BOSTON RED SOX (7-5) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (7-5) Monday, April 20, 2015 • 11:05 a.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Justin Masterson (1-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (0-0, 4.35) Game #13 • Home Game #7 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: Today the Red Sox and Orioles con- PATRIOTS’ DAY: Today’s game is at 11:05 a.m., as is the clude a 4-game wrap-around series at Fenway Park...Bos- tradition on Patriots’ Day, a holiday in Massachusetts and REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN ton trails the series 1-game-to-2, winning the opener on Maine that celebrates the anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride Overall ..................................................7-5 AL East Standing .....................T-1st, --- GA Friday night, 3-2, in walk-off fashion (9 innings)...This series and the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775...The At Home ................................................3-3 ends an 8-day, 7-game homestand, Boston’s fi rst at Fenway day is also marked by the running of the Boston Marathon, On Road ................................................4-2 Park in 2015, which began with a 2-1 showing against the which goes through nearby Kenmore Square. In day games .........................................3-3 Nationals. Patriots’ Day at Fenway Park has traditionally been In night games ......................................4-2 April ......................................................7-5 Boston has lost 3 of its last 4 following a 6-2 start... a single game with an 11:00/11:05 a.m. start since vs. AL East .............................................3-3 In the last 2 days (11th and 12th games), the club 1968 with a few exceptions, last in 2007 (10:05 a.m. vs. AL Central ........................................0-0 has dropped back-to-back contests for the fi rst time scheduled start)...On a number of occasions prior to vs. AL West ............................................0-0 in 2015...It marked the latest into any season Boston that time, the Sox played a split doubleheader on vs. National League...............................4-2 went without back-to-back losses since the 2001 Patriots’ Day with 2 admissions...Fans would watch vs. RH starter .........................................6-4 team went 22 games before losing games 23 and 24. the fi nish of the Boston Marathon between games. vs. LH starter .........................................1-1 Leading after 6 innings .........................5-0 The Red Sox have taken all 4 series openers in 2015, Boston has been scheduled to play at home on Tied after 6 innings ...............................1-0 are 3-0 in 1-run games, and 5-0 when scoring fi rst. Patriots’ Day every year since 1959, with games Trailing after 6 innings ..........................1-5 postponed due to weather (1959, 1961, 1965, 1984) Leading after 7 innings .........................6-0 SERIES BUSINESS: A win today would prevent Boston’s and players strike (1995). Tied after 7 innings ...............................1-0 fi rst series loss of the season...The club won its previous 3 Trailing after 7 innings ..........................0-5 series, taking 2 of 3 at PHI, at NYY, and vs. WSH. PATRIOTIC SUCCESS: The Sox are 68-51 (.571) all-time Leading after 8 innings .........................6-0 on Patriots’ Day, with 26 doubleheaders between 1903 and Tied after 8 innings ...............................1-0 This year was the fi rst in which Boston won its fi rst 3 Trailing after 8 innings ..........................0-5 1966...Boston has won on 10 of the last 14 Patriots’ Days Red Sox score fi rst .................................5-0 series of any season since the 1952 team won its fi rst beginning in 2001. 6 sets: 2-1 at WSH, 3-0 vs. PHI, 2-1 vs. WSH, 2-0 vs. Opponents score fi rst ............................2-5 NYY, 1-0 vs. DET, and 2-1 vs. SLB. The Red Sox are 4-2 in 6 previous Patriots’ Day Shutouts ................................................1-0 matchups against the Orioles, who defeated the Red Scoring less than 3 runs ........................0-2 Sox 7-6 in least year’s Patriots’ Day game on 4/21/14. Scoring 3 or 4 runs ................................1-2 IN THE STANDINGS: At 7-5, Boston is tied with Baltimore Scoring 5 or more runs ..........................6-1 for the top spot in the AL East standings, 1.0 game ahead RED SOX ALL-TIME PATRIOTS’ DAY OPPONENTS Red Sox hit HR ......................................5-3 of New York (6-6). TEAM W-L TEAM W-L Red Sox hit 0 HR ...................................2-2 1-run games ..........................................3-0 Baltimore Orioles 4-2 New York Yankees 22-11 The Red Sox have held at least a share of fi rst place in 2-run games ..........................................0-1 12 of 14 days since the club’s fi rst game day, including Chicago White Sox 2-2 Oakland Athletics 0-1 Walk-offs ...............................................1-0 each of the last 11 days beginning on 4/9...Last year, Cleveland Indians 2-5 Philadelphia Athletics 10-10 Extra innings (home) .............................0-0 Boston held at least a share of fi rst place for just 1 day Detroit Tigers 5-4 Seattle Mariners 1-0 Extra innings (road)...............................1-0 (following play 4/3/14). Kansas City Royals 0-1 Tampa Bay Rays 1-3 Extra innings (total) ..............................1-0 Los Angeles Angels 1-0 Texas Rangers 3-0 Series openers .......................................4-0 Milwaukee Brewers 1-2 Toronto Blue Jays 2-3 Series fi nales .........................................1-2 FACING EAST: On Friday night, the Red Sox began a Series W-L-T (home) .......................... 1-0-0 stretch of 7 consecutive series and 22 consecutive games Minnesota Twins 1-0 Washington Senators 13-7 TOTAL 68-51 Series W-L-T (road) ............................2-0-0 against AL East opponents...This east-facing portion of the Series W-L-T (total) ............................3-0-0 schedule ends when the Sox visit Oakland on 5/11. Series sweeps (home) ...........................0-0 MARATHON MONDAY: The 119th Boston Marathon Series sweeps (road) .............................0-0 Boston is 1-2 thus far during the 22-game stretch and begins at approximately 9:30 a.m. resulting in a number Series sweeps (total) .............................0-0 is 3-3 overall this year against divisional foes. of street closures, including parts of Commonwealth Ave., Come-from-behind wins ..........2, last 4/17 Beacon St., and Kenmore Square...Fans attending the game Innings batting around........... 2 (3rd, 4/13) STOP, THIEF: The Red Sox have stolen 8 bases this season are encouraged to use public transportation. Games decided in last AB......................2-0 without being caught, tied for the 2nd-highest total among the 4 remaining major league teams that have not been EARLY STARTS: Both of today’s starters have previously UPCOMING MILESTONES caught stealing (CIN is 13-for-13 in stolen base attempts). won Patriots’ Day games at Fenway Park...Justin Masterson Milestone Player (current) It marks the Red Sox offense’s longest streak of games is making his 2nd career Patriots’ Day appearance for the 50 SV with BOS .......................Uehara (48) without a CS to begin a season since the 2007 club Red Sox...He started and won on 4/20/09 (5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 200 HR .................................Ramirez (196) was caught for the fi rst time in its 15th game, but that 2 BB, 3 SO), outdueling Mark Hendrickson for the 12-1 win 500 H .......................................Craig (495) team only stole 4 bags before being nabbed...Since over Baltimore at Fenway Park. 1,000 G ..................................Napoli (997) 1914, no other Red Sox team has stolen as many as 8 Baltimore’s Wei-Yin Chen started an won last year’s bases with 0 CS through 12 games. Patriots’ Day game (5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 SO), a 7-6 VS. THE ORIOLES Red Sox loss. All-Time vs. O’s (since 1954) .........536-462 HOME SWEET: The Sox have won 3 of their 6 home games In Boston .......................................272-226 this season despite being outscored here, 29-35...The club’s In Baltimore ..................................264-236 FENWAY MAGIC: The Red Sox won Friday night’s series- At Camden Yards ...........................108-75 last 2 home wins were 1-run victories...Boston is 6-5 in its opener against the Orioles on a walk-off 9th-inning single last 11 games at Fenway Park dating back to 9/24/14. by Xander Bogaerts that scored Mike Napoli from 2nd 2015 vs. Orioles ....................................1-2 base...At 22 years old, Bogaerts was the youngest Red Sox In Boston .............................................1-2 HITTING THE ROAD: Boston begins its 2nd road trip of player with a walk-off RBI since Jim Rice, at 22, on 7/31/75 In Baltimore ........................................0-0 the season tomorrow, a 6-game trek...The Sox play 3 games vs. DET (G2)...Rice’s game-winning single scored Denny DATE H/R SCORE WP LP in Tampa Bay before heading to Baltimore for the weekend. Doyle from 2nd base in the bottom of the 10th inning. 4/17 H W3-2 Uehara Matusz The Sox are 4-2 on the road thus far in 2015...Since 4/18 H L1-4 Tillman Buchholz Friday night’s victory marked Boston’s fi rst walk-off 4/19 H L3-8 Gonzalez Porcello 8/10/14, Boston’s 17-12 (.586) road record ranks 4th win since 9/5/14 vs. TOR...The Sox have now won among AL teams. in walk-off fashion on 21 different occasions since the start of 2013, tied with ARI, CLE, and PHI for the MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST FACING THE O’S: The current 4-game Patriot’s Day series major league in that time.