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IN CAMP: Boston has 49 players in Major League Spring Training Camp, in- cluding 14 non-roster invitees: 24 pitch- ers (7 NRI), 5 catchers (2 NRI), 11 infield- ers (2 NRI), and 9 outfielders (3 NRI). STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox began their Grapefruit League slate with a 1-5 record, but they are 9-7-2 in their last 18 games. Opening Day is only 14 days away...The Sox will open their 2017 season at home on Monday, 4/3 vs. PIT. BOS is playing 39 games in 38 days during spring training, including 4 exhibition contests...The club’s lone off day from 2/23-4/1 is scheduled for 3/22. SOX & O’S: Today marks the 3rd of 4 spring training meetings between the Red Sox and Orioles...The O’s earned a 12-5 win in the 1st meeting on 3/1 in Sarasota, while BOS blanked BAL here at JetBlue Park on 3/10, 4-0... The Sox will travel to Ed Smith Stadium on 3/27. The Sox and O’s will play 19 times during the regular season, beginning with a 2-game series at Fenway Park from 4/11-12...9 of the Sox’ first 29 games (and 13 of their first 57) are against BAL, but the teams will not play each other in an 81-day span from 6/5-8/24. BETTS VS. BIRDS: Mookie Betts hit .408 (31-for-76) with 9 HR in 19 games vs. BAL during the 2016 regular season...According to Elias, the last Red Sox player before Betts to hit .400+ with 8+ HR against a single team over an entire season was Ted Williams vs. CLE in 1957. Betts hit 3 HR on 5/31/16 at BAL and added 2 HR on 6/1/16 at BAL, tying the ML record for most HR in a 2-game span (5)...He became the 1st player ever to homer 5 times in a 2-game span as a leadoff hitter, as well as the 1st player ever to homer in the 1st and 2nd innings in consecutive games. HOT CORNER: Pablo Sandoval hit 2 HR in Saturday’s 12-5 win at MIN...He leads the Red Sox in HR (tied, 3) and ranks 2nd in RBI (11) and hits (13) this spring...He is batting .333 with a .965 OPS (13-for-39, 2 2B, 3 HR). Sandoval has not committed an error in 28 total chances at 3B in Grapefruit League games...No other player in either league has handled more than 25 chances at 3B without committing an error this spring. ON BASE MACHINE: Marco Hernandez has reached base via hit or BB in each of his 14 Grapefruit League games this spring...He leads the Sox in OBP (.488), hits (15), and triples (4) and is batting .405 (15-for-37) with a 1.218 OPS...His 4 triples lead both the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues. In 31 career Grapefruit Leage games with the Red Sox (2015-17), Hernandez has hit .458 with a .522 OBP and a .763 SLG (27-for-59, 10 2B, 4 3B, 8 BB, 15 R, 13 RBI). FIRST IMPRESSION: Signed by BOS as a minor league free agent on 1/14/17, Kyle Kendrick is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) in 5 appearances (4 starts) this spring... He has not allowed a run in his last 15.0 innings. Kendrick threw 4.0 scoreless innings vs. BAL on 3/10... In his last 3 starts, he has held opponents to 0 runs and a .159 AVG (7-for-44, 9 SO, 3 BB). Among qualifying pitchers in both the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues, Kendrick ranks 2nd in WHIP (0.83), 3rd in ERA (1.50) and innings (tied, 18.0), and 4th in opponent AVG (.188). HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: The Sox have sold out each of their last 100 home Grapefruit League games, including each of their final 10 at City of Palms Park and all 90 at JetBlue Park since its opening in 2012...The Sox have sold out 208 of their last 209 home Grapefruit League games. BOS has won 7 of its last 9 home games, including an exhibition victory vs. Team USA on 3/9...Between Grapefruit League and exhibition games, BOS is 9-5 at home and 3-7-2 on the road. The Red Sox are in their 6th spring at the Fenway South Spring Training and Player Development Complex in Fort Myers, FL since moving here in 2012...The complex’s main field, JetBlue Park, has a total capacity of approximately 11,000 (9,900 fixed seats). This is the 25th consecutive season the Sox have called Fort Myers, FL their Spring Training home (1993-2017), having played at City of Palms Park through 2011...Only Winter Haven, FL hosted the club for more springs (27 years from 1966-92). FIELD DEDICATION: The Red Sox are holding a brief field dedication for Frank Malzone this morning at 10 a.m. at Fenway South’s Field 2...Three of Malzone’s children— Anne, Frank, and Jimmy—are expected to attend. Fields 3-6 at Fenway South have already been named for the following influential Red Sox figures: Felix Maldonado (#3), Eddie Popowski (#4), Lou Gorman (#5), and Johnny Pesky (#6). Malzone was inducted into the Red Sox’ 1st Hall of Fame class in 1995...Spent 68 years in the Red Sox organization, including 6 All-Star seasons in his 11-year career as a player (1955-65)...Selected as the top 3rd baseman on the Red Sox All-Time Team in 1969, as voted by the fans...He passed away on 12/29/2015. GOOD LUCK, XANDER: Xander Bogaerts and the King- dom of The Netherlands will take on Puerto Rico tonight at 9 p.m. (ET) at Dodger Stadium in the World Baseball Classic semifinals...The losing team will be eliminated, while the winning team will play either the United States or Japan Wednesday at 9 p.m. in the championship game. The Netherlands went 2-1 in each of the first 2 rounds of the tournament...Bogaerts has started all 6 games at 3B (4-for-19, 3B, 6 BB, 2 RBI, 4 R). LHP Fernando Abad (Dominican Republic) and minor league OF Mike Meyers (Israel) also represented the Red Sox at the WBC...The D.R. went 4-2, with Abad making 4 appearances, all scoreless (2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO)...Team Israel also went 4-2, with Meyers appearing in 3 games (0-for-1, BB, 2 R). OPENING ACT: Rick Porcello has been named the Red Sox’ Opening Day starting pitcher (4/3 vs. PIT)...This will be the 1st O.D. start of his career...Porcello has started his club’s 4th game of the season 6 times (2009-12, ‘14, ‘16), the 3rd game once (2013), and the 2nd game once (2015). Porcello won the 2016 AL Cy Young Award after leading the majors in wins (22) and SO/BB ratio (5.91)...The Red Sox went 25-8 in his starts last season, including 17-3 in his final 20...BOS was 15-1 in his home starts in 2016, having won each of his first 14. Porcello has pitched 6.0+ innings in each of his last 18 starts, the majors’ longest active streak to begin 2017...He has thrown at least 5.0 innings in 41 consecutive starts, the AL’s longest active streak. ROSTER MOVES: Prior to Friday’s game vs. HOU, the Sox op- tioned RHP Kyle Martin and LHP Luis Ysla to Triple-A Pawtucket and reassigned RHP Marcus Walden to minor league camp. Prior to Tuesday’s game vs. TOR, the Red Sox optioned LHPs Brian Johnson and Henry Owens and RHP Brandon Workman to Pawtucket...3B Rafael Devers, OF Junior Lake, and C Jordan Procyshen were reassigned to minor league camp. HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Red Sox OF Andrew Benintendi is ranked No. 1 overall in Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list...Since the list debuted in 1990, the only other Red Sox player to begin a season ranked No. 1 overall is Daisuke Matsuzaka (2007). Also representing the Red Sox on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list are 3B Rafael Devers (No. 18) and LHP Jason Groome (No. 43). YOUTH BRIGADE: Dustin Pedroia (born 8/17/83), Chris Young (9/5/83), and Hanley Ramirez (12/23/83) are the old- est players in Red Sox camp, and they are only 33 years old. 22-year-olds Andrew Benintendi (born 7/6/94) and Jamie Callahan (born 8/24/94) are the youngest Red Sox in major league camp. 8 players on the Red Sox’ 40-man roster are younger than 25: Andrew Benintendi (22), Eduardo Rodriguez (23), Mookie Betts (24), Xander Bogaerts (24), Marco Hernandez (24), Henry Owens (24), Blake Swihart (24), and Luis Ysla (24). GOOD LUCK CHARM: Jackie Bradley Jr. had 2 HR and 5 RBI in the Sox’ 19-2 win over the Rays on 3/2, then homered in a 7-5 win over Team USA on 3/9...In the regular season, the Sox are 33-5 (.868) all-time in games in which Bradley homers, including 10-0 since 7/29/16. Baltimore Orioles (12-9-2) at Boston Red Sox (10-12-2) Monday, March 20, 2017 • JetBlue Park at Fenway South • Lee County, FL Game Coverage: WEEI 850 AM Online Pressbox: http://pressroom.redsox.com Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERS Mon. 3/20 vs. BAL 1:05 p.m. RHP Kyle Kendrick, RHP Heath Hembree, RHP Noe Ramirez, LHP Wade Miley, LHP Vidal Nuno, RHP Oliver Drake RHP Austin Maddox, RHP Jamie Callahan Tue., 3/21 at NYY 6:35 p.m. LHP Chris Sale, RHP Joe Kelly, RHP Bryan Mitchell, LHP Aroldis Chapman, RHP Matt Barnes, LHP Robby Scott, RHP Luis Cessa, LHP Jon Niese RHP Chandler Shepherd, RHP Ben Taylor Wed., 3/22 Camp Day RED SOX 2017 SPRING TRAINING STATISTICAL LEADERS Batting Stat Leader AVG .........Dustin Pedroia (.435, 10-for-23) Hits .................. Marco Hernandez (15) Doubles ............ Andrew Benintendi (5) Triples................. Marco Hernandez (4) HR ............ Ramirez/Sandoval/Travis (3) XBH.................... Marco Hernandez (8) Runs ............................ Allen Craig (10) RBI ...................... Mitch Moreland (12) BB ............... Benintendi/Hernandez (6) Pitching Stat Leader Wins ........ Kendrick/Porcello/Rodriguez (2) Innings ....................... Kyle Kendrick (18.0) Strikeouts ...................... Kyle Kendrick (16) Appearances .............. Noe Ramirez (8) Starts................ Kendrick/Rodriguez (4) Saves......................... 4 players tied (1) HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) Amateur Draft Picks (14) Barnes (2011-1st round), Benintendi (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensation round), Brentz (2010-compensation round), Johnson (2012-1st round), Mar- rero (2012-1st round), Martin (2013- 9th round), Owens (2011-1st round), Pedroia (2004-2nd round), N. Ramirez (2011-4th round), Swihart (2011-1st round), Vazquez (2008-9th round), Workman (2010-2nd round) By Trade (17) Abad (From Twins, Aug. 2016), Elias (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), Hembree (From Giants, July 2014), Hernandez (From Cubs, Dec. 2014), Holt (From Pi- rates, Dec. 2012), Kelly (From Cardinals, July 2014), Kimbrel (From Padres, Nov. 2015), Leon (From Nationals, Mar. 2015), Pomeranz (From Padres, July 2016), Por - cello (From Tigers, Dec. 2014), Rodriguez (From Orioles, July 2014), Ross Jr. (From Rangers, Jan. 2015), Sale (From White Sox, Dec. 2016), Smith (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), Thornburg (From Brewers, Dec. 2016), Wright (From Indians, July 2012), Ysla (From Giants, Aug. 2015) Free Agents (6) Moreland (Dec. 2016), Price (Dec. 2015), H. Ramirez (Nov. 2014), San- doval (Nov. 2014), Scott (Aug. 2011), Young (Dec. 2015) International Free Agents (1) Bogaerts (Aug. 2009) Off Waivers (1) Selsky (From Reds, Jan. 2017) Rule 5 Draft Pick (1) Rutledge (From Rockies, 2016) BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES MEDIA GUIDE: The 2017 Boston Red Sox Media Guide is available for down- load at http://pressroom.redsox.com and www.redsoxpressbox.com.

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Page 1: BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTESbaltimore.orioles.mlb.com/documents/8/2/0/220097820/320_vs._BAL… · The Sox will travel to Ed Smith Stadium on 3/27. The Sox and O’s will

IN CAMP: Boston has 49 players in Major League Spring Training Camp, in-cluding 14 non-roster invitees: 24 pitch-ers (7 NRI), 5 catchers (2 NRI), 11 infield-ers (2 NRI), and 9 outfielders (3 NRI).

STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox began their Grapefruit League slate with a 1-5 record, but they are 9-7-2 in their last 18 games.Opening Day is only 14 days away...The Sox will open their 2017 season at home on Monday, 4/3 vs. PIT. BOS is playing 39 games in 38 days during spring training, including 4 exhibition contests...The club’s lone off day from 2/23-4/1 is scheduled for 3/22.

SOX & O’S: Today marks the 3rd of 4 spring training meetings between the Red Sox and Orioles...The O’s earned a 12-5 win in the 1st meeting on 3/1 in Sarasota, while BOS blanked BAL here at JetBlue Park on 3/10, 4-0...The Sox will travel to Ed Smith Stadium on 3/27.The Sox and O’s will play 19 times during the regular season, beginning with a 2-game series at Fenway Park from 4/11-12...9 of the Sox’ first 29 games (and 13 of their first 57) are against BAL, but the teams will not play each other in an 81-day span from 6/5-8/24.

BETTS VS. BIRDS: Mookie Betts hit .408 (31-for-76) with 9 HR in 19 games vs. BAL during the 2016 regular season...According to Elias, the last Red Sox player before Betts to hit .400+ with 8+ HR against a single team over an entire season was Ted Williams vs. CLE in 1957.Betts hit 3 HR on 5/31/16 at BAL and added 2 HR on 6/1/16 at BAL, tying the ML record for most HR in a 2-game span (5)...He became the 1st player ever to homer 5 times in a 2-game span as a leadoff hitter, as well as the 1st player ever to homer in the 1st and 2nd innings in consecutive games.

HOT CORNER: Pablo Sandoval hit 2 HR in Saturday’s 12-5 win at MIN...He leads the Red Sox in HR (tied, 3) and ranks 2nd in RBI (11) and hits (13) this spring...He is batting .333 with a .965 OPS (13-for-39, 2 2B, 3 HR).Sandoval has not committed an error in 28 total chances at 3B in Grapefruit League games...No other player in either league has handled more than 25 chances at 3B without committing an error this spring.

ON BASE MACHINE: Marco Hernandez has reached base via hit or BB in each of his 14 Grapefruit League games this spring...He leads the Sox in OBP (.488), hits (15), and triples (4) and is batting .405 (15-for-37) with a 1.218 OPS...His 4 triples lead both the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues.In 31 career Grapefruit Leage games with the Red Sox (2015-17), Hernandez has hit .458 with a .522 OBP and a .763 SLG (27-for-59, 10 2B, 4 3B, 8 BB, 15 R, 13 RBI).

FIRST IMPRESSION: Signed by BOS as a minor league free agent on 1/14/17, Kyle Kendrick is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) in 5 appearances (4 starts) this spring...He has not allowed a run in his last 15.0 innings.Kendrick threw 4.0 scoreless innings vs. BAL on 3/10...In his last 3 starts, he has held opponents to 0 runs and a .159 AVG (7-for-44, 9 SO, 3 BB).Among qualifying pitchers in both the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues, Kendrick ranks 2nd in WHIP (0.83), 3rd in ERA (1.50) and innings (tied, 18.0), and 4th in opponent AVG (.188).

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: The Sox have sold out each of their last 100 home Grapefruit League games, including each of their final 10 at City of Palms Park and all 90 at JetBlue Park since its opening in 2012...The Sox have sold out 208 of their last 209 home Grapefruit League games. BOS has won 7 of its last 9 home games, including an exhibition victory vs. Team USA on 3/9...Between Grapefruit League and exhibition games, BOS is 9-5 at home and 3-7-2 on the road.The Red Sox are in their 6th spring at the Fenway South Spring Training and Player Development Complex in Fort Myers, FL since moving here in 2012...The complex’s main field, JetBlue Park, has a total capacity of approximately 11,000 (9,900 fixed seats). This is the 25th consecutive season the Sox have called Fort Myers, FL their Spring Training home (1993-2017), having played at City of Palms Park through 2011...Only Winter Haven, FL hosted the club for more springs (27 years from 1966-92).

FIELD DEDICATION: The Red Sox are holding a brief field dedication for Frank Malzone this morning at 10 a.m. at Fenway South’s Field 2...Three of Malzone’s children—Anne, Frank, and Jimmy—are expected to attend.Fields 3-6 at Fenway South have already been named for the following influential Red Sox figures: Felix Maldonado (#3), Eddie Popowski (#4), Lou Gorman (#5), and Johnny Pesky (#6).Malzone was inducted into the Red Sox’ 1st Hall of Fame class in 1995...Spent 68 years in the Red Sox organization, including 6 All-Star seasons in his 11-year career as a player (1955-65)...Selected as the top 3rd baseman on the Red Sox All-Time Team in 1969, as voted by the fans...He passed away on 12/29/2015.

GOOD LUCK, XANDER: Xander Bogaerts and the King-dom of The Netherlands will take on Puerto Rico tonight at 9 p.m. (ET) at Dodger Stadium in the World Baseball Classic semifinals...The losing team will be eliminated, while the winning team will play either the United States or Japan Wednesday at 9 p.m. in the championship game.The Netherlands went 2-1 in each of the first 2 rounds of the tournament...Bogaerts has started all 6 games at 3B (4-for-19, 3B, 6 BB, 2 RBI, 4 R).LHP Fernando Abad (Dominican Republic) and minor league OF Mike Meyers (Israel) also represented the Red Sox at the WBC...The D.R. went 4-2, with Abad making 4 appearances, all scoreless (2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO)...Team Israel also went 4-2, with Meyers appearing in 3 games (0-for-1, BB, 2 R).

OPENING ACT: Rick Porcello has been named the Red Sox’ Opening Day starting pitcher (4/3 vs. PIT)...This will be the 1st O.D. start of his career...Porcello has started his club’s 4th game of the season 6 times (2009-12, ‘14, ‘16), the 3rd game once (2013), and the 2nd game once (2015).Porcello won the 2016 AL Cy Young Award after leading the majors in wins (22) and SO/BB ratio (5.91)...The Red Sox went 25-8 in his starts last season, including 17-3 in his final 20...BOS was 15-1 in his home starts in 2016, having won each of his first 14.Porcello has pitched 6.0+ innings in each of his last 18 starts, the majors’ longest active streak to begin 2017...He has thrown at least 5.0 innings in 41 consecutive starts, the AL’s longest active streak.

ROSTER MOVES: Prior to Friday’s game vs. HOU, the Sox op-tioned RHP Kyle Martin and LHP Luis Ysla to Triple-A Pawtucket and reassigned RHP Marcus Walden to minor league camp.Prior to Tuesday’s game vs. TOR, the Red Sox optioned LHPs Brian Johnson and Henry Owens and RHP Brandon Workman to Pawtucket...3B Rafael Devers, OF Junior Lake, and C Jordan Procyshen were reassigned to minor league camp.

HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Red Sox OF Andrew Benintendi is ranked No. 1 overall in Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list...Since the list debuted in 1990, the only other Red Sox player to begin a season ranked No. 1 overall is Daisuke Matsuzaka (2007).Also representing the Red Sox on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list are 3B Rafael Devers (No. 18) and LHP Jason Groome (No. 43).

YOUTH BRIGADE: Dustin Pedroia (born 8/17/83), Chris Young (9/5/83), and Hanley Ramirez (12/23/83) are the old-est players in Red Sox camp, and they are only 33 years old.22-year-olds Andrew Benintendi (born 7/6/94) and Jamie Callahan (born 8/24/94) are the youngest Red Sox in major league camp.8 players on the Red Sox’ 40-man roster are younger than 25: Andrew Benintendi (22), Eduardo Rodriguez (23), Mookie Betts (24), Xander Bogaerts (24), Marco Hernandez (24), Henry Owens (24), Blake Swihart (24), and Luis Ysla (24).

GOOD LUCK CHARM: Jackie Bradley Jr. had 2 HR and 5 RBI in the Sox’ 19-2 win over the Rays on 3/2, then homered in a 7-5 win over Team USA on 3/9...In the regular season, the Sox are 33-5 (.868) all-time in games in which Bradley homers, including 10-0 since 7/29/16.

Baltimore Orioles (12-9-2) at Boston Red Sox (10-12-2)Monday, March 20, 2017 • JetBlue Park at Fenway South • Lee County, FL

Game Coverage: WEEI 850 AM

Online Pressbox: http://pressroom.redsox.com Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE OPP. TIME RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERSMon. 3/20 vs. BAL 1:05 p.m. RHP Kyle Kendrick, RHP Heath Hembree, RHP Noe Ramirez, LHP Wade Miley, LHP Vidal Nuno, RHP Oliver Drake RHP Austin Maddox, RHP Jamie CallahanTue., 3/21 at NYY 6:35 p.m. LHP Chris Sale, RHP Joe Kelly, RHP Bryan Mitchell, LHP Aroldis Chapman, RHP Matt Barnes, LHP Robby Scott, RHP Luis Cessa, LHP Jon Niese RHP Chandler Shepherd, RHP Ben Taylor Wed., 3/22 Camp Day

RED SOX 2017 SPRING TRAINING STATISTICAL LEADERS

Batting Stat LeaderAVG .........Dustin Pedroia (.435, 10-for-23) Hits .................. Marco Hernandez (15)Doubles ............Andrew Benintendi (5)Triples................. Marco Hernandez (4)HR ............Ramirez/Sandoval/Travis (3)XBH .................... Marco Hernandez (8)Runs ............................Allen Craig (10)RBI ......................Mitch Moreland (12)BB ............... Benintendi/Hernandez (6)

Pitching Stat LeaderWins ........ Kendrick/Porcello/Rodriguez (2)Innings .......................Kyle Kendrick (18.0)Strikeouts ...................... Kyle Kendrick (16)Appearances ..............Noe Ramirez (8)Starts................Kendrick/Rodriguez (4)Saves .........................4 players tied (1)

HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER)

Amateur Draft Picks (14)Barnes (2011-1st round), Benintendi (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensation round), Brentz (2010-compensation round), Johnson (2012-1st round), Mar-rero (2012-1st round), Martin (2013-9th round), Owens (2011-1st round), Pedroia (2004-2nd round), N. Ramirez (2011-4th round), Swihart (2011-1st round), Vazquez (2008-9th round), Workman (2010-2nd round)

By Trade (17)Abad (From Twins, Aug. 2016), Elias (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), Hembree (From Giants, July 2014), Hernandez (From Cubs, Dec. 2014), Holt (From Pi-rates, Dec. 2012), Kelly (From Cardinals, July 2014), Kimbrel (From Padres, Nov. 2015), Leon (From Nationals, Mar. 2015), Pomeranz (From Padres, July 2016), Por-cello (From Tigers, Dec. 2014), Rodriguez (From Orioles, July 2014), Ross Jr. (From Rangers, Jan. 2015), Sale (From White Sox, Dec. 2016), Smith (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), Thornburg (From Brewers, Dec. 2016), Wright (From Indians, July 2012), Ysla (From Giants, Aug. 2015)

Free Agents (6)Moreland (Dec. 2016), Price (Dec. 2015), H. Ramirez (Nov. 2014), San-doval (Nov. 2014), Scott (Aug. 2011), Young (Dec. 2015)

International Free Agents (1)Bogaerts (Aug. 2009)

Off Waivers (1)Selsky (From Reds, Jan. 2017)

Rule 5 Draft Pick (1)Rutledge (From Rockies, 2016)

BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES

MEDIA GUIDE: The 2017 Boston Red Sox Media Guide is available for down-load at http://pressroom.redsox.com and www.redsoxpressbox.com.

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2017 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Red Sox Game Notes Page 2

TODAY’S RED SOX PITCHERS vs. BAL

DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Monday, 3/20 BALTIMORE JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AMTuesday, 3/21 at New York Yankees Tampa 6:35 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AMWednesday, 3/22 Camp Day Thursday, 3/23 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AMFriday, 3/24 at Toronto Dunedin 1:07 p.m. MLB NetworkSaturday, 3/25 PHILADELPHIA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. Sunday, 3/26 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AMMonday, 3/27 at Baltimore Sarasota 1:05 p.m. ESPN/WEEI 850 AMTuesday, 3/28 at Pittsburgh Bradenton 6:05 p.m. NESNplus/WEEI 850 AMWednesday, 3/29 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AMThursday, 3/30 WASHINGTON JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AMFriday, 3/31 at Washington Nationals Park 4:05 p.m. NESNplus/WEEI 850 AMSaturday 4/1 at Washington U.S. Naval Academy 2:05 p.m. NESNplus/WEEI 850 AM

25-KYLE KENDRICK, RHP 5 G, 2-0, 1.50 ERA2017 SPRING: Has thrown 18.0 innings, tied for 2nd in the Grapefruit League...Has a 0.83 WHIP and a .188 opponent AVG (9-for-46)...Has not allowed a run in his last 15.0 innings, including scoreless efforts on Wednesday at TB (5.0 IP), on 3/10 vs. BAL (W, 4.0 IP), and on 3/5 vs. ATL (W, 4.0 IP)...On 2/28 vs. NYY, surrendered 2 ER over 3.0 IP...Pitched 2.0 innings of the Sox’ loss on 2/24 vs. NYM.

37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 5 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA2017 SPRING: Has allowed just 4 baserunners this spring...Threw his 6th straight scoreless inning on Thursday vs. PIT...Fanned 2 on 3/12 at PHI...Threw a perfect 5th inning on 3/9 vs. Team USA...Struck out the side on 3/5 vs. ATL...On 3/1, pitched a perfect 6th inning at BAL...Tossed a scoreless 7th in his spring debut on 2/25 vs. MIN...2016 IN REVIEW: Played in a career-high 38 ML games (4 stints)...Set career highs in innings (51.0), wins (4), and SO (47)...Converted all 8 Triple-A save chances.

66-NOE RAMIREZ, RHP 8 G, 0-0, 6.14 ERA2017 SPRING: Has recorded 12 SO in 7.1 innings this spring...Made his last appearance on Friday vs. HOU (0.1 IP, 4 ER)...Struck out 2 over a scoreless inning on Tuesday vs. TOR...Fanned the side on 3/11 vs. TB...Was charged with a blown save on 3/8 at NYM (1 H, 1 BB, 0 R)...Struck out 2 in a hitless frame on 3/5 vs. ATL...Allowed his 1st ER of the spring on 3/2 vs. TB...Tossed a scoreless 4th inning on 2/27 vs. STL...Also threw a scoreless 6th on 2/24 vs. NYM...2016 IN REVIEW: Appeared in 14 games over 8 ML stints with BOS.

81-AUSTIN MADDOX, RHP 7 G, 0-1, 2.25 ERA2017 SPRING: Held the Astros scoreless through 1.0 inning on Friday...Allowed an ER over 2.0 innings on Monday at TOR...Faced the minimum 3 batters in 3 straight outings from 3/4-10, including a perfect 7th inning on 3/10 vs. BAL, a hitless 8th on 3/7 at WSH, and a scoreless 8th on 3/4 at PIT (1 H)...Allowed his first run of the spring on 2/28 vs. NYY...Earned the save on 2/25 vs. the Twins...Struck out the side in his 1st outing on 2/23 vs. Northeastern...2016 IN REVIEW: Went 5-3 with 5 saves and a 3.59 ERA (27 ER/67.2 IP) in 39 appearances (2 GS) across 3 levels.

82-JAMIE CALLAHAN, RHP 6 G, 1-0, 1.29 ERA2017 SPRING: Made his 4th straight scoreless appearance on Thursday vs. PIT...Replaced Edgar Olmos due to injury in the 8th inning of Monday’s loss at TOR, recording the final out...Pitched the 8th inning of Boston’s combined shutout vs. the Orioles on 3/10...Tossed 2.0 scoreless frames on 3/6 at HOU...Allowed 1 ER on 3 hits on 2/28 vs. NYY...Recorded 2 SO over a perfect 7th inning on 2/26 at TB...Surrendered 2 ER in the 7th inning on 2/23 vs. Northeastern...2016 IN REVIEW: Made 36 relief appearances for High-A Salem...Ranked 3rd among Carolina League relievers in opponent AVG (.218) and 5th in S0/9.0 IP ratio (8.6; 63 SO/65.2 IP).

DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT RECORD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. Thursday, 2/23 NORTHEASTERN JetBlue Park W 9-6 --- SHEPHERD Jahn BUTTREY 7,608Friday, 2/24 NEW YORK METS JetBlue Park L 3-2 0-1 Lugo OWENS Robles 9,877Saturday, 2/25 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park W 8-7 1-1 OLMOS Chargois MADDOX 9,882Sunday, 2/26 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte L 7-3 1-2 Archer VELAZQUEZ --- 5,165Monday, 2/27 ST. LOUIS JetBlue Park L 7-2 1-3 Wacha JOHNSON --- 9,511Tuesday, 2/28 NEW YORK YANKEES JetBluePark L5-4 1-4 Sheffield MADDOX Ramirez 9,849Wednesday, 3/1 at Baltimore Sarasota L 12-5 1-5 Bundy OWENS --- 7,086Thursday, 3/2 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park W 19-2 2-5 RODRIGUEZ De Leon --- 9,430Friday, 3/3 at Atlanta Disney W 9-1 3-5 PORCELLO Freeman --- 8,414Saturday, 3/4 at Pittsburgh Bradenton L 3-2 3-6 LeBlanc VELAZQUEZ Light 7,893Sunday,3/5 ATLANTA JetBluePark W11-1 4-6 KENDRICK Foltynewicz --- 9,744Monday, 3/6 at Houston West Palm Beach T 5-5 4-6-1 --- --- --- 5,142Tuesday, 3/7 at Washington West Palm Beach W 5-3 5-6-1 RODRIGUEZ Worley YSLA 6,071Wednesday, 3/8 at New York Mets Port St. Lucie L 8-7 5-7-1 Wilk JOHNSON Taylor 6,538Thursday,3/9 TEAMUSA(WBC) JetBluePark W7-5 --- BEEKS Stankiewicz GROVER 8,521Friday,3/10 BALTIMORE JetBluePark W4-0 6-7-1 KENDRICK Jimenez --- 9,957Saturday, 3/11 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park W 2-1 7-7-1 SALE Cobb CORDIER 9,716 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) L 13-0 7-8-1 Gibson OWENS --- 7,723Sunday, 3/12 at Philadelphia Clearwater L 6-5 7-9-1 Ramos MARTIN --- 9,919Monday, 3/13 at Toronto Dunedin L 4-3 7-10-1 Happ VELAZQUEZ Schultz 5,485Tuesday, 3/14 TORONTO JetBlue Park W 5-4 8-10-1 CORDIER Barnes HAVILAND 10,148Wednesday, 3/15 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte T 3-3 8-10-2 --- --- --- 6,313Thursday,3/16 PITTSBURGH JetBluePark W4-3 9-10-2 CALLAHAN Runzler --- 9,922Friday, 3/17 HOUSTON JetBlue Park L 6-2 9-11-2 Martes KELLY --- 10,003Saturday, 3/18 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) W 12-5 10-11-2 PORCELLO Reed --- 8,493Sunday,3/19 MINNESOTA JetBluePark L13-8 10-12-2 Fernandez ROSSJR. --- 9,898

DEFENSIVE INNINGS - GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE GAMES

DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO2/25 MIN - 1.0 2 0 0 0 13/1 at BAL - 1.0 0 0 0 0 03/5 ATL - 1.0 1 0 0 0 33/9 USA - 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/12 at PHI - 1.0 0 0 0 0 23/16 PIT - 1.0 0 0 0 1 0

DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO2/24 NYM - 1.0 0 0 0 0 22/27 STL - 1.0 1 0 0 0 13/2 TB - 1.0 3 1 1 0 23/5 ATL - 1.0 0 0 0 1 23/8 at NYM - 1.0 1 0 0 1 03/11 TB - 1.0 1 0 0 0 33/14 TOR - 1.0 0 0 0 1 23/17 HOU - 0.1 5 4 4 1 0

DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO2/23 NU - 1.0 1 0 0 0 32/25 MIN S 1.0 1 0 0 0 02/28 NYY L 1.0 1 1 1 2 03/4 at PIT - 1.0 1 0 0 0 03/7 at WSH - 1.0 0 0 0 1 03/10 BAL - 1.0 0 0 0 0 03/13 at TOR - 2.0 2 1 1 1 13/17 HOU - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0

PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTALBetts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 55 Devers 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 0 57 Ramirez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Benintendi 0 0 0 0 0 58 11 0 69 Dominguez 0 30 0 35 0 0 0 0 65 Rutledge 0 0 25 24 8 0 0 0 57Bogaerts 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 Hernandez 0 0 39 11 35 0 0 0 85 Sandoval 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 71Bogusevic 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 30 64 Holt 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 54 Selsky 0 5 0 7 0 0 44 18 74Bradley Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 64 Lake 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 30 46 Swihart 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49Brentz 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 45 72 Leon 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Travis 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 73Butler 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Marrero 0 0 38 0 53 0 0 0 91 Vazquez 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 10 79 Moreland 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 Young 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 46Craig 0 26 0 0 0 25 0 0 51 Pedroia 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 31DePew 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Procyshen 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17

2017 SPRING TRANSACTIONS March 14 LHPs Brian Johnson and Henry Owens and RHP Brandon Workman optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...3B Rafael Devers, OF Junior Lake, and C Jordan

Procyshen reassigned to minor league camp.March 17 RHP Kyle Martin and LHP Luis Ysla optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Marcus Walden reassigned to minor league camp.

DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO2/24 NYM - 2.0 2 1 1 0 32/28 NYY - 3.0 3 2 2 0 43/5 ATL W 4.0 0 0 0 1 13/10 BAL W 4.0 4 0 0 2 23/15 at TB - 5.0 3 0 0 0 6

DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO2/23 NU - 1.0 2 2 2 1 02/26 at TB - 1.0 0 0 0 0 22/28 NYY - 0.2 3 1 1 0 13/6 at HOU - 2.0 0 0 0 1 13/10 BAL - 1.0 0 0 0 0 13/13 at TOR - 0.1 0 0 0 0 03/16 PIT - 2.0 1 0 0 0 2