2013 Major League Baseball postseason

2013 Major League Baseball playoffs July 2022 Major League Baseball postseason 2013MLBPostseasonLogo.png 2013 October 1–30, 20132013 Major Leagues Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2013-schedule.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 10 Boston Red Sox(8th title) St. Louis Cardinals David Ortiz (BOS) 5 Jacoby Ellsbury (BOS) 6 Max Scherzer (DET) & Adam Wainwright (STL) 34 David Ortiz (BOS) 2012 2014 The 2013 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2013 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. In the American League, the Detroit Tigers made their third straight appearance, the Boston Red Sox returned for the first time since 2009, the Oakland Athletics made their second straight appearance, the Tampa Bay Rays made their fourth appearance in the past six years, and the Cleveland Indians returned for the first time since 2007. In the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals made their third straight postseason appearance, and the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds made their second straight appearances, marking the first time since 1995 that both teams from Ohio made the postseason. The Pittsburgh Pirates ended over two decades of futility, as they clinched their first postseason berth since 1992, and the Los Angeles Dodgers made their first postseason appearance of the decade. 2013 marked the first of what is now currently fourteen straight postseason appearances for the Dodgers, who currently hold the longest active postseason streak in the majors. The postseason began on October 1, 2013, and ended on October 30, 2013, with the Red Sox defeating the Cardinals in six games in the 2013 World Series. It was the eighth title for the Red Sox, and their third title in ten years. Playoff seeds right 10px American League Teams 10px National League Teams 480 430 260 30 10 USA 450 USA 42.35 -71.10 Red pog.svg 80 left Red Sox USA 42.34 -83.05 Red pog.svg 80 left Tigers USA 37.75 -122.20 Red pog.svg 80 right Athletics USA 41.50 -81.69 Red pog.svg 80 right Indians USA 27.77 -82.65 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Rays USA 33.74 -84.39 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Braves USA 38.62 -90.19 Blue pog.svg 80 left Cardinals USA 34.07 -118.24 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Dodgers USA 40.45 -80.01 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Pirates USA 39.10 -84.51 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Reds The following teams qualified for the postseason: American League Boston Red Sox – 97–65, AL East champions2013 Boston Red Sox Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2013.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Oakland Athletics – 96–66, AL West champions2013 Oakland Athletics Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/2013.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Detroit Tigers – 93–69, AL Central champions2013 Detroit Tigers Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/2013.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Cleveland Indians – 92–702013 Cleveland Indians Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2013.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Tampa Bay Rays – 92–712013 Tampa Bay Rays Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBR/2013.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 National League St. Louis Cardinals – 97–65, NL Central champions2013 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2013.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Atlanta Braves – 96–66, NL East champions2013 Atlanta Braves Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2013.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers – 92–70, NL West champions2013 Los Angeles Dodgers Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/2013.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Pittsburgh Pirates – 94–682013 Pittsburgh Pirates statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/2013.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Cincinnati Reds – 90–722013 St. Louis Cardinals statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2013.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Playoff bracket Wild Card Game(ALWC, NLWC) Division Series(ALDS, NLDS) League Championship Series(ALCS, NLCS) World Series American League National League 4 Cleveland 0 5 Tampa Bay 1 4 Pittsburgh 1 5 Cincinnati 0 1 Boston 3 5 Tampa Bay 1 2 Oakland 2 3 Detroit 3 1 St. Louis 3 4 Pittsburgh 2 2 Atlanta 1 3 LA Dodgers 3 1 Boston 4 3 Detroit 2 1 St. Louis 4 3 LA Dodgers 2 AL1 Boston 4 NL1 St. Louis 2 American League Wild Card 2013 American League Wild Card Game (4) Cleveland Indians vs. (5) Tampa Bay Rays October 2, 2013 8:07pm (EDT) Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, 69 F C, clear Tampa Bay TB 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0 Cleveland CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Alex Cobb (1–0) Danny Salazar (0–1) Delmon Young (1) 43,579 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/rays-vs-indians/2013/10/02/379695#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=379695 This was the first postseason meeting between the Rays and Indians. The Rays defeated the Indians in a 4–0 shutout to return to the ALDS for the fourth time in six years. The Indians became the first team in MLB history to be eliminated from the postseason without scoring a run. Both teams would meet again in the Wild Card Series in 2022, which was won by Cleveland in a two-game sweep. This would be followed up by meeting in the League Championship Series in 2026, which Tampa Bay won in six games. National League Wild Card 2013 National League Wild Card Game (4) Pittsburgh Pirates vs. (5) Cincinnati Reds Pirates–Reds rivalry October 1, 2013 8:06pm (EDT) PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 73 F C, clear Cincinnati CIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1 Pittsburgh PIT 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 6 13 0 Francisco Liriano (1–0) Johnny Cueto (0–1) Shin-Soo Choo (1) Marlon Byrd (1), Russell Martin 2 (2) 40,487 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/reds-vs-pirates/2013/10/01/379694#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=379694 This was the sixth postseason meeting in the history of the Pirates–Reds rivalry (1970, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1990), and their first postseason meeting outside of the NLCS. The Pirates defeated the Reds behind two home runs from Russell Martin to advance to their first-ever NLDS. It was the first postseason round win by the Pirates since the 1979 World Series and postseason win overall since 1992. As of , this is the last time the Pirates won a postseason series. American League Division Series 2013 American League Division Series (1) Boston Red Sox vs. (5) Tampa Bay Rays Rays–Red Sox rivalry Boston 3–1 Tampa Bay Rays – 2, Boston Red Sox – 12 October 4 Fenway Park 3:33 38,177 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_04/gid_2013_10_04_tbamlb_bosmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Tampa Bay vs. Boston - October 4, 2013 October 4, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Tampa Bay Rays – 4, Boston Red Sox – 7 October 5 Fenway Park 3:14 38,705 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_05/gid_2013_10_05_tbamlb_bosmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Tampa Bay vs. Boston - October 5, 2013 October 5, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Boston Red Sox – 4, Tampa Bay Rays – 5 October 7 Tropicana Field 4:19 33,675 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_07/gid_2013_10_07_bosmlb_tbamlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Boston vs. Tampa Bay - October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Boston Red Sox – 3, Tampa Bay Rays – 1 October 8 Tropicana Field 3:49 32,807 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_08/gid_2013_10_08_bosmlb_tbamlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Boston vs. Tampa Bay - October 8, 2013 October 8, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com This was the second postseason meeting in the history of the Rays–Red Sox rivalry. They last met in the ALCS in 2008, which the Rays won in seven games before falling in the World Series. The Red Sox defeated the Rays in four games to return to the ALCS for the fifth time in fourteen years. Jon Lester pitched over seven solid innings as the Red Sox blew out the Rays in Game 1. David Ortiz’s two home runs helped carry the Red Sox to victory in Game 2 as they took a 2–0 series lead heading to St. Petersburg. Game 3 went down to the wire, where José Lobatón got the Rays on the board in the series with a walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the ninth. In Game 4, the Rays held a 1–0 lead after six innings, but the Red Sox responded with three unanswered runs to close out the series. Both teams would meet once more in the ALDS in 2021, with the same outcome as this series. (2) Oakland Athletics vs. (3) Detroit Tigers Detroit 3–2 Detroit Tigers – 3, Oakland Athletics – 2 October 4 O.co Coliseum 3:24 48,401 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_04/gid_2013_10_04_detmlb_oakmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Detroit vs. Oakland - October 4, 2013 October 4, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Detroit Tigers – 0, Oakland Athletics – 1 October 5 O.co Coliseum 3:23 48,292 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_05/gid_2013_10_05_detmlb_oakmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Detroit vs. Oakland - October 5, 2013 October 5, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Oakland Athletics – 6, Detroit Tigers – 3 October 7 Comerica Park 3:32 43,973 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_07/gid_2013_10_07_oakmlb_detmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Oakland vs. Detroit - October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Oakland Athletics – 6, Detroit Tigers – 8 October 8 Comerica Park 3:25 43,958 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_08/gid_2013_10_08_oakmlb_detmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Oakland vs. Detroit - October 8, 2013 October 8, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Detroit Tigers – 3, Oakland Athletics – 0 October 10 O.co Coliseum 3:20 46,959 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_10/gid_2013_10_10_detmlb_oakmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Detroit vs. Oakland - October 10, 2013 October 10, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Athletics and Tigers (1972, 2006, 2012). The Tigers once again defeated the Athletics in five games, returning to the ALCS for the third year in a row and fourth in the last seven years. Max Scherzer pitched seven solid innings and the Tigers’ offense got to Bartolo Colón early as they took Game 1. Game 2 remained scoreless until the bottom of the ninth when Oakland's Stephen Vogt drove in Yoenis Céspedes with a walk-off base hit single to even the series headed to Detroit. The Athletics scored six runs off 2013 AL ERA leader Aníbal Sánchez to go up 2–1 in the series, and were one win away from returning to the ALCS. Game 4 was the most memorable contest of the series — the Athletics lead 3–0 going into the fifth, until Detroit's Jhonny Peralta tied the game with a three-run home run. Coco Crisp regained the lead for the Athletics in the top of the seventh by driving in Stephen Vogt with an RBI single. In the bottom of the inning, Austin Jackson put the Tigers in the lead for good with a broken-bat RBI single, which scored Andy Dirks. In the top of the eighth, AL Cy Young winner Max Scherzer loaded the bases, but managed to get out of the bases loaded jam by striking out the first two batters and got the last on a line out to center. The Tigers scored three more runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead for good, and then held off a late rally by the Athletics to force a series-deciding Game 5 in Oakland. Justin Verlander, despite having a no-hit bid broken up in the seventh, pitched eight innings of shutout ball as the Tigers won for a third straight year in Game 5 to advance to the ALCS. With the win, the Tigers improved their postseason record against the Athletics to 3–1 all time. This was the last playoff round won by a team from Detroit until 2024. National League Division Series 2013 National League Division Series (1) St. Louis Cardinals vs. (4) Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis 3–2 Pittsburgh Pirates – 1, St. Louis Cardinals – 9 October 3 Busch Stadium 2:57 45,693 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_03/gid_2013_10_03_pitmlb_slnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis - October 3, 2013 October 3, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Pittsburgh Pirates – 7, St. Louis Cardinals – 1 October 4 Busch Stadium 3:03 45,999 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_04/gid_2013_10_04_pitmlb_slnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis - October 4, 2013 October 4, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com St. Louis Cardinals – 3, Pittsburgh Pirates – 5 October 6 PNC Park 2:58 40,489 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_06/gid_2013_10_06_slnmlb_pitmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh - October 6, 2013 October 6, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com St. Louis Cardinals – 2, Pittsburgh Pirates – 1 October 7 PNC Park 2:36 40,493 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_07/gid_2013_10_07_slnmlb_pitmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh - October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Pittsburgh Pirates – 1, St. Louis Cardinals – 6 October 9 Busch Stadium 2:40 47,231 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_09/gid_2013_10_09_pitmlb_slnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis - October 9, 2013 October 9, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com The Cardinals defeated the Pirates in five games to advance to the NLCS for the third year in a row and seventh time in the last eleven years, all by winning an NLDS Game 5. In St. Louis, both teams exchanged blowout wins. The Cardinals’ offense chased Pittsburgh starter A.J. Burnett from the mound as they blew out the Pirates to take Game 1. Gerrit Cole pitched six solid innings in Game 2 as the Pirates blew out the Cardinals to even the series headed to Pittsburgh. In the Pirates’ first non-Wild Card postseason home game in 21 years, they held on to win 5–3 to take the series lead as Mark Melancon and closer Jason Grilli held off a rally by the Cardinals. The Pirates were now one win away from returning to the NLCS for the first time since 1992. However, their lead would not hold. Michael Wacha out-dueled Charlie Morton in a pitchers’ duel in Game 4 as the Cardinals narrowly prevailed to force a fifth game back in St. Louis. The Cardinals would win the series in Game 5 as Adam Wainwright held the Pirates to one run scored by pitching a complete game. As of , this is the last postseason appearance outside of the Wild Card round for the Pirates. (2) Atlanta Braves vs. (3) Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles 3–1 Los Angeles Dodgers – 6, Atlanta Braves – 1 October 3 Turner Field 3:24 43,021 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_03/gid_2013_10_03_lanmlb_atlmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:LA Dodgers vs. Atlanta - October 3, 2013 October 3, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Los Angeles Dodgers – 3, Atlanta Braves – 4 October 4 Turner Field 3:29 48,966 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_04/gid_2013_10_04_lanmlb_atlmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:LA Dodgers vs. Atlanta - October 4, 2013 October 4, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Atlanta Braves – 6, Los Angeles Dodgers – 13 October 6 Dodger Stadium 4:01 54,646 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_06/gid_2013_10_06_atlmlb_lanmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Atlanta vs. LA Dodgers - October 6, 2013 October 6, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Atlanta Braves – 3, Los Angeles Dodgers – 4 October 7 Dodger Stadium 3:19 54,438 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_07/gid_2013_10_07_atlmlb_lanmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Atlanta vs. LA Dodgers - October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com This was the second postseason meeting between the Dodgers and Braves. They previously met in the NLDS in 1996, which the Braves won in a sweep before falling in the World Series. The Dodgers defeated the Braves in four games to advance to the NLCS for the third time in five years. Clayton Kershaw out-dueled Kris Medlen as the Dodgers stole Game 1 in Atlanta. The Braves evened the series in Game 2 as closer Craig Kimbrel held off a rally by the Dodgers. Game 2 was the last postseason game ever played at Turner Field. When the series shifted to Los Angeles, Carl Crawford and Juan Uribe both hit three-run home runs as the Dodgers blew out the Braves to regain the series lead. Juan Uribe hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and closer Kenley Jansen closed out the series for Los Angeles in Game 4. The Braves and Dodgers would meet again four more times in the postseason – twice in the NLDS in 2018 and 2026 – both won in four games by Los Angeles; and the NLCS in 2020 and 2021, with the winner of each NLCS meeting going on to win the World Series (Los Angeles in 2020, Atlanta in 2021). American League Championship Series 2013 American League Championship Series (1) Boston Red Sox vs. (3) Detroit Tigers Boston 4–2 Detroit Tigers – 1, Boston Red Sox – 0 October 12 Fenway Park 3:56 38,210 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_12/gid_2013_10_12_detmlb_bosmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Detroit vs. Boston - October 12, 2013 October 12, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Detroit Tigers – 5, Boston Red Sox – 6 October 13 Fenway Park 3:28 38,029 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_13/gid_2013_10_13_detmlb_bosmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Detroit vs. Boston - October 13, 2013 October 13, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Boston Red Sox – 1, Detroit Tigers – 0 October 15 Comerica Park 3:20 (:17 delay) 42,327 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_15/gid_2013_10_15_bosmlb_detmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Boston vs. Detroit - October 15, 2013 October 15, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Boston Red Sox – 3, Detroit Tigers – 7 October 16 Comerica Park 3:27 42,765 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_16/gid_2013_10_16_bosmlb_detmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Boston vs. Detroit - October 16, 2013 October 16, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Boston Red Sox – 4, Detroit Tigers – 3 October 17 Comerica Park 3:47 42,669 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_17/gid_2013_10_17_bosmlb_detmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Boston vs. Detroit - October 17, 2013 October 17, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Detroit Tigers – 2, Boston Red Sox – 5 October 19 Fenway Park 3:52 38,823 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_19/gid_2013_10_19_detmlb_bosmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Detroit vs. Boston - October 19, 2013 October 19, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com The Red Sox defeated the defending American League champion Tigers in six games to return to the World Series for the first time since 2007 (in the process denying a rematch of the 2006 World Series between the Cardinals and Tigers). In Boston, the Tigers took Game 1 in a 1–0 shutout despite having a no-hit bid broken up in the bottom of the ninth inning. In Game 2, the Tigers held a 5–1 lead after the top of the eighth inning, however, the Red Sox loaded the bases, and David Ortiz hit a grand slam to tie the game. The Red Sox won the game in the bottom of the ninth to even the series. In Detroit for Game 3, John Lackey out-dueled Justin Verlander in a pitcher’s duel as the Red Sox won 1–0 to take the series lead. In Game 4, the Tigers’ offense chased Jake Peavy from the mound as they evened the series. In Game 5, Koji Uehara stopped a rally by the Tigers to secure the victory for the Red Sox, giving them a 3–2 series lead headed back to Boston. In Game 6, the Tigers held a 2–1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh until the Red Sox again loaded the bases. Then, Shane Victorino hit a grand slam to put the Red Sox in the lead for good, securing the pennant. The Red Sox would win their next and most recent pennant five years later over the Houston Astros in five games en route to a World Series title. As of , this remains the last postseason appearance outside of the Division Series for the Tigers. National League Championship Series 2013 National League Championship Series (1) St. Louis Cardinals vs. (3) Los Angeles Dodgers Cardinals–Dodgers rivalry St. Louis 4–2 Los Angeles Dodgers – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 3 (13) October 11 Busch Stadium 4:47 46,691 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_11/gid_2013_10_11_lanmlb_slnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Los Angeles vs. St. Louis - October 11, 2013 October 11, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Los Angeles Dodgers – 0, St. Louis Cardinals – 1 October 12 Busch Stadium 2:40 46,872 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_12/gid_2013_10_12_lanmlb_slnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Los Angeles vs. St. Louis - October 12, 2013 October 12, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com St. Louis Cardinals – 0, Los Angeles Dodgers – 3 October 14 Dodger Stadium 2:54 53,940 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_14/gid_2013_10_14_slnmlb_lanmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:St. Louis vs. Los Angeles - October 14, 2013 October 14, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com St. Louis Cardinals – 4, Los Angeles Dodgers – 2 October 15 Dodger Stadium 3:17 53,992 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_15/gid_2013_10_15_slnmlb_lanmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:St. Louis vs. Los Angeles - October 15, 2013 October 15, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com St. Louis Cardinals – 4, Los Angeles Dodgers – 6 October 16 Dodger Stadium 3:10 53,183 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_16/gid_2013_10_16_slnmlb_lanmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:St. Louis vs. Los Angeles - October 16, 2013 October 16, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Los Angeles Dodgers – 0, St. Louis Cardinals – 9 October 18 Busch Stadium 2:59 46,899 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_18/gid_2013_10_18_lanmlb_slnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Los Angeles vs. St. Louis - October 18, 2013 October 18, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com This was the fourth postseason meeting in the history of the Cardinals–Dodgers rivalry and a rematch of their previous NLCS meeting in 1985, which the Cardinals won in six games before falling in the World Series. The Cardinals won in six games, advancing to the World Series for the second time in three years (in the process denying a rematch of the 1916 World Series between the Dodgers and Red Sox). Game 1 was a long scoreless content that went into extra innings, and the Cardinals prevailed in the bottom of the thirteenth thanks to a walk-off RBI from Carlos Beltrán. Michael Wacha pitched six innings of shutout ball and the Cardinals’ bullpen stymied the Dodger offense as the Cards won 1–0 to take a 2–0 series lead headed to Los Angeles. Hyun-jin Ryu pitched seven scoreless innings as the Dodgers won in a shutout of their own to get on the board in the series. In Game 4, Shane Robinson secured a victory for the Cardinals with a solo homer in the top of the seventh as they went up 3–1 in the series. Zack Greinke pitched seven solid innings and the Dodger bullpen ended a late rally by the Cardinals as the Dodgers won Game 5 to send the series back to St. Louis. Wacha pitched seven innings of shutout ball as the Cardinals blew out the Dodgers in Game 6 to clinch the pennant. Wacha recorded a 0.00 ERA in his two starts in the series, and was named NLCS MVP as a result. As of , this is the last time the Cardinals won the NL pennant. The Cardinals would return to the NLCS the next year, but lost once again to the eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants in five games. The Dodgers returned to the NLCS in 2016, but lost to the eventual World Series champion Chicago Cubs in six games, who won their first league pennant in 71 years. They would eventually win the pennant again in 2017 over the aforementioned Cubs in five games before falling in the World Series. 2013 World Series 2013 World Series (AL1) Boston Red Sox vs. (NL1) St. Louis Cardinals Boston 4–2 St. Louis Cardinals – 1, Boston Red Sox – 8 October 23 Fenway Park 3:17 38,345 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_23/gid_2013_10_23_slnmlb_bosmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:St. Louis vs. Boston – October 23, 2013 October 23, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com St. Louis Cardinals – 4, Boston Red Sox – 2 October 24 Fenway Park 3:05 38,436 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_24/gid_2013_10_24_slnmlb_bosmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:St. Louis vs. Boston – October 24, 2013 October 24, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Boston Red Sox – 4, St. Louis Cardinals – 5 October 26 Busch Stadium 3:54 47,432 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_26/gid_2013_10_26_bosmlb_slnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Boston vs. St. Louis – October 26, 2013 October 26, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Boston Red Sox – 4, St. Louis Cardinals – 2 October 27 Busch Stadium 3:34 47,469 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_27/gid_2013_10_27_bosmlb_slnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Boston vs. St. Louis – October 27, 2013 October 27, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com Boston Red Sox – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 1 October 28 Busch Stadium 2:52 47,436 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_28/gid_2013_10_28_bosmlb_slnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Boston vs. St. Louis – October 28, 2013 October 28, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com St. Louis Cardinals – 1, Boston Red Sox – 6 October 30 Fenway Park 3:13 38,447 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2013/month_10/day_30/gid_2013_10_30_slnmlb_bosmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:St. Louis vs. Boston – October 30, 2013 October 30, 2013 14 July 2022 MLB.com This was the fourth World Series meeting between the Cardinals and Red Sox. It was also the tenth meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship, which previously happened in three World Series (1946, 1967, 2004), four NBA Finals (1957, 1958, 1960, 1961), Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, and the 1970 Stanley Cup Final.https://sports.yahoo.com/boston-st-louis-meet-for-11-th-time-only-two-to-meet-in-nfl-mlb-nba-and-nhl-045852356.html Boston & St. Louis meet for 11th time, only two to meet in NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL finals Flores Jr. Johnny Yahoo Sports May 21, 2019 August 29, 2025 It was also the first World Series since 1999 to feature both #1 seeds from the AL and NL. The Red Sox defeated the Cardinals in six games to win their eighth World Series title in franchise history. It marked the first time that the Red Sox had won the World Series at home since 1918, the year when the Curse of the Bambino originally started. Jon Lester pitched seven innings of shutout ball as the Red Sox blew out the Cardinals in Game 1. In Game 2, the Red Sox lead 2–1 after the sixth, but the Cardinals rallied with three unanswered runs to even the series headed to St. Louis. The Cardinals’ Game 2 victory ended a nine-game win streak in World Series play for the Red Sox dating back to Game 1 of the 2004 World Series, which was, ironically, a Red Sox victory over the Cardinals. In Game 3, the Cardinals prevailed in the bottom of the ninth as Allen Craig beat the throw by Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks due to an obstruction call against Boston. In Game 4, the Red Sox evened the series off a three-run home run by Jonny Gomes in the top of the sixth. Lester earned his second victory of the series in Game 5, as he went seven strong innings and closer Koji Uehara shut the door on the Cardinals as the Red Sox went up 3–2 in the series headed back to Boston. John Lackey pitched six shutout innings and the Red Sox bullpen limited the Cardinals to one run as the Red Sox won 6–1 to clinch the World Series at home for the first time since 1918. The Red Sox would return to the World Series in 2018, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games. The 2013 Red Sox were the last team to win the World Series at home until the Houston Astros did so in 2022. With the win by Boston, the World Series history between these two teams is tied at two series wins each. As of , this is the last World Series appearance by the Cardinals. Broadcasting This was the sixth and final postseason under the U.S. rights agreement with Fox and TBS. TBS aired the two Wild Card games and most of the Division Series games, with sister network TNT used as an overflow channel. In exchange for the Wild Card games on TBS, two of the Division Series games instead aired on MLB Network. TBS also had the National League Championship Series. Fox televised the American League Championship Series and the World Series. Under the new deals that went to effect the following season, the bulk of Fox's playoff games moved to sister network Fox Sports 1. References External links League Baseball Standings & Expanded Standings - 2013 collapsed Category:Major League Baseball postseason