2013 Tampa Bay Rays season

The Tampa Bay Rays' 2013 season was the Rays' 16th season of Major League Baseball and the sixth as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field). The Rays hoped to improve upon their 90–72 record and third-place finish from 2012. After 162 games, the Rays had a 91–71 record, but fell into a tie with the Texas Rangers for the last remaining wild card berth. The Rays won in a tie-breaker game on September 30 and then beat the Cleveland Indians in the ALWC Game on October 2. They advanced to play the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS, but lost the series in four games.

Offseason The Rays decided to pick up the options of starting pitcher James Shields, closer Fernando Rodney, and catcher José Molina, while declining the option of designated hitter Luke Scott on October 31, 2012.

Third baseman Evan Longoria was given a six-year, $100 million contract extension on November 26, 2012. This put Longoria under contract with Tampa Bay through the 2022 season, with a team option for 2023.

Pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis, along with a player to be named later (who turned out to be Elliot Johnson on February 12), were traded on the night of December 9, 2012 to the Kansas City Royals. In return, the Rays acquired four Kansas City prospects: outfielder Wil Myers, pitchers Jake Odorizzi and Mike Montgomery, and third baseman Patrick Leonard.

Reliever Kyle Farnsworth was re-signed to a one-year $3 million contract with incentives on January 24.

Infielder Reid Brignac was traded to the Colorado Rockies on February 14. The Rockies sent cash considerations and a player to be named later.

Some of the Rays' losses to free agency included center fielder B. J. Upton, who signed a five-year, $75.25 million deal with the Atlanta Braves. The Rays had previously offered Upton a one-year $13.3 million qualifying offer in order to receive draft pick compensation should Upton not re-sign. The Rays also lost infielder Jeff Keppinger when he signed a three-year, $12 million agreement with the Chicago White Sox on December 5, 2012. Reliever J. P. Howell signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for one year and $2.85 million, plus $1.2 million in performance bonuses, on January 6.

Season standings

American League East

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Schedule

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || April 2 || Orioles || 4–7 || Hammel (1–0) || McGee (0–1) || Johnson (1) || 34,078 || 0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 3 || Orioles || 8–7 || Rodney (1–0) || Hunter (0–1) || || 15,599 || 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || April 4 || Orioles || 3–6 || González (1–0) || Hernández (0–1) || Johnson (2) || 17,491 || 1–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 5 || Indians || 4–0 || Moore (1–0) || McAllister (0–1) || || 16,019 || 2–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 6 || Indians || 6–0 || Cobb (1–0) || Bauer (0–1) || || 32,217 || 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 || April 7 || Indians || 0–13 || Masterson (2–0) || Price (0–1) || || 21,629 || 3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 7 || April 8 || @ Rangers || 4–5 || Ogando (2–0) || Hellickson (0–1) || Nathan (2) || 27,355 || 3–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 8 || April 9 || @ Rangers || 1–6 || Tepesch (1–0) || Hernández (0–2) || || 31,398 || 3–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 10 || @ Rangers || 2–0 || Moore (2–0) || Holland (0–1) || Rodney (1) || 26,643 || 4–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | — || April 12 || @ Red Sox || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 10 || April 13 || @ Red Sox || 1–2 (10) || Tazawa (2–0) || Gomes (0–1) || || 33,039 || 4–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 || April 14 || @ Red Sox || 0–5 || Buchholz (3–0) || Cobb (1–1) || || 35,198 || 4–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 || April 15 || @ Red Sox || 2–3 || Bailey (1–0) || Peralta (0–1) || || 37,449 || 4–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 13 || April 16 || @ Orioles || 4–5 || Arrieta (1–0) || Hernández (0–3) || Johnson (6) || 14,670 || 4–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 17 || @ Orioles || 6–2 || Moore (3–0) || Tillman (0–1) || || 13,591 || 5–9 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 || April 18 || @ Orioles || 6–10 (10) || Patton (1–0) || Wright (0–1) || || 13,986 || 5–10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || April 19 || Athletics || 8–3 || Cobb (2–1) || Anderson (1–3) || || 15,115 || 6–10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 20 || Athletics || 1–0 || Hellickson (1–1) || Parker (0–3) || Rodney (2) || 25,611 || 7–10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 21 || Athletics || 8–1 || Hernández (1–3) || Milone (3–1) || || 25,954 || 8–10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 22 || Yankees || 5–1 || Moore (4–0) || Sabathia (3–2) || || 15,331 || 9–10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 20 || April 23 || Yankees || 3–4 || Robertson (1–0) || Price (0–2) || Rivera (6) || 17,644 || 9–11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || April 24 || Yankees || 3–0 || Cobb (3–1) || Pettitte (3–1) || Rodney (3) || 19,177 || 10–11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 22 || April 25 || @ White Sox || 2–5 || Sale (2–2) || Hellickson (1–2) || Reed (7) || 15,056 || 10–12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 23 || April 26 || @ White Sox || 4–5 || Peavy (3–1) || Hernández (1–4) || Reed (8) || 20,008 || 10–13 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || April 27 || @ White Sox || 10–4 || Moore (5–0) || Floyd (0–4) || || 25,270 || 11–13 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || April 28 || @ White Sox || 8–3 || Price (1–2) || Jones (0–2) || || 22,677 || 12–13 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 26 || April 30 || @ Royals || 2–8 || Shields (2–2) || Cobb (3–2) || || 12,378 || 12–14 ||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 27 || May 1 || @ Royals || 8–9 || Chen (0–2) || McGee (0–2) || Holland (7) || 11,514 || 12–15 || |- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | — || May 2 || @ Royals || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 3 || @ Rockies || 7–4 (10) || Farnsworth (1–0) || Belisle (1–2) || Rodney (4) || 30,255 || 13–15 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 29 || May 4 || @ Rockies || 3–9 || Garland (3–2) || Price (1–3) || || 29,099 || 13–16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 5 || @ Rockies || 8–3 || Cobb (4–2) || Chacín (3–1) || || 39,220 || 14–16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 31 || May 6 || Blue Jays || 7–8 || Oliver (1–1) || Rodney (1–1) || Janssen (8) || 9,952 || 14–17 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 || May 7 || Blue Jays || 4–6 || Delabar (3–1) || Peralta (0–2) || Janssen (9) || 10,273 || 14–18 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 8 || Blue Jays || 10–4 || Moore (6–0) || Romero (0–2) || || 11,075 || 15–18 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 9 || Blue Jays || 5–4 (10) || Farnsworth (2–0) || Loup (1–3) || || 11,979 || 16–18 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 10 || Padres || 6–3 || McGee (1–2) || Thayer (0–2) || Rodney (5) || 12,424 || 17–18 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 11 || Padres || 8–7 || Ramos (1–0) || Street (0–2) || || 18,587 || 18–18 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 12 || Padres || 4–2 || Hernández (2–4) || Stults (3–3) || Rodney (6) || 17,396 || 19–18 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 14 || Red Sox || 5–3 || Moore (7–0) || Lackey (1–4) || Rodney (7) || 15,227 || 20–18 || |-align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 39 || May 15 || Red Sox || 2–9 || Lester (6–0) || Price (1–4) || || 15,767 || 20–19 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 40 || May 16 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Tazawa (3–2) || Rodney (1–2) || || 16,055 || 20–20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || May 17 || @ Orioles || 12–10 || Hellickson (2–2) || Hammel (5–2) || Peralta (1) || 38,061 || 21–20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 18 || @ Orioles || 10–6 || Torres (1–0) || Johnson (1–4) || || 34,685 || 22–20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 19 || @ Orioles || 3–1 || Moore (8–0) || Tillman (3–2) || Rodney (8) || 37,704 || 23–20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 44 || May 20 || @ Blue Jays || 5–7 || Dickey (4–5) || Lueke (0–1) || || 29,885 || 23–21 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || May 21 || @ Blue Jays || 4–3 || Cobb (5–2) || Ortiz (1–2) || Rodney (9) || 15,802 || 24–21 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 46 || May 22 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 (10) || Loup (2–3) || Ramos (1–1) || || 18,771 || 24–22 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 47 || May 24 || Yankees || 4–9 || Phelps (3–2) || Hernández (2–5) || || 17,825 || 24–23 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 48 || May 25 || Yankees || 3–4 (11) || Nova (2–1) || Lueke (0–2) || Rivera (18) || 25,874 || 24–24 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || May 26 || Yankees || 8–3 || Cobb (6–2) || Sabathia (4–4) || || 24,159 || 25–24 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || May 27 || Marlins || 10–6 || McGee (2–2) || Fernández (2–3) || || 13,025 || 26–24 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 28 || Marlins || 7–6 || Rodney (2–2) || Dunn (1–1) || || 13,876 || 27–24 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || May 29 || @ Marlins || 3–1 || Hernández (3–5) || Koehler (0–3) || Rodney (10) || 16,671 || 28–24 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || May 30 || @ Marlins || 5–2 || Colomé (1–0) || Nolasco (3–6) || Rodney (11) || 23,199 || 29–24 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || May 31 || @ Indians || 9–2 || Wright (1–1) || Barnes (0–1) || Ramos (1) || 29,603 || 30–24 ||

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 55 || June 1 || @ Indians || 0–5 || Jiménez (4–3) || Archer (0–1) || || 22,748 || 30–25 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 2 || @ Indians || 11–3 || Hellickson (3–2) || McAllister (4–5) || || 18,106 || 31–25 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 57 || June 4 || @ Tigers || 1–10 || Sánchez (6–5) || Moore (8–1) || || 30,569 || 31–26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 5 || @ Tigers || 3–0 || Peralta (1–2) || Fister (5–3) || Rodney (12) || 30,005 || 32–26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 59 || June 6 || @ Tigers || 2–5 || Scherzer (8–0) || Hernández (3–6) || Valverde (7) || 36,168 || 32–27 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 7 || Orioles || 2–1 || Archer (1–1) || Hammel (7–4) || Rodney (13) || 13,256 || 33–27 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 8 || Orioles || 8–0 || Hellickson (4–2) || Gausman (0–3) || || 21,834 || 34–27 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 62 || June 9 || Orioles || 7–10 || Tillman (6–2) || Moore (8–2) || Johnson (21) || 19,921 || 34–28 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 63 || June 10 || Red Sox || 8–10 (14) || Morales (2–0) || Ramos (1–2) || || 15,477 || 34–29 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 11 || Red Sox || 8–3 || Hernández (4–6) || Lester (6–3) || || 16,870 || 35–29 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 65 || June 12 || Red Sox || 1–2 || Aceves (3–1) || Archer (1–2) || Bailey (7) || 15,091 || 35–30 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 66 || June 13 || Royals || 1–10 || Santana (5–5) || Hellickson (4–3) || || 11,398 || 35–31 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 67 || June 14 || Royals || 2–7 || Mendoza (2–3) || Moore (8–3) || || 13,407 || 35–32 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 15 || Royals || 5–3 || Torres (2–0) || Guthrie (7–4) || Rodney (14) || 18,593 || 36–32 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 69 || June 16 || Royals || 3–5 || Davis (4–5) || Hernández (4–7) || Holland (14) || 27,442 || 36–33 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 70 || June 18 || @ Red Sox || 1–5 || Aceves (4–1) || Archer (1–3) || || 33,430 || 36–34 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"