BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (7-4) at Tampa Bay Rays (6-5) Tuesday, March 6, 2018 • Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL Game Coverage: WEEI 850 AM • Online Pressbox: http://pressroom.redsox.com • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes WELL RESTED: The Red Sox were off yesterday...Their 2nd EARLY RESULTS: The Red Sox feature 3 players batting and final off day of the spring is scheduled for Tuesday, 3/13. .350 or higher (min. 10 AB): Andrew Benintendi (.500, 7-for- MEDIA GUIDE: The 2018 Boston Red 14), Blake Swihart (.429, 9-for-21), and Rafael Devers (.353, Sox Media Guide is available for down- load at http://pressroom.redsox.com and SOX & RAYS: Today marks the 2nd of 5 Grapefruit League 6-for-17)...All 3 players are 25 years old or younger. meetings between the Red Sox and Rays...These teams will Swihart leads the Grapefruit League with 5 doubles... www.redsoxpressbox.com. play again at JetBlue Park on 3/8 and 3/17, and at Charlotte He and teammate Sam Travis share the GL lead with 6 Sports Park on 3/21. XBH (also NYY’s Miguel Andújar). IN CAMP: Boston has 56 players in Major League Spring Training Camp: 27 LAST TIME OUT: The Red Sox earned a 4-3 win over the WELCOME ABOARD: On 2/26, the Red Sox signed OF/DH pitchers (5 NRI), 6 catchers (3 NRI), 15 in- Rays on 2/24 at JetBlue Park...BOS scored 3 times in the 1st J.D. Martinez to a 5-year contract through the 2022 season. fielders (4 NRI), and 8 outfielders (4 NRI). inning, highlighted by RBI doubles from Rafael Devers and Since the start of 2014, Martinez’s .574 SLG ranks 2nd in Brock Holt...Jackie Bradley Jr. went 2-for-3 with a double. MLB (min. 1,500 PA) behind only Mike Trout (.579). Red Sox pitchers did not allow an earned run...LHP Martinez has hit 20+ HR in each of the last 4 seasons: 23 RED SOX SPRING LEADERS Roenis Elias started and retired all 6 batters faced (2 in 2014, 38 in 2015, 22 in 2016, and 45 in 2017. Hitting Stat Leader SO)...LHP Bobby Poyner threw a perfect 5th inning. Despite appearing in only 119 games, Martinez set Hits .....................................Swihart (9) career highs in 2017 with 45 HR, 104 RBI, and a 1.066 Runs ...............................Benintendi (6) CORA & CASH: Today’s managers, Alex Cora and Kevin OPS between DET and ARI...Among players with 300+ RBI ......................................Swihart (8) Cash, were teammates with the Red Sox in 2007 and 2008, AB, he led the majors in AB/HR (9.60) and AB/RBI (4.15). Doubles ...............................Swihart (5) helping lead BOS to the postseason in each year...The Sox Triples............Mars, Quiroz, Tavárez (1) won the World Series in 2007 and lost to the Rays in the FAMILIAR FACES: The only players on the Red Sox’ 40- HR .......................Benintendi, Travis (2) 2008 ALCS, 4 games to 3. man roster yet to appear in a regular season game for a AVG (min. 10 AB) ......Benintendi (.500) Cash and Cora are the youngest and 3rd-youngest BOS affiliate are J.D. Martinez and Tyler Thornburg...Thorn- OBP (min. 10 AB) ......Benintendi (.529) active managers in the majors, respectively...Cash is 40 burg missed the 2017 season due to a right shoulder injury. SLG (min. 10 AB) .....Benintendi (1.000) years and 90 days old today; Cora is 42 years and 139 days old...Cora will be the Sox’ youngest manager at the LONG DIVISION: The Red Sox won the AL East title in Pitching Stat Leader start of a season since Kevin Kennedy (40 in 1995). 2016 and 2017, marking the first time since 1915-16 the Wins ...........................7 players tied (1) Cora is the 8th person to win a World Series with the club finished in 1st place in consecutive years...Since the AL Innings ......................F. Rodriguez (6.0) Sox as a player and then go on to manage the club, East was formed in 1969, the only clubs to win the division Appearances ..............3 players tied (4) the 1st since Heinie Wagner in 1930. in 3+ consecutive years are the 1969-71 Orioles, 1976-78 Starts..........................3 players tied (2) Yankees, 1991-93 Blue Jays, and 1998-2006 Yankees. Strikeouts .......F. Rodriguez, Walden (7) ALMOST PERFECT: In 9 appearances against the Rays last season, Craig Kimbrel allowed 0 hits and retired 27 of 28 WINNING WAYS: The Red Sox have won 93 games in each MOST WINS IN THE AL, 2012-17 batters faced, recording 23 SO and 1 BB...He is 11-for-11 in of the last 2 seasons...BOS has won 90+ games in 11 of 16 save opportunities vs. TB in his career. seasons under the current ownership group (Henry-Werner; Rk. Pitcher Wins 2002-present), tied with NYY for the most 90-win seasons in 1. Chris Sale 87 HEAD-TO-HEAD: Chris Sale has averaged 13.45 SO/9.0 that time...In 10 of those seasons, the Sox won 93+ games. 2. David Price 86 3. Justin Verlander 81 IP in his career against the Rays (95.2 IP, 143 SO)...In the BEST RECORDS IN MLB (2016-17) 4. Rick Porcello 80 live ball era (1920-pres.), that is the highest average for any RK. TEAM W-L WIN% pitcher against any single opponent (min. 75.0 IP)...Randy 1. Cleveland 196-127 .607 Johnson owns the next 4 highest marks. 2. Chicago-NL 195-128 .604 HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED 3. Los Angeles-NL 195-129 .602 (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) FORWARD MARCH: The Red Sox will begin their regular 4. Washington 192-132 .593 Amateur Draft Picks (16) season 23 days from today on 3/29 at TB...They are 30 days 5. Boston 186-138 .574 away from their home opener on 4/5 vs. TB. Barnes (2011-1st round), Beeks This will be the 4th time the Red Sox play an Opening (2014-12th round), Benintendi WORLD TOUR: Of the 56 players in Red Sox camp, 16 (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th Day game in March...They also opened seasons before were born outside of the 50 United States, including 5 April in 2003 (3/31 at TB), 2008 (3/25 vs. OAK at Tokyo round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensa- in the Dominican Republic, 3 in Venezuela, 2 in Cuba, 2 tion round), Buttrey (2012-4th round), Dome), and 2014 (3/31 at BAL). in Puerto Rico, 2 in Mexico, 1 in Taiwan, and 1 in Aruba. Jerez (2011-2nd round), Johnson HOME & AWAY The Red Sox today continue a stretch in (2012-1st round), Maddox (2012-3rd 20/20 VISION: Mookie Betts (24 HR/26 SB) and Andrew round), Marrero (2012-1st round), which they will play only 3 home games in 10 days from Benintendi (20 HR/20 SB) were the only teammates to each 3/1-10...They will play a pair of split-squad games tomor- Pedroia (2004-2nd round), Shep- record at least 20 HR and 20 SB in 2017...In fact, they were herd (2014-13th round), Swihart row at 1:05 p.m. (vs. MIN, at PHI). 2 of only 9 major leaguers to accomplish the feat. (2011-1st round), Travis (2014-2nd In the last 100 years, there has been no other instance round), Vázquez (2008-9th round), SUPPORTING PARKLAND: Fans may now bid on auto- of 2 teammates each recording a 20-HR/20-SB season Workman (2010-2nd round). graphed versions of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High before turning 25 years old. School Eagles baseball team hats worn by Red Sox players By Trade (14) and coaches on 2/23 vs. MIN...The hats are being auctioned Elias (From SEA, Dec. 2015), Hembree off in an effort to benefit funds related to assisting victims and YOUTH BRIGADE: 13 players on the Red Sox’ 40-man ros- ter are 25 years old or younger: Rafael Devers (21), Andrew (From SF, July 2014), Hernandez (From families of the tragic shooting at Stoneman Douglas on 2/14. CHC, Dec. 2014), Holt (From PIT, Dec. Benintendi (23), Jalen Beeks (24), Ty Buttrey (24), Tzu-Wei Lin Fans can visit www.redsox.com/parkland to take part in (24), Eduardo Rodriguez (24), Sam Travis (24), Mookie Betts 2012), Kelly (From STL, July 2014), Kim- the auction...Proceeds will be donated to the Broward (25), Xander Bogaerts (25), Marco Hernandez (25), Williams brel (From SD, Nov. 2015), Leon (From Education Foundation, which established the official Jerez (25), Chandler Shepherd (25), and Blake Swihart (25). WSH, Mar. 2015), Pomeranz (From SD, Stoneman Douglas Victims Fund...More information July 2016), Porcello (From DET, Dec. 2014), can be found at browardedfoundation.org. At 21 years old, Devers (born 10/24/96) is the youngest Red Sox player in camp...Dustin Pedroia (born 8/17/83) Rodriguez (From BAL, July 2014), Sale and Hanley Ramirez (12/23/83) are the oldest (34). (From CWS, Dec. 2016), Smith (From SEA, HOME WHITES: The Red Sox are scheduled to wear home Dec. 2015), Thornburg (From MIL, Dec. white jerseys on 3/11 vs. BAL, 3/19 vs. PHI, and 3/26 vs. CHC. AWARD WINNERS: The Red Sox’ 40-man roster features 2016), Wright (From CLE, July 2012). Free Agents (5) HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: The Red Sox have sold out 1 league MVP (Pedroia-2008), 2 Cy Young Award winners Martinez (Feb. 2018), Moreland each of their last 111 home Grapefruit League games, includ- (Porcello-2016 and Price-2012), and 3 Rookies of the Year ing each of their final 10 at City of Palms Park and all 101 at (Ramirez-2006, Pedroia-2007, and Kimbrel-2011).