2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season
# 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
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 Division with 94 wins and 68 losses. 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 Wild Card Game, the Pirates secured their first postseason win since Game 6 of the 1992 National League Championship Series by defeating the Cincinnati Reds. In doing so, the team advanced to the 2013 National League Division Series, 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.