BOSTON RED SOX (35-43) at SEATTLE MARINERS (42-36) Wednesday, June 25, 2014 • 10:10 p.m. ET • Safeco Field, Seattle, WA RHP Clay Buchholz (2-4, 7.02) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (5-3, 3.04) Game #79 • Road Game #40 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) YESTERDAY’S GAME: The Red Sox lost to the Mariners SOX AND M’S: Tonight the Sox conclude a 3-game set last night at Safeco Field, 8-2, and have dropped the fi rst with the Mariners at Safeco Field, their 1st matchups of REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN two games of their 3-game series...Boston fell behind 3-0 2014...These clubs will close out their 6-game season set Overall ........................................... 35-43 AL East Standing ....................4th, 8.5 GB after 2 innings...Brock Holt closed the gap with a 2-run with 3 games in Boston, 8/22-24. At Home ......................................... 20-19 homer in the 4th inning, accounting for the Sox’ only runs... The Sox took 5 of 6 games against the Mariners last On Road ......................................... 15-24 Seattle broke it open with 4 more runs in the 5th inning. year to claim the season set against Seattle for the 4th In day games .................................... 9-14 straight year and 5th time in the last 6 seasons. In night games ............................... 26-29 STATE OF THE SOX: Boston has lost 5 of its last 6 games April ............................................... 13-14 following 3 straight victories...They are 15-14 since the The Red Sox are 226-165 (.578) all-time against the May ................................................ 13-15 start of a season-long 7-game win streak from 5/26-6/1. Mariners, the top win pct. for any AL club against June ................................................. 9-14 Seattle since the Mariners’ 1st season in 1977. vs. AL East ...................................... 13-19 The Sox are in 4th place in the AL East, 8.5 games vs. AL Central ................................... 9-13 back in the division, and are 7.0 games back in the BROCK FROM THE TOP: Brock Holt went 2-for-5 last vs. AL West ......................................... 7-8 race for the AL’s 2nd Wild Card playoff berth. night with a 2-run homer and a double...He drove in Bos- vs. National League............................ 6-3 vs. RH starter .................................. 21-30 The club this year is 14-13 (.519) when facing a lefty ton’s only runs and had the Sox’ only XBHs of the game. vs. LH starter .................................. 14-13 starter, but has lost its last 6 games started by LHPs. Since being installed as the Red Sox’ leadoff hitter Leading after 6 innings .................... 24-3 on 5/23, Brock Holt leads all major leaguers with 45 Tied after 6 innings ............................ 6-7 OFF TOMORROW: Tomorrow the Red Sox will be off after hits...He has played all 303 innings of Boston’s 32 Trailing after 6 innings ..................... 5-33 fl ying across country to New York following tonight’s game. games in that time while making starts at 5 different Leading after 7 innings .................... 26-1 Tied after 7 innings .......................... 5-10 Tonight’s game is the last in a stretch is 36 games positions (1B, 3B, LF, CF, RF). Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 4-32 played in 37 days...Their only off-day within this Holt has reached base safely via hit, walk, or HBP in Leading after 8 innings .................... 27-0 stretch, which began on 5/20, was on 6/5 in Detroit 29 of his 33 total leadoff starts this season (also 4/21), Tied after 8 innings .......................... 6-10 after fl ying in from Cleveland during the last road and has a .322 AVG (47-for-146) from the top spot. Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 2-33 trip...In this span, the Sox have posted a 15-20 record. His .320 AVG overall this season leads all MLB rookies Red Sox score 1st ........................... 26-10 Tomorrow will be Boston’s 9th off-day of the season, with at least 150 PA and ranks 8th among AL players Opponent scores fi rst ....................... 9-33 only 3 of which have come at home (4/28, 5/5, 5/19). with at least 175 PA. Shutouts ............................................. 4-6 Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 4-24 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ......................... 11-10 ROAD RUNNING: The Sox continue a season-long-tying GOOD RETURNS: In 17 games since returning from the Scoring 5 or more runs ..................... 20-9 10-game road trip today with the 6th of 7 games on the DL on 6/8, Napoli has a .323 AVG/.391 OBP/.548 SLG line... Red Sox hit HR ............................... 20-24 west coast (1-4)...Boston took 1 of 4 in Oakland to open His 4 home runs since returning to the lineup are tied with Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 15-19 the series and has dropped the 1st 2 of 3 games in Seattle. David Ortiz for the most on the team, and 1 shy of the MLB 1-run games ................................... 12-17 lead (10 players with 5 HR). 2-run games ....................................... 7-5 After Thursday’s off-day, Boston ends the road trip Walk-offs ............................................ 5-7 over the weekend with 3 games at the Yankees, all Extra innings (home) .......................... 3-3 national TV broadcasts: Friday night on MLBN (outside DESIGNATED LEADER: David Ortiz leads the major Extra innings (road)............................ 2-4 NESN territory), Saturday night on FOX, followed by leagues in home runs (16), RBI (41), and walks drawn (40) Extra innings (total) ........................... 5-7 the club’s 5th appearance on ESPN’s Sunday Night while in 70 games . Series openers ................................ 10-16 Baseball (2-2) this year, 3rd on the road (1-1). Series fi nales .................................. 11-14 MILLENIAL MAN: David Ortiz is approaching his 1,000th Series W-L-T (home) ........................7-5-2 This road trip finishes a 28-day, 26-game stretch career extra-base hit...With 530 doubles, 18 triples, and Series W-L-T (road) .......................... 4-8-0 encompassing most of June (6/2-29) over which the 448 home runs, he is 4 XBH shy of becomin gthe 36th play- Series W-L-T (total) ......................11-13-2 Sox were slated for only 7 games in Boston (6/12-18). er to reach the mark, the 16th left-handed hitter. Series sweeps (home) ........................ 4-3 Series sweeps (road) .......................... 1-2 RAZOR THIN: Of the club’s last 11 games, 8 have been de- Only 11 other players have ever tallied both as many Series sweeps (total) .......................... 5-5 cided by just 1 run, with Boston going 4-4 in those contests. doubles (530) and homers (448) as Ortiz right now. Come-from-behind wins ......14, last 6/18 Innings batting around....8, last 6/13 (7th) Boston has played an AL-high 29 1-run games this RETIRING 25: Tonight the Short-A Lowell Spinners are Games decided in last AB............... 11-13 year, going 12-17 in those contests...In the majors, retiring 2009 Red Sox draft pick Ryan Westmoreland’s No. only Pittsburgh has played more 1-run games (33). 25...The native of Portsmouth, RI was named by VS. THE MARINERS The Sox’ 17 1-run losses are the most among AL as the Red Sox’ top prospect after a standout de- All-Time vs. Mariners ................. 226-165 teams and rank 2nd in the majors to the Mets (18). but with the Spinners in 2009 (.296 AVG, 15 2B, 3 3B, 7 In Boston ...................................... 119-71 HR, 35 RBI, 19 SB, 0 CS)...His career was cut short due a to In Seattle ...................................... 107-94 MOUND MATTERS: The Red Sox have given up 26 com- cavernous malformation in his brain that required surgery. At Safeco Field ............................ 34-41 bined runs over their last 3 games after allowing 23 total 2014 vs. Mariners .............................. 0-2 runs in their previous 10 games from 6/12-21. REHAB UPDATE: Shane Victorino, on the 15-day DL since In Boston ......................................... 0-0 5/24 with a right hamstring strain, went 0-for-4 last night In Seattle ......................................... 0-2 Boston ranks 2nd in the AL with a at 3.35 ERA in 28 playing 6 innings in RF on rehab with Triple-A Pawtucket vs. games dating back to 5/27, trailing only its current Norfolk (BAL). DATE H/R SCORE WP LP opponent, Seattle in that time (2.75). 6/23 R L3-12 Hernandez Lackey 6/24 R L2-8 Beimel Peavy SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: Yesterday the Red Sox PITCHING PERSPECTIVE: Overall this season, the Sox announced the signing of 18-year-old SS Michael Chavis MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST rank 4th in the AL with a 3.78 ERA, including the 3rd-best out of Sprayberry High School in Marietta, GA, the club’s bullpen ERA in the AL at 2.98, trailing only the Mariners 1st overall pick in the 2014 June Draft (26th overall)...The Rk Player HR (2.70) and A’s (2.93). 37 Jeff Bagwell 449 right-handed batter was named the 2014 Georgia Gatorade 37 Vladimir Guerrero 449 The club’s 46 quality starts this year rank 3rd in the AL High School Player of the Year after hitting .580 (47-for-81), 39 David Ortiz 448 behind only Oakland (49) and Kansas City (48). 9 2B, 3B, 13 HR, 37 RBI, 21 SB in 28 games as a senior. In all, 18 of the 40 players selected by Boston in UPCOMING MILESTONES ON THE OFFENSE: Boston has scored 3 runs or less in 10 the 2014 June Draft have been signed to contracts, Milestone Player (current) of its last 11 games beginning on 6/14, with Sunday’s 7-6 including each of their top 7 selections.