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 (22-21) vs. TEXAS RANGERS (24-21) Tuesday, May 23, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA RHP Rick Porcello (2-5, 4.23) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (1-3, 2.45) Game #44 • Home Game #22 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) LAST TIME OUT: The Red Sox defeated the A’s, 12-3, Sun- SOX & RANGERS: The Red Sox and Rangers are 11-11 day at OAK...BOS trailed, 3-2, after 4 innings before scoring against each other in the last 22 meetings; they split the REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN the game’s final 10 runs...Each of the Sox’ 9 batters record- 2016 season series, 3-3. AL East Standing .......................3rd, 4.5 GB Home/Road ............................... 12-9/10-12 ed at least 1 hit for the 2nd time this season (also 4/28 vs. The Sox are 136-91 (.599) against the Rangers at Day/Night .................................... 13-6/9-15 CHC); 8 players scored a run and 8 recorded at least 1 RBI. Fenway Park since the team moved to Texas in 1972. April/May .................................. 13-11/9-10 vs. AL East ..........................................10-11 STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox snapped a season-long vs. AL Central .........................................3-4 JET LAGGED: The Red Sox are 28-7 (.800) at home against vs. AL West .............................................1-3 3-game losing streak on Sunday...After sweeping STL in a the AL West (21-6) and NL West (7-1) since 5/23/15...BOS vs. National League................................8-3 2-game set, the Sox finished the road trip with a 3-3 record. has a +110 run differential (286 RS, 176 RA) and a .353 vs. RH/LH starter ......................... 19-18/3-3 The Sox are 1 game over .500 at 22-21...BOS has not AVG (457-for-1,294) in those games. Leading after 6 innings ........................14-1 had a losing record at any point this season. Tied after 6 innings ................................4-2 Trailing after 6 innings .........................4-18 From 5/5-6/21, the Sox will play 30 of 44 games on THIS LAND IS MORELAND: Mitch Moreland has hom- Leading after 7 innings ........................15-0 the road...The 6-game homestand beginning today is ered in each of his last 3 games, the longest such streak of Tied after 7 innings ................................4-2 their longest in that time. his career...No Red Sox player has homered in 4+ consecu- Trailing after 7 innings .........................3-19 tive games since Adrian Gonzalez (4 in May 2011). Leading after 8 innings ........................18-0 GETTING DEFENSIVE: The Red Sox have committed Moreland has 16 doubles, tied for the ML lead...He Tied after 8 innings ................................4-1 Trailing after 8 innings .........................0-20 only 1 error in their last 6 games (since 5/16), the fewest also ranks T-5th in the AL in XBH (21). Red Sox score first ................................14-9 in the AL in that time. This week’s series marks Moreland’s first against the Opponents score first ...........................8-12 team that drafted him; he has played at least 1 game Shutouts .................................................1-3 ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead the majors with against every other ML team...From 2010-16, he Scoring less than 3 runs .......................1-10 ranked 2nd on TEX with 110 HR and 3rd with 354 RBI. Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................6-7 an average of 6.1 runs per game since 5/6...In each of Scoring 5 or more runs .........................15-4 those 14 games, the first 3 hitters in the Sox’ batting order Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR ............ 16-11/6-10 were Mookie Betts, Dustin Pedroia, and Xander Bogaerts. MONSTER MASH: Hanley Ramirez has hit safely in 17 1-run/2-run games .......................... 6-5/4-3 Overall, BOS ranks 2nd in the AL in AVG (.267) & OBP of 19 home games this season, posting a .329/.405/.529 Walk-offs ................................................1-2 (.337)...The Sox lead the AL in doubles (83). batting line at Fenway Park (23-for-70, 2 2B, 4 HR)...He has Extra innings (home/road) ............... 1-0/2-1 4 HR in his last 7 home games. Series openers/finales ................... 6-9/10-5 The Sox have 23 HR in May, already surpassing their April Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 4-2-2 total (15)...BOS has homered in each of its last 6 games. Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 3-4-0 RED SOX OFFENSIVE STATS KINGS OF LEON: Sandy Leon is batting .353 with a 1.052 Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 7-6-2 OPS in May (12-for-34, 3 HR, 1 2B)...In those 10 games, he Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 1-1/1-0 STAT THROUGH 5/5 SINCE 5/6 has also thrown out 2 of 4 attempted base stealers. Come-from-behind wins .........................10 Games 29 14 Runs/Game 3.8 (26th in MLB) 6.1 (1st in MLB) VS. THE RANGERS OPS .709 (8th in AL) .814 (2nd in AL) GOLDEN GLOVE: Dustin Pedroia has not committed an error in his last 76 games (last: 8/19/16 at DET), totaling All-Time (since 1972) ............ 230-225 XBH 68 (14th in AL) 59 (1st in AL) In Boston .......................................136-91 HR 19 (T-29th in MLB) 19 (T-13th in MLB) 268 chances in that time...In that span (since 8/20/16), all In Texas .........................................94-134 other 2nd basemen have combined to make 217 errors. 2016................................................ 3-3 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: The Red Sox are 14-for-18 In Boston .............................................2-1 (77.8%) in stolen base attempts since 5/3, after going 10- YOU GO, WE GO: Jackie Bradley Jr. has recorded 2 hits and In Texas ...............................................1-2 for-16 (62.5%) in their first 26 games through 5/2...Their 14 at least 1 RBI in each of the Sox’ last 3 wins...He has multiple steals since 5/3 rank 2nd in the AL behind only LAA (17). hits in 4 of his last 7 games and is 8 for his last 26 (.308). RED SOX TEAM LEADERS BOS is 35-7 (.833) all-time when Bradley homers, 58-21 Batting COMEBACK CREW: The Red Sox have come from behind (.734) when he records 2+ hits, and 37-3 (.925) when Hits .......................................Bogaerts (48) in each of their last 4 wins, and in 10 of 22 this season. he scores 2+ runs...During Bradley’s 29-game hitting Doubles ................................Moreland (16) streak in 2016, the Sox had MLB’s best record (21-8). Triples......................................Bogaerts (4) The Sox have 7 wins when tied or trailing after 7 HR .................................................Betts (7) innings; the Angels (7), Blue Jays (8), and Giants (8) XBH .............................Betts/Moreland (21) are the only other teams with as many such wins. CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel leads the AL and ranks 2nd RBI ..............................................Betts (28) in the majors with 16.47 SO/9.0 IP (min. 15.0 IP)...He has Runs ............................................Betts (25) SAM I AM: Boston today selected 1B Sam Travis to the ML struck out 36 of 68 batters faced this season (52.9%). SB............................................Bogaerts (7) roster from Triple-A Pawtucket, marking his 1st appearance Kimbrel has retired 49 of his last 52 batters faced (16.1 BB ........................................Moreland (23) IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 31 SO), including 29 of his last 30. AVG (min. 100 AB) .............Bogaerts (.320) on a big league roster...In 23 games with the PawSox since OBP (min. 100 AB) .............Bogaerts (.389) 4/22, he has hit .344 (31-for-90, 3 HR) with a .909 OPS. Right-handed hitters are 0-for-35 (2 BB) vs. Kimbrel. SLG (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.497) To make room for Travis on the 25-man roster, the Sox CONSECUTIVE SAVES CONVERTED AT FENWAY PARK optioned RHP Hector Velázquez to Pawtucket. Pitching PITCHER SAVES YEARS ERA (min. 10.0 IP) .................... Scott (0.87) Tom Gordon 29 1998-99 Strikeouts ......................................Sale (95) GOOD, BETTER, BETTS: Mookie Betts is batting .310 (18- Craig Kimbrel 26 2012-present Wins ................................................Sale (4) for-58) with 5 HR and 6 2B in his last 13 games...In that Jonathan Papelbon 20 2009-10 Saves .......................................Kimbrel (12) span, he leads MLB in RBI (15) and ranks T-2nd in XBH (11). Appearances .........................Hembree (21) Starts.................................Porcello/Sale (9) Betts has reached base safely in all 13 of his career K-ZONE: Red Sox pitchers rank 2nd in the majors in SO/9.0 Innings (Starter) .........................Sale (65.2) games vs. TEX; he has 8 multi-hit efforts in those IP (9.71); BOS starters lead MLB with 9.99 SO/9.0 IP. Innings (Reliever) ...............Hembree (21.0) contests, including in each of his last 4...He has hit Red Sox hitters are averaging 5.7 PA/SO on the year, SO/9.0 IP (min. 10.0 IP) ......Kimbrel (16.50) safely in 40 of his last 42 games vs. AL West teams. MLB’s highest mark. Opponent AVG (min. 10.0 IP) .... Kimbrel (.092) WHIP (min. 10.0 IP) ..............Kimbrel (0.41) SALE-ING ALONG: Chris Sale leads MLB with 95 SO, a REHAB NEWS: David Price, who began the season on the 0.79 WHIP, and a .480 opponent OPS...He has struck out 10-day disabled list with a left elbow strain, is scheduled to TODAY IN RED SOX HISTORY 10+ batters in each of his last 8 starts, tied for the longest make his 2nd rehab start with Triple-A Pawtucket tomorrow MAY 23, 1999 (18 YEARS AGO): Tom such streak in a single season since 1900 (source: Elias).