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BOSTON RED SOX (1-0) Vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (0-1) Wednesday, April 5, 2017 • 7:10 P.M 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 (8): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (1-0) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (0-1) Wednesday, April 5, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA LHP Chris Sale (0-0, ---) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (0-0, ---) Game #2 • Home Game #2 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) SETTING SALE: Chris Sale is making his Red Sox debut to- HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: The Red Sox have sold out night...He was acquired by BOS from CWS on 12/6/16 in ex- each of their last 36 home games (beginning 7/6/16)...They REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN change for 4 minor leaguers: RHPs Michael Kopech and Vic- sold out 53 of 81 games at Fenway Park in 2016. AL East Standing ............................T-1st, --- Home/Road ..................................... 1-0/0-0 tor Diaz, INF Yoan Moncada, and OF Luis Alexander Basabe. Last season, BOS led the AL and ranked 2nd in the Day/Night ........................................ 1-0/0-0 Sale is facing the Pirates for the 1st time in his career... majors behind only COL in runs per game (5.9), April .......................................................1-0 In 9 appearances (7 starts) against the NL Central, he AVG (.300), OBP (.365), SLG (.492), OPS (.858), and vs. AL East ..............................................0-0 is 4-1 with a 1.00 ERA (6 ER/54.0 IP), a .171 opponent XBH (325) at home...The Sox also led MLB with 209 vs. AL Central .........................................0-0 AVG (33-for-193), and 11.5 SO/9.0 IP (69 SO, 9 BB). doubles at home. vs. AL West .............................................0-0 vs. National League................................1-0 vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 1-0/0-0 NATIONAL AFFAIR: The Red Sox have won each of their last TOUGH WITH 2: In Monday’s 5-3 win over PIT, the Red Sox Leading after 6 innings ..........................1-0 6 Interleague games at Fenway Park, as well as 15 of their last scored all 5 of their runs with 2 outs in the 5th inning...In Tied after 6 innings ................................0-0 17 (.882) and 79 of their last 111 (.712) since 5/22/05. 2016, BOS posted the majors’ highest AVG, OBP, SLG, and Trailing after 6 innings ...........................0-0 OPS with 2 outs (.276/.354/.454/.808)...Their AVG with 2 Leading after 7 innings ..........................1-0 The Red Sox have more wins in Interleague play (212) Tied after 7 innings ................................0-0 than any other team since its inception in 1997... outs was 15 points higher than any other team (ARI-.261) Trailing after 7 innings ...........................0-0 Since 2003, their .640 winning percentage (167-94) in and 25 points higher than any other AL club (CWS-.251). Leading after 8 innings ..........................1-0 Interleague games ranks well ahead of the 2nd-best Tied after 8 innings ................................0-0 mark in that time (NYY; .585, 152-108). CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has converted each of his Trailing after 8 innings ...........................0-0 last 20 save chances since 6/4/16, the majors’ 2nd-longest Red Sox score first ..................................1-0 Opponents score first .............................0-0 SOX & BUCS: The Sox are 6-7 all-time against the Pirates, active streak behind BAL’s Zach Britton (49). Shutouts .................................................0-0 including 2-5 since the start of 2011...BOS has hosted the Kimbrel has converted each of his 18 career save Scoring less than 3 runs .........................0-0 Bucs at Fenway only once prior to 2017, going 2-1 in 2005. opportunities at Fenway Park, including 1 with ATL in Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................0-0 The only postseason meeting between these franchises 2012...Has allowed 0 runs and only 4 hits in those 18 Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................1-0 games (18.0 IP, 4 BB, 30 SO, 4-for-57, .070 opp. AVG). Red Sox hit HR .......................................1-0 came in 1903, when the Boston Americans defeated Red Sox hit 0 HR ....................................0-0 the Pirates, 5 games to 3, in the 1st modern World CONSECUTIVE SAVES CONVERTED AT FENWAY PARK 1-run/2-run games .......................... 0-0/1-0 Series between the NL and AL. Walk-offs ................................................0-0 PITCHER SAVES YEARS Extra innings (home/road) ............... 0-0/0-0 Tom Gordon 29 1998-99 Series openers/finales ..................... 1-0/0-0 WE HAVE CONTACT: Mookie Betts has not struck out in Jonathan Papelbon 20 2009-10 Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 0-0-0 his last 82 regular-season plate appearances, beginning Jeff Russell 19 1990-93 Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 0-0-0 with his final PA on 9/2/16 vs. BAL...According to Elias, it is Craig Kimbrel 18 2012-present Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 0-0-0 the longest active streak in the majors; the last player with Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 0-0/0-0 a streak as long was Norichika Aoki (96 PA in 2015). Come-from-behind wins ...........................0 997, 998, 999...: Pablo Sandoval enters today with 999 ca- Elias also notes that the last Red Sox player with a reer games played in the regular season (SF-869, BOS-130). streak that long was Wade Boggs (107 PA in 1991). VS. THE PIRATES All-Time ......................................... 6-7 ARM & HAMMER: Jackie Bradley Jr. went 1-for-3 with a DUSTIN & DOM: Dustin Pedroia enters today with 1,399 In Boston ............................................3-1 triple in Monday’s win vs. PIT...In his last 207 games (begin- In Pittsburgh ......................................3-6 games played, tied with Red Sox Hall of Famer Dom DiMag- ning 8/9/15), Bradley paces the AL and is tied for the ML gio for 11th-most in franchise history. lead with 12 triples...In that same time, Bradley’s 13 assists 2017................................................ 1-0 On Monday, Pedroia made his 11th straight Opening In Boston ............................................1-0 as a CF lead the AL and are tied for most in the majors. In Pittsburgh ......................................0-0 Day start, all at 2B...The only other Red Sox with an BOS is 12-1 (.923) all-time in games in which Bradley Opening Day streak that long at any single position is hits at least 1 triple, including 9-0 since 8/20/15. DATE H/R SCORE WP LP Carl Yastrzemski (12 straight years in LF from 1961-72). 4/3 H W5-3 Porcello Cole The Sox have won each of their last 10 games in Only Bobby Doerr (13) has made more Opening Day which Bradley hits at least 1 HR (began 7/29/16)... starts at 2B for the Red Sox than Pedroia has. Overall, they are 33-5 (.868) when Bradley homers. MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS CONSECUTIVE OPENING DAY STARTS, RED SOX HISTORY Rk. Manager Wins 5. Jimmy Collins .............................. 455 PLAYER STARTS YEARS HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi went 6. Jimy Williams .............................. 414 Carl Yastrzemski 20 1961-80 1-for-4 with a HR and 3 RBI on Monday...At 22 years and 7. Don Zimmer ................................ 411 Dwight Evans 16 1975-90 271 days old, he became the youngest Red Sox player ever 8. Eddie Kasko ................................ 345 Jim Rice 14 1976-89 with as many as 3 RBI on Opening Day...The last 2 Red Sox 9. John Farrell ........................... 340 Rico Petrocelli 12 1965-76 to homer on Opening Day at such a young age were Mook- Harry Hooper 11 1910-20 ie Betts (2015) and Tony Conigliaro (1965). RED SOX ALL-TIME RANKINGS Dustin Pedroia 11 2007-17 Benintendi also became the Red Sox’ youngest Rk. Player Games *Source: Elias Sports Bureau Opening Day starter in left field since Carl Yastrzemski 10. Jason Varitek ............................ 1,546 in 1962 (22 years, 231 days). 11. Dom DiMaggio......................... 1,399 Dustin Pedroia ................... 1,399 LOCALLY GROWN: 6 of the Red Sox’ Opening Day start- Benintendi is ranked No. 1 overall in Baseball ers were either drafted by BOS or originally signed with America’s Top 100 Prospects list. Rk. Player Doubles the club as international free agents: 2B Dustin Pedroia, SS 5. Wade Boggs ................................ 422 Xander Bogaerts, LF Andrew Benintendi, CF Jackie Bradley KEYSTONE CONSISTENCY: Dustin Pedroia and Xander 6. Bobby Doerr ................................ 381 Jr., RF Mookie Betts, and DH Hanley Ramirez. Bogaerts have been the Red Sox’ Opening Day starters at 7. Dustin Pedroia ...................... 375 3 additional players on the Sox’ Opening Day roster were 2B and SS, respectively, in each of the last 4 years (2014- Rk. Player Steals drafted by BOS: C Christian Vazquez, RHP Matt Barnes, 17)...According to Elias, the only other Red Sox to start 5. Heinie Wagner ............................ 141 and RHP Ben Taylor...LHP Robby Scott was signed by as many as 4 consecutive Opening Day games as a 2B/SS 6. Larry Gardner .............................. 134 BOS out of the independent North American League. tandem are 2B Bobby Doerr/SS Joe Cronin (5 years, 1937- Dustin Pedroia ..................... 134 41) and 2B Hobe Ferris/SS Freddy Parent (5 years, 1901-05). THE FIRST TIMERS: This is the 1st career appearance on an Pedroia (.991) and Bogaerts (.980) own the highest UPCOMING MILESTONES Opening Day roster for 7 Red Sox: Andrew Benintendi, Heath career fielding percentages at 2B and SS, respectively, John Farrell ..................500 Career Wins (494) Hembree, Eduardo Rodriguez, Robby Scott, Steve Selsky, Ben in Red Sox history (min.
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