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 (75-34) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (68-38) Thursday, August 2, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA LHP Brian Johnson (1-3, 3.45) vs. LHP CC Sabathia (6-4, 3.53) Game #110 • Home Game #54 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead MLB with 75 wins EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead NYY by 5.5 games and own the majors’ highest winning percentage (.688). in the AL East, the 2nd-largest lead for any 1st-place team REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ...........................1st, +5.5 The Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 games and 19-5 in their (CLE-10.0)...Their largest lead of the season is 6.0 games; Home/Road ............................. 38-15/37-19 last 24...They went 13-13 from 4/21-5/18, but they they last led by 6.5+ games in September 2013 (9.5). Day/Night .................................. 26-5/49-29 are 45-19 (.703) since then. The Sox took over sole possession of 1st place on 7/2 March/April/May .................2-1/19-6/18-11 and have held it ever since. June/July ................................... 17-10/19-6 HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) vs. AL East ..........................................33-14 Rank Club Run Diff. Win % (Record) Today is the 127th day of the MLB season; BOS has vs. AL Central .......................................14-8 1. Red Sox +176 .688 (75-34) begun 82 of those days (64.6%) alone in 1st place and vs. AL West .........................................20-10 2. Yankees +137 .642 (68-38) another 7 in a tie for 1st. vs. National League................................8-2 3. Astros +185 .627 (69-41) vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 59-23/16-11 Leading after 6 innings ........................61-4 SOX & YANKS: Tonight will mark the 7th consecutive Tied after 6 innings ................................9-2 BOSTON’S BEST: The Red Sox’ 75 wins are their 2nd- meeting between BOS and NYY in which the teams held Trailing after 6 innings .........................5-28 most ever through 109 games (76-31-2 in 1946)...The the majors’ 2 highest winning percentages. Leading after 7 innings ........................65-4 Tied after 7 innings ................................8-3 1946 club lost its 110th game. MLB TEAM RANKINGS Trailing after 7 innings .........................2-27 BOS is 41 games above .500, 1 shy of a season high... STAT RED SOX YANKEES Leading after 8 innings ........................68-1 Prior to this season, the Sox had not been as many as Runs Per Game 1st (5.25) 2nd (5.20) Tied after 8 innings ................................5-1 41 games above .500 since September 1946. AVG 1st (.268) 7th (.257) Trailing after 8 innings .........................2-32 ERA 3rd (3.47) 4th (3.59) Red Sox score first ................................51-7 The Sox have won 100+ games in a season 3 times: Opponents score first .........................24-27 1912 (105-47), 1946 (104-50), and 1915 (101-50). Fielding % 5th (.987) 11th (.986) Shutouts ...............................................11-4 Scoring less than 3 runs .......................6-17 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ...............................15-8 MODERN TIMES: The Red Sox are 1 of only 21 teams in PITCHING IN: The Red Sox rank 3rd in the majors with a 3.47 ERA, the club’s 5th-lowest mark through 109 games Scoring 5 or more runs .........................54-9 the Modern Era (1900-pres.) to win 75+ of their first 109 Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 58-16/17-18 games...9 of the previous 20 won the World Series. in the Live Ball Era (1920-pres.)...It is the Sox’ lowest team 1-run/2-run games .................... 17-10/14-5 ERA through 109 games since 1993 (3.46). Walk-offs ................................................4-2 TEAMS TO WIN 75+ OF FIRST 109 GAMES (1955-2018) The Sox rank 5th in the majors in both starting pitcher Extra innings (home/road) ............... 4-1/2-2 Year Club First 109 Record Finish ERA (3.54) and reliever ERA (3.34)...BOS relievers Series openers/finales ............... 23-12/27-8 2018 BOS 75-34 -- -- have allowed only 1 run in their last 15.1 IP. Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 13-3-1 2017 LAD 77-32 104-58 Lost in WS Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 11-4-3 2001 SEA 79-30 116-46 Lost in ALCS Series W-L-T (total) ........................... 24-7-4 1998 NYY 80-29 114-48 Won WS START ME UP: Red Sox starting pitchers have a 1.55 ERA Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 5-0/5-0 Come-from-behind wins .........................31 1969 BAL 75-34 109-53 Lost in WS in the club’s last 13 games (13 ER/75.1 IP)...According to Elias, that is the club’s lowest starting pitcher ERA for any 13-game span since 1976 (1.54 from 7/31-8/13). VS. THE YANKEES FENWAY FAITHFUL: The Red Sox own the majors’ highest All-Time (Since 1903) .... 985-1,185-14 winning percentage at home (.717, 38-15), having won 14 Sox starters have allowed 2 runs or fewer in 11 of the In Boston ................................. 539-547-7 of their last 17 games at Fenway. club’s last 13 games. In New York ............................. 446-638-7 The Sox’ last 2 home games have featured their 2 The Sox lead the AL with 11 shutout wins, already At Current Yankee Stadium .........43-48 largest attendances of 2018: 37,722 on Monday and matching their 2017 total...BOS leads MLB with 8 2018 ....................................................4-5 37,816 on Tuesday...They have sold out each of their shutout wins since 6/5, 2 more than any other team. In Boston .............................................2-1 last 17 home games (24 sellouts in 2018). In New York .........................................2-4 ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs per DATE H/R SCORE WP LP game (5.25), AVG (.268), doubles (236), and XBH (401)... 4/10 H W14-1 SALE Severino DEADLINE DEALIN’: On Monday, the Red Sox acquired 4/11 H L7-10 Tanaka PRICE 2B Ian Kinsler and cash considerations from LAA in ex- They also lead the AL in OBP (.335). 4/12 H W6-3 PORCELLO Gray change for minor league pitchers Ty Buttrey and Williams The Sox rank 6th in MLB with 144 HR, only 24 shy of 5/8 R L2-3 Robertson HEMBREE Jerez...In his last 14 games, Kinsler has hit .404 (21-for-52). their 2017 total (168; fewest in the AL). 5/9 R L6-9 Holder BARNES On 7/25, BOS acquired RHP Nathan Eovaldi from the BOS owns the majors’ 3rd-lowest strikeout rate (20.0%). 5/10 R W5-4 KELLY Betances Rays in exchange for LHP Jalen Beeks...In his Red Sox 6/29 R L1-8 Sabathia RODRIGUEZ 6/30 R W11-0 SALE Gray debut on Sunday, Eovaldi needed only 82 pitches to THIS AND THAT: Blake Swihart has hit .406 (13-for-32) 7/1 R L1-11 Severino PRICE throw 7.0 scoreless innings vs. MIN (0 BB, 5 SO, 4 H). during his 11-game hitting streak, tied for the 2nd-longest On 6/28, the Sox acquired 1B Steve Pearce from TOR active streak in the majors (Elvis Andrus, 12 games). MOST WINS FROM 2012-18 (AL) in exchance for minor league INF Santiago Espinal...In In 6 starts in 2018, Brian Johnson has a 1.80 ERA (6 Rk. Pitcher Wins 17 games with BOS, Pearce has hit .333 (16-for-48), ER/30.0 IP)...He has allowed 0 ER in his last 12.1 IP. 1. Chris Sale ................................ 98 including .500 (8-for-16, 4 XBH) vs. LHP. 2. David Price .............................. 97 In his last 28 games, Jackie Bradley Jr. has hit .296 3. Rick Porcello ........................... 93 (29-for-98) with 4 HR, 23 RBI, and an .888 OPS. 4. Justin Verlander ............................ 91 RUNNIN’ RED SOX: The Red Sox lead MLB in stolen base RED SOX TEAM LEADERS success rate and rank 3rd in steals (82.8%, 82-for-99). RECIPES FOR SUCCESS: The Red Sox have scored 5+ Batting Mookie Betts (20-for-23), Andrew Benintendi (19-for- runs in a game 63 times, 6 more than any other team Hits ......................................Martinez (126) 21), and Jackie Bradley Jr. (11-for-11) are a combined (NYY-57)...They are 54-9 (.857) in those games, including Doubles ..................................Bogaerts (31) 50-for-55 (90.9%) in steal attempts. Triples....................................Benintendi (6) 34-3 (.919) since 5/16. HR ..........................................Martinez (32) The Sox are 51-7 (.879) when scoring the game’s 1st RBI .........................................Martinez (89) LEADING OFF: Mookie Betts leads the majors in AVG (.338) run and are 55-4 (.932) when leading after 5 innings, Runs .............................................Betts (84) and SLG (.648)...He ranks 2nd in OPS (1.070) and runs (84), both the best such records in MLB. SB.................................................Betts (20) 3rd in OBP (.422), and 9th in at-bats per HR (13.96). BB .......................................Benintendi (54) BOS is 31-15 (.674) in games decided by 1 or 2 runs, AVG (min. 100 AB) ....................Betts (.338) In 9 games vs.