2013 American League Division Series
2013 American League Division Series | |||||||||||||
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Dates | October 4–8 | ||||||||||||
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Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton | ||||||||||||
Umpires | Dana DeMuth (crew chief), Eric Cooper, Paul Emmel, Chris Guccione, Larry Vanover, Mike Winters | ||||||||||||
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Dates | October 4–10 | ||||||||||||
Television | TBS (Games 1–2, 4–5) MLB Network (Game 3) | ||||||||||||
TV announcers | Don Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, Buck Martinez and David Aldridge (TBS) Matt Vasgersian, Jim Kaat and Sam Ryan (MLBN) | ||||||||||||
Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Michael Kay and Aaron Boone | ||||||||||||
Umpires | Gary Darling (crew chief), C. B. Bucknor, Mike DiMuro, Tom Hallion, Jim Reynolds, Mark Wegner | ||||||||||||
ALWC | Tampa Bay Rays defeated Cleveland Indians, 4–0 | ||||||||||||
The 2013
These matchups were:
- (1) Boston Red Sox (East Division champions) vs. (5) Tampa Bay Rays (Wild Card Game winner): Red Sox win series, 3–1.
- (2) Oakland Athletics (West Division champions) vs. (3) Detroit Tigers (Central Division champions): Tigers win series, 3–2.
This was the 2nd time the Rays and Red Sox have faced each other in the postseason. The only other time was the 2008 ALCS which was won by the Rays 4 games to 3.[2]
This was the 4th time the Tigers and the A's have faced each other in the postseason. The Tigers and the A's faced each other in the 1972 ALCS (A's won 3–2), in the 2006 ALCS (Tigers won 4–0) and in the 2012 ALDS (Tigers won 3–2).[3]
The Red Sox went on to defeat the Tigers in the ALCS, then win the 2013 World Series over the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals.
Matchups
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Boston won the series, 3–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 4 | Tampa Bay Rays – 2, Boston Red Sox – 12 | Fenway Park | 3:33 | 38,177[4] |
2 | October 5 | Tampa Bay Rays – 4, Boston Red Sox – 7 | Fenway Park | 3:14 | 38,705[5] |
3 | October 7 | Boston Red Sox – 4, Tampa Bay Rays – 5 | Tropicana Field | 4:19 | 33,675[6] |
4 | October 8 | Boston Red Sox – 3, Tampa Bay Rays – 1 | Tropicana Field | 3:49 | 32,807[7] |
Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers
Detroit won the series, 3–2.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 4 | Detroit Tigers – 3, Oakland Athletics – 2 | O.co Coliseum |
3:24 | 48,401[8] |
2 | October 5 | Detroit Tigers – 0, Oakland Athletics – 1 | O.co Coliseum | 3:23 | 48,292[9] |
3 | October 7 | Oakland Athletics – 6, Detroit Tigers – 3 | Comerica Park | 3:32 | 43,973[10] |
4 | October 8 | Oakland Athletics – 6, Detroit Tigers – 8 | Comerica Park | 3:25 | 43,958[11] |
5 | October 10 | Detroit Tigers – 3, Oakland Athletics – 0 | O.co Coliseum | 3:20 | 46,959[12] |
Boston vs. Tampa Bay
Game 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
In Game 1, Jon Lester of the Red Sox pitched 7+2⁄3 innings, allowing home runs to Sean Rodriguez in the second and Ben Zobrist in the fourth. The only other hit he allowed was a one-out single to Delmon Young in the fourth. Trailing 2–0, the Red Sox' offense ignited in the bottom of the fourth inning off of Matt Moore. After a leadoff single and ground-rule double. Jonny Gomes tied the game with a one-out double to center field. One out later, Stephen Drew's single and Will Middlebrooks's double scored a run each. After Jacoby Ellsbury reached on a strike-three wild pitch, Shane Victorino capped the inning's scoring with an RBI single that put the Red Sox up 5–2. Next inning, after a one-out double and intentional walk, Jarrod Saltalamacchia's two-run double made it 7–2 Red Sox and knock Moore out of the game. Wesley Wright relieved Moore and after a strikeout and intentional walk, Ellsbury's RBI single made it 8–2 Red Sox. In the eighth, Ellsbury hit a leadoff single off of Jamey Wright, stole second and scored on Victorino's single. A single and walk loaded the bases before Mike Napoli walked to force in a run, Gomes hit into a double play to score another, and Saltalamacchia's RBI single capped the game's scoring at 12–2 Red Sox. Junichi Tazawa and Ryan Dempster provided effective relief pitching in the eighth and ninth to seal the Game 1 victory for the Red Sox.[13]
Game 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
Game 2 featured a match up between David Price, and John Lackey. In the first inning, Jacoby Ellsbury hit a blooper-single before stealing second and moving to third on a missed throw-out attempt. Dustin Pedroia got the sac-fly to bring him home. Ortiz, who had never hit a home run off Price, hit a home run into the bullpen to give the Red Sox an early 2–0 lead. The next inning, Tampa's Delmon Young hit a sacrifice fly of his own with two on to make it 2–1. In the third, back-to-back leadoff doubles by David Ross and Ellsbury made it 3–1 Red Sox. After a Shane Victorino single, Dustin Pedroia's RBI groundout made it 4–1 Red Sox. Next inning, Mike Napoli drew a leadoff walk and scored on Stephen Drew's two-out triple to make it 5–1 Red Sox. In the fifth, James Loney hit a two-run double to cut the lead to 5–3. In the bottom of the fifth, a Pedroia line drive double scored Ellsbury from first, who singled to lead off, to make it 6–3. In the sixth, Desmond Jennings hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a groundout and scored on Yunel Escobar's single to make it 6–4. In the bottom eighth David Ortiz hit a deep solo homer off of Price to make it 7–4. Koji Uehara pitched a perfect ninth for a save. Lackey allowed four runs while coming through in clutch situations to keep the Sox in the lead throughout the game. According to Joe Maddon after the game, Price did not pitch badly even though he gave up seven earned runs. During Price's post-game interview, he claimed it was a lucky win for the Sox.[14]
Game 3
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
Dustin Pedroia started Game 3 with an RBI groundout off of Alex Cobb in the first which scored Jacoby Ellsbury after a single and hit-by-pitch. In the top of the fifth, an Ellsbury double and Shane Victorino single was followed by a wild pitch and RBI single by David Ortiz. In the bottom of the fifth, Evan Longoria hit a three-run home run off of Clay Buchholz to tie the game at three. The Rays took the lead in the eighth on Delmon Young's bases loaded groundout off of Brandon Workman, the run charged to Franklin Morales, but the Red Sox tied the game in the ninth on Pedroia's groundout with runners on second and third off of Fernando Rodney. Tampa Bay's José Lobatón hit a home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off of Koji Uehara into the Rays Touch Tank to beat the Red Sox 5–4 and keep the series alive. This was the Rays first postseason win at home since Game 2 of the 2008 World Series[15]
Game 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Craig Breslow (1–0) LP: Jake McGee (0–1) Sv: Koji Uehara (2) |
Craig Breslow came out of the bullpen to send the Red Sox into the AL championship series for the first time in five years.[16] Breslow relieved Red Sox starter Jake Peavy in the sixth inning and struck out his first four batters.[17] The Rays struck first off of Peavy when Yunel Escobar hit a leadoff double in the sixth, moved to third on a groundout, and scored on David DeJesus's single, but in the seventh, the Red Sox got runners on first and third with two outs off of Jake McGee, who was relieved by Joel Peralta. A wild pitch to Shane Victorino scored a run before Victorino singled to score another. The Red Sox loaded the bases off of Fernando Rodney on two walks and a hit-by-pitch before Dustin Pedroia's sacrifice fly gave them an insurance run. Koji Uehara pitched a perfect bottom half for the save and with the series win, the Red Sox improved to 6–4 all-time in ALDS play; the Rays fell to 1–3.
Composite line score
2013 ALDS (3–1): Boston Red Sox over Tampa Bay Rays
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Boston Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 38 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total attendance: 143,364 Average attendance: 35,841 |
Oakland vs. Detroit
Game 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Detroit | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Max Scherzer (1–0) LP: Bartolo Colón (0–1) Sv: Joaquín Benoit (1) Home runs: DET: None OAK: Yoenis Céspedes (1) |
Game 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Grant Balfour (1–0) LP: Al Alburquerque (0–1) |
Game 2 was a fierce pitching duel between both teams. Oakland Athletics rookie starter Sonny Gray matched Detroit Tigers veteran Justin Verlander with eight shutout innings and nine strikeouts. Verlander was dominant as well, with seven shutout innings and 11 strikeouts. Both teams' bullpens carried the game scoreless into the bottom of the ninth. A's leadoff batter Yoenis Céspedes started the inning with a ground ball single into left field. Seth Smith followed up with a ground ball single into right field, moving Céspedes over to third base. Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque then intentionally walked Josh Reddick to load the bases. With no outs in the bottom of the ninth, Alburquerque was lifted for Rick Porcello. A's catcher Stephen Vogt greeted Porcello with a line-drive single to left field, driving in Céspedes for the walk off win and tying the series at one game apiece.[19]
Game 3
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Oakland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Jarrod Parker (1–0) LP: Aníbal Sánchez (0–1) Sv: Grant Balfour (1) Home runs: OAK: Josh Reddick (1), Brandon Moss (1), Seth Smith (1) DET: None |
The A's scored six runs (five earned) off 2013 AL ERA leader
Game 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Oakland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Max Scherzer (2–0) LP: Sean Doolittle (0–1) Home runs: OAK: Jed Lowrie (1) DET: Jhonny Peralta (1), Víctor Martínez (1) |
The A's took another early lead on the Tigers, when
Game 5
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Justin Verlander (1–0) LP: Sonny Gray (0–1) Sv: Joaquín Benoit (2) Home runs: DET: Miguel Cabrera (1) OAK: None |
Having used
Verlander's effort gave him 30 straight scoreless innings against the A's in the playoffs, breaking the record for scoreless innings against one team in the postseason set by Christy Mathewson (28). The A's also struck out 57 times in the series, breaking the old record for a best-of-five playoff series of 55 strikeouts set by the 2010 Tampa Bay Rays. Both Austin Jackson of the Tigers and Brandon Moss of the A's fanned 13 times in the series, setting an ALDS record for an individual player.
The Tigers made it to the ALCS for the third straight season, becoming the first team to do so since the 1998–2001 New York Yankees made four straight appearances. The Athletics have now lost their last six winner-take-all Game 5s, the last two at the hands of the Tigers (2012 and 2013). They are now 1–12 in playoff-clinching games since 2000, the only win coming in 2006 when they swept the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS.[22]
Composite line score
2013 ALDS (3–2): Detroit Tigers over Oakland Athletics
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total attendance: 231,583 Average attendance: 46,316 |
References
- ^ The restriction on teams from the same division meeting in the Division Series was removed prior to the 2012 season. Therefore, the Red Sox and Rays, both from the East Division, were able to meet in the Division Series. Under the format used from 1998-2011, (1) Boston would have faced (3) Detroit in one Division Series, and (2) Oakland would have faced (5) Tampa Bay in the other.
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- ^ "Boxscore:Detroit vs. Oakland - October 10, 2013". MLB.com. October 10, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ^ "Red Sox take advantage of Rays miscues to cruise in Game 1". ESPN. October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "David Ortiz belts two homers as Red Sox open 2-0 ALDS lead". ESPN. October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "Jose Lobaton's walk-off homer keeps Rays' season alive". ESPN. October 7, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
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- ^ "Red Sox rebound, push through Rays late to reach ALCS". ESPN. October 8, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ "Max Scherzer strikes out 11 as Tigers take Game 1 of ALDS". ESPN. October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "Stephen Vogt's single lifts A's over Tigers, ties series at 1-1". ESPN. October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "Oakland uses 3 homers, timely relief to take ALDS lead on Detroit". ESPN. October 7, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
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- ^ Verlander sends Tigers past A's in Game 5 gem cbssports.com wire reports on October 10, 2013.
External links
- 2013 League Division Series Boston v Tampa Bay at Baseball Reference
- 2013 League Division Series Detroit v Oakland at Baseball Reference