Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Prominent Member Of 2018 Red Sox Roster Contemplating Retirement [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. Ross did tag and score to give Boston a 50 lead. Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images. Jon Lester went five innings, leading to an 82 win for the Red Sox. The Red Sox and Indians wore black armbands to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. 2013 World Champion Boston Red Sox. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 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). 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 . . Other players joined from time to time. 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. 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. That was the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when there was a 16-team field. Stephen Drew scored Ortiz on a sacrifice fly. Tigers in Game 6 and back to the World Series for the third time in 10 years . 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. They extended their to lead to 50 in the second, during which Carlos Beltrn robbed David Ortiz of a second postseason grand slam, injuring himself on the play. Seth Maness relieved Lynn and ended the inning by striking out Bogaerts. Hockey Stats - NHL - WHA - Minor League Hockey - 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. Despite winning the first two series against the Diamondbacks and the Astros the Red Sox played .500 ball for the first .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}3+12 weeks of August. Tampa Bay sent a postseason record nine pitchers to the mound in the course of the game, emptying their bullpen, and scheduled game five starter David Price was warming in the pen. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Finished OUTFIELDERS (6): Quintin Berry, Mike Carp, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Daniel Nava, Shane Victorino. 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. [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. Saltalamacchia, receiving the throw from foul territory, applied the tag to the sliding Craig. Correct. The Cardinals' pitching staff were led by Adam Wainwright, who returned to form after posting an NL-leading 19 wins. 5:51 PM Feb 15, 2023. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. [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. Do you have a blog? World Series 2013: Cardinals and Red Sox set rosters 2013 Boston Red Sox Roster | Baseball Almanac 2013 World Series -- Boston Red Sox complete total turnaround - ESPN.com In 2014, the Cardinals made their fourth consecutive NLCS after a 9072 finish and the NL Central title, but lost to the eventual champion San Francisco Giants 41. 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. Craig Breslow pitched to only one batter in the bottom of the eighth inning, and then closer Koji Uehara again worked his magic to secure the win for Boston, striking out two batters and earning a five-out save. 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. 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. 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. Join our linker program. The Red Sox headed into the postseason with the best record in the majors, tied with the St. Louis Cardinals. The top-seeded Red Sox opened the playoffs by defeating the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Rays in four games in the Division Series. 2013 World Series -- Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront both on Boston Red [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. 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 Red Sox swept a four-game home stand on April 2528 against the Astros, their first series against Houston since the Astros moved to the American League West. Then, outfielder Jonny Gomes came to bat and the Cardinals brought in Seth Maness to face him. Boston scratched out runs in the sixth, seventh, and ninth innings, but could never ignite an offensive rally as they did in Game 2. He popped out and grounded out, then said he planned to auction off the bats for charity.[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. 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. [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. Opening a weekend series in Minnesota against the Twins, the Red Sox posted another come-from-behind victory on May 17, tying the game in the 7th inning and scoring the winning run in the 10th. [63][64][65][66], On April 1, 2014, the Red Sox visited the White House and met with President Obama.[67]. 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. In the seventh inning, the Red Sox' defense let them down. Boston threatened early with two walks and a single, which could not score David Ortiz from second, in the top of the second. [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. Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. [citation needed], A partnership with Fox Sports featured Pearl Jam as the November artist of month for all entities within the Fox Sports domain and licensed 48 songs from their catalogue to play during the 2013 World Series. 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. Down on their last strike, Boston scored against New York's closer Mariano Rivera in the ninth and took game one in extra frames. In the sixth inning, the bases were empty with two outs before Dustin Pedroia singled and David Ortiz walked. [39] The team has also developed the custom of tugging each other's beards to celebrate a hit or home run. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. Sep 12, BOS (89-59) lost to TBR, 3-4, 152. 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. Get Complete coverage of the 2013 League Championship Series games between the Tigers and Red Sox on ESPN.com . 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. With the bases loaded Dustin Pedroia delivered a sacrifice fly which scored Bogaerts to add some insurance for Boston. [25] Boston proceeded to win the rubber game of the series on April 24 by a score of 65. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? The Miami Marlins have been to the playoffs once in the last 19 seasons. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 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. 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. 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. 2013 Boston Red Sox baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? After a leadoff single by Bogaerts, Stephen Drew walked and Ross drove in one run on a ground rule double to left field. [27] After three scoreless innings, Matt Holliday led off the fourth inning for the Cardinals with a triple to center field. Carlos Beltrn then singled to right to score Descalso and give the Cardinals a 42 lead. Red Sox' positive clubhouse vibes at spring training are a pleasant Attendance: 2,833,333, Avg. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. St. Louis took early advantage of starter Jake Peavy, who gave up two runs on four hits in the first inning. In the bottom of the ninth Red Sox closer Koji Uehara took over, giving up a one out long single to Allen Craig. Boston tied the game after a leadoff triple by rookie Xander Bogaerts who scored on a fielders choice at second by Mike Carp in the fifth and Daniel Nava drove in Shane Victorino, who reached base on a leadoff walk in the sixth and was advanced to third by a David Ortiz base hit. With this win, Boston won the championship at Fenway Park for the first time since 1918. Jon Lester earned his 10th individual win, the first Red Sox pitcher to reach that mark in 2013, and Boston were able to shut out the Orioles and reclaimed the AL East lead just to give it back the next day to the Rays in the makeup match of the 4 game series in which the Red Sox fell victim to a controversial call at home plate. 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. [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]. 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 no off-day the Red Sox headed west to play the Astros for the first time in Minute Maid Park as a team of the American League. 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. Ortiz later put an exclamation mark on the game with a 2-run shot to right in the 7th, for his 4th HR of the postseason. Get a summary of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox baseball game.