WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (8): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (81-61) vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS (70-73) Sunday, September 10, 2017 • 1:35 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA RHP Rick Porcello (9-16, 4.67) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (10-9, 3.64) Game #143 • Home Game #71 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) SUPPORTING FLORIDA: Players from the Red Sox, Rays, CONNECT FOUR: During their current 4-game winning Boston Bruins, and Florida Panthers will help collect dona- streak, the Red Sox have out-scored their opponents, 27- REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ....................... 1st, 4.5 GA tions at all Fenway Park gates before and during today’s 6...In that time, they have averaged 6.8 runs and batted Home/Road ............................. 44-26/37-35 game...Donations will support Red Cross relief efforts that .276 (47-for-170) while posting a 1.17 ERA (6 ER/46.0 IP) Day/Night ................................ 21-20/60-41 may be needed in Florida as a result of Hurricane Irma. and a .179 opponent AVG (29-for-162). April/May/June ..............13-11/16-12/16-12 July/August/September .......13-14/18-9/5-3 vs. AL East ..........................................35-31 STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox have won each of their HEAD START: The Red Sox have scored in the 1st inning vs. AL Central .....................................20-14 last 4 games and are 8-4 in their last 12...They are 20 games in each of their last 3 games, scoring 3 runs in the open- vs. AL West .........................................13-12 above .500, matching their season high (also 73-53). ing frame on both Friday and Saturday vs. TB...The Sox are vs. National League..............................13-4 BOS is 1 game ahead of its 2016 pace (80-62)...At this 55-18 (.753) when scoring 1st, marking the majors’ 2nd- vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 65-44/16-17 highest winning percentage behind CLE (.774, 65-19). Leading after 6 innings ........................58-8 point last year, the Sox had a 2.0-game lead in the East. Tied after 6 innings ..............................10-5 MLB’S BEST RECORDS Trailing after 6 innings .......................13-48 SUMMER SALE EVENT: Chris Sale pitched 6.0 shutout in- Leading after 7 innings ........................62-5 RK. TEAM RECORD WIN % nings last night vs. TB...He leads the majors with 9 scoreless Tied after 7 innings ..............................10-6 1. Dodgers 92-50 .648 starts this season, 6 of which have come since the AS break. Trailing after 7 innings .........................9-50 2. Nationals 87-55 .613 Leading after 8 innings ........................67-1 T3. Astros 86-56 .606 Sale has 278 SO, the most by an AL pitcher since Pedro Tied after 8 innings ..............................10-3 T3. Indians 86-56 .606 Martinez in 2000 (284). Trailing after 8 innings .........................4-57 5. Diamondbacks 82-60 .577 In 15 starts against AL East teams this year, Sale has Red Sox score first ..............................55-18 6. Red Sox 81-61 .570 posted a 1.97 ERA, a .182 opponent AVG, and a 0.84 Opponents score first .........................26-43 WHIP (105.0 IP, 69 H, 23 ER, 19 BB, 162 SO). Shutouts ...............................................8-10 Scoring less than 3 runs .......................3-32 HOME, SWEET HOME: The Red Sox will play 11 of their CHRIS SALE’S 2017 STATS Scoring 3 or 4 runs .............................18-21 remaining 20 games at home...They own the highest home STAT MLB RANK CAREER HIGH Scoring 5 or more runs .........................60-8 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 58-31/23-30 winning percentage in the AL (.629, 44-26). 2.16 FIP 1st 2.16 (2017) 1-run/2-run games .................... 19-16/8-11 278 SO 1st 278 (2017) Walk-offs ..............................................10-4 EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead the 2nd-place 16 Wins T-1st 17 (2012, ‘16) Extra innings (home/road) ............... 7-1/5-2 Yankees by 4.5 games; their largest lead of the season is 195.2 IP 1st 226.2 (2016) Series openers/finales ............. 26-22/27-20 7.32 SO/BB 1st 7.32 (2017) Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 15-6-4 5.5 games...They have been in sole possession of 1st place Series W-L-T (road) ......................... 10-10-3 in the AL East since the end of play on 8/1. Series W-L-T (total) ......................... 25-16-7 Only 10 of the Sox’ remaining 20 games will be played SOUTHPAW SOX: The Red Sox have started a left-handed Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 6-3/4-0 against AL East teams (TB-4, TOR-3, BAL-3)...They will pitcher in 93 of their games, most in MLB...That is the 3rd- Come-from-behind wins .........................36 also play OAK (3), CIN (3), and HOU (4). most starts by LHP in franchise history, trailing only 1951 (106) and 1983 (95)...BOS started 1 LHP in 2004 (Abe Alvarez). VS. THE RAYS All-Time ................................. 201-149 SOX & RAYS: The Red Sox can clinch a season series vic- RUNNIN’ RED SOX: The Red Sox stole 2 bases in last In Boston ......................................111-65 tory against the Rays with a win today...They are 51-40 vs. night’s win over the Rays...They are 25-1 this season when In Tampa Bay ..................................90-84 TB under John Farrell, including 19-9 in the last 28 meet- stealing multiple bases. ings...These teams will play 3 games from 9/15-17 at TB. 2017................................................ 9-6 The Sox are 59-for-71 (83.1%) in stolen base attempts In Boston ............................................6-3 since 6/26 (67 G) and have been successful in 21 of In Tampa Bay ......................................3-3 RECORD PACE: Red Sox pitchers have recorded 1,363 SO, their last 23 tries (91.3%)...They rank 5th in MLB with marking a new franchise record (1,362 in 2016)...Only CLE 99 steals on the season. DATE H/R SCORE WP LP (1,407) and HOU (1,394) have more this season. 4/14 H L5-10 Archer Porcello 4/15 H W2-1 Sale Hunter 20/20 VISION: Mookie Betts has 19 HR and leads BOS 4/16 H W7-5 Kelly Farquhar WHAT A RELIEF: Red Sox relief pitchers have allowed 1 with 24 SB...With 1 more HR, he would become the 1st Red 4/17 H W4-3 Wright Snell run in their last 21.0 IP...BOS ranks 3rd in the majors with a Sox player ever with 20+ HR and 20+ SB in consecutive 5/12 H L4-5 Cobb Porcello 3.22 bullpen ERA (159 ER/444.2 IP) (source: Elias). seasons...In fact, the only other Red Sox player with mul- 5/13 H W6-3 Sale Snell 5/14 H L2-11 Andriese Pomeranz tiple 20 HR/20 SB seasons is Jackie Jensen (1954, 1959). 7/6 R L1-4 Faria Sale IT’S A WALK-OFF: The Red Sox have 10 walk-off wins this Andrew Benintendi needs 1 more HR and 2 more SB 7/7 R W8-3 Pomeranz Odorizzi season, 7 more than they had in 2016...9 of the Sox’ last 25 to become the 3rd Red Sox rookie to record a 20/20 7/8 R L0-1 Cobb Porcello season (Ellis Burks-1987, Nomar Garciaparra-1997). 7/9 R L3-5 Boxberger Kelly wins at Fenway have come in walk-off fashion (all since 6/12). 8/8 R W2-0 Sale Pruitt The Sox rank T-2nd in the majors in walk-off wins The only season in which the Sox had multiple players 8/9 R W8-2 Porcello Odorizzi (BAL-12, LAD-10, OAK-10)...They last had 11 or more with 20+ HR and 20+ SB was 2011 (Pedroia/Ellsbury). 9/8 H W9-3 Pomeranz Archer walk-off victories in a season in 2013 (11). MOOKIE BETTS’ STATS SINCE START OF 2015 9/9 H W9-0 Sale Andriese 8 different players have recorded at least 1 walk-off RBI STAT AL RANK AL LEADER for the Sox this season (Benintendi-2, Ramirez-2), the 126 Doubles 1st (1st in MLB) -- RED SOX TEAM LEADERS club’s most since 1995 (also 8)...BOS last had more than 302 Runs 2nd Trout (307) Batting 8 players record a walk-off RBI in 1942 (9) (source: Elias). Hits ...........................................Betts (148) 536 Hits 2nd Altuve (603) Doubles .......................................Betts (42) 207 XBH 2nd Dozier (211) Triples......................................Bogaerts (6) DOWN, BUT NOT OUT: The Red Sox have won 17 games HR .......................................... Ramirez (22) in which they trailed after 5 innings, tied with NYY for most MINOR DETAILS: The Greenville Drive (Low-A) won the RBI ..............................................Betts (81) Runs ............................................Betts (88) in the majors...They have won 4 games in which they were South Atlantic League Southern Division Championship last SB................................................Betts (24) trailing after 8 innings, all since the All-Star break: 7/14 vs. night, shutting out Charleston (Yankees) in the rubber match BB ...............................................Betts (70) NYY, 8/13 at NYY, 8/16 vs. STL, and 9/5 vs. TOR. of a best-of-3 series, 5-0...The Drive will begin a 5-game se- AVG (min.