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WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (9): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (14): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (10): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX 11, DETROIT TIGERS 7 Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Detroit 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 7 10 1 RED SOX Boston 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 11 14 3 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Pivetta (4-0) Loss: Fulmer (1-2) Save: Barnes (7) Nick Pivetta 100 (65) Time of Game: 3:38 Attendance: 4,677 Weather: 54°, SE at 7 mph Austin Brice 19 (14) Tigers HR: Jones (2) Matt Andriese 16 (11) Adam Ottavino 17 (10) Red Sox HR: Verdugo (4), Bogaerts (6), Renfroe (3), Hernández (4) Darwinzon Hernandez 19 (10) Matt Barnes 16 (12) RED SOX NOTES (18-12) TIGERS Pitcher # (Strikes) THE RED SOX are 9-5 in their last 14 games at Fenway Park...Are 9-3 when scoring first and 15-1 when scoring 4+ runs. Michael Fulmer 33 (21) Alex Lange 20 (13) Have hit 10 HR in their last 4 games, after hitting 1 HR in their previous 5 games...Hit 4+ HR in a game for the 3rd time this Daniel Norris 21 (10) season...Also did so on 4/11 at BAL (6) and 4/30 at TEX (4). Bryan Garcia 17 (10) Scored 4+ runs in the 1st inning for the 4th time this season: 4/19 vs. CWS, 4/25 vs. SEA, 4/30 at TEX, tonight vs. DET. Buck Farmer 18 (12) Tyler Alexander 24 (18) Sox starters have thrown 5.0+ innings in each of the club's last 9 games (3.38 ERA, 19 ER/50.2 IP, 60 SO, 10 BB). José Cisnero 17 (10) XANDER BOGAERTS (2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI) hit a 2-run HR in the 2nd, his 3rd HR in his last 4 games and 6th in his last 13. His 6 HR in his last 13 games are tied for his most HR in any 13-game span (also multiple 13-game spans in June/July 2019). Has hit .384 with a 1.086 OPS in his last 25 games (38-for-99, 10 2B, 6 HR, 17 RBI) since going 1-for-12 through 3 games. MATT BARNES (1.2 IP, SO) is 7-for-7 in save opportunities this season...Converted his 1st career 5-out save, just his 2nd of at least 4 outs (1.1 IP on 5/7/19 at BAL). Barnes is the first Red Sox pitcher to record a save of 5+ outs on 16 or fewer pitches since Jonathan Papelbon on 7/21/08 at SEA (5 outs, 15 pitches). Entered in the 8th inning with the bases loaded, 1 out, and a 10-7 lead and induced an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP to strand all 3 runners. HUNTER RENFROE (3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) hit an RBI single in the 1st inning and solo HR in the 5th...Was his 100th career HR, 2nd in his last 3 games. Has 12 RBI in his last 17 games...Is 6-for-12 (.500 AVG) with 2 HR and 5 RBI in his last 3 games...Set a season high with 3 hits tonight. NICK PIVETTA (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 8 SO) tossed at least 5.0 innings for the 5th time in 6 starts this season...Is 4-0 with a 3.23 ERA (11 ER/30.2 IP)...Leads Red Sox starting pitchers in ERA, opponent AVG (.200), and strikeouts (33). CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ (3-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI) matched a season high in hits (4th time)...Hit an RBI single in the 1st inning and an RBI double in the 6th inning. ALEX VERDUGO (2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB) hit a solo HR to begin the 2nd inning...Was his 7th career HR to LF or LF-CF, 2nd this season (also 4/11 at BAL). J.D. MARTINEZ (2-for-5, 3 R, RBI) recorded an RBI on a fielder's choice in the 1st, giving the Sox a 1-0 lead...Scored 3+ runs for the 2nd time in 2021 (4, 4/11 at BAL). ADAM OTTAVINO (1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO) tossed a scoreless 7th inning...9 of his 13 appearances this season have been scoreless. KIKÉ HERNÁNDEZ (1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB) hit a solo HR to lead off the 8th inning...Is slugging .518 in his last 15 games (14-for-56, 4 2B, 3B, 3 HR). TIGERS NOTES (8-22) THE TIGERS lost their season-high 6th straight game...Have lost 11 of their last 12 games and 16 of their last 18 since a 3-game sweep of HOU from 4/12-14. Allowed 10+ runs for the 3rd time in their last 5 games...Have been outscored 40-11 over the 5-game stretch. Scored 7 runs, 1 shy of their season high (8 on 4/13 at HOU)....Recorded double-digit hits for the 5th time this season (previous: 12 on 4/13 at HOU). ROBBIE GROSSMAN (3-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB) reached base safely a career-high 5 times...Has reached base safely 3+ times in 8 games this season, tied for 3rd most in the AL...Hit an RBI single in the 2nd, an RBI double in the 5th & an RBI single in the 6th for his 2nd 3-hit game this season (previous: 4/10 at CLE). Stole 2nd base in the 1st and 6th innings...Leads Detroit with 6 SB this year...Was his 5th career game with multiple SB (previous: 9/14/20-G2 at SEA). Has 22 BB this season, tied for 2nd in the AL and tied for 3rd in MLB...That's the most BB by any Tiger through their first 29 games of a season since Prince Fielder in 2013 (24 BB)...Is the first Tiger with 22+ BB and 6+ SB through his first 29 games of a season since 1993 (Kirk Gibson, 24 BB, 6 SB). VICTOR REYES (3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI) snapped an 0-for-14 skid with his 1st multi-hit game of 2021 and 10th career game with 3+ hits (previous: 9/10/20-G2 at STL). JACOBY JONES (1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI) hit a 3-run homer in the 6th, his 2nd of the season....Recorded a season-high 3 RBI, his most since 7/20/20 vs. KC (3). MICHAEL FULMER (0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, BB) set or tied his season highs in H (4) and R (4) over a season-low 0.2 IP, the shortest start by a Tigers pitcher in 2021. Boston Red Sox (18-12) 11, Detroit Tigers (8-22) 7 May 4th, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Detroit 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 7 10 1 Boston 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 x 11 14 3 Detroit AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Boston AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Grossman, LF .221 3 0 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 Hernández, K, CF .234 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Candelario, 3B .270 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 Verdugo, LF .314 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Cabrera, DH .105 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Martinez, J, DH .349 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Schoop, 1B .181 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Bogaerts, SS .351 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 Goodrum, SS .205 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 Vázquez, C .269 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 13 1 Ramos, W, C .217 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 Gonzalez, M, 3B .192 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Castro, W, 2B .196 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Arroyo, 2B .284 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Jones, J, CF .148 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 5 0 Renfroe, RF .222 4 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 Reyes, V, RF .164 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Dalbec, 1B .190 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Fulmer, M, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pivetta, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lange, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brice, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norris, Da, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andriese, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garcia, B, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ottavino, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Farmer, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez, D, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alexander, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barnes, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cisnero, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .265 38 11 14 2 0 4 10 3 6 27 8 Totals .199 36 7 10 2 0 1 7 5 13 24 11 BATTING BATTING 2B : Renfroe (3, Norris, Da); Vázquez (5, Alexander).