BOSTON RED SOX (91-59) VS. NEW YORK YANKEES (79-70) Sunday, September 15, 2013 • 8:05 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP Clay Buchholz (10-0, 1.61) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (8-4, 3.17) Game #151 • Home Game #75 • TV: ESPN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WUFC 1510 AM (Spanish) MAJOR LEADERS: At 91-59 (.607) the Red Sox own the FINAL HOMESTAND: The Sox tonight continue their fi nal RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN best record in the majors. regular-season homestand of 2013 with the last of 3 tilts Overall ........................................... 91-59 BEST MLB RECORDS IN 2013 vs. the Yankees...The Sox will have an off day tomorrow be- AL East Standing ....................1st, 8.5 GA At Home ......................................... 49-25 TEAM W-L WPCT fore hosting the Orioles for 3 contests and wrapping up the homestand with a 3-game set with the Blue Jays. On Road ......................................... 42-34 Boston 91-59 .607 In day games .................................. 27-14 Atlanta 89-59 .601 The Sox are an AL-best 49-25 (.662) at home, the 2nd- In night games ............................... 64-45 Oakland 87-61 .588 best home record in MLB behind Atlanta (.712, 52- April ................................................. 18-8 LA Dodgers 86-62 .581 21), and have won 7 of their last 8, 9 of their last 11, May ................................................ 15-15 Pittsburgh 86-62 .581 12 of their last 16, and 15 of their last 20 home tilts. June ............................................... 17-11 St. Louis 86-62 .581 July ................................................. 15-10 The Sox’ 91 wins top MLB, 2 more than Atlanta... August ........................................... 16-12 SOX AND YANKS: The Sox and Yankees meet for the last September ........................................ 10-3 Boston has 91 wins through its 1st 150 games for time in the regular season tonight...The Sox are 12-6 thus the 10th time in team history, and just the 2nd time vs. AL East ...................................... 39-27 far in the 19-game season series vs. New York, claiming the vs. AL Central ................................. 19-15 beginning in 1951 (91-59 in 1986). season set for the 2nd time since 2005 (also 2011, 12-6). vs. AL West ..................................... 20-12 Boston’s 12 wins vs. the Yankees this year match their vs. National League.......................... 13-5 NIFTY 90: The Red Sox have reached the 90-win mark for most in a single season (also 2011) against the Yanks vs. RH starter .................................. 59-40 the 5th time in the last 7 years beginning in 2007...It is the since taking 14 in 1973 (14-4)...No team has won 13 vs. LH starter .................................. 32-19 9th time in the last 12 seasons that Boston has won at least Leading after 6 innings .................... 71-7 contests vs. the Yankees in a single season since the Tied after 6 innings ............................ 9-8 90 games and 11th in 16 campaigns since 1998...Over that 1976 Orioles went 13-5 vs. NYY. longer span, only the Yankees have more 90-win seasons Trailing after 6 innings ................... 11-44 with 13...This season marked just the 3rd time since 1951 Leading after 7 innings .................... 72-4 (also 1986 and 2007) that Boston recorded 90 wins before HONORING MO: The Red Sox will pay tribute to Yankees Tied after 7 innings .......................... 11-7 its 150th game of the year. closer Mariano Rivera in a pre-game ceremony before to- Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 7-48 night’s game, the all-time saves leader’s last regular-season Leading after 8 innings .................... 75-3 contest at Fenway Park...Fans coming to the game are in- Tied after 8 innings .......................... 10-6 TURN IT AROUND: The Red Sox have won 22 more games vited to be seated by approximately 7:30 p.m. Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 5-49 than last year (69-93), marking the club’s largest increase Red Sox score 1st ........................... 63-16 in wins -- outside of strike-shortened seasons in 1981 and Opponents score fi rst ..................... 28-43 1994 -- since the 1946 team (104-50) won 33 more games YOU SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY: Matt Thornton is cel- Shutouts ........................................... 8-11 than 1945 (71-83). ebrating his 37th birthday today. Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 5-31 Scoring 3 or 4 runs ......................... 16-19 Outside of strike-shortened years, the Sox only other WINNING LATE: The Red Sox have 22 last at-bat victories Scoring 5 or more runs ..................... 70-9 season-to-season increase larger than 22 games was in 2013, tied for the most in the AL with the Royals and tied Red Sox hit HR ............................... 57-27 1911-12 (27 G: 78-75 in 1911 and 105-47 in 1912). for 2nd-most in MLB behind only the Diamondbacks’ 31. Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 34-32 1-run games ................................... 21-18 .500 DAYS: The Red Sox are a season-high 32 games over Boston leads the majors with 245 runs in the 7th 2-run games ................................... 14-13 .500, the most in MLB...They hadn’t been as many as 32 inning or later (Arizona 2nd at 234). Walk-offs .......................................... 11-7 games over since ending the 2004 season at 98-64. Extra innings (home) .......................... 4-1 KOJI’S ROLL: Koji Uehara has retired each of his last 37 Extra innings (road)............................ 6-4 The Sox are the only AL team and 1 of 2 ML clubs batters faced...That is the longest stretch of consecutive Extra innings (total) ......................... 10-5 whose record has been above .500 all year (also batters retired by a Red Sox pitcher in club history accord- Series openers ................................ 29-20 ATL)...This season will mark the 6th time the Red Sox Series fi nales .................................. 28-20 ing to SABR (prev., 32 by Ellis Kinder in 1952)...It is the lon- Series W-L-T (home) ......................17-7-1 will remain above .500 all season, also accomplishing gest such stretch for any reliever since Bobby Jenks retired the feat in 1912, ‘17, ‘18, ‘40, and ‘46. Series W-L-T (road) ........................ 15-8-1 41 straight batters in 2007, which according to SABR is the Series W-L-T (total) ......................32-15-2 longest such stretch ever for a reliever. Series sweeps (home) ........................ 6-1 IN THE STANDINGS: The Sox are in 1st place in the AL Uehara has not allowed a run in his last 30.1 IP, the Series sweeps (road) .......................... 2-1 East, 8.5 games ahead of the Rays...It is the largest division Series sweeps (total) .......................... 8-2 lead for any AL club...Boston was a season-high 9.5 games longest scoreless streak of his career, including NPB...It is the longest scoreless streak in MLB on the season (prev. Come-from-behind wins ........34, last 9/6 up after a win on Wednesday night...Boston’s magic num- Innings batting around........23, last 9/7 (4th) ber to clinch the AL East entering play today was 6. COL’s Rex Brothers, 30.0 IP, 4/10-6/27) and the longest Games decided in last AB............... 22-11 single-season scoreless streak for a Sox reliever since Prior to this season, 2007 is the only other year in the Dick Radatz’s 33.0-inning stretch from 5/13-6/14/1963. VS. THE YANKEES past 18 seasons beginning in 1996 that the Red Sox The streak has spanned 27 games beginning 7/9, All-Time vs. NYY (since 1903) ....946-1,138-14 have held a division lead as large...They reached as In Boston ...............................519-526-7 high as 11.5 games ahead that year. the longest consecutive scoreless outings streak in club history...The previous mark was Daniel Bard’s In New York ...........................427-612-7 At Yankee Stadium ....................... 24-22 The Sox retook the division lead on 8/25 and have 25-gamer from 5/27-7/31/11. held the top spot 42 of the last 45 days starting 7/31... 2013 vs. Yankees ............................ 12-6 They have been in 1st or T-1st an AL-high 143 days. Uehara has been perfect in 17 of 19 saves this year, In Boston .......................................... 5-3 including each of his last 8 tries...That is the longest In New York ...................................... 7-3 streak of perfect save tries in Sox history, passing Jeff SOX LATELY: The Sox have won their 1st 2 vs. the Yanks Russell’s 6 straight from 5/12-6/13/93 for the mark. DATE H/R SCORE WP LP to open the homestand, including a 5-1 win yesterday, after 4/1 R W8-2 Lester Sabathia going 5-2 on their road trip to New York (3-1) and Tampa 4/3 R W7-4 Buchholz Kuroda Bay (2-1) at 5-2...Both losses on the trip came by only 1 run. SEPTEMBER SUCCESS: The Sox, who lead MLB with 782 4/4 R L2-4 Pettitte Dempster runs, have scored an MLB-best 91 runs in 13 games in Sep- 5/31 R L1-4 Sabathia Lester The Sox have won 4 of their last 5, 9 of their last 11, tember...They are tied for the MLB lead with 23 home runs 6/1 R W11-1 Doubront Hughes 12 of their last 15, 16 of their last 20, and 18 of their in September. 6/2 R W3-0(6) Buchholz Kuroda last 24 tilts...They are 1st in MLB with a 19-7 record 7/19 H W4-2 Doubront Pettitte (.731) since 8/17, and have the AL’s 2nd-best mark The Sox are tied for the MLB lead with 10 wins in the month, their most in a September since 13 in 2010.