The 2013 San Diego Padres season was their 45th season in MLB, and their ninth at Petco Park.

The Padres started the season on April 1 against the New York Mets. The Padres matched their record from the previous year of 76–86.

Offseason and spring training On January 30, 2013, 2012 Gold Glove and Silver Slugger third baseman Chase Headley signed a one-year contract worth $8.575 million with San Diego. On March 17, 2013, during spring training, he fractured the tip of his left thumb when it got caught under the second base bag while he was sliding feet-first to break up a double play. He started the season on the disabled list, and returned exactly a month after the injury on April 17.

The Padres finished in eleventh place at the end of spring training, eleven games behind first place Kansas City Royals, with a 16-20 record (10-9 home / 6-11 away) and .444 percentage in the Cactus League.

Regular season The Padres began the season with a 5–15 record, but then went 30–19 to move a game above .500 (35–34) for the first time since ending the 2010 season at 90–72.

Rookie second baseman Jedd Gyorko finished the season as the team leader in both home runs (HR) (23) and runs batted in (RBI) (63). His HR total led all MLB rookies that season, and he was the first rookie second baseman in MLB history to lead his team in RBIs. Additionally, he became just the second rookie to lead the Padres in either category since Nate Colbert in San Diego's inaugural season in 1969.

Season standings

National League West

National League Wild Card

Game log Legend Padres win Padres loss PostponementBoldPadres team member

|- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 1 || @ Mets || 2–11 || Niese (1–0) || Vólquez (0–1) || || 41,053 || 0–1 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || @ Mets || 4–8 || Harvey (1–0) || Richard (0–1) || || 22,239 || 0–2 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 4 || @ Mets || 2–1 || Stults (1–0) || Gee (0–1) || Street (1) || 21,519 || 1–2 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 5 || @ Rockies || 2–5 || Francis (1–0) || Marquis (0–1) || Betancourt (2) || 49,077 || 1–3 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 6 || @ Rockies || 3–6 || Garland (1–0) || Ross (0–1) || Betancourt (3) || 31,133 || 1–4 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 7 || @ Rockies || 1–9 || Chacín (1–0) || Vólquez (0–2) || || 31,060 || 1–5 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 9 || Dodgers || 9–3 || Gregerson (1–0) || Belisario (0–1) || || 44,436 || 2–5 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 10 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Billingsley (1–0) || Stults (1–1) || League (3) || 22,843 || 2–6 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 11 || Dodgers || 2–3 || Guerrier (1–0) || Gregerson (1–1) || Jansen (1) || 24,610 || 2–7 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 12 || Rockies || 5–7 || Brothers (1–0) || Street (0–1) || Betancourt (4) || 21,814 || 2–8 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 13 || Rockies || 5–9 || Chacín (2–0) || Vólquez (0–3) || || 29,523 || 2–9 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 14 || Rockies || 1–2 || de la Rosa (1–1) || Thayer (0–1) || Betancourt (5) || 21,337 || 2–10 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 15 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || Stults (2–1) || Belisario (0–2) || Street (2) || 52,136 || 3–10 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 16 || @ Dodgers || 9–2 || Marquis (1–1) || Capuano (0–1) || || 35,898 || 4–10 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 17 || @ Dodgers || 7–2 || Brach (1–0) || Kershaw (2–2) || || 52,393 || 5–10 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 19 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Casilla (2–1) || Gregerson (1–2) || || 41,559 || 5–11 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 20 || @ Giants || 0–2 || Lincecum (2–0) || Cashner (0–1) || Romo (8) || 41,995 || 5–12 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 21 || @ Giants || 0–5 || Zito (3–1) || Stults (2–2) || || 42,747 || 5–13 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 22 || Brewers || 1–7 || Lohse (1–1) || Marquis (1–2) || || 18,643 || 5–14 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 23 || Brewers || 3–6 || Gallardo (2–1) || Richard (0–2) || Henderson (5) || 19,560 || 5–15 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 24 || Brewers || 2–1 || Vólquez (1–3) || Estrada (2–1) || Street (3) || 17,205 || 6–15 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 26 || Giants || 2–1 || Cashner (1–1) || Lincecum (2–1) || Street (4) || 34,929 || 7–15 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 27 || Giants || 8–7 || Thatcher (1–0) || Romo (1–2) || || 38,823 || 8–15 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 28 || Giants || 6–4 || Marquis (2–2) || Vogelsong (1–2) || Street (5) || 33,722 || 9–15 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 29 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Bowden (1–1) || Richard (0–3) || Gregg (4) || 32,169 || 9–16 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || April 30 || @ Cubs || 13–7 || Vólquez (2–3) || Jackson (0–4) || || 31,303 || 10–16 || Box

|- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 1 || @ Cubs || 2–6 || Feldman (2–3) || Cashner (1–2) || || 34,832 || 10–17 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 2 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Thatcher (2–0) || Wood (2–2) || Street (6) || 32,865 || 11–17 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 3 || Diamondbacks || 7–6 || Marquis (3–2) || Miley (2–1) || Street (7) || 31,223 || 12–17 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 4 || Diamondbacks || 1–8 || Corbin (4–0) || Richard (0–4) || || 31,336 || 12–18 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 5 || Diamondbacks || 5–1 || Vólquez (3–3) || Kennedy (1–3) || || 29,101 || 13–18 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 6 || Marlins || 5–0 || Cashner (2–2) || LeBlanc (0–5) || || 14,596 || 14–18 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 7 || Marlins || 5–1 || Stults (3–2) || Sanabia (2–5) || || 16,263 || 15–18 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 8 || Marlins || 1–0 || Marquis (4–2) || Nolasco (2–4) || Street (8) || 16,730 || 16–18 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 35 || May 10 || @ Rays || 3–6 || McGee (1–2) || Thayer (0–2) || Rodney (5) || 12,424 || 16–19 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 36 || May 11 || @ Rays || 7–8 || Ramos (1–0) || Street (0–2) || || 18,587 || 16–20 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 37 || May 12 || @ Rays || 2–4 || Hernández (2–4) || Stults (3–3) || Rodney (6) || 17,396 || 16–21 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 14 || @ Orioles || 3–2 || Gregerson (2–2) || Johnson (1–3) || Street (9) || 19,096 || 17–21 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 15 || @ Orioles || 8–4 || Marquis (5–2) || García (0–2) || || 32,418 || 18–21 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 40 || May 16 || Nationals || 2–6 || Strasburg (2–5) || Vólquez (3–4) || || 24,234 || 18–22 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 41 || May 17 || Nationals || 5–6 (10) || Soriano (1–1) || Street (0–3) || Storen (1) || 29,898 || 18–23 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 18 || Nationals || 2–1 || Stults (4–3) || Zimmermann (7–2) || Street (10) || 33,646 || 19–23 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 19 || Nationals || 13–4 || Cashner (3–2) || Haren (4–5) || || 27,080 || 20–23 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 20 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Marquis (6–2) || Miller (5–3) || Street (11) || 18,763 || 21–23 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 45 || May 21 || Cardinals || 2–10 || Wainwright (6–3) || Vólquez (3–5) || || 18,702 || 21–24 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 46 || May 22 || Cardinals || 3–5 || Lyons (1–0) || Smith (0–1) || || 18,683 || 21–25 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbb" | 47 || May 24 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–5 || McCarthy (2–3) || Stults (4–4) || Bell (7) || 24,043 || 21–26 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 25 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–4 || Cashner (4–2) || Miley (3–4) || || 26,628 || 22–26 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–6 || Corbin (8–0) || Layne (0–1) || Bell (8) || 27,639 || 22–27 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 27 || @ Mariners || 0–9 || Harang (2–5) || Richard (0–5) || || 18,942 || 22–28 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 28 || @ Mariners || 6–1 || Vólquez (4–5) || Maurer (2–7) || || 11,911 || 23–28 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || May 29 || Mariners || 3–2 (10)|| Gregerson (3–2) || Medina (1–1) || || 19,882 || 24–28 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 30 || Mariners || 1–7 || Hernández (6–4) || Cashner (4–3) || || 18,809 || 24–29 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || May 31 || Blue Jays || 4–3 (17) || Richard (1–5) || Redmond (0–1) || || 24,219 || 25–29 || Box

|- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 1 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Erlin (1–0) || Buehrle (2–4) || Gregerson (1) || 40,403 || 26–29 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 2 || Blue Jays || 4–7 (11) || Janssen (1–0) || Boxberger (0–1) || Loup (2) || 20,384 || 26–30 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 3 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Fife (1–0) || Stults (4–5) || League (12) || 37,055 || 26–31 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 4 || @ Dodgers || 7–9 || Howell (2–0) || Ross (0–2) || League (13) || 37,544 || 26–32 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 5 || @ Dodgers || 6–2 || Marquis (7–2) || Kershaw (5–4) || || 40,040 || 27–32 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 6 || @ Rockies || 6–5 || Gregerson (4–2) || Corpas (0–1) || Boxberger (1) || 29,840 || 28–32 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 7 || @ Rockies || 9–10 || Belisle (4–2) || Thatcher (2–1) || || 30,477 || 28–33 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 8 || @ Rockies || 4–2 || Stults (5–5) || Francis (2–4) || Gregerson (2) || 34,590 || 29–33 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 9 || @ Rockies || 7–8 (10) || Brothers (2–0) || Ross (0–3) || || 33,668 || 29–34 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 10 || Braves || 7–6 || Marquis (8–2) || Teherán (4–3) || Thayer (1) || 21,192 || 30–34 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 11 || Braves || 3–2 || Cashner (5–3) || Hudson (4–6) || Gregerson (3) || 22,330 || 31–34 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 12 || Braves || 5–3 || Vólquez (5–5) || Maholm (7–5) || Vincent (1) || 22,316 || 32–34 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 14 || Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Stults (6–5) || Cahill (3–8) || || 23,364 || 33–34 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 15 || Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Marquis (9–2) || Miley (4–6) || Street (12) || 29,756 || 34–34 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 16 || Diamondbacks || 4–1 || Richard (2–5) || Hernandez (2–4) || Street (13) || 27,943 || 35–34 || Box |- style="text-align:center" bgcolor="bbffbb"