The Cardinals evened up the series at one game each as the series shifted to St. Louis for the next three games. In the bottom of the second inning, Stephen Drew led off with a pop-up in front of the pitcher's mound. 5 hours ago. When Arizona traded him to Boston, he was in the midst of a relatively solid year, with a 2.70 ERA through 43 1⁄3 innings. By Noah Jarosh Oct 23, 2013… Saltalamacchia, receiving the throw from foul territory, applied the tag to the sliding Craig. Share of player's games played at that position, City,State or City,Country for birthplace, Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. 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. It may seem insane to include Victorino on a list of underrated players from the 2013 team, especially since his grand slam in game six of the ALCS ultimately punched Boston’s ticket to the World Series. However, the third base umpire, Jim Joyce, called obstruction on the play; home plate umpire Dana DeMuth determined that Craig would have scored without the obstruction, giving the Cardinals the win and a 2–1 lead in the World Series. With the bases loaded and one out, Mike Napoli doubled to left-center, scoring Ellsbury, Pedroia and Ortiz, the latter after Shane Robinson misplayed a carom off the wall. Middlebrooks tried to keep the ball on the infield, but it skipped into foul territory. Like Tazawa, Breslow wasn’t usually on the mound when the final out was recorded, but he was a critical driver on the path to victories. Koji Uehara relieved Lester with two outs in the eighth and retired all four Cardinals he faced to earn his second save of the series. With two outs, Martinez jammed Napoli and he popped out to short to end the inning. He walked leadoff batter Jacoby Ellsbury and after an out, Dustin Pedroia singled. Craig fell, got back up and ran home. Several members of the 2004 Red Sox championship team, including Pedro Martínez, threw ceremonial first pitches. Meanwhile, Lester was brilliant for the Red Sox, pitching ​7 2⁄3 scoreless innings. [50][51] As of the 2019 postseason, this is the most recent World Series in which the home team has won a deciding game and has received the Commissioner's Trophy on their home field. 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 3–1 lead. Things got a little interesting in the bottom of the eighth inning. [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. Between 2005 and 2011, he produced a 138 ERA+ across 279 innings pitched. He was a journeyman reliever, pitching with six teams between 2005 and 2012, including a 2006 run with the Red Sox themselves. Victorino ended up more than doubling his bWAR total from 2012 in 2013, finishing second on the entire Red Sox roster with a mark of 6.0. He matched that ERA in his 20 innings with Boston. [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. Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina both converged, but both let the ball drop for a leadoff single. The Cardinals' pitching staff were led by Adam Wainwright, who returned to form after posting an NL-leading 19 wins. The Red Sox threatened in the bottom half as the first two batters reached with Pedroia leading off with a double and David Ortiz drawing a walk. The Cardinals finished the 2013 regular season at 97–65, earning the best record in the National League. Game 3, which pulled a 7.4 rating, is the fourth lowest rated MLB World Series game, ahead of just Game 3 of the 2011 World Series (6.6), Game 3 of the 2012 World Series (6.1), and Game 3 of the 2008 World Series (6.1). After Matt Adams lined out, catcher Yadier Molina grounded out softly to Dustin Pedroia to score Holliday and give the Cardinals a 1–0 lead. Saltalamacchia's throw was wide, and it pulled third baseman Will Middlebrooks toward the second-base side of the bag. Click the link to view picks for that round. This was the fourth meeting of the Cardinals and the Red Sox in the World Series (previously meeting in 1946, 1967, and 2004). In games after the marathon, the Red Sox hung a jersey on the dugout saying Boston Strong and 617, representing the city's area code. He pitched in 61 games (59 2⁄3 innings) and was sensational with such a workload. John Lackey, who pitched a scoreless eighth, made his first relief appearance since 2004 and first in the postseason since 2002. [8][9] He became the first non-Yankee to win three World Series titles with one team since Jim Palmer (Baltimore Orioles 1966, 1970, and 1983). [27] After Boston starter Clay Buchholz, pitching through a shoulder injury, was removed for a pinch-hitter after four innings, five Red Sox relievers combined to hold St. Louis to one run on three hits the rest of the way. [59] (SLG-BAVG). [43] Red Sox pitcher John Lackey pitched six scoreless innings. [55], Pregame coverage was handled by host Matt Vasgersian, joined by regular analyst Harold Reynolds. I say that because some of the players in this series may just be players that I was underrating, and I’m just trying to get ahead of that. With one out, Jon Jay hit a grounder to second baseman Dustin Pedroia. Speaking of underrated relievers, the Red Sox got an incredible return on investment by acquiring Craig Breslow in 2012. Ross did tag and score to give Boston a 5–0 lead. Ortiz then hit a deep fly to right field, but was robbed of a grand slam by Carlos Beltrán. Will add up to more than 100% since the formula is player games at position / team games. Boston opened the playoffs by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in four games in the Division Series. The pitching staff was led by Jon Lester, who rebounded from a miserable 2012 campaign to post a 15–8 record and 3.75 ERA. [citation needed]. Game 2 pitted the NLCS MVP Michael Wacha against the Red Sox' John Lackey. Tazawa didn’t make the last out very often in 2013, but getting outs in the eighth inning is an important step as well. The 2013 Boston Red Sox were a team of underrated players. [23][24][25] Lester was accused of using a foreign substance on his glove, but he claimed that it was just rosin, which is legal, and the Cardinals organization elected to not file a complaint.[26]. The next batter, Xander Bogaerts, bounced a ball up the middle for an RBI single of his own, knotting the game at 4–4. Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 49 °F (9 °C), clear, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, 52 °F (11 °C), clear, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, 61 °F (16 °C), clear, Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, 49 °F (9 °C), partly cloudy, "Is the All-Star Game awarding home-field advantage changing the World Series? [33], Hall of Fame inductee Ozzie Smith threw the ceremonial first pitch. [27] After three scoreless innings, Matt Holliday led off the fourth inning for the Cardinals with a triple to center field. He certainly did just that in 2013, serving as the setup man to Uehara. 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. Victorino came to Boston with two All-Star appearances and a pair of Gold Gloves to his name, but just like the Red Sox, he didn’t have a particularly impressive 2012 campaign. Indicates most recent draft instance, The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by. The Red Sox do have some significant bats in their lineup with David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Dustin Pedroia, and Jacoby Ellsbury all back in 2013. [44][45][46][47] The win was the third championship in the last ten seasons for the Red Sox. If there was one underrated positional group for the 2013 team, it was the bullpen. They were joined by special guest analysts A. J. Pierzynski of the Texas Rangers (his third consecutive World Series as a guest analyst), and Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies. Mike Napoli then grounded into a double play to partially kill the threat and Wacha got Jonny Gomes to pop out to Matt Carpenter to end the inning. As of 2019, this is the most recent World Series in which the championship was won by the home team. 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. [2] This was the first World Series since 1999 to feature both #1 seeds from the American League and National League. [27] Boston won Game 6 in a rout, by scoring six runs on the Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha, who had previously been unbeaten in the playoffs. [28], In the bottom of the ninth inning, Boston reliever Brandon Workman stayed in, having pitched in the eighth inning and having batted in the top of the ninth, striking out in his first professional at bat. Locally, the two teams' flagship radio stations broadcast the series with their respective announcing crews. 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. [53][54] Working with Buck and McCarver were field reporters Ken Rosenthal and Erin Andrews. The 2013 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2013 season. With Pete Kozma, who pinch-ran for Freese, scoring on the throw, the ball got away from catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. The 25 duck boats carrying the players and executives paused at the Boston Marathon finish line where three spectators died during the April bombing. Measures the portion of a slugging percentage that is for extra base hits. [30], The largest paid crowd in the history of Busch Stadium (47,432) saw the game. [citation needed], According to Nielsen Media Research, the six-game series on Fox averaged an 8.9 rating and 15 share. Sure, the roster featured established stars like David Ortiz, Jon Lester and Dustin Pedroia, but many of the that 2013 team’s other standout players surpassed expectations. 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). World Series 2013: Cardinals and Red Sox set rosters Allen Craig is officially on the Cardinals roster while the Red Sox make no changes from the ALDS and ALCS. [15], Boston's offense was powered by designated hitter David Ortiz, who hit .309 during the season. Uehara rightfully got a ton of the credit, but Junichi Tazawa deserves some of it as well.

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