SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (17-9-1) at (15-11-1) Friday, March 23, 2018 • 1:05 p.m. ET • George M. Steinbrenner Field • Tampa, FL Game Coverage: ESPN & WEEI 850 AM • Online Pressbox: http://pressroom.redsox.com • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes

CAN’T WIN ‘EM ALL: The Red Sox’ 9-game winning MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: This will be the 1st time streak came to an end with yesterday’s 10-7 loss at BAL... since 1992 that both the Red Sox and Yankees begin a MEDIA GUIDE: The 2018 Boston Red It was the Sox’ longest winning streak in spring training season with a new ...That season, Butch Hobson Sox Media Guide is available for down- since the 1981 club won 9 straight from 3/29-4/6. led BOS to a 73-89 record in his 1st of 3 years with the load at http://pressroom.redsox.com and club, while Buck Showalter’s 1st of 4 seasons with NYY www.redsoxpressbox.com. FOR THE RECORD: The Red Sox own the highest winning resulted in a 76-86 record. percentage of any AL East team this spring (.654). IN CAMP: Boston has 43 players in At 17-9-1 with 5 games remaining, the Sox are 1 victory HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: In 2017, Andrew Benin- Major League Spring Training Camp: 21 shy of matching their win total from 2017 (18-14-4). tendi hit 5 HR vs. NYY, all in the Bronx, breaking a 112-year- (3 NRI), 4 catchers (1 NRI), 12 in- old single-season record for the most HR by a rookie against fielders (1 NRI), and 6 outfielders (2 NRI). BEST SPRING TRAINING RECORDS the Yankees on the road (source: Elias)...STL’s George Stone RK. TEAM W-L WIN% held the previous record (4 at Hilltop Park in 1905). 1. Milwaukee 18-8 .692 Benintendi tied Jim Rice (1983) for the most HR by a Red RED SOX SPRING LEADERS 2. Houston 17-8 .680 Sox player vs. NYY on the road in a season. Hitting Stat Leader 3. Boston 17-9 .654 Benintendi went 2-for-5 with a pair of 3-run HR on Hits...... De Jesús (16) 4 Chicago Cubs 16-11 .593 8/12 at NYY, becoming the 1st rookie ever with 2+ HR 5. San Diego 13-9 .591 and 6+ RBI in a Red Sox-Yankees game (source: Elias). Runs...... Benintendi, Travis (11) RBI...... Travis (16) From 8/11-13, Benintendi totaled 9 RBI, the most by a Doubles...... Swihart (7) LEADER BOARD: The Red Sox lead the majors in doubles Red Sox player in a 3-game series at NYY since RBI this spring (72)...BOS ranks 6th in the Grapefruit League in became an official stat (source: ESPN Stats & Info). Triples...... 6 players tied (1) HR (31), 1 behind NYY, TOR, and DET (32). HR...... Travis (5) BOS pitchers rank 5th in the majors with a 4.01 ERA... AVG (min. 20 AB)...... Benintendi (.405) HOT CORNER: Rafael Devers has hit .364 with a 1.038 OBP (min. 20 AB)...... Holt (.472) They also rank 3rd in opponent AVG (.245) and 4th in OPS in 15 Grapefruit League games (15-for-43, 3 HR)...At WHIP (1.31). 21 years old, he is the youngest Red Sox player in Major SLG (min. 20 AB)...... Benintendi (.811) League Spring Training camp. Pitching Stat Leader YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Red Sox took a 7-2 lead over In 2017, Devers joined Babe Ruth as the only players Wins...... Price, Velázquez (2) the Orioles in the top of the 5th inning, but BAL scored 8 ever to homer in 3 straight games vs. NYY before Innings...... Velázquez (14.2) unanswered runs en route to a 10-7 win over BOS at Ed turning 21, doing so from 8/13-19 (source: Elias). Appearances...... Elias, Poyner, Scott (9) Smith Stadium...The Sox out-hit the O’s, 12-9. Starts...... Velázquez (5) Mookie Betts and Christian Vázquez each recorded LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts began his Grapefruit League ...... Sale (18) 2 hits, with Vázquez hitting a solo HR in the 2nd season 0-for-16, but he has hit safely in each of his last 9 inning...J.D. Martinez added an RBI triple and Sam games (13-for-25, 4 2B, HR) and reached base in each of Travis reached base 3 times (1-for-2, 2 BB). his last 12...In his last 4 games, Betts is 8-for-13 with 4 2B. MOST WINS IN THE AL, 2012-17 Betts already holds the Sox’ career records for most Rk. Wins SOX & YANKS: Today marks the 2nd of 2 Grapefruit leadoff HR (11) and most multi-HR games as a leadoff 1. Chris Sale 87 League meetings between the Red Sox and Yankees...On hitter (7)...He has hit .292 with an .848 OPS in 329 2. David Price 86 3/3 at JetBlue Park, BOS overcame deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 games in the leadoff spot (413-for-1,414, 57 HR). 3. Justin Verlander 81 and took a 3-2 lead in the 6th inning, but NYY scored 3 runs 4. Rick Porcello 80 in the 8th and held on for a 5-3 win. BROCK STAR: Brock Holt is batting .345 (10-for-29) and The Sox lost the 2017 season series to the Yankees, 8 leads the Red Sox with a .472 OBP...In his last 6 games, he HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED games to 11, but BOS won 6 of the 11 final meetings. has reached base in 10 of 17 PA (5-for-12, 5 BB)...Holt has (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) On 7/14 at Fenway Park, the Sox completed a 5-4 drawn 6 BB and struck out only 2 times this spring. comeback victory when Andrew Benintendi drew a In Grapefruit League games, Holt has played 29 Amateur Draft Picks (16) walk-off walk in the 9th inning. defensive innings at 2B, 10 at SS, 10 at 3B, and 10 in LF. Barnes (2011-1st round), Beeks In the Sox’ 3-2 win on 8/13 at , BOS (2014-12th round), Benintendi trailed, 2-1, in the 9th inning...Rafael Devers tied the EL TRECE: Hanley Ramirez went 2-for-16 (.125) in his first (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th game with a solo HR off Aroldis Chapman in the 9th, and 6 Grapfruit League games of 2018, but he has reached base round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensa- Benintendi delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th. via hit or BB in each of his last 9 games...In that span, he tion round), Buttrey (2012-4th round), has hit .370 (10-for-27, 2 2B). Jerez (2011-2nd round), Johnson WELCOME TO THE RIVALRY: The majors’ longest active Ramirez has started for the Red Sox on (2012-1st round), Maddox (2012-3rd hitting streak against the Yankees belongs to J.D. Martinez in LF (2015), at 1B (2016), and at DH (2017)...Prior round), Marrero (2012-1st round), (10 games)...During that streak, which began on 4/23/15, he to Ramirez, the last Red Sox to start 3 consecutive Pedroia (2004-2nd round), Shep- has batted .439 (18-for-41) with 5 2B and 3 HR. Opening Day games at 3 different positions were John herd (2014-13th round), Swihart Martinez recorded the 1st multi-HR game of his career Valentin (1996-98) and Carl Yastrzemski (1976-78). (2011-1st round), Travis (2014-2nd on 6/21/15 at NYY, hitting 3 HR in a 12-4 Tigers win... round), Vázquez (2008-9th round), He became the 1st visiting player ever to hit 3 HR at the KING OF THE SPRING: Sam Travis leads the Red Sox with Workman (2010-2nd round). current Yankee Stadium. 5 HR and 16 RBI in spring training...He ranks T-5th in the By Trade (14) majors in RBI and is 1 of only 21 players with 5+ HR (no Elias (From SEA, Dec. 2015), Hembree OPENING DAY: The Red Sox will begin their regular player has hit more than 6 HR this spring). (From SF, July 2014), Hernandez (From season 6 days from today on 3/29 at Tropicana Field...They In 67 career Grapefruit League games (2015-18), Travis CHC, Dec. 2014), Holt (From PIT, Dec. are 13 days away from their home opener on 4/5 vs. TB. has hit .331 (46-for-139) with 10 HR and 42 RBI. 2012), Kelly (From STL, July 2014), Kim- This will be the 4th time the Red Sox play an Opening brel (From SD, Nov. 2015), Leon (From Day game in March...They also opened seasons before NON-ROSTER NOTABLES: Marcus Walden, who started WSH, Mar. 2015), Pomeranz (From SD, April in 2003 (3/31 at TB), 2008 (3/25 vs. OAK at Tokyo Wednesday’s game at TB and threw 3.0 scoreless innings, has Dome), and 2014 (3/31 at BAL). July 2016), Porcello (From DET, Dec. 2014), posted a 0.69 ERA and a .143 opponent AVG in 7 Grapefruit Rodriguez (From BAL, July 2014), Sale League games this spring (13.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 15 SO). (From CWS, Dec. 2016), Smith (From SEA, SETTING SALE: Manager announced that Chris In 9 Grapefruit League games, non-roster invitee Dec. 2015), Thornburg (From MIL, Dec. Sale will start the Red Sox’ 1st game of the season on 3/29 has posted a 0.96 ERA and retired 26 2016), Wright (From CLE, July 2012). at Tropicana Field...This will be Sale’s 4th career Opening Day of 30 batters faced in 9.1 IP (1 ER)...Opponents are start (also 2013-14, 2016 with CWS)...In his previous 3, he 3-for-29 (.103) with 8 SO and 1 BB. Free Agents (5) Martinez (Feb. 2018), Moreland went 3-0 with a 2.86 ERA, all quality starts (6 ER/22.0 IP). Iván De Jesús Jr. leads the Red Sox in hits (16)...He has (Dec. 2017), Núñez (Feb. 2018), Price In 6 starts against the Rays in 2017, Sale was 4-1 with hit .364 (16-for-44) in 24 Grapefruit League games. a 2.66 ERA, a .178 opponent AVG, and 14.61 SO/9.0 (Dec. 2015), Ramirez (Nov. 2014). IP (40.2 IP, 26 H, 12 ER, 66 SO). International Free Agents (3) SWEET SIXTEEN: The only Red Sox player in major league Bogaerts (Aug. 2009), Devers (Aug. HIGHEST SO/9.0 IP VS. A SINGLE OPPONENT (1920-2017) camp who played at 1 of the 12 schools still partic- 2013), Lin (June 2012). RK. PITCHER OPPONENT SO/9.0 IP ipating in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament 1. Chris Sale Rays 13.45 is Robby Scott...The LHP attended State University Contracts Purchased (2) 2. Braves 13.24 from 2010-11, graduating as a double major in sociology Scott (Aug. 2011, North American 3. Randy Johnson Reds 13.09 and communications...His mother, Margie, was inducted League), Velázquez (Feb. 2018, Mexi- *Min. 75.0 IP into the FSU Hall of Fame as a standout volleyball player. can League).

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERS Fri., 3/23 at NYY 1:05 p.m. LHP , RHP Justin Haley, RHP Masahiro Tanaka, RHP Dellin Betances, LHP Robby Scott RHP Tommy Kahnle, LHP Wade LeBlanc, LHP Chasen Shreve Sat., 3/24 vs. HOU 1:05 p.m. LHP Chris Sale, RHP Heath Hembree, RHP Francis Martes RHP Brandon Workman Sun., 3/25 at MIN 1:05 p.m. LHP David Price, TBD TBD Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 2018 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT RECORD WINNER LOSER ATT. Thursday, 2/22 NORTHEASTERN JetBlue Park W 15-2 --- BEEKS Ennen --- 7,031 BOSTON COLLEGE JetBlue Park W 4-2 --- SHEPHERD Nelson ------Friday, 2/23 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park W 4-3 1-0 F. RODRIGUEZ Enns J. SMITH 9,446 Saturday, 2/24 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park W 4-3 2-0 ELIAS Faria LAU 9,466 Sunday, 2/25 BALTIMORE JetBlue Park W 7-1 3-0 C. SMITH Mesa --- 9,433 Monday, 2/26 at Pittsburgh Bradenton W 13-2 4-0 HALEY Nova --- 5,556 Tuesday, 2/27 ST. LOUIS JetBlue Park L 1-6 4-1 Weaver BEEKS --- 9,355 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) W 3-2 5-1 JIMENEZ Ramirez --- 6,371 Wednesday, 2/28 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park W 4-3 6-1 SCOTT Crick HART 9,356 Thursday, 3/1 at Houston West Palm Beach L 5-10 6-2 Guduan J. SMITH --- 5,853 Friday, 3/2 at St. Louis Jupiter W 9-6 7-2 POMERANZ Norris --- 6,654 Saturday, 3/3 NEW YORK YANKEES JetBlue Park L 3-5 7-3 Carroll SCOTT Holder 9,548 Sunday, 3/4 at Baltimore Sarasota L 8-10 7-4 Faulker SHEPHERD Scott 8,171 Tuesday, 3/6 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte W 9-1 8-4 VELÁZQUEZ Hu ELIAS 5,353 Wednesday, 3/7 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park L 1-8 8-5 Odorizzi SHEPHERD --- 9,772 at Philadelphia Clearwater L 1-2 8-6 Hutchison MARTIN Milner 7,833 Thursday, 3/8 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park T 6-6 8-6-1 ------9,911 Friday, 3/9 at Miami Jupiter L 4-5 8-7-1 Conley GONZALEZ Steckenrider 5,017 Saturday, 3/10 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) PPD 8-7-1 ------Sunday, 3/11 BALTIMORE JetBlue Park L 3-7 8-8-1 Harvey PORCELLO Meisinger 9,880 Monday, 3/12 at Toronto Dunedin W 6-4 9-8-1 VELÁZQUEZ Happ HALEY 5,514 Wednesday, 3/14 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) W 2-1 10-8-1 SALE Duffey BRASIER 8,595 Thursday, 3/15 TORONTO JetBlue Park W 7-5 11-8-1 PRICE Borucki LAYNE 10,179 Friday, 3/16 MINNESOTA (SS) JetBlue Park W 4-2 12-8-1 PORCELLO Jaye LAU 9,845 Saturday, 3/17 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park W 4-3 13-8-1 BARNES Stanek WALDEN 9,903 Sunday, 3/18 at Pittsburgh (SS) Bradenton W 2-1 14-8-1 JOHNSON Glasnow BRASIER 7,035 Monday, 3/19 PHILADELPHIA JetBlue Park W 6-5 15-8-1 CUEVAS Eshelman --- 10,002 Tuesday, 3/20 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park W 12-6 16-8-1 PRICE Musgrove --- 9,841 Wednesday, 3/21 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte W 8-3 17-8-1 WALDEN Yarbrough --- 6,134 Thursday, 3/22 at Baltimore Sarasota L 7-10 17-9-1 Araujo SCOTT Teague 8,045 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Friday, March 23 at New York Yankees Tampa 1:05 p.m. ESPN/WEEI 850 AM Saturday, March 24 HOUSTON JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Sunday, March 25 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Monday, March 26 CHICAGO CUBS JetBlue Park 6:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Tuesday, March 27 CHICAGO CUBS JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/ESPN/WEEI 850 AM *Games broadcast on WFXT in Boston DMA and on NESN through the rest of New England TODAY’S RED SOX PITCHERS at NYY

61-BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP 4 G, 4 GS, 1-0, 2.45 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Most recently pitched on Sunday at PIT, earning the win with 4.0 scoreless innings... 2/25 BAL - 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 On 3/8 vs. TB, allowed 3 ER over 3.0 IP and struck out 4...Threw 4.0 scoreless innings in his fi rst 2 3/3 NYY - 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 starts, including 2.0 on 3/3 vs. NYY...Started on 2/25 vs. BAL and dealt 2.0 hitless innings...2017 IN 3/8 TB - 3.0 4 3 3 1 4 REVIEW: Went 2-0 with a 4.33 ERA (13 ER/27.0 IP) in 5 ML starts, all Red Sox wins...Earned the 3/18 at PIT W 4.0 2 0 0 1 2 organization’s Award, given annually to a Red Sox minor leaguer who has demonstrated dedication and perseverance in overcoming obstacles while working his way to the major league team...Threw the Sox’ lone shutout of the season on 5/27 vs. SEA...Became the 1st Red Sox pitcher to throw a shutout of 9.0+ innings in a Fenway Park debut since Pedro Martinez on 4/11/98 vs. SEA.

71-JUSTIN HALEY, RHP 5 G, 3 GS, 1-0, 2.77 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Is 1-0 with 1 save over 5 Grapefruit League appearances...Struck out 6 over 3.0 2/22 NU - 1.2 3 2 2 0 4 IP on Saturday vs. TB (2 ER)...Earned a 3.0-inning save on 3/12 at TOR...Made his fi rst scoreless 2/26 at PIT W 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 appearance of the spring on 3/7 at PHI, allowing 2 hits over 3.0 innings...Struck out 4 over 1.2 IP 3/2 at STL - 2.0 3 2 1 1 0 vs. Northeastern (2 ER)...2017 IN REVIEW: Made his ML debut with MIN, appearing in 10 games 3/7 at PHI - 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 in relief...In 14 minor league games (13 GS) between BOS and MIN, went 2-2 with a 2.80 ERA (20 3/12 at TOR S 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 3/17 TB - 3.0 7 2 2 1 6 ER/64.1 IP).

63-ROBBY SCOTT, LHP 9 G, 1-2, 8.53 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Has held opponents scoreless in 7 of his 9 outings, including 5 of his 6 most recent 2/25 BAL - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 (3/7 vs. MIN, 3/11 vs. BAL, 3/14 at MIN, 3/16 vs. MIN, and Sunday at PIT)...In his most recent 2/28 PIT W 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 effort yesterday at BAL, allowed 3 ER and recorded just 1 out, suffering the loss...Allowed 1 hit on 3/3 NYY L 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 3/7 MIN - 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Sunday at PIT, throwing a scoreless inning...Struck out his only batter faced on Friday to record the 3/11 BAL - 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 fi nal out of the 8th...Also allowed 0 R over his fi rst 2 outings (2/25 vs. BAL and 2/28 vs. PIT) before 3/14 at MIN - 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 suffering the loss on 3/3 vs. NYY (3 ER)...2017 IN REVIEW: Appeared in a career-high 57 ML 3/16 MIN - 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 games and 7 Triple-A games...Earned BOS’s Tim Wakefi eld Award for Community Service. 3/18 at PIT - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/23 at BAL L 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 DEFENSIVE INNINGS - GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE GAMES PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL Barfi eld 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 32 37 Devers 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 73 Pedroia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benintendi 0 0 0 0 0 41 26 0 67 M. Hernandez 000000 00 0 Quiroz 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 46 Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 78 Ó. Hernández 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Ramirez 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 Bogaerts 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 0 78 Holt 0 0 29 10 10 10 0 0 59 Rei 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Bradley Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 72 Leon 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 Selsky 0 0 0 0 0 38 6 15 59 Butler 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 Lin 0 0 22 17 29 0 20 0 88 Swihart 42 11 0 5 0 23 0 0 81 Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 17 26 46 89 Marrero 0 0 29 9 61 0 0 0 99 Tavárez 0 0 0 0 0 24 48 4 76 Chavis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 11 41 Travis 0 78 0 0 0 13 0 0 91 De Jesús Jr. 0 15 35 37 16 0 0 0 103 Moreland 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 Vázquez 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 De La Guerra 0093521000 65 Núñez 0 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 39 2018 SPRING TRANSACTIONS February 18 INF Eduardo Núñez signed as a free agent and added to the 40-man roster...RHP Ben Taylor designated for assignment. February 20 OF Bryce Brentz traded to PIT in exchange for cash considerations. February 25 RHP Ben Taylor claimed off waivers by CLE. February 26 OF/DH J.D. Martinez signed as a free agent and added to the 40-man roster. March 11 LHPs Jalen Beeks and Williams Jerez and RHPs Ty Buttrey and Chandler Shepherd optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...C Austin Rei, INFs Michael Chavis and Esteban Quiroz, OFs Jeremy Barfi ed and Steve Selsky, and RHPs Kyle Martin and Fernando Rodriguez Jr. reassigned to minor league camp. March 15 C Óscar Hernández reassigned to minor league camp. March 19 INF Chad De La Guerra reassigned to minor league camp.