BOSTON RED SOX (61-77) at NEW YORK YANKEES (70-66) Wednesday, September 3, 2014 • 7:05 p.m. ET • Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY RHP Anthony Ranaudo (3-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Hiroki Kuroda (9-8, 3.88) Game #139 • Road Game #70 • TV: NESN/ESPN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) YESTERDAY’S WIN: The Red Sox beat the Yankees last SOX AND YANKS: Tonight the Red Sox continue a 3-game night, 9-4, in the Bronx in the opener of a 4-game series... series against the Yankees, their last series of the season in REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN Joe Kelly (6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 6 SO) earned his 1st win the Bronx...Boston has won 4 of its last 6 against the Yanks Overall ..............................................61-77 AL East Standing ....................5th, 19.5 GB as a Red Sox...The Sox led 7-1 after 4 and notched 12 hits. but has gone 6-8 overall vs. NYY this season. At Home ............................................29-40 On Road ............................................32-37 KIDS PLAY BIG: Last night, the Red Sox’ pair of 21-year- BALLPARK FIGURES: Boston is 28-26 (.518) at the cur- In day games .....................................17-23 old rookies, Mookie Betts (3-for-5, HR) and Xander Bo- rent Yankee Stadium...It is the best record by any visiting AL In night games ..................................44-54 gaerts (4-for-5, 2B, HR), combined to go 7-for-10, 2B, 2 HR. team since the ballpark opened in 2009. March/April .......................................13-14 May ...................................................13-15 They were the 1st pair of Red Sox rookies to both At 4-4 this year in the Bronx, the Sox need a sweep June ..................................................12-16 homer in a game against the Yankees since 9/21/91 at of the current series for a 4th winning season in the 7 July ....................................................10-15 Fenway Park (Phil Plantier, Bob Zupcic), the 1st to do it years since the ballpark was built (2010-11, 2013). August ..............................................12-16 at NYY since 8/9/52 (Dick Gernert, Faye Throneberry). September .............................................1-1 Mike Napoli tops all visitors with 6 homers and 18 RBI vs. AL East .........................................24-35 Betts and Bogaerts were the 1st Red Sox 21 years old at Yankee Stadium since joining the Red Sox in 2013. vs. AL Central ....................................16-17 or younger to homer in the same game since Tony vs. AL West ........................................12-17 Conigliaro and Tony Horton did it on 9/8/65 at CLE. DIFFERENCE MAKER: Yoenis Cespedes has driven in a vs. National League...............................9-8 vs. RH starter .....................................41-54 In the last 100 years (1914-2014), the only other pair team-high 24 runs since his Red Sox debut on 8/2 (T-4th in AL), accounting for 20% of Boston’s 119 runs in that time. vs. LH starter .....................................20-23 of teammates 21 or younger each to homer against Leading after 6 innings .......................43-7 the Yankees in the same game were the Orioles’ Of his 24 RBI for Boston, 10 have given the team a Tied after 6 innings ...........................11-10 21-year-old Curt Blefary and 19-year-old Jim Palmer lead...That’s the 2nd most go-ahead RBI in MLB since Trailing after 6 innings ........................7-60 on 5/16/65 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. his 8/2 debut, trailing only TB’s Evan Longoria (11). Leading after 7 innings .......................45-4 Tied after 7 innings ...........................10-15 Bogaerts became the youngest Red Sox with a 4+ hit Cespedes has the game-winning RBI in 5 of the club’s Trailing after 7 innings ........................6-58 game since 21-year-old Glenn Hoffman, 5/3/80 at KC. 12 wins since his debut...All 4 of his homers as a Red Leading after 8 innings .......................48-1 Sox have given the team a lead. Tied after 8 innings ...........................10-17 SOX STATUS: The Red Sox have won 5 of their last 8 Trailing after 8 innings ........................3-59 In 29 games for the Red Sox, he has 5 tying or go- Red Sox score 1st ..............................44-21 games but have dropped 11 of their last 16 beginning with ahead hits in the 7th inning or later, already tied for an 8-game losing streak from 8/17-24...They are 12-14 in Opponent scores fi rst ........................17-56 the team season lead with David Ortiz...He is batting Shutouts ..............................................7-13 their last 25 games beginning on 8/6. .400 (14-for-35) with RISP since joining the Red Sox. Scoring less than 3 runs ......................7-40 The club is 16 games under .500 and a season-high Scoring 3 or 4 runs ............................20-23 19.5 games back in the division for a 4th straight ON THE OFFENSE: The Red Sox have scored 46 runs over Scoring 5 or more runs ......................34-13 day...They are 5.5 games behind the 4th-place Rays. their last 9 games (5-4; 5.1 R/G) but rank last in the AL Red Sox hit HR ..................................39-39 overall with both 535 runs scored and 3.88 runs per game. Red Sox hit 0 HR ...............................21-38 1-run games ......................................25-25 ON THE ROAD: Boston is 5-3 thus far on a 10-game, 11- Boston is 30-17 (.638) when tallying at least 10 hits, 2-run games ........................................9-15 day road trip...Tonight the Sox play the 2nd of 4 games in and 47-23 (.671) record when scoring at least 4 runs. Walk-offs ...............................................8-8 the Bronx (1-0)...They opened the trip winning 2 of 3 in Extra innings (home) .............................4-5 TOR, and then took 2 of 4 in TB over the long weekend. Extra innings (road)...............................4-6 CLOSE CALLS: Boston has played an AL-high 50 one-run Extra innings (total) ............................8-11 This is the team’s 2nd-to-last road trip of the year... games this year (25-25), 4 shy of the MLB lead (CIN, 54) Series openers ...................................21-24 They visit KC (4G), PIT (3G), BAL (3G) from 9/11-21. and 8 more than the Sox played in all of 2013 (42, 21-21)... Series fi nales .....................................19-25 Their 25 one-run wins rank 2nd in the AL to Baltimore (28). Series W-L-T (home) ........................ 9-11-4 The Sox have 12 home games remaining, with 3 each Series W-L-T (road) .......................... 8-11-1 Boston is on pace for 59 one-run games, which would against all 4 division rivals. Series W-L-T (total) ........................ 17-22-5 match the club-record originally set in 1961 (32-27). Series sweeps (home) ...........................5-7 ROAD RULES: Boston has won 8 of its last 11 road games Series sweeps (road) .............................2-2 (.727), including a season-long 5-game road win streak, QUALIFYING XANDER: 21-year-old Xander Bogaerts en- Series sweeps (total) .............................7-9 8/10-26...Since 6/28, the club is 16-12 (.571) on the road. ters today’s game with 501 PA this season, 1 shy of the 502 Come-from-behind wins ........24, last 8/16 PA required to qualify for batting leaders. Innings batting around.....16, last 8/29 (2nd) Boston has more wins this year in 69 road games (32) Games decided in last AB..................18-20 than 69 home games (29)...The club has a .464 win The Red Sox have not had a player as young as 21 percentage on the road compared to .420 at home. qualify for batting leaders since Tony Conigliaro did it at 20 and 21 years old in 1965 and 1966. VS. THE YANKEES FACING EAST: Of Boston’s last 32 games, a stretch that Beginning in 1920, the only other Red Sox qualifi ers All-Time vs. NYY (since 1903) ......953-1,146-14 began last Monday, 25 (78%) are against division rivals at age 21 or younger are Hall of Famers Bobby In Boston ...............................522-530-7 (5-3 thus far)...The club’s only remaining non-division foes Doerr (1938-39), Ted Williams (1939-40), and Carl In New York ........................... 431-616-7 are KC (4G) and PIT (3G) to open the last road trip. Yastrzemski (1961). At Yankee Stadium ....................... 28-26 2014 vs. Yankees ................................ 6-8 RUNNING REVERSAL: Boston been successful in 12 of its RUSNEY’S START: Cuban OF Rusney (roos-NAY) Castillo In Boston .......................................... 2-4 last 13 stolen base attempts and has been caught stealing began his U.S. pro career playing in two GCL Red Sox games In New York ...................................... 4-4 just twice in the team’s last 22 attempts beginning 7/12. over the weekend (1-for-5, RBI, BB)...He is next slated to DATE H/R SCORE WP LP play for Double-A Portland tonight in Game 1 of the semi- 4/10 R L1-4 Pineda Buchholz The Sox lead MLB with a 90.5% SB success rate since 4/11 R W4-2 Lester Sabathia the All-Star break (19 of 21) after Boston posted an fi nal playoff series in Binghamton (Mets). 4/12 R L4-7 Kuroda Lackey ML-worst 60% rate (30 of 50) before the break. 4/13 R L2-3 Nova Doubront FARM NEWS: Five Red Sox affi liates -- Triple-A Pawtucket, 4/22 H L3-9 Tanaka Lester STILL SLUGGING: David Ortiz ranks 5th in the AL with 30 Double-A Portland, High-A Salem, and Rookie-level Gulf 4/23 H W5-1 Lackey Pineda Coast and Dominican Summer Leagues -- made it to the 4/24 H L5-14 Sabathia Doubront homers, tied with CHC’s Anthony Rizzo for the most among 6/27 R L0-6 Nuno Workman ML left-handed hitters...This is his 8th career 30-HR season, playoffs, Boston’s most affi liates in the postseason as far 6/28 R W2-1 Lester Tanaka all since joining the Red Sox in 2003, which ties Ted Wil- back as research is currently available (since at least 1970).