BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (12-16-1) at Chicago Cubs (18-13-2) Tuesday, March 26, 2019 • Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ Game Coverage: NESN & WEEI 850 AM • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes SO LONG, SPRING TRAINING: Today’s game marks the HOMECOMING: Red Sox vice president of pitching devel- end of the Red Sox’ 33-game 2019 spring training schedule, opment and assistant pitching coach Brian Bannister was DAYS UNTIL... which began on 2/22 with an exhibition vs. Northeastern born in Scottsdale, AZ...He attended nearby Chaparral High Opening Day: 2 University and continued with 30 games against Grapefruit School, where he won a state title in 1999 after he struck (Thu., Mar. 28 at SEA) League opponents and 2 exhibitions yesterday and today out 7 of 9 batters faced in the championship game...The against the Cubs in Mesa, AZ. school retired his number (#15) in 2007. Home Opener: 14 (Tue., Apr. 9 vs. TOR) The Red Sox will open their regular season on Red Sox bullpen coach Craig Bjornson was born in Thursday at the Mariners’ T-Mobile Park...It will mark Tucson, AZ, and currently resides there...2B Dustin London Series: 95 the 2nd time the Sox have played their season opener Pedroia lives in nearby Chandler, AZ, which is less (Sat.-Sun., 6/29-30 vs. NYY) in Seattle (also 4/4/2000, 2-0 win). than 10 miles south of Mesa. 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox snapped a 4-game win- SETTING SALE: Chris Sale is scheduled to start the Red FINAL STANDINGS ning streak last night with a 3-2 loss at CHC’s Sloan Park... Sox’ regular-season opener on Thursday at SEA...On 3/23, Following a 9-game stretch in which they went 0-8-1, the the Sox signed Sale to a 5-year contract extension that Team Record GB Red Sox are 6-3 in their last 9 contests. spans the 2020-2024 seasons. Red Sox 108-54 (.667) -- During spring training in 2018, the Sox went 1-6-1 In his last 2 starts (3/16 & 3/23), Sale is 2-0 with 0 runs Yankees 100-62 (.617) -8.0* from 3/3-11...They then won 14 of their remaining 15 allowed (9.0 IP, 4 H, 13 SO, 1 BB). Rays 90-72 (.556) -18.0 games heading into the regular season. This will be Sale’s 5th Opening Day start (also 2013-14 & Blue Jays 73-89 (.451) -35.0 2016 with CWS, and 2018 with BOS)...In his previous 4, Orioles 47-115 (.290) -61.0 SOX & CUBS: The Red Sox and Cubs will conclude their he went 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA (6 ER/28.0 IP). spring training schedule today with the 2nd of 2 games Sale has fi nished in the top 6 in AL Cy Young Award IN CAMP: The Red Sox have 29 against each other...They also played 2 spring training voting in each of his 7 years as a starter (2012-18) and players in Major League Spring games together in 2018, with BOS earning a pair of 4-2 is the only pitcher named to an All-Star team in each Training Camp: 13 pitchers (0 NRI), wins at jetBlue Park on 3/26 and 3/27. of the past 7 seasons. 3 catchers (0 NRI), 9 infielders (0 This week’s matchup features the 2016 and 2018 World NRI), and 4 outfielders (0 NRI). Series champions...Since 2016, the Red Sox lead the HIT THE ROAD: The Red Sox’ regular season will begin majors with 294 wins, and CHC ranks 2nd with 290. with an 11-game, 11-day road trip in SEA (3/28-31), RED SOX SPRING LEADERS Prior to 2018, the Sox and Cubs last met in spring OAK (4/1-4), and ARI (4/5-7), followed by an off day on training in 1965, when the Sox trained in Scottsdale, 4/8 and their home opener on 4/9 vs. TOR. Hitting Stat Leader AZ...That year, BOS and CHC played each other 6 times The Sox will not play their 1st game at Fenway Park until Hits .........................................Devers (19) in Arizona, then played on 3 consecutive days from 4/9- Tuesday, 4/9 vs. TOR, MLB’s latest 2019 home opener. Runs ......................................Bradley (10) 11 in Salt Lake City, UT; Omaha, NE; and Wichita, KS. Since 2003, the Red Sox are 96-119 (.447) in the Pacific RBI ..................................... Chavis (10) CHC holds an 8-7 edge in the all-time Interleague series... Time Zone, which includes games at LAA, OAK, SEA, HR ........................................ Chavis (4) The only Postseason meeting between the teams came LAD, SD, and SF...Against those same teams at Fenway AVG (min. 25 AB) ...........Swihart (.400) in the 1918 World Series (BOS won, 4-2). Park in that same time, the Sox are 132-71 (.650). OBP (min. 25 AB) ...........Swihart (.419) SLG (min. 25 AB) ............Bradley (.643) WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Red Sox won their final 4 HEATING UP: J.D. Martinez went 0-for-13 in his fi rst 5 games played in Florida by a combined score of 36-13. Pitching Stat Leader spring training games, but in his last 9 he is 8-for-25 (.320). Innings .......................Rodriguez (15.0) In their last 4 games, Red Sox in the starting lineup Martinez has yet to homer in 14 games (43 PA)...In 2018, Appearances ........................Brewer (9) have combined to hit .370 and slug .590 (37-for-100, 3 he hit 0 HR in 49 spring training plate appearances; he 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR). ERA (min. 5.0 IP).............................Sale (0.00) then hit 43 HR in the regular season, the most by a Red Strikeouts ......................Rodriguez (19) Sox player in his 1st season with the club. BACK IN THE DESERT: Prior to their current stretch of 54 years training in Florida (1966-2019), the Red Sox held DUSTIN TIME: Dustin Pedroia is 5-for-13 (.385) in 6 games HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED spring training in Scottsdale, AZ, from 1959-65. so far this spring, including 3-for-6 with a double in his last (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) Yesterday’s contest was the Sox’ first spring training 2...He made his 2019 spring debut on 3/7 vs. MIN, 282 days Amateur Draft Picks (14) game in AZ since 2005, when they traveled to Phoenix for after his last game with the Red Sox (5/29/18 vs. TOR). Barnes (2011-1st round), Benintendi a pair of exhibition contests against the Diamondbacks. Pedroia is entering his 14th season with the Red Sox...The (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th The Sox will return to Arizona next weekend for a only other players entering at least their 14th consecutive round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensa- 3-game series against the Diamondbacks...Their only season with their current team are Yadier Molina (STL, tion round), Chavis (2014-1st round), previous series at ARI’s Chase Field came in 2007. 16th), Felix Hernández (SEA, 15th), Adam Wainwright (STL, 15th), and Ryan Zimmerman (WSH, 15th). Johnson (2012-1st round), Lakins (2015-6th round), Pedroia (2004- PRICE CHECK: David Price is set to start today’s game... 2nd round), Poyner (2015-14th He has made 299 regular season appearances and another DEFENDING CHAMPS: The Red Sox’ .983 fi elding percent- 23 in the Postseason, and the Cubs are the only team he age this spring ranks 3rd among all ML teams...Just 7 of BOS’s round), Shepherd (2014-13th round), has never faced. 18 errors have come from players who remain in ML camp. Swihart (2011-1st round), Travis In 2018, Price defeated Justin Verlander in the ALCS (2014-2nd round), Vázquez (2008-9th round), Workman (2010-2nd round). clincher and Clayton Kershaw in the World Series YEAR IN REVIEW: The Red Sox won the 2018 World Series clincher...He became the 1st pitcher to beat former after going 108-54 (.667) in the regular season and setting By Trade (10) Cy Young Award winners in the fi nale of an LCS and a franchise record for wins (previously 105 in 1912). Brewer (From SD, Nov. 2018), World Series in the same year (source: Elias). BOS was 119-57 between the regular season and Hembree (From SF, July 2014), Price posted a 6.75 ERA (31 ER/41.1 IP) in his fi rst 7 Postseason, only the 3rd team ever to win that many M. Hernández (From CHC, Dec. starts with the Red Sox, but is 35-18 (.660) with a 3.46 games in a year (also 1998 Yankees and 2001 Mariners). 2014), Holt (From PIT, Dec. 2012), ERA (169 ER/439.1 IP) in 74 regular season games (69 The Sox went 11-3 in the Postseason, defeating the León (From WSH, Mar. 2015), GS) with BOS since then (beginning 5/12/16). Yankees (100-62), Astros (103-59), and Dodgers (92-71). Porcello (From DET, Dec. 2014), Rodriguez (From BAL, July 2014), LEADING OFF: Andrew Benintendi has 2 HR in his last BACK TO BACK: The Red Sox are attempting to win back- Sale (From CWS, Dec. 2016), Taylor 3 games, including a solo shot off Cole Hamels last night to-back World Series titles for the 2nd time in franchise (From ARI, May 2018), Thornburg and a HR on the first pitch of Friday’s win at MIN. history (1915-16)...They also won consecutive AL pennants (From MIL, Dec.