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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 (3-5) at NEW YORK YANKEES (5-1) Saturday, August 1, 2020 • 7:07 p.m. ET • Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY RHP Zack Godley (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2020 debut) Game #9 • Road Game #4 • TV: FOX • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WAMG 890 AM/94.9 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are 2-1 in their last ZACK ATTACK: Zack Godley is making his first start of the 3 games...Sunday’s game at NYY will wrap up a season- season tonight...He made his Red Sox debut on 7/27 vs. NOTE TO MEDIA opening stretch of 10 games in 10 days. NYM and threw 4.0 scoreless innings of relief (0 BB, 7 SO). Game day materials for both clubs, such as game notes, rosters, and stat packs, will be Following this opening 10-game stretch, the Sox will Godley’s last start came on 6/22/19 for ARI vs. SF... made available at pressroom.redsox.com. have an off day before and after their 2-game series at Tonight will mark his first career appearance at Please note that these materials will not be TB, then will play on 17 consecutive days from 8/7-23. Yankee Stadium...His only outing against the Yankees printed in 2020. 19 of the Sox’ 22 games from 7/27-8/19 will be came on 8/8/19 at Rogers Centre (3.0 IP in relief). against teams that finished 2019 with at least a .500 REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN win % (2-3 so far), including the next 4 against the SOX & YANKS: The Red Sox and Yankees continue their 10- AL East Standing ........................... 5th, -3.0 Yankees (103-59) and Rays (96-66). game season series tonight...The first 7 meetings between Home/Road ..................................... 1-4/2-1 these teams will be played in the Bronx, with the Yankees not Day/Night ........................................ 0-2/3-3 scheduled to play at Fenway Park until 9/18-20. July .........................................................3-5 ROAD TRIPPIN’: The Red Sox are 2-1 on their current vs. AL East ..............................................1-3 7-game, 8-day road trip to face the Mets (2-0), Yankees The Red Sox are coming off a 2-game sweep at Citi vs. AL Central .........................................0-0 (0-1), and Rays (2 G)...This was the first time since 2013 Field...Prior to 2020, the Sox had never played the Mets vs. AL West .............................................0-0 the Sox won their first 2 road games of a season. and Yankees in back-to-back series, both in New York. vs. National League................................2-2 Since the start of 2019, the Sox’ .571 win percentage The Red Sox hit 33 HR against the Yankees in 2019, vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 1-2/2-3 on the road ranks T-5th in the majors (48-36). their most ever against NYY. Leading after 6 innings ..........................2-0 Tied after 6 innings ................................0-0 Trailing after 6 innings ...........................1-5 ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead the AL in AVG DEAR DIARY: Michael Chavis hit his 19th career HR last Leading after 7 innings ..........................2-0 (.264) and doubles (18) and rank 4th in OPS (.753). night in his 100th career game...He has 4 HR in 14 career Tied after 7 innings ................................1-0 4 Red Sox are hitting .333 or higher (min. 10 AB): games vs. NYY and has homered in each of his last 2 Trailing after 7 innings ...........................0-5 games at Yankee Stadium. Leading after 8 innings ..........................3-0 Kevin Pillar (.409), Mitch Moreland (.357), Christian Tied after 8 innings ................................0-0 Vázquez (.348), and Jackie Bradley Jr. (.348). Chavis is 1 of 11 Red Sox to hit 19+ HR in their first 100 Trailing after 8 innings ...........................0-5 games, joining Walt Dropo (25), Tony Conigliaro (23), Red Sox score first ..................................2-1 BOSTON’S BACKSTOP: Christian Vázquez is tied with Norm Zauchin (22), Will Middlebrooks (21), Carlton Fisk Opponents score first .............................1-4 TOR’s Teoscar Hernández and PIT’s Colin Moran for the (20), Brian Daubach (19), Dick Gernert (19), Ellis Burks Shutouts .................................................0-0 (19), Billy Conigliaro (19), and Fred Lynn (19). Scoring less than 3 runs .........................0-2 major league lead in HR (4)...Vázquez also ranks T-2nd in Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................1-3 the AL in RBI (8) and T-3rd in total bases (21). Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................2-0 Vázquez is also tied with LAA’s Jason Castro for the I HEART NEW YORK: Since the start of 2015, J.D. Martinez Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 2-4/1-1 most runners caught stealing in 2020 (3). has hit safely in 21 of his 25 games at Yankee Stadium...In 1-run/2-run games .......................... 1-0/1-0 Vázquez reached 4 HR in only 5 games, tying the Red that time, he is 35-for-92 (.380) at NYY. Walk-offs ................................................0-0 Sox record for most homers in a player’s first 5 games Among visiting players with at least 100 PA at the Extra innings (home/road) ............... 0-0/0-0 current Yankee Stadium, Martinez ranks 2nd in OPS Series openers/finales ..................... 2-2/1-2 of a season (source: Elias)...Jackie Jensen (1954, ‘58) Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 0-2-0 and Bobby Doerr (1941) also accomplished the feat. (.981) behind only Miguel Cabrera (1.022). Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 1-0-0 VÁZQUEZ AMONG MLB CATCHERS, 2019-20 Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 1-2-0 UP THE MIDDLE: At the current Yankee Stadium, Xander Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 0-1/1-0 Stat Rank Leader Bogaerts has made 53 starts at shortstop, Jackie Bradley Jr. Come-from-behind wins ...........................2 27 doubles 2nd J.T. Realmuto (36) has made 47 starts in CF, and Christian Vázquez has made 22 80 RBI 2nd J.T. Realmuto (86) starts at catcher...They each rank 2nd among visiting players VS. THE YANKEES 141 hits T-2nd J.T. Realmuto (150) in starts at their positions at the venue, behind J.J. Hardy (SS- All-Time (Since 1903) .... 996-1,204-14 In Boston ................................. 548-553-7 .279 AVG 3rd Wilson Ramos (.284) 56), Adam Jones (CF-78), and Matt Wieters (C-43). In New York ............................. 448-649-7 27 HR 4th Gary Sanchez (34) At Current Yankee Stadium .........45-59 NICE WORK, MAN: Brandon Workman earned the save in In London............................................0-2 each of the Red Sox’ last 2 wins...He has allowed only 1 ER BACKS TO THE WALL: The Red Sox are being out-scored 2020 ....................................................0-1 in the first 2 innings, 13-2...In innings 3-through-9, the Sox in his last 15 appearances (14.1 IP), dating back to 9/1/19. In Boston .............................................0-0 are out-scoring opponents, 35-30. Since the start of 2017, Workman is 17-3 with 18 In New York .........................................0-1 saves, a 2.60 ERA, a .192 opponent AVG, and 10.52 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP SO/9.0 IP (155.2 IP, 45 ER, 104 H, 182 SO). ARMS RACE: The Red Sox added 5 pitchers to their 7/31 R L1-5 Montgomery Weber organization in July: RHP Caleb Simpson (7/4), RHP Zack Godley (7/17), RHP Dylan Covey (7/21, from TB), CHRISTMAS IN JULY: Mitch Moreland and his wife, MOST RBI, 2018-20 LHP Stephen Gonsalves (7/25, off waivers from NYM), Susannah, ask fans to join them in raising funds to ben- Rk. Player RBI and RHP Robert Stock (7/26, off waivers from PHI). efit patients and families at Boston Children’s Hospital 1. J.D. Martinez (BOS) ............... 238 for their annual “Christmas in July” fundraiser...Money 2. Nolan Arenado (COL) .................. 229 raised will go towards purchasing crafts, toys, and other 3. Xander Bogaerts (BOS) ........ 225 THE NEW GUYS: 14 players have made their Red Sox necessary items for hospital patients...The Morelands will MOST TOTAL BASES, 2018-20 debuts this year, including 8 pitchers (Covey, Osich, Pérez, match all donations up to $10,000. Brice, Valdez, Godley, Springs, Hall) and 6 position players Rk. Player TB (Plawecki, Verdugo, Lucroy, Pillar, Araúz, Peraza). Donations can be made now through 8/2 at http:// 1. J.D. Martinez (BOS) ............... 688 fundraise.childrenshospital.org/goto/christmasinjuly. 2. Trevor Story (COL) ....................... 682 At 21 years old, INF Jonathan Araúz is the youngest 3. Nolan Arenado (COL) .................. 680 player on the Sox’ roster...He was selected in the This is the 3rd year in a row the Morelands have held 2019 Rule 5 Draft. the “Christmas in July” fundraiser...The event typically MOST RELIEF APPEARANCES, includes a collection of donated items at Fenway Park RED SOX HISTORY (1901-2020) gates, but his year’s fundraiser is being executed Rk. Player Apps. SOX IN SIXTY: The Sox are scheduled to play 60 regular- entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 3. Jonathan Papelbon ..................... 393 season games...In 2019, their best record over any 60-game 4. Matt Barnes .......................... 302 span was 36-24 (.600), done several times.