Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER 31-JON LESTER, LHP 1-3, 4.29 ERA, 7 Starts 2012: 1-3, 4.29 ERA (20 ER/42.0 IP) in 7 GS 2011 Vs
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BOSTON RED SOX (15-19) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (16-20) Monday, May 14, 2012 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA LHP Jon Lester (1-3, 4.29) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (4-2, 2.79) Game #35 • Home Game #19 • TV: NESN • Radio: WRKO 680 AM, WWZN 1510 AM (Spanish) THREE IN A ROW: The Sox defeated the Indians 12-1 yes- FIRST 10 GAMES: With a homer and 2 RBI yesterday, Will terday, the club’s largest margin of victory this year, and Middlebrooks became the 3rd player to accumulate at least RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall ......................................... 15-19 have won 3 straight for the 1st time since a season-high 4 home runs and 13 RBI over his 1st 10 games in the Major AL East Standing ................ 5th, -6.5 GB 6-game winning streak from 4/23-28. leagues, according to Elias...The others to do that were KC’s At Home ......................................... 7-11 This 3-game stretch matches Boston’s longest home win Mark Quinn in September 1999 (5 HR, 15 RBI) and SEA’s On Road ........................................... 8-8 streak of the season, also 4/13-15...A victory tonight would Alvin Davis in April 1984 (4 HR, 13 RBI). In day games .................................. 4-10 give the Red Sox 4 straight home wins for the 1st time since His 9 extra-base hits (5 2B, 4 HR) and 13 RBI are both the In night games ............................... 11-9 a 9-game home win streak from 7/5-24/11. most by a Red Sox in his 1st 9 Big League contests since at April ............................................. 11-11 least 1918...Beginning in 1918, the only other Red Sox with May .................................................. 4-8 ON THE RECORD: Despite losses in 8 of their last 12 4 homers in his 1st 10 ML games are Sam Horn (5 in 1987) vs. AL East ........................................ 4-8 games since the start of May, the Sox are 11-9 (.550) in and Billy Conigliaro (4 in 1969). vs. AL Central ................................. 10-7 their last 20 tilts, tied for 5th best in the AL since 4/23...That Despite only 10 games, Middlebrooks is 3rd among AL vs. AL West ....................................... 1-4 stretch began with a 6-1 road trip from 4/23-29. rookie leaders in homers (4), RBI (13), total bases (30) and vs. National League.......................... 0-0 XBH (9)...His 5 doubles are tied for the AL rookie lead. vs. RH starter ................................ 10-14 20/20: The Red Sox tonight continue a season-long stretch vs. LH starter .................................... 5-5 of 20 games in 20 days between off days from 5/4-5/24... LASER SHOW: Dustin Pedroia singled in the 7th inning Leading after 6 innings .................. 12-4 Tied after 6 innings .......................... 1-3 They play 9 tilts at home and 11 on the road during that yesterday to extend his hitting streak to 14 games since span...The Sox are 4-6 to begin the 20-game stretch. Trailing after 6 innings ................... 2-12 4/29, over which he is batting .350 (21-for-60) with 8 Leading after 7 innings .................. 13-3 doubles, 2 homers, 11 RBI, 11 runs, 8 walks and 2 stolen Tied after 7 innings .......................... 1-2 IN THE STANDINGS: The Sox are in 5th place in the AL bases...The 14-game stretch is the longest active hit streak East, 6.5 games behind the Orioles...This is the latest into a Trailing after 7 innings ................... 1-14 in the Majors and tied for the 3rd-longest in the AL this Leading after 8 innings .................. 13-1 calendar year that the club has been in 5th place since 1997 year after 15-gamers by MIN’s Josh Willingham (4/6-21) (9/9)...The Sox are 11th in the AL overall. Tied after 8 innings .......................... 1-2 and BAL’s Nolan Reimold (4/7-29). Trailing after 8 innings ................... 1-16 THE HOMESTAND: The Red Sox tonight play the 5th con- Pedroia is T-3rd in the AL with 46 hits and multi-hit games Red Sox score 1st ............................. 9-6 test in a 6-game homestand which began with wins in 3 (14) and is T-2nd with 13 doubles...He leads the Majors in Opponents score fi rst ..................... 6-13 hits, total bases (76) and XBH (19) as a 2nd baseman...He Shutouts ........................................... 1-2 of 4 games against the Indians...They open a 2-game set Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 1-8 against the Mariners tonight...On Wednesday Boston em- also tops the AL in OBP (.381), SLG (.528) and OPS (.909) at the position. Scoring 3 or 4 runs ........................... 2-8 barks on an 8-day, 8-game road trip through Tampa Bay Scoring 5 or more runs ................... 12-3 (5/16-17), Philadelphia (5/18-20) and Baltimore (5/21-23). EXTRA, EXTRA: The Sox lead the Majors with 142 extra- Red Sox hit HR ............................... 12-7 25 of Boston’s 39 games from 4/30-6/10 are at home, base hits, including an ML-high 100 doubles..They have 14 Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 3-12 including 18 home contests in 29 May games, their most more XBH and 24 more doubles than the next highest total 1-run games ..................................... 3-4 games at Fenway Park in any month this season. for any teams this season (TEX, 128 XBH and KC, 76 2B). 2-run games ..................................... 3-5 The Sox are 7-11 at home this season (.389), the 4th- Walk-offs .......................................... 0-2 Red Sox hitters are 2nd in the AL with a .276 AVG, 188 Extra innings (home) ........................ 0-2 worst home record in the Majors, and have dropped 11 of runs scored, 181 RBI, 339 hits and 561 total bases, trailing their last 15 tilts at Fenway Park since 4/16. Extra innings (road).......................... 0-1 the Rangers in each category. Extra innings (total) ......................... 0-3 Series openers .................................. 6-5 SERIES MATTERS: The Sox took 3 of 4 games in their FULL DUGOUT: Yesterday Mauro Gomez became the Major weekend series against Cleveland after losing their previ- Series fi nales .................................... 2-9 League-high 38th player to appear in a game for the Sox in 2012. Series W-L-T (home) ......................2-4-0 ous 3 sets dating back to 4/30...Boston last won back-to- Series W-L-T (road) ........................2-3-0 back home series winning 3 straight sets in 2011: 7/4-6 vs. STRONG RELIEF: With 3.0 scoreless innings last night, Series W-L-T (total) ........................4-7-0 TOR (2-1), 7/7-10 vs. BAL (4-0) and 7/22-24 vs. SEA (3-0). Red Sox relievers have hurled 119.1 frames this season, Series sweeps (home) ...................... 0-3 2nd most in the Majors after KC (130.0 IP)...Since 4/23, Sox Series sweeps (road) ........................ 1-1 TEN IN NINE: Yesterday was Boston’s 9th game this sea- relievers lead the Majors in ERA (1.41) and innings (76.2)... Series sweeps (total) ........................ 1-4 son scoring 10 or more runs, the most in the Majors and the Excluding Darnell McDonald’s 1.0 inning on 5/6 vs. BAL (3 Come-from-behind wins ......7, last 5/11 club’s most through the 1st 34 games of a season...The Red R), the Sox ‘pen has a 1.12 ERA (7 ER/56.1 IP) in May. Innings batting around... 8, last 5/13 (7th) Sox are just the 2nd team in the last 81 years to score 10+ Games decided in last AB................. 2-5 runs in 9 of the 1st 34 games of a season and the 1st AL Vicente Padilla has inherited 11 runners and none have team to do so since Baltimore and Chicago did it in 1901. scored, the most in the Majors without allowing 1 to score. 10+ RUNS IN 9 OF 1ST 34 GAMES (SINCE 1901) WRKO TONIGHT: With Celtics playoff games vs. Philadel- TEAM YEAR 10+ R G phia airing on WEEI, Red Sox games tonight, Wednesday VS. THE MARINERS Philadelphia Phillies 1900 11 night and Friday night will be broadcast on WRKO 680 AM. All-Time vs. Indians .................. 215-158 Baltimore Orioles 1901 10 In Boston .................................... 114-71 Chicago White Sox 1901 9 REHAB UPDATE: Right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, on In Seattle .................................... 101-87 St. Louis Cardinals 1901 9 the 15-day DL recovering from right elbow surgery, made At Safeco Field ............................. 28-34 Brooklyn Dodgers 1930 9 his 4th rehab start Saturday night for Triple-A Pawtucket vs. 2011 vs. Mariners ............................ 5-4 Colorado Rockies 1997 9 Columbus (CLE)...He allowed 5 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk In Boston .......................................... 4-2 Boston Red Sox 2012 9 with 5 strikeouts in a 5.1-inning no-decision as the PawSox In Seattle .......................................... 1-2 Boston’s 17 games with at least 10 hits are tied for the won 7-6...He is 0-1 with a 4.34 ERA (9 ER/18.2 IP) and 19 2nd-most such contests in the Majors this season (TEX, 18). strikeouts in 4 rehab starts thus far, including 1 with High- A Salem, 1 with Double-A Portland and 2 with Pawtucket. HOME HITS: Boston leads the Majors with 185 hits, 63 UPCOMING MILESTONES doubles, 85 extra-base hits and 313 total bases at home CHAMPS HONORED: The 2012 National Champion Boston Col- Milestone Player (current) this season...The Sox have tallied a .280 AVG, 102 runs lege men’s hockey team will throw a ceremonial 1st pitch tonight.