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American League Division Series - Defeated Tampa Bay Rays 3-1. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The Red Sox won the fourth game on October 27 to tie the series at 22, then won the last of three games at Busch Stadium on October 28 for a 32 lead. He - - along with his brother Jair - - signed with Boston. 40-Man Roster Non-Roster Invitees Depth Chart Coaches Red Sox Top 30 Prospects Starting Lineups Transactions Injury Updates Draft Results Front Office. 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 new series against Oakland, the Red Sox came out victorious (96) in the first game on April 22. "[20] A make-up date for the game was not immediately announced. He made a diving stab and threw home to catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who tagged out the sliding Molina. Boston failed to complete the sweep, however, with starting pitcher Ryan Dempster relinquishing a 42 defeat in his Red Sox debut the following evening. . [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. [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. beat St. Louis Cardinals (N.L. Koji threw 74 innings in 2013 for a WHIP of .565, and ERA of 1.09 with 101 K's and 9 walks . Ultimately, Boston's disgruntled offense would strike out 17 times, an ALCS record. He made contact with Middlebrooks, who was lying face-first on the dirt, with his feet in the air. Clickable Select answers by clicking on text or image buttons Select answers by clicking on text or image buttons Best Score? Jul 24, BOS (61-42) lost to TBR, 1-5, 104. 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. 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. Under new manager John Farrell, the Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. 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. [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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Hockey Stats - NHL - WHA - Minor League Hockey - Search Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame members Carlton Fisk and Luis Tiant, both of whom played in historic Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, threw ceremonial first pitches. 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. RECOMMENDED Red Sox star pitcher suffers Spring. The white lights of Boston's Prudential Tower displayed "GO SOX." That was the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when there was a 16-team field. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. Sep 24, BOS (95-63) lost to COL, 3-8, 161. r/redsox Koji Uehara strikes out Matt Carpenter on a 81mph splitter to clinch the 2013 World Series. Copyright 2023 Stats Crew, Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics, 2022 Major League Baseball statistical updates. Clay Buchholz's record remained spotless at 80. The 2013 Boston Red Sox season was the 113th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Following the All-Star break the Red Sox played the Yankees for the first time at Fenway in 2013. Boston secured the series with a 52 win on their last regular season home game. Game 2 pitted the NLCS MVP Michael Wacha against the Red Sox' John Lackey. Quiz Source. The immediate Greater Boston area went on a citywide lockdown in search of a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing on the morning of April 19 and the first game of the weekend was postponed. [58] Projected Lineup. Find the MLB Boston Red Sox player roster for this season on FOX Sports. The Red Sox jumped on the scoreboard early in Game 3, with a one-run top of the 1st inning, but Rays starter Alex Cobb kept the Rays in the game. 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. Boston then tacked on three more in the bottom of the 5th and four more in the bottom of the 8th. [29] The Red Sox closed out the month of May with a road loss against the archrival Yankees. 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 . The Cardinals won the series 42. Michael Wacha left the game with six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work. . 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? The Red Sox then split the two remaining games of the series to win 2 of its 3 games. With this win, Boston won the championship at Fenway Park for the first time since 1918. [13] This was Boston's first Opening Day victory since 2010. But Lackey induced another flyout against Matt Holliday. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 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. According to StatMuse, Boston was 26-50 against AL East opponents last season the second-worst interdivison record in the MLB behind the Nationals. Wainwright ended up striking out the side in the first two innings before Jon Lester broke the streak with a groundout. 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. Red Sox owner John Henry said after the game that the parade would take place on Saturday, November 2. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. 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. 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. In game 2 the Red Sox put themselves back to a 1.5 game lead, including Shane Victorino's steal of home in a delayed double steal with Dustin Pedroia, who agreed to a seven-year contract extension through the 2021 season a day later. Meanwhile, Lester was brilliant for the Red Sox, pitching 7+23 scoreless innings. [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 2013 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2013 season. 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. Jul 22, BOS (60-41) lost to TBR, 0-3, 103. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? John Jay flew out to Gomes, Descalso popped out to Gomes and Carpenter struck out and the Red Sox clinched their eighth World Series. He is the first non-Yankee to win three rings with one team since Jim Palmer did it for the 1966-70-83 Baltimore Orioles. 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. . He was immediately relieved by Junichi Tazawa who stranded both runners. Saltalamacchia's throw was wide, and it pulled third baseman Will Middlebrooks toward the second-base side of the bag. Jonny Gomes started off the Red Sox offense in the bottom of the ninth with a single. 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. The Red Sox' subsequent comeback attempts failed, and Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth to end the game. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Locally, the two teams' flagship radio stations broadcast the series with their respective announcing crews. 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. John Lackey became the first pitcher in MLB history to win two World Series clinching games with two different teams. May 12, BOS (22-16) lost to TOR, 4-12, 48. [37][38][39], Uehara tied John Wetteland, Robb Nen, Troy Percival, and Brad Lidge for most saves in one postseason year, with 7 (since then, Greg Holland matched this record the next year). Additionally, to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day, both teams wore No. Ortiz then hit a deep fly to right field, but was robbed of a grand slam by Carlos Beltrn. He popped out and grounded out, then said he planned to auction off the bats for charity.[23]. Boston closer Koji Uehara was brought in to face pinch hitter Allen Craig, who doubled on the first pitch. Lackey walked Holliday to load the bases before he was relieved by Junichi Tazawa. The Rays took game one and shrunk the lead to just .5 games, the smallest margin since Boston took over the lead in the AL East on May 27. 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. Rob Tringali/MLB Photos/Getty Images "People were motivated to rewrite their . In the bottom of the ninth Red Sox closer Koji Uehara took over, giving up a one out long single to Allen Craig. 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. 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. Jacoby Ellsbury lead off the third inning with a single and Pedroia advanced him to second on a groundout. The Red Sox were furious about the call, as manager John Farrell stayed out to argue the call, as did most of the players. March 31, 2013. 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. With Pete Kozma, who pinch-ran for Freese, scoring on the throw, the ball got away from catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. In the postseason, the Red Sox first defeated the AL wild card Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. [13] Under Farrell, the team finished the 2013 regular season at 9765, the best record in the American League. Seth Maness relieved Lynn and ended the inning by striking out Bogaerts. Boston slugger J.D. 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). Coming home to Fenway Park, the Red Sox took 2 of 3 games from the Texas Rangers from June 46, including a 175 romp. John Lackey, who pitched a scoreless eighth, made his first relief appearance since 2004 and first in the postseason since 2002. He is also only the 2nd exclusive designated hitter to be awarded the World Series MVP (2009-Hideki Matsui). Multi-year: 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. Attendance: 2,833,333, Avg. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The ALDS was contested from October 4 to 10 between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers. 7:30p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. 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. 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. 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. 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 Red Sox will host the Cardinals in Game 1 of the 2013 World Series tonight at Fenway Park beginning at 8:07 p.m. This caught the eye of first baseman Mike Napoli and catcher David Ross, who decided to also stop shaving. 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). 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. 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. Tiger pitching again came out strong, with starter Max Scherzer holding the Red Sox hitless through five innings. 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. [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. The team that ranks 15th in the majorsthe demarcation line for the top half . Uehara ended the game by picking off pinch runner Kolten Wong, earning his first save of the series and the sixth in this postseason. AL_East Things got a little interesting in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Red Sox are feeling confident about their rotation entering the World Series. One-year: 1st 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. [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. The next season, they improved their record to 7884, though still in last place in the AL East. Ross did tag and score to give Boston a 50 lead. The next batter, Xander Bogaerts, bounced a ball up the middle for an RBI single of his own, knotting the game at 44. 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. They were joined by outfielders Carlos Beltrn and Matt Holliday, third baseman David Freese, and first baseman Matt Adams.