CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 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 2, 1 Thursday, July 26, 2018 • , Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 0 RED SOX Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 # (Strikes) Win: Gibson (5-7) Loss: Barnes (3-3) Save: Rodney (22) 84 (53) 23 (15) Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 37,439 (19th sellout) Weather: 75°, wind S at 8 mph 24 (15) Twins HR: None 9 (7) Red Sox HR: None TWINS Pitcher # (Strikes) RED SOX NOTES (71-33) Kyle Gibson 120 (67) Fernando Rodney 25 (13) THE RED SOX lost the series opener, falling to 3-3 since the All-Star break and 1-3 vs. MIN this season. Fell to 58-4 when leading after 6 ...Are 48-7 when they score fi rst. Dropped to 5-16 in games with less than 3 runs scored...Marks just their 3rd loss this season when allowing 2 or fewer runs (also 6/8 vs. CWS, 6/16 at SEA). Are 5-3 in their last 8 games, 15-4 in their last 19, and 20-6 in their last 26. Lost for just the 2nd time in their last 12 games at Fenway Park...Are tied with NYY for the majors' highest home winning percentage (.708, 34-14). Fell to 310-311 in their all-time series vs. MIN. Have lost 3 of their last 4 games without a home ...Are 15-17 in games without a HR this season. Red Sox starters have allowed 0 ER in 6 of the club's last 8 games, including 5 of the last 6. Brian Johnson struck Robbie Grossman to end the 1st , recording the Red Sox' 1,000th of the season...Marks the fastest (104 G) the Red Sox have ever reached 1,000 team (now at 1,008).

BRIAN JOHNSON (5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 5 SO) held MIN scoreless over 5.2 IP, his 2nd straight start with 0 ER (5.0 IP on 7/21 at DET). In 6 starts this season, is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA (6 ER/30.0 IP)...Has allowed 2 or fewer ER in each of his 6 starts. His 1.80 ERA as a starter is the lowest in the AL and 2nd-lowest in the majors among with 25.0+ IP as a SP (Jacob deGrom, 1.71). Allowed 4 of his first 5 batters to reach before setting down 14 straight Twins from the final out of the 1st through the 1st out of the 6th. Has a 2.60 ERA in his last 10 starts (15 ER/52.0 IP). Has not allowed an ER in his last 11.2 IP. In his 6 career starts at Fenway, is 1-0 with a 2.41 ERA (9 ER/33.2 IP).

XANDER BOGAERTS (2-for-4, 2B) doubled to left in the 1st inning, his 30th of the season, and added a single in the 9th. Recorded the Red Sox' lone multi- effort of the night, his 24th of the season. 7 of his last 9 hits have gone for extra bases...Has 4 2B in his last 4 games and is 5 shy of his career high (35 in 2015). Has 48 XBH in 85 games this year, matching his total in 148 games in 2017. Is the only AL player with 30+ doubles in each of the last 4 seasons (2015-18)...The only other Red Sox SS with as many as four 30-double seasons are (6) and (6). Joined (1939-42) and (1961-65) as the only Red Sox hitters with four 30-double seasons before turning 26... would join that group with 5 more 2B this season. Is a career .382/.401/.534 hitter in 31 games vs. the Twins. Has 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, and 20 RBI over his last 17 games, going 21-for-64 (.328) with 14 runs scored and a .688 SLG.

J.D. MARTINEZ (1-for-4) has reached base in his last 40 home games (4/12-pres.), a career-long streak, the longest active in the majors, and the longest in the majors since 2016. Since 2010, the only other home on-base streak of 40+ games by an AL hitter was a 46-game stretch by in his 2013 MVP season. His 40-game on-base streak at Fenway is the longest at the venue since Nomar Garciaparra reached in 42 straight from 9/18/02-6/28/03. In the last 50 seasons (1969-2018), the only other Red Sox players with 40+-game home on-base streaks are Garciaparra (twice), , and (twice).

MOOKIE BETTS (0-for-4, RBI) drove in a go-ahead run in the 2nd inning, his 2nd go-ahead RBI in as many games. Has 53 RBI this season, including 14 go-ahead RBI...4 of his last 5 RBI hits, and 6 of his last 9, have given the Red Sox a lead.

JACKIE BRADLEY JR. (0-for-4) threw out the potential go-ahead run at the plate in the top of the 1st inning, and began an 8-5-4-2 to retire the potential game-tying run in the 6th. Was his 2nd career game with multiple assists (also 7/3/16 vs. LAA, 2)...Was his fi rst career game with 2 assists on outs at home. Has 6 outfi eld assists this season...Leads AL CF with 25 assists since 2016...Has 43 career assists, 29 of which have come at Fenway. (1-for-3, R, BB) singled in his fi rst AB of the game to lead off the 2nd inning...Also drew a 9th-inning walk. Has hit in a career-high-tying 8 straight games (.409/9-for-22)...His only previous streak as long came from 5/20-31/15. Is 11 for his last 27 (.407), posting a 593 SLG and a 1.076 OPS in that time...Has raised his season AVG from .149 to .218. When in the game as , has hit .353 (6-for-17) with a .476 OBP, reaching in 10 of 21 PA.

TWINS NOTES (47-54) THE TWINS took the series opener improving to 14-19 in series openers and 4-3 in their last 7 road contests. Have won 3 of their last 4 contests against the Red Sox (3-1)...Hold a 311-310 edge in the franchises' all-time series. Are 13-5 in their last 18 games...Are batting .290 (184-for-635) with a +27 run differential during that span. Marked their 22nd come-from-behind win of the season...Are also 6-17 in one-run games this year. Earned their 8th win when trailing after 6 innings.

KYLE GIBSON (8.0 IP, 4 H, R, 2 BB, 7 SO) improved to 5-7 with a 3.42 ERA (49 ER/129.0 IP) over 21 starts this season...Threw a career-high 120 pitches. Held his opponent to 1 or fewer runs for the 6th time this season (last 7/12 at TB). Is 2-1 with a 1.57 ERA (5 ER/28.2 IP) with a 0.63 WHIP in 4 career starts at Fenway Park. Improved to 3-3 with a 2.95 ERA (23 ER/70.1 IP) and is holding opponents to .222 AVG (50-for-225) over 11 road starts this year. Became the 1st Twin since Nick Blackburn (4 G from 7/8/08-8/10/11) to hold BOS to 3 or fewer runs in 4 straight games.

MITCH GARVER (1-for-4, BB, RBI) hit a go-ahead RBI 2B in the top of the 8th inning...Was his 5th go-ahead RBI this season (last 7/25 at TOR). In his last 3 games, is 8-for-13 (.615) with 3 R, 3 2B, HR, 6 RBI...Holds a .351 AVG (27-for-77) with 5 2B and 13 RBI over his last 28 games. Has driven in 8 runs in his last 5 contests, batting .474 (9-for-19) during that span. Is batting .302 (29-for-96) with 7 2B and 16 RBI in 31 games away from Target Field this season.

FERNANDO RODNEY (1.0 IP, H, 2 BB, SO) recorded his 322nd save, passing Jose Mesa for sole possession of 19th on baseball’s all-time saves list...Now trails (323) by 1.

BRIAN DOZIER (2-for-3, R, BB, SB) recorded his 22nd multi-hit game of the season (last 7/25 at TOR) with singles in the 1st and 6th innings...The club is 15-7 when he records multiple hits. Was his 10th career multi-hit game vs. the Red Sox (last 6/20 at MIN). Holds a .319 AVG (23-for-72) over his last 19 games vs. the Red Sox, including a .348 AVG (16-for-46) at Fenway Park during that stretch. Stole his 97th base as a Twin, passing Matt Lawton (96) for 8th in franchise history.

JOE MAUER (1-for-4) led off the game with a single to left fi eld...Has hit safely in 5 of his last 6 games at Fenway Park, hitting .318 (7-for-22) during that stretch. Holds a .351 AVG (13-for-37) over his last 8 road games...Reached base safely in 7 of those games.

EDUARDO ESCOBAR (1-for-3, BB) singled to center fi eld in the 1st inning... Is batting .298 (17-for-57) over his last 15 contests. Has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 road games, hitting .345 (10-for-29) during that stretch. Was his 56th XBH of the season, passing (55) for 3rd in the American League.

ROBBIE GROSSMAN (1-for-3, R) scored the game-tying run on a double-play in the 7th inning, his 31st run scored of the season. Is batting .354 (17-for-48) with 10 runs scored over his last 15 contests.

MAX KEPLER (1-for-3) singled to right fi eld in the 7th...Holds a .290 AVG (9-for-31) over his last 9 games at Fenway Park.