WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (9): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 CHAMPIONS (14): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 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 15, 1 Thursday, July 1, 2021 • , Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 RED SOX Boston 1 0 0 4 4 3 1 2 X 15 17 1 # (Strikes) Win: Eovaldi (9-4) Loss: Bubic (2-4) Save: None Nathan Eovaldi 84 (63) Time of Game: 3:08 Attendance: 27,913 Weather: 82°, W at 10 mph Matt Andriese 34 (22) Royals HR: None ROYALS Red Sox HR: Hernández (9), Martinez (17), Santana (3), Devers (20) Pitcher # (Strikes) 71 (40) 30 (19) RED SOX NOTES (51-31) 20 (12) 20 (14) THE RED SOX have won each of their last 7 games, their 2nd-longest winning streak this season (9 games, 4/5-14). 33 (24) Swept the Yankees (3-0) and Royals (4-0) this homestand...Are 27-17 (.614) at home this season. Today's differential (+14) is a season high (previous: 9, 2x, last 5/15 vs. LAA, 9-0). Set a season high in runs (15) and matched a season high in hits (17, 3rd time, previous: 4/19 vs. CWS). Hit 4+ HR for the MLB-leading 8th time this season, 3rd this homestand (also Sunday vs. NYY, Monday vs. KC). This is the 14th time the Red Sox have won at least 51 of their first 82 games...Went on to win the World Series in each of the previous 2 instances (2007, '18). Xander Bogaerts (26 games) and J.D. Martinez (20 games) each extended their on-base streaks, the two-longest active on-base streaks in the majors... Bogaerts' streak is the longest by a Red Sox this season (previous: 24 games, Verdugo, 4/5-5/6).

RAFAEL DEVERS (3-for-5, 3 R, HR, 5 RBI) hit a 2-run single in the 5th inning and a 3-run HR in the 6th inning...Has 21 RBI in his last 17 games (.361 AVG, 22-for-61). Today, matched a season high in RBI (5 RBI, also 4/11 at BAL), his 4th career game with 5+ RBI...The only other Red Sox players with as many as 4 games with 5+ RBI prior to turning 25 are Jim Tabor (7), (6), (5), and (4). Leads MLB in RBI (69) and ranks 2nd in XBH (45), behind (49). Devers has 20 HR and 69 RBI this season...The only other Red Sox left-handed hitters with 20+ HR and 69+ RBI prior to the All-Star Game are (4x), , , , and Ted Williams (3x).

NATHAN EOVALDI (7.0 IP, 5 H, 6 SO) tossed 7.0+ innings for the 2nd straight start (7.2 IP on 6/26 vs. NYY)...Was his 3rd scoreless start (5/29 vs. MIA, 6/14 vs. TOR). Is his 1st time throwing at least 7.0 innings in consecutive starts since his first 2 starts with Boston in 2018 (7/29 vs. MIN, 8/4 vs. NYY). Is 5-2 with a 2.27 ERA in his last 8 starts, beginning 5/22 at PHI (47.2 IP, 12 ER, 8 BB, 43 SO)...In 17 starts this season, is 9-4 with a 3.41 ERA (37 ER/97.2 IP).

DANNY SANTANA (3-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI) hit a 3-run HR in the 4th inning, an RBI infield single in the 5th, and an RBI in the 8th. Set a season high with 5 RBI...Was his 3rd career game with 5+ RBI (6 on 7/25/19 with TEX, 5 on 6/7/14 with MIN.

J.D. MARTINEZ (2-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB) hit a solo HR in the 4th inning...Had 3 2B, 3 HR, and 9 RBI in 7 games during the homestand (7-for-23, 9 R, 7 BB, SF). Has 9 XBH and 13 RBI in his last 12 games, batting .289 with a 1.078 OPS (13-for-45, 11 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 8 BB, SF).

KIKÉ HERNÁNDEZ (1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB) began the 1st inning with his 10th career leadoff HR, his 4th this season (also 4/19 vs. CWS, 6/27 vs. NYY, 6/28 vs. KC). Is batting .300 with 8 XBH, 9 RBI, and a 1.112 OPS in his last 12 games (12-for-40, 7 R, 4 2B, 4 HR, 7 BB, 2 HBP, 2 SF).

XANDER BOGAERTS (1-for-4, R, 2B, HBP) hit his AL-leading 25th double in the 6th inning (2nd in MLB)...Is 11-for-27 (.407) during his 7-game hitting streak. Has a .357/.421/.561/.982 batting line during his 26-game on-base streak (35-for-98, 14 XBH, 12 BB, HBP)...Is the 2nd-longest on-base streak of Bogaerts' career, trailing only a 28-game streak in 2016 (5/6-6/4).

ROYALS NOTES (33-47)

THE ROYALS were swept in a 4-game series for the 2nd time this year (previous: 5/3-6 vs. CLE)...Finished the 10-game road trip with a 1-9 record, losing 9 straight road games for the 1st time since 5/25-6/10/16...Allowed a season-high 15 runs (previous: 8/26/19 vs. OAK) and a season-high-tying 17 hits (also 4/20 vs. TB). Lost by a season-high 14 runs...Was their first time losing by 14+ runs since a 19-4 loss vs. OAK on 8/26/19.

JARROD DYSON (1-for-4, 2B, RBI) hit an RBI double in the 9th...Has recorded all 5 of his RBI this season over his last 11 games with a plate appearance.

NICKY LOPEZ (2-for-3) recorded his 11th multi-hit game, 6th in his last 13 games...Has reached safely in 17 of his last 18 games with a PA (.379 AVG, 22-for-58).

HUNTER DOZIER (2-for-4, R, 2B) doubled in the 2nd inning...22 of his 37 hits this season (59%) have gone for extra bases, including 19 of his last 29 (66%).

KRIS BUBIC (4.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 3 SO) allowed 5+ runs for the 3rd consecutive start after allowing 2 runs or fewer in 10 of his fisrst 14 career starts. Boston Red Sox (51-31) 15, Kansas City Royals (33-47) 1 Jul 1st, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 Boston 1 0 0 4 4 3 1 2 x 15 17 1

Kansas City 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 Merrifeld, 2B .287 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Hernández, K, 2B .237 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Olivares, LF .259 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 a-Chavis, PH-2B .231 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 Soler, RF .183 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Verdugo, CF .280 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Santana, C, 1B .244 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Martinez, J, LF .305 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 Alberto, 2B .256 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bogaerts, DH .329 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perez, S, DH .278 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Devers, 3B .288 5 3 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 2 O'Hearn, LF-1B .234 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Renfroe, RF .272 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 Dozier, H, 3B .166 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gonzalez, M, SS .211 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 Dyson, J, CF .243 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Santana, D, 1B .179 5 1 3 1 0 1 5 0 2 5 0 Rivero, C .067 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 Wong, C .250 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 Lopez, N, SS .269 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Eovaldi, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bubic, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Andriese, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Santana, E, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .263 38 15 17 3 0 4 14 4 9 27 8 Staumont, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a-Hit a sacrifce fy for Hernández, K in the 7th. Barlow, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Swarzak, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING Totals .244 35 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 8 24 10 2B : Martinez, J (21, Santana, E); Bogaerts (25, Staumont); Santana, D (1, Swarzak). BATTING HR : Hernández, K (9, 1st inning of Bubic, 0 on, 0 out); Martinez, J (17, 4th inning of Bubic, 0 2B : Dozier, H (13, Eovaldi); Dyson, J (4, Andriese). on, 0 out); Santana, D (3, 4th inning of Bubic, 2 on, 2 out); Devers (20, 6th inning of TB : Dozier, H 3; Dyson, J 2; Lopez, N 2; Merrifeld; Santana, C 2. Staumont, 2 on, 2 out). RBI : Dyson, J (5). TB : Bogaerts 2; Devers 6; Gonzalez, M 3; Hernández, K 4; Martinez, J 6; Renfroe; Santana, D 2-out RBI : Dyson, J. 7; Verdugo 2; Wong. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : O'Hearn; Rivero 2. RBI : Chavis (4); Devers 5 (69); Gonzalez, M (17); Hernández, K (25); Martinez, J (55); Santana, GIDP : Olivares. D 5 (9). Team RISP : 1-for-6. 2-out RBI : Gonzalez, M; Devers 3; Santana, D 5. Team LOB : 7. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wong 4; Verdugo. SF : Chavis. FIELDING GIDP : Devers; Verdugo. DP : 2 (Merrifeld-Lopez, N-Santana, C; Santana, C-Lopez, N-Bubic). Team RISP : 6-for-12. Team LOB : 6. FIELDING E : Gonzalez, M (8, felding). DP : (Gonzalez, M-Chavis-Santana, D).

Kansas City ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Boston ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Bubic (L, 2-4) 4.99 4.0 4 5 5 3 3 3 18 Eovaldi (W, 9-4) 3.41 7.0 5 0 0 0 6 0 26 Santana, E 5.25 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 0 9 Andriese 5.25 2.0 3 1 0 0 2 0 9 Staumont 3.94 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 6 Totals 4.05 9.0 8 1 0 0 8 0 35 Barlow 2.09 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 Swarzak 9.90 1.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 7 Totals 5.06 8.0 17 15 15 4 9 4 45

WP : Barlow. Balk : Santana, E. HBP : Verdugo (by Bubic); Bogaerts (by Santana, E). Pitches-strikes : Bubic 71-40; Santana, E 30-19; Staumont 20-12; Barlow 20-14; Swarzak 33-24; Eovaldi 84-63; Andriese 34-22. Groundouts-fyouts : Bubic 6-1; Santana, E 1-0; Staumont 1-1; Barlow 0-1; Swarzak 0-1; Eovaldi 5-8; Andriese 3-0. Batters faced : Bubic 18; Santana, E 9; Staumont 6; Barlow 5; Swarzak 7; Eovaldi 26; Andriese 9. Umpires : HP: Tony Randazzo. 1B: Todd Tichenor. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Shane Livensparger. Ofcial Scorer : Loren Foxx Weather : 82 degrees, Cloudy Wind : 10 mph, Out To RF First pitch : 1:11 PM T : 3:08 Att : 27,913 Venue : Fenway Park July 1, 2021