October 27, 2013: Nationals 3 Red Sox 2 (World Series tied, 2-2)

The 2013 World Series has been reduced to a best of 3 affair, as the Nationals tie the series up by edging the Red Sox 3-2 in Game 4. Despite the close score, the Nationals actually never trailed in this game, scoring in the 1st on a Denard Span double that turned into a run after Ian Desmond's RBI single. The Nats added 2 more in the 4th on 3 hits, including RBI singles from Wilson Ramos and Anthony Rendon. The Sox got 2 back in the bottom of the 4th on 4 hits, including a Jarrod Saltalamacchia bases-loaded double.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Washington Nationals At 2013 Boston Red Sox         10/27/2013
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Span CF           4  1  1  0 .140     J.Ellsbury CF       4  0  0  0 .222  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  2  0 .276     S.Victorino RF      4  0  0  0 .303  
  J.Werth RF          4  0  1  0 .280     D.Pedroia 2B        4  1  2  0 .292  
  B.Harper LF         4  0  1  0 .319     D.Ortiz DH          4  1  2  0 .254  
  I.Desmond SS        3  1  1  1 .327     M.Napoli 1B         4  0  2  0 .315  
  A.Laroche 1B        3  1  1  0 .238     D.Nava LF           4  0  1  0 .308  
  W.Ramos C           4  0  1  1 .255     J.Saltalamacchia C  4  0  2  2 .298  
  C.Tracy DH          4  0  0  0 .182     S.Drew SS           3  0  0  0 .333  
  A.Rendon 2B         4  0  2  1 .194     W.Middlebrooks 3B   3  0  0  0 .178  
                                        A-M.Carp PH           1  0  0  0 .300  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3 10  3                 Totals      35  2  9  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Middlebrooks In 9th Inning
 
Nationals....... 1 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  1
 
Nationals (9-5)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Haren WIN(1-1)          6       7   2   2   0   3   0  94   1.83
F.Abad                    0       0   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.91
D.Storen HOLD(3rd)        1 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  21   9.00
T.Clippard SAVE(2nd)      1 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   2.25
Totals                    9       9   2   2   1   4   0
 
Red Sox (9-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lackey LOSS(0-2)        6 1/3   6   3   3   4   7   0 109   6.75
B.Workman                 2 2/3   4   0   0   1   2   0  48   2.00
Totals                    9      10   3   3   5   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,026 DATE- Sunday, October 27th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Scott Barry, Ted Barrett, Alfonso Marquez, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:10  Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- M.Napoli
DOUBLES- D.Span(4th), D.Nava(3rd), J.Saltalamacchia-2(7th)
RBIs- I.Desmond(5th), W.Ramos(8th), A.Rendon(2nd), J.Saltalamacchia-2(7th)
WALKS- D.Span, J.Werth, B.Harper, I.Desmond, A.Laroche, S.Drew
HIT BY PITCH- R.Zimmerman
STRIKE OUTS- D.Span-2, R.Zimmerman, J.Werth-2, B.Harper-2, A.Laroche, W.Ramos,
             D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz, M.Napoli, J.Saltalamacchia
GIDP- C.Tracy, D.Nava
2-out RBI- I.Desmond, A.Rendon
RLISP 2-out- A.Laroche-2, S.Drew-2, B.Harper-2, W.Middlebrooks-2, J.Werth,
             S.Victorino, C.Tracy
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 4 for 14  Red Sox: 2 for 11
 
The Washington Nationals edged the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park by the score
of 3 to 2.
 
Washington took the lead off John Lackey in the first inning plating an
isolated run using 2 hits.  Both teams' bats went to sleep after the 4th
inning with no runs scored after that point.  
 
Dan Haren(1-1) went 6 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Tyler Clippard
preserved the game for Haren, recording his his 2nd save.  Lackey(0-2) ended
up with the loss.