BOSTON RED SOX (63-80) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (83-59) Monday, September 8, 2014 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Joe Kelly (1-1, 3.89) vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (8-7, 3.38) Game #144 • Home Game #73 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCEC 1490 AM (Spanish) SERIES WIN: The Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays yesterday FACING THE O’S: This series marks the last time the Ori- at Fenway Park, 3-1...Toronto staved off being swept in 3 oles visit Fenway Park in 2014...The Sox will play their fi nal REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN games...The clubs each scored 14 runs in the 3-game set, 3 road games of the season in Baltimore from 9/19-21... Overall ..............................................63-80 AL East Standing ....................5th, 20.5 GB with Boston taking 2 of those contests. Boston is 6-7 against the O’s in 2014, and 3-4 here. At Home ............................................31-41 The Sox have outscored the Orioles 129-126 since On Road ............................................32-39 KNUCKLED UNDER: Yesterday, knuckleballers R.A. Dickey the start of in 2013, but have gone 14-18 in those In day games .....................................17-24 (7.0 IP, 1 R as TOR starter) and Steven Wright (5.0 IP, 0 R in contests...11 of those 18 losses were by 2 runs or less. In night games ..................................46-56 relief for BOS) combined to allow just 1 run in 11.0 frames. March/April .......................................13-14 May ...................................................13-15 They were the 1st pair of knuckleballers (100+ career YOUNG BOGEY AND BETTS: Boston’s 21-year-old rook- June ..................................................12-16 knuckleballs thrown) to face each other in a game ies Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts have both played July ....................................................10-15 since Tim Wakefi eld started for Boston and Dickey every inning of the team’s last 8 games beginning on 8/31... August ..............................................12-16 came on in relief for MIN on 4/22/09 (Credit: STATS). In that time these two have combined to hit .379 (25-for- September .............................................3-4 66) with 12 runs, 10 XBH (7 2B, 3B, 2 HR), and 9 RBI. vs. AL East .........................................26-38 vs. AL Central ....................................16-17 SOX STATUS: With yesterday’s Red Sox loss and Orioles Their breakdown since 8/31: Betts -- .382 (13-for-34, vs. AL West ........................................12-17 win, Boston was offi cially eliminated from the division race. 9 R, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, BB); Bogaerts -- .375 (12-for- vs. National League...............................9-8 The Red Sox have won 2 of their last 3 games and are 32, 3 R, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI, SH). vs. RH starter .....................................42-56 7-6 in their last 13 contests...They are 14-17 in their vs. LH starter .....................................21-24 Leading after 6 innings .......................44-8 last 31 games beginning on 8/6. 30/100 IN REACH: With 32 home runs (T-4th in AL) and Tied after 6 innings ...........................11-10 Boston has gone 2-3-2 in its last 7 sets (including the 98 RBI (5th in AL), David Ortiz is 2 RBI shy of his 8th career Trailing after 6 innings ........................8-62 current series), with both series victories against the 30-homer/100-RBI season...That would pass Ted Williams Leading after 7 innings .......................46-5 Blue Jays (also took 2 of 3 from 8/25-27 at TOR). (7) for the most in franchise history. Tied after 7 innings ...........................10-15 Trailing after 7 innings ........................7-60 Boston is 31-17 (.646) when tallying at least 10 hits, MOST 30-HR/100-RBI SEASONS IN RED SOX HISTORY Leading after 8 innings .......................49-2 and 49-24 (.671) record when scoring at least 4 runs. PLAYER (R/L) SEASONS YEARS Tied after 8 innings ...........................11-17 David Ortiz (L) 7 2003-07, ‘10, ‘13 Trailing after 8 innings ........................3-61 The club is 17 games under .500, 20.5 games back in Ted Williams (L) 7 1939, ‘41-42, ‘46-47, ‘49, ‘51 Red Sox score 1st ..............................44-22 the division, and 5.5 games out of 4th place. Manny Ramirez (R) 6 2001-06 Opponent scores fi rst ........................19-58 Jimmie Foxx (R) 5 1936-40 Shutouts ..............................................7-13 WHAT REMAINS: The Red Sox have 19 games remaining Jim Rice (R) 4 1977-79, ‘83 Scoring less than 3 runs ......................7-42 in their 2014 schedule, with 9 at home and 10 on the road. Scoring 3 or 4 runs ............................21-24 No other left-handed hitter has more than 6 such Scoring 5 or more runs ......................35-13 All 10 remaining home games are against AL East seasons since 2003...At 38, he would be the oldest Red Sox hit HR ..................................39-40 rivals...Boston’s fi nal road trip is an 11-day, 10-game major leaguer with a 30/100 season since Frank Red Sox hit 0 HR ...............................23-40 stretch, 9/11-21 at KC (4G), PIT (3G), BAL (3G). Thomas in 2006 (39 HR, 114 RBI). 1-run games ......................................27-26 2-run games ........................................9-16 He tops ML left-handed hitters in HR and SLG (.515), Walk-offs ...............................................9-9 LOWDOWN ON LANSDOWNE: The Red Sox continue a and leads AL lefty hitters in RBI and OPS (.874). Extra innings (home) .............................5-5 6-game homestand tonight with the 1st of 3 games against Extra innings (road)...............................4-6 the Orioles after taking 2 of 3 from the Blue Jays. CLOSE AND LATE: Boston’s 7 games thus far in Septem- Extra innings (total) ............................9-11 Boston has won 2 of 3 games on the current ber games have been decided by an average of 2.1 runs Series openers ...................................22-24 homestand after an 8-game home losing streak to Series fi nales .....................................19-27 and include 2 extra-innings contests. Series W-L-T (home) ...................... 10-11-4 end the last stand from 8/17-24...That was Boston’s The Sox have played an AL-high 53 one-run games Series W-L-T (road) .......................... 8-12-1 longest drought at home since a 12-gamer, 6/3-29/94. this year (27-26), 3 shy of the MLB lead (CIN, 56) and Series W-L-T (total) ........................ 18-23-5 11 more than the Sox played in all of 2013 (42, 21- Series sweeps (home) ...........................5-7 WALK-OFF MAGIC: Boston won 9-8 in 10 innings Friday 21)...Their 27 one-run wins rank 2nd in the AL (BAL, Series sweeps (road) .............................2-2 night on a bases-loaded, walk-off single by Yoenis Ces- Series sweeps (total) .............................7-9 28)...Boston is on pace for 60 one-run games, which Come-from-behind wins ..........26, last 9/6 pedes to beat the Blue Jays...It was the club’s 9th walk-off would break the club record of 59 set in 1961 (32-27). win of the season, 1 shy of the AL lead (LAA & CLE, 10). Innings batting around.....16, last 8/29 (2nd) They have played 20 extra-inning game this year (9- Games decided in last AB..................18-21 Boston’s 9 walk-offs account for 29% of the team’s 31 11), tied for the most in MLB with Miami...This marks home wins this season. Boston’s most extra-innings games since 1996 (20)... VS. THE ORIOLES They last had more games go to extras in 1966 (22). All-Time vs. O’s (since 1954) ...... 533-456 RUNNING REVERSAL: Boston been successful in 16 of its In Boston .................................... 271-221 last 17 stolen base tries since 8/21, and has been caught In Baltimore ............................... 262-235 LOOKING AT ‘15: Today the Red Sox’ 2015 schedule was At Camden Yards ........................ 106-74 stealing just twice in its last 27 attempts beginning 7/12. announced...Boston opens the regular season on 4/6 at PHI. The Sox lead MLB with a 92.3% SB success rate since 2014 vs. Orioles ................................. 6-7 It will be the club’s 1st opener in Philly since 1954, the In Boston .......................................... 3-4 the All-Star break (24 of 26) after Boston had an ML- last year the city had an AL franchise, the Athletics. worst 60% rate (30 of 50) before the break. In Baltimore ..................................... 3-3 RUSNEY’S DAYS: Rusney Castillo played in 4 of Double-A DATE H/R SCORE WP LP ON THE OFFENSE: Despite scoring 65 runs in the last 14 3/31 R L1-2 Britton Lester games (7-7; 4.6 R/G), Boston is last in the AL in runs (554) Portland’s semi-fi nal playoff series against the Binghamton 4/2 R W6-2 Lackey Jimenez this year and 2nd to last in runs/game (3.87) to TB (3.85). Mets...Yesterday he went 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI as the DH. 4/3 R W4-3 Doubront Chen 4/18 H L4-8 Tillman Lackey The Red Sox lead the majors with 4.05 pitches seen In 6 minor league games to begin his U.S. pro debut, 4/19 H W4-2 Tazawa Norris per PA, which would be the highest rate for any ML 4 with Portland and 2 in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast 4/20 H W6-5 Mujica Matusz League, he is 6-for-19 (.316), 4 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SB. 4/21 H L6-7 Chen Buchholz team as far back as data exists (starting 1988)...The 6/9 R L0-4 Norris Peavy mark currently belongs to the 1994 Tigers (4.03).