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 (12-11) vs. CHICAGO CUBS (13-10) Sunday, April 30, 2017 • 8:05 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-1, 3.12) vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (2-1, 4.50) Game #24 • Home Game #14 • TV: ESPN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: Tonight, the Red Sox continue a ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead the AL and rank 2nd 9-game homestand and a stretch of 12 consecutive days in the majors in AVG (.273)...BOS also ranks 3rd in the AL and REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN with a game (1-3 so far). 5th in the majors in OBP (.334)...Sox batters are averaging AL East Standing .......................3rd, 3.5 GB Home/Road ..................................... 8-5/4-6 BOS is 3-6 in its last 9 games, on the heels of a 4-game 5.8 PA/SO, the highest mark in MLB. Day/Night ........................................ 8-4/4-7 winning streak from 4/15-18...The Sox have not had a April ...................................................12-11 losing streak of longer than 2 games this season. STEADY EDDIE: Since giving up 2 ER in the 1st inning on vs. AL East ..............................................7-7 4/13 vs. PIT, Eduardo Rodriguez has allowed 0 ER in his last vs. AL Central .........................................1-3 vs. AL West .............................................0-0 A LONG WAY TO GO: The Red Sox are 12-11, just 1 game 11.1 IP...He has surrendered only 2 hits to his last 45 batters vs. National League................................4-1 behind the pace of last year’s squad (13-10) that finished faced (2-for-37, 8 BB, 16 SO); he has not allowed a hit to his vs. RH/LH starter ........................... 10-9/2-2 with 93 wins...Since the current 10-team playoff format last 40 right-handed batters faced (0-for-33, 7 BB, 14 SO). Leading after 6 innings ..........................6-1 was established in 2012, 20 of the 50 teams to reach the Rodriguez allowed only 1 hit in 6.0 IP on 4/23 at BAL, Tied after 6 innings ................................3-1 postseason were 12-11 or worse after 23 games. taking a no-hitter into the 5th inning...He has carried a Trailing after 6 innings ...........................3-9 no-hitter through 4.0 innings in 4 of his last 11 starts Leading after 7 innings ..........................8-0 CLOSE CALLS: 19 of the Red Sox’ 23 games have been Tied after 7 innings ................................2-1 (also 8/16/16 at BAL, 9/4/16 at OAK, 9/20/16 at BAL). Trailing after 7 innings .........................2-10 decided by 3 runs or fewer, including 12 of the last 13...BOS In 18 games (17 starts) since the 2016 All-Star break, Leading after 8 innings ........................10-0 is 10-9 in those 19 games. Rodriguez has posted a 3.22 ERA and held opponents Tied after 8 innings ................................2-0 BOS has won its last 5 games decided by 1 run...The to a .203 AVG (95.0 IP, 70 H, 34 ER, 101 SO). Trailing after 8 innings .........................0-11 Sox are 8-5 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs, after Red Sox score first ..................................6-4 going 38-39 in such games last season. Opponents score first .............................6-7 SUPPORTING CAST: Eduardo Rodriguez has received 5 or Shutouts .................................................1-3 more runs of support in 11 of his 44 career starts; in those Scoring less than 3 runs .........................1-7 SOX & CUBS: The Red Sox and Cubs are meeting in Inter- 11 games, he is 10-0 with a 1.57 ERA and a .176 opponent Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................4-1 league play for the 5th time (also 2005, 2011, 2012, and AVG (74.1 IP, 47 H, 13 ER, 17 BB, 62 SO). Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................7-3 2014)...The only postseason meeting between these fran- Red Sox hit HR .......................................7-4 chises came in 1918, when the Red Sox defeated the Cubs Red Sox hit 0 HR ....................................5-7 in the World Series, 4 games to 2...Neither team would win HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi—who 1-run/2-run games .......................... 5-2/3-3 another World Series until 2004 (BOS). entered 2017 ranked No. 1 in Baseball America’s Top 100 Walk-offs ................................................1-0 Prospects list—has homered in each of his last 2 games... Extra innings (home/road) ............... 1-0/1-0 He began the season 4-for-23 (.174), but he is batting .381 Series openers/finales ..................... 5-4/5-3 NATIONAL AFFAIR: Yesterday’s 7-4 loss to the Cubs (24-for-63) since 4/11...He is the only major leaguer with a Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 3-1-1 snapped the Red Sox’ 6-game winning streak in Interleague 5-hit game in 2017 (5-for-5 on 4/23 at BAL). Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 1-2-0 play...The Sox are 21-7 against the NL since 9/4/15. Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 4-3-1 Benintendi ranks among ML rookie leaders in hits Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 1-1/0-0 Yesterday also snapped the Sox’ 9-game winning streak (T-1st, 28), RBI (T-3rd, 14), runs (4th, 13), AVG (3rd, Come-from-behind wins ...........................6 against NL teams at home...BOS has won 18 of its last .326), and OBP (3rd, .388). 21 Interleague games at Fenway Park, as well as 82 of its last 115 since 5/22/05. VS. THE CUBS START ME UP: Red Sox starters have a 2.68 ERA (17 All-Time .............................................6-8 With identical 215-153 (.584) records, the Red Sox ER/57.0 IP) in the club’s last 9 games (beginning 4/19), the In Boston .............................................3-5 and Yankees are tied for the best winning percentage 2nd-lowest mark in the majors during that time (LAA-2.59). In Chicago ...........................................3-3 in Interleague play since its inception in 1997...Since 2017 ....................................................1-1 2003, the Sox’ .642 winning percentage (170-95) in In Boston .............................................1-1 Interleague games ranks well ahead of the 2nd-best PITCHING IN: Red Sox pitchers rank 5th in the majors in In Chicago ...........................................0-0 mark in that time (NYY; .586, 156-110). ERA (3.56) and 2nd in SO/9.0 IP (9.66)...The last 3 seasons in which the Sox had an ERA this low after 23 games were DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 2013 (3.47), 2007 (3.25), and 2004 (3.23), each of which 4/28 H W5-4 Pomeranz Arrieta SENIOR CIRCUIT: Dustin Pedroia has hit .340 with a .402 4/29 H L4-7 Lackey Wright OBP in 171 career Interleague games...Among players with ended with a World Series title. at least 500 AB in Interleague play, Pedroia ranks 1st all- Red Sox pitchers have allowed 16 ER in the 1st inning time in AVG and 5th all-time in OBP...He has recorded more this season (23.0 IP, 6.26 ERA), but they have posted a MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS walks (73) than strikeouts (71) vs. NL clubs. 3.21 ERA (65 ER/182.0 IP) in all other innings. Rk. Manager Wins 7. Don Zimmer ................................ 411 8. John Farrell ........................... 351 CLOSING TIME: Craig Kimbrel has struck out 20 of 39 HIGH FIVE: During his current 5-game hitting streak, Han- batters faced this season, including 13 of his last 17...He is ley Ramirez is batting .368 (7-for-19) with 2 HR...In 2016, averaging 17.4 SO/9.0 IP, the 4th-best mark among ML re- Ramirez hit only 1 HR in April; he finished the season with RED SOX ALL-TIME RANKINGS lievers...His 8 saves lead the AL and rank 2nd in the majors. Rk. Player H 30 HR and a career-best 111 RBI. 7. Bobby Doerr ............................. 2,042 Kimbrel has converted each of his 23 career save 8. Harry Hooper ........................... 1,707 opportunities at Fenway Park...He has allowed 0 runs REHAB NEWS: Brock Holt, who was placed on the 10-day 9. Dustin Pedroia ................... 1,704 and only 6 hits in those 23 games (23.0 IP, 4 BB, 40 SO). DL with vertigo on 4/21, continued a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket last night and went 1-for-3...In 2 games Rk. Player HR CONSECUTIVE SAVES CONVERTED AT FENWAY PARK 17. Reggie Smith............................... 149 with the PawSox—both as a DH—he is 2-for-6 (BB, R, RBI). PITCHER SAVES YEARS T18. Trot Nixon ................................... 133 T18. Dustin Pedroia ...................... 133 Tom Gordon 29 1998-99 T18. Kevin Youkilis .............................. 133 Craig Kimbrel 23 2012-present DAILY DOUBLE: Mitch Moreland leads the majors outright in doubles (12), 7 of which have been hit on the road... Jonathan Papelbon 20 2009-10 Rk. Player 2B The only other Red Sox player in the last 100 years with as 5. Wade Boggs ................................ 422 many as 12 2B before May 1 is Mike Napoli (13 in 2013). THE ‘PEN IS MIGHTIER: Boston’s bullpen ranks among 6.