over Tampa Bay Rays, Manager: By Peter Abraham. With the bases loaded and one out, Mike Napoli doubled to left-center, scoring Ellsbury, Pedroia and Ortiz, the latter after Shane Robinson misplayed a carom off the wall. [30], The largest paid crowd in the history of Busch Stadium (47,432) saw the game. They set a new Major League Baseball record for hitting efficiency with runners in scoring position, hitting .330 (447for1,355), the best in baseball since the Boston Red Sox hit .312 in 1950,[10] also beating the 2007 Detroit Tigers, and 1996 Colorado Rockies with a .311 average. The team that ranks 15th in the majorsthe demarcation line for the top half . Boston quickly responded in the top of the eighth by loading the bases off Carlos Martnez. The next time a team won at their home stadium was when the Houston Astros won the 2022 World Series.[48]. Jul 26, BOS (61-43) lost to BAL, 0-6, 107. Bogaerts was first on the Red Sox's radar in 2009 during a workout in Aruba, a Dutch Caribbean island. While Stephen Drew and David Ross were limited offensively, their defense proved to be an asset to the team's success, especially during the postseason. The 25 duck boats carrying the players and executives paused at the Boston Marathon finish line where three spectators died during the April bombing. [36]Koji Uehara relieved Lester with two outs in the eighth and retired all four Cardinals he faced to earn his second save of the series. BOSTON Most Valuable Papi. Boston's bats were ice cold in Game 1, nearly ceding a combined no-hitter to the Tigers. They protested that Middlebrooks' feet were in the air as he was getting up when Craig ran over him. A Championship Staff The manager, coaches, staff, and owners who brought the Red Sox to the top . Boston was then victorious in the rubber game, shutting out the Jays 130. Victorino just missed his second grand slam of this postseason but Wacha's streak ended, who to this point had not allowed a hit with runners in scoring position this October. * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? They even gave nicknames to each player's beards such as "The Ironsides" (Gomes), "The Siesta" (Napoli), or "The Saltine" (Saltalamacchia). Join our linker program. [32] In the rubber match, Big Papi homered for the 20th time that season, his 12th consecutive season with 20+ home runs and his 11th with Boston, joining Dwight Evans and Jim Rice but still behind Ted Williams, who accomplished this feat in 16 seasons with the Red Sox. In Toronto, the Sox split the first two games of a series against the Blue Jays on April 5 and 6, winning 64 in the first frame and falling 50 in the second. [44][45][46][47] The win was the third championship in the last ten seasons for the Red Sox. Sep 21, BOS (94-62) lost to TOR, 2-4, 158. May 12, BOS (22-16) lost to TOR, 4-12, 48. Koji Uehara went 18 1/3 scoreless innings before allowing Billy Butler's homer in the eighth inning of the night game. Lester with the help of Workman shut-out the Giants in game one before the Red Sox dropped game two and giving the AL East lead to the Rays but earning the lead back holding San Francisco to a single run in game three. Beltrn drove in the Cardinal's first run on a left field single into the shift and advanced on a wild pitch. 3. So without further ado, let's delve into the prospective Red Sox roster for the 2013 postseason. Projected Lineup. The Cardinals have made just one change to their team, but it's a big one. With one out, Jon Jay hit a grounder to second baseman Dustin Pedroia. The Boston Marathon bombing on April 15 helped inspire a season-long rally for the Red Sox in support of the victims and the city of Boston. 0. This was McCarver's 24th and final World Series broadcast (including four with ABC and four with CBS prior to his joining Fox in 1996), as he had announced that he would retire from the network's lead crew following the season. With the bases loaded with one out and Craig Breslow pitching in relief, Matt Carpenter hit a fly ball to left field, but the runner on third beat the throw home, tying the game. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. In the sixth inning, the bases were empty with two outs before Dustin Pedroia singled and David Ortiz walked. The Red Sox are feeling confident about their rotation entering the World Series. Boston secured the series with a 52 win on their last regular season home game. [2] This was the first World Series since 1999 to feature both #1 seeds from the AL and NL. Boston added an important insurance run in the third, which turned out to be the difference in game five, with Mike Napoli scoring on a wild pitch by Snchez. Wainwright's return to form, along with the emergence of the young starters, helped fill the void left by star pitcher Chris Carpenter, who missed the entire season due to various injuries. St. Louis brought in their fourth arm of the night in the bottom of the fifth, Kevin Siegrist. St. Louis and Boston met up again in the 2013 World Series. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. August started just like July ended, with a walk-off win against the Mariners. 7:30p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury set a Red Sox record with five stolen bases in the game. Boston lost both games, giving up a 50 lead in the fifth in game three. This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 01:10. Lackey walked Holliday to load the bases before he was relieved by Junichi Tazawa. This marked the first time Boston was swept in the 2013 season. At the end of the fifth inning, the Red Sox had not recorded a base hit but had held Detroit to only one run, making the game look very similar circumstantially to Game 1. The Boston Red Sox today announced the team's 25-man active roster for the 2013 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. They closed out their weeklong homestand by losing 2 of 3 to the Blue Jays from May 1012. . Boston then tacked on three more in the bottom of the 5th and four more in the bottom of the 8th. The bullpen were led by closer Koji Uehara, who unexpectedly took over following injuries to Joel Hanrahan and Andrew Bailey to post 21 saves and a 1.09 ERA. Or write about sports? ), Fox televised the series in the United States and Canada, with Joe Buck calling play-by-play and Tim McCarver handling color commentary. Tampa Bay's closer during its run to the World Series last year . Sep 29, BOS (97-65) lost to BAL, 6-7. On Memorial Day, May 27, the Red Sox opened a four-game home-and-home series against Philadelphia, the team's first interleague series of 2013. In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Red Sox were able to load the bases, and David Ortiz crushed a two-out grand slam to tie the score at 55 off the first pitch from new Detroit pitcher Joaqun Benoit. Red Sox RF Shane Victorino missed his first game of the season after leaving the game on April 20 with back spasms. Victorino's grand slam was the second in the ALCS by the Red Sox, which was the first time that a team hit more than one grand slam in the same series in the postseason since the Atlanta Braves in the 1998 NLDS. [11], Despite losing first baseman Albert Pujols to the Angels and manager Tony La Russa to retirement after their 2011 World Series triumph, the Cardinals under new manager Mike Matheny still came within one game of a return trip to the World Series, but lost the final three games to the eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants in the 2012 National League Championship Series. Siegrist misplayed his position on first base, standing too far away, and Ellsbury safely returned to the bag. Hall of Famer and two-time World Series MVP Bob Gibson threw the ceremonial first pitch. The Boston Red Sox are one of baseball's most successful teams. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by 1985 NL MVP Willie McGee. One at home against the Tampa Bay Rays and another on the road against the Cleveland Indians, resulting in a six-game winning streak which improved their record to 114, and put them in first place in the American League East. The Cardinals evened up the series at one game each as the series shifted to St. Louis for the next three games. March 31, 2013. Tampa Bay starter David Price had a rough outing, being charged with all seven of Boston's runs. Having lost the first game on April 30, the Red Sox won the next two games 101 and 31 on May 1 and 2. Correct. Uehara struck out Evan Longoria, who had hit a game-tying home run in Game 3, to send the Rays home and to secure a spot in the 2013 American League Championship Series, 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The NLCS was contested from October 11 to 18 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In search for run support the offense gave Lackey 13 runs in game three, the most in any start for him this season, to extend the winning streak to five and extending the lead in the AL East to a season-high 8+12 games but failed to sweep the four-game set when Workman gave up a walk-off wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth after Rivera suffered his second blown save in the series while trying for a two-inning save. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Under new manager John Farrell, the Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. In game one against Baltimore, the only team in the AL East Boston had a losing record against at that time, the Red Sox were shut out for the fourth time in July (with four shutouts in all of April, May and June combined) and lost the AL East top spot for the first time since May 27. David Ortiz lead off the fifth on a double, followed by back-to-back walks by Jonny Gomes on 10 pitches and Xander Bogaerts. 34,979. Another thing to note is that the Red Sox will play less games inside the AL East. After two quick outs, Ellsbury reached on a fielding error by Matt Carpenter and was then in a rundown, after he took off too early on a steal attempt. Additionally, to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day, both teams wore No. In 2022, they would set the all-time wins record for a battery with their 203rd victory, passing pitcher Warren Spahn and catcher Del Crandall.[68]. The Red Sox came back again in the eighth after a leadoff single by Jacoby Ellsbury and Shane Victorino was hit by reliever Carlos Martnez. In the seventh, the Tigers scored on a double play, bringing them within a run. Those players would form the core of the 2018 champion Red Sox, managed by Alex Cora. Lacrosse Stats - MLL - NLL - Lacrosse Search This was the Red Sox first World Series loss since Game 7 in 1986, and St. Louis snapped Boston's nine-game winning streak in the World Series. Associated Press October 31, 2013, 12:11 AM. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. CATCHERS (2): David Ross, Jarrod Saltalamacchia. In the postseason, the Red Sox first defeated the AL wild card Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. We present them here for purely educational purposes. However, the Red Sox also signed high-priced free agent flops Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramrez, neither of whom became productive players. [36] Following the home run, Mike Napoli struck out to stop the bleeding for the Tigers. Get a summary of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox baseball game. Tigers in Game 6 and back to the World Series for the third time in 10 years . David Ortiz walked off as the World Series MVP on Wednesday night, capping a dominant week in which he spurred the . "That's where it all starts. This was the second longest game by time in Rays history. He was joined by compatriot and set-up man Junichi Tazawa, and middle relievers Brandon Workman and Craig Breslow. In game one in Los Angeles Boston could not score but were able to take game two and three, inflicting the Dodgers first series loss since June 16. Boston headed with a 5839 record to the All-Star break, leading the AL with 1 game ahead of the Athletics (5639) and with most wins in the majors, just ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals with 5736, who entered the break with the best record. . OUTFIELDERS (6): Quintin Berry, Mike Carp, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Daniel Nava, Shane Victorino. Even though this happened with no outs, Holliday was stranded at third. Find out more. Or write about sports? Initially, the Cardinals had been awarded a force-out at second base, but after conferring, the umpires ruled that Kozma never had control of the ball, and Pedroia was reinstated at second base. Baseball-Reference.com Series Win Probability - Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers, 2013 ALCS Gm 1 Gm 2 Gm 3 Gm 4 Gm 5 Gm 6 BOS 50% DET The height of bar indicates the probability of a team winning the series given the current series state. The Red Sox swept two consecutive series between April 1318. In a slugging fest, with 25 runs and 26 hits of both teams combined, Boston took game two after completely failing to score in game one and took the series in game three with a come from behind victory in the ninth. Matt Carpenter singled in the third and advanced on a fielding error by Jacoby Ellsbury. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 5:37p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, David Ortiz had his first multi-home run postseason game to lead the Red Sox to victory, smashing solo blasts in the 1st and 8th innings. The Cardinals finished the 2013 regular season at 9765, earning the best record in the National League. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. r/redsox Koji Uehara strikes out Matt Carpenter on a 81mph splitter to clinch the 2013 World Series. [23], In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas City narrowly beat Boston 54 in 10 innings to win the weekend series (and sweep the doubleheader), as a result of Lorenzo Cain walking with two outs and bases loaded in the 10th inning. Lester was joined by Clay Buchholz, John Lackey and midseason acquisition Jake Peavy. [34] along with much-needed roster flexibility. [3][4] It was also the first World Series since 1958 to feature two teams with identical regular season records. After losing 3 out of 4 in a tough series to the Detroit Tigers, the Red Sox would go to win 5 of their next 6 in June and extending that streak for 9 out of 10 into July, which included a walk-off home run against the San Diego Padres by Jonny Gomes. The Farrell era oversaw the departure of Ben Cherington and the entry of Dave Dombrowski as general manager, the retirement of David Ortiz following the 2016 season, and the emergence of Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Andrew Benintendi, Jackie Bradley Jr., Brock Holt, Christian Vzquez, Eduardo Rodrguez and Rafael Devers. "The expectation is to win, because we've got a bunch of guys that have won in the past," Duvall said. The next season, they improved their record to 7884, though still in last place in the AL East. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. In both 2016 and 2017, the Red Sox finished atop the AL East with identical 9369 records; however, both seasons ended in the division series, losing to the Cleveland Indians 30 in the 2016 ALDS, and the Houston Astros 31 in the 2017 ALDS. Wrong. However, with the help of Matheny and general manager John Mozeliak, the Cardinals were able to stay in contention even with a roster consisting mostly of rookies, free-agent veteran additions, and a few holdovers from the 2011 championship team. . This was the most recent World Series in which the championship was won by the home team until 2020, which the Dodgers won the series clinching Game 6 as the home team (Game 6 in 2020 was not played at Dodger Stadium due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic). the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. Craig Breslow pitched to only one batter in the bottom of the eighth inning, and then closer Koji Uehara again worked his magic to secure the win for Boston, striking out two batters and earning a five-out save. - unknown, for minors. Locally, the two teams' flagship radio stations broadcast the series with their respective announcing crews. Earlier in the day, the New England Patriots had a stunning comeback of their own, with quarterback Tom Brady throwing a touchdown with 5 seconds left to beat the New Orleans Saints at home by a score of 3027. Even though the 2004, 2007, and 2013 Red Sox had many stars on their roster, Ortiz always was the guy who found a way to stand out. Aug 16, BOS (72-52) lost to NYY, 3-10, 126. In the bottom of the ninth with one out, Koji Uehara took the mound and gave up a double on his first pitch to Allen Craig which advanced Yadier Molina, who singled earlier in the inning, to third. [29] The Red Sox closed out the month of May with a road loss against the archrival Yankees. Mike Napoli hit a 445ft blast of a solo home-run off of Detroit's Anbal Snchez (who had surrendered no hits to the Red Sox in Game 1), igniting a 3-run second inning that saw David Ross and Jacoby Ellsbury also drive in runs. Jul 22, BOS (60-41) lost to TBR, 0-3, 103. (Schedule and Results), Postseason: Won World Series (4-2) The 2013 Boston Red Sox won the World Series. For the Orioles to win the franchise's first World Series since 1983, they're likely going to have to aim higher. [56], Some analysts expressed alarm at the low ratings, considering the prestigious franchises involved (a combined 20 World Championships and 32 pennants). Boston lost 3 of 4 games in a road series against Baltimore from June 1316. They also relied on the baserunning exploits of center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, whose 52 stolen bases led the major leagues, while right fielder Shane Victorino, second baseman Dustin Pedroia, first baseman Mike Napoli, catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and outfielder Jonny Gomes helped the Red Sox to a league-leading 853 runs scored. Other Sports Stats - World TeamTennis Stats - World TeamTennis Search Martinez (sprained left ankle) is on the Red Sox roster for their AL Division Series against the Rays. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. To close out the series, the Red Sox gave Angels starting pitcher Joe Blanton his tenth loss of the season in a 105 victory on June 9. Do you have a sports website? Aug 11, BOS (71-49) lost to KCR, 3-4, 122. [37], 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Ortiz then hit a deep fly to right field, but was robbed of a grand slam by Carlos Beltrn. [27] After Boston starter Clay Buchholz, pitching through a shoulder injury, was removed for a pinch-hitter after four innings, five Red Sox relievers combined to hold St. Louis to one run on three hits the rest of the way.
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