BOSTON RED SOX (41-37) at SEATTLE MARINERS (34-46) Sunday, July 1, 2012 • 4:10 p.m. ET • Safeco Field, Seattle, WA LHP Felix Doubront (8-4, 4.54) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (7-7, 4.54) Game #79 • Road Game #37 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM/850 AM, WWZN 1510 AM (Spanish) WALK-OFF WOES: For the 2nd time in 3 games, the Sox LEFT COAST: The Red Sox are 17-9 (.654) this season when lost in walk-off fashion to the Mariners, dropping a 3-2 de- facing left-handed starters, including wins in their last 6 RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall ........................................... 41-37 cision in 11 innings last night and falling to 0-5 in extra such games since 6/12...Boston batters lead the Majors 93 AL East Standing ................T-3rd, -6.5 GB innings in 2012...Despite dropping 2 of their 1st 3 tilts in extra-base hits, 391 total bases and .468 SLG against left- At Home ......................................... 21-21 the current series, the Red Sox have won 10 of their last 14 handed pitching this season and are 2nd with 35 homers... On Road ......................................... 20-16 contests (.714) since 6/16, tied for the 2nd-best mark in the They also top the AL with a .798 OPS against lefties. In day games .................................. 11-15 Majors during that span (also Pittsburgh at 10-4) behind David Ortiz leads the Majors with 9 homers off left-hand- In night games ............................... 30-22 Texas (12-2, .857)...The club is 12-5 (.706) since 6/12, tied ers this season and leads the AL with 17 XBH vs. southpaws April ............................................... 11-11 for 2nd in the ML (also the Yankees at 12-5) in that time May ................................................ 15-14 behind only the Rangers (15-3, .833). 400 FEVER: David Ortiz hit his team-leading 21st home run June ............................................... 15-12 Wednesday, 6th-most in the AL...He is now 1 home run shy of vs. AL East ...................................... 13-16 SERIES TALK: A win today will secure the Sox a split in the 400 career and would become the 8th active player to reach vs. AL Central ................................... 13-8 current series...Boston has won 11 of its last 14 sets dating the mark...He is currently tied with Andres Galarraga and Al vs. AL West ......................................... 4-6 back to 5/10 and has lost just 3 sets in that time with 1 split. vs. National League.......................... 11-7 Kaline for 49th on baseball’s all-time home run list at 399. vs. RH starter .................................. 24-28 With losses in 2 of the 1st 3 tilts of the current set, it vs. LH starter .................................... 17-9 snaps a stretch of 5 straight series wins for the Sox, their TOP BACKSTOP: Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit his 15th home Leading after 6 innings .................... 33-6 longest streak since 6 straight series victories, 7/1-24/11. run Friday night, tops among all Major League catchers... Tied after 6 innings ............................ 4-4 His 28 extra-base hits lead AL backststops (2nd in ML to Trailing after 6 innings ..................... 4-27 STAND AND DELIVER: At 41-37, the Sox are back to 4 PHI’s Carlos Ruiz, 30) and he paces AL catchers with a .537 Leading after 7 innings .................... 37-4 games over .500 after being a season-high 5 games over SLG (min. 150 PA). Tied after 7 innings ............................ 1-5 twice this week (after Wednesday’s and Friday’s wins)...They Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 3-28 are tied with the Rays for 3rd place in the AL East for the 4th GONZO STREAK: Adrian Gonzalez has hit .370 (17-for-46) Leading after 8 innings .................... 38-2 straight day, their highest place in the standings this year, with 7 RBI over his season-high 11-game hit streak, the lon- Tied after 8 innings ............................ 1-5 and are 6.5 games behind the division-leading Yankees and gest active hit streak in the Majors. Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 2-30 1.5 behind the 2nd-place Orioles. Red Sox score 1st ........................... 27-10 SWEET RELIEF: Since 4/23, Boston’s bullpen paces the Ma- Opponents score 1st ...................... 14-27 SINCE MID-MAY: Boston has won 29 of its last 47 games jors with a 2.09 ERA (45 ER/194.0 IP)...Sox relievers have Shutouts ............................................. 4-4 lowered their combined ERA from 8.44 to 3.23 in that time. Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 2-18 (.617), tied for 3rd-best in the Majors since 5/11...All 18 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ........................... 4-14 losses in that span have been by 4 runs or less, including Scoring 5 or more runs ..................... 35-5 1-run defeats 6 times and 2 runs or less on 9 occasions. EXTRA BASES: The Sox lead the Majors with 291 extra- Red Sox hit HR ............................... 36-16 base hits, including an ML-high 191 doubles...They have 22 MAJOR LEAGUE WIN PERCENTAGE LEADERS SINCE 5/11 Red Sox hit 0 HR .............................. 5-21 more XBH and 35 more doubles than the next-highest total 1-run games ..................................... 8-10 TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. for any teams (TEX, 269 XBH and CIN, 156 2B). 2-run games ....................................... 8-8 NY Yankees 30-16 .652 Walk-offs ............................................ 1-4 LA Angels 29-17 .630 David Ortiz paces the AL with 45 extra-base hits, 2nd in the Majors behind Cincinnati’s Joey Votto (47). Extra innings (home) .......................... 0-3 Boston 29-18 .617 Extra innings (road)............................ 0-2 Texas 29-18 .617 NOW WE’RE COOKIN’: Aaron Cook went the 9.0-inning Extra innings (total) ........................... 0-5 Boston has outscored opponents 239-169 in its 47 games distance to shut out the Mariners 5-0 Friday night at Safeco Series openers ................................ 11-15 since 5/11...Starters have allowed 2 ER or less 27 times in Field, limiting Seattle to 2 hits and striking out 2 batters on Series fi nales .................................. 12-13 the stretch and the bullpen has a 2.43 ERA (34 ER/126.0 IP). only 81 pitches...He is the only Red Sox since at least 1988 Series W-L-T (home) ........................7-7-0 Series W-L-T (road) .......................... 7-3-1 TAKING OFF: Following a 4-10 start to the season, Boston to record a 9.0-inning complete game using 81 pitches or Series W-L-T (total) ......................14-10-1 has gone 37-27 (.578) since 4/23, the 4th-best win percent- less...The last Major Leaguer to shut out a team over 9.0 Series sweeps (home) ........................ 2-4 age in the AL during that span. frames on 81 pitches or less was Cook when he used 79 Series sweeps (road) .......................... 1-1 pitches in a shutout of the Padres on 7/1/08. Series sweeps (total) .......................... 3-5 STARTING SOMETHING: Boston starters held the Mari- Come-from-behind wins ......17, last 6/27 ners scoreless over 22.0 innings, from the 1st inning on SELECTION SUNDAY: The 2012 American League and Innings batting around.......11, last 6/27 (1st) Thursday night through the 5th last night...It marked the National League All-Star rosters will be announced today at Games decided in last AB................. 4-10 longest stretch of scoreless frames for Sox starters since 1 p.m. ET on TBS...David Ortiz was leading all AL designated they tossed 24 straight shutout innings over parts of 5 hitters in the fan balloting with 3,128,711 votes (ahead of VS. THE MARINERS games from 4/21-4/26/2011. TEX’s Michael Young at 2,564,572) according to the fi nal All-Time vs. Mariners ................. 218-160 update released by MLB on Monday...Ortiz is a 7-time AL In Boston ...................................... 116-71 DOING THE MATH: The Red Sox have scored 56 more runs All-Star (2004-08, ‘10-11) and has been elected to start the In Seattle ...................................... 102-89 than they have allowed, the 3rd-best differential in the AL Midsummer Classic 5 times (2005-08, ‘11). At Safeco Field ............................... 29-36 behind Texas (+102) and New York (+59)...In the NL, only St. 2012 vs. Mariners .............................. 3-2 REHAB UPDATES: OF Carl Crawford, on the 60-day DL Louis (+56) has scored at least 56 more runs than allowed. In Boston ............................................ 2-0 recovering from left wrist surgery, played in his 5th rehab In Seattle ............................................ 1-2 WEST COAST SWING: The Red Sox today continue a 7-day, game with the GCL Red Sox yesterday vs. the GCL Twins... DATE H/R SCORE WP LP 7-game west coast trip with the last of 4 contests in Seattle... Starting in left fi eld (played 5.0 innings), he went 1-for-3 5/14 H W6-1 Lester Vargas Following today’s game, the team will travel to Oakland for a with an infi eld single...He is 3-for-14 with a double, 2 runs 5/15 H W5-0 Beckett Beavan 3-game set...The Sox return to the west coast from 8/28-9/5 and 5 walks over the 5 rehab contests, with 4 starts in left 6/28 R L0-1 Hernandez Atchison for 9 games against the Angels, A’s and Mariners. and 1 at DH...Crawford is off today. 6/29 R W5-0 Cook Noesi OF Jacoby Ellsbury, on the 60-day DL with a right shoul- 6/30 R L2-3 (11) Kelley Aceves ROAD RUN: The Red Sox are 20-16 (.556) on the road, der subluxation, played his 2nd game of a rehab stint with tied for the 4th-best mark in the AL...They have posted a the GCL Sox yesterday, making his 1st start in CF (played UPCOMING MILESTONES Major League-leading 19-11 (.633) road mark in 30 tilts 4.0 innings)...He walked twice and scored a run and is now Milestone Player (current) away from home since 4/23 and have won 11 of their last 1-for-4 with a double, RBI, run and 3 walks over the 2 rehab 400 HR ....................................Ortiz (399) 17 road contests.