WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (93-69) at HOUSTON ASTROS (101-61) Thursday, October 5, 2017 • 4:08 p.m. ET • Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX LHP Chris Sale (17-8, 2.90) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (15-8, 3.36) ALDS Game 1 • TV: MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, ESPN Radio, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) BACK IN THE POSTSEASON: The Red Sox clinched their ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Red Sox’ ALDS roster fea- 23rd postseason appearance on 9/20, when a 9-0 win at tures 11 pitchers and 14 position players...18 of the 25 POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE BAL was coupled with an Angels loss to the Indians...Bos- players have appeared in at least 1 postseason game...The The 2017 Boston Red Sox Season in Review book is available for download ton has made 9 trips to the postseason in the past 15 years only Red Sox not on that list are pitchers Chris Sale, Edu- at http://pressroom.redsox.com and will be (2003-17), including in each of the last 2 seasons...This is ardo Rodriguez, Carson Smith, and Austin Maddox, and po- posted to www.redsoxpressbox.com. the 1st time the Sox have reached the postseason in con- sition players Christian Vázquez, Rafael Devers, and Deven secutive years since 2007-09. Marrero...Rodriguez and Vázquez were on the Sox’ 2016 ALDS roster but did not appear in a game. REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN The Red Sox are 90-80-1 all-time in postseason play... AL East Standing ....................... 1st, 2.0 GA They are 19-14 in 33 postseason series, having gone Home/Road ............................. 48-33/45-36 6-5 in 11 trips to the ALDS (19-21 in DS play), 5-5 in the POST-SEASONED VETS (1): 5 of the Red Sox’ position Day/Night ................................ 25-23/68-46 ALCS (26-31), and 8-4 in the World Series (45-28-1). players have appeared in 10 or more postseason games: April/May/June ..............13-11/16-12/16-12 July/August ............................... 13-14/18-9 The Red Sox’ 8 World Series titles are tied with the Dustin Pedroia (47), Mitch Moreland (33), Rajai Davis (18), September/October ..................... 17-10/0-1 Giants for 4th all-time behind the Yankees (27), Hanley Ramirez (16), and Xander Bogaerts (15). vs. AL East ..........................................41-35 Cardinals (11), and A’s (9)...The Sox have won 3 of the Ramirez has posted a .333/.415/.544 batting line with vs. AL Central .....................................20-14 last 13 World Series, tied with the Giants for the most 11 RBI in the postseason (19-for-57, 7 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR). vs. AL West .........................................16-16 championships this century. vs. National League..............................16-4 9 of Moreland’s 21 postseason hits have been XBH (6 vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 75-50/18-19 RED SOX POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2B, 3 HR), including each of his last 3. Leading after 6 innings ........................66-9 YEAR END MANAGER YEAR END MANAGER Tied after 6 innings ..............................11-5 1903 WS J. Collins 1995* ALDS K. Kennedy Trailing after 6 innings .......................16-55 1912 WS J. Stahl 1998 ALDS J. Williams POST-SEASONED VETS (2): 6 of the Red Sox’ pitchers Leading after 7 innings ........................70-5 1915 WS B. Carrigan 1999 ALCS J. Williams have appeared in 5 or more postseason games: David Price Tied after 7 innings ..............................12-6 1916 WS B. Carrigan 2003 ALCS G. Little (15), Joe Kelly (14), Addison Reed (10), Doug Fister (9), Rick Trailing after 7 innings .......................11-58 1918 WS E. Barrow 2004 WS T. Francona Porcello (9), and Craig Kimbrel (8). Leading after 8 innings ........................76-1 1946 WS J. Cronin 2005 ALDS T. Francona Tied after 8 innings ..............................12-3 1967 WS D. Williams 2007* WS T. Francona Kimbrel has allowed 1 ER in 8.0 IP and held opponents Trailing after 8 innings .........................5-65 1975* WS D. Johnson 2008 ALCS T. Francona to a .045 AVG (1-for-22) in the postseason. Red Sox score first ..............................62-20 Opponents score first .........................31-49 1986* WS J. McNamara 2009 ALDS T. Francona Fister gave up 6 ER in his postseason debut (2011 Shutouts .............................................11-10 1988* ALCS J. McNamara/ 2013* WS J. Farrell ALDS-G1), but in 8 appearances since then (all starts) Scoring less than 3 runs .......................4-36 J. Morgan 2016* ALDS J. Farrell he is 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA (10 ER/50.2 IP). Scoring 3 or 4 runs .............................19-25 1990* ALCS J. Morgan 2017* --- J. Farrell Kelly retired all 11 batters faced in the 2016 ALDS. Scoring 5 or more runs .........................70-8 * - AL East Champions Bold - Won World Series Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 69-36/24-33 1-run/2-run games .................. 22-19/10-12 Walk-offs ..............................................10-4 HOW THE EAST WAS WON: Boston clinched the organi- THE CONSTANT: Dustin Pedroia has started at 2B in all 47 Red Sox postseason games since 2007...The only players in Extra innings (home/road) ............... 7-1/8-2 zation’s 9th AL East title with a 6-3 win over the Astros at Series openers/finales ............. 30-24/31-23 Fenway Park on 9/30...The Sox took over sole possession ML history with as many postseason starts at 2B are Mark Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 16-8-4 of 1st place on 8/1 with a 12-10, walk-off win over CLE, Lemke (61), Roberto Alomar (56), Chase Utley (54), Robin- Series W-L-T (road) ......................... 13-10-3 son Canó (51), and Joe Morgan (50). Series W-L-T (total) ......................... 29-18-7 overcoming deficits of 5-0, 7-5, and 10-9...BOS remained in Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 6-3/6-0 1st place for the remainder of the season. Among that group, the only players (along with Come-from-behind wins .........................43 Pedroia) to start 47+ consecutive postseason games for a single team are Lemke (55 for ATL from 1991-96) MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: John Farrell has led the and Canó (51 for NYY from 2005-12). VS. THE ASTROS Red Sox to 3 AL East titles in a 5-year span (2013, ‘16, All-Time ..................................... 27-16 ‘17)...He is the only manager in club history to finish in 1st In Boston ..........................................15-7 place 3 times...It had been 101 years since a Red Sox team THE BIG STAGE: Today’s Red Sox starting pitcher, Chris In Houston .......................................12-9 finished in 1st place in consecutive years (1915-1916). Sale, is making his postseason debut...In 6 career starts 2017................................................ 3-4 against the Astros, he is 5-1 with a 1.31 ERA and 2 com- In Boston ............................................1-3 Prior to Farrell becoming manager in 2013, BOS won 2 In Houston .........................................2-1 AL East titles in the previous 22 seasons (1991-2012). plete games (48.0 IP, 29 H, 7 ER, 65 SO, 5 BB)...His 2 starts at Minute Maid Park came on 6/14/13 (L, 8.0 IP, 2 R/0 ER, DATE H/R W/L WP LP The only other manager to lead BOS to the postseason 14 SO, 1 BB) and 7/2/16 (W, 7.0 IP, 5 R/4 ER, 9 SO, 1 BB). 6/16 R W2-1 Kelly Harris 3 or more times is Terry Francona (5 times)...Farrell is 6/17 R L1-7 Paulino Porcello 6/18 R W6-5 Price Musgrove 11-8 in postseason games, all with BOS...He ranks 9/28 H L2-12 Peacock Rodriguez 2nd all-time among Red Sox managers in postseason YOU AGAIN?: The Red Sox and Astros closed out their 9/29 H L2-3 Morton Fister games managed and postseason wins. respective regular-season schedules with 4 games against 9/30 H W6-3 Pomeranz McCullers each other at Fenway Park from 9/28-10/1...This is the 1st 10/1 H L3-4 McHugh Abad WINNING WAYS: time the Sox have ever begun a postseason against the The Red Sox finished tied with ARI for The last the 5th-best record in the majors (93-69)...The Sox have team they played in their regular-season finale... RED SOX TEAM LEADERS won 90+ games in 11 of their 16 seasons under the current teams to play each other in a regular-season finale and then Batting ownership group (Henry-Werner, 2002-present), tied with in a postseason opener were the 2013 Reds and Pirates. Hits ............................................Betts (166) This is the 1st time the Red Sox and Astros are Doubles ........................................Betts (46) NYY for the most 90-win seasons in that time...In 10 of Triples.......................................Bogaerts (6) those seasons, the Sox won 93+ games. meeting in the postseason...While HOU competed in HR ................................................Betts (24) the NL from 1962-2012, there were 5 years in which RBI .............................................Betts (102) both the Sox and Astros qualified for the postseason Runs ...........................................Betts (101) TURNING POINT: The Red Sox fell to 4th place in the AL (1986, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005). SB.................................................Betts (26) East with an 8-3 loss at OAK on 5/20, dropping 4.5 games BB ................................................Betts (77) out of 1st at 21-21...From 5/21 through the remainder of AVG (min.