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 13, BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2 Friday, July 24, 2020 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 0 RED SOX Boston 0 0 4 6 0 3 0 0 X 13 17 1 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Eovaldi (1-0) Loss: Milone (0-1) Save: None Nathan Eovaldi 89 (67) Time of Game: 3:18 Attendance: N/A Weather: 74°, E at 7 mph Austin Brice 18 (13) Orioles HR: Ruiz (1) Phillips Valdez 28 (15) Red Sox HR: None ORIOLES Pitcher # (Strikes) RED SOX NOTES (1-0) Tommy Milone 57 (32) Cody Carroll 22 (10) THE RED SOX scored the 2nd-most runs on Opening Day in club history (15-5 win, 1973 vs. NYY). Travis Lakins 44 (30) Tonight marks the 9th time in franchise history scoring 10+ runs on Opening Day (previous: 2002, 11-12 loss vs. TOR). David Hess 67 (43) Tied an AL record and set a club record for the most doubles on Opening Day with 8 (also the St. Louis Browns in 1925, Detroit Tigers in 1901)...The previous club record was 5, done in 1902, '26, & '53. 4 Red Sox recorded 3+ hits and multiple RBI: J.D. Martinez, Kevin Pillar, Jackie Bradley Jr., José Peraza...Tied club records for most players on Opening Day with 3+ hits (also 1973) and most players with multiple RBI on Opening Day (also 1950). J.D. Martinez and Kevin Pillar each recorded 3 RBI...Is the 3rd time in franchise history the Red Sox had multiple players record 3+ RBI on Opening Day...2 players each did so in 1974 (Bob Montgomery, Doug Griffin) and 1917 (Dick Hoblitzell, Tillie Walker). 7 Red Sox recorded at least 1 RBI, their most during an Opening Day game since 2002 (7). Peraza and Pillar became the first Red Sox with 3+ hits in their team debut since Nick Punto in 2012...Are the 2nd pair of Red Sox teammates to record 3+ hits in their team debut during the same game since Bobby Doerr and Pinky Higgins in 1937. NATHAN EOVALDI (6.0 IP, 5 H, R, BB, 4 SO) made his first career Opening Day start. With 6.0 IP, matched his longest start of 2019 (2x: 4/17 at NYY, 9/22 at TB)...Was his longest start at Fenway Park since tossing 8.0 IP on 8/4/18 vs. NYY, following 7.0 IP in his Red Sox debut on 7/29 vs. MIN. Induced 10 groundouts compared to 1 flyout. J.D. MARTINEZ (3-for-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB) recorded 3 RBI after doing so 12 times last season...Hit an RBI 2B in the 3rd and 2-run 2B in the 4th. Was his 23rd career game with 2+ 2B, having done so 4 times last season (previous: 8/9 vs. LAA). JOSÉ PERAZA (4-for-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI) hit an RBI double in his first AB as a Red Sox, giving the club a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Is the 7th Red Sox with a club-record 4 hits in their team debut, and the first since Gabe Kapler in 2003. KEVIN PILLAR (3-for-5, R, 2B, 3 RBI) is the first player since Shane Victorino in 2013 with 3+ RBI in his Sox debut...Hit a 2-run 2B in the 3rd, his first hit as a Red Sox. JACKIE BRADLEY JR. (3-for-4, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB) doubled in the 3rd and came around to score the Red Sox' first run. Scored 3+ runs for the 4th time in his career (previous: 8/10/18 at BAL, 4). ORIOLES NOTES (0-1) THE ORIOLES opened their 67th season (1954-2020), falling to 43-24 on Opening Day. Snapped a streak of 5 consecutive Opening Day wins against the Red Sox (1976, '89, '01, '04, '14). RIO RUIZ (1-for-4, R, HR, RBI) hit the 61st Orioles HR on Opening Day and the first since 2018. CHRIS DAVIS (0-for-3) made his 8th Opening Day start for BAL, all at 1B (2012-14, '16-20)...The only players to make more Opening Day starts at 1B for the Orioles are Eddie Murray (10) and Boog Powell (9). Is the 15th player to make at least 8 Opening Day starts for the Orioles. JOSÉ IGLESIAS (1-for-3, 2B) is a career .318 (57-for-179) hitter in 61 games at Fenway Park. RENATO NÚÑEZ (1-for-4, 2B, RBI) is 6-for-9 with 2 HR, 1 2B, and 7 RBI in his career against Nathan Eovaldi. In 11 games at Fenway Park in 2019-20, has 4 HR and 15 RBI. TOMMY MILONE (3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 5 SO) made his 1st career Opening Day start..