WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (9): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 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 3, BOSTON RED SOX 2 Sunday, April 18, 2021 • Game 1 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E PITCH COUNTS Chicago 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 0 RED SOX Boston 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 1 # (Strikes) Win: Keuchel (1-0) Loss: Houck (0-2) : Hendriks (2) Tanner Houck 58 (43) Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 4,679 Weather: 58°, NW at 12 mph Josh Taylor 12 (7) White Sox HR: Anderson (2) Phillips Valdez 23 (15) Red Sox HR: Hernández (2) WHITE SOX Pitcher # (Strikes) 67 (42) RED SOX NOTES (10-5) 8 (6) 16 (11) THE RED SOX are 10-2 in their last 12 games after beginning the season 0-3. Red Sox have allowed 3 ER or fewer in 12 of their 15 games, including each of the last 6 (2.47 ERA, 13 ER/47.1 IP). In the 12 games since allowing 11 ER against the Orioles on 4/4, the Sox own a 3.08 ERA (36 ER/105.1 IP).

KIKÉ HERNÁNDEZ (1-for-3, R, HR, RBI) a solo HR to begin the 6th inning, cutting the Red Sox' deficit to 3-2. Is 14-for-41 (.341) with an .894 OPS over his last 10 games after going 2-for-18 (.111) through his first 5 games.

BOBBY DALBEC (2-for-3, 2B) recorded multiple hits for the 3rd time this season...Is 6-for-19 (.316) with 4 2B and 3 RBI in his last 6 games (R, BB) Doubled off the CF end of the Green Monster in the 3rd inning...Was his hardest hit ball this season (111.5 mph).

HUNTER RENFROE (1-for-3, RBI) drove in the Red Sox' first with a 2-out, RBI in the 4th inning, cutting their deficit to 2-1. Is 3-for-12 (.250) with 3 RBI in his last 4 games (.400 OBP, 3 R, HR, 3 BB).

PHILLIPS VALDEZ (2.0 IP, 2 SO) retired all 6 BF for scoreless 6th and 7th innings...Has an 0.57 WHIP and .087 opponent AVG this season (2-for-23, 2 BB, 4 SO).

TANNER HOUCK (4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 SO) made his 3rd appearance of the season (2nd start)...Allowed a career-high 3 ER over his fewest IP in a start (4.1).

JOSH TAYLOR (0.2 IP, H, SO) has allowed 1 ER in 4.2 IP over his last 5 outings, limiting opponents to a .167 AVG (3-for-18).

RAFAEL DEVERS (1-for-3) is 14-for-42 (.333) in his last 11 games (7 R, 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 3 BB, HBP).

J.D. MARTINEZ (1-for-3, R) singled in the 4th and came around to score Boston's first run...Is batting .365 this season (19-for-52, 13 R, 7 2B, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 6 BB).

WHITE SOX NOTES (7-8)

THE WHITE SOX snapped a 2-game skid, winning the 1st game of today's doubleheader...Have won 10 of Dallas Keuchel's 15 starts with the club (8 of last 11).

DALLAS KEUCHEL (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, SO) earned his first win of the season...Is 5-0 in his last 11 starts, his longest streak of starts without a loss since a 14-start stretch from August 2016 to July 2017 with Houston. Retired each of his first 7 batters faced before a Bobby Dalbec in the 3rd inning.

TIM ANDERSON (3-for-4, R, HR, RBI) hit a 1st-pitch, leadoff HR, his 9th career leadoff HR...Was his 4th career HR on a game's 1st pitch (previous: 8/15/17 at LAD). Anderson is tied with and Tim Raines for the 2nd-most leadoff HR in White Sox history, trailing only Ray Durham (20). Has hit safely and scored in each of his 3 games since being reinstated from the IL on Thursday (6-for-14, 3 R, SB). Recorded his 25th game with 3 or more hits since the start of 2019, tying Rafael Devers, and DJ LeMahieu for most in the AL over that time.

JOSÉ ABREU (1-for-3, R) hit an infield single in the 4th and came around to score...He's reached base safely in each of the White Sox' 15 games this season. In 24 career games at Fenway Park he's batting .337 (32-for-95), his best average in any AL ballpark, with 22 RBI and 18 XBH in those games.

YOÁN MONCADA (1-for-3, RBI) hit an RBI single in the 5th...Was his 4th consecutive game with an RBI (5 total RBI) after recording 2 RBI through his first 10 games.

YASMANI GRANDAL (1-for-3, 2B, RBI) hit a RBI double in the 4th to snap an 0-for-17 skid, which dated back to a 2-run single on 4/5 in Seattle. Chicago White Sox (7-8) 3,Boston Red Sox (10-5) 2 Apr 18th, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Chi White Sox 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 0 Boston 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 1

Chi White Sox 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 Anderson, T, SS .310 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Hernández, K, CF .271 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Eaton, RF .250 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Verdugo, LF .259 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Moncada, 3B .189 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 Martinez, J, DH .365 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Abreu, 1B .214 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 Bogaerts, SS .389 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Mercedes, Y, DH .429 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Devers, 3B .264 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Grandal, C .152 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 Renfroe, RF .194 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Robert, CF .271 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Arroyo, 2B .316 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Lamb, LF .111 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dalbec, 1B .216 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 Mendick, 2B .385 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Plawecki, C .263 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 García, L, 2B-LF .118 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Houck, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Keuchel, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Taylor, J, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bummer, 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 0 Hendriks, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .282 26 2 8 1 0 1 2 0 3 21 9 Totals .236 28 3 7 1 0 1 3 0 5 21 13 BATTING BATTING 2B : Dalbec (4, Keuchel). 2B : Grandal (2, Houck). HR : Hernández, K (2, 6th inning off Keuchel, 0 on, 0 out). HR : Anderson, T (2, 1st inning off Houck, 0 on, 0 out). TB : Arroyo; Dalbec 3; Devers; Hernández, K 4; Martinez, J; Renfroe; Verdugo. TB : Abreu; Anderson, T 6; Grandal 2; Lamb; Moncada. RBI : Hernández, K (6); Renfroe (4). RBI : Anderson, T (2); Grandal (7); Moncada (7). 2-out RBI : Renfroe. 2-out RBI : Grandal; Moncada. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hernández, K. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Robert; Abreu. GIDP : Martinez, J; Plawecki. GIDP : Grandal. Team RISP : 2-for-4. Team RISP : 1-for-4. Team LOB : 3. Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING FIELDING CS : Renfroe (1, 2nd base by Keuchel/Grandal). Pickoffs : Keuchel (Renfroe at 1st base). PO : Renfroe (1st base by Keuchel). DP : 2 (Moncada-García, L-Abreu; Moncada-Mendick-Abreu). FIELDING E : Devers (3, throw). DP : (Bogaerts-Devers-Dalbec).

Chi White Sox ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Boston ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Keuchel (W, 1-0) 5.68 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 1 19 Houck (L, 0-2) 4.35 4.1 6 3 3 0 2 1 19 Bummer (H, 1) 2.08 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Taylor, J 9.53 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Hendriks (S, 2) 5.06 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Valdez, P 2.57 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 3.38 7.0 8 2 2 0 3 1 26 Totals 3.54 7.0 7 3 3 0 5 1 28

Keuchel pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes : Keuchel 67-42; Bummer 8-6; Hendriks 16-11; Houck 58-43; Taylor, J 12-7; Valdez, P 23-15. Groundouts-flyouts : Keuchel 8-1; Bummer 1-0; Hendriks 1-0; Houck 5-1; Taylor, J 1-0; Valdez, P 3-0. Batters faced : Keuchel 19; Bummer 3; Hendriks 4; Houck 19; Taylor, J 3; Valdez, P 6. Inherited runners-scored : Taylor, J 2-1. Umpires : HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Ryan Additon. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Gabe Morales. Official Scorer : Charlie Scoggins Weather : 58 degrees, Partly Cloudy Wind : 12 mph, Out To RF First pitch : 1:12 PM T : 2:04 Att : 4,679 Venue : Fenway Park April 18, 2021