BOSTON RED SOX (3-2) vs. DETROIT TIGERS (2-3) Saturday, October 19, 2013 • 8:07 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Clay Buchholz (0-0, 6.17) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (2-0, 2.25) ALCS Game 6 • TV: FOX • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, ESPN Radio, WUFC 1510 AM (Spanish) GAME 5 RECAP: Boston won in Detroit Thursday night, BATS COMING AROUND: The Sox, who topped MLB with POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE 4-3, to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 ALCS. 5.3 runs scored per game in the regular season, are batting The 2013 Red Sox Postseason Media Mike Napoli led the offense, going 3-for-4 with a .293 with 7 runs in their last 2 contests after going 12-for- Guide is currently available online at double and a homer...He is 6-for-12 (.500) with 2 90 (.133 AVG) with 7 runs over the 1st 3 games of the ALCS. http://pressroom.redsox.com. doubles, 2 homers, and 2 RBI in the last 3 games. OCTOBER BALL: Boston has outscored opponents 40-28 Jon Lester allowed 2 runs over 5.1 innings and earned in 9 postseason games, with 2 of the 3 losses by 1 run... REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN his 4th career postseason win, passing Babe Ruth and Their last 7 games have been decided by a total of 11 runs. Overall ........................................... 97-65 Bruce Hurst for the most ever by a Red Sox lefty. AL East Standing ....................1st, 5.5 GA Despite a .242 team AVG, Boston’s 4.4 runs scored per At Home ......................................... 53-28 Koji Uehara earned the save with 1.2 perfect frames game in this postseason leads MLB...The Sox offense On Road ......................................... 44-37 to close out the game...He was the 23rd pitcher to leads postseason clubs with a .325 OBP. In day games .................................. 28-15 post a perfect save of 5+ outs in the postseason...It In night games ............................... 69-50 tied the longest perfect save in Red Sox postseason Boston has a 3.16 postseason ERA...The Sox have April ................................................. 18-8 history (also Jonathan Papelbon, Game 4 of 2007 WS). held opponents to 2 runs or fewer in 4 of the 9 games. May ................................................ 15-15 June ............................................... 17-11 July ................................................. 15-10 ONTO GAME 6: Boston is 9-3 all-time in the 6th game of POSTSEASON PEN: The Red Sox bullpen has allowed just 1 run in 17.0 IP over the 1st 5 games of the ALCS (0.53 August ........................................... 16-12 a postseason set, including 5-0 at home in Game 6’s...The September ........................................ 16-9 club is 5-0 all-time in the 6th game of an ALCS, with 2 of ERA)...Overall, Sox relievers have surrendered just the 1 run vs. AL East ...................................... 44-32 those contests on Yawkey Way (1986, 2007). in 6 contests beginning with ALDS Game 4 (0.44 ERA). vs. AL Central ................................. 19-15 This is the 1st time in the club’s 10 ALCS that Boston Boston’s 0.96 relief ERA (3 ER) this postseason leads vs. AL West ..................................... 20-12 the 8 teams that reached the DS...The only better vs. National League.......................... 14-6 has held a 3-2 lead after 5 games. vs. RH starter .................................. 65-43 postseason relief mark in club history came in 1916 vs. LH starter .................................. 32-22 Overall the Sox have taken 3 of the 1st 5 decisions in (0.00 ERA in 3.1 IP) and 1918 (0.00 ERA in 1.0 IP). a postseason series for the 5th time, also the World Leading after 6 innings .................... 77-7 Series in 1912 (3-2-1 after G6), 1918, 1946, and Tied after 6 innings .......................... 9-10 SOX AND TIGERS: The Red Sox are 6-6 against the Tigers Trailing after 6 innings ................... 11-48 1986...,Boston is playing at home with a 3-2 lead for this season (3-4 in regular season, 3-2 in postseason), and Leading after 7 innings .................... 78-5 the 1st time since that 1918 World Series. have outscored Detroit 57-51 in those 12 games. Tied after 7 innings .......................... 11-9 Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 7-51 NAIL-BITERS: Boston’s 4-3 win Thursday night was the Boston owns the AL’s best regular season record Leading after 8 innings .................... 81-3 4th game of the series decided by 1 run, tying the ALCS against the Tigers since 2008 at 27-16 (.628). Tied after 8 innings .......................... 10-8 record for most 1-run games established in 1997 (CLE/BAL). Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 5-53 DEADLINE DEAL: The Red Sox acquired RHPs Jake Peavy Red Sox score 1st ........................... 67-19 Both teams earned 1-0 victories, with Detroit taking from the White Sox and Brayan Villarreal from the Tigers Opponents score fi rst ..................... 30-46 Game 1 and Boston Game 3...The Sox’ 6-5 win in Shutouts ........................................... 8-11 as part of a 3-team, 7-player trade on 7/30...Boston sent Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 5-33 Game 2 featured a 4-run comeback in the 8th inning SS Jose Iglesias and sent 3 minor leaguers to Detroit...OF on David Ortiz’s game-tying grand slam, and a walk- Scoring 3 or 4 runs ......................... 17-21 Avisail Garcia went from Detroit to Chicago. Scoring 5 or more runs ................... 75-11 off single in the 9th by Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Red Sox hit HR ............................... 62-31 YOUTH SERVED: At 21 years and 16 days old on Thurs- Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 35-34 AHEAD EARLY: The Sox scored 3 times in the 2nd inning day night, Xander Bogaerts became the youngest Red Sox 1-run games ................................... 21-21 on Thursday night and held the lead for the fi nal 8 innings... player ever to start a game in the postseason...He passed 2-run games ................................... 15-15 They had led in just 4 of the previous 36 frames of the ALCS. Walk-offs .......................................... 11-7 Babe Ruth, who was 21 years and 246 days old as the start- Extra innings (home) .......................... 4-2 The Sox had been held scoreless over the 1st 5 innings ing pitcher in Game 2 of the 1916 World Series. Extra innings (road)............................ 6-4 of their previous 5 games...They have now won 25 Bogaerts was the 3rd-youngest starter in ALCS history Extra innings (total) ......................... 10-6 straight games when tallying a 3+ run inning. Series openers ................................ 31-22 behind Bret Saberhagen in 1984 (20 years, 176 days) Series fi nales .................................. 32-21 and Claudell Washington in 1974 (20 years, 55 days). FOR THE PENNANT: The Red Sox are 1 win away from Series W-L-T (home) ......................18-8-1 securing their 13th AL Pennant, 1st since 2007...With a win, Series W-L-T (road) ........................ 15-9-2 IN THE POSTSEASON: The Red Sox this year are making Series W-L-T (total) ......................33-17-3 Boston would take its 5th ever ALCS and 3rd since 2004. their 21st overall postseason appearance in 113 seasons in Series sweeps (home) ........................ 7-1 The Sox are looking to clinch the ALCS at home for the AL, 1st since 2009...Boston has an 84-75-1 (.531) all- Series sweeps (road) .......................... 2-1 just the 3rd time...They also did it in 1986 and 2007. time record in 161 postseason games. Series sweeps (total) .......................... 9-2 Come-from-behind wins ......36, last 9/22 Boston has won a club-record 8 consecutive World The Red Sox are 17-13 in 30 overall postseason series, Innings batting around.......24, last 9/27 (1st) Series games, encompassing 4-game sweeps in 2004 going 6-4 in the ALDS (19-18 in ALDS games), 4-5 in Games decided in last AB............... 22-14 against the Cardinals and 2007 against the Rockies. the ALCS (25-31 in ALCS games), and 7-4 in the World Series (41-26-1 in World Series games). RED SOX ALCS HISTORY REGULAR SEASON VS. THE TIGERS YEAR OPP. ALCS RESULT WS RESULT All-Time vs. Tigers .............. 1,026-957-13 1975 OAK W3-0 L3-4 ALDS RECAP: The Red Sox defeated the Rays in 4 games In Boston .................................562-432-6 1986 CAL W4-3 L3-4 to claim their 6th ALDS victory, with all 6 in their last 8 trips In Detroit .................................464-525-7 to the ALDS...The Red Sox are the 3rd team in the Wild Card 1988 OAK L0-4 --- 2013 vs. Tigers ................................... 3-4 1990 OAK L0-4 --- era (since 1995) to win a DS after a last-place fi nish the previous year (also TB in 2008 and SD in 1998). In Boston ............................................ 2-1 1999 NYY L1-4 --- In Detroit ............................................ 1-3 2003 NYY L3-4 --- 2004 NYY W4-3 W4-0 AT THE HELM: John Farrell, who was named Red Sox man- DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 2007 CLE W4-3 W4-0 ager a year ago Monday (10/21/12), has joined Terry Fran- 6/20 R L3-4 Smyly Bailey 2008 TB L3-4 --- cona (2004), Ed Barrow (1918), and Jake Stahl (1912) as 6/21 R W10-6 Lester Fister 2013 DET --- --- the only managers to guide the Sox to a postseason series 6/22 R L3-10 Scherzer Webster win in their 1st year at the helm...The 3 previous skippers to 6/23 R L5-7 Benoit Miller GOING THE DISTANCE: Each of Boston’s last 4 ALCS 9/2 H L0-3 Fister Lackey do it led the club to a World Series title in that 1st season.