GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (13-8-1) at Pirates (8-12-2) Sunday, March 18, 2018 • 1:05 p.m. ET • LECOM Park • Bradenton, FL Game Coverage: NESN & WEEI 93.7 FM • Online Pressbox: http://pressroom.redsox.com • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes

YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Red Sox increased their win- LEADING OFF: began his Grapefruit League ning streak to 5 games yesterday with a 4-3 victory over season 0-for-16, but he has safely in each of his last 5 MEDIA GUIDE: The 2018 Boston Red the Rays at JetBlue Park...Sam Travis came off the bench games (5-for-12, 6 R, HR). Sox Media Guide is available for down- and turned a 3-1 defi cit into a 4-3 lead with a 3- HR Only 25 years old, Betts already holds the Red Sox’ load at http://pressroom.redsox.com and in the 6th inning, his team-leading 4th homer of the sea- franchise records for most leadoff HR (11) and most www.redsoxpressbox.com. son...Mitch Moreland put the Sox on the board with a solo multi-HR games as a leadoff hitter (7). HR in the 5th inning. IN CAMP: Boston has 44 players in  Red Sox retired their fi nal 12 batters faced, HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi went Major League Spring Training Camp: 21 with Brandon Workman throwing a perfect 7th inning 0-for-2 with a walk Friday vs. MIN, snapping a 12-game Grape- and Marcus Walden pitching the 8th and 9th. pitchers (3 NRI), 4 catchers (1 NRI), 13 in- fruit League hitting streak (10 in 2018)...Dating back to 2017, fi elders (2 NRI), and 6 outfi elders (2 NRI). he has reached base safely in 20 consecutive GL games. SOX & BUCS: Today marks the 3rd of 4 Grapefruit League meetings between the Red Sox and Pirates...BOS defeated ABOVE AVERAGE: 7 members of the Red Sox’ 40-man RED SOX SPRING LEADERS PIT on 2/26, 13-2, and on 2/28, 4-3...The fi nal meeting will roster are batting above .300 this spring (min. 10 AB): take place Tuesday at JetBlue Park. Hitting Stat Leader Andrew Benintendi (.429), Xander Bogaerts (.357), Rafael Hits ...... Devers, Swihart (13) The Sox went 3-0 vs. PIT in the 2017 regular season... Devers (.342), Christian Vázquez (.333), Brock Holt (.318), Runs ...... Benintendi, Travis (8) On 4/5 at , Sandy Leon caught all 12 J.D. Martinez (.316), and Blake Swihart (.310). innings and hit a 3-run, walk-off HR, becoming the 1st RBI ...... Travis (13) Sox catcher ever to hit a walk-off HR in a shutout win. Doubles ...... Swihart (7) EL TRECE: In his last 7 games, Hanley Ramirez is 8-for-20 Triples..Devers, Mars, Quiroz, Tavárez (1) (.400), including 6-for-13 as a DH and 2-for-7 as a 1B. HR ...... Travis (4) SIBLING RIVALRY: Red Sox manager ’s brother, Ramirez has started for the Red Sox on AVG (min. 20 AB) ...... Benintendi (.429) Joey, is the 3rd base coach for the Pirates...Alex played parts in LF (2015), at 1B (2016), and at DH (2017)...Prior of 14 seasons in the majors from 1998-2011, and Joey played OBP (min. 20 AB) ...... Benintendi (.469) to Ramirez, the last Red Sox to start 3 consecutive SLG (min. 20 AB) ...... Benintendi (.821) parts of 11 ML seasons (1987, ‘89-98). Opening Day games at 3 different positions were John Alex made his ML debut with the Dodgers on 6/7/98 at Valentin (1996-98) and Carl Yastrzemski (1976-78). Pitching Stat Leader SEA...In that game, Joey batted leadoff and played 2B Wins ...... Velázquez (2) for the Mariners. ONE-TWO PUNCH: On Wed. at MIN and Thu. vs. TOR, Innings ...... Haley (13.0) Alex chose to wear number 28 for the Red Sox to Chris Sale and David Price combined to allow 3 hits in 9.0 Appearances ...... Poyner (8) honor Joey, but he switched to number 20 when BOS scoreless innings (12 SO, 1 BB)...Since the start of 2012, Starts...... Velázquez (4) signed J.D. Martinez. they rank 1st and 2nd in the AL in wins (Sale-87, Price-86). ....Barnes, Porcello, Sale (12) KING OF THE SPRING: Sam Travis leads the Red Sox with ROSTER MOVES: The Red Sox had as many as 56 players in MOST WINS IN THE AL, 2012-17 4 HR in spring training...In 62 Grapefruit League games ML spring training camp...They have reassigned 8 players to from 2015-18, he has hit .339 (43-for-127) with 9 HR. minor league camp: Cs Óscar Hernández and Austin Rei; INFs Rk. Wins Michael Chavis and Esteban Quiroz; OFs Jeremy Barfield and 1. Chris Sale 87 OPENING DAY: The Red Sox will begin their regular Steve Selsky; and RHPs Kyle Martin and Fernando Rodriguez Jr. 2. David Price 86 season 11 days from today on 3/29 at TB...They are 18 days 4 players have been optioned to -A Pawtucket: 3. Justin Verlander 81 away from their home opener on 4/5 vs. TB. LHPs Jalen Beeks and and RHPs Ty 4. Rick Porcello 80 This will be the 4th time the Red Sox play an Opening Buttrey and Chandler Shepherd. Day game in March...They also opened seasons before HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED April in 2003 (3/31 at TB), 2008 (3/25 vs. OAK at Tokyo WELCOME ABOARD: The only player on the Red Sox’ 40- (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) Dome), and 2014 (3/31 at BAL). man roster who wasn’t in the BOS organization in 2017 is J.D. Martinez...On 2/26, the Sox signed Martinez to a 5-year Amateur Draft Picks (16) MARCH MADNESS: 13 of the 56 players—and 3 coaches contract through the 2022 season. Barnes (2011-1st round), Beeks —who attended ML spring training camp with the Red Sox Since the start of 2014, Martinez’s .574 SLG ranks 2nd in (2014-12th round), Benintendi played baseball at one of the 68 schools participating in the MLB (min. 1,500 PA) behind only Mike Trout (.579). (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th 2018 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament: Despite appearing in only 119 games, Martinez set round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensa- School Players School Players career highs in 2017 with 45 HR, 104 RBI, and a 1.066 tion round), Buttrey (2012-4th round), * D. Butler St. R. Scott OPS between DET and ARI...Among players with 300+ Jerez (2011-2nd round), Johnson S. Selsky Kentucky C. Shepherd AB, he led the majors in AB/HR (9.60) and AB/RBI (4.15). (2012-1st round), Maddox (2012-3rd *Arizona St. D. Marrero *Miami (FL) A. Cora round), Marrero (2012-1st round), D. Pedroia *NC St. A. Barkett AWARD WINNERS: The Red Sox’ 40-man roster features Pedroia (2004-2nd round), Shep- *Arkansas J. Beeks *Texas B. Workman 1 league MVP (Pedroia-2008), 2 Cy Young Award winners herd (2014-13th round), Swihart A. Benintendi Texas A&M K. Martin (Porcello-2016 and Price-2012), and 3 Rookies of the Year (2011-1st round), Travis (2014-2nd *Florida B. Johnson *UCLA R. Roenicke (Ramirez-2006, Pedroia-2007, and Kimbrel-2011). round), Vázquez (2008-9th round), A. Maddox Players on the BOS’ 40-man roster have combined to earn Workman (2010-2nd round). B. Poyner *Eliminated 33 All-Star Game selections (Kimbrel-6, Sale-6, Price-5, By Trade (14) Pedroia-4, Ramirez-3, Betts-2, Bogaerts-1, Bradley-1, Holt- Elias (From SEA, Dec. 2015), Hembree NON-ROSTER NOTABLES: Marcus Walden, who threw 2.0 1, Martinez-1, Núñez-1, Pomeranz-1, and Wright-1). (From SF, July 2014), Hernandez (From perfect innings yesterday vs. TB, has allowed only 4 hits and The roster also features 3 Gold Glove Award winners CHC, Dec. 2014), Holt (From PIT, Dec. 1 ER in 10.0 IP over 6 Grapefruit League games...He has (Pedroia-4, Betts-2, and Moreland-1) and 5 Silver 2012), Kelly (From STL, July 2014), Kim- posted a 0.90 ERA and a .129 opponent AVG. Slugger Award honorees (Bogaerts-2, Ramirez-2, brel (From SD, Nov. 2015), Leon (From In 8 Grapefruit League games, non-roster invitee Bobby Betts-1, Martinez-1, and Pedroia-1). WSH, Mar. 2015), Pomeranz (From SD, Poyner has allowed only 4 base runners in 7.1 IP... July 2016), Porcello (From DET, Dec. 2014), Opponents are 3-for-23 (.130) with 5 SO. LONG DIVISION: The Red Sox won the AL East title in Rodriguez (From BAL, July 2014), Sale Iván De Jesús Jr. has hit .343 (12-for-35) in 19 2016 and 2017, marking the fi rst time since 1915-16 the (From CWS, Dec. 2016), Smith (From SEA, Grapefruit League games. club fi nished in 1st place in consecutive years...Since the AL Dec. 2015), Thornburg (From MIL, Dec. East was formed in 1969, the only clubs to win the division 2016), Wright (From CLE, July 2012). in 3+ consecutive years are the 1969-71 Orioles, 1976-78 HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: The Red Sox set a JetBlue Yankees, 1991-93 Blue Jays, and 1998-2006 Yankees. Free Agents (5) Park single-game record Thursday vs. TOR with a paid at- Martinez (Feb. 2018), Moreland tendance of 10,179...The previous record of 10,157 was set (Dec. 2017), Núñez (Feb. 2018), Price on 3/20/17 vs. BAL. WINNING WAYS: The Red Sox have won 93 games in each of the last 2 seasons...BOS has won 90+ games in 11 of 16 (Dec. 2015), Ramirez (Nov. 2014). The Red Sox have sold out each of their last 117 home seasons under the current ownership group (Henry-Werner; International Free Agents (3) Grapefruit League games, including each of their fi nal 2002-present), tied with NYY for the most 90-win seasons in Bogaerts (Aug. 2009), Devers (Aug. 10 at and all 107 at JetBlue Park that time...In 10 of those seasons, the Sox won 93+ games. 2013), Lin (June 2012). since its opening in 2012...The Sox have sold out 220

of their last 221 home Grapefruit League games. BEST RECORDS (2016-17) Contracts Purchased (2) RK. TEAM W-L WIN% Scott (Aug. 2011, North American League), Velázquez (Feb. 2018, Mexi- HOME WHITES: The Red Sox are scheduled to wear home 1. Cleveland 196-127 .607 white jerseys on 3/19 vs. PHI and 3/26 vs. CHC. 2. Boston 186-138 .574 can League). UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERS Sun., 3/18 at PIT 1:05 p.m. LHP , LHP Roenis Elias, LHP Robby Scott RHP Tyler Glasnow, RHP Dovydas Neverauskas, RHP Mitch Keller, RHP Kyle Crick Mon., 3/19 vs. PHI 1:05 p.m. LHP Chris Sale, RHP Carson Smith, RHP Joe Kelly RHP Drew Hutchison, RHP Victor Arano Tue., 3/20 vs. PIT 1:05 p.m. LHP David Price, RHP Heath Hembree, RHP Joe Musgrove, LHP Kevin Siegrist, RHP Brandon Workman, LHP Bobby Poyner RHP Edgar Santana, RHP Tyler Jones 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 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 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Sunday, March 18 at Pittsburgh (SS) Bradenton 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Monday, March 19 PHILADELPHIA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, March 20 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, March 21 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Thursday, March 22 at Baltimore Sarasota 1:05 p.m. NESN/WFXT*/WEEI 850 AM 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/ESPNWEEI 850 AM *Games broadcast on WFXT in Boston DMA and on NESN through the rest of New England TODAY’S RED SOX PITCHERS at PIT

61-BRIAN JOHNSON, LHP 3 G, 3 GS, 0-0, 3.86 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Most recently pitched on 3/8 vs. TB, allowing 3 ER over 3.0 IP and striking out 4... 2/25 BAL - 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Threw 4.0 scoreless innings in his fi rst 2 starts, including 2.0 on 3/3 vs. NYY...Started on 2/25 vs. BAL 3/3 NYY - 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 and dealt 2.0 hitless innings...2017 IN REVIEW: Went 2-0 with a 4.33 ERA (13 ER/27.0 IP) in 5 ML 3/8 TB - 3.0 4 3 3 1 4 starts, all Red Sox wins...Earned the organization’s Lou Gorman 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.

29-ROENIS ELIAS, LHP 7 G, 1 GS, 1-0, 4.15 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Allowed his fi rst 4 ER of the spring on Thursday at TOR (0.2 IP)...Over his fi rst 6 outings, 2/24 TB W 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 went 1-0 with 2 hits and no earned runs...Threw a scoreless frame on 3/12 at TOR...Struck out 2 over a 2/27 at MIN - 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 perfect inning on 3/9 at MIA...Threw 2.0 scoreless IP on 3/6 at TB, striking out 2 and walking 3...Pitched a 3/2 at STL - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 clean inning on 3/2 at STL...On 2/27 at MIN, allowed 1 unearned run over 1.0 inning...Tossed 2.0 hitless 3/6 at TB - 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 innings on 2/24 vs. the Rays to earn the win...2017 IN REVIEW: Missed most of his 2nd season with 3/9 at MIA - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3/12 at TOR - 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 BOS on the DL...Made 7 rehab starts at 4 different levels...Recalled by BOS on 9/1 and made his lone ML 3/15 TOR - 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 appearance on 9/4 vs. TOR (0.1 IP, BB, SO).

63-ROBBY SCOTT, LHP 7 G, 1-1, 5.40 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2018 SPRING: Has held opponents scoreless in 6 of his 7 outings, including his 4 most recent 2/25 BAL - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 (3/7 vs. MIN, 3/11 vs. BAL, Wednesday at MIN, and Friday vs. MIN)...Struck out his only batter 2/28 PIT W 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 faced on Friday to record the fi nal out of the 8th inning...Also allowed 0 R over his fi rst 2 outings 3/3 NYY L 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 (2/25 vs. BAL and 2/28 vs. PIT) before suffering the loss on 3/3 vs. NYY (3 ER)...2017 IN REVIEW: 3/7 MIN - 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Appeared in a career-high 57 ML games and 7 Triple-A games...Earned BOS’s Tim Wakefi eld Award 3/11 BAL - 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 3/14 at MIN - 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 for Community Service. 3/16 vs. MIN - 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 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 61 0 0 0 0 61 Pedroia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benintendi 0 0 0 0 0 36 15 0 51 M. Hernandez 000000 00 0 Quiroz 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 46 Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 58 Ó. Hernández 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Ramirez 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Bogaerts 0 0 0 0 61 0 0 0 61 Holt 0 0 24 5 4 10 0 0 43 Rei 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Bradley Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 56 Leon 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Selsky 0 0 0 0 0 38 6 15 59 Butler 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Lin 0 0 18 17 29 0 20 0 84 Swihart 30 11 0 0 0 14 0 0 55 Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 8 26 46 80 Marrero 0 0 20 9 47 0 0 0 76 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 19 0 6 25 Travis 0 57 0 0 0 10 0 0 67 De Jesús Jr. 0 11 31 29 13 0 0 0 84 Moreland 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 Vázquez 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 De La Guerra 0093121000 61 Núñez 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 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 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.