August 1, 2013: Worst-to-first Red Sox, Daniel Nava score 6 in 9th to beat Mariners
The Boston Red Sox had finished in last place in the American…
August 2, 2013: Phillies celebrate 1993 team, but drop series opener to Atlanta
If a team’s success is attributed to how many world championships…
August 31, 2013: Jake Peavy masters old mates as Red Sox continue march to postseason
As the Boston Red Sox began their stretch run into September…
August 6, 2013: Red Sox overcome four first-inning passed balls in 15-10 win over Astros
Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright made his first big-league…
September 4, 2013: Red Sox hit team-record 8 home runs to turn showdown into rout
In a matchup of first-place clubs at Fenway Park as the 2013…
September 6, 2013: Mike Napoli’s grand slam helps Red Sox to come-from-behind win over Yankees
The New York Yankees still had hopes for an American League wild-card…
September 9, 2013: Pittsburgh Pirates finally end 20-year losing drought
Despite the promise of the previous two seasons, by 2013 Pirates…
September 13, 2013: Koji Uehara extends streak of perfection to 37 consecutive batters
With the 2013 season winding down and the first-place Boston…
September 15, 2013: Red Sox cap sweep of Yankees as Buchholz improves to 11-0
Clay Buchholz broke in with the Boston Red Sox in 2007. His best…
September 19, 2013: Red Sox clinch a playoff berth behind John Lackey’s gem
At the end of play on September 18, 2013, the Boston Red Sox…
September 19, 2013: Todd Helton begins to say goodbye
The day was a typical mid-September day in Denver, Colorado:…
September 20, 2013: Jon Lester’s 15th win clinches AL East for Red Sox
It was a case of worst to first. The 2012 Boston Red Sox had…
September 25, 2013: Todd Helton hits final home run as Middlebrooks, Red Sox rout Rockies
The Boston Red Sox hit nine grand slams during the 2013 regular…
October 1, 2013: Pirates win Wild Card game at wild PNC Park
The Clemente Bridge leading from PNC Park into the downtown was…
October 1, 2013: Losers no more: Pirates break postseason drought with win in 2013 NL Wild Card Game
The play is known as “The Slide” and it served two functions.…
October 4, 2013: Red Sox pounce on Rays in Game One as momentum sputters for Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay Rays finished second in the American League East…
October 5, 2013: Red Sox beat Rays in Game 2 behind David Ortiz’s two home runs
Fresh off a 12-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game One of the…
October 7, 2013: Juan Uribe’s home run advances Dodgers to NLCS
On a clear, 71-degree October night in the hills above downtown…
October 13, 2013: Big Papi’s grand slam ties ALCS at 1-1
It is the bottom of the eighth inning of Game Two, and the Boston…
October 16, 2013: Jim Leyland records final win as manager with Tigers’ big inning in Game 4
In what turned out to be the final win of manager Jim Leyland’s…
October 19, 2013: Red Sox beat Tigers in Game 6 , wrap up worst-to-first American League pennant
It was Saturday evening in Boston. Game Six of the 2013 American…
October 23, 2013: Ortiz homers as Cardinal errors give Red Sox the edge in Game 1
Since being swept by the Red Sox in the 2004 World Series, the…
October 24, 2013: Cardinals even things up, taking Game 2 in Boston
The St. Louis Cardinals evened things up, winning Game Two of…
October 26, 2013: Obstruction call at third base gives Cardinals a win in Game 3
Twice, the Cardinals took the lead in Game Three. Twice, the…