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BOSTON RED SOX (29-25) at BALTIMORE ORIOLES (29-24) Saturday, June 3, 2017 • 7:15 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 (29-25) at BALTIMORE ORIOLES (29-24) Saturday, June 3, 2017 • 7:15 p.m. ET • Oriole Park at Camden Yards • Baltimore, MD LHP David Price (0-0, 5.40) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (6-3, 2.89) Game #55 • Road Game #28 • TV: FOX • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are 8-4 in their last 12 CENTER OF ATTENTION: Jackie Bradley Jr. has 11 RBI in games, but they have lost each of their last 2...BOS has had his last 7 games...He has homered in 2 of his last 4 games, as REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN only 1 losing streak of longer than 2 games (3 G, 5/18-20). well as 3 of his last 7, and 5 of his last 15. AL East Standing .......................3rd, 3.0 GB Home/Road ............................. 17-10/12-15 The Sox’ +31 run differential ranks 3rd in the AL. Bradley has posted a .298/.420/.632 batting line in his Day/Night .................................. 14-8/15-17 last 17 games since 5/13 (17-for-57, 5 HR, 4 2B, 15 April/May/June ..................13-11/16-12/0-2 BOTTOMS UP: In the Red Sox’ last 4 games, their 7-8-9 RBI, 11 BB)...In that stretch, he leads the Sox in HR, vs. AL East ..........................................10-13 RBI, BB, XBH (tied, 9), and times on base (tied, 29). vs. AL Central .........................................5-5 hitters have combined for 18 of the club’s 23 RBI and gone vs. AL West .............................................6-4 14-for-44 (.318) with 5 HR, 2 2B, 9 R, and 4 BB. vs. National League................................8-3 ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox rank 2nd in MLB with an vs. RH/LH starter ......................... 24-20/5-5 SOX & O’S: The Red Sox continue their 19-game season average of 5.96 runs per game since 5/6 (25 G). Leading after 6 innings ........................20-2 Overall, the Sox rank 4th in the AL in runs per game Tied after 6 innings ................................4-2 series against the Orioles tonight (4-7 so far)...13 of the Trailing after 6 innings .........................5-21 Sox’ first 56 games will be against BAL, but after this week- (4.80)...They also rank among AL leaders in doubles Leading after 7 innings ........................22-0 end these teams will not meet again until 8/25. (1st, 100), AVG (3rd, .267), and OBP (3rd, .340). Tied after 7 innings ................................4-2 Boston’s .579 win % (119-88) at Camden Yards is tied RED SOX OFFENSIVE STATS Trailing after 7 innings .........................3-23 Leading after 8 innings ........................25-0 with NYY (also 119-88) for the highest among all AL STAT THROUGH 5/5 SINCE 5/6 teams, including BAL, since the venue opened in 1992. Tied after 8 innings ................................4-1 Games 29 25 Trailing after 8 innings .........................0-24 Runs/Game 3.79 (26th in MLB) 5.96 (2nd in MLB) Red Sox score first ..............................20-10 PRICE CHECK: David Price is making his 250th career OPS .709 (20th in MLB) .794 (4th in MLB) Opponents score first ...........................9-15 start...Of the 29 active pitchers with at least 250 career HR 19 (T-29th in MLB) 31 (T-17th in MLB) Shutouts .................................................3-4 starts, the only one with a higher winning percentage than Scoring less than 3 runs .......................1-12 Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................8-8 Price’s .651 (121-65) is Clayton Kershaw (.682, 133-62). THE 500 CLUB: Mookie Betts is 3 hits shy of 500 for his Scoring 5 or more runs .........................20-5 Tonight also marks Price’s 25th career start against career (497) and is only 24 years old...The only Red Sox in Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 19-14/10-11 the Orioles (11-5, 2.88 ERA, 50 ER/156.1 IP). the last 100 years to record 500 hits before turning 25 are 1-run/2-run games .......................... 6-7/4-4 Price is 6-0 with a 3.14 ERA (22 ER/63.0 IP) in 10 Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Bobby Doerr, Tony Coni- Walk-offs ................................................1-2 career starts at Camden Yards...Among the 85 pitchers gliaro, Jim Rice, and Xander Bogaerts. Extra innings (home/road) ............... 1-0/2-1 Series openers/finales ................. 8-11/12-6 to make at least 10 starts at the venue, Price ranks 1st Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 6-2-2 in winning percentage (1.000) and 6th in ERA. HOT CORNER: Since returning from the DL on 5/30, Pablo Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 4-4-0 Sandoval is 4-for-9 (.444) with a HR...He has 4 HR and 12 Series W-L-T (total) ........................... 10-6-2 COVERAGE PLAN: According to FanGraphs, Jackie Brad- RBI in only 20 games this season, posting the best AB/HR Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 2-1/1-0 ley Jr. and Mookie Betts are the only AL players with 10+ (17.50) and AB/RBI (5.83) ratios of his career. Come-from-behind wins .........................12 defensive runs saved at any position this season. VS. THE ORIOLES DEFENSIVE RUNS SAVED, ALL POSITIONS ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Sox rank 3rd in the AL and 5th All-Time (since 1954) ............ 558-486 PLAYER (CLUB) POS. DRS in MLB with an average of 5.2 runs scored per game on the In Boston ....................................283-237 Nolan Arenado (COL) 3B 13 road, compared to 4.4 runs/game at home. In Baltimore ...............................275-249 Tucker Barnhart (CIN) C 10 Tonight continues a stretch in which the Sox will play At Camden Yards ......................119-88 Mookie Betts (BOS) RF 10 18 of 23 games on the road (2-3 so far)...From 5/5-6/21, 2017................................................ 4-7 Jackie Bradley Jr. (BOS) CF 10 the Sox will play 30 of 44 games away from Fenway. In Boston ............................................3-3 Addison Russell (CHC) SS 10 In Baltimore .......................................1-4 Source: FanGraphs CONTROL CENTER: Red Sox pitchers lead the majors with DATE H/R SCORE WP LP a 3.89 SO/BB ratio...They have issued the fewest walks 4/11 H W8-1 Pomeranz Bundy CHRISTIAN VALUES: Christian Vázquez owns the Red (133) and recorded the 5th-most strikeouts (518) in MLB. 4/12 H L5-12 Givens Wright Sox’ longest active hitting streak (7 G), 1 game shy of his 4/21 R L0-2 Bundy Pomeranz career best (8 G, 4/23-5/6/16)...During the streak, he is bat- 4/22 R L2-4 Aquino Wright ALL-STAR UPDATE: MLB has released its 1st update on 4/23 R W6-2 Rodriguez Gausman ting .429 (12-for-28) with 4 doubles. All-Star Game fan balloting for the AL...Mookie Betts, who 5/1 H L2-5 Bundy Porcello Among catchers with at least 75 AB this season, Vázquez started the 2016 All-Star Game in RF, is currently in line to 5/2 H W5-2 Sale Asher ranks 1st in the AL and 2nd in MLB in AVG (.348). start the 88th Midsummer Classic on 7/11 in Miami, FL. 5/3 H W4-2 Pomeranz Gausman 5/4 H L3-8 Wilson Kendrick The AL All-Star Team will have 9 elected starters via fan 6/1 R L5-7 Miley Rodriguez WHAT A RELIEF: BOS relievers have not allowed a run or balloting...Pitchers and reserves will be determined 6/2 R L2-3 Asher Porcello walked a batter in the club’s last 3 games (6.1 IP, 3 H, 6 SO). through a combination of “Player Ballot” choices and Red Sox relievers have thrown 161.0 innings, tied for selections made by the Commissioner’s Office. RED SOX TEAM LEADERS the 4th-fewest in MLB...The Sox’ bullpen ranks 3rd in RED SOX ALL-STAR GAME VOTING Batting the majors in ERA (3.02) and SO/BB ratio (3.40), 4th Hits .......................................Bogaerts (64) in WHIP (1.12), and 5th in opponent OPS (.630). PLAYER (POS.) PLACE VOTES Doubles .......................Betts/Moreland (16) Xander Bogaerts (SS) 3rd 252,379 Triples......................................Bogaerts (4) Mookie Betts (OF) 3rd 337,473 HR .................................................Betts (9) CLOSING TIME: Opponents are 0 for their last 30 (1 BB, Andrew Benintendi (OF) 5th 327,047 XBH .............................................Betts (25) 18 SO) against Craig Kimbrel, the longest hitless stretch of RBI ..............................................Betts (32) his career (previous: 0-for-28 from 5/11/12-6/6/12)...He last Runs ......................................Bogaerts (33) SAM I AM: Sam Travis, who made his ML debut only 10 days allowed a hit on 5/11 to MIL’s Jonathan Villar. SB...................................Betts/Bogaerts (8) ago on 5/24 at CWS, is 7-for-14 (.500) with 2 BB, 2 2B, and 6 BB ........................................Moreland (26) Kimbrel has retired 62 of his last 67 batters faced, runs in 5 games (4 starts) for BOS...In the last 100 years, the AVG (min. 100 AB) .............Bogaerts (.328) including 42 of his last 45. only other Red Sox to score 6+ runs in their first 5 ML games OBP (min. 100 AB) .............Bogaerts (.383) Right-handed hitters are 0-for-45 (3 BB) vs.
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