Boston Red Sox Spring Training Game Notes
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BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (5-2) at New York Yankees (5-3-1) Wednesday, March 11, 2015 • 1:05 p.m. • George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, FL FIVE ALIVE: The Red Sox have won 5 consecutive games IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN: In 2015, the Red Sox will at- beginning with a split-squad sweep on Saturday, outscor- tempt to repeat their worst-to-fi rst championship run of MEDIA GUIDE: The 2015 Boston Red ing opponents 25-12 in those games. 2013...That year, the Red Sox joined the 1991 Twins as the Sox Media Guide is accessible online at http://pressroom.redsox.com. Print This is Boston’s longest Grapefruit League win streak only teams ever to win a World Series one season after fi n- copies will be available to media mem- since the club won 7 straight in 2009. ishing in last place. In fact, the last six World Series Champions missed the bers in the coming days. STRONG ARMS: Sox pitchers have gone 2 straight games playoffs the previous year, including the 2014 Giants, without an earned run allowed, outscoring opponents 8-1 2013 Red Sox, 2012 Giants, 2011 Cardinals, 2010 IN CAMP: Boston has 57 players in in those 18 innings of baseball...Sox pitchers have given up Giants, and 2009 Yankees...In addition, the 2008 Rays Major League Spring Training Camp, 2 ER or fewer in 3 straight and 4 of the last 5 games begin- made it to the postseason after a 66-96 fi nish in 2007 including 17 non-roster invitees...The ning with 1 of the 2 split-squad games on Saturday. (Credit: Elias Sports Bureau). breakdown: 29 pitchers (9 invitees), 6 Over the club’s last 5 games (over the past 4 days), PANNING FOR GOLD: Boston has 7 players on Baseball catchers (3 invitees), 13 infi elders (4 starting pitchers Clay Buchholz, Justin Masterson, invitees), and 9 outfi elders (1 invitee). Wade Miley, Rick Porcello, and Steven Wright have America’s 2015 Top 100 Prospects List, tied with the Mets combined for 14.0 IP without an earned run allowed... for the most in MLB: Blake Swihart (17), Rusney Castillo Porcello and Wright each allowed an unearned run. (21), Henry Owens (44), Eduardo Rodriguez (59), Manuel HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED Margot (72), Brian Johnson (82), and Rafael Devers (99). RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER SOX AND YANKS: Today’s game marks the fi rst of two Amateur Draft Picks (12): Barnes (2011- meetings between the Red Sox and Yankees this spring, AT THE HELM: John Farrell returns in 2015 for his 3rd sea- son as Red Sox Manager...He guided the Red Sox to the 1st round), Betts (2011-5th round), Brad- both within a 3-day span...The Yankees will pay their only ley Jr. (2011-compensation round), Brentz visit to JetBlue park this coming Friday for a 7:05 p.m. start. World Series title in 2013, his 1st year as skipper, when he was runner up for the AL Manager of the Year Award...In (2010-compensation round), Buchholz These clubs will face each other 19 times during the 2 years at the helm of the Red Sox, he is 168-156 (.519). (2005-compensation round), Cecchini (2010- 2015 regular season, fi rst at Yankee Stadium from 4th round), Coyle (2010-3rd round), Pedroia 4/10-12...New York makes its fi rst trek to Fenway Park On 2/21, the Red Sox extended Farrell’s contract (2004-2nd round), Shaw (2011-9th round), from 5/1-3. through the 2017 season with a club option for 2018. Swihart (2011-1st round), Vazquez (2008-9th round), Workman (2010-2nd round). Boston dropped the 2014 season series against the COACHING CREW: The Red Sox hired Chili Davis as major Yankees, 7-12...The Sox lost 6 of their last 8 meetings. league hitting coach in October...The addition of Davis, who By Trade (13): Craig (From Cardinals, July returns to the Red Sox organization after serving as hitting 2014), Escobar (From Giants, July 2014), GRAPEFRUIT ACTION: Boston is 7 games into its Grape- coach for Triple-A Pawtucket in 2011, marks the club’s only Hanigan (From Padres, Dec. 2014), Hembree fruit League schedule, in which the club plays 32 major major league coaching staff change from 2014. (From Giants, July 2014), Holt (From Pirates, league spring training games over 31 days from 3/5-4/4. Dec. 2012), Kelly (From Cardinals, July 2014), Torey Lovullo returns as Bench Coach, Juan Nieves as Miley (From Diamondbacks, Dec. 2014), Today is the 7th day into a span of 21 contests in the Pitching Coach, Brian Butterfi eld as Third Base Coach, Porcello (From Tigers, Dec. 2014), Rodriguez fi rst 20 days of Grapefruit League action, which began Arnie Beyeler as First Base Coach, Victor Rodriguez (From Orioles, July 2014), Ross Jr. (From 3/5...This stretch continues until the team’s only GL as Assistant Hitting Coach, and Dana LeVangie as Rangers, Jan. 2015), Spruill (From Diamond- off-day on 3/25. Bullpen Coach -- all joining Farrell for their 3rd season backs, Dec. 2014), Varvaro (From Braves, Dec. in their current roles. 2014), Wright (From Indians, July 2012). CATCHING RAYS: Yesterday the Red Sox won a 5th Free Agents (12): Breslow (Jan. 2015), Layne straight game with a 5-1 victory over a split Rays squad in DAVID IN BOSTON: With the offseason trade of Jimmy Fort Myers in front of a JetBlue Park-record attendance of (Nov. 2013), Masterson (Dec. 2014), Mujica Rollins from the Phillies to the Dodgers, the active players (Dec. 2013), Napoli (Jan. 2013), Nava (Jan. 10,156...These teams meet 3 more times this spring, all in a with the longest continuous tenure with any MLB team are span of 4 days from 3/28-31. 2008), Ogando (Jan. 2015), Ortiz (Jan. 2003), now David Ortiz with Boston and Chase Utley with Philly. Ramirez (Nov. 2014), Sandoval (Nov. 2014), Justin Masterson started and earned the win with 4 Ortiz’s 1,656 games for the Red Sox are the most Uehara (Oct. 2014), Victorino (Dec. 2012). strikeouts over 3.0 perfect innings...Koji Uehara (1.0 among active players for any single team, as are his International Free Agents (3): Bogaerts IP), Anthony Varvaro (1.0 IP), Henry Owens (1.0 IP), 408 HR with Boston...He is one of only 25 players all- (Aug. 2009), Castillo (Aug. 2014), Tazawa and Zeke Spruill (1.0 IP) threw scoreless relief, while time to hit at least 400 HR for a single franchise, and (Dec. 2008). Dana Eveland (1.0 IP) gave up only an unearned run. the only active player to do it. Boston took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning with 3 hits and a Tampa Bay error that allowed the JETBLUE PARK: This is the Red Sox’ 4th spring at the INSIDE THE 2014 SEASON game’s fi rst run...Mike Napoli (2-for-3) and Jackie Fenway South Spring Training and Player Development FINAL RECORD: 71-91 (.438) Bradley Jr. (2-for-3, R, 2B) both turned in multi-hit Complex in Fort Myers, FL since moving here in 2012... 5TH IN AL EAST, 25.0 GB BAL efforts, while Garin Cecchini connected for a 2-run The complex’s main fi eld, JetBlue Park, mimics the playing HOME: 34-47; ROAD: 37-44 double in the 7th inning, his only PA of the game. dimensions of Fenway Park in Boston, including a Green Monster in left fi eld...JetBlue Park’s total capacity is ap- FALL TO FIFTH: One year after win- FLAGS TO FLY: Of the 57 players in Red Sox camp, 17 proximately 11,000, with 9,900 fi xed seats. ning the 2013 World Series, the Red Sox were born outside the 50 United States...The breakdown The Sox have called Fort Myers, FL their Spring fell back to fi fth place in the AL East. via place of origin: Training home for 23 seasons starting in 1993...From PLAYERS & ROOKIES: The Red Sox 1993-2011, they played at City of Palms Park...Only had 55 players appear for the team, 1 United States: 40 players Winter Haven, FL hosted the club for more springs (28 shy of the club record (56 in 2012)... Venezuela 5 - Escobar, Mujica, Quintero, years, 1966-92). Boston’s 19 different rookies marked Rodriguez, Sandoval the club’s most in a season since 21 Dominican Republic: 5 - Celestino, Ogando, Ortiz, PACKED HOUSES: Boston enters the day having played in Paulino, H. Ramirez front of sellout crowds in each of its 7 games this spring, rookies saw time on the 1926 squad. Cuba: 2 - Castillo, Hinojosa including all 4 road contests...Yesterday, the club set a Jet- YOUTH ON DISPLAY: Between Xan- Japan: 2 - Tazawa, Uehara Blue Park record with a sold out attendance of 10,156. der Bogaerts and Mookie Betts, Boston Aruba: 1 - Bogaerts led MLB with 192 starts by players 21 HOME WHITES: The Red Sox are scheduled to wear home years old or younger...It was the most Jamaica: 1 - Masterson white jerseys 4 more times this spring, next on Friday night for any AL team since the 2003 Rays Puerto Rico: 1 - Vazquez vs. NYY...They are also expected to don white uniforms on 3/22 vs. PHI, 3/29 vs. TB, and 4/3 vs. MIN. (241 starts by players 21 or younger). BROADCAST NEWS: NESN is televising 12 of Boston’s CLOSE & LATE: Boston played an AL- 34 exhibition games, with the next broadcast Friday night SPRING FOOTAGE: The Red Sox will make video high- high 56, 1-run games (28-28), the Sox’ vs.