Opening a new series against Oakland, the Red Sox came out victorious (96) in the first game on April 22. American League Division Series - Defeated Tampa Bay Rays 3-1. [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. 25. 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. Basketball Stats - NBA - ABA - WNBA/Women's - G-League/D-League - Minor League Basketball - Search [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. [59][60][61][62], On November 2, the Red Sox parade began at Fenway Park and headed down Boylston Street. The Red Sox won their fourth straight against the Cleveland Indians on April 16. Lackey pitched out of the jam on a flyout by Adams and striking out Freese. Things got a little interesting in the bottom of the eighth inning. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Throughout the regular season, numerous Red Sox players sported considerable facial hair, which drew media attention and later drove team marketing. The 2013 Boston Red Sox season was the 113th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. They protested that Middlebrooks' feet were in the air as he was getting up when Craig ran over him. Both games saw the first major league wins for Brandon Workman, in his third start, and Drake Britton respectively. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. 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. Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings, having surrendered only 3 hits and 2 earned runs. Aug 29, BOS (79-56) lost to BAL, 2-3, 148. The Red Sox had home field advantage for the series, based on the AL's win in the 2013 MLB All-Star Game on July 16. 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. Locally, the two teams' flagship radio stations broadcast the series with their respective announcing crews. The roster is as follows: PITCHERS (11): Matt Barnes, Ryan Brasier, Nathan Eovaldi, Heath Hembree, Joe Kelly, Craig Kimbrel, Drew Pomeranz, Rick Porcello, David Price, Eduardo Rodriguez, Chris Sale * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. [citation needed], According to Nielsen Media Research, the six-game series on Fox averaged an 8.9 rating and 15 share. 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. [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. Uehara struck out pinch hitter Matt Adams on three pitches for the third out. After the 2017 season, Farrell was fired and replaced by Alex Cora, who managed the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series championship. Find the MLB Boston Red Sox player roster for this season on FOX Sports. Boston battled back and took game 2 with Stephen Drew going yard twice for the second time in his career in a single game. The Tigers outhit the Red Sox, and Detroit had several prime scoring opportunities, especially in the first and eighth innings, but all were stanched by effective pitching from starter John Lackey, relievers Craig Breslow and Junichi Tazawa, and closer Koji Uehara. [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. 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. Boston failed to complete the sweep, however, with starting pitcher Ryan Dempster relinquishing a 42 defeat in his Red Sox debut the following evening. 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. Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. BOSTON Most Valuable Papi. 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 2013 Boston Red Sox season was the 113th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Both teams honored the victims of the bombing tragedy by wearing special uniforms/logos. hide this ad. 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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. [56], Some analysts expressed alarm at the low ratings, considering the prestigious franchises involved (a combined 20 World Championships and 32 pennants). Sep 17, BOS (92-60) lost to BAL, 2-3, 153. The 2013 Boston Red Sox won the World Series. 2013 Boston Red Sox Roster. Wainwright ended up striking out the side in the first two innings before Jon Lester broke the streak with a groundout. March 31, 2013. Red Sox pitching struck out five batters, all looking. But then Saltalamacchia threw to third trying to get Craig, who was running on the play. May 12, BOS (22-16) lost to TOR, 4-12, 48. Then, outfielder Jonny Gomes came to bat and the Cardinals brought in Seth Maness to face him. Following a pregame ceremony, the Red Sox won their sixth straight game, their best start in 11 years[citation needed] with the win against Kansas City. Jon Lester pitched a gem, going 7 2/3 shutout innings as the Red Sox started early with a bases clearing 3-run double by Mike Napoli in the first. Here's the official roster for the World Series: Pitchers (11): Josh Beckett, Manny Delcarmen, Eric Gagne, Jon Lester, Javier Lopez, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Curt. 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. Boston lost 3 of 4 games in a road series against Baltimore from June 1316. - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers. The trend began during spring training, when outfielder Jonny Gomes arrived considerably unshaven. 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Record: All seven outings came for the 2013 World Series champion Red Sox. 617 (one of Boston's area codes), displaying "Boston" above the numerals and "Strong" below them, hung in the Sox' dugout. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Or write about sports? 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. [34] 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. 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. Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina both converged, but both let the ball drop for a leadoff single. Following the All-Star break the Red Sox played the Yankees for the first time at Fenway in 2013. Boston threatened in the fifth after a leadoff hit by Xander Bogaerts and a one out single by David Ross but Wainwright struck out Lester and Ellsbury to strand both runners. In the next inning, Boston tied the game at 22 on a Daniel Nava single. But Lackey induced another flyout against Matt Holliday. The Rangers took the next two games, on May 4 and 5, by respective scores of 51 and 43. [37], 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Boston then tacked on three more in the bottom of the 5th and four more in the bottom of the 8th. First . 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 stumbled over the fallen Middlebrooks and Daniel Nava, who backed up the play, quickly fired to home but third base umpire Jim Joyce called obstruction and gave Craig home plate, scoring the first obstruction walk-off win in a World Series ever. Here is the roster, official as of Sunday: PITCHERS (12): RHP Alfredo Aceves, RHP Andrew Bailey, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Ryan Dempster, LHP . Bogaerts was first on the Red Sox's radar in 2009 during a workout in Aruba, a Dutch Caribbean island. [52][53] Working with Buck and McCarver were field reporters Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews. 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. 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. Down by five, Boston scored nine runs in two innings, including a grand slam by Mike Napoli and took game two. For the Orioles to win the franchise's first World Series since 1983, they're likely going to have to aim higher. 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. [31] Tampa Bay threatened the AL East lead again by taking game 3 but game 4 was rain delayed and later postponed to the scheduled off day on July 29, after Boston's 3 game road trip to Camden Yards and Rays' trip to the Bronx. Traveling to Tampa Bay, the Red Sox recovered by taking two of three games from the Rays from May 1416. 0. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. [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. Koji Uehara went 18 1/3 scoreless innings before allowing Billy Butler's homer in the eighth inning of the night game. A day later the Red Sox clinched their first AL East title since 2007 by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 63. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny tried to stop the bleeding and replaced his rookie starter with game 4 losing pitcher Lance Lynn, who quickly warmed up after Drew went yard earlier in this inning. 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. Martinez (sprained left ankle) is on the Red Sox roster for their AL Division Series against the Rays. [citation needed]. The Red Sox suffered their first World Series loss since 1986 in that year's Game 7. Another streak however continued in game one of the home series against the Tigers. 42 jerseys. Boston Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski threw the ceremonial first pitch,[22] as he had done before Game 1 in 2004 and 2007. [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. 2013 World Series Game 1, Cardinals at Red Sox, October 23 2013 World Series Series Summary St. Louis Cardinals 1 97-65 Prev Game Next Game Boston Red Sox 8 97-65 Prev Game Next Game Wednesday, October 23, 2013 Start Time: 8:09 p.m. Local Attendance: 38,345 Venue: Fenway Park Game Duration: 3:17 Night Game, on grass Neither team scored again until the bottom 8th, when Delmon Young drove in a go-ahead RBI. [1] The 109th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals; the Red Sox won, 4 games to 2. With a Tampa Bay loss, the Red Sox cut the magic number for winning the division down to 1. One-year: The Boston Red Sox are one of baseball's most successful teams. 0. Shane Victorino legged out the two out infield hit to score the runner from third and gave the Red Sox the lead. This marked the first time Boston was swept in the 2013 season. AL_East The Red Sox and Indians wore black armbands to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. This was the first time a World Series game ended on a pickoff. Since then, Bogaerts has enjoyed a career that consists of being a four-time All-Star selection, two-time World Series champion and a five-time Silver Slugger, by far the best career . Go Orange. Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 38. [citation needed], The Cardinals' offense was led by catcher Yadier Molina, second baseman Matt Carpenter, and first baseman Allen Craig, all of whom finished in the top 10 in batting average. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. Love, Cleveland." In Oakland the Red Sox bats went cold, scoring only 6 runs in 3 games, and losing the remaining 2 games which led to a season series split of 33. John Lackey, who pitched a scoreless eighth, made his first relief appearance since 2004 and first in the postseason since 2002. On the first pitch in the bottom of the fourth, Drew homered into the Red Sox bullpen and Ellsbury followed him with a double. Winning in six games, the Red Sox clinched their first World Series championship at their home field of Fenway Park since 1918,[5][6][7] and the most recent edition where the championship was clinched by the home team until the 2022 World Series (before that, the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series as the designated home team, but at a neutral site). They closed out their weeklong homestand by losing 2 of 3 to the Blue Jays from May 1012. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury set a Red Sox record with five stolen bases in the game. Do you have a blog? The Red Sox allowed Detroit to stay in the game, however, surrendering a run each in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings. Aug 16, BOS (72-52) lost to NYY, 3-10, 126. With the bases loaded Dustin Pedroia delivered a sacrifice fly which scored Bogaerts to add some insurance for Boston. Boston's series in the Bronx continued on June 1 and 2, and the Red Sox racked up two victories to take the three-game series. August started just like July ended, with a walk-off win against the Mariners. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The Cardinals' 8676 finish in 2016 and 8379 finish in 2017 ended without a postseason appearance. The 2013 World Series triumph would be the pinnacle of the John Farrell era. 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. Aug 23, BOS (75-55) lost to LAD, 0-2, 135. The Cardinals won the series 42. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Boston evened the four-game series with a 92 victory on Thursday, May 30. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Having lost the first game on April 30, the Red Sox won the next two games 101 and 31 on May 1 and 2. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 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. [27] After three scoreless innings, Matt Holliday led off the fourth inning for the Cardinals with a triple to center field. He made contact with Middlebrooks, who was lying face-first on the dirt, with his feet in the air. [41] Koji Uehara came in again to pitch a perfect ninth, striking out Matt Carpenter swinging to end the game, series, baseball season, and clinch their eighth overall title. 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 the top of the 5th inning, Boston added two more runs, giving them a three-run cushion, but their lead was shattered in the bottom half of the frame with one swing, a three-run home run by Evan Longoria. 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. Top 10 Plays cWPA and cLI Explanation Share & Export Modify, Export & Share Table Get as Excel Workbook At the event, the Boston company donated $100,000 to One Fund Boston, a charity dedicated to the victims of the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.[41][42]. 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. The Red Sox had a scheduled weekend series against the Kansas City Royals during April 1921. In the postseason, the Red Sox first defeated the AL wild card Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. Boston threatened early with two walks and a single, which could not score David Ortiz from second, in the top of the second. 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. He walked leadoff batter Jacoby Ellsbury and after an out, Dustin Pedroia singled. The Royals ended a season-opening streak of 16 games by Red Sox starters allowing three runs or less, tying an AL record achieved by the Oakland Athletics in 1978 and 1981. The 2013 Red Sox were following Bobby Valentine's tired act from '12, when the team won 69 games, the manager alienated half the roster before they had even departed Fort Myers, and the. The Red Sox gave up a 60 lead after a first inning in which the first eight Boston batters all reached base, and then Andrew Bailey had a blown save in the 10th inning, giving up two Tampa Bay runs. Let's do some math. 40-Man Roster Non-Roster Invitees Depth Chart Coaches Red Sox Top 30 Prospects Starting Lineups Transactions Injury Updates Draft Results Front Office. Michael Wacha left the game with six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work. Hall of Famer and two-time World Series MVP Bob Gibson threw the ceremonial first pitch. 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.
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