2013 National League Wild Card Game

2nd edition of Major League Baseball's National League Wild Card Game November 2013 nl 2013-Wild-Card-Game.svg 2013 Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 x 6 13 0 Dusty Baker Clint Hurdle October 1, 2013, 8:07 p.m. (EDT) PNC Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 40,487 Doug Drabekhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/36752545/note/ NOTE The Baltimore Sun October 2, 2013 D4 TBS Ernie Johnson Jr., Ron Darling, Cal Ripken Jr., and Craig Sager ESPN Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser Lineup HP: Joe West (crew chief) 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Dan Iassogna 3B: Rob Drake LF: Tim Timmons RF: Lance Barksdale The 2013 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2013 postseason played between the National League's (NL) two wild card teams, the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 2013.Singer Tom Behind six homers, Bucs to host NL Wild Card Game http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_09_28_pitmlb_cinmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=pit September 28, 2013 MLB.com September 28, 2013 The Pirates won by a 6–2 score and advanced to play the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Division Series. The game was televised on TBS, and was also broadcast on ESPN Radio. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/pittsburgh-pirates-beat-cincinnati-reds-nl-wild-card-game-100113 Pirates beat Cincinnati October 2, 2013 New York Times October 2, 2013 The game marked the first postseason appearance by the Pirates since 1992 and the Pirates' victory gave the team their first postseason series win since the 1979 World Series. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/02/sports/baseball/pirates-beat-reds-in-national-league-wild-card-game.html?ref=sports&_r=0 Blackout for Reds, as Pirates Move On October 2, 2013 New York Times October 2, 2013 This was the third postseason appearance for the Reds in four seasons. It was the sixth postseason meeting of the Pirates-Reds rivalry (the others being in the NLCS in 1970, 1972, 1975, 1979, and 1990). Pirates manager Clint Hurdle made his first postseason appearance since competing in the 2007 World Series as manager of the Colorado Rockies, while Dusty Baker fell to 0–3 in postseason appearances as manager of the Reds, a position from which he was relieved three days after the loss. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9767640/manager-dusty-baker-fired-3-days-cincinnati-reds-ouster Reds dismiss manager Dusty Baker October 4, 2013 ESPN October 5, 2013 The loss continued the Reds' postseason win drought, active since the 1995 National League Division Series. Game results Line score October 1, 2013 8:06pm (EDT) PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 73 F C, clear Cincinnati CIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1 Pittsburgh PIT 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 6 13 0 Francisco Liriano (1–0) Johnny Cueto (0–1) Shin-Soo Choo (1) Marlon Byrd (1), Russell Martin 2 (2) 40,487 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/reds-vs-pirates/2013/10/01/379694#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=379694 After a scoreless first inning and a half, the Pirates secured the first runs of the game with home runs by Marlon Byrd and Russell Martin in the bottom of the 2nd inning. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/meet-me-in-st-louis-pirates-roll-into-nlds-after-ripping-reds-6-2-in-wild-card-win/2013/10/02/dbca044e-2b33-11e3-b141-298f46539716_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190212220647/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/meet-me-in-st-louis-pirates-roll-into-nlds-after-ripping-reds-6-2-in-wild-card-win/2013/10/02/dbca044e-2b33-11e3-b141-298f46539716_story.html dead February 12, 2019 Meet me in St. Louis! Pirates roll into NLDS after ripping Reds 6-2 in wild-card win October 2, 2013 Washington Post October 2, 2013 Martin's home run came after Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto, having his name chanted mockingly by over 40,000 Pirates fans, dropped the baseball from the mound. Martin hit a home run on the next pitch. In the bottom of the third, Pedro Alvarez hit a sacrifice-fly to Shin-Soo Choo, which allowed Andrew McCutchen to score. In the top of the fourth, with Choo and Ryan Ludwick on base, Jay Bruce hit a groundball single to Pirates left-fielder Starling Marte, allowing Choo to score. In the bottom of the fourth, Marte and Neil Walker scored off RBI hits by Walker and Byrd, respectively. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Russell Martin hit another home run. The Reds could only further respond with a Choo home run off of Tony Watson. The Pirates would maintain their lead and go on to win, with Jason Grilli closing the game. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/10/01/pirates-reds-nl-wild-card-game/2905561/ Pirates cruise past Reds in playoff return October 2, 2013 USA Today October 2, 2013 http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_10_01_cinmlb_pitmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=pit Pirates advance to NLDS October 2, 2013 MLB.com October 2, 2013 References External links 2013 National League Wild Card Game at Baseball Reference National League Wild Card Game Category:Cincinnati Reds postseason Category:Pittsburgh Pirates postseason Category:2013 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:Major League Baseball Wild Card Game Category:October 2013 sports events in the United States Category:2013 in Pittsburgh