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 8, OAKLAND A's 1 Thursday, May 13, 2021 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1 RED SOX Boston 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 8 13 0 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Richards (3-2) Loss: Manaea (3-2) Save: Whitlock (1) Garrett Richards 91 (52) Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 9,301 Weather: 66°, SE at 8 mph Garrett Whitlock 52 (29) A's HR: None A's Red Sox HR: Bogaerts (8), Dalbec (3) Pitcher # (Strikes) Sean Manaea 47 (36) Deolis Guerra 36 (22) RED SOX NOTES (23-16) Adam Kolarek 26 (16) Reymin Guduan 23 (16) THE RED SOX snapped a 3-game losing streak, avoiding the 3-game series sweep...Are 11-8 at home since being swept by BAL. Are 9-5 (.643) against teams that entered today with a winning percentage of at least .500. Red Sox starters have posted a 3.54 ERA with 0.53 HR/9.0 IP in the club's last 18 games (101.2 IP, 40 ER, 6 HR). Scored 8 runs tonight after totaling 8 runs in their previous 4 games. Had 7 hits on batted balls with a 105+ mph exit velocity in the first 3 innings, the most such hits within the first 3 innings of a game in 2021 (source: ESPN Stats & Info)...No other team entered today with more than 4 in the first 3 innings of a game. Have hit 19 HR in their last 13 games (beginning 4/30)...Have recorded multiple XBH in 22 of their last 23 games. XANDER BOGAERTS (3-for-3, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB) hit a 2-run HR in the 1st inning, an RBI double in the 2nd, and singled in the 4th...Leads the majors in hits (49). All 8 of his HR this season have come in his last 22 games (beginning 4/20). Bogaerts, in his 9th MLB season, scored his 600th career run in the 1st inning...He is the 11th Red Sox player with 600+ runs and 500+ RBI through the first 9 seasons of a career (most recently Pedroia, Garciaparra, Vaughn, and Boggs). GARRETT RICHARDS (6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 SO) has a 3.89 ERA this season (18 ER/41.2 IP), 2nd-lowest among Sox starters...Has allowed just 0.86 HR/9.0 IP (4 HR). Is 3-0 with a 2.16 ERA (6 ER/25.0 IP) in his last 4 starts...Allowed 8 ER in his first 3.0 IP this season, but has allowed just 10 ER in 39.2 IP since (2.27 ERA). Tonight was his longest scoreless outing since 5/4/18 with LAA at SEA (6.2 IP). Induced 2 inning-ending 5-4-3 double plays, in the 3rd and 6th innings...His inning-ending double play in the 6th stranded the bases loaded. BOBBY DALBEC (2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI) hit a 2-run HR off Sean Manaea in the 2nd...Is batting .351 with an .990 OPS vs. LHP in 2021 (13-for-37, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, BB). HUNTER RENFROE (2-for-4, R) is batting .306 (15-for-49) with an .857 OPS, 3 2B, 3 HR, and 9 RBI in 12 games in May. Recorded his team-leading 5th OF assist, 2nd in as many games, on a 9-6-2 putout to end the 7th inning...Entered today tied for the AL lead in OF assists (4), 1 shy of the MLB lead...The Red Sox lead the majors with 11 outfield assists this season (next: COL-9). J.D. MARTINEZ (3-for-4, R, RBI) gave the Sox a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the 1st inning...Leads MLB in RBI (33), total bases (88), and multi-hit games (tied, 15). MICHAEL CHAVIS (2-for-5, 2 R, 2 2B) doubled and scored in the 1st and 6th...Is 5-for-18 (.278) with 3 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, & 2 RBI in 4 games since being recalled on 5/7. ATHLETICS NOTES (23-16) THE ATHLETICS lost the series finale, but are 7-1-2 in series play since losing their first 2 series of the season (4/1-4 vs. HOU and 4/5-7 vs. LAD). Are 9-9 since their season-long 13-game winning streak was snapped on 4/25 at BAL...Are 23-10 over the last 33 games after starting the year 0-6. Are now tied with the Red Sox for the 2nd-best record in the AL, trailing only the Chicago White Sox (22-13). SEAN MANAEA (2.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, BB, 2 SO) allowed 3 runs in the 1st and 2nd innings...Was the 1st time he's allowed 3+ runs in multiple innings of a start. Set a season-low with 2.0 IP and season highs in runs (7) and hits (10)...Tied his career high with 2 HR (16th time, previous: 4/4 vs HOU). Allowed 7 hits on batted balls of 105+ MPH...Is 1 of 2 pitchers in the Statcast Era (since 2015) to allow 7 such hits (previous: Jake Peavy, 4/7/16 w/ SF vs. LAD). DEOLIS GUERRA (3.0 IP, H, 3 SO) stranded a pair of inherited runners in the 3rd inning after entering with the bases loaded and no outs...Was his 2nd appearance this season with 3.0 IP, 0 runs and 1 or 0 hits, becoming the first AL pitcher with multiple such relief outings this year. MITCH MORELAND (2-for-4, R, 2B) doubled in the 6th, then singled and scored in the 8th...5 of his last 9 hits are for extra bases (3 2B, 2 HR). ELVIS ANDRUS (1-for-3, BB) extended his season-long hitting streak to 6 games...Is 7-for-18 (.389) with a run, 2 doubles, a triple and 2 RBI in those 6 games after going 3-for-34 (.088) with 0 XBH and 0 RBI over his previous 10 games. JED LOWRIE (1-for-2, 2B, BB) is batting .361 (13-for-36) with 5 2B and 6 RBI over his last 10 games, with 4 multi-hit games over the stretch. Boston Red Sox (23-16) 8, Oakland Athletics (23-16) 1 May 13th, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1 Boston 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 x 8 13 0 Oakland 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 Canha, LF .237 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chavis, 2B .278 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 Moreland, DH .233 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Verdugo, CF .281 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Laureano, CF .241 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Martinez, J, LF .340 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Olson, 1B .261 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 Bogaerts, DH .348 3 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 Lowrie, 2B .269 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Devers, 3B .271 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Kemp, T, 2B .217 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Vázquez, C .258 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Chapman, M, 3B .212 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Renfroe, RF .229 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 a-Machín, PH-3B .050 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dalbec, 1B .200 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 10 0 Brown, RF .224 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Araúz, J, SS .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 Murphy, S, C .194 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Richards, G, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Garcia, Ar, C .158 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Whitlock, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrus, SS .177 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 Totals .261 35 8 13 3 0 2 6 3 6 27 12 Manaea, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING Guerra, D, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kolarek, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2B : Chavis 2 (2, Manaea, Kolarek); Bogaerts (12, Manaea).