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 (40-35) at MINNESOTA TWINS (48-24) Wednesday, June 19, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. CT/8:10 p.m. ET • Target Field • Minneapolis, MN LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (7-4, 4.67) vs. RHP Kyle Gibson (7-3, 3.70) Game #76 • Road Game #42 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox snapped a season-best QUALITY CONTROL: Beginning 5/14, 24 of the Red 6-game winning streak last night at Minnesota...That had Sox’ last 34 games have been played against teams that REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN been MLB’s longest active winning streak. entered today with a winning record: 6 vs. HOU (48-26), AL East Standing .......................3rd, 6.5 GB Home/Road ............................. 17-17/23-18 The Sox were 11-17 through 4/28 but are 29-18 (.617) 4 vs. TB (43-30), 4 vs. TEX (39-34), 3 vs. NYY (45-27), 3 Day/Night ................................ 16-12/24-23 since then, the 4th-best record in the AL in that time. vs. CLE (38-34), 2 vs. COL (38-34), and 2 vs. MIN (48-24). March/April/May ...............1-3/12-14/16-11 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS June .....................................................11-7 vs. AL East ..........................................16-14 Team Record GB NO TIME TO REST: Today concludes a stretch in which the Red Sox are playing 33 games in 34 days from 5/17-6/19... vs. AL Central .......................................10-6 Tampa Bay Rays 43-30 (.589) +4.0 vs. AL West .........................................12-12 Texas Rangers 39-34 (.534) -- Tomorrow will mark their first off day since 6/3, and their vs. National League................................2-3 first off day spent in Boston in more than a month (5/16). Boston Red Sox 40-35 (.533) -- vs. RH/LH starter ....................... 31-22/9-13 Today also concludes a stretch of playing 17 games in Leading after 6 innings ........................31-5 16 days (6/4-19)...They will play 23 games in 23 days Tied after 6 innings ................................7-3 WANNA GET AWAY?: The Red Sox are 11-1 in their last leading up to their departure for London. Trailing after 6 innings .........................2-27 12 games on getaway days...They are 16-7 in series finales Leading after 7 innings ........................33-6 this season, including 14-3 in their last 17. Tied after 7 innings ................................6-2 WHAT A DIFFERENCE: The Red Sox’ run differential was a Trailing after 7 innings .........................1-27 season-worst -42 after their 2-game series at NYY in April... Leading after 8 innings ........................31-3 WORKING THE NIGHT SHIFT: Last night’s 17-inning game They have since out-scored opponents, 322-230 (+92). Tied after 8 innings ................................6-3 in Minnesota was the Red Sox’ longest of the season by both MLB’S HIGHEST RUN DIFFERENTIALS SINCE 4/19 Trailing after 8 innings .........................3-29 innings and time (5 hours, 45 minutes). Red Sox score first ..............................21-16 Rk. Team Run Differential Opponents score first .........................19-19 Last night’s game was the Sox’ longest by innings since 1. Twins ............................... +106 (340-234) Shutouts .................................................4-3 9/5/17 vs. TOR (19 innings, W3-2), and their longest on Scoring less than 3 runs .......................3-13 the road since 4/10/15 at NYY (19 innings, W6-5). 2. Red Sox ........................+92 (322-230) 3. Dodgers ............................. +88 (257-169) Scoring 3 or 4 runs ...............................6-14 It was the Sox’ longest contest by time of game since Scoring 5 or more runs .........................32-8 4. Astros ................................ +79 (305-226) 9/15/17 at TB (6 hours, 5 minutes; 15 innings). Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR ............ 35-22/5-13 1-run/2-run games ........................ 11-9/5-8 ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Red Sox opened the season Walk-offs ................................................3-4 FOREVER AND DEVERS: Last night, Rafael Devers gave Extra innings (home/road) ............... 1-2/4-1 the Sox a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the 4th and a 2-1 with an 11-game road trip and went 3-8, but they have posted a winning record in each of their 5 road trips since then. Series openers/finales ................. 9-15/16-7 lead with a solo HR in the 7th...He leads the AL with 16 Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 2-4-5 go-ahead RBI and leads MLB with 10 game-winning RBI. The Sox won 8 consecutive road games prior to last Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 6-6-0 Devers leads the AL with 39 RBI since the start of May night’s loss at Minnesota...It was their longest streak Series W-L-T (total) ........................... 8-10-5 since March/April 2018 (9 G). Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 2-1/3-1 (T-3rd in MLB)...His 59 hits in that time rank T-2nd in Come-from-behind wins .........................21 the AL, trailing only Jorge Polanco’s 60. BOS is 20-8 (.714) away from Fenway Park since 4/19, Devers is 4th in All-Star Game voting at his position, the majors’ best road record in that time. but he ranks in the top 2 among AL 3rd basemen in hits VS. THE TWINS (1st, 89), runs (1st, 53), doubles (1st, 18), RBI (2nd, 47), TWIN TALK: Since the start of 2007, BOS is 11-1-0 in season All-Time (since 1961) ............ 314-312 series against MIN (went 2-5 in 2015)...The Red Sox hold a In Boston ....................................182-132 XBH (2nd, 32), and steals (2nd, 8). In Minnesota ..............................132-180 314-312 edge over the Twins in the all-time series. At Target Field .............................16-13 The Sox are 10-5 in their last 15 games against MIN, ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox rank within the top 3 2019................................................ 1-1 in the AL in this season in hits (1st, 691), AVG (3rd, .261), out-scoring the Twins by an 83-42 margin in that time... In Boston ............................................0-0 OBP (3rd, .338), OPS (3rd, .784), runs scored (3rd, 399), and They have won 4 of their last 5 games vs. MIN. In Minnesota ......................................1-1 doubles (3rd, 142)...The club trails only COL (692) for the DATE H/R SCORE WP LP most hits in the majors. NICE WORK, MAN: Despite allowing 1 hit in 1.0 inning 6/17 R W2-0 Porcello Berríos last night, Brandon Workman owns MLB’s lowest opponent 6/18 R L3-4 (17) Littell Johnson SLUGGING SOX: The Red Sox have hit 16 HR in their last AVG (.099, 11-for-111)...In fact, that would be the lowest 6 games, hit by 8 different players...They rank 6th in the AL mark in MLB history (min. 100 BF), breaking the previous RED SOX TEAM LEADERS with 109 HR this season. record of .111 (Mike Adams, 2009 Padres). Batting Beginning 5/1, the Red Sox’ 77 HR, 173 XBH, and .479 Hits ...........................................Devers (89) SLG each rank 2nd in the AL behind MIN (88 HR, 194 JUNIOR MINTS: In 28 games since 5/20, Jackie Bradley Jr. Doubles ..................................Bogaerts (23) has posted a .302/.391/.625/1.016 batting line with 17 RBI, Triples....................................Benintendi (3) XBH, .514 SLG)...They trail only MIN for the most HR in HR ..........................................Martinez (16) the majors during that time. 16 runs, and 17 XBH (29-for-96, 10 2B, 7 HR, 9 BB, 5 HBP). RBI .........................................Bogaerts (48) The Red Sox have at least 1 XBH in each of their last 89 HIGHEST OPS IN THE AL SINCE 5/20 (MIN. 100 PA) Runs .............................................Betts (57) regular season games, MLB’s longest active streak and Player (Team) AVG OPS SB................... Benintendi, Betts, Devers (8) the club’s longest since 2004-05 (164 G). BB ................................................Betts (55) Max Kepler (MIN) .352 1.203 AVG (min. 100 AB) .................Devers (.304) The Red Sox have hit at least 1 double in all 18 games Mike Trout (LAA) .290 1.164 OBP (min. 100 AB) ..............Bogaerts (.389) in June, MLB’s longest active streak. Xander Bogaerts (BOS) .336 1.029 SLG (min. 100 AB) ...............Martinez (.545) Jackie Bradley Jr. (BOS) .302 1.016 OPS (min. 100 AB) ...............Bogaerts (.923) PITCHING IN: The Red Sox lead MLB this season with Pitching 755 SO and rank 2nd in the majors with 9.97 SO/9.0 IP. X FACTOR: Xander Bogaerts leads the AL in doubles (23) ERA (min. 20.0 IP) ................. Workman (1.82) The Sox rank 3rd in the AL and 5th in the majors and ranks T-2nd in XBH (37), 3rd in runs scored (56), 7th in Strikeouts ....................................Sale (130) with a 3.74 ERA since the start of May...In that time, Wins .......................................Rodriguez (7) OPS (.923), 9th in AVG (.300), and T-9th in RBI (48). Saves ...........................................Brasier (7) Chris Sale, David Price, Rick Porcello, and Eduardo Bogaerts ranks 6th in All-Star Game voting at SS, but Games .................................. Workman (37) Rodriguez are a combined 14-7 with a 3.12 ERA (70 among AL players at the position he ranks 1st in runs Starts...............................Porcello, Sale (15) ER/201.2 IP, 229 SO, 36 BB).