2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 127th season as a member of the National League, 132nd season overall, and 13th season at PNC Park. The regular season began at home with a loss against the Chicago Cubs on April 1 and ended with a win at Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds on September 29. In their first winning season since 1992, the Pirates finished in second place in the National League Central with 94 wins and 68 losses.

2013 Pittsburgh Pirates
National League Wild Card Winners
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	PNC Park
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Record	94–68 (.580)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Robert Nutting
General managers	Neal Huntington
Managers	Clint Hurdle
Television	Root Sports Pittsburgh
Radio	KDKA-FM Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Tim Neverett, Bob Walk, John Wehner)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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Background

The Pirates earned their 82nd win of the season on September 9, ensuring the team's first winning season since 1992 and ending the longest stretch of losing seasons—20—in North American professional sports history. Although the St. Louis Cardinals won the NL Central Division, the Pirates clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 1992 in one of two NL Wild Card spots on September 23. In the NLWC Game, the Pirates secured their first postseason win since Game 6 of the 1992 NLCS by defeating the Cincinnati Reds. In doing so, the team advanced to the NLDS, where they were defeated in five games by the eventual National League champion Cardinals, eliminating them from the 2013 postseason.

Five members of the 2013 Pirates were selected to represent the National League in the All-Star Game. In addition, team manager Clint Hurdle won the 2013 NL Manager of the Year Award in his third year with the Pirates, center fielder Andrew McCutchen was named NL Most Valuable Player, pitcher Francisco Liriano was named NL Comeback Player of the Year, and third baseman Pedro Álvarez tied for first place in home runs hit in the National League at 36.

Season standings

National League Central

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NL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	.599	—	54‍–‍27	43‍–‍38
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	68	.580	3	50‍–‍31	44‍–‍37
Cincinnati Reds	90	72	.556	7	49‍–‍31	41‍–‍41
Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	.457	23	37‍–‍44	37‍–‍44
Chicago Cubs	66	96	.407	31	31‍–‍50	35‍–‍46

National League playoff standings

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Division Winners

Team	W	L	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	.599
Atlanta Braves	96	66	.593
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	70	.568

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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	68	.580	+4
Cincinnati Reds	90	72	.556	—
Washington Nationals	86	76	.531	4
Arizona Diamondbacks	81	81	.500	9
San Francisco Giants	76	86	.469	14
San Diego Padres	76	86	.469	14
Colorado Rockies	74	88	.457	16
New York Mets	74	88	.457	16
Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	.457	16
Philadelphia Phillies	73	89	.451	17
Chicago Cubs	66	96	.407	24
Miami Marlins	62	100	.383	28

Record vs. opponents

2013 National League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2013 v t e
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	2–4	4–3	3–4	12–7	10–9	4–2	6–1	3–4	3–4	3–3	7–12	7–12	4–3	2–4	11–9
Atlanta	4–2	—	5–1	4–3	6–1	5–2	13–6	2–4	10–9	11–8	4–3	1–5	3–4	4–3	13–6	11–9
Chicago	3–4	1–5	—	5–14	3–3	1–6	4–3	6–13	3–3	3–3	7–12	3–4	4–3	7–12	3–4	13–7
Cincinnati	4–3	3–4	14–5	—	2–4	4–3	6–1	10–9	4–2	4–2	8–11	3–3	6–1	8–11	3–4	11–9
Colorado	7–12	1–6	3–3	4–2	—	10–9	3–4	4–2	3–4	3–4	4–2	12–7	9–10	3–4	3–4	5–15
Los Angeles	9–10	2–5	6–1	3–4	9–10	—	5–2	4–2	5–1	5–2	4–2	11–8	8–11	4–3	5–1	12–8
Miami	2–4	6–13	3–4	1–6	4–3	2–5	—	1–5	11–8	7–12	2–4	3–4	4–3	2–4	5–14	9–11
Milwaukee	1–6	4–2	13–6	9–10	2–4	2–4	5–1	—	4–3	5–2	7–12	3–4	5–2	5–14	3–4	6–14
New York	4–3	9–10	3–3	2–4	4–3	1–5	8–11	3–4	—	10–9	2–5	4–3	4–2	2–5	7–12	11–9
Philadelphia	4–3	8–11	3–3	2–4	4–3	2–5	12–7	2–5	9–10	—	3–4	4–2	3–3	2–5	8–11	7–13
Pittsburgh	3–3	3–4	12–7	11–8	2–4	2–4	4–2	12–7	5–2	4–3	—	3–4	4–3	10–9	4–3	15–5
San Diego	12–7	5–1	4–3	3–3	7–12	8–11	4–3	4–3	3–4	2–4	4–3	—	8–11	2–4	2–5	8–12
San Francisco	12–7	4–3	3–4	1–6	10–9	11–8	3–4	2–5	2–4	3–3	3–4	11–8	—	2–4	3–3	6–14
St. Louis	3–4	3–4	12–7	11–8	4–3	3–4	4–2	14–5	5–2	5–2	9–10	4–2	4–2	—	6–0	10–10
Washington	4–2	6–13	4–3	4–3	4–3	1–5	14–5	4–3	12–7	11–8	3–4	5–2	3–3	0–6	—	11–9

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP RS RA NL East Atlanta Braves 3 4 0.429 23 26 Miami Marlins 4 2 0.667 22 18 New York Mets 5 2 0.714 32 18 Philadelphia Phillies 4 3 0.571 26 24 Washington Nationals 4 3 0.571 31 29 Total 20 14 0.588 134 115 NL Central Chicago Cubs 12 7 0.632 59 44 Cincinnati Reds 11 8 0.579 73 71 Milwaukee Brewers 12 7 0.632 83 75 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 10 9 0.526 85 87 Total 45 31 0.592 300 277 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 3 3 0.500 26 39 Colorado Rockies 2 4 0.333 19 26 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 4 0.333 14 18 San Diego Padres 3 4 0.429 26 15 San Francisco Giants 4 3 0.571 36 36 Total 14 18 0.438 121 134 American League Detroit Tigers 3 1 0.750 12 9 Houston Astros 2 1 0.667 8 8 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3 0 1.000 21 12 Oakland Athletics 1 2 0.333 7 4 Seattle Mariners 3 1 0.750 18 9 Texas Rangers 3 0 1.000 13 9 Total 15 5 0.750 79 51 Season Total 94 68 0.580 634 577

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 27 15 12 0.556 110 110 May 28 19 9 0.679 99 76 June 26 17 9 0.654 111 89 July 26 14 12 0.538 100 81 August 28 14 14 0.500 111 113 September 27 15 12 0.556 103 108 Total 162 94 68 0.580 634 577 Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 81 50 31 0.617 309 267 Away 81 44 37 0.543 325 310 Total 162 94 68 0.580 634 577

Regular season

April

• April 4 – The Pirates take one out of three games against the Chicago Cubs in the season-opening series.
• April 17 – Pitcher A. J. Burnett records his 2,000th career strikeout in a 5–0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
• April 29 – Russell Martin is named NL Player of the Week for the week ending April 28.
• Jason Grilli wins the Delivery Man of the Month Award for April.
• The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 15–12, third in the NL Central and 0.5 games out of first.

May

2013 NL MVP Andrew McCutchen bats against the Nationals on May 3.

• May 11 – Pitcher Francisco Liriano makes his Pirates debut, striking out nine and allowing one run over 5.2 innings in an 11–2 road victory against the New York Mets. This was Liriano's first appearance of his NL Comeback Player of the Year season.
• Jason Grilli wins the Delivery Man Award for May, his second of the season.
• The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 34–21, tied for second in the NL Central with the Cincinnati Reds and 2.0 games out of first.

June

• June 11 – Starting pitcher Gerrit Cole makes his awaited MLB debut, in which he strikes out the first batter he faces on three pitches, records a two-run single, and pitches 6.1 innings to earn the win in an 8–2 home victory over the San Francisco Giants.
• June 24 – Pedro Alvarez is named NL Player of the Week for the week ending June 23.
• June 29 – The Pirates, with the best record in MLB, become the first team to reach 50 wins in the 2013 season.
• The Pirates finish the month on a nine-game winning streak with a win–loss record of 51–30, first place in the NL Central with the best record in the majors.

July

• July 7 – Pedro Alvarez (3B), Jason Grilli (P), Jeff Locke (P), Andrew McCutchen (OF), and Mark Melancon (P) are named to the National League All-Star team. The Pirates had not sent five players to the All-Star game since 1972.
• July 14 – The Pirates enter the All-Star break with a win–loss record of 56–37, second in the NL Central and one game behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
• The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 65–42, first place in the NL Central with the best record in the majors.

August

• August 1 – The Pirates win four games out of a five-game homestand, including a double-header sweep, against the St. Louis Cardinals to hold onto first place in the NL Central.
• August 5 – Francisco Liriano is named NL Player of the Week for the week ending August 4.
• August 28 – Recently acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd hits a three-run home run in his first game as a Pirate, contributing to a 7–1 home victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
• The Pirates finish the penultimate month of the regular season with a win–loss record of 79–56, one game ahead of the Cardinals for first place in the NL Central.

September

• September 9 – After a four-game losing streak, the Pirates defeat the Texas Rangers on the road to secure their 82nd win of the season and ensure their first winning season since 1992.
• September 20 – Pitcher Francisco Liriano records the 1,000th strikeout of his career in a 6–5 extra-inning home loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
• September 23 – The Pirates defeat the Chicago Cubs on the road to secure their first playoff berth since 1992 as an NL Wild Card.
• September 28 – The Pirates combine to hit six home runs against the Cincinnati Reds, five off of starter Bronson Arroyo, two of which were hit by Neil Walker in an 8–3 victory.
• September 29 – The Pirates finish the regular season with a three-game away sweep of the Reds to earn home-field advantage in the NL Wild Card game.
• Gerrit Cole is named NL Rookie of the Month for September, having earned a win in each of his four starts in September, improving his rookie season win–loss record to 10–7.
• At the conclusion of the season, the Pirates had a win–loss record of 94–68, finishing second in the NL Central behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Game log

2013 Game Log: 94–68 (Home: 50–31; Away: 44–37)[2]
April: 15–12 (Home: 8–4; Away: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 1 Cubs 1–3 Samardzija (1–0) Burnett (0–1) Fujikawa (1) 39,078 0–1 2 April 3 Cubs 3–0 Rodríguez (1–0) Jackson (0–1) Grilli (1) 27,667 1–1 3 April 4 Cubs 2–3 Wood (1–0) McDonald (0–1) Mármol (1) 11,634 1–2 4 April 5 @ Dodgers 0–3 Greinke (1–0) Sánchez (0–1) League (1) 40,607 1–3 5 April 6 @ Dodgers 0–1 Kershaw (2–0) Burnett (0–2) League (2) 39,446 1–4 6 April 7 @ Dodgers 2–6 Ryu (1–1) Locke (0–1) — 52,503 1–5 7 April 8 @ Diamondbacks 5–3 Gómez (1–0) Cahill (0–2) Grilli (2) 21,392 2–5 8 April 9 @ Diamondbacks 6–5 McDonald (1–1) McCarthy (0–1) Grilli (3) 19,872 3–5 9 April 10 @ Diamondbacks 2–10 Miley (2–0) Sánchez (0–2) — 17,769 3–6 10 April 12 Reds 6–5 Watson (1–0) Hoover (0–3) Grilli (4) 24,366 4–6 11 April 13 Reds 3–1 Locke (1–1) Simón (0–1) Grilli (5) 25,118 5–6 12 April 14 Reds 10–7 Hughes (1–0) Broxton (0–1) — 19,239 6–6 13 April 15 Cardinals 6–10 Lynn (2–0) McDonald (1–2) — 10,539 6–7 — April 16 Cardinals Postponed (rain) Makeup: July 30 14 April 17 Cardinals 5–0 Burnett (1–2) Miller (2–1) — 9,570 7–7 15 April 18 Braves 4–6 Varvaro (1–0) Hughes (0–1) Kimbrel (7) 11,288 7–8 16 April 19 Braves 6–0 Rodríguez (2–0) Hudson (2–1) — 18,705 8–8 17 April 20 Braves 3–1 McDonald (2–2) Maholm (3–1) Grilli (6) 29,313 9–8 18 April 21 Braves 4–2 Wilson (1–0) Medlen (1–2) Grilli (7) 20,873 10–8 19 April 22 @ Phillies 2–3 Valdés (1–0) Hughes (1–2) Papelbon (4) 35,385 10–9 20 April 23 @ Phillies 2–0 Locke (2–1) Hamels (0–3) Grilli (8) 31,002 11–9 21 April 24 @ Phillies 5–3 Mazzaro (1–0) Adams (1–2) Grilli (9) 32,158 12–9 22 April 25 @ Phillies 6–4 Wilson (2–0) Aumont (1–3) Watson (1) 33,443 13–9 23 April 26 @ Cardinals 1–9 Lynn (4–0) Sánchez (0–3) — 44,090 13–10 24 April 27 @ Cardinals 5–3 Burnett (2–2) Kelly (0–1) Grilli (10) 40,909 14–10 25 April 28 @ Cardinals 9–0 Locke (3–1) Miller (3–2) — 41,470 15–10 26 April 29 @ Brewers 4–10 Gallardo (3–1) Rodríguez (2–1) — 21,255 15–11 27 April 30 @ Brewers 8–12 Gorzelanny (1–0) Morris (0–1) — 24,154 15–12
May: 19–9 (Home: 12–6; Away: 7–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 28 May 1 @ Brewers 6–4 Morris (1–1) Axford (0–3) Grilli (11) 26,079 16–12 29 May 3 Nationals 3–1 Burnett (3–2) Detwiler (1–3) Grilli (12) 26,404 17–12 30 May 4 Nationals 4–5 Clippard (2–1) Watson (1–1) Soriano (10) 29,975 17–13 31 May 5 Nationals 2–6 Gonzalez (3–2) Rodríguez (2–2) — 24,186 17–14 32 May 7 Mariners 4–1 Gómez (2–0) Harang (1–4) Grilli (13) 12,973 18–14 33 May 8 Mariners 1–2 Hernández (5–2) Burnett (3–3) Wilhelmsen (9) 18,877 18–15 34 May 9 @ Mets 2–3 Parnell (4–0) Grilli (0–1) — 20,147 18–16 35 May 10 @ Mets 7–3 Rodríguez (3–2) Marcum (0–3) Grilli (14) 25,123 19–16 36 May 11 @ Mets 11–2 Liriano (1–0) Niese (2–4) — 31,160 20–16 37 May 12 @ Mets 3–2 Wilson (3–0) Rice (1–2) Grilli (15) 28,404 21–16 38 May 13 Brewers 1–5 Estrada (3–2) Burnett (3–4) — 11,872 21–17 39 May 14 Brewers 4–3 (12) Mazzaro (2–0) Fiers (0–2) — 11,556 22–17 40 May 15 Brewers 3–1 Rodríguez (4–2) Gallardo (3–3) Grilli (16) 13,554 23–17 41 May 16 Brewers 7–1 Liriano (2–0) Burgos (1–2) — 16,434 24–17 42 May 17 Astros 5–4 Wilson (4–0) González (0–1) — 29,743 25–17 43 May 18 Astros 2–4 (11) Cisnero (1–0) Morris (1–2) Veras (6) 32,925 25–18 44 May 19 Astros 1–0 Locke (4–1) Harrell (3–5) Grilli (17) 28,471 26–18 45 May 21 Cubs 5–4 Rodríguez (5–2) Russell (0–1) Grilli (18) 16,092 27–18 46 May 22 Cubs 1–0 Liriano (3–0) Samardzija (2–6) Melancon (1) 12,675 28–18 47 May 23 Cubs 4–2 Mazzaro (3–0) Jackson (1–7) Grilli (19) 24,552 29–18 48 May 24 @ Brewers 1–2 Estrada (4–2) Burnett (3–5) Rodríguez (1) 33,874 29–19 49 May 25 @ Brewers 5–2 Locke (5–1) Fiers (1–3) — 40,410 30–19 50 May 26 @ Brewers 5–4 Rodríguez (6–2) Gallardo (3–5) Grilli (20) 44,626 31–19 51 May 27 @ Tigers 5–6 Verlander (6–4) Liriano (3–1) Valverde (6) 41,416 31–20 52 May 28 @ Tigers 1–0 (11) Melancon (1–0) Ortega (0–2) Grilli (21) 33,473 32–20 53 May 29 Tigers 5–3 Morris (2–2) Sánchez (5–5) Grilli (22) 19,980 33–20 54 May 30 Tigers 1–0 (11) Morris (3–2) Putkonen (1–1) — 20,834 34–20 55 May 31 Reds 0–6 Cueto (3–0) Rodríguez (6–3) — 35,730 34–21
June: 17–9 (Home: 8–3; Away: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 56 June 1 Reds 0–2 Leake (5–2) Liriano (3–2) Chapman (14) 33,912 34–22 57 June 2 Reds 5–4 (11) Wilson (5–0) Simón (4–2) — 29,407 35–22 58 June 3 @ Braves 2–7 Medlen (2–6) Burnett (3–6) — 19,526 35–23 59 June 4 @ Braves 4–5 (10) Varvaro (3–0) Melancon (1–1) — 28,861 35–24 60 June 5 @ Braves 0–5 Teherán (4–2) Rodríguez (6–4) — 28,703 35–25 61 June 7 @ Cubs 2–0 Liriano (4–2) Wood (5–4) Grilli (23) 31,614 36–25 62 June 8 @ Cubs 6–2 Burnett (4–6) Samardzija (3–7) — 38,405 37–25 63 June 9 @ Cubs 1–4 Jackson (2–8) Wilson (5–1) Gregg (7) 31,858 37–26 64 June 11 Giants 8–2 Cole (1–0) Lincecum (4–6) — 30,614 38–26 65 June 12 Giants 12–8 Liriano (5–2) Zito (4–5) — 19,966 39–26 66 June 13 Giants 0–10 Cain (5–3) Morton (0–1) — 22,532 39–27 67 June 14 Dodgers 3–0 Locke (6–1) Fife (1–2) Grilli (24) 36,878 40–27 68 June 15 Dodgers 3–5 (11) Moylan (1–0) Mazzaro (3–1) League (14) 36,941 40–28 69 June 16 Dodgers 6–3 Cole (2–0) Greinke (3–2) Grilli (25) 37,263 41–28 70 June 17 @ Reds 1–4 Leake (7–3) Liriano (5–3) Chapman (18) 28,892 41–29 71 June 18 @ Reds 4–0 Morton (1–1) Latos (6–1) — 28,993 42–29 72 June 19 @ Reds 1–2 (13) Parra (1–1) Mazzaro (3–2) — 36,567 42–30 73 June 20 @ Reds 5–3 Morris (4–2) Simón (5–3) Watson (2) 40,929 43–30 74 June 21 @ Angels 5–2 Cole (3–0) Weaver (1–4) Grilli (26) 40,136 44–30 75 June 22 @ Angels 6–1 Liriano (6–3) Williams (5–3) — 41,114 45–30 76 June 23 @ Angels 10–9 (10) Melancon (2–1) Jepsen (0–2) — 35,069 46–30 77 June 25 @ Mariners 9–4 Locke (7–1) Saunders (5–8) — 21,074 47–30 78 June 26 @ Mariners 4–2 Mazzaro (4–2) Furbush (1–4) Melancon (2) 21,265 48–30 79 June 28 Brewers 10–3 Cole (4–0) Hellweg (0–1) Reid (1) 36,875 49–30 80 June 29 Brewers 2–1 Liriano (7–3) Hand (0–1) Grilli (27) 38,438 50–30 81 June 30 Brewers 2–1 (14) Watson (2–1) Rodríguez (1–1) — 35,351 51–30
July: 14–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 82 July 2 Phillies 1–3 Pettibone (4–3) Cumpton (0–1) Papelbon (16) 30,301 51–31 83 July 3 Phillies 6–5 Locke (8–1) Lannan (1–3) Grilli (28) 33,197 52–31 84 July 4 Phillies 4–6 Hamels (3–11) Cole (4–1) Papelbon (17) 35,328 52–32 85 July 5 @ Cubs 6–2 Liriano (8–3) Samardzija (5–8) — 38,615 53–32 86 July 6 @ Cubs 1–4 Jackson (5–10) Morton (1–2) Gregg (15) 36,590 53–33 87 July 7 @ Cubs 3–4 (11) Guerrier (3–4) Morris (4–3) — 33,146 53–34 88 July 8 Athletics 1–2 Colón (12–3) Locke (8–2) Balfour (23) 23,743 53–35 89 July 9 Athletics 1–2 Straily (6–2) Cole (4–2) Balfour (24) 24,560 53–36 90 July 10 Athletics 5–0 Liriano (9–3) Milone (8–8) — 23,474 54–36 91 July 12 Mets 3–2 (11) Mazzaro (5–2) Germen (0–1) — 39,036 55–36 92 July 13 Mets 4–2 Wilson (6–1) Burke (0–2) Grilli (29) 39,173 56–36 93 July 14 Mets 2–4 Gee (7–7) Cole (4–3) Parnell (17) 37,490 56–37 All–Star Break (July 15–18) 94 July 19 @ Reds 3–5 Leake (9–4) Liriano (9–4) Chapman (22) 40,831 56–38 95 July 20 @ Reds 4–5 Latos (9–3) Burnett (4–7) Chapman (23) 34,728 56–39 96 July 21 @ Reds 3–2 Locke (9–2) Bailey (5–9) Grilli (30) 40,824 57–39 97 July 22 @ Nationals 6–5 Morton (2–2) Haren (4–11) Mazzaro (1) 29,200 58–39 98 July 23 @ Nationals 5–1 Cole (5–3) Jordan (0–3) — 32,976 59–39 99 July 24 @ Nationals 4–2 Liriano (10–4) Strasburg (5–8) Melancon (3) 33,636 60–39 100 July 25 @ Nationals 7–9 Krol (1–0) Morris (4–4) — 38,862 60–40 101 July 26 @ Marlins 0–2 Álvarez (1–1) Locke (9–3) Cishek (21) 18,718 60–41 102 July 27 @ Marlins 7–4 Morton (3–2) Koehler (2–6) Melancon (4) 22,410 61–41 103 July 28 @ Marlins 2–3 Fernández (7–5) Cole (5–4) Cishek (22) 24,207 61–42 104 July 29 Cardinals 9–2 Liriano (11–4) Westbrook (7–5) — 32,084 62–42 105 July 30 Cardinals 2–1 (11) Mazzaro (6–2) Siegrist (0–1) — N/A 63–42 106 July 30 Cardinals 6–0 Cumpton (1–1) Lyons (2–4) — 33,861 64–42 107 July 31 Cardinals 5–4 Watson (3–1) Rosenthal (1–2) Melancon (5) 31,679 65–42
August: 14–14 (Home: 9–6; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 108 Aug 1 Cardinals 0–13 Kelly (2–3) Morton (3–3) — 31,999 65–43 109 Aug 2 Rockies 2–4 Chacín (10–5) Cole (5–5) Brothers (8) 37,487 65–44 110 Aug 3 Rockies 5–2 Liriano (12–4) de la Rosa (10–6) Melancon (6) 38,424 66–44 111 Aug 4 Rockies 5–1 Burnett (5–7) Nicasio (6–6) — 37,980 67–44 112 Aug 6 Marlins 4–3 Morris (5–4) Dunn (2–3) — 27,907 68–44 113 Aug 7 Marlins 4–2 Morton (4–3) Koehler (3–7) Melancon (7) 28,173 69–44 114 Aug 8 Marlins 5–4 (10) Hughes (2–2) Ames (0–1) — 33,646 70–44 115 Aug 9 @ Rockies 1–10 de la Rosa (11–6) Liriano (12–5) — 37,444 70–45 116 Aug 10 @ Rockies 4–6 López (2–4) Burnett (5–8) Brothers (9) 40,728 70–46 117 Aug 11 @ Rockies 2–3 Corpas (1–2) Morris (5–5) Brothers (10) 44,657 70–47 118 Aug 13 @ Cardinals 3–4 (14) Freeman (1–0) Hughes (2–3) — 40,243 70–48 119 Aug 14 @ Cardinals 5–1 Liriano (13–5) Miller (11–8) — 40,644 71–48 120 Aug 15 @ Cardinals 5–6 (12) Siegrist (1–1) Morris (5–6) — 41,502 71–49 121 Aug 16 Diamondbacks 6–2 Cole (6–5) McCarthy (2–7) — 39,091 72–49 122 Aug 17 Diamondbacks 5–15 Cahill (4–10) Locke (9–4) — 37,982 72–50 123 Aug 18 Diamondbacks 2–4 (16) Ziegler (7–1) Johnson (0–1) Putz (6) 37,518 72–51 124 Aug 19 @ Padres 3–1 Liriano (14–5) Cashner (8–8) Melancon (8) 24,850 73–51 125 Aug 20 @ Padres 8–1 Burnett (6–8) Ross (3–6) — 21,381 74–51 126 Aug 21 @ Padres 1–2 Kennedy (5–9) Cole (6–6) Street (24) 19,126 74–52 127 Aug 22 @ Giants 10–5 Gómez (3–0) Moscoso (1–2) — 41,733 75–52 128 Aug 23 @ Giants 3–1 Morton (5–3) Bumgarner (11–8) Melancon (9) 41,583 76–52 129 Aug 24 @ Giants 3–6 Lincecum (7–13) Liriano (14–6) Romo (31) 42,059 76–53 130 Aug 25 @ Giants 0–4 Vogelsong (3–4) Burnett (6–9) — 41,815 76–54 131 Aug 27 Brewers 6–7 Wooten (3–0) Morris (5–7) Henderson (22) 23,801 76–55 132 Aug 28 Brewers 7–1 Morton (6–3) Gorzelanny (3–6) — 20,634 77–55 133 Aug 29 Brewers 0–4 Gallardo (10–9) Cole (6–7) — 23,747 77–56 134 Aug 30 Cardinals 5–0 Liriano (15–6) Miller (12–9) — 38,026 78–56 135 Aug 31 Cardinals 7–1 Burnett (7–9) Lynn (13–9) — 39,514 79–56
September: 15–12 (Home: 5–7; Away: 10–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 136 Sep 1 Cardinals 2–7 Kelly (7–3) Johnson (0–2) — 37,912 79–57 137 Sep 2 @ Brewers 5–2 Morton (7–3) Thornburg (1–1) Melancon (10) 23,252 80–57 138 Sep 3 @ Brewers 4–3 Mazzaro (7–2) Henderson (3–5) Melancon (11) 25,558 81–57 139 Sep 4 @ Brewers 3–9 Peralta (9–14) Liriano (15–7) — 29,041 81–58 140 Sep 6 @ Cardinals 8–12 Kelly (8–3) Burnett (7–10) Mujica (36) 40,608 81–59 141 Sep 7 @ Cardinals 0–5 Wainwright (16–9) Locke (9–5) — 45,110 81–60 142 Sep 8 @ Cardinals 2–9 Wacha (3–0) Morton (7–4) — 40,156 81–61 143 Sep 9 @ Rangers 1–0 Cole (7–7) Darvish (12–8) Melancon (12) 33,243 82–61 144 Sep 10 @ Rangers 5–4 Liriano (16–7) Perez (9–4) Melancon (13) 36,313 83–61 145 Sep 11 @ Rangers 7–5 Burnett (8–10) Garza (3–4) Farnsworth (1) 30,629 84–61 146 Sep 12 Cubs 3–1 Locke (10–5) Rusin (2–4) Melancon (14) 23,541 85–61 147 Sep 13 Cubs 4–5 Villanueva (6–8) Grilli (0–2) Gregg (32) 35,962 85–62 148 Sep 14 Cubs 2–1 Cole (8–7) Russell (1–6) Melancon (15) 37,534 86–62 149 Sep 15 Cubs 3–2 Farnsworth (3–0) Strop (2–5) Melancon (16) 36,559 87–62 150 Sep 16 Padres 0–2 Cashner (10–8) Burnett (8–11) — 20,633 87–63 151 Sep 17 Padres 2–5 Stults (9–13) Locke (10–6) Gregerson (4) 22,520 87–64 152 Sep 18 Padres 2–3 Thayer (3–5) Melancon (2–2) Street (31) 27,640 87–65 153 Sep 19 Padres 10–1 Cole (9–7) Kennedy (6–10) — 26,242 88–65 154 Sep 20 Reds 5–6 (10) Hoover (5–5) Farnsworth (3–1) Chapman (38) 37,940 88–66 155 Sep 21 Reds 4–2 Burnett (9–11) Bailey (11–11) Grilli (31) 39,425 89–66 156 Sep 22 Reds 3–11 Arroyo (14–11) Locke (10–7) — 38,699 89–67 157 Sep 23 @ Cubs 2–1 Melancon (3–2) Gregg (2–6) Grilli (32) 32,289 90–67 158 Sep 24 @ Cubs 8–2 Cole (10–7) Rusin (2–6) — 34,138 91–67 159 Sep 25 @ Cubs 2–4 Arrieta (5–4) Liriano (16–8) Gregg (33) 26,171 91–68 160 Sep 27 @ Reds 4–1 Burnett (10–11) Bailey (11–12) Grilli (33) 40,107 92–68 161 Sep 28 @ Reds 8–3 Mazzaro (8–2) Arroyo (14–12) — 40,707 93–68 162 Sep 29 @ Reds 4–2 Cumpton (2–1) Reynolds (1–3) Farnsworth (2) 40,142 94–68
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member

Postseason

Wild Card Game

Main article: 2013 National League Wild Card Game

Pre-game festivities before the October 1 Wild Card game at PNC Park.

• October 1 – National League Wild Card game – This game marked the first Pirates postseason appearance since 1992 and the first postseason game ever played at PNC Park. After a scoreless first inning and a half, the Pirates secured the first runs of the game with home runs by Marlon Byrd and Russell Martin in the bottom of the 2nd inning.^[3] In the bottom of the third, Pedro Alvarez hit a sacrifice-fly to Shin-Soo Choo, which allowed Andrew McCutchen to score. In the top of the fourth, with Choo and Ryan Ludwick on base, Jay Bruce hit a groundball single to Pirates left-fielder Starling Marte, allowing Choo to score. In the bottom of the fourth, Marte and Neil Walker scored off RBI hits by Walker and Byrd, respectively. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Russell Martin hit a solo home run. The Reds could only further respond with a Choo home run off of Tony Watson. The Pirates held on to win with Jason Grilli closing the game, setting the Pirates up to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS.^[4][5]

Division Series

Main article: 2013 National League Division Series

• October 3 – Game one – The Cardinals set a new NLDS record with seven runs in an inning,^[6] highlighted by Carlos Beltrán's three-run home run (443 feet), his 15th in post-season play tying Babe Ruth for eighth place on the list. Only Derek Jeter (20) and Albert Pujols (18) among active players had more at the time.^[7]
• October 4 – Game two – The Pirates scored first with two outs in the second inning as Gerrit Cole drove in Pedro Álvarez with a single after Jordy Mercer was intentionally walked. Alvarez hit his second home run of the series in the third, a two-run line drive. The Pirates added to their lead with two runs in the fifth inning as Marlon Byrd drove home Justin Morneau with a double and Russell Martin plated Byrd with a single. The Cardinals finally got on the board with a solo home run from Yadier Molina in their half of the fifth inning. It was his third post-season home run. The Pirates added runs in the seventh inning as Martin plated Byrd again, this time via a sacrifice fly.
• October 6 – Game three – The Pirates opened up their first non-Wild Card postseason home game in 21 years by scoring two runs in the first inning. The Cardinals would later tie the game in the fifth with a two-out RBI single by Carlos Beltrán. The Pirates responded by scoring the next inning on a Russell Martin sacrifice fly, which was later answered by a Carlos Beltrán home run in the eighth. The Pirates would retake the lead in the bottom of the 8th and win the game by the score of 5-3.
• October 7 – Game four – Game 4 featured a quality start from St. Louis Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha. Wacha held the Pirates to just three base runners (one hit, two walks) through 7+1⁄3 innings pitched. It was the longest no-hitter length by a rookie pitcher since Jeff Tesreau went 5+1⁄3 innings with no hits allowed for the 1912 New York Giants.^[8] Pedro Alvarez broke up Wacha's no-hitter in the eighth with his third home run of the series. Matt Holliday hit a two-run home run in the sixth, providing the Cardinals' margin of victory. Charlie Morton went 5+2⁄3 innings pitched, allowing just two runs.
• October 9 – Game five – Game 5 pitted Game 1 winner Adam Wainwright against the Pirates' rookie Gerrit Cole. The Cardinals got on the board first in the bottom of the second inning as Jon Jay walked with two-outs and David Freese broke the tie with a two-run home run. The Cardinals added to their lead in the sixth as Jay singled home Matt Holliday to make it 3–0. The Pirates rallied with two outs in the top of the seventh as Justin Morneau, Marlon Byrd and Pedro Alvarez all singled (the last driving home Morneau), but Wainwright was able to get Russell Martin to ground out to end the threat. Entering the bottom of the eighth and with the Cardinals leading 3–1, they put the game out of reach as Matt Adams hit a two-run home run off of Mark Melancon to make it 5–1. They added another run on a Pete Kozma single. Wainwright finished the complete game by striking out Alvarez with two runners on base to end the Pirates' season.

Game log

2013 Postseason Game Log [9]
2013 NL Wild Card Game: vs. Cincinnati Reds (1–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series 1 Oct 1 Reds 6–2 Liriano (1–0) Cueto (0–1) — 40,487 1–0
2013 NL Division Series: vs. St. Louis Cardinals (2–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series 1 Oct 3 @ Cardinals 1–9 Wainwright (1–0) Burnett (0–1) — 45,693 STL leads 1–0 2 Oct 4 @ Cardinals 7–1 Cole (1–0) Lynn (0–1) — 45,999 Tied 1–1 3 Oct 6 Cardinals 5–3 Melancon (1–0) Martinez (0–1) Grilli (1) 40,489 PIT leads 2–1 4 Oct 7 Cardinals 1–2 Wacha (1–0) Morton (0–1) Rosenthal (1) 40,493 Tied 2–2 5 Oct 9 @ Cardinals 1–6 Wainwright (2–0) Cole (1–1) — 47,231 STL wins 3–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

2013 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 68 Vic Black 34 A. J. Burnett 45 Gerrit Cole 52 José Contreras 58 Brandon Cumpton 25 Kyle Farnsworth 30 Jeanmar Gómez 39 Jason Grilli 48 Jared Hughes 36 Phil Irwin 60 Kris Johnson 63 Chris Leroux 47 Francisco Liriano 49 Jeff Locke 32 Vin Mazzaro 53 James McDonald 35 Mark Melancon 29 Bryan Morris 50 Charlie Morton 38 Stolmy Pimentel 43 Ryan Reid 51 Wandy Rodríguez 57 Jonathan Sánchez 44 Tony Watson 61 Duke Welker 37 Justin Wilson 57 Mike Zagurski		Catchers 14 John Buck 55 Russell Martin 19 Michael McKenry 59 Tony Sanchez Infielders 24 Pedro Alvarez 12 Clint Barmes  5 Josh Harrison  2 Brandon Inge 46 Garrett Jones 17 John McDonald 10 Jordy Mercer 36,66 Justin Morneau 14,17 Gaby Sánchez 18 Neil Walker		Outfielders  2 Marlon Byrd 57 Andrew Lambo  6 Starling Marté 22 Andrew McCutchen 26 Félix Pie  7 Alex Presley 23 Travis Snider 31 José Tábata		Manager 13 Clint Hurdle Coaches 86 Heberto Andrade (bullpen catcher) 28 Jeff Banister (bench)  3 Jay Bell (hitting) 87 Jeff Branson (assistant hitting) 85 Dave Jauss (coach) 16 Nick Leyva (third base) 56 Euclides Rojas (bullpen) 54 Ray Searage (pitching) 41 Rick Sofield (first base)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Starling Marte	LF
Garrett Jones	RF
Andrew McCutchen	CF
Pedro Álvarez	3B
Gaby Sánchez	1B
Neil Walker	2B
Russell Martin	C
Clint Barmes	SS
A. J. Burnett	SP

Notable achievements

Awards

2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game^[10]

• Pedro Álvarez, 3B, reserve
• Jason Grilli, P, reserve
• Jeff Locke, P, reserve
• Andrew McCutchen, OF, reserve
• Mark Melancon, P, reserve – replaced Jeff Locke

NL Player of the Week

• Russell Martin (April 22–28)^[11]
• Pedro Álvarez (June 17–23)^[12]
• Francisco Liriano (July 29 – August 4)^[13]

MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award

• Jason Grilli (April)^[14]
• Jason Grilli (May)^[15]

NL Rookie of the Month

• Gerrit Cole (September)^[16]

The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award

• Francisco Liriano^[17]

The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award

• Clint Hurdle^[18]

NL Comeback Player of the Year

• Francisco Liriano^[19]

NL Manager of the Year

• Clint Hurdle^[20]

NL MVP

• Andrew McCutchen^[21]

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached A. McCutchen 100th Career Stolen Base April 3, 2013 A. Burnett 2000th Career Strikeout April 17, 2013 G. Jones 500th Career Hit April 17, 2013 J. McDonald 500th Career Inning Pitched April 20, 2013 R. Martin 100th Career Home Run June 8, 2013 G. Sánchez 100th Career Double June 12, 2013 G. Sánchez 500th Career Game June 15, 2013 N. Walker 100th Career Double June 15, 2013 C. Morton 500th Career Inning Pitched July 12, 2013 R. Martin 1000th Career Game July 14, 2013 C. Barmes 1000th Career Game July 22, 2013 V. Mazzaro 100th Career Game July 25, 2013 A. Burnett 2100th Career Strikeout July 30, 2013 M. Melancon 200th Career Game August 3, 2013 N. Walker 500th Career Game August 4, 2013 N. Walker 500th Career Hit August 4, 2013 C. Morton 100th Career Game August 13, 2013 C. Morton 100th Career Game Started August 18, 2013 J. Hughes 100th Career Game August 22, 2013 R. Martin 500th Career Run August 30, 2013 G. Jones 100th Career Home Run August 30, 2013 A. McCutchen 100th Career Home Run September 3, 2013 F. Liriano 1000th Career Strikeout September 20, 2013 G. Cole 100th Career Strikeout September 24, 2013 F. Liriano 1000th Career Inning Pitched September 25, 2013 A. Lambo 1st Career Home Run September 28, 2013

Post Season Player Milestone Reached P. Álvarez 1st Career Post Season Game October 1, 2013 C. Barmes 1st Career Post Season Hit October 1, 2013 M. Byrd 1st Career Post Season Game October 1, 2013 M. Byrd 1st Career Post Season Hit October 1, 2013 M. Byrd 1st Career Post Season Home Run October 1, 2013 M. Byrd 1st Career Post Season Run October 1, 2013 F. Liriano 1st Career Post Season Win October 1, 2013 S. Marte 1st Career Post Season Game October 1, 2013 S. Marte 1st Career Post Season Hit October 1, 2013 S. Marte 1st Career Post Season Run October 1, 2013 A. McCutchen 1st Career Post Season Game October 1, 2013 A. McCutchen 1st Career Post Season Hit October 1, 2013 A. McCutchen 1st Career Post Season Run October 1, 2013 T. Snider 1st Career Post Season Game October 1, 2013 T. Snider 1st Career Post Season Hit October 1, 2013 N. Walker 1st Career Post Season Game October 1, 2013 N. Walker 1st Career Post Season Hit October 1, 2013 N. Walker 1st Career Post Season Home Run October 1, 2013 N. Walker 1st Career Post Season Run October 1, 2013 T. Watson 1st Career Post Season Game October 1, 2013 T. Watson 1st Career Post Season Inning Pitched October 1, 2013 P. Álvarez 1st Career Post Season Hit October 3, 2013 P. Álvarez 1st Career Post Season Home Run October 3, 2013 P. Álvarez 1st Career Post Season Run October 3, 2013 J. Gómez 1st Career Post Season Game October 3, 2013 J. Gómez 1st Career Post Season Inning Pitched October 3, 2013 V. Mazzaro 1st Career Post Season Game October 3, 2013 V. Mazzaro 1st Career Post Season Inning Pitched October 3, 2013 V. Mazzaro 1st Career Post Season Strike Out October 3, 2013 J. Mercer 1st Career Post Season Game October 3, 2013 J. Mercer 1st Career Post Season Hit October 3, 2013 B. Morris 1st Career Post Season Game October 3, 2013 B. Morris 1st Career Post Season Inning Pitched October 3, 2013 B. Morris 1st Career Post Season Strike Out October 3, 2013 J. Tábata 1st Career Post Season Game October 3, 2013 G. Cole 1st Career Post Season Game October 4, 2013 G. Cole 1st Career Post Season Hit October 4, 2013 G. Cole 1st Career Post Season Inning Pitched October 4, 2013 G. Cole 1st Career Post Season Strike Out October 4, 2013 G. Cole 1st Career Post Season Win October 4, 2013 S. Marte 1st Career Post Season Home Run October 4, 2013 S. Marte 1st Career Post Season Stolen Base October 4, 2013 M. Melancon 1st Career Post Season Game October 4, 2013 M. Melancon 1st Career Post Season Inning Pitched October 4, 2013 G. Sánchez 1st Career Post Season Game October 4, 2013 T. Watson 1st Career Post Season Strike Out October 4, 2013 J. Buck 1st Career Post Season Game October 7, 2013 G. Jones 1st Career Post Season Game October 7, 2013 C. Morton 1st Career Post Season Game October 7, 2013 C. Morton 1st Career Post Season Inning Pitched October 7, 2013 C. Morton 1st Career Post Season Strike Out October 7, 2013 J. Wilson 1st Career Post Season Game October 7, 2013 J. Wilson 1st Career Post Season Inning Pitched October 7, 2013 J. Wilson 1st Career Post Season Strike Out October 7, 2013

Statistics

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season[22] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Marlon Byrd† 30 107 34 0.318 3 17 Andrew McCutchen 157 583 185 0.317 21 84 John Buck† 9 24 7 0.292 0 2 Jordy Mercer 103 333 95 0.285 8 27 José Tábata 106 308 87 0.282 6 33 Starling Marte 135 510 143 0.280 12 35 James McDonald 8 11 3 0.273 0 0 Alex Presley‡ 29 72 19 0.264 2 4 Justin Morneau† 25 77 20 0.260 0 3 Gaby Sánchez 136 264 67 0.254 7 36 Neil Walker 133 478 120 0.251 16 53 Josh Harrison 60 88 22 0.250 3 14 Andrew Lambo 18 30 7 0.233 1 2 Tony Sanchez 22 60 14 0.233 2 5 Garrett Jones 144 403 94 0.233 15 51 Pedro Álvarez 152 558 130 0.233 36 100 Russell Martin 127 438 99 0.226 15 55 Michael McKenry 41 115 25 0.217 3 14 Travis Snider 111 261 56 0.215 5 25 Clint Barmes 108 304 64 0.211 5 23 Gerrit Cole 17 34 7 0.206 0 5 Bryan Morris 52 5 1 0.200 0 0 Brandon Inge‡ 50 105 19 0.181 1 7 Vin Mazzaro 54 6 1 0.167 0 0 Charlie Morton 19 36 5 0.139 0 1 Félix Pie 27 29 4 0.138 0 2 Jeff Locke 29 47 5 0.106 0 0 Wandy Rodríguez 13 22 2 0.091 0 1 Jeanmar Gómez 31 13 1 0.077 0 0 A. J. Burnett 29 59 4 0.068 0 2 John McDonald‡ 16 31 2 0.065 0 1 Francisco Liriano 23 47 3 0.064 0 1 Brandon Cumpton 6 9 0 0.000 0 0 Jared Hughes 29 2 0 0.000 0 0 Phil Irwin 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 Kris Johnson 4 2 0 0.000 0 0 Chris Leroux‡ 2 1 0 0.000 0 0 Stolmy Pimentel 5 1 0 0.000 0 0 Ryan Reid 6 1 0 0.000 0 0 Jonathan Sánchez‡ 6 5 0 0.000 0 0 Tony Watson 63 1 0 0.000 0 0 Justin Wilson 54 5 0 0.000 0 0 Vic Black‡ 3 0 0 — 0 0 José Contreras‡ 6 0 0 — 0 0 Kyle Farnsworth† 8 0 0 — 0 0 Jason Grilli 51 0 0 — 0 0 Mark Melancon 68 0 0 — 0 0 Mike Zagurski‡ 5 0 0 — 0 0 Team Totals 5,486 1,345 0.245 161 603 MLB Rank 22 24 22 T–13 20   – Qualified for batting title (3.1 plate appearances per team game)

Post Season[23] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Francisco Liriano 2 2 1 0.500 0 0 Marlon Byrd 6 22 8 0.364 1 5 Andrew McCutchen 6 21 7 0.333 0 0 Pedro Álvarez 6 20 6 0.300 3 7 Russell Martin 6 17 5 0.294 2 6 Justin Morneau 6 24 7 0.292 0 0 Clint Barmes 6 11 3 0.273 0 0 Gerrit Cole 2 4 1 0.250 0 1 Jordy Mercer 5 8 2 0.250 0 0 Starling Marte 6 24 3 0.125 1 1 Neil Walker 6 24 2 0.083 0 1 A. J. Burnett 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 Jeanmar Gómez 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 Garrett Jones 2 2 0 0.000 0 0 Charlie Morton 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 Gaby Sánchez 2 2 0 0.000 0 0 Travis Snider 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 José Tábata 4 4 0 0.000 0 0 John Buck 1 0 0 — 0 0 Jason Grilli 4 0 0 — 0 0 Josh Harrison 2 0 0 — 0 0 Vin Mazzaro 3 0 0 — 0 0 Mark Melancon 4 0 0 — 0 0 Bryan Morris 1 0 0 — 0 0 Tony Watson 4 0 0 — 0 0 Justin Wilson 2 0 0 — 0 0 Team Totals 189 45 0.238 7 21

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Regular Season[24] Player G IP W L ERA SO Josh Harrison 1 1⁄3 0 0 0.00 0 Duke Welker‡ 2 11⁄3 0 0 0.00 1 Kyle Farnsworth† 9 82⁄3 1 1 1.04 9 Mark Melancon 72 71 3 2 1.39 70 Ryan Reid 7 11 0 0 1.64 7 Stolmy Pimentel 5 91⁄3 0 0 1.93 9 Brandon Cumpton 6 302⁄3 2 1 2.05 22 Justin Wilson 58 732⁄3 6 1 2.08 59 Tony Watson 67 712⁄3 3 1 2.39 54 Jason Grilli 54 50 0 2 2.70 74 Vin Mazzaro 57 732⁄3 8 2 2.81 46 Francisco Liriano 26 161 16 8 3.02 163 Gerrit Cole 19 1171⁄3 10 7 3.22 100 Charlie Morton 20 116 7 4 3.26 85 A. J. Burnett 30 191 10 11 3.30 209 Jeanmar Gómez 34 802⁄3 3 0 3.35 53 Bryan Morris 55 65 5 7 3.46 37 Jeff Locke 30 1661⁄3 10 7 3.52 125 Wandy Rodríguez 12 622⁄3 6 4 3.59 46 Vic Black‡ 3 4 0 0 4.50 3 Jared Hughes 29 32 2 3 4.78 23 James McDonald 6 292⁄3 2 2 5.76 25 Kris Johnson 4 101⁄3 0 2 6.10 9 Chris Leroux‡ 2 4 0 0 6.75 3 Phil Irwin 1 42⁄3 0 0 7.71 4 José Contreras‡ 7 5 0 0 9.00 5 Jonathan Sánchez‡ 5 132⁄3 0 3 11.85 15 Mike Zagurski‡ 6 6 0 0 15.00 5 Team Totals 1,4702⁄3 94 68 3.26 1,261 MLB Rank 4 5 26 3 9   – Qualified for ERA title (1 inning pitched per team game)

Post Season[25] Player G IP W L ERA SO Jeanmar Gómez 1 4 0 0 0.00 0 Jason Grilli 4 31⁄3 0 0 0.00 4 Vin Mazzaro 3 12⁄3 0 0 0.00 2 Bryan Morris 1 1 0 0 0.00 1 Francisco Liriano 2 13 1 0 2.08 10 Tony Watson 4 4 0 0 2.25 1 Gerrit Cole 2 11 1 1 2.45 10 Charlie Morton 1 52⁄3 0 1 3.18 4 Justin Wilson 2 22⁄3 0 0 3.38 3 Mark Melancon 4 32⁄3 1 0 9.82 2 A. J. Burnett 1 2 0 1 31.50 0 Team Totals 52 3 3 3.63 37

Legend

• Stats reflect time with the Pirates only.

^† – Denotes player was acquired mid-season.
^‡ – Denotes player was relinquished mid-season.

Transactions

The Pirates were involved in the following transactions during the 2013 season:

• Black line marks the transition between off season and regular season

Trades

November 28, 2012[26]	To Kansas City Royals: Luis Rico Luis Santos	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Vin Mazzaro Clint Robinson
November 28, 2012[26]	To Boston Red Sox: PTBNL (Kyle Kaminska)	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Zach Stewart
November 30, 2012[27]	To Baltimore Orioles: Yamaico Navarro	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jhondaniel Medina
November 30, 2012 [28]	To Oakland Athletics: Chris Resop	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Zack Thornton
December 5, 2012 [29]	To Detroit Tigers: Ramón Cabrera	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Andrew Oliver
December 26, 2012[30]	To Boston Red Sox: Joel Hanrahan Brock Holt	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Mark Melancon Stolmy Pimentel Iván DeJesús, Jr. Jerry Sands
January 9, 2013[31]	To Cleveland Indians: Quincy Latimore	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jeanmar Gómez
March 20, 2013[32]	To Arizona Diamondbacks: PTBNL or Cash	To Pittsburgh Pirates: John McDonald
March 29, 2013[33]	To Cleveland Indians: Cash	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Brian Jeroloman
April 24, 2013[34]	To Atlanta Braves: Román Colón	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Cash
May 17, 2013[35]	To Washington Nationals: Brian Jeroloman	To Pittsburgh Pirates: PTBNL (Brian Bocock)[36]
May 31, 2013[37]	To Kansas City Royals: Cash	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Atahualpa Severino
May 31, 2013[38]	To Boston Red Sox: Cash	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Graham Godfrey
June 10, 2013[39]	To Cleveland Indians: John McDonald	To Pittsburgh Pirates: PTBNL or Cash
July 12, 2013[40]	To Baltimore Orioles: Tim Alderson	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Russ Canzler
July 31, 2013[41]	To Seattle Mariners: PTBNL or Cash	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Robert Andino
August 18, 2013	To Miami Marlins: PTBNL or Cash	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Doug Mathis
August 27, 2013[42]	To New York Mets: Dilson Herrera PTBNL or Cash (Vic Black)[43]	To Pittsburgh Pirates: John Buck Marlon Byrd Cash
August 31, 2013[44]	To Minnesota Twins: Alex Presley PTBNL or Cash (Duke Welker)	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Justin Morneau

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract terms
Darren Ford[45]	Seattle Mariners		November 6, 2012	minor-league contract
Jared Goedert[45]	Cleveland Indians		November 7, 2012	minor-league contract
Ryan Reid[45]	Tampa Bay Rays		November 9, 2012	minor-league contract
Tim Wood[46]		Minnesota Twins	November 10, 2012	1 year/$675,000[47]
Eric Fryer[46]		Minnesota Twins	November 11, 2012	minor-league contract
Dan Meyer		Baltimore Orioles	November 12, 2012	unknown
Daniel McCutchen		Baltimore Orioles	November 12, 2012	unknown
Jo-Jo Reyes		Los Angeles Angels	November 13, 2012	unknown
Nick Evans		Los Angeles Dodgers	November 19, 2012	unknown
Félix Pie[48]	Atlanta Braves		November 19, 2012	minor-league contract
Tom Boleska		Minnesota Twins	November 20, 2012	unknown
Alex Valdez[48]	Atlanta Braves		November 21, 2012	minor-league contract
Brooks Brown[48]	Detroit Tigers		November 21, 2012	minor-league contract
David Bromberg[48]	Minnesota Twins		November 21, 2012	minor-league contract
Erik Cordier[48]	Atlanta Braves		November 21, 2012	minor-league contract
Luis Sanz[48]	Detroit Tigers		November 21, 2012	minor-league contract
Jeff Clement		Minnesota Twins	November 26, 2012	minor-league contract
Russell Martin[49]	New York Yankees		November 29, 2012	2 year/$17 million[50]
Mike Zagurski[51]	Arizona Diamondbacks		December 1, 2012	minor-league contract
Drew Sutton		Boston Red Sox	December 3, 2012	minor-league contract
Kevin Correia[52]		Minnesota Twins	December 10, 2012	2 year/$10 million[53]
Logan Kensing[54]		Colorado Rockies	December 11, 2012	minor-league contract
Brandon Boggs[55]		Minnesota Twins	December 11, 2012	minor-league contract
Dallas McPherson[56]		Los Angeles Dodgers	January 9, 2013	minor-league contract
Lucas May[57]	New York Mets		January 10, 2013	minor-league contract
Brad Hawpe[58]	Texas Rangers		January 17, 2013	minor-league contract
Chad Qualls[59]		Miami Marlins	January 25, 2013	1 year/$1.15 million[60]
Kyle Waldrop[61]	Minnesota Twins		January 29, 2013	minor-league contract
Jonathan Sánchez[62]	Colorado Rockies		February 6, 2013	1 year/$1.375 million[63]
Rod Barajas		Arizona Diamondbacks	February 8, 2013	1 year/$800,000[64]
Francisco Liriano[65]	Chicago White Sox		February 8, 2013	1 year/$1 million[66]
Brandon Inge[67]	Oakland Athletics		February 12, 2013	1 year/$1.25 million[68]
Michael Crotta		Washington Nationals	February 13, 2013	minor-league contract
Brett Carroll[69]	Washington Nationals		February 16, 2013	minor-league contract
Román Colón[69]	Kansas City Royals		February 16, 2013	minor-league contract
José Contreras[70]	Philadelphia Phillies		February 23, 2013	minor-league contract
Jolbert Cabrera	New York Mets		March 27, 2013	minor-league contract
Jeremy Farrell		Chicago White Sox	April 5, 2013	unknown
Mike Colla		Tampa Bay Rays	June 8, 2013	unknown

Waivers

Player	Claimed from	Lost to	Date
Chad Beck[71]		Toronto Blue Jays	January 4, 2013
Zach Stewart[72]		Chicago White Sox	January 24, 2013
Clint Robinson[73]		Toronto Blue Jays	March 29, 2013
Hunter Strickland[74]	San Francisco Giants		April 2, 2013

Signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Anderson Hernández[45]	November 9, 2012	minor-league contract
Kris Johnson[45]	November 9, 2012	minor-league contract
Jeff Larish[45]	November 9, 2012	minor-league contract
Stefan Welch[45]	November 9, 2012	minor-league contract
Wyatt Toregas	November 11, 2012	minor-league contract
Philippe Valiquette[75]	November 26, 2012	minor-league contract
Charlie Morton[76]	November 30, 2012	1 year/$2 million[77]
Jason Grilli[78]	December 10, 2012	2 year/$6.75 million[79]
Miles Durham[80]	January 4, 2012	unknown
Jeff Karstens[81]	January 15, 2013	1 year/$2.5 million[82]
Gaby Sánchez[83]	January 18, 2013	1 year/$1.75 million[84]
Garrett Jones[83]	January 18, 2013	1 year/$4.5 million[85]
Miguel Pérez	January 20, 2013	minor-league contract
James McDonald[86]	January 31, 2013	1 year/$3.025 million[87]
Neil Walker[86]	January 31, 2013	1 year/$3.3 million[88]
Devin Ivany[89]	February 16, 2013	minor-league contract
Alex Presley[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Andrew Oliver[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Bryan Morris[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Chase d'Arnaud[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$493,000[91]
Chris Leroux[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$502,000[92]
Clint Robinson[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Duke Welker[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Hunter Strickland[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Jared Hughes[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$542,500[93]
Jeanmar Gómez[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$500,000[94]
Jeff Locke[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$497,500[95]
Jerry Sands[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Jordy Mercer[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Josh Harrison[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$503,000[96]
Justin Wilson[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$493,500[97]
Kyle McPherson[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Mark Melancon[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$493,500[98]
Michael McKenry[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$505,000[99]
Phil Irwin[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Starling Marte[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$500,000[100]
Stolmy Pimentel[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Tony Sanchez[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Tony Watson[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$505,500[101]
Travis Snider[90]	March 1, 2013	1 year/$505,000[102]
Vic Black[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Vin Mazzaro[90]	March 1, 2013	1-year contract
Kurt Yacko[103]	April 11, 2013	minor-league contract
Jeff Gibbs[104]	May 4, 2013	minor-league contract
Gerardo Navarro	June 1, 2013	minor-league contract
Jesus Perez	June 1, 2013	minor-league contract
Cody Dickson[105]	June 13, 2013	Signed 2013 4th round pick ($375,000 signing bonus)
Chad Kuhl[105]	June 13, 2013	Signed 2013 9th round pick ($145,200 signing bonus)
Beau Wallace[105]	June 13, 2013	Signed 2013 12th round pick
Justin Topa[105]	June 13, 2013	Signed 2013 17th round pick
Jeff Roy[105]	June 13, 2013	Signed 2013 18th round pick
Brett McKinney[105]	June 13, 2013	Signed 2013 19th round pick
Adam Landecker[105]	June 13, 2013	Signed 2013 21st round pick
Cameron Griffin[105]	June 13, 2013	Signed 2013 23rd round pick
Justin Maffei[105]	June 13, 2013	Signed 2013 25th round pick
Michael Fransoso[105]	June 13, 2013	Signed 2013 27th round pick
Blake Taylor[106]	June 14, 2013	Signed 2013 2nd round pick ($750,000 signing bonus)
Trae Arbet[106]	June 14, 2013	Signed 2013 5th round pick ($425,000 signing bonus)
Shane Carle[106]	June 14, 2013	Signed 2013 10th round pick ($100,000 signing bonus)
Danny Collins[106]	June 14, 2013	Signed 2013 13th round pick
Max Rossiter[106]	June 14, 2013	Signed 2013 15th round pick
Henry Hirsch[107]	June 17, 2013	Signed 2013 22nd round pick
José Contreras[108]	June 17, 2013	minor-league contract
Reese McGuire[109]	June 18, 2013	Signed 2013 1st round pick ($2,369,000 signing bonus)
Neil Kozikowski[107]	June 21, 2013	Signed 2013 8th round pick ($425,000 signing bonus)
Austin Meadows[110]	June 28, 2013	Signed 2013 1st round pick ($3,029,600 signing bonus)
Nick Buckner[111]	June 29, 2013	Signed 2013 14th round pick ($135,000 signing bonus)
Billy Roth[111]	June 29, 2013	Signed 2013 16th round pick ($190,000 signing bonus)
Will Kendall[111]	June 29, 2013	Signed 2013 30th round pick
JaCoby Jones[112]	July 1, 2013	Signed 2013 3rd round pick ($612,000 signing bonus)
Jerry Mulderig[113]	July 2, 2013	Signed 2013 28th round pick
Adam Frazier[114]	July 3, 2013	Signed 2013 6th round pick ($240,600 signing bonus)
Andrew Dennis[115]	July 3, 2013	Signed 2013 37th round pick
Buddy Borden[116]	July 8, 2013	Signed 2013 7th round pick ($180,400 signing bonus)
Erich Weiss[117]	July 10, 2013	Signed 2013 11th round pick ($305,000 signing bonus)
Jeremias Portorreal[118]	August 9, 2013	1 year/$375,000
Kelly Shoppach[119]	August 12, 2013	minor-league contract
Luis Escobar[120]	August 14, 2013	unknown
Kyle Farnsworth[121]	August 16, 2013	minor-league contract

Other

Name	Date	Details
Hisanori Takahashi	October 29, 2012	Released
Dave Jauss[122]	October 31, 2012	Hired to coaching staff
Jay Bell[122]	October 31, 2012	Hired as hitting coach
Rick Sofield[122]	October 31, 2012	Hired as first base coach
Carlos Berroa[123]	November 28, 2012	Hired as professional scout
John Kosciak[123]	November 28, 2012	Hired as professional scout
Ricky Bennett[123]	November 28, 2012	Hired as professional scout
Ron Hopkins[123]	November 28, 2012	Hired as professional scout
Elevys Gonzalez[124]	December 6, 2012	lost in Rule 5 AAA draft (to Dodgers)
Tom Boleska	December 6, 2012	lost in Rule 5 AAA draft (to Orioles)
Ethan Hollingsworth[124]	December 6, 2012	claimed in Rule 5 AAA draft (from Royals)
Rick VandenHurk[125]	January 5, 2013	Released
Clint Hurdle[126]	February 18, 2013	Re-signed to a 1-year contract extension
Wyatt Toregas	February 22, 2013	Released
Aaron Poreda[127]	March 12, 2013	Released
Brad Hawpe[128]	March 23, 2013	Released
Jeremy Farrell[129]	April 7, 2013	Released
Alex Valdez[130]	April 19, 2013	Released
Jonathan Sánchez[131]	May 8, 2013	Released
José Contreras[132]	July 18, 2013	Released
Brandon Inge	July 30, 2013	Released
Kelly Shoppach[133]	August 28, 2013	Released

Draft picks

Main article: 2013 Major League Baseball draft

2013 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks^[134]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Signed
1	9	Austin Meadows	CF	Grayson HS	June 28, 2013
1	14	Reese McGuire	C	Kentwood HS	June 18, 2013
2	51	Blake Taylor	LHP	Dana Hills HS	June 14, 2013
3	87	JaCoby Jones	CF	LSU	July 1, 2013
4	119	Cody Dickson	LHP	Sam Houston State	June 13, 2013
5	149	Trae Arbet	SS	Great Oak HS	June 14, 2013
6	179	Adam Frazier	SS	Mississippi State	July 3, 2013
7	209	Buddy Borden	RHP	UNLV	July 8, 2013
8	239	Neil Kozikowski	RHP	Avon Old Farms School	June 21, 2013
9	269	Chad Kuhl	RHP	Delaware	June 13, 2013
10	299	Shane Carle	RHP	Long Beach State	June 14, 2013

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	International League	Dean Treanor
AA	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	Carlos García
A	Bradenton Marauders	Florida State League	Frank Kremblas
A	West Virginia Power	South Atlantic League	Michael Ryan
A-Short Season	Jamestown Jammers	New York–Penn League	Dave Turgeon
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Milver Reyes
Rookie	DSL Pirates 1	Dominican Summer League	Gerardo Alvarez
Rookie	DSL Pirates 2	Dominican Summer League	Keoni De Renne