BOSTON RED SOX (82-56) VS. DETROIT TIGERS (80-57) Monday, September 2, 2013 • 1:35 p.m. ET • Fenway Park, Boston, MA RHP John Lackey (8-11, 3.19) vs. RHP Doug Fister (10-7, 3.81) Game #139 • Home Game #70 • TV: NESN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WUFC 1510 AM (Spanish) STANDING TALL: Boston plays the 1st of 3 games against PITCHING IN: Red Sox pitchers have a 2.36 ERA (28 the Tigers today, beginning the 3rd and fi nal series in a ER/106.2 IP) over the club’s last 12 games starting 8/19... RED SOX RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall ........................................... 82-56 9-game homestand...The Sox are 5-1 thus far on the home- Boston hurlers had a streak of 11 consecutive games yield- AL East Standing ....................1st, 4.5 GA stand, outscoring opponents 37-19 with a .299 AVG/.388 ing 3 runs or fewer come to an end in yesterday’s win...It At Home ......................................... 45-24 OBP/.448 SLG, a 3.17 ERA, and no errors...Boston took 2 was the club’s longest stretch of games allowing no more On Road ......................................... 37-32 of 3 from the Orioles and then swept the White Sox in 3. than 3 runs since an 11-gamer from 4/12-25/88. In day games .................................. 25-12 In night games ............................... 57-44 AMERICAN LEADER: At 82-56 (.594) the Red Sox own START IT UP: Sox starters have a 2.48 ERA (23 ER/83.1 IP) April ................................................. 18-8 the best record in the AL, and 3rd-best record in the majors and a .196 opponent AVG in the last 12 games, holding op- May ................................................ 15-15 behind the Braves (.610, 83-53) and Dodgers (.596, 81-55). ponents to 3 runs or fewer in 11 of those games and 1 run June ............................................... 17-11 or fewer 5 times...Beginning on 8/13, Sox starters have an July ................................................. 15-10 BEST MLB RECORDS IN 2013 AL-best 3.19 ERA (42 ER/118.2 IP) and .222 opponent AVG. August ........................................... 16-12 TEAM W-L WPCT September .......................................... 1-0 Atlanta 83-53 .610 vs. AL East ...................................... 32-25 LA Dodgers 81-55 .596 STRONG PEN: The Red Sox bullpen has been charged with vs. AL Central ................................. 17-14 Boston 82-56 .594 only 2 runs and have given up just 7 hits over 17.0 innings vs. AL West ..................................... 20-12 Detroit 80-57 .584 on the current homestand (1.06 ERA). vs. National League.......................... 13-5 vs. RH starter .................................. 54-37 Boston’s 82 wins are 1st in the AL and 2nd in MLB SOX & TIGERS: The Sox and Tigers are playing the 1st of 3 vs. LH starter .................................. 28-19 behind Atlanta’s 83...The Sox have won 13 more games in their only series this season at Fenway Park...This Leading after 6 innings .................... 63-7 games than they did all of last year (69-93). Tied after 6 innings ............................ 9-6 set concludes the 7-game season series, with Boston trail- Trailing after 6 innings ................... 10-43 The Sox are the only AL team and 1 of 2 ML clubs ing 1-3 after dropping 3 of 4 games in Detroit from 6/20-23. Leading after 7 innings .................... 65-4 whose record has been above .500 all year (also ATL). This marks the latest date for the Tigers’ 1st visit to Tied after 7 innings .......................... 10-6 Boston other than the interrupted 1981 season (9/14). Trailing after 7 innings ..................... 6-46 HIGH WATER MARK: The Red Sox are a season-high 26 Leading after 8 innings .................... 68-3 games over .500...They haven’t been 27 games over .500 Despite losing 9 of its last 16 games to Detroit since Tied after 8 innings ............................ 9-6 5/29/11, Boston owns the majors’ best record against since fi nishing play at 85-58 on 9/8/11. Trailing after 8 innings ..................... 4-46 the Tigers since 2008 (.625, 25-15). Red Sox score 1st ........................... 56-15 The Sox and Tigers split the 2012 season set at 5-5...The Opponents score fi rst ..................... 26-41 YESTERDAY’S WIN: Boston’s 7-6 win over the White Sox Shutouts ........................................... 7-10 last night was the club’s 82nd victory of the year, ensuring Sox have won or split the season series with the Tigers Scoring less than 3 runs ................... 3-30 a winning season for the 15th time in the last 16 seasons in 10 of the last 11 years since 2002 (3-4 in 2007). Scoring 3 or 4 runs ......................... 16-17 beginning in 1998...The exception was 2012 (.426, 69-93). Scoring 5 or more runs ..................... 63-9 WHAT A WEEK: Shane Victorino has multiple hits 5 times Red Sox hit HR ............................... 51-25 The Sox have now won their 1st game in all 6 months Red Sox hit 0 HR ............................ 31-31 of this season from April through September. in his last 7 games since 8/25, batting .444 (12-for-27) with 2 doubles, 4 homers, 11 RBI, and 3 walks in that stretch. 1-run games ................................... 19-16 The win gave Boston its 1st sweep since 7/30-8/1 vs. 2-run games ................................... 13-13 SEA at Fenway (3-0) and 8th of the year, 6th at home. MR. 2,000: David Ortiz, 5-for-9 with 6 RBI and 4 walks in Walk-offs .......................................... 11-6 Extra innings (home) .......................... 4-1 It was Boston’s 19th 1-run win of the year...4 of the his last 3 games, has 1,998 career hits, 2 shy of 2,000...He Extra innings (road)............................ 4-4 Sox’ last 5 games have been decided by 1 run (3-1). will be the 39th player ever with 2,000 hits, 400 home runs, Extra innings (total) ........................... 8-5 and 1,400 RBI...Among actives, only Albert Pujols and Alex Series openers ................................ 26-19 DAY DREAMERS: Boston has won its last 4 day games Rodriguez have done it. Series fi nales .................................. 27-18 and is an ML-best 25-12 (.676) in the day this season. Series W-L-T (home) ......................15-7-1 THEFT ALERT: Jacoby Ellsbury stole his ML-leading 51st Series W-L-T (road) ........................ 13-8-1 The Sox 3.11 ERA (115 ER/329.1 IP) in day games tops base of the season yesterday...He has been caught just 4 Series W-L-T (total) ......................28-15-2 the AL and ranks 2nd in MLB to the Dodgers (2.46). times and also leads the majors with a 92.7 success rate. Series sweeps (home) ........................ 6-1 Series sweeps (road) .......................... 2-1 SOX LATELY: The Red Sox have won 7 of their last 8 and 9 Series sweeps (total) .......................... 8-2 STARTING SOMETHING: Daniel Nava has reached in a Come-from-behind wins ......30, last 8/28 of their last 12...The Sox lead the majors with a 10-4 record career-high 36 straight starts beginning 6/22, with a .346 (.714) since 8/17, and have the 4th-best record in the AL Innings batting around....... 19, last 9/1 (2nd) AVG/.413 OBP/.436 SLG in those contests...It is the longest Games decided in last AB................. 20-9 since the All-Star break at 24-17 (.585). active on-base streak in MLB as a starter and the longest by a Red Sox since Dustin Pedroia’s 37 starts, 6/5-7/28/11. VS. THE TIGERS IN THE STANDINGS: The Sox are in 1st place in the AL All-Time vs. Tigers ............1,024-956-13 East, 5.5 games ahead of the Rays...It matches Boston’s KOJI’S ROLLING: Koji Uehara pitched a perfect 9th in- In Boston ...............................560-431-6 largest division lead of the season, also after games of 7/5. ning last night for his 16th save of the season...His current In Detroit ...............................464-525-7 The Sox retook the division on 8/25 and have held the 24.0-inning scoreless streak is the 2nd-longest active run 2013 vs. Tigers ................................. 1-3 top spot 29 of the last 32 days starting 7/31...Boston in MLB (ATL’s Craig Kimbrel, 25.1 IP)...It is his career long In Boston .......................................... 0-0 has been in 1st or T-1st an AL-high 130 days in 2013. stretch, including NBP, and the longest single-season streak In Detroit .......................................... 1-3 by a Red Sox since Daniel Bard went 26.1 frames in 2011. DATE H/R SCORE WP LP SERIES TALK: The Red Sox lead the majors with 28 series The scoreless streak has spanned 21 games (started victories this season...Boston has won its last 4 sets after a 6/20 R L3-4 Smyly Bailey 7/9)...He is the 3rd Red Sox to string together 21 6/21 R W10-6 Lester Fister season-high-tying 3-series slide. consecutive scoreless outings, along with Daniel Bard 6/22 R L3-10 Scherzer Webster (25 in 2011) and Jonathan Papelbon (21 in 2011). 6/23 R L5-7 Benoit Miller FRIENDLY FENWAY: The Red Sox are an AL-best 45-24 (.652) at home, 2nd-best in the majors to ATL (.721, 49-19). NOBODY ON: Koji Uehara has retired his last 18 batters UPCOMING MILESTONES The Sox have won 11 of their last 15 home games and faced...He has also not allowed a base runner in his last 5 Milestone Player (current) 22 of their last 31 at home...Boston has also taken 26 save chances, the longest such streak by a Red Sox since 2,000 H ................................Ortiz (1,998) of its last 36 and 32 of its last 45 at Fenway.