BOSTON RED SOX (63-74) at SEATTLE MARINERS (66-71) Wednesday, September 5, 2012 • 10:10 p.m. ET • Safeco Field, Seattle, WA RHP Aaron Cook (3-8, 5.35) vs. RHP Kevin Millwood (4-12, 4.38) Game #138 • Road Game #68 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM/850 AM, WWZN 1510 AM (Spanish) BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN: With a 4-3 win last night, SWEET 15: Dustin Pedroia – who went 2-for-4 with a run, the Red Sox snapped a season-high 7-game losing streak walk and stolen base in last night’s win – has hit in each of the RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall ........................................... 63-74 which marked their longest drought since a 9-game slide last 15 games, going 24-for-61 (.393) with 7 doubles, 2 home AL East Standing ................ 4th, -14.0 GB from 8/25-9/4/01...The 7 losses came in the 1st 7 tilts of their runs, 8 RBI, 11 runs, 6 walks and 6 stolen bases...It marks the At Home ......................................... 32-38 current road trip, the 1st time that Boston has started a road longest active streak in the Majors and is his longest run of the On Road ......................................... 31-36 trip with 7 consecutive losses since May of 1960, when it be- season...The 15-game streak is the 4th-longest in his career In day games .................................. 19-21 gan a 3-11 trip by losing 7 in a row (2 at Chicago, 2 at Cleve- and longest since a career-best 25-gamer from 6/29-7/28/11. In night games ............................... 44-53 land, 2 at Detroit and 1 at Kansas City)...Last night’s victory Pedroia has hit safely in all but 1 of 29 games since April ............................................... 11-11 snapped an 8-game road losing streak for the Sox, their lon- 8/5, batting a Major League-best .385 (45-for-117) in that May ................................................ 15-14 gest losing streak away from home this year and longest on time...He also leads the Majors with 45 hits and 14 doubles June ............................................... 15-12 the road overall since a 10-gamer, 9/28/10-4/19/11. during that span, and is tied for 3rd with 18 extra-base July ................................................. 12-14 August ............................................. 9-20 hits...He is 4th in the AL in that time in OBP (.442) and tied September .......................................... 1-3 TAKING THE RED EYE: The Red Sox tonight conclude a for 5th in the circuit in runs (22). 9-day, 9-game West Coast road trip with the last of 3 games vs. AL East ...................................... 20-28 vs. AL Central ................................. 24-16 in Seattle...The team will have an off day tomorrow before LEADER BOARD: Boston batters have tallied a Major vs. AL West ....................................... 8-23 beginning their penultimate homestand of 2012 with a League-high 463 extra-bases hits, including an ML-best vs. National League.......................... 11-7 3-game, weekend series with the Blue Jays...The Sox will 301 doubles this year...The club is 2nd in the Majors with vs. RH starter .................................. 38-55 also be off Monday before starting a 3-game set with the 657 runs scored, trailing only Texas (697), and 3rd with 621 vs. LH starter .................................. 25-19 Yankees to conclude the stand. RBI (tied) and 2,050 total bases. Leading after 6 innings .................. 50-13 The Sox have split the 1st 2 games of their series in Se- Tied after 6 innings ............................ 6-8 attle after 3-game sweeps by both the Angels in Anaheim ON THE DOUBLES: The Red Sox surpassed the 300 double Trailing after 6 innings ..................... 7-53 and A’s in Oakland to begin the trek...The Red Sox have mark on the season during last night’s game...Boston has Leading after 7 innings .................... 54-7 been outscored 61-20 over the 1st 8 tilts of the trip. now tallied at least 300 doubles in each of the last 17 sea- Tied after 7 innings ............................ 3-9 sons beginning in 1996, extending the longest such streak in Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 5-58 ROAD RUN: Of Boston’s remaining 25 games, 14 are on Major League history...Atlanta had the next longest stretch, Leading after 8 innings .................... 54-6 Tied after 8 innings ............................ 5-8 the road...The Sox are in the midst of a 26-game stretch from reaching 300 doubles in 8 straight seasons from 2003-10. Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 3-60 8/9-9/5 during which they play 19 contests on the road. Red Sox score 1st ........................... 37-20 The Red Sox are 8th in the AL at 31-36 (.463) in away ROSS IS BOSS: Cody Ross’ game-tying 3-run homer in the Opponents score 1st ...................... 26-54 games this year...The club has lost 20 of their last 30 road 6th inning last night was his 6th homer this season that ei- Shutouts ............................................. 4-5 tilts after going 20-11 (.645) in their previous 31 road ther tied the game or put Boston ahead in the 6th inning or Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 4-33 games from 4/23-7/1, the best mark away from home in later...It is the most such homers by a Red Sox since David Scoring 3 or 4 runs ......................... 12-27 the Majors in that time. Ortiz had 9 in 2006. Scoring 5 or more runs ................... 47-14 Red Sox hit HR ............................... 51-40 RECENT RESULTS: Boston is 10-23 (.303) since 8/1, drop- BACKSTOP BARRAGE: Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s 23 long Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 12-34 ping 7 of 9 completed sets in that time...A win tonight will balls in 2012 are tied for 2nd most by a catcher in the Ma- 1-run games ................................... 14-17 give the Red Sox victories in 2 of their last 4 sets and their jors this year, 1 shy of CWS’ A.J. Pierzynski (24), and the 2-run games ................................... 13-18 6th-most in a single-season for a Boston catcher. Walk-offs ............................................ 2-6 1st road series win since 7/27-29 in New York...The Sox are Extra innings (home) .......................... 0-6 20-31 (.392) since the All-Star break. MOST HR IN A SEASON BY A RED SOX CATCHER Extra innings (road)............................ 2-2 RK PLAYER YEAR HR Extra innings (total) ........................... 2-8 IN THE STANDINGS: The Red Sox are in 4th place in the 1. Carlton Fisk 1973 26 Series openers ................................ 16-28 AL East, 14.0 games behind the division-leading Yankees Carlton FIsk 1977 26 Series fi nales .................................. 20-23 and Orioles...Boston trails the Rays for 3rd place by 12.5 3. Jason Varitek 2003 25 Series W-L-T (home) ....................10-11-0 contests and is 14.0 games out in the AL Wild Card race. 4. Rich Gedman 1984 24 Series W-L-T (road) ........................ 9-10-3 Mike Stanley 1996 24 Series W-L-T (total) ......................19-21-3 VS. THE MARINERS: Tonight marks the Red Sox last tilt 6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2012 23 Series sweeps (home) ........................ 2-6 of a 3-game set in Seattle, completing their 9-game slate Series sweeps (road) .......................... 1-4 against the M’s in 2012...Boston leads the 2012 season 27 PLAYERS, 34 STINTS: The Red Sox have had 27 dif- Series sweeps (total) ........................ 3-10 series with Seattle, 5-3, after sweeping a 2-game series at ferent players on the DL this season for 34 separate stints, Come-from-behind wins ........32, last 9/4 Fenway 5/14-15 and splitting 6 contests over 2 series at both of which are the most by a Sox team since at least Innings batting around.......15, last 8/12 (5th) Safeco Field thus far...With last night’s win the Sox took the 1971 and, according to STATS, the most by any team since Games decided in last AB............... 10-17 season series with the M’s for the 3rd straight year and 4th at least 1987...13 players who have been on the DL with time in the last 5 seasons. the Sox this year are current or former All-Stars. VS. THE MARINERS All-Time vs. Mariners ....................220-161 The Red Sox are 220-161 (.577) all-time against the Mari- ROSTER CROWD: The Red Sox have now had 55 players ap- ners, the top winning percentage for any American League In Boston .........................................116-71 pear in a game this year, the most in the Majors and 6 more In Seattle .........................................104-90 club against Seattle since the Mariners 1st season in 1977. than their entire 2011 total (49)...The Red Sox have only used At Safeco Field ..................................31-37 SEATTLE’S BEST: Sox hurlers have posted a 1.48 ERA (12 55 players in a season once before, with 55 in 1996. 2012 vs. Mariners .................................5-3 ER/73.0 IP) in 8 games vs. Seattle this year...Since 1921, it In Boston ...............................................2-0 REHAB UPDATE: RHP Scott Atchison, who is on the 60-day In Seattle ...............................................3-3 is their lowest mark in a season series of at least 6 games DL with right forearm tightness, began a rehab assignment against any single opponent...The last Sox staff with a lower DATE H/R SCORE WP LP with Triple-A Pawtucket Monday vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5/14 H W6-1 Lester Vargas mark against a team they faced at least 6 times in a season (NYY) in the PawSox fi nal regular season tilt...He tossed 1.0 was the 1918 club’s 1.31 ERA against the Philadelphia A’s.