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SOX GAME NOTES (12-16-1) at Cubs (18-13-2) Tuesday, March 26, 2019 • • Mesa, AZ Game Coverage: NESN & WEEI 850 AM • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes

SO LONG, SPRING TRAINING: Today’s game marks the HOMECOMING: Red Sox vice president of pitching devel- end of the Red Sox’ 33-game 2019 spring training schedule, opment and assistant pitching was DAYS UNTIL... which began on 2/22 with an exhibition vs. Northeastern born in Scottsdale, AZ...He attended nearby Chaparral High : 2 University and continued with 30 games against Grapefruit School, where he won a state title in 1999 after he struck (Thu., Mar. 28 at SEA) League opponents and 2 exhibitions yesterday and today out 7 of 9 batters faced in the championship game...The against the Cubs in Mesa, AZ. school retired his number (#15) in 2007. Home Opener: 14 (Tue., Apr. 9 vs. TOR) The Red Sox will open their regular season on Red Sox bullpen coach was born in Thursday at the Mariners’ T-Mobile Park...It will mark Tucson, AZ, and currently resides there...2B Dustin London Series: 95 the 2nd time the Sox have played their season opener Pedroia lives in nearby Chandler, AZ, which is less (Sat.-Sun., 6/29-30 vs. NYY) in Seattle (also 4/4/2000, 2-0 win). than 10 miles south of Mesa. 2018 EAST STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox snapped a 4-game win- SETTING SALE: is scheduled to start the Red FINAL STANDINGS ning streak last night with a 3-2 loss at CHC’s Sloan Park... Sox’ regular-season opener on Thursday at SEA...On 3/23, Following a 9-game stretch in which they went 0-8-1, the the Sox signed Sale to a 5-year contract extension that Team Record GB Red Sox are 6-3 in their last 9 contests. spans the 2020-2024 seasons. Red Sox 108-54 (.667) -- During spring training in 2018, the Sox went 1-6-1 In his last 2 starts (3/16 & 3/23), Sale is 2-0 with 0 runs Yankees 100-62 (.617) -8.0* from 3/3-11...They then won 14 of their remaining 15 allowed (9.0 IP, 4 H, 13 SO, 1 BB). Rays 90-72 (.556) -18.0 games heading into the regular season. This will be Sale’s 5th Opening Day start (also 2013-14 & Blue Jays 73-89 (.451) -35.0 2016 with CWS, and 2018 with BOS)...In his previous 4, Orioles 47-115 (.290) -61.0 SOX & CUBS: The Red Sox and Cubs will conclude their he went 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA (6 ER/28.0 IP). spring training schedule today with the 2nd of 2 games Sale has fi nished in the top 6 in AL Award IN CAMP: The Red Sox have 29 against each other...They also played 2 spring training voting in each of his 7 years as a starter (2012-18) and players in Major League Spring games together in 2018, with BOS earning a pair of 4-2 is the only named to an All-Star team in each Training Camp: 13 (0 NRI), wins at jetBlue Park on 3/26 and 3/27. of the past 7 seasons. 3 (0 NRI), 9 (0 This week’s matchup features the 2016 and 2018 World NRI), and 4 (0 NRI). Series champions...Since 2016, the Red Sox lead the THE ROAD: The Red Sox’ regular season will begin majors with 294 wins, and CHC ranks 2nd with 290. with an 11-game, 11-day road trip in SEA (3/28-31), RED SOX SPRING LEADERS Prior to 2018, the Sox and Cubs last met in spring OAK (4/1-4), and ARI (4/5-7), followed by an off day on training in 1965, when the Sox trained in Scottsdale, 4/8 and their home opener on 4/9 vs. TOR. Hitting Stat Leader AZ...That year, BOS and CHC played each other 6 times The Sox will not play their 1st game at until Hits ...... Devers (19) in , then played on 3 consecutive days from 4/9- Tuesday, 4/9 vs. TOR, MLB’s latest 2019 home opener. Runs ...... Bradley (10) 11 in Salt Lake City, UT; Omaha, NE; and Wichita, KS. Since 2003, the Red Sox are 96-119 (.447) in the Pacific RBI ...... Chavis (10) CHC holds an 8-7 edge in the all-time Interleague series... Time Zone, which includes games at LAA, OAK, SEA, HR ...... Chavis (4) The only Postseason meeting between the teams came LAD, SD, and SF...Against those same teams at Fenway AVG (min. 25 AB) ...... Swihart (.400) in the 1918 (BOS won, 4-2). Park in that same time, the Sox are 132-71 (.650). OBP (min. 25 AB) ...... Swihart (.419) SLG (min. 25 AB) ...... Bradley (.643) WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Red Sox won their final 4 HEATING UP: J.D. Martinez went 0-for-13 in his fi rst 5 games played in by a combined score of 36-13. Pitching Stat Leader spring training games, but in his last 9 he is 8-for-25 (.320). Innings ...... Rodriguez (15.0) In their last 4 games, Red Sox in the starting lineup Martinez has yet to homer in 14 games (43 PA)...In 2018, Appearances ...... Brewer (9) have combined to hit .370 and slug .590 (37-for-100, 3 he hit 0 HR in 49 spring training plate appearances; he 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR). ERA (min. 5.0 IP)...... Sale (0.00) then hit 43 HR in the regular season, the most by a Red ...... Rodriguez (19) Sox player in his 1st season with the club. BACK IN THE DESERT: Prior to their current stretch of 54 years training in Florida (1966-2019), the Red Sox held DUSTIN TIME: is 5-for-13 (.385) in 6 games HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED spring training in Scottsdale, AZ, from 1959-65. so far this spring, including 3-for-6 with a in his last (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) Yesterday’s contest was the Sox’ first spring training 2...He made his 2019 spring debut on 3/7 vs. MIN, 282 days Amateur Draft Picks (14) game in AZ since 2005, when they traveled to Phoenix for after his last game with the Red Sox (5/29/18 vs. TOR). Barnes (2011-1st round), Benintendi a pair of exhibition contests against the Diamondbacks. Pedroia is entering his 14th season with the Red Sox...The (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th The Sox will return to Arizona next weekend for a only other players entering at least their 14th consecutive round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensa- 3-game series against the Diamondbacks...Their only season with their current team are Yadier Molina (STL, tion round), Chavis (2014-1st round), previous series at ARI’s came in 2007. 16th), Felix Hernández (SEA, 15th), Adam Wainwright (STL, 15th), and Ryan Zimmerman (WSH, 15th). Johnson (2012-1st round), Lakins (2015-6th round), Pedroia (2004- PRICE CHECK: is set to start today’s game... 2nd round), Poyner (2015-14th He has made 299 regular season appearances and another DEFENDING CHAMPS: The Red Sox’ .983 fi elding percent- 23 in the Postseason, and the Cubs are the only team he age this spring ranks 3rd among all ML teams...Just 7 of BOS’s round), Shepherd (2014-13th round), has never faced. 18 errors have come from players who remain in ML camp. Swihart (2011-1st round), Travis In 2018, Price defeated in the ALCS (2014-2nd round), Vázquez (2008-9th round), Workman (2010-2nd round). clincher and in the World Series YEAR IN REVIEW: The Red Sox won the clincher...He became the 1st pitcher to beat former after going 108-54 (.667) in the regular season and setting By (10) winners in the fi nale of an LCS and a franchise record for wins (previously 105 in 1912). Brewer (From SD, Nov. 2018), World Series in the same year (source: Elias). BOS was 119-57 between the regular season and Hembree (From SF, July 2014), Price posted a 6.75 ERA (31 ER/41.1 IP) in his fi rst 7 Postseason, only the 3rd team ever to win that many M. Hernández (From CHC, Dec. starts with the Red Sox, but is 35-18 (.660) with a 3.46 games in a year (also 1998 Yankees and 2001 Mariners). 2014), Holt (From PIT, Dec. 2012), ERA (169 ER/439.1 IP) in 74 regular season games (69 The Sox went 11-3 in the Postseason, defeating the León (From WSH, Mar. 2015), GS) with BOS since then (beginning 5/12/16). Yankees (100-62), Astros (103-59), and Dodgers (92-71). Porcello (From DET, Dec. 2014), Rodriguez (From BAL, July 2014), LEADING OFF: has 2 HR in his last BACK TO BACK: The Red Sox are attempting to win back- Sale (From CWS, Dec. 2016), Taylor 3 games, including a solo shot off last night to-back World Series titles for the 2nd time in franchise (From ARI, May 2018), Thornburg and a HR on the first pitch of Friday’s win at MIN. history (1915-16)...They also won consecutive AL pennants (From MIL, Dec. 2016). Through his first 9 spring training games, in 1903 (won WS) and 1904 (no WS played). Free Agents (8) Benintendi hit .154 (4-for-26)...In his last 7, he is The last teams to win consecutive World Series titles 9-for-19 (.474) with 2 HR. are the 1998-2000 Yankees and 1992-93 Blue Jays. Brasier (March 2018), Eovaldi (Dec. 2018), Pearce (Nov. 2018), Martinez In 2018, became the 5th individual to win WHAT A RELIEF: Over the Red Sox’ last 5 games, reliev- a World Series in his 1st season as a manager...Ralph (Feb. 2018), Moreland (Dec. 2017), ers (1.1 IP), (1.2 IP), Colten Houk (1961-62 Yankees) is the only manager ever to do Núñez (Feb. 2018), Price (Dec. 2015), Brewer (2.0 IP), (3.0 IP), that in each of his fi rst 2 seasons as a manager. Walden (Dec. 2016). (1.0 IP), and (1.0 IP) have combined International Free Agents (5) to allow 0 runs in 10.0 IP with 19 SO. WIN, DANCE, REPEAT: The Red Sox’ starting outfi eld Bogaerts (Aug. 2009), Devers (Aug. alignment on Opening Day was the same in 2018 as it was 2013), D. Hernandez (Aug. 2013), CENTER STAGE: Jackie Bradley Jr. has recorded at least 1 in 2017: LF Andrew Benintendi, CF Jackie Bradley Jr., and Lin (June 2012), Reyes (July 2014). hit in each of his last 5 games (6-for-12, 5 R)...He is batting RF ...The last time BOS started the same OF .333 and leads the Sox with 7 XBH (4 2B, 3 HR)...In his last alignment on O.D. in 3+ consecutive seasons was 1983-86 Contracts Purchased (1) 7 games, he is 8-for-20 (.400) with 6 R, 3 2B, and 1 HR. (LF , CF , RF ). Velázquez (Feb. 2018, Mexican League)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME (ET) RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERS Tue., 3/26 at CHC 3:05 p.m. LHP David Price RHP Kyle Hendricks Wed., 3/27 Off Day Thurs., 3/28 at SEA 7:08 p.m. LHP Chris Sale LHP Marco Gonzales (1-0, 4.50) Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 2019 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT RECORD WINNER LOSER ATT. Friday, 2/22 NORTHEASTERN jetBlue Park W 6-0 --- SHAWARYN Stiehl --- 7,492 Saturday, 2/23 jetBlue Park W 8-5 1-0 WALDEN Cortes ELLINGTON 9,884 Sunday, 2/24 MINNESOTA jetBlue Park W 8-5 2-0 GORST Dean CRAWFORD 9,985 Monday, 2/25 at Pittsburgh Bradenton L 3-4 2-1 Vera DIAZ DuRapau 6,551 Tuesday, 2/26 at Toronto Dunedin PPD 2-1 - - - - Wednesday, 2/27 BALTIMORE jetBlue Park L 6-7 2-2 Schultz BREWER Tate 9,293 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte L 4-5 2-3 Faria ELLINGTON Gardeck 4,215 Thursday, 2/28 WASHINGTON jetBlue Park W 13-5 3-3 WEBER Fedde - 9,568 Friday, 3/1 at Minnesota L 3-4 3-4 Hildenberger MONTGOMERY Harper 7,905 Saturday, 3/2 BALTIMORE jetBlue Park L 1-9 3-5 Wright Jr. BREWER - 9,676 Sunday, 3/3 MINNESOTA jetBlue Park W 9-7 4-5 WALDEN De Jong - 9,576 Monday, 3/4 at Port St. Lucie W 9-3 5-5 RODRIGUEZ Matz - 6,574 Tuesday, 3/5 at Washington West Palm Beach W 8-4 6-5 KELLEY Scherzer - 7,105 Wednesday, 3/6 PITTSBURGH jetBlue Park L 1-6 6-6 Kingham J. SMITH - 10,126 Thursday, 3/7 MINNESOTA jetBluePark L 1-12 6-7 Stewart JOHNSON - 9,864 Friday, 3/8 at Baltimore Sarasota L 2-4 6-8 Ynoa POYNER Gilmartin 7,752 Saturday, 3/9 NEW YORK METS jetBlue Park L 2-10 6-9 Wheeler RODRIGUEZ - 9,625 Sunday, 3/10 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte L 1-8 6-10 Pruitt PORCELLO - 6,983 Tuesday, 3/12 DETROIT jetBlue Park L 3-4 6-11 Norris PRICE Fernández 10,029 Wednesday, 3/13 MINNESOTA jetBlue Park L 5-9 6-12 Parker JOHNSON - 10,091 Thursday, 3/14 at Detroit Lakeland T 4-4 6-12-1 - - - 9,952 Friday, 3/15 at New York Yankees Tampa L 1-14 6-13-1 Velázquez Germán - 10,457 Saturday, 3/16 jetBlue Park W 6-1 7-13-1 SALE Wright - 9,971 Sunday, 3/17 TAMPA BAY jetBlue Park W 3-2 8-13-1 SMITH Poche BAZARDO 9,952 at Pittsburgh Bradenton L 1-8 8-14-1 Taillon WALDEN - 8,346 Monday, 3/18 at Minnesota Hammond Stadium L 1-4 8-15-1 Berríos EOVALDI Harper 9,013 Tuesday, 3/19 TORONTO jetBlue Park PPD 8-15-1 - - - - Wednesday, 3/20 at Baltimore Sarasota W 6-4 9-15-1 HEMBREE Yacabonis POYNER 8,623 Thursday, 3/21 TAMPA BAY jetBlue Park W 8-0 10-15-1 VELÁZQUEZ Wood - 9,948 Friday, 3/22 at Minnesota Hammond Stadium W 10-6 11-15-1 RUNZLER Gibson McGRATH 9,022 Saturday, 3/23 PITTSBURGH jetBlue Park W 12-3 12-15-1 SALE Taillon JOHNSON 10,163 Monday, 3/25 at Mesa L 2-3 12-16-1 Rosario VELÁZQUEZ Ryan 16,100 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Tuesday, March 26 at Chicago Cubs Mesa 3:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM *Games broadcast on WFXT in Boston DMA and on NESN through the rest of TODAY’S RED SOX STARTING PITCHER vs. CHC 24-DAVID PRICE, LHP 1 G, 1 GS, 0-1, 6.00 ERA 2019 SPRING: DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Made 1 Grapefruit League start on 3/12 vs. the Tigers at jetBlue Park...Allowed 2 runs over 3.0 3/12 DET L 3.0 2 2 2 2 4 innings and suffered the loss...Struck out 4. 2018 IN REVIEW: In his 3rd season with BOS, went 16-7 with a 3.58 ERA (70 ER/176.0 IP) in 30 starts. BOS went 22-8 in his starts, including 19-4 from 5/12 through the remainder of the season. Ranked among AL leaders in wins (T-7th, 16), WHIP (8th, 1.14), ERA (11th, 3.58), opponent AVG (11th, .230), opponent OPS (12th, .691), SO/BB ratio (13th, 3.54), and BB/9.0 IP (13th, 2.56). Went 6-1 with a 2.25 ERA (17 ER/68.0 IP) in 11 2nd-half starts. Went 3-1 with a 3.46 ERA (10 ER/26.0 IP) and a .194 opponent AVG in 6 playoff games (5 starts). Won the deciding games of the ALCS (Game 5 at HOU) and World Series (Game 5 at LAD).

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 Benintendi 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 68 Devers 0 0 0 79 0 0 0 0 79 Ockimey 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 62 73 G. Hernández 00000224015 77 Pearce 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Bogaerts 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 0 84 M. Hernández 000000 00 0 Pedroia 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 Bradley Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 80 Ó. Hernández 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Rei 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Brentz 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 11 58 Holt 0 11 49 0 0 12 0 0 72 Renda 0 0 38 0 5 0 0 0 43 Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 León 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 Sturgeon 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 45 65 Centeno 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Lin 0 0 19 0 21 0 17 1 58 Swihart 44 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 Chatham 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 76 Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 28 Travis 0 66 0 0 0 5 0 0 71 Chavis 0 19 4 24 0 0 0 0 47 Matheny 0 0 0 0 0 12 39 20 71 Vázquez 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 Dalbec 0 18 0 59 0 0 0 0 77 Moreland 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 De La Guerra 0049515000 69 Núñez 0 0 18 30 9 0 0 0 57

2019 SPRING TRANSACTIONS March 12 INF , LHP , and RHPs Travis Lakins and Chandler Shepherd optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Denyi Reyes optioned to Double-A Portland...C Austin Rei, OF , INF , 1B , and RHPs and reassigned to minor league camp. March 18 C Óscar Hernández; RHPs , Erasmo Ramírez, Josh Smith, , and ; INFs C.J. Chatham, , and Chad De La Guerra; and OFs , Tate Matheny, and Cole Sturgeon reassigned to minor league camp. March 23 C and OF Gorkys Hernández reassigned to minor league camp...INF Tzu-Wei Lin, LHP , RHP optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Darwinzon Hernandez optioned to Double-A Portland.