October 24, 2013: Nationals 9 Red Sox 4 (World Series tied, 1-1)

The Red Sox scored 3 runs in the 1st inning on a Dustin Pedroia double and a Jonny Gomes home run, and it looked like it was going to be another game that was all Red Sox. Instead, the Nationals formidable offense came to life in the 3rd, scoring 4 runs and going on to score in 4 more innings en route to a 9-4 win. Bryce Harper had a bases loaded double that plated 3 in the 4th, and Wilson Ramos hit solo homers in the 4th and 6th.

Gio Gonzalez got the win with a quality start. The series goes to Boston for game 3, where David Ortiz will resume his normal DH role, and Stephen Strasburg will take the hill against Jon Lester of the Sox.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Boston Red Sox At 2013 Washington Nationals         10/24/2013
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       4  0  1  0 .222     D.Span CF           4  2  0  0 .146  
  S.Victorino RF      4  1  1  0 .328     R.Zimmerman 3B      5  1  1  1 .260  
  F.Doubront P        0  0  0  0 ----     J.Werth RF          2  0  0  0 .279  
  R.Dempster P        0  0  0  0 ----     B.Harper LF         4  0  1  3 .350  
E-M.Carp PH           1  0  0  0 .333     I.Desmond SS        3  0  1  1 .310  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  1  2  2 .288     A.Laroche 1B        4  0  0  0 .237  
  M.Napoli 1B         3  0  0  0 .304     T.Clippard P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Gomes LF          3  1  1  2 .500     C.Stammen P         0  0  0  0 ----  
C-D.Ortiz PH          0  0  0  0 .216     W.Ramos C           3  3  2  2 .256  
D-Q.Berry PR,LF       0  0  0  0 .667     A.Rendon 2B         3  2  1  0 .172  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  4  0  0  0 .300     G.Gonzalez P        2  1  1  0 .375  
  S.Drew SS           4  0  1  0 .360     D.Storen P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   4  1  2  0 .158   B-T.Moore PH,1B       1  0  1  1 .200  
  J.Peavy P           1  0  0  0 .000                                          
A-D.Nava PH,RF        2  0  1  0 .295                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  4  9  4                 Totals      31  9  8  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Peavy In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Storen In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gomes In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Ortiz In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Dempster In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4  9  1
Nationals....... 0 0 4  1 0 1  1 2    -  9  8  1
 
Red Sox (8-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Peavy LOSS(1-1)         6       5   6   5   2   6   2 105   4.76
F.Doubront                1       1   1   1   2   1   0  23   2.35
R.Dempster                1       2   2   2   1   0   0  19  11.81
Totals                    8       8   9   8   5   7   2
 
Nationals (8-4)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Gonzalez WIN(2-2)       6       5   3   3   2   9   1 102   2.88
D.Storen HOLD(2nd)        1       1   0   0   0   2   0  22  13.50
T.Clippard                1       0   0   0   2   1   0  21   3.38
C.Stammen                 1       3   1   1   0   2   0  24   2.25
Totals                    9       9   4   4   4  14   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,938 DATE- Thursday, October 24th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Adrian Johnson, Fieldin Culbreth, Brian O'Nora, Bill Welke
T- 3:31
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9  Nationals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 2  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- W.Middlebrooks, W.Ramos
DOUBLES- D.Pedroia-2(6th), S.Drew(7th), B.Harper(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Gomes(2nd), W.Ramos-2(6th)
RBIs- D.Pedroia-2(7th), J.Gomes-2(7th), R.Zimmerman(2nd), B.Harper-3(13th),
      I.Desmond(4th), W.Ramos-2(7th), T.Moore(1st)
STOLEN BASES- S.Victorino(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Peavy
WALKS- J.Ellsbury, M.Napoli-2, D.Ortiz, D.Span, J.Werth-2, W.Ramos, T.Moore
HIT BY PITCH- I.Desmond, A.Rendon
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury-2, M.Carp, D.Pedroia, M.Napoli, J.Gomes-2,
             J.Saltalamacchia-3, S.Drew-2, W.Middlebrooks, D.Nava, J.Werth-2,
             B.Harper-3, I.Desmond, G.Gonzalez
GIDP- D.Span, A.Laroche
2-out RBI- J.Gomes-2, W.Ramos, I.Desmond, D.Pedroia
RLISP 2-out- J.Ellsbury, A.Laroche-3, D.Pedroia, S.Drew, M.Napoli-2
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 3 for 14  Nationals: 2 for 9
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Stephen Drew robbed Ian Desmond of a base hit.
 
Wilson Ramos blasted 2 homeruns and scored 3 times as the Washington Nationals
bested the Boston Red Sox 9 to 4 at Nationals Park.
 
It was a good day for Washington thanks to Ramos.  He lofted a solo-blast
'downtown' in the 4th inning and ripped a solo home run in the 6th inning.
Washington rapped out 8 hits for the night.  
 
Gio Gonzalez(2-2) went 6 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory. Jake
Peavy(1-1) took the loss.  The Washington ballclub's record now stands at a
league leading 8-4.  Boston has a record of 8-6 after the loss.