The Boston Red Sox today announced the team's 25-man active roster for the 2013 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. Tampa Bay starter David Price had a rough outing, being charged with all seven of Boston's runs. Attendance: 2,833,333, Avg. In the bottom of the ninth Red Sox closer Koji Uehara took over, giving up a one out long single to Allen Craig. Boston scored three runs in the top of the 9th inning on May 16. In the bottom of the second inning, Stephen Drew led off with a pop-up in front of the pitcher's mound. Coming home to Fenway Park, the Red Sox took 2 of 3 games from the Texas Rangers from June 46, including a 175 romp. The Red Sox were furious about the call, as manager John Farrell stayed out to argue the call, as did most of the players. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. On June 21, signed C Jon Denney for a minor league contract, signed OF Jordon Austin for a minor league contract, signed LHP Jake Drehoff for a minor league contract, signed OF Joseph Monge for a minor league contract. [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. 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. 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. 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. [29] The Red Sox closed out the month of May with a road loss against the archrival Yankees. About Us - Contact Us - Credits - Recommended - Privacy Policy - Schedule and Scores [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. Michael Wacha left the game with six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work. David Ortiz lead off the fifth on a double, followed by back-to-back walks by Jonny Gomes on 10 pitches and Xander Bogaerts. The Red Sox' May slide continued when they lost three of four games at home against Minnesota from May 69. The Red Sox suffered their first World Series loss since 1986 in that year's Game 7. Tigers in Game 6 and back to the World Series for the third time in 10 years . The 4 game series in Seattle saw the first Major League win for pitcher Steven Wright and the first appearance of Brandon Workman in the big leagues. Boston was then victorious in the rubber game, shutting out the Jays 130. 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. Another streak however continued in game one of the home series against the Tigers. 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. Let's do some math. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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. He posted a 6.35 ERA 11 1/3 innings, eight . The Red Sox won their fourth straight against the Cleveland Indians on April 16. - unknown, for minors. 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. [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 to win their eighth championship. 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. 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. [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. 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. 25. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Those players would form the core of the 2018 champion Red Sox, managed by Alex Cora. 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. The Phillies are considered Boston's interleague "rival", playing the Red Sox every season. Slowly crawling their way back east the Red Sox stopped for a four-game series in Kansas City dropping 3 games before heading to Toronto, dropping two out of three against the AL East rival but still maintaining a 2-game lead over the Rays. 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. 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. The Cardinals' pitching staff were led by Adam Wainwright, who returned to form after posting an NL-leading 19 wins. [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. Boston quickly responded in the top of the eighth by loading the bases off Carlos Martnez. Craig slid into third, popped up and started for home. 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. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. A day later the Red Sox clinched their first AL East title since 2007 by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 63. Game 3, which pulled a 7.4 rating, is the fourth lowest rated MLB World Series game, ahead of just Game 3 of the 2011 World Series (6.6), Game 3 of the 2012 World Series (6.1), and Game 3 of the 2008 World Series (6.1). [24] Dustin Pedroia reached base in all their first 18 games, the most consecutive games to start a season by a Red Sox 2B (breaking the record set by Pete Runnels in 1959)[citation needed]. The 2013 Boston Red Sox won the World Series. Or write about sports? 100-62, 853 Runs, 656 Runs Allowed, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. Their follow . Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 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. 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. Papelbon repeated the feat again on May 29 as the series shifted to Philadelphia. 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. [36] Following the home run, Mike Napoli struck out to stop the bleeding for the Tigers. Both teams honored the victims of the bombing tragedy by wearing special uniforms/logos. 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]. "[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. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. Things got a little interesting in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Red Sox came together as a team from the start of spring training to the time they celebrated a world championship. This, however, would prove to be Tampa Bay's lone run. Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina would become life-time Cardinals, never playing for another team in their careers. 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. Boston closer Koji Uehara held Detroit hitless in the top of the ninth inning. In game two Buchholz suffered his first loss of the season, albeit allowing only three runs, two of them earned. * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? 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. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Aug 23, BOS (75-55) lost to LAD, 0-2, 135. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [14], In the aftermath of the infamous September collapse in 2011 and the ill-fated Valentine experiment of 2012, general manager Ben Cherington brought in Farrell, a former pitching coach under Terry Francona, and several role players in hopes of turning the Red Sox around. along with much-needed roster flexibility. 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. 2013 Boston Red Sox Roster. 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. 2013 World Series (42): Boston Red Sox (A.L.) They even gave nicknames to each player's beards such as "The Ironsides" (Gomes), "The Siesta" (Napoli), or "The Saltine" (Saltalamacchia). [8][9] He became the first non-Yankee to win three World Series titles with one team since Jim Palmer (Baltimore Orioles 1966, 1970, and 1983). 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. Locally, the two teams' flagship radio stations broadcast the series with their respective announcing crews. The Red Sox battled back in the top of the 9th inning, tying the game with runners on second and third base, and closer Koji Uehara's efforts retired two batters easily in the bottom of the 9th, until Tampa Bay catcher Jos Lobatn suddenly crushed a walk-off solo home run. This was the fourth time Victorino was hit by a pitch in this series. The Red Sox scored 853 runs, best in the league. [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. The 2013 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position. Then, in their third consecutive National League Championship Series appearance, St. Louis defeated the third-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers four games to two for their 19th National League pennant. Rob Tringali/MLB Photos/Getty Images "People were motivated to rewrite their . RECOMMENDED Red Sox star pitcher suffers Spring. Red Sox owner John Henry said after the game that the parade would take place on Saturday, November 2. Get Complete coverage of the 2013 League Championship Series games between the Tigers and Red Sox on ESPN.com . 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. 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. 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. Jul 22, BOS (60-41) lost to TBR, 0-3, 103. [41] World Series Most Valuable Player David Ortiz was walked by the Cardinals four times, and scored twice. Do you have a sports website? Australian Football Stats - Australian Football Search The Red Sox swept two consecutive series between April 1318. 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. [34] In addition, some of the Red Sox players grew beards during the season as a sign of unity. Boston then tacked on three more in the bottom of the 5th and four more in the bottom of the 8th. [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. Seeing the Red Sox beat the Yankees in the 2018 ALDS was awesome especially after . 8:07 PM, October 30, 2013Coverage: FOX. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Allowing only one run and handing Max Scherzer just his second loss of the season, the Red Sox took game two and exploded in game three, scoring 20 runs, a season high amongst all Major League teams, on 19 hits including 8 long balls. Snchez walked six batters, but those who were fortunate enough to get on base could never stitch together any runs. The interleague series against Arizona saw the first start for newly acquired starting pitcher Jake Peavy, who tied the series with a strong performance after the D-Backs took game one, with the winning run driven in by former Red Sox player Cody Ross. Several members of the 2004 Red Sox championship team, including Pedro Martnez, threw ceremonial first pitches. * - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? 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. After sweeping the San Diego Padres the Red Sox headed west for a 10-game road trip and extended the winning streak to 5 games with a win against the Los Angeles Angels. Team marketing started campaigns to take advantage of the beards' popularity. All rights reserved. Both inherited runners scored on a double by Matt Holliday. He induced a ground ball against Allen Craig to first base, Mike Napoli bobbled the ball but could recover in time and Tazawa, covering first base, got the out. [27] Boston won Game 6 in a rout, by scoring six runs on the Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha, who had previously been unbeaten in the playoffs. [13] This was Boston's first Opening Day victory since 2010. 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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Buchholz returned to the rotation three months after his last start on June 8 and protected his undefeated season record in game one of a three-game series in St. Peterburg by allowing, with the help of the relievers, no runs. Detroit added two more in the fourth inning before being relieved by Brandon Workman, and that was all the Tigers would need to coast to a 73 victory. Ultimately, Boston's disgruntled offense would strike out 17 times, an ALCS record. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Basketball Stats - NBA - ABA - WNBA/Women's - G-League/D-League - Minor League Basketball - Search 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. Projected Lineup. But Lackey induced another flyout against Matt Holliday. 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. The Red Sox added to their lead in the bottom of the seventh with Ortiz hitting a two-run home run off Kevin Siegrist to give them a 70 lead. [15], Boston's offense was powered by designated hitter David Ortiz, who hit .309 during the season. BOSTON Most Valuable Papi. Boston threatened early with two walks and a single, which could not score David Ortiz from second, in the top of the second. Boston scored first for the first time since Game 1 when Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz hit back-to-back doubles with one out in the first. Entdecke Boston Red Sox Herren Large 2013 MLB World Series Champions T-Shirt in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! However, the Red Sox also signed high-priced free agent flops Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramrez, neither of whom became productive players. 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. But in the bottom of the seventh, Matt Holliday hit a line drive off of reliever Junichi Tazawa that just got past a diving Will Middlebrooks that drove in two, and Holliday advanced to third on the throw. The average list price on the resale market for a ticket to Game 6 was $1,860, according to TiqIQ, a ticket tracking company. In the seventh, the Tigers scored on a double play, bringing them within a run. Stephen Drew scored Ortiz on a sacrifice fly. 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 . [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. Seth Maness relieved Lynn and ended the inning by striking out Bogaerts. [citation needed], The top-seeded Cardinals opened the playoffs by defeating the #4 seed Pittsburgh Pirates in five games in the Division Series. He walked leadoff batter Jacoby Ellsbury and after an out, Dustin Pedroia singled. Tiger pitching again came out strong, with starter Max Scherzer holding the Red Sox hitless through five innings. Matt Holliday prevented a shutout by hitting a solo shot into the Green Monster in the top of the 9th off Ryan Dempster. [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). 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). [35], 6:07p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The dual-victory was renowned as one of the most sensational days in Boston sports history, and will be remembered for some time. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. The Red Sox closed April by falling, 97, on the road to the Blue Jays. "That's where it all starts. The team also wore "B Strong" patches in their uniforms. Neither team scored in the seventh inning. Correct. With this win, Boston won the championship at Fenway Park for the first time since 1918. Boston scratched out runs in the sixth, seventh, and ninth innings, but could never ignite an offensive rally as they did in Game 2. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Even though this happened with no outs, Holliday was stranded at third. **The winner of the 2013 American League Division Series plays the Red Sox in the ALCS. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. The series then moved to Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals won the third game on October 26 to gain a 21 lead. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Like in the last two games, St. Louis scored first. Flix Doubront, who relieved Buchholz after four innings, pitched 2 2/3 innings before giving up his only hit, a double by Shane Robinson. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC.