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BOSTON RED SOX (66-44) VS. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (55-53) Friday, August 2, 2013 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA LHP Jon Lester (10-6, 4.27) vs. RHP Randall Delgado (3-3, 2.85) Game #111 • Home Game #58 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WUFC 1510 AM (Spanish) WALK-OFF AGAIN: The Red Sox earned their 2nd straight SERIES TALK: The sweep of the Mariners gave the Sox walk-off win last night, an 8-7 victory over the Mariners on their MLB-best 22nd series win of 2013...The Red Sox have RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall ........................................... 66-44 Daniel Nava’s game-ending 9th-inning single to cap a 6-run won all but 2 of their last 12 home series dating back to AL East Standing ....................1st, 1.0 GA 9th inning...It was the Sox’ MLB-best 11th walk-off win this their set vs. the Indians from 5/23-26 (9-2-1). At Home ......................................... 37-20 season and the 1st walk-off RBI of Nava’s career. The Red Sox now have 7 sweeps this season, 1 shy of On Road ......................................... 29-24 The 11 walk-off wins are the Sox’ most in a season the AL lead behind Oakland and Tampa Bay (8 each). In day games .................................. 20-11 since 1978 (11)...Boston last had more walk-off wins In night games ............................... 46-33 in 1961 (12) and is 2 shy of the club record for walk- April ................................................. 18-8 FRIENDLY FENWAY: The Red Sox are 5-4 in their last 9 May ................................................ 15-15 off wins in a season (13 in 1940), according to Elias. home games...Overall, they have won 14 of their last 19, June ............................................... 17-11 Nava, who led off the 9th inning with a walk and 18 of their last 24, and 24 of their last 33 games at Fenway. July ................................................. 15-10 scored Brock Holt’s double, was the 1st player with The Red Sox’ .649 win percentage (37-20) at home August ............................................... 1-0 a walk-off RBI after scoring a run earlier that inning ranks 3rd in the AL...The Sox’ 57 home games thus far vs. AL East ...................................... 28-20 since TOR’s Aaron Hill vs. TB in 2007 (Source: Elias). in 2013 match 3 other teams for the most in MLB. vs. AL Central ................................. 13-11 vs. AL West ..................................... 18-11 The Sox have walked off in back-to-back games for The Sox lead MLB with a .463 SLG, 219 extra-base hits, vs. National League............................ 7-2 the 1st time since 8/2-3/11 vs. CLE (also a 5-4 walk-off and 147 doubles at home, and are 2nd with a .284 AVG vs. RH starter .................................. 45-30 win Tue. night on Stephen Drew’s 15th-inning single). and .349 OBP...Their 144 doubles at Fenway are 39 vs. LH starter .................................. 21-14 more than any other club at home (2nd, TOR at 108). Leading after 6 innings .................... 51-5 EPIC COMEBACK: Boston won last night after starting the Tied after 6 innings ............................ 8-5 8th inning down 7-1 and entering the 9th inning down 7-2. Trailing after 6 innings ..................... 7-34 SOX AND D-BACKS: Tonight the Sox open a 3-game In- Leading after 7 innings .................... 51-3 Shane Victorino cut the defi cit to 5 runs with an 8th- terleague series with the Diamondbacks at Fenway Park... Tied after 7 innings ............................ 9-6 inning solo homer...Then Boston sent 10 men to the Boston holds a 7-5 advantage in the all-time series against Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 5-35 plate and scored 6 times on 6 hits and 2 walks in the Arizona...Of the clubs’ 15 matchups through this season (in- Leading after 8 innings .................... 54-3 9th inning while making just 1 out. cluding the current set), 12 will have been played in Boston. Tied after 8 innings ............................ 8-5 Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 3-35 According to Elias, last night was the 1st time since Boston swept their last series, a 3-game set at Fenway Red Sox score 1st ............................. 44-9 the start of the 2011 season that a winning team in 2010, and has won 5 straight against Arizona since Opponents score fi rst ..................... 22-35 trailed by at least 5 runs entering the 9th inning. 6/24/08, with each of those 5 at home...Before that, the Shutouts ............................................. 5-8 Sox lost their 1st 4 meetings with ARI at Fenway. Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 3-24 CLAWING BACK: Last night was just the Red Sox’ 4th ever Scoring 3 or 4 runs ......................... 11-14 9-inning win in which they trailed by 5 or more runs head- NATIONAL SUCCESS: Boston is 2nd in the AL (3rd in MLB) Scoring 5 or more runs ..................... 52-6 ing into the 9th inning...They hadn’t done it since the 2007 with a 7-2 (.778) Interleague record this year...The Sox have Red Sox hit HR ............................... 42-19 Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 24-25 Mother’s Day Miracle, in which they scored 6 in the 9th to won 16 of their last 20 games vs. the NL and have the best Interleague mark in baseball since 2003 (.651, 123-66). 1-run games ................................... 16-10 win 6-5...The others came in 1931 vs. PHA and 1937 at CLE. 2-run games ..................................... 9-11 It was just the 3rd time in Sox history the team came The Red Sox lead MLB with a .340 AVG and 5.8 runs Walk-offs .......................................... 11-5 back to win after trailing by 6+ runs when entering per game this year in Interleague games. Extra innings (home) .......................... 4-1 the 8th inning...They hadn’t done that since 7/3/40 vs. Extra innings (road)............................ 3-3 PHA, a game that ended on back-to-back homers by INTERLEAGUE INTRIGUE: Jacoby Ellsbury has hit safely Extra innings (total) ........................... 7-4 in all 9 of Boston’s Interleague games this year at a .487 Series openers ................................ 22-14 future Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Jimmie Foxx... Series fi nales .................................. 22-14 The only other instance occurred on 5/13/1911 at DET. AVG (19-for-39) and has a hit in each of his last 12 Inter- Series W-L-T (home) ......................12-6-1 league contests since 6/30/11 (.481 AVG, 25-for-52). Series W-L-T (road) ........................ 10-6-1 HOME STRETCH: The Red Sox tonight continue a 7-game Dustin Pedroia’s career .339 AVG vs. the NL is the 2nd- Series W-L-T (total) ......................22-12-2 homestand with the 1st of 3 games against the Diamond- best Interleague mark among actives (min. 300 PA)... Series sweeps (home) ........................ 5-1 backs...The Sox were edged out 2-1 in Monday night’s Only BAL’s Nick Markakis has a better mark (.348). Series sweeps (road) .......................... 2-1 makeup vs. the Rays and then swept Seattle in 3 games. Series sweeps (total) .......................... 7-2 Come-from-behind wins ........24, last 8/1 START UP: Red Sox starters have held opponents to 3 Innings batting around........15, last 8/1 (9th) ON THE RECORD: At 66-44 (.600) the Sox own the best earned runs or fewer in 22 of the club’s last 28 games...The Games decided in last AB................. 17-7 record in the American League and 2nd-best in the majors rotation’s 3.83 ERA is 3rd-best among AL starters...Sox start- behind only the Pirates (.602, 65-43). ers’ 3.44 ERA at home is 2nd in the AL to Chicago (3.33). VS. THE DIAMONDBACKS BEST MLB RECORDS IN 2013 All-Time vs. Diamondbacks ................ 7-5 TEAM W-L WPCT APPROACHING 40: Jacoby Ellsbury tops MLB with 39 sto- len bases in 42 attempts (92.9%)...He is 1 stolen base shy of In Boston ............................................ 5-4 Pittsburgh 65-43 .602 In Arizona ........................................... 2-1 Boston 66-44 .600 recording his 3rd 40-steal campaign (50 in 2008, club-record Tampa Bay 64-44 .593 70 in 2009)...He would join Tris Speaker (1912-14) as the 2010 vs. Diamondbacks ..................... 3-0 only players to record 3, 40-steal seasons with the Red Sox. In Boston ............................................ 3-0 Boston’s 66 wins are the most in the majors. In Seattle ............................................ 0-0 OFFENSIVE LINE: Sox batters tops the majors with 553 IN THE STANDINGS: The Sox are in 1st place in the AL East runs, 532 RBI (tied), 240 doubles, 379 extra-base hits, and for a 2nd straight day, 1.0 game ahead of the Rays. MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST 1,676 total bases, and are 2nd with a .273 AVG, .345 OBP, Rk Player HR Boston has been in 1st place or T-1st for 102 days in 1,044 hits, 25 triples (tied, 1st in AL), 394 walks, and 83 47 Billy Williams 426 2013, the most among AL teams...Since 2000, the stolen bases (1st in the AL). 48 David Ortiz 421 only other season in which the Sox spent more than 49 Darrell Evans 414 100 days in 1st place was 2007 (173). FIRST WATCH: The Red Sox are 44-9 (.830) when scoring 1st this year, the highest such win percentage in the majors, and have won each of their last 3 such contests...They have UPCOMING MILESTONES .500 DAYS: The Sox are the only AL team and 1 of 2 ML Milestone Player (current) clubs whose record has been above .500 all season long only scored 1st twice in their last 12 contests.