BOSTON RED SOX (66-86) at PITTSBURGH PIRATES (81-70) Thursday, September 18, 2014 • 7:05 p.m. ET • PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA RHP Brandon Workman (1-9, 5.27) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (9-5, 3.92) Game #153 • Road Game #78 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: Boston lost last night, 9-1, and has BUCCO BATTLE: Tonight’s game concludes the only series dropped the fi rst 2 games of the current series in Pittsburgh between the Sox and Pirates in 2014...This is the Sox’ 3rd REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN by a combined 13-1 score...The Sox have 13 hits in these 2 regular season trip to Pittsburgh (also 2003 & 2011), all Overall ..............................................66-86 AL East Standing ....................5th, 26.0 GB games, but are hitless in a combined 16 at-bats with RISP. at PNC Park (3-5 overall)...Boston trails the all-time Inter- At Home ............................................31-44 Clay Buchholz fell to 8-9 on the year, allowing 5 runs league series at 5-6 despite taking 2 of 3 at Fenway in 2002. On Road ............................................35-42 (4 ER) in a 4.0-inning start...Steven Wright gave up These clubs also squared off in the 1st ever World In day games .....................................18-25 the other 4 runs in relief of Buchholz in the 5th inning. Series in 1903, with Boston, then known as the In night games ..................................48-61 March/April .......................................13-14 Boston’s only run came on Xander Bogaerts’ RBI Americans, prevailing 5-games-to-3...The Americans May ...................................................13-15 groundout in the 5th...Bryce Brentz scored from 3B were 2-2 in 4 games played at Boston’s Huntington June ..................................................12-16 after doubling as a pinch-hitter in his 1st MLB PA. Avenue Grounds and 3-1 in the 4 games played in July ....................................................10-15 Pittsburgh in the best-of-9 series. August ..............................................12-16 September ...........................................6-10 DEBUT CITY: Last night Bryce Brentz (1-for-1, 2B) and Rus- vs. AL East .........................................26-41 ney Castillo (1-for-4) both made their big league debuts, the NATIONAL AFFIARS: Tonight’s game marks Boston’s 2014 Interleague fi nale...The Sox are 9-10 thus far against vs. AL Central ....................................17-16 10th and 11th Red Sox to play their 1st MLB game in 2014. vs. AL West ........................................14-19 NL clubs and a win tonight would give them a 12th straight vs. National League.............................9-10 This marks Boston’s most major league debuts in a season with at least a .500 record vs. the Senior Circuit... vs. RH starter .....................................44-60 season since 1980 (11)...The last Red Sox team to Since that winning stretch began in 2003, Boston leads the vs. LH starter .....................................22-26 debut more than 11 players was the 1947 club, which majors with a 139-80 (.635) Interleague mark. Leading after 6 innings .......................47-8 saw 13 players debut (Source: Elias). Tied after 6 innings ...........................11-10 The Sox last finished a season with a losing Interleague Trailing after 6 innings ........................8-68 Last night was the 2nd time this season 2 Red Sox record going 5-13 in 2002...Overall they have had 3 Leading after 7 innings .......................49-5 recorded hits in their 1st career MLB game, along losing seasons against NL teams, also 1999 (6-12) Tied after 7 innings ...........................10-15 with 6/1 vs. TB (Garin Cecchini, Alex Hassan)...Before and the 1997 debut of Interleague Play (6-9). Trailing after 7 innings ........................7-66 this year, it hadn’t happened in a Red Sox game since Leading after 8 innings .......................52-2 9/28/75 vs. CLE (Steve Dillard, Andy Merchant). CLOSE & LATE: Boston has gone a season-long 10 straight Tied after 8 innings ...........................11-17 games without a 1-run decision, but has still played an AL- Trailing after 8 innings ........................3-67 CUBAN OUTFIELD: Yesterday, the Red Sox’ starting lineup high 53 one-run games this year (27-26), 11 more than the Red Sox score 1st ..............................46-22 featured multiple Cuban-born players for the 1st time in Opponent scores fi rst ........................20-64 Sox’ 2013 total (42, 21-21) and the team’s most since 1992 Shutouts ..............................................7-15 team history (CF Rusney Castillo, LF Yoenis Cespedes). (54)...Their 27, one-run wins are 2nd in the AL (BAL, 30). Scoring less than 3 runs ......................7-48 They became the 1st pair of Cuban-born teammates They have played 20 extra-inning game this year (9- Scoring 3 or 4 runs ............................22-24 to start a game in the OF for an MLB team since 1990, 11), tied for the 2nd-most in MLB (PHI & OAK), trailing Scoring 5 or more runs ......................37-14 when the A’s started RF José Canseco and LF Ozzie Red Sox hit HR ..................................40-42 MIA (21)...It is the most for the Sox since 1996 (20)... Red Sox hit 0 HR ...............................26-44 Canseco on 7/26/90 vs. CAL...Before that, it hadn’t BOS last had more games go to extras in 1966 (22). 1-run games ......................................27-26 been done since 1970, with CF José Cardenal and LF 2-run games ......................................10-16 Cookie Rojas for the Cardinals, last on 5/24/70 at PHI. RUNNING REVERSAL: Boston been successful in 18 of its Walk-offs ...............................................9-9 last 20 stolen base tries since 8/21, and has been caught Extra innings (home) .............................5-5 SOX STATUS: Boston is 3-3 in its last 6 games and 5-9 in stealing just 3 times in its last 30 attempts beginning 7/12. Extra innings (road)...............................4-6 its last 14 games...The Sox are 10-12 since 8/25 and 17-23 Extra innings (total) ............................9-11 in their last 40 games beginning on 8/6. The Sox lead MLB with a 89.7% SB success rate since Series openers ...................................23-26 the All-Star break (26 of 29) after Boston had an ML- Series fi nales .....................................20-28 Boston is 31-17 (.646) when tallying at least 10 hits, worst 60% rate (30 of 50) before the break. Series W-L-T (home) ...................... 10-12-4 and 52-25 (.675) record when scoring at least 4 runs. Series W-L-T (road) .......................... 9-13-1 Series W-L-T (total) ........................ 19-25-5 The Sox are a season-high tying 20 games under UNPRECEDENTED PATIENCE: Boston leads MLB with 4.06 pitches seen per PA, which would be the highest rate Series sweeps (home) ...........................5-8 .500...They are a season-high 26.0 games back in Series sweeps (road) .............................2-2 the AL East...The club was last more than 26.0 games for any ML team as far back as data exists (starting 1988)... Series sweeps (total) ...........................7-10 back when they fi nished the 1966 campaign 27.0 The mark currently belongs to the 1994 Tigers (4.03). Come-from-behind wins ........28, last 9/14 games out...They are 7.5 games out of 4th place. Red Sox batters have swung at 43.2% of pitches seen, Innings batting around......17, last 9/10 (9th) Games decided in last AB..................18-21 Boston ranks tied for last among the 15 AL teams in the lowest mark in the majors, including a ML-low runs scored (581) and last in runs per game (3.82). 20.2% swing rate on 1st pitches...The Sox offense has put in play a major league-low 17.0% of pitches seen. VS. THE PIRATES All-Time vs. Pirates (Interleague)........ 5-6 END OF THE ROAD: Today Boston continues its last road In Boston ......................................... 2-1 trip of the season, an 11-day and 10-game trek (3-3 thus YOUNG BOGEY AND BETTS: Boston’s 21-year-old rook- In Pittsburgh ................................... 3-5 far), with the last of 3 games in Pittsburgh (0-2) after taking ies Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts have both played ev- At PNC Park ..................................... 3-5 3 of 4 in KC...After this, the Sox visit BAL for 3 games. ery inning of the team’s last 17 games beginning on 8/31... In that time these two have combined to hit .346 (47-for- 2014 vs. Pirates .................................. 0-2 Boston is 6-7 in its last 13 road games, but has won 136) with 24 runs, 15 XBH (9 2B, 3B, 5 HR), and 17 RBI. In Pittsburgh ................................... 0-2 11 of its last 19 away from Fenway (.579) beginning Their breakdown since 8/31: Betts -- .328 (22-for-67, DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 8/10...Since 6/28, the club is 19-17 (.528) on the road 9/16 R L0-4 Morton Ranaudo after starting the year 16-25 (.390) in away games. 15 R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 7 BB); Bogaerts -- .362 (25- for-69, 9 R, 5 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 2 BB, SH). 9/17 R L1-9 Liriano Buchholz The Sox have 35 wins in 77 road games this season (.455) compared to 31 of 75 games at home (.413). Between Bogaerts (team-high 134 starts) and Mookie MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST Betts (40 starts), the Red Sox have 174 starts this Rk Player HR WHAT REMAINS: The Red Sox have 10 games remaining season from players age 21 or younger...That’s the 33 Dave Winfi eld 465 in their 2014 slate, with 4 on the road and 6 at home...They most for an AL team since the 2003 Devil Rays (241) 34 David Ortiz 463 and the most for the Red Sox since 1965 (301 starts).