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 (5-9) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (5-7) Sunday, August 9, 2020 • 1:35 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA RHP Nathan Eovaldi (1-1, 3.94) vs. RHP Matt Shoemaker (0-1, 5.91) Game #15 • Home Game #8 • TV: NESN+ • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox are 2-1 in their last 3 CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: The Red Sox have initiated 5 games, following a 4-game losing streak. replay reviews this season, with 4 of those calls being NOTE TO MEDIA overturned in their favor (1 stood)...Sox opponents have Game day materials for both clubs, such as The Sox are in the midst of playing 30 games in game notes, rosters, and stat packs, will be 31 days from 8/7-9/6 (1-1 so far)...They are playing challenged 2 calls, both of which stood. made available at pressroom.redsox.com. on 17 consecutive days from 8/7-23, their longest Please note that these materials will not be stretch without a scheduled day off in 2020. ABOVE AVERAGE: According to Statcast, Red Sox outfield- printed at Fenway Park in 2020. ers have recorded 3 outs above average, tied with the Rays OUT OF THE GATE: The Red Sox are being out-scored in for most in the AL...The only NL teams with as many outs REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN the first 2 innings, 22-8...However, in their last 4 games above average are the Dodgers (4) and Cardinals (3). AL East Standing ........................... 5th, -4.5 they are out-scoring opponents in those innings, 4-1. Jackie Bradley Jr. has recorded 2 outs above average, Home/Road ..................................... 2-5/3-4 In innings 3-through-9, the Sox are out-scoring tied for most in the majors among OF...On Friday, Alex Day/Night ........................................ 0-2/5-7 Verdugo robbed Travis Shaw of a HR in the 9th inning... July/August ..................................... 3-5/2-4 opponents, 50-45. vs. AL East ..............................................3-7 Last night, Kevin Pillar threw out a runner at home and vs. AL Central .........................................0-0 SOX & JAYS: 10 of the Red Sox’ 30 games from 8/7-9/6 Andrew Benintendi made a diving catch in LF. vs. AL West .............................................0-0 will be against the Blue Jays (1-1 so far)...The Sox and Jays vs. National League................................2-2 will play 7 games at Fenway Park (8/7-9 & 9/3-6) and 3 at ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox were held to 1 run last vs. RH/LH starter ............................. 2-5/3-4 night, matching their season low (3rd time)...They rank 12th Leading after 6 innings ..........................4-1 Sahlen Field, home of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons (8/25-27). Tied after 6 innings ................................0-1 According to Bill Nowlin of SABR, the Sox last played in the AL in runs scored (58) and are 5th in AVG (.243). Trailing after 6 innings ...........................1-7 in Buffalo on 7/6/1917, when they earned a 9-7 win in The Sox scored 13 runs on 17 hits on Opening Day, but Leading after 7 innings ..........................4-1 an exhibition game against the Buffalo Bisons. since then they are batting .226 and averaging 3.46 Tied after 7 innings ................................1-1 runs per game...In their last 2 games, they are 10-for-60 Trailing after 7 innings ...........................0-7 (.167) with 4 XBH. Leading after 8 innings ..........................5-0 PITCHING IN: The Red Sox have allowed only 5 runs in Tied after 8 innings ................................0-0 their last 3 games combined (0, 3, 2), after giving up 5+ Trailing after 8 innings ...........................0-9 runs in each of their previous 4 games (5, 5, 9, 5). X FACTOR: Xander Bogaerts leads the Red Sox in hits Red Sox score first ..................................3-4 Last night, Zack Godley threw 4.0 scoreless innings... (15), total bases (27), runs scored (9), AVG (.341), OBP Opponents score first .............................2-5 In 2 outings at Fenway this season, he has allowed 0 (.431), SLG (.614), and OPS (1.045). Shutouts .................................................1-0 runs in 8.0 IP (7 H, 2 BB, 10 SO). Bogaerts ranks among the top 10 in the AL in AVG Scoring less than 3 runs .........................0-5 (T-7th), OBP (3rd), SLG (9th), and OPS (4th). Scoring 3 or 4 runs .................................1-3 Scoring 5 or more runs ...........................4-1 WHAT A RELIEF: Red Sox relievers have allowed 3 runs in In his last 7 games, Bogaerts is 11-for-22 (.500) with Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .................. 4-6/1-3 15.0 IP over the club’s last 3 games (1.80 ERA). 5 XBH and a .607 OBP (6 BB, 3 SO)...He reached base 1-run/2-run games .......................... 1-1/2-1 Ryan Brasier entered last night’s game in the 7th in 8 consecutive plate appearances from 8/5-8 (2B, Walk-offs ................................................0-0 1B, BB, 1B, BB, BB, BB, 1B). Extra innings (home/road) ............... 0-0/0-0 inning with 2 outs and the bases loaded and struck out Series openers/finales ..................... 3-3/2-3 Teoscar Hernández...Sox relievers have stranded 13 HIGHEST OFFENSIVE WAR, SHORTSTOPS FROM 2015-2020 Series W-L-T (home) ........................... 0-2-0 of 14 inherited runners this season. Rk. Player Team oWAR Series W-L-T (road) ............................. 1-1-1 Series W-L-T (total) ............................. 1-3-1 1. Xander Bogaerts BOS 26.3 Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 0-1/1-1 ‘PEN PALS: Phillips Valdez (7.1 IP, 0 R), Heath Hembree 2. Francisco Lindor CLE 22.8 Come-from-behind wins ...........................2 (7.0 IP, 2 R), Marcus Walden (6.0 IP, 2 R), Brandon Workman 3. Carlos Correa HOU 21.7 (5.0 IP, 1 R), and Colten Brewer (7.0 IP, 2 R) have combined 4. Marcus Semien OAK 18.4 to post a 1.93 ERA (7 ER/32.2 IP) in 2020. VS. THE BLUE JAYS Source: Baseball-Reference All-Time ................................. 365-291 Valdez has allowed 0 runs and 0 XBH (7 singles)...He In Boston ....................................179-150 is 1 of 11 pitchers in the majors with a 0.00 ERA and In Toronto ...................................186-141 at least 7.0 IP this season. THIS LAND IS MORELAND: Mitch Moreland has 4 HR in only 27 at-bats this season...He is 1 of only 27 players with At Rogers Centre ....................142-108 4+ HR in 2020; among those players, Moreland ranks T-1st 2020................................................ 1-1 NICE WORK, MAN: Brandon Workman has allowed 1 ER in AB/HR (6.75) with J.T. Realmuto and Max Stassi, who also In Boston ............................................1-1 in his last 17 appearances (16.1 IP), dating back to 9/1/19. have 4 HR in 27 AB...In 2019, Moreland led the Sox with In Buffalo ...........................................0-0 Since the start of 2017, Workman is 17-3 with 19 15.68 AB/HR, the best mark of his career. DATE H/R SCORE WP LP saves, a 2.57 ERA, a .191 opponent AVG, and 10.56 8/7 H W5-3 Hembree Roark SO/9.0 IP (157.2 IP, 45 ER, 105 H, 185 SO). 8/8 H L1-2 Kay Walden ROSTER STATUS: The Red Sox have 28 players on their active roster, 39 on their 40-man roster, 60 in their Club HERE AND THERE: Dating back to 2019, the Red Sox have Player Pool, and 5 on the injured list. MOST RBI, 2018-20 lost each of their last 7 series at Fenway Park, going 6-16 9 players on the Sox’ active roster were born outside Rk. Player RBI in that time...Their last home series win came against the of the 50 United States: Austin Brice (China), Jonathan 1. J.D. Martinez (BOS) ............... 238 Orioles, a 3-game sweep from 8/16-18. 2. Nolan Arenado (COL) .................. 233 Araúz (Panama), Tzu-Wei Lin (Taiwan), Xander 3. Xander Bogaerts (BOS) ........ 229 Since the start of 2019, the Red Sox are 49-39 (.557) in Bogaerts (Aruba), Christian Vázquez (Puerto Rico), road games, 40-46 (.465) at Fenway Park, and 0-2 in José Peraza and Martín Pérez (Venezuela), and Rafael MOST TOTAL BASES, 2018-20 London...In that time, their .557 winning percentage Devers and Phillips Valdez (Dominican Republic). Rk. Player TB on the road ranks 8th in the majors. 1. J.D. Martinez (BOS) ............... 696 2. Trevor Story (COL) ....................... 695 HEATING UP: Michael Chavis began the 2020 season 3. Nolan Arenado (COL) .................. 693 OLD FRIENDS: Kevin Pillar was selected by TOR in the 0-for-10, but he has since gone 6-for-15 (.400) with 2 32nd round of the 2011 June Draft and played with the HR...His homers traveled 410 feet and 421 feet. MOST RELIEF APPEARANCES, RED SOX HISTORY (1901-2020) Blue Jays until getting traded to the Giants on 4/2/19. Chavis’s HR on Wednesday was the 20th of his career Pillar reached base via hit or BB in each of his first 9 and it came in his 103rd game...That is the 6th-fewest Rk.