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. 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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. 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. [41] World Series Most Valuable Player David Ortiz was walked by the Cardinals four times, and scored twice. Plus, explore all of your favorite teams' rosters on FOXSports.com today! Baseball Stats - AL - NL - AAGPBL - Minor League Baseball - Search 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. "That's where it all starts. Stephen Drew scored Ortiz on a sacrifice fly. Saltalamacchia, receiving the throw from foul territory, applied the tag to the sliding Craig. The 2013 Boston Red Sox season was the 113th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. 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. Red Sox set roster for 2018 World Series - MLB.com 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. The Red Sox also placed closer Joel Hanrahan on the disabled list with a hamstring injury.[14][15]. Carlos Beltrn then singled to right to score Descalso and give the Cardinals a 42 lead. Wainwright matched Lester until the seventh inning, when a ground-rule RBI double by David Ross and RBI single by Jacoby Ellsbury scored Xander Bogaerts and Stephen Drew to give Boston a 31 lead. 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. Uehara ended the game by picking off pinch runner Kolten Wong, earning his first save of the series and the sixth in this postseason. 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. 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. 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. Get a summary of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox baseball game. In addition, some of the Red Sox players grew beards during the season as a sign of unity. 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. 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. 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. Dating back to 1903, Boston has won eight World Series championships, most recently in 2013, good for fourth-most by any. [3][4] It was also the first World Series since 1958 to feature two teams with identical regular season records. Boston then tacked on three more in the bottom of the 5th and four more in the bottom of the 8th. John Lackey became the first pitcher in MLB history to win two World Series clinching games with two different teams. 42 jerseys. 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. . Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. 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. With this win, Boston won the championship at Fenway Park for the first time since 1918. This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 01:10. 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Boston, moreover, had a storybook narrative because of the recent Boston Marathon bombing, which, some felt, should have attracted casual audiences. Many thanks to him. Team marketing started campaigns to take advantage of the beards' popularity. 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. Or write about sports? 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 the loss, the series was guaranteed to return to Boston for Game 6 at Fenway Park on Saturday, October 19. Aug 14, BOS (72-50) lost to TOR, 3-4, 123. 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. Red Sox World Series roster Official - Over the Monster Seeing the Red Sox beat the Yankees in the 2018 ALDS was awesome especially after . 8:37p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, Starter Jake Peavy pitched 5 2/3 solid innings for Boston, but the Rays got on the board first in the bottom of the fifth with a deep outfield RBI double by David DeJesus. The series then moved back to Fenway Park, where the Red Sox decisively won the final game on October 30, becoming the World Series champions for 2013. 2013 World Series -- Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront both on Boston Red [33], Hall of Fame inductee Ozzie Smith threw the ceremonial first pitch. The Red Sox suffered their first World Series loss since 1986 in that year's Game 7. [36] Following the home run, Mike Napoli struck out to stop the bleeding for the Tigers. St. Louis took early advantage of starter Jake Peavy, who gave up two runs on four hits in the first inning. [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. 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. 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. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. 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. Ortiz then hit a deep fly to right field, but was robbed of a grand slam by Carlos Beltrn. * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? Wainwright then got David Ortiz to ground to second base, but Matt Carpenter's flip was mishandled by shortstop Pete Kozma, ending the possibility of a double play. . Sep 12, BOS (89-59) lost to TBR, 3-4, 152. Pick the players that were on the Red Sox 2013 World Series Roster. 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 closed April by falling, 97, on the road to the Blue Jays. 2013: World Series: St. Louis Cardinals: Won, 4-2: AL Championship Series: Detroit Tigers: Won, 4-2: AL Division Series: Tampa Bay Rays: Won, 3-1: 2009: Finished 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. The largest paid crowd in the history of Busch Stadium (47,469) saw the game, surpassing the previous night's record attendance. 2013 World Champions: Coaches and Staff - RedSoxDiehard.com 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. [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]. 100-62, 853 Runs, 656 Runs Allowed, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. [38] Steve Rushin wrote an article and interview for Sports Illustrated, "The Hirsute of Happiness", exploring how the beard trend had helped unite the team. 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. The 8.9 rating was, by a large margin, the lowest for a six-game World Series (the 2009 World Series that pulled an 11.7 was the prior lowest) and the fourth lowest overall, behind the 2010, 2008 and 2012 series (the latter holding the record low at 7.6). Red Sox set roster for 2013 World Series | MLB.com The 25 duck boats carrying the players and executives paused at the Boston Marathon finish line where three spectators died during the April bombing. 2013 ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox - MLB Playoffs