BOSTON RED SOX (48-60) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (55-52) Thursday, August 1, 2014 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Anthony Ranaudo (0-0, ---) vs. LHP Chris Capuano (1-1, 4.30) Game #109 • Home Game #56 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) BUSY DEADLINE: The Red Sox made 4 trades yesterday SOX AND YANKS: Tonight the Red Sox and Yankees open prior to the non-waiver trade deadline at 4:00 p.m.: a 3-game series in Boston, the clubs’ 2nd set of the sea- REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN son at Fenway Park...This is the 11th of 19 regular season Overall ........................................... 48-60 Acquired OF Yoenis Céspedes and a 2015 competitive AL East Standing ..................5th, 12.5 GB balance draft pick from the Athletics for LHP Jon games between these teams in 2014 (4-6 thus far), of At Home ......................................... 26-29 Lester, OF Jonny Gomes, and cash considerations. which 3 have been played at Fenway Park (1-2). On Road ......................................... 22-31 In day games .................................. 14-17 Acquired OF/1B Allen Craig and RHP Joe Kelly from HOTTER THAN...: David Ortiz, who has homered 5 times In night games ............................... 34-43 the Cardinals for RHP John Lackey, minor league LHP in his last 9 games, ranks 4th in the AL with 25 home runs, March/April .................................... 13-14 Corey Littrell, and cash considerations. 3rd with 77 RBI, and T-6th with 46 XBH...He leads MLB left- May ................................................ 13-15 Acquired minor league LHP Eduardo Rodriguez from handed hitters in RBI and tops AL left-handed batters in June ............................................... 12-16 the Orioles for LHP Andrew Miller. homers (T-1st in MLB) and XBH (2nd in MLB). July ................................................. 10-15 vs. AL East ...................................... 18-30 Acquired INF/OF Kelly Johnson from the Yankees for Ortiz has driven in 4 of Boston’s 7 runs over the last vs. AL Central ................................. 16-16 SS Stephen Drew and cash considerations. 4 games...He has produced 13 of the club’s 32 runs vs. AL West ......................................... 8-8 scored in the last 10 games (41%), with 11 of those vs. National League............................ 6-6 DEALING WITH THE YANKEES: Yesterday’s Kelly John- RBI on home runs (34% of the club’s 32 runs scored). vs. RH starter .................................. 31-40 son/Stephen Drew trade was the 1st between the Red Sox vs. LH starter .................................. 17-20 MONTH OF DAVID: David Ortiz led MLB with 25 RBI in Leading after 6 innings .................... 34-4 and Yankees since 8/13/97, when Boston picked up C Mike Tied after 6 innings ............................ 8-8 Stanley and INF Randy Brown from NYY for RHP Tony Ar- July, 1 ahead of WSH’s Jason Werth and DET’s Torii Hunter... Trailing after 6 innings ..................... 6-48 mas Jr. and a player to be named later (RHP Jim Mecir). Ortiz had not topped the majors in RBI in any month since Leading after 7 innings .................... 36-1 Boston’s longest trade drought among MLB teams is July 2006 (35)...No Red Sox had paced the majors in RBI in Tied after 7 innings .......................... 7-13 now with Tampa Bay...The only trade between the Red any single month since J.D. Drew drove in 27 in June 2008. Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 5-46 Sox and Rays came on 7/21/99, when the Red Sox It marks Ortiz’s most RBI in any calendar month since Leading after 8 innings .................... 37-0 acquired RHP Julio Santana for a player to be named he drove in 27 runs in May 2010, and his 2nd-most Tied after 8 innings .......................... 8-12 Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 3-48 later (LHP Will Silverthorn) and cash. RBI in the month of July (35 in 2006). Red Sox score 1st ........................... 35-13 Ortiz’s RBI counts have increased each month this Opponent scores fi rst ..................... 13-47 OFF YESTERDAY: The Red Sox were off yesterday, the year: 14 in April, 17 in May, 21 in June, and 25 in July. Shutouts ........................................... 6-11 club’s 10th off-day of the season, excluding the All-Star Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 6-34 break...It marks the club’s 5th off-day at home this year. ASSISTS FROM THE OUTFIELD: Newly-acquired Yoenis Scoring 3 or 4 runs ......................... 14-15 Cespedes and Jackie Bradley Jr. each have 12 outfi eld as- Scoring 5 or more runs ................... 28-11 FLIP FLOP: The Red Sox have lost 8 of their last 9 games Red Sox hit HR ............................... 30-32 sists this season, tied for the major league lead. Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 18-28 after winning 8 of 9 from 7/9-21...That 8-1 stretch ended 1-run games ................................... 20-20 with 5 straight wins. All 12 of Cespedes’ assists this year are from LF, 3 more than any other player from LF...His 31 career 2-run games ....................................... 7-9 outfield assists rank 3rd in MLB since the start of 2012 Walk-offs ............................................ 8-7 IN THE STANDINGS: The Red Sox are in 5th place, a sea- behind Alex Gordon (40) and Gerardo Parra (33). Extra innings (home) .......................... 4-4 son-high 12.5 games back...They are 5.0 games behind the Extra innings (road)............................ 2-4 4th-place Rays (53-55). Jackie Bradley Jr.’s 12 outfield assists are double any Extra innings (total) ........................... 6-8 other CF (5 CF each have 6 assists)...His 7 double Series openers ................................ 14-21 HOMED IN: Tonight’s game continues a 6-game homes- plays are 4 more than the next most among all MLB Series fi nales .................................. 17-18 OF...It marks the most double plays by a Red Sox OF Series W-L-T (home) ........................8-8-3 tand against divisional rivals, with 3 against the Yankees Series W-L-T (road) ........................ 6-10-0 following 3 games against the Blue Jays (0-3). since Dwight Evans in 1980 (7), most by a Red Sox CF since Dom DiMaggio in 1942 (7). Series W-L-T (total) ......................14-18-3 Boston has lost 3 straight to open the homestand Series sweeps (home) ........................ 5-5 after winning its previous 5 home games. ON THE OFFENSE: The Red Sox have scored 66 runs Series sweeps (road) .......................... 1-2 Series sweeps (total) .......................... 6-7 The club ranks 5th in the AL with a 16-12 (.571) record in their last 16 games (4.1 runs per game) beginning on Come-from-behind wins ......19, last 7/19 at home beginning on 5/28...That followed a 10-17 7/11, but have crossed the plate just 18 times in their last Innings batting around... 11, last 7/21 (5th) (.370) start at home. 9 games (2.0 runs per game) since setting a season-high in Games decided in last AB............... 15-15 runs scored with a 14-1 win on 7/21 at TOR. FACING EAST: Boston is 10 games into a 13-game period Overall in 2014, Boston ranks last the AL with 412 VS. THE YANKEES against division rivals from 7/21-8/3 (2-8 thus far)...The runs scored and 3.81 runs per game. All-Time vs. NYY (since 1903) ......950-1,144-14 In Boston ...............................521-528-7 club is 18-30 (.375) against the AL East this season com- Boston is 25-15 (.625) this season when tallying at pared to 30-30 (.500) against the rest of MLB. In New York ........................... 430-616-7 least 10 hits...The club has a 42-26 (.618) record when At Yankee Stadium ....................... 27-26 scoring at least 3 runs. WALK-OFF MAGIC: Boston is tied with the Angels for the 2014 vs. Yankees ................................ 4-6 In Boston .......................................... 1-2 AL lead with 8 walk-off wins in 2014, 1 shy of Pittsburgh’s RAZOR THIN: Boston has played an AL-leading 40, 1-run MLB-high 9 walk-off victories...That accounts for 31% of In New York ...................................... 3-4 games this season (20-20), trailing only Miami (42) among the club’s 26 total wins at home. DATE H/R SCORE WP LP big league teams...The Sox’ 20, 1-run wins rank 2nd in the 4/10 R L1-4 Pineda Buchholz Boston’s 19 walk-off wins since the start of 2013 are AL to Baltimore (21) and Kansas City is the only AL team 4/11 R W4-2 Lester Sabathia tied with Arizona for the MLB lead (11 in 2013). with at least as many as 20, 1-run losses (21). 4/12 R L4-7 Kuroda Lackey 4/13 R L2-3 Nova Doubront The Sox are on a pace for 60, 1-run games this year, 1 4/22 H L3-9 Tanaka Lester QUALITY ABUNDANT: The Red Sox’ 62 quality starts this more than the club record of 59 set in 1961 (32-27). 4/23 H W5-1 Lackey Pineda year rank 2nd in the AL behind only the A’s (65). 4/24 H L5-14 Sabathia Doubront The club is 1 shy of its total of 63 quality starts through GROUND CONTROL: Burke Badenhop has induced 13 6/27 R L0-6 Nuno Workman 6/28 R W2-1 Lester Tanaka 108 games in 2013...Boston had 64 QS through 109 ground into double plays, 2 more than any other MLB re- 6/29 R W8-5 Lackey Whitley games in 2013. liever this season (LAD’s Brandon League, 11) and the most by a Red Sox reliever since Julian Tavarez had 15 in 2006.