# 2014 Boston Red Sox season

The 2014 Boston Red Sox season was the 114th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the five-team American League East with a record of 71–91, twenty-five games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
It was the second last-place finish for the team in three years, and they were the second defending World Series champions to finish last in their division, the first having been the 1998 Florida Marlins. They also became the first MLB team to finish last in one season, win the World Series the next, and finish last again the following season.

## Offseason
### November

* On November 1, 2013, the Red Sox picked up their $13 million club option on their ace pitcher Jon Lester for 2014.
* On November 11, 2013, Boston announced that Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew and Mike Napoli have all declined the qualifying offer from the club and hit the free agent market.

### December

* On December 3, 2013, the Red Sox signed catcher A. J. Pierzynski to a one-year, $8.25 million contract.
* On December 3, 2013, just hours after Boston's signing of Pierzynski, catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia signed a 3-year, $21 million deal with the Miami Marlins.
* On December 3, 2013, a third and final offseason move culminated the day with an announcement with major implications for the league and free agency market. Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury signed a 7-year, $153 million deal with the New York Yankees.
* On December 12, 2013, the Red Sox resigned Mike Napoli to a two-year contract.
* On December 18, 2013, the Red Sox signed Japanese pitcher Shunsuke Watanabe to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
* On December 18, 2013, the Red Sox traded pitcher Franklin Morales to the Colorado Rockies for infielder Jonathan Herrera.

### January

* On January 22, 2014, the Red Sox signed outfielder Grady Sizemore to a one-year deal, initially only worth $750,000 but with a possible $6 million in incentives. Sizemore had been out of baseball since 2011 due to injuries.

### February

* On February 16, 2014, one day after pitchers and catchers reported, Ryan Dempster announced he will not pitch in 2014.
* On February 20, 2014, the Red Sox signed Chris Capuano to a one-year worth $2,250,000 contract with incentives to make the contract worth up to $5,000,000

### March

* On March 23, 2014, the Red Sox and David Ortiz agreed on a 1-year contract extension through the 2015 season worth $16 million with a club/vesting option for 2016 and a club option for 2017.

## During the season
### Opening Day

The 2014 Red Sox season opened on March 31, with a 2–1 road loss against the Baltimore Orioles.

#### Opening Day lineup

| 29 | Daniel Nava | RF |
| 15 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 34 | David Ortiz | DH |
| 12 | Mike Napoli | 1B |
| 37 | Mike Carp | LF |
| 38 | Grady Sizemore | CF |
| 2 | Xander Bogaerts | SS |
| 40 | A. J. Pierzynski | C |
| 16 | Will Middlebrooks | 3B |
| 31 | Jon Lester | P |

### April

* On April 7, the Red Sox signed infielder Ryan Roberts. He is designated for assignment 11 days later, but stays with the organization.

### May

* On May 21, the Red Sox sign Stephen Drew.

### June

* On June 18, the Red Sox release Grady Sizemore.

### July

* On July 1, the Red Sox release Chris Capuano.
* On July 9, the Red Sox release A. J. Pierzynski.
* On July 26, the Red Sox traded Jake Peavy to the San Francisco Giants for LHP Edwin Escobar and RHP Heath Hembree.
* On July 30, the Red Sox traded Félix Doubront to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later (Marco Hernández).
* On July 31, the Red Sox traded Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes and cash considerations to the Oakland Athletics for OF Yoenis Céspedes and a competitive balance draft pick. The Red Sox traded John Lackey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Allen Craig and Joe Kelly. The Red Sox traded Andrew Miller to the Baltimore Orioles for Eduardo Rodríguez. The Red Sox traded Stephen Drew to the New York Yankees for Kelly Johnson.

### August

* On August 1, the Red Sox release Mike Carp.
* On August 22, 2014, the Red Sox sign Rusney Castillo to a 7-year, $72.5 million deal.

## Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 46‍–‍35 |
| New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 12 | 43‍–‍38 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 46‍–‍35 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | 36‍–‍45 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 34‍–‍47 | 37‍–‍44 |
vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 98 | 64 | .605 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | .556 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Kansas City Royals | 89 | 73 | .549 | +1 |
| Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 |
| New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 4 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15 |
| Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | .438 | 17 |
| Houston Astros | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 |
| Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 |

## Record vs. opponents

2014 American League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2014 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 11–8 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 12–8 |
| Boston | 8–11 | — | 4–3 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 9–11 |
| Chicago | 1–5 | 3–4 | — | 9–10 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 11–9 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 5–2 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
| Detroit | 5–1 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 11–8 | — | 4–3 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 12–8 |
| Houston | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 5–15 |
| Kansas City | 4–3 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
| Los Angeles | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | — | 7–0 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Minnesota | 3–4 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 0–7 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
| New York | 6–13 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 13–7 |
| Oakland | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 6–1 | 4–2 | — | 9–10 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| Seattle | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 10–9 | — | 4–3 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
| Tampa Bay | 7–12 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 8–11 | 10–10 |
| Texas | 1–6 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 5–14 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2–5 | — | 2–4 | 10–10 |
| Toronto | 8–11 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–2 | — | 13–7 |
Red Sox vs. National League :
| Team | NL Central | NL Central | NL Central | NL Central | NL Central | |
| Team | CHC | CIN | MIL | PIT | STL | ATL |
| Boston | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 |

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Bases on balls; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Dustin Pedroia | 135 | 551 | 72 | 153 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 6 | 51 | .278 | .396 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 144 | 538 | 60 | 129 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 2 | 39 | .240 | .362 |
| David Ortiz | 142 | 518 | 59 | 136 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 104 | 0 | 75 | .263 | .517 |
| Brock Holt | 106 | 449 | 68 | 126 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 33 | .281 | .381 |
| Mike Napoli | 119 | 415 | 49 | 103 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 55 | 3 | 78 | .248 | .419 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 127 | 384 | 45 | 76 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 31 | .198 | .266 |
| Daniel Nava | 113 | 363 | 41 | 98 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 33 | .270 | .361 |
| A. J. Pierzynski | 72 | 256 | 19 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 9 | .254 | .348 |
| Will Middlebrooks | 63 | 215 | 14 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 15 | .191 | .265 |
| Jonny Gomes | 78 | 209 | 22 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 26 | .234 | .354 |
| Yoenis Céspedes | 51 | 201 | 27 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 7 | .269 | .423 |
| Mookie Betts | 52 | 189 | 34 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 21 | .291 | .444 |
| Grady Sizemore | 52 | 185 | 14 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 19 | .216 | .324 |
| Christian Vázquez | 55 | 175 | 15 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 19 | .240 | .309 |
| David Ross | 50 | 152 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 16 | .184 | .368 |
| Stephen Drew | 39 | 131 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 14 | .176 | .328 |
| Shane Victorino | 30 | 123 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | .268 | .382 |
| Allen Craig | 29 | 94 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .128 | .191 |
| Jonathan Herrera | 42 | 90 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | .233 | .289 |
| Mike Carp | 42 | 86 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | .198 | .279 |
| Rusney Castillo | 10 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .528 |
| Garin Cecchini | 11 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .258 | .452 |
| Jemile Weeks | 14 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .308 | .423 |
| Bryce Brentz | 9 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .385 |
| Kelly Johnson | 10 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .200 |
| Ryan Roberts | 8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .105 | .105 |
| Dan Butler | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .368 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Alex Hassan | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 |
| Carlos Rivero | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .571 | 1.286 |
| Corey Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .158 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5551 | 634 | 1355 | 282 | 20 | 123 | 601 | 63 | 535 | .244 | .369 |
Source:

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Clay Buchholz | 8 | 11 | 5.34 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 170.1 | 182 | 108 | 101 | 54 | 132 |
| Jon Lester | 10 | 7 | 2.52 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 143.0 | 128 | 52 | 40 | 32 | 149 |
| John Lackey | 11 | 7 | 3.60 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 137.1 | 137 | 60 | 55 | 32 | 116 |
| Jake Peavy | 1 | 9 | 4.72 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 124.0 | 131 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 100 |
| Rubby De La Rosa | 4 | 8 | 4.43 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 101.2 | 116 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 74 |
| Brandon Workman | 1 | 10 | 5.17 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 87.0 | 88 | 57 | 50 | 36 | 70 |
| Burke Badenhop | 0 | 3 | 2.29 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 70.2 | 70 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 40 |
| Koji Uehara | 6 | 5 | 2.52 | 64 | 0 | 26 | 64.1 | 51 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 80 |
| Junichi Tazawa | 4 | 3 | 2.86 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 58 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 64 |
| Joe Kelly | 4 | 2 | 4.11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 61.1 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 41 |
| Edward Mujica | 2 | 4 | 3.90 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 60.0 | 69 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 43 |
| Félix Doubront | 2 | 4 | 6.07 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 59.1 | 69 | 45 | 40 | 26 | 43 |
| Allen Webster | 5 | 3 | 5.03 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 59.0 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 36 |
| Craig Breslow | 2 | 4 | 5.96 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 54.1 | 73 | 40 | 36 | 28 | 37 |
| Andrew Miller | 3 | 5 | 2.34 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 69 |
| Anthony Ranaudo | 4 | 3 | 4.81 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 39.1 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
| Chris Capuano | 1 | 1 | 4.55 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 29 |
| Alex Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1.91 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| Steven Wright | 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| Tommy Layne | 2 | 1 | 0.95 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| Heath Hembree | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Matt Barnes | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Drake Britton | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Edwin Escobar | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Carp | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 71 | 91 | 4.01 | 162 | 162 | 36 | 1465.2 | 1458 | 715 | 653 | 482 | 1213 |
Source:

## Game log

| Red Sox Win | Red Sox Loss | Game Postponed | Eliminated from Playoff Race |
| Boldface text denotes a Red Sox pitcher ||||
Boston Red Sox 2014 Season Game Log — Season Record: (71–91), 5th in AL East :
March/April (13–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
1March 31@ Orioles1–2Britton (1–0)Lester (0–1)Hunter (1)Camden Yards46,6850–1L1
2April 2@ Orioles6–2Lackey (1–0)Jiménez (0–1)Camden Yards25,7081–1W1
3April 3@ Orioles4–3Doubront (1–0)Chen (0–1)Uehara (1)Camden Yards20,8802–1W2
4April 4Brewers2–6Kintzler (1–0)Mujica (0–1)Fenway Park36,7282–2L1
5April 5Brewers6–7 (11)Thornburg (1–0)Badenhop (0–1)Rodríguez (2)Fenway Park35,7292–3L2
6April 6Brewers0–4Gallardo (2–0)Lester (0–2)Fenway Park35,9582–4L3
7April 7Rangers5–1Lackey (2–0)Scheppers (0–1)Fenway Park35,8423–4W1
8April 8Rangers7–10Pérez (1–0)Doubront (1–1)Fenway Park34,1423–5L1
9April 9Rangers4–2Miller (1–0)Ogando (0–1)Uehara (2)Fenway Park33,5854–5W1
10April 10@ Yankees1–4Pineda (1–1)Buchholz (0–1)Phelps (1)Yankee Stadium42,8214–6L1
11April 11@ Yankees4–2Lester (1–2)Sabathia (1–2)Mujica (1)Yankee Stadium44,1215–6W1
12April 12@ Yankees4–7Kuroda (2–1)Lackey (2–1)Kelley (2)Yankee Stadium48,5725–7L1
13April 13@ Yankees2–3Nova (2–1)Doubront (1–2)Kelley (3)Yankee Stadium46,0815–8L2
14April 15@ White Sox1–2Webb (1–0)Badenhop (0–2)U.S. Cellular Field13,4025–9L3
15April 16@ White Sox6–4 (14)Capuano (1–0)García (0–1)Badenhop (1)U.S. Cellular Field13,3026–9W1
16April 17@ White Sox3–1Lester (2–2)Belisario (1–2)Uehara (3)U.S. Cellular Field17,4547–9W2
17April 18Orioles4–8Tillman (2–1)Lackey (2–2)O'Day (1)Fenway Park36,4087–10L1
18April 19Orioles4–2Tazawa (1–0)Norris (0–2)Uehara (4)Fenway Park37,6898–10W1
19April 20Orioles6–5Mujica (1–1)Matusz (1–1)Fenway Park33,9479–10W2
20April 21Orioles6–7Chen (3–1)Buchholz (0–2)Hunter (5)Fenway Park37,5139–11L1
21April 22Yankees3–9Tanaka (3–0)Lester (2–3)Fenway Park37,0419–12L2
22April 23Yankees5–1Lackey (3–2)Pineda (2–2)Fenway Park37,01510–12W1
23April 24Yankees5–14Sabathia (3–2)Doubront (1–3)Fenway Park37,35610–13L1
24April 25@ Blue Jays8–1Peavy (1–0)Buehrle (4–1)Rogers Centre29,41111–13W1
25April 26@ Blue Jays7–6Buchholz (1–2)Morrow (1–2)Uehara (5)Rogers Centre40,32212–13W2
26April 27@ Blue Jays1–7Dickey (2–3)Lester (2–4)Rogers Centre45,26012–14L1
27April 29Rays7–4Lackey (4–2)Gomes (1–1)Uehara (6)Fenway Park34,79413–14W1
—April 30RaysPostponed (rain) (Makeup date: May 1) :
May (13–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
28May 1Rays1–2Gomes (2–1)Peavy (1–1)Balfour (5)Fenway Park35,62113–15L1
29May 1Rays5–6McGee (2–0)Uehara (0–1)Balfour (6)Fenway Park33,46513–16L2
30May 2Athletics7–1Buchholz (2–2)Straily (1–2)Fenway Park34,85014–16W1
31May 3Athletics6–3Lester (3–4)Milone (0–3)Uehara (7)Fenway Park37,04215–16W2
32May 4Athletics2–3 (10)Johnson (3–2)Capuano (1–1)Fenway Park35,64915–17L1
33May 6Reds4–3 (12)Breslow (1–0)Ondrusek (0–2)Fenway Park36,00416–17W1
34May 7Reds4–3Breslow (2–0)Hoover (1–4)Uehara (8)Fenway Park37,07217–17W2
35May 9@ Rangers0–8Darvish (3–1)Buchholz (2–3)Globe Life Park45,39217–18L1
36May 10@ Rangers8–3Lester (4–4)Pérez (4–3)Globe Life Park47,96418–18W1
37May 11@ Rangers5–2Lackey (5–2)Ross (1–4)Uehara (9)Globe Life Park41,40719–18W2
38May 13@ Twins6–8Perkins (1–0)Miller (1–1)Target Field23,94919–19L1
39May 14@ Twins9–4Doubront (2–3)Correia (1–5)Target Field26,80220–19W1
40May 15@ Twins3–4 (10)Duensing (1–2)Miller (1–2)Target Field29,62820–20L1
41May 16Tigers0–1Scherzer (6–1)Lester (4–5)Nathan (11)Fenway Park37,22520–21L2
42May 17Tigers1–6Porcello (7–1)Lackey (5–3)Fenway Park37,60820–22L3
43May 18Tigers2–6Sánchez (1–2)Peavy (1–2)Fenway Park35,00620–23L4
44May 20Blue Jays4–7Happ (3–1)Doubront (2–4)Janssen (4)Fenway Park37,90420–24L5
45May 21Blue Jays4–6Hutchison (3–3)Buchholz (2–4)Janssen (5)Fenway Park36,11620–25L6
46May 22Blue Jays2–7Buehrle (8–1)Lester (4–6)Fenway Park36,01820–26L7
47May 23@ Rays0–1Oviedo (1–0)Miller (1–3)Tropicana Field20,89820–27L8
48May 24@ Rays5–6 (15)Ramos (2–3)Miller (1–4)Tropicana Field23,56920–28L9
49May 25@ Rays5–8Peralta (2–3)Breslow (2–1)Balfour (9)Tropicana Field26,19920–29L10
50May 26@ Braves8–6Mujica (2–1)Thomas (1–2)Uehara (10)Turner Field48,50121–29W1
51May 27@ Braves6–3Lester (5–6)Varvaro (1–1)Uehara (11)Turner Field37,16822–29W2
52May 28Braves4–0Lackey (6–3)Floyd (0–2)Fenway Park36,18923–29W3
53May 29Braves4–3Uehara (1–1)Kimbrel (0–1)Fenway Park36,29224–29W4
54May 30Rays3–2 (10)Miller (2–4)Oviedo (1–2)Fenway Park35,82025–29W5
55May 31Rays7–1De La Rosa (1–0)Odorizzi (2–5)Fenway Park37,07626–29W6 :
June (12–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
56June 1Rays4–0Lester (6–6)Bédard (2–4)Fenway Park37,68827–29W7
57June 2@ Indians2–3Masterson (3–4)Lackey (6–4)Allen (4)Progressive Field14,07827–30L1
58June 3@ Indians3–5Hagadone (1–0)Peavy (1–3)Allen (5)Progressive Field18,73827–31L2
59June 4@ Indians4–7 (12)Carrasco (1–3)Mujica (2–2)Progressive Field20,20927–32L3
60June 6@ Tigers2–6Smyly (3–4)De La Rosa (1–1)Comerica Park39,76227–33L4
61June 7@ Tigers6–8Scherzer (7–2)Lester (6–7)Comerica Park43,35927–34L5
62June 8@ Tigers5–3Lackey (7–4)Chamberlain (1–3)Uehara (12)Comerica Park33,83528–34W1
63June 9@ Orioles0–4Norris (5–5)Peavy (1–4)Camden Yards19,72928–35L1
64June 10@ Orioles1–0Workman (1–0)Tillman (5–3)Uehara (13)Camden Yards24,18429–35W1
65June 11@ Orioles0–6Chen (7–2)De La Rosa (1–2)Camden Yards25,88629–36L1
66June 12Indians5–2Lester (7–7)Tomlin (4–3)Uehara (14)Fenway Park37,75030–36W1
67June 13Indians10–3Lackey (8–4)Masterson (4–5)Fenway Park35,77231–36W2
68June 14Indians2–3Axford (2–3)Breslow (2–2)Allen (7)Fenway Park37,18131–37L1
69June 15Indians2–3 (11)Allen (3–1)Tazawa (1–1)Fenway Park37,35631–38L2
70June 16Twins1–0De La Rosa (2–2)Correia (3–8)Uehara (15)Fenway Park35,69332–38W1
71June 17Twins2–1Lester (8–7)Hughes (7–3)Mujica (2)Fenway Park36,83533–38W2
72June 18Twins2–1 (10)Uehara (2–1)Fien (3–4)Fenway Park36,48934–38W3
73June 19@ Athletics2–4Kazmir (9–2)Peavy (1–5)Otero (1)O.co Coliseum24,37134–39L1
74June 20@ Athletics3–4Abad (2–2)Miller (2–5)Doolittle (10)O.co Coliseum28,60234–40L2
75June 21@ Athletics1–2 (10)Otero (6–1)Mujica (2–3)O.co Coliseum32,87334–41L3
76June 22@ Athletics7–6 (10)Uehara (3–1)Abad (2–3)O.co Coliseum36,06735–41W1
77June 23@ Mariners3–12Hernández (9–2)Lackey (8–5)Safeco Field26,86035–42L1
78June 24@ Mariners2–8Beimel (2–1)Peavy (1–6)Safeco Field20,01535–43L2
79June 25@ Mariners5–4Buchholz (3–4)Iwakuma (5–4)Uehara (16)Safeco Field27,33336–43W1
80June 27@ Yankees0–6Nuño (2–4)Workman (1–1)Yankee Stadium48,52236–44L1
81June 28@ Yankees2–1Lester (9–7)Tanaka (11–3)Uehara (17)Yankee Stadium48,43337–44W1
82June 29@ Yankees8–5Lackey (9–5)Whitley (3–2)Uehara (18)Yankee Stadium48,12438–44W2
83June 30Cubs0–2Arrieta (5–1)Peavy (1–7)Rondón (10)Fenway Park37,81438–45L1 :
July (10–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
84July 1Cubs1–2Strop (1–3)Uehara (3–2)Rondón (11)Fenway Park36,74838–46L2
85July 2Cubs9–16Villanueva (4–5)Workman (1–2)Fenway Park37,05538–47L3
86July 4OriolesPostponed due to Hurricane/Tropical Storm Arthur. Rescheduled for July 5 as part of a day-night doubleheader.
86July 5Orioles3–2Uehara (4–2)McFarland (1–2)Fenway Park35,71439–47W1
87July 5Orioles4–7Brach (3–0)Lackey (9–6)Britton (13)Fenway Park36,46839–48L1
88July 6Orioles6–7 (12)Brach (4–0)Mujica (2–4)Britton (14)Fenway Park35,81139–49L2
89July 7White Sox0–4Carroll (3–5)Buchholz (3–5)Fenway Park35,11439–50L3
90July 8White Sox3–8Danks (8–6)Workman (1–3)Fenway Park35,34539–51L4
91July 9White Sox5–4Uehara (5–2)Guerra (0–1)Fenway Park36,21840–51W1
92July 10White Sox4–3 (10)Miller (3–5)Belisario (3–6)Fenway Park37,54741–51W2
93July 11@ Astros8–3Lackey (10–6)Feldman (4–6)Minute Maid Park27,26442–51W3
94July 12@ Astros2–3Fields (2–4)Peavy (1–8)Qualls (10)Minute Maid Park26,32242–52L1
95July 13@ Astros11–0Buchholz (4–5)Peacock (3–6)Minute Maid Park20,68143–52W1
ASGJuly 15All-Star GameNL 3–5 ALScherzer (AL, DET)Neshek (NL, STL)Perkins (AL, MIN)Target FieldMinneapolis, MNASG
ASGThe Red Sox were represented in the All-Star game by Jon Lester and Koji Uehara.
96July 18Royals5–4Buchholz (5–5)Downs (0–3)Uehara (19)Fenway Park37,74344–52W2
97July 19Royals2–1De La Rosa (3–2)Duffy (5–10)Uehara (20)Fenway Park37,87845–52W3
98July 20Royals6–0Lester (10–7)Ventura (6–7)Fenway Park37,43946–52W4
99July 21@ Blue Jays14–1Lackey (11–6)Hutchison (6–9)Rogers Centre27,90547–52W5
100July 22@ Blue Jays3–7Happ (8–5)Peavy (1–9)Cecil (4)Rogers Centre29,26947–53L1
101July 23@ Blue Jays4–6Dickey (8–10)Buchholz (5–6)Janssen (15)Rogers Centre35,69647–54L2
102July 24@ Blue Jays0–8Stroman (6–2)De La Rosa (3–3)Rogers Centre46,68347–55L3
103July 25@ Rays4–6Price (11–7)Tazawa (1–2)McGee (10)Tropicana Field23,13647–56L4
104July 26@ Rays0–3Balfour (1–3)Lackey (11–7)Tropicana Field26,65947–57L5
105July 27@ Rays3–2Webster (1–0)Archer (6–6)Uehara (21)Tropicana Field25,22148–57W1
106July 28Blue Jays1–14Dickey (9–10)Buchholz (5–7)Fenway Park37,97448–58L1
107July 29Blue Jays2–4Stroman (7–2)De La Rosa (3–4)Janssen (17)Fenway Park38,27548–59L2
108July 30Blue Jays1–6Buehrle (11–7)Workman (1–4)Fenway Park38,20348–60L3 :
August (12–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
109August 1Yankees4–3Ranaudo (1–0)Capuano (1–2)Uehara (22)Fenway Park37,78249–60W1
110August 2Yankees4–6Kelley (2–3)Webster (1–1)Robertson (28)Fenway Park37,30249–61L1
111August 3Yankees7–8Rogers (1–0)Breslow (2–3)Robertson (29)Fenway Park38,03549–62L2
112August 5@ Cardinals2–3Neshek (5–0)Tazawa (1–3)Rosenthal (35)Busch Stadium43,43249–63L3
113August 6@ Cardinals2–1Tazawa (2–3)Rosenthal (1–6)Uehara (23)Busch Stadium42,73350–63W1
114August 7@ Cardinals2–5Wainwright (14–6)Workman (1–5)Neshek (3)Busch Stadium44,57050–64L1
115August 8@ Angels4–2Webster (2–1)Weaver (12–7)Uehara (24)Angel Stadium38,01651–64W1
116August 9@ Angels4–5 (19)Shoemaker (10–4)Workman (1–6)Angel Stadium42,15951–65L1
117August 10@ Angels3–1De La Rosa (4–4)Smith (4–1)Uehara (25)Angel Stadium36,30052–65W1
118August 12@ Reds3–2Layne (1–0)Broxton (4–1)Uehara (26)Great American Ball Park35,90353–65W2
119August 13@ Reds5–4Ranaudo (2–0)Leake (9–11)Mujica (3)Great American Ball Park32,87054–65W3
120August 14Astros9–4Webster (3–1)Feldman (6–9)Fenway Park38,06555–65W4
121August 15Astros3–5 (10)Sipp (3–2)Breslow (2–4)Fenway Park37,01655–66L1
122August 16Astros10–7Wilson (1–0)Fields (2–6)Fenway Park37,65256–66W1
123August 17Astros1–8McHugh (6–9)Kelly (2–3)Fenway Park36,71756–67L1
124August 18Angels2–4Wilson (10–8)Workman (1–7)Jepsen (1)Fenway Park35,17056–68L2
125August 19Angels3–4Smith (5–1)Uehara (5–3)Street (34)Fenway Park35,47156–69L3
126August 20Angels3–8Rasmus (3–1)Buchholz (5–8)Fenway Park35,13656–70L4
127August 21Angels0–2Shoemaker (12–4)De La Rosa (4–5)Grilli (12)Fenway Park36,16056–71L5
128August 22Mariners3–5Leone (6–2)Uehara (5–4)Rodney (37)Fenway Park36,43356–72L6
129August 23Mariners3–7Wilhelmsen (2–2)Workman (1–8)Fenway Park36,90556–73L7
130August 24Mariners6–8Leone (7–2)Webster (3–2)Rodney (38)Fenway Park37,02256–74L8
131August 25@ Blue Jays4–3 (10)Uehara (6–4)Sanchez (2–1)Breslow (1)Rogers Centre26,04157–74W1
132August 26@ Blue Jays11–7 (11)Tazawa (3–3)Janssen (3–2)Rogers Centre27,32158–74W2
133August 27@ Blue Jays2–5Stroman (8–5)Layne (1–1)Cecil (5)Rogers Centre30,28558–75L1
134August 29@ Rays8–4Ranaudo (3–0)Archer (8–7)Tropicana Field16,10759–75W1
135August 30@ Rays0–7Odorizzi (10–11)Webster (3–3)Tropicana Field17,46359–76L1
136August 31@ Rays3–0Buchholz (6–8)Cobb (9–7)Tropicana Field16,82260–76W1 :
September (11–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
137September 1@ Rays3–4 (10)Balfour (2–6)Badenhop (0–3)Tropicana Field10,54360–77L1
138September 2@ Yankees9–4Kelly (3–3)Greene (4–2)Yankee Stadium40,33461–77W1
139September 3@ Yankees1–5Kuroda (10–8)Ranaudo (3–1)Yankee Stadium40,00761–78L1
140September 4@ Yankees4–5Warren (3–5)Uehara (6–5)Yankee Stadium44,70861–79L2
141September 5Blue Jays9–8 (10)Layne (2–1)Janssen (3–3)Fenway Park35,66762–79W1
142September 6Blue Jays4–3Buchholz (7–8)Happ (9–9)Mujica (4)Fenway Park36,67763–79W2
143September 7Blue Jays1–3Dickey (12–12)De La Rosa (4–6)Janssen (22)Fenway Park36,26163–80L1
144September 8Orioles0–4González (9–7)Kelly (3–4)Fenway Park35,89463–81L2
145September 9Orioles1–4Tillman (12–5)Ranaudo (3–2)Britton (34)Fenway Park37,00863–82L3
146September 10Orioles6–10Chen (15–4)Workman (1–9)Fenway Park35,37463–83L4
147September 11@ Royals6–3Buchholz (8–8)Hendriks (1–2)Mujica (5)Kauffman Stadium28,67364–83W1
148September 12@ Royals4–2Webster (4–3)Ventura (12–10)Mujica (6)Kauffman Stadium19,19165–83W2
149September 13@ Royals1–7Guthrie (11–11)De La Rosa (4–7)Kauffman Stadium26,62765–84L1
150September 14@ Royals8–4Kelly (4–4)Vargas (11–9)Kauffman Stadium19,06566–84W1
151September 16@ Pirates0–4Morton (6–12)Ranaudo (3–3)PNC Park34,69866–85L1
152September 17@ Pirates1–9Liriano (6–10)Buchholz (8–9)PNC Park34,78566–86L2
153September 18@ Pirates2–3Cole (10–5)Workman (1–10)Melancon (30)PNC Park36,86266–87L3
154September 19@ Orioles5–3 (10)Tazawa (4–3)O'Day (5–2)Mujica (7)Camden Yards39,07967–87W1
155September 20@ Orioles2–7Tillman (13–5)De La Rosa (4–8)Camden Yards43,01567–88L1
156September 21@ Orioles3–2Kelly (5–4)González (9–9)Mujica (8)Camden Yards38,32968–88W1
157September 23Rays2–6Cobb (10–8)Buchholz (8–10)Fenway Park35,56668–89L1
158September 24Rays11–3Ranaudo (4–3)Odorizzi (11–13)Fenway Park35,74169–89W1
159September 25Rays11–1Webster (5–3)Hellickson (1–5)Fenway Park36,59070–89W2
160September 26Yankees2–3Capuano (3–4)Wright (0–1)Robertson (39)Fenway Park37,60570–90L1
161September 27Yankees10–4Kelly (6–4)Tanaka (13–5)Fenway Park37,14771–90W1
162September 28Yankees5–9Pineda (5–5)Buchholz (8–11)Fenway Park36,87971–91L1 :
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## Awards and honors

* Dustin Pedroia – Gold Glove Award (2B)
All-Star Game
* Jon Lester, reserve P
* Koji Uehara, reserve P (roster replacement)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Kevin Boles |
| AA | Portland Sea Dogs | Eastern League | Billy McMillon |
| A-Advanced | Salem Red Sox | Carolina League | Carlos Febles |
| A | Greenville Drive | South Atlantic League | Darren Fenster |
| A-Short Season | Lowell Spinners | New York–Penn League | Joe Oliver |
| Rookie | GCL Red Sox | Gulf Coast League | Tom Kotchman |
| Rookie | DSL Red Sox | Dominican Summer League | José Zapata |
Source:
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pawtucket, GCL Red Sox