BOSTON RED SOX (71-90) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (83-78) Sunday, September 28, 2014 • 1:35 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Clay Buchholz (8-10, 5.31) vs. RHP Michael Pineda (4-5, 1.93) Game #162 • Home Game #81 • TV: NESN/TBS • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1110 AM (Spanish) GAME 162: Today the Red Sox conclude the 2014 season SOX AND YANKS: This is the last of 6 sets between these with the last of a 3-game set against NYY at Fenway Park. clubs, the 3rd at Fenway Park...The Sox are 7-11 vs. NYY REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN this season, guaranteed just their 2nd losing campaign Overall ..............................................71-90 Boston opens the 2015 regular season 190 days from AL East Standing ....................5th, 24.0 GB today, on 4/6 at PHI...It will be the club’s fi rst regular against the Yanks in the last 7 years, 2008-14 (2012, 5-13). At Home ............................................34-46 season opener in Philadelphia since 1954, the last The 2014 Postseason will be the 1st without the Red On Road ............................................37-44 year that city had an AL franchise (Athletics). Sox and Yankees since 1993, the pre-Wild Card era. In day games .....................................20-25 In night games ..................................51-65 YESTERDAY’S WIN: The Red Sox defeated the Yankees NO. 2 AT FENWAY: Derek Jeter enters today with 152 March/April .......................................13-14 May ...................................................13-15 yesterday, 10-4...It evened Boston’s fi nal series of the year career games at Fenway Park, including regular and post- June ..................................................12-16 at 1-1 entering today’s season fi nale. season...If he plays today, Jeter will pass Lou Gehrig and July ....................................................10-15 Joe Kelly started and earned the win, going a career- Mickey Mantle (152 each) for the most ever by a Yankee. August ..............................................12-16 high 7.1 IP...He allowed 4 runs, all in the 8th inning, Including regular and postseason, Jeter is the all- September .........................................11-14 vs. AL East .........................................31-44 but 2 scored after he left the bases loaded and 1 out. time Yankees leader in at-bats (659) and PA (726) at vs. AL Central ....................................17-16 Boston jumped out to a 9-0 lead with 8 runs (4 Fenway...Gehrig ranks 2nd in both (570 AB, 705 PA). vs. AL West ........................................14-19 unearned) in the 2nd inning, the club’s largest output Jeter has made 139 regular season starts at Fenway vs. National League.............................9-11 in any frame this season. Park at shortstop during the regular season, 2nd most vs. RH starter .....................................49-63 all-time among all visitors here to Luke Appling’s 151. vs. LH starter .....................................22-27 The Sox sent 14 men to the plate in the 2nd, their Leading after 6 innings .......................52-9 most in any inning since 4/13/12 vs. TB (14 in the 8th Tied after 6 innings ...........................11-10 INK IN THE PEN: Despite ranking 9th overall in the AL in inning). Trailing after 6 innings ........................8-71 team ERA (3.98), the Red Sox bullpen has posted a 3.25 Leading after 7 innings .......................53-6 CALL-UPS PRODUCING: Yesterday marked Boston’s 4th ERA which is good for 5th in the league. Tied after 7 innings ...........................11-15 straight game starting 6 rookie position players...In that Sox relievers have totaled 489 appearances this year, Trailing after 7 innings ........................7-69 Leading after 8 innings .......................56-2 time, those starters have gone a combined 34-for-89 (.382) tying the 2012 squad for the most in club history. Tied after 8 innings ...........................12-17 with 17 R, 7 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 10 BB. Trailing after 8 innings ........................3-71 CHRISTIAN’S CANNON: Christian Vazquez has thrown On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the Sox also Red Sox score 1st ..............................49-25 out 15 of 29 attempted base stealers, a 52% success rate... Opponent scores fi rst ........................22-65 started a rookie pitcher, and the club’s 7 total rookies That would be the best single-season mark in club history in the starting lineup (including pitcher) were their Shutouts ..............................................7-15 among catchers with at least 15 games behind the plate. Scoring less than 3 runs ......................7-52 most since 10/3/87, an 8-4 loss vs. MIL. Scoring 3 or 4 runs ............................23-24 No rookie with at least 50 games behind the plate has Before Wednesday, the club hadn’t won a game when Scoring 5 or more runs ......................41-14 ever posted a single-season catcher caught stealing starting as many as 7 rookies since 10/2/80, a 4-1 win Red Sox hit HR ..................................44-44 rate this high...The last major leaguer overall to do it over TOR (Source: Elias Sports Bureau). Red Sox hit 0 HR ...............................27-46 was STL’s Yadier Molina in 2005 (55%; 17 CCS, 14 SB). 1-run games ......................................28-28 ROOKIE FIGURES: The Red Sox have had 19 different 2-run games ......................................11-16 UNPRECEDENTED PATIENCE: Boston leads MLB with Walk-offs ...............................................9-9 rookies play in a game this season, tied with Arizona for 4.05 pitches seen per PA, which would be the highest rate Extra innings (home) .............................5-5 2nd most in the majors behind only Texas (23)...This is the for any ML team as far back as data exists (starting 1988)... Extra innings (road)...............................5-6 4th-highest rookie total in team history and the Sox’ most The mark currently belongs to the 1994 Tigers (4.03). Extra innings (total) ..........................10-11 since 1926 (21 rookies). Series openers ...................................24-28 Series fi nales .....................................22-29 RED SOX SEASONS, MOST ROOKIES APPEARING CLOSE & LATE: Boston has played an AL-high 56 one-run Series W-L-T (home) ...................... 11-12-4 YEAR(S) ROOKIES games this year (28-28), 14 more than last year (42, 21- Series W-L-T (road) ........................ 10-13-1 1911 25 21) and the team’s most since 1978 (57)...Their 28, one-run Series W-L-T (total) ........................ 21-25-5 1925 22 wins are T-2nd in the AL, trailing only the Orioles (31). Series sweeps (home) ...........................5-8 1926 21 Series sweeps (road) .............................2-3 2014 19 The Sox have played 21 extra-inning games this year Series sweeps (total) ...........................7-11 1928, 1952 18 (10-11), tied for the most in MLB with 4 other teams Come-from-behind wins ........30, last 9/24 (CLE, MIA, OAK, PHI)...This is the most extra-inning Innings batting around.....20, last 9/27 (2nd) The Red Sox have had 8 rookies to go deep in 2014, games for Boston since 1966 (22 games, 6-16 record). Games decided in last AB..................19-21 a new single-season club record...Boston previously had 7 rookies homer 3 times: 1952, 1987, and 1996. PAPI IS BIG: With 35 home runs (T-5th in AL) and 104 RBI VS. THE YANKEES (6th in AL), David Ortiz has his 8th season with at least All-Time vs. NYY (since 1903) ......954-1,149-14 SOX STATUS: The Sox have won 3 of their last 4 games, 30 homers and 100 RBI, all since joining the Red Sox in In Boston ...............................523-531-7 4 of their last 6, and 5 of 8...The club has lost 11 of its last In New York ........................... 431-618-7 2003...That sets a new franchise record for most career At Yankee Stadium ....................... 28-28 19 games but is 15-16 (.484) Beginning on 8/25...Since the 30-HR/100-RBI seasons, passing Ted Williams, who had 7. All-Star break, Boston has a 28-38 record (.424). 2014 vs. Yankees .............................. 7-11 Despite having not played since Tuesday, no other AL In Boston .......................................... 3-5 The Sox are 19 games under .500 (season high is 21)... player this season has driven in a higher percentage In New York ...................................... 4-6 They are 24.0 games back in the AL East (season high of his team’s runs than Ortiz (16.5%, 104 of 629), DATE H/R SCORE WP LP is 26.5). who ranks 2nd in MLB...ATL’s Justin Upton leads the 4/10 R L1-4 Pineda Buchholz 4/11 R W4-2 Lester Sabathia Boston will fi nish in last place for the 2nd time in majors at 17.9% (102 of 571). 4/12 R L4-7 Kuroda Lackey 3 years (also 2012), but were 2013 World Series 4/13 R L2-3 Nova Doubront Champions. YOUNG BOGEY AND BETTS: Boston’s 21-year-old rook- 4/22 H L3-9 Tanaka Lester ies Mookie Betts & Xander Bogaerts, have combined to hit 4/23 H W5-1 Lackey Pineda SCORING SUMMARY: The Red Sox have scored 629 runs .319 (65-for-204) with 36 runs, 20 XBH (13 2B, 3B, 6 HR), 4/24 H L5-14 Sabathia Doubront and 25 RBI in the team’s last 26 games beginning on 8/31. 6/27 R L0-6 Nuno Workman this season for an average of 3.91 runs per game...Both of 6/28 R W2-1 Lester Tanaka those rank 12th out of the 15 AL teams, up from last place 6/29 R W8-5 Lackey Whitley BOGAERTS AND BETTS, AUGUST 31-PRESENT as recently as this past Tuesday...In 4 games since then, 8/1 H W4-3 Ranaudo Capuano Boston has scored an ML-high 34 runs, the club’s most in PLAYER AVG H/AB R 2B 3B HR RBI BB 8/2 H L4-6 Kelley Webster Betts .317 33/104 23 7 1 2 9 11 any 4-game stretch this season.