Stat break: 2017 Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Name              AB   R   H   RBI  2B  3B  HR  BB  SB  Avg,
Benintendi      82   17   31  19        7   0     4      5      1    .278
Betts               79   12   19    7        9    1     1    11      1    .241
Bogaerts         80   11   19   11        5    1     3     6      0    .238
Bradley           59   13   12    9        2    0    3    12      2    .203
R Davis             1     0     1    1        0    0    0      0      0  1.000
Devers            37     6    11   7        2    0    2       1      0    .297
Holt                 29     5     8    2        2    0    0      5     1     .276
Leon                28     4     6    3        1   0    1       1     0     .214
Marrero             9     1     1    0        0    0    0      0     0     .111
Moreland         67   14   17  15        3   1     5    11     0     .254
Nunez              22     6     7    4        1    0    1       2     0    .318
Pedroia            61     4   19    8       4     0    1       2     1    .311
Ramirez           46     4     7    3        1    0    1       2     0    .152
Sandoval            9    2     3    3        0    0    1       0     0     .333
Vazquez           39     5  12     2        5    0    0       6     0    .308
Young                1     0     0    0        0    0    0       0     0    .000

Pitchers

Name                G    GS   IP        H    R    ER   BB    K     Sv.   W    L     ERA

Abad                9      0       5.3        2     1      1       4     3       0      0    0        1.69
Barnes             3      0       2.3        4     1      1       2     4      0       0     0      3.86

Boyer               9      0    13.6        7     1      1       3     7       0      2     1       0.66

Fister                1      0       2          3     0      0       0     1       0       0     0      0.00

Hembree        10      0    10.6        6     7      7       0   12       0       0      1      5.90

Kelly                7      0      7.3       2     0      0       1      4       0      0     0        0.00

Kimbrel           9      0       8.6       7     4      4       0    18      5      0     1        4.15

Pomeranz        5      5    29.6       19   11      8     17    22      0      2     2        2.43

Porcello          5      5     32         34    16    16       6    25       0      4     2       4.50
Price               1       1       5           7     5      2       2      7      0       0     1       3.60
Reed                3      0       2.6        2     1      1       0     4      0       0     0        3.37

Rodriguez       2      2       9         10     4      4       3    11       0       0    1        4.00
Sale                 6      6     38         25   13    12     11    42       0      4     0        2.84
Workman        8      0       8.6      10     7      7       3    10       0       0    1        7.27

Paul bracket: 2017 Phillies defeat 2017 Red Sox in seven games

Game 1: Phillies 6, Red Sox 5, 10 innings
WP: Morgan (1-0)
LP: Kimbrel (0-1)
Save: Neris (4)
HR: Hoskins 2 (7), Altherr (2)

Game 2: Red Sox 6, Phillies 3
WP: Porcello (3-2)
LP: Hellickson (1-2)
Save: Kimbrel (4)
HR: Saunders (1), Moreland (4)

Game 3:  Phillies 4, Red Sox 3 (13 innings)
WP: Neris (2-0)
LP: Boyer (2-1)
HR: Sandoval (1), Rupp (3), Joseph (3)

Game 4: Phillies 5, Red Sox 1
WP: Eickhoff (1-0)
LP: Price (0-1)
HR: Bradley (3)

Game 5: Red Sox 3, Phillies 1
WP: Sale (4-0)
LP: Pivetta (2-1)
Save: Kimbrel (5)

Game 6: Red Sox 12, Phillies 0
WP: Porcello (4-2)
LP: Hellickson (1-3)
HR: Moreland (5), Benintendi (4)

Game 7: Phillies 7, Red Sox 5
WP: Nola (2-2)
LP: Pomeranz (2-2)
Save: Neris (5)
HR: Hoskins (8), Nunez (1)

The Phillies won their third straight Game Seven to knock off the favored Red Sox. Two of their wins came in extra innings with clutch homers off Boston relief ace Craig Kimbrel.

The first of those came in Game One in Fenway Park. Boston opened a 5-3 lead with four-run fourth, but Rhys Hoskins tied it with a two-run homer in the seventh. Kimbrel entered in the 10th with the score still knotted, but Hoskins led off the inning with his second homer of the game, and the Phillies' Hector Neris protected the lead in the bottom of the inning.

The Red Sox took Game Two with a five-run third inning and 7.1 innings from Rick Porcello, who allowed two runs on nine hits. Mitch Moreland doubled and homered to drive in three runs for Boston, and Andrew Benintendi also doubled in a pair.

Game Three was in Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Ballpark, and it was a doozy. Pedro Sandoval, who took over at third base when Brock Holt was injured, clubbed a two-run homer in the seventh to give Boston a 3-1 lead. Kimbrel struck out the first two men in the ninth, but then Maikel Franco doubled and Cameron Rupp homered to tie the game. Blaine Boyer faced the minimum in the 10th, 11th and 12th innings, but in the bottom of the 13th Hoskins doubled home Odubel Herrera from first base to win it. Adam Morgan pitched five scoreless innings of relief for the Phillies.

Philadelphia scored five runs off David Price in the fifth inning of Game Four, with an error by Jackie Bradley Jr. playing an unlikely role in the disaster. Bradley's homer off winner Jerad Eickoff was the only tally for the Red Sox. Tommy Joseph had three RBIs for the Phillies.

In the first of three elimination games, Chris Sale outdueled Nick Pivetta in Game Five. Sale allowed one unearned run in six innings, leaving for a pinch-hitter (Sandoval, who singled in a run). The Boston bullpen recorded the final six outs on strikeouts.

The Sox romped in their home park in Game Six, scoring 12 runs on 13 hits, six walks and a hit batter to even the series. Porcello went seven innings for the win, surrendering five hits and fanning eight. Moreland and Xander Bogaerts each drove in four runs.


Hoskins hit a two-run homer off Drew Pomeranz in the first inning of Game Seven, but Eduardo Nunez led off the bottom of the inning with a homer of his own off Aaron Nola, and Bogaerts singled home Benintendi later in the inning to even the score. But the Phillies scored single runs in the third and fourth innings and then erupted for three more in the fifth, working through three Red Sox hurlers in the inning. Nola scattered seven hits in 6.2 innings and left with a 7-2 lead. The Phillies bullpen spluttered getting the final seven outs. Moreland doubled home two runs in a three-run eighth, and Neris allowed a single and double in the ninth before retiring Bogaerts on a deep fly ball to end the game and series.

Player of the Series: Rhys Hoskins

Pitcher availability: Phillies bullpen will be fully available for the opener of the fourth round.

Projected rotation: Pivetta-Eickhoff-Nola-Lively-(Pivetta)-(Eickhoff)-(Nola)

Stat break: 2017 Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Name              AB   R   H   RBI  2B  3B  HR  BB  SB  Avg,
Benintendi      53   12   24  15        4   0     3      3      1    .453
Betts               47     9   14    4        8    1     1   10      1    .298
Bogaerts         50     9   11    6        3    0     3      3      0    .220
Bradley           36   11     9    8        1    0    2      9      2    .250
R Davis             1     0     1    1        0    0    0      0      0  1.000
Devers            37     6    11   7        2    0    2       1      0    .297
Holt                 19     3     7    2        2    0    0      3     1    .368
Leon                16     3     6    2        1   0    1       1     0     .375
Marrero             9     1     1    0        0    0    0      0     0     .111
Moreland         43     9     9   7        1   0     3       4     0     .209
Pedroia            40     3   14    8       4     0    1       1     0    .350
Ramirez           29     1     6    3        1    0    1       1     0    .207
Vazquez           26     3     8    1        2    0    0       3     0    .308

Pitchers

Name                G    GS   IP        H    R    ER   BB    K     Sv.   W    L     ERA

Abad                6      0       3.6        2     1      1       4     2       0      0    0        2.45
Barnes              1      0       1          2     1      1       1     2       0       0     0      9.00

Boyer               7      0       8.3       4     0      0       2     2       0      2     0       0.00

Fister                1      0       2          3     0      0       0     1       0       0     0      0.00

Hembree          6      0       6.3       4     5      5       0     8       0       0      1      7.11

Kelly                4      0      4           0     0      0       1      3       0      0     0      0.00

Kimbrel           4      0       4.3       2     1      1       0      7       3      0     0       2.08

Pomeranz        3      3    19.6       10     3      0     10    14      0      2     1       0.00

Porcello           3      3    17.6      20    14    14       5    14       0      2     2       7.13

Rodriguez       2      2       9         10     4      4       3    11       0       0    1        4.00
Sale                 4      4     26         18     8      8       8    26       0      3     0       2.77
Workman        6      0       6.6        9     7      7       1      6       0       0    1        9.45

Paul bracket: 2017 Red Sox defeat 2017 Pirates in six games

Game 1: Red Sox 8, Pirates 2
WP: Sale (2-0)
LP: Cole (1-2)
HR: Polanco (2), Ramirez (1), Devers (2)

Game 2: Pirates 3, Red Sox 2
WP: Taillon (1-1)
LP: Pomeranz (1-1)
Save: Rivero (1)
HR: Bogaerts (3)

Game 3: Red Sox 6, Pirates 3
WP: Boyer (2-0)
LP: TWilliams (0-1)
Save: Kimbel (2)
HR: Moreland (3)

Game 4: Pirates 5, Red Sox 4 (10 innings)
WP: Kontos (1-0)
LP: Hembree (0-1)
HR: Bradley (2)

Game 5: Red Sox 8, Pirates 4
WP: Sale (3-0)
LP: Cole (1-3)
HR: Betts (1), D Freese (1), J Bell (2)

Game 6: Red Sox 3, Pirates 1
WP: Pomeranz (2-1)
LP: Taillon (1-2)
Save: Kimbrel (3)

The series opened in Fenway Park, where Chris Sale allowed two runs on four hits in six innings. Andrew Benintendi went 5-for-5, driving in three runs and scoring once. He had three doubles. Gregory Polanco had three hits for the visitors and scored both Pittsburgh runs.

The Pirates evened the series in Game Two on the strength of a three-run fourth inning highlighted by Francisco Cervelli's two-run double. Xander Bogearts hit a two-run homer off winner Jonathan Taillon in the sixth to account for Boston's runs.

The series shifted to PNC Park, and Benitendi had three more hits in Boston's Game Three win. Mitch Moreland homered in the seventh off Trevor Williams to break a 3-3 deadlock. Blaine Boyer vultured the win in relief of Rick Porcello.

The Pirates even the series again with a 10-inning win. Josh Bell opened the 10th off Heath Hembree with a double. He moved to third on a ground out and scored on David Freese's fly ball. Jackie Bradley Jr. scored three runs for Boston; he homered and walked twice. Josh Harrison drove in two runs for Pittsburgh.

Game Five was Chris Sale again for the Red Sox. He took a no-hitter into the seventh. Bell homered to end the no-hitter and the shutout. The Red Sox scored six runs off Garrett Cole in the first three innings and cruised to the win despite allowing three runs in the final two innings.

The Sox wrapped it up in Game Six behind Drew Pomeranz, who allowed no runs in 6.2 innings. He scattered four hits and walked four. Benintendi scored two of Boston's three runs, and Craig Kimbrel struck out all four men he faced for the save.

Player of the series: Andrew Benintendi

Projected rotation: Sale-Porcello-Pomeranz-Price or Rodriguez-(Sale)-(Porcello)-(Pomeranz)

Stat break: 2017 Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Name              AB   R   H   RBI  2B  3B  HR  BB  SB  Avg,
Benintendi      25     5   11  10        0   0     3      3      0    .440
Betts               24     6     7    3        5    1     0     6      1    .292
Bogaerts         26     3     3    2        0    0     2      1      0    .115
Bradley           18     5     6    6        1    0    1      4      2    .333
R Davis             1     0     1    1        0    0    0      0      0  1.000
Devers            21     5     7    3        1    0    1       1      0    .333
Holt                   5     2     4    0        0    0    0       0     0    .800
Leon                10     3     4    1        1   0    1       1     0     .400
Marrero             4     1     0    0        0    0    0      0     0     .000
Moreland         22     5     5   4        0    0    2       4     0     .227
Pedroia            24     2     9    6       2     0    1       0     0    .375
Ramirez           11     0     1    0        0    0    0       1     0    .091
Vazquez           13     2     4    0        2    0    0       2     0    .308

Pitchers

Name                G    GS   IP        H    R    ER   BB    K     Sv.   W    L     ERA

Abad                2      0       1.6        0     1       1      4     0       0      0    0        5.39

Boyer               3      0       5           2     0      0       1     1       0      1     0       0.00

Fister                1      0       2          3     0      0       0     1       0       0     0      0.00

Hembree          2      0       2.6       2     2       2       0     3       0      0     0        6.74

Kelly                1      0      1           0     0      0       0      1        0      0     0      0.00

Kimbrel           2      0       2           2     1      1       0      3       1      0     0       4.50

Pomeranz         1      1      7           2     0      0       5      7       0      1     0       0.00

Porcello           2      2    12.3      15    11    11       3      8       0      1     1        8.05

Rodriguez       1      1       4           5     3      3       3      4       0       0    1        6.57
Sale                 2      2     13         13     5      5       3    13        0      1     0       3.46
Workman        3      0       3.3        4     3      3       0      4       0       0    1        8.11

Paul bracket: 2017 Red Sox defeat 2017 Reds in six games

Game 1: Red Sox 9, Reds 8, 10 innings
WP: Boyer (1-0)
LP: Storen (0-1)
HR: Benintendi (1), Duvall (1), Mesaraco (1), Turner (1), Moreland (1), Bogaerts (1), Votto (1)

Game 2: Reds 8, Red Sox 4
WP: Feldman (1-0)
LP: Porcello (0-1)
HR: Gennett (1), Schebler (1), Bogaerts (2), Duvall (2)

Game 3: Red Sox 14, Reds 2
WP: Pomeranz (1-0)
LP: Bailey (0-1)
HR: Moreland (2), Votto (2)

Game 4: Reds 3, Red Sox 0
WP: Romero (1-0)
LP: E Rodriguez (0-1)
Save: Inglesias (1)

Game 5: Red Sox 8, Reds 1
WP: Sale (1-0)
LP: Adleman (0-1)
HR: Bradley (1), Benintendi 2 (3)

Game 6: Red Sox 5, Reds 4
WP: Porcello (1-1)
LP: Feldman (1-1)
Save: Kimbrel (1)
HR: Devers (1), Vazquez (1), Peraza (1), Suarez (1)

The two teams combined for 20 homers over the six games, with only Game Four lacking multiple long balls.

Home runs certainly dominated the opener at Fenway Park. The Red Sox led 7-1 after four innings with ace Chris Sale working, but Adam Duvall's homer in the six narrowed the margin to 8-4 and drove Sale from the game. The Reds got three solo homers in the eighth to tie the game, but got no more. Consecutive singles in the bottom of the 10 by Mitch Moreland, Sandy Leon and Jackie Bradly Jr. gave the Sox with win.

Scott Feldman allowed two runs in Game Two as the Reds evened the series. Zach Cozart hit a bases-loaded triple in the fifth to bust the game open. Scooter Gennett homered, doubled, scored twice and drove in a pair for Cincinnati.

The series shifted to Cincy and Great American Ballpark, and the Red Sox feasted on Homer Bailey. Their nine-run third featured five walks and five singles, plus a double. Mitch Moreland homered and drew three walks for Boston; he scored twice and drove in three. Drew Pomeranz allowed two hits in seven innings but walked five.

Sal Romero shut down the Red Sox in Game Four, throwing seven scoreless innings while scattering six hits. Scott Schebler doubled in two runs in in the third to give Cincinnati a 3-0 lead, and Romero, Drew Storen and Rafael Ingelsias held that lead the rest of the way.

Andrew Benintendi homered twice in Game Five to power another Red Sox rout. He drove in five runs. Bradley also hit a three-run homer. Sale allowed two hits and a run in the first inning and just three harmless singles in his next six innings while striking out eight.

The Sox put the series away back in Fenway with a 5-4 win powered by Rafeal Dever's three-run homer in the fourth. Rick Porcello went seven innings for the win, allowing three runs non seven hits and retiring the final seven men he faced.

Player of the Series: Andrew Benintendi

Player availability: The Red Sox bullpen will be fully rested for the start of Round 2. Porcello cannot start without penalty until Game Three.

Projected rotation: Sale-Pomeranz-Porcello-uncertain-(Sale)-(Pomeranz)-(Porcello). Fourth starter for the Sox will fluctuate.