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 BOSTON RED SOX 5, MIAMI MARLINS 3 Monday, June 7, 2021 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Miami 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 12 2 RED SOX Boston 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 1 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Sawamura (2-0) Loss: Thompson (0-1) Save: Ottavino (3) Nick Pivetta 92 (54) Time of Game: 3:38 Attendance: 25,374 Weather: 90°, S at 16 mph Garrett Whitlock 2 (2) Marlins HR: Marte (4) Darwinzon Hernandez 17 (12) Hirokazu Sawamura 23 (12) Red Sox HR: None Josh Taylor 11 (7) Adam Ottavino 23 (18) RED SOX NOTES (37-23) MARLINS Pitcher # (Strikes) THE RED SOX have won each of their last 5 games and are 12-5 in their last 17 games...Are a season-high 14 games above .500. Zach Thompson 55 (38) Zach Pop 29 (19) At 37-23 (.617), own the 3rd-best record in the majors behind San Francisco (.627, 37-22) and Tampa Bay (.623, 38-23). Adam Cimber 10 (8) This is the 15th time in franchise history that the Red Sox have won as many as 37 of their first 60 games...In 3 of the last 4 Anthony Bender 23 (13) instances, they reached the World Series, winning it in each of the last 2 (1986, 2002, '07, '18). John Curtiss 7 (5) Ross Detwiler 19 (13) Red Sox pitchers have combined to post a 2.47 ERA in June (7 games, 17 ER/62.0 IP), with Sox relievers posting a 1.69 ERA during the month (4 ER/21.1 IP). Garrett Whitlock, Hirokazu Sawamura, and Adam Ottavino each stranded 2 inherited runners...Red Sox ERA leaders this season: Whitlock-1.61, Sawamura-2.63. CHRISTIAN ARROYO (2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB) doubled and scored in the 3rd inning and hit a 2-run single in the 4th inning. Since being activated from the IL on 5/25, is 9-for-24 (.375) with 4 XBH and 5 RBI in 8 games (4 R, 3 2B, HR)...For the season, is batting .301 with a .350 OBP, .441 SLG, and .791 OPS (28-for-93, 13 R, 10 2B, HR, 10 RBI, 4 BB, 3 HBP). Has 10 doubles in 31 games this season...Had 10 doubles in 85 career games entering this season. HIROKAZU SAWAMURA (1.1 IP, BB, 2 SO) entered with 2 outs in the 6th inning and a 5-2 lead...Walked his 1st batter faced (Marte) before striking out Jesús Aguilar to strand the bases loaded...Has stranded 10 of his 12 inherited runners this season. Also tossed a scoreless 7th inning...Has allowed only 1 ER in his last 9 appearances (9.2 IP, 0.93 ERA). ALEX VERDUGO (2-for-4, 2B, RBI) hit an RBI double to LF in the 3rd inning, extending the Sox' lead to 2-0...Has an XBH in each of his last 3 games (2 2B, 1 HR). In 19 games beginning 5/15, is batting .333 with a .965 OPS (22-for-66, 11 R, 4 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 6 BB). 18 of his 61 hits this season have been to the opposite field (29.5%), the 2nd-most opposite field hits on the Sox (Devers-19)...Ranks tied for 3rd in the AL with 20 multi-hit games this season, 1st among AL outfielders. ADAM OTTAVINO (0.1 IP, SO) converted his 3rd career save of 1.1+ IP...Also did so on 7/20/18 with COL at ARI (1.1 IP) and 8/6/19 with NYY at BAL (2.0 IP). Has posted a 1.69 ERA (4 ER/21.1 IP) in 23 appearances beginning 4/17. NICK PIVETTA (4.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 6 SO) logged his 2nd-shortest start of the season (3.2 IP on 4/17 vs. CWS)...Has 39 strikeouts and 9 walks over his last 5 starts (27.2 IP, 12.69 SO/9.0 IP, 4.33 SO/BB; beginning 5/14 vs. LAA). XANDER BOGAERTS (2-for-4, R) singled in the 1st and 4th innings, scoring in the 1st...Is 9-for-21 (.429) during his 5-game hitting streak (4 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI). MARLINS NOTES (25-34) THE MARLINS have lost 9 of their last 10 games...Are a season-low 9 games below .500 for the 2nd time this season (also 6/5 at PIT, 24-33). 21 of their 34 losses this season have been by 2 runs or fewer...Have hit 39 home runs in 35 away games, compared to 15 home runs in 24 home games. STARLING MARTE (3-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB, SB) recorded his 1st multi-hit game since 4/17 vs. SF and his 3rd game this season with 3+ hits (4/2 and 4.3 vs. TB). Hit a 427-ft. solo home run in the 5th inning, the 2nd-longest homer by a visiting player at Fenway Park this season (Yermín Mercedes, 431 ft. on 4/18). Is batting .333 (10-for-30) with a 1.111 OPS (4 2B, 2 HR, 6 BB) in 9 games since he was reinstated from the IL on 5/28 vs. BOS. ZACH THOMPSON (3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, BB, SO) allowed 1 run to score on a wild pitch in the 1st with the other coming on back-to-back doubles to start the 3rd inning. Was the 2nd Marlin in 2021 to make his MLB debut as the starting pitcher (also Poteet, 5/28 at BOS)...Is the MLB-leading 8th player to debut for MIA in 2021. ANTHONY BENDER (1.0 IP, BB, SO) did not allow a hit in a scoreless 6th inning...Has not allowed an earned run in 13.1 IP this season (2 unearned runs). ISAN DÍAZ (2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB) reached base safely 3 times, including an RBI double in the 9th...Has a season-high 3 game hitting streak (4-for-14, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB). ADAM DUVALL (2-for-5, R, 2B, SB) hit a double in the 4th to snap an 0-for-18 skid...5 of his last 9 hits have gone for extra bases, including 3 of his last 4. Boston Red Sox (37-23) 5, Miami Marlins (25-34) 3 Jun 7th, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Miami 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 12 2 Boston 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 x 5 10 1 Miami AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Boston AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Chisholm Jr., SS .263 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 Arroyo, 2B .301 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 Marte, S, CF .322 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 Verdugo, LF .292 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Aguilar, DH .264 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bogaerts, SS .321 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Dickerson, C, LF .264 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Devers, DH .274 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cooper, 1B .248 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 Renfroe, RF .263 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, RF .200 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Gonzalez, M, 3B .204 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Diaz, I, 3B .148 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 Plawecki, C .250 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 13 0 Alfaro, C .239 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 Hernández, K, CF .225 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 Berti, 2B .178 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 Dalbec, 1B .190 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 Thompson, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pivetta, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pop, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Whitlock, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cimber, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez, D, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bender, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sawamura, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtiss, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor, J, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detwiler, P .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ottavino, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .230 38 3 12 3 0 1 3 5 13 24 11 Totals .258 33 5 10 2 0 0 3 3 6 27 6 BATTING BATTING 2B : Duvall (6, Pivetta); Dickerson, C (11, Ottavino); Diaz, I (2, Ottavino).