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WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (0-1) at HOUSTON ASTROS (1-0) Friday, October 6, 2017 • 1:05 p.m. CT/2:05 p.m. ET • Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX LHP Drew Pomeranz (17-6, 3.32) vs. LHP Dallas Keuchel (14-5, 2.90) ALDS Game 2 • TV: FS1 • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, ESPN Radio, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) BACK IN THE POSTSEASON: The Red Sox clinched their SERIES BUSINESS: This is the 16th time the Red Sox have 23rd postseason appearance on 9/20, when a 9-0 win at lost the 1st game of a playoff series...In 7 of the previous 15 POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE BAL was coupled with an Angels loss to the Indians...Bos- instances, they came back to win the series, including twice The 2017 Boston Red Sox Season in Review book is available for download ton has made 9 trips to the postseason in the past 15 years in the Division Series (1999 vs. CLE, 2003 vs. OAK). at http://pressroom.redsox.com and will be (2003-17), including in each of the last 2 seasons...This is The Sox have lost the first 2 games of a Division posted to www.redsoxpressbox.com. the 1st time the Sox have reached the postseason in con- Series 6 times, coming back to win 2 of those (1999 & secutive years since 2007-09. 2003)...They also overcame a 2-games-to-none deficit REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN The Red Sox are 90-81-1 all-time in postseason play... to win the 2004 ALCS (trailed NYY, 3-0). AL East Standing ....................... 1st, 2.0 GA They are 19-14 in 33 postseason series, having gone Home/Road ............................. 48-33/45-36 6-5 in 11 trips to the ALDS (19-22 in DS play), 5-5 in the ROSTER NEWS: MLB has approved a roster substitution Day/Night ................................ 25-23/68-46 ALCS (26-31), and 8-4 in the World Series (45-28-1). April/May/June ..............13-11/16-12/16-12 for the Red Sox due to the new acute injury sustained by July/August ............................... 13-14/18-9 The Red Sox’ 8 World Series titles are tied with the infielder Eduardo Núñez...Núñez has been replaced on the September/October ..................... 17-10/0-1 Giants for 4th all-time behind the Yankees (27), Division Series roster by OF Chris Young...Núñez will be vs. AL East ..........................................41-35 Cardinals (11), and A’s (9)...The Sox have won 3 of the ineligible to return in the ALCS, but would be eligible to vs. AL Central .....................................20-14 last 13 World Series, tied with the Giants for the most return for the World Series if the Red Sox advance. vs. AL West .........................................16-16 championships this century. vs. National League..............................16-4 vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 75-50/18-19 RED SOX POSTSEASON APPEARANCES HOMECOMING: Three players on the Red Sox’ postseason Leading after 6 innings ........................66-9 YEAR END MANAGER YEAR END MANAGER roster were born in Texas: Brock Holt (Fort Worth), Carson Tied after 6 innings ..............................11-5 1903 WS J. Collins 1995* ALDS K. Kennedy Smith (Midland), and Chris Young (Houston). Trailing after 6 innings .......................16-55 1912 WS J. Stahl 1998 ALDS J. Williams Leading after 7 innings ........................70-5 1915 WS B. Carrigan 1999 ALCS J. Williams Young has 11 HR and 36 RBI in only 31 career games Tied after 7 innings ..............................12-6 1916 WS B. Carrigan 2003 ALCS G. Little at Minute Maid Park, posting a .380/.417/.727 batting Trailing after 7 innings .......................11-58 Leading after 8 innings ........................76-1 1918 WS E. Barrow 2004 WS T. Francona line at the venue (46-for-121)...Among players with at Tied after 8 innings ..............................12-3 1946 WS J. Cronin 2005 ALDS T. Francona least 100 at-bats here all-time (regular season only), Trailing after 8 innings .........................5-65 1967 WS D. Williams 2007* WS T. Francona Young ranks 1st in AB/RBI ratio (3.36), 2nd in SLG Red Sox score first ..............................62-20 1975* WS D. Johnson 2008 ALCS T. Francona behind Chipper Jones (.736), and 3rd in AVG behind Opponents score first .........................31-49 1986* WS J. McNamara 2009 ALDS T. Francona Jones and Joey Votto (both .400)...His AB/HR ratio of Shutouts .............................................11-10 1988* ALCS J. McNamara/ 2013* WS J. Farrell 11.00 ranks 2nd behind only Sammy Sosa (9.93). Scoring less than 3 runs .......................4-36 J. Morgan 2016* ALDS J. Farrell Scoring 3 or 4 runs .............................19-25 Scoring 5 or more runs .........................70-8 1990* ALCS J. Morgan 2017* --- J. Farrell DEVERS’ ENDEAVORS: Yesterday, Rafael Devers became Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 69-36/24-33 * - AL East Champions Bold - Won World Series 1-run/2-run games .................. 22-19/10-12 the youngest position player ever to appear in a postseason Walk-offs ..............................................10-4 game for the Red Sox (20 years, 346 days)...The only other Extra innings (home/road) ............... 7-1/8-2 YOU AGAIN?: The Red Sox and Astros closed out their Red Sox to appear in a postseason game before their 21st Series openers/finales ............. 30-24/31-23 respective regular-season schedules with 4 games against birthday are Babe Ruth in 1915 and Ken Brett in 1967. Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 16-8-4 each other at Fenway Park from 9/28-10/1...This is the 1st Series W-L-T (road) ......................... 13-10-3 No Red Sox player has ever hit a postseason HR before Series W-L-T (total) ......................... 29-18-7 time the Sox have ever begun a postseason against the turning 21...The only 5 major leaguers to do that team they played in their regular-season finale...The last Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 6-3/6-0 teams to play each other in a regular-season finale and then are Mickey Mantle, Andruw Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Come-from-behind wins .........................43 in a postseason opener were the 2013 Reds and Pirates. Manny Machado, and Bryce Harper. This is the 1st time the Red Sox and Astros are meeting VS. THE ASTROS in the postseason. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Red Sox’ ALDS roster fea- All-Time (Regular Season)........ 27-16 tures 11 pitchers and 14 position players...The club’s only In Boston ..........................................15-7 players who have never appeared in a postseason game are In Houston .......................................12-9 HOW THE EAST WAS WON: Boston clinched the organi- pitchers Eduardo Rodriguez and Carson Smith and position 2017................................................ 3-4 zation’s 9th AL East title with a 6-3 win over the Astros at players Christian Vázquez and Deven Marrero. In Boston ............................................1-3 Fenway Park on 9/30...The Sox took over sole possession In Houston .........................................2-1 of 1st place on 8/1 with a 12-10, walk-off win over CLE, DATE H/R W/L WP LP overcoming deficits of 5-0, 7-5, and 10-9...BOS remained in POST-SEASONED VETS (1): 6 of the Red Sox’ position 6/16 R W2-1 Kelly Harris players have appeared in 10+ postseason games: Dustin 6/17 R L1-7 Paulino Porcello 1st place for the remainder of the season. 6/18 R W6-5 Price Musgrove From the non-waiver trade deadline (7/31) through Pedroia (48), Mitch Moreland (34), Rajai Davis (18), Hanley 9/28 H L2-12 Peacock Rodriguez the end of the regular season, BOS owned the majors’ Ramirez (17), Xander Bogaerts (16), and Chris Young (14). 9/29 H L2-3 Morton Fister 2nd-highest win % (.643, 36-20)...The Sox went 16-4 Ramirez, who came off the bench to replace DH 9/30 H W6-3 Pomeranz McCullers Eduardo Núñez and went 2-for-3 yesterday, has 10/1 H L3-4 McHugh Abad from 7/31-8/23, turning a 0.5-game deficit in the AL 10/5 R L2-8 Verlander Sale East into a 4.5-game lead during that stretch. posted a .350/.426/.567 batting line with 11 RBI in the postseason (21-for-60, 8 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR)...His .422 AVG (19-for-45) in Division Series games is the highest all- RED SOX TEAM LEADERS MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: John Farrell has led the time among players with 40+ at-bats in that round. Batting Red Sox to 3 AL East titles in a 5-year span (2013, ‘16, Hits ............................................Betts (166) ‘17)...He is the only manager in club history to finish in 1st Doubles ........................................Betts (46) place 3 times...It had been 101 years since a Red Sox team POST-SEASONED VETS (2): 6 of the Red Sox’ pitchers Triples.......................................Bogaerts (6) have appeared in 5 or more postseason games: David Price HR ................................................Betts (24) finished in 1st place in consecutive years (1915-1916). RBI .............................................Betts (102) Prior to Farrell becoming manager in 2013, BOS won 2 (15), Joe Kelly (15), Rick Porcello (10), Addison Reed (10), Runs ...........................................Betts (101) AL East titles in the previous 22 seasons (1991-2012). Doug Fister (9), and Craig Kimbrel (8). SB.................................................Betts (26) Kimbrel has allowed 1 ER in 8.0 IP and held opponents BB ................................................Betts (77) The only other manager to lead BOS to the postseason AVG (min.