After Matt Adams lined out, catcher Yadier Molina grounded out softly to Dustin Pedroia to score Holliday and give the Cardinals a 10 lead. 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Traveling to Tampa Bay, the Red Sox recovered by taking two of three games from the Rays from May 1416. Boston swept the series with 125 and 51 triumphs on May 18 and 19, improving their winning streak to five games and their record to 2717. The inspired play of the Red Sox took them from last place the previous season to American League East champions with a 28-game turnaround, helped by Farrell's calming presence and familiarity with some of the players. 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. The Farrell era oversaw the departure of Ben Cherington and the entry of Dave Dombrowski as general manager, the retirement of David Ortiz following the 2016 season, and the emergence of Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Andrew Benintendi, Jackie Bradley Jr., Brock Holt, Christian Vzquez, Eduardo Rodrguez and Rafael Devers. The Boston Red Sox today announced the team's 25-man active roster for their World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 8:07 PM, October 30, 2013Coverage: FOX. The Red Sox closer struck out Matt Carpenter, grounded out pinch hinter John Jay and Holliday flew out to right field to earn the save in back-to-back games. Jonny Gomes started off the Red Sox offense in the bottom of the ninth with a single. [41] World Series Most Valuable Player David Ortiz was walked by the Cardinals four times, and scored twice. Detroit had scored the game's lone run by virtue of a Jhonny Peralta RBI in the sixth inning. Here is the roster, official as of Sunday: PITCHERS (12): RHP Alfredo Aceves, RHP Andrew Bailey, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Ryan Dempster, LHP . Gomes was then able to advance to second base on a flubbed fielding play. The Tigers outhit the Red Sox, and Detroit had several prime scoring opportunities, especially in the first and eighth innings, but all were stanched by effective pitching from starter John Lackey, relievers Craig Breslow and Junichi Tazawa, and closer Koji Uehara. Carlos Beltrn, Joe Kelly and Matt Adams would later win the World Series with different teams: Beltrn with the 2017 Astros, Kelly with the 2018 Red Sox and 2020 Dodgers, and Adams with the 2019 Nationals. hide this ad. 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. With this win, Boston won the championship at Fenway Park for the first time since 1918. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. After a flyout by Pedroia which advanced Ellsbury to third, Ortiz was again intentionally walked. With one out, Jon Jay hit a grounder to second baseman Dustin Pedroia. In the bottom of the second inning, Stephen Drew led off with a pop-up in front of the pitcher's mound. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Finished 1st in the AL's East Division. 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. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Another streak however continued in game one of the home series against the Tigers. Australian Football Stats - Australian Football Search Prior to this game he posted a 1.00 ERA in the postseason. Find out more. Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury set a Red Sox record with five stolen bases in the game. 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. The dual-victory was renowned as one of the most sensational days in Boston sports history, and will be remembered for some time. After Boston starter Jon Lester pitched a scoreless top half of the first inning, St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright found trouble in the bottom of the inning. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 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. The trend began during spring training, when outfielder Jonny Gomes arrived considerably unshaven. The first two games of the series were held at Fenway Park, with the Red Sox winning on May 27 but then losing, 31, on May 28, in a game in which former Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon was awarded a save. 5:51 PM Feb 15, 2023. Uehara struck out Evan Longoria, who had hit a game-tying home run in Game 3, to send the Rays home and to secure a spot in the 2013 American League Championship Series, 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Red Sox today announced the team's 25-man active roster for the 2013 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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. Boston's bats were ice cold in Game 1, nearly ceding a combined no-hitter to the Tigers. The Red Sox wore white home jerseys with "Boston" on the front instead of the customary "Red Sox" while Kansas City players and staff wore a "B Strong" patch on the front of their jerseys, with the shirts being auctioned off for funds to support victims of the bombing. MNUFC Acquires International Roster Spot From Colorado. Craig slid into third, popped up and started for home. 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. 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 then tacked on three more in the bottom of the 5th and four more in the bottom of the 8th. On September 27, the Red Sox secured home field advantage for the American League Division Series by beating the Orioles 123. Between his World Series-clinching performance in Game 5 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros and his three appearances against the Dodgers in the World Series, Price posted a 3-0 record with a . 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. [31] Tampa Bay threatened the AL East lead again by taking game 3 but game 4 was rain delayed and later postponed to the scheduled off day on July 29, after Boston's 3 game road trip to Camden Yards and Rays' trip to the Bronx. Guesses Remaining. The Phillies are considered Boston's interleague "rival", playing the Red Sox every season. Boston, moreover, had a storybook narrative because of the recent Boston Marathon bombing, which, some felt, should have attracted casual audiences. Game 2 pitted the NLCS MVP Michael Wacha against the Red Sox' John Lackey. The largest paid crowd in the history of Busch Stadium (47,469) saw the game, surpassing the previous night's record attendance. Boston opened the month of May in the middle of a three-game road series against Toronto. 2013 Boston Red Sox Roster. In game two Buchholz suffered his first loss of the season, albeit allowing only three runs, two of them earned. In the fourth Ortiz tied a World Series record by Billy Hatcher on a hit, reaching base in nine consecutive plate appearances, but failed to set a new record by flying out to center field in the sixth. However, with the second suspect captured that same evening and Fenway Park under tight security, play resumed Saturday, April 20 with a win of 43 by Boston over the Royals (assisted by a go-ahead three-run home run by Daniel Nava). 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. While Stephen Drew and David Ross were limited offensively, their defense proved to be an asset to the team's success, especially during the postseason. 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. The only question is the order Cora deploys Eovaldi and Porcello for Games 3 and 4 in L.A. Breslow then made an errant throw to third base, allowing Jon Jay to score as well, giving St. Louis a 32 advantage. 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. The 25 duck boats carrying the players and executives paused at the Boston Marathon finish line where three spectators died during the April bombing. 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. [58] 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. [28] The Red Sox welcomed 200411 manager and two-time World Series champion manager Terry Francona back to Fenway Park on May 23 as they hosted Francona's new team, the Cleveland Indians. [37], 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. 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. Trevor Rosenthal came in to pitch, and the first batter he faced, Daniel Nava, grounded in to a fielder's choice, after a great diving stop by rookie second baseman Kolten Wong. St. Louis took early advantage of starter Jake Peavy, who gave up two runs on four hits in the first inning. John Farrell(97-65), Attendance: 2,833,333 The series then moved to Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals won the third game on October 26 to gain a 21 lead. First . Dustin Pedroia, 2B. 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. 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. 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. Boston starter Jake Peavy melted early, surrendering a five-run second inning to the Tigers. The Red Sox went from first to worst in the AL East following the 2014 season, finishing with a 7191 record. This marked the first time Boston was swept in the 2013 season. The Red Sox came together as a team from the start of spring training to the time they celebrated a world championship. Boston added an important insurance run in the third, which turned out to be the difference in game five, with Mike Napoli scoring on a wild pitch by Snchez. 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.