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…
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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…
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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:…
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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…

October 1, 2013: Pirates win Wild Card game at wild PNC Park

The Clemente Bridge leading from PNC Park into the downtown was…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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October 24, 2013: Cardinals even things up, taking Game 2 in Boston

The St. Louis Cardinals evened things up, winning Game Two of…
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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…
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October 27, 2013: Last-minute replacement Jonny Gomes homers to win Game 4 for Red Sox

There was concern in Red Sox Nation as to whether Clay Buchholz…
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October 28, 2013: Red Sox win a well-pitched Game 5 with no weirdness

The pitching matchup for Game Five of the 2013 World Series was…
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October 30, 2013: Boston Strong: Red Sox go from Marathon Monday to a World Series title

The year after a last-place finish in 2012, the Boston Red Sox…
In 2014 major-league baseball returned to Australia and the Sydney Cricket Ground for the first time in 100 years with an exhibition game between Team Australia and the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 21, 2014 (ROBERT LAIDLAW)

March 21, 2014: MLB returns to Australia’s Sydney Cricket Ground for the first time in a century

Same ground, same sport — but a century apart. In 2014 major-league…

March 22, 2014: Opening Day Down Under as Dodgers defeat Diamondbacks

In June of 2013, Major League Baseball announced that the Los…