BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (4-5) at New York Mets (5-4-1) Monday, March 4, 2019 • First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL Game Coverage: MLBN & WEEI 850 AM • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes SUNDAY RECAP: The Red Sox earned a 9-7 win over the WHAT A RELIEF: RHP Marcus Walden (6.0 IP) and RHP Twins yesterday at JetBlue Park...BOS erased a 3-2 deficit Travis Lakins (5.0 IP) have yet to allow a run in Grapefruit 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST by scoring 7 runs in the 6th inning, highlighted by a 3-run League games...LHP Josh Taylor has allowed 0 runs and FINAL STANDINGS HR from Tony Renda and a 3-RBI double by C.J. Chatham. 0 hits in 3.0 IP...RHP Brandon Workman has thrown 2.0 Team Record GB LHP Darwinzon Hernandez started and threw 2.0 scoreless innings. Red Sox 108-54 (.667) -- scoreless innings (1 H, 3 SO, 2 BB)...RHP Marcus Yankees 100-62 (.617) -8.0* Walden earned the win after giving up 2 hits in 2.0 BOBBY’S WORLD: Bobby Dalbec—ranked by Baseball Rays 90-72 (.556) -18.0 scoreless innings of relief (3 SO, 0 BB). America as the Red Sox’ No. 1 prospect—has reached Blue Jays 73-89 (.451) -35.0 base in 9 of his 16 Grapefruit League plate appearances (3 Orioles 47-115 (.290) -61.0 SOX & METS: Today marks the 1st of 2 Grapefruit League singles, 5 BB, HBP)...His .563 OBP leads the Red Sox (min. meetings between the Red Sox and Mets...These teams will 2 PA)...He also homered vs. Northeastern University in his 1st *Largest margin of victory ever for the also play this Saturday at JetBlue Park. plate appearance of spring training. Red Sox since the AL East was formed The Sox hold a 15-12 edge over the Mets in Interleague play, with BOS winning 2 of 3 meetings in 2018. CRASH CHAVIS: INF Michael Chavis—ranked by Baseball IN CAMP: The Red Sox have 59 There have been 4 seasons in which both BOS and America as the Red Sox’ No. 2 prospect—hit his 4th HR of players in Major League Spring NYM reached the Postseason: 1986, 1988, 1999, and spring training yesterday vs. MIN, tied with BAL’s Chance Training Camp: 28 pitchers (7 NRI), Sisco for the most in the majors...Chavis also ranks 2nd in 2016...In the 1986 World Series, the Mets rallied to 6 catchers (3 NRI), 16 infielders (5 win Games 6 and 7 in New York. RBI (10) behind only MIN’s Byron Buxton (11). Among qualifying Grapefruit League players, Chavis NRI), and 9 outfielders (5 NRI). COACH CONNECTIONS: Red Sox manager Alex Cora ranks 1st in SLG (1.059) and OPS (1.480) and 6th in played 144 games for the Mets from 2009-10. AVG (.353). RED SOX SPRING LEADERS Prior to joining the Sox in 2018, Tom Goodwin spent Each of Chavis’s first 3 HR of spring training was a Hitting Stat Leader 3-run shot that either tied the game or gave BOS a lead. the previous 6 seasons as NYM’s 1B coach (2012-17). Hits ....Bradley, Brentz, Chavis, Devers (6) Assistant pitching coach Brian Bannister was selected Runs ......................................Brentz (6) by NYM in the 7th round of the 2003 June Draft...He FIRST IMPRESSION: LHP Darwinzon Hernandez—ranked RBI ..................................... Chavis (10) was on the Mets’ 2006 Opening Day roster. by Baseball America as the Red Sox’ No. 3 prospect (No. Doubles ......................................Lin (3) 1 pitching prospect)—has allowed 0 runs in 2 Grapefruit Mets hitting coach Chili Davis (2016-17) and first base HR ........................................ Chavis (4) coach Gary DiSarcina (2017) both served on the Red League games (4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 SO)...He also threw 2.0 hitless innings on 2/22 vs. Northeastern University. AVG (min. 10 AB) ............Devers (.545) Sox’ ML coaching staff. OBP (min. 10 AB) ............Dalbec (.563) Hernandez has allowed only 1 HR to the 406 left- SLG (min. 10 AB) ..........Bradley (1.083) ON THE OFFENSIVE: Among Grapefruit League teams, handed batters faced in his pro career, including the the Red Sox rank T-2nd in HR (15), as well as 3rd in AVG Arizona Fall League (4/17/17, Chris DeVito). Pitching Stat Leader (.282), SLG (.487), and OPS (.839). Innings .............................Walden (6.0) The Sox feature 11 players who are batting at least ROLL CALL: The Red Sox have 59 players in ML Spring Appearances ................5 players tied (3) .300 (min. 10 PA), led by Rafael Devers (.545) and Training camp: 39 on their 40-man roster and 20 non- ERA (min. 5.0 IP) ....Lakins, Walden (0.00) Jackie Bradley Jr. (.500). roster invitees...In 2018, 44 players appeared in at least Strikeouts ...........................Ramírez (8) In the 2018 regular season, the Sox led MLB in runs 1 game for the Sox (23 pitchers, 21 position players). scored (876), runs per game (5.4), AVG (.268), OBP 32 players on the Sox’ 40-man roster have played in at least 1 ML game for the Sox (all except Michael Chavis, HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED (.339), SLG (.453), OPS (.792), doubles (355), and (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) XBH (594)...They also owned MLB’s 3rd-lowest Travis Lakins, Chandler Shepherd, Colten Brewer, Josh strikeout rate (19.9%). Taylor, Darwinzon Hernandez, and Denyi Reyes). Amateur Draft Picks (14) 11 players who appeared in at least 1 game for the Barnes (2011-1st round), Benintendi FOREVER AND DEVERS: Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox in 2018 did not return to the club in 2019: Dan (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th Sox with a .545 AVG (6-for-11, HR, 2B)...In his last 2 Butler, Ian Kinsler, Brandon Phillips, Hanley Ramirez, round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensa- games, he is 4-for-6 with 2 XBH. Jalen Beeks, William Cuevas, Justin Haley, Joe Kelly, tion round), Chavis (2014-1st round), Craig Kimbrel, Drew Pomeranz, and Robby Scott. Devers hit 21 HR in 121 games in 2018...The only Johnson (2012-1st round), Lakins players to appear in more games than Devers at the (2015-6th round), Pedroia (2004- age of 21 or younger in 2018 were Ozzie Albies (158) VETERAN PRESENCE: Dustin Pedroia enters the 2019 2nd round), Poyner (2015-14th and Gleyber Torres (123)...Devers won’t turn 23 years season with the most ML service time among Red Sox round), Shepherd (2014-13th round), old until 10/24/19. players (12 years, 41 days)...Rick Porcello (9.170), David Swihart (2011-1st round), Travis Price (9.164), and Steve Pearce (9.116) are all on track (2014-2nd round), Vázquez (2008-9th to reach 10 years of service time in 2019. SILVER SLUGGER: J.D. Martinez made his 2019 Grape- round), Workman (2010-2nd round). At 35 years old, Pearce (born 4/13/83) and Pedroia fruit League debut on Saturday...In 2018, he hit 0 HR in 49 By Trade (11) spring training plate appearances...He then hit 43 HR in the (8/17/83) are the oldest players in Red Sox camp...At 22, Darwinzon Hernandez (12/17/96), Denyi Reyes (11/2/96), Brewer (From Padres, Nov. 2018), regular season, the most ever by a Red Sox player in his 1st Hembree (From Giants, July 2014), season with the club (previous: Dick Stuart, 42 in 1963). and Rafael Devers (10/24/96) are the youngest. M. Hernández (From Cubs, Dec. Martinez is the only player to hit .300+ with 40+ HR and WORLD TOUR: Of the 59 players in Red Sox camp, 17 were 2014), Holt (From Pirates, Dec. 2012), 100+ RBI in each of the last 2 seasons...He is 1 of 25 León (From Nationals, Mar. 2015), players ever to reach those totals in consecutive seasons. born outside of the 50 United States: 5 in the Dominican Republic, 5 in Venezuela, 2 in Puerto Rico, 1 in Mexico, 1 in Porcello (From Tigers, Dec. 2014), Taiwan, 1 in Aruba, 1 in Cuba, and 1 in Nicaragua. Rodriguez (From Orioles, July 2014), GOOD, BETTER, BETTS: Mookie Betts went 2-for-2 with a Sale (From White Sox, Dec. 2016), pair of doubles yesterday vs. MIN and has reached base in Taylor (From Diamondbacks, May each of his last 4 PA (3-for-3, BB)...In 2018, he was hitless COAST TO COAST: The Red Sox’ regular season will 2018), Thornburg (From Brewers, in his first 16 spring training at-bats. begin with an 11-game road trip in SEA (3/28-31), OAK (4/1-4), and ARI (4/5-7)...Following their Grapefruit Dec. 2016), Wright (From Indians, Betts Is the only player with 40+ doubles in each July 2012). of the last 4 seasons...He is the only player in MLB League schedule in Florida, the Sox will travel to Mesa, history to steal 20+ bases and hit 40+ doubles in 4 AZ, for 2 games against the Cubs on 3/25 & 3/26. Free Agents (8) consecutive seasons...Since the start of his first full Brasier (March 2018), Eovaldi (Dec. season (2015), he leads the majors in doubles (177) YEAR IN REVIEW: The Red Sox won the 2018 World Series, 2018), Pearce (Nov. 2018), Martinez and leads the AL in runs (444). going 119-57 between the regular season and Postseason... (Feb. 2018), Moreland (Dec. 2017), They went 108-54 (.667) and set a single-season franchise Núñez (Feb. 2018), Price (Dec.