9-TIME WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM @BOSTONREDSOXPR / @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (52-32) at OAKLAND A’S (49-36) Sunday, July 4, 2021 • 4:07 p.m. ET/1:07 p.m. PT • Oakland Coliseum • Oakland, CA RHP Nick Pivetta (6-3, 4.43) vs. RHP James Kaprielian (4-2, 3.06) Game #85 • Road Game #41 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM (English), WAMG 890 AM/94.9 FM & WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are tied for the MLB ALL-STAR SOX: Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers have lead in wins (also SF, LAD) and own sole possession of the been named starters for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game... VS. THE A’S IN 2021 AL’s best record (52-32, .619). They would become the first Red Sox teammates ever to Overall (Home/Road) ..........2-3 (1-2/1-1) The Sox snapped an 8-game winning streak yesterday, start the Midsummer Classic together at SS and 3B. their 2nd-longest of 2021 (9 G, 4/5-14)...During the All-Star Game pitchers and reserves will be 2021 SEASON BREAKDOWN streak, the Sox out-scored their opponents, 55-23 (+22). announced today at 5:30 p.m. ET. AL East Standing .....................1st (+4.5) MLB’S BEST RECORDS Home/Road .........................27-17/25-15 Day/Night ............................17-14/35-18 Rk. Team Record Win % Diff. LEFT SIDE...STRONG SIDE: This is Xander Bogaerts’ 3rd April/May/June ..........17-10/15-11/18-10 1. Giants 52-30 .634 +103 All-Star selection (also 2016 & ‘19), his 2nd fan-elected start 2. Dodgers 52-31 .627 +117 (2016)...He would become only the 3rd Red Sox player to July .................................................... 2-1 3. Red Sox 52-32 .619 +62 start multiple All-Star Games at SS, joining Rico Petrocelli vs. AL East ..................................... 21-10 (1967, ‘69) and Joe Cronin (1935, ‘37-39, ‘41). vs. AL Central .................................. 12-6 EXTRA! EXTRA!: The Red Sox and A’s have played extra Devers will be making his All-Star Game debut, vs. AL West ...................................... 9-14 innings in each of the first 2 games this series...The Sox won becoming the first Red Sox 3B to win the fan election vs. National League......................... 10-2 in 10 innings on Friday, 3-2, and the A’s won in 12 innings since 2002 (Shea Hillenbrand)...He ranks 2nd in the vs. RH/LH starter .................35-20/17-12 yesterday, 7-6. majors in RBI (68) and XBH (45). Leading after 6/7/8 innings ..... 42-3/39-4/44-1 Tied after 6/7/8 innings ..............4-3/7-2/2-5 The Sox are 5-3 in extra-innings (4-1 on the road). MONSTER MASH: During their last 9 games, the Red Sox Trailing after 6/7/8 innings ...... 5-26/3-24/3-24 Red Sox score first ......................... 31-12 BACK NINE: This is the 14th time the Sox have won at are batting .299 with an .864 OPS, 15 HR, and 15 doubles... They have scored 61 runs and struck out 61 times. Opponents score first .................... 21-20 least 52 of their first 84 games, having most recently done Shutouts ............................................ 2-3 The Red Sox have hit 4+ HR an MLB-best 8 times. so in 2007 and 2018 (won the World Series in both years). Scoring less than 4 runs .................. 6-27 Under the 10-team playoff format from 2012-2019, The Sox lead MLB with 19 three-run homers. Scoring 4 or more runs .................... 46-5 15 of the 17 teams who won 52+ of their first 84 The Sox are an MLB-best 46-5 (.902) when scoring 4+ Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR ......41-15/11-17 games made the Postseason, with 8 of those teams runs...They are 40-4 when scoring 5+ runs, 34-2 when 1-run/2-run games ..................15-8/10-5 winning the World Series. scoring 6+ runs, and 25-0 when scoring 7+ runs. Walk-offs ........................................... 3-3 Extra innings (home/road) ...........1-2/4-1 GIVE ME A BREAK: The Red Sox are closing out the first PITCHING IN: Since giving up 18 runs to TOR on 6/13, the Series openers/finales .............19-9/18-9 half by playing 19 games in 20 days (6/22-7/11)...They are Sox have posted a 3.24 ERA in 18 games (59 ER/164.0 IP)... Series W-L-T (home) .......................7-3-5 in a stretch of 16 consecutive days with a game (9-3 so far). In their last 10 games, they have a 2.42 ERA (25 ER/93.0 IP). Series W-L-T (road) .........................8-4-0 The Sox will open the season’s 2nd half by playing a Sox pitchers have issued only 12 BB in their last 6 games. Series W-L-T (total) .......................15-7-5 game on 18 consecutive days (7/15-8/1), all against AL The Sox lead the AL with 1.03 HR allowed per 9.0 IP. Series sweeps (home/road) .........5-1/4-0 East opponents (NYY-8, TOR-7, TB-3). Sox starters have thrown 5.0+ innings 65 times, 3rd- Come-from-behind wins .....................28 most in the majors (43-22 in those games). MONTH BY MONTH: The Red Sox went 17-10 (.630) MOST GAMES PLAYED WITH in April, 15-11 (.577) in May, and 18-10 (.643) in June... WHAT A RELIEF: Red Sox relievers rank 3rd in the AL and THE RED SOX, ALL TIME The only other teams to win 15+ games in each of those 8th in the majors in ERA (3.48)...Their 9 active relievers Rk. Player Games months were the A’s, Dodgers, Giants, and Padres. have a combined 2.94 ERA for the Sox (83 ER/254.1 IP). 24. Tris Speaker ..........................1,065 In their last 17 games (beginning 6/14), Sox relievers 25. Xander Bogaerts ............1,049 LONG DIVISION: The Red Sox lead the AL East by 4.5 have posted a 2.43 ERA (19 ER/70.1 IP)...They have games, their largest lead of the season. stranded their last 17 of their last 18 inherited runners. MOST GAMES AT SHORTSTOP, RED SOX HISTORY The Sox are 9-14 (.391) vs. AL West teams and 43-18 (.705) against all others. Rk. Player Games ‘PEN PALS: The Red Sox have an MLB-high 6 pitchers with 2. Rick Burleson ........................1,004 The Sox are 27-19 (.587) vs. teams that entered today 20+ relief appearances and a sub-3.00 ERA...No other AL team 3. Xander Bogaerts ...............982 with a winning record, MLB’s 4th-best mark. even has 6 pitchers with 20+ games and a sub-4.00 ERA. Among AL closers, Matt Barnes ranks 1st in strikeout MOST STARTS AT SHORTSTOP, HERE AND THERE: The Red Sox are tied with MIL for the % (45.5), opponent AVG (.168), and FanGraphs’ WAR RED SOX HISTORY best road record in the majors (both 25-15, .625)...They (tied, 1.7)...He also ranks 2nd in opponent OPS (.504), Rk. Player Starts have lost their last 3 series at Oakland Coliseum, going FIP (1.96), and saves (18), and 3rd in WHIP (0.83). 2. Rick Burleson ...........................987 3. Xander Bogaerts ...............970 4-9 in games from 2017-21. ERA LEADERS, RED SOX RELIEVERS (MIN. 20 GAMES) The Red Sox are 27-17 at home, including 27-14 (.659) Player G IP ER ERA MOST GAMES AT CATCHER, RED SOX HISTORY since getting swept by BAL to begin the season...Their Garrett Whitlock 23 40.0 7 1.58 .614 win % at home ranks 3rd in the AL. Hirokazu Sawamura 31 32.2 9 2.48 Rk. Player Games Adam Ottavino 38 35.0 10 2.57 8. Rick Ferrell ...............................514 DOWN, NOT OUT: The Red Sox lead the majors with 28 Darwinzon Hernandez 33 27.0 8 2.67 9. Christian Vázquez .............512 come-from-behind wins this season...They are an MLB- Matt Barnes 36 36.0 11 2.75 MOST PITCHING APPEARANCES, leading 25-13 (.658) in games decided by 1 or 2 runs. Josh Taylor 34 28.2 9 2.83 RED SOX HISTORY The Sox lead the majors in runs scored with 2 outs Rk. Player Games (182)...With RISP & 2 outs, the Sox lead MLB in AVG STREAKY SOX: Josh Taylor has made 25 consecutive score- 7. Ellis Kinder ..............................365 (.287) and OPS (.881). less appearances (20.1 IP), MLB’s longest streak of 2021. 8. Matt Barnes .......................362 The Sox lead MLB in 2-strike RBI (171), 17 more Taylor’s streak is the longest by a LHP in Red Sox UPCOMING MILESTONES than any other team...Rafael Devers (34) and Xander history, and the longest by a Red Sox reliever since Joe Matt Barnes ...................... 500 SO (499) Bogaerts (27) rank 1st and 2nd in MLB in 2-strike RBI. Kelly in 2017 (22.0 IP, 5/1-7/9). Xander Bogaerts ............... 150 HR (131) Xander Bogaerts (28 G) and J.D. Martinez (21 G) Alex Cora ....................... 250 wins (244) GET OUT: The Sox lead MLB with 26 outfield assists this have the 2 longest active on-base streaks in MLB. Rafael Devers ...................... 100 HR (94) season, after leading the majors with 18 in 2020...No Bogaerts’ streak matches a career-best (also from 250 XBH (233) other team has as many as 20 outfield assists this season.