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. [citation needed], Following the team's World Series win, Boston Red Sox fans congregated at the site of the Boston Marathon bombing to celebrate the title. In addition, Lester joined Babe Ruth as the only Red Sox lefthanders to win three World Series games.[40]. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [12], After finishing last in the AL East with a 6993 record in 2012, the Red Sox fired Bobby Valentine and hired John Farrell as their new manager. Things got a little interesting in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Red Sox closer struck out Matt Carpenter, grounded out pinch hinter John Jay and Holliday flew out to right field to earn the save in back-to-back games. The regularly scheduled game took place at 1:35p.m., and a nightcap at 7 p.m.[22], On April 21, Kansas City ended Boston's seven-game winning streak with a 42 win over the Red Sox in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. American League Championship Series - Defeated Detroit Tigers 4-2. David Ortiz was named 2013 World Series MVP for the first time in his career with 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, .688 batting average and 1.948 OPS. Struggling again against the Orioles, Boston dropped the first two games before John Lackey posted a two hit gem and the Red Sox clinched a spot in the postseason. First . Sep 24, BOS (95-63) lost to COL, 3-8, 161. Uehara ended the game by picking off pinch runner Kolten Wong, earning his first save of the series and the sixth in this postseason. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Then, outfielder Jonny Gomes came to bat and the Cardinals brought in Seth Maness to face him. Carlos Beltrn then singled to bring in a fourth Cardinals run. Junichi Tazawa and Ryan Dempster provided effective relief pitching in the eighth and ninth to seal the Game 1 victory for the Red Sox. Rick Porcello has been steady and versatile. In a combined effort of Doubront and the bullpen, Boston shut-out the team from the NL West. Saltalamacchia, receiving the throw from foul territory, applied the tag to the sliding Craig. The 2013 Boston Red Sox won the World Series. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. 97-65-0, Sep 29, BOS (97-65) lost to BAL, 6-7. 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. [37], 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Love, Cleveland." Breslow then made an errant throw to third base, allowing Jon Jay to score as well, giving St. Louis a 32 advantage. ET. Do you have a sports website? 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. On a ground ball to Pedroia, who was playing the infield grass, Molina was tagged out at home by Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who fired to third to try to get Craig. David Ortiz was bothered by inflammation in both heels during spring training and didn't play in any exhibition games, but he was 2 for 4 in his return, tying the score 1-all with a sixth-inning RBI single off James Shields. However, with the second suspect captured that same evening and Fenway Park under tight security, play resumed Saturday, April 20 with a win of 43 by Boston over the Royals (assisted by a go-ahead three-run home run by Daniel Nava). Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [54], Pregame coverage was handled by host Matt Vasgersian, joined by regular analyst Harold Reynolds. However, it all went to naught for the Red Sox in the seventh inning when two fielding errors on the same play gave St. Louis the lead. Will Middlebrooks posted two home runs, including the fifth grand slam in the month of September for Boston, and David Ortiz collected his 100th RBI on the season. [citation needed], According to Nielsen Media Research, the six-game series on Fox averaged an 8.9 rating and 15 share. In the eighth, after his third hit on three at bats that night, Ortiz was pinched run for by Quintin Berry who stole the first Red Sox base on the very first attempt in the series against the Cardinals. The Cardinals' 8676 finish in 2016 and 8379 finish in 2017 ended without a postseason appearance. 7:30p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. They were joined by special guest analysts A. J. Pierzynski of the Texas Rangers (his third consecutive World Series as a guest analyst), and Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies. Join our linker program. [7] From May 15, 2003, to April 10, 2013, the Red Sox sold out every home gamea total of 820 games (794 regular season) for a major professional sports record. Do you have a blog? Both inherited runners scored on a double by Matt Holliday. St. Louis had back-to-back leadoff singles in the second and third by Carlos Beltrn and David Freese, latter advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Pete Kozma but was left in scoring position. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. [32] (However, it was not the first time a World Series game ended with a runner being tagged out during an at-bat; in the 1926 World Series, Babe Ruth was caught stealing for the final out of Game 7. [35]Matt Holliday tied the score with a home run to center in the fourth inning, but it would be the only run Lester would allow over strong 7 innings of work. [39] The team has also developed the custom of tugging each other's beards to celebrate a hit or home run. This was the first World Series victory clinched at Fenway Park by the Boston Red Sox in 95 years, having won their 2004 and 2007 titles on the road, and the first time a World Series was won at Fenway since 1975 (when the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Red Sox). 100-62, 853 Runs, 656 Runs Allowed, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. Gomes was then able to advance to second base on a flubbed fielding play. [13] Under Farrell, the team finished the 2013 regular season at 9765, the best record in the American League. The Red Sox had a scheduled weekend series against the Kansas City Royals during April 1921. Do you have a sports website? Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. Then in the American League Championship Series, the Red Sox defeated the third-seeded Detroit Tigers in six games to win their 13th American League pennant. Under new manager John Farrell, the Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. "[55], Major League Baseball International syndicated the television coverage outside Canada and the U.S., with English-language commentary provided by Baltimore Orioles play-by-play announcer Gary Thorne and ESPN analyst Rick Sutcliffe. Boston failed to complete the sweep, however, with starting pitcher Ryan Dempster relinquishing a 42 defeat in his Red Sox debut the following evening. Red Sox pitching struck out five batters, all looking. 34,979. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. [27] After three scoreless innings, Matt Holliday led off the fourth inning for the Cardinals with a triple to center field. [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. Aug 20, BOS (74-54) lost to SFG, 2-3, 130. Boston Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski threw the ceremonial first pitch,[22] as he had done before Game 1 in 2004 and 2007. [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 game two Mike Carp hit a game-deciding pinch-hit grand slam in the tenth but Boston failed to sweep the Rays in the series finale. Aug 18, BOS (73-53) lost to NYY, 6-9, 128. over Tampa Bay Rays, Manager: In the series finale, the Red Sox were trailing by five in the ninth, but scored six runs for their 11th walk-off win in 2013. [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. (5th of 15), Park Factors: This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 01:10. Record: The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. [33] The Red Sox wrapped up the month of July at home with back-to-back wins against the Mariners, including a 15 inning game (the longest season game to date for the Red Sox). 2013 World Champion Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox lost the first two games on May 20 and 21, but avoided the sweep in a 62 victory on May 22 that brought starting pitcher Clay Buchholz's record to 70. Heading back out on the road, the Red Sox played a 14-inning game on national television as ESPN's Monday Night Baseball covered the 108 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. In games after the marathon, the Red Sox hung a jersey on the dugout saying Boston Strong and 617, representing the city's area code. The Boston Red Sox today announced the team's 25-man active roster for the 2013 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. [33], Hall of Fame inductee Ozzie Smith threw the ceremonial first pitch. The Red Sox went from first to worst in the AL East following the 2014 season, finishing with a 7191 record. Siegrist misplayed his position on first base, standing too far away, and Ellsbury safely returned to the bag. The largest paid crowd in the history of Busch Stadium (47,469) saw the game, surpassing the previous night's record attendance. 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. r/redsox Koji Uehara strikes out Matt Carpenter on a 81mph splitter to clinch the 2013 World Series. Jul 26, BOS (61-43) lost to BAL, 0-6, 107. [citation needed], A partnership with Fox Sports featured Pearl Jam as the November artist of month for all entities within the Fox Sports domain and licensed 48 songs from their catalogue to play during the 2013 World Series. ***The winner of the 2013 National League Championship Series plays the Red Sox in the WS. Even with both wins against the Red Sox on April 21, Boston remained in first place in the AL East as did Kansas City in the AL Central. In the bottom of the ninth with the 42 lead, Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal entered the game and made quick work of the Red Sox by striking out Gomes, Saltalamacchia and pinch-hitter Daniel Nava on 17 pitches. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 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. On their last interleague trip, the Red Sox split the two-game series against the Colorado Rockies, losing game one but winning game two, scoring 15 runs. After a leadoff single by Bogaerts, Stephen Drew walked and Ross drove in one run on a ground rule double to left field. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. mnufc. David Ortiz walked off as the World Series MVP on Wednesday night, capping a dominant week in which he spurred the . Batting - 100, Pitching - 98, Pythagorean W-L: 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. 25. The Tigers won the series 32. Boston's Shane Victorino opened the scoring with a three-run double in the third inning[42] and had four runs batted in. * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? This was the second longest game by time in Rays history. The Red Sox threatened in the bottom half as the first two batters reached with Pedroia leading off with a double and David Ortiz drawing a walk. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Sep 28, BOS (97-64) lost to BAL, 5-6, 162. Following their Opening Day triumph, the Red Sox improved to 20 on Wednesday, April 3, in the second tilt of the three-game series, in a game that saw offseason acquisition Joel Hanrahan rack up his first save as a Red Sox. Boston swept the White Sox and extended the AL East lead to 5+12 games but ended a streak of 11 games allowing only three runs or less. This, however, would prove to be Tampa Bay's lone run. Do you have a blog? BOSTON Most Valuable Papi. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. [43] Red Sox pitcher John Lackey pitched six scoreless innings. However, Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz gave up home runs to Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila in the top of the 6th, widening the Tigers' lead to five runs. [36] Following the home run, Mike Napoli struck out to stop the bleeding for the Tigers. 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. 2013 Red Sox roster. With two outs in the sixth, Dustin Pedroia singled and Ortiz drew a four pitch walk before Gomes hit a three-run shot into the Red Sox bullpen, his first hit of this World Series. This was the biggest ninth inning come from behind victory since the 2007 Mother's Day Miracle against the Orioles and the biggest eighth inning comeback, trailing by 6, since July 3, 1940, against the Athletics, at that time still located in their origin city Philadelphia. Craig Breslow gave up a hit against Carpenter, scoring the sixth of seven inherited runners in this series by Boston relievers, and a walk to Beltrn. Under new manager John Farrell, the Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. Lackey pitched out of the jam on a flyout by Adams and striking out Freese. Boston threatened early with two walks and a single, which could not score David Ortiz from second, in the top of the second. In the top of the fourth, the just awarded AL Golden Glove winner on second base, Dustin Pedroia, committed a fielding error on a possible double play ball with one out and Craig on first. 2013 World Series (42): Boston Red Sox (A.L.) Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings, having surrendered only 3 hits and 2 earned runs. 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. But then Saltalamacchia threw to third trying to get Craig, who was running on the play. The 2013 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2013 season. Boston evened the four-game series with a 92 victory on Thursday, May 30. The inspired play of the Red Sox took them from last place the previous season to American League East champions with a 28-game turnaround, helped by Farrell's calming presence and familiarity with some of the players. In the bottom of the eighth Lester allowed a one out double against Freese and Koji Uehara took over the mound for a four out save after Kozma hit a fly ball to left field for the second out of the inning. Mike Napoli secured the series win in the rubber match with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th. The note, which was hung in Boston's dugout, read: "From our city to your city: Our hearts and prayers go out to you, Boston. All rights reserved. On their second visit to Boston, the Yankees clinched their first series of the season against the fierce rival by taking two games out of three. 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). David Ortiz lead off the fifth on a double, followed by back-to-back walks by Jonny Gomes on 10 pitches and Xander Bogaerts. He - - along with his brother Jair - - signed with Boston. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Aug 29, BOS (79-56) lost to BAL, 2-3, 148. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. Game 2 pitted the NLCS MVP Michael Wacha against the Red Sox' John Lackey. Wrong. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. John Lackey became the first pitcher in MLB history to win two World Series clinching games with two different teams. The top-seeded Red Sox opened the playoffs by defeating the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Rays in four games in the Division Series. Jay and Descalso attempted to advance on the misplay and pitcher Craig Breslow, who was backing up on the play, tried to get Jay at third but his throw was wild and went into the stands. He made contact with Middlebrooks, who was lying face-first on the dirt, with his feet in the air. Traveling to Texas to take on the Rangers, the team was shut out for the third time of the season, relinquishing 7 runs and 18 hits to Texas on May 3. Opening a weekend series in Minnesota against the Twins, the Red Sox posted another come-from-behind victory on May 17, tying the game in the 7th inning and scoring the winning run in the 10th.
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