WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (9): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (14): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (10): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES 4, 2 Saturday, April 3, 2021 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Baltimore 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 0 RED SOX Boston 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Plutko (1-0) Loss: Houck (0-1) Save: Valdez (2) 85 (54) Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 4,571 Weather: 46°, N at 15 mph Austin Brice 14 (8) Orioles HR: None Darwinzon Hernandez 15 (11) Red Sox HR: None Phillips Valdez 22 (13) ORIOLES Pitcher # (Strikes) RED SOX NOTES (0-2) 86 (52) 33 (21) THE RED SOX lost their 2nd consecutive game to begin the season...Is the 1st time the Red Sox have lost consecutive games to 11 (9) begin a season since 2012 (3 games). César Valdez 22 (13)

TANNER HOUCK (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO) made his season debut, his 4th career major league start...Is 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA, 10 BB, and 29 SO (3 ER/23.0 IP). Has struck out 34.1% of his ML batters faced (29 of 85). Houck's 29 SO are the 2nd-most by a Red Sox through their first 4 career games (Daisuke Matsuzaka-31 in 2007).

J.D. MARTINEZ (3-for-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI) is 4-for-8 with 2 2B and 1 RBI through the Red Sox' first 2 games of the season. Hit an RBI infield single in the 5th...Singled to begin the 4th and later scored the Sox' first run of the season on Marwin Gonzalez's RBI sac fly.

MARWIN GONZALEZ (2-for-2, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 1 RBI) drove in the Red Sox' first run with an RBI sac fly in the 4th inning, cutting their deficit to 2-1. Stole 2nd base in the 2nd inning following a single...Was his 1st SB since 4/28/19.

AUSTIN BRICE (1.0 IP) has appeared in each of the Red Sox' first 2 games, combining to toss 1.2 scoreless IP (0 H, 0 BB, 0 SO)...Has thrown 20 pitches (12 strikes).

KEVIN PLAWECKI (1-for-3, 1 R) singled to begin the 5th inning and later scored on J.D. Martinez's RBI single.

PHILLIPS VALDEZ (2.0 IP, 1 SO) made his season debut, tossing a scoreless 8th and 9th...Was his 5th career appearance with 2.0+ scoreless IP (twice in 2020).

ORIOLES NOTES (2-0)

THE ORIOLES have won each of the first 2 games of the season, their first season-opening winning streak since 2017 (4 games). Have held the Red Sox to 2 runs in 18.0 innings through the first 2 games of the season.

MAIKEL FRANCO (1-for-4, 2 RBI) gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead with a 2-out, 2-run single in the 4th inning...Led KC with 38 RBI last season.

MATT HARVEY (4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO) made his Orioles debut...Held the Red Sox scoreless through 3.0 IP before allowing 1 run in the 4th and 1 run in the 5th. This afternoon's start was Harvey's longest since 7/18/19 with LAA vs. HOU (6.0 IP).

PEDRO SEVERINO (2-for-4, 1 R, 1 2B) recorded multiple hits in his second straight game to begin the season. Is the first Oriole with consecutive multi-hit games to begin a season since 2018 (Tim Beckham, 2) and just the 3rd Orioles to do so (Francisco Peña, 2 in 2016; Ramón Hernández, 2 in 2006).

CÉSAR VALDEZ (1.0 IP, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 HBP) converted his 2nd save in as many games this season, the 5th of his major league career (3 in 2020).

ANTHONY SANTANDER (1-for-4, 1 RBI) extended the Orioles' lead to 3-1 with an RBI single in the 5th inning...Has recorded an RBI in each of the first 2 games.

CEDRIC MULLINS (2-for-4) recorded his 2nd straight multi-hit game to begin the season...Has 4 hits in 8 AB through the first 2 games.

TREY MANCINI (0-for-3, 1 SF, 1 RBI) extended the Orioles' lead to 4-2 in the 7th with an RBI sac fly, his 1st RBI of the season.

ADAM PLUTKO (2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO) made his Orioles debut...Entered in the 5th with runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs and a 3-2 lead, retiring his 1st batter faced.

AUSTIN HAYS (1-for-4, 1 R) singled in the 4th and later scored on Maikel Franco's 2-run single. Baltimore Orioles (2-0) 4,Boston Red Sox (0-2) 2 Apr 3rd, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 0 Boston 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1

Baltimore AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Boston AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Mullins, CF .500 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Hernández, K, CF .125 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Mancini, 1B .167 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 0 Verdugo, RF .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Santander, RF .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 Martinez, J, DH .500 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Mountcastle, DH .125 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bogaerts, SS .125 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Ruiz, R, 2B-3B .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Devers, 3B .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Hays, LF .125 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Gonzalez, M, 2B .400 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Franco, 3B .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 Dalbec, 1B .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 Urías, R, 2B .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cordero, F, LF .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Galvis, SS .250 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Plawecki, C .333 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 Severino, P, C .500 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 a-Vázquez, PH .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harvey, M, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houck, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Plutko, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brice, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tate, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez, D, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valdez, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valdez, P, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals .250 34 4 8 1 0 0 4 1 11 27 8 Totals .145 33 2 7 1 0 0 2 2 8 27 9 BATTING a-Lined out for Plawecki in the 9th. 2B : Severino, P (1, Houck). BATTING TB : Franco; Galvis; Hays; Mullins 2; Santander; Severino, P 3. 2B : Martinez, J (2, Harvey, M). RBI : Franco 2 (2); Mancini (1); Santander (2). TB : Bogaerts; Gonzalez, M 2; Martinez, J 4; Plawecki. 2-out RBI : Santander; Franco 2. RBI : Gonzalez, M (1); Martinez, J (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Mountcastle. 2-out RBI : Martinez, J. SF : Mancini. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hernández, K; Cordero, F 2; Dalbec; Bogaerts 2. Team RISP : 3-for-7. SF : Gonzalez, M. Team LOB : 5. Team RISP : 1-for-11. Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Gonzalez, M (1, 2nd base off Harvey, M/Severino, P). FIELDING E : Devers (1, throw). PB : Plawecki (1).

Baltimore ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Boston ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Harvey, M 3.86 4.2 6 2 2 1 4 0 21 Houck (L, 0-1) 3.60 5.0 6 3 2 1 8 0 22 Plutko (W, 1-0) 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 Brice 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Tate (H, 1) 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Hernandez, D 9.00 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 Valdez (S, 2) 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 Valdez, P 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 1.00 9.0 7 2 2 2 8 0 37 Totals 2.50 9.0 8 4 3 1 11 0 36

WP : Houck; Hernandez, D. HBP : Gonzalez, M (by Valdez). Pitches-strikes : Harvey, M 86-52; Plutko 33-21; Tate 11-9; Valdez 22-13; Houck 85-54; Brice 14-8; Hernandez, D 15-11; Valdez, P 22-13. Groundouts-flyouts : Harvey, M 4-3; Plutko 3-1; Tate 1-0; Valdez 1-0; Houck 3-1; Brice 1-1; Hernandez, D 0-0; Valdez, P 4-1. Batters faced : Harvey, M 21; Plutko 8; Tate 3; Valdez 5; Houck 22; Brice 3; Hernandez, D 5; Valdez, P 6. Inherited runners-scored : Plutko 2-0. Umpires : HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Nic Lentz. 3B: Joe West. Official Scorer : Bob Ellis Weather : 46 degrees, Sunny Wind : 15 mph, L To R First pitch : 1:11 PM T : 2:51 Att : 4,571 Venue : Fenway Park April 3, 2021