WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (9): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (14): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (10): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (9-13) vs. DETROIT TIGERS (10-10) Monday, April 22, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA LHP Chris Sale (0-4, 8.50) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (1-1, 2.96) Game #23 • Home Game #7 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are 7-5 in their last 12 WHAT A RELIEF: Red Sox relievers Matt Barnes, Ryan games, after going 2-8 in their first 10...They have won each Brasier, Marcus Walden, and Brandon Workman have REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN of their last 3 games, their longest win streak of the season. combined to go 6-1 with a 2.38 ERA, a .147 opponent AL East Standing .......................4th, 5.0 GB Home/Road ................................... 3-3/6-10 The Red Sox are in the midst of a stretch of 20 games AVG, and a .520 opponent OPS (41.2 IP, 11 ER, 21-for-143, Day/Night ........................................ 3-7/6-6 in 20 days (3-0 thus far), their longest such stretch of 3 2B, 5 HR, 15 BB, 4 HBP, 57 SO). March/April ................................... 1-3/8-10 2019...The team’s next scheduled off day is 5/9. Overall, Sox relievers rank 3rd in the majors with vs. AL East ..............................................6-5 10.74 SO/9.0 IP (101 SO in 84.2 IP)...Their 3.06 SO/BB vs. AL Central .........................................0-0 ratio ranks 2nd in the AL behind HOU (3.74). vs. AL West .............................................2-6 SWEEPING UP TO BOSTON: The Red Sox gained 3.0 vs. National League................................1-2 games in the AL East standings by sweeping the 1st-place vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 7-8/2-5 Rays at Tropicana Field from Friday-Sunday...The Rays began K-ZONE: Matt Barnes has struck out 19 of his 37 batters Leading after 6 innings ..........................4-1 the series with MLB’s best record (.737, 14-5). faced and has issued only 2 BB...Among the 480 pitchers Tied after 6 innings ................................3-0 This past weekend marked the Sox’ first series win of the who have faced at least 1 batter, Barnes’ strikeout rate of Trailing after 6 innings .........................2-12 season, as well as the Rays’ first series loss...The score 51.4% is the 3rd-highest in the majors behind only Mike Leading after 7 innings ..........................5-0 Clevinger (52.4%) and Josh Hader (52.2%). Tied after 7 innings ................................3-1 was tied after 7 innings on Friday, tied after 8 innings on Trailing after 7 innings .........................1-12 Saturday, and tied after 10 innings on Sunday. Barnes has recorded 2+ strikeouts in each of his last Leading after 8 innings ..........................4-0 10 outings dating back to the 2018 regular season... Tied after 8 innings ................................3-1 WELCOME HOME: The Red Sox today begin a 10-day, 10- That is tied with Ugueth Urbina (10 in 2001) for the Trailing after 8 innings .........................2-12 game homestand vs. DET (4), TB (3), and OAK (3). 2nd-longest streak by a Sox reliever, behind only Red Sox score first ..................................4-7 Calvin Schiraldi (12 in 1986). Opponents score first .............................5-6 16 of the Red Sox’ first 22 games were played on the Shutouts .................................................2-3 road...Starting tonight, 18 of their next 25 games are Scoring less than 3 runs .........................1-4 scheduled to be played at Fenway Park. ‘PEN PALS: Brandon Workman has allowed only 2 hits in Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................2-4 The Sox are 1 of 3 teams to have played as few as 6 home 10.1 IP, both singles...Among the 404 pitchers who have Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................6-5 games (NYM-5, HOU-6)...The Marlins (16), Yankees (15), faced 20+ batters, Workman ranks 1st in opponent SLG Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 9-6/0-7 (.067) and 2nd in opponent AVG (.067). 1-run/2-run games .......................... 5-3/2-3 and A’s (15) have played the most home games. Walk-offs ................................................1-1 Marcus Walden is 3-0 with a 2.53 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP, Extra innings (home/road) ............... 0-0/1-0 START ME UP: In their first 13 games of the season, and a .506 opponent OPS (10.2 IP, 6-for-39, 3 ER, 4 Series openers/finales ..................... 2-5/3-4 Red Sox starting pitchers were 0-8 with an 8.79 ERA (57 BB, 15 SO)...He has allowed 0 ER in 6 of his 7 outings. Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 0-0-2 ER/58.1 IP)...In the 9 games since, Sox starters are 2-3 with Ryan Brasier leads Sox relievers in saves (6), ERA Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 1-4-0 a 3.21 ERA (17 ER/47.2 IP). (1.59), innings (11.1), and appearances (12)...He has Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 1-4-2 held opponents to a .200 AVG with 11 SO and 2 BB. Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 0-0/1-1 In the last 4 games, Sox starters have struck out 33 Come-from-behind wins ...........................5 batters and walked only 6 in 27.0 IP. THIS & THAT: In his last 12 games, Andrew Benintendi Sox starters have allowed only 3 HR in their last 8 games VS. THE TIGERS (41.0 IP)...In their last 13 games, they have allowed 0 has hit .348 with a .969 OPS (16-for-46, 4 2B, 2 HR)...He has reached base in each of his 16 career games vs. DET All-Time ......................... 1,040-975-13 HR 8 times, 1 HR 4 times, and 2 HR once. In Boston ................................ 568-441-6 and has hit safely in each of his last 8. In Detroit ................................ 472-534-7 SALE DAY: In his last 6 starts vs. DET, Chris Sale is 2-2 with Mookie Betts is 6-for-12 in his last 3 games, after At Comerica Park .......................38-34 a 2.22 ERA and a .220 opponent AVG (44.2 IP, 36 H, 11 ER)... going 3-for-32 in his previous 10 games. 2018................................................ 4-2 Each of those 6 outings was a quality start. Rafael Devers is 11-for-36 (.306) with a .405 OBP in In Boston ............................................2-1 In Detroit ............................................2-1 Sale has 34 SO and 1 BB in his last 4 starts vs. DET... his last 11 games (beginning 4/9). He has won each of his last 2 starts against the Tigers, including his lone outing vs. DET in 2018 (6.0 IP, 0 R). ALL OF THE HITS: J.D. Martinez has hit safely in 21 of the RED SOX TEAM LEADERS Red Sox’ 22 games, including each of the last 11...Accord- Batting ing to Elias, the only other Sox player to hit safely in 21+ Hits ........................................Martinez (28) LONG BALL: The Red Sox have hit 7 HR in their last 4 Doubles ....................................Bogaerts (6) games, after hitting 7 HR in their previous 9 games...They of the team’s first 22 games is Eddie Bressoud (21 of 22 in 1964)...Bressoud wound up hitting safely in 24 of the Sox’ Triples....................................Benintendi (1) are 9-6 when hitting at least 1 HR, and 0-7 when they don’t. HR .......................................... Moreland (7) first 25 games in 1964 before going 0-for-4 in game No. 26. RBI ....................................... Moreland (14) Prior to 2019, no player had hit in 21 of his team’s first Runs .............................................Betts (16) HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: Since the start of 2017, the 22 games since 2014, when CWS’s Alexei Ramirez (23 SB.................................... Devers, Núñez (3) Red Sox are an MLB-best 108-60 (.643) at home. of 24) and TOR’s Melky Cabrera (25 of 26) did so. BB ................................Betts, Martinez (12) The Sox have increased their home win total in each Martinez owns MLB’s longest active hit streak (11 G)... AVG (min. 50 AB) ................Martinez (.350) of the last 4 years: 2014 (34-47), 2015 (43-38), 2016 OBP (min. 50 AB) ................Martinez (.441) He ranks among AL leaders in hits (T-5th, 28), AVG (6th, SLG (min. 50 AB) ............... Moreland (.652) (47-34), 2017 (48-33), 2018 (57-24). .350), OBP (5th, .441), and OPS (13th, 1.003). In 2018, the Sox averaged 5.78 runs per game with an OPS (min. 50 AB) ...............Martinez (1.003) .829 OPS at home (5.04 R/G, .756 OPS on the road). Pitching TOUCHING BASE: J.D. Martinez has reached base in each ERA (min. 5.0 IP) ........................ Brasier (1.59) of the Sox’ 22 games...Since 1967, the only other Red Sox Strikeouts .....................................Price (30) THIS LAND IS MORELAND: Mitch Moreland leads the to reach in each of the team’s first 22 games are Manny Wins ...........................................Walden (3) Red Sox in HR (7), RBI (14), XBH (12), and SLG (.652)...In Ramirez (first 23 in 2001) and Wade Boggs (first 27 in 1983). Saves ...........................................Brasier (6) Appearances .............................Brasier (12) his 10-year ML career, this is the first time Moreland has Dating back to 2018, Martinez has reached base ever hit 4+ HR by the end of April.