2013 Cincinnati Reds season

The 2013 Cincinnati Reds season was the 144th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 11th at Great American Ball Park. During the 2013 season, the Reds returned to the playoffs for a second straight season, after a 97–65 season in 2012, in which they lost in 5 games in the NLDS. On September 23, due to the Washington Nationals' loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Reds clinched a spot in the post-season. They entered the playoffs as a Wild Card team, becoming the first team to qualify for the postseason after finishing third in their respective division. They lost in the NLWC Game to the Pittsburgh Pirates. This was the Reds' last winning season and playoff appearance until 2020, and their last playoff appearance in a full season until 2025.

Notable offseason acquisitions/roster moves December 11, 2012: As part of a three-team deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Cleveland Indians, the Reds sent Didi Gregorius to Arizona and traded outfielder Drew Stubbs to Cleveland for outfielder Shin-Soo Choo and infielder Jason Donald and cash. December 13, 2012: Signed infielder Jack Hannahan as a free agent. December 20, 2012: Signed outfielder Derrick Robinson as a free agent. January 14, 2013: Signed infielder César Izturis as a free agent. January 17, 2013: Signed pitcher Armando Galarraga as a free agent.

Standings National League Central

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Regular season Detailed record Team Home Away Total Win % NL East Atlanta Braves 1–2 2–2 3–4 Miami Marlins 3–1 3–0 6–1 New York Mets 1–2 3–0 4–2 Philadelphia Phillies 3–0 1–2 4–2 Washington Nationals 2–1 1–3 3–4 10–6 10–7 20–13 NL Central Chicago Cubs 5–4 9–1 14–5 Milwaukee Brewers 6–3 4–6 10–9 Pittsburgh Pirates 4–6 4–5 8–11 St. Louis Cardinals 5–5 3–6 8–11 20–18 20–18 40–36 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 3–1 1–2 4–3 Colorado Rockies 1–2 1–2 2–4 Los Angeles Dodgers 3–0 1–3 4–3 San Diego Padres 2–1 1–2 3–3 San Francisco Giants 3–1 3–0 6–1 12–5 7–9 19–14 American League Cleveland Indians 2–0 0–2 2–2 Houston Astros N/A 3–0 3–0 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2–1 N/A 2–1 Oakland Athletics 2–0 0–2 2–2 Seattle Mariners 1–2 N/A 1–2 Texas Rangers N/A 1–2 1–2 7–3 4–6 11–9 MonthGamesWonLostWin % April 28 15 13 May 27 19 8 June 27 12 15 July 27 14 13 August 27 16 11 September 23 14 12 159 90 72 GamesWonLostWin % Home 80 49 31 Away 82 41 41

Most Runs Scored in a game: 15 (4/5 vs. Washington) Most Runs Allowed in a game: 12 (6/5 vs. Colorado) Longest Winning Streak: 6 Games (5/10-5/16) Longest Losing Streak: 5 Games (4/9-4/14)

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 1 || Angels || FSO || L 1–3 (13) || Lowe (1–0) || Hoover (0–1) || Frieri (1) || 43,168 || 0–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 3 || Angels || FSO || W 5–4 || Chapman (1–0) || Downs (0–1) || || 35,257 || 1–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 4 || Angels || FSO || W 5–4 || Arroyo (1–0) || Blanton (0–1) || Chapman (1) || 23,795 || 2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 5 || Nationals || FSO || W 15–0 || Bailey (1–0) || Haren (0–1) || || 28,102 || 3–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 6 || Nationals || FSO || L 6–7 (11) || Stammen (1–0) || Hoover (0–2) || || 34,762 || 3–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 7 || Nationals || FSO || W 6–3 || Cueto (1–0) || Strasburg (1–1) || Chapman (2) || 32,514 || 4–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 8 || @ Cardinals || FSO || W 13–4 || LeCure (1–0) || Boggs (0–1) || || 47,345 || 5–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 9 || @ Cardinals || FSO || L 1–5 || Lynn (1–0) || Arroyo (1–1) || || 37,731 || 5–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 10 || @ Cardinals || FSO || L 0–10 || Westbrook (1–1) || Bailey (1–1) || || 34,882 || 5–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 12 || @ Pirates || FSO || L 5–6 || Watson (1–0) || Hoover (0–3) || Grilli (4) || 24,366 || 5–5 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 13 || @ Pirates || FSO || L 1–3 || Locke (1–1) || Simón (0–1) || Grilli (5) || 25,118 || 5–6 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 14 || @ Pirates || FSO || L 7–10 || Hughes (1–0) || Broxton (0–1) || || 19,239 || 5–7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 15 || Phillies || ESPN || W 4–2 || Arroyo (2–1) || Horst (0–1) || Chapman (3) || 17,345 || 6–7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 16 || Phillies || FSO || W 1–0 || Chapman (2–0) || Aumont (1–2) || || 15,544 || 7–7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 17 || Phillies || ESPN2 || W 11–2 || Leake (1–0) || Lannan (0–1) || || 16,467 || 8–7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 18 || Marlins || FSO || W 11–1 || Cingrani (1–0) || Fernández (0–1) || || 14,916 || 9–7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 19 || Marlins || FSO || L 1–2 || Dunn (1–0) || Chapman (2–1) || Cishek (1) || 26,112 || 9–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 20 || Marlins || FSO || W 3–2 (13)|| Simón (1–1) || Cishek (1–2) || || 35,645 || 10–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 21 || Marlins || FSO || W 10–6 || Ondrusek (1–0) || Sanabia (2–2) || || 28,882 || 11–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 22 || Cubs || FSO || W 5–4 (13) || Simón (2–1) || Bowden (0–1) || || 18,090 || 12–8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 23 || Cubs || FSO || L 2–4 (10) || Mármol (1–0) || Parra (0–1) || Gregg (1) || 24,021 || 12–9 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 24 || Cubs || MLBN || W 1–0 || Latos (1–0) || Samardzija (1–4) || Chapman (4) || 16,426 || 13–9 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 25 || @ Nationals || FSO || L 1–8 || Gonzalez (2–1) || Arroyo (2–2) || || 24,748 || 13–10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 26 || @ Nationals || FSO || L 0–1 || Zimmermann (4–1) || Bailey (1–2) || || 32,995 || 13–11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 27 || @ Nationals || Fox || L 3–6 || Haren (2–3) || Leake (1–1) || Soriano (7) || 38,903 || 13–12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 26 || April 28 || @ Nationals || FSO || W 5–2 || Cingrani (2–0) || Detwiler (1–2) || Chapman (5) || 36,457 || 14–12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || April 29 || @ Cardinals || FSO || W 2–1 || Latos (2–0) || Wainwright (4–2) || Chapman (6) || 36,381 || 15–12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 28 || April 30 || @ Cardinals || FSO || L 1–2 || García (3–1) || Arroyo (2–3) || Mujica (5) || 37,535 || 15–13 ||

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 1 || @ Cardinals || FSO || L2–4 || Lynn (5–0) || Bailey (1–3) || Mujica (6) || 39,821|| 15–14 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 3 || @ Cubs || FSO || W 6–5 || Leake (2–1) || Villanueva (1–2) || Hoover (1) || 32,579 || 16–14 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 31 || May 4 || @ Cubs || FSO || W 6–4 || Ondrusek (2–0) || Mármol (2–2) || Chapman (7) || 36,455 || 17–14 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 32 || May 5 || @ Cubs || FSO || W 7–4 || Latos (3–0) || Jackson (0–5) || Hoover (2) || 33,449 || 18–14 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 6 || Braves || FSO || L 4–7 || Maholm (4–3) || Arroyo (2–4) || Kimbrel (10) || 19,308 || 18–15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 34 || May 7 || Braves || FSO || W 5–4 || Broxton (1–1) || Kimbrel (0–1) || || 25,730 || 19–15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 8 || Braves || MLBN || L 2–7 || Minor (4–2) || Leake (2–2) || || 36,640 || 19–16 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 36 || May 10 || Brewers || FSO || W 4–3 || Simón (3–1) || Gallardo (3–2) || Chapman (8) || 33,251 || 20–16 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 37 || May 11 || Brewers || FSO || W 13–7 || Latos (4–0) || Burgo (1–1) || || 41,678 || 21–16 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 38 || May 12 || Brewers || FSO || W 5–1 || Arroyo (3–4) || Peralta (1–1) || || 38,813 || 22–16 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 39 || May 14 || @ Marlins || FSO || W 6–2 || Bailey (2–3) || Nolasco (2–5) || || 14,694 || 23–16 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 40 || May 15 || @ Marlins || FSO || W 4–0 || Leake (3–2) || Sanabia (2–6) || || 14,866 || 24–16 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 41 || May 16 || @ Marlins || FSO || W 5–3 (10)|| Chapman (3–1) || Cishek (1–4) || Hoover (3) || 16,680 || 25–16 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 17 || @ Phillies || FSO || L 3–5 || De Fratus (2–0) || Marshall (0–1) || Papelbon (8) || 43,129 || 25–17 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 43 || May 18 || @ Phillies || Fox || W 10–0 || Arroyo (4–4) || Kendrick (4–2) || || 41,817 || 26–17 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 19 || @ Phillies || FSO || L 2–3 || Bastardo (2–1) || Chapman (3–2) || || 41,009 || 26–18 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 45 || May 20 || @ Mets || FSO || W 4–3 || Cueto (2–0) || Marcum (0–5) || Chapman (9) || 23,038 || 27–18 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 46 || May 21 || @ Mets || FSO || W 4–0 || Leake (4–2) || Niese (3–5) || || 23,183 || 28–18 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 47 || May 22 || @ Mets || FSO || W 7–4 || Simón (4–1) || Parnell (4–1) || Chapman (10) || 30,415 || 29–18 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 48 || May 24 || Cubs || FSO || W 7–4 || Arroyo (5–4) || Feldman (4–4) || Chapman (11) || 40,716 || 30–18 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 49 || May 25 || Cubs || FSO || W 5–2 || Bailey (3–3) || Wood (4–3) || Chapman (12) || 40,909 || 31–18 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 26 || Cubs || FSO || L 4–5 || Gregg (1–0) || Hoover (0–4) || || 41,321 || 31–19 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 51 || May 27 || Indians || FSO || W 4–2 || Broxton (2–1) || Hagadone (0–1) || Chapman (13) || 38,822 || 32–19 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 52 || May 28 || Indians || FSO || W 8–2 || Latos (5–0) || McAllister (4–4) || || 28,812 || 33–19 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 53 || May 29 || @ Indians || FSO || L 2–5 || Masterson (8–3) || Arroyo (5–5) || || 18,004 || 33–20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 54 || May 30 || @ Indians || FSO || L 1–7 || Kazmir (3–2) || Bailey (3–4) || || 18,364 || 33–21 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 55 || May 31 || @ Pirates || FSO || W 6–0 || Cueto (3–0) || Rodríguez (6–3) || || 35,730 || 34–21 ||

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 56 || June 1 || @ Pirates || Fox || W 2–0 || Leake (5–2) || Liriano (3–2) || Chapman (14) || 33,912 || 35–21 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 2 || @ Pirates || FSO || L 4–5 (11) || Wilson (5–0) || Simón (4–2) || || 29,407 || 35–22 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 58 || June 3 || Rockies || FSO || W 3–0 || Arroyo (6–5) || Chatwood (3–1) || Chapman (15) || 18,498 || 36–22 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 4 || Rockies || FSO || L 4–5 || Outman (2–0) || LeCure (1–1) || Brothers (2) || 27,031 || 36–23 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 5 || Rockies || FSO || L 4–12 || Garland (4–6) || Villarreal (0–1) || || 26,665 || 36–24 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"