October 8, 2013: Tigers 3 A's 0 (Tigers win series, 3-1)

Doug Fister, Jose Veras, Drew Smyly, Rick Porcello and Joaquin Benoit combined to do what Anibal Sanchez did alone the night before - keep the A's off the scoreboard. The back-to-back whitewashings eliminate the A's and send the Tigers to the ALCS. The Tigers drew first blood in the 4th inning with 3 straight singles, then a 2-run Victor Martinez homer in the 9th put 'em away for good.

The Tigers will await the winner of game 5 in the Orioles-Red Sox series.

The series MVP is Prince Fielder. Although Miguel Cabrera hit .533 in the series, he had just 2 RBI, both on solo homers. Fielder also had 2 HR, but had 7 RBI total, including the first (and deciding) run in game 4.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Detroit Tigers At 2013 Oakland Athletics             10/8/2013
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Jackson CF        4  0  0  0 .222     C.Crisp CF          4  0  0  0 .125  
  T.Hunter RF         4  1  1  0 .444     J.Donaldson 3B      4  0  0  0 .286  
  M.Cabrera 3B        3  1  2  0 .533     J.Lowrie SS         3  0  0  0 .214  
  P.Fielder 1B        4  0  1  1 .286     Y.Cespedes DH       3  0  1  0 .143  
  V.Martinez DH       4  1  1  2 .250     D.Norris C          4  0  0  0 .167  
  J.Peralta LF        3  0  0  0 .143     D.Barton 1B         1  0  0  0 .250  
B-D.Kelly LF          1  0  0  0 .500   A-B.Moss PH,1B        1  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Avila C           4  0  2  0 .200     C.Young LF          2  0  0  0 .000  
  O.Infante 2B        2  0  0  0 .357   C-S.Smith PH,LF       1  0  1  0 .286  
  J.Iglesias SS       3  0  0  0 .077     J.Reddick RF        3  0  1  0 .200  
                                          E.Sogard 2B         2  0  0  0 .250  
                                        D-A.Callaspo PH,2B    1  0  1  01.000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  3  7  3                 Totals      29  0  4  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Barton In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Peralta In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Young In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Sogard In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 2  -  3  7  0
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
 
Tigers (3-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Fister WIN(1-0)         6       2   0   0   2   3   0  72   0.00
J.Veras HOLD(1st)         1       1   0   0   0   2   0  20   6.75
D.Smyly HOLD(1st)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6  27.00
R.Porcello HOLD(1st)      0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
J.Benoit SAVE(2nd)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0  15   0.00
Totals                    9       4   0   0   2   6   0
 
Athletics (1-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Straily LOSS(0-1)       7       5   1   1   1   3   0  88   1.29
R.Cook                    1       1   1   1   0   0   0  20   2.70
S.Doolittle               1       1   1   1   0   1   1  19   3.00
Totals                    9       7   3   3   1   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,651 DATE- Tuesday, October 8th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Adrian Johnson, Fieldin Culbreth, Brian O'Nora, Bill Welke
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 4  Athletics: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Athletics: 1
DOUBLES- A.Avila(1st), Y.Cespedes(1st)
HOME RUNS- V.Martinez(1st)
RBIs- P.Fielder(7th), V.Martinez-2(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- O.Infante
WALKS- M.Cabrera, J.Lowrie, D.Barton
HIT BY PITCH- Y.Cespedes
STRIKE OUTS- A.Jackson, T.Hunter, P.Fielder, O.Infante, C.Crisp, Y.Cespedes,
             D.Norris-2, D.Barton, C.Young
GIDP- J.Peralta, C.Crisp, E.Sogard
WILD PITCHES- D.Straily
RLISP 2-out- P.Fielder, D.Norris, A.Jackson, O.Infante
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 1 for 7  Athletics: 0 for 2
 
At O.co Coliseum, the Oakland fans witnessed a great pitcher's duel.  Doug
Fister(1-0) finally bested his Oakland opposite, Dan Straily(0-1), by the
score of 3 to 0.
 
Fister earned his pay with a solid performance for Detroit.  He went 6 innings
surrendering 2 hits and 2 walks.  Detroit had 7 hits for the game and Oakland
had 4.  
 
Joaquin Benoit got the save, his 2nd.  Straily was the losing pitcher.  He
pitched 7 innings giving up 5 hits and 1 walk.
 

October 8, 2013: Orioles 6 Red Sox 5 (series tied, 2-2)

When the Red Sox scored 4 runs in the 1st on a Jonny Gomes grand slam I figured they had punched their ticket to the ALCS and could cruise to the win. Instead the Orioles chipped away with a run in the 3rd, 2 in the 4th, 2 in the 7th to tie it, and then they load the bases in the 9th and get the walk off single from Matt Weiters. Nate McClouth and Danny Valencia both had 3 hits for the O's.

Scott Feldman will face off against Jon Lester for all the marbles in game 5. Well not all the marbles, but the ones that get them to the ALCS.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Boston Red Sox At 2013 Baltimore Orioles             10/8/2013
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       5  0  1  0 .188     N.McLouth LF        5  1  3  0 .375  
  S.Victorino RF      5  1  1  0 .375     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  2 .091  
  D.Pedroia 2B        3  1  1  0 .375     C.Davis 1B          4  0  0  0 .353  
  D.Ortiz DH          3  0  0  0 .133     D.Valencia DH       4  1  3  2 .350  
  M.Napoli 1B         3  1  0  0 .313     M.Wieters C         3  0  1  1 .222  
  J.Gomes LF          2  1  1  4 .500     N.Markakis RF       4  0  0  0 .190  
A-Q.Berry PR,LF       1  1  1  01.000     R.Flaherty 3B       4  1  1  1 .286  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  4  0  1  0 .333     J.Hardy SS          3  1  1  0 .167  
  S.Drew SS           2  0  2  1 .357     B.Roberts 2B        3  2  1  0 .143  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   3  0  0  0 .214                                          
B-M.Carp PH           1  0  0  0 .000                                          
C-X.Bogaerts 3B       0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  5  8  5                 Totals      34  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Ran For Gomes In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Middlebrooks In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Carp In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 4 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  5  8  0
Orioles......... 0 0 1  2 0 0  2 0 1  -  6 10  0
 
Red Sox (2-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Peavy                   5 2/3   3   3   3   4   6   2  96   4.76
C.Breslow HOLD(1st)       0 1/3   3   2   2   0   0   0  15  16.20
J.Tazawa BS(1st)          1       1   0   0   0   0   0  14   0.00
F.Morales LOSS(0-1)       1 1/3   3   1   1   2   1   0  31   3.00
Totals                    8 1/3  10   6   6   6   7   2
 
Orioles (3-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Chen                    5 2/3   7   5   5   5   6   1 124   7.94
T.Hunter                  2       1   0   0   1   1   0  28   2.00
B.Matusz WIN(1-0)         1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  14  13.50
Totals                    9       8   5   5   6   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,853 DATE- Tuesday, October 8th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mike Winters, Mark Wegner, Laz Diaz, Tim Timmons
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7  Orioles: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Orioles: 1
DOUBLES- S.Victorino(2nd), J.Saltalamacchia(1st), S.Drew-2(4th), N.McLouth(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Gomes(1st), D.Valencia(2nd), R.Flaherty(2nd)
RBIs- J.Gomes-4(4th), S.Drew(3rd), A.Jones-2(4th), D.Valencia-2(6th),
      M.Wieters(1st), R.Flaherty(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Drew, A.Jones
WALKS- D.Pedroia-2, D.Ortiz, M.Napoli, J.Gomes, S.Drew, C.Davis, D.Valencia,
       M.Wieters-2, J.Hardy, B.Roberts
STRIKE OUTS- S.Victorino, D.Ortiz, M.Napoli-2, W.Middlebrooks-3, M.Carp,
             N.McLouth, C.Davis, D.Valencia, M.Wieters, R.Flaherty-2, B.Roberts
GIDP- J.Gomes
WILD PITCHES- F.Morales
2-out RBI- J.Gomes-4, R.Flaherty, D.Valencia
RLISP 2-out- S.Victorino-2, C.Davis, J.Ellsbury, R.Flaherty, M.Wieters-2
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 2 for 12  Orioles: 4 for 11
 
In an exciting finish the Baltimore Orioles pulled out a win over the Boston
Red Sox by a score of 6 to 5 at Camden Yards.
 
Baltimore scored the deciding run in the 9th inning.  Nate McLouth slapped a
one-base hit.  Franklin Morales then threw a wild pitch.  After an out was
recorded, Chris Davis was walked intentionally.  Danny Valencia was up next
and he ripped a base-hit to load the bases.  Matt Wieters came to the plate
and ripped a single giving Baltimore the win much to the delight of the home
town crowd.  Baltimore had 10 hits for the night.  
 
Brian Matusz(1-0) went 1 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the win.
Morales(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  He gave up 1 run and 3 hits
in 1 and 1/3 innings.  
 

October 7, 2013: Tigers 5 A's 0 (Tigers lead series, 2-1)

Anibal Sanchez went the distance for the Tigers, striking out 10 while allowing just 3 hits in a shutout. The Tigers led 3-0 before the A's even had a chance to bat.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Detroit Tigers At 2013 Oakland Athletics             10/7/2013
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Jackson CF        4  0  1  0 .286     C.Crisp CF          4  0  0  0 .167  
  T.Hunter RF         4  1  1  0 .500     J.Donaldson 3B      3  0  1  0 .400  
  M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  1  1 .500     J.Lowrie SS         4  0  0  0 .273  
  P.Fielder 1B        4  1  1  2 .300     B.Moss 1B           4  0  0  0 .000  
  V.Martinez DH       4  1  1  0 .250     Y.Cespedes LF       3  0  0  0 .091  
  J.Peralta LF        4  0  1  1 .250     S.Smith DH          3  0  1  0 .167  
  A.Avila C           4  0  0  0 .091     J.Reddick RF        3  0  0  0 .167  
  O.Infante 2B        4  1  2  0 .417     S.Vogt C            3  0  1  0 .300  
  J.Iglesias SS       3  0  0  0 .100     E.Sogard 2B         3  0  0  0 .300  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  5  8  4                 Totals      30  0  3  0
 
 
Tigers.......... 3 0 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  5  8  1
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
 
Tigers (2-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Sanchez WIN(1-0)        9       3   0   0   1  10   0 123   0.00
Totals                    9       3   0   0   1  10   0
 
Athletics (1-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Parker LOSS(0-1)        6 2/3   8   5   5   0   7   2 100   6.75
J.Chavez                  2 1/3   0   0   0   0   4   0  26   2.08
Totals                    9       8   5   5   0  11   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,030 DATE- Monday, October 7th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tony Randazzo, Manny Gonzalez, Brian Gorman, Larry Vanover
T- 2:12
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 3  Athletics: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Athletics: 0
ERRORS- O.Infante
DOUBLES- T.Hunter(3rd), J.Peralta(1st), S.Vogt(1st)
TRIPLES- O.Infante(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(2nd), P.Fielder(2nd)
RBIs- M.Cabrera(2nd), P.Fielder-2(6th), J.Peralta(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Donaldson(1st)
WALKS- J.Donaldson
STRIKE OUTS- A.Jackson-2, T.Hunter, M.Cabrera, P.Fielder-2, V.Martinez,
             J.Peralta, A.Avila, O.Infante, J.Iglesias, J.Donaldson, J.Lowrie,
             B.Moss-2, Y.Cespedes-2, S.Smith, J.Reddick-3
GIDP- J.Donaldson
WILD PITCHES- J.Parker-2
2-out RBI- P.Fielder-2, J.Peralta
RLISP 2-out- A.Avila, B.Moss, T.Hunter-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 1 for 4  Athletics: 0 for 5
 
Anibal Sanchez held Oakland scoreless on just 3 hits as the Detroit Tigers
beat the Oakland Athletics by a score of 5 to 0.
 
Sanchez(1-0) escaped virtually unscathed against the Oakland hitters.  He
allowed only 3 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.  Sanchez racked up 10
strikeouts.  After the 4th inning, neither team was able to score.  
 
Jarrod Parker(0-1) was the loser.  He pitched 6 and 2/3 innings and
surrendered 8 hits and no walks. 'I've been working on a few things in my
delivery, and I think I'm hitting a good groove.' Sanchez said after the
game.  'I'm ready to start another game tomorrow!'

October 7, 2013: Cardinals 4 Dodgers 1 (Cardinals win series, 3-1)

The Cardinals will face the Nationals in the NLDS after disposing of the Dodgers in a 5-1 win in game 4. Carlos Beltran was the difference maker with a huge 3-run homer in the 7th. Michael Wacha went 7 strong to earn the win, and Edward Mujica got the 2 inning save, his 3rd save of the series.

The Cardinals got remarkable starting pitching in their 3 wins - 3 earned runs in 21 2/3 IP for Adam Wainwright, Joe Kelly and Michael Wacha. The series MVP is the one who saved all 3 of those wins, Edward Mujica.

BOXSCORE: 2013 St. Louis Cardinals At 2013 Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers  10/7/2013
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Carpenter 2B      5  0  0  0 .176     C.Crawford LF       4  0  2  0 .250  
  C.Beltran RF        4  1  1  3 .353     M.Ellis 2B          4  0  0  0 .143  
  M.Holliday LF       4  0  0  0 .143     H.Ramirez SS        3  0  0  0 .067  
  M.Adams 1B          3  1  2  1 .250     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  0  0 .400  
  Y.Molina C          3  0  1  0 .333     Y.Puig RF           4  1  1  1 .267  
  J.Jay CF            4  0  0  0 .286     J.Uribe 3B          3  0  1  0 .538  
  E.Mujica P          0  0  0  0 .000     S.Schumaker CF      3  0  1  0 .222  
  D.Freese 3B         4  1  1  0 .250     A.Ellis C           3  0  1  0 .214  
  D.Descalso SS       4  1  1  0 .250     R.Nolasco P         2  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Wacha P           3  0  1  0 .333     J.Howell P          0  0  0  0 .000  
B-S.Robinson CF       1  0  1  01.000     P.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        A-S.Van Slyke PH      0  0  0  0 .000  
                                          C.Capuano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  4  8  4                 Totals      30  1  6  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Wacha In 8th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 1 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  -  4  8  0
Dodgers......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  1
 
Cardinals (3-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Wacha WIN(1-0)          7       6   1   1   2   6   1 115   1.29
E.Mujica SAVE(3rd)        2       0   0   0   0   1   0  20   0.00
Totals                    9       6   1   1   2   7   1
 
Dodgers (1-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Nolasco                 5 2/3   4   1   1   2   6   1 100   1.59
J.Howell LOSS(0-1)        0 1/3   2   2   2   0   0   0  11   8.10
P.Rodriguez               2       1   1   1   0   3   1  28   4.50
C.Capuano                 1       1   0   0   0   0   0  17   0.00
Totals                    9       8   4   4   2   9   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,984 DATE- Monday, October 7th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Todd Tichenor, Dale Scott, Bill Miller, C.B. Bucknor
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 6  Dodgers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 3  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- H.Ramirez
DOUBLES- M.Adams(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Beltran(1st), M.Adams(1st), Y.Puig(1st)
RBIs- C.Beltran-3(4th), M.Adams(1st), Y.Puig(4th)
WALKS- M.Adams, Y.Molina, H.Ramirez, S.Van Slyke
STRIKE OUTS- M.Carpenter, C.Beltran, M.Holliday, M.Adams, J.Jay-2, D.Freese,
             M.Wacha-2, M.Ellis, H.Ramirez, Y.Puig, J.Uribe-2, A.Ellis,
             R.Nolasco
GIDP- C.Crawford, H.Ramirez
2-out RBI- C.Beltran-3
RLISP 2-out- C.Beltran, D.Freese, J.Jay, M.Ellis
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 1 for 8  Dodgers: 0 for 2
 
First baseman Matt Adams connected with a 'big fly' as the St. Louis Cardinals
beat the Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers by a score of 4 to 1.
 
Michael Wacha(1-0) pitched well for St. Louis in their victory.  He was
reached for 6 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.  St. Louis managed 8 hits in
their victory.  
 
Edward Mujica recorded his 3rd save.  J.P. Howell(0-1) ended up with the loss
in relief.  He pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up 2 hits and no walks.

October 7, 2013: Nationals 3 Braves 2 (10) (Nationals win series, 3-1)

The Nationals are the first team to punch their ticket to the League Championship Series, although they needed an extra inning to get the win in game 4. Dan Haren cruised through the first 7 innings but maybe shouldn't have come back out for the 8th, when he ended up giving up 2 runs, although one was unearned.

The Nationals got the tying run in the top of the 10th when Ian Desmond singled to lead off the innimg, stole 2nd, moved to 3rd on a wild pitch, and scored on a passed ball. Rafael Soriano struck out 2 in a perfect bottom of the 10th to get his 3rd save in as many games.

The series MVP is Soriano, thanks to those three saves.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Washington Nationals At 2013 Atlanta Braves          10/7/2013
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Span CF           5  0  0  0 .235     J.Heyward CF        4  0  0  0 .095  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  1  2  0 .200     J.Upton RF          4  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Werth RF          4  0  1  0 .286     F.Freeman 1B        3  0  1  0 .222  
  B.Harper LF         3  0  0  1 .429     E.Gattis LF         3  0  0  0 .211  
  I.Desmond SS        4  1  1  0 .333     B.McCann C          4  1  1  0 .263  
  A.Laroche 1B        3  0  0  0 .182     A.Simmons SS        4  0  1  0 .300  
  W.Ramos C           4  1  1  1 .267     C.Johnson 3B        4  0  0  0 .250  
  S.Lombardozzi 2B    4  0  0  0 .000     E.Johnson 2B        2  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Haren P           2  0  0  0 .000   B-R.Johnson PH        1  0  1  11.000  
  F.Abad P            0  0  0  0 ----   D-J.Constanza PR      0  1  0  01.000  
F-C.Tracy PH          1  0  1  0 .333   E-P.Janish 2B         1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----     F.Garcia P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-J.Schafer PH        1  0  0  0 .333  
                                          L.Avilan P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-B.Upton PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          J.Walden P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                          A.Wood P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        G-G.Laird PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  6  2                 Totals      34  2  4  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Garcia In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Avilan In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Johnson In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Constanza In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Abad In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Wood In 10th Inning
 
Nationals....... 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  3  6  1
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  0 -  2  4  1
 
Nationals (3-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Haren                   7 2/3   4   2   1   0   6   0 102   1.17
F.Abad WIN(1-0)           1 1/3   0   0   0   1   3   0  21   0.00
R.Soriano SAVE(3rd)       1       0   0   0   0   2   0  15   0.00
Totals                   10       4   2   1   1  11   0
 
Braves (2-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Garcia                  6       3   2   2   0   3   1  70   3.00
L.Avilan                  2       0   0   0   0   1   0  31   3.86
J.Walden LOSS(0-1)        1 2/3   3   1   1   1   2   0  38   2.84
A.Wood                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                   10       6   3   3   1   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,778 DATE- Monday, October 7th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Gary Cederstrom, Kerwin Danley, Lance Barksdale, Vic Carapazza
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 4  Braves: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1  Braves: 1
ERRORS- R.Zimmerman, C.Johnson
DOUBLES- B.McCann(2nd), R.Johnson(2nd)
HOME RUNS- W.Ramos(2nd)
RBIs- B.Harper(5th), W.Ramos(2nd), R.Johnson(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- I.Desmond(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Haren
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Harper
WALKS- A.Laroche, F.Freeman
HIT BY PITCH- E.Gattis
STRIKE OUTS- D.Span, B.Harper, I.Desmond, A.Laroche, W.Ramos, S.Lombardozzi,
             D.Haren, J.Heyward-2, J.Upton-2, F.Freeman, B.McCann-2, C.Johnson,
             P.Janish, F.Garcia, J.Schafer
GIDP- J.Werth, C.Johnson
WILD PITCHES- J.Walden
2-out RBI- R.Johnson
RLISP 2-out- D.Span-2, J.Heyward, A.Simmons
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 0 for 2  Braves: 1 for 7
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Andrelton Simmons robbed Wilson Ramos of a base hit.
 
Dan Haren had a strong outing and Ryan Zimmerman had 2 base hits at Turner
Field where the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves in 10 innings by
the score of 3 to 2.
 
The game was deadlocked at 2 after nine full innings. Washington ended up
winning it in the 10th inning.  Ian Desmond laced a single.  Desmond swiped
second base.  Jordan Walden then let loose a wild pitch.  Walden then threw a
pitch that got away from the catcher.  Adam Laroche came to the plate and
drew a walk.  Wilson Ramos struck out, unable to help the rally.  Steve
Lombardozzi got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes.
Chad Tracy then singled.  Denard Span was the next batter, but he struck
out.  The Atlanta batters didn't put up a fight in the bottom of the 10th.
 
The victory was credited to Fernando Abad(1-0) who went 1 and 1/3 innings,
allowing no runs. Abad was helped out by Rafael Soriano who recorded his 3rd
save.  Walden(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.  
 

October 7, 2013: Orioles 5 Red Sox 4 (Red Sox lead series, 2-1)

Chris Davis and Ryan Flaherty each hit 2-run homers off Clay Buchholz, but it is Adam Jones' RBI single in the 7th off an ineffective Brandon Workman that is the difference maker in this one.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Boston Red Sox At 2013 Baltimore Orioles             10/7/2013
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       4  0  0  1 .182     B.Roberts 2B        3  0  0  0 .111  
  S.Victorino RF      4  0  2  0 .455     N.Markakis RF       4  1  1  0 .235  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  0  1  0 .385     A.Jones CF          4  0  1  1 .111  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  0  0  0 .167     C.Davis 1B          3  1  2  2 .462  
  M.Napoli 1B         4  1  2  0 .385     M.Wieters C         3  0  0  0 .200  
  D.Nava LF           3  2  2  1 .300     D.Valencia DH       4  0  0  0 .250  
A-Q.Berry PR,LF       0  0  0  01.000     N.McLouth LF        2  1  0  0 .273  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  3  0  1  0 .364     J.Hardy SS          4  0  0  0 .133  
  S.Drew SS           4  1  1  1 .250     R.Flaherty 3B       3  2  2  2 .300  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   3  0  0  1 .273                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  9  4                 Totals      30  5  6  5
 
A-Pinch Ran For Nava In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 2 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  4  9  0
Orioles......... 2 2 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  5  6  0
 
Red Sox (2-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Buchholz                6       5   4   4   2   5   2  91   6.00
B.Workman LOSS(0-1)       0 2/3   1   1   1   2   1   0  15  13.50
C.Breslow                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   6.75
F.Doubront                1       0   0   0   1   0   0  18   0.00
Totals                    8       6   5   5   5   6   2
 
Orioles (2-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Tillman WIN(1-0)        7       7   4   4   4   7   2 127   3.00
J.Johnson SAVE(2nd)       2       2   0   0   0   2   0  29   0.00
Totals                    9       9   4   4   4   9   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,600 DATE- Monday, October 7th 2013 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Dan Bellino, Tim Welke, Mike Everitt, Bruce Dreckman
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 8  Orioles: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Orioles: 1
TRIPLES- S.Victorino(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Nava(1st), S.Drew(1st), C.Davis(2nd), R.Flaherty(1st)
RBIs- J.Ellsbury(4th), D.Nava(2nd), S.Drew(2nd), W.Middlebrooks(4th),
      A.Jones(2nd), C.Davis-2(3rd), R.Flaherty-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- N.McLouth(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Ellsbury
WALKS- S.Victorino, D.Nava, J.Saltalamacchia, W.Middlebrooks, B.Roberts,
       C.Davis, M.Wieters, N.McLouth-2
HIT BY PITCH- R.Flaherty
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury-2, M.Napoli-2, J.Saltalamacchia, S.Drew-3,
             W.Middlebrooks, N.Markakis, A.Jones-2, C.Davis, N.McLouth, J.Hardy
GIDP- W.Middlebrooks
2-out RBI- C.Davis-2, D.Nava, A.Jones
RLISP 2-out- D.Ortiz, D.Pedroia-2, M.Wieters-2, R.Flaherty
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 0 for 6  Orioles: 2 for 5
 
Third baseman Ryan Flaherty lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI as
the Baltimore Orioles outscored the Boston Red Sox 5 to 4.
 
Baltimore took the lead for good in the bottom of the 7th inning scoring a
single run.  Boston out-hit Baltimore 9 to 6, but Baltimore ended up with
more runs.  
 
Chris Tillman(1-0) went 7 innings allowing 4 runs for the victory. Jim Johnson
preserved the game for Tillman, recording his his 2nd save.  Brandon
Workman(0-1) took the loss in relief.  
 
'I didn't have my best stuff but sometimes you just get lucky,' Tillman said,
'this was one of those times.'

October 6, 2013: Cardinals 2 Dodgers 1 (Cardinals lead series, 2-1)

The Cardinals eek out a close one over the Dodgers. The eventual winning run scored on a sac fly from David Freese following singles from Matt Carpenter and Carlos Beltran, and a bases-loading intentional walk of Yadier Molina.

BOXSCORE: 2013 St. Louis Cardinals At 2013 Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers  10/6/2013
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Carpenter 2B      3  0  2  0 .250     C.Crawford LF       4  0  0  0 .167  
A-A.Chambers PR       0  1  0  0 ----     M.Ellis 2B          2  0  0  0 .200  
B-D.Descalso 2B       0  0  0  0 .250   D-D.Gordon PR,2B      0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Beltran RF        4  0  1  0 .385     H.Ramirez SS        3  0  0  0 .083  
  M.Holliday LF       4  0  1  0 .200     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  2  0 .545  
E-S.Robinson LF       0  0  0  0 ----     Y.Puig RF           4  0  0  0 .273  
  Y.Molina C          2  0  1  0 .333     A.Ethier CF         3  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Freese 3B         3  0  0  1 .250     J.Uribe 3B          3  0  3  1 .600  
  M.Adams 1B          4  0  1  0 .154     A.Ellis C           3  0  0  0 .182  
  J.Jay CF            4  1  2  0 .400     H.Ryu P             2  0  1  0 .500  
  P.Kozma SS          4  0  2  1 .500     P.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Kelly P           1  0  0  0 .000   C-S.Van Slyke PH      1  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Mujica P          1  0  0  0 .000     J.Howell P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2 10  2                 Totals      29  1  6  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Carpenter In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Chambers In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Ellis In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Holliday In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 0  -  2 10  0
Dodgers......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  0
 
Cardinals (2-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Kelly WIN(1-0)          7 2/3   6   1   1   2   6   0 105   1.17
E.Mujica SAVE(2nd)        1 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  11   0.00
Totals                    9       6   1   1   3   6   0
 
Dodgers (1-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Ryu LOSS(0-1)           7       9   2   2   1   3   0 110   2.57
P.Rodriguez               1       0   0   0   1   1   0  10   4.50
J.Howell                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.00
Totals                    9      10   2   2   2   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,177 DATE- Sunday, October 6th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mike Dimuro, Scott Barry, Ted Barrett, Alfonso Marquez
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 7  Dodgers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Dodgers: 2
DOUBLES- Y.Molina(2nd), J.Jay(1st), A.Gonzalez(1st)
RBIs- D.Freese(3rd), P.Kozma(2nd), J.Uribe(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Jay, C.Crawford, D.Gordon, H.Ramirez
SACRIFICE HITS- Y.Molina, J.Kelly-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Freese
WALKS- M.Carpenter, Y.Molina, M.Ellis-2, H.Ramirez
STRIKE OUTS- C.Beltran, D.Freese, M.Adams-2, M.Ellis, H.Ramirez, Y.Puig,
             A.Ethier-2, H.Ryu
GIDP- C.Beltran, M.Holliday, A.Ellis
WILD PITCHES- J.Kelly
2-out RBI- J.Uribe
RLISP 2-out- C.Beltran, M.Adams-3, A.Ethier
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 1 for 10  Dodgers: 1 for 4
 
Jon Jay had 2 base hits as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los
Angeles(NL) Dodgers by the score of 2 to 1 at Dodger Stadium.
 
St. Louis won the game with a run in the 8th inning.  Matt Carpenter lashed a
single.  Carlos Beltran stepped up next and he ripped a base-knock.  After an
out was recorded, Yadier Molina was walked intentionally to load the bases.
David Freese stepped in and he hit a deep fly.  Matt Adams was next to the
plate, but was promptly struck out.  St. Louis had 10 hits for the game and
Los Angeles(NL) had 6.  
 
The win was credited to Joe Kelly(1-0) who went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 1
run. Edward Mujica was credited with his 2nd save.  The loss was charged to
Hyun-Jin Ryu(0-1).  
 

October 6, 2013: Nationals 4 Braves 2 (Nationals lead series, 2-1)

Bryce Harper and Jordan Zimmermann lead the Nationals over the Braves in game 3 of their division series. Harper hit a 2-run homer in the 4th to tie it up, then had an RBI single in the 6th to put the Nats ahead following a Denard Span double. The Nats' 4th run came on a bases-loaded walk to Adam Laroche. Jordan Zimmermann allowed 2 runs over 7 innings to earn the win, and Rafael Soriano earned his 2nd save in as many games.

Dan Haren will try to bring it home in game 4, while the Braves will send Freddy Garcia to try to extend the series to a 5th game.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Washington Nationals At 2013 Atlanta Braves          10/6/2013
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Span CF           4  1  2  0 .333     J.Heyward CF        4  0  0  0 .118  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      3  2  1  0 .091     J.Upton RF          4  0  0  0 .250  
  J.Werth RF          4  0  1  0 .300     J.Walden P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Harper LF         3  1  2  3 .545     F.Freeman 1B        4  0  1  0 .200  
  I.Desmond SS        4  0  1  0 .364     E.Gattis LF         4  0  1  0 .250  
  A.Laroche 1B        3  0  0  1 .250     B.McCann C          4  2  3  1 .267  
  W.Ramos C           4  0  1  0 .273     C.Johnson 3B        4  0  0  0 .313  
  A.Rendon 2B         4  0  0  0 .000     A.Simmons SS        4  0  1  1 .313  
  R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----     E.Johnson 2B        2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Zimmermann P      3  0  0  0 .000   A-J.Schafer PH,RF     1  0  0  0 .500  
  T.Clippard P        0  0  0  0 ----     K.Medlen P          2  0  0  0 .250  
D-S.Lombardozzi PH,2B 1  0  0  0 .000     D.Carpenter P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-J.Constanza PH      1  0  1  01.000  
                                        C-P.Janish 2B         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  8  4                 Totals      34  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Carpenter In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Constanza In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Clippard In 9th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 0 0  2 0 2  0 0 0  -  4  8  0
Braves.......... 0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
 
Nationals (2-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Zimmermann WIN(1-0)     7       4   2   2   0   8   1 103   2.57
T.Clippard HOLD(1st)      1       1   0   0   0   1   0  11   0.00
R.Soriano SAVE(2nd)       1       2   0   0   0   1   0  19   0.00
Totals                    9       7   2   2   0  10   1
 
Braves (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Medlen LOSS(1-1)        5 1/3   8   4   4   0   6   1  85   3.97
D.Carpenter               2 2/3   0   0   0   2   2   0  33   0.00
J.Walden                  1       0   0   0   0   2   0  10   1.93
Totals                    9       8   4   4   2  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,243 DATE- Sunday, October 6th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Chad Fairchild, Jeff Kellogg, Eric Cooper, Paul Schrieber
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 5  Braves: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Braves: 2
DOUBLES- D.Span(2nd), J.Werth(1st), B.McCann(1st), A.Simmons(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Harper(2nd), B.McCann(1st)
RBIs- B.Harper-3(4th), A.Laroche(4th), B.McCann(3rd), A.Simmons(1st)
WALKS- B.Harper, A.Laroche
HIT BY PITCH- R.Zimmerman
STRIKE OUTS- J.Werth-2, B.Harper, I.Desmond-2, W.Ramos, A.Rendon-2,
             J.Zimmermann, S.Lombardozzi, J.Upton, E.Gattis-3, C.Johnson,
             A.Simmons, E.Johnson, J.Schafer, K.Medlen-2
GIDP- R.Zimmerman, A.Rendon
RLISP 2-out- B.Harper, K.Medlen, A.Rendon-2, A.Simmons
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 2 for 6  Braves: 1 for 6
 
Bryce Harper cracked a homer and had 3 RBI and Jordan Zimmermann went 7 solid
innings at Turner Field as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves
by the count of 4 to 2.
 
Zimmermann(1-0) pitched a solid game.  He allowed 4 hits and no walks in 7
innings.  Zimmermann recorded 8 strikeouts.  Atlanta had a chance to come
back in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Rafael Soriano gained credit for his 2nd save.  Kris Medlen(1-1) was the
loser.  He surrendered 4 runs and 8 hits in 5 and 1/3 innings.  
 
Fredi Gonzalez was in a sour mood after the game.  'Even you guys up in the
press box know why we lost this game. We made too many mistakes.'

October 5, 2013: Red Sox 9 Orioles 8 (Red Sox lead series, 2-0)

Starter John Lackey gave up seven runs, but the Red Sox still come away with the win in a wild back-and-forth affair. The Sox are the only team to be up 2 games to none in their division series; the other 3 are tied at a game each.

The Sox started out with 2 runs in the first and it looked like they were going to feast on Orioles pitching once again. Instead the Orioles teed off on Lackey, scoring 5 runs in the 2nd off 5 hits, including a 3-run JJ Hardy home run. Will Middlebrooks pulled the Sox back within a run with a solo shot in the 3rd, then added a 2-run shot in the 5th to tie it. A Sox run on on a Stephen Drew RBI double in the 5th gave them a 6-5 lead.

The Orioles weren't done though, and took the lead back in the top of the 6th on a Danny Valencia 2-run homer that chased Lackey from the game. Jarrod Saltalamacchia led off the bottom of the 7th with a ground ball that got past Hardy for an error, and I brought in Quintin Berry to pinch run, needing that tying run. Drew doubled to send Berry to 3rd, Middlebrooks grounded out, but Jacoby Ellsbury came through with a single to score 2 runners and give the Sox the lead again.

The O's still weren't done, and got back-to-back doubles from Matt Weiters and Valencia to tie it up. The Sox had Mike Napoli, David Ross and Berry due up in the bottom of the 8th, and I was starting to regret bringing Berry into the game to replace Daniel Nava in LF, and having Ross take Nava's spot in the lineup while replacing Salty behind the dish. Berry made it all worthwhile though by smacking a solo homer to give the Sox the lead. Koji Uehara took the 9th, and earned the save.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Baltimore Orioles At 2013 Boston Red Sox             10/5/2013
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Roberts 2B        5  0  1  0 .133     J.Ellsbury CF       4  0  1  2 .286  
  N.Markakis RF       5  0  1  0 .231     S.Victorino RF      4  0  2  0 .429  
D-A.Casilla PR        0  0  0  0 ----     D.Pedroia 2B        5  1  2  0 .500  
  A.Jones CF          5  0  0  0 .071     D.Ortiz DH          5  1  1  0 .250  
  C.Davis 1B          2  2  1  0 .400     M.Napoli 1B         5  0  1  1 .333  
  M.Wieters C         4  2  2  0 .250     D.Nava LF           3  1  1  1 .143  
  D.Valencia DH       4  2  3  4 .333   B-D.Ross C            1  0  0  0 .000  
  N.McLouth LF        4  1  1  1 .333     J.Saltalamacchia C  4  1  2  0 .375  
  J.Hardy SS          3  1  1  3 .182   A-Q.Berry PR,LF       1  2  1  11.000  
  R.Flaherty 3B       3  0  1  0 .143     S.Drew SS           5  1  2  1 .250  
C-S.Pearce PH         1  0  0  0 .500     W.Middlebrooks 3B   4  2  2  3 .375  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  8 11  8                 Totals      41  9 15  9
 
A-Pinch Ran For Saltalamacchia In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Nava In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Flaherty In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Markakis In 9th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 5 0  0 0 2  0 1 0  -  8 11  2
Red Sox......... 2 1 0  2 1 0  2 1    -  9 15  1
 
Orioles (1-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Gonzalez                4      10   6   6   1   5   2 106  13.50
B.Norris                  2       1   1   0   1   3   0  28   6.00
B.Matusz                  0       1   1   1   0   0   0   4   ----
T.Hunter L(0-1) BS(2nd)   2       3   1   1   0   0   1  22   2.57
Totals                    8      15   9   8   2   8   3
 
Red Sox (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lackey                  5 1/3   8   7   7   2   4   2  80  11.81
F.Morales                 1 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0  20   0.00
C.Breslow W(1-0) BS(1st)  1       2   1   1   0   1   0  18   9.00
K.Uehara SAVE(1st)        1       1   0   0   0   1   0  16   0.00
Totals                    9      11   8   8   3   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,412 DATE- Saturday, October 5th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Brian O'Nora, Bill Welke, Adrian Johnson, Fieldin Culbreth
T- 3:36
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 4  Red Sox:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- J.Hardy, M.Gonzalez, J.Saltalamacchia
DOUBLES- M.Wieters(1st), D.Valencia(1st), S.Drew-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Valencia(1st), J.Hardy(1st), Q.Berry(1st), W.Middlebrooks-2(2nd)
RBIs- D.Valencia-4(4th), N.McLouth(2nd), J.Hardy-3(3rd), J.Ellsbury-2(3rd),
      M.Napoli(1st), D.Nava(1st), Q.Berry(1st), S.Drew(1st),
      W.Middlebrooks-3(3rd)
WALKS- C.Davis-2, J.Hardy, J.Ellsbury, S.Victorino
HIT BY PITCH- D.Nava
STRIKE OUTS- B.Roberts, N.Markakis, A.Jones, C.Davis, D.Valencia, N.McLouth,
             R.Flaherty-2, J.Ellsbury-2, D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz, M.Napoli-3, S.Drew
GIDP- N.Markakis-2
WILD PITCHES- M.Gonzalez
2-out RBI- M.Napoli, D.Nava, Q.Berry
RLISP 2-out- J.Saltalamacchia, M.Napoli-2, D.Pedroia-2, D.Ortiz, J.Hardy
TEAM RISP- Orioles: 4 for 6  Red Sox: 5 for 15
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Stephen Drew robbed Adam Jones of a base hit.
 
Third baseman Will Middlebrooks blasted 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Boston
Red Sox bested the Baltimore Orioles 9 to 8 at Fenway Park.
 
Middlebrooks made sure the Boston fans enjoyed themselves.  He smashed a
solo-shot out of the park in the 2nd inning and cracked a two-run shot in the
4th inning.  The game was a wild affair with the lead changing hands 6 times.
 
The winning pitcher was Craig Breslow(1-0) who allowed 1 run in 1 inning. Koji
Uehara earned the save, his 1st.  Tommy Hunter(0-1) was hit with the loss in
relief.  
 

October 5, 2013: Tigers 6 A's 4 (series tied, 1-1)

Justin Verlander has had some poor playoff outings over the years in my replays, but he was solid today to lead the Tigers to tie up their series with the A's. Torii Hunter had a huge 5 for 5 day with 2 doubles and 3 RBI.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Oakland Athletics At 2013 Detroit Tigers             10/5/2013
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          5  1  2  0 .250     A.Jackson CF        5  1  2  0 .300  
  J.Lowrie SS         3  1  1  3 .429     T.Hunter RF         5  1  5  3 .600  
  J.Donaldson 3B      4  0  2  0 .429     M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  2  0 .625  
  B.Moss 1B           4  0  0  0 .000   A-R.Santiago 3B       1  0  0  0 .000  
  Y.Cespedes LF       4  0  0  0 .125     P.Fielder 1B        2  1  1  1 .333  
  S.Smith DH          3  1  0  0 .000     V.Martinez DH       3  0  2  0 .250  
  J.Reddick RF        4  0  1  0 .222     A.Avila C           3  0  0  1 .143  
  S.Vogt C            3  0  1  1 .286     O.Infante 2B        4  1  1  1 .375  
C-C.Young PR          0  0  0  0 ----     A.Dirks LF          3  1  0  0 .167  
  E.Sogard 2B         3  1  1  0 .429     J.Iglesias SS       4  1  1  0 .143  
B-D.Norris PH         1  0  0  0 .500                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  8  4                 Totals      34  6 14  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sogard In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Vogt In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 1  -  4  8  1
Tigers.......... 1 2 0  0 2 0  0 1    -  6 14  0
 
Athletics (1-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Gray LOSS(0-1)          4 2/3  10   5   5   2   3   1  95   9.64
R.Cook                    1 1/3   2   0   0   1   1   0  28   0.00
J.Chavez                  2       2   1   1   0   3   0  28   4.50
Totals                    8      14   6   6   3   7   1
 
Tigers (1-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander WIN(1-0)      8       6   3   3   2   6   1 125   3.38
J.Veras                   0 1/3   0   1   1   1   0   0   8  27.00
D.Smyly                   0       2   0   0   0   0   0   7  40.50
J.Benoit SAVE(1st)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                    9       8   4   4   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,271 DATE- Saturday, October 5th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Mark Wegner, Laz Diaz, Tim Timmons, Mike Winters
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 6  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- J.Lowrie
DOUBLES- T.Hunter-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Lowrie(2nd), O.Infante(1st)
RBIs- J.Lowrie-3(5th), S.Vogt(1st), T.Hunter-3(3rd), P.Fielder(4th),
      A.Avila(1st), O.Infante(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Fielder, A.Avila
WALKS- J.Lowrie, S.Smith, S.Vogt, P.Fielder, V.Martinez, A.Dirks
STRIKE OUTS- B.Moss-2, S.Smith, J.Reddick, S.Vogt, E.Sogard, D.Norris,
             M.Cabrera, A.Avila, O.Infante, A.Dirks-3, J.Iglesias
GIDP- Y.Cespedes, A.Avila
BALKS- S.Gray
2-out RBI- T.Hunter-3, O.Infante
RLISP 2-out- A.Avila, M.Cabrera, A.Dirks, P.Fielder, R.Santiago, C.Crisp
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 2 for 4  Tigers: 2 for 11
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Stephen Vogt blocked the plate, saving a run!
          Bot 5th: Coco Crisp robbed Alex Avila of an extra base hit.
 
Right fielder Torii Hunter had 5 hits and 3 RBI as the Detroit Tigers beat the
Oakland Athletics by a score of 6 to 4.
 
Detroit set the tone of the game in the first inning plating one baserunner on
3 base hits.  Oakland threatened in the 9th but Detroit was able to put down
the rally.  
 
The victory went to Justin Verlander(1-0) who went 8 innings, allowing 3 runs.
Verlander got help from Joaquin Benoit who earned his 1st save.  Sonny
Gray(0-1) took the loss.  He was touched for 10 hits and 2 walks in 4 and 2/3
innings.  
 

October 4, 2013: Dodgers 9 Cardinals 5 (series tied, 1-1)

Both NL divisional series are tied at a game each after the Dodgers put up 9 runs to beat the Cardinals in game 2. The game was tied until the Dodgers broke through in the 7th, scoring 2 runs on a Yasiel Puig double. The Cards loaded the bases in the bottom of the 8th, but Matt Carpenter ended the threat with a GIDP. The Dodgers scored 3 more insurance runs in the 9th to seal the win. Despite an average outing, Zack Greinke came away with the win.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers At 2013 St. Louis Cardinals  10/4/2013
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crawford LF       4  2  2  1 .250     M.Carpenter 2B      5  0  1  1 .111  
  M.Ellis 2B          4  1  2  0 .250     C.Beltran RF        5  0  3  1 .444  
  H.Ramirez SS        5  0  0  0 .111     M.Holliday LF       3  1  0  0 .167  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  2  3  1 .571     M.Adams 1B          5  0  1  0 .111  
  Y.Puig RF           4  1  3  3 .429     Y.Molina C          3  1  1  1 .286  
  J.Uribe 3B          4  2  2  2 .429     J.Jay CF            3  1  1  0 .333  
  S.Schumaker CF      5  1  1  0 .167     D.Freese 3B         3  1  2  2 .400  
  A.Ellis C           5  0  2  1 .250   D-A.Chambers PR       0  0  0  0 ----  
  Z.Greinke P         2  0  1  0 .500   E-T.Cruz 3B           1  0  0  0 .000  
B-S.Van Slyke PH      1  0  0  0 .000     D.Descalso SS       4  1  1  0 .250  
  J.Howell P          1  0  0  0 .000     L.Lynn P            1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-P.Kozma PH          1  0  0  0 .500  
                                          T.Rosenthal P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-S.Robinson PH       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          J.Axford P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          C.Martinez P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          S.Maness P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  9 16  8                 Totals      34  5 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lynn In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Greinke In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rosenthal In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Freese In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Chambers In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 1 0 0  3 0 0  2 0 3  -  9 16  0
Cardinals....... 0 3 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  5 10  2
 
Dodgers (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Greinke WIN(1-0)        7       7   4   4   4   7   0 129   5.14
J.Howell SAVE(1st)        2       3   1   1   2   1   0  43   4.50
Totals                    9      10   5   5   6   8   0
 
Cardinals (1-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
L.Lynn                    6       9   4   4   0   4   1  71   6.00
T.Rosenthal LOSS(1-1)     2       2   2   2   2   2   0  26   6.00
J.Axford                  0 1/3   2   2   2   0   0   0   5  54.00
C.Martinez                0       2   1   0   0   0   0  10   ----
S.Maness                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  12   0.00
Totals                    9      16   9   8   2   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,495 DATE- Friday, October 4th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Vanover, Tony Randazzo, Manny Gonzalez, Brian Gorman
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9  Cardinals:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- M.Adams, T.Rosenthal
DOUBLES- Y.Puig-2(2nd), C.Beltran(2nd), D.Freese(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Freese(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Uribe(1st)
RBIs- C.Crawford(1st), A.Gonzalez(1st), Y.Puig-3(3rd), J.Uribe-2(2nd),
      A.Ellis(2nd), M.Carpenter(1st), C.Beltran(1st), Y.Molina(2nd),
      D.Freese-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Ellis, Z.Greinke, L.Lynn
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Crawford
WALKS- A.Gonzalez, J.Uribe, M.Holliday-2, Y.Molina-2, D.Freese, S.Robinson
HIT BY PITCH- Y.Puig, J.Jay-2
STRIKE OUTS- H.Ramirez-3, S.Schumaker, A.Ellis-2, J.Howell, M.Carpenter,
             C.Beltran, M.Holliday, M.Adams, Y.Molina, J.Jay, L.Lynn, P.Kozma
GIDP- M.Carpenter, D.Descalso
2-out RBI- A.Gonzalez, M.Carpenter, C.Beltran, Y.Puig-2, A.Ellis
RLISP 2-out- J.Uribe, C.Crawford, M.Holliday, H.Ramirez, M.Adams, S.Schumaker,
             J.Howell, T.Cruz
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 8 for 17  Cardinals: 4 for 14
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Matt Carpenter robbed Carl Crawford of a base hit.
 
Yasiel Puig hit 2 doubles and had 3 RBI as the Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers
defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 9 to 5 at Busch
Stadium.
 
Zack Greinke(1-0) gave Los Angeles(NL) a solid outing.  He went 7 innings and
surrended up 7 hits and 4 walks.  Los Angeles(NL) had 16 hits overall, while
St. Louis had 10.  
 
J.P. Howell gained credit for his 1st save.  The loss was charged to Trevor
Rosenthal(1-1) in relief.  He pitched 2 innings and surrendered 2 hits and 2
walks.

October 4, 2013: A's 9 Tigers 5 (A's lead series, 1-0)

The Tigers were riding a 1-run lead into the 9th when Derek Norris of the A's led off with a game-tying home run off Drew Smyly. Eric Sogard would follow with a single but get caught stealing, then Coco Crisp lined out for the 2nd out. It looked like the Tigers could get their chance in the bottom of the inning but then Jed Lowrie doubled and Josh Donaldson was intentionally walked. Smyly gave way to Al Abuquerque, who intentionally walked Brandon Moss to get to Yoenis Cespedes, who made it count with a big blast to give the A's a 9-5 lead that became the final score.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Oakland Athletics At 2013 Detroit Tigers             10/4/2013
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          3  1  0  0 .000     A.Jackson CF        5  2  1  0 .200  
  J.Lowrie SS         4  1  2  2 .500     T.Hunter RF         5  0  1  0 .200  
D-C.Young PR          0  1  0  0 ----     M.Cabrera 3B        4  2  3  1 .750  
E-A.Callaspo 3B       0  0  0  0 ----   B-R.Santiago 3B       1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Donaldson 3B,2B   3  1  1  2 .333     P.Fielder 1B        4  1  1  3 .250  
  B.Moss DH           4  1  0  0 .000     V.Martinez DH       5  0  0  1 .000  
  Y.Cespedes LF       4  1  1  4 .250     A.Avila C           4  0  1  0 .250  
  J.Reddick RF        5  0  1  0 .200     O.Infante 2B        4  0  2  0 .500  
  S.Vogt C            4  1  1  0 .250     A.Dirks LF          3  0  1  0 .333  
  D.Barton 1B         3  1  1  0 .333   A-D.Kelly LF          1  0  1  01.000  
C-D.Norris PH,1B      1  1  1  11.000     J.Iglesias SS       3  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Sogard 2B,SS      4  0  2  0 .500                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  9 10  9                 Totals      39  5 11  5
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Dirks In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Cabrera In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Barton In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Lowrie In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Young In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 1 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 5  -  9 10  3
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  0 3 0  1 0 0  -  5 11  0
 
Athletics (1-0)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Colon                   6       9   5   4   1   2   2 119   6.00
R.Cook                    1       1   0   0   0   1   0  13   0.00
S.Doolittle WIN(1-0)      2       1   0   0   1   3   0  26   0.00
Totals                    9      11   5   4   2   6   2
 
Tigers (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Scherzer                8       6   4   4   5   9   1 130   4.50
D.Smyly LOSS(0-1) BS(1st) 0 2/3   3   3   3   1   0   1  15  40.50
A.Alburquerq              0 1/3   1   2   2   1   1   1  10  54.00
Totals                    9      10   9   9   7  10   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,693 DATE- Friday, October 4th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Dale Scott, Bill Miller, C.B. Bucknor, Todd Tichenor
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 6  Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- J.Lowrie, J.Donaldson-2
DOUBLES- J.Lowrie(1st), J.Reddick(1st), M.Cabrera(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Lowrie(1st), Y.Cespedes(1st), D.Norris(1st), M.Cabrera(1st),
           P.Fielder(1st)
RBIs- J.Lowrie-2(2nd), J.Donaldson-2(2nd), Y.Cespedes-4(4th), D.Norris(1st),
      M.Cabrera(1st), P.Fielder-3(3rd), V.Martinez(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Sogard
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Iglesias
WALKS- C.Crisp-2, J.Lowrie, J.Donaldson-2, B.Moss, Y.Cespedes, P.Fielder,
       A.Avila
STRIKE OUTS- J.Lowrie, B.Moss-3, Y.Cespedes, J.Reddick-2, S.Vogt, D.Barton,
             E.Sogard, A.Jackson-2, R.Santiago, P.Fielder, A.Avila, A.Dirks
GIDP- J.Lowrie, J.Iglesias
2-out RBI- Y.Cespedes-4
RLISP 2-out- D.Barton, J.Iglesias, J.Donaldson, A.Avila-2, J.Reddick-2, A.Dirks,
             T.Hunter-2
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 2 for 9  Tigers: 2 for 10
 
The Oakland Athletics came roaring back in the top of the ninth to spoil the
anticipated celebration of the hometown fans.  The final score,, was 9 to
5.
 
Oakland came through with the game-winning runs in the 9th inning as they
scored 5 runs on 4 base hits.  The critical plate appearance was by Yoenis
Cespedes who silenced Comerica Park as he quieted the crowd by clouting a
Grand Slam.  Oakland had a total of 10 hits for the game.  
 
The winning pitcher was Sean Doolittle(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings.
Drew Smyly(0-1) was given the loss in relief.  He allowed 3 runs and 3 hits
in 2/3 of an inning.  
 
Smyly was feeling apologetic in the locker room, 'I sure let that one get
away.  What a miserable feeling to let the guys down; and our fans.  One
minute things are looking great, then. BOOM, it's over with! I just hope I
get a chance to redeem myself real soon!'

October 4, 2013: Nationals 6 Braves 5 (series tied, 1-1)

Chicks dig the longball. Nationals fans also dig the longball, especially when 5 of them in a game leads to a 6-5 comeback win over the Braves to tie their division series at a game a piece.

The Nats homerfest started in the 1st when Denard Span led off with one. The Braves then roughed up Stephen Strasburg in the top of the 2nd with 5 runs on 4 hits, 3 walks (one intentional), a balk, and an error. The Nats immediately showed they hadn't given up the fight in the bottom of the inning with back-to-back solo homers from Adam Laroche and Wilson Ramos.

Strasburg settled down, and Bryce Harper made it a one-run game with a solo shot in the 5th. The 5-4 score held until the bottom of the 8th, when NL MVP Ian Desmond led off the inning with a single. That brought Braves closer (and NL Cy Young Award winner) Craig Kimbrel out to face Laroche, but instead of shutting the Nats down like he did he game 1, he gave up Laroche's 2nd homer of the day to give the Nats a one run lead. Rafael Soriano got the Braves in the top of the 9th for the save.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Atlanta Braves At 2013 Washington Nationals          10/4/2013
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Heyward CF        4  0  1  0 .154     D.Span CF           4  1  2  1 .250  
  J.Upton RF          4  1  2  0 .333     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Freeman 1B        5  1  1  2 .182     J.Werth RF          3  0  1  0 .333  
  E.Gattis LF         3  0  0  0 .250     B.Harper LF         4  1  3  1 .500  
  B.McCann C          3  0  0  1 .091     I.Desmond SS        3  1  1  0 .429  
  A.Simmons SS        4  1  1  0 .333     A.Laroche 1B        4  2  2  3 .400  
  C.Johnson 3B        4  1  1  1 .417     W.Ramos C           4  1  1  1 .286  
  C.Kimbrel P         0  0  0  0 ----     A.Rendon 2B         3  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Johnson 2B        3  1  0  0 .000     D.Storen P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Teheran P         2  0  0  0 .000     C.Stammen P         0  0  0  0 ----  
A-J.Schafer PH        1  0  1  01.000   D-C.Tracy PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Walden P          0  0  0  0 .000     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  L.Avilan P          0  0  0  0 ----     S.Strasburg P       2  0  0  0 .000  
C-P.Janish 3B         0  0  0  0 ----     F.Abad P            0  0  0  0 ----  
E-G.Laird PH          1  0  0  0 .000   B-S.Lombardozzi PH,2B 2  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5  7  4                 Totals      34  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Teheran In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Abad In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Avilan In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Stammen In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Janish In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 5 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  5  7  1
Nationals....... 1 2 0  0 1 0  0 2    -  6 10  1
 
Braves (2-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Teheran                 5       7   4   4   1   5   4  83   7.20
J.Walden HOLD(1st)        1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  19   2.45
L.Avilan HOLD(1st)        0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0   5  27.00
C.Kimbrel L(0-1) BS(1st)  1       1   1   1   0   1   1  19   3.00
Totals                    8      10   6   6   1   7   5
 
Nationals (1-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Strasburg               5 2/3   6   5   5   4   9   0 101   7.94
F.Abad                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
D.Storen                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  17   0.00
C.Stammen WIN(1-0)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
R.Soriano SAVE(1st)       1       1   0   0   1   0   0  22   0.00
Totals                    9       7   5   5   5  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,312 DATE- Friday, October 4th 2013 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Kerwin Danley, Lance Barksdale, Vic Carapazza, Gary Cederstrom
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 7  Nationals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- A.Simmons, W.Ramos
DOUBLES- C.Johnson(2nd), D.Span(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Span(1st), B.Harper(1st), A.Laroche-2(2nd), W.Ramos(1st)
RBIs- F.Freeman-2(2nd), B.McCann(2nd), C.Johnson(1st), D.Span(1st),
      B.Harper(1st), A.Laroche-3(3rd), W.Ramos(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Heyward(1st), A.Simmons(1st), J.Schafer(1st)
WALKS- J.Heyward, J.Upton, E.Gattis, B.McCann, E.Johnson, J.Werth
HIT BY PITCH- I.Desmond
STRIKE OUTS- J.Heyward, J.Upton, F.Freeman-2, E.Gattis-2, B.McCann, E.Johnson-2,
             J.Teheran, D.Span, R.Zimmerman, J.Werth, I.Desmond, A.Laroche,
             S.Strasburg, S.Lombardozzi
GIDP- I.Desmond
BALKS- S.Strasburg
2-out RBI- F.Freeman-2, B.McCann, B.Harper
RLISP 2-out- B.McCann, A.Simmons-2, R.Zimmerman, J.Heyward, F.Freeman
TEAM RISP- Braves: 4 for 12  Nationals: 0 for 2
 
First baseman Adam Laroche smashed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Washington
Nationals bested the Atlanta Braves 6 to 5 at Nationals Park.
 
Laroche made sure the Washington fans enjoyed themselves.  He hit a
bases-empty home run in the 2nd inning and bombed a two-run dinger in the 8th
inning.  Atlanta made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push
the needed runs across.  
 
Craig Stammen(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2/3 of an
inning. Stammen got help from Rafael Soriano who earned his 1st save.  Craig
Kimbrel(0-1) was the loser in relief.  
 
Fredi Gonzalez was reflective after the loss, 'We should have won this one, we
just made one too many mistakes.  Son-of-a-gun, that added a couple more
white hairs on this noggin of mine.'

October 4, 2013: Red Sox 6 Orioles 1 (Red Sox lead series, 1-0)

Deuces were wild for the Red Sox, who scored 2 runs in the 3rd, 5th and 8th en route to the 6-1 win. The Orioles lone run came on a home run from AL MVP Chris Davis. Jon Lester pitches a solid 7 innings for the win, giving up just 3 hits including Davis' HR. Dustin Pedroia had 2 RBI on a 5th inning double, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia knocked in the 2 insurance runs in the 8th with a bases-loaded single.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Baltimore Orioles At 2013 Boston Red Sox             10/4/2013
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Roberts 2B        4  0  0  0 .100     J.Ellsbury CF       3  1  1  1 .333  
  J.Hardy SS          4  0  0  0 .125     S.Victorino RF      3  1  1  1 .333  
  C.Davis 1B          4  1  1  1 .375     D.Pedroia 2B        3  1  2  2 .667  
  A.Jones CF          3  0  0  0 .111     D.Ortiz DH          3  1  1  0 .333  
  M.Wieters C         3  0  1  0 .125     M.Napoli 1B         4  0  2  0 .500  
  D.Valencia 3B       3  0  0  0 .125     D.Nava LF           4  0  0  0 .000  
  N.Markakis RF       3  0  0  0 .250     J.Saltalamacchia C  4  0  1  2 .250  
  M.Morse DH          3  0  0  0 .000     S.Drew SS           3  1  0  0 .000  
  S.Pearce LF         3  0  2  0 .667     W.Middlebrooks 3B   4  1  1  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  4  1                 Totals      31  6  9  6
 
 
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  4  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 2  0 2 0  0 2    -  6  9  0
 
Orioles (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Feldman LOSS(0-1)       7       5   4   2   5   6   0 114   2.57
B.Norris                  0       3   2   2   0   0   0  11  18.00
T.Hunter                  1       1   0   0   0   2   0  16   1.80
Totals                    8       9   6   4   5   8   0
 
Red Sox (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lester WIN(1-0)         7       3   1   1   0   3   1  93   1.29
J.Tazawa HOLD(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0.00
R.Dempster                1       1   0   0   0   0   0  16   0.00
Totals                    9       4   1   1   0   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,233 DATE- Friday, October 4th 2013 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Welke, Mike Everitt, Bruce Dreckman, Dan Bellino
T- 2:12
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 2  Red Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- S.Feldman
DOUBLES- S.Victorino(1st), D.Pedroia(1st), M.Napoli(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Davis(1st)
RBIs- C.Davis(1st), J.Ellsbury(1st), S.Victorino(1st), D.Pedroia-2(2nd),
      J.Saltalamacchia-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- S.Pearce(1st), J.Ellsbury(1st)
WALKS- J.Ellsbury, S.Victorino, D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz, S.Drew
STRIKE OUTS- M.Wieters, N.Markakis, M.Morse, M.Napoli-2, D.Nava-2,
             J.Saltalamacchia, S.Drew-2, W.Middlebrooks
GIDP- D.Valencia, D.Ortiz
WILD PITCHES- S.Feldman-2
2-out RBI- D.Pedroia-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Saltalamacchia, B.Roberts, S.Victorino, W.Middlebrooks, C.Davis
TEAM RISP- Orioles: 0 for 3  Red Sox: 5 for 12
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Dustin Pedroia robbed Chris Davis of a base hit.
          Bot 3rd: Brian Roberts robbed David Ortiz of a base hit.
 
Jon Lester went 7 solid innings at Fenway Park as the Boston Red Sox beat the
Baltimore Orioles 6 to 1.
 
Lester(1-0) pitched well for Boston in their victory.  He was reached for 3
hits and no walks in 7 innings.  Overall Boston out-hit Baltimore 9 to 4.
 
Scott Feldman(0-1) was tagged with the loss.  He gave up 5 hits and 5 walks in
7 innings.

October 3, 2013: Cardinals 3 Dodgers 2 (Cardinals lead series, 1-0)

The Cardinals score a couple of late runs to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win. They tied it in the 7th on a Jon Jay homer, then scored the go-ahead run in the 8th with doubles from Carlos Beltran and Yaider Molina. Clayton Kershaw strikes out 10 in the tough luck loss.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers At 2013 St. Louis Cardinals  10/3/2013
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crawford LF       4  0  0  0 .000     M.Carpenter 2B      4  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Ellis 2B          4  0  0  0 .000     C.Beltran RF        4  1  1  0 .250  
  H.Ramirez SS        4  0  1  0 .250     M.Holliday LF       3  0  1  0 .333  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       3  1  1  0 .333     Y.Molina C          4  0  1  1 .250  
  Y.Puig RF           3  1  0  0 .000     D.Freese 3B         2  1  0  0 .000  
  J.Uribe 3B          3  0  1  0 .333     E.Mujica P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  S.Schumaker CF      1  0  0  1 .000     M.Adams 1B          4  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Ellis C           3  0  0  1 .000     J.Jay CF            3  1  1  1 .333  
  C.Kershaw P         2  0  0  0 .000     P.Kozma SS          3  0  2  1 .667  
A-S.Van Slyke PH      1  0  0  0 .000     A.Wainwright P      2  0  0  0 .000  
  P.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----     T.Rosenthal P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-D.Descalso 3B       0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  2  3  2                 Totals      29  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kershaw In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Rosenthal In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  3  0
Cardinals....... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 1    -  3  6  2
 
Dodgers (0-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Kershaw                 7       4   2   2   3  10   1 102   2.57
P.Rodriguez LOSS(0-1)     1       2   1   1   0   1   0  20   9.00
Totals                    8       6   3   3   3  11   1
 
Cardinals (1-0)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Wainwright              7       2   2   1   2   6   0  86   1.29
T.Rosenthal WIN(1-0)      1       0   0   0   0   2   0  12   0.00
E.Mujica SAVE(1st)        1       1   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                    9       3   2   1   2   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,277 DATE- Thursday, October 3rd 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ted Barrett, Alfonso Marquez, Mike Dimuro, Scott Barry
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 3  Cardinals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Cardinals: 2
ERRORS- M.Carpenter, D.Freese
DOUBLES- C.Beltran(1st), M.Holliday(1st), Y.Molina(1st), P.Kozma(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Jay(1st)
RBIs- S.Schumaker(1st), A.Ellis(1st), Y.Molina(1st), J.Jay(1st), P.Kozma(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- S.Schumaker
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Wainwright
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Schumaker
WALKS- A.Gonzalez, S.Schumaker, M.Holliday, D.Freese-2
HIT BY PITCH- Y.Puig
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crawford-2, M.Ellis-3, Y.Puig, J.Uribe, S.Schumaker,
             M.Carpenter-2, C.Beltran, M.Holliday, Y.Molina-2, D.Freese,
             M.Adams-2, J.Jay-2
GIDP- A.Gonzalez, J.Uribe
WILD PITCHES- C.Kershaw, A.Wainwright
2-out RBI- P.Kozma
RLISP 2-out- Y.Molina, C.Kershaw, A.Wainwright, C.Beltran, Y.Puig, M.Adams
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 4  Cardinals: 1 for 8
 
Adam Wainwright had a strong outing and Pete Kozma had 2 base hits as the St.
Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers 3 to 2 at Busch
Stadium.
 
The game was won by St. Louis when they scored a run in the bottom of the 8th
inning.  Carlos Beltran doubled.  Matt Holliday got his turn next, but he was
a strikeout victim.  Yadier Molina then doubled.  Los Angeles(NL) tried
unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.  
 
The winning pitcher was Trevor Rosenthal(1-0) who allowed no runs in 1 inning.
Edward Mujica recorded the save, his 1st.  Paco Rodriguez(0-1) took the loss
in relief.  He pitched 1 inning allowing 2 hits and no walks.
 
'Anytime you lose it hurts,' said Don Mattingly 'but it's losing the close
ones that really hurt.'