BOSTON RED SOX (80-72) at TAMPA BAY RAYS (90-63) Friday, September 20, 2019 • 7:10 P.M
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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 BOSTON RED SOX (80-72) at TAMPA BAY RAYS (90-63) Friday, September 20, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL RHP Rick Porcello (13-12, 5.77) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (15-6, 3.16) Game #153 • Road Game #75 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are 4-2 in their last 6 DOUBLE TROUBLE: Andrew Benintendi recorded his 40th games...They have 10 games remaining (7 road, 3 home). double of the season yesterday...This is the first time the Red REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN Sox have ever featured as many as 4 players with 40+ doubles AL East Standing .....................3rd, 19.0 GB The Sox would be eliminated from Postseason Home/Fenway/Road ......37-41/37-39/43-31 contention today with a loss to the Rays, OR with a (Bogaerts-50, Devers-50, Benintendi-40, Betts-40). Day/Night ................................ 25-23/55-49 win by the Indians (vs. PHI at 7:10 p.m.). The Sox are only the 5th team ever to feature 4 players March/April/May/June .......1-3/12-14/16-11/15-12 with 40+ doubles, joining the 2011 Royals (4), 2006 July/August/September .....15-10/14-13/7-9 Rangers (4), 1932 Phillies (4), and 1929 Tigers (4). vs. AL East ..........................................33-36 HIT THE ROAD: The Red Sox begin a 7-day, 7-game road vs. AL Central .....................................21-11 trip tonight at Tropicana Field...They will play 4 games vs. AL West .........................................16-15 against the Rays (Fri.-Mon.) and 3 against the Rangers FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: Xander Bogaerts (31 vs. National League............................10-10 (Tue.-Thu.) before finishing the regular season with 3 HR, 50 2B) and Rafael Devers (30 HR, 50 2B) are the first vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 58-45/22-27 home games against the Orioles (9/27-29). teammates in MLB history to each record 30+ HR and Leading after 6 innings ........................67-9 The Sox rank 5th in MLB in road win % (.581, 43-31)... 50+ doubles in the same season. Tied after 6 innings ..............................10-6 Since a 3-10 start away from Fenway Park (through Bogaerts and Devers recorded only the 24th and 25th Trailing after 6 innings .........................3-57 Leading after 7 innings ........................68-9 4/17), their .656 road win % (40-21) ranks 2nd in 30-HR/50-2B seasons in MLB history...Prior to 2019, Tied after 7 innings ................................9-3 MLB...They have won each of their last 3 road games. the last players to accomplish that feat were Alex Trailing after 7 innings .........................3-60 Bregman (2018) and Albert Pujols (2012)...The last Leading after 8 innings ........................65-4 SOX & RAYS: The Red Sox went 1-8 against the Rays at left-handed hitter to do it was David Ortiz (2007). Tied after 8 innings ..............................12-6 home this season, but they are 5-1 at Tropicana Field. Trailing after 8 innings .........................3-62 Red Sox score first ..............................52-29 Dating back to 8/23/16, 21 of the last 31 games SLUGGING SOX: The Red Sox rank 10th in MLB with 231 Opponents score first .........................28-43 between these teams at Tropicana Field have been HR, the 2nd-highest total in franchise history (238 in 2003). Shutouts .................................................8-6 decided by 1 or 2 runs (14 by 1 run, 7 by 2 runs)...4 of The Sox have 6 players with 20+ HR, tied for the most Scoring less than 3 runs .......................4-28 the last 5 have been decided by 1 run. in franchise history (also 2003)...They have 8 players Scoring 3 or 4 runs ...............................8-25 Scoring 5 or more runs .......................68-19 The Sox are 9-3-1 in their last 13 series at Tropicana with 15+ HR, the most in franchise history. Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 70-52/10-20 Field, winning 6 of their last 7. 1-run/2-run games .................... 22-20/8-11 The Sox are 102-91 (.529) at Tropicana Field since the ‘PEN PALS: Beginning 7/24, the Red Sox bullpen owns Walk-offs ................................................6-5 venue opened in 1998...Their 102 wins at the ballpark the AL’s lowest opponent AVG (.223), lowest HR/9.0 IP rate Extra innings (home/road) ............... 3-5/6-1 lead all visiting teams (NYY-99, BAL-91, TOR-76). (0.79), and 3rd-lowest ERA (3.72). Series openers/finales ............. 25-24/28-21 Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 7-12-6 Sox relievers lead the majors in SO/9.0 IP (10.51). Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 15-9-0 MILESTONE MAN: Rick Porcello is 2 wins shy of 150 for Series W-L-T (total) ......................... 22-21-6 his career (148-118) and only 7 strikeouts shy of 1,500 NICE WORK, MAN: Brandon Workman leads MLB in Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 3-4/6-2 (1,493)...Only 10 active pitchers have 150+ wins, and opponent AVG (.128), SLG (.173), and OPS (.443)...He is Come-from-behind wins .........................32 only 21 have 1,500+ strikeouts. 9-1 with 15 saves, a 1.98 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and 13.04 Porcello has 148 wins and is only 30 years old...Prior SO/9.0 IP...No other pitcher has 9+ wins and 9+ saves. VS. THE RAYS to him, the last pitchers to record that many wins 56 of Workman’s 69 appearances this season have All-Time ................................. 220-168 before turning 31 were Clayton Kershaw (153), Félix been scoreless, tied for 6th-most in the majors. In Boston ......................................118-77 Hernández (154), CC Sabathia (171), Greg Maddux Workman has allowed 0 HR to his last 204 batters...He In Tampa Bay ................................102-91 (166), Dwight Gooden (157), and Roger Clemens (161). has given up only 1 HR all season, with his 0.13 HR/9.0 2019................................................ 6-9 IP rate ranking 1st in the majors (min. 40.0 IP). In Boston ............................................1-8 WINNING WAYS: Eduardo Rodriguez allowed 1 unearned In Tampa Bay ......................................5-1 DATE H/R SCORE WP LP run over 6.0 IP in yesterday’s win over the Giants...The Red 30 FOR 30: J.D. Martinez (35), Xander Bogaerts (31), and Sox are 24-8 in Rodriguez’s starts in 2019; the only other 4/19 R W6-4 Workman Castillo Rafael Devers (30) became only the 3rd Red Sox trio ever 4/20 R W6-5 Barnes Alvarado pitcher to start as many as 24 team wins this year is HOU’s with 30+ HR each in a season, joining the 2016 (Betts, Ortiz, 4/21 R W4-3 Walden Alvarado Gerrit Cole (the Astros are 24-7 in his starts). Ramirez) and 1977 (Hobson, Rice, Scott) clubs. 4/27 H L1-2 Morton Price Rodriguez is 18-6...Prior to him, the last Red Sox LHPs The Sox have never finished a season with 3 players 4/28 H L2-5 Glasnow Sale to win 18+ games in a season were Jon Lester (19 batting .300+ with 30+ HR, and only 9 teams have 6/7 H L1-5 Chirinos Porcello in 2010), Bruce Hurst (18 in 1988), and 2 pitchers in ever done that (last: 2004 Cardinals). 6/8 H L2-9 Yarbrough Smith 1953 (Mel Parnell-21, Mickey McDermott-18). 6/8 H W5-1 Price Poche RED SOX WITH 30+ HR AND A .300+ AVG 6/9 H L1-6 Snell Rodriguez 7/22 R W9-4 Rodriguez Beeks STEADY EDDIE: In each of his last 4 starts, Eduardo Player AVG HR RBI OPS 7/23 R W5-4 Sale Poche Rodriguez has thrown 6.0+ innings and allowed 1 or 0 J.D. Martinez .301 35 97 .944 7/24 R L2-3 Morton Price runs...In his last 7 starts, he has a 1.00 ERA (5 ER/45.0 IP). Xander Bogaerts .303 31 109 .928 7/30 H L5-6 Kolarek Taylor Rafael Devers .311 30 110 .918 7/31 H L5-8 Yarbrough Porcello Rodriguez has thrown 5.0+ innings in each of his 8/1 H L4-9 McKay Cashner 26 outings since the start of May, going 16-4 with a 3.02 ERA (54 ER/160.2 IP) in that time. X FACTOR: Xander Bogaerts has joined Alex Rodriguez as the only shortstops ever with 30+ HR and 50+ doubles in a UPCOMING MILESTONES MOST STARTS IN 2019 WITH 6.0+ INNINGS PITCHED season (Rodriguez had 36 HR and 54 2B in 1996). Andrew Benintendi .............. 500 hits (496) AND 1 OR 0 RUNS ALLOWED (AMERICAN LEAGUE) Xander Bogaerts ...................500 RBI (495) The only other Red Sox shortstops ever with 50+ Rick Porcello .....................1,500 SO (1,493) Rank Pitcher (Club) Starts doubles in a season are Joe Cronin (51 in 1938) and AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS 1. Justin Verlander (HOU) 15 Nomar Garciaparra (56 in 2002, 51 in 2000). Rk. Player (Team) Runs 2. Gerrit Cole (HOU) 14 Bogaerts has 81 XBH...Garciaparra holds the record for 1. Mookie Betts (BOS) ........... 131 2.