WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (8): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (24-21) vs. TEXAS RANGERS (24-23) Thursday, May 25, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA LHP Drew Pomeranz (3-3, 4.97) vs. RHP Nick Martinez (1-2, 4.33) Game #46 • Home Game #24 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Red Sox trailed, 3-1, before JET LAGGED: The Red Sox are 30-7 (.811) at home against scoring 7 runs in the 7th inning of last night’s 9-4 win over the AL West (23-6) and NL West (7-1) since 5/23/15...BOS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN the Rangers...9 consecutive batters reached base via hit or has a +120 run differential (306 RS, 186 RA) and a .353 AL East Standing .......................3rd, 3.5 GB Home/Road ............................... 14-9/10-12 BB with 1 out in the 7th, with Mitch Moreland and Josh AVG (481-for-1,361) in those games. Day/Night .................................. 13-6/11-15 Rutledge delivering pinch-hit RBIs and Dustin Pedroia giv- April/May ................................ 13-11/11-10 ing BOS a 6-3 lead with a 2-run single. SOX & RANGERS: The Red Sox and Rangers are 13-13 vs. AL East ..........................................10-11 against each other in the last 26 meetings...Each of the vs. AL Central .........................................3-4 vs. AL West .............................................3-3 SAM I AM: Sam Travis made his ML debut last night, start- last 5 games between these teams has been decided by 5+ vs. National League................................8-3 ing at 1B and going 2-for-4 with a run scored...According runs, with the Sox winning 4 of those. vs. RH/LH starter ......................... 20-18/4-3 to Elias, the only other player to make his ML debut with The Sox are 138-91 (.603) against the Rangers at Leading after 6 innings ........................15-1 the Red Sox at 1B and record multiple hits was Hal Janvrin Fenway Park since the team moved to Texas in 1972. Tied after 6 innings ................................4-2 more than 100 years ago (2-for-4 on 7/9/1911 at STL). Trailing after 6 innings .........................5-18 Leading after 7 innings ........................17-0 GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Red Sox have committed Tied after 7 innings ................................4-2 STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox have won each of their only 3 errors in their last 8 games (since 5/16), tied for the Trailing after 7 innings .........................3-19 last 3 games, their 2nd-longest winning streak of the sea- fewest in the AL in that time. Leading after 8 innings ........................20-0 son (4, 4/15-18)...BOS has had only 1 losing streak of lon- Tied after 8 innings ................................4-1 ger than 2 games in 2017 (3 G, 5/18-20). Trailing after 8 innings .........................0-20 COMEBACK CREW: The Red Sox have come from behind Red Sox score first ................................16-9 From 5/5-6/21, the Sox will play 30 of 44 games away in 5 of their last 6 wins, and in 11 of 24 victories this season. Opponents score first ...........................8-12 from Fenway Park...Following this 6-game homestand, Shutouts .................................................1-3 18 of the Sox’ next 23 games will be on the road. BOS leads the majors with a +40 run differential in the 7th inning and later (95 RS, 55 RA). Scoring less than 3 runs .......................1-10 Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................6-7 Last night marked the Sox’ 5th win when trailing KEEPING SCORE: The Red Sox have scored 32 runs on 39 Scoring 5 or more runs .........................17-4 after 6 innings, tied for 2nd-most such victories in the Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR ............ 16-11/8-10 hits in the last 3 games...BOS is batting .368 with a .453 majors (HOU-8, CLE-5, NYY-5). 1-run/2-run games .......................... 6-5/4-3 OBP and is averaging 10.7 runs per game over that span. The Sox have 7 wins when tied or trailing after 7 Walk-offs ................................................1-2 The Red Sox have won 14 of their last 15 games in innings; the Angels (7), Blue Jays (8), and Giants (8) Extra innings (home/road) ............... 1-0/2-1 Series openers/finales ................... 7-9/10-5 which they scored 5+ runs, after beginning the season are the only other teams with as many such wins. 3-3 in those contests...The Sox have won 34 of their Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 5-2-2 last 35 games when scoring 6+ runs (since 7/29/16). Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 3-4-0 THIS LAND IS MORELAND: During his current 6-game Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 8-6-2 hitting streak, Mitch Moreland is batting .360 (9-for-25) Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 1-1/1-0 WHO NEEDS HOMERS?: The Red Sox have not homered with 3 HR, 1 2B, 8 RBI, 7 runs, and a .760 SLG. Come-from-behind wins .........................11 in their last 2 games...This is the 1st time in nearly 20 years BOS has scored 9+ runs in consecutive games without hit- Moreland has driven in at least 1 run in each of his last 5 games, the 2nd-longest streak of his career (6 VS. THE RANGERS ting a HR in either contest (last: 8/16-17/1997)...No team All-Time (since 1972) ............ 232-225 had done that since the 2014 Blue Jays. games, 7/26-31/16) and tied for the longest by a Red In Boston .......................................138-91 Sox player this season (also Ramirez, 4/28-5/2). In Texas .........................................94-134 Moreland has 16 doubles, tied for the ML lead. HEATING UP: The Red Sox lead the majors with an aver- 2017................................................ 2-0 age of 6.6 runs per game since 5/6 (16 games)...In that In Boston .............................................2-0 span, they also lead the AL in OPS (.822). GOOD, BETTER, BETTS: In his last 15 games (since 5/7), In Texas ...............................................0-0 Overall, BOS leads the AL in AVG (.271) and doubles Mookie Betts is tied for the ML lead with 17 RBI and ranks DATE H/R SCORE WP LP (87)...The Sox also rank 2nd in the AL in OBP (.342). T-3rd with 17 runs scored...In that span, he is batting .318 5/23 H W11-6 Porcello Cashner with a .400 OBP and a .636 SLG (21-for-66, 5 HR, 6 2B, 9 BB). 5/24 H W9-4 Sale Dyson RED SOX OFFENSIVE STATS STAT THROUGH 5/5 SINCE 5/6 CHRISTIAN VALUES: Christian Vázquez has thrown out RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Games 29 16 3 of the last 4 runners attempting to steal against him... Batting Runs/Game 3.8 (26th in MLB) 6.6 (1st in MLB) Among catchers with at least 100 starts since 1987, he owns Hits .......................................Bogaerts (53) OPS .709 (8th in AL) .822 (1st in AL) the highest caught stealing percentage (43.9, 29 of 66). Doubles ................................Moreland (16) XBH 68 (14th in AL) 63 (3rd in AL) Triples......................................Bogaerts (4) HR .................................................Betts (7) BOGEY & PEDEY: Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts XBH .............................Betts/Moreland (21) GOOD EYE, KID: Red Sox batters have drawn 19 BB and have started 344 games together at 2B and SS, respectively... RBI ..............................................Betts (30) struck out only 19 times in the club’s last 3 games...The According to Elias, the last Red Sox 2B/SS duos with as many Runs ............................................Betts (28) Sox’ BB/SO ratio of 0.54 is the highest in the majors. starts together were Jody Reed & Luis Rivera (356, 1989-92) SB............................................Bogaerts (7) BB ........................................Moreland (23) and Mike Andrews & Rico Petrocelli (457, 1966-70). AVG (min. 100 AB) .............Bogaerts (.331) IN A PINCH: Red Sox pinch-hitters are batting .421 (8-for- The only current teammates with as many starts OBP (min. 100 AB) .............Bogaerts (.395) 19), the highest mark in MLB; they have recorded a hit in together at 2B and SS are TEX’s Rougned Odor and SLG (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.491) each of their last 4 PA (Rutledge-2, Moreland-1, Young-1). Elvis Andrus (383, 2014-17). Pitching ERA (min. 10.0 IP) ................Kimbrel (0.92) CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: The Red Sox are 16-for-20 GOLDEN GLOVE: Dustin Pedroia has not committed an Strikeouts ....................................Sale (101) (80.0%) in stolen base attempts since 5/3, after going 10- error in his last 78 games (last: 8/19/16 at DET), totaling Wins ................................................Sale (5) for-16 (62.5%) in their first 26 games through 5/2...Their 16 278 chances in that time...In that span (since 8/20/16), all Saves .......................................Kimbrel (12) steals since 5/3 rank 2nd in the AL behind only LAA (17). other 2nd basemen have combined to make 220 errors. Appearances .........................Hembree (22) Starts...............................Porcello/Sale (10) BOS and ARI are the only teams that feature 3 players Innings (Starter) .........................Sale (73.0) with 6+ steals this season...Xander Bogaerts (7-for-7), CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has retired 49 of his last 52 Innings (Reliever) ......................Kelly (22.1) Andrew Benintendi (6-for-7), and Mookie Betts (6-for- batters faced, including 29 of his last 30.