BOSTON RED SOX (67-88) at BALTIMORE ORIOLES (93-61) Sunday, September 21, 2014 • 1:35 p.m. ET • Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD RHP Joe Kelly (2-2, 4.21) vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (9-8, 3.28) Game #156 • Road Game #81 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1110 AM (Spanish) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Red Sox lost to the Orioles in FOR THE BIRDS: This is the last of 6 series between the Baltimore last night, 7-2...Despite a 2-run go-ahead home Orioles and the Red Sox this season, the 3rd in Baltimore... REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN run by David Ortiz in the 1st inning, Boston could not hang The Sox dropped 7 of their 10 meetings in Boston yet are Overall ..............................................67-88 AL East Standing ....................5th, 26.5 GB on to its lead...Baltimore pitchers retired 16 of the fi nal 17 4-4 thus far at Camden Yards in 2014. At Home ............................................31-44 batters Boston sent to the plate to fi nish the game. Along with 2012 (5-13) and 2013 (8-11), the Sox have On Road ............................................36-44 For Ortiz, the home run was his 35th of the year, and lost 3 straight season series with BAL for the 1st time In day games .....................................18-25 3rd in the last 2 games...His 35 homers are his most since losing 4 straight, 1964-67. In night games ..................................49-63 March/April .......................................13-14 since 2007 (also 35), as are his 104 RBI (117 in 2007). Friday’s victory snapped Boston’s 5-game losing May ...................................................13-15 Steven Wright fi nished the game for Boston, going streak to the O’s...Their previous win came on 7/5 in June ..................................................12-16 3.0 innings and matching his career high with 6 the 1st game of a doubleheader at Fenway on 7/5. July ....................................................10-15 strikeouts. August ..............................................12-16 Boston has lost all 3 of its season series against MLB’s September ...........................................7-12 Aves-nicknamed clubs this year: 7-11 record against vs. AL East .........................................27-42 SOX STATUS: The Sox have lost 4 of their last 5, 5 of of 9, the Orioles (1 G remaining), 7-12 against the Blue vs. AL Central ....................................17-16 and 7 of 17...The Sox are 11-14 since 8/25 and 24-36 (.400) Jays, and 1-2 against the Cardinals. vs. AL West ........................................14-19 since the All-Star break. vs. National League.............................9-11 vs. RH starter .....................................45-62 The Sox are a season-high 21 games under .500 and EXTRA EXTRA: David Ortiz’ homer in the 10th inning Fri- day night was the 6th extra-inning HR for the Sox this year, vs. LH starter .....................................22-26 26.5 games back in the AL East, the club’s furthest Leading after 6 innings .......................48-8 since fi nishing the 1966 campaign 27.0 games out... marking the most for the team since 1985 (also 6). Tied after 6 innings ...........................11-10 They are 8.0 games out of 4th place. Individually, Ortiz has 3 such HR’s this year which ties Trailing after 6 innings ........................8-70 Boston is 31-17 (.646) when tallying at least 10 hits, the club’s single-season record which has been done 2 Leading after 7 innings .......................49-5 previous times: Ortiz in 2003 & Ted Williams in 1946. Tied after 7 innings ...........................11-15 and 53-25 (.679) record when scoring at least 4 runs... Trailing after 7 innings ........................7-68 The Sox rank last among the 15 AL teams in runs Leading after 8 innings .......................52-2 scored (590) and last in runs per game (3.81). ARMS IN THE OUTFIELD: On Friday at BAL, Rusney Cas- Tied after 8 innings ...........................12-17 tillo recorded the 1st outfi eld assist of his MLB career when Trailing after 8 innings ........................3-69 END OF THE ROAD: This is Boston’s fi nal road series of he threw Alejandro DeAza out at home plate...Boston’s 36 Red Sox score 1st ..............................46-23 the season, the conclusion of an 11-day and 10-game road outfi eld assists lead the AL this year and are 2nd most in Opponent scores fi rst ........................21-65 MLB to Arizona’s 42. Shutouts ..............................................7-15 trip (4-5 thus far)...The Sox opened the trek going 3-1 in Scoring less than 3 runs ......................7-50 Kansas City, and were then swept in 3 games in Pittsburgh. Castillo became the 9th Sox outfielder with an assist Scoring 3 or 4 runs ............................22-24 Boston is 7-9 in its last 16 road games, but has won this year which is T-2nd most in MLB with HOU, Scoring 5 or more runs ......................38-14 12 of its last 22 away from Fenway (.545) beginning trailing only MIN (11 players). Red Sox hit HR ..................................41-43 Red Sox hit 0 HR ...............................26-45 8/10...Since 6/28, the club is 20-19 (.513) on the road Individually, the Sox have 2 players in the top-10 in 1-run games ......................................27-27 after starting the year 16-25 (.390) in away games. OF assists this year: Jackie Bradley’s 13 are T-2nd in in 2-run games ......................................11-16 The Sox have 36 wins in 80 road games this season MLB & Daniel Nava’s 9 are T-10th...Yoenis Cespedes, Walk-offs ...............................................9-9 (.450) compared to 31 of 75 games at home (.413). who leads MLB with 15, had 12 with OAK (3 for BOS). Extra innings (home) .............................5-5 Extra innings (road)...............................5-6 YOUNG BOGEY AND BETTS: Boston’s 21-year-old rook- Extra innings (total) ..........................10-11 WHAT REMAINS: The Red Sox have 7 games remaining Series openers ...................................24-26 in their 2014 slate, with 1 on the road and 6 at home... ies Mookie Betts & Xander Bogaerts, have both played ev- Series fi nales .....................................20-29 They return to Boston for a fi nal homestand with 6 games ery inning of the team’s last 20 games beginning on 8/31... Series W-L-T (home) ...................... 10-12-4 against TB (3G) and NYY (3G) beginning Tuesday. In that time these two have combined to hit .319 (51-for- Series W-L-T (road) .......................... 9-13-1 160) with 27 runs, 15 XBH (9 2B, 3B, 5 HR), and 19 RBI. Series W-L-T (total) ........................ 19-25-5 Series sweeps (home) ...........................5-8 PAPI’S POWER & PRODUCTION: With his 1st HR in Their breakdown since 8/31: Betts -- .316 (25-for-79, Series sweeps (road) .............................2-3 Friday night at BAL, David Ortiz reached 100 RBI for the 17 R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 8 BB); Bogaerts -- .321 (26- Series sweeps (total) ...........................7-11 year...He has now achieved 8 seasons with 30-plus homers for-81, 10 R, 5 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 2 BB, SH). Come-from-behind wins ........29, last 9/19 & 100-plus RBI which is a new Red Sox record...Ortiz had Between Bogaerts (team-high 137 starts) and Betts Innings batting around......17, last 9/10 (9th) been tied with Ted Williams (7) for 30 HR/100 RBI seasons. (43 starts), the Red Sox have 180 starts this season Games decided in last AB..................19-21 No other left-handed hitter has more than 6 such from players age 21 or younger...That’s the most for seasons since 2003...At 38, Ortiz is the oldest to go an AL team since the 2003 Devil Rays (241) and the VS. THE ORIOLES 30/100 since Frank Thomas in 2006 (39/114). most for the Red Sox since 1965 (301 starts). All-Time vs. O’s (since 1954) ...... 534-460 In Boston .................................... 271-224 In addition for Ortiz, he now has eight 100-RBI seasons In Baltimore ............................... 263-236 which is tied for 2nd-most in Red Sox history with Jim CLOSE & LATE: Boston has played an AL-high 54 one-run At Camden Yards ........................ 107-75 Rice...Ted Williams has 9 to lead the franchise. games this year (27-27), 12 more than last year (42, 21-21) and the team’s most since 1992 (54)...The Sox last played 2014 vs. Orioles ............................... 7-11 No other player in the MLB this season has driven more in 1978 (57)...Their 27, one-run wins are T-2nd in the In Boston .......................................... 3-7 in a higher percentage of his team’s runs than Ortiz AL with CWS (BAL, 30)...Thurday’s 3-2 loss at PIT snapped In Baltimore ..................................... 4-4 (17.6%, 104 of 590)...ATL’s Justin Upton is 2nd (17.5, a season-high 10-game stretch without a 1-run decision. DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 97 of 552), MIA’s Giancarlo Stanton is 3rd at 16.9% 3/31 R L1-2 Britton Lester (105 of 619). The Red Sox have played 21 extra-inning games this 4/2 R W6-2 Lackey Jimenez year (10-11) which is tied for the most in MLB with 4/3 R W4-3 Doubront Chen Ortiz’ 35 homers rank T-3rd in the AL (T-4th in MLB), MIA & CLE...Its the most extra-inning games for the 4/18 H L4-8 Tillman Lackey and his 104 RBI are T-3rd in the AL (T-5th in MLB)... Red Sox since 1966 (22 games, 6-16 record). 4/19 H W4-2 Tazawa Norris Among left-handed hitters, he tops MLB in HR and 4/20 H W6-5 Mujica Matusz leads AL lefties in both RBI and in SLG (.519).