WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (9): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (14): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (10): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES TORONTO BLUE JAYS 2, BOSTON RED SOX 1 Satuday, August 8, 2020 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 2 RED SOX Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Kay (1-0) Loss: Walden (0-1) Save: Bass (3) Zack Godley 67 (41) Time of Game: 3:18 Attendance: N/A Weather: 71°, E at 12 mph Josh Osich 8 (7) Blue Jays HR: None Phillips Valdez 17 (9) Heath Hembree 29 (16) Red Sox HR: None Ryan Brasier 3 (3) Marcus Walden 19 (10) Jeffrey Springs 10 (8) RED SOX NOTES (5-9) BLUE JAYS THE RED SOX lost after winning their previous 2 games...Are 2-5 in their last 7 games. Pitcher # (Strikes) Chase Anderson 45 (26) Sox relievers have stranded 13 of 14 inherited runners in 2020 (Hembree-4, Brasier-3, Mazza-2, Osich-2, Brice-1, Valdez-1). Wilmer Font 18 (10) Anthony Kay 42 (28) XANDER BOGAERTS (1-for-2, R, 2 BB, SB) reached base safely in 8 consecutive PA spanning 8/5 at TB through his 2nd PA Jordan Romano 16 (9) tonight: 8/5-double & single; 8/7-BB, single, BB, BB, tonight-BB, single. Anthony Bass 8 (7) Has reached base safely in 13 of 20 PA over his last 5 games (8-for-15, 5 BB, 6 R, 2 HR, 3 2B, 4 RBI). 7 of his last 8 hits have had an exit velocity of at least 98 MPH...Tonight, hit a single to LF in the 4th with an exit velocity of 112.1 MPH, his highest of 2020. In the last 9 games, is batting .462 (12-for-26) with 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 7 BB, and 7 runs scored. Leads the Red Sox in hits (15), total bases (27), runs scored (9), AVG (.341), OBP (.431), SLG (.614), and OPS (1.045). Stole 2nd base with 2 outs in the 8th, and stole 2nd base last night...Is 2-for-2 (100%) in stolen base attempts in 2020 and 55-for-70 (78.6%) during his career. Has stolen a base in consecutive games for the 7th career time (previous: 2 games, 8/10-11 in 2018). ZACK GODLEY (4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 SO) has not allowed a run in 8.0 IP over 2 outings at Fenway Park this season (7 H, 2 BB, 10 SO)...Tossed 4.0 scoreless relief inning in his season debut on 7/27/20 vs. NYM. CHRISTIAN VÁZQUEZ (1-for-4, RBI) hit an RBI single in the 2nd, putting the Sox ahead, 1-0...4 of his 11 RBI have either tied the game or given Boston the lead. Is 1 of 2 Red Sox catchers with 11+ RBI through the club's first 14 games of a season: Sammy White (13 in 1955, 11 in 1953). PHILLIPS VALDEZ (1.0 IP, 2 H, BB) extended his career-best scoreless innings streak to 7.1 IP...Has not allowed an XBH this season (7 singles). KEVIN PILLAR (0-for-3) threw out Travis Shaw at home plate to end the top of the 6th inning and preserve a 1-0 Red Sox lead...Was his 1st OF assist of 2020. BLUE JAYS NOTES (5-7) THE BLUE JAYS evened the series at 1-1...Could earn their first series win of the season tomorrow. Every member of the Jays' starting lineup reached base via hit or BB at least once. Snapped a streak of 10 straight games without committing an error, their longest since an 11-game stretch in August 2015...Made 2 errors tonight, after committing only 1 in their first 11 games. BLUE JAYS PITCHERS allowed only 4 hits...In their last 4 games, have held opponents to a .147 AVG (17-for-116). CHASE ANDERSON (3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SO) made his season debut and his first career appearance at Fenway Park. ANTHONY KAY (3.1 IP, 2 H, 3 SO) has thrown multiple innings and allowed 0 runs in each of his last 2 outings (5.1 IP)...On the season, he has posted a 1.13 ERA with a 0.75 WHIP and held opponents to a .172 AVG (8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 8 SO). BO BICHETTE (2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB) tied the game at 1-1 with a 2-out, 2-strike RBI double in the 8th inning. Has hit safely in 8 of 9 games this season, including in each of his last 4...Has hit safely in each of his 5 career games vs. BOS. CAVAN BIGGIO (0-for-4, BB) has reached base via hit or BB in each of his 14 career games against the Red Sox...Has a .483 OBP in his career vs. BOS, going 14- for-45 (.311) with 15 BB. JORDAN ROMANO (1.0 IP, BB, 2 SO) has not allowed a hit or run over 7 outings (3 BB, 9 SO)...His 7.0 IP without allowing a hit in 2020 trails only Tom Henke (8.0 in 1985) for the most consecutive IP without allowing a hit to begin a season in team history. His 24 consecutive batters faced without allowing a hit marks the 2nd-most in club history to begin a season, also trailing only Tom Henke in 1985 (26). Toronto Blue Jays (5-7) 2,Boston Red Sox (5-9) 1 Aug 8th, 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 2 Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Toronto AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Biggio, 2B .184 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 Bichette, B, SS .293 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 Shaw, T, 3B .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1-Alford, PR .143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drury, 3B .095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernández, T, RF .304 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Gurriel Jr., LF .275 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Guerrero Jr., DH .239 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grichuk, CF .296 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tellez, 1B .161 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 0 Jansen, D, C .138 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 Anderson, Ch, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Font, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kay, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Romano, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bass, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .222 34 2 9 1 0 0 2 6 7 27 11 1-Ran for Shaw, T in the 9th. BATTING 2B : Bichette, B (4, Hembree). TB : Bichette, B 3; Grichuk 2; Guerrero Jr. 2; Gurriel Jr.; Hernández, T; Shaw, T. RBI : Bichette, B (5); Tellez (5). 2-out RBI : Bichette, B. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Grichuk; Hernández, T 3; Jansen, D; Bichette, B. Team RISP : 2-for-10. Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING SB : Bichette, B (2, 2nd base off Godley/Vázquez). CS : Tellez (1, 2nd base by Godley/Vázquez). PO : Tellez (1st base by Godley). FIELDING E : Bichette, B (2, throw); Biggio (1, fielding). DP : 2 (2 Biggio-Bichette, B-Tellez). Boston AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Verdugo, RF-LF .289 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Devers, 3B .170 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Martinez, J, DH .212 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bogaerts, SS .341 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 Moreland, 1B .296 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2 Vázquez, C .277 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0 Benintendi, LF .059 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 a-Pillar, PH-RF .317 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Bradley Jr., CF .225 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Peraza, 2B .265 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Godley, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Osich, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valdez, P, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hembree, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brasier, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walden, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Springs, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .243 31 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 8 27 9 a-Grounded out for Benintendi in the 4th.