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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 5, SEATTLE MARINERS 3 Sunday, April 25, 2021 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Seattle 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 RED SOX Boston 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Rodriguez (4-0) Loss: Margevicius (0-2) Save: Barnes (4) Eduardo Rodriguez 98 (71) Time of Game: 2:44 (+0:07 delay) Attendance: 4,510 Weather: 50°, E at 9 mph Adam Ottavino 12 (7) Mariners HR: None Matt Barnes 16 (11) Red Sox HR: None MARINERS Pitcher # (Strikes) Nick Margevicius 32 (13) RED SOX NOTES (14-9) Drew Steckenrider 35 (16) Casey Sadler 23 (17) THE RED SOX ended the season-long 10-game homestand 5-5....Are 14-6 in their last 20 games...Are 3-0-3 in their last 6 series. LJay Newsome 54 (40) Earned their MLB-leading 11th come-from-behind win, having trailed 1-0 entering the bottom of the 1st inning. Marwin Gonzalez and Hunter Renfroe each worked a bases-loaded walk in the 1st inning and Christian Arroyo was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded...Was the 1st time the Red Sox have scored 4+ runs on 2 hits or fewer in the 1st inning since 8/11/18 vs. TB (4 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 E). EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 8 SO) struck out a season-high 8 over a season-high 7.0 innings...Retired his final 9 batters faced on 29 pitches after allowing 3 straight hits (2 runs) to begin the 5th inning. Was his 3rd career start with 0 BB over 7.0+ IP...Had 0 BB over 7.0 IP on 6/14/19 at BAL and over 8.0 IP on 8/18/15 vs. CLE. Is 4-0 with a 3.52 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and .209 opponent AVG this season (23.0 IP, 86 AB, 18 H, 9 R)...Has 10.17 SO/9.0 IP and 13.00 SO/BB (2 BB, 26 SO). Is the first Red Sox pitcher to win each of his first 4 starts of a season since Rick Porcello in 2018 (4). The Red Sox have won each of his last 8 starts (beginning 9/14/19)...Are the most consecutive Red Sox wins in a pitcher's starts since 2018, when the Red Sox won 10 consecutive games started by Chris Sale from 6/24-9/21. The Red Sox are 49-12 (.803) in his starts since the beginning of 2018, and 39-2 (.951) since the beginning of 2017 when giving Rodriguez 4+ runs of support. J.D. MARTINEZ (2-for-3, R, 2 2B, BB) doubled in the 5th and 7th...Led MLB in XBH (17), TB (61), 2B (tied, 10), and hits (30) at the conclusion of today's game. Is just the 3rd Red Sox player with as many as 17 XBH prior to May...Martinez joins Mookie Betts (19, 2018) and Mike Napoli (18, 2013). XANDER BOGAERTS (1-for-4, 2B, RBI) hit an RBI double in the 2nd inning...Slugged .722 with 10 RBI in 9 games played this homestand (4 2B, 3 HR). Led MLB in hits (30) at the conclusion of today's game...Is batting .418/.453/.657 in 18 games beginning 4/5 (29-for-70, 9 R, 8 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 5 BB). KIKÉ HERNÁNDEZ (1-for-3, 2 R, BB) scored in the 1st and 2nd innings...Scored 10 runs in 9 games played during the homestand and has scored 14 runs in his last 17 games beginning 4/7, batting .286/.324/.500 over that 17-game stretch (20-for-70, 4 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, HBP). MATT BARNES (1.0 IP, 2 SO) is 4-for-4 in save opportunities this season...Has struck out 45.5% of his batters faced this season (20 SO, 44 BF, 12.0 IP). ADAM OTTAVINO (1.0 IP, BB, SO) tossed a scoreless 8th inning...Was his 2nd consecutive scoreless appearance and 4th in his last 5 outings (beginning 4/17, 4.2 IP). CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ (1-for-4, R, RBI) drove in the Red Sox' first run with an RBI single in the 1st inning...Was his 1st RBI since 4/10 at BAL. HUNTER RENFROE (0-for-3, BB, RBI) worked a bases-loaded walk in the 1st inning...Has 7 RBI in his last 10 games. MARINERS NOTES (13-9) THE MARINERS lost the series finale, dropping to 4-1-2 in 7 series this season. Have allowed 5 runs or fewer in 10 of their last 11 games...Today was just their 3rd time allowing more than 3 runs in their last 11 games. Recorded a season-high 5 doubles, their most since 7/27/19 vs. Detroit (also 5). LJAY NEWSOME (4.0 IP, 2 H, 4 SO) tied his career high 4 SO over 4.0 scoreless IP... Was his longest career scoreless outing and longest career relief outing. TY FRANCE (1-for-4, 2B, RBI) recorded an RBI double in the 1st...Has hit safely in each of his last 9 starts, batting .394 (13-for-33) with 8 runs & 8 RBI over the span. MITCH HANIGER (1-for-3, R, 2B, BB) led off the game with a double and scored Seattle's 1st run...Is tied with Ty France for the team lead in runs scored (17). SAM HAGGERTY (1-for-3, R) singled and scored in the 5th inning...Reached base safely in 8 of 13 PA this series (6-for-11, 5 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 SB). TOM MURPHY (1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI) hit an RBI double in the 5th to snap an 0-for-20 skid dating back to 4/13 at Baltimore. NICK MARGEVICIUS (0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 BB, SO) made his shortest career start...Allowed 6 of his first 7 BF to reach (2 singles, 4 BB). Boston Red Sox (14-9) 5, Seattle Mariners (13-9) 3 Apr 25th, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Seattle 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 Boston 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 5 0 Seattle 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 Haniger, DH .292 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Hernández, K, CF .250 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 France, 2B .316 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 Devers, 3B .269 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Seager, K, 3B .235 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Martinez, J, LF .370 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Lewis, CF .125 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Bogaerts, DH .366 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 White, 1B .186 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 Vázquez, C .257 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 2 Moore, D, RF .117 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Renfroe, RF .176 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 Haggerty, LF .270 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Gonzalez, M, SS .217 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 Murphy, To, C .128 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 1 Arroyo, 2B .296 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 Crawford, J, SS .239 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 7 Dalbec, 1B .241 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Margevicius, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez, E, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Steckenrider, 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 Sadler, 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 Newsome, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .276 26 5 5 3 0 0 5 7 6 27 8 Totals .216 32 3 6 5 0 0 3 1 11 24 13 BATTING BATTING 2B : Bogaerts (8, Steckenrider); Martinez, J 2 (10, Newsome, Newsome). 2B : Haniger (7, Rodriguez, E); France (8, Rodriguez, E); Moore, D (4, Rodriguez, E); Murphy, TB : Bogaerts 2; Hernández, K; Martinez, J 4; Vázquez. To (1, Rodriguez, E); Crawford, J (2, Rodriguez, E).