BOSTON RED SOX (82-57) VS. DETROIT TIGERS (81-57) Tuesday, September 3, 2013 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA LHP Jon Lester (12-8, 3.99) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (19-1, 2.90) Game #140 • Home Game #71 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WUFC 1510 AM (Spanish) STANDING TALL: Boston plays the 2nd of 3 games LESTER’S LAST 5: Tonight’s starter Jon Lester has quality against the Tigers tonight in the 3rd and fi nal series of a starts in his last 5 outings since 8/8...In that time, he ranks RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall ........................................... 82-57 9-game homestand...The Sox are 5-2 thus far on the stand, 3rd in the AL in ERA (tied, 1.80) and opponent AVG (.198). AL East Standing ....................1st, 5.5 GA after taking 2 of 3 from Baltimore, sweeping the White Sox At Home ......................................... 45-25 in 3 games, and dropping last night’s series opener. PEN STRENGTH: The Red Sox bullpen has been charged On Road ......................................... 37-32 On the homestand, the Sox are outscoring opponents with runs in just 1 of 7 games during the current homes- In day games .................................. 25-13 37-22 with a .286 batting average and a 3.14 ERA. tand...In that time, Sox relievers have allowed just 2 runs In night games ............................... 57-44 and 8 hits over 18.2 innings (0.96 ERA). April ................................................. 18-8 Boston’s weekend sweep of the White Sox was the May ................................................ 15-15 club’s 1st sweep since 7/30-8/1 vs. SEA at Fenway (3- MR. 2,000: David Ortiz has 1,998 career hits, 2 shy of June ............................................... 17-11 0) and 8th of the year overall (6th at home). July ................................................. 15-10 2,000...He will be the 39th player ever with 2,000 hits, 400 August ........................................... 16-12 home runs, and 1,400 RBI...Among actives, only Albert Pu- September .......................................... 1-1 AMERICAN LEADER: At 82-57 (.590) the Red Sox own jols and Alex Rodriguez have done it. the best record in the AL and 3rd-best record in the majors vs. AL East ...................................... 32-25 vs. AL Central ................................. 17-15 behind the Braves (.613, 84-53) and Dodgers (.599, 82-55). THEFT ALERT: Jacoby Ellsbury leads the majors with 51 vs. AL West ..................................... 20-12 vs. National League.......................... 13-5 BEST MLB RECORDS IN 2013 stolen bases...He has been caught just 4 times and also vs. RH starter .................................. 54-38 TEAM W-L WPCT tops MLB with a 92.7 success rate (min. 20 SB). vs. LH starter .................................. 28-19 Atlanta 84-53 .613 According to Elias, the last player to fi nish a season Leading after 6 innings .................... 63-7 LA Dodgers 82-55 .599 with at least 30 stolen bases and as the major Tied after 6 innings ............................ 9-7 Boston 82-57 .590 league leader in both stolen bases and stolen base Trailing after 6 innings ................... 10-43 Detroit 81-57 .587 percentage was Tim Raines with Montreal in 1981 (71 Leading after 7 innings .................... 65-4 Pittsburgh 80-57 .584 SB/11 SB; 86.6%)...The last player to accomplish the Tied after 7 innings .......................... 10-6 Boston’s 82 wins are 1st in the AL and T-2nd in MLB feat in a non-strike year was Bert Campaneris with the Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 6-47 behind Atlanta’s 84...The Red Sox have won 13 more Kansas City Athletics in 1967 (55 SB/16 CS; 77.5%). Leading after 8 innings .................... 68-3 Tied after 8 innings ............................ 9-6 games than they did all of last year (69-93). Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 4-47 The Sox are the only AL team and 1 of 2 ML clubs STARTING SOMETHING: Daniel Nava, 3-for-3 with 2 dou- Red Sox score 1st ........................... 56-15 whose record has been above .500 all year (also ATL). bles and a walk yesterday, has a .320 AVG/.413 OBP/.480 Opponents score fi rst ..................... 26-42 SLG against right-handers this season...He has reached Shutouts ........................................... 7-11 WINNING RECORD: Boston’s win over the White Sox on base safely in a career-high 37 straight starts beginning Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 3-31 6/22, with a .360 AVG/.429 OBP/.463 SLG in those contests. Scoring 3 or 4 runs ......................... 16-17 Sunday was the club’s 82nd victory of the year, ensuring a Scoring 5 or more runs ..................... 63-9 winning season for the 15th time in the last 16 years begin- It is the longest active on-base streak in MLB as a Red Sox hit HR ............................... 51-25 ning in 1998...The lone exception was 2012 (.426, 69-93). starter...The only longer streaks in the AL this season Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 31-32 belong to Miguel Cabrera (44), and Mike Trout (40). 1-run games ................................... 19-16 SOX LATELY: The Red Sox have won 7 of their last 9 and It is the longest on-base by a Red Sox since Dustin 2-run games ................................... 13-13 9 of their last 13 games...The Sox are T-1st in the AL with a Pedroia’s 37 starts, 6/5-7/28/11...The last longer Walk-offs .......................................... 11-6 10-5 record (.667) since 8/17, and have the 4th-best record starting on-base streak on the club was a 44-start Extra innings (home) .......................... 4-1 in the AL since the All-Star break at 24-18 (.571). Extra innings (road)............................ 4-4 stretch by Kevin Youkilis from 7/12-9/10/08. Extra innings (total) ........................... 8-5 Series openers ................................ 26-20 IN THE STANDINGS: The Sox are in 1st place in the AL KOJI’S ROLL: Koji Uehara has retired his last 18 batters Series fi nales .................................. 27-18 East, 5.5 games ahead of the Rays...It matches Boston’s faced...He has been perfect in 14 of his 16 saves this year, Series W-L-T (home) ......................15-7-1 largest division lead of the season. including each of his last 5 save tries...The only longer Series W-L-T (road) ........................ 13-8-1 The Sox retook the division on 8/25 and have held the streak of perfect save tries in Red Sox history was 6 in a Series W-L-T (total) ......................28-15-2 top spot 30 of the last 33 days starting 7/31...Boston row by Jeff Russell from 5/12-6/13/93. Series sweeps (home) ........................ 6-1 Series sweeps (road) .......................... 2-1 has been in 1st or T-1st an AL-high 131 days in 2013. Uehara has not allowed a run in his last 24.0 inning, Series sweeps (total) .......................... 8-2 the longest scoreless streak of his career, including Come-from-behind wins ......30, last 8/28 SERIES TALK: The Red Sox lead the majors with 28 series NPB...It is the longest active scoreless streak in the AL Innings batting around....... 19, last 9/1 (2nd) victories this season...Boston has won its last 4 sets follow- and the 2nd-longest active streak in MLB (ATL’s Craig Games decided in last AB................. 20-9 ing a season-high-tying 3-series slide. Kimbrel, 25.1 IP)...It is the longest streak by a Red Sox since Daniel Bard went 26.1 IP from 5/27-7/31/11. VS. THE TIGERS FRIENDLY FENWAY: The Red Sox are an AL-best 45-25 This 24.0-IP scoreless streak has spanned 21 games All-Time vs. Tigers ............1,024-957-13 (.643) at home, tied for the 3rd-best home record in MLB. beginning 7/9, tied with Jonathan Papelbon (21, In Boston ...............................560-432-6 In Detroit ...............................464-526-7 The Sox have won 11 of their last 16 home games and 2011) for 2nd-longest consecutive scoreless outings 22 of their last 32 at home...Boston has also taken 26 streak in club history after Daniel Bard (25 in 2011). 2013 vs. Tigers ................................. 1-4 of its last 37 and 32 of its last 46 at Fenway. Uehara’s 27.1 IP streak without an ER is the longest In Boston .......................................... 0-1 In Detroit .......................................... 1-3 The Sox lead MLB with a .460 SLG, 263 XBH, and 179 by a Sox since Clay Buchholz went 30.1 IP, 8/6-28/10. doubles at home, and are 2nd with a .354 OBP and DATE H/R SCORE WP LP .814 OPS...Their 179 doubles at Fenway are 45 more OFFENSIVE FORCE: The Sox rank 2nd in the majors this 6/20 R L3-4 Smyly Bailey than any other club at home (Cubs, 134). year with 698 runs and an average of 5.02 runs per game, 6/21 R W10-6 Lester Fister trailing only Detroit in both (702 R, 5.09 R/G). 6/22 R L3-10 Scherzer Webster SOX & TIGERS: The Sox and Tigers are playing the 2nd of 6/23 R L5-7 Benoit Miller Boston leads MLB with 310 doubles, 477 extra-base 9/2 H L0-3 Fister Lackey 3 games in their only series this season at Fenway Park... hits and 503 walks, and ranks 2nd behind Detroit with Boston dropped 3 of 4 in their previous set in DET, 6/20-23. a .274 AVG, .347 OBP, .783 OPS, 1,323 hits, 670 RBI, UPCOMING MILESTONES Boston trails the season series 1-4, ensuring the club’s 2,107 total bases, and 1,885 times on base.