| 2013 Boston Red Sox | |
|---|---|
| World Series champions American League champions American League East champions | |
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| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston,Massachusetts |
| Record | 97–65 (.599) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
| Owners | John W. Henry (Fenway Sports Group) |
| President | Larry Lucchino |
| General manager | Ben Cherington |
| Manager | John Farrell[1] |
| Television | NESN (Don Orsillo,Jerry Remy,Dennis Eckersley) |
| Radio | WEEI-FM Boston Red Sox Radio Network (Joe Castiglione,Dave O'Brien,Sean Grande,Lou Merloni) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The2013Boston Red Sox season was the 113th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. Under new managerJohn Farrell, theRed Sox finished first in theAmerican League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. In thepostseason, the Red Sox first defeated the ALwild cardTampa Bay Rays in theALDS. In theALCS, the Red Sox defeated theAmerican League Central championDetroit Tigers in six games. Advancing to theWorld Series, the Red Sox defeated theNational League championSt. Louis Cardinals in six games, to capture the franchise's eighth championship overall and third in ten years. The Red Sox became the second team to win the World Series the season after finishing last in their division; the first had been the1991 Minnesota Twins.
The Red Sox led the major leagues inruns scored (853),extra-base hits (570),on-base percentage (.349),slugging percentage (.446) andOPS (.795).
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 53–28 | 44–37 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 92 | 71 | .564 | 5½ | 51–30 | 41–41 |
| New York Yankees | 85 | 77 | .525 | 12 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | .525 | 12 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Detroit Tigers | 93 | 69 | .574 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 92 | 70 | .568 | +½ |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 92 | 71 | .564 | — |
| Texas Rangers | 91 | 72 | .558 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5½ |
| New York Yankees | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6½ |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6½ |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 78 | 84 | .481 | 13½ |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17½ |
| Seattle Mariners | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20½ |
| Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | .407 | 25½ |
| Chicago White Sox | 63 | 99 | .389 | 28½ |
| Houston Astros | 51 | 111 | .315 | 40½ |
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | — | 11–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 11–9 |
| Boston | 8–11 | — | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 14–6 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 2–4 | — | 2–17 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 8–12 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 1–6 | 17–2 | — | 4–15 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 11–9 |
| Detroit | 2–4 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 15–4 | — | 6–1 | 9–10 | 0–6 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Houston | 2–4 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | — | 2–4 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–15 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 2–17 | 3–4 | 8–12 |
| Kansas City | 4–3 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 9–10 | 10–9 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 15–4 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–11 |
| Los Angeles | 2–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 5–2 | — | 1–5 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 4–15 | 6–1 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota | 3–3 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 6–13 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 4–15 | 5–1 | — | 2–5 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–12 |
| New York | 10–9 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | — | 1–5 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 14–5 | 9–11 |
| Oakland | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 15–4 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 5–1 | — | 8–11 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| Seattle | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 8–12 |
| Tampa Bay | 13–6 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–4 | 11–8 | 12–8 |
| Texas | 2–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 17–2 | 3–3 | 15–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 4–4 | — | 1–6 | 10–10 |
| Toronto | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 6–1 | — | 11–9 |
| Team | NL West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | COL | LAD | SDP | SFG | PHI | |
| Boston | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
The 2013 Red Sox season opened on April 1, with an afternoon road game against theNew York Yankees. Jon Lester went five innings, leading to an 8–2 win for the Red Sox.[14] This was Boston's first Opening Day victory since2010.
| 2 | Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 18 | Shane Victorino | RF |
| 15 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 12 | Mike Napoli | 1B |
| 16 | Will Middlebrooks | 3B |
| 39 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| 5 | Jonny Gomes | DH |
| 44 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | LF |
| 10 | José Iglesias | SS |
| 31 | Jon Lester | P |
Following theirOpening Day triumph, the Red Sox improved to 2–0 on Wednesday, April 3, in the second tilt of the three-game series, in a game that saw offseason acquisitionJoel Hanrahan rack up his first save as a Red Sox. Boston failed to complete the sweep, however, with starting pitcherRyan Dempster relinquishing a 4–2 defeat in his Red Sox debut the following evening. In Toronto, the Sox split the first two games of a series against theBlue Jays on April 5 and 6, winning 6–4 in the first game and falling 5–0 in the second. Boston was then victorious in the rubber game, shutting out the Jays 13–0.
The Red Sox won their fourth straight against theCleveland Indians on April 16. The Red Sox and Indians wore blackarmbands to honor the victims of theBoston Marathon bombing. A giantAmerican flag flew athalf-mast before the series opener with amoment of silence prior to the first pitch. A young Indians fan presented the Red Sox with a sign he wrote in red ink and ornamented with hearts. The note, which was hung in Boston's dugout, read: "From our city to your city: Our hearts and prayers go out to you, Boston. Love, Cleveland." For the entire game, a jersey with No. 617 (one ofBoston's area codes), displaying "Boston" above the numerals and "Strong" below them, hung in the Sox' dugout. Additionally, to commemorateJackie Robinson Day, both teams wore No. 42 jerseys. The Red Sox also placedcloserJoel Hanrahan on thedisabled list with ahamstring injury.[15][16]
The Red Sox swept two consecutive series between April 13–18. One at home against theTampa Bay Rays and another on the road against theCleveland Indians, resulting in a six-game winning streak which improved their record to 11–4, and put them in first place in theAmerican League East.
The Red Sox had a scheduled weekend series against theKansas City Royals during April 19–21. The immediateGreater Boston area went on a citywidelockdownin search ofa suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing on the morning of April 19 and the first game of the weekend was postponed.[17][18][19][20] The Red Sox reported the decision was made "to support efforts of law enforcement officers."[21] A make-up date for the game was not immediately announced.
However, with the second suspect captured that same evening andFenway Park under tight security, play resumed Saturday, April 20 with a win of 4–3 by Boston over the Royals (assisted by a go-ahead three-run home run byDaniel Nava). Both teams honored the victims of the bombing tragedy by wearing special uniforms/logos. 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. Following a pregame ceremony, the Red Sox won their sixth straight game, their best start in 11 years[citation needed] with the win against Kansas City.David Ortiz was bothered by inflammation in both heels duringspring training and didn't play in anyexhibition games, but he was 2 for 4 in his return, tying the score 1-all with a sixth-inning RBI single offJames Shields.[22] The Red Sox later announced Friday's (April 19) game would be made up as part of a day-nightdoubleheader on Sunday (April 21). The regularly scheduled game took place at 1:35 p.m., and a nightcap at 7 p.m.[23]
On April 21, Kansas City ended Boston's seven-gamewinning streak with a 4–2 win over the Red Sox in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. 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 theOakland Athletics in 1978 and 1981. Red Sox RFShane Victorino missed his first game of the season after leaving the game on April 20 withbackspasms.[24]
In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas City narrowly beat Boston 5–4 in 10 innings to win the weekend series (and sweep the doubleheader), as a result ofLorenzo Cain walking with two outs and bases loaded in the 10th inning. Even with both wins against the Red Sox on April 21, Boston remained in first place in the AL East as did Kansas City in the AL Central.[25]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 byPete Runnels in 1959)[citation needed].Koji Uehara went 18 1/3 scoreless innings before allowingBilly Butler's homer in the eighth inning of the night game. 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. He popped out and grounded out, then said he planned to auction off the bats forcharity.[24]
Opening a new series againstOakland, the Red Sox came out victorious (9–6) in the first game on April 22. They were defeated (13–0) in arain-shortened 7-inning game on April 23.[26] Boston proceeded to win therubber game of the series on April 24 by a score of 6–5.
The Red Sox swept a four-game home stand on April 25–28 against theAstros, their first series against Houston since the Astros moved to theAmerican League West. The sweep improved Boston's record to 18–7.[27]
The Red Sox closed April by falling, 9–7, on the road to theBlue Jays.
Boston opened the month of May in the middle of a three-game road series againstToronto. Having lost the first game on April 30, the Red Sox won the next two games 10–1 and 3–1 on May 1 and 2. Traveling to Texas to take on theRangers, the team was shut out for the third time of the season, relinquishing 7 runs and 18 hits to Texas on May 3. The Rangers took the next two games, on May 4 and 5, by respective scores of 5–1 and 4–3. This marked the first time Boston was swept in the 2013 season. The Red Sox' May slide continued when they lost three of four games at home againstMinnesota from May 6–9. They closed out their weeklong homestand by losing 2 of 3 tothe Blue Jays from May 10–12. On Sunday, May 12, the Red Sox' new 2013 starting pitcher,Ryan Dempster, fell to 2–4 in a game in which Boston relinquished 12 runs.
Traveling toTampa Bay, the Red Sox recovered by taking two of three games from the Rays from May 14–16. Boston scored three runs in the top of the 9th inning on May 16. Opening a weekend series in Minnesota against theTwins, 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. Boston swept the series with 12–5 and 5–1 triumphs on May 18 and 19, improving their winning streak to five games and their record to 27–17.[28] Boston then closed out their road trip with a three-game series against theChicago White Sox. The Red Sox lost the first two games on May 20 and 21, but avoided the sweep in a 6–2 victory on May 22 that brought starting pitcherClay Buchholz's record to 7–0.[29] The Red Sox welcomed 2004–11 manager and two-time World Series champion managerTerry Francona back to Fenway Park on May 23 as they hosted Francona's new team, theCleveland Indians. Francona received a standing ovation in the first game of the four-game series. Boston fell to Cleveland in a lopsided 12–3 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. OnMemorial Day, May 27, the Red Sox opened a four-game home-and-home series againstPhiladelphia, the team's first interleague series of 2013. The Phillies are considered Boston's interleague "rival", playing the Red Sox every season. The first two games of the series were held at Fenway Park, with the Red Sox winning on May 27 but then losing, 3–1, on May 28, in a game in which former Boston closerJonathan Papelbon was awarded asave. Papelbon repeated the feat again on May 29 as the series shifted to Philadelphia. These were Papelbon's second and third saves against the Red Sox since leaving the team; he recorded the other on May 18, 2012. Boston evened the four-game series with a 9–2 victory on Thursday, May 30. Center fielderJacoby Ellsbury set a Red Sox record with five stolen bases in the game.[30] The Red Sox closed out the month of May with a road loss against the archrivalYankees.
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 Sox pounded the Yankees, 11–1, on June 1, and prevailed, 3–0, in a rain-shortened six-inning game on June 2 that was eventually called due to thunderstorms.Clay Buchholz's record remained spotless at 8–0. Coming home to Fenway Park, the Red Sox took 2 of 3 games from theTexas Rangers from June 4–6, including a 17–5 romp. On June 8, Boston faced theLos 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 9–0. To close out the series, the Red Sox gave Angels starting pitcherJoe Blanton his tenth loss of the season in a 10–5 victory on June 9. The condensed two-day series and day-night doubleheader were necessitated by effects fromTropical Storm Andrea which rained out the scheduled Friday, June 7 game.
Heading back out on the road, the Red Sox played a 14-inning game on national television as ESPN'sMonday Night Baseball covered the 10–8 victory over theTampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. This was the second longest game by time in Rays history. The Red Sox gave up a 6–0 lead after a first inning in which the first eight Boston batters all reached base, and thenAndrew Bailey had a blown save in the 10th inning, giving up two Tampa Bay runs. 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. The Red Sox then split the two remaining games of the series to win 2 of its 3 games. Boston lost 3 of 4 games in a road series againstBaltimore from June 13–16. After losing 3 out of 4 in a tough series to theDetroit Tigers, the Red Sox would go to win 5 of their next 6 in June and extending that streak for 9 out of 10 into July, which included a walk-off home run against theSan Diego Padres byJonny Gomes.
After sweeping theSan 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 theLos Angeles Angels. On the following day Boston dropped a 4-run lead with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th against the Halos, withKoji Uehara's secondblown save out of six save opportunities since taking over the closer role fromAndrew Bailey on June 21,[31] and ultimately lost the game 9–7 in the 11th inning. Boston then lost the following 2 games against Los Angeles (splitting the season series 3–3 in the process) and theSeattle 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. The 4-game series in Seattle saw the first Major League win for pitcherSteven Wright and the first appearance ofBrandon Workman in the big leagues. Workman had his first start only 4 days later against theOakland Athletics, taking a no-hit bid to the 7th inning. 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 3–3. Boston headed with a 58–39 record to theAll-Star break, leading the AL with 1 game ahead of the Athletics (56–39) and with most wins in the majors, just ahead of theSt. Louis Cardinals with 57–36, who entered the break with the best record.
Following the All-Star break the Red Sox played theYankees for the first time at Fenway in 2013. Like the previous two series in the Bronx, Boston could take 2 out of 3 games against New York.Mike Napoli secured the series win in the rubber match with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th. With 1.5 games behind Boston,Tampa Bay visited the Fens for their third and final time. 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. In game 2 the Red Sox put themselves back to a 1.5 game lead, includingShane Victorino's steal of home in a delayed double steal withDustin Pedroia, who agreed to a seven-year contract extension through the 2021 season a day later.[32] 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 toCamden Yards and Rays' trip to the Bronx. In game one againstBaltimore, 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. Boston battled back and took game 2 withStephen Drew going yard twice for the second time in his career in a single game. Game 2 also saw the ejection ofDavid Ortiz in the top of the 7th, following an argument over balls and strikes with homeplate umpireTim Timmons and the destruction of a dugout phone with his bat.[33] In the rubber match, Big Papi homered for the 20th time that season, his 12th consecutive season with 20+ home runs and his 11th with Boston, joiningDwight Evans andJim Rice but still behindTed Williams, who accomplished this feat in 16 seasons with the Red Sox.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. UmpireJerry Meals incorrectly ruledDaniel Nava out which would have tied the game in the 8th inning.[34] The Red Sox wrapped up the month of July at home with back-to-back wins against the Mariners, including a 15 inning game (the longest season game to date for the Red Sox). Both games saw the first major league wins forBrandon Workman, in his third start, andDrake Britton respectively. On July 30, Boston acquired starting pitcherJake Peavy from theWhite Sox in a three-way deal, sending infielderJosé Iglesias to theTigers andAvisaíl García from Detroit to Chicago.
August started just like July ended, with a walk-off win against the Mariners. In the series finale, the Red Sox were trailing by five in the ninth, but scored six runs for their 11th walk-off win in 2013. This was the biggest ninth inning come from behind victory since the 2007 Mother's Day Miracle against theOrioles and the biggest eighth inning comeback, trailing by 6, since July 3, 1940, against theAthletics, at that time still located in their origin city Philadelphia.[35]Despite winning the first two series against theDiamondbacks and theAstros the Red Sox played .500 ball for the first3+1⁄2 weeks of August. 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 playerCody Ross. In a combined effort of Doubront and the bullpen, Boston shut-out the team from the NL West. With no off-day the Red Sox headed west to play the Astros for the first time inMinute Maid Park as a team of the American League. In a slugging fest, with 25 runs and 26 hits of both teams combined, Boston took game two after completely failing to score in game one and took the series in game three with a come from behind victory in the ninth. 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. 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. Red Sox lost their season tying three series in a row.
The tides turned when Boston headed to the west coast for a three-game series against the 2012 World Series championSan Francisco and the, to that time, red hotDodgers. 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 game one in Los Angeles Boston could not score but were able to take game two and three, inflicting the Dodgers first series loss since June 16.
Back home in Boston the Red Sox took two out of three againstBaltimore and the two remaining games in August against theWhite Sox for their 28th series win that season and a4+1⁄2-game lead over the Rays in the AL East.
Boston swept the White Sox and extended the AL East lead to5+1⁄2 games but ended a streak of 11 games allowing only three runs or less. Another streak however continued in game one of the home series against theTigers.John Lackey received absolutely norun support for the fifth time of his last 11 starts and four or less runs in the ninth game over the same stretch. Allowing only one run and handingMax 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. On their last trip to the Bronx, Boston headed into the seventh with a five-run lead, but the combination of Peavy, Thornton and Tazawa could not stop the Yankees from scoring 6 runs. Down on their last strike, Boston scored against New York's closerMariano Rivera in the ninth and took game one in extra frames. Down by five, Boston scored nine runs in two innings, including a grand slam byMike Napoli and took game two. 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-high8+1⁄2 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. 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. In game twoMike Carp hit a game-deciding pinch-hit grand slam in the tenth but Boston failed to sweep the Rays in the series finale.
Back at Fenway Park for the last regular season home stand,Jarrod Saltalamacchia became the third Red Sox player within a week to hit a grand slam, breaking a tie in the seventh against the Yankees, and Koji Uehara set a new franchise record by retiring his 37th consecutive batter. Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz then secured the series sweep by back-to-back strong outings. Lester allowed only one run on three hits, while Buchholz allowed only one unearned run on two hits. Struggling again against the Orioles, Boston dropped the first two games beforeJohn Lackey posted a two hit gem and the Red Sox clinched a spot in the postseason. With aTampa Bay loss, the Red Sox cut themagic number for winning the division down to 1. A day later the Red Sox clinched their first AL East title since2007 by beating theToronto Blue Jays 6–3. In game two Buchholz suffered his first loss of the season, albeit allowing only three runs, two of them earned. Boston secured the series with a 5–2 win on their last regular season home game.
On their last interleague trip, the Red Sox split the two-game series against theColorado Rockies, losing game one but winning game two, scoring 15 runs.Will Middlebrooks posted two home runs, including the fifth grand slam in the month of September for Boston, andDavid Ortiz collected his 100th RBI on the season. On September 27, the Red Sox secured home field advantage for theAmerican League Division Series by beating the Orioles 12–3. Ortiz hit his 30th home run of the season, making it his seventh season with 30 HR/100 RBI, tying Ted Williams for the club record. A day later, the Red Sox secured home field advantage throughout the playoffs thanks to a 7–5 loss by theOakland A's to theSeattle Mariners, making the last two games virtually pointless. Boston lost both games, giving up a 5–0 lead in the fifth in game three. The Red Sox headed into the postseason with the best record in the majors, tied with theSt. Louis Cardinals.
3:07 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts
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| Tampa Bay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | x | 12 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Jon Lester (1–0) LP:Matt Moore (0–1) Home runs: TB:Sean Rodriguez (1),Ben Zobrist (1) BOS: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Red Sox had a shaky opening in Game 1, with Jon Lester surrendering solo home runs toSean Rodriguez andBen Zobrist. 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. Boston then tacked on three more in the bottom of the 5th and four more in the bottom of the 8th.Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings, having surrendered only 3 hits and 2 earned runs.Junichi Tazawa andRyan Dempster provided effective relief pitching in the eighth and ninth to seal the Game 1 victory for the Red Sox.
5:37 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts
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| Tampa Bay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:John Lackey (1–0) LP:David Price (0–1) Sv:Koji Uehara (1) Home runs: TB: None BOS:David Ortiz 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. Tampa Bay starterDavid Price had a rough outing, being charged with all seven of Boston's runs. 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. 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 4–6–3 double plays to conserve the Sox' two-run lead, which stretched to a three-run gap with Ortiz's home run. In the top of the ninth, closerKoji Uehara struck out the first two batters he was facing and the game ended with an unassisted ground out byMike Napoli to secure the 2–0 series lead. Throughout the game, fans at Fenway Park heckledWil Myers, a Tampa Bay right fielder who made a critical error that had helped open up scoring for the Red Sox in Game 1.[36]
6:07 p.m. (EDT) atTropicana Field inSt. Petersburg, Florida
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| Boston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Fernando Rodney (1–0) LP:Koji Uehara (0–1) Home runs: BOS: None TB:Evan Longoria (1),José Lobatón (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Red Sox jumped on the scoreboard early in Game 3, with a one-run top of the 1st inning, but Rays starterAlex Cobb kept the Rays in the game. In the top of the 5th inning, Boston added two more runs, giving them a three-run cushion, but their lead was shattered in the bottom half of the frame with one swing, a three-run home run byEvan Longoria. Neither team scored again until the bottom 8th, whenDelmon Young drove in a go-ahead RBI. The Red Sox battled back in the top of the 9th inning, tying the game with runners on second and third base, and closerKoji Uehara's efforts retired two batters easily in the bottom of the 9th, until Tampa Bay catcherJosé Lobatón suddenly crushed a walk-off solo home run.
8:37 p.m. (EDT) atTropicana Field inSt. Petersburg, Florida
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| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Craig Breslow (1–0) LP:Jake McGee (0–1) Sv:Koji Uehara (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
StarterJake 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 byDavid DeJesus. This, however, would prove to be Tampa Bay's lone run. Boston threatened early with two walks and a single, which could not scoreDavid Ortiz from second, in the top of the second. With the bases loaded the Rays pulled their struggling starterJeremy Hellickson, responsible for all three runners, andJamey Wright successfully pitched out of the jam with a strike out and a double play. Tampa Bay sent a postseason record nine pitchers to the mound in the course of the game, emptying their bullpen, and scheduled game five starterDavid Price was warming in the pen. In the top of the seventh, with two on and two outs,Jacoby Ellsbury stole second base, his fourth steal of the series, and advanced to third on a wild pitch, which scoredXander Bogaerts from third.Shane Victorino legged out the two out infield hit to score the runner from third and gave the Red Sox the lead. In the top of the ninth, a melting Rays closerFernando Rodney walked two of the first three batters he faced and drilled Victorino on a two strike pitch. This was the fourth time Victorino was hit by a pitch in this series. With the bases loadedDustin Pedroia delivered a sacrifice fly which scored Bogaerts to add some insurance for Boston. Closer Koji Uehara came into the game with two outs in the bottom of the eighth and successfully racked up the four-out save. Uehara struck outEvan Longoria, who had hit a game-tying home run in Game 3, to send the Rays home and to secure a spot in the2013 American League Championship Series
8:00 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts
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| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Aníbal Sánchez (1–0) LP:Jon Lester (0–1) Sv:Joaquín Benoit (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston's bats were ice cold in Game 1, nearly ceding a combined no-hitter to the Tigers. The Red Sox saved themselves from the embarrassment of being no-hit with aDaniel Nava single in the bottom of the ninth inning, but Boston failed to rally further to make up the one-run gap. Detroit had scored the game's lone run by virtue of aJhonny Peralta RBI in the sixth inning. While Red Sox starterJon Lester allowed only one run, he did give up nine hits and struck out six batters, whereas Detroit'sAníbal Sánchez struck out twelve. Sánchez walked six batters, but those who were fortunate enough to get on base could never stitch together any runs. Ultimately, Boston's disgruntled offense would strike out 17 times, an ALCS record.
8:00 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts
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| Detroit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Koji Uehara (1–0) LP:Rick Porcello (0–1) Home runs: DET:Miguel Cabrera (1),Alex Avila (1) BOS:David Ortiz (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tiger pitching again came out strong, with starterMax Scherzer holding the Red Sox hitless through five innings. 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. However, Red Sox starterClay Buchholz gave up home runs toMiguel Cabrera andAlex Avila in the top of the 6th, widening the Tigers' lead to five runs. The Red Sox scrounged out one run in the bottom of the 6th, aDustin Pedroia RBI double which seemed insignificant at the time but would prove crucial later. Neither team scored in the seventh inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Red Sox were able to load the bases, andDavid Ortiz crushed a two-outgrand slam to tie the score at 5–5 off the first pitch from new Detroit pitcherJoaquín Benoit. The home run provided one of the 2013 season's most enduring images, when Tigers outfielder (and Ortiz's close friend)Torii Hunter dove over the wall into the Red Sox' bullpen in an attempt to catch the ball, resulting in his legs being completely vertical whileBoston Police officer Steve Horgan lifted his arms in celebration.[37] Following the home run,Mike Napoli struck out to stop the bleeding for the Tigers. Boston closerKoji Uehara held Detroit hitless in the top of the ninth inning.Jonny Gomes started off the Red Sox offense in the bottom of the ninth with a single. Gomes was then able to advance to second base on a flubbed fielding play. Gomes then took third base on aRick Porcello wild pitch, and easily scored the winning run on a walk-off hit fromJarrod Saltalamacchia, capping the stunning comeback.
Earlier in the day, theNew England Patriots had a stunning comeback of their own, withquarterbackTom Brady throwing atouchdown with 5 seconds left to beat theNew Orleans Saints at home by a score of 30–27. The dual-victory was renowned as one of the most sensational days in Boston sports history, and will be remembered for some time.
4:00 p.m. (EDT) atComerica Park inDetroit, Michigan
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:John Lackey (1–0) LP:Justin Verlander (0–1) Sv:Koji Uehara (1) Home runs: BOS:Mike Napoli (1) DET: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Napoli's one-out, seventh-inning solo home run was one of only four hits surrendered by Detroit starterJustin Verlander, and yet it was enough to lift the Red Sox to victory. 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 starterJohn Lackey, relieversCraig Breslow andJunichi Tazawa, and closerKoji Uehara.
Although there was still daylight present, Game 3 temporarily ceased in the middle of the second inning due to a light failure atComerica Park which commenced at 4:42 p.m.EDT and lasted for seventeen minutes.[38]
8:00 p.m. (EDT) atComerica Park inDetroit, Michigan
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Doug Fister (1–0) LP:Jake Peavy (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston starterJake Peavy melted early, surrendering a five-run second inning to the Tigers. Detroit added two more in the fourth inning before being relieved byBrandon Workman, and that was all the Tigers would need to coast to a 7–3 victory. Boston scratched out runs in the sixth, seventh, and ninth innings, but could never ignite an offensive rally as they did in Game 2.
With the loss, the series was guaranteed to return to Boston for Game 6 atFenway Park on Saturday, October 19.
8:00 p.m. (EDT) atComerica Park inDetroit, Michigan
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| Boston | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Jon Lester (1–1) LP:Aníbal Sánchez (1–1) Sv:Koji Uehara (2) Home runs: BOS:Mike Napoli (2) DET: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Napoli hit a 445 ft blast of a solo home-run off of Detroit'sAníbal Sánchez (who had surrendered no hits to the Red Sox in Game 1), igniting a 3-run second inning that sawDavid Ross andJacoby Ellsbury also drive in runs. 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 Sánchez. The Red Sox allowed Detroit to stay in the game, however, surrendering a run each in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings. In the seventh, the Tigers scored on a double play, bringing them within a run.Craig Breslow pitched to only one batter in the bottom of the eighth inning, and then closerKoji Uehara again worked his magic to secure the win for Boston, striking out two batters and earning a five-out save.
8:00 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts
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| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | x | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Junichi Tazawa (1–0) LP:Max Scherzer (0–1) Sv:Koji Uehara (3) Home runs: DET: None BOS:Shane Victorino (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Red Sox scored first, but, with the bases loaded and nobody out, the Tigers took the lead on a two-run single off theGreen Monster. RelieverBrandon Workman stopped the bleeding and in the bottom of the seventh inning,Shane Victorino's one-outgrand slam home run off of Detroit relieverJosé Veras launched the Red Sox into a 5–2 lead, which they maintained to finish off the Tigers in six games and head to the World Series against theSt. Louis Cardinals, who had punched their ticket to the Fall Classic a day earlier by defeating theDodgers. Victorino's grand slam was the second in the ALCS by the Red Sox, which was the first time that a team hit more than one grand slam in the same series in the postseason since the Atlanta Braves in the 1998 NLDS.
7:30 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | x | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Jon Lester (1–0) LP:Adam Wainwright (0–1) Home runs: STL:Matt Holliday (1) BOS:David Ortiz (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jon Lester pitched a gem, going 7 2/3 shutout innings as the Red Sox started early with a bases clearing 3-run double by Mike Napoli in the first. They extended their to lead to 5–0 in the second, during whichCarlos Beltrán robbedDavid Ortiz of a second postseason grand slam, injuring himself on the play. 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. Matt Holliday prevented a shutout by hitting a solo shot into the Green Monster in the top of the 9th offRyan Dempster. 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.
7:30 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Michael Wacha (1–0) LP:John Lackey (0–1) Sv:Trevor Rosenthal (1) Home runs: STL: None BOS:David Ortiz (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Red Sox suffered their first World Series loss since 1986 in that year's Game 7. Down 1–0 in the sixth inning, further long-ball theatrics were showcased byDavid Ortiz, who hit a two-run home run withDustin Pedroia on base to give Boston a 2–1 lead. 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. With the bases loaded with one out andCraig Breslow pitching in relief,Matt Carpenter hit a fly ball to left field, but the runner on third beat the throw home, tying the game. CatcherJarrod Saltalamacchia then flubbed the ball, which was retrieved by the pitcher Breslow. Breslow then made an errant throw to third base, allowingJon Jay to score as well, giving St. Louis a 3–2 advantage.Carlos Beltrán then singled to bring in a fourth Cardinals run. The Red Sox' subsequent comeback attempts failed, and Cardinals closerTrevor Rosenthal struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth to end the game.
7:30 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis, Missouri
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Trevor Rosenthal (1–0) LP:Brandon Workman (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis took early advantage of starterJake Peavy, who gave up two runs on four hits in the first inning. After that Peavy settled in and pitched himself out of a bases loaded, nobody out situation in the fourth. Boston tied the game after a leadoff triple by rookieXander Bogaerts who scored on a fielders choice at second byMike Carp in the fifth andDaniel Nava drove inShane Victorino, who reached base on a leadoff walk in the sixth and was advanced to third by aDavid Ortiz base hit.Félix Doubront pitched two scoreless innings andCraig Breslow took over in the seventh but was quickly replaced byJunichi Tazawa after giving up a hit and drilledCarlos Beltrán. Both inherited runners scored on a double byMatt Holliday. The Red Sox came back again in the eighth after a leadoff single byJacoby Ellsbury andShane Victorino was hit by relieverCarlos Martínez.Dustin Pedroia advanced the runners on a ground out, Ortiz was intentionally walked to load the bases and Cardinals closerTrevor 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 the bottom of the ninth with one out,Koji Uehara took the mound and gave up a double on his first pitch toAllen Craig which advancedYadier Molina, who singled earlier in the inning, to third. On a ground ball to Pedroia, who was playing the infield grass, Molina was tagged out at home byJarrod Saltalamacchia, who fired to third to try to get Craig.Will Middlebrooks was not able to field the ball cleanly and it got away from him. Craig stumbled over the fallen Middlebrooks and Daniel Nava, who backed up the play, quickly fired to home but third base umpireJim Joyce called obstruction and gave Craig home plate, scoring the first obstruction walk-off win in a World Series ever.
8:00 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis, Missouri
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Félix Doubront (1–0) LP:Lance Lynn (0–1) Sv:Koji Uehara (1) Home runs: BOS:Jonny Gomes (1) STL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Like in the last two games, St. Louis scored first.Matt Carpenter singled in the third and advanced on a fielding error byJacoby Ellsbury.Carlos Beltrán drove in the run on a base hit, unearned for starterClay Buchholz.David Ortiz lead off the fifth on a double, followed by back-to-back walks byJonny Gomes on 10 pitches andXander Bogaerts.Stephen Drew scored Ortiz on a sacrifice fly. 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.Félix Doubront, who relieved Buchholz after four innings, pitched 2 2/3 innings before giving up his only hit, a double byShane Robinson.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 Beltrán. He was immediately relieved byJunichi Tazawa who stranded both runners. In the eighth, after his third hit on three at bats that night, Ortiz was pinched run for byQuintin Berry who stole the first Red Sox base on the very first attempt in the series against the Cardinals.John Lackey took the mound in the bottom of the eighth. With one outYadier 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. In the bottom of the ninth Red Sox closerKoji Uehara took over, giving up a one out long single toAllen Craig. Uehara ended the game by picking off pinch runnerKolten Wong, earning his first save of the series and the sixth in this postseason. This was the first time a World Series game ended on a pickoff. Red Sox pitching struck out five batters, all looking.
7:30 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis, Missouri
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Jon Lester (2–0) LP:Adam Wainwright (0–2) Sv:Koji Uehara (2) Home runs: BOS: None STL:Matt Holliday (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5 saw a battle of the aces withAdam Wainwright on the short end as Lester pitched another gem of 7 2/3 innings. Boston struck first on back-to-back one out doubles byDustin Pedroia andDavid Ortiz, who continued his monstrous tear, hitting .733 in the series. Wainwright ended up striking out the side in the first two innings beforeJon Lester broke the streak with a groundout. St. Louis had back-to-back leadoff singles in the second and third byCarlos Beltrán andDavid Freese, latter advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt byPete Kozma but was left in scoring position. In the fourth Ortiz tied a World Series record byBilly 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. With one out in the bottom of the fourth,Matt Holliday hit a solo shot to center field to tie the game. Boston threatened in the fifth after a leadoff hit byXander Bogaerts and a one out single byDavid Ross but Wainwright struck out Lester and Ellsbury to strand both runners. After a leadoff single by Bogaerts,Stephen Drew walked and Ross drove in one run on a ground rule double to left field. With two runners in scoring position Ellsbury's single scored Drew but Ross was tagged out at home plate on the throw byShane Robinson. In the bottom of the eighth Lester allowed a one out double against Freese andKoji 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. Uehara struck out pinch hitterMatt Adams on three pitches for the third out. The Red Sox closer struck outMatt Carpenter, grounded out pinch hinterJon Jay and Holliday flew out to right field to earn the save in back-to-back games. This was the first game of this series neither team committed an error.
7:30 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:John Lackey (1–1) LP:Michael Wacha (1–1) Home runs: STL: None BOS:Stephen Drew (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis threatened first with back-to-back hits in the second byAllen Craig, who hit a wallball leadoff single, andYadier Molina with another single to left field.John Lackey induced two flyouts againstMatt Adams andDavid Freese, before the runners advanced on a wild pitch, but Lackey ended the threat by striking outJon Jay. In the same inning the first two batters for the Red Sox reached base, a single byJonny Gomes and a walk byShane Victorino, but after back-to-back popouts into foul territory byXander Bogaerts andStephen Drew,David Ross struck out.Jacoby Ellsbury lead off the third inning with a single and Pedroia advanced him to second on a groundout. With first base open,Michael Wacha intentionally walkedDavid Ortiz, Ortiz's second walk of the game, and struck outMike Napoli but then drilled Gomes and with the bases loaded Victorino hit a double off theGreen Monster, his first hit in this series, scoring all three runners. 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. Bogaerts lined out to third base to end the inning. In the top of the fourth, the just awarded ALGolden Glove winner on second base,Dustin Pedroia, committed a fielding error on a possible double play ball with one out and Craig on first. Lackey pitched out of the jam on a flyout by Adams and striking out Freese. On the first pitch in the bottom of the fourth, Drew homered into the Red Sox bullpen and Ellsbury followed him with a double. After a flyout by Pedroia which advanced Ellsbury to third, Ortiz was again intentionally walked. Cardinals managerMike Matheny tried to stop the bleeding and replaced his rookie starter with game 4 losing pitcherLance Lynn, who quickly warmed up after Drew went yard earlier in this inning. 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.Seth Maness relieved Lynn and ended the inning by striking out Bogaerts. Michael Wacha left the game with six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work. Prior to this game he posted a 1.00 ERA in the postseason. 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 byCarlos Beltrán, which advanced Jay to third. But Lackey induced another flyout againstMatt Holliday. St. Louis brought in their fourth arm of the night in the bottom of the fifth,Kevin Siegrist. After two quick outs, Ellsbury reached on a fielding error byMatt Carpenter and was then in arundown, after he took off too early on a steal attempt. Siegrist misplayed his position on first base, standing too far away, and Ellsbury safely returned to the bag. Lackey got two quick outs in the top of the seventh, beforeDaniel Descalso hit a long single into right field and Carpenter followed him with a double to left field, advancing the runner to third. Beltrán drove in the Cardinal's first run on a left field single into theshift and advanced on a wild pitch. Lackey walked Holliday to load the bases before he was relieved byJunichi Tazawa. 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 Ellsbury on first, Pedroia grounded into a fielder's choice in the bottom of the eighth, which ended his streak of reaching base safely in 20 consecutive postseason games at home. In a non-save situation, the Red Sox brought in their closerKoji Uehara, in relief ofBrandon Workman, who worked a quiet eighth inning. John Jay flew out to Gomes, Descalso popped out to Gomes and Carpenter struck out and the Red Sox clinched their eighth World Series.
John Lackey became the first pitcher in MLB history to win two World Series clinching games with two different teams. Lackey won the series clincher with theLos Angeles Angels in2002 as a rookie.David Ortiz was named World Series MVP for the first time in his career with two home runs, six RBIs, a .688 batting average and a 1.948 OPS. He became the first non-Yankee to win three rings with one team sinceJim Palmer did it for the 1966, 1970, and 1983Baltimore Orioles.
This was the first World Series championship clinched at Fenway Park by the Boston Red Sox since the1918 edition. The Red Sox had won their2004 and2007 titles on the road in four-game sweeps. Thes was the first time a World Series was won at Fenway since the1975 Game 7 victory by theCincinnati Reds. The Red Sox became the first MLB team to win three championships in the 2000s; they were joined by theSan Francisco Giants a year later, and Boston became the first team with four championships in the 2000s with their2018 title.
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Throughout the regular season, numerous Red Sox players sported considerable facial hair, which drew media attention and later drove team marketing. The trend began duringspring training, when outfielderJonny Gomes arrived considerably unshaven. This caught the eye of first basemanMike Napoli and catcherDavid Ross, who decided to also stop shaving. With time, other players joined, including second basemanDustin Pedroia; designated hitterDavid Ortiz; outfieldersMike Carp andShane Victorino; pitchersBrandon Workman,Ryan Dempster,John Lackey, andClay Buchholz; and catcherJarrod Saltalamacchia. Other players joined from time to time.
The trend grabbed the attention of the audience, who started wearing real and fake beards to the stadium in support of the team. Team marketing started campaigns to take advantage of the beards' popularity. They even gave nicknames to each player's beards such as "The Ironsides" (Gomes), "The Siesta" (Napoli), or "The Saltine" (Saltalamacchia).[39]Steve Rushin wrote an article and interview forSports Illustrated, "The Hirsute of Happiness", exploring how the beard trend had helped unite the team.[40] The team has also developed the custom of tugging each other's beards to celebrate a hit or home run.[41]
After the team won theWorld Series, some of the players decided to shave their beards. Victorino and Ortiz shaved theirs during a charity event sponsored byGillette. At the event, the Boston company donated $100,000 toOne Fund Boston, a charity dedicated to the victims of the April 2013Boston Marathon bombing.[42]
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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| Dustin Pedroia | 160 | 641 | 91 | 193 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 84 | 17 | 73 | .301 | .415 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 134 | 577 | 92 | 172 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 52 | 47 | .298 | .426 |
| David Ortiz | 137 | 518 | 84 | 160 | 38 | 2 | 30 | 103 | 4 | 76 | .309 | .564 |
| Mike Napoli | 139 | 498 | 79 | 129 | 38 | 2 | 23 | 92 | 1 | 73 | .259 | .482 |
| Shane Victorino | 122 | 477 | 82 | 140 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 61 | 21 | 25 | .294 | .451 |
| Daniel Nava | 134 | 458 | 77 | 139 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 51 | .303 | .445 |
| Stephen Drew | 124 | 442 | 57 | 112 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 6 | 54 | .253 | .443 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 121 | 425 | 68 | 116 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 4 | 43 | .273 | .466 |
| Will Middlebrooks | 94 | 348 | 41 | 79 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 49 | 3 | 20 | .227 | .425 |
| Jonny Gomes | 116 | 312 | 49 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 43 | .247 | .426 |
| Mike Carp | 86 | 216 | 34 | 64 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 22 | .296 | .523 |
| José Iglesias | 63 | 215 | 27 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 11 | .330 | .409 |
| David Ross | 36 | 102 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 11 | .216 | .382 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 37 | 95 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | .189 | .337 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | 25 | 77 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .299 | .429 |
| Brock Holt | 26 | 59 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | .203 | .237 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 28 | 51 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .216 | .353 |
| Brandon Snyder | 27 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .360 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 18 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .364 |
| John McDonald | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 |
| Quintin Berry | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .625 | 1.000 |
| Jonathan Diaz | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher totals | 162 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .038 | .077 |
| Team totals | 162 | 5651 | 853 | 1566 | 363 | 29 | 178 | 819 | 123 | 581 | .277 | .446 |
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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Jon Lester | 15 | 8 | 3.75 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 213.1 | 209 | 94 | 89 | 67 | 177 |
| John Lackey | 10 | 13 | 3.52 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 189.1 | 179 | 80 | 74 | 40 | 161 |
| Ryan Dempster | 8 | 9 | 4.57 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 171.1 | 170 | 97 | 87 | 79 | 157 |
| Félix Doubront | 11 | 6 | 4.32 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 162.1 | 161 | 84 | 78 | 71 | 139 |
| Clay Buchholz | 12 | 1 | 1.74 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 108.1 | 75 | 23 | 21 | 36 | 96 |
| Koji Uehara | 4 | 1 | 1.09 | 73 | 0 | 21 | 74.1 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 101 |
| Junichi Tazawa | 5 | 4 | 3.16 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 | 70 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 72 |
| Jake Peavy | 4 | 1 | 4.04 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 64.2 | 56 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 45 |
| Craig Breslow | 5 | 2 | 1.81 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 59.2 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 33 |
| Brandon Workman | 6 | 3 | 4.97 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 41.2 | 44 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 47 |
| Alfredo Aceves | 4 | 1 | 4.86 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 37.0 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Andrew Miller | 1 | 2 | 2.64 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 |
| Allen Webster | 1 | 2 | 8.60 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 30.1 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 23 |
| Clayton Mortensen | 1 | 2 | 5.34 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 |
| Andrew Bailey | 3 | 1 | 3.77 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 28.2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| Alex Wilson | 1 | 1 | 4.88 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 22 |
| Franklin Morales | 2 | 2 | 4.62 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 25.1 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 |
| Drake Britton | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| Matt Thornton | 0 | 1 | 3.52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Steven Wright | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Rubby De La Rosa | 0 | 2 | 5.56 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| José De La Torre | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 |
| Pedro Beato | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 0 | 1 | 9.82 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 7.1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Daniel Bard | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Brayan Villarreal | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team totals | 97 | 65 | 3.79 | 162 | 162 | 33 | 1454.0 | 1366 | 656 | 613 | 524 | 1294 |
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| *The winner of the2013 American League Wild Card Game plays the Red Sox. The Wild Card game was contested on October 2 between theCleveland Indians and theTampa Bay Rays atProgressive Field. The Rays were victorious by a score of 4–0. **The winner of the2013 American League Division Series plays the Red Sox in the ALCS. The ALDS was contested from October 4 to 10 between theOakland Athletics and theDetroit Tigers. The Tigers won the series 3–2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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