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 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 5, TEXAS RANGERS 0 Monday, July 9, 2018 • , Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 RED SOX Boston 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 5 9 1 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Rodriguez (11-3) Loss: Minor (6-5) Save: None Eduardo Rodriguez 105 (68) 5 (4) Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 36,754 (12th sellout) Weather: 88°, wind SW at 15 mph Brandon Workman 15 (9) Rangers HR: None 14 (9) Red Sox HR: Pearce (5; 387 ft), Martinez (28; 374 ft) 14 (11) RANGERS RED SOX NOTES (63-29) Pitcher # (Strikes) Mike Minor 93 (61) THE RED SOX earned their ML-best 63rd win and 7th in a row...Their .685 winning percentage is the highest in the majors. Cory Gearrin 22 (15) Jesse Chavez 24 (16) This is the 3rd time in the club's 118-year history they have won at least 63 of their fi rst 92 games, having also done so in 1912 (63-29) and 1946 (65-25-2). Marks their 3rd winning streak of 7+ games this season, more than any other team in the majors...Had just 1 such streak in 2017 and 1 in 2016...The last time the Red Sox had as many as 3 winning streaks of 7+ games in the same season was 1990 (also 3). Are the 10th team in the Expansion Era (1961-pres.) to win as many as 63 of their fi rst 92 games (last HOU in 2017)...7 of the previous 9 won their league's pennant...Each of the previous 9 fi nished the regular season with over 100 wins, averaging 106.4. Their 63 wins are tied for the 2nd-most ever by any team before the All-Star break, trailing only the 1969 Orioles (65)...The Dodgers won 63 fi rst-half games in 1973 and 1974, and the Mariners matched that total in 2001. Improved to a season-high 34 games over .500, their highest margin over .500 since 9/27/13 (+34)...The last time they were more than 34 games over .500 was following a win on 10/2/04 (98-63). Earned their AL-leading 9th shutout win of 2018, their 4th in their last 14 games...Had not shut out TEX since 8/25/11, and had not done so at home since 8/14/08. Have won 12 of their last 14 games, and 14 of their last 17...Have won their last 5 games at Fenway Park. Have won 10 of their last 12 games vs. TEX, including each of their last 4. Improved to 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. left-handed starting pitchers. Rank 2nd in the majors with a .707 winning percentage at home (29-12). Are 42-4 (.913) when scoring the game's fi rst run, the best such record in the majors.

J.D. MARTINEZ (2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI) singled to center in his fi rst AB and hit his ML-leading 28th HR of the season in the 8th, a 3-run shot. Also leads the majors with 77 RBI, 38 multi-hit games, and 24 multi-RBI games...Has 6 RBI in his last 3 games, 13 in his last 7, and 22 in his last 14. His 28 HR are the 3rd-most by a Red Sox hitter prior to the All-Star break, trailing only in 2006 (31) and in 1969 (29)...The last Red Sox hitter to reach 28 HR in the team’s fi rst 92 games was David Ortiz (32) in his club record-setting 2006 54-HR season. Leads MLB with 217 total bases, tied for the 2nd-most by a Red Sox hitter before the All-Star break in team history ( in 1978, 218; Jim Rice in 1977, 217). Is the 4th Red Sox hitter to reach 50 XBH prior to the All-Star break, joining David Ortiz (2004; 2016), (2004), and Fred Lynn (1979). Leads the majors in home HR (18), RBI (47), SLG (.815), and OPS (1.228)...Has 3 HR in his last 4 home games, and 15 in his last 25. His .770 career SLG and 1.193 career OPS at Fenway Park are the highest of all time (min. 100 PA)...Passed (1.188) in OPS tonight. Has reached base in his last 33 home games (4/12-pres.), a career-long streak, the longest active in the majors, and the longest in the majors this season. His 33-game home on-base streak is tied with Dustin Pedroia in 2016 (6/21-9/13) for the longest by a Red Sox hitter in the last 10 seasons. Has 26 hits, 20 R, and 22 RBI in his last 15 games (.413 AVG, 6 HR)...Has reached in 46 of his last 103 PA (.447 OBP), going 35-for-91 (.385) with 6 2B and 7 HR.

STEVE PEARCE (2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI) gave the Red Sox a lead with his 1st in a Red Sox uniform, in his fi rst AB at Fenway since joining the team. Is the fi rst Red Sox hitter with a HR in his fi rst AB at Fenway as a member of the team since Daniel Nava on 6/12/10 (1st-pitch ). Was his 5th HR of the season, the last 4 of which have been game-winners...Has driven in go-ahead runs in each of his last 2 games. Is 11-for-24 (.458) with 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI, and a 1.231 OPS since joining BOS...Is batting .330/.381/.573/.953 with 5 HR and 21 RBI in 34 total games this year. Since joining the Red Sox, is 5-for-10 (.500) with 2 2B, HR, and 3 RBI vs. LHP...Over the season, is hitting .339 (20-for-59) with a .991 OPS vs. LHP. Has reached in 9 of 14 PA in his last 3 games (7-for-11, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB). Has 7 HR in 20 career games vs. TEX, posting a .687 SLG and a 1.033 OPS. Is 6-for-11 (.545) with a 2B, 2 HR, and 6 RBI in his career vs. Mike Minor...His 6 RBI vs. Minor are his 2nd-most vs. any opposing pitcher (J.A. Happ, 12).

ANDREW BENINTENDI (2-for-4, R, 2B) singled and doubled in his 31st multi-hit game of the season and 4th in a row. Over his last 4 games, is 10-for-15 (.667) with 8 runs, 3 2B, HR, 2 RBI, and 4 BB...Tied a career-long streak for consecutive multi-hit games (3rd time, last 8/8-12/17). In 10 career games vs. TEX, has hit .417/.476/.722 (15-for-36, 10 runs, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 5 BB). Is batting .335 at home (54-for-161) with a .609 SLG and a 1.001 OPS. Is 4 for his last 11 with 2 2B vs. LHP...Is 15 for his last 52 (.288) vs. LHP after beginning the season 2-for-26 (.077) vs. LHP. SANDY LEON (1-for-3) singled in his fi rst AB...Is 12-for-37 (.324) with 2 2B, 2 HR, and 10 RBI over his last 12 games. Is 29-for-95 (.305) with 13 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, and 16 RBI in his last 30 games. Is 9 for his last 20 vs. LHP (.450) after beginning the season 0-for-15.

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 5 SO) allowed just 3 hits over 5.2 scoreless innings. Earned his career-high 11th win, improving to 11-3 on the season...Is tied for 4th in the AL, and tied with for the team lead. The Red Sox are 15-3 (.833) in his 18 starts this season...The only other pitchers to start 15+ team wins this year are Luis Severino, Jon Lester, and Gerrit Cole. Extended his scoreless-innings streak to 13.2 IP...Has held his opponent scoreless in each of his last 2 starts, his fi rst career pair of consecutive scoreless starts. The last Red Sox pitcher with consecutive scoreless starts of 5.0+ IP with 3 or fewer hits allowed in each was Clay Buchholz from 4/8-14/13 (2). In his last 12 starts, is 8-3 with a 2.82 ERA (21 ER/67.0 IP). Has allowed 1 or 0 ER in 31 of his 83 career starts (37.3%).

MOOKIE BETTS (2-for-4, R, 2B) hit a 2-out double in the 5th inning, his 24th of the season. Is a career .314 hitter vs. TEX (32-for-102) with a .510 SLG...Has hit safely in all 10 career home games vs. the Rangers (.386/17-for-44). Has hit safely in his last 7 games (.387/12-for-31)...In his last 17 games, is 25-for-68 (.368). Is batting .380 (38-for-100) with 14 2B and 8 HR in 27 home games this season...Has 100 career 2B at Fenway Park. Recorded his 29th multi-hit game of the season...Since 2015, his 191 multi-hit efforts rank 2nd in the AL and 3rd in the majors. RYAN BRASIER (1.0 IP) made his Red Sox debut, his fi rst appearance in a ML game since 9/27/13 with LAA at TEX.

RANGERS NOTES (40-52) THE RANGERS dropped the series opener, falling to 10-20 in series openers this season...Are 2-3 in their last 5 games and 5-6 in their last 11. Are 1-4 against the Red Sox this season, and 2-9 vs. the club since the beginning of 2017. Were held scoreless for the 4th time this season (last 6/24 at MIN)...Was their 1st time being shut out by the Red Sox since 8/25/11 in Texas, and the 1st time at Fenway Park since 8/14/08. Recorded 5 hits or fewer for the 21st time this year (3-18), the 2nd-most such games in the AL (BAL-24). Fell behind 2-0 in the 1st inning on a 2-run HR by Steve Pearce...Dropped to 13-36 (.265) when their opponent scores 1st this season. Extended the club's relief scoreless-innings streak to 12.2 before allowing a 3-run HR to J.D. Martinez in the 8th inning...Marked the club's longest such streak since 5/31-6/5 (13.0 IP). Allowed 2 HR...Are 9-26 when surrendering multiple HR this season, including 3-10 on the road...Have allowed multiple HR in 5 of their last 9 games (12 total).

MIKE MINOR (5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 4 SO) tossed 4.1 scoreless innings after allowing a 2-run HR to Steve Pearce in the 1st inning. Is 2-1 with a 2.65 ERA (11 ER/37.1 IP) in his last 6 starts (.207 opponent AVG, 28-for-135, 0.96 WHIP)...Allowed 3 ER or fewer in each of those outings, his longest streak of such starts since 2014 with ATL (6, 8/12-9/8). Is 1-3 with a 3.77 ERA (12 ER/28.2 IP) in 8 career appearances (4 starts) vs. BOS. Did not issue a BB for the team-leading 5th time this season, 3rd on the road.

ADRIÁN BELTRÉ (1-for-4) singled to right fi eld in the 3rd inning...Was his 3,111th career hit, breaking a tie with Dave Winfi eld for 20th place on the all-time hit list (next: Alex Rodriguez-3,115). Has hit .303 (27-for-89) over his last 24 games. Is a .307 hitter (109-for-355) in 94 games at Fenway Park since the start of 2010...Has hit .324 (34-for-105) over his last 27 games vs. BOS (beginning 5/3/13). Was 1-for-3 vs. LHP...Is batting .356 (21-for-59) against lefties this season, including 17 for his last 42 (.404).

JURICKSON PROFAR (1-for-3, BB) extended his hitting streak to a season-long 9 games (.351/13-for-37)...Is the 2nd-longest streak of his career, trailing only a 13-game stretch in 2016 (5/27-6/10).

ROUGNED ODOR (1-for-4) singled in the 6th inning...Is batting .292 (14-for-48) over his last 13 games. CORY GEARRIN (1.2 IP, SO) made his Rangers debut after being acquired from SF with RHP Jason Bahr and OF Austin Jackson on 7/8. Has not allowed a run in a season-long 8 appearances. (7.0 IP).

ROBINSON CHIRINOS (1-for-4, 3B) hit his 3rd career triple in the 7th inning (also 9/19/15 at BOS, 8/25/17 at OAK). Is batting .275 (11-for-40) over his last 11 games (.650 SLG, 4 2B, 3B, 3 HR). 24 of his 41 hits this season have gone for extra bases (12 2B, 3B, 11 HR).

NOMAR MAZARA (1-for-3, BB) singled in the 8th inning and reached via BB in the 1st...Is batting .289 (50-for-173) on the road this season (.250 at home). Owns a .283 AVG over 16 career games vs. BOS (15-for-53).