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BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (8-10-1) at New York Yankees (10-9-2) Tuesday, March 18, 2014 • George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, FL CHECKING THE SLATE: Today’s road game at the Yankees THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON: The 2013 Red Sox led ON THE ROSTER: Boston has 43 marks the Red Sox’ 20th of 31 Grapefruit League games the AL and tied for the best record in MLB at 97-65 (.599) over 30 days from 2/28-3/29...The Sox are 6 days into a en route to the franchise’s 8th World Series Championship. players in Major League Spring Train- stretch of games in each of their fi nal 17 days in Florida. ing Camp, including 10 non-roster The Red Sox won the deciding Game 6 of the 2013 invitees...The breakdown: 23 pitchers AN ABOUT FACE: Boston has won 6 of its last 9 games World Series over STL in Boston on 10/30, 120 days (7 invitees), 4 catchers, 9 infi elders (2 dating back to 3/9 and has taken 7 of the club’s 12 contests ago...It was the club’s 1st WS clinch at home in 95 invitees), and 7 outfi elders (1 invitee). following a 1-5-1 start to Grapefruit League play. years, since Game 6 of the 1918 World Series at Fenway Park (2-1 over CHC). SOX AND YANKS: The Red Sox visit the Yankees today HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED THREE OUT OF TEN: The Red Sox have won the World Se- in the clubs’ 1st of 2 spring meetings, both within a 3-day RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER span...Boston hosts NYY at JetBlue Park on Thursday night. ries in 3 of the last 10 years -- 2004, 2007, 2013 -- following Amateur Draft Picks (14): Bradley The Sox went 13-6 against New York in 2013, the an 86-year Championship drought...It marks the most titles among MLB teams in the new century. Jr. (2011-compensation round), Brentz 1st team to win 13+ games against the Yankees in a (2010-compensation round), Britton (2007- single season since the 1976 Orioles (13-5)...The Red Since new ownership took over in 2002, the Red Sox 23rd round), Buchholz (2005-compensation Sox hadn’t won as many vs. NYY since 1973 (14-4). have won 1,098 games, 2nd in MLB to NYY’s 1,155. round), Cecchini (2010-4th round), Hassan Last year the Red Sox fi nished 12.0 games ahead of TURNAROUND TITLE: With the 2013 World Series victory, (2009-20th round), Lavarnway (2008-6th the Yankees, Boston’s largest season-ending lead over Boston completed the greatest turnaround season in base- round), Lester (2002-2nd round), Middle- New York since the Sox fi nished 1991 in 2nd place, ball history...No other World Series Champ had a winning brooks (2007-5th round), Pedroia (2004-2nd 13.0 games ahead of the 5th-place Yanks. pct. the year before as low as Boston’s .426 mark in 2012. round), Ranaudo (2010-compensation round), These division rivals will again face off 19 times in Vazquez (2008-9th round), Wilson (2009-2nd The 2013 Sox joined the 1991 Twins as the only teams round), Workman (2010-2nd round). the 2014 regular season, fi rst with a 4-game series at ever to win a WS one season after a last-place fi nish. Yankee Stadium from 4/10-13...Boston will host New By Trade (9): Badenhop (From Brewers, York at Fenway Park from 4/22-24. Nov. 2013), Breslow (From Diamondbacks, REPETITION PROPOSITION: The 2014 Red Sox will at- July 2012), Carp (From Mariners, Feb. 2013), tempt to become the 1st team to win back-to-back World De La Rosa (From Dodgers, Oct. 2012), Her- YESTERDAY’S WIN: The Red Sox took a 10-5 decision Series titles since the Yankees won 3 in a row, 1998-2000. over the Cardinals yesterday at JetBlue Park...It was Bos- rera (From Rockies, Dec. 2013), Holt (From ton’s most runs scored in a game this spring...The Sox fell The Red Sox have won consecutive World Series titles Pirates, Dec. 2012), Peavy (From White Sox, behind 3-0 and 5-2 but stormed back for 8 unanswered once before, in 1915 and 1916...The only other time July 2013), Webster (From Dodgers, Aug. runs beginning in the bottom of the 4th inning. the club won the AL crown in 2 straight years was 2012), Wright (From Indians, July 2012). 1903 (won the WS) and 1904 (WS was not played). Starter RHP John Lackey went 5.0 innings and earned Free Agents (14): Butler (July 2009), Capua- no (Feb. 2014), Gomes (Dec. 2012), Lackey the win despite allowing 5 runs...RHP Edward Mujica SOPHOMORE SKIPPER: John Farrell returns for a 2nd (0.2 IP), RHP Rubby De La Rosa (1.1 IP), RHP Koji (Dec. 2009), Miller (Dec. 2010), Mujica (Dec. season as Red Sox Manager after guiding the team to 2013), Napoli (Jan. 2013), Nava (Jan. 2008), Uehara (1.0 IP), and RHP Junichi Tazawa (1.0 IP) the 2013 World Series Championship in his 1st year at the combined for scoreless relief. Ortiz (Jan. 2003), Pierzynski (Dec. 2013), Ross helm...He joined Terry Francona (2004), Ed Barrow (1918), (Nov. 2012), Sizemore (Jan. 2014), Uehara 2B Dustin Pedroia (2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI), 1B Mike and Jake Stahl (1912) as the only managers to win the (Dec. 2012), Victorino (Dec. 2012). Napoli (1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI), and C Ryan Lavarnway (1- World Series in their 1st year piloting the Red Sox. International Free Agents (3): Bogaerts for-1, HR) homered...Pedroia has 3 straight multi-hit Farrell led the Sox to a 97-65 (.599) regular season (Aug. 2009), Doubront (July 2004), Tazawa games (6-for-10, 2 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI)...Lavarnway has record in 2013, tied with STL for the best in baseball... (Dec. 2008). hit in 8 of his last 9 games (9-for-21, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI). He became the 1st skipper to earn a share of MLB’s best record in his 1st year at the helm of a team since USING THE LONG BALL: With 3 home runs yesterday, the PIT’s Bill Virdon in 1972. Red Sox lead the majors this spring with 23 homers in 19 2014 RED SOX SPRING LEADERS offi cial games, 6 more than their entire home run total in 35 Farrell fi nished 2nd in 2013 AL Manager of the Year BATTING Grapefruit League games last spring (17 HR). voting...He was ‘ AL Manager Runs ........................................... 5, 3 players of the Year and the Boston Baseball Writers’ MLB Hits ............................. 9, Brentz, Lavarnway ON THE ROSTER: Only 6 players on Boston’s 40-man ros- Manager of the Year. Doubles ............................ 3, Holt, Pierzynski ter are new to the organization in 2014, down from 11 to Triples..............................1, Bradley Jr., Carp open spring camp a year ago. MANY RETURNS: Boston’s coaching staff has returned in Home Runs ................................. 3, 3 players its entirety for the 1st time since all 2007 coaches came RBI ................................................. 7, Brentz LHP Chris Capuano, RHP Edward Mujica, C A.J. back for the 2008 season. Pierzynski, and OF Grady Sizemore all signed as free Stolen Bases .......................................3, Holt agents while RHP Burke Badenhop and INF Jonathan Walks ............................................... 7, Nava BACK AT IT: Of the 10 pitchers who threw the most in- AVG .......................................... .409, Brentz Herrera joined the organization via trade. nings for Boston in the 2013 regular season, 9 are returning OBP .......................................... .480, Brentz to the club...The only exception is Ryan Dempster, who an- SLG .......................................... .818, Brentz PROSPECTING LEADERS: The Red Sox lead MLB with nounced this spring that he would not be pitching in 2014. both 8 players on ’s 2014 Top 100 Pros- (min. 15 AB for AVG, OBP, SLG) pects List, and 9 players on MLB.com’s Top 100 Prospects BROADCAST BONANZA: 14 of Boston’s fi nal 15 spring PITCHING List...SS Xander Bogaerts ranks as the No. 2 prospect in training games beginning last night will be broadcast either Wins ...........................................2, Buchholz baseball on both lists. on TV (NESN, ESPN, MLBN), radio, or both. Saves ............................................3, Cordero Games .......................... 6, Cordero, Villarreal According to , the Red Sox have the Tomorrow NESN broadcasts its 7th of 12 games this Innings ................................... 12.0, Webster 2nd-best farm system in baseball after the Pirates. spring...Today will be WEEI’s 9th of 15 total games on Strikeouts ................................... 9, 3 players the radio broadcast schedule (today on 850 AM). CATCHING UP: Sox catchers A.J. Pierzynski (16) and David ERA ........................0.00, Cordero, Doubront Ross (12) have played in a combined 28 ML seasons...Last Today ESPN is televising its 2nd of 3 Red Sox games (min. 6.0 IP for ERA) year, Pierzynski became the 1st player ever to catch 110 this week: yesterday vs. STL, today (3/18) at NYY, and games in 13 straight seasons (2001-13). Thursday (3/20) vs. NYY...MLB Network will broadcast Friday (3/21) at PHI and 3/24 at BAL (delay). 2013 RED SOX AT A GLANCE JETBLUE PARK: The Red Sox are playing their 3rd spring at the Fenway South Spring Training and Player Develop- FOUNDATION NIGHT ON NESN: NESN is devoting its WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS ment Complex in Fort Myers, FL...The complex’s main fi eld, telecast of the game on Thursday to raising awareness REGULAR SEASON: 97-65 (.599) JetBlue Park, mimics the playing dimensions of Fenway Park about the Red Sox Foundation and its charitable pro- 1ST IN AL EAST, 5.5 GA in Boston, including a Green Monster in LF...JetBlue Park’s grams...The broadcast, HOME: 53-28; ROAD: 44-37 total capacity is approx.