BOSTON RED SOX (28-35) at BALTIMORE ORIOLES (32-30) Tuesday, June 10, 2014 • 7:05 p.m. ET • Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD RHP Brandon Workman (0-0, 3.74) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (5-2, 5.20) Game #64 • Road Game #32 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lost to the Orioles last BRANDON WORKS: Tonight’s starter Brandon Workman night in Baltimore, 4-0, in the opener of a 3-game series has a 3.48 ERA (13 ER/33.2 IP) and a .228 opponent AVG REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN that will wrap up the current 10-day, 9-game road trip... (28-for-123) in 6 career starts between 2013-14. Overall ........................................... 28-35 AL East Standing ..................4th, 10.0 GB Boston was shut out for the 5th time this season...The Sox Workman has allowed no more than 3 runs and gone At Home ......................................... 15-17 have lost 6 of their last 7 games following a season-long at least 5.0 IP in each of his fi rst 6 ML starts, the 1st On Road ......................................... 13-18 7-game winning streak. to do that as a Red Sox since Boo Ferriss in 1945 (fi rst In day games .................................... 7-12 At 28-35, Boston is 7 games under .500...The Sox are 9 ML starts)...Before Ferriss, it hadn’t been done as a In night games ............................... 21-23 in 4th place in the AL East, 10.0 games back in the Red Sox since Ernie Shore in 1914 (fi rst 6 ML starts). April ............................................... 13-14 division, and 6.0 games back in the race for the AL’s May ................................................ 13-15 2nd Wild Card playoff berth. PAPI IS CLUTCH: Sunday night David Ortiz turned a 3-2 June ................................................... 2-6 defi cit into a 5-3 lead with a 3-run homer in the top of the vs. AL East ...................................... 12-18 Thursday marked the club’s only off-day in a 37-day vs. AL Central ................................... 4-11 9th, which stood as the deciding hit...It was Ortiz’s 16th stretch from 5/20-6/25...Boston is 19 days and 20 vs. AL West ......................................... 6-3 career game-deciding home run in the 9th inning or later games into that 36-game stretch (8-12 thus far). vs. National League............................ 6-3 during the regular season (11 walk-offs, 5th on the road). vs. RH starter .................................. 15-26 Boston is 13-9 (.591) when facing a lefty starter and It was the 5th game-deciding home run in the 9th vs. LH starter .................................... 13-9 15-26 (.366) when opposing a righty. inning or later that Ortiz has hit with his team trailing, Leading after 6 innings .................... 18-1 The Red Sox entered today even in their 21 series his 1st since a walk-off 2-run shot on 9/12/07 vs. TB... Tied after 6 innings ............................ 5-6 played this year (10 wins, 10 losses, 1 split). Trailing after 6 innings ..................... 5-28 All 5 of those long balls have come since the start of Leading after 7 innings .................... 20-1 2005, the most such homers in MLB in that time. Tied after 7 innings ............................ 4-8 NOT ANOTHER STREAK: Boston lost last night after Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 4-26 breaking a 5-game losing skid with a win Sunday night in FACING THE O’S: The Sox and Orioles continue a 3-game Leading after 8 innings .................... 21-0 Detroit...Before these last 2 games, the Red Sox’ recent out- series in Baltimore tonight, their 9th of 19 games this sea- Tied after 8 innings ............................ 5-8 comes had come in streaks, with the 5-game slide preceded son (4-4) and 5th here (2-2)...This is their 1st series in Bal- Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 2-27 by a season-long winning streak from 5/26-6/1, the club’s timore since the season-opening set, 3/31-4/3...The Sox do Red Sox score 1st ............................. 21-8 1st win streak longer than 2 games in 2014...The win streak not return here until 9/19-21. Opponent scores fi rst ....................... 7-27 followed a 10-game drought from 5/15-25, the Red Sox’ Shutouts ............................................. 2-5 The Sox have outscored the Orioles 115-104 since longest skid since dropping 11 in a row, 6/8-19/94. Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 0-18 the start of in 2013, but have gone 12-15 in those Scoring 3 or 4 runs ........................... 11-8 Sunday night’s win ended a stretch of 7 straight Red contests...10 of those 15 losses were by 2 runs or less. Scoring 5 or more runs ..................... 17-9 Sox series ending in sweeps from 5/16-6/4, with Red Sox hit HR ............................... 16-21 Boston being swept 4 times and sweeping 3 times. ROAD RUNNING: The Red Sox are 13-18 (.419) in 31 Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 12-14 games on the road this season...Boston pitchers have a 1-run games ..................................... 7-14 ON THE OFFENSE: This season the Red Sox’ offense has 2-run games ....................................... 7-3 4.04 ERA (125 ER/278.2 IP) away from Fenway Park com- Walk-offs ............................................ 4-6 drawn 237 walks, 3rd in the AL behind OAK (274) and MIN pared to 3.75 (123 ER/295.0 IP). (239)...The club has the 5th-best OBP in the AL (.327) but Extra innings (home) .......................... 2-2 has averaged 4.0 runs per game, which ranks 12th in AL. Boston hurlers have allowed the fewest walks in road Extra innings (road)............................ 1-3 games among AL teams (81) and have the 2nd-best Extra innings (total) ........................... 3-5 Red Sox batters have reached base an ML-high 352 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the road (3.05, 247 SO/81 Series openers .................................. 8-14 times on 2-strike counts...That includes 221 hits with BB), just shy of the Yankees (3.06). Series fi nales .................................... 9-12 2 strikes, 1 shy of Cleveland (222) for the ML lead. Series W-L-T (home) ........................6-5-1 Series W-L-T (road) .......................... 4-5-0 The Sox are averaging 4.03 pitches/PA, 2nd most in BURKE ROLLING: Burke Badenhop, in the midst of a Series W-L-T (total) ......................10-10-1 the majors to MIN (4.08). 13.0-inning scoreless streak, has gone 27.1 consecutive Series sweeps (home) ........................ 3-3 IP without allowing an earned run (1 run allowed in that Series sweeps (road) .......................... 1-2 PICKING THEIR SPOTS: Red Sox base runners have been stretch, which began with his 2nd inning of work on 4/18). Series sweeps (total) .......................... 4-5 successful in 10 of 12 stolen base attempts beginning on Come-from-behind wins ........12, last 6/8 5/11 (83.3%)...In the AL, only the Indians have a better He leads MLB relievers with 10 opponent GIDP, the Innings batting around....7, last 5/27 (7th) mark in that time (85.0%)...Boston’s 12 tries are also the most by a Red Sox relief pitcher since 2008, when Games decided in last AB................. 9-10 2nd-fewest attempts in the majors during that stretch, 2 Javier Lopez and Justin Masterson each totaled 11. more than the Orioles’ 10. KOJI LEADER: Koji Uehara has allowed only 2 runs in 26.2 VS. THE ORIOLES Prior to this stretch, the Red Sox had been caught in IP this year for a 0.68 ERA, best among AL relievers...Since All-Time vs. O’s (since 1954) ...... 531-453 11 of 22 stolen base attempts (50%), the worst rate In Boston .................................... 270-219 joining the Red Sox in 2013, his 0.98 ERA (11 ER) paces In Baltimore ............................... 261-234 in the majors through 5/10. the majors while his 101.0 IP rank 5th among AL relievers. At Camden Yards ........................ 105-73 BROCK STARRING: Brock Holt went 1-for-3 with a walk Uehara has converted all 12 save chances this season 2014 vs. Orioles ................................. 4-4 last night and has reached base in 17 of his 18 starts as and his last 28 in the regular season beginning on In Boston .......................................... 2-2 Boston’s leadoff hitter...Overall this season Holt has hit 7/9/13, the longest active streak in MLB. In Baltimore ..................................... 2-2 .349 (29-for-83) from the leadoff spot, the best mark in REHAB UPDATE: Felix Doubront, on the 15-day DL with a DATE H/R SCORE WP LP MLB while batting 1st in the order (min. 50 PA). 3/31 R L1-2 Britton Lester left shoulder strain since 5/21, made a rehab start today in 4/2 R W6-2 Lackey Jimenez Holt is amidst a career-long 9-game hitting streak Triple-A Pawtucket’s home game against Louisville (CIN): 4/3 R W4-3 Doubront Chen (.415 AVG, 17-for-41, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI) and a 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR, 75 pitches/44 strikes... 4/18 H L4-8 Tillman Lackey career-long 11-game on-base streak (.408 AVG, 20- His line in 2 starts on the rehab stint, 1 each with Double-A 4/19 H W4-2 Tazawa Norris for-49, 5 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 4 BB), both the longest Portland and Pawtucket: 8.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.