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CHAMPIONS (9): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 CHAMPIONS (14): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (10): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES (108-54 in 2018) at (89-73 in 2018) Thursday, March 28, 2019 • 4:10 p.m. PT/7:10 p.m. ET • T-Mobile Park • Seattle, WA LHP (12-4, 2.11 in 2018) vs. LHP Marco Gonzales (1-0, 4.50) Game #1 • Road Game #1 • TV: ESPN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) FOR THE 119TH TIME: Boston begins its 119th AL season ROAD WARRIORS: The Red Sox are opening the season today...The Red Sox are 58-59-1 all-time on with an 11-day, 11-game road trip at SEA (4), OAK (4), 2018 REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing...... 1st, +8.0 (excluding G2 of doubleheaders in 1903, 1948, and 1982). and ARI (3), the most road games to begin a season in Home/Road...... 57-24/51-30 This is the 78th time that the Red Sox have opened franchise history (previous: 10 in 1901 and 2003). Day/Night...... 36-10/72-44 the regular season on the road (34-42-1), having done The only other club in the last 100 years to open a March/April/May/June..... 2-1/19-6/18-11/17-10 so in 20 of the last 24 seasons (1996-2019). season with 11+ games as the visiting team was the July/August/September...... 19-6/18-9/15-11 vs. AL East...... 52-24 1980 Twins (first 12 games). vs. AL Central...... 19-14 FIRST IMPRESSIONS: In 3 of their last 4 World Series The Red Sox will not play their 1st game at Fenway vs. AL West...... 21-12 championship seasons, the Red Sox lost on Opening Day Park until Tuesday, 4/9 vs. TOR, the latest scheduled vs. National League...... 16-4 home opener in the majors this season. vs. RH/LH starter...... 87-38/21-16 (2004, 2007, 2018)...In last year’s opener at Tropicana Field, Leading after 6 innings...... 84-6 the Sox took a 4-0 lead into the 8th inning but lost, 6-4. Tied after 6 innings...... 12-5 The Sox have not been shut out on Opening Day in any COAST TO COAST: The Red Sox and Mariners begin a Trailing after 6 innings...... 12-43 of the last 42 seasons (1977-2018), the 2nd-longest 7-game season series today...In addition to this weekend, Leading after 7 innings...... 90-4 Tied after 7 innings...... 13-5 active streak in the majors (NYM-56)...They were last these teams will play a 3-game set in Boston (5/10-12). Trailing after 7 innings...... 5-45 blanked in an opener on 4/9/76 at BAL’s Memorial This is the 2nd time the Sox and Mariners are opening Leading after 8 innings...... 97-1 Stadium, a 1-0 game that lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes. a season against each other...On 4/4/2000 here at Tied after 8 innings...... 7-3 T-Mobile Park, BOS kicked off its season with a 2-0 Trailing after 8 innings...... 4-50 Red Sox score first...... 74-15 SETTING SALE: Chris Sale, who recorded the final out of victory over SEA, which was also the last time the Sox Opponents score first...... 34-39 the , will start today’s game for the Red played on the west coast on Opening Day. Come-from-behind wins...... 47 Sox...The last pitcher to record the final out of a World Series Since 2003, the Red Sox are 96-119 (.447) in the Pacific Shutouts...... 14-7 and then throw that winning club’s first pitch of the following Time Zone, which includes games at LAA, OAK, SEA, Scoring less than 3 runs...... 8-25 Scoring 3 or 4 runs...... 20-17 regular season was SF’s Madison Bumgarner (2014-15)...The LAD, SD, and SF...Against those same teams at Fenway Scoring 5 or more runs...... 80-12 last AL pitcher to do so was BAL’s Scott McGregor (1983-84), Park in that same time, the Sox are 132-71 (.650). Red Sox HR/hit 0 HR...... 85-24/23-30 and the only other Sox pitcher to do it is (1918-19). 1-/2-run games...... 25-14/17-7 This will be Sale’s 5th Opening Day start (also 2013-14 Walk-offs...... 7-4 VETERAN PRESENCE: enters the 2019 Extra innings (home/road)...... 5-1/3-4 & 2016 with CWS, and 2018 with BOS)...In his previous season with the most MLB service time among Red Sox Series openers/finales...... 34-18/37-15 4, he went 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA (6 ER/28.0 IP). players (12 years, 41 days)... (9.170), David Series W-L-T (home)...... 19-5-2 In the 5 seasons from 2014-18, the Red Sox had Price (9.164), and (9.116) are all on track Series W-L-T (road)...... 14-7-5 5 different Opening Day starting pitchers (Lester, to reach 10 years of service time in 2019. Series W-L-T (total)...... 33-12-7 Series sweeps (home/road)...... 8-0/7-1 Buchholz, Price, Porcello, Sale). Also with 7+ years of service time are (8.067), Chris Sale (8.061), Eduardo Nunez (7.090), J.D. STARTING LINEUP: Of the Red Sox’ 10 players in their Martinez (7.036), and (7.013). VS. THE MARINERS 2018 Opening Day lineup, 9 are still on the club’s roster All-Time (1977-present)...... 242-180 In Boston...... 127-78 (P-Sale, C-Vázquez, 2B-Núñez, 3B-Devers, SS-Bogaerts, COACHING CONSISTENCY: Each member of the Red Sox’ In Seattle...... 115-102 LF-Benintendi, CF-Bradley, RF-Betts, DH-Martinez). 2018 coaching staff has returned for the 2019 season...The The Sox last had as many as 8 players make last time there was no turnover on the BOS coaching staff 2018...... 4-3 In Boston...... 2-1 consecutive Opening Day starts (regardless of from one season to the next was 2013-14. In Seattle...... 2-2 position) from 1981-82, and they have never had as In 2018, became the 5th individual to win many as 9 players do that. a World Series in his 1st season as a manager...Ralph The last team that had 9+ players make consecutive Houk (1961-62 Yankees) is the only manager ever to do MOST WORLD SERIES TITLES, 2000-18 Rk. Team Titles O.D. starts was NYY in 2011 & 2012 (source: Elias). that in each of his first 2 seasons as a manager. 1. Red Sox...... 4 Pitching Coach Dana LeVangie has won 4 World Series 2. Giants...... 3 THE FIRST TIMERS: RHP , RHP Colten Brewer, with the Sox, as a bullpen (2004), advance scout T3. Cardinals...... 2 and 1B/OF Sam Travis are making their 1st career Opening (2007), bullpen coach (2013), and pitching coach (2018). T3. Yankees...... 2 Day rosters...Brewer, who will wear #54, is the only player MOST TEAM WINS, 2016-18 on the Sox’ 40-man roster who wasn’t in the BOS organiza- YEAR IN REVIEW: The Red Sox won the 2018 World Series af- Rk. Team Wins tion during the 2018 season (acquired on 11/20/18). ter going 108-54 (.667) in the regular season, setting a - 1. Red Sox...... 294 Also making their 1st Opening Day rosters with the season franchise record for wins (previous: 105 in 1912). 2. Cubs...... 290 Red Sox are Nathan Eovaldi and Tyler Thornburg, who BOS was 119-57 between the regular season and 3. Astros...... 288 both played for BOS in 2018. Postseason, becoming the 3rd team ever to win that RED SOX WITH 5+ CONSECUTIVE O.D. many games (also 1998 Yankees and 2001 Mariners). STARTS AT (1901-2018) FAMILIAR FACES: has been the Red Rk. Player Starts Sox’ Opening Day starting SS in each of the last 5 seasons BACK TO BACK: The Red Sox are attempting to win 1. Everett Scott...... 8 (1914-21) (2014-18)...Only 6 other Red Sox have made 5+ straight T2. ...... 7 (1935-41) back-to-back World Series titles for the 2nd time (1915- T2. ...... 7 (1907-13) O.D. starts at the position (see table at right). 16)...They also won consecutive pennants in 1903 & 1904. T4. ...... 6 (1975-80) This is the 5th Red Sox Opening Day roster for Mookie The last teams to win consecutive World Series titles T4. Freddy Parent...... 6 (1901-06) Betts, , and Rick Porcello (all 2015-19), as were the 1998-2000 Yankees and 1992-93 Blue Jays. T4. ...... 6 (1965-70) well as Jackie Bradley Jr. (2013, ‘16-19). 7. Xander Bogaerts...... 5 (2014-18) TEAM OF THE CENTURY: The Red Sox have won 4 of MOST WINS, 2012-18 (AL) WIN, DANCE, REPEAT: The Red Sox’ starting outfield the last 15 World Series titles (2004, ‘07, ‘13, ‘18), more Rk. Pitcher Wins alignment on Opening Day was the same in 2018 as it was than any other team in this century...They became the 1. ...... 102 in 2017: LF , CF Jackie Bradley Jr., and 2. Chris Sale...... 99 3rd franchise to win as many as 4 World Series titles in a T3. Rick Porcello...... 97 RF ...The last time BOS started the same OF 15-year span, joining the Dodgers (1955, ’59, ’63, ’65) and T3. ...... 97 alignment on O.D. in 3+ consecutive seasons was 1983-86 the Yankees (most recently 1996, ’98, ’99, 2000). (LF , CF , RF ). MOST HITS, 2015-18 (AL) Rk. Player Hits LONG DIVISION: The Red Sox have won the AL East title 1. Jose Altuve...... 789 OPENING SHOTS: Mookie Betts homered on Opening Day in each of the last 3 years, the franchise’s 1st time ever 2. Mookie Betts...... 734 in 2015 and 2016...The only Red Sox to homer in 3+ O.D. finishing in 1st place in 3 consecutive years. 3. Xander Bogaerts...... 692 games are (5), Dwight Evans (4), The only team to win the AL East in 4+ consecutive (3), Dustin Pedroia (3), Jim Rice (3), and (3). years is NYY (9 straight years from 1998-2006). UPCOMING MILESTONES The only Red Sox player ever to homer in the team’s 1st The only other teams to reach the Postseason in J.D. Martinez...... 1,000 hits (993) of a season is Dwight Evans (1986)... each of the last 3 years are CLE, CHC, and LAD...The Chris Sale...... 1,500 innings (1,482.1) The last Sox player to record a hit in the team’s 1st PA Dodgers and Indians are the only other teams to win a David Price...... 300 appearances (299) was Dustin Pedroia in 2008 (single). division title in each of the last 3 years. Eduardo Rodriguez...... 500 strikeouts (494)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. BOS TIME RED SOX STARTER OPPOSING STARTER TV Fri., 3/29 at SEA 10:10 p.m. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (6-7, 3.81 in 2018) LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-0, 1.93) NESN Sat., 3/30 at SEA 9:10 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (13-5, 3.82 in 2018) RHP Mike Leake (10-10, 4.36 in 2018) NESN Sun., 3/31 at SEA 4:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello (17-7, 4.28 in 2018) LHP Wade LeBlanc (9-5, 3.72 in 2018) NESN Red Sox on the Radio: All regular season games are broadcast in English on WEEI 93.7 FM and network affiliates, and in Spanish on WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM. Red Sox Game Notes TODAY’S Page 2 41-CHRIS SALE, LHP 1st appearance of 2019

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2018 12-4 2.11 27 27 158.0 102 39 37 11 34 237 .181 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS CAREER 103-62 2.89 287 207 1482.1 1189 510 476 148 337 1789 .217 2018 CAREER TODAY’S START: 9.0, 5/11 at TOR IP 9.0, 13x, last 5/11/18 at TOR Is making his 5th career Opening Day start, his 2nd with BOS (also 2018). 8, 4/10 vs. NYY H 12, 7/30/15 at BOS Enters his 3rd season with the Red Sox...Went 29-12 with a 2.56 ERA (106 ER/372.1 IP), 6, 5/27 vs. ATL R 9, 4/30/15 at MIN .196 opponent AVG, 0.92 WHIP, and 545 SO through his first 2 seasons with the club. 6, 5/27 vs. ATL ER 8, 4x, last 7/8/16 vs. ATL Began today behind only (568) for the most SO since the start of 2017...His 4, 2x, last 6/13 at BAL BB 5, 2x, last 5/6/15 vs. DET 29 games with 10+ SO trail only Scherzer’s 33 such efforts for the ML lead during that span. 15, 5/11 at TOR SO 15, 3x, last 5/11/18 at TOR Has 1,789 SO in 1,482.1 career IP, the most SO through a pitcher’s first 1,500.0 career IP in 2, 4/26 at TOR HR 4, 2x, last 9/26/17 vs. TOR MLB history (source: Elias). - CG 15, last 6/15/17 at PHI The five pitchers with the next-highest SO totals through their first 1,500.0 career IP are - SHO 2, last 4/15/16 at TB Pedro Martinez (1,725), (1,676), Max Scherzer (1,627), Nolan Ryan (1,625), 7, 6/13-8/12 WIN STREAK 10, 10/2/15-5/19/16 and (1,603). 3, 5/27-6/8 LOSS STREAK 6, 6/2-7/6/13 Has won his last 7 regular-season decisions (beginning 6/13/18)...Holds a 1.17 ERA (9 11, last 8/12 at BAL (12) 10+ SO G 64, last 8/12/18 at BAL ER/69.0 IP), 0.72 WHIP, and .157 opponent AVG (38-for-242) in 13 starts during the streak. Has allowed 0 HR to his last 192 LHH faced (last: , 6/20/17 at KC). SPLITS LHH slugged just .200 vs. Sale in 2018 (107 BF, 17-for-100, 3 2B). 2018 CAREER VS. THE MARINERS: 4-2, 2.11 ERA, 12 GS HOME 53-29, 2.95 ERA, 142 G, 101 GS Struck out 13 over 7.0 scoreless IP in his last start vs. SEA on 6/24/18 at Fenway (W, 4 H, BB). 8-2, 2.11 ERA, 15 GS ROAD 50-33, 2.84 ERA, 145 G, 106 GS Recorded 38 SO and only 2 BB in 23.0 IP over his last 3 starts against the club. .181 (102-565), 11 HR OPP. AVG .217 (1189-5468), 148 HR Has struck out 11+ in each of his last 3 starts vs. SEA, 5 of his last 6, and 6 of his 9. .170 (17-100), 0 HR VS. LHB .200 (218-1091), 11 HR Is 6-1 with a 1.88 ERA (15 ER/71.2 IP), .166 opponent AVG (41-for-247), 0.75 WHIP, and 98 .183 (85-465), 11 HR VS. RHB .222 (971-4377), 137 HR SO to 13 BB over 11 career outings (9 starts) against the Mariners. 0.86 WHIP 1.03 Is 29-8 with a 2.25 ERA (79 ER/316.2 IP), .183 opponent AVG (206-for-1,125), and 0.84 WHIP in 55 career games (42 starts) vs. AL West opponents. VS. SEA Among pitchers with 250.0+ IP vs. the AL West (1969-present), owns the lowest opponent W-L ERA G GS IP H ER HR BB SO AVG, opponent OPS (.525), and WHIP, the 2nd-lowest ERA, the highest SO/BB ratio (6.41), and the 2nd-highest SO/9.0 IP ratio (11.11). 2018 1-0 0.00 1 1 7.0 4 0 0 1 13 CAREER 6-1 1.88 11 9 71.2 41 15 6 13 98 2018 HIGHLIGHTS: at SEA 3-0 1.84 5 4 29.1 15 6 2 8 44 Went 12-4 with a 2.11 ERA (37 ER/158.0 IP) over 27 starts...Posted a 13.50 SO/9.0 IP ratio, the highest mark ever among pitchers with 150.0+ IP...Fell 4.0 innings shy of qualifying for the ERA title. Limited opponents to a .181 AVG while posting a 0.86 WHIP...Both marks trail only Pedro Martinez in 2000 for the best in Red Sox history (.167, 0.74; min. 150.0 IP). Recorded MLB’s longest scoreless streak (35.0 IP) and longest homerless streak (74.0 IP) of 2018...It was the longest scoreless streak by a Red Sox pitcher since Pedro Martinez in 2002 (35.0 IP). Named AL Pitcher of the Month for June and July...Is 1 of 2 Sox ever to be named Player/Pitcher of the Month in back-to-back months (Pedro Martinez, April/May 1999). In 7 starts from 6/24-8/12, went 6-0 with a 0.20 ERA (1 ER/44.0 IP), the lowest mark by a Red Sox pitcher over any 7-start span since ER became an official stat in 1913 (source: Elias)...The last pitcher with a 0.20 ERA or lower over a 7-start span (min. 15.0 IP) was Bob Gibson in his 1968 MVP season (0.14 ERA from 6/6-7/6, source: Elias). Set pre-All-Star Game Red Sox records with 188 SO, surpassing ’ 186 in 1988, and SO/9.0 IP ratio (13.12)...His SO/9.0 IP ratio is the 3rd-highest in ML history (min. 15 GS), trailing only Randy Johnson in 2001 (13.70) and in 1998 (13.40). Averaged 14.09 SO/9.0 IP in 5 playoff games, the highest mark ever for a pitcher in a single postseason (min. 15.0 IP)...Closed out the World Series by striking out the side in the 9th inning of Game 5 at Dodger Stadium. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Ranks 1st in the Live Ball Era (min. 1,000.0 IP) in SO/9.0 IP (10.86) and SO/BB ratio (5.31). His career 2.89 ERA, .217 opponent AVG, and 1.03 WHIP all rank 2nd among active pitchers (min. 1,000.0 IP) behind Clayton Kershaw (2.39, .207, 1.00). Has finished in the top 6 in AL Award voting in each of his 7 seasons as a starter: 2012-6th, 2013-5th, 2014-3rd, 2015-4th, 2016-5th, 2017-2nd, 2018-4th. The only other pitchers ever to finish in the top 6 in BBWAA voting in 7+ straight years are (7, 1992-98) and Clayton Kershaw (7, 2011-17). Is a 7-time All-Star (2012-18)...Is the only pitcher named to an All-Star team in each of the last 7 seasons...Started 3 consecutive All-Star Games from 2016-18, matching the longest streak in MLB history (also Lefty Gomez, 1933-35; Robin Roberts, 1953-55). According to Elias, reached 1,500 career SO in fewer innings than any pitcher in ML history (1,290.0)...Also recorded the most SO through 100 (766), 150 (1,149), and 200 (1,628) career starts in ML history. Recorded 200+ SO and 50 or fewer BB 6 times, the most such seasons in MLB history...Is 1 of 2 pitchers (also Scherzer) with 200+ SO in each of the last 6 seasons (2013-18). Recorded 12+ SO 34 times since the beginning of 2012, 15 more than any other pitcher in that span (next: Scherzer-19)...Has also recorded 10+ SO 64 times since the beginning of 2012, trailing only Max Scherzer (76) for the most in the majors during that time.

MARINERS CAREER VS. SALE RED SOX CAREER vs. GONZALES 2019 GAME LOG DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI 3/16 ATL W 4.0 2 0 0 0 7 Beckham .000 15 0 0 0 Benintendi .000 3 0 0 0 3/23 PIT W 5.0 2 0 0 1 6 Bruce .667 3 2 0 0 Betts .000 2 0 0 1 0.00 ERA 2-0 9.0 4 0 0 1 13 Encarnación .316 19 6 2 4 Bogaerts .333 3 1 0 0 Freitas - 0 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. 1.000 2 2 0 0 Gordon .167 6 1 0 0 Devers .333 3 1 0 1 Haniger .000 5 0 0 0 Holt - 0 0 0 0 Healy .222 9 2 0 0 Martinez .333 3 1 0 0 Moore - 0 0 0 0 Moreland .333 3 1 1 2 Narváez - 0 0 0 0 Núñez .333 3 1 0 0 Santana - 0 0 0 0 Swihart - 0 0 0 0 Smith .100 10 1 0 0 Travis - 0 0 0 0 Vogelbach - 0 0 0 0 Vázquez - 0 0 0 0

TOMORROW’S STARTING PITCHER 17-NATHAN EOVALDI, RHP 1st appearance of 2019

W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG 2019 SPRING TRAINING GAME LOG 2018 6-7 3.81 22 21 111.0 105 55 47 14 20 101 .246 DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO CAREER 44-53 4.16 156 148 850.0 887 417 393 80 259 640 .268 3/13 MIN - 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 TOMORROW’S START: 3/18 at MIN L 4.0 4 2 2 1 3 3.86 ERA 0-1 7.0 5 3 3 2 4 Begins his 8th ML season, and 1st full season with the Red Sox. Went 5-4 with a 2.83 ERA (24 ER/76.1 IP) in 18 appearances (13 starts), including the postseason, after being acquired from TB on 7/25/18. Holds a 2.12 ERA (4 ER/17.0 IP) in 3 career starts vs. SEA..Last faced the Mariners on 6/10/18 with TB at Tropicana Field...Allowed 3 runs on 4 hits over 5.0 IP. Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES Page 3 16 ANDREW BENINTENDI OF 19 JACKIE BRADLEY JR. OF SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR Started in LF for the Red Sox on Opening day in 2017 vs. PIT and in 2018 Has made 4 Opening Day starts for the Red Sox, including 3 in CF (2016- at TB...On 4/3/17, hit a 3-run HR in the Sox’ 5-3 win over the Pirates. 18) and 1 in LF (2013). In his 2nd full ML season in 2018, hit .290 (168-for-579) with an .830 OPS, Led the Red Sox this spring (min. 25 AB) with 7 XBH, .628 SLG, and 1.024 63 XBH, 103 runs, 87 RBI, and 21 steals in 148 games for the Red Sox. OPS in 19 games (.326/14-for-43, 10 R, 4 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI). Finished 6th in the AL with 103 runs...Also ranked in the top 20 in the AL In 30 career games vs. SEA, has hit .327/.387/.644 (33-for-101, 19 R, 6 HR). in AVG (15th), OBP (12th, .366), OPS (18th), doubles (T-9th, 41), triples Homered in his 1st ever game at SEA (7/9/13) and his last one (6/17/18). (T-8th, 6), RBI (16th), BB (T-11th, 71), and XBH (16th). Earned his fi rst career Gold Glove in 2018...Tied for the AL CF lead with 9 assists. Tied for the ML lead with 12 OF assists last season...His 23 assists since 2017 are 5 more than any other AL outfi elder. Was hitting .161 through 5/19/18 (38 games), but in his remaining 106 games batted .260 (91-for-350) with a .793 OPS. Has hit 15+ HR and stolen 20+ bases in each of the last 2 years...The only other Red Sox players to reach those totals in multiple seasons are Jackie Stole a career-high 17 bases in 2018, leading MLB in SB% (94.4, 17-for-18). Jensen (2), (2), Dustin Pedroia (4), and Mookie Betts (4). Named 2018 ALCS MVP after driving in 9 runs with three 2-out XBH...Hit a Hit the fi rst pitch of the game out for his fi rst Spring Training HR on Friday game-winning 3-run 2B in Game 2, a in Game 3, and a game- at MIN’s Hammond Stadium. winning 2-run HR in Game 4. In 21 career games in the leadoff spot, has hit .322/.381/.598 (13 XBH)... 11 3B Batted leadoff in 14 games from 5/27-6/10/18...Reached base in each of those games, batting .328 with a 1.115 OPS (19-for-58, 5 HR). SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: ---  Started 13 of BOS’s 14 2018 postseason games...Led all players with 15 R. vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR 50 MOOKIE BETTS OF Started at 3B for the Red Sox on Opening Day 2018...At 21 years, 156 days old, became the 2nd-youngest Opening Day starter at 3B in Red Sox SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI history (Luis Alvarado, 1970). YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR The last Red Sox player with multiple Opening Day starts by his age (22 years, 155 days) was (4, 1964-67). Has started each of the Red Sox’ last 4 Opening Day games (2015-18)... Homered on Opening Day in 2015 and 2016. Led BOS with 20 spring training hits, batting .385/.396/.558 in 19 games. A start today would be his 4th consecutive Opening Day start in RF (2016- Made his ML debut at T-Mobile Park on 7/25/17. 18)...The last Sox RF with 4+ Opening Day starts was (5), and In 9 career games vs. SEA, has hit .306/.342/.556 (11-for-36) with 6 R, 3 the last to start in RF in 4+ straight was Dwight Evans (10, 1978-87). 2B, 2 HR, and 7 RBI. Named 2018 AL MVP and earned AL Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards. In 2018, became the 3rd Red Sox hitter with 20+ HR in a season before Earned his 3rd straight All-Star nod, starting in RF and leading off. turning 22 (also Ted Williams in 1939 and Tony Conigliaro in 1964-66). According to Baseball-Reference, led the majors in WAR (10.9), the highest Played 11 postseason games...Between 2017 and 2018, became the 1st mark for any position player since in 2002 (11.8). player in MLB history to record at least 1 RBI in each of his first 8 career postseason starts (previous record: 6). Also led MLB in AVG (.346), SLG (.640), and runs (129, tied), and ranked 2nd in OBP (.438), OPS (1.078), and XBH (84). Also tied the MLB record for consecutive postseason starts with an RBI at any point in a player’s career (8), joining (1928-32), Alex Became the fi rst Red Sox hitter to lead the majors in AVG and SLG since Ted Rodriguez (2007-09), and (2009). Williams in 1957 (.388/.731). Turned 22 on 10/24/18...Among Red Sox all time prior to turning 22, His 129 runs were the most by a BOS hitter since Dom DiMaggio in 1950 (131). ranked 3rd with 31 HR, 4th with 96 RBI, and 6th with 171 hits. Hit 32 HR and stole 30 bases, becoming the 2nd Red Sox hitter with 30+ HR and 30+ SB in a single season (also in 2011)...Became 12 BROCK HOLT INF/OF the fi rst hitter ever to win a batting title and record 30+ HR and 30+ SB. SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI Has hit in his last 9 games vs. the AL West (.500/16-for-32, 1.369 OPS). YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- Homered in his most recent ML game, Game 5 of the 2018 World Series at LAD. vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR In 2018, hit .339 vs. RHP (1st in MLB), .368 vs. LHP (3rd), .364 at home Has made 1 career Opening Day start, on 4/5/16 with BOS at CLE in LF. (1st), .331 on the road (5th), .301 with 2 strikes (1st), .382 with 2 outs Is a .303 career hitter (33-for-109) in 28 games vs. SEA. (1st), and .433 with RISP and 2 outs (4th). Ended the 2018 season with a season-long 11-game from Has earned AL Gold Gloves in RF in each of the last 3 seasons. 9/15 on (.417/15-for-36, 9 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1.238 OPS). Since his rookie season in 2014, ranks 2nd among ML position players Is tied for the 2nd-longest active hitting streak in the majors (Whit Mer- with 35.2 WAR, trailing only (44.3; source: Baseball-Reference). rifi eld-20, -11).  2 XANDER BOGAERTS SS A hit in his 1st game in 2019 would tie his career-long streak (12, 8/6-18/14). Played 109 games for BOS in 2018, setting career highs with a .362 OBP, SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI .411 SLG, .774 OPS, and 46 RBI...Matched a career high with 7 HR. YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR Played 8 postseason games (6 starts), poting a .375 OBP and .519 SLG. Has started at SS for the Red Sox on each of the last 5 Opening Days. In Game 3 of the ALDS at NYY, became the fi rst player ever to hit for the cycle in a postseason game (4-for-6, 5 RBI, 3 R). The only Red Sox SS with 6+ Opening Day starts are Everett Scott (8), Joe Cronin (7), Rick Burleson (6), (6), Rico Petrocelli (6), In 2018, went 5-for-13 (.385) with 5 XBH and 7 RBI as a PH (1.154 SLG, and Heinie Wagner (6). 1.621 OPS)...Led MLB in pinch-hit OPS and became the 1st Sox player to hit multiple go-ahead pinch-hit HR in a single season (source: Elias). Is 26 years, 178 days old...Just 4 Red Sox have made 6+ Opening Day starts at that age or younger: (7), Tony Conigliaro (6), Everett 28 J.D. MARTINEZ OF/DH Scott (6), and (6). SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI  Hit .302/.326/.512 in 19 spring training games (13-for-43, 4 2B, 3B, HR). YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- Hit 3 HR over a 4-game series at T-Mobile Park in 2018 (6/14-17)...Went vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR 5-for-16 (.313) with 4 R and 6 RBI. Started as the Red Sox’ DH on Opening Day 2018, making his Sox debut. In 2018, fi nished 13th in AL MVP voting...In 136 games, set career highs In his last 13 games vs. SEA, is batting .404/.456/.654 (21-for-52, 12 R, 4 with 23 HR, 103 RBI, 45 2B, 71 XBH, .350 OBP, .522 SLG, and .883 OPS. 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI)...On 6/22/18 vs. SEA, went 4-for-5 with 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI. Ranked among AL leaders in RBI (T-5th), doubles (5th), XBH (11th), AVG Enters his 2nd season with the Red Sox...In 2018, hit 43 HR in his Sox de- (.288, 16th), OBP (15th), SLG (8th), and OPS (6th). but, setting a Red Sox record for a player in his fi rst season with the club. Was the only player on the Sox’ active World Series roster in 2013 and 2018. In 2018, earned two Silver Slugger Awards, 1 as an OF and 1 as a DH...Was Led MLB with 3 grand slams in 2018 (4/7 vs. TB, 4/30 vs. KC, 7/14 vs. TOR). the fi rst player ever to win multiple Silver Sluggers in the same year. Owned MLB’s 5th-highest OPS with RISP (1.130), as well as the 10th- Finished 4th in MVP voting and earned his 2nd career All-Star nod (also 2015). highest AVG (.342; 51-for-149). Received the Award, becoming the Red Sox' 5th winner in the Since 2015, ranks 3rd in the AL with 692 hits, 4th with 146 2B, T-8th with award's 20-year history. 365 runs, 9th with a .295 AVG, and 12th with 335 RBI. Voted Player of the Year in the 2018 MLBPA . Since 2014, leads the majors with 378 2-strike hits. Led MLB last year with 130 RBI and 358 TB, also ranking among league leaders with 43 HR (2nd), .330 AVG (2nd), .402 OBP (6th), .629 SLG (2nd), 1.031 OPS (3rd), 188 hits (3rd), 82 XBH (T-5th), and 111 runs (T-5th). Reached base in 13 of 14 postseason games last year, hitting .300/.403/.520 with 3 HR and a team-high 14 RBI...Homered in Game 5 of the World Series. Since 2016, leads MLB with a .617 SLG and ranks 2nd with a 1.003 OPS. Red Sox Game Notes BATTING NOTES (CONTINUED) Page 4 18 MITCH MORELAND 1B 23 C/UTIL SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR Was the Red Sox’ Opening Day fi rst baseman in 2017...Also made 4 Open- Made his 3rd career Opening Day roster (also 2016, ‘18 with BOS). ing Day starts with the Rangers at 1B (2013, ‘16) and DH (‘14, ‘15). Was the Red Sox’ starting catcher on Opening Day 2016...At 24 years old, Has played 106 career games vs. SEA, tied for 8th-most among actives. was BOS’s youngest Opening Day catcher since in 1983 (23). His 9 HR at T-Mobile Park are tied for 6th-most among active visitors. Homered in the Sox’ spring fi nale on Tuesday vs. CHC in Mesa, AZ...In 14 Homered off Marco Gonzales on 6/24/18 at . spring training games, hit .406/.424/.594 (13-for-32) with 3 2B, HR, and 6 RBI. Was a fi rst-time All-Star in 2018...In 77 games before the All-Star break, Played 82 games for the Red Sox last season, batting .229 (44-for-192) hit .278/.353/.500 (70-for-252, 43 R, 15 2B, 4 3B, 11 HR, 46 RBI). with 10 2B and 3 HR). Hit .294/.368/.529/.898 with a HR and 5 RBI in 11 postseason games. From 6/26/18 through the end of the regular season, hit .280 (33-for-118) over 48 games. In his last ML plate appearance, hit a fi rst-pitch, pinch-hit, 3-run HR in Game 4 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium, tightening the Sox’ defi cit to 4-3... Made each of the Red Sox' 2018 postseason rosters...Played 1 game in the BOS would go on to win, marking the Sox' largest WS comeback ever. ALDS and 2 in the World Series, entering each as a PH. Rated the AL’s best defensive 1B in the 2018 Best Tools In 10 career games vs. SEA, has hit .296 (8-for-27) with 3 2B and 4 RBI. survey and named a Gold Glove fi nalist for the 3rd straight year (won in 2016). In 2018, earned the Red Sox’ Tim Wakefi eld Award and the BoSox Club’s Hit .305/.348/.571/.919 (32-for-105) in 30 games vs. the AL West last Man of the Year Award for his community service efforts. season, homering 6 times and driving in 28 runs. Played no position other than C in his fi rst 5 pro seasons (2011-15), but in In his last 4 games vs. SEA, is 8-for-17 (.471) with 6 R, 2 3B, HR, 6 RBI, and the last 3 seasons, has played C, 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, and RF. a 1.353 OPS. 59 SAM TRAVIS 1B 36 EDUARDO NÚÑEZ INF SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR Made his fi rst Opening Day roster this season. Started for the Red Sox at 2B on Opening Day 2018 (3/29 at TB), when he Has 52 games of ML experience between 2017 (33 G) and 2018 (19). became the fi rst Sox player to do so other than Dustin Pedroia since Mark Drove in 5 runs in the Red Sox' spring finale on Tuesday at CHC, including Loretta in 2006. 4 on an 8th-inning grand slam in his final spring training at-bat. A start at 2B today would make him just the 3rd player in the last 25 In 2018, started games for the Red Sox in LF (3), at DH (3), and at 1B (1). seasons to make multiple Opening Day starts at 2B for the Red Sox (Pedroia, 11; Mark Bellhorn, 2). Also played 97 games for Triple-A Pawtucket last year, batting .258 (93- for-361) with 35 runs, 13 2B, 8 HR, and 43 RBI. Also made Opening Day starts with SF in 2017 (3B) and NYY in 2013 (SS). In his 52 career ML games, has hit .298 (17-for-57) with a .385 OBP vs. LHP. Hit an inside-the-park HR on Opening Day 2018 (3/29 at TB), the fi rst inside-the-park HR on Opening Day since ARI's (2010 vs. Has never played at T-Mobile Park...His 2nd ML game came at Fenway vs. SD) and the fi rst by a Red Sox hitter since Carl Yastrzemski in 1968 at DET. SEA on 5/28/17. Played 127 games for BOS last year, including 70 starts at 2B and 41 at 3B. Has played half of his ML games on the road, batting .306/.333/.469 in 26 games (15-for-49). Also played in 8 postseason games, including 6 starts at 3B...In Game 1 of the World Series vs. LAD, hit a pinch-hit, 3-run HR, the 4th of 5 pinch-hit 7 CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ C World Series HR in Red Sox history. SEASON: --- AVG / --- OBP / --- SLG / 0 HR / 0 RBI In 16 spring training games, hit .333 (12-for-36) with a .385 OBP...Walked YESTERDAY: --- / ROAD TRIP: --- 3 times and struck out just twice. vs. RHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR / vs. LHP: 0-0 (---), 0 HR In 25 career games vs. the Mariners, has hit .325 (26-for-80) with 11 runs, Made his first career Opening Day start in 2018 at TB, singling in his first 5 2B, 3B, HR, and 8 RBI. AB of the season. Has a .327 career clip (17-for-52) at T-Mobile Park, including a .394 mark With a start today, would be the first Red Sox catcher to start consecutive (13-for-33) in 8 games since the start of 2015. Opening Days since (3, 2011-13). Has hit .310 (75-for-242) in 64 career games vs. the AL West. Last season, made 66 starts at catcher, with BOS going 46-20 (.697). Also played 12 of the Red Sox’ 14 postseason games...Caught the fi nal pitch of the World Series as Chris Sale struck out Manny Machado. Missed almost 2 months last year (7/8-8/31) with a right 5th finger fracture. Leads active (min. 100 GS) with a 39.4% career caught stealing percentage (80 of 132). The Red Sox are 10-0 in his 10 career games with a HR.

LAST MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER DATE, OPP. PITCHER AB SINCE 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5RBI 6+RBI TOTAL Benintendi 8/31/18 at CWS Minaya 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Betts 9/24/18 vs. BAL Bundy 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bogaerts 9/30/18 vs. NYY Loaisiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. 9/20/18 at NYY Green 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devers 9/26/18 vs. BAL G1 Peterson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holt 9/29/18 vs. NYY Holder 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martinez 9/30/18 vs. NYY Sheffi eld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moreland 8/22/18 vs. CLE Otero 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Núñez 9/1/18 at CWS Rodon 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Swihart 9/26/18 vs. BAL G1 Carroll 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Travis 9/21/18 at CLE Bieber 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vázquez 6/26/18 vs. LAA McGuire 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2018 vs. SEA CAREER vs. SEA CAREER AT T-MOBILE PARK PLAYER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Benintendi .250 24 6 0 2 .218 55 12 0 3 .267 30 8 0 1 Betts .174 23 4 0 1 .241 112 27 2 10 .196 56 11 1 3 Bogaerts .292 24 7 3 7 .241 112 27 5 15 .185 65 12 3 7 Bradley Jr. .316 19 6 1 2 .327 101 33 6 15 .246 61 15 2 4 Devers .321 28 9 1 6 .306 36 11 2 7 .280 25 7 2 4 Holt .222 18 4 0 2 .303 109 33 1 16 .286 63 18 1 9 Martinez .444 27 12 1 5 .339 121 41 6 18 .347 75 26 4 10 Moreland .333 27 9 1 8 .238 336 80 14 51 .254 173 44 9 24 Núñez .235 17 4 0 2 .325 80 26 1 8 .327 52 17 1 4 Swihart .111 9 1 0 0 .296 27 8 0 4 .250 12 3 0 1 Travis - 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 Vázquez .263 19 5 0 1 .227 44 10 0 2 .235 17 4 0 0 Red Sox Game Notes BULLPEN NOTES Page 5

1ST BATTERS RELIEF HIGHS PITCHER LAST TIME OUT (Dec.) IP H R ER BB SO RETIRED/FACED RI/S SAVES/OPP INNINGS STRIKEOUTS 32- ------/- -/- -/------70-Ryan Brasier ------/- -/- -/------54-Colten Brewer ------/- -/- -/------37- ------/- -/- -/------61- ------/- -/- -/------47-Tyler Thornburg ------/- -/- -/------76-Hector Velázquez ------/- -/- -/------44- ------/- -/- -/------2018 BULLPEN TOTALS: 3.72 ERA 587.1 515 251 243 245 628 369/535 (69%) 200/65 46/66 32 MATT BARNES RHP 61 BRIAN JOHNSON LHP SEASON: 0-0, --- ERA, 0.00 WHIP SEASON: 0-0, --- ERA, 0.00 WHIP vs. ALL: --- (0-0) / vs. RHP: --- (0-0) / vs. LHP: --- (0-0) vs. ALL: --- (0-0) / vs. RHP: --- (0-0) / vs. LHP: --- (0-0) Spring 2019: 0-0, 6.75 ERA (4 ER/5.1 IP), 8 hits, 2 BB, 10 SO in 6 games... Spring 2019: 0-2, 7.59 ERA (9 ER/10.2 IP), 17 hits, 4 BB, 11 SO in 5 games Last appeared: Monday, 3/25 at CHC (0.1 IP, SO). (3 GS)...Last appeared: Tuesday, 3/23 vs. PIT (SV, 3.0 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO). Has made his 4th straight/career Opening Day roster...Overall, is in his 8th Has made his 2nd straight/career Opening Day roster...Is in his 8th year in year in the BOS organization. the organization. Posted a career-best 14.01 SO/9.0 IP (96 SO/61.2 IP) over 62 games for Spent all of 2018 with BOS, his 1st full ML season and appeared in 38 BOS in 2018...Went 2-0, 1.04 ERA in a staff-leading 10 Postseason games. games (13 GS). Has lowered his ERA and opponent AVG in each of the last 3 seasons while Was 4-3, 4.15 ERA as a starter in 2018 and 0-2, 4.19 ERA as a reliever. increasing his SO/9.0 IP rate over the the same 3-year span. Was the 1st BOS pitcher to make 13+ starts and 25+ relief appearances Is 1 of 4 pitchers in the AL to make 60-plus appearances and pitch more since did so in each of the 1999-2002 seasons. than 60.0 innings in each of the last 3 seasons. 47 TYLER THORNBURG RHP 70 RYAN BRASIER RHP SEASON: 0-0, --- ERA, 0.00 WHIP SEASON: 0-0, --- ERA, 0.00 WHIP vs. ALL: --- (0-0) / vs. RHP: --- (0-0) / vs. LHP: --- (0-0) vs. ALL: --- (0-0) / vs. RHP: --- (0-0) / vs. LHP: --- (0-0) Spring 2019: 0-0, 9.45 ERA (7 ER/6.2 IP), 11 hits, 6 BB, 7 SO in 7 games... Spring 2019: 0-0, 3.38 ERA (1 ER/2.2 IP), 3 hits, 0 BB, 4 SO in 3 games... Last appeared: Tuesday, 3/26 at CHC (0.2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 SO). Last appeared: Monday, 3/25 at CHC (0.2 IP, 1 SO). Has made his 4th career Opening Day roster but 1st with BOS..Overall, is Has made his 1st career Opening Day roster. in his 8th ML season. In his 1st ML action since 2013, appeared in a career-high 34 games for Made his Red Sox debut in July 2018 after being acquired from MIL in De- BOS in 2018 after signing as a minor league free agent on 3/2/18. cember 2016...Missed all of 2017 due to injury (thoracic outlet syndrome). Worked in 9 of the Sox’ 14 games in the 2018 Postseason (1.04 ERA). Appeared in 18 games over 2 rehab assignments in 2018 before making Began 2018 with Triple-A Pawtucket where he was an his BOS debut...Pitched in 25 games for BOS. All-Star...Promoted to BOS on 7/8 and finished the year with the Red Sox. For his ML career, has averaged 8.9 SO/9.0 IP (241 SO/243.1 IP and has Among AL pitchers with a minimum of 120 batters faced in 2018, finished held opponents to a .221 AVG. 2nd in WHIP (0.77), 4th in ERA (1.60), and 5th in opponent OPS (.482). 76 HECTOR VELÁZQUEZ RHP 54 COLTEN BREWER RHP SEASON: 0-0, --- ERA, 0.00 WHIP SEASON: 0-0, --- ERA, 0.00 WHIP vs. ALL: --- (0-0) / vs. RHP: --- (0-0) / vs. LHP: --- (0-0) vs. ALL: --- (0-0) / vs. RHP: --- (0-0) / vs. LHP: --- (0-0) Spring 2019: 1-2, 7.94 ERA (10 ER/11.1 IP), 20 hits, 3 BB, 9 SO in 6 games Spring 2019: 0-2, 3.48 ERA (4 ER/10.1 IP), 9 hits, 6 BB, 11 SO in 10 games... (4 starts)...Last appeared: Monday, 3/25 at CHC (L, 1.1 IP, ER, HR). Last appeared: Tuesday, 3/26 at CHC (0.1 IP, 1 SO). Has made his 2nd straight/career Opening Day roster...Overall, entering his Has made his 1st career Opening Day roster. 3rd season in the organization since being signed out of Mexican League. Acquired by BOS via trade with SD for INF Esteban Quiroz on 11/20/18... In 2018, was 5-0, 2.63 ERA (16 ER/54.2 IP) in 39 relief appearances and Originally a 4th-round selection by PIT in the 2011 June Draft. finished T-9th among all AL relievers in ERA. Began pro career as a starter, but has worked exclusively in relief since Also made 8 starts for BOS in 2018 (2-2, 4.15 ERA) with the Sox going 2017...Has averaged 10.8 SO/9.0 IP (142 SO/118.1 IP) since 2017. 5-3 in those games. Made his ML debut with SD in 2018, appearing in 11 games over 4 stints After allowing 6 ER in 5.0 IP in his ML debut on 5/18/17 at OAK, has gone with the club...Also appeared in 37 games for Triple-A El Paso in 2018. 10-2 with a 2.75 ERA since. Pitched for MLB in the 2018 Japan All-Star Series in November. 37 HEATH HEMBREE RHP SEASON: 0-0, --- ERA, 0.00 WHIP 44 BRANDON WORKMAN RHP vs. ALL: --- (0-0) / vs. RHP: --- (0-0) / vs. LHP: --- (0-0) SEASON: 0-0, --- ERA, 0.00 WHIP vs. ALL: --- (0-0) / vs. RHP: --- (0-0) / vs. LHP: --- (0-0) Spring 2019: 1-0, 17.18 ERA (7 ER/3.2 IP), 5 hits, 5 BB, 6 SO in 5 games... Last appeared: Tuesday, 3/26 at CHC (0.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 BB). Spring 2019: 0-0, 6.48 ERA (6 ER/8.1 IP), 12 hits, 1 BB, 17 SO in 9 games... Has made his 3rd straight/career Opening Day roster...Overall, is in his 5th Last appeared: Tuesday, 3/26 at CHC (0.1 IP, 2 ER, SO). full season in the BOS organization. Has made his 2nd career Opening Day roster (other: 2014)...Overall, Set career highs in appearances (67), SO (76) & holds (20) for BOS in 2018. entering his 9th season in the BOS organization. Made 4 scoreless appearances (4.2 IP) over all 3 rounds of the 2018 Appeared in a career-high 43 games over 3 stints with BOS in 2018...Also Postseason for BOS. pitched in 17 games for Triple-A Pawtucket. Has appeared in 129 games for BOS over the last 2 seasons, 2nd most on Is 1 of 2 Red Sox (Xander Bogaerts) to appear in 1 Postseason game in the the 2019 staff behind Matt Barnes (132). club’s 2013 and 2018 World Series runs. Has improved his SO/9.0 IP rate in each of the last 3 seasons (8.29 in 2016, Appeared in 3 games of the 2018 Postseason over the ALDS and ALCS. 10.16 in 2017, and 11.40 in 2018).

2018 VS. SEA CAREER VS. SEA CAREER AT T-MOBILE PARK PLAYER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER W-L-SV ERA G/GS IP H ER Barnes 1-1-0 4.50 4/0 4.0 2 2 2-1-0 1.93 9/0 9.1 7 2 1-1-0 2.84 6/0 6.1 6 2 Brasier -- / -- / -- / Brewer 0-0-0 27.00 1/0 0.2 3 2 0-0-0 27.00 1/0 0.2 3 2 -- / Eovaldi 0-0-0 5.40 1/1 5.0 4 3 0-0-0 2.12 3/3 17.0 16 4 0-0-0 0.00 1/1 6.0 5 0 Hembree 0-0-0 4.50 2/0 2.0 1 1 0-0-0 3.86 7/0 9.1 9 4 0-0-0 9.00 2/0 2.0 2 2 Johnson 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 2.2 4 0 1-0-0 0.00 2/1 11.2 9 0 -- / Porcello 0-0-0 6.00 1/1 6.0 7 4 6-5-0 3.80 13/13 83.0 85 35 3-1-0 2.88 5/5 34.1 25 11 Price 1-0-0 1.29 1/1 7.0 5 1 4-1-0 2.47 8/8 62.0 46 17 2-0-0 2.35 3/3 23.0 18 6 Rodriguez 1-1-0 5.40 2/2 10.0 13 6 2-2-0 3.58 5/5 27.2 27 11 1-1-0 3.57 3/3 17.2 15 7 Sale 1-0-0 0.00 1/1 7.0 4 0 6-1-1 1.88 11/9 71.2 41 15 3-0-1 1.84 5/4 29.1 15 6 Thornburg -- / 1-0-0 0.00 2/0 3.0 1 0 1-0-0 0.00 2/0 3.0 1 0 Velazquez 0-0-0 4.15 2/0 4.1 7 2 0-0-0 4.15 2/0 4.1 7 2 0-0-0 0.00 1/0 1.1 1 0 Workman 0-0-0 3.38 3/0 2.2 3 1 1-1-0 6.48 8/2 16.2 23 12 0-0-0 5.68 5/0 6.1 6 4 Red Sox Game Notes 2019 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY Page 6

DAILY HOME ATT. ROAD ATT. GM# DATE D/N OPPONENT SCORE REC. POS. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE ATT. NO. TOTAL NO. TOTAL

1 3/28 D at Seattle 2 3/29 N at Seattle 3 3/30 N at Seattle 4 3/31 D at Seattle 5 4/1 N at Oakland 6 4/2 N at Oakland 7 4/3 N at Oakland 8 4/4 D at Oakland 9 4/5 D at Arizona 10 4/6 D at Arizona 11 4/7 D at Arizona 4/8 Off Day 12 4/9 D TORONTO 4/10 OFF DAY 13 4/11 N TORONTO 14 4/12 N BALTIMORE 15 4/13 D BALTIMORE 16 4/14 D BALTIMORE 17 4/15 D BALTIMORE 18 4/16 N at New York-AL 19 4/17 N at New York-AL 4/18 Off Day 20 4/19 N at Tampa Bay 21 4/20 N at Tampa Bay 22 4/21 D at Tampa Bay 23 4/22 N DETROIT 24 4/23 N DETROIT 25 4/24 N DETROIT 26 4/25 N DETROIT 27 4/26 N TAMPA BAY 28 4/27 D TAMPA BAY 29 4/28 D TAMPA BAY 30 4/29 N OAKLAND 31 4/30 N OAKLAND 32 5/1 D OAKLAND 33 5/2 N at Chicago 34 5/3 N at Chicago 35 5/4 N at Chicago 36 5/5 D at Chicago 37 5/6 N at Baltimore 38 5/7 N at Baltimore 39 5/8 N at Baltimore 5/9 Off Day 40 5/10 N SEATTLE 41 5/11 D SEATTLE 42 5/12 D SEATTLE 5/13 OFF DAY 43 5/14 N COLORADO 44 5/15 N COLORADO 5/16 OFF DAY 45 5/17 N HOUSTON 46 5/18 N HOUSTON 47 5/19 D HOUSTON 48 5/20 D at Toronto 49 5/21 N at Toronto 50 5/22 N at Toronto 51 5/23 D at Toronto 52 5/24 N at Houston 53 5/25 N at Houston 54 5/26 D at Houston 55 5/27 D CLEVELAND 56 5/28 N CLEVELAND 57 5/29 N CLEVELAND 58 5/30 N at New York-AL 59 5/31 N at New York-AL 60 6/1 N at New York-AL * sellout 2019 TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION March 12 INF , LHP , and RHPs Travis Lakins and Chandler Shepherd optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Denyi Reyes optioned to -A Portland...C Austin Rei, OF Rusney Castillo, INF , 1B Josh Ockimey, and RHPs Mike Shawaryn and Carson Smith reassigned to minor league camp. March 18 C Óscar Hernández, RHP Ryan Weber, RHP Zach Putnam, RHP Erasmo Ramirez, RHP Josh Smith, RHP Domingo Tapia, INF C.J. Chatham, INF , INF Chad De La Guerra, OF , OF Tate Matheny, and OF Cole Sturgeon reassigned to minor league camp. March 23 Red Sox and LHP Chris Sale agree on 5-year contract extension...LHP Bobby Poyner, RHP Marcus Walden, and INF Tzu-Wei Lin optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...LHP Darwinzon Hernandez optioned to Double-A Portland...C Juan Centeno and OF Gorkys Hernández reassigned to minor league camp. March 28 INF Marco Hernández placed on the 10-day IL...1B/OF Steve Pearce placed on 10-day IL (retro to 3/25)...2B Dustin Pedroia placed on 10-day IL.

DISABLED LIST PLAYER INJURY PLACED ON DL (RETRO) REINSTATED GAMES MISSED Marco Hernández Left shoulder joint repair March 28 0 (0-0) Steve Pearce Left calf strain March 28 (March 25) 0 (0-0) Dustin Pedroia Left knee inflammation March 28 0 (0-0) 2019 Totals 3 Players 3 DL stints 0 Games Missed Red Sox Game Notes THE LAST TIME THE SOX... Page 7 INDIVIDUAL BATTING TEAM

5 hits in a game...... Rafael Devers, 6/30/18 at NYY Walk-off win...... 9/9/18 vs. HOU (6-5 in 9 innings) 6 hits in a game...... Nomar Garciaparra, 6/21/03 at PHI (13 innings) Scored 20 runs in a game...... 8/15/15 vs. SEA (22) 6 RBI in a game...... Rafael Devers, 9/26/18 vs. BAL (G1) Had 20 hits in a game...... 9/26/18 vs. BAL (22, 9 innings; G1) 7 or more RBI in a game...... Mookie Betts, 7/2/17 at TOR (8) Scored 10+ runs in an inning...... 8/29/18 vs. MIA (11 runs in 7th inning) 10 RBI in a game (ties club record)...... Nomar Garciaparra, 5/10/99 vs. SEA Hit 8 home runs in a game (club record)...... 2 times, last 9/4/13 vs. DET 3 home runs in a game (ties club record)...... Steve Pearce, 8/2/18 vs. NYY Hit 4 consec. HR (club & MLB record)...... 4/22/07 vs. NYY (3rd inning): Game-ending home run...... Mookie Betts, 7/28/18 vs. MIN (10th inning) ...... , J.D. Drew, & Pinch-hit grand slam...... , 9/11/13 at TB Hit game-ending HR in back-to-back games...... 5/10-11/05 vs. OAK: 2 grand slams in a game...... Bill Mueller, 7/29/03 at TEX ...... 5/10 (9th inning, Kevin Millar off Octavio Dotel), Home run in 1st ML game...... , 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) ...... 5/11 (9th inning, Jason Varitek off Octavio Dotel) HR in 1st Red Sox PA...... Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI (grand slam) Turned a triple play...... 8/15/17 vs. STL (4th inning): Grand Slam in 1st Red Sox PA...... Daniel Nava, 6/12/10 vs. PHI ...... 3B Rafael Devers to 2B Eduardo Núñez to 1B Mitch Moreland Inside-the-park home run...... Eduardo Núñez, 3/29/18 at TB (2nd inning) Hit into a triple play...... 5/2/17 vs. BAL (8th inning, Jackie Bradley Jr.) Homered from both sides of the plate...... Victor Martinez, 5/17/10 at NYY Back-to-back 1-0 wins...... 7/18-19/06 vs. KC Pitcher collected a hit...... Rick Porcello, 8/14/18 at PHI, 2B off Pitcher hit a home run...... , 6/14/09 at PHI off J.A. Happ Hit for the cycle...... Mookie Betts, 8/9/18 at TOR Hitting streak of at least 30 games...... Nomar Garciaparra (30), 7/26-8/29/97 Hitting streak of at least 20 games...... Jackie Bradley Jr. (29), 4/24-5/26/16 ...... Xander Bogaerts (26), 5/6-6/2/16 Straight steal of home...... Jacoby Ellsbury, 4/26/09 vs. NYY Steal of home on double steal...... Travis Shaw, 4/21/16 vs. TB 5 steals in a game (club record)...... Jacoby Ellsbury, 5/30/13 at PHI

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No-hitter...... , 5/19/08 vs. KC (W, 7-0) One-hitter...... Rick Porcello, 8/3/18 vs. NYY (W, 4-1) 15 or more strikeouts in a game...... Chris Sale (15), 5/11/18 at TOR Position player pitched...... Mitch Moreland, 8/25/17 vs. BAL Pitcher played another defensive position.....Javier Lopez (RF), 4/30/09 at TB HOME RUN NOTES 9 HOMERS AT HOME: 102 in 2018 SOLO HOMERS: 118 in 2018 3-RUN HOMERS: 26 in 2018 HOMERS ON THE ROAD: 106 in 2018 2-RUN HOMERS: 54 in 2018 GRAND SLAMS: 10 in 2018 2-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (8 in 2018) FIRST-INNING LEADOFF HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (6 in 2018) Last: Rafael Devers, 9/26 vs. BAL-G1 (3rd career multi-HR game) Last: Mookie Betts, 7/6 at KC off Jason Hammel (16th career) 3-HOME RUN GAMES BY RED SOX (3 in 2018) WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (2 in 2018) Last: Steve Pearce, 8/2 vs. NYY (1st career) Last: Mookie Betts, 7/27 vs. MIN, solo HR off Matt Belisle (1st career) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (2 in 2018) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (1 in 2018) Last: Brock Holt, 9/11/18 vs. TOR off Ryan Tepera (3rd career) Last: Eduardo Núñez, 3/29 at TB off Chris Archer (2nd inning) GRAND SLAMS BY RED SOX (10 in 2018) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS AT FENWAY PARK (0 in 2018) Last: Steve Pearce, 9/28 vs. NYY off J.A. Happ (4th career) Last: Jacoby Ellsbury, 9/19/11 vs. BAL (G2) off Jeremy Accardo BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS BY RED SOX (5 in 2018) Last: Rafael Devers and Blake Swihart, 9/26 vs. BAL-G1 (7th inning) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 in 2018) Last: David Ortiz, , and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 7/7/11 vs. BAL (7th)