BOSTON RED SOX (16-19) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (16-21) Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • 4:05 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Josh Beckett (2-4, 5.97) vs. RHP Blake Beavin (1-3, 4.32) Game #36 • Home Game #20 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM/850 AM, WWZN 1510 AM (Spanish) FOUR IN HAND: The Red Sox began a 2-game series with THANKS, WAKE DAY: Today the Red Sox honor Tim Wake- the Mariners last night with a 6-1 victory for the club’s 4th fi eld in a pre-game ceremony expected to begin at approxi- RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall ......................................... 16-19 straight win...Boston has won 4 straight games for the 1st mately 3:30 p.m....The knuckleballer won more games at AL East Standing ................ 5th, -5.5 GB time since a season-high 6-game win streak from 4/23-28. Fenway Park than any pitcher in history and played 19 years At Home ......................................... 8-11 This 4-game stretch is Boston’s longest home win streak in the Majors, including 17 with Boston...He announced his On Road ........................................... 8-8 of the season and the club’s longest overall since a 9-game retirement on 2/17 at JetBlue Park at Fenway South. In day games .................................. 4-10 home win streak from 7/5-24/11. In night games ............................... 12-9 The Red Sox have outscored opponents 29-8 during the VS. THE MARINERS: Boston and Seattle meet 9 times in April ............................................. 11-11 4-game run, including 22-3 over the last 3 tilts...Red Sox 2012...The current 2-game set is their only series at Fenway May .................................................. 5-8 pitching has held opponents to 1 run in each of the last 3 Park this year, the Sox fewest ever contests against the M’s vs. AL East ........................................ 4-8 games, the club’s longest streak allowing 1 run or less since in Boston in a season...They will meet for 2 sets in Seattle, vs. AL Central ................................. 10-7 a 3-gamer from 4/16-18/11...The team’s last longer such with a 4-gamer from 6/28-7/1 and a 3-gamer from 9/3-5. vs. AL West ....................................... 2-4 streak was 4 games from 9/12-15/09. Boston has won its last 5 home games against the vs. National League.......................... 0-0 Mariners since 5/1/11, the club’s longest home win streak vs. RH starter ................................ 10-14 The Red Sox are looking for a 5th straight quality start vs. LH starter .................................... 6-5 today for the 1st time since an 8-game stretch, 5/22-29/11. against the M’s since a 7-gamer from 5/18/02-5/28/04. The Sox won the season set vs. the Mariners in 2011 (5-4) Leading after 6 innings .................. 13-4 Tied after 6 innings .......................... 1-3 ON THE RECORD: Boston is 5-8 in May but 12-9 (.571) in and 2010 (7-3), taking back-to-back series for the 1st time Trailing after 6 innings ................... 2-12 the last 21 tilts, 5th best in the AL since 4/23...That stretch since 2003-04 (5-2, 5-4)...Boston has won 20 of its last 31 Leading after 7 innings .................. 14-3 began with a 6-1 road trip from 4/23-29...At 16-19, the Sox games vs. SEA since 6/7/08 and 23 of 37 since 8/4/07. Tied after 7 innings .......................... 1-2 are 1 game shy of their 2011 mark through 35 tilts (17-18). The Red Sox are 216-158 (.578) all-time against the Mari- Trailing after 7 innings ................... 1-14 ners, the top winning percentage for any American League Leading after 8 innings .................. 14-1 20/20: The Red Sox today continue a season-long stretch of club against Seattle since the Mariners 1st season in 1977. Tied after 8 innings .......................... 1-2 20 games in 20 days between off days from 5/4-5/24...They Trailing after 8 innings ................... 1-16 play 9 tilts at home and 11 on the road during that span... 11 GAMES IN: Despite only 11 games, Will Middlebrooks Red Sox score 1st ........................... 10-6 The Sox are 5-6 to begin the 20-game stretch. ranks 3rd among AL rookie leaders in homers (4), RBI (13), Opponents score fi rst ..................... 6-13 total bases (31) and XBH (9)...His 5 doubles are tied for the Shutouts ........................................... 1-2 IN THE STANDINGS: The Sox are in 5th place in the AL AL rookie lead. Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 1-8 East, 5.5 games behind the Orioles and Rays...It is the club’s His 9 XBH (5 2B, 4 HR) and 13 RBI (tied, Mo Vaughn Scoring 3 or 4 runs ........................... 2-8 smallest defi cit since 5/2 and the latest into a calendar year in 1991) are both the most by a Red Sox in his 1st 11 Big Scoring 5 or more runs ................... 13-3 that Boston has been in 5th place since 1997 (9/9). Red Sox hit HR ............................... 13-7 League contests since at least 1918...Starting in 1918, the Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 3-12 only other Red Sox with 4 homers in his 1st 11 ML games 1-run games ..................................... 3-4 THE HOMESTAND: The Sox tonight play the fi nal contest are Sam Horn (5 in 1987) and Billy Conigliaro (4 in 1969). in a 6-game homestand having won 4 of the 1st 5 games 2-run games ..................................... 3-5 in the stretch, including 3 of 4 against the Indians and the On Sunday Middlebrooks became the 3rd player with at Walk-offs .......................................... 0-2 1st of 2 against the Mariners last night...Tomorrow Boston least 4 homers and 13 RBI in his 1st 10 games in the Major Extra innings (home) ........................ 0-2 embarks on an 8-day, 8-game road trip to Tampa Bay (5/16- leagues, joining KC’s Mark Quinn in 1999 (5 HR, 15 RBI) Extra innings (road).......................... 0-1 and SEA’s Alvin Davis in 1984 (4 HR, 13 RBI) (Elias). Extra innings (total) ......................... 0-3 17), Philadelphia (5/18-20) and Baltimore (5/21-23). Series openers .................................. 7-5 With a win today Boston would take back-to-back home EXTRA, EXTRA: The Sox lead the Majors with 147 extra- Series fi nales .................................... 2-9 series for the 1st time since winning 3 in July 2011: 7/4-6 vs. base hits, including an ML-high 103 doubles..They have 18 Series W-L-T (home) ......................2-4-0 TOR (2-1), 7/7-10 vs. BAL (4-0) and 7/22-24 vs. SEA (3-0). more XBH and 27 more doubles than the next-highest total Series W-L-T (road) ........................2-3-0 25 of Boston’s 39 games from 4/30-6/10 are at home, for any teams this season (TEX, 129 XBH and KC, 76 2B). Series W-L-T (total) ........................4-7-0 including 18 home contests in 29 May games, their most Red Sox hitters are 2nd in the AL with a .276 AVG, 194 Series sweeps (home) ...................... 0-3 games at Fenway Park in any month this season. runs scored, 187 RBI, 348 hits and 579 total bases, trailing Series sweeps (road) ........................ 1-1 Series sweeps (total) ........................ 1-4 The Sox are 8-11 at home this season (.421), the 6th- the Rangers in each category. worst home record in the Majors, and have dropped 11 of Come-from-behind wins ......7, last 5/11 Innings batting around... 8, last 5/13 (7th) their last 16 tilts at Fenway Park since 4/16. STRONG RELIEF: Red Sox relievers have hurled 119.1 Games decided in last AB................. 2-5 frames this season, 3rd most in the Majors after KC (132.1 GOING THE DISTANCE: Jon Lester earned the complete IP) and BAL (122.2)...Since 4/23, Sox relievers lead the Ma- game victory last night, allowing just 1 run over 9.0 in- jors in ERA (1.41) and innings (76.2)...Excluding Darnell VS. THE MARINERS nings...It was his 8th career complete game, all since 2008... McDonald’s 1.0 inning on 5/6 vs. BAL (3 R), the Sox ‘pen All-Time vs. Mariners ............... 216-158 Cliff Lee (14) and CC Sabathia (10) are the only lefties with has a 1.12 ERA (7 ER/56.1 IP) in May. In Boston .................................... 115-71 at least that many complete games in the AL in that time. Vicente Padilla has inherited 11 runners and none have In Seattle .................................... 101-87 It was the the 1st complete game by a Sox pitcher at scored, the most in the Majors without allowing 1 to score. At Safeco Field ............................. 28-34 Fenway since Lester did it 5/20/10 vs. MIN...Boston’s streak 2012 vs. Mariners ............................ 1-0 of 155 games without a pitcher throwing a CG at home STREAK SNAPPED: Dustin Pedroia went 0-for-3 with a In Boston .......................................... 1-0 was more than double the next-longest streak of its kind walk last night, ending his hitting streak at 14 games...It In Seattle .......................................... 0-0 in team history, which was 75 from 4/16-9/30/2006 (Elias). had been the longest active hit streak in the Majors and the DATE H/R SCORE WP LP longest by a Red Sox in 2012...Pedroia has hit safely in 29 5/14 H W6-1 Lester Vargas 10-SPOTS: Boston has scored at least 10 runs a ML-high of 35 games this season, including 16 of 19 at Fenway Park.