# 2013 Washington Nationals season

The 2013 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' ninth season for the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the sixth season at Nationals Park, and the 45th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Nationals finished the year second place in the National League East with an 86–76 record, but were unable to return to the postseason after their division-winning 2012 campaign. The 2013 season was also the last with manager Davey Johnson, who retired following the end of the season.

## Offseason

On November 29, 2012, the Nationals traded minor-leaguer Alex Meyer to the Minnesota Twins for Denard Span.
On January 16, 2013, Washington took part in a three-team trade in which the Oakland Athletics sent A. J. Cole, Blake Treinen, and a player to be named later to the Nationals, the Nationals sent Michael Morse to the Seattle Mariners, and the Mariners sent John Jaso to the Athletics. The Athletics sent minor-leaguer Ian Krol to the Nationals on March 20, 2013, to complete the trade.

## Spring training

The Nationals held their 2013 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

## Season standings
### National League East

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 56‍–‍25 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Washington Nationals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 47‍–‍34 | 39‍–‍42 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 22 | 33‍–‍48 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 43‍–‍38 | 30‍–‍51 |
| Miami Marlins | 62 | 100 | .383 | 34 | 36‍–‍45 | 26‍–‍55 |

### National League Wild Card

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 |

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Denard Span | Center fielder |
| Jayson Werth | Right fielder |
| Bryce Harper | Left fielder |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Third baseman |
| Adam LaRoche | First baseman |
| Ian Desmond | Shortstop |
| Danny Espinosa | Second baseman |
| Wilson Ramos | Catcher |
| Stephen Strasburg | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* June 11, 2013: The Nationals traded Henry Rodriguez to the Chicago Cubs for minor-leaguer Ian Dickson.
* July 8, 2013: The Nationals traded minor-leaguer Ivan Pineyro and a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Scott Hairston, cash, and a player to be named later.
* July 10, 2013: The Nationals traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brian Jeroloman. Late in the day, the Nationals sent Brian Bocock to the Pirates to complete the trade.
* August 19, 2013: The Nationals purchased David DeJesus from the Chicago Cubs.
* August 23, 2013: The Nationals traded Kurt Suzuki to the Oakland Athletics for minor-leaguer Dakota Bacus and traded David DeJesus to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later; the Rays sent minor-leaguer Matthew Spann to the Nationals on September 19, 2013, to complete the trade.

### Major league debuts

* Erik Davis (June 2, 2013)
* Taylor Jordan (June 29, 2013)
* Nate Karns (May 28, 2013)
* Jeff Kobernus (May 25, 2013)
* Ian Krol (June 5, 2013)
* Anthony Rendon (April 21, 2013)
* Tanner Roark (August 7, 2013)
* Zach Walters (September 6, 2013)

### Culture and entertainment

In January 2013 the Nationals announced that they would add a fifth Racing President to the Presidents Race that took place during every home game. The new president, William Howard Taft ("Bill"), joined the original four Racing Presidents – George Washington ("George"), Thomas Jefferson ("Tom"), Abraham Lincoln ("Abe"), and Theodore Roosevelt ("Teddy") – all of whom had raced since 2006. The addition of Bill honored the real President Taft, who started the tradition of the presidential ceremonial first pitch in 1910 at a Washington Senators game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., and also is widely credited with having accidentally created the seventh-inning stretch while attending a game. Bill debuted in the Opening Day Presidents Race on April 1, 2013, and won his first race on May 11, going on to win 11 races before the season ended.

### Attendance

The Nationals drew 2,652,422 fans at Nationals Park in 2013. Only the 2,731,993 they drew in their first season in Washington in 2005 exceeded it, and it placed them sixth in attendance for the season among the 15 National League teams, their highest attendance ranking for a single season at the time. Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 1, when they drew 45,274 for a game against the Miami Marlins on Opening Day, while their lowest was 24,394 for a game against the Marlins on August 28. Their average home attendance was 32,746 per game, second-highest since their arrival in Washington.

### Game log

Legend :
| | Nationals win |
| | Nationals loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Nationals team member |
2013 game log :
April (13–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1Marlins2 – 0Strasburg (1-0)Nolasco (0-1)Soriano (1)45,2741-0
2April 3Marlins3 – 0González (1-0)Slowey (0-1)Soriano (2)26,2692-0
3April 4Marlins6 – 1Zimmermann (1-0)LeBlanc (0-1)25,1233-0
4April 5@ Reds15 – 0Bailey (1-0)Haren (0-1)28,1023-1
5April 6@ Reds7 – 6 (11)Stammen (1-0)Hoover (0-2)34,7624-1
6April 7@ Reds6 – 3Cueto (1-0)Strasburg (1-1)Chapman (2)32,5144-2
7April 9White Sox8 – 7Stammen (2-0)Peavy (1-1)Soriano (3)24,4125-2
8April 10White Sox5 – 2Zimmermann (2-0)Floyd (0-2)Soriano (4)24,5866-2
9April 11White Sox7 – 4Haren (1-1)Axelrod (0-1)Soriano (5)24,7857-2
10April 12Braves6 – 4 (10)O'Flaherty (2-0)Stammen (2-1)Kimbrel (5)33,1307-3
11April 13Braves3 – 1Hudson (2-0)Strasburg (1-2)Kimbrel (6)41,9927-4
12April 14Braves9 – 0Maholm (3-0)González (1-1)39,3897-5
13April 15@ Marlins10 – 3Zimmermann (3-0)LeBlanc (0-3)15,9338-5
14April 16@ Marlins8 – 2Sanabia (2-1)Haren (1-2)16,2008-6
15April 17@ Marlins6 – 1Detwiler (1-0)Nolasco (0-2)22,3029-6
16April 19@ Mets7 – 1Harvey (4-0)Strasburg (1-3)26,6759-7
17April 20@ Mets7 – 6Clippard (1-0)Edgin (0-1)Soriano (6)24,32510-7
18April 21@ Mets2 – 0Gee (1-3)Zimmermann (3-1)Parnell (2)26,22510-8
19April 22Cardinals3 – 2Miller (3-1)Haren (1-3)Mujica (2)27,26310-9
20April 23Cardinals2 – 0Wainwright (4-1)Detwiler (1-1)Mujica (3)29,98610-10
21April 24Cardinals4 – 2García (2-1)Strasburg (1-4)Mujica (4)33,69410-11
22April 25Reds8 – 1González (2-1)Arroyo (2-2)24,74811-11
23April 26Reds1 – 0Zimmermann (4-1)Bailey (1-2)32,99512-11
24April 27Reds6 – 3Haren (2-3)Leake (1-1)Soriano (7)38,90313-11
25April 28Reds5 – 2Cingrani (2-0)Detwiler (1-2)Chapman (5)36,45713-12
26April 29@ Braves3 – 2Walden (1-0)Clippard (1-1)Kimbrel (9)22,87013-13
27April 30@ Braves8 – 1Hudson (3-1)González (2-2)19,24313-14 :
May (15–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
28May 1@ Braves2 – 0Zimmermann (5-1)Maholm (3-3)Soriano (8)22,46014-14
29May 2@ Braves3 – 1Haren (3-3)Medlen (1-4)Soriano (9)19,80615-14
30May 3@ Pirates3 – 1Burnett (3-2)Detwiler (1-3)Grilli (12)26,40415-15
31May 4@ Pirates5 – 4Clippard (2-1)Watson (1-1)Soriano (10)29,97516-15
32May 5@ Pirates6 – 2González (3-2)Rodríguez (2-2)24,18617-15
–May 7TigersPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 9
33May 8Tigers3 – 1Zimmermann (6-1)Sánchez (3-3)Soriano (11)34,89318-15
34May 9Tigers5 – 4Haren (4-3)Fister (4-1)Soriano (12)28,74219-15
35May 10Cubs7 – 3Detwiler (2-3)Samardzija (1-5)37,19120-15
36May 11Cubs8 – 2Jackson (1-5)Strasburg (1-5)37,11620-16
37May 12Cubs2 – 1Russell (1-0)Soriano (0-1)Gregg (6)38,78820-17
38May 13@ Dodgers6 – 2Zimmermann (7-1)Beckett (0-5)32,33721-17
39May 14@ Dodgers2 – 0Kershaw (4-2)Haren (4-4)Jansen (2)51,72921-18
40May 15@ Dodgers3 – 1Greinke (2-0)Detwiler (2-4)League (9)36,72121-19
41May 16@ Padres6 – 2Strasburg (2-5)Vólquez (3-4)24,23422-19
42May 17@ Padres6 – 5 (10)Soriano (1-1)Street (0-3)Storen (1)29,89823-19
43May 18@ Padres2 – 1Stults (4-3)Zimmermann (7-2)Street (10)33,64623-20
44May 19@ Padres13 – 4Cashner (3-2)Haren (4-5)27,08023-21
45May 20@ Giants8 – 0Vogelsong (2-4)Duke (0-1)41,96323-22
46May 21@ Giants4 – 2 (10)Affeldt (1-0)Maya (0-1)41,64223-23
47May 22@ Giants2 – 1 (10)Clippard (3-1)Affeldt (1-1)Soriano (13)41,17524-23
48May 24Phillies5 – 2Zimmermann (8-2)Kendrick (4-3)Soriano (14)28,98025-23
49May 25Phillies5 – 3Durbin (1-0)Storen (0-1)Papelbon (9)38,01225-24
50May 26Phillies6 – 1Strasburg (3-5)Hamels (1-8)39,03326-24
51May 27Orioles6 – 2Hammel (7-2)González (3-3)41,26026-25
52May 28Orioles9 – 3Duke (1-1)Gausman (0-2)35,66427-25
53May 29@ Orioles9 – 6Johnson (1-1)Zimmermann (8-3)Johnson (16)39,12927-26
54May 30@ Orioles2 – 0García (2-2)Haren (4-6)Johnson (17)30,66527-27
55May 31@ Braves3 – 2Stammen (3-1)Teherán (3-2)Soriano (15)36,65028-27 :
June (13–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
56June 1@ Braves2 – 1 (10)Walden (2-1)Rodríguez (0-1)46,91028-28
57June 2@ Braves6 – 3Maholm (7-4)Karns (0-1)Kimbrel (17)30,13428-29
58June 4Mets3 – 2Clippard (4-1)Parnell (4-2)31,47329-29
59June 5Mets10 – 1Gee (4-6)Haren (4-7)36,15529-30
–June 6MetsPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 26 as part of a doubleheader
–June 7TwinsPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 9 as part of a doubleheader
60June 8Twins4 – 3 (11)Roenicke (2-1)Stammen (3-2)Perkins (13)41,58729-31
61June 9 (1)Twins7 – 0Zimmermann (9-3)Diamond (4-5)38,51630-31
62June 9 (2)Twins5 – 4Clippard (5-1)Swarzak (1-2)Soriano (16)27,94931-31
63June 11@ Rockies8 – 3Chacín (4-3)Haren (4-8)33,73631-32
64June 12@ Rockies5 – 1Ohlendorf (1-0)de la Rosa (7-4)30,30432-32
65June 13@ Rockies5 – 4Stammen (4-2)Bélisle (4-3)Soriano (17)37,01733-32
66June 14@ Indians2 – 1Smith (3-0)Abad (0-1)30,82433-33
67June 15@ Indians7 – 6Storen (1-1)Pestano (1-2)Soriano (18)33,30734-33
68June 16@ Indians2 – 0Kluber (5-4)Strasburg (3-6)Pestano (1)21,84534-34
69June 17@ Phillies5 – 4Papelbon (1-0)Abad (0-2)44,99034-35
70June 18@ Phillies4 – 2Lee (9-2)Detwiler (2-5)Papelbon (14)38,18834-36
71June 19@ Phillies6 – 2 (11)Storen (2-1)Stutes (2-1)39,59435-36
72June 20Rockies5 – 1Zimmermann (10-3)Oswalt (0-1)31,92736-36
73June 21Rockies2 – 1Strasburg (4-6)Corpas (0-2)Soriano (19)34,91737-36
74June 22Rockies7 – 1Chacín (6-3)Haren (4-9)35,78737-37
75June 23Rockies7 – 6de la Rosa (8-4)Detwiler (2-6)Brothers (4)39,30737-38
76June 25Diamondbacks7 – 5González (4-3)Cahill (3-9)Soriano (20)30,28738-38
77June 26Diamondbacks3 – 2Zimmermann (11-3)Miley (4-7)Soriano (21)31,17239-38
78June 27Diamondbacks3 – 2 (11)Collmenter (4-0)Stammen (4-3)Bell (14)32,94839-39
79June 28@ Mets6 – 4Clippard (6-1)Parnell (5-4)Storen (2)28,36340-39
80June 29@ Mets5 – 1Gee (6-7)Jordan (0-1)26,42640-40
81June 30@ Mets13 – 2González (5-3)Wheeler (1-1)33,36641-40 :
July (11–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
82July 1Brewers10 – 5Zimmermann (12-3)Gallardo (6-8)24,88942-40
83July 2Brewers4 – 0Henderson (3-2)Storen (2-2)24,89742-41
84July 3Brewers4 – 1Lohse (4-6)Detwiler (2-7)Rodríguez (7)28,92042-42
85July 4Brewers8 – 5Storen (3-2)Gorzelanny (1-1)Soriano (22)33,22143-42
86July 5Padres8 – 5González (6-3)Cashner (5-4)Soriano (23)33,97944-42
87July 6Padres5 – 4Ohlendorf (2-0)Vincent (2-1)Soriano (24)33,31445-42
88July 7Padres11 – 7Strasburg (5-6)Erlin (1-2)31,48346-42
89July 8@ Phillies3 – 2Lannan (2-3)Haren (4-10)Papelbon (19)33,06146-43
90July 9@ Phillies4 – 2Hamels (4-11)Jordan (0-2)Bastardo (2)33,50246-44
91July 10@ Phillies5 – 1González (7-3)Lee (10-3)34,51347-44
92July 11@ Phillies3 – 1Kendrick (8-6)Zimmermann (12-4)Papelbon (20)40,08647-45
93July 12@ Marlins8 – 3Eovaldi (2-0)Strasburg (5-7)16,86147-46
94July 13@ Marlins2 – 1 (10)Cishek (3-4)Stammen (4-4)20,05747-47
95July 14@ Marlins5 – 2 (10)Stammen (5-4)Cishek (3-5)Soriano (25)19,76648-47
All–Star Break (July 15–18)
96July 19Dodgers3 – 2Belisario (4-5)Soriano (1-2)Jansen (10)39,14648-48
97July 20Dodgers3 – 1 (10)Withrow (1-0)Stammen (5-5)Jansen (11)41,81648-49
98July 21Dodgers9 – 2Kershaw (9-6)Zimmermann (12-5)34,75848-50
99July 22Pirates6 – 5Morton (2-2)Haren (4-11)Mazzaro (1)29,20048-51
100July 23Pirates5 – 1Cole (5-3)Jordan (0-3)32,97648-52
101July 24Pirates4 – 2Liriano (10-4)Strasburg (5-8)Melançon (3)33,63648-53
102July 25Pirates9 – 7Krol (1-0)Morris (4-4)38,86249-53
103July 26 (1)Mets11 – 0Mejía (1-0)Zimmermann (12-6)33,85849-54
104July 26 (2)Mets2 – 1Soriano (2-2)Hawkins (3-2)33,68950-54
105July 27Mets4 – 1Haren (5-11)Gee (7-8)Soriano (26)37,46451-54
106July 28Mets14 – 1Jordan (1-3)Torres (1-2)31,46752-54
107July 30@ Tigers5 – 1Sánchez (9-7)Strasburg (5-9)41,88052-55
108July 31@ Tigers11 – 1Verlander (11-8)González (7-4)40,89452-56 :
August (16–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
109August 2@ Brewers4 – 1Zimmermann (13-6)Fígaro (1-3)Soriano (27)34,82453-56
110August 3@ Brewers3 – 0Haren (6-11)Hand (0-3)Soriano (28)35,69054-56
111August 4@ Brewers8 – 5Axford (5-4)Abad (0-3)Henderson (15)35,05554-57
112August 5Braves3 – 2Carpenter (3-0)Clippard (6-2)Walden (1)33,00254-58
113August 6Braves2 – 1Teherán (9-5)González (7-5)Kimbrel (35)30,87554-59
114August 7Braves6 – 3Medlen (9-10)Mattheus (0-1)Kimbrel (36)29,11454-60
115August 9Phillies9 – 2Haren (7-11)Lannan (3-5)27,83155-60
116August 10Phillies8 – 5Roark (1-0)Diekman (0-3)Soriano (29)32,67656-60
117August 11Phillies6 – 0Strasburg (6-9)Kendrick (10-9)32,35557-60
118August 13Giants4 – 2Roark (2-0)Moscoso (1-1)Soriano (30)27,30458-60
119August 14Giants6 – 5Zimmermann (14-6)Lincecum (6-12)Soriano (31)30,65759-60
120August 15Giants4 – 3López (2-2)Soriano (2-3)Romo (29)36,71959-61
121August 16@ Braves3 – 2 (10)Downs (4-3)Krol (1-1)35,66359-62
122August 17@ Braves8 – 7 (15)Stammen (6-5)Medlen (10-11)Haren (1)40,86660-62
123August 18@ Braves2 – 1Teherán (10-6)González (7-6)Kimbrel (39)27,22160-63
124August 19@ Cubs11 – 1Samardzija (7-11)Zimmermann (14-7)31,29060-64
125August 20@ Cubs4 – 2Haren (8-11)Rusin (2-3)Soriano (32)30,97561-64
126August 21@ Cubs11 – 6Roark (3-0)Russell (1-4)31,93662-64
127August 22@ Cubs5 – 4 (13)Stammen (7-5)Bowden (1-3)Storen (3)29,39363-64
128August 23@ Royals11 – 10Roark (4-0)Chen (5-2)Soriano (33)28,73364-64
129August 24@ Royals7 – 2Zimmermann (15-7)Davis (6-10)28,02365-64
130August 25@ Royals6 – 4Herrera (5-6)Stammen (7-6)Holland (35)19,66165-65
131August 27Marlins2 – 1Ohlendorf (3-0)Eovaldi (2-5)Soriano (34)24,61666-65
132August 28Marlins4 – 3Storen (4-2)Dunn (3-4)Soriano (35)24,39467-65
133August 29Marlins9 – 0González (8-6)Koehler (3-9)27,37468-65
134August 30Mets3 – 2Gee (10-9)Zimmermann (15-8)Hawkins (6)35,00868-66
135August 31Mets11 – 3Wheeler (7-3)Haren (8-12)34,48168-67 :
September (18–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
136September 1Mets6 – 5Davis (1-0)Germen (1-2)Soriano (36)28,99569-67
137September 2@ Phillies3 – 2Rosenberg (2-0)Clippard (6-3)Papelbon (24)30,24869-68
138September 3@ Phillies9 – 6González (9-6)Martin (2-4)Soriano (37)28,82670-68
139September 4@ Phillies3 – 2Zimmermann (16-8)Diekman (1-4)Soriano (38)31,49571-68
140September 6@ Marlins7 – 0Fernández (11-6)Haren (8-13)25,11871-69
141September 7@ Marlins9 – 2Roark (5-0)Eovaldi (3-6)28,33672-69
142September 8@ Marlins6 – 4Strasburg (7-9)Turner (3-6)Soriano (39)18,99073-69
143September 9@ Mets9 – 0González (10-6)Torres (3-4)20,17474-69
144September 10@ Mets6 – 3Zimmermann (17-8)Gee (11-10)Soriano (40)20,30775-69
145September 11@ Mets3 – 0Haren (9-13)Wheeler (7-5)Soriano (41)20,15176-69
146September 12@ Mets7 – 2Roark (6-0)Harang (5-12)20,48477-69
147September 13Phillies6 – 1Ohlendorf (4-0)Kendrick (10-13)31,32578-69
148September 14Phillies5 – 4Hamels (8-13)González (10-7)Papelbon (27)33,97278-70
149September 15Phillies11 – 2Zimmermann (18-8)Cloyd (2-5)33,74679-70
–September 16BravesPostponed (Washington Navy Yard shooting) Rescheduled for September 17 as part of a doubleheader
150September 17 (1)Braves6 – 5Krol (2-1)Kimbrel (3-3)25,06680-70
151September 17 (2)Braves4 – 0Roark (7-0)García (4-7)28,36981-70
152September 18Braves5 – 2Loe (2-3)Ohlendorf (4-1)Kimbrel (48)30,63681-71
153September 19Marlins3 – 2González (11-7)Álvarez (4-5)Soriano (42)25,94582-71
154September 20Marlins8 – 0Zimmermann (19-8)Turner (3-8)34,75283-71
–September 21MarlinsPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 22 as part of a doubleheader
155September 22 (1)Marlins4 – 2Koehler (4-10)Haren (9-14)Cishek (32)35,10183-72
156September 22 (2)Marlins5 – 4Soriano (3-3)Dyson (0-2)34,82484-72
157September 23@ Cardinals4 – 3Wainwright (18-9)Roark (7-1)Rosenthal (1)39,78384-73
158September 24@ Cardinals2 – 0Wacha (4-1)González (11-8)Rosenthal (2)38,94084-74
159September 25@ Cardinals4 – 1Miller (15-9)Zimmermann (19-9)Rosenthal (3)40,59784-75
160September 27@ Diamondbacks8 – 4Strasburg (8-9)Corbin (14-8)31,03785-75
161September 28@ Diamondbacks2 – 0Haren (10-14)McCarthy (5-11)Soriano (43)29,67386-75
162September 29@ Diamondbacks3 – 2Hernández (5-6)Mattheus (0-2)Ziegler (13)30,42086-76 :

## Statistics

Both tables are sortable.

### Batting

Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Complete offensive statistics can be found here.
| POS | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| P | Fernando Abad | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| OF | Roger Bernadina | 85 | 152 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .178 | 3 |
| OF | Corey Brown | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | 1 |
| P | Xavier Cedeño | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| P | Tyler Clippard | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| P | Erik Davis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| OF | David DeJesus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| SS | Ian Desmond | 158 | 600 | 77 | 168 | 38 | 3 | 20 | 80 | .280 | 21 |
| P | Ross Detwiler | 13 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | 0 |
| P | Zach Duke | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2B | Danny Espinosa | 44 | 158 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .158 | 1 |
| P | Gio Gonzalez | 32 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .089 | 0 |
| OF | Scott Hairston | 33 | 58 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .224 | 0 |
| P | Dan Haren | 31 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .170 | 0 |
| LF | Bryce Harper | 118 | 424 | 71 | 116 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 58 | .274 | 11 |
| P | Taylor Jordan | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | 0 |
| P | Nathan Karns | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| OF | Jeff Kobernus | 24 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | 3 |
| P | Ian Krol | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1B | Adam LaRoche | 152 | 511 | 70 | 121 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 62 | .237 | 4 |
| C | Sandy León | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| UT | Steve Lombardozzi Jr. | 118 | 290 | 25 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .259 | 4 |
| UT | Chris Marrero | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | 0 |
| P | Ryan Mattheus | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| P | Yunesky Maya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| LF | Tyler Moore | 63 | 167 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .222 | 0 |
| P | Ross Ohlendorf | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| OF | Eury Pérez | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 1 |
| C | Wilson Ramos | 78 | 287 | 29 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 59 | .272 | 0 |
| 2B | Anthony Rendon | 98 | 351 | 42 | 93 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 35 | .265 | 1 |
| P | Tanner Roark | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | 0 |
| P | Henry Rodriguez | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| C | Jhonatan Solano | 24 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .146 | 0 |
| P | Rafael Soriano | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| CF | Denard Span | 153 | 610 | 75 | 170 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 47 | .279 | 20 |
| P | Craig Stammen | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| P | Drew Storen | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| P | Stephen Strasburg | 30 | 49 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | 0 |
| C | Kurt Suzuki | 79 | 252 | 19 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | .222 | 2 |
| UT | Chad Tracy | 92 | 129 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .202 | 0 |
| IF | Zach Walters | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .375 | 0 |
| RF | Jayson Werth | 129 | 462 | 84 | 147 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 82 | .318 | 10 |
| 3B | Ryan Zimmerman | 147 | 568 | 84 | 156 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 79 | .275 | 6 |
| P | Jordan Zimmermann | 32 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .123 | 0 |
| | Team Totals | 162 | 5436 | 656 | 1365 | 259 | 27 | 161 | 621 | .251 | 88 |

### Pitching

Note: POS = Position; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO= Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched
Complete pitching statistics can be found here.
| POS | Player | G | GS | IP | H | W | L | SV | HLD | ERA | SO | WHIP |
| RP | Fernando Abad | 39 | 0 | 37.2 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.35 | 32 | 1.38 |
| | Xavier Cedeño | 11 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.50 | 6 | 1.00 |
| RP | Tyler Clippard | 72 | 0 | 71.0 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2.41 | 73 | 0.86 |
| | Erik Davis | 10 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 12 | 1.27 |
| SP | Ross Detwiler | 13 | 13 | 71.1 | 92 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.04 | 39 | 1.49 |
| | Zach Duke | 12 | 1 | 20.2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.71 | 11 | 1.89 |
| SP | Gio Gonzalez | 32 | 32 | 195.2 | 169 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.36 | 192 | 1.25 |
| SP | Dan Haren | 31 | 30 | 169.2 | 179 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4.67 | 151 | 1.24 |
| | Taylor Jordan | 9 | 9 | 51.2 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 29 | 1.35 |
| | Nathan Karns | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 11 | 1.92 |
| | Ian Krol | 32 | 0 | 27.1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.95 | 22 | 1.32 |
| RP | Ryan Mattheus | 37 | 0 | 35.1 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6.37 | 22 | 1.90 |
| | Yunesky Maya | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 | 6.00 |
| | Ross Ohlendorf | 16 | 7 | 60.1 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.28 | 45 | 1.16 |
| | Tanner Roark | 14 | 5 | 53.2 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.51 | 40 | 0.91 |
| RP | Henry Rodriguez | 17 | 0 | 18.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 11 | 1.67 |
| CL | Rafael Soriano | 68 | 0 | 66.2 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 3.11 | 51 | 1.23 |
| RP | Craig Stammen | 55 | 0 | 81.2 | 78 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2.76 | 79 | 1.29 |
| RP | Drew Storen | 68 | 0 | 61.2 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 4.52 | 58 | 1.36 |
| SP | Stephen Strasburg | 30 | 30 | 183.0 | 136 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 191 | 1.05 |
| SP | Jordan Zimmermann | 32 | 32 | 213.1 | 192 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 161 | 1.09 |
| | Team Totals | 162 | 162 | 1445.2 | 1367 | 86 | 76 | 47 | 79 | 3.59 | 1236 | 1.23 |

### Team leaders

Qualifying players only.

#### Batting

| Stat | Player | Total |
| Avg. | Jayson Werth | .318 |
| HR | Ryan Zimmerman | 26 |
| RBI | Jayson Werth | 82 |
| R | Jayson Werth Ryan Zimmerman | 84 84 |
| H | Denard Span | 170 |
| SB | Ian Desmond | 21 |

#### Pitching

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Jordan Zimmermann | 19 |
| L | Dan Haren | 14 |
| ERA | Stephen Strasburg | 3.00 |
| SO | Gio González | 192 |
| SV | Rafael Soriano | 43 |
| IP | Jordan Zimmermann | 213.1 |

## Awards and honors
### All-Stars

* Bryce Harper, OF
* Jordan Zimmermann, P
Jordan Zimmermann did not appear in the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game due to injury.

### Annual awards

* Silver Slugger: Ian Desmond, SS
Ian Desmond became the second Washington Nationals player to win two Silver Slugger Awards. The first was third baseman Ryan Zimmermann, who won Silver Slugger Awards in 2009 and 2010.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Tony Beasley |
| AA | Harrisburg Senators | Eastern League | Matthew LeCroy |
| A | Potomac Nationals | Carolina League | Brian Daubach |
| A | Hagerstown Suns | South Atlantic League | Tripp Keister |
| A-Short Season | Auburn Doubledays | New York–Penn League | Gary Cathcart |
| Rookie | GCL Nationals | Gulf Coast League | Patrick Anderson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Nationals