BOSTON RED SOX (63-45) at DETROIT TIGERS (52-57) Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • 7:10 P.M
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9-TIME WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @BOSTONREDSOXPR / @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (63-45) at DETROIT TIGERS (52-57) Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Comerica Park • Detroit, MI LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (7-6, 5.60) vs. RHP Casey Mize (6-5, 3.41) Game #109 • Road Game #54 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM (English), WAMG 890 AM/94.9 FM & WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: At 63-45 (.583), the Red Sox own the WINNING THE WAR: According to FanGraphs, the 4th-best record in the AL, 7th-best in MLB...They have lost Red Sox feature 3 of the top 15 leaders in WAR: Rafael VS. THE TIGERS IN 2021 6 of their last 7 games, after winning 6 of their previous 7. Devers (T-10th, 4.2), Xander Bogaerts (13th, 4.0), and Overall (Home/Road) ..........2-2 (2-1/0-1) The Red Sox are in the midst of a 10-day, 10-game trip Nathan Eovaldi (T-14th, 3.9)...All 3 players lead the AL vs. the Rays (0-3), Tigers (3 G), and Blue Jays (4 G). in WAR at their respective positions. 2021 SEASON BREAKDOWN AMERICAN LEAGUE’S BEST RECORDS AL East Standing .....................2nd (-1.0) Rk. Team Record Win % Diff. GO FOR GOLD: Triston Casas—the Red Sox’ top selection Home/Road .........................33-22/30-23 1. Astros 65-42 .607 +152 in the 2018 June Draft—has started at 1B in each of Team Day/Night ............................19-19/44-26 2. Rays 64-44 .593 +104 USA’s 4 games at the Olympics, going 5-for-16 with 3 HR April/May/June ..........17-10/15-11/18-10 3. White Sox 63-44 .589 +118 and 8 RBI...He has recorded at least 1 RBI in each game and July/August .............................13-12/0-2 4. Red Sox 63-45 .583 +46 has homered in each of the last 3 games. vs. AL East ..................................... 29-18 The Red Sox had 6 minor leaguers on Olympic rosters, the vs. AL Central .................................. 12-7 LOW FIVE: The Red Sox have lost their last 5 games, their most of any MLB franchise: Triston Casas and Jack López vs. AL West .................................... 11-16 longest losing streak of the season...Prior to this, it had been (USA); Roldani Baldwin, Johan Mieses, and Denyi Reyes vs. National League......................... 11-4 nearly 2 months since they lost 3 straight games (5/31-6/2)... (Dominican Republic); and Joey Meneses (Mexico). vs. RH/LH starter .................41-26/22-19 Between streaks (6/3-7/28), they were 31-17 (.646). Darren Fenster, the Red Sox’ outfield and baserunning Leading after 6/7/8 innings ..... 50-4/46-5/52-1 The Sox were the last AL team to lose 4 consecutive coordinator, is the United States’ third base coach. Tied after 6/7/8 innings ..............4-3/8-2/2-5 games, as well as the last to lose 5 consecutive games. Trailing after 6/7/8 innings ...... 8-37/5-34/4-35 Red Sox score first ......................... 38-19 RED SOX’ LONGEST LOSING STREAKS OF 2021 PITCHING IN: The Red Sox have allowed 4 runs or fewer in 11 of their last 14 games, including each of the last 2. Opponents score first .................... 25-26 Dates Record Next 9 G Dates In their last 3 games, the Sox have struck out 32 Shutouts ............................................ 4-3 4/2-4 0-3 9-0 4/5-14 batters and walked only 6...In their last 31 games Scoring less than 4 runs .................. 7-37 5/10-12 0-3 7-2 5/13-22 (beginning 6/27), Sox pitchers rank 3rd in the majors Scoring 4 or more runs .................... 56-8 5/31-6/2 0-3 7-2 6/3-11 in SO/BB ratio (3.24; 279 SO, 86 BB). Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR ......48-22/15-23 7/29-8/3 0-5 - - 1-run/2-run games ................20-12/10-8 Walk-offs ........................................... 4-3 LONG DIVISION: The Red Sox trail the Rays by 1.0 WHAT A RELIEF: Red Sox relievers rank 3rd in the AL and Extra innings (home/road) ...........2-2/4-1 game, the smallest gap between 1st- and 2nd-place 6th in MLB in ERA (3.60)...Their 9 active relievers have a Series openers/finales .........25-11/21-14 teams in any division...The Sox held at least a share of combined 2.79 ERA for Boston this season (83 ER/267.1 IP). Series W-L-T (home) .......................8-4-6 1st place at the start of 46 straight days from 4/9-5/24, In his last 14 games (beginning 6/22), Matt Barnes has Series W-L-T (road) .......................10-7-0 then 34 consecutive days from 6/28-7/31. posted a 0.66 ERA with a 0.88 WHIP (13.2 IP, 1 ER, 8 H). Series W-L-T (total) .....................18-11-6 29 of the Sox’ first 32 games out of the All-Star break are Beginning 4/30, Josh Taylor has allowed 0 runs in 33 of Series sweeps (home/road) .........5-1/5-1 vs. the AL East (NYY-10, TOR-10, TB-6, BAL-3, DET-3). his 34 outings (28.1 IP, 1.27 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 36 SO). Come-from-behind wins .....................33 The Sox’ largest deficit of the season is 3.0 games, and their largest lead of 2021 is 4.5 games. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Among the 172 pitchers with at MOST GAMES PLAYED WITH least 50.0 innings this season, Garrett Whitlock ranks 1st in THE RED SOX, ALL TIME the AL and 2nd in the majors with a 1.21 ERA (deGrom-1.08). START ME UP: In their first 9 games out of the All-Star Rk. Player Games Whitlock has made 19 scoreless appearances of more break, Red Sox starters posted a 3.50 ERA (18 ER/46.1 IP)...In 22. Manny Ramirez ....................1,083 than 1.0 IP, most in MLB...In his last 20 games, he is 8 games since then, they have an 8.47 ERA (32 ER/34.0 IP). 23. Carlton Fisk ..........................1,078 4-0 with a 0.57 ERA (31.1 IP, 27 H, 2 ER, 8 BB, 32 SO). Sox starters have thrown 5.0+ innings in 1 of the club’s 24. Xander Bogaerts ............1,069 last 8 games...To begin the season, they threw 5.0+ LOWEST SINGLE-SEASON ERA BY RED SOX (MIN. 50.0 IP) MOST GAMES AT SHORTSTOP, innings in 50 of the team’s first 59 games. Rk. Pitcher Years ER/IP ERA RED SOX HISTORY Only 6 pitchers have started a game for the Red Sox 1. Jonathan Papelbon 2006 7/68.1 0.92 this season, the fewest in the majors (they used 16 2. Dutch Leonard 1914 24/224.2 0.96 Rk. Player Games starters in 2020)...They have not used fewer than 8 3. Koji Uehara 2013 9/74.1 1.09 1. Everett Scott .........................1,093 starting pitchers in a season since 1965 (7). 4. Garrett Whitlock 2021 7/52.0 1.21 2. Rick Burleson ........................1,004 3. Xander Bogaerts ............1,002 Since earned runs became an official stat in 1913 ACE IN THE HOLE: Chris Sale (60-day IL) has made 4 rehab MOST STARTS AT SHORTSTOP, starts...He is scheduled to make his 5th on Saturday, 8/7, for SLUGGING SOX: In their last 10 games, the Red Sox have RED SOX HISTORY Triple-A Worcester at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (6:05 p.m.). averaged 3.1 runs per game while batting .241 with a .668 Rk. Player Starts Sale underwent Tommy John surgery on 3/30/20 and OPS and 6 HR...They have struck out 10+ times in 4 consecu- 1. Everett Scott .........................1,081 last pitched in the majors on 8/13/19. tive games, matching their longest streak of 2021 (3rd time). 2. Xander Bogaerts ...............990 CHRIS SALE’S REHAB STARTS Overall, the Sox rank in the top 5 in the majors in runs MOST GAMES AT CATCHER, (5th, 532), AVG (4th, .256), SLG (4th, .437), OPS (5th, RED SOX HISTORY Date Team Pit. Stats .757), doubles (1st, 226), and XBH (1st, 375). 7/15 FCL Red Sox 39 3.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H Rk. Player Games The Sox own MLB’s best records when scoring 4+ runs 7. Tony Peña ................................539 7/20 Double-A Portland 43 3.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H (56-8, .875) and 5+ runs (48-5, .906). 7/25 Double-A Portland 64 3.2 IP, 2 R, 6 H 8. Christian Vázquez .............532 7/31 Triple-A Worcester 81 5.0 IP, 1 R, 5 H The Sox have hit 4+ HR in a game an MLB-best 10 times. MOST PITCHING APPEARANCES, Totals 15.1 IP, 3 R, 15 H, 2 BB, 27 SO RED SOX HISTORY DE-FENSE: The Red Sox have committed only 3 errors in their Rk. Player Games DOWN ON THE FARM: Each of the Red Sox’ 4 minor last 12 games (beginning 7/22)...In that time, only the A’s (1) 6. Roger Clemens ........................383 league affiliates entered today with a winning record: Triple- and Diamondbacks (2) have been charged with fewer errors. 7. Matt Barnes .......................368 A Worcester (42-35), Double-A Portland (47-29), High-A The Sox lead MLB with 33 OF assists, 9 more than any UPCOMING MILESTONES other team...Sox OFs rank 3rd in the AL and T-6th in MLB Greenville (40-38), and Low-A Salem (47-32)...The teams Rafael Devers ..................250 XBH (243) with 15 defensive runs saved (source: FanGraphs).