BOSTON RED SOX (28-34) at BALTIMORE ORIOLES (31-30) Monday, June 9, 2014 • 7:05 p.m. ET • Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD RHP Jake Peavy (1-3, 4.72) vs. RHP Bud Norris (4-5, 4.41) Game #63 • Road Game #31 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox defeated the Tigers last FACING THE O’S: The Sox and Orioles open a 3-game night in Detroit, 5-3, the last game of a 3-game series at series in Baltimore tonight, their 8th of 19 games this sea- REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN Comerica Park...The win snapped a 5-game losing streak to son (4-3) and 4th here (2-1)...They last played in Baltimore Overall ........................................... 28-34 AL East Standing ....................4th, 9.0 GB begin the current 10-day, 9-game road trip, which started in the season-opening series, 3/31-4/3, and do not return At Home ......................................... 15-17 with 3 straight losses in Cleveland. again until 9/19-21. On Road ......................................... 13-17 At 28-34, Boston is 6 games under .500...The Sox The Sox have outscored the Orioles 115-100 since In day games .................................... 7-12 are in 4th place in the AL East, 9.0 games back in the the start of in 2013, but have gone 12-14 in those In night games ............................... 21-22 division, and 5.0 games back in the race for the AL’s contests...10 of those 14 losses were by 2 runs or less. April ............................................... 13-14 2nd Wild Card playoff berth. May ................................................ 13-15 June ................................................... 2-5 Boston is 5-5 in its last 10 games...In the AL East, only ON EUTAW STREET: Boston has won 5 of its last 8 games vs. AL East ...................................... 12-17 Toronto has a better mark in its last 10 (6-4). at Oriole Park beginning on 7/27...Boston has averaged 12 vs. AL Central ................................... 4-11 hits per game here during that stretch (96 total hits), reach- vs. AL West ......................................... 6-3 Thursday marked the club’s only off-day in a 37-day ing double-digits in 7 of those 8 contests. vs. National League............................ 6-3 stretch from 5/20-6/25...Boston is 18 days and 19 vs. RH starter .................................. 15-25 games into that 36-game stretch (8-11 thus far). ROAD RUNNING: The Red Sox are 13-17 (.433) in 30 vs. LH starter .................................... 13-9 Boston is 13-9 (.591) when facing a lefty starter and games on the road this season...Only DET (28) and MIN Leading after 6 innings .................... 18-1 15-25 (.375) when opposing a righty. (29) have played fewer road games among AL teams. Tied after 6 innings ............................ 5-6 Trailing after 6 innings ..................... 5-27 PAPI IS CLUTCH: Last night David Ortiz turned a 3-2 defi - Leading after 7 innings .................... 20-1 PITCHING IN: The Red Sox rank 4th in the AL with a 3.88 Tied after 7 innings ............................ 4-8 cit into a 5-3 lead with a 3-run homer in the top of the 9th, ERA, trailing only OAK (2.91), SEA (3.45), and KC (3.78). Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 4-25 which stood as the deciding hit...It was the 2nd 9th-inning Boston’s 2.96 relief ERA ranks 3rd in the AL behind Leading after 8 innings .................... 21-0 comeback for the Red Sox in 28 games this season when Tied after 8 innings ............................ 5-8 trailing after the 8th, also 4/16 at CWS (won in the 14th). OAK (2.63) and SEA (2.81)...The club also ranks 3rd in the AL in quality starts behind OAK (40) and KC (36). Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 2-26 It was Ortiz’s 16th career game-deciding home run in Red Sox score 1st ............................. 21-8 Opponent scores fi rst ....................... 7-26 the 9th inning or later during the regular season (11 BURKE ROLLING: Burke Badenhop, in the midst of a walk-offs, 5th on the road). Shutouts ............................................. 2-4 12.0-inning scoreless streak, has gone 26.1 consecutive Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 0-17 It was the 5th game-deciding home run in the 9th IP without allowing an earned run (1 run allowed in that Scoring 3 or 4 runs ........................... 11-8 inning or later that Ortiz has hit with his team trailing, stretch, which began with his 2nd inning of work on 4/18). Scoring 5 or more runs ..................... 17-9 his 1st since a walk-off 2-run shot on 9/12/07 vs. TB... Red Sox hit HR ............................... 16-21 He leads MLB relievers with 10 opponent GIDP, the Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 12-13 All 5 of those long balls have come since the start of most by a Red Sox relief pitcher since 2008, when 2005, the most such homers in MLB in that time. 1-run games ..................................... 7-14 Javier Lopez and Justin Masterson each totaled 11. 2-run games ....................................... 7-3 Walk-offs ............................................ 4-6 SO MANY SWEEPS: Last night’s win in Detroit ended a KOJI LEADER: Koji Uehara has allowed only 2 runs in 26.2 Extra innings (home) .......................... 2-2 stretch of 7 consecutive Red Sox series ending in sweeps innings this season for a 0.68 ERA, best among AL relievers. Extra innings (road)............................ 1-3 from 5/16-6/4, with Boston being swept 4 times and Extra innings (total) ........................... 3-5 sweeping its opponent 3 times. Uehara has converted all 12 save chances this season Series openers .................................. 8-13 and his last 28 in the regular season beginning on Series fi nales .................................... 9-12 Overall this season, the Red Sox are even in their 21 7/9/13, the longest active streak in MLB. Series W-L-T (home) ........................6-5-1 series played this year (10 wins, 10 losses, 1 split). Series W-L-T (road) .......................... 4-5-0 BROCK STARRING: Brock Holt went 4-for-5 last night Series W-L-T (total) ......................10-10-1 START ANOTHER STREAK: Boston won last night to with a triple and a run scored and has reached base in 16 of Series sweeps (home) ........................ 3-3 end a 5-game losing skid...The Red Sox’ recent outcomes his 17 starts as Boston’s leadoff hitter...That includes an ac- Series sweeps (road) .......................... 1-2 have come in streaks, with that 5-game slide preceded by tive 10-game on-base streak over which he ranks 5th in the Series sweeps (total) .......................... 4-5 a season-long winning streak from 5/26-6/1, the club’s 1st AL with a .413 AVG (starting 5/29), and has 2 4-hit games. Come-from-behind wins ........12, last 6/8 win streak longer than 2 games in 2014...The win streak Innings batting around....7, last 5/27 (7th) Overall this season Holt has hit .350 (28-for-80) from Games decided in last AB................. 9-10 followed a 10-game drought from 5/15-25, the Red Sox’ the leadoff spot, the best mark in MLB while batting longest skid since dropping 11 in a row, 6/8-19/94. 1st in the order (min. 50 PA). VS. THE ORIOLES ON THE OFFENSE: This season the Red Sox’ offense has BETTER THAN PAR: Xander Bogearts has a .340 AVG/.407 All-Time vs. O’s (since 1954) ...... 531-451 drawn 234 walks, 3rd in the AL behind OAK (274) and MIN OBP/.566 SLG/.973 OPS line in his last 26 games starting on In Boston .................................... 270-218 (236)...The club has the 5th-best OBP in the AL (.328) but 5/11 (10 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 8 BB, 4 HBP)...In the AL dur- In Baltimore ............................... 261-233 has averaged 4.1 runs per game, which ranks 11th in AL yet ing that span, only DET’s Ian Kinsler has more doubles (11). At Camden Yards ........................ 105-72 ahead of division rivals New York (4.0) and Tampa Bay (3.7). 2014 vs. Orioles ................................. 4-2 Red Sox batters have reached base an ML-high 350 IT’S BEEN CLOSE: The Sox have played 20 games decided In Boston .......................................... 2-1 times on 2-strike counts, including an ML-best 221 by 1 run (7-13), 2nd most in the AL (BAL, 21)...Boston tops In Baltimore ..................................... 2-1 hits with 2 strikes. the AL with 13, 1-run losses. DATE H/R SCORE WP LP The Sox are averaging 4.04 pitches/PA, 2nd most in Of the Red Sox’ last 5 losses, 3 have been decided by 3/31 R L1-2 Britton Lester 4/2 R W6-2 Lackey Jimenez the majors to MIN (4.08). 2 runs or less...Breakdown of the club’s last 8 losses: 4/3 R W4-3 Doubront Chen 3 by 1 run, 2 by 2 runs, 2 by 3 runs, 1 by 4 runs. 4/18 H L4-8 Tillman Lackey PICKING THEIR SPOTS: Red Sox base runners have been 4/19 H W4-2 Tazawa Norris successful in 10 of 11 stolen base attempts beginning on Of the Sox’ 62 games this year, exactly half (31) have 4/20 H W6-5 Mujica Matusz 5/11 (90.9%)...It marks the best success rate in baseball in been decided by 2 or fewer runs...Boston is 14-17 4/21 H L6-7 Chen Buchholz that time, and also the 2nd-fewest attempts in the majors (.452) in those games.