BOSTON RED SOX (100-46) Vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (65-80) Thursday, September 13, 2018 • 7:10 P.M
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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 (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 BOSTON RED SOX (100-46) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (65-80) Thursday, September 13, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4, 3.64) vs. RHP Sam Gaviglio (3-8, 5.25) Game #147 • Home Game #72 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) CENTURY MARK: This is the 4th time the Red Sox have SOX & JAYS: The Red Sox and Blue Jays conclude their won 100+ games in a season, having also done so in 1946 19-game season series tonight (BOS leads, 14-4)...The Sox’ REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing .........................1st, +10.0 (104-50), 1915 (101-50), and 1912 (105-47). 14 wins vs. TOR are tied for their most ever (14-5 in 2004). Home/Road ............................. 51-20/49-26 This is the fastest the Sox have ever reached 100 The Sox have won 12 of their last 14 games against Day/Night .................................. 32-9/68-37 wins, doing so in 146 games...The 1912 club earned the Jays...They are 27-10 (.730) vs. TOR since the start March/April/May/June .... 2-1/19-6/18-11/17-10 its 100th win in Game No. 147. of 2017, going 10-1-1 in series in that time. July/August/September .........19-6/18-9/7-3 vs. AL East ..........................................47-19 At 100-46, the Sox would need to go 6-10 (.375) or In 2017 and 2018, the Sox have stolen more bases vs. AL Central .....................................18-12 better in their final 16 games to break the franchise’s against TOR (54-for-62) than any other team has vs. AL West .........................................21-12 single-season wins record of 105 (1912). stolen against any single opponent in that time. vs. National League..............................14-3 vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 79-32/21-14 Leading after 6 innings ........................78-5 FIRST IMPRESSION: Alex Cora became the 1st manager PRICE CHECK: Among AL pitchers who have thrown Tied after 6 innings ..............................12-3 to guide a team to 100+ wins in his 1st season with the 50.0+ innings since the All-Star break, David Price ranks Trailing after 6 innings .......................10-38 club since Felipe Alou (2003 Giants, 100-61)...The only 1st in ERA (1.56), WHIP (0.83), opponent OPS (.494), and Leading after 7 innings ........................83-4 Tied after 7 innings ..............................12-4 other manager to lead the Sox to 100+ wins in his 1st HR/9.0 IP (0.31)...In those 9 starts, he has 60 SO and 9 BB. Trailing after 7 innings .........................5-38 season with the team is Jake Stahl (105-47 in 1912). The Sox are 18-3 in Price’s last 21 starts...In that time, Leading after 8 innings ........................89-1 Cora became the 5th person to lead a team to 100+ he is 13-2 with a 2.94 ERA (42 ER/128.2 IP). Tied after 8 innings ................................7-1 wins in his 1st season as an MLB manager, joining Trailing after 8 innings .........................4-44 Red Sox score first ..............................66-13 Dusty Baker (1993 Giants, 103-59), Sparky Anderson WHAT A RELIEF: Red Sox relievers have a 1.42 ERA (3 ER/19.0 Opponents score first .........................34-33 (1970 Reds, 102-60), Ralph Houk (1961 Yankees, 109- IP) and a .209 opponent AVG in the club’s last 4 games. Come-from-behind wins .........................44 53), and Mickey Cochrane (1934 Tigers, 101-53). Shutouts ...............................................14-6 Craig Kimbrel needs 1 more save to reach 40 for the Scoring less than 3 runs .......................8-22 5th time in his career...The only pitchers with as many Scoring 3 or 4 runs .............................18-14 STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead the majors with 100 as five 40-save seasons are Mariano Rivera (9), Trevor Scoring 5 or more runs .......................74-10 wins and a .685 winning %...They are 10-4 in their last 14 Hoffman (9), and Francisco Rodriguez (6). Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 78-20/22-26 games and an MLB-best 44-17 (.721) since 7/2. 1-run/2-run games .................... 23-11/15-7 In his last 9 outings, Kimbrel has allowed 1 run in 9.0 BOS is a season-high 54 games above .500...The only Walk-offs ................................................7-2 IP and held opponents to a .069 AVG (2-for-29). Extra innings (home/road) ............... 5-1/3-2 other seasons in which BOS reached as many as 54 Series openers/finales ............. 32-15/33-13 games above .500 were 1946 (+54) and 1912 (+58). M-V-P! M-V-P!: According to FanGraphs, Mookie Betts Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 17-4-2 HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 14-5-5 leads the majors in WAR (9.2) and has recorded 19 defensive Series W-L-T (total) ........................... 31-9-7 Rank Club Run Diff. Win % (Record) runs saved...He also leads MLB in AVG (.340) and ranks 2nd Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 7-0/7-1 1. Red Sox +225 .685 (100-46) in runs (117), OBP (.433), SLG (.627), and OPS (1.059), as 2. Astros +242 .630 (92-54) well as T-4th in XBH (76) and 8th in steals (28). 3. Yankees +148 .616 (90-56) VS. THE BLUE JAYS Betts is the 1st player in MLB history to hit 40+ doubles All-Time ................................. 352-282 and steal 20+ bases in 4 straight years (source: Elias). In Boston ....................................172-145 OCTOBER BASEBALL: The Red Sox clinched a postseason In Toronto ...................................180-137 berth with Tuesday night’s 7-2 win over TOR. Betts has 29 HR...The only Red Sox player ever to At Rogers Centre ....................136-104 hit 30+ HR as a leadoff hitter in a season is Nomar This is the 3rd consecutive year in which the Sox have 2018.............................................. 14-4 Garciaparra (30 in 1997)...The only Red Sox ever to hit In Boston ............................................8-1 earned a postseason berth, matching the longest streak 30+ HR with 30+ steals is Jacoby Ellsbury (2011). In Toronto ...........................................6-3 in franchise history (also 2003-05 and 2007-09). DATE H/R SCORE WP LP This is the 24th time the Sox have qualified for the 4/24 R L3-4(10) Clippard KIMBREL postseason, including the 10th time in 17 years under the J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads MLB in RBI (121), SLG (.629), and total bases (331)...He ranks 2nd in AVG (.329), 4/25 R W4-3 RODRIGUEZ Barnes current ownership group (Henry-Werner; 2002-pres.). 4/26 R W5-4 SALE Estrada HR (40), hits (tied, 173), and XBH (tied, 77), as well as 3rd 5/11 R L3-5(12) Gaviglio JOHNSON in OPS (1.029), 4th in runs (105), and 6th in OBP (.400). 5/12 R W5-2 PRICE Estrada EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead the Yankees by Martinez hit his 40th HR of 2018 on Sunday, becoming 5/13 R W5-3 VELÁZQUEZ Biagini 10.0 games...Their magic number to win the AL East is 7... the 11th Red Sox player to reach that total in a season 5/28 H W8-3 PRICE Sanchez Their largest lead of the season is 10.5 games. (last: David Ortiz in 2006)...He is 4 doubles shy of 5/29 H W8-3 PORCELLO Estrada The Sox won the AL East title in 2016 and 2017; they joining Ortiz and Manny Ramirez as the only Red Sox 5/30 H W6-4 RODRIGUEZ Gaviglio have never finished in 1st place in 3 straight seasons. ever to hit 40+ HR and 40+ doubles in a season. 7/12 H W6-4 PRICE Happ 7/13 H L7-13 Petricka PORCELLO BOS is 47-19 (.712) vs. AL East opponents...In the MLB LEADERS IN TRIPLE CROWN CATEGORIES 7/14 H W6-2(10) KIMBREL Rowley Divisional Era (1969-pres.), the best single-season Stat 1st 2nd 7/15 H W5-2 WORKMAN Stroman record for any AL East team within the division AVG Mookie Betts (.340) J.D. Martinez (.329) 8/7 R W10-7(10) KIMBREL Giles belongs to the 1998 Yankees (.688, 33-15). HR Khris Davis (41) J.D. Martinez (40) 8/8 R W10-5 JOHNSON Hauschild RBI J.D. Martinez (121) Khris Davis (110) 8/9 R L5-8 Borucki PORCELLO 9/11 H W7-2 BRASIER Tepera 146 DOWN: The Red Sox are 1 of 19 teams since 1900 to 9/12 H W1-0 PRICE Sanchez win 100+ of their first 146 games. #DODAMAGE: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs (786), runs MOST RECENT TEAMS TO WIN 100+ OF FIRST 146 GAMES per game (5.38), AVG (.268), OBP (.338), SLG (.453), OPS MOST HR IN 1ST SEASON WITH SOX Year Club First 146 Record Finish (.790), doubles (316), and XBH (531)...They also own MLB’s Rk. Player (Year) HR 2018 BOS 100-46 -- -- 2nd-lowest strikeout % (19.7). 1. Dick Stuart (1963) ......................... 42 2001 SEA 106-40 116-46 Lost in ALCS The Sox rank 3rd in MLB in steals and 6th in stolen T2.