WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (8): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (2-1) at DETROIT TIGERS (2-1) Saturday, April 8, 2017 • 1:10 p.m. ET • Comerica Park • Detroit, MI LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, ---) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (0-0, ---) Game #4 • Road Game #2 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) 30-FOR-31: Today, the Red Sox continue a stretch of 30 ROSTER SHUFFLE: The Red Sox have 7 players on the dis- games in 31 days (0-1 so far), which includes a span of 17 abled list...Most recently, LHP Robbie Ross Jr. was placed on REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN consecutive days with a game from 4/7-23...BOS will host PIT the 10-day DL on Thursday (influenza)...LHP Drew Pomer- AL East Standing ................... T-2nd, 1.0 GB Home/Road ..................................... 2-0/0-1 on 4/13 in a makeup of the game that was postponed on 4/6. anz (left forearm flexor strain) is scheduled to make his 1st Day/Night ........................................ 1-1/1-0 start of the season Tuesday vs. BAL at Fenway Park. April .......................................................2-1 BEANTOWN VS. MOTOWN: The Red Sox are 7-8 against The Red Sox also have 2 players on the bereavement vs. AL East ..............................................0-0 the Tigers in the last 15 meetings...The Sox have won 5 of list...RHP Matt Barnes is eligible to return to the club vs. AL Central .........................................0-1 on Sunday; SS Xander Bogaerts can return Monday. vs. AL West .............................................0-0 their last 9 games at Comerica Park. vs. National League................................2-0 3 players on the Sox’ active roster did not begin the vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 2-1/0-0 FIRST IMPRESSION: RHP Ben Taylor made his ML debut season on the Opening Day roster: RHP Noe Ramirez, Leading after 6 innings ..........................1-0 yesterday, entering with 2 outs in the 7th inning and strik- INF Marco Hernandez, and INF Deven Marrero. Tied after 6 innings ................................1-0 Trailing after 6 innings ...........................0-1 ing out his lone batter faced (Kinsler)...He became the 1st Leading after 7 innings ..........................1-0 Red Sox pitcher in at least 100 years to make an ML debut BOSTON’S BACKSTOPS: Among active players who have Tied after 7 innings ................................1-0 by facing only 1 batter and striking him out. caught at least 100 games, Christian Vázquez (44.2) and Trailing after 7 innings ...........................0-1 Drafted by the Sox in 2015 (7th round), Taylor had Sandy Leon (43.5) own the majors’ 2 highest caught steal- Leading after 8 innings ..........................1-0 never pitched above the Double-A level prior to ing percentages. Tied after 8 innings ................................1-0 yesterday...Since 1981, the only other Sox minor The only 2 players to attempt to steal against BOS this Trailing after 8 innings ...........................0-1 leaguers to make an Opening Day roster without season have been thrown out by Leon...Dating back to Red Sox score first ..................................2-0 Opponents score first .............................0-1 Triple-A experience are Shea Hillenbrand (2001) and 9/16/16, Leon has not allowed a stolen base in his last Shutouts .................................................1-0 Jackie Bradley Jr. (2013). 14 starts behind the plate (3 CS). Scoring less than 3 runs .........................0-0 Vázquez threw out 5 of 6 attempted base stealers in Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................1-0 PANDA POWER: Pablo Sandoval gave the Red Sox a 5-4 Grapefruit League games this spring. Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................1-1 Red Sox hit HR .......................................2-1 lead with a 2-out, 3-run HR in the 8th inning of yesterday’s HIGHEST CAUGHT STEALING %, ACTIVE CATCHERS Red Sox hit 0 HR ....................................0-0 game...It marked the 3rd time in his career he turned a defi- 1-run/2-run games .......................... 0-1/1-0 PLAYER (TEAM) SB CCS CCS% cit into a lead with a HR in the 8th inning or later. Walk-offs ................................................1-0 Sandoval led the Red Sox in HR (5) and RBI (20) in Christian Vázquez (BOS) 29 23 44.2 Extra innings (home/road) ............... 1-0/0-0 Grapefruit League games this spring...His 20 RBI led Sandy Leon (BOS) 39 30 43.5 Series openers/finales ..................... 1-1/1-0 Roberto Perez (CLE) 52 35 40.2 the entire Grapefruit League. Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 1-0-0 James McCann (DET) 79 50 38.8 Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 0-0-0 Yadier Molina (STL) 423 257 37.8 Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 1-0-0 3 IN A ROW: Jackie Bradley Jr. and Dustin Pedroia have *Min. 100 games caught Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 0-0/0-0 recorded a hit in each of the Sox’ 3 games this season. Come-from-behind wins ...........................0 Bradley recorded a 29-game hitting streak in 2016 HOMER HAPPY: The Red Sox have homered in each of (4/24-5/25), tied for the 4th-longest in Red Sox history... their 3 games this season...Dating back to 2016, they have VS. THE TIGERS He led MLB in AVG (.415), SLG (.783), OPS (1.271), RBI hit at least 1 HR in 33 of their last 37 games (since 8/27/16). All-Time ......................... 1,033-970-13 In Boston ................................ 564-439-6 (30), and triples (tied, 3), and paced the AL in OBP In 2016, BOS set a franchise record by homering in (.488) in that time (44-for-106, 9 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR). In Detroit ................................ 469-531-7 22 straight games from 4/29-5/22...The Sox also At Comerica Park ...........................35-31 In 2016, Pedroia became the 1st Red Sox ever with homered in 15 straight games from 7/4-24, tied for as many as 6 hitting streaks of 10+ games in a single the 3rd-longest streak in club history. 2017................................................ 0-1 season (source: Elias)...He was the 1st major leaguer In Boston ............................................0-0 to do that since Derek Jeter in 1999 (also 6). In Detroit ............................................0-1 WE HAVE CONTACT: Mookie Betts has not struck out in DATE H/R SCORE WP LP his last 82 regular-season plate appearances, beginning 4/7 R L5-6 Rodriguez Hembree CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has converted each of his with his final PA on 9/2/16 vs. BAL...According to Elias, it is last 20 save chances since 6/4/16, the majors’ 2nd-longest the longest active streak in the majors; the last player with active streak behind BAL’s Zach Britton (51). a streak as long was Norichika Aoki (96 PA in 2015). MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS Rk. Manager Wins Since joining the Red Sox prior to the 2016 season, Elias also notes that the last Red Sox player with a 5. Jimmy Collins .............................. 455 Kimbrel is 32-for-34 in save opportunities...In those 34 streak that long was Wade Boggs (107 PA in 1991). 6. Jimy Williams .............................. 414 games, he has posted a 1.06 ERA, a 0.65 WHIP, and 7. Don Zimmer ................................ 411 a .114 opponent AVG while averaging 14.6 SO/9.0 IP 8. Eddie Kasko ................................ 345 (34.0 IP, 13 H, 4 ER, 9 BB, 55 SO)...In 17 of those games, HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi 9. John Farrell ........................... 341 he did not allow a base runner. is ranked No. 1 overall in Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list. RED SOX ALL-TIME RANKINGS TRENDING UPWARD: BOS won 71 games in 2014, 78 Rk. Player Hits in 2015, and 93 in 2016...Their 15-win improvement from ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Red Sox went 46-35 (.568) on 7. Bobby Doerr ............................. 2,042 2015 to 2016 was the largest in the majors...BOS last in- the road in 2016, the highest winning percentage in the AL 8. Harry Hooper ........................... 1,707 creased its win total in 3 consecutive years from 2001-04 and 3rd-highest in MLB. 9. Dustin Pedroia ................... 1,686 (82 in 2001, 93 in 2002, 95 in 2003, 98 in 2004). The Sox posted the majors’ best road record after the All-Star break in 2016 (27-17, .614), winning 11 of Rk. Player HR 17. Reggie Smith............................... 149 THE FIRST TIMERS: This is the 1st career appearance on an their final 15 games away from Fenway. 18. Trot Nixon ................................... 133 Opening Day roster for 7 Red Sox: Andrew Benintendi, Heath Dustin Pedroia ...................... 133 Hembree, Eduardo Rodriguez, Robby Scott, Steve Selsky, Ben MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: John Farrell has 495 wins Kevin Youkilis .............................. 133 Taylor, and Christian Vázquez...Benintendi and Taylor were between BOS (341) and TOR (154)...He needs only 4 more selected by BOS less than 2 years ago in the 2015 June Draft. victories to tie Eddie Kasko (345) for 8th place on the Red Rk. Player Steals 5. Heinie Wagner ............................ 141 Sox’ all-time managerial wins list. 6. Larry Gardner .............................. 134 LOCALLY GROWN: 6 of the Red Sox’ Opening Day start- Dustin Pedroia ..................... 134 ers were either drafted by BOS or originally signed with BACK TO WORK: The Red Sox return each of their top 5 the club as international free agents: 2B Dustin Pedroia, SS leaders in runs scored and each of their top 3 leaders in hits UPCOMING MILESTONES Xander Bogaerts, LF Andrew Benintendi, CF Jackie Bradley from a 2016 offense that paced the majors in runs (878), AVG John Farrell ..................500 Career Wins (495) Jr., RF Mookie Betts, and DH Hanley Ramirez.