# 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.

## 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

vteNL 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

vteDivision Winners :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | .568 |
vteWild 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 – 2013vte :
| 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

* 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) :
April: 15–12 (Home: 8–4; Away: 7–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1Cubs1–3Samardzija (1–0)Burnett (0–1)Fujikawa (1)39,0780–1
2April 3Cubs3–0Rodríguez (1–0)Jackson (0–1)Grilli (1)27,6671–1
3April 4Cubs2–3Wood (1–0)McDonald (0–1)Mármol (1)11,6341–2
4April 5@ Dodgers0–3Greinke (1–0)Sánchez (0–1)League (1)40,6071–3
5April 6@ Dodgers0–1Kershaw (2–0)Burnett (0–2)League (2)39,4461–4
6April 7@ Dodgers2–6Ryu (1–1)Locke (0–1)—52,5031–5
7April 8@ Diamondbacks5–3Gómez (1–0)Cahill (0–2)Grilli (2)21,3922–5
8April 9@ Diamondbacks6–5McDonald (1–1)McCarthy (0–1)Grilli (3)19,8723–5
9April 10@ Diamondbacks2–10Miley (2–0)Sánchez (0–2)—17,7693–6
10April 12Reds6–5Watson (1–0)Hoover (0–3)Grilli (4)24,3664–6
11April 13Reds3–1Locke (1–1)Simón (0–1)Grilli (5)25,1185–6
12April 14Reds10–7Hughes (1–0)Broxton (0–1)—19,2396–6
13April 15Cardinals6–10Lynn (2–0)McDonald (1–2)—10,5396–7
—April 16CardinalsPostponed (rain) Makeup: July 30
14April 17Cardinals5–0Burnett (1–2)Miller (2–1)—9,5707–7
15April 18Braves4–6Varvaro (1–0)Hughes (0–1)Kimbrel (7)11,2887–8
16April 19Braves6–0Rodríguez (2–0)Hudson (2–1)—18,7058–8
17April 20Braves3–1McDonald (2–2)Maholm (3–1)Grilli (6)29,3139–8
18April 21Braves4–2Wilson (1–0)Medlen (1–2)Grilli (7)20,87310–8
19April 22@ Phillies2–3Valdés (1–0)Hughes (1–2)Papelbon (4)35,38510–9
20April 23@ Phillies2–0Locke (2–1)Hamels (0–3)Grilli (8)31,00211–9
21April 24@ Phillies5–3Mazzaro (1–0)Adams (1–2)Grilli (9)32,15812–9
22April 25@ Phillies6–4Wilson (2–0)Aumont (1–3)Watson (1)33,44313–9
23April 26@ Cardinals1–9Lynn (4–0)Sánchez (0–3)—44,09013–10
24April 27@ Cardinals5–3Burnett (2–2)Kelly (0–1)Grilli (10)40,90914–10
25April 28@ Cardinals9–0Locke (3–1)Miller (3–2)—41,47015–10
26April 29@ Brewers4–10Gallardo (3–1)Rodríguez (2–1)—21,25515–11
27April 30@ Brewers8–12Gorzelanny (1–0)Morris (0–1)—24,15415–12 :
May: 19–9 (Home: 12–6; Away: 7–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
28May 1@ Brewers6–4Morris (1–1)Axford (0–3)Grilli (11)26,07916–12
29May 3Nationals3–1Burnett (3–2)Detwiler (1–3)Grilli (12)26,40417–12
30May 4Nationals4–5Clippard (2–1)Watson (1–1)Soriano (10)29,97517–13
31May 5Nationals2–6Gonzalez (3–2)Rodríguez (2–2)—24,18617–14
32May 7Mariners4–1Gómez (2–0)Harang (1–4)Grilli (13)12,97318–14
33May 8Mariners1–2Hernández (5–2)Burnett (3–3)Wilhelmsen (9)18,87718–15
34May 9@ Mets2–3Parnell (4–0)Grilli (0–1)—20,14718–16
35May 10@ Mets7–3Rodríguez (3–2)Marcum (0–3)Grilli (14)25,12319–16
36May 11@ Mets11–2Liriano (1–0)Niese (2–4)—31,16020–16
37May 12@ Mets3–2Wilson (3–0)Rice (1–2)Grilli (15)28,40421–16
38May 13Brewers1–5Estrada (3–2)Burnett (3–4)—11,87221–17
39May 14Brewers4–3 (12)Mazzaro (2–0)Fiers (0–2)—11,55622–17
40May 15Brewers3–1Rodríguez (4–2)Gallardo (3–3)Grilli (16)13,55423–17
41May 16Brewers7–1Liriano (2–0)Burgos (1–2)—16,43424–17
42May 17Astros5–4Wilson (4–0)González (0–1)—29,74325–17
43May 18Astros2–4 (11)Cisnero (1–0)Morris (1–2)Veras (6)32,92525–18
44May 19Astros1–0Locke (4–1)Harrell (3–5)Grilli (17)28,47126–18
45May 21Cubs5–4Rodríguez (5–2)Russell (0–1)Grilli (18)16,09227–18
46May 22Cubs1–0Liriano (3–0)Samardzija (2–6)Melancon (1)12,67528–18
47May 23Cubs4–2Mazzaro (3–0)Jackson (1–7)Grilli (19)24,55229–18
48May 24@ Brewers1–2Estrada (4–2)Burnett (3–5)Rodríguez (1)33,87429–19
49May 25@ Brewers5–2Locke (5–1)Fiers (1–3)—40,41030–19
50May 26@ Brewers5–4Rodríguez (6–2)Gallardo (3–5)Grilli (20)44,62631–19
51May 27@ Tigers5–6Verlander (6–4)Liriano (3–1)Valverde (6)41,41631–20
52May 28@ Tigers1–0 (11)Melancon (1–0)Ortega (0–2)Grilli (21)33,47332–20
53May 29Tigers5–3Morris (2–2)Sánchez (5–5)Grilli (22)19,98033–20
54May 30Tigers1–0 (11)Morris (3–2)Putkonen (1–1)—20,83434–20
55May 31Reds0–6Cueto (3–0)Rodríguez (6–3)—35,73034–21 :
June: 17–9 (Home: 8–3; Away: 9–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
56June 1Reds0–2Leake (5–2)Liriano (3–2)Chapman (14)33,91234–22
57June 2Reds5–4 (11)Wilson (5–0)Simón (4–2)—29,40735–22
58June 3@ Braves2–7Medlen (2–6)Burnett (3–6)—19,52635–23
59June 4@ Braves4–5 (10)Varvaro (3–0)Melancon (1–1)—28,86135–24
60June 5@ Braves0–5Teherán (4–2)Rodríguez (6–4)—28,70335–25
61June 7@ Cubs2–0Liriano (4–2)Wood (5–4)Grilli (23)31,61436–25
62June 8@ Cubs6–2Burnett (4–6)Samardzija (3–7)—38,40537–25
63June 9@ Cubs1–4Jackson (2–8)Wilson (5–1)Gregg (7)31,85837–26
64June 11Giants8–2Cole (1–0)Lincecum (4–6)—30,61438–26
65June 12Giants12–8Liriano (5–2)Zito (4–5)—19,96639–26
66June 13Giants0–10Cain (5–3)Morton (0–1)—22,53239–27
67June 14Dodgers3–0Locke (6–1)Fife (1–2)Grilli (24)36,87840–27
68June 15Dodgers3–5 (11)Moylan (1–0)Mazzaro (3–1)League (14)36,94140–28
69June 16Dodgers6–3Cole (2–0)Greinke (3–2)Grilli (25)37,26341–28
70June 17@ Reds1–4Leake (7–3)Liriano (5–3)Chapman (18)28,89241–29
71June 18@ Reds4–0Morton (1–1)Latos (6–1)—28,99342–29
72June 19@ Reds1–2 (13)Parra (1–1)Mazzaro (3–2)—36,56742–30
73June 20@ Reds5–3Morris (4–2)Simón (5–3)Watson (2)40,92943–30
74June 21@ Angels5–2Cole (3–0)Weaver (1–4)Grilli (26)40,13644–30
75June 22@ Angels6–1Liriano (6–3)Williams (5–3)—41,11445–30
76June 23@ Angels10–9 (10)Melancon (2–1)Jepsen (0–2)—35,06946–30
77June 25@ Mariners9–4Locke (7–1)Saunders (5–8)—21,07447–30
78June 26@ Mariners4–2Mazzaro (4–2)Furbush (1–4)Melancon (2)21,26548–30
79June 28Brewers10–3Cole (4–0)Hellweg (0–1)Reid (1)36,87549–30
80June 29Brewers2–1Liriano (7–3)Hand (0–1)Grilli (27)38,43850–30
81June 30Brewers2–1 (14)Watson (2–1)Rodríguez (1–1)—35,35151–30 :
July: 14–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
82July 2Phillies1–3Pettibone (4–3)Cumpton (0–1)Papelbon (16)30,30151–31
83July 3Phillies6–5Locke (8–1)Lannan (1–3)Grilli (28)33,19752–31
84July 4Phillies4–6Hamels (3–11)Cole (4–1)Papelbon (17)35,32852–32
85July 5@ Cubs6–2Liriano (8–3)Samardzija (5–8)—38,61553–32
86July 6@ Cubs1–4Jackson (5–10)Morton (1–2)Gregg (15)36,59053–33
87July 7@ Cubs3–4 (11)Guerrier (3–4)Morris (4–3)—33,14653–34
88July 8Athletics1–2Colón (12–3)Locke (8–2)Balfour (23)23,74353–35
89July 9Athletics1–2Straily (6–2)Cole (4–2)Balfour (24)24,56053–36
90July 10Athletics5–0Liriano (9–3)Milone (8–8)—23,47454–36
91July 12Mets3–2 (11)Mazzaro (5–2)Germen (0–1)—39,03655–36
92July 13Mets4–2Wilson (6–1)Burke (0–2)Grilli (29)39,17356–36
93July 14Mets2–4Gee (7–7)Cole (4–3)Parnell (17)37,49056–37
All–Star Break (July 15–18)
94July 19@ Reds3–5Leake (9–4)Liriano (9–4)Chapman (22)40,83156–38
95July 20@ Reds4–5Latos (9–3)Burnett (4–7)Chapman (23)34,72856–39
96July 21@ Reds3–2Locke (9–2)Bailey (5–9)Grilli (30)40,82457–39
97July 22@ Nationals6–5Morton (2–2)Haren (4–11)Mazzaro (1)29,20058–39
98July 23@ Nationals5–1Cole (5–3)Jordan (0–3)—32,97659–39
99July 24@ Nationals4–2Liriano (10–4)Strasburg (5–8)Melancon (3)33,63660–39
100July 25@ Nationals7–9Krol (1–0)Morris (4–4)—38,86260–40
101July 26@ Marlins0–2Álvarez (1–1)Locke (9–3)Cishek (21)18,71860–41
102July 27@ Marlins7–4Morton (3–2)Koehler (2–6)Melancon (4)22,41061–41
103July 28@ Marlins2–3Fernández (7–5)Cole (5–4)Cishek (22)24,20761–42
104July 29Cardinals9–2Liriano (11–4)Westbrook (7–5)—32,08462–42
105July 30Cardinals2–1 (11)Mazzaro (6–2)Siegrist (0–1)—N/A63–42
106July 30Cardinals6–0Cumpton (1–1)Lyons (2–4)—33,86164–42
107July 31Cardinals5–4Watson (3–1)Rosenthal (1–2)Melancon (5)31,67965–42 :
August: 14–14 (Home: 9–6; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108Aug 1Cardinals0–13Kelly (2–3)Morton (3–3)—31,99965–43
109Aug 2Rockies2–4Chacín (10–5)Cole (5–5)Brothers (8)37,48765–44
110Aug 3Rockies5–2Liriano (12–4)de la Rosa (10–6)Melancon (6)38,42466–44
111Aug 4Rockies5–1Burnett (5–7)Nicasio (6–6)—37,98067–44
112Aug 6Marlins4–3Morris (5–4)Dunn (2–3)—27,90768–44
113Aug 7Marlins4–2Morton (4–3)Koehler (3–7)Melancon (7)28,17369–44
114Aug 8Marlins5–4 (10)Hughes (2–2)Ames (0–1)—33,64670–44
115Aug 9@ Rockies1–10de la Rosa (11–6)Liriano (12–5)—37,44470–45
116Aug 10@ Rockies4–6López (2–4)Burnett (5–8)Brothers (9)40,72870–46
117Aug 11@ Rockies2–3Corpas (1–2)Morris (5–5)Brothers (10)44,65770–47
118Aug 13@ Cardinals3–4 (14)Freeman (1–0)Hughes (2–3)—40,24370–48
119Aug 14@ Cardinals5–1Liriano (13–5)Miller (11–8)—40,64471–48
120Aug 15@ Cardinals5–6 (12)Siegrist (1–1)Morris (5–6)—41,50271–49
121Aug 16Diamondbacks6–2Cole (6–5)McCarthy (2–7)—39,09172–49
122Aug 17Diamondbacks5–15Cahill (4–10)Locke (9–4)—37,98272–50
123Aug 18Diamondbacks2–4 (16)Ziegler (7–1)Johnson (0–1)Putz (6)37,51872–51
124Aug 19@ Padres3–1Liriano (14–5)Cashner (8–8)Melancon (8)24,85073–51
125Aug 20@ Padres8–1Burnett (6–8)Ross (3–6)—21,38174–51
126Aug 21@ Padres1–2Kennedy (5–9)Cole (6–6)Street (24)19,12674–52
127Aug 22@ Giants10–5Gómez (3–0)Moscoso (1–2)—41,73375–52
128Aug 23@ Giants3–1Morton (5–3)Bumgarner (11–8)Melancon (9)41,58376–52
129Aug 24@ Giants3–6Lincecum (7–13)Liriano (14–6)Romo (31)42,05976–53
130Aug 25@ Giants0–4Vogelsong (3–4)Burnett (6–9)—41,81576–54
131Aug 27Brewers6–7Wooten (3–0)Morris (5–7)Henderson (22)23,80176–55
132Aug 28Brewers7–1Morton (6–3)Gorzelanny (3–6)—20,63477–55
133Aug 29Brewers0–4Gallardo (10–9)Cole (6–7)—23,74777–56
134Aug 30Cardinals5–0Liriano (15–6)Miller (12–9)—38,02678–56
135Aug 31Cardinals7–1Burnett (7–9)Lynn (13–9)—39,51479–56 :
September: 15–12 (Home: 5–7; Away: 10–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
136Sep 1Cardinals2–7Kelly (7–3)Johnson (0–2)—37,91279–57
137Sep 2@ Brewers5–2Morton (7–3)Thornburg (1–1)Melancon (10)23,25280–57
138Sep 3@ Brewers4–3Mazzaro (7–2)Henderson (3–5)Melancon (11)25,55881–57
139Sep 4@ Brewers3–9Peralta (9–14)Liriano (15–7)—29,04181–58
140Sep 6@ Cardinals8–12Kelly (8–3)Burnett (7–10)Mujica (36)40,60881–59
141Sep 7@ Cardinals0–5Wainwright (16–9)Locke (9–5)—45,11081–60
142Sep 8@ Cardinals2–9Wacha (3–0)Morton (7–4)—40,15681–61
143Sep 9@ Rangers1–0Cole (7–7)Darvish (12–8)Melancon (12)33,24382–61
144Sep 10@ Rangers5–4Liriano (16–7)Perez (9–4)Melancon (13)36,31383–61
145Sep 11@ Rangers7–5Burnett (8–10)Garza (3–4)Farnsworth (1)30,62984–61
146Sep 12Cubs3–1Locke (10–5)Rusin (2–4)Melancon (14)23,54185–61
147Sep 13Cubs4–5Villanueva (6–8)Grilli (0–2)Gregg (32)35,96285–62
148Sep 14Cubs2–1Cole (8–7)Russell (1–6)Melancon (15)37,53486–62
149Sep 15Cubs3–2Farnsworth (3–0)Strop (2–5)Melancon (16)36,55987–62
150Sep 16Padres0–2Cashner (10–8)Burnett (8–11)—20,63387–63
151Sep 17Padres2–5Stults (9–13)Locke (10–6)Gregerson (4)22,52087–64
152Sep 18Padres2–3Thayer (3–5)Melancon (2–2)Street (31)27,64087–65
153Sep 19Padres10–1Cole (9–7)Kennedy (6–10)—26,24288–65
154Sep 20Reds5–6 (10)Hoover (5–5)Farnsworth (3–1)Chapman (38)37,94088–66
155Sep 21Reds4–2Burnett (9–11)Bailey (11–11)Grilli (31)39,42589–66
156Sep 22Reds3–11Arroyo (14–11)Locke (10–7)—38,69989–67
157Sep 23@ Cubs2–1Melancon (3–2)Gregg (2–6)Grilli (32)32,28990–67
158Sep 24@ Cubs8–2Cole (10–7)Rusin (2–6)—34,13891–67
159Sep 25@ Cubs2–4Arrieta (5–4)Liriano (16–8)Gregg (33)26,17191–68
160Sep 27@ Reds4–1Burnett (10–11)Bailey (11–12)Grilli (33)40,10792–68
161Sep 28@ Reds8–3Mazzaro (8–2)Arroyo (14–12)—40,70793–68
162Sep 29@ Reds4–2Cumpton (2–1)Reynolds (1–3)Farnsworth (2)40,14294–68 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member :

## Postseason
### Wild Card Game

* 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. 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.

### Division Series

* October 3 – Game one – The Cardinals set a new NLDS record with seven runs in an inning, 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.
* 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. 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 :
2013 NL Wild Card Game: vs. Cincinnati Reds (1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1Oct 1Reds6–2Liriano (1–0)Cueto (0–1)—40,4871–0 :
2013 NL Division Series: vs. St. Louis Cardinals (2–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1Oct 3@ Cardinals1–9Wainwright (1–0)Burnett (0–1)—45,693STL leads 1–0
2Oct 4@ Cardinals7–1Cole (1–0)Lynn (0–1)—45,999Tied 1–1
3Oct 6Cardinals5–3Melancon (1–0)Martinez (0–1)Grilli (1)40,489PIT leads 2–1
4Oct 7Cardinals1–2Wacha (1–0)Morton (0–1)Rosenthal (1)40,493Tied 2–2
5Oct 9@ Cardinals1–6Wainwright (2–0)Cole (1–1)—47,231STL wins 3–2 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member :

## Roster
### 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
* 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)
* Pedro Álvarez (June 17–23)
* Francisco Liriano (July 29 – August 4)
MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award
* Jason Grilli (April)
* Jason Grilli (May)
NL Rookie of the Month
* Gerrit Cole (September)
The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award
* Francisco Liriano
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
* Clint Hurdle
NL Comeback Player of the Year
* Francisco Liriano
NL Manager of the Year
* Clint Hurdle
NL MVP
* Andrew McCutchen

### 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 :
| 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 | Team Totals | 5,486 | 1,345 | 0.245 | 161 | 603 |
| MLB Rank | MLB Rank | 22 | 24 | 22 | T–13 | 20 |
Post Season :
| 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 | 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 :
| 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 | Team Totals | 1,4702⁄3 | 94 | 68 | 3.26 | 1,261 |
| MLB Rank | MLB Rank | 4 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 9 |
Post Season :
| 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 | 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 | To Kansas City Royals: Luis Rico Luis Santos | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Vin Mazzaro Clint Robinson |
| November 28, 2012 | To Boston Red Sox: PTBNL (Kyle Kaminska) | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Zach Stewart |
| November 30, 2012 | To Baltimore Orioles: Yamaico Navarro | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jhondaniel Medina |
| November 30, 2012 | To Oakland Athletics: Chris Resop | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Zack Thornton |
| December 5, 2012 | To Detroit Tigers: Ramón Cabrera | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Andrew Oliver |
| December 26, 2012 | To Boston Red Sox: Joel Hanrahan Brock Holt | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Mark Melancon Stolmy Pimentel Iván DeJesús, Jr. Jerry Sands |
| January 9, 2013 | To Cleveland Indians: Quincy Latimore | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jeanmar Gómez |
| March 20, 2013 | To Arizona Diamondbacks: PTBNL or Cash | To Pittsburgh Pirates: John McDonald |
| March 29, 2013 | To Cleveland Indians: Cash | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Brian Jeroloman |
| April 24, 2013 | To Atlanta Braves: Román Colón | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Cash |
| May 17, 2013 | To Washington Nationals: Brian Jeroloman | To Pittsburgh Pirates: PTBNL (Brian Bocock) |
| May 31, 2013 | To Kansas City Royals: Cash | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Atahualpa Severino |
| May 31, 2013 | To Boston Red Sox: Cash | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Graham Godfrey |
| June 10, 2013 | To Cleveland Indians: John McDonald | To Pittsburgh Pirates: PTBNL or Cash |
| July 12, 2013 | To Baltimore Orioles: Tim Alderson | To Pittsburgh Pirates: Russ Canzler |
| July 31, 2013 | 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 | To New York Mets: Dilson Herrera PTBNL or Cash (Vic Black) | To Pittsburgh Pirates: John Buck Marlon Byrd Cash |
| August 31, 2013 | 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 | Seattle Mariners | | November 6, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Jared Goedert | Cleveland Indians | | November 7, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Ryan Reid | Tampa Bay Rays | | November 9, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Tim Wood | | Minnesota Twins | November 10, 2012 | 1 year/$675,000 |
| Eric Fryer | | 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 | Atlanta Braves | | November 19, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Tom Boleska | | Minnesota Twins | November 20, 2012 | unknown |
| Alex Valdez | Atlanta Braves | | November 21, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Brooks Brown | Detroit Tigers | | November 21, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| David Bromberg | Minnesota Twins | | November 21, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Erik Cordier | Atlanta Braves | | November 21, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Luis Sanz | Detroit Tigers | | November 21, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Jeff Clement | | Minnesota Twins | November 26, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Russell Martin | New York Yankees | | November 29, 2012 | 2 year/$17 million |
| Mike Zagurski | Arizona Diamondbacks | | December 1, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Drew Sutton | | Boston Red Sox | December 3, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Kevin Correia | | Minnesota Twins | December 10, 2012 | 2 year/$10 million |
| Logan Kensing | | Colorado Rockies | December 11, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Brandon Boggs | | Minnesota Twins | December 11, 2012 | minor-league contract |
| Dallas McPherson | | Los Angeles Dodgers | January 9, 2013 | minor-league contract |
| Lucas May | New York Mets | | January 10, 2013 | minor-league contract |
| Brad Hawpe | Texas Rangers | | January 17, 2013 | minor-league contract |
| Chad Qualls | | Miami Marlins | January 25, 2013 | 1 year/$1.15 million |
| Kyle Waldrop | Minnesota Twins | | January 29, 2013 | minor-league contract |
| Jonathan Sánchez | Colorado Rockies | | February 6, 2013 | 1 year/$1.375 million |
| Rod Barajas | | Arizona Diamondbacks | February 8, 2013 | 1 year/$800,000 |
| Francisco Liriano | Chicago White Sox | | February 8, 2013 | 1 year/$1 million |
| Brandon Inge | Oakland Athletics | | February 12, 2013 | 1 year/$1.25 million |
| Michael Crotta | | Washington Nationals | February 13, 2013 | minor-league contract |
| Brett Carroll | Washington Nationals | | February 16, 2013 | minor-league contract |
| Román Colón | Kansas City Royals | | February 16, 2013 | minor-league contract |
| José Contreras | 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 | | Toronto Blue Jays | January 4, 2013 |
| Zach Stewart | | Chicago White Sox | January 24, 2013 |
| Clint Robinson | | Toronto Blue Jays | March 29, 2013 |
| Hunter Strickland | San Francisco Giants | | April 2, 2013 |

### Signings

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

### Other

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

## Draft picks

2013 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks :
| 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

| 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 |