He - - along with his brother Jair - - signed with Boston. 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. [25] Boston proceeded to win the rubber game of the series on April 24 by a score of 65. The 25 duck boats carrying the players and executives paused at the Boston Marathon finish line where three spectators died during the April bombing. [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. 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Pick the players that were on the Red Sox 2013 World Series Roster. In the 7th and 8th innings, the Rays threatened with two runners on base, but in each frame no runners could score for Tampa Bay due to inning-ending 463 double plays to conserve the Sox' two-run lead, which stretched to a three-run gap with Ortiz's home run. The 2013 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2013 season. [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). Bogaerts lined out to third base to end the inning. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. 2013 Boston Red Sox Statistics 2012 Season 2014 Season Record: 97-65-0, Finished 1st in AL_East ( Schedule and Results ) Postseason: Won World Series (4-2) over St. Louis Cardinals Won AL Championship Series (4-2) over Detroit Tigers Won AL Division Series (3-1) over Tampa Bay Rays Manager: John Farrell (97-65) Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings, having surrendered only 3 hits and 2 earned runs. "That's where it all starts. The Red Sox came together as a team from the start of spring training to the time they celebrated a world championship. 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. Sep 21, BOS (94-62) lost to TOR, 2-4, 158. He was joined by compatriot and set-up man Junichi Tazawa, and middle relievers Brandon Workman and Craig Breslow. Michael Wacha left the game with six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work. 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. Join our linker program. This was the fourth time Victorino was hit by a pitch in this series. [15], Boston's offense was powered by designated hitter David Ortiz, who hit .309 during the season. They closed out their weeklong homestand by losing 2 of 3 to the Blue Jays from May 1012. Beltrn drove in the Cardinal's first run on a left field single into the shift and advanced on a wild pitch. 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. The Red Sox won the Fall Classic in six games, marking the first World Series title clinched at Fenway Park since 1918. He made contact with Middlebrooks, who was lying face-first on the dirt, with his feet in the air. Rob Tringali/MLB Photos/Getty Images "People were motivated to rewrite their . John Farrell coached the team. 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. 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. Victorino and Ortiz shaved theirs during a charity event sponsored by Gillette. This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 01:10. 6. 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. "The expectation is to win, because we've got a bunch of guys that have won in the past," Duvall said. 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. The 2013 Boston Red Sox won the World Series. Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search Throughout the game, fans at Fenway Park heckled Wil Myers, a Tampa Bay right fielder who made a critical error that had helped open up scoring for the Red Sox in Game 1. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. In the top of the ninth, a melting Rays closer Fernando Rodney walked two of the first three batters he faced and drilled Victorino on a two strike pitch. Junichi Tazawa and Ryan Dempster provided effective relief pitching in the eighth and ninth to seal the Game 1 victory for the Red Sox. Additionally, to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day, both teams wore No. Aug 14, BOS (72-50) lost to TOR, 3-4, 123. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Decoy Marker % % Score . Team marketing started campaigns to take advantage of the beards' popularity. - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers. There are decoys. The Boston Red Sox are one of baseball's most successful teams. Then, outfielder Jonny Gomes came to bat and the Cardinals brought in Seth Maness to face him. [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 sixth inning, the bases were empty with two outs before Dustin Pedroia singled and David Ortiz walked. ***The winner of the 2013 National League Championship Series plays the Red Sox in the WS. Ortiz then hit a deep fly to right field, but was robbed of a grand slam by Carlos Beltrn. Guesses Remaining. (5th of 15), Park Factors: 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. 0. 42 jerseys. Jun 22, BOS (45-32) lost to DET, 3-10, 101. 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. The Red Sox headed into the postseason with the best record in the majors, tied with the St. Louis Cardinals. Craig fell, got back up and ran home. 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. The following season, they won 100 games to once again clinch the NL Central, but lost to their archrival Chicago Cubs in the NLDS. 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Alsytle Boston Red Sox 2013 World Series Champions roster t-shirt medium red at the best online prices at eBay! The condensed two-day series and day-night doubleheader were necessitated by effects from Tropical Storm Andrea which rained out the scheduled Friday, June 7 game. Boston scored three runs in the top of the 9th inning on May 16. The Red Sox saved themselves from the embarrassment of being no-hit with a Daniel Nava single in the bottom of the ninth inning, but Boston failed to rally further to make up the one-run gap. 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. With a Tampa Bay loss, the Red Sox cut the magic number for winning the division down to 1. 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. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. First . 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. 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. [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. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Red Sox pitching struck out five batters, all looking. Eventually, well after midnight, the Red Sox scored two runs in the top of the 14th which were unanswerable by the Rays in the bottom half of the inning. He posted a 6.35 ERA 11 1/3 innings, eight . With one out Yadier Molina reached base and advanced to second on a throwing error by Bogaerts and even took third on a wild pitch but St. Louis could not bring him home. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. 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. They were defeated (130) in a rain-shortened 7-inning game on April 23. It wasn't until the top of the fifth inning before the Red Sox got on the board themselves, when pinch hitter Mike Carp grounded into a fielder's choice off Cardinals starter Joe Kelly. 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. Won World Series. Do you have a blog? 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. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 2013 Red Sox roster. 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. Dustin Pedroia, 2B. 2013 Boston Red Sox Roster. [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. 6-1 in Game 6 on Wednesday night to win their third World Series . 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. 97-65-0, The Series started on October 23, ending with Game 6 on October 30. MNUFC Acquires International Roster Spot From Colorado. 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. In his first two at bats on the day game, Jonny Gomes used a bat with the words "Boston Strong" on it as well as the names of the four people killed in the bombing and its aftermath. The Red Sox are also the first team to win three Championships after 2000, having previously been the first to win two Championships after 2000, when they won in 2007. [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. As of 2021, this is the Cardinals' last World Series win. The Sox pounded the Yankees, 111, on June 1, and prevailed, 30, in a rain-shortened six-inning game on June 2 that was eventually called due to thunderstorms. Boston slugger J.D. (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.) On July 30, Boston acquired starting pitcher Jake Peavy from the White Sox in a three-way deal, sending infielder Jos Iglesias to the Tigers and Avisal Garca from Detroit to Chicago. [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. Like in the last two games, St. Louis scored first. 34,979. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 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. 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. 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. 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. In the seventh, the Tigers scored on a double play, bringing them within a run. With one out in the bottom of the fourth, Matt Holliday hit a solo shot to center field to tie the game. Down on their last strike, Boston scored against New York's closer Mariano Rivera in the ninth and took game one in extra frames. Ballpark: Fenway Park II. 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. 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. . Jul 24, BOS (61-42) lost to TBR, 1-5, 104. Copyright 2023 Stats Crew, Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics, 2022 Major League Baseball statistical updates. 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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. This was the first game of this series neither team committed an error. Flix Doubront pitched two scoreless innings and Craig Breslow took over in the seventh but was quickly replaced by Junichi Tazawa after giving up a hit and drilled Carlos Beltrn. 1. 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. Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 49F (9C), clear, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, 52F (11C), clear, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, 61F (16C), clear, Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 49F (9C), partly cloudy, Last edited on 25 February 2023, at 23:28, "Is the All-Star Game awarding home-field advantage changing the World Series? Soccer Stats - MLS - Women's - Division II & III - NASL - MASL - MISL - Search Ultimately, Boston's disgruntled offense would strike out 17 times, an ALCS record. 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. 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]. They even gave nicknames to each player's beards such as "The Ironsides" (Gomes), "The Siesta" (Napoli), or "The Saltine" (Saltalamacchia). * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? 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. Sep 28, BOS (97-64) lost to BAL, 5-6, 162. The Red Sox will host the Cardinals in Game 1 of the 2013 World Series tonight at Fenway Park beginning at 8:07 p.m. Clickable Select answers by clicking on text or image buttons Select answers by clicking on text or image buttons Best Score? The game ended when Boston closer Koji Uehara picked off pinch runner Kolten Wong with Carlos Beltrn at the plate, making it the first postseason game in baseball history to end on a pickoff. St. Louis brought in their fourth arm of the night in the bottom of the fifth, Kevin Siegrist. The Rays attempted to catch up with the Red Sox with significant offense in the 2nd, 5th, and 6th innings, but their efforts were fruitless. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Cardinals' pitching staff were led by Adam Wainwright, who returned to form after posting an NL-leading 19 wins. 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. 3:07p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Closer Koji Uehara came into the game with two outs in the bottom of the eighth and successfully racked up the four-out save. One-year: Jacoby Ellsbury lead off the third inning with a single and Pedroia advanced him to second on a groundout. The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox have released their rosters in anticipation of the 2013 World Series.. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. This caught the eye of first baseman Mike Napoli and catcher David Ross, who decided to also stop shaving. 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. 40-Man Roster Non-Roster Invitees Depth Chart Coaches Red Sox Top 30 Prospects Starting Lineups Transactions Injury Updates Draft Results Front Office. Join our linker program. 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. Detroit had scored the game's lone run by virtue of a Jhonny Peralta RBI in the sixth inning. The next batter, Xander Bogaerts, bounced a ball up the middle for an RBI single of his own, knotting the game at 44. 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. 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. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. mnufc. 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. 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. Jay scored and Descalsco went to third as the Cardinals now led 32. Matt Carpenter singled in the third and advanced on a fielding error by Jacoby Ellsbury. [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. Boston secured the series with a 52 win on their last regular season home game. [3][4] It was also the first World Series since 1958 to feature two teams with identical regular season records. Aug 29, BOS (79-56) lost to BAL, 2-3, 148. But then Saltalamacchia threw to third trying to get Craig, who was running on the play. Other players joined from time to time. With 1.5 games behind Boston, Tampa Bay visited the Fens for their third and final time. Seeing the Red Sox beat the Yankees in the 2018 ALDS was awesome especially after . Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury set a Red Sox record with five stolen bases in the game. Game 2 pitted the NLCS MVP Michael Wacha against the Red Sox' John Lackey. Dustin Pedroia advanced the runners on a ground out, Ortiz was intentionally walked to load the bases and Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal took over for a 5 out save which he ended up blowing after Nava reached on a force out at second, scoring Ellsbury and a single by Bogaerts, scoring Victorino. 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]. Baseball Stats - AL - NL - AAGPBL - Minor League Baseball - Search The Cardinals' 2013 World Series appearance was also the pinnacle of the Mike Matheny era. Things got a little interesting in the bottom of the eighth inning. The trend grabbed the attention of the audience, who started wearing real and fake beards to the stadium in support of the team. 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. Do you have a sports website? 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. 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 Red Sox then split the two remaining games of the series to win 2 of its 3 games. in 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. 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. David Ortiz walked off as the World Series MVP on Wednesday night, capping a dominant week in which he spurred the . Wrong. Love, Cleveland." 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. A giant American flag flew at half-mast before the series opener with a moment of silence prior to the first pitch. [39] The team has also developed the custom of tugging each other's beards to celebrate a hit or home run. ), Fox televised the series in the United States and Canada, with Joe Buck calling play-by-play and Tim McCarver handling color commentary. Jul 26, BOS (61-43) lost to BAL, 0-6, 107. Their follow . ET. 100-62, 853 Runs, 656 Runs Allowed, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. Some defensive statistics Copyright Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2022. [16][17][18][19] The Red Sox reported the decision was made "to support efforts of law enforcement officers. Nathan Eovaldi has been dominant in these playoffs. The Red Sox allowed Detroit to stay in the game, however, surrendering a run each in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings.

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