21 2019 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST only 2 runs on 9 hits in 14.0 IP (1.29 ERA). and 9/11-13, as well as 10 games in St. Petersburg FINAL STANDINGS from 6/9-11, 8/7-9, and 9/17-20. Team Record GB YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Red Sox earned a 3-2 win The Sox lost their 2019 season series to the Rays, 12-7... Yankees 103-59 (.636) -- over the Cardinals yesterday at jetBlue Park, after STL BOS went 6-4 at Tropicana Field and 1-8 at Fenway Park. Rays 96-66 (.593) -7.0 scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning...The Sox got Red Sox 84-78 (.519) -19.0 on the board in the 4th inning when Kevin Pillar and CENTER OF ATTENTION: Jackie Bradley Jr. (.385 AVG) Blue Jays 67-95 (.414) -36.0 Christian Vázquez hit back-to-back doubles, then took and Kevin Pillar (.370 AVG) have combined to hit .377 Orioles 54-108 (.333) -49.0 the lead on a 2-run single by Jantzen Witte in the 6th. with a 1.006 OPS (20-for-53, 5 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 1 HBP). Relievers Josh Taylor (1.0 IP), Matt Barnes (1.0 IP), Colten Bradley has been named a Gold Glove Award finalist 4 IN CAMP: The Red Sox have 47 Brewer (2.2 IP), and Robinson Leyer (1.1 IP) issued 0 BB times (2014, ‘16, ‘18, ‘19), winning the award in 2018... players in Major League Spring with 9 SO, 0 runs, and 3 hits allowed in 6.0 IP. Pillar has been a finalist 3 times (2015, ‘16, ‘17). Training camp: 22 pitchers (3 NRI), In 2019, Bradley hit .252 with 21 HR and an .846 5 catchers (3 NRI), 11 INF (4 NRI), FOUR OF A KIND: In 11 Grapefruit League starts, Eduardo OPS from 5/20 through the end of the season (109 and 9 OF (4 NRI). In addition, Dustin Rodriguez, Nathan Eovaldi, Martín Pérez, and Ryan Weber G)...Pillar set career highs in games (161), runs (83), Pedroia is on the 60-day IL. have combined to post a 0.88 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP. triples (3), HR (21), RBI (88), XBH (61), and SLG (.432). Eovaldi and Weber have allowed 0 ER in 17.0 IP, HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED striking out 23 batters and walking only 1. BACK ME UP: Kevin Plawecki has recorded a .609 OBP (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER RED SOX STARTING PITCHERS IN 2020 this spring, going 8-for-17 (.471) with 6 BB and only 2 SO... AND INJURED LIST) Pitcher GS IP ER H BB SO He has hit safely in each of his 8 games with an at-bat and Free Agents (12) Nathan Eovaldi 3 8.0 0 4 1 12 reached base in all 9 of his games played. Brasier (March 2018), Eovaldi (Dec. Ryan Weber 3 9.0 0 6 0 11 The Sox signed Plawecki to a 1-year contract on Martin Perez 3 6.2 1 9 3 10 1/2/20...In 2019, he spent an entire season on an 2018), Martinez (Feb. 2018), McHugh Eduardo Rodriguez 2 7.0 2 5 1 10 active ML roster for the first time in his career, (Mar. 2020), Moreland (Jan. 2020), Totals 11 30.2 3 24 5 43 appearing in 57 games with CLE (46 starts). Osich (Dec. 2019), Peraza (Dec. 2019), Pérez (Dec. 2019), Pillar (Feb. 2020), STEADY EDDIE: Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to make THE BRICE YOU PAY: Austin Brice, who is scheduled Plawecki (Jan. 2019), Walden (Dec. his 3rd Grapefruit League start tonight...On 2/29 vs. NYY, he to pitch in relief tonight, has struck out 10 batters and 2016), Weber (Dec. 2018) struck out 6 batters and walked none in 3.0 scoreless innings. walked only 1 in 5.2 scoreless innings over 4 relief out- Amateur Draft Picks (11) In 2019, Rodriguez finished 6th in AL Cy Young Award ings, holding opponents to a .100 AVG (2-for-20). Barnes (2011-1st), Benintendi (2015- voting...He set career highs in wins (19), starts (34), Brice was acquired by the Red Sox on 1/10/20 from 1st), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensation), innings (203.1), and strikeouts (213). MIA, in exchange for minor league SS Angeudis Santos. Chatham (2016-2nd), Chavis (2014- The Sox went 26-8 (.765) in Rodriguez’s starts in Brice would become the first player born in China to 1st), Dalbec (2016-4th), Hart (2016- 2019, including 9-0 when he threw 7.0+ innings. appear in a regular season game for the Red Sox...When 19th), Pedroia (2004-2nd), Shawaryn In his final 17 starts of the season (beginning 7/1), he made his ML debut in 2016, he became the first (2016-5th), Vázquez (2008-9th), Rodriguez went 11-2 with a 2.90 ERA. player born in Hong Kong ever to play in the majors. Workman (2010-2nd) By Trade (10) FENWAY (SOUTH) FAITHFUL: The Red Sox sold 10,090 VETERAN PRESENCE: Five players in Red Sox camp have Brewer (From Padres, Nov. 2018), tickets to yesterday’s game against the Cardinals...They 8+ years of MLB service time: Jonathan Lucroy (9 years, have sold out each of their last 145 home Grapefruit 136 days), Mitch Moreland (9.067), Chris Sale (9.061), J.D. Brice (From Marlins, Jan. 2020), League games, including their final 10 at City of Palms Martinez (8.036), and Nathan Eovaldi (8.013). Hall (From Tigers, Jan. 2020), Hem- Park and all 135 at jetBlue Park since its opening in 2012 The oldest Red Sox player in camp is 34-year-old bree (From Giants, July 2014), (10 in 2020)...The Sox have sold out 248 of their last 249 Mitch Moreland (born 9/6/85), while the youngest is Rodriguez (From Orioles, July 2014), home Grapefruit League games. 21-year-old Jonathan Araúz (born 8/3/98). Sale (From White Sox, Dec. 2016), This is the 28th season the Sox have called Fort Myers, Dustin Pedroia, who is on the 60-day injured list, is 36 Springs (From Rangers, Jan. 2020), Tay- FL, their Spring Training home (1993-2020), breaking years old; he has 13 years and 41 days of MLB service. lor (From Diamondbacks, May 2018), a tie with Winter Haven, FL (27 years, 1966-92), for Verdugo (From Dodgers, Feb. 2020), their most years spent at a Spring Training city...The FRESH FACES: When the Red Sox opened spring training Wilson (From Diamondbacks, April 2019) Sox are in their 9th spring at the Fenway South Spring in 2019, Colten Brewer was the only player on the 40-man International Free Agents (5) Training and Player Development Complex (2012-20), roster who was not in the organization the previous year. Aybar (July 2013), Bogaerts (Aug. having played at City of Palms Park from 1993-2011. In 2020, the Sox have 13 players on their 40-man 2009), Devers (Aug. 2013), D. Her- roster who were not in the organization last year, nandez (Aug. 2013), Lin (June 2012) MOST RECENT ROSTER MOVES: On Sunday, the Red Sox including 5 position players: Jonathan Araúz, José reassigned 8 players to minor league camp and optioned 7 Peraza, Kevin Pillar, Kevin Plawecki, and Alex Verdugo. Waivers (2) players to the minor leagues...They now have 47 players in 8 of the Red Sox’ 40-man pitchers were not in the Mazza (From Mets, Dec. 2019), Valdez major league camp, including 33 members of the 40-man organization last year: Austin Brice, Matt Hall, Chris (From Mariners, Feb. 2020) roster and 14 non-roster invitees. Mazza, Collin McHugh, Josh Osich, Martin Pérez, Rule 5 Draft Picks (1) On Thursday, the Red Sox signed RHP Collin McHugh Jeffrey Springs, and Phillips Valdez. Araúz (2019) to a 1-year contract for the 2020 season...To make room on the 40-man roster, the club designated RHP HEART OF THE ORDER: Last year marked the first time RED SOX 2019 TEAM LEADERS Hector Velázquez for assignment...Velázquez was in franchise history the Red Sox featured 3 players who hit claimed off waivers by the Orioles. .300+ with 30+ HR: J.D. Martinez (.304/36), Xander Bogaerts Stat Leader (.309/33), and Rafael Devers (.311/32). HR J.D. Martinez (36) WHAT A RELIEF: The Red Sox return each of their top 9 Each of those 3 players also had 100+ RBI in 2019...The RBI Xander Bogaerts (117) leaders in relief appearances from 2019...Last year, Red Sox other 29 teams feature a total of 4 players who hit .300+ Hits Rafael Devers (201) relief pitchers led the majors with 10.50 SO/9.0 IP.