WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 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 (3-1) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (1-3) Sunday, October 28, 2018 • 8:15 p.m. ET/5:15 p.m. PT • Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA LHP David Price (2-1, 4.26) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (2-2, 3.91) World Series Game 5 • TV: FOX • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, ESPN Radio, WCCM 1490 AM (Spanish) 1 MORE: The Red Sox can win the World Series as early as to- BROCK STAR: Brock Holt reached base 3 times and night...Should the Dodgers win Game 5, the teams would play scored twice last night, going 1-for-2 with 2 BB...He SEASON IN REVIEW Game 6 at Fenway Park on Tuesday (8:09 p.m.)...If necessary, walked and scored in the 7th inning, then started the Red The 2018 Boston Red Sox Season in Review book is available for download Game 7 would be Wednesday in Boston (8:09 p.m.). Sox’ 9th-inning rally with a 1-out double and scored the at pressroom.redsox.com (under “Media go-ahead run when Rafael Devers singled. Guides”) and at www.redsoxpressbox.com. 3-TO-1 ODDS: The Red Sox are the 46th team to hold a In the postseason, Holt leads the Red Sox in AVG 3-games-to-1 lead in a best-of-7 World Series (source: Elias)... (.304, 7-for-23), OBP (.429), and SLG (.609). POSTSEASON BREAKDOWN 39 of the previous 45 (86.7%) went on to win the series. Home/Road ..................................... 4-2/6-1 This is the 6th time the Sox have held a 3-1 lead in WINNING WAYS: The Red Sox are 10-3 in the postseason, Day/Night ........................................ 1-0/9-3 a best-of-7 playoff series, having won each of the including 7-1 in their last 8 games...Since the Division Series vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 4-3/6-0 Leading after 6 innings ..........................9-0 previous 5 between the World Series (1912, 1915, format was introduced in 1995, 7 teams have won the World Tied after 6 innings ................................0-0 1916, 1918) and ALCS (2018). Series with 3 or fewer losses (most recent: 2008 PHI, 11-3). Trailing after 6 innings ...........................1-3 The 2004 and 2007 Red Sox went 11-3 in the postseason. Leading after 7 innings ..........................9-0 COMEBACK KIDS: The Red Sox trailed last night’s game, Tied after 7 innings ................................0-0 The Sox are 15-3 in their last 18 World Series games, Trailing after 7 innings ...........................1-3 4-0, with 2 outs in the 7th inning...They then scored 3 runs dating back to Game 1 of the 2004 Fall Classic...The Leading after 8 innings ..........................9-0 in the 7th, 1 in the 8th, and 5 in the 9th en route to a 9-6 win Sox and Yankees are the only teams ever to go 15-3 or Tied after 8 innings ................................1-1 over the Dodgers in Game 4 of MLB’s 114th World Series. better over any 18-game stretch in World Series play. Trailing after 8 innings ...........................0-2 Red Sox score first ..................................9-0 Last night marked the Sox’ largest comeback victory Opponents score first .............................1-3 in World Series history, their 3rd-largest in postseason ROAD WARRIORS: The Red Sox are 6-1 on the road in the Come-from-behind wins ...........................4 history (source: Elias)...They overcame a 7-run deficit postseason, having out-scored opponents by a combined Shutouts .................................................0-0 to win Game 5 of the 2008 ALCS vs. TB, and a 5-run Scoring less than 3 runs .........................0-3 51-22 margin away from Fenway Park. Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................3-0 deficit to win Game 2 of the 2013 ALCS vs. DET. The Sox are 1 of 10 teams ever to win as many as 6 road Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................7-0 Prior to last night, the Dodgers had been 54-0 in games in a single postseason...The only team to win 7+ Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 8-2/2-1 2018 when leading by 4+ runs at any point in a game 1-run/2-run games .......................... 2-1/3-0 road games in a postseason is the 1996 Yankees (8-0). Walk-offs ................................................0-1 (regular season and postseason). Of the Sox’ 8 World Series titles, 3 have been won on Extra innings (home/road) ............... 0-0/0-1 the road: 1915 (PHI), 2004 (STL), and 2007 (COL). Game 1 ..................................................2-1 IN A PINCH: The Red Sox didn’t record their 2nd hit of Game 2 ..................................................2-1 last night’s game until there were 2 outs in the 7th inning, Game 3 ..................................................2-1 WORLD STAGE: The Red Sox are making their 13th World Game 4 ..................................................3-0 when Mitch Moreland delivered a pinch-hit, 3-run HR that Series appearance, having gone 8-4 in the previous 12... Game 5 ..................................................1-0 cut the Dodgers’ lead to 1 run (4-3). They won championships in 1903, 1912, 1915-16, 1918, Game 6 .................................................N/A Moreland’s 3-run shot was the Sox’ 2nd pinch-hit HR 2004, 2007, and 2013...They lost in 7 games in each of their Game 7 .................................................N/A of the series (also Eduardo Núñez in Game 1)...The only other 4 appearances (1946, 1967, 1975, 1986). other teams ever to hit multiple pinch-hit homers in a The Sox are 48-29-1 (.623) in the Fall Classic, marking VS. THE DODGERS (REG. SEASON) World Series are the 1975 Red Sox and 1959 Dodgers. MLB’s highest win % among teams that have played All-Time ......................................... 8-7 The Sox have 7 pinch-hit RBI in the World Series In Boston ............................................5-1 in at least 3 World Series...Among all teams, only the In Los Angeles ....................................3-6 (Moreland-3, Núñez-3, Devers-1), tied with the 1947 Blue Jays (.667, 8-4) have a higher World Series win %. Dodgers for the most ever in a Fall Classic. VS. THE DODGERS (POSTSEASON) MOST WORLD SERIES TITLES IN MLB HISTORY All-Time ......................................... 7-2 STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM: With Mitch Moreland’s Franchise WS Franchise WS In Boston .............................................5-0 NY Yankees ................ 27 BOS Red Sox ............8 In Brooklyn ..........................................1-1 pinch-hit HR last night, the Red Sox became the 4th team In Los Angeles .....................................1-1 in MLB history to hit 4+ HR from the No. 9 spot in the bat- STL Cardinals.............. 11 NY/SF Giants ................ 8 PHI/KC/OAK Athletics ... 9 BRO/LA Dodgers ......6 DATE GAME H/R SCORE ting order in a single postseason (Bradley-2, Moreland-1, 10/7/1916 WS-1 H W6-5 Vázquez-1)...The other teams to do so are the 2002 Angels, 10/9/1916 WS-2 H W2-1 (14) 2014 Royals, and 2016 Cubs (4 each). CENTURY SUCCESS: This is the Red Sox’ 4th World Series 10/10/1916 WS-3 R L3-4 appearance in the last 15 years (2004-18), tied with STL for the 10/11/1916 WS-4 R W6-2 PEARCE THE SKY: Steve Pearce tied last night’s game at most in that time...The Sox’ 3 World Series titles since 2000 are 10/12/1916 WS-5 H W4-1 tied with the Giants (2010, ‘12, ‘14) for the most this century. 10/23/2018 WS-1 H W8-4 4-4 with a solo HR in the 8th inning, then added a 3-run 10/24/2018 WS-2 H W4-2 double in the 9th to give the Red Sox an 8-4 lead...Those The Sox have won the World Series in each of their 10/26/2018 WS-3 R L2-3 (18) were the first 2 World Series hits of his career. last 3 trips to the Fall Classic (2004, ‘07, ‘13)...The only 10/27/2018 WS-4 R W9-6 Pearce is the 3rd Red Sox player with at least 1 HR and teams ever to win it all in 4 consecutive World Series 4 RBI in a World Series game, joining Carl Yastrzemski appearances are the Cardinals (1944, ‘46, ‘64, ‘67) and Yankees (most recently 1996, ‘98-99, 2000). RED SOX POSTSEASON TEAM LEADERS (1967 Game 2) and David Ortiz (2004 Game 1). Batting In Game 3 of the ALCS at Minute Maid Park, Pearce AVG (min. 20 AB) .......................Holt (.304) broke a 2-2 tie in the 6th inning with a solo HR that LEAD THE WAY: Alex Cora became the 3rd individual in the Hits .....................................Benintendi (14) held up as the game-winning RBI. Expansion Era (1961-present) to lead a team to the World XBH ............................................Bradley (5) Series in his 1st season as an MLB manager, joining Bob 2B ................................Benintendi/Betts (4) HR ..............................................Bradley (3) CRAZY EIGHTS: The Red Sox have hit a game-tying HR in Brenly (2001 D-Backs) and Ralph Houk (1961 Yankees). RBI .........................................Martinez (13) the 8th inning in each of the last 2 games (Bradley in Game Only 4 people have won the World Series in their 1st Runs ....................................Benintendi (14) 3, Pearce in Game 4)...They are the 2nd team in World Series season as an MLB manager: Brenly, Houk, Eddie Dyer SB..........................................Benintendi (2) history to hit a game-tying HR in the 8th inning or later in (1946 Cardinals), and Bucky Harris (1924 Senators).