BOSTON RED SOX (76-59) at OAKLAND A's (57-78)
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BOSTON RED SOX (76-59) at OAKLAND A’S (57-78) Sunday, September 4, 2016 • 4:05 p.m. ET • Oakland Coliseum • Oakland, CA LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-6, 5.35) vs. RHP Kendall Graveman (10-9, 3.96) Game #136 • Road Game #65 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1110 AM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: With Toronto’s 7-5 loss to the Rays THE 4TH IS STRONG WITH HIM: David Ortiz has hit 8 last night, Boston moved into a tie for 1st place in the AL HR in his career on today’s date, 9/4: 2000 vs. BAL, 2001 at REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN East...The Sox have not been in sole possession of 1st place TEX, 2002 at SEA, 2004 vs. TEX, 2013 vs. DET (2), and 2014 AL East Standing ............................T-1st, --- Home/Road ............................. 41-30/35-29 since the conclusion of play on 7/21 (+0.5 GA). at NYY (2)...The only other dates on which he has homered Day/Night ................................ 24-19/52-40 The Sox have won 15 of their last 22 games and own as many as 8 times are 8/12 (10) and 9/12 (8). April/May/June ..............14-10/18-10/10-16 MLB’s 3rd-best record since 7/3 (33-22, .600) behind July/August/September .....15-10/17-13/2-0 only the Cubs (36-19) and Blue Jays (32-20). GOING OUT WITH A BANG: David Ortiz leads the majors vs. AL East ..........................................28-25 in doubles (44), XBH (76), SLG (.629), and OPS (1.035)...He vs. AL Central .....................................15-18 Boston leads the AL with a +144 run differential. ranks 3rd in RBI (107) and 6th in AVG (.320). vs. AL West .........................................21-11 vs. National League..............................12-5 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS Ortiz enters today’s game with 9,990 career plate vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 58-45/18-14 TEAM W-L GB appearances...According to Elias, only 84 players in Leading after 6 innings ......................64-10 Boston/Toronto 76-59 +2.0 MLB history have recorded at least 10,000 career PA. Tied after 6 innings ................................5-9 Baltimore Orioles 74-61 --- Trailing after 6 innings .........................7-40 Detroit Tigers 73-62 -1.0 Elias notes that only 3 players have had 100+ RBI in Leading after 7 innings ........................66-7 their final MLB season: Shoeless Joe Jackson (123 in Tied after 7 innings ................................4-7 1920), Happy Felsch (116 in 1920) & Albert Belle (103 Trailing after 7 innings .........................5-45 ROAD TESTED: The Sox’ .547 win percentage on the road in 2000)...The record for HR in a final season is 35 Leading after 8 innings ........................67-1 ranks 1st in the AL and 4th in the majors...Boston has won (Dave Kingman in 1986). Tied after 8 innings ................................5-7 9 of its last 13 games away from Fenway Park. Trailing after 8 innings .........................3-51 With 107 RBI, Ortiz is only 1 shy of tying Dave Winfield Red Sox score first ..............................51-25 BAY AREA VS. BAY STATE: The Sox have won their last for the single-season record for a player age 40 or Opponents score first .........................25-34 9 games against the A’s, marking their longest winning older...Winfield had 108 RBI in 1992 with TOR. Shutouts .................................................5-4 streak vs. OAK since 7/6/04-5/11/05 (also 9 games)...Bos- Scoring less than 3 runs .......................4-27 GETTING DEFENSIVE: Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Scoring 3 or 4 runs ...............................9-17 ton has had only 2 win streaks of 10+ games against the Scoring 5 or more runs .......................63-15 A’s since they moved to Oakland in 1968: 7/10/93-4/28/94 Jr. rank T-5th in the majors with 12 OF assists each...The Red Sox hit HR ...................................63-40 (11 games) and 8/22/82-7/15/83 (10 games). Red Sox last had 2 outfielders with 12+ assists apiece in a Red Sox hit 0 HR ................................13-19 season in 1987 (Ellis Burks-15, Jim Rice-12). Boston is batting .398 and averaging 13.4 runs per 1-run/2-run games .................. 16-18/14-13 game against the A’s this season, recording 11+ runs Boston outfielders have combined for 7 double plays Walk-offs ................................................2-4 (T-3rd in MLB), 32 assists (T-4th in MLB), and a .992 Extra innings (home/road) ............... 2-2/4-2 and 15+ hits in all 5 meetings...According to Elias, the Series openers/finales ............. 29-16/24-20 Red Sox are the first team in AL history to score more fielding percentage (1st in MLB). Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 12-8-3 than 10 runs in 5 consecutive games versus a single Sox catchers have thrown out 11 of 21 (52%) Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 9-6-7 opponent...The last major league team to do that was attempted base stealers in 50 games since 7/9...Only Series W-L-T (total) ....................... 21-14-10 the Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh in 1950. CLE has allowed fewer steals in that span (9). Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 5-1/3-0 Come-from-behind wins ......... 29, last 8/31 Innings batting around...... 23 (last 9/3, 3rd) STRAIGHT A’S: Dustin Pedroia has hit safely in each of his 30 & 100: With 30 HR and 100 RBI, Mookie Betts joins Ted last 19 games vs. OAK...The only Red Sox with hit streaks as Williams (1939, 1941) as the only Red Sox players ever with long against the A’s since the franchise moved to Oakland in 30+ HR and 100+ RBI in a season before turning 24. VS. THE A’S 1968 are Jim Rice (22, 1979-81) & Jerry Remy (20, 1978-81). All-Time Series (since 1901) ....... 1,072-877-10 David Ortiz (31 HR, 107 RBI) and Betts became the All-Time vs. OAK (since 1968) .......291-235 11th set of Red Sox teammates with 30+ HR & 100+ LEADING THE WAY: Dustin Pedroia increased his hitting In Boston ......................................170-93 RBI each...The only other players with those totals this In Oakland .............................. 121-142* streak to 10 games last night, marking his 6th streak of 10+ season are Nolan Arenado and Edwin Encarnacion. *includes 2 games in Japan in 2008 (1-1) games this season...According to Elias, he is the first Red 2016................................................ 5-0 Sox player ever with as many as 6 hitting streaks of 10+ FEATS OF MOOKIE: Mookie Betts leads MLB in multi-hit games in a single season...The last major leaguer to do that In Boston ............................................3-0 games (57) and total bases (318)...He ranks 2nd in hits (181) In Oakland .........................................2-0 was Derek Jeter in 1999 (also 6). and XBH (tied, 72), 4th in runs (104), and 5th in RBI (100). DATE H/R SCORE WP LP Pedroia is 41-for-89 (.461) since moving into the leadoff Betts has reached base in each of his last 21 games...In 5/9 H W14-7 BUCHHOLZ Gray spot on 8/10, including 19 for his last 29 (.655)...He has 54 games since 7/1, he is batting .368 with a 1.058 OPS 5/10 H W13-5 O’SULLIVAN Manaea scored a run in each of his last 6 games and reached (82-for-223, 19 2B, 3B, 14 HR)...In that time, he leads 5/11 H W13-3 PORCELLO Surkamp base in each of his last 22. 9/2 R W16-2 PRICE Neal the AL in AVG, SLG (.650), OPS, and doubles (tied). 9/3 R W11-2 PORCELLO Mengden WELL, FOR STARTERS: Boston’s starters have a 3.46 ERA SLUGGIN’ SOX: The Sox have scored a major league-best in the club’s last 50 games since 7/9, which ranks 2nd in MLB 751 runs, 90 more than the AL’s 2nd-highest mark (TOR- UPCOMING MILESTONES behind only the Cubs (2.73)...No team has received more in- 661)...Boston scored 634 runs in 2014 and 748 in 2015. Craig Kimbrel 250 Career Saves (249) nings from its starters than Boston has in that span (315.0). David Ortiz 10,000 Plate Appearances (9,990) Boston also leads the majors in doubles (304), AVG ALL-TIME HOME RUNS (MLB) RICK’S ROLLIN’: Rick Porcello (19-3) leads the majors in (.287), OBP (.352), SLG (.469), and OPS (.821). 16. Mike Schmidt 548 wins...According to Elias, Porcello is the first Red Sox ever The Sox have recorded 15+ hits in a game 21 times 17. Mickey Mantle 536 to win at least 19 of his first 22 decisions. (most in MLB)...No other AL team has more than 11 18. Jimmie Foxx 534 such games...Boston has recorded 10+ hits in a game a David Ortiz 534 HAMMERIN’ HANLEY: Hanley Ramirez has 3 HR and 10 major league-best 71 times. ALL-TIME HITS (MLB) 113. Torii Hunter 2,452 RBI in his last 4 games...He has at least 1 XBH in each of his last 5 games, 1 shy of his career-best streak (7/20-31/07 MAJOR LEAGUE HITS LEADERS Jim Rice 2,452 with FLA)...He has scored a run in each of his last 5 games. PLAYER (TEAM) HITS AVG 115. Red Schoendienst 2,449 Jose Altuve (HOU) 185 .348 116. David Ortiz 2,447 In 19 games since 8/11, Ramirez is batting .366 with Mookie Betts (BOS) 181 .319 117.