Post-Game Notes 814 vs. SEA

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RED SOX NOTES (51-64) THE RED SOX scored 15 runs, their most in a single game since 9/25/13 at COL (15) and their most at home since 9/4/13 vs. DET (20)...Have scored 45 runs in their last 6 games, their most in any 6-game stretch this season...Scored 6 runs on 7 hits in the 3rd inning, the fourth time this season they have scored at least 6 runs in a frame. Recorded 21 hits, their most since 8/2/09 at BAL (23) and their most at home since 7/9/08 vs. MIN (23). 9 different Red Sox recorded multiple hits for the first time since 5/28/05 at NYY (also 9). Went 16-for-35 with 8 XBH against LHP tonight...Are batting a major-league best .302 vs. LHP since 5/23 (223- for-738)...In their last 6 games, have hit .421 and slugged .719 against lefties (51-for-121, 7 HR, 5 3B, 5 2B). TRAVIS SHAW (3-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI) recorded his 2nd career multi-HR game (also 8/1 vs. TB)...Became only the 2nd Red Sox in the last 100 years with 2 multi-HR efforts within their first 18 ML games (also George Scott, 1966)... Is batting .571 with a 1.190 SLG at Fenway Park (12-for-21, 4 HR, 2B). JOE KELLY (6.0 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, HR) retired 16 of his final 19 batters faced...Has won each of his last 3 starts, his longest streak since he won his final 3 outings of the 2014 season and his first of 2015. Became the first pitcher to allow 1 run or fewer in each of his first 3 starts against the Mariners as a member of the Red Sox...Has a 1.04 ERA in his 3 career starts vs. SEA (17.1 IP, 10 H, 2 ER). DAVID ORTIZ (2-4, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB) tied his season high with 3 R...Has scored at least 1 run in 6 straight games, his longest streak since 5/22-27/13 (also 6 G)...Has reached base in each of his last 30 games vs. SEA since 5/1/11, the majors’ longest active streak against the Mariners (.348 AVG/.429 OBP/.589 SLG). RUSNEY CASTILLO (2-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI) broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run HR in the 1st inning...Is batting .339 and slugging .518 in 16 games since being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 7/27 (19-for-56, 2 HR, 3B, 2 2B, 11 R, 11 RBI, 3 BB)...Left tonight’s game after 4 innings with a left foot contusion. JACKIE BRADLEY JR. (3-5, R, 2B, RBI) has reached base in each of his last 7 games, tied for the longest such streak of his career (also 6/7-15/14). PABLO SANDOVAL (3-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI) increased his career RBI total to 500...Entered the game 0 for his last 12. MOOKIE BETTS (2-6, R, 3B, RBI) recorded his team-leading 7th triple in the 5th inning...BROCK HOLT (2-6, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI) recorded his 5th triple in the 3rd inning... The Sox now have 3 players with at least 5 triples (De Aza-5) for the first time since 2003 (Nomar Garciaparra, 13; Johnny Damon, 6; Trot Nixon, 6; Bill Mueller, 5). Tonight marked the 7th time this season the Sox have hit at least 2 triples in a game, the club’s most multi-triple games in a season since 1978 (7). MARINERS NOTES (54-62) THE MARINERS allowed at least 15 runs in a game for the first time since 8/17/13 at TEX (L, 3-15)...Surrendered at least 21 hits for the first time since 4/9/13 vs. HOU (22)...Tonight marked the 10th time the Mariners have allowed 10 XBH in a game (last: 9/10/13 vs. HOU, 8 doubles, 2 HR). Have homered in 12 consecutive road games since 7/20, their longest such streak since 5/14-6/3/03 (also 12 G)...Have not had a longer such streak since 6/19-7/8/01 (13 G). MIKE MONTGOMERY (2.1 IP, 10 H, 9 ER, BB, SO, 2 HR) recorded the shortest outing of his career…Allowed career highs in runs and hits. KYLE SEAGER (1-4, R, HR, RBI) hit a solo home run in the 1st inning...10 of his last 12 HR have tied the game or given SEA the lead (since 5/23). Has reached base safely in 23 consecutive games vs. the Red Sox (since 6/30/12), the 3rd-longest on-base streak by a Mariner vs. the Red Sox (Alvin Davis-34 G, Alex Rodriguez-26 G). AUSTIN JACKSON (2-4, 2 2B) has doubled twice in back-to-back games for the first time in his career...Became only the 13th player in club history with multiple doubles in consecutive games (last: Kyle Seager, 5/29-30/12). NELSON CRUZ (0-3, BB) snapped his career-high 21-game hit streak, the longest by an AL player this season, and tied with Troy Tulowitzki for the longest in MLB. Has reached base via hit, BB, or HBP in 25 straight games since 7/17, tying the longest on-base streak of his career (also 7/8-8/7/10)...Is the longest active streak in the majors and tied for 4th-longest in the American League this season (M. Cabrera-27, Trout-26, Dozier-26, Gardner-25). · BOSTON RED SOX 15, SEATTLE MARINERS 1 Friday, August 14, 2015 Fenway Park, Boston, MA PITCH COUNTS RED SOX PITCHES STRIKES Joe Kelly 106 65 Craig Breslow 35 21 Jean Machi 19 12 MARINERS PITCHES STRIKES Mike Montgomery 64 45 David Rollins 50 32 Mayckol Guaipe 47 31 Rob Rasmussen 20 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Boston 3 0 6 0 2 2 1 1 - 15 21 0 Winning Pitcher: Joe Kelly (5-6) Time of Game: 3:30 Losing Pitcher: Mike Montgomery (4-5) Attendance: 37,678 (29th sellout) Save: None Game Time Weather: 83 degrees, wind SW at 12 mph Mariners Home Runs: Kyle Seager (16; 419 ft) Red Sox Home Runs: Rusney Castillo (3; 406 ft), Travis Shaw 2 (4; 395 ft, 390 ft)

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RED SOX NOTES (51-64)THE RED SOX scored 15 runs, their most in a single game since 9/25/13 at COL (15) and their most at home since 9/4/13 vs. DET (20)...Have scored 45 runs in their last 6 games, their most in any 6-game stretch this season...Scored 6 runs on 7 hits in the 3rd inning, the fourth time this season they have scored at least 6 runs in a frame.

Recorded 21 hits, their most since 8/2/09 at BAL (23) and their most at home since 7/9/08 vs. MIN (23). 9 different Red Sox recorded multiple hits for the first time since 5/28/05 at NYY (also 9). Went 16-for-35 with 8 XBH against LHP tonight...Are batting a major-league best .302 vs. LHP since 5/23 (223-for-738)...In their last 6 games, have hit .421 and slugged .719 against lefties (51-for-121, 7 HR, 5 3B, 5 2B).

TRAVIS SHAW (3-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI) recorded his 2nd career multi-HR game (also 8/1 vs. TB)...Became only the 2nd Red Sox in the last 100 years with 2 multi-HR efforts within their first 18 ML games (also George Scott, 1966)...Is batting .571 with a 1.190 SLG at Fenway Park (12-for-21, 4 HR, 2B).

JOE KELLY (6.0 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, HR) retired 16 of his final 19 batters faced...Has won each of his last 3 starts, his longest streak since he won his final 3 outings of the 2014 season and his first of 2015.

Became the first pitcher to allow 1 run or fewer in each of his first 3 starts against the Mariners as a member of the Red Sox...Has a 1.04 ERA in his 3 career starts vs. SEA (17.1 IP, 10 H, 2 ER).

DAVID ORTIZ (2-4, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB) tied his season high with 3 R...Has scored at least 1 run in 6 straight games, his longest streak since 5/22-27/13 (also 6 G)...Has reached base in each of his last 30 games vs. SEA since 5/1/11, the majors’ longest active streak against the Mariners (.348 AVG/.429 OBP/.589 SLG).

RUSNEY CASTILLO (2-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI) broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run HR in the 1st inning...Is batting .339 and slugging .518 in 16 games since being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on 7/27 (19-for-56, 2 HR, 3B, 2 2B, 11 R, 11 RBI, 3 BB)...Left tonight’s game after 4 innings with a left foot contusion.

JACKIE BRADLEY JR. (3-5, R, 2B, RBI) has reached base in each of his last 7 games, tied for the longest such streak of his career (also 6/7-15/14).

PABLO SANDOVAL (3-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI) increased his career RBI total to 500...Entered the game 0 for his last 12.

MOOKIE BETTS (2-6, R, 3B, RBI) recorded his team-leading 7th triple in the 5th inning...BROCK HOLT (2-6, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI) recorded his 5th triple in the 3rd inning...The Sox now have 3 players with at least 5 triples (De Aza-5) for the first time since 2003 (Nomar Garciaparra, 13; Johnny Damon, 6; Trot Nixon, 6; Bill Mueller, 5).

Tonight marked the 7th time this season the Sox have hit at least 2 triples in a game, the club’s most multi-triple games in a season since 1978 (7).

MARINERS NOTES (54-62)THE MARINERS allowed at least 15 runs in a game for the first time since 8/17/13 at TEX (L, 3-15)...Surrendered at least 21 hits for the first time since 4/9/13 vs. HOU (22)...Tonight marked the 10th time the Mariners have allowed 10 XBH in a game (last: 9/10/13 vs. HOU, 8 doubles, 2 HR).

Have homered in 12 consecutive road games since 7/20, their longest such streak since 5/14-6/3/03 (also 12 G)...Have not had a longer such streak since 6/19-7/8/01 (13 G).

MIKE MONTGOMERY (2.1 IP, 10 H, 9 ER, BB, SO, 2 HR) recorded the shortest outing of his career…Allowed career highs in runs and hits.

KYLE SEAGER (1-4, R, HR, RBI) hit a solo home run in the 1st inning...10 of his last 12 HR have tied the game or given SEA the lead (since 5/23). Has reached base safely in 23 consecutive games vs. the Red Sox (since 6/30/12), the 3rd-longest on-base streak by a Mariner vs. the Red Sox (Alvin Davis-34 G, Alex Rodriguez-26 G).

AUSTIN JACKSON (2-4, 2 2B) has doubled twice in back-to-back games for the first time in his career...Became only the 13th player in club history with multiple doubles in consecutive games (last: Kyle Seager, 5/29-30/12).

NELSON CRUZ (0-3, BB) snapped his career-high 21-game hit streak, the longest by an AL player this season, and tied with Troy Tulowitzki for the longest in MLB. Has reached base via hit, BB, or HBP in 25 straight games since 7/17, tying the longest on-base streak of his career (also 7/8-8/7/10)...Is the longest active streak in the majors and tied for 4th-longest in the American League this season (M. Cabrera-27, Trout-26, Dozier-26, Gardner-25).

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BOSTON RED SOX 15, SEATTLE MARINERS 1Friday, August 14, 2015 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA

PITCH COUNTSRED SOX

PITCHES STRIKESJoe Kelly 106 65Craig Breslow 35 21Jean Machi 19 12

MARINERS PITCHES STRIKESMike Montgomery 64 45David Rollins 50 32Mayckol Guaipe 47 31Rob Rasmussen 20 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H ESeattle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1Boston 3 0 6 0 2 2 1 1 - 15 21 0

Winning Pitcher: Joe Kelly (5-6) Time of Game: 3:30Losing Pitcher: Mike Montgomery (4-5) Attendance: 37,678 (29th sellout)Save: None Game Time Weather: 83 degrees, wind SW at 12 mphMariners Home Runs: Kyle Seager (16; 419 ft)Red Sox Home Runs: Rusney Castillo (3; 406 ft), Travis Shaw 2 (4; 395 ft, 390 ft)