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 (4-8) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (4-6) Friday, August 7, 2020 • 7:30 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA RHP Ryan Weber (0-2, 11.57) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (1-0, 1.80) Game #13 • Home Game #6 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox were off yesterday... SOX & JAYS: 10 of the Red Sox’ next 30 games will be On Wednesday, they snapped a 4-game losing streak against the Blue Jays...The Sox and Jays will play 7 games NOTE TO MEDIA with a 5-0 win over the Rays at Tropicana Field. at Fenway Park (8/7-9 & 9/3-6) and 3 at Sahlen Field, home Game day materials for both clubs, such as game notes, rosters, and stat packs, will be Martín Pérez threw 5.0 scoreless innings on Wednesday... of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons (8/25-27). made available at pressroom.redsox.com. He allowed 5 runs in his first 2.0 innings of 2020 but has Please note that these materials will not be since given up 2 runs in 13.2 IP (1.32 ERA). WHAT A RELIEF: On Wednesday at TB, Red Sox relievers printed at Fenway Park in 2020. The Red Sox are being out-scored in the first 2 innings, allowed 0 hits in 4.0 IP (2 BB, 7 SO). 21-5...In innings 3-through-9, the Sox are out-scoring Phillips Valdez (6.1 IP, 0 R), Heath Hembree (5.1 IP, 1 REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN opponents, 47-41. R), Marcus Walden (5.0 IP, 1 R), Brandon Workman AL East Standing ........................... 5th, -5.0 (4.0 IP, 1 R), and Colten Brewer (6.0 IP, 2 R) have Home/Road ..................................... 1-4/3-4 ONE FIFTH: This is the 28th time the Sox have won 4 or combined to post a 1.69 ERA (5 ER/26.2 IP). Day/Night ........................................ 0-2/4-6 July/August ..................................... 3-5/1-3 fewer of their first 12 games, having most recently done Sox relievers have stranded 9 of 10 inherited runners vs. AL East ..............................................2-6 so in 2019 (3-9), 2012 (4-8), 2011 (2-10), and 2010 (4-8). this season (Heath Hembree-3, Chris Mazza-2, Josh vs. AL Central .........................................0-0 In 2011, the Sox were 5.0 games out of 1st place Osich-2, Austin Brice-1, Phillips Valdez-1). vs. AL West .............................................0-0 after 12 games (2-10) but were tied for 1st after 60 vs. National League................................2-2 games (34-26) and alone in 1st after 61 (35-26). NICE WORK, MAN: Brandon Workman has allowed 1 ER vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 1-4/3-4 Leading after 6 innings ..........................3-0 in his last 16 appearances (15.1 IP), dating back to 9/1/19. Tied after 6 innings ................................0-1 30 IN 31: Tonight’s game begins a stretch in which the Since the start of 2017, Workman is 17-3 with 18 Trailing after 6 innings ...........................1-7 Red Sox will play on 30 of the next 31 days (8/7-9/6), saves, a 2.59 ERA, a .191 opponent AVG, and 10.63 Leading after 7 innings ..........................3-1 including each of the next 17 (8/7-23), their longest SO/9.0 IP (156.2 IP, 45 ER, 104 H, 185 SO). Tied after 7 innings ................................1-0 stretch without a scheduled day off in 2020. Trailing after 7 innings ...........................0-7 Leading after 8 innings ..........................4-0 FOREVER AND DEVERS: Rafael Devers has 10 HR and Tied after 8 innings ................................0-0 SCHEDULE CHANGES: The Red Sox’ game vs. PHI on 31 RBI in his last 20 games vs. TOR (beginning 8/8/18)... Trailing after 8 innings ...........................0-8 Wednesday, 8/19 has been moved from 7:05 p.m. to 1:35 p.m. In that time, he is batting .416 with a 1.341 OPS against Red Sox score first ..................................3-3 The Sox were scheduled to play at PHI on Tuesday the Jays (32-for-77, 10 HR, 6 2B, 6 BB). Opponents score first .............................1-5 and Wednesday, 9/8 and 9/9, but they will now play Devers has 1 HR and 2 RBI in 12 games this season... Shutouts .................................................1-0 Scoring less than 3 runs .........................0-4 two 7-inning games on 9/8 (Game 1 will start at In 2019, he had 0 HR and 10 RBI in his first 32 games, Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................1-3 4:05 p.m.)...The Sox will be off on 9/9. then from 5/3 through the end of the season he was Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................3-1 The Sox’ game at MIA on Monday, 9/14 has been the only AL player with 30+ HR and 100+ RBI. Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 3-6/1-2 moved to Thursday, 9/17 (1:10 p.m.). Devers was charged with 3 errors in his first 4 games, 1-run/2-run games .......................... 1-0/1-1 then none in his next 8 games...In 2019, he made 9 Walk-offs ................................................0-0 errors in his first 31 games, then none in his next 31. Extra innings (home/road) ............... 0-0/0-0 HEATING UP: Michael Chavis began the 2020 season Series openers/finales ..................... 2-3/2-3 0-for-10, but he has since gone 6-for-15 (.400) with 2 Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 0-2-0 HR...His homers traveled 410 feet and 421 feet. OLD FRIENDS: Kevin Pillar was selected by TOR in the Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 1-1-1 Chavis’s HR on Wednesday was the 20th of his career 32nd round of the 2011 June Draft and played with the Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 1-3-1 and it came in his 103rd game...That is the 6th-fewest Blue Jays until getting traded to the Giants on 4/2/19... Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 0-1/1-1 games needed to reach 20 HR in Sox history. He has hit safely in all 4 games against his former team. Come-from-behind wins ...........................2 Pillar leads the Red Sox in hits (tied, 13), AVG (.342), FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 20 CAREER HR (RED SOX) and OBP (.359)...He reached base via hit or BB in each VS. THE BLUE JAYS Rk. Player (Years) Games of his first 9 games before going 0-for-5 Wednesday. All-Time ................................. 364-290 1. Walt Dropo (1950) ...................................... 79 In Boston ....................................178-149 2. Norm Zauchin (1955) .................................. 81 In Toronto ...................................186-141 J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads the AL with 7 doubles, At Rogers Centre ....................142-108 3. Tony Conigliaro (1964)................................ 88 tied with ARI’s Christian Walker for most in the majors... 4. Will Middlebrooks (2012-13) ...................... 93 Each of Martinez’s last 4 hits has been a double. 2019.............................................. 11-8 5. Carlton Fisk (1971-72) ................................ 98 In Boston ............................................5-4 Since joining the Red Sox (2018-20), Martinez leads In Toronto ...........................................6-4 6. Michael Chavis (2019-20) ................. 103 MLB in RBI (238) and total bases (696)...In that time he also ranks 6th in the majors with 79 HR. ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox rank 2nd in the AL in MOST RBI, 2018-20 doubles (26) and 3rd in AVG (.254)...They feature 3 of the AL’s Rk. Player RBI X FACTOR: On the Red Sox’ 7-game road trip, Xander 1. J.D. Martinez (BOS) ............... 238 top 30 leaders in OPS: Christian Vázquez (15th, .966), Xander Bogaerts hit .438 with a 1.306 OPS, 4 RBI, and 5 runs 2. Nolan Arenado (COL) .................. 233 Bogaerts (16th, .959), and Kevin Pillar (29th, .885). scored (10-for-23, 2 HR, 3 2B). 3. Xander Bogaerts (BOS) ........ 229 The Sox own the AL’s highest OPS against LHP (.863). HIGHEST OFFENSIVE WAR, SHORTSTOPS FROM 2015-2020 MOST TOTAL BASES, 2018-20 The Sox rank 4th in the AL in AVG with RISP (.279), Rk. Player TB Rk. Player Team oWAR and 2nd in AVG with RISP & 2 outs (.289). 1. J.D. Martinez (BOS) ............... 696 1. Xander Bogaerts BOS 25.9 T2. Nolan Arenado (COL) .................. 693 HERE AND THERE: Dating back to 2019, the Red Sox have 2. Francisco Lindor CLE 22.8 T2. Trevor Story (COL) ....................... 693 3. Carlos Correa HOU 21.7 lost each of their last 7 series at Fenway Park, going 5-15 MOST RELIEF APPEARANCES, in that time...Their last home series win came against the 4. Marcus Semien OAK 18.3 RED SOX HISTORY (1901-2020) Orioles, a 3-game sweep from 8/16-18. Source: Baseball-Reference Rk. Player Apps. Since the start of 2019, the Red Sox are 49-39 (.557) in 3. Jonathan Papelbon ..................... 393 road games, 39-45 (.464) at Fenway Park, and 0-2 in THIS LAND IS MORELAND: Mitch Moreland has homered 4. Matt Barnes .......................... 304 London...In that time, their .557 winning percentage in 3 of his 7 games this season (21 at-bats)...Among players --- on the road ranks 8th in the majors.