BOSTON RED SOX (49-60) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (55-53) Friday, August 2, 2014 • 4:05 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Allen Webster (1-0, 3.38) vs. RHP Shane Greene (2-1, 3.28) Game #110 • Home Game #57 • TV: NESN/FS1 • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) LAST NIGHT’S WIN: The Red Sox defeated the Yankees SOX AND YANKS: Tonight the Red Sox and Yankees con- last night at Fenway Park, 4-3, the opener of a 3-game set. tinue a 3-game series in Boston, the clubs’ 2nd set of the REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN season at Fenway Park...This is the 12th of 19 regular sea- Overall ..............................................49-60 Anthony Ranaudo started for Boston and earned AL East Standing ....................5th, 12.5 GB the win, allowing 2 runs in 6.0 IP in his ML debut... son games between these teams in 2014 (5-6 thus far), 4 of At Home ............................................27-29 He became the 1st Red Sox pitcher to start and win which have been played at Fenway Park (2-2). On Road ............................................22-31 his major league debut against the Yankees since In day games .....................................14-17 Vaughn Eshelman 5/2/95...Elias says only 2 other Red QUALITY ABUNDANT: The Red Sox’ 63 quality starts this In night games ..................................35-43 year rank 2nd in the AL behind only the A’s (66). March/April .......................................13-14 Sox pitchers started and won against the Yankees at May ...................................................13-15 Fenway Park in their MLB debut: Jim Bagby, Jr. (1938) The club is 1 shy of its total of 64 quality starts through June ..................................................12-16 and Mike Garman (1969). 109 games in 2013 (64 QS in fi rst 110 G of 2013). July ....................................................10-15 The Sox took a 2 run lead in a 4-hit 3rd inning that August ..................................................1-0 featured Allen Craig’s 1st hit as a Red Sox, a double, KEEPING THE LEAD: The Red Sox are 38-0 this season vs. AL East .........................................19-30 when leading after 8 innings...Boston is the only major vs. AL Central ....................................16-16 in his club debut. vs. AL West ............................................8-8 league team that has not lost when ahead entering the 9th. vs. National League...............................6-6 A NEW MONTH: Last night’s win ended a 3-game losing Of Boston’s 49 wins, 11 have come in games the club vs. RH starter .....................................31-40 streak...Boston won its fi rst game of August following a 1-8 was not leading to begin the 9th inning (22%). vs. LH starter .....................................18-20 stretch to end the month of July. Leading after 6 innings .......................35-4 IT’S A VIRTUE: Boston leads the majors with 16,834 pitch- Tied after 6 innings ...............................8-8 Before losing 8 of 9 from 7/22-30, the Sox won 8 of 9 Trailing after 6 innings ........................6-48 from 7/9-21, a stretch that ended with 5 straight wins. es seen and is 2nd in MLB with 4.026 P/PA (MIN, 4.035). Leading after 7 innings .......................37-1 Mike Napoli ranks 3rd among MLB qualifiers with Tied after 7 innings .............................7-13 IN THE STANDINGS: The Red Sox are in 5th place, 12.5 4.44 P/PA...Brock Holt ranks 6th in the AL (4.21) and Trailing after 7 innings ........................5-46 Xander Bogaerts is 11th at 4.13. Leading after 8 innings .......................38-0 games behind the division-leading Orioles...Boston is 4.0 Tied after 8 innings .............................8-12 games behind the 4th-place Rays (53-56). Trailing after 8 innings ........................3-48 ATOP THE CHARTS: David Ortiz ranks T-4th in the AL with Red Sox score 1st ..............................36-13 BUSY DEADLINE: The Red Sox made 4 trades on Thursday 25 HR, T-3rd with 78 RBI, and T-6th with 46 XBH...He leads Opponent scores fi rst ........................13-47 prior to the non-waiver trade deadline at 4:00 p.m.: MLB left-handed hitters in RBI and tops AL left-handed bat- Shutouts ..............................................6-11 ters in homers (T-1st in MLB) and XBH (2nd in MLB). Scoring less than 3 runs ......................6-34 Acquired OF Yoenis Céspedes and a 2015 competitive Scoring 3 or 4 runs ............................15-15 balance draft pick from the Athletics for LHP Jon Ortiz has driven in 5 of Boston’s 11 runs over the last Scoring 5 or more runs ......................28-11 Lester, OF Jonny Gomes, and cash considerations. 5 games...He has produced 14 of the club’s 36 runs Red Sox hit HR ..................................30-32 scored in the last 11 games (39%), with 11 of those Red Sox hit 0 HR ...............................19-28 Acquired OF/1B Allen Craig and RHP Joe Kelly from RBI on home runs (31% of the club’s 35 runs scored). 1-run games ......................................21-20 the Cardinals for RHP John Lackey, minor league LHP 2-run games ..........................................7-9 Corey Littrell, and cash considerations. MONTH OF DAVID: David Ortiz led MLB with 25 RBI in Walk-offs ...............................................8-7 Acquired minor league LHP Eduardo Rodriguez from Extra innings (home) .............................4-4 July, 1 ahead of WSH’s Jason Werth and DET’s Torii Hunter... Extra innings (road)...............................2-4 the Orioles for LHP Andrew Miller. Ortiz had not topped the majors in RBI in any month since Extra innings (total) ..............................6-8 Acquired INF/OF Kelly Johnson from the Yankees for July 2006 (35)...No Red Sox had paced the majors in RBI in Series openers ...................................15-21 SS Stephen Drew and cash considerations. any single month since J.D. Drew drove in 27 in June 2008. Series fi nales .....................................17-18 Series W-L-T (home) .......................... 8-8-3 It marks Ortiz’s most RBI in any calendar month since Series W-L-T (road) .......................... 6-10-0 STARS ON THE MOVE: Yoenis Cespedes and Jon Lester, he drove in 27 runs in May 2010, and his 2nd-most Series W-L-T (total) ........................ 14-18-3 both 2014 All-Stars, are the 1st players to be traded for RBI in the month of July (35 in 2006). Series sweeps (home) ...........................5-5 each other in-season after being named an All-Star earlier Ortiz’s RBI counts have increased each month this Series sweeps (road) .............................1-2 in the year since 8/31/92, when the Athletics sent Jose Can- Series sweeps (total) .............................6-7 year: 14 in April, 17 in May, 21 in June, and 25 in July. seco to the Rangers for Ruben Sierra and 2 others players Come-from-behind wins ........19, last 7/19 (Source: Elias Sports Bureau). Innings batting around......11, last 7/21 (5th) ARMS IN THE OUTFIELD: Newly-acquired Yoenis Ces- Games decided in last AB..................15-15 pedes and Jackie Bradley Jr. each have 12 outfi eld assists DEALING WITH THE YANKEES: Yesterday’s Kelly John- this season, tied for the major league lead. son/Stephen Drew trade was the 1st between the Red Sox VS. THE YANKEES and Yankees since 8/13/97, when Boston acquired RHP Tony All 12 of Cespedes’ assists this year are from LF, 3 All-Time vs. NYY (since 1903) ......951-1,144-14 Armas Jr. and a player to be named later (RHP Jim Mecir) for more than any other player from LF...His 31 career In Boston ...............................522-528-7 outfield assists rank 3rd in MLB since the start of 2012 In New York ........................... 430-616-7 C Mike Stanley and INF Randy Brown. At Yankee Stadium ....................... 27-26 behind Alex Gordon (40) and Gerardo Parra (33). Boston’s longest trade drought among MLB teams is 2014 vs. Yankees ................................ 5-6 now with Tampa Bay...The only trade between the Red Bradley Jr.’s 12 outfield assists are 5 more than any In Boston .......................................... 2-2 Sox and Rays came on 7/21/99, when the Red Sox other CF...His 7 double plays are 4 more than the next In New York ...................................... 3-4 acquired RHP Julio Santana for a player to be named most as an MLB OF...It marks the most double plays DATE H/R SCORE WP LP later (LHP Will Silverthorn) and cash. by a Red Sox OF since Dwight Evans in 1980 (7), most 4/10 R L1-4 Pineda Buchholz by a Red Sox CF since Dom DiMaggio in 1942 (7). 4/11 R W4-2 Lester Sabathia HOMED IN: Today’s game continues a 6-game homestand 4/12 R L4-7 Kuroda Lackey ON THE OFFENSE: The Red Sox have scored 70 runs in 4/13 R L2-3 Nova Doubront against divisional rivals, with 3 against the Yankees follow- 4/22 H L3-9 Tanaka Lester ing 3 games against the Blue Jays to begin the week (0-3). their last 17 games (4.1 runs per game) beginning on 7/11, 4/23 H W5-1 Lackey Pineda but have crossed the plate just 22 times in their last 10 4/24 H L5-14 Sabathia Doubront Boston won 6 of its last 9 home games, including a games (2.2 runs per game) since setting a season-high in 6/27 R L0-6 Nuno Workman 5-game home winning streak from 7/9-20. runs scored with a 14-1 win on 7/21 at TOR. 6/28 R W2-1 Lester Tanaka 6/29 R W8-5 Lackey Whitley The club ranks 5th in the AL with a 17-12 (.586) record Overall in 2014, Boston ranks 14th in the AL with both 8/1 H W4-3 Ranaudo Capuano at home beginning on 5/28...That followed a 10-17 416 runs scored and 3.82 runs per game.