BOSTON RED SOX (39-48) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (47-40) Sunday, July 6, 2014 • 1:35 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Jake Peavy (1-7, 4.82) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (3-2, 3.86) Game #88 • Home Game #45 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) SPLITSVILLE: The Red Sox and Orioles split yesterday’s FACING THE O’S: The Sox and Orioles conclude a 3-game day/night doubleheader at Fenway Park...The day game, a set in Boston today, their 13th of 19 games this season (6- REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN 3-2 Red Sox walk-off win in 9 innings, served as the make- 6) and 7th at Fenway (3-3)...These clubs split their 1st set Overall ........................................... 39-48 AL East Standing ....................4th, 8.0 GB up game for Friday night’s postponed contest...Boston lost here from 4/18-21...The O’s do not return until 9/8-10. At Home ......................................... 21-23 the nightcap, 7-4...Stephen Drew went deep in both ends of The Sox have outscored the Orioles 123-119 since On Road ......................................... 18-25 the twinbill after 19 homerless games to begin the season. the start of in 2013, but have gone 14-17 in those In day games .................................. 10-14 When playing 2 games on 1 day, the Red Sox all-time contests...10 of those 17 losses were by 2 runs or less. In night games ............................... 29-34 have swept 496, split 833, and have been swept 446 March/April .................................... 13-14 times...On 23 occasions, 1 of the games ended in a tie. May ................................................ 13-15 LESTER YESTERDAY: Jon Lester went 8.0 innings in June ............................................... 12-16 Game 1 yesterday, allowing no earned runs (2 total R) to July ..................................................... 1-3 STATE OF THE SOX: Boston has dropped 5 of its last 9 lower his ERA to 2.73, 6th best in the AL. vs. AL East ...................................... 16-21 games and 10 of its last 15 contests following a 7-4 stretch Yesterday was Lester’s 2nd straight game going 8.0 vs. AL Central ................................... 9-13 from 6/8-18...The club is 19-19 since the start of a season- IP and allowing 0 ER, the 1st Red Sox to do that in vs. AL West ......................................... 8-8 long 7-game winning streak on 5/26. back-to-back outings since Pedro Martinez, 7/25- vs. National League............................ 6-6 vs. RH starter .................................. 25-33 The Sox are in 4th place in the AL East, 8.0 games 30/02...Lester has given up just 4 ER in his last 5 starts vs. LH starter .................................. 14-15 back in the division, and are 9.0 games back in the beginning 6/12, all Red Sox wins (3-0, 0.96 ERA). Leading after 6 innings .................... 26-3 race for the AL’s 2nd Wild Card playoff berth. Tied after 6 innings ............................ 8-8 BROCK FROM THE TOP: Since being installed as the Red Trailing after 6 innings ..................... 5-37 Boston is 21-10 (.677) this year when tallying at least Sox’ leadoff hitter on 5/23, Brock Holt ranks 3rd in the ma- 10 hits, and 34-21 (.618) when scoring at least 3 runs. Leading after 7 innings .................... 28-1 jor leagues with 57 hits (TEX’s Adrian Beltre, 59; HOU’s Jose Tied after 7 innings .......................... 7-11 Altuve, 58)...He has played all 384 innings of Boston’s 41 Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 4-36 ON YAWKEY WAY: Today the Sox continue a 10-game, games in that time while making starts at 5 different posi- Leading after 8 innings .................... 29-0 11-day homestand with the last of 3 games against the tions (13 at 3B, 13 in RF, 7 at 1B, 6 in LF, 2 in CF). Tied after 8 innings .......................... 8-11 Orioles (1-1)...The Sox were off Thursday after being swept Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 2-37 by the Cubs in 3 games to open the homestand...The stand Holt has reached safely via hit, walk, or HBP in 37 of Red Sox score 1st ........................... 30-11 ends with 4 against the White Sox before the team heads his 42 total leadoff starts this season (also 4/21)...His Opponent scores fi rst ....................... 9-37 to Houston for its fi nal 3 games before the All-Star break. .321 AVG (59-for-184) from the top spot is 3rd best Shutouts ............................................. 4-8 among all ML leadoff hitters. Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 5-27 Boston has won 11 of its last 17 games at home after His .320 AVG overall leads MLB rookies (min. 150 PA) Scoring 3 or 4 runs ......................... 12-11 beginning the year 10-17 at Fenway Park. Scoring 5 or more runs ................... 22-10 and ranks 6th among all AL players (min. 225 PA). Red Sox hit HR ............................... 24-26 DEALING AT HOME: The Red Sox rank 4th in the AL with a Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 15-22 3.55 home ERA...Sox hurlers have a 2.46 ERA (43 ER/157.0 RAZOR THIN: Of the club’s last 20 games, 12 have been 1-run games ................................... 15-18 IP) and 160 SO in their last 17 games beginning on 5/28. decided by 1 run, with Boston going 7-5 in those contests. 2-run games ....................................... 7-6 Walk-offs ............................................ 6-7 They went a club-record 14 straight home games Boston has played an AL-high 33 1-run games this Extra innings (home) .......................... 3-3 allowing 3 runs or less from 5/28-6/1, the longest year (15-18)...In the majors, only Pittsburgh (36) and Extra innings (road)............................ 2-4 such streak by an AL team since the White Sox did Miami (34) have played more 1-run games. Extra innings (total) ........................... 5-7 it in 15 straight home games from 1966 (last home The Sox’ 18 1-run losses are the most among AL Series openers ................................ 11-18 game) to 1967 (fi rst 14 home games). teams and rank 2nd in the majors to the Mets (20). Series fi nales .................................. 13-15 Series W-L-T (home) ........................7-6-2 PITCHING PERSPECTIVE: The Sox rank 5th in the AL with Series W-L-T (road) .......................... 5-8-0 DESIGNATED LEADER: David Ortiz tops the Red Sox with Series W-L-T (total) ......................12-14-2 a 3.86 ERA...The club’s 50 quality starts this year are T-3rd 19 home runs, 33 extra-base hits, 53 RBI, and 47 walks Series sweeps (home) ........................ 4-4 in the AL (with DET) behind only OAK (55) and KC (51). (tied)...He leads the major leagues in HR (18), RBI (48), and Series sweeps (road) .......................... 1-2 Boston boasts the 4th-best bullpen ERA in the AL walks (44) in 78 games playing . Series sweeps (total) .......................... 5-6 at 3.24...The Red Sox are 29-0 when leading after 8 Come-from-behind wins ......15, last 6/25 innings, the only MLB club that has not lost in that ALL-STAR SUNDAY: The AL and NL All-Star rosters com- Innings batting around....8, last 6/13 (7th) situation. peting in the 2014 All-Star Game on Tuesday, 7/15 in MIN Games decided in last AB............... 13-13 will be revealed on ESPN tonight at 7:00 p.m. VS. THE ORIOLES ON THE OFFENSE: Among MLB offenses, the Sox rank As reigning World Series Champion, Red Sox manager 2nd in walks (311)...Thay are 5th in the AL in times on base All-Time vs. O’s (since 1954) ...... 533-455 John Farrell and his coaching staff will represent the In Boston .................................... 271-220 (1,072), but are averaging 3.8 runs scored per game (328 AL squad. R), ahead of only Houston (3.7 R/G) among AL teams. In Baltimore ............................... 262-235 At Camden Yards ........................ 106-74 The Sox are seeing 4.02 pitches/PA, 2nd most in the FUTURES GAME: A total of 3 Red Sox prospects will rep- majors to MIN (4.06)...They have reached base a resent the club in the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game on 2014 vs. Orioles ................................. 6-6 MLB-leading 469 times on 2-strike counts. Sunday, 7/13...INF Sean Coyle (USA Team) has replaced INF In Boston .......................................... 3-3 Mookie Betts...C Christian Vazquez (World Team) has re- In Baltimore ..................................... 3-3 NAVA-GATION SYSTEM: Daniel Nava reached base in placed Braves C Christian Bethancourt...They will join LHP DATE H/R SCORE WP LP Henry Owens (USA Team). 3/31 R L1-2 Britton Lester 5 of 8 PA between both games yesterday (3-for-6, RBI, 2 4/2 R W6-2 Lackey Jimenez BB)...He has reached safely in 36 of 83 PA since his recall 4/3 R W4-3 Doubront Chen from Triple-A Pawtucket on 6/2 for a .434 OBP that ranks REHAB UPDATES: Mike Carp, on the 15-day DL since 6/2 4/18 H L4-8 Tillman Lackey 4th in the AL during that stretch (min. 50 PA). (retro to 6/1) with a 4th metatarsal fracture of his right foot, 4/19 H W4-2 Tazawa Norris played in a rehab game with Triple-A Pawtucket last night 4/20 H W6-5 Mujica Matusz at Syracuse (WSH), going 2-for-4 with a 2-run homer while 4/21 H L6-7 Chen Buchholz NAP IS BACK: Mike Napoli has drawn a walk in each of 6/9 R L0-4 Norris Peavy his last 9 games, the longest active MLB streak...He has playing the entire game in LF...In 6 games on rehab, all with the PawSox, he is 3-for-17 with 2 runs, a homer, and 2 RBI, 6/10 R W1-0 Workman Tillman reached in 13 consecutive contests beginning on 6/20, 6/11 R L0-6 Chen De La Rosa posting a .455 OBP in that time to raise his his season OBP playing at 1B (3 G), DH (2 G), and LF.