| 2012 Boston Red Sox | |
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| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston,Massachusetts |
| Record | 69–93 (.426) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
| Owners | John W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group) |
| President | Larry Lucchino |
| General manager | Ben Cherington |
| Manager | Bobby Valentine |
| Television | NESN (Don Orsillo,Jerry Remy) |
| Radio | Boston Red Sox Radio Network (Joe Castiglione,Dave O'Brien,Jon Rish,Dale Arnold) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The2012 Boston Red Sox season was the 112th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished last in the five-teamAmerican League East with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses, 26games behind the first-placeNew York Yankees. It was the first time the Red Sox finished last in their division since1992. Under managerBobby Valentine, the Red Sox finished with the third-lowestwinning percentage in the American League.
On the heels of a2011 season that ended with the team losing 20 of 27 games during September,[1] resulting in their elimination from playoff contention and the departure of managerTerry Francona,[2] the Red Sox struggled throughout their 2012 campaign under new manager Bobby Valentine. At theAll-Star break the team was 43–43, and at the end of August they had fallen to 62–71. At 66–81 on September 16, the Red Sox were mathematically eliminated from the playoff race. On September 19, the team lost their 82nd regular season game, thus clinching their first losing season since1997. On September 30, the Red Sox reached the 90-loss mark, assuring them of their first season with 90 or more losses since1966. The next day, the team suffered their 91st loss of the season, to thearch-rival Yankees, the most defeats since their 100-loss season in1965. On October 4, a day after their final game of the season, Valentine was fired,[3] with one year and two option years still remaining on his contract.
The Red Sox began spring training play at the newJetBlue Park inFort Myers, Florida, replacingCity of Palms Park as their home field for spring training.
The Red Sox opened their 2012 season on April 5, 2012, against theDetroit Tigers. Tigers closerJosé Valverde recorded his firstblown save since September 2, 2010, allowing the Red Sox to tie the game in the 9th inning, but the Tigers won, 3–2, on a game-winning single byAustin Jackson.
| 2 | Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 15 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 28 | Adrián González* | 1B |
| 34 | David Ortiz | DH |
| 20 | Kevin Youkilis* | 3B |
| 12 | Ryan Sweeney | RF |
| 7 | Cody Ross | LF |
| 39 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| 3 | Mike Avilés | SS |
| 31 | Jon Lester | P |
After new closerAndrew Bailey injured his thumb days before Opening Day, the Red Sox went 1–5 over their first six games before mercifully hitting a three-game winning streak, resulting in a second consecutive undesirable start for the Red Sox after going 0–6 over their first six games in2011. Center fielderJacoby Ellsbury was placed on the 15-day disabled list after a shoulder injury during the home opener on April 13.[4]
During an interview aired on local television on April 15, managerBobby Valentine ripped 3BKevin Youkilis, saying he is not "as physically or emotionally into the game as he has been in the past". After outspoken defense of Youkilis by teammatesDustin Pedroia andAdrián González, Valentine turned on his own words, saying he "was totally behind him".[5] After Valentine's comments, the Red Sox plunged into a 5-game losing streak.
On April 20, the Red Sox celebrated 100 years atFenway Park prior to the game against theNew York Yankees with introductions of around 200 former Red Sox players, managers and coaches. Both teams wore throwback uniforms during the game similar to those used in the first major league game at Fenway Park.[6] The Red Sox had off-white uniforms and caps, with only the words "Red Sox" in red across the chest. The Yankees' uniforms were all grey with the only printing the letters "NY" on the caps and left breast.[7] After losing 4 consecutive games, the Red Sox took a 9–0 lead through 5 innings against the rival Yankees on April 21, but relief pitchersVicente Padilla,Matt Albers,Franklin Morales,Alfredo Aceves,Justin Thomas, andJunichi Tazawa combined to allow 14 runs total in the 7th and 8th innings, as the Yankees prevailed by a score of 15–9, for the Red Sox' 5th consecutive loss.[8] After the game, the Red Sox traded pitcherMichael Bowden to theChicago Cubs foroutfielderMarlon Byrd to help out their outfield after the injuries toCarl Crawford before the season and Ellsbury earlier in the season.[9]
After their losing streak, the road was kind to the Red Sox, as they amassed a six-game winning streak by sweeping theMinnesota Twins in Minneapolis and taking the first three games of a four-game series against theChicago White Sox, including scoring 9 runs in 5 innings againstPhilip Humber, who had thrown aperfect game inhis previous start.[10] In the end, the Red Sox closed out April with an 11–11 record.
The second month of the season did not start well for the Red Sox, as they went winless over their first five games in May. The Red Sox dropped the latter two games of a three-game series against theOakland A's and were swept by theBaltimore Orioles in a three-game series that featured both 13- and 17-inning romps. On May 6, the Red Sox used all of their available bullpen pitchers in the lengthy 17-inning game and had to send in outfielderDarnell McDonald to pitch,[11] ultimately leading to a 9–6 setback. On a lighter note, however, rookie third basemanWill Middlebrooks hit agrand slam in that game for his first Major League home run, and would then hit 2 home runs in the Red Sox' next game, which they won to snap their losing streak.[12]
The Red Sox finally saw some measurable success at Fenway over and just after Mothers' Day weekend, taking three games of four from theCleveland Indians and sweeping a quick two-game series over theSeattle Mariners before embarking on another road trip. During this time, McDonald went on the Disabled List, but the Red Sox recalled OFDaniel Nava and acquired OFScott Podsednik, who had not played a Major League game since September 9, 2010. Podsednik was initially assigned to AAA Pawtucket for the time being. On this road trip, the Red Sox went 5–3, including taking 2 out of 3 games against thePhiladelphia Phillies in their first interleague series of the year and 2 out of 3 games against the division-leading Orioles. CloserAlfredo Aceves had 4 saves in the 8-game road trip. While on the road trip, outfieldersCody Ross andRyan Sweeney were injured, but 3BKevin Youkilis returned from the Disabled List. With Middlebrooks settled into starting at third base, the Red Sox used Youkilis at first base withAdrián González playing right field. Podsednik andChe-Hsuan Lin were promoted from the minor leagues to help out in the injury-torn outfield.
On May 26,Jarrod Saltalamacchia had apinch-hit, two-run home run offFernando Rodney with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, to lift the Red Sox to a 3–2 win over theTampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. It was the firstwalk-off home run of Saltalamacchia's career, while Rodney suffered the first blown save of the season after opening the year with a perfect 15-for-15 in save opportunities.[13]
On May 29, the Red Sox cruised to a 6–3 win over pitcherJustin Verlander and theDetroit Tigers to achieve a record of 25–24, their first winning record of the season.
The Red Sox entered June having finally amassed a winning record, but they soon found themselves struggling to keep it afloat. The Sox peaked at 28–25 on June 2, before slipping into a three-game setback. The Red Sox took 2 of 3 from theToronto Blue Jays but only salvaged one game of a three-game series against theBaltimore Orioles.
With a short period of divisional play now through, the Red Sox commenced with interleague play, facing off against theWashington Nationals, only to be swept by the Nats in the weekend series and yet again shoved below the .500 winning-percentage mark. Then, the Sox proceeded to try to rack up wins on the road over a six-game road voyage. They challenged theMiami Marlins, winning two of three games while visiting the newMarlins Park in Miami for the first time, and then proceeded to also take two of three games from theChicago Cubs atWrigley Field. Back at Fenway, starting pitcherClay Buchholz continued his domination against Miami at Fenway on June 19, racking his 8th win of the season. On June 24, the Red Sox cruised to a 9–4 victory againstAtlanta at Fenway in what was to becomeKevin Youkilis' last game with the Red Sox before being traded to theChicago White Sox. Fans, aware of the trade rumors, gave Youkilis a standing ovation after he hit a triple during the game. The Red Sox received utility playerBrent Lillibridge and pitcherZach Stewart (who was assigned to AAA Pawtucket) in the trade.[14] On June 24, 2012, the Red Sox completed interleague play for the 2012 regular season. They finished off their homestand by welcoming the Blue Jays to Fenway and winning two of three games against them.
To finish off June, the Red Sox set out on a seven-game western road swing beginning with the first three games of a four-game series against theSeattle Mariners atSafeco Field in Seattle, having amassed a 1–2 record in the series before entering July.
The BoSox opened the month of July by ending the four-game Seattle series with a victory on July 1. The club traveled down the coast toOakland, where they were swept by the Athletics in a 3-game series from July 2–4. Although they often have an afternoon home game on theFourth of July, the Red Sox remained on the road during the holiday this season.
The Sox came home to Fenway Park to face the rivalYankees in a four-game series, which included a Saturday doubleheader created to compensate for a rained out Red Sox-Yankees game earlier in the year. The Red Sox lost 3 of 4 games against New York, dropping the Friday, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday games, and being victorious only in the Saturday night game. One bright spot for the Red Sox over the weekend was the surprising breakout performance ofPedro Ciriaco, making his debut with the Red Sox. Ciriaco amassed four hits and four RBIs in the Saturday night game, as his offensive prowess became the main storyline of the Red Sox' lone win of the series.
Boston headed into the All-Star Break at exactly .500, harboring a 43–43 record. They had gone 2–6 thus far in the month of July by that time.
In their first week after the All-Star Break, things began to pick up for the Red Sox, as they took 2 of 3 from theRays at Tropicana Field. Returning home, the Red Sox faced a four-game series against theChicago White Sox, the team to which fan favoriteKevin Youkilis had been traded from the Red Sox less than a month prior. Youkilis received a standing ovation in his first at bat returning to Fenway Park, and continued to receive strong applause and "Youk" calls as the series went on.Cody Ross exploded in this series, slamming two three-run home runs on July 18 against Chicago and again crushing another three-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth on July 19, vaulting the BoSox from a 1–0 deficit to a 3–1 victory. The Red Sox enjoyed this offensive prowess in spite of the loss of big hitterDavid Ortiz to the 15-day disabled list after injuring himself during a slide.Mauro Gómez took his place as designated hitter during his absence.
The Red Sox soon hit another bump in the road, however, getting swept in a vital intra-divisional series withToronto, then proceeding to lose two of three tothe Rangers. The Sox fell as low as 49–51 but were able to close out July with a strong surge, salvaging the Saturday and Sunday games of a weekend series againstthe Yankees in the Bronx after losing the Friday contest, and then winning the first two games of a three-game home series againstDetroit, such that the BoSox were able to close out July on a four-game winning streak. The Sox went 12–14 in July, making it their worst month of the season thus far, but the club remained above .500 at 53–51.
The Red Sox fell into a rut yet again as they entered the season's fifth month. They opened August with four consecutive losses and by August 9 they came out victorious in only two of their last nine matchups. Beginning on August 10, the Sox began a pattern of alternating wins and losses. As of August 14, the Sox' record stood at a measly 57–60.
The club as a whole was jolted by the death of Red Sox legendJohnny Pesky on Monday, August 13, 2012, at the age of 92, in hospice care in the nearby North Shore suburb ofDanvers. To honor Johnny's memory, the team added a black armband to the right sleeve of their road uniform, as well as added a black patch with a white no. 6 to their home uniform. Oddly,David Ortiz,Clay Buchholz,Vicente Padilla, andJarrod Saltalamacchia were the only Red Sox players who attended Pesky's funeral, only for most of the team to appear at a bowling event led by pitcherJosh Beckett later that night, which angered fans, press, and front office executives alike.[15]
On August 16, Buchholz pitched the secondimmaculate inning in franchise history, striking out all threeBaltimore Orioles batters on a total of nine pitches in the sixth inning.[16][17] After consecutive losses to the Orioles, the Sox recommenced their pattern of alternating wins and losses and traveled toYankee Stadium for the second time in less than a month to take on the Bronx Bombers in a weekend series, which they lost, surrendering the Friday and Sunday games and salvaging only the Saturday contest.
Returning home, the Sox were swept by theAngels and ended a losing streak at four games by triumphing overKansas City. With playoff hopes looking dim, Red Sox office management decided to look ahead to the following season by freeing up money in the payroll by performing a salary dump trade that sentAdrián González,Josh Beckett,Carl Crawford, andNick Punto to theDodgers in exchange forJames Loney and four prospects: pitchersAllen Webster andRubby De La Rosa, infielderIvan De Jesus Jr., and outfielderJerry Sands. The trade was finalized on August 25, 2012.[18]
The Red Sox took three of four fromKansas City but relapsed into another large rut as they commenced a West Coast road trip by being swept bythe Angels (since the Angels also won all three of their games at Fenway Park against the Sox a week earlier, the Angels completely swept the season series against Boston, 6 games to 0) and losing extravagantly to theOakland Athletics on Friday, August 31, by a score of 20–2; the game was the worst loss for the Red Sox in 12 years, as former Red SoxBrandon Moss,George Kottaras, andJosh Reddick hit home runs against their former team.[19] The Red Sox finished off an extremely shoddy August with a 9–20 record, only two wins more and the same number of losses asthe Sox' infamous 7–20 record in their collapse of September 2011.
The Red Sox opened September in the middle of a weekend series againstOakland, losing their first game in September, 7–1, and losing again the following day by a score of 6–2, giving Oakland the sweep. The Athletics had previously swept the Red Sox in 2012 in July. OnLabor Day, the Red Sox opened up a three-game swing inSeattle with yet another loss, bringing their losing streak to a season-worst seven games. The Red Sox came out of the spiral with a 4–3 win against Seattle on Tuesday, September 4, but the extreme damage of the losing streak and of the Sox' August 9–20 to the team's playoff hopes had already been done. The Red Sox slipped into last place in the American League East shortly afterward after being swept by theToronto Blue Jays in a weekend series, allowing the Jays to hop over the Red Sox up to fourth place. Boston broke yet another losing streak with a bottom-ninth victory over the rivalYankees on Tuesday, September 11, in a game whereinJacoby Ellsbury recorded a walk-off single for the 4–3 triumph.
Heading into a weekend series inToronto, the Sox found some success, winning the three-game series by taking the first two games on Friday, September 14 and Saturday, September 15, resulting in the first consecutive victories for the BoSox since August 26–27. However, the very next day, on Sunday, September 16, the Sox fell to the Jays to put their record at 66–81, officially eliminating them, albeit unsurprisingly, from the playoff race for the third straight year.
On Wednesday, September 19, theTampa Bay Rays defeated the Red Sox, 13–3 atTropicana Field inSt. Petersburg. As a result, the Red Sox are assured of their first losing season since1997, when they went 78–84.
The Red Sox closed out home play with a five-game homestand at Fenway, losing four of those five games. Their last home victory of the year was a 2–1 decision against theOrioles on Sunday, September 23. Fenway hosted its final MLB game until 2013 on Wednesday, September 26, a 4–2 setback toTampa Bay.
Embarking on a six-game road trip to close out their season, the Red Sox secured their first 90-loss season since1966 with a loss toBaltimore on Sunday, September 30.
The Red Sox faced their archrivalYankees in the final series of the season and, fittingly, lost all three games, two of them by blowout scores of 10–2 and 14–2, and one in an extra-inning heartbreaker by a score of 4–3 after 12 innings.
Their final few weeks of the 2012 season poignantly summed up the season as a whole: the Red Sox ended the season with their eighth straight loss, and lost 12 of 13 to finish out the club's most disastrous season since the 1990s.
The 2012 season for the Red Sox was marred by injuries to key players, inconsistent play, massive unloading of players with large contracts, turmoil, and clubhouse drama featured by feuds between manager Bobby Valentine and players, feuds between Valentine and the coaching staff, and Valentine's persistent run-ins with the media.
On the final day of the season, it was announced that the Red Sox have plans to fireBobby Valentine from his position as manager after this one season with him as manager of the club, according to "people familiar with the situation", as quoted from a CBS report on the issue.[20][21]
On Thursday, October 4, 2012, Valentine was officially fired from the position of manager of the Boston Red Sox after one season, confirming the earlier rumors.[3] He was replaced withToronto Blue Jays managerJohn Farrell on Saturday, October 20, 2012.[22] The Red Sox proceeded to vault back into first place the following season, winning the2013 World Series.
| 2012 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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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 = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia | 141 | 563 | 81 | 163 | 39 | 3 | 15 | 65 | 20 | 48 | .290 | .449 |
| Mike Avilés | 136 | 512 | 57 | 128 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 14 | 23 | .250 | .381 |
| Adrián González | 123 | 484 | 63 | 145 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 86 | 0 | 31 | .300 | .469 |
| Cody Ross | 130 | 476 | 70 | 127 | 34 | 1 | 22 | 81 | 2 | 42 | .267 | .481 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 121 | 405 | 55 | 90 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 59 | 0 | 38 | .222 | .454 |
| David Ortiz | 90 | 324 | 65 | 103 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 60 | 0 | 56 | .318 | .611 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 74 | 303 | 43 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 19 | .271 | .370 |
| Will Middlebrooks | 75 | 267 | 34 | 77 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 4 | 13 | .288 | .509 |
| Daniel Nava | 88 | 267 | 38 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 37 | .243 | .390 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 76 | 259 | 33 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 8 | .293 | .390 |
| Ryan Sweeney | 63 | 204 | 22 | 53 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 12 | .260 | .373 |
| Scott Podsednik | 63 | 199 | 19 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | .302 | .352 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | 46 | 153 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | .157 | .248 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 42 | 146 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | .233 | .377 |
| Kelly Shoppach | 48 | 140 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 11 | .250 | .471 |
| Nick Punto | 65 | 125 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 19 | .200 | .272 |
| Carl Crawford | 31 | 117 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 3 | .282 | .479 |
| Mauro Gómez | 37 | 102 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8 | .275 | .422 |
| James Loney | 30 | 100 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .230 | .310 |
| Marlon Byrd | 34 | 100 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .270 | .320 |
| Ryan Kalish | 36 | 96 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .229 | .260 |
| Darnell McDonald | 38 | 84 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | .214 | .369 |
| José Iglesias | 25 | 68 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .118 | .191 |
| Danny Valencia | 10 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 |
| Brent Lillibridge | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 |
| Che-Hsuan Lin | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 |
| Jason Repko | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 |
| Lars Anderson | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 |
| Iván De Jesús Jr. | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Nate Spears | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Guillermo Quiróz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher totals | 162 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .095 |
| Team totals | 162 | 5604 | 734 | 1459 | 339 | 16 | 165 | 695 | 97 | 428 | .260 | .415 |
Source:[1]
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 |
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| Jon Lester | 9 | 14 | 4.82 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 205.1 | 216 | 117 | 110 | 68 | 166 |
| Clay Buchholz | 11 | 8 | 4.56 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 189.1 | 187 | 104 | 96 | 64 | 129 |
| Félix Doubront | 11 | 10 | 4.86 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 161.0 | 162 | 95 | 87 | 71 | 167 |
| Josh Beckett | 5 | 11 | 5.23 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 127.1 | 131 | 75 | 74 | 38 | 94 |
| Aaron Cook | 4 | 11 | 5.65 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 94.0 | 117 | 68 | 59 | 21 | 20 |
| Alfredo Aceves | 2 | 10 | 5.36 | 69 | 0 | 25 | 84.0 | 80 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 75 |
| Franklin Morales | 3 | 4 | 3.77 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 76.1 | 64 | 38 | 32 | 30 | 76 |
| Daniel Bard | 5 | 6 | 6.22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 59.1 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 38 |
| Scott Atchison | 2 | 1 | 1.58 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| Vicente Padilla | 4 | 1 | 4.50 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 59 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 51 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 1 | 7 | 8.28 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 45.2 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 20 | 41 |
| Mark Melancon | 0 | 2 | 6.20 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 45.0 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 41 |
| Junichi Tazawa | 1 | 1 | 1.43 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 44.0 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 45 |
| Clayton Mortensen | 1 | 1 | 3.21 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 41 |
| Andrew Miller | 3 | 2 | 3.35 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 51 |
| Matt Albers | 2 | 0 | 2.29 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Craig Breslow | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| Rich Hill | 1 | 0 | 1.83 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| Andrew Bailey | 1 | 1 | 7.04 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 15.1 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 14 |
| Pedro Beato | 1 | 0 | 4.70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Chris Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Zach Stewart | 0 | 2 | 22.24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.2 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Justin Germano | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Justin Thomas | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Bowden | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Darnell McDonald | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team totals | 69 | 93 | 4.70 | 162 | 162 | 35 | 1443.0 | 1449 | 806 | 754 | 529 | 1176 |
Source:[2]
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| New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 51–30 | 44–37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | .574 | 2 | 47–34 | 46–35 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5 | 46–35 | 44–37 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | 34–47 | 35–46 |
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| New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | .586 |
| Oakland Athletics | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 |
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| Texas Rangers | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 8 |
| Seattle Mariners | 75 | 87 | .463 | 18 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 20 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 21 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | .426 | 24 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 |
| Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 |
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
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| Baltimore | – | 13–5 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | ||
| Boston | 5–13 | – | 6–2 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 5–13 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | ||
| Chicago | 2–6 | 2–6 | – | 11–7 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 3–5 | 14–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 8–1 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 9–9 | ||
| Cleveland | 4–4 | 3–5 | 7–11 | – | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–4 | 6–12 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 | ||
| Detroit | 3–3 | 5–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | – | 13–5 | 5–5 | 10–8 | 4–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 3–7 | 4–2 | 11–7 | ||
| Kansas City | 4–5 | 3–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 5–13 | – | 4–5 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 1–7 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 2–6 | 8–10 | ||
| Los Angeles | 7–2 | 6–0 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | – | 6–3 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 1–9 | 10–9 | 4–4 | 12–6 | ||
| Minnesota | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 3–6 | – | 3–4 | 4–5 | 2–8 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 2–5 | 9–9 | ||
| New York | 9–9 | 13–5 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–3 | – | 5–5 | 6–3 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 11–7 | 13–5 | ||
| Oakland | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 8–2 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 10–9 | 5–4 | 5–5 | – | 12–7 | 5–4 | 11–8 | 5–4 | 10–8 | ||
| Seattle | 1–8 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 8–11 | 8–2 | 3–6 | 7–12 | – | 4–6 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 8–10 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 9–1 | 5–1 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 6–4 | – | 5–4 | 14–4 | 9–9 | ||
| Texas | 5–2 | 6–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 9–10 | 8–2 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 4–5 | – | 6–3 | 14–4 | ||
| Toronto | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 7–11 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 4–14 | 3–6 | – | 9–9 | ||
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| Boston | 2–1 | 5–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
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