Or write about sports? The white lights of Boston's Prudential Tower displayed "GO SOX." Down 10 in the sixth inning, further long-ball theatrics were showcased by David Ortiz, who hit a two-run home run with Dustin Pedroia on base to give Boston a 21 lead. Lackey won the series clincher with the Los Angeles Angels in 2002 as a rookie. - unknown, for minors. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. The Red Sox closed April by falling, 97, on the road to the Blue Jays. Several members of the 2004 Red Sox championship team, including Pedro Martnez, threw ceremonial first pitches. [27] The Cardinals got off to a good start in the bottom of the first inning, putting two on the board from RBI singles by Matt Holliday and Yadier Molina off of Boston starter Jake Peavy. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. 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. Ortiz hit his 30th home run of the season, making it his seventh season with 30 HR/100 RBI, tying Ted Williams for the club record. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. over St. Louis CardinalsWon AL Championship Series (4-2) In the same inning the first two batters for the Red Sox reached base, a single by Jonny Gomes and a walk by Shane Victorino, but after back-to-back popouts into foul territory by Xander Bogaerts and Stephen Drew, David Ross struck out. [30], The largest paid crowd in the history of Busch Stadium (47,432) saw the game. Jon Lester went five innings, leading to an 82 win for the Red Sox. Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 38. 4. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Despite winning the first two series against the Diamondbacks and the Astros the Red Sox played .500 ball for the first .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}3+12 weeks of August. All rights reserved. With one out, Jon Jay hit a grounder to second baseman Dustin Pedroia. In the postseason, the Red Sox first defeated the AL wild card Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. The Cardinals have made just one change to their team, but it's a big one. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Red Sox finally got on the scoreboard, as Pedroia walked with one out and Ortiz hit a two-run home run to left center field on a 32 changeup to give the Red Sox a 21 lead. The top-seeded Red Sox opened the playoffs by defeating the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Rays in four games in the Division Series. Neither team scored in the seventh inning. Plus, explore all of your favorite teams' rosters on FOXSports.com today! Correct. Dating back to 2004, the Red Sox have scored a run in the first inning for five straight games against the Cardinals in postseason play and have won nine straight World Series games. 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. Coming home to Fenway Park, the Red Sox took 2 of 3 games from the Texas Rangers from June 46, including a 175 romp. Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia then flubbed the ball, which was retrieved by the pitcher Breslow. 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. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. After the Red Sox plated another run in the eighth inning, the Cardinals finally got on the board with Matt Holliday leading off the ninth with a home run off Ryan Dempster. The Cardinals threatened again in the fifth after a leadoff hit by John Jay, a one out single by Carpenter and a flyout to right field by Carlos Beltrn, which advanced Jay to third. [41] World Series Most Valuable Player David Ortiz was walked by the Cardinals four times, and scored twice. Dustin Pedroia, 2B. Boston then lost the following 2 games against Los Angeles (splitting the season series 33 in the process) and the Seattle Mariners before starting a 4-game winning streak, taking 3 out of 4 games against the M's and the first game of the series against the A's. Many thanks to him. - unknown, for minors. On the following day Boston dropped a 4-run lead with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th against the Halos, with Koji Uehara's second blown save out of six save opportunities since taking over the closer role from Andrew Bailey on June 21,[30] and ultimately lost the game 97 in the 11th inning. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Boston struck first on back-to-back one out doubles by Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz, who continued his monstrous tear, hitting .733 in the series. Gomes then took third base on a Rick Porcello wild pitch, and easily scored the winning run on a walk-off hit from Jarrod Saltalamacchia, capping the stunning comeback. With payroll freed up, that enabled him to sign several new free agents for the 2013 season, making sure to stick to shorter-term contracts while a new batch of . Closer Koji Uehara came into the game with two outs in the bottom of the eighth and successfully racked up the four-out save. With one out and the bases loaded (David Freese walked, Jon Jay singled and Daniel Descalso walked), Carpenter hit a fly ball to Gomes in left field for the second out. Sep 12, BOS (89-59) lost to TBR, 3-4, 152. In the seventh inning, the Red Sox' defense let them down. After the 2017 season, Farrell was fired and replaced by Alex Cora, who managed the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series championship. The Red Sox wore white home jerseys with "Boston" on the front instead of the customary "Red Sox" while Kansas City players and staff wore a "B Strong" patch on the front of their jerseys, with the shirts being auctioned off for funds to support victims of the bombing. Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search 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. This was the fourth meeting of the Cardinals and the Red Sox in the World Series (previously meeting in 1946, 1967, and 2004). Mike Napoli's one-out, seventh-inning solo home run was one of only four hits surrendered by Detroit starter Justin Verlander, and yet it was enough to lift the Red Sox to victory. [27] In a rematch of the staff who faced off in Game 1, Jon Lester again outdueled Adam Wainwright to give the Red Sox a 32 series lead. [29] The Red Sox closed out the month of May with a road loss against the archrival Yankees. 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. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Clickable Select answers by clicking on text or image buttons Select answers by clicking on text or image buttons Best Score? 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. Trevor Rosenthal came in to pitch, and the first batter he faced, Daniel Nava, grounded in to a fielder's choice, after a great diving stop by rookie second baseman Kolten Wong. Twitter Or write about sports? 0. Decoy Marker % % Score . [49][50] This was the final World Series of the 2010s in which the home team won a deciding game and received the Commissioner's Trophy on their home field. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Stephen Drew scored Ortiz on a sacrifice fly. With Carlos Martinez on the mound for the Cardinals, the Red Sox had Jacoby Ellsbury reach on an error and after two strikeouts, Ortiz reached on a single. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. All rights reserved. 2013 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox - MLB Playoffs - ESPN Michael Tureski/Icon SMI This video is unavailable. Aug 20, BOS (74-54) lost to SFG, 2-3, 130. Boston's Shane Victorino opened the scoring with a three-run double in the third inning[42] and had four runs batted in. ET. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. 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. The 2013 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position. Lackey got two quick outs in the top of the seventh, before Daniel Descalso hit a long single into right field and Carpenter followed him with a double to left field, advancing the runner to third. John Lackey induced two flyouts against Matt Adams and David Freese, before the runners advanced on a wild pitch, but Lackey ended the threat by striking out Jon Jay. Mike Shannon and John Rooney called the games for the Cardinals on KMOX in St. Louis, while Joe Castiglione, Dave O'Brien, and Lou Merloni announced for the Red Sox on WEEI in Boston. The Red Sox also placed closer Joel Hanrahan on the disabled list with a hamstring injury.[14][15]. That was the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when there was a 16-team field. The Cardinals' 2013 World Series appearance was also the pinnacle of the Mike Matheny era. The Red Sox then split the two remaining games of the series to win 2 of its 3 games. Pedroia then singled under the glove of a diving David Freese to make the score 40. While Red Sox starter Jon Lester allowed only one run, he did give up nine hits and struck out six batters, whereas Detroit's Anbal Snchez struck out twelve. Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury set a Red Sox record with five stolen bases in the game. In the postseason, the Red Sox first defeated the AL wild card Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. 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. It was the first time in a World Series game that a winning play was on an obstruction call and only the second time in baseball history.[31]. Advancing to the World Series, the Red Sox defeated the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in six games, to capture the franchise's eighth championship overall and third in ten years. The dual-victory was renowned as one of the most sensational days in Boston sports history, and will be remembered for some time. The sweep improved Boston's record to 187.[26]. 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]. They protested that Middlebrooks' feet were in the air as he was getting up when Craig ran over him. The pitching staff was led by Jon Lester, who rebounded from a miserable 2012 campaign to post a 158 record and 3.75 ERA. 2013 World Champion Boston Red Sox. John Lackey took the mound in the bottom of the eighth. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Aug 14, BOS (72-50) lost to TOR, 3-4, 123. A day later, the Red Sox secured home field advantage throughout the playoffs thanks to a 75 loss by the Oakland A's to the Seattle Mariners, making the last two games virtually pointless. [13] Under Farrell, the team finished the 2013 regular season at 9765, the best record in the American League. Clay Buchholz's record remained spotless at 80. 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. But then Saltalamacchia threw to third trying to get Craig, who was running on the play. According to StatMuse, Boston was 26-50 against AL East opponents last season the second-worst interdivison record in the MLB behind the Nationals. The Red Sox went from first to worst in the AL East following the 2014 season, finishing with a 7191 record. [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. The Cardinals won the series 42. 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. [56], Some analysts expressed alarm at the low ratings, considering the prestigious franchises involved (a combined 20 World Championships and 32 pennants). St. Louis and Boston met up again in the 2013 World Series. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 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One-year: [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. However, the Red Sox also signed high-priced free agent flops Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramrez, neither of whom became productive players. [citation needed], The top-seeded Cardinals opened the playoffs by defeating the #4 seed Pittsburgh Pirates in five games in the Division Series. mnufc. August started just like July ended, with a walk-off win against the Mariners. Reliever Brandon Workman stopped the bleeding and in the bottom of the seventh inning, Shane Victorino's one-out grand slam home run off of Detroit reliever Jos Veras launched the Red Sox into a 52 lead, which they maintained to finish off the Tigers in six games and head to the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, who had punched their ticket to the Fall Classic a day earlier by defeating the Dodgers. Ballpark: Fenway Park II. Wainwright ended up striking out the side in the first two innings before Jon Lester broke the streak with a groundout. 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). [34] The series then moved to Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals won the third game on October 26 to gain a 21 lead. Jon Lester, David Ross, John Lackey, Jake Peavy and Franklin Morales would win another World Series with different teams: Peavy with the 2014 Giants, Morales with the 2015 Royals, and Lackey, Lester and Ross with the 2016 Cubs. Gomes worked the count to 22 before he broke the tie with a three-run homer that would become the difference in the game. [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. 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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Top 10 Plays cWPA and cLI Explanation Share & Export Modify, Export & Share Table Get as Excel Workbook 1. Won World Series. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 100/98) where 2,833,333 fans witnessed their 2013 Red Sox finish the season with a .599 winning percentage. over Detroit TigersWon AL Division Series (3-1) Boston fell to Cleveland in a lopsided 123 loss on May 23, but proceeded to triumph in the following three matches on May 24, 25 and 26 to win the four-game series. The Red Sox became the second team to win the World Series the season after finishing last in their division; the first had been the 1991 Minnesota Twins. With this win, Boston won the championship at Fenway Park for the first time since 1918. This caught the eye of first baseman Mike Napoli and catcher David Ross, who decided to also stop shaving. However, the Red Sox' offense ignited in the bottom of the fourth inning, with several doubles combining with poor Tampa Bay fielding to stitch together a five-run frame. The Red Sox scored first, but, with the bases loaded and nobody out, the Tigers took the lead on a two-run single off the Green Monster. [28] The Red Sox welcomed 200411 manager and two-time World Series champion manager Terry Francona back to Fenway Park on May 23 as they hosted Francona's new team, the Cleveland Indians. Boston lost both games, giving up a 50 lead in the fifth in game three. The Red Sox scrounged out one run in the bottom of the 6th, a Dustin Pedroia RBI double which seemed insignificant at the time but would prove crucial later. Between his World Series-clinching performance in Game 5 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros and his three appearances against the Dodgers in the World Series, Price posted a 3-0 record with a . You start with the expectation, and then the drive to do what it . On June 8, Boston faced the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a day-night doubleheader, losing the first game but winning the second as Buchholz's aforementioned perfect record improved to 90. After a leadoff single by Bogaerts, Stephen Drew walked and Ross drove in one run on a ground rule double to left field. Both games saw the first major league wins for Brandon Workman, in his third start, and Drake Britton respectively. 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. On Sunday, May 12, the Red Sox' new 2013 starting pitcher, Ryan Dempster, fell to 24 in a game in which Boston relinquished 12 runs. Seth Maness relieved Lynn and ended the inning by striking out Bogaerts. Although there was still daylight present, Game 3 temporarily ceased in the middle of the second inning due to a light failure at Comerica Park which commenced at 4:42p.m. EDT and lasted for seventeen minutes. Then, outfielder Jonny Gomes came to bat and the Cardinals brought in Seth Maness to face him. BOSTON Most Valuable Papi. For the entire game, a jersey with No. St. Louis threatened first with back-to-back hits in the second by Allen Craig, who hit a wallball leadoff single, and Yadier Molina with another single to left field. [58] in In addition, Lester joined Babe Ruth as the only Red Sox lefthanders to win three World Series games.[40]. Lynn could not make an out as Napoli drove in Ellsbury on a single, Gomes drew a walk to load the bases and Victorino collected his fourth RBI on a base hit which scored Ortiz from third. All-Star caliber players David Price, JD Martinez, Chris Sale and Craig Kimbrel also joined the team. Boston secured the series with a 52 win on their last regular season home game. 8:07 PM, October 30, 2013Coverage: FOX. For the Orioles to win the franchise's first World Series since 1983, they're likely going to have to aim higher. 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. The next time a team won at their home stadium was when the Houston Astros won the 2022 World Series.[48]. The Boston Red Sox finalized their 25-man World Series roster Wednesday morning, and not only does it remain unchanged, it does not fuel any speculation about the status of starter Clay Buchholz. The American League's All-Star Game win allows the Red Sox to host four of a possible seven World Series games from Fenway Park. The Red Sox swept a four-game home stand on April 2528 against the Astros, their first series against Houston since the Astros moved to the American League West. . The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. 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. Craig fell, got back up and ran home. The roster is as follows: PITCHERS (11): Craig Breslow, Clay Buchholz, Ryan Dempster, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Franklin Morales, Jake Peavy, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Brandon Workman. Flix Doubront, who relieved Buchholz after four innings, pitched 2 2/3 innings before giving up his only hit, a double by Shane Robinson. Postseason History 2013 World Series Get Complete coverage of the 2013 League Championship Series games between the Tigers and Red Sox on ESPN.com . Aug 29, BOS (79-56) lost to BAL, 2-3, 148. * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? 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. 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. Carlos Beltrn then singled to bring in a fourth Cardinals run. Ortiz then hit a deep fly to right field, but was robbed of a grand slam by Carlos Beltrn. Tiger pitching again came out strong, with starter Max Scherzer holding the Red Sox hitless through five innings. [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. 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. Saltalamacchia, receiving the throw from foul territory, applied the tag to the sliding Craig. [citation needed]. 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 trend grabbed the attention of the audience, who started wearing real and fake beards to the stadium in support of the team. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball.
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